I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

Chapter 199: The SH01 mobile phone sparks a wave of zero-yuan purchases.

Yang Chen was rewarding Chen Lan when Jiang Wenming, the military representative, called him.

"Hey, Chairman Yang, we have an idea we'd like to discuss with you, let's see if it's feasible," Jiang Wenming said.

Yang Chen covered Chen Lan's mouth and replied with a smile, "What are your thoughts? Tell me."

Jiang Wenming quickly said, "We feel that mosquitoes' targeted destructive power is insufficient; their destructive power could be greater. Could we implant toxins, or even bacteria and viruses, into the mosquitoes' bodies and allow them to spread to enemy targets?"

Holy crap, that's ruthless.

If it were to contain infectious viruses or bacteria, that would be truly terrifying, allowing for maximum damage to the enemy with minimal cost.

Yang Chen replied, "I'm not sure if this will work. Give me some time to improve it and try."

Jiang Wenming smiled and said, "No problem! I'll wait for Chairman Yang's message. Then I won't bother Chairman Yang any longer, bye."

Current bionic mosquitoes and flies do not have the ability to pierce the skin. To achieve the effect described by Jiang Wenming, their mouthparts must be improved to ensure that they can pierce the skin of humans or animals. At the same time, they must have tiny syringes to inject the toxins carried in their bodies into the target.

Theoretically, it's not difficult, but Yang Chen needs to improve and upgrade it based on his knowledge of bionics.

After quickly rewarding Chen Lan, Yang Chen went to the research and development lab to get busy.

French mobile phone retailer Threepower received 50 SH01 model phones ordered from Four Seas Mobile. Owner Fris Ribery immediately distributed the phones to various stores and instructed store managers to prominently recommend the phone to customers.

French consumers, knowing that Threepower has a phone that rivals Apple and Samsung's flagship models for only €399, and that it's from the same company as the tri-fold phone ordered from the Sands, rushed to the store to try it out.

A Chinese person earning 2000-3000 yuan a month would absolutely not spend 399 yuan to buy a phone that could rival the flagship models of Apple and Samsung.

same.

French consumers with a monthly salary of 2000-3000 euros are not stingy with 399 euros to buy a phone that can rival the flagship phones of Apple and Samsung.

The Mitsubishi 4nm chip, the HarmonyOS system which is even smoother than iOS, plus the Lingdong Island feature, satellite calling, and a 5000-megapixel camera...

These configurations are much better than the phones they're currently using; they should quickly replace their old phones.

The 500,000 phones sold out in just three days, and Friss Ribery was full of confidence in the phone. He immediately contacted Chen Lan, the president of Sihai Electronics, to order an additional 5 million SH01 phones. They were still shipped through Persian Cat: 1 million to Barrie, 2 million to London, and 2 million to Berlin.

Just as Yang Chen predicted, the first batch of 50 mobile phones would help SH01 open up the European market.

Friss Ribery didn't ask Sihai Electronics for a lower price; he only asked for the goods to be delivered to him as soon as possible.

Yang Chen ordered Sihai Electronics to prioritize delivery to Frisliberi, as these 500 million mobile phones, if sold well, could completely open up the European market.

As for the Persian cats, a delay of 1-2 days wouldn't be a big problem. Their oil transportation is also slow, so they can use that as an excuse to get by.

Soon, Sihai Electronics delivered the goods: 100 million mobile phones to Barrie, 200 million to London, and 200 million to Berlin.

Threepower stores are going all out, with all stores promoting the SH01 phone.

France, England, and Germany witnessed a buying frenzy for the SH01 mobile phone.

Since the number of mobile phones is limited, many people failed to get one.

Therefore, these consumers sought to purchase from online platforms.

Seeing how much everyone loves this phone, local mobile phone retailers in various countries quickly contacted Persian Cat to purchase it.

When the Persian cats saw that this cat could also act as a middleman, they immediately perked up.

Hassan, the business representative of Persian Cat, personally led his team to Sihai Group to meet Yang Chen.

After all, it was a team from the Ministry of Commerce of a country, so Yang Chen had to give them face and personally receive them.

After some pleasantries, Hassan got down to business, saying, "We'd like to purchase an additional 1000 million SH01 phones, and we'll be buying that many every year thereafter. Therefore, we hope Mr. Yang can offer us a more favorable price. Is that alright?"

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "Mr. Hassan, you've experienced the phone and seen how popular it is. The price I'm offering you is the lowest I can go; there's no room for further reduction."

“I understand what Mr. Yang means, but since we’ve already come all this way, it wouldn’t be right for Mr. Yang to let us come for nothing, would it? Our request isn’t unreasonable. Please lower the price by another 8 Eagle Dollars and supply us with the goods at 180 Eagle Dollars. Is that alright?” Hassan said.

Yang Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not impossible, but we need to sign a contract that will keep the price the same for the next 10 years. I won't raise the price, and you can't ask me to lower it either."

Hassan immediately nodded and said, "No problem!"

Let's make the money first, and worry about the rest later.

Yang Chen was willing to lower the price by 8 Eagle Coins mainly because he valued the Persian Cat's role as a transit port. This operation could help overseas customers circumvent the US sanctions.

Bald Eagle, a fruit company.

On the first of every month, the fruit company holds a meeting to summarize and analyze the previous month's performance in various global markets.

The Marketing Manager reported: "Last month, our global shipments were 980 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 55% and a month-on-month decrease of 40%. Sales in the Chinese market continued to decline, falling below historical lows. The European market saw a significant drop last month, mainly due to the massive impact of Sihai Mobile. Phones ordered from Persian Cat entered the grey market, with most ending up in Europe, causing a severe decline in our sales there. Sales in the Middle East also plummeted by 80% due to the US attack on Palestinian military personnel with mobile phones. Sihai Electronics' SH01 model phone features a smart island, satellite calling, and uses a Samsung 4nm chip, plus a full-fledged HarmonyOS operating system, offering a user experience comparable to our phones. However, it only costs 399 euros, half the price of our phones. From a consumer perspective, they will definitely choose the SH01 phone."

After hearing the report, President Kurk immediately said angrily, "Persian Cat is really stupid. How could they let mobile phones enter the grey market? However, the real culprit is still the Squid Country. If they hadn't attacked Palestinian military personnel with mobile phones and pagers, those countries wouldn't have been so frightened that they abandoned our products and rushed to buy Sihai mobile phones. No, we can't let the SH01 mobile phone enter the grey market from Persian Cat. I have to go to the Ministry of Commerce to communicate with Persian Cat."

Kurk immediately called Reventon, the representative of the Bald Eagle's Department of Commerce, and described the current situation of Apple phones to Reventon. He then mentioned that the large number of SH01 phones that Persian Cat had allowed to flood the grey market had a huge impact on Apple phone sales in the Middle East and Europe.

After listening, Raventon asked, "So what do you want me to do?"

Kurk immediately said, "I want you to contact the Persian Cat family in the name of our country and ask them to control the SH01 mobile phone and not allow it to flow into the grey market again."

Reventon immediately retorted, "Aren't you putting me in a difficult position? You know what kind of relationship we have with the Persian cats. Do you think they'll listen to us?"

Kurk retorted unreasonably, "That's none of my business. It's your responsibility. How to make them obey is your concern, not mine. I just need the final result to meet my requirements."

Raventon was speechless, but there was nothing she could do. That's how it is in capitalist countries; if she dared to say no, she might be fired tomorrow.

Reventon reluctantly contacted Hassan, the business representative of Persian Cat, and demanded that Persian Cat strictly control the SH01 phone and not allow even a single SH01 phone to leave Persian Cat's possession.

Damn it, I was just about to make a fortune by setting up a transit station, how could I listen to Reventon's nonsense?
Hassan immediately and clearly replied, "Our country is backward, and we don't have enough government staff to control the whereabouts of the SH01 phone. That's it, I'm hanging up!"

Reventon was furious, and when he called back, the call was immediately disconnected.

Helpless, Raventon called Kurk and explained the situation to him in detail, hoping that he could be more understanding.

Kurk said angrily, "If you can't get through on the phone, go there yourself! In short, all I want is for Persian Cat to keep an eye on the SH01 phone."

Reventon was even more exasperated, and with a sigh, replied, "Fine, I understand..."

Raventon contacted the Persian Cat family again, requesting an interview with the Persian Cats. The Persian Cat family immediately refused her request, emphasizing that they would not have any official dealings with the Bald Eagles for the next few years.

Reventon was furious and had no idea what to do.

On the other side, South Korea's Shur, Samheung Group.

Zheng Jinrong, president of Sanxing Electronics, is reporting to Chairman Li Zaiying.

"Samsung mobile phone sales have plummeted in Europe and the Middle East, mainly due to the US's use of mobile phones to target Palestinian military personnel, and the impact of Sihai mobile phones. Sihai mobile phones, in particular, have been too impactful. Their configurations are similar to our flagship phones, but their prices are more than half the price, making our phones completely uncompetitive. Chairman, what should we do now?"

Lee Jae-young replied, "No one can do anything about this; only time will heal all wounds. Fortunately, we have a lot of business, so a slight impact on the mobile phone business won't affect the overall situation."

Zheng Jinrong immediately said, "Sihai Mobile's chips are produced and supplied by us, so why don't we cut off the chip supply?" Li Zaiying immediately cursed, "Damn it, can't you have any credibility? We signed a cooperation agreement with Sihai, do you think you can just cut off the supply like that? I don't want to hear you say that again, otherwise I won't let you off the hook! Got it?"

Zheng Jinrong was terrified and quickly replied, "I remember, I remember, I will never say such things again."

Lee Jae-young waved his hand expressionlessly, and Jung Jin-young quickly turned and ran away.

Li Zaiying smiled and called Yang Chen, praising him, "Honey, you're amazing! Your phones can steal market share from Sanxing and Fruit. Honey, your business acumen is just as good as your sexual prowess."

Yang Chen laughed heartily and said, "You're so sassy! Are you really good at praising people? Have you ever praised anyone like that before?"

Lee Jae-young quickly replied in a cutesy tone, "Of course not, I only praise Oppa like that. When are you going to sell your phone here? I'll pave the way for you."

"Since you're so well-behaved, I won't try to steal your home market. Come over anytime you're free and flirt with me in front of me," Yang Chen said with a smile.

Lee Jae-young immediately replied, "I'm free to see you anytime. How about I come over now, stay overnight at your place, and fly back tomorrow without missing work? What do you say? I've already come all this way, so please don't refuse me, or I'll be very hurt."

"Haha... Damn, where did you learn all these words? Come on over, I'll treat you to spicy hot pot tonight," Yang Chen said with a laugh.

Lee Jae-young immediately had his secretary book a plane ticket and rushed to the airport.

As the SH01 mobile phone made rapid inroads in the Middle East and Europe, it also became available in the Americas through grey market channels.

Bald Eagle, New York, a mobile phone store.

A group of international students from China are selecting SH01 mobile phones.

"Holy crap, I can finally buy an SH01 phone here! HarmonyOS is really awesome, it's so smooth and silky smooth."

"The app stores have all the commonly used apps. It seems that foreign app developers are also greedy. They are all secretly applying to join the Sihai Mobile App Store for the entry bonus and download rewards."

“Implementing sanctions against Sihai Mobile is a political necessity, while listing our own apps on Sihai Mobile’s app store is a survival necessity.”

"Ha ha……"

With high market demand, people will naturally try to get their hands on the goods.

That's why Walmart wants to make money from this.

Walmart was too embarrassed to directly violate the government's ban on purchasing Sihai mobile phones, so the executives met and came up with a solution. They set up a company in Mosaic City, a neighboring city, and used this company to purchase SH01 mobile phones from Sihai Electronics, and then sell them to Walmart. This way, Walmart could sell them openly.

Bypassing bans through third-party transit is a common practice in global trade. Usually, everyone turns a blind eye, and as long as the situation doesn't escalate to a point of no return, this form of import and export trade is tacitly approved.

The most famous example is that car companies like BYD built factories in Mexico to produce cars, and then sold them to countries like the United States through Mexico, thus avoiding high tariffs and bans.

Did the U.S. not know that BYD was building a factory in Mexico to evade tariffs?
of course I know!

But as long as it's not time for a showdown, they'll pretend they don't know.

Walmart purchased 100 million SH01 model mobile phones through Mosaic Company, and then resold them to Walmart supermarkets through the same company. They were then sold at Walmart supermarkets for 399 Eagle Dollars.

With its popularity among international students, this phone quickly became a hit in the Bald Eagle market.

Some international students are very poor and need to work to support themselves, but they still want an SH01 mobile phone. What should they do?
This would be really difficult to do in other countries, but this is the United States, where you can buy things for free!

However, not everyone can participate in the zero-dollar purchase; you must have dark skin.

So, the Chinese students studying abroad would find black people on the street and agree to buy SH01 mobile phones from them for 100-200 Anglo peso. After receiving the orders, these black people would go directly to Walmart to buy the phones for free.

One person can steal two mobile phones a day, with a total amount of less than 800 Eagle Coins. This meets the legal requirement that it is not illegal if the amount does not exceed 950 Eagle Coins. Then, they give the two mobile phones, which they bought for zero, to customers, easily cashing out 200-400 Eagle Coins.

Earning so much money in a day is more than many high-level white-collar workers earn, which made the black guy extremely happy.

On New York Street.

A group of tourists from China are strolling through the streets.

Two black men approached them.

"Hey, do you want an SH01 phone? The 16GB+1TB version is only 200 Eagle Coins, and you can choose any color. Guaranteed authentic, or we'll pay you ten times the price back!"

"Hey! I only need 150 Eagle Coins, and I'll pay ten times the price back if it's fake!"

"Wang Defa? Dude, are you sure you don't want to roll this?"

"Anyway, it's all free purchase, no cost whatsoever, whatever price we make is pure profit. I'm not greedy, 150 Eagle Coins is fine."

The SH01 mobile phone is not supplied to the Chinese market, which has caused considerable resentment among many Chinese consumers.

Upon hearing that they could buy the 16+1T version of the SH01 phone for only 150 Eagle Dollars, these tourists from China immediately placed an order with the black man.

I want red!

I want black!

I want white!

……

The surrounding black men gathered around, noted down the colors and versions their customers wanted, pulled down their hats, and rushed into Walmart.

It has to be said that having skin makes a difference; Walmart staff and security guards didn't stop them at all, and even made way for them to avoid collisions that could cause them to get injured.

Tourists and students from China have discovered a way to make money: overseas purchasing of SH01 mobile phones.

For example, an international student named Li Rui posted ads on Chinese platforms like Zhuanzhuan and Xianyu to find customers.

"I'm studying in New York and can help you buy SH01 phones. You can choose any color and version, 1599 each. I have a black guy I work with. Once you're sure you want it, I'll have them immediately buy it for free and then ship it to you in China. Guaranteed authentic, ten times the price back if it's fake."

Blackie can get a phone for free with just 150 Eagle Coins, which is about 1100 Dragon Coins. Shipping a phone from the bald eagle to China costs over 100 yuan, but she sells it for 1599 yuan and still makes a profit of over 200 yuan.

The key is that it doesn't require stockpiling inventory or upfront investment, making it an excellent entrepreneurial path for international students.

Li Rui quickly became extremely busy, sending dozens, even hundreds, of packages back to China every day.

Soon, many international students joined this line of work, and after contacting their partners, they could get right to work.

Sihai Electronics President Chen Lan came to Yang Chen's office and said, "Chairman Yang, this won't do. Our production capacity still can't keep up. I suggest building another industrial park, all of which should go to Sihai Electronics."

Yang Chen replied, "Oh? Are there a lot of orders lately?"

Chen Lan nodded and replied, "The order volume for the SH01 phone is too large. Persian Cat just placed an order to deliver 1000 million SH01 phones to them by the end of this month. Moses has also placed an order and is asking us to deliver 2000 million SH01 phones to them as soon as possible. Even with our production lines running at full speed, we still can't meet the customer's requirements. We've already asked the workers to work overtime on Saturdays, and if that's not enough, they'll have to work overtime on Sundays as well."

Yang Chen asked with a puzzled look, "I can understand the Persian cats being resold to the European market. But why is the demand in Mexico even greater than in the European market?"

Chen Lan explained, “That company in Mosaic City is affiliated with Walmart. We use them as a middleman to circumvent sanctions and sell the phones to Walmart. The key is that in the US, you can buy them for free; each black person can buy two SH01 phones for free per day. According to information I've gathered online, many international students buy them from black people for 100-150 US dollars and then resell them to customers in China for 1000-1500. It's like our products are exported and then resold domestically, returning to Chinese consumers at a lower price. With such a large population in our country, how could the demand be small?”

Yang Chen: "..."

(End of this chapter)