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

Chapter 216 Either it's mutually beneficial or it's a complete falling out; the choice is yours.

For a superpower, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and the veto power are constraints, not privileges. Because with the strength of a superpower, even without the status of a permanent member and the veto power, it can still obtain privileges through its own strength.

Because of this constraint, major powers must consider international repercussions and the international order when making decisions.

Without this constraint, the actions of major powers would be unrestrained by the UN Charter, with unimaginable consequences.

However, some small countries just don't understand this principle. They always feel that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and the veto power are privileges that are unfair to them.

The South Korean representative immediately said, "Did everyone hear that? He himself said he would cancel his veto power. We should do him a favor and grant his wish. Everyone, please vote quickly! I agree!"

The representative of India, which had coveted a permanent seat on the UN Security Council for decades, immediately raised his hand and said, "I agree! And I suggest that this status and veto power be given to India. Our comprehensive national strength is worthy of it."

Representatives from countries such as Australia, Lithuania, and the Philippines raised their hands in agreement.

At this moment, the representative from the Dragon Kingdom also raised his hand, causing an uproar in the room.

The bald eagle representative immediately asked, "No, why did you raise your hand too? These small countries don't know any better, but don't you know any better either?"

The representative from the Dragon Kingdom smiled and said, "I feel that this identity is too restrictive for us. If we didn't have this identity, we could do things more freely. So, I agree!"

The bald eagle representative immediately said, "I veto this; I will not allow you to relinquish your status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and your veto power."

The South Korean representative immediately asked, "Wait... what's going on? Why are you vetoing such a good opportunity?"

The bald eagle representative immediately pointed at the South Korean representative and yelled, "Fuck! Shut the hell up, you idiot! You bunch of trash, get one thing straight: it's not that the UN granted the five permanent members special privileges, but rather that the UN exists because the five permanent members exist. You're all delusional enough to want to become one of the five permanent members, and even want veto power. Do you deserve it? If it weren't for the UN Charter, 80% of your countries wouldn't exist anymore. Understand? Next topic!"

The Dragon Kingdom representative asked with a smile, "White Eagle representative, will you still submit the proposal on 'Preventing the Unrestricted Proliferation of Military Applications of Intelligent Equipment'?"

The bald eagle representative immediately replied, "Let's move on to the next topic!"

Since the bill failed to pass, it means that all countries will have to enter the race for unmanned intelligent equipment.

However, unmanned intelligent equipment tests a country's industrial and network information systems. It's not something any country can just do on its own. It's no exaggeration to say that 99% of the countries in the world cannot make the equipment that Sihai Intelligent has.

The following day, European countries announced stimulus plans for smart equipment.

Germany has announced a €100 billion reward for companies that produce robotic beasts. Any company that can produce a robotic beast comparable to those manufactured by Sihai Intelligent will be eligible for the reward, and may have the entire €100 billion to itself.

At the same time, Deutsche Bank also gave Steed €10 billion as a reward for its Sayhi brand drones, which are comparable to those of Sihai drones, and urged it to continue developing more models and applications of drones.

France announced a 200 billion euro reward for its companies to research and produce drones and intelligent robot equipment, with a maximum of 200 billion euros going to a single company.

Subsequently, England, which was facing financial difficulties to the point of having to sell its aircraft carrier, also announced that it would set aside £100 to reward domestic companies for researching and producing drones and intelligent robot equipment.

Countries such as Japan, South Korea, and India have also introduced relevant incentive policies to encourage their domestic companies to research and develop and produce drones and intelligent robots.

A country's industrial system cannot be built in three to five years. It took China decades and three generations of hard work to build the complete industrial chain system it has today.

The bald eagle has gone to great lengths to restart industrialization, resorting to tariffs and coercion, but with little success.

Therefore, the stimulus policies introduced by these countries will not really stimulate domestic companies to research and produce these intelligent equipment; they will only stimulate them to find ways to get government rewards.

Swain Stead, the owner of the German drone company, called Yang Chen, requesting that he manufacture Sihai Intelligent's robotic beast products under his own brand.

Stead knew that other companies would definitely approach Sihai Intelligent for OEM partnerships, so in order to secure the OEM partnership for the intelligent robot immediately, he promised to give Yang Chen half of the bonus.

Yang Chen is good at this. Boston Dynamics can do it for the Bald Eagles, and Steady Systems in Germany can certainly do it too.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Stead is so sincere, and we've been partners for a long time, so naturally I'll give you priority consideration. I'll instruct Sihai Intelligence to discuss the specifics with you later. I hope we can cooperate smoothly."

Steid laughed and said, "Haha... Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Yang. We will definitely have a pleasant working relationship forever."

In order to receive government bonuses, companies from countries such as France and England have also contacted Sihai Intelligent to seek OEM manufacturing partnerships.

For example, five companies in France have sought OEM partnerships.

For Yang Chen, it doesn't matter who he cooperates with; the only question for these five companies to secure a partnership is who offers the most favorable terms.

Ultimately, Yang Chen reached a cooperation agreement with a company called Rhein Equipment. In addition to not haggling over the price, the company would also give Yang Chen 70% of the bonuses he received, which was a very sincere offer.

Four companies in England also sought OEM partnerships, but Yang Chen chose the one that offered the most favorable terms.

As expected from South Korea, Lee Jae-young plans to have Sihai Intelligent's equipment manufactured under the Sanxing Electronics brand.

To express his gratitude to Yang Chen, Li Zaiying not only promised to give him all the bonuses, but also took a private jet to Jiangcheng to meet him for a night, before flying back to Shou'er in the morning. His gesture of sending Yang Chen off from afar was truly touching.

Sakura has a lot of backbone. Panasonic, Toyota, and other companies insist on doing things on their own and have never thought of OEM production of equipment from all over the world.

However, there's no definite answer as to when they'll be able to develop a product that can rival Sihai Intelligent Equipment.

Sihai Intelligent has received so many orders that it has to continue hiring workers and opening more production lines to meet customer demand.

"Sihai Intelligent is recruiting assembly line workers. 5-day, 8-hour work week, three shifts available. Accommodation and meals provided, five social insurances and one housing fund, meal allowance, transportation allowance, holiday gifts, take-home pay no less than 1.2 yuan. Please come to the company for details."

The job posting quickly went viral and became a trending topic, attracting many netizens to apply immediately.

When Yang Chen arrived at the company gate early in the morning, he saw that the gate was in a mess. When he drove closer, he realized that a group of foreigners and a group of Chinese people were arguing, and the two sides looked like they were about to start a fight.

When Yang Chen's car arrived, the security guards quickly came out to clear the way.

The foreigners recognized Yang Chen and immediately communicated with him through the Sihai Real-Time Translation Equipment.

"Mr. Yang, we are here to apply for a job at Sihai Group. Please take us in."

"We can ask for a lower wage, as long as our other benefits are the same as those of workers in China. Please, Mr. Yang, help us and take us in."

“I sold my house to come here. If Mr. Yang doesn’t take me in, my family and I will be doomed. Mr. Yang, please, take us in.”

……

The Chinese people who were arguing with the foreigners also shouted at Yang Chen.

"Mr. Yang, we're here to apply for the job too. I specifically quit my job in Beijing to come here. Please give us a chance."

"Mr. Yang, we are all Chinese, you must give us priority consideration."

"Yes, yes, yes, Chinese people help Chinese people. Besides, our ancestors said that those who are not of our race will surely have different hearts. It's always more reassuring to use our own people."

……

Oh, it turns out that a Chinese person looking for a job and a foreigner also looking for a job got into an argument over job opportunities.

It seems that Sihai Group is a dream company for people both at home and abroad, and they even started arguing over job opportunities.

Yang Chen's loyalty to the country and its people is beyond doubt. He will definitely leave the benefits to his compatriots, while foreigners should be left to their own countries to worry about.

Yang Chen told the driver to stop the car, got out, and said to the foreigners, "I welcome everyone who wants to work in Sihai. However, you must obtain all the necessary documents through proper channels." These people most likely entered through the 240-hour visa-free transit policy and probably don't have proper work visas or other documents.

“Mr. Yang, we need Sihai Group to hire us before we can apply for visas.”

Yang Chen immediately said, "That won't work. You must be able to legally stay in China before we can hire you."

"But if you don't hire us first, we can't get work visas."

Yang Chen replied, "How can I hire you if you don't get your documents sorted out first?"

"..."

Yang Chen explained, "You can consult the Immigration Bureau. You don't necessarily have to find a job before you can apply for a work visa. In short, the country allows you to stay before I can give you a chance. This order cannot be reversed."

Many people who can't make it in China think they can do well in countries like the United States. They can't get legitimate visas, so they have to go abroad illegally.

Most of these foreigners are in the same situation. They can't make a living in their home countries and want to come to China to enjoy a better life, but given their circumstances, it's impossible for them to get a visa and stay.

Yang Chen is having some trouble dealing with these foreigners; he should leave it to the immigration office.

At this point, the police arrived, as did media reporters, including foreign journalists and even staff from foreign embassies.

Foreigners tearfully recounted their miserable plight to the media, pleading with China to issue them visas, requesting Yang Chen to hire them, and some even said they had been persecuted in their own countries and begged China for political asylum.

Damn it.

Isn't this the kind of tricks those people use to manipulate others?
Foreigners have also learned this trick.

Soon, major media outlets posted the interview video online and on television, which quickly sparked heated discussions among netizens.

"Holy crap, it seems that every country's scrap collectors are all the same; in order to stay, they all claim to be persecuted."

"Huh? Has the sun risen in the west? Are the Bald Eagles sneaking around here to make their fortunes better?"

"Don't misunderstand, everyone. They're eyeing the Sihai Group, not all companies. I'm the first to disagree. We don't even have the chance to join the Sihai Group and enjoy such great benefits, so why should foreigners get to enjoy them?"

"We request the immigration bureau to reject their visa applications. The money that Boss Yang worked so hard to earn from foreigners should be enjoyed by us Chinese, not by foreigners. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of his money?"

……

After the BBC, Reuters, Bloomberg and other media outlets released the videos and news they filmed in their own countries, it quickly sparked heated discussions among foreigners.

A netizen from the White Eagle commented: "Are you kidding me? Haven't we always been Chinese people coming here to work illegally? How come now it's our turn to go to China to work illegally? Has the world really changed? These people are really shameful. They even sold their houses to stay in China to work, and they still claim they've been persecuted. They don't deserve to be white."

An English netizen commented: "At first glance, I thought it was fake news, but upon closer inspection, it was a BBC report, so I had no choice but to believe it. Times have really changed. Chinese tourists no longer come to our country, and our people are resorting to fabrication to get jobs at Sihai Group. Seriously, can't we really restrict Yang Chen? If this continues, the West will truly have no chance at all."

A South Korean netizen commented: "We are the most developed country in Asia, and our wages and benefits are the best. Why would they go to China to work? They are truly disgracing our Great Korean Empire. Aren't we stronger than any other country? Can they even get delicious kimchi in China? If they go, they shouldn't come back. They should stay in their spiritual homeland forever. It's really infuriating."

……

Foreigners realized that the situation was not good for them. If things continued to go unchecked, many people would take advantage of the 240-hour visa-free transit policy to stay illegally in China and not return.

With birth rates already declining in many countries, losing another portion of their populations would lead to a massive population crisis for them.

As a result, countries have introduced policies to restrict their residents from crossing into China, preventing them from illegally staying there.

However, this method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.

So the EU held a meeting to discuss countermeasures, and they finally reached a consensus that the Sihai Group must set up a factory in the EU and provide the same treatment to EU employees as the factory in China.

EU President Donald Tusk called Yang Chen and demanded that Yang Chen repay the money.

"Mr. Yang, can Sihai Investment repay the 500 billion euros they borrowed from us?" Tusk asked.

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "Didn't I say I'd pay you back when I had the opportunity to invest in the EU again? Right now, there aren't any investment opportunities. Don't worry, just wait a little longer."

Tusk immediately smiled and said, "Now the opportunity has come. We've discussed it in a meeting, and Sihai Group must build at least one factory in an EU country and provide its workers with the same level of treatment as the workers in your Chinese factories. Otherwise, we cannot provide you with tax exemptions for electronic products and new energy vehicles."

Yang Chen laughed and warned, "Don't you think before you speak? I'll give you one more chance. Rearrange what you just said and say it again."

Tusk fell silent for a moment, then explained in a very gentle tone, "Mr. Yang, please don't misunderstand. We just want to invite you to invest and build a factory here."

Yang Chen replied, "Whether or not I build a factory there is my own decision. You have no right to tell me what to do. Don't try to threaten me, or I won't hesitate to give the equipment I gave to Baba Sheep to your mortal enemy."

The live broadcast of Sihai Security 200 taking down 25000 terrorists in Pashtun was still fresh in everyone's mind. Tusk quickly explained, "Mr. Yang, please don't misunderstand. We didn't mean any threat. We are extending a very friendly and sincere invitation for you to invest and build a factory here. We will definitely give you the best policies. Let's cooperate and achieve a win-win situation."

Yang Chen smiled and said, "That's good. Your Western countries' policies change every day, am I wrong about that?"

Tusk quickly laughed awkwardly and said, "Yes, yes, Mr. Yang is right, we do change our minds often. But rest assured, I guarantee that all the policies I've given you will remain unchanged, otherwise you can send mosquitoes over to bite me to death."

Yang Chen laughed heartily and said, "Stop joking. I'm not a terrorist, I'm a businessman. Making money is the most important thing. Investing in your EU, or even the whole of Europe, isn't out of the question. But I don't trust you, so we have to start small and grow slowly. How about this, I'll first build battery swapping stations in Europe, using your workers and giving them the same treatment. Soon, Xingchen Motors will be listed on the stock exchange. If it sells well in Europe and the battery swapping stations operate smoothly, I'll set up a factory in an EU country, and the European market will be supplied primarily by the EU factory in the future."

Whether China's new energy vehicles can successfully go global depends on this step.

Once the EU market is captured, other markets will fall by their own.

Once the EU has tasted success, they will definitely join forces with China to crack open the American car market.

Tusk happily replied, "Okay, we'll do as Mr. Yang says. I'll organize an EU meeting to discuss this matter immediately, and I'll do my best to make it happen. Mr. Yang, wait for my news."

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "Okay. I'll wait for your news. Please tell them that I'm willing to do business with you properly, and you'd better be fair and just to me. Don't force me to use unconventional methods. If we can't achieve mutual benefit, then we'll have to break off relations completely; there's no third possibility."

The venom-laced mosquitoes have been proven effective in actual combat and can be put into use. If they really anger Yang Chen, he can take some to European countries via merchant ships, and they won't even know how they died.

Therefore, Yang Chen wasn't threatening them; he was genuinely trying to kindly remind them not to mess things up and that it wouldn't be good to break ties with them.

Tusk quickly replied, "Understood, understood. Mr. Yang, please don't misunderstand our sincerity. We just want a win-win situation with you. It's settled then. Wait for my news."

The Western world practices a robber civilization; reasoning with them is useless. If you want them to obey, you have to use strong power and tough measures.

Tusk convened a closed-door meeting with representatives from several major EU countries, including Germany, as well as non-EU member states such as England, to persuade them in advance, in an unofficial manner, to accept Yang Chen's cooperation steps.

"Wouldn't doing this be tantamount to abandoning our automotive industry? In the field of new energy vehicles, we can't compete with China."

“Yes! We can refrain from imposing tariffs on their new energy vehicles, but they won’t be able to sell many. However, if we allow them to set up battery swapping stations here, then their new energy vehicles will be unstoppable.”

"We cannot agree to this condition. We want his other industries, not the new energy vehicle and battery industries."

……

Tusk sighed deeply, then asked in a heavy tone, "So, can your books withstand his mosquitoes, flies, and other robotic beasts? He's made it clear: it's either mutual benefit or a complete falling out; there's no third possibility. Once we break ties with him, he'll hand over those equipment to our mortal enemies. We already know that Baba Yang has his equipment, and no one can guarantee that it won't flow from Baba Yang into the hands of our reactionary forces. Even if we sue him, it won't solve the problem, because he can distribute the goods through Baba Yang and absolve himself of all responsibility. He's more terrifying than anyone else. I don't want to get bitten by a mosquito in my sleep and never wake up again. What about you?"

(End of this chapter)