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

Chapter 238 The Bald Eagle Refuses to Accept It and Wants to Short European Stock Markets Aside from Yang Chen
After three consecutive days of gains, European stock markets have generally risen by more than 50%, but this is only just enough to catch up with the levels before the sharp drop.

For Yang Chen, this return was sufficient. No matter how much money he earned from the loans from Europe and the United States, it was all net profit. A 50% return was already quite impressive.

On the fourth day, European stock markets opened, and today was another day of big gains. For investors who had already held shares, the gains of the past three days had only allowed them to break even, and today was the day they could truly make money.

Four Seas Investment invested a total of 3000 billion euros to buy at the bottom, while White Eagle invested a total of 4000 billion euros. If both companies wait until the price rises to a certain high level before selling off their holdings, such a large amount of capital would severely depress the stock market, and neither company would be able to sell at a good price.

Yang Chen is very satisfied with his current profits and he wants to find an opportunity to liquidate his holdings.

After the stocks generally rose by more than 5%, Yang Chen immediately ordered the traders to begin liquidating their positions.

To prevent investors from noticing anything unusual, Yang Chen specifically instructed the traders to split the orders and sell them in smaller batches, and not to allow any orders exceeding 10,000 lots. The key was to "enter the village quietly, without firing a shot."

In fact, Yang Chen could open short positions at the same time, but opening short positions at this time could easily ruin his relationship with the EU, which would be a loss. He has to wait for the bald eagle to complete the fourth step of its plan before he can start shorting.

Money can never be fully earned; it can be earned slowly. We cannot exhaust our resources or engage in one-off deals.

The European market is incredibly hot. Although Sihai Investment's operation this time reached 3000 billion euros, and the profit exceeded 4500 billion euros, and it was still split into small orders for sale, the operator still completed the liquidation within one trading day, so there was no worry about a lack of buyers.

The current rise and fall of European stock markets is entirely driven by retail and institutional investors. When there are more bullish investors, the market will rise, and when there are more bearish investors, the market will fall.

Sihai Investment President Zhao Jing reported: "Chairman Yang, our operational profit calculation is in. The total principal invested in this operation was 3014.5 billion euros, and the net profit was 1678.45 billion euros. Chairman Yang, the European stock market is so hot, it will definitely have a big correction in a few days. Why don't we short it? We'd be missing out on such a good opportunity."

Yang Chen explained, “Finance is all bubbles; industry is the only way forward. Look at who goes to the National Entrepreneurs Symposium: Ren Zhengfei (CEO of Huawei), Wang Jianlin (CEO of BYD), Luo Yonghao (CEO of Alibaba), even Jack Ma (CEO of Alibaba) was only invited because he's working on AI. They're all CEOs of manufacturing and technology companies. Do you see any investment executives at the symposium? We must align with national policy; developing industry is the only way forward. We want to make money from Europe, but they have to be begging us to make money from them. After we've made their money, they have to thank us and consume our industrial products. That's the situation I want. If we short Europe now, it will inevitably damage our relationship with them. However, that doesn't mean I won't short Europe. I'll wait until the bald eagle takes its fourth step before shorting it.”

Zhao Jing nodded and said, "Oh, I understand. Chairman Yang is quite thoughtful. He wants to make money while also making Europe remember our kindness, and even feel that it is their own responsibility. Chairman Yang is truly a master strategist. If he lived in ancient times, he would definitely be a strategist who goes down in history."

Yang Chen laughed heartily and said, "I'm not that amazing. The reason why the people of China today are so smart is because they have learned from the wisdom and experience accumulated by their ancestors over thousands of years. If I were an ancient person, I wouldn't have such a high IQ. Alright, contact Europe, I want to have a video call with them."

Zhao Jing quickly sent a video conference notification to the European side. An hour later, Tusk, along with representatives of EU member states and CEOs of representative companies such as Deutsche Bank, held a video conference with Yang Chen.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Everyone, I've fulfilled my promise and pulled the European stock market back up. The market is very stable now, and it's only going to rise steadily, not crash. I'm no longer going to make money off Europeans in the stock market; I've already sold everything. I still want to sell things to Europeans and make money that way. Even though the profit is less, I feel a sense of accomplishment. Don't forget your promise to me; please support my products when they arrive. It doesn't matter who makes the money, you make the money for me. Europeans can use high-quality, low-priced goods, and I'll help you in crucial moments, so you can preserve wealth worth hundreds of billions of euros. You're guaranteed to make a profit."

The Europeans were laughing heartily; you could tell they were genuinely happy.

Tusk said, "Thank you for your help, Mr. Yang. You are truly a man of great integrity. A gentleman loves money, but he earns it in a proper way. We Europeans are fortunate. Rest assured, we will definitely keep our promise. The industrial products manufactured by Mr. Yang's company will be able to circulate freely in Europe. There will be no market discrimination and no tariff restrictions."

The German representative followed up, saying, "We at Germany are ready to welcome Mr. Yang's products. We hope to compete fairly with Mr. Yang, because only healthy competition can allow both sides to develop together."

Yang Chen immediately praised, "Yes, our German friends are right. Healthy competition is the only way for both sides to develop. While protectionism may seem advantageous in the short term, in the long run, you'll find your own industries suddenly lagging far behind others. We in China have an old saying: 'Born in hardship, die in comfort.' Only when businesses feel a sense of crisis will they constantly seek ways to develop. If they are always kept under protection, they will become complacent and unambitious, eventually perishing. China has always offered the most favorable policies to foreign investment, and over the years we have finally cultivated our own enterprises. The answer to this problem is already written on the blackboard; if our foreign friends don't know how to copy it, they'll only fall behind."

The French representative said, "There is an old saying in your country, 'A single conversation with a wise man is worth more than ten years of study.' We have indeed benefited greatly from Mr. Yang's words. We hope that we can maintain a good cooperative and competitive relationship with Mr. Yang and the country, and make progress together."

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, "I hope so. I also welcome companies from all countries to increase their investment in China. Companies that haven't invested in China yet are welcome to give it a try. That's settled then. This video conference is now over. Goodbye, everyone."

Everyone waved goodbye to Yang Chen, who then left the video conference.

the other side.

The Bald Eagles are having another meeting.

Wall Street investment banks have a century of experience in trading. Based on the market analysis, they determined that Yang Chen had already liquidated his positions on a large scale, and that European stock markets were about to enter a period of adjustment.

They are now discussing whether or not to implement Yang Chen's fourth step plan.

"European stock markets have risen sharply and are about to enter a period of adjustment. We don't need to cooperate with Yang Chen to successfully short the market."

“I agree with Wen De’en’s view. With our capabilities, we can successfully short the stock ourselves. Why should we obey Yang Chen’s orders?”

"But if we don't follow the steps we agreed on, what if he turns around and retaliates against us?"

"Our stock market has already plummeted to this level since he launched Pangu AI. Even if he tries to short it, there's not much room for further decline. Why are we afraid of him?"

"But wouldn't it be good for us to sow discord between Yang Chen and the EU? Why don't we carry out this plan?"

"You didn't understand the essence of the problem. The essence is that we don't want to be manipulated by Yang Chen; we need to have our own ideas. We can short the market ourselves first, and then, once we succeed, we can sow discord between Yang Chen and the EU. Yang Chen doesn't want to damage his relationship with the EU, which is why he needs us to provoke the EU and give him an excuse to short the market and profit from it. But we're deliberately not giving him that excuse. Without it, he won't dare to short the European market. Once we've opened enough short positions, Yang Chen won't be able to short the market anymore. We need to maximize our own interests while preventing Yang Chen from making money from this short-selling, and at the same time, we need to sow discord between him and the EU. Do you understand?"

"Now that you put it that way, I understand. Let's do it this way! Yang Chen is manipulating and scheming against us behind the scenes; consider this a small warning to him."

Eagle was still unconvinced. He always felt that they were the overlords, and if anyone took advantage of them, they would feel worse than if their father had died. They would definitely find a way to make things worse or get revenge.

The bald eagle felt that their stock market had already fallen too much to warrant shorting, and that European stock markets had risen too much to warrant further gains. Therefore, they had no reason to worry about Yang Chen shorting their stock market, nor did they worry that Yang Chen would continue to push up European stock markets at this price level to undermine their short positions.

Are their ideas correct?
Of course that's right!

Under normal circumstances, this is indeed the case. It is impossible for anyone to continue shorting the eagle stock market at this price level and still make money, nor is it possible to continue going long on the European stock market at this high level and still make money.

but.

Yang Chen is not a normal person.

Eagle has never learned its lesson; it's just that it's never learned its lesson.

After making up their minds, the Bald Eagle began shorting European stock markets by means of securities lending and issuing short options.

After doing all this, the Bald Eagles began to sell off their stocks and futures holdings, totaling €6500 billion in market value, to realize profits.

The previously booming European stock market suddenly lost momentum, and many stocks began to fall.

Zhao Jing quickly called Yang Chen to report: "Chairman Yang, this is bad! We've been fooled by the White Eagle. He didn't execute the fourth step of the plan and has already unilaterally shorted the market. He's dumping shares on a large scale right now."

Yang Chen laughed and said, "Don't panic, this is in line with the standards of human greed and selfishness. As long as it's a financial market, I'm not afraid of how they cause trouble. No matter how they struggle, they will be under my control. This is good, we can make another profit and at the same time make demands on Europe. Eagle always does these kinds of things that he thinks are very clever."

Zhao Jing said with a smile, "After hearing what Chairman Yang said, I feel much more at ease."

Yang Chen picked up his phone and called Pacquiao, the president of BlackRock, asking with a smile, "You sold all your stocks, how much did you make?"

Pacquiao replied with a smile, "That hasn't been calculated yet."

“Let’s do the math. Didn’t you already get rid of me and finish shorting the market? We need to calculate how much debt you should reduce for me,” Yang Chen said.

Pacquiao quickly replied, "Hehehe... Mr. Yang understands. This is the order from higher-ups, and there's nothing we can do about it. I hope Mr. Yang won't be angry."

“You guys need to honestly calculate how much money you’ve made and how much debt you should reduce for me, then I won’t be angry. Otherwise, your stock market can forget about ever recovering; I’ll keep shorting it and preventing it from rising,” Yang Chen said.

Pacquiao quickly said, "Mr. Yang, don't worry, we won't renege on our debt. We just wanted to settle the accounts with you after the short selling was completed." Yang Chen smiled and said, "No need! You can settle the accounts now."

Pacquiao had to contact other companies to calculate how much he had earned, and the final calculation showed that he had earned a total of 2045 billion euros, which is equivalent to 2233.26 billion US dollars according to the real-time exchange rate.

按照杨辰和华尔街的约定，华尔街赚到500亿鹰币就给杨辰的借款减去100亿鹰币，在500亿鹰币的基础上每增加100亿再减去30亿鹰币的借款。

Based on this calculation, Wall Street should deduct 620 billion Eagle Dollars from Yang Chen's balance. Yang Chen borrowed a total of 3000 billion Eagle Dollars from Wall Street, leaving him with 2380 billion Eagle Dollars.

Pacquiao chuckled and said, "Mr. Yang, you've made more money than us this time. You're profiting from your own operations while also reducing your loan from us—you're killing two birds with one stone. So, Mr. Yang, please don't be angry. Okay?"

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "I'm not angry. Let's send each other a confirmation letter. We still have 2380 billion Eagle Dollars left from the money we borrowed from you."

Pacquiao quickly replied, "No problem! We'll send it right away!"

Four Seas Investment and the Wall Street Alliance exchanged loan confirmation letters, confirming that Four Seas Investment still owes them 2380 billion Eagle Dollars.

Zhao Jing said, "Chairman Yang, don't be angry. Anyway, the bald eagle will reduce our debt by making money from short selling, so we're not completely empty-handed."

Yang Chen said with a smile, "I'm not angry. I should thank them for giving me another opportunity to ask Europe for benefits and make money."

At this moment, Zhao Jing's assistant called her.

"Mr. Zhao, the European side has sent a video conference request; they want to hold an emergency meeting with Chairman Yang."

Zhao Jing quickly relayed the message to Yang Chen, who smiled and nodded. Zhao Jing immediately made arrangements, and soon Yang Chen started a video conference with the European side.

Tusk said anxiously, "Mr. Yang, we've been shorted by the bald eagles! They're so wicked, taking advantage of our stock market's surge to short it."

Deutsche Bank CEO Horns said, "Everyone in the world knows that European stock markets will inevitably correct after a surge, and they seized this opportunity to short sell, catching us off guard. Mr. Yang, is there any way to protect our wealth now? We don't want to be exploited by them."

UBS President Punxter said, "They made money by going long, but it's unethical for them to try to make another profit by going short. Mr. Yang, please help us one more time."

Yang Chen said helplessly, "This time it's a bit difficult. You are all experts and can see that the European stock market must enter a period of adjustment. This is an inevitable trend that no one can reverse."

This is Yang Chen's bargaining tactic: first, he emphasizes the seriousness of the problem, then he asks for benefits from the other party. Only if the benefits are in place can he do the work; otherwise, he says he can't do it.

Tusk said, "Mr. Yang, please help us. We can only rely on you now. If even you can't help, we Europeans will be in big trouble. Many people have poured their life savings into the stock market, and we'll be impoverished again in an instant. If everyone loses money, where will we get the money to buy Mr. Yang's products?"

Yang Chen nodded and said, "I understand the logic, but the European stock market has reached a high point, and no one can stop it from correcting. If I could make everyone listen to me and not sell to realize their profits, wouldn't I be God?"

At this point, the bald eagles started causing trouble.

Goldman Sachs has released a new short-selling report, which claims that the recent rise in European stock markets was a manipulation by them and Yang Chen, that Yang Chen had already liquidated his positions, and that Wall Street has also liquidated its positions, that European stock markets are about to plummet, and that investors should leave the European market immediately.

The short-selling reports issued by Wall Street investment banks had no effect as much as this. Retail investors were so scared that they rushed to sell and cash out, and everyone felt that if they were a second late, they would earn less or even lose a lot of money.

The new Goldman Sachs report reached Tusk and others, and when they saw the words "Yang Chen colluded with the White Eagle to set up a scheme," everyone's expression turned sour.

Tusk chuckled awkwardly and asked, "Mr. Yang, Goldman Sachs released a new short-selling report. They say that this surge in European stock markets was a scheme orchestrated by you and them to buy at the bottom, push up European stock prices, and then short-sell them at the peak. You... hehehe... do you have any explanation for this?"

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "Does this need an explanation? If I need to explain this, then all the things I've done for you before have been for nothing, haven't they? So you're just ungrateful wretches, aren't you? I suggest you read one of the four great classical novels of our Dragon Kingdom, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' when you have some free time. After reading it carefully, your political wisdom will improve significantly. I'm like the Shu Kingdom, and you're like the Eastern Wu Kingdom. We agreed to fight against the Wei Kingdom together. I'm already fighting the Wei Kingdom on the front lines, and you're still thinking about how to take back Jingzhou, even willing to bear the infamy of the ages by using despicable means to kill my general. If you're like that, I might as well join forces with the Wei Kingdom. Anyway, the seeds of doubt have already been sown, and it's hard for you to trust me anymore."

The German representative immediately said, "Oh, I know, I know. Ms. Steyer introduced me to 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' and I know the relationship between the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu that Mr. Yang mentioned."

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Really? Then you can give a brief introduction to the others, and we can talk more once they understand."

The German representative quickly nodded and briefly introduced the plot of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in the simplest terms.

After listening, everyone understood what Yang Chen meant by the alliance between Shu and Eastern Wu against Wei.

Tusk quickly said, "Mr. Yang, I'm sorry, we were too hasty and didn't carefully consider the pros and cons of this matter. The bald eagles are really wicked; they're trying to short-sell Europe while sowing discord between us and you. Mr. Yang, we absolutely cannot let them succeed; our alliance must be unbreakable."

The German representative quickly said, "Yes, yes, Mr. Yang, don't be angry. We didn't suspect you. Everyone agrees, right?"

Representatives from other countries quickly expressed their opinions, each one guaranteeing that they had no doubts about Yang Chen.

Now that the bald eagle is not following Yang Chen's script, Yang Chen's plan also needs to be changed accordingly.

Yang Chen sighed and said, "Forget it. The seeds of doubt have already been sown. It's impossible for you not to doubt me. Besides, the current situation is quite difficult. I'm only 99% confident that I can successfully solve the problem. I don't need to risk a 1% failure to help those who doubt me."

Yang Chen left the video conference immediately after speaking.

Representatives from EU member states panicked. After discussing it, they decided that they couldn't rely on anyone else but themselves, so they used their own money to buy stocks to counter the short selling by the bald eagle.

The bald eagle held a large amount of stocks and futures worth 6500 billion euros. For every amount Europe bought, they sold the same amount. They only stopped buying when Europe poured in all the 3000 billion euros it had available but still couldn't stabilize the stock market.

The Europeans panicked and had to hold another meeting to discuss countermeasures.

"It doesn't seem like we can do it on our own. We can't possibly buy it all. We can't even buy all the stocks and futures in Bald Eagle's hands, let alone the huge sell orders from retail investors. We still... we still need Yang Chen to step in. He has a way."

"If Yang Chen is 99% confident he can solve it, then he can solve it, right? In the current situation, what is a mere 1% failure rate? We have to try even with a 50% chance of winning, let alone a 99% chance of winning?"

"But Mr. Yang is angry. We shouldn't have doubted him in the first place. The bald eagle is too wicked, using such a despicable trick."

“Mr. Yang is a rather straightforward person. He approaches foreign affairs with a businessman's mindset. As long as you give him enough benefits, he will do anything. I don't think he's unwilling to help us; he just needs us to give him benefits. Let's all think about what benefits we can give him.”

"We have already exempted his goods from tariffs and opened our financial and insurance markets to him. What more benefits can we offer him?"

"If all else fails, just give him a kickback. Money is the most practical thing to do. Doesn't he still owe us 2500 billion euros and 1000 billion peso? Let's not give him any money; let's just deduct a portion from that debt. Our stock market can't afford to crash this time. The wealth of all the people in Europe has been poured into it. If the bald eagles succeed in harvesting this wave, our people will have worked for nothing for at least 10 years. So, I think that if reducing the debt can bring Yang Chen's 99% success rate, it's a very worthwhile deal for us."

"I think it's a good idea! The Bald Eagles are shorting us on a massive scale. If we can successfully reverse the situation and reap the benefits, the debt we reduced for Yang Chen can be offset by the money the Bald Eagles are losing. We Europeans might even make some money. France supports this!"

"Germany supports!"

"The opera troupe is supported!"

Recognizing its own inadequacy, the EU had no choice but to seek help from Yang Chen once again, with President Tusk personally calling Yang Chen.

“Mr. Yang, I am truly sorry. On behalf of the EU, and even Europe, I offer my sincerest apologies to you. We swear to God that we have absolutely no doubt about you. We beg you to lend us your assistance one more time,” Tusk said.

Yang Chen sighed. Just as he was about to speak, Tusk interjected, "By the way, we won't let Mr. Yang help for nothing. As long as Mr. Yang can help us successfully counterattack the White Eagle, we will reduce Mr. Yang's debt by 300 billion Eagle Dollars in one go. Is that alright?"

(End of this chapter)