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

The conference of private entrepreneurs was held as scheduled.

The entrepreneurs attending this meeting were all CEOs of technology and industrial companies, such as Yang Chen, Ren Zong of Longwei, Luo Jun of Damian, Wang Zong of BYD, Pony Ma of Tencent, and Pony Ma of Alibaba, etc.

Each company CEO gave a brief speech, with Yang Chen speaking last.

Internet celebrity Luo Jun usually behaves very generously and appropriately when he appears on camera or in public.

But now it was Luo Jun's turn to speak, and his hands were trembling with nervousness.

Like other company executives, Luo Jun gave a concise report on his company's recent achievements and technological breakthroughs.

"Dami's revenue exceeded 1100 billion yuan in the first quarter, and its self-developed mobile phone chip, Xuanjie O1, has entered the final testing phase..."

After all the entrepreneurs had spoken, it was Yang Chen's turn to speak.

Unlike other entrepreneurs, Yang Chen did not talk about his company's achievements or technological breakthroughs. Instead, he analyzed his views on China's economic situation and the international economic situation from a macro perspective.

"Currently, China's economy and technology have entered a decisive stage. Based on my immature predictions, we only have five years. If we don't achieve a comprehensive breakthrough and reach a new level in science and technology within five years, we will encounter huge troubles. It's like rowing against the current; our rowing speed and the speed of the current are now at a similar level. Either we step up our efforts to increase our rowing speed and continue moving forward, or we will be swept away by the current. This requires all entrepreneurs to work together as one to accelerate economic and technological development..."

Other entrepreneurs strictly limited their speaking time to within 5 minutes, but Yang Chen's speech lasted a full 30 minutes.

Everyone listened intently for 30 minutes, something most people probably didn't do when they were in school.

After Yang Chen finished speaking, the entire room erupted in enthusiastic applause. Mr. Ren, who was standing next to him, smiled and nodded with great appreciation, clearly very satisfied with Yang Chen's speech.

The meeting ended quickly, and the entrepreneurs socialized among themselves.

Everyone else quickly gathered around Yang Chen and President Ren, as the leader had said they should learn from Yang Chen and President Ren.

Mr. Ren chuckled and said, “Chairman Yang’s speech just now truly impressed me. We were all introducing our respective companies’ technological and performance breakthroughs, but Chairman Yang’s vision is far superior to ours. He analyzed the domestic and international economic situation and trends from a macro perspective with great clarity. I think the leadership will definitely take Chairman Yang’s views into account when formulating future economic policies. Seeing Chairman Yang, I finally understand the meaning of ‘The Yangtze River’s back waves push the front waves, and heroes have emerged from among the young since ancient times.’”

Yang Chen laughed and said, "Haha... Mr. Ren, you're making fun of me. At most, I'm like Zhao Kuo, all talk and no action. I think if we're going to choose a role model for entrepreneurial spirit, it has to be Mr. Ren."

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

Mr. Ren chuckled and said, “Mr. Yang, please don’t make fun of me. I’m old, and this is all I can achieve in my life. Mr. Yang is still young and represents the future of our country. I think we must choose Mr. Yang as a role model, so that at least for the next half-century, our entrepreneurs will have a goal to strive for and a role model to learn from. Half a century is enough time for us to achieve the great rejuvenation of our nation. The country belongs to every Chinese, but ultimately, it needs a few individuals to take the lead. Every era needs someone to stand up, and our era needs young people like Mr. Yang to stand up, raise their voices, and lead everyone to overcome all obstacles and move forward.”

Cameras from media outlets such as Yangshi were filming nearby, recording the entrepreneurs' conversation.

The evening news broadcast reported on the symposium. While other entrepreneurs were only briefly shown on camera, Yang Chen's speech was given a full three minutes of close-up shots, highlighting the key points of his analysis.

Unsurprisingly, Yang Chen's speech at the entrepreneurs' conference once again topped the trending searches.

"It's clear that President Ren truly admires Boss Yang. It's as if he sees his younger self in Boss Yang."

"In comparison, Mr. Yang's vision is much broader. Everyone else was talking about their own companies, but Mr. Yang didn't mention his own company at all. Instead, he analyzed the domestic and international situation for everyone and even shared his vision."

"Others get 3-5 minutes, but Mr. Yang gets a full 30 minutes to speak. He truly deserves those 30 minutes. I hope other entrepreneurs will listen to this advice, and that Chinese enterprises will work together as one to achieve a double leap forward in national science and technology and the economy."

"Hearing what Mr. Yang said, I suddenly felt the pressure. If we fail to achieve a comprehensive breakthrough before 2030, everyone's quality of life may decline. It's easy to go from hard times to good times, but it's not easy to go back to hard times from good times."

"Didn't Mr. Yang say that he would do his best to help other companies go global? With Mr. Yang's current strength, he can definitely keep his word. We ordinary people just need to do our own job and not go against his wishes."

……

The next morning, the official list of the top 100 private enterprises in Longguo was released.

Unsurprisingly, Sihai Group ranks first in terms of fame and fortune.

The second place goes to Hu Shikang.

The third place goes to Xingchen Military Industry Group.

Jingdong ranked fourth, Ping An Group ranked fifth, and Longwei ranked ninth.

There was no doubt that Sihai Group was ranked first, but Yang Chen was very uncomfortable with Hu Shikang being ranked second.

Those familiar with Yang Chen know that he doesn't care about rankings, but he cannot accept that Hu Shikang is ranked ahead of Xingchen Military Industry Group.

Yang Chen still remembers Hu Shikang's previous sarcastic public thanks to Yang Chen for giving him fruit orders.

Call Yang Chen petty or vindictive, but he simply cannot accept that Hu Shikang is ranked ahead of his company.

Xingchen Military Industry must continue its efforts this year and strive to occupy the second position next year.

Two weeks later, Paris Rubio, the head of the Bald Eagle Disease Control Center, called Yang Chen.

“Mr. Yang, we’ve already bought 6000 million doses of your brain-eating amoeba virus antibody. Aren’t you satisfied? Just give us a precise figure on how much money you want to make from us, and we’ll transfer the money to you. Please stop messing with us. Okay?” Paris Rubio said helplessly.

Yang Chen really wanted to laugh, but he held it in.

"Excuse me, I don't understand what you're saying. You need antibodies, and I develop and produce them to sell to you. Isn't that a legal transaction? Why are you making it sound like I'm robbing you?" Yang Chen retorted.

Paris Rubio immediately retorted, “Isn’t that right? You’re polluting water sources everywhere with those damn mosquitoes, and new infected people are constantly needing antibody treatment. We’ve used up the first batch of 3000 million doses, and then bought another 3000 million. The number of infected people is still growing rapidly, and has already exceeded 2700 million. Tell me how much money you want to make from this? Can’t we just give it to you directly? Stop torturing us. Okay?”

Yang Chen immediately retorted righteously, "Mr. Rubio, you need to think before you speak and have evidence. You can't just spout off. Your own research into this inhumane virus has resulted in a leak, what does that have to do with me? Mosquitoes pollute water sources, so you should try to eliminate them. How dare you pin that on me? If that's your attitude, then we'll stop selling antibodies to you, so you don't try to smear me and I can't explain myself."

Yang Chen immediately hung up the phone and notified Sihai Pharmaceutical to suspend the sale of brain-eating amoeba virus antibodies to Bald Eagle.

Paris Rubio soon received a report that Four Seas Pharmaceuticals had notified him of a suspension of the sale of brain-eating amoeba antibodies to Bald Eagles.

"Fuck! Substitute Mut! Is he not allowed to say anything? He's clearly the one manipulating things, and he won't let anyone say anything?" Paris Rubio roared angrily.

The assistant comforted her, saying, "We need his help. For the sake of the more than ten million infected people who need to be saved, you shouldn't hold it against him. It's not like it's our own money, so why worry so much?"

Paris Rubio said, "You make it sound so easy. I've been ordered to talk to Yang Chen and tell him to stop now. We can't keep making money like this without any scruples. Can I really do this without communicating with him?" "Just say you can't communicate. Anyone who wants to should contact Yang Chen themselves. The antibody can't be delayed. Every extra half day of delay will result in many deaths. You should contact Yang Chen and say a few nice words to coax him into continuing to sell us the antibody," the assistant said.

Paris Rubio angrily cursed "Fuck!" and then called Yang Chen again.

“Mr. Yang, what do you mean by this? I was just asking a question. If you don’t want to stop, then don’t stop. We will continue to buy antibodies. Why did you suddenly stop selling antibodies to us? There are more than ten million people here waiting for antibodies to save their lives. You can’t play games like this,” Paris Rubio said.

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "You're all trying to pin the blame for the virus's spread on me. Do you think I'd still dare to sell to you? I won't make money off you, lest you smear me. Stop fighting, I won't sell to you anymore."

Yang Chen immediately hung up the phone and blocked Paris Rubio's number.

Paris Rubio panicked and quickly reported the situation to his superiors, requesting instructions on what to do next.

Yang Chen is known for his stubbornness. Once he said he wouldn't sell, no matter how hard the Bald Eagle family tried, they couldn't change his mind.

But the bald eagles can't just stand by and watch so many infected people go unchecked.

Therefore, they could only contact China through official channels, requesting that China communicate with Yang Chen and allow him to continue selling antibodies to them.

The official response from the Dragon Kingdom was that they would not interfere with the normal operations of enterprises. Since it was a matter between the White Eagle and Sihai Pharmaceutical Company, it should be resolved through negotiation between the two parties involved.

The Bald Eagles were completely dumbfounded. They just wanted to save some money, but now they've created a huge problem.

With the antibodies running out, those infected and their families who couldn't get antibodies became furious. They joined forces to besiege the Smith Institute, demanding that the institute immediately develop antibodies to treat them.

Some even besieged the state government, engaging in vandalism and looting along the streets.

Anyone familiar with the structure and nature of the United States knows that each of its states has autonomy and can even enact laws, but matters such as currency and diplomacy are uniformly controlled by the federal government.

With their state governments being vandalized, the governors had no choice but to bypass the federal government and contact Sihai Pharmaceuticals to purchase antibodies.

Sihai Pharmaceuticals President Gao Ya called Yang Chen to report: "Chairman Yang, more than a dozen governors from the United States have contacted us, wanting to purchase antibodies from us through their state governments. Should we sell them to them?"

“We definitely have to sell them, otherwise who will we make money off? But the price will have to be raised a bit, to 800 eagle coins per bird. You can talk to them about it,” Yang Chen said.

Gao Ya quickly replied, "Understood. I'll talk to them and report back to you once things are settled."

The most proactive one is California Governor Nelson. California is wealthy; if it were considered an independent country, its GDP would rank fourth in the world, ahead of Japan.

There are too many wealthy people, celebrities, and stars here. Their lives are extremely precious and cannot withstand any risks.

“We are genuinely interested in purchasing the antibodies. Please consider this from a humanitarian perspective and don’t take your anger out on us because of the foolish federal government officials. Please,” Nelson said earnestly.

Gao Ya said with difficulty, "It's not that we're unwilling to help you, but your federal government is trying to smear us. If we continue to sell antibodies, they'll accuse us of spreading the brain-eating amoeba virus. Originally, we were saving your people and making some money on the side. Now they want to shift the responsibility of the Smith Institute onto us, which we definitely cannot accept. We'd rather not make this money than take the risk."

Nelson said anxiously, “Dear Ms. Gao, I understand what you mean. Those idiots in the federal government are all mentally unstable. Please don’t blame the people of California for their wrong policies. I know you’re taking a risk, but we won’t let you bear that risk for nothing. We’ll double the price and buy them at 1200 Eagle Dollars each. Is that acceptable?”

As expected of California, they really know how to be extravagant.

Yang Chen originally only wanted to raise the price to 800 Eagle Coins per piece, but Nelson actually offered 1200 Eagle Coins per piece.

This wasn't Yang Chen making money unethically; they gave it to him voluntarily.

Gao Ya sighed and said, "This really isn't about money. We can't ruin our reputation just to make money from this one deal, and then we won't be able to do any other business. Chairman Yang specifically instructed that we won't sell to you anymore, and that the millions of doses of antibodies that have already been produced will be destroyed in a few days. You can see how determined Chairman Yang is this time. As his employee, how dare I go against his wishes?"

"Please don't destroy it! It could save millions of lives! Ms. Gao, could you please arrange for me to speak with Mr. Yang directly? Thank you," Nelson said.

Gao Ya deliberately put on a troubled expression and said, "This... Mr. Nelson, please don't make things difficult for me."

“Ms. Gao, please, please, for the sake of the 4000 million people of California, please help us,” Nelson said very sincerely.

Gao Ya sighed and said, "Alright, I'll risk being demoted to help you out. After all, it's 4000 million lives."

"Thank you, thank you so much, Ms. Gao, thank you so much!" Nelson said excitedly.

Sometimes I think Yang Chen is really bad. He not only makes money off people, but he also expects them to be grateful and willingly let him make money for them.

Gao Ya quickly called Yang Chen and reported the details of her communication with Nelson to him.

Yang Chen said with great satisfaction, "Hey, not bad, you've really mastered my skills. We're going to make money off them, and make them grateful to us. Call him, give him my landline number, and have him call me."

Gao Ya quickly complied, and soon Nelson started chatting directly with Yang Chen.

Nielsen earnestly requested that Yang Chen not take his anger out on the people of California because of the federal government's problems, and that they were willing to purchase 1500 million doses of antibodies at a price of 1200 Eagle Dollars per dose.

The transaction was conducted directly between the California state government and Sihai Pharmaceuticals, without any third party involved.

Yang Chen said, “I’m a straightforward person; I say what I mean. If you want to buy the antibodies, fine. I won’t charge you 1200 Eagle Dollars; just pay 1000 Eagle Dollars per dose. But I require you to issue a public statement in the name of the California state government, clearly stating that you are the ones who actively sought to purchase them. I didn’t want to sell, but I couldn’t bear to refuse your sincerity, nor could I bear to see the lives of 4000 million Californians in danger, so I reluctantly accepted. At the same time, you must also condemn the federal government’s erroneous attempt to smear me. If you do all this, I will sell you the antibodies. Any problems?”

Nelson immediately replied, "No problem, absolutely no problem! I'll take care of it right away, Mr. Yang, just wait and see the news."

Nielsen immediately held a press conference on behalf of the California state government.

The reporter asked: "Mr. Governor, what is your opinion on Yang Chen's sudden decision to cut off the supply of antibodies against the brain amoeba virus?"

Nelson said angrily, "As everyone knows, the brain-eating amoeba virus was deliberately spread by Michael Smith to win against Yang Chen. As a result, the virus spread throughout our country, causing extremely serious consequences and costing many lives. Yang Chen, as always, worked incredibly hard and quickly developed an antibody against the brain-eating amoeba virus, and started producing antibodies at full capacity to save our people. But those idiots in the federal government actually tried to shift the responsibility for the spread of the brain-eating amoeba virus onto Yang Chen, causing Yang Chen to refuse to continue selling antibodies. I am furious about this!"

The reporter then asked: So, what are your plans to do about Yang Chen?

Nelson said, "Why should I target Yang Chen? I'm angry at those idiots in the federal government, especially that incompetent idiot, CDC director Paris Rubio. He clearly knows what the virus is all about and how serious it is, yet he actually called and explicitly said he wanted to shift the blame onto Yang Chen. I've never seen such a stupid person, have you?"

The reporters were stunned; it seemed Nelson was on Yang Chen's side. (End of Chapter)