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

The reporter then asked: So, what does the governor plan to do?
Nelson said, "I've decided to bypass the federal government and proactively contact Yang Chen to discuss purchasing antibodies. I have to consider the safety of the 4000 million people in California. I also hope that other states can take action to protect the lives of their citizens. I've already contacted the governors of several states, including Texas, and they will follow our lead and purchase antibodies independently, bypassing the federal government. As for the federal government, they'd better reimburse us for the costs; otherwise, they'll have to bear the consequences themselves."

When the video of Nelson's press conference reached the White House, an angry old man's voice immediately came from the president's office.

"Fuck! Damn it! Is that idiot Nelson trying to rebel? How dare he hold a press conference to say these things? Fuck! Give me his number, I want to ask him myself if he's planning a rebellion!"

It's hard to say about other states, but California and Texas have always had signs of independence, and a significant portion of the people in these two states also want independence.

California is economically wealthy, while Texas controls nuclear weapons and other resources. Moreover, Texas joined the Union under the guise of cooperation, and it has sufficient legal support to secede.

So, Nelson said he had contacted the governors of states like Texas, which crossed the line for the US, no wonder they were so nervous.

Yang Chen does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. Let them solve their internal problems. Yang Chen can just do business honestly. As long as the price is right and his reputation is not damaged, he can do business.

In the morning, Yang Chen had just gotten up when he received a call from California Governor Nelson.

“Good morning, Mr. Yang. I wish you a good day. I’ve done as you asked. Can we sell the antibodies now?” Nelson said.

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "Yes, I'm very satisfied with Mr. Nelson's performance. Do your other states need him?"

“Yes, we need them! The governors of Texas, Arizona, Utah, and several other states want them, but they're still dealing with the federal government and haven't contacted you yet. Anyway, I don't care about the federal government. As the governor of California, I will definitely put the people of California first,” Nelson said.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "I greatly admire Mr. Nelson, and I'm happy that the people of California have a governor like you. I'm not one to hog profits; I always strive for a win-win situation in business. Mr. Nelson, you're so proactive, so I naturally won't let you down. I'll sell you the antibody for 800 Eagle Dollars per dose, and you'll have exclusive rights to sell it to other states. As for how much you'll charge per dose, that's up to you; I won't interfere. If other states contact me to buy, I'll refuse them outright. They'll definitely come to you to buy; you know what to do next, right?"

Why did Yang Chen do this?
Because he understands capitalism too well, as long as they are given benefits, they will not want the brain-eating amoeba virus to disappear. They will take the initiative to act as Yang Chen's salesmen, and Yang Chen only needs to produce antibodies according to their demand.

As a result, Yang Chen made money off them, and they even had to thank him for his help.

As Yang Chen expected, Nelson immediately asked excitedly, "Mr. Yang, are you serious? Are you really going to sell it to me for 800 Eagle Dollars apiece, and not to other states? The federal government isn't selling to me either?"

Yang Chen smiled and said, "I guarantee I'll only sell to you. I won't sell to any other state or federal government no matter how much they offer. You know I'm not someone who's particularly materialistic. Otherwise, if you offered me 1200 Eagle Dollars a piece, I wouldn't have lowered the price to 800 and let you make a profit. Right?"

“Haha… Mr. Yang is indeed very understanding and righteous. I really admire him. Then it’s settled. Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Yang. From now on, I will be as lenient as possible with your products, as well as those of other companies in China, when exporting to California. I will talk to the companies in California and ask them to prioritize importing products from China and not from Southeast Asian countries.” Nelson said happily.

Yang Chen praised, "That's the right thing to do. If every partner were like Mr. Nelson, we could just do business purely. I really can't understand their thought process when they always try to impose political correctness on free trade."

Nelson immediately retorted, “Who says otherwise! Those politicians are just plain crazy, there’s not a single normal person among them. Mr. Yang, rest assured, California is a free, democratic, and independent state. We Californians have an open and inclusive attitude towards people all over the world, and we will absolutely not engage in that political correctness nonsense. In the future, you can treat California as an export transit point, and give us a slight discount. Our companies can import and then wholesale or resell it. As long as we make a profit, it’s a win-win situation for everyone.”

Sometimes dealing with capitalists is indeed simple and convenient. It all boils down to a matter of interests. As long as the distribution of interests is agreed upon, nothing else matters.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Okay! It's settled then. I'll tell Sihai Pharmaceuticals now, and you can contact them later to discuss the procurement details."

Nelson quickly replied, "Okay, okay. Thank you, Mr. Yang. I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Chen called Gao Ya, the president of Sihai Pharmaceuticals, to make it clear that he would only sell to California at 800 Eagle Dollars per unit, and would not sell to anyone else at any price.

Just as Yang Chen finished giving his instructions, Texas Governor Albert called Gao Ya to request the purchase of antibodies against the brain-eating amoeba virus.

Following Yang Chen's instructions, Gao Ya said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Albert, your official attitude has made us very angry. We have decided that after completing the order for California, we will no longer provide you with antibodies. We can forgo the money. But we will absolutely not accept any defamation of our reputation."

Albert was furious. He quickly said, "Ms. Gao, please plead with Mr. Yang for us. There are over 400 million people infected in Texas who desperately need antibodies to save their lives. I've already cursed those idiots in the federal government. If you have any requests, just say them, and I'll do my best. Please, please sell us the antibodies. I beg you."

Gao Ya immediately said, "I'm sorry, your lives or deaths are none of our business. We can't risk being labeled as guilty of crimes against humanity by continuing to save you. I have a suggestion for you: California will receive the first batch of supplies soon. Perhaps you could ask them for help and ask them to provide some emergency assistance. In short, we will not sell any more antibodies to areas outside of California. Even if your federal government is willing to spend 1 million Eagle Dollars to buy one antibody, we will resolutely refuse to sell it. I still have work to do, so I'll stop here. Bye."

Albert slammed the phone on the table in anger, swearing incessantly.

After calming down, he immediately called California Governor Nelson for help.

“Nelson, this is an emergency! Could you share some of the antibodies you bought with us? We can negotiate the price,” Albert said.

Nelson's lips curled up; even an AK couldn't suppress it.

“We don’t even have enough for ourselves. You should contact Yang Chen to buy some,” Nelson said, feigning ignorance.

Albert sighed and said, "I contacted them, but they got angry with the federal government and won't sell no matter how much money we offer. Ms. Gao suggested I buy some from you for emergency use, so I have no choice but to ask you. Brother, my dear brother, you must help me. I have more than 400 million infected people who need antibodies. You must give me at least 1000 million doses of antibodies urgently."

Nelson immediately said, "So many! Brother, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I only ordered 1500 million units in total. How can I give you 1000 million?"

Albert quickly replied, "That's easy. They're still willing to do business with you. Just place another order in your name. I won't ask how much they'll pay you; you set the price for me to get the goods from you. Is that okay?"

Nelson sighed and said, "Alright, let me find out what's going on first, and then I'll give you an answer."

“Okay, okay, brother, thank you so much. I’ll wait for your call,” Albert said excitedly.

Nelson hung up the phone, lit a cigar, crossed his legs on his desk, and began to smoke it with relish.

About five minutes later, Nelson called Texas Governor Albert again.

“Sigh…brother, I really tried my best. Although they promised to send us more, they guessed that I was buying for another state, so they charged me a high price, asking for 1000 Eagle Dollars per bird,” Nelson said.

Albert said, “1000 Eagle Dollars apiece…that’s really expensive…but there’s no other way. If we leave those infected unattended, they might rebel. There are also many infected in the state army right now, so we have to save them no matter how expensive it is. Brother, can you buy them for me? I’ll give you 1100 Eagle Dollars apiece. Is that alright?”

Buying it for 800 Eagle Dollars, even with shipping and other costs, it's only worth 810-820 Eagle Dollars per coin. Reselling it to Texas for 1100 Eagle Dollars, that's quite a lucrative business.

"No, no, no, I can't possibly make money off you like that! Just add 10 Eagle Dollars for shipping costs per item, making it 1010 Eagle Dollars per item. Okay?" Nelson said.

Albert said excitedly, "Thank you so much, my good brother, I will always remember your kindness. It's settled then, you order 1200 million units for me and have them delivered as soon as possible."

Nelson smiled and said, "Okay! I'll contact them right away. Wait for my news."

Nelson hung up the phone, took a deep drag on his cigar, and exhaled.

“Those idiots in the federal government, I don’t know what they were thinking. They could have made a lot of money by cooperating with Yang Chen, but they insisted on playing politics. No wonder the people on Wall Street are all on Yang Chen’s side. With real money in their hands, who wouldn’t want to be his friend?” Nelson said smugly.

Soon, governors from New York, Utah, Ohio, Arizona, Indiana, and all other states called California Governor Nelson to request that he purchase the antibodies on their behalf.

Nielsen offered them prices ranging from 1010 to 1050, and helped them purchase a total of 6000 million doses of antibodies.

This number is based on the number of registered infected individuals. If more people continue to be infected, they will have to continue purchasing antibodies.

Nielsen called Yang Chen and said with a smile, "Mr. Yang, I haven't let you down. In addition to the 1500 units from California and the 1200 million units from Texas, other states have asked me to help order a total of 6000 million units. You need to increase production capacity over there and try to have a flight delivering them every day."

Since there are no research and development costs for antibodies, only the purchase of Yang Chen's patent cost 10 billion. The rest are material costs and labor costs, etc. It is roughly estimated that the cost of each antibody is about 15 Eagle Coins.

Based on an estimated price of 800 Eagle Dollars per unit, Sihai Pharmaceuticals could earn over 690 billion Eagle Dollars from this deal. Thanks to Michael Smith for selflessly helping Yang Chen with his business.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Nelson is truly a marketing genius. I've already contacted dozens of other pharmaceutical companies to produce at full capacity, with a daily output exceeding 3 million doses. We'll deliver the goods to you as quickly as possible and do our utmost to protect the safety of the American people. I just hope you'll properly manage those private research institutes to prevent such incidents from happening again. Also, you need to get the federal government to launch Operation Chauvin. If the source of infection isn't eradicated, those who haven't been infected yet will continue to be infected. You can't expect all 300 million American people to be infected, can you?"

Nielsen was instantly tempted. If he could infect all 3 million bald eagles, wouldn't he be able to earn 600 billion eagle coins?
Oh, God!
600 billion, that's Eagle Dollars!
Even God would be moved.

"Capitalists will take risks if they have a 50% profit, dare to trample on all human laws if they have a 100% profit, and dare to risk the gallows if they have a 300% profit."

At that moment, a very bold and crazy idea was born in Nelson's mind.

“Mr. Yang, you don’t need to worry about these things. Just ship whatever amount I order. Remember, from now on, you can only communicate with me about anything related to the brain-eating amoeba virus antibody. No one else is allowed to communicate with you. Understand?” Nelson said.

Yang Chen immediately guessed Nelson's crazy idea, but he pretended not to understand and replied, "Understood! I will only communicate with you about everything regarding the brain-eating amoeba virus antibody. Then send me the contract, and I will also ask the factory to prepare materials urgently."

Nelson quickly replied, "Okay! I'll send it right away!"

Nielsen immediately sent an order for 6000 million doses of antibodies. After Yang Chen confirmed that everything was correct, he sent it to Gao Ya for stamping and confirmation. Nielsen then sent a 50% deposit, and dozens of pharmaceutical factories started production at full capacity, working day and night in shifts.

Meanwhile, Nielsen contacted Chris Wilson, the CEO of a California-based pharmaceutical company called Wilson.

"Chris, do you want to make a lot of money?" Nelson asked.

Chris Wilson immediately replied, "Of course. Please give me your word, Governor. I will do anything for you from now on."

Nelson chuckled and said, "No, no. I currently control the import rights for brain-eating amoeba viruses nationwide, absolutely exclusively. Other states need to get their supplies from me. After all, I am the governor, and to avoid any appearance of impropriety, I would like to authorize your company to handle the import rights."

Nelson stopped there, because the question now was whether Chris Wilson would be smart enough to make a statement.

Chris Wilson immediately said excitedly, "Thank you, Governor. From now on, I will be your most loyal servant. As for this antibody business, no matter how much money we make, it's 7% to you and 3% to me. I'll take care of all the dirty and hard work. You don't need to get involved in anything. You just need to wait to collect the money every month."

“Hehe…this is good, otherwise I would be working too hard and taking too much risk,” Nelson said.

Chris Wilson immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes, Governor, you're taking too much of a risk. I don't think 37 points is good enough. It should be 28 points. I'll give you 2, and you 8."

Nelson laughed heartily, patted Chris Wilson on the shoulder, and said, "Chris, you're a trustworthy man. I'm entrusting this business to you. I hope we can make it a long-term business, generating a steady stream of profits every year. Do you understand what I mean?"

Chris Wilson paused for a moment. If a company could generate a steady stream of revenue every year, then it would need a steady stream of infected people. And to have a steady stream of infected people, it would need to ensure that clean water sources were constantly contaminated by the virus. Wouldn't that mean...

Chris Wilson asked in a low voice, "Mr. Nelson means we should..."

Nelson immediately interrupted, "I didn't say anything. What you do is your own business, it has nothing to do with me. I only care whether your performance satisfies me. Understand?"

Chris Wilson immediately nodded and replied, "Understood, understood, Mr. Nelson, don't worry, I know what to do."

Nelson chuckled and patted Chris Wilson on the shoulder, saying, "I carefully selected you, and I hope you won't let me down. Go get ready, let's make big money together."

"Haha... Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Nelson. I promise I won't let you down. I'll go back and prepare now. Contact me if needed." Chris Wilson said happily, then turned and left.

Nelson lit a cigar, poured himself a glass of red wine, held the glass in his left hand and the cigar in his right, took a puff, sipped his wine, and happily danced the tango in front of the French windows.

Chris Wilson was a salesman handpicked by Nelson, but wasn't Nelson also a salesman chosen by Yang Chen?
Yang Chen was unaware of what was happening in the bald eagle's territory; he was simply engaging in normal trade.

If Nielsen can truly fully develop the market of 3 million people, it will need 9 million antibodies. Each antibody costs 800 Eagle Dollars, which would amount to a total of 7200 billion Eagle Dollars.

If we also include the hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants and countless illegal immigrants each year, the market becomes even larger.

Keep up the good work, and Yang Chen will give him a big red envelope as a reward at the end of the year.

News that the states had commissioned California to purchase antibodies quickly reached the White House, and an old man's angry roar echoed from the Oval Office.

"Fuck! These idiots! The federal government is already charging a ridiculously high price of 500 Anglo-Pacific dollars per dose, and they're spending 1000 Anglo-Pacific dollars! They're all constantly yelling about going bankrupt, how can they be so generous giving money to Yang Chen like this! This is all Yang Chen's scheme. He's artificially creating a shortage of antibodies and pulling California into the partnership, not only to make more money but also to turn this into a long-term business. Knowing that bastard Nelson as I do, he definitely won't let the brain-eating amoeba virus disappear easily. Fuck!"

Just as Yang Chen was happy about Nielsen's performance, Zheng Kaiyang, the head of the Ministry of Commerce, called him.

"Chairman Yang, please convey the leadership's instructions. To recognize your contribution to the establishment of the Japan-Korea Free Trade Zone, companies in which you hold more than 67% of the shares will be eligible for full tax refunds on their exported goods to Japan and South Korea. The automotive, electronics, and semiconductor industries in these two countries are quite competitive. If you have time, please explore their advantageous industries," Zheng Kaiyang said with a smile.

Yang Chen immediately understood what his leader meant. He smiled and said, "I will launch two satellite phones in a while, which can be used all over the world. I will wipe out the overseas mobile phone market completely."

Zheng Kaiyang laughed heartily and said, "That's good, I'll reply to the leader like that."

“Okay, just reply like that,” Yang Chen said confidently.

Yang Chen was very confident in these two satellite phones, believing they could definitely bypass telecommunications industry bans in various countries and enter their markets.

During lunch, Chen Yihang, president of Xingchen Motors, called Yang Chen.

"Chairman Yang, we've run into a big problem. Our third model's water bottle seat requires a high-end precision machine tool; otherwise, the sealing requirements cannot be met. Once it's submerged in water, it's very easy for water to leak into the doors or battery compartment, and the product will fail," Chen Yihang reported.

The second model from Xingchen Automotive is an SUV named Libra. All preparations for its launch have been completed. The company is just waiting for sufficient materials to be prepared in the factory and for a portion of the inventory to be produced before it can be officially launched.

The third model is defined as an amphibious vehicle, still powered by new energy sources, and named Aquarius.

However, the manufacturing process for Aquarius is quite demanding. Just how demanding?

Take the car door for example. At first glance, there is no trace between the car door and the body, as if it were a single piece.

This requires extremely high precision machine tools, which are difficult for domestically produced machine tools to meet.

Engineers tried various domestic brand machine tools but failed to produce a completely satisfactory sample, and now the progress of the Aquarius model has stalled.

Left with no other option, Chen Yihang could only turn to Yang Chen for help, hoping that he could use his global influence to produce car bodies using high-end machine tools from abroad.

As is well known, the fields of high-end precision machine tools and high-end medical devices are still controlled by Germany, Japan, and the United States.

These countries have consistently imposed restrictions on China, forcing China to purchase their equipment at high prices. Even for some very advanced and sophisticated equipment, China is unwilling to sell it to them despite being willing to pay exorbitant prices.

Since Chen Yihang has made this call to Yang Chen, it means that he has tried all the methods he could think of in China, but still couldn't solve the problem. Now he can only ask Yang Chen for help.

99% of the problems on this planet can be solved.

Yang Chen said, "Okay, I understand. I'll handle it. Wait for my news." (End of Chapter)