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

Yang Chen approached Muto Ran, the head of the business department of Sakura Country, proposing to purchase high-end precision machine tools.

If anyone else had made this request, Muto Ran would have refused without hesitation.

However, he didn't dare to directly refuse Yang Chen, but they couldn't sell the high-end precision machine tools to Longguo either, so he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Muto Ran remained silent, while Yang Chen asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Is buying your goods causing you trouble? Was the free trade agreement signed for nothing? Do you want to break the contract?"

Muto Ran quickly explained, "No, no, Mr. Yang, please don't misunderstand. We don't mean to break the contract. It's just that high-end CNC machine tools and medical devices are controlled products and are not allowed to be exported. If you want me to answer immediately, I can only say no. If you give me some time, I can consult with my senior management and then give you an answer."

Yang Chen chuckled and said, "Alright, go ask. Give me an answer as soon as possible."

Muto Ran quickly replied, "Okay, Mr. Yang, I will get back to you as soon as possible."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Chen called Louis Wedel, the head of the German business department.

"Mr. Weddell, I'd like to buy your high-end precision machine tools. Are they for sale?" Yang Chen asked.

Louis Weddell asked, "We have already sold you fairly high-end machine tools. Isn't that enough to meet Mr. Yang's requirements?"

Yang Chen replied, "Of course not. If you could meet my requirements, why would I call you?"

Louis Weddell remained silent, just like Muto Ran. Yang Chen couldn't help but laugh and asked, "What, you're not selling either?"

"Has Mr. Yang inquired with other countries?" Louis Weddell countered.

"Hmm, I just asked about Japan. You guys aren't like that, refusing to sell high-end equipment to people from China, are you?" Yang Chen asked.

Louis Weddell smiled awkwardly and remained silent, clearly acknowledging Yang Chen's statement.

Yang Chen chuckled and said, "You guys are really something, refusing to sell us the good stuff. Fine, I got it. Remember what you did today, you'll regret it one day."

Louis Weddell quickly said, "Mr. Yang, please don't be angry. Apart from high-end equipment, we will do our best to meet your needs for other products. It's not that we are unfriendly to Mr. Yang and China."

Yang Chen was too lazy to waste words with him and hung up the phone directly.

Now Yang Chen needs to think about which method to use to force them to sell their high-end precision machine tools.

Not long after, Bradley, the president of Blackwater Group, called Yang Chen.

“Mr. Yang, I’m very sorry, but we are under tremendous financial pressure. Could you please repay some of the 100 billion Eagle Dollars you lent us to help alleviate our immediate crisis? You don’t need to repay too much, 20 billion Eagle Dollars will be enough. Please.” Bradley said cautiously.

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "That 100 billion, though called a loan, is actually protection money you're paying. As long as this money is with me, I can guarantee I won't touch you. If you take that 100 billion back, I can't guarantee you'll still be as safe as you are now. You'll have to spend even more money on your employees' treatment then, so why bother?"

Bradley sighed and said, "I'm begging you, Mr. Yang, please give us some back for God's sake. We really can't hold on any longer."

“Sorry, I don’t believe in God,” Yang Chen said with a smile. Then he said very seriously, “Think it over carefully. If you leave the money with me, I will guarantee your safety. If you want the money back, I will make you spend even more money.”

Bradley sighed and said, "Sorry, just pretend I didn't make this call."

Given the huge commotion caused by Blackwater Group and Starry Sky Military Industry, Yang Chen, with his style of doing things, should definitely try to wipe them out completely.

However, the enemy has too many people. This is a civilized era, and he certainly cannot wipe out all 10 members of the Blackwater Group.

However, they couldn't be let off easily. In addition to the various conditions proposed by Yang Chen, the Blackwater Group also had to pay 100 billion Eagle Dollars in protection fees. However, protection fees have a bad reputation, so Yang Chen made the Blackwater Group give him 100 billion Eagle Dollars in the form of a loan.

Just as Yang Chen said, as long as the 100 billion Eagle Dollars are in Yang Chen's hands, he will not touch the Blackwater Group. If the 100 billion Eagle Dollars are to be returned, Yang Chen will definitely continue to retaliate against the Blackwater Group. At that time, the Blackwater Group will have to spend many times more money than 100 billion Eagle Dollars.

This 100 billion Eagle Dollars is the money the remaining members of Blackwater Group have earned by risking their lives; this is no joke.

At this point, the system issued a reminder.

"The host refuses to repay the debt to Blackwater Group. The system rewards the host with advanced precision machine tool technology, effective immediately."

Yang Chen's eyes lit up. Here it comes!

You're not selling, are you?

Then let it all go to waste.

Yang Chen will not be like those capitalists who hoard high-end technology to make huge profits. He will definitely drive down the price, then compete with other countries on technology and cost, and finally defeat all his competitors.

Yang Chen called Chen Xi in and instructed him, "Set up a Xingchen Precision Machine Tool Company. We want to make high-end precision machine tools."

Chen Xi quickly replied, "Okay, I'll follow up right away. As far as I know, high-end machine tool technology is controlled by foreign companies. It will take us a lot of effort to catch up if we try to catch up later."

Yang Chen smiled and said, "That's not an issue. I already have the relevant technology, and once the company is set up, we can start manufacturing immediately."

"Oh? You already have the technology? That makes things much simpler. You're always so reliable; I should have guessed you must have the relevant skills. I'll get on it now and report back to you when it's done," Chen Xi said with a smile.

Since the machine tools could not meet the needs of car manufacturing, the Aquarius car project was temporarily shelved, and the next B-class sedan project, Capricorn, was started.

Yang Chen had already given detailed information on the 12 constellation models to Xingchen Automotive's R&D department, so they could simply copy it and continuously launch new products.

After nearly two months of preparation, the Sihai Grain & Oil APP was officially launched to accept orders.

Orders placed within the first three days will receive a 8% discount on all items.

For example, a 5L bottle of rapeseed oil from brands like Golden Dragon costs over 90 yuan, and some even exceed 100 yuan. However, Sihai Grain & Oil's higher-quality rapeseed oil, in a 5L bottle, only costs 59 yuan, and with an additional 20% discount, it can be purchased for less than 48 yuan.

It's like buying two barrels of Sihai Grain and Oil for the price of one barrel of oil from brands like Golden Dragon Fish. Moreover, Sihai Grain and Oil uses pure domestic non-GMO rapeseed that is physically pressed, and it uses its own professional tanker trucks for transportation, which is much safer than other brands that outsource their transportation.

Although Sihai Grain & Oil prepared a total of 1000 million 5L barrels of various types of edible oils, including rapeseed oil, soybean oil, corn oil, and peanut oil, they still sold out in less than an hour.

This achievement was made even with the restriction that each ID could only buy one barrel. If users were allowed to buy freely, 1000 million barrels of oil would be sold out in an instant.

Sihai Grain & Oil's own delivery personnel deliver according to their respective areas, ensuring that the oil is delivered directly to the customer after being picked up from the warehouse, without passing through any third party, thus guaranteeing the absolute safety of the edible oil.

Besides cooking oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and other products were also sold out, with sales reaching 6.8 million yuan.

This is the inventory limit of Sihai Grain & Oil, not the performance limit.

Sihai Grain & Oil released an announcement via its Weibo account.

"Thank you for your trust in Sihai Grain & Oil. Our prepared inventory has been completely sold out. Now we can only wait for the products produced today to be put into storage before we have products to sell tomorrow. We will take stock of the inventory around 1 a.m. tonight, and the products will be available for purchase promptly at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Thank you for your support. We will work even harder to make products that everyone can eat with peace of mind."

At noon, major media outlets reported on the phenomenal performance of Sihai Grain & Oil.

Today's Finance: After nearly two months of preparation, Sihai Grain & Oil, which had been eagerly awaiting its launch, finally went public today. It is reported that Sihai Grain & Oil had a total of 1000 million barrels of various types of edible oil stored in warehouses across the country, along with over 5000 million bottles of soy sauce, vinegar, and other condiments. However, this massive inventory sold out within an hour, demonstrating the high level of trust consumers have in Mr. Yang (the owner of Sihai Grain & Oil). Mr. Yang also showed great sincerity, offering Sihai Grain & Oil for only 59 yuan for 5L bottles of edible oil that other brands sell for 90 or even 100 yuan, plus a 8% discount for the first three days. Consumers can buy more reliable edible oil at half the price of other brands. Food safety has always been one of the most important concerns for the public, and now that a trustworthy entrepreneur has entered this field, it's no wonder that people are buying like crazy.

People's Daily, Yangshi News, and almost all mainstream media outlets reported this news.

Unsurprisingly, Yang Chen and Sihai Grain & Oil became trending topics across the internet.

"My God, you guys are crazy! I just linked a bank card and it already showed no stock."

"When does the sale start tomorrow? I've already linked my bank card, I have to grab a few bottles tomorrow."

"This is the reputation of Mr. Yang; everyone is willing to trust him. Moreover, Mr. Yang has shown enough sincerity; you can buy high-quality cooking oil for less than 48 yuan a bottle, which is the price of more than ten years ago."

“Other brands should take note. We don’t need you to be exceptional; just do what’s legally required. Even with such a simple requirement, many companies still can’t meet it. Damn it, using a diesel tanker to deliver cooking oil—only an animal could do that.”

Although grain and oil products are things that people use every day, a barrel of oil or a bottle of soy sauce can last for many days.

People are snapping up Sihai Grain and Oil products, which means that other brands' products will be difficult to sell for some time to come.

In particular, brands that were previously exposed for using diesel tankers to transport edible oil have seen their products almost completely ignored.

Left with no other choice, other brands had to lower their prices in an attempt to compete with Sihai Grain and Oil by offering lower prices.

In this way, Sihai Grain and Oil drove down the prices of the entire industry, and the elderly or rural people who were unaware of Sihai Grain and Oil benefited by being able to buy low-priced cooking oil and other products.

With everyone's wages remaining the same, daily living expenses decrease, resulting in more savings and more money to spend.

Although the local brands in China resented Yang Chen for driving down prices, they didn't dare to do anything to him. After all, they all knew Yang Chen's current status in China.

They know how to choose between earning less money and having no chance to earn money at all.

However, foreign brands may not be willing to accept the current price competition that barely makes any profit.

At this time, Yifeng Group, the parent company of Golden Dragon Fish, held a high-level meeting.

Group President Zhu Xunhua is listening to a report from Hu Ruilong, head of Golden Dragon Fish Company.

"Although it's only been five days, Sihai Grain and Oil's total sales have exceeded 15 billion Dragon Coins, averaging 300 million Dragon Coins per day. This achievement isn't due to their limited capacity, but rather their incredibly fast production capacity. According to our estimates, their selling price isn't profitable; it's entirely subsidized by Yang Chen personally. Yang Chen is incredibly wealthy; he can personally subsidize Sihai Grain and Oil to seize market share, but we don't have such subsidies. If this continues, this year's annual report will look terrible, and there's a high probability of huge losses. We must find a way to force Yang Chen to raise product prices, at least to a level similar to ours. Otherwise, our products will only become increasingly difficult to sell."

Group President Zhu Xunhua said, "But he is Yang Chen. Why should we ask him to raise the price? Everyone, what are your thoughts? Let's hear them."

The executives expressed their opinions.

“Yang Chen is fearless, even Bald Eagle would suffer a great loss if he dealt with him, how could we possibly have a way to order him to do things?”

“We can’t order him to do things, but his country can, right? We can communicate with the Dragon Kingdom and ask them to order Yang Chen to raise prices and stop the price war.”

"It's obvious you haven't been paying attention to Yang Chen. I've been keeping an eye on his every move. He's currently the highest-ranking entrepreneur in China, and he just gave a speech on behalf of entrepreneurs not long ago. China would never force Yang Chen to do anything for our benefit; don't even think about it."

"Then what can we do? Are we just going to watch Golden Dragon Fish be gradually abandoned by the people of China, until it disappears from the Chinese market?"

"Don't rush! I haven't finished speaking yet. We can't persuade the Dragon Kingdom government to order Yang Chen to do things a certain way, but we can force the Dragon Kingdom to do things according to our wishes."

"How so? Tell me in detail."

"As far as I know, Li Kaisheng is preparing to sell the port in Malacca to BlackRock. Once Li Kaisheng sells the port, we can use the Strait of Malacca to our advantage. We can increase the cost of Chinese merchant ships passing through the Strait of Malacca tenfold, and they will have to wait in line at the very end. Within three days, China will contact us. At that time, we can have the government make demands according to our wishes, requiring Yang Chen to raise product prices. China will definitely prioritize the overall situation and protect energy and other trade, making Yang Chen a pawn."

"Haha...Brilliant! Brilliant! This is a good idea, I think we can do it this way. President, what do you think?"

Group President Zhu Xunhua said with a smile, "I also think it's feasible. I'll make a call to the government and ask them to expedite the sale of the Port of Malacca to BlackRock."

"Haha..." The executives' happy laughter rang out in the conference room.

At this moment, they all believed they had Yang Chen firmly under their control. (End of Chapter)