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

The simplest and most direct way to disable the Strait of Malacca is to use bionic fish to attack all ships entering and leaving the Strait of Malacca. Over time, no ships will pass through there.

However, this is clearly inappropriate and morally unacceptable. Moreover, even if the Strait of Malacca is abandoned, merchant ships will have to travel thousands of kilometers on an extra detour, which would be very disadvantageous for Yang Chen himself.

That leaves only the second option: to find another way to replace the Strait of Malacca.

Yang Chen opened the world map and observed it carefully. He quickly came up with a solution that could replace Malacca.

If a canal could be dug from Jianpu Village running north to south to connect to the Gulf of Thailand, and then a canal could be dug from the Gulf of Thailand to connect to the Indian Ocean, thousands of kilometers of shipping could be saved, and the Strait of Malacca would be completely rendered useless.

Not only will cargo ships from China no longer pass through the Strait of Malacca, but cargo ships from South Korea, Japan, South Vietnam, and other countries will also no longer pass through the Strait of Malacca.

Moreover, Dragon Kingdom can completely break free from the constraints of the Strait of Malacca's maritime lifeline, while also strengthening its relationship with Jianpu Village and Thailand. To paraphrase a movie line, from now on, who won't know that Jianpu Village and Thailand are "my" henchmen?

Without further ado, Yang Chen immediately ordered Guo Hu to contact Jianpu Village and the Thai military. As long as the military was dealt with, everything else would be easy.

In the evening, Yang Chen received a call from Zhu Changrong, president of the Singapore National Ports Transport Group.

"We've already let your ship pass, so why aren't you chasing away these mosquitoes and flies? What exactly do you want?" Zhu Changrong roared.

Yang Chen said with a smile, "You can mess with me if you want, or you can leave me alone if you don't. There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"So what do you want to do?" Zhu Changrong asked.

Yang Chen replied, "I won't make things difficult for you. Just issue a public statement explaining the whole story and tell the truth. You don't need to deliberately shift the blame to anyone. Also, I want to get my new energy vehicles, mobile phones, and cooking oil into the Singapore market. You can help me with that. You can contact other shipping company executives to help me complete my task, especially Guo Chang'an, the president of Xinhai Shipping. He also needs to complete this task before I will let him and his family off the hook."

Zhu Changrong immediately asked, "Aren't you being a bit too greedy?"

“Throughout history, the defeated side has always had to sign unequal treaties, ceding territory and paying reparations—these are your obligations as the defeated. Either accept my terms, or you'll continue to be swarmed by mosquitoes. However, I need to remind you of something. These devices are all equipped with self-destruct systems. If they are damaged by external forces, or if anyone attempts to hack into their control systems, they will activate the self-destruct program and explode. Also, for safety reasons, the equipment we're using this time is also designed to trigger a self-destruct program when its battery level drops below 5%. So, you should think carefully about what to do,” Yang Chen replied.

Zhu Changrong was terrified. Just as he was about to speak, a mosquito suddenly exploded, shattering all the glass cups in his house. His whole family screamed in fright.

"What are you doing? Don't detonate it! I'll accept your conditions, okay?" Zhu Changrong roared.

Yang Chen said, "I didn't detonate it, so it must have triggered the self-destruct program and exploded when the battery level dropped to 5%, as I mentioned. It seems that some equipment has already reached this preset value. You'd better hurry, because starting now, equipment will gradually activate its self-destruct program because the battery level has reached the preset value. If any piece of equipment explodes on top of you, the consequences will be severe."

Zhu Changrong immediately said, "You're too ruthless. You're simply inhuman."

Yang Chen immediately cursed, "Go to hell! Did I start this feud with you? You attacked me first, okay? You attacked me first, and you expect me to be polite and gentlemanly? Let me tell you this: the fact that you're still calling me is the greatest favor I can do for you. Don't be so ungrateful! Damn it!"

Yang Chen immediately hung up the phone. After being scolded by him, Zhu Changrong became much more sober and quickly contacted other shipping and port company owners to discuss countermeasures.

Meanwhile, in the home of Guo Chang'an, president of Xinhai Shipping Group, mosquito repellent and other equipment began to self-destruct and explode due to low battery levels.

These people now understand Yang Chen's style of doing things. If they had known it would turn out this way, they would never have agreed to the higher-ups' demands and sacrificed their own interests to help Yifeng Group deal with Yang Chen.

It's too late to say anything now. As the defeated party, their last act of dignity is to voluntarily "cede territory and pay reparations."

If they are not respectable, Yang Chen will have to help them be respectable.

Soon after, Singapore's National Port Transport Group, New Ocean Transport Group, and other shipping companies in Singapore jointly issued a statement.

The main contents of the announcement are as follows:

First, they were at the request of Yifeng Group to prevent cargo ships of Yang Chen and some companies in China from passing through the Strait of Malacca. They themselves had no grudges or conflicts with Yang Chen and related companies in China, and simply accepted Yifeng Group's request in a moment of confusion.

Secondly, the reason why Yifeng Group is targeting Yang Chen is because the price of cooking oil from Yang Chen's Sihai Grain and Oil is too low. Yifeng Group's Jinlongyu brand cooking oil will not be able to survive in China. They want to use this method to force Yang Chen to raise the price of cooking oil.

Third, all cargo ships belonging to Yang Chen's companies, as well as cargo ships belonging to other companies in China, have successfully passed through the Strait of Malacca.

Fourth, we sincerely apologize to Yang Chen and the relevant companies, and guarantee that such an incident will not happen again. All losses incurred by the affected cargo ships will be shared by these shipping companies.

Fifth, we welcome Mr. Yang Chen's new energy vehicles, mobile phones and other businesses to enter the Singapore market, and we will do our best to help Mr. Yang Chen's products open up sales channels.

In fact, the Singapore government also played a very important role in this matter. This joint announcement clearly deliberately concealed their existence and only pushed all the responsibility onto the Yifeng Group.

The announcement quickly spread around the world, and netizens who were waiting for the outcome left numerous comments.

A netizen named "White-headed Eagle" commented: "As expected, as long as he doesn't deploy his regular troops, no one is a match for Yang Chen. He can manipulate any opponent at will. I think Singaporean entrepreneurs will never dare to offend Yang Chen again."

A South Korean netizen commented: "It's so infuriating! Why is he always the one who wins? Can't he just lose once?"

A netizen from Japan commented: "Singapore has lost completely this time. They have to apologize, bear the losses, and even open their market to Yang Chen's products. It's just like how the great powers forced the Qing government to sign unequal treaties more than a hundred years ago."

A German netizen commented: "I told you their fate would be terrible. Some people even argued with me, saying the Strait of Malacca is very important to China, and Yang Chen would definitely be manipulated this time. But what happened? Yang Chen manipulated them instead."

A netizen from the Sand Kingdom commented: "Why isn't there a live stream this time? I bet those shipping companies are already swarming with mosquitoes, flies, and birds. Otherwise, they wouldn't have issued this announcement so readily. As long as Yang Chen's smart equipment can't be cracked, anyone who opposes him will only fail."

Chinese netizens commented: "Boss Yang is awesome! He never disappoints us Chinese. Based on past experience, Yang Chen will next reap the rewards of the Singapore stock market. I wonder if it will be the same this time."

To be honest, Singapore is indeed a country worth exploiting.

Singapore has become a haven for capital in Asia and even the world. Not only Europe, but also countries and regions such as the United States and the United States have poured funds into Singapore, and many wealthy people from China are also vying to immigrate to Singapore.

The Bald Eagles have long had their eyes on Singapore, but they haven't made a move yet because there are too many people of Chinese descent there, as well as many wealthy Chinese. The Bald Eagles are worried that if they make a move, China will help Singapore resist them.

However, judging from the "Malacca incident," it is clear that Singapore is not grateful to China; otherwise, they would not have done something to harm Chinese companies in order to protect Golden Dragon Fish's market share.

Perhaps the time has come to reap the rewards in Singapore. BlackRock CEO Pacquiao called Yang Chen, immediately launching into a tirade of apologies.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yang, I'm very sorry this happened. Fortunately, you were able to resolve the problem successfully thanks to your own abilities. I couldn't be of much help, and I hope you can forgive me."

Yang Chen chuckled and asked, "You didn't call me just to talk nonsense, did you? Let's get down to business and not waste time."

Pacquiao laughed heartily, then said, "Mr. Yang is as straightforward as ever. Singapore has really gone too far this time. I'd like to join forces with you to short sell and profit from their actions. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

"I'm quite interested in taking them down, but I have no interest in cooperating with you. Your performance this time has greatly disappointed me, and I won't be involving you anymore. In the past, I needed to rely on the global hegemony of the United States, but now I don't need to rely on your hegemony anymore. If you perform well, I will still include you as before. But obviously, your performance this time was terrible, so let's sever ties from now on," Yang Chen said.

Pacquiao panicked. Singapore had been on their menu for a long time, and it was a main dish. They hadn't served it yet because they were worried that China might interfere.

Yang Chen is now thinking of bringing Singapore to the table, but he doesn't want to bring them along. How can that be?
“Mr. Yang, please don’t be angry. I’ve already explained to you that we only bought a portion of the shares. With our shareholding, we can absolutely guarantee that your cargo ships can pass through the Strait of Malacca smoothly. But it’s a bit difficult for us to guarantee that all of China’s cargo ships can pass through. It’s not that we don’t want to help you, but we are simply powerless to do so,” Pacquiao argued.

Yang Chen cursed, "If you had just said a few nice words, I might have let it go. But you're still trying to argue? Even if you bald eagles didn't have any shares, would they dare refuse to let us pass if we wanted them to? You're always acting like a bully all over the world, and now you're pretending to be innocent and honest with me?"

Pacquiao was speechless after being scolded by Yang Chen. In fact, they had been deliberately ignoring the situation, just wanting to see Yang Chen make a fool of himself. Now, their words were just sophistry.

Yang Chen was seething with anger, and Pacquiao's words gave him a perfect excuse to vent.

Pacquiao is a man who can bend and stretch. As long as he can get Yang Chen to take them to harvest Singapore, he doesn't care if he gets a lot of flak. Being scolded won't hurt him. But if the harvest is successful, he will actually get billions or even tens of billions of Anglo-Singapore dollars. He knows very well which to choose.

“Yes, Chairman Yang is right. I admit my mistake and will take it as a lesson. I will never make the same mistake again. Please, Chairman Yang, don’t abandon us, considering how friendly we’ve always been to you,” Pacquiao said humbly.

Having said all that, Yang Chen felt too embarrassed to scold him anymore, but that didn't mean he would lead them to conquer Singapore.

"We'll see. I don't plan to take action right now. I'll wait until I feel like it. That's all for now, I'm hanging up," Yang Chen said, and immediately hung up the phone.

Pacquiao frowned and sighed. At this moment, he also regretted his previous choice. If he had not chosen to stand by and watch, but instead took the opportunity to help Yang Chen, Yang Chen would definitely be grateful to them and would definitely take them with him to reap the rewards in Singapore.

just now……

It might be a bit risky.

Yang Chen is currently preoccupied with the matter of opening two canals; he can't even enjoy his meals until this matter is settled.

However, we can't rush something this big. It's impossible to succeed without taking care of all aspects. We have to take it one step at a time.

Early this morning, Xingchen Automotive announced the launch of its new car through its domestic and international social media accounts.

"We are delighted to introduce the second member of the Xingchen Automotive family, and the second constellation in the Twelve Constellations series, the Libra, a mid-to-large-sized SUV positioned for urban family use. This model comes in three range versions: 1800km, 2500km, and 3000km. Each range version is further divided into high, medium, and low configurations, with a starting price of 198,000 yuan and the highest-spec version reaching 398,000 yuan. The overseas price starts at 30,000 Eagle Dollars, with the highest-spec version reaching 59,000 Eagle Dollars. Other currencies will be converted according to the exchange rate. The first 1 million vehicles will enjoy a 10,000 yuan deposit that will be credited as 30,000 yuan. Interested customers are welcome to visit our store for a test drive. If you are satisfied, act quickly!"

Yang Chen then forwarded Xingchen Automotive's announcement and offered his blessings.

"Welcome to our new member! We hope you will continue to support Xingchen Automotive."

Netizens who have been waiting for the Xingchen Auto SUV have left comments.

"I thought the starting price would be at least 250,000, but I didn't expect it to be less than 200,000. Plus, you can get 30,000 off for every 10,000 you pay. Mr. Yang is really too sincere. I have to buy it. Even if it's a 0 yuan purchase, I still have to buy it. It's just a ten-year repayment period, what's the big deal?"

"Haha... Xingchen Motors' design is a complete imitation of Porsche. Boss Yang really understands the aesthetics of young people. At first glance, it looks like a Cayenne, but upon closer inspection, its lines are even smoother than the Cayenne's. Whoever buys me this car, I'll marry them immediately, no dowry required, and I mean it."

"This is the first time I've seen a deal where the first 1 million vehicles can be purchased with a 10,000 yuan deposit and receive a 30,000 yuan discount. Mr. Yang really wants to offer discounts to everyone. The price of a car with this configuration can't be any lower, otherwise other brands won't be able to survive. But he also wants to offer discounts, so he came up with this deal for the first 1 million vehicles."

"Other car companies would be lucky to sell 100 million cars a year, but Mr. Yang is offering discounts on the first 100 million of his models. He's really confident. We'll see how many orders he gets in 24 hours. We'll find out if Mr. Yang is confident or just arrogant first thing tomorrow morning."

……

Meanwhile, advertisements for the Libra were also launched on television stations and online in various European countries, and foreigners were completely won over by its beautiful body, powerful features, and low price.

A German netizen commented: "Are you sure this isn't a Porsche? The style is so similar. It's less than 3 euros, I have to buy one."

A French netizen commented: "This car is totally my type. If I can't afford a Porsche Cayenne, I'll just buy a Libra."

A netizen from China commented: "I've already bought the Virgo Ultra, and the driving experience is just too good! I'm thinking of selling my Volkswagen and getting a Libra instead. Why can't we Europeans make cars that are so beautiful, have such high-end features, and are so cheap? Is it because our creativity is inferior to that of the Chinese? But we used to be ahead! How come we've suddenly fallen behind?"
At this time, at Porsche headquarters.

President Messerke stared into thought as he watched the Libra's advertising video. The more he looked at the car, the more it resembled the Cayenne, but with smoother lines. If the Libra was indeed imitating the Cayenne, then it could be considered a case of the student surpassing the master.

The secretary standing nearby said, "Mr. President, shouldn't we do something? It's one thing for Virgo to imitate our car design, but Libra is imitating our style too. They're going to exploit us to the death. If we don't react, they'll skin us alive."

Messy sighed and said, "You said it yourself, the style is similar. Similar style doesn't infringe on patents. If he used our design patent, we could definitely sue him. It's just that the style is similar, but the design is their own. What grounds can we use to interfere?"

Their argument is unreasonable. The cars look similar, even identical, and there are so many of them on the street. If this is considered infringement, many cars wouldn't be able to be launched on the market.

Smooth lines are a common aesthetic standard for most people when it comes to cars, and it can't be said that only Porsche can do this style.

The secretary said, "Our sales in China were already declining sharply. With Libra going on the market, our sales will definitely be even worse. Not only will the Chinese market be bad, but our home market in Europe will also suffer. President, we really need to do something, otherwise, when the annual report comes out and the stock price plummets, the shareholders will definitely blame you."

According to the latest data, Porsche's sales in China plummeted by 42% year-on-year in the first quarter. In March, the company laid off nearly 3000 employees and plans to invest 800 million euros in software development and battery technology upgrades.

With new energy vehicles becoming an unstoppable trend, Porsche's electric vehicle technology is in a mess. Coupled with the impact of competitors such as the Volkswagen Ultra and the Tesla Model 3 high-performance version, it is inevitable that Porsche's sales will decline.

Previously, only sedans faced severe sales decline pressure. Now that the Libra has been launched, Porsche's best-selling SUV models, such as the Cayenne, will inevitably experience a sharp drop in sales. It is foreseeable that Porsche's financial report this year will be very bad.

Messyk, emboldened by his secretary's words, grew somewhat restless. He thought to himself, "Yes, I really should do something; I can't just sit here and wait to die." (End of Chapter)