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

Following the eagles, you'll go hungry nine times in three days.

Allies and lackeys have been tricked by the bald eagle more than once, but they are still forced by its tyranny to continue doing what the eagle wants.

Yang Chen had anticipated this, which is why he orchestrated this grand spectacle.

Enterprises in China that purchased machine tools demanded that the manufacturers sign repurchase agreements. The manufacturers, following the instructions of the "White-headed Eagle," signed repurchase agreements with the Chinese companies.

Just as the machine tool manufacturers were waiting for the Chinese company to admit defeat, the Chinese company sent them a payment reminder, demanding that they pay immediately and arrange for ships to transport the machine tools back.

That's not right. Shouldn't Chinese companies be asking them to unlock it?
How come they actually paid to buy back the machine tool?
Shota Kuraki, president of Mazak, a high-end machine tool company in Japan, immediately called the head of the business department, Ran Muto.

"Minister Muto, something's not right. The Chinese companies haven't backed down. They're actually demanding that we pay to buy back the machine tools! What's going on?" Kuraki Shota asked.

Muto Ran replied, "I don't know either. They can't possibly abandon industrial production. Without those machine tools, their aerospace and other industries simply can't function. The consequences of even a tenth of a millimeter error in those parts are unimaginable. What were they thinking?"

Kuraki Shota said, "I asked you what to do, and now you're asking me again. How am I supposed to know? Just tell me how to respond to the companies in China. But I have to remind you, you have to take full responsibility for what you tell me to do."

Muto Ran immediately said, "Don't joke around, how can I take the final responsibility for you!"

“Then we won’t do as the Bald Eagles say. You go and explain to them,” Kuraki Shota said.

Muto Ran was speechless. Ultimately, the problem still lay with the bald eagle.

Muto Ran sighed and said, "Don't worry, I'll contact the White Eagles and give you an answer later."

At this time, the heads of the commerce ministries of Germany, Switzerland and other countries were also bombarded with calls from the heads of machine tool export companies. They had to decide immediately whether or not to pay Chinese companies to repurchase machine tools.

Commerce ministers from various countries quickly contacted Reventon, the head of the U.S. Commerce Department, asking her to advise on how to deal with Chinese companies.

Reventon held a video conference with the heads of the trade ministries of countries including Japan, Germany, and others.

Raventon said confidently, "Haven't I told you many times? The Dragon Country is just putting on a show to scare you. Use your brains and think about it: can the world's strongest industrial nation live without machine tools? Trust my judgment, forcing you to pay to buy back their products is their last resort. As long as you hold on until the end, they will definitely return the money to you obediently, and then you can take the opportunity to ask them for your money back. Only a few countries in the world have high-end machine tools; the Dragon Country has no other choice."

Muto Ran said, "What if they settle for second best and replace our high-end machine tools with domestically produced ones?"

The German representative, Siegfried, chimed in, "Yes, that's what they've been doing for years, just making do with domestically made goods. If we pay and they really don't want it anymore, who will bear the consequences? You?"

Reventon immediately replied, "Okay! If they really don't want it anymore, we'll take responsibility and cover for you. Is that alright?"

Since Reventon had already said all that, the representatives from various countries stopped talking and agreed to do as he said.

At first glance, the bald eagle's actions seem brainless, but they are completely understandable. High-end machine tools have always been an insurmountable gap for China. They cannot give up high-end industries such as aerospace, and therefore cannot give up high-end machine tools. In the end, they will inevitably bow their heads and admit defeat. At that time, machine tool manufacturers can take the opportunity to ask for exorbitant prices.

This is a reasonable deduction based on realistic logic. Under normal circumstances, the bald eagle's scheme will definitely succeed, and the Chinese nation will eventually admit defeat.

They used to play like this all the time, and they always won.

Unfortunately, they have now encountered Yang Chen, and history is destined to be rewritten.

Two weeks later, Zheng Kaiyang called Yang Chen.

"Chairman Yang, the foreign machine tool companies have all paid. According to our intelligence, they're all waiting for us to admit defeat so they can take the opportunity to demand exorbitant prices from us. Just as you predicted, they're absolutely right," Zheng Kaiyang said with a smile.

Yang Chen laughed heartily and said, "I have a firm grasp on the intelligence and behavior of those foreigners. Now that we've received the money, we can officially announce that we've conquered the high-end machine tool technology."

Zheng Kaiyang quickly replied, "Okay, you can announce it. We will also announce it at our regular meetings and encourage companies to give priority to using your machine tools."

The next morning, Xingchen Machine Tools registered accounts on platforms such as Weibo and Douyin.

Subsequently, Xingchen Machine Tools posted its first update on Weibo.

"Hello everyone, we are Xingchen Machine Tool Company, wholly owned by Mr. Yang Chen, specializing in mid-to-high-end machine tool products and technical services. Our high-end machine tool technology has reached the world's most advanced level. Xingchen Automotive's Aquarius amphibious vehicle uses our high-end machine tools for parts processing. Our products are generally 60% cheaper than similar foreign products, truly offering both affordability and high quality. Our goal is to promote the industrial development of all mankind. We welcome customers from all countries to come and discuss cooperation, and let's develop and progress together."

Furthermore, the accompanying nine-grid photos show a comparison of the parameters and prices of high-end foreign machine tool equipment and Xingchen machine tool equipment. Xingchen machine tool equipment is more precise, and its price is generally only about 40% of that of equivalent foreign products.

Xingchen Machine Tool's Douyin and other video platform accounts directly released the entire process of Xingchen Machine Tool equipment and similar foreign equipment processing the same parts, allowing everyone to clearly see that Xingchen Machine Tool equipment is more precise.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Chen reposted Xingchen Machine Tools' Weibo post and left a comment.

"Welcome Xingchen Machine Tools to the Xingchen family. Foreign companies disregard ethical practices and WTO rules, either imposing technological blockades on us, selling to us at exorbitant prices, or even arbitrarily locking up products that have already been sold. From today onwards, we will no longer have to endure this humiliation. Let them buy their outdated products and sell them as scrap metal; we have better and cheaper machine tools to use."

Netizens flocked to leave comments.

"Haha... Boss Yang must have already mastered the high-end machine tool technology and is definitely mass-producing equipment, which is why he suddenly brought up the foreign blockade of machine tools. The foreigners must be dumbfounded now; they never expected things to develop to this point."

"Boss Yang's maneuvering this time was absolutely brilliant. First, he pinned the blame for sabotaging cooperation and acting unethically on the foreign companies, then he lured them into signing a buyback agreement and even paid for it, and finally, he officially announced that he had mastered high-end machine tool technology. I ask you, who else can pull off such a brilliant move?" "Haha... Our company has already sold all the foreigners' machine tools back, and the more advanced and cheaper Xingchen machine tools are already in use. Boss Yang's operation is definitely going to go down in history; it must be remembered by future generations."

……

Subsequently, at a regular meeting of the Ministry of Commerce, Zheng Kaiyang answered reporters' questions and discussed the recent machine tool incident that had caused a great stir.

"As you all know, developed Western countries have always adopted a high-tech blockade strategy against us. No matter how much money we offer, they are unwilling to sell us some technologies and products. The previous chip incident has already made people all over the world see what kind of face developed countries, led by the United States, are really like. They tried to replicate the chip incident this time, but they miscalculated because we now have Mr. Yang Chen."

"Mr. Yang Chen had already mastered the technology of high-end machine tools and was secretly mass-producing the equipment. Originally, we were embarrassed to directly list Xingchen Machine Tools on the stock exchange, fearing it would impact the machine tool market. Mr. Yang then issued a statement saying that as long as foreign machine tool companies were willing to sell high-end machine tools, we would not allow Xingchen Machine Tools to completely replace foreign machine tools. But as everyone has seen, foreign machine tool companies not only refused to sell high-end machine tools, but also locked up the machine tools that Chinese companies had already acquired."

"Foreign companies have acted unethically and unfairly, so we will naturally show them no more leniency. I formally notify foreign machine tool companies to remove your machine tools as quickly as possible. If they are not removed within one month, our companies will assume that you no longer want these equipment, and we will dispose of those outdated machine tools as scrap. Finally, I urge companies from all countries to abide by WTO trade regulations and conduct international trade based on the principle of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. Trade is trade; do not impose political or ideological factors. Thank you."

The spokesperson's impassioned statement left the foreign journalists present feeling embarrassed. In short, the responsibility lay with the United States and Western countries, and China was merely forced to retaliate.

Media outlets from various countries immediately sent the news back home and reported it as quickly as possible.

When the CEOs of foreign machine tool companies saw the news, they were instantly furious.

Shota Kuraki, president of Mazak Machine Tool Company in Japan, immediately called Ran Mutou, hysterically roaring, "We've fallen for their trap! We've all fallen for their trap! We've been tricked by Yang Chen! We've been manipulated by Chinese companies! We've bought back all the equipment we sold, even though it was mostly at half price, it's still a huge loss! I don't care, you have to take responsibility for this and compensate us for all our losses!"

Muto Ran immediately said, "Who would have thought that Yang Chen could overcome the challenges of high-end machine tool technology? It's completely unexpected."

Kuraki Shota yelled, "Stop talking nonsense and get the money ready to compensate us!"

Muto Ran quickly reassured her, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. I'll contact Reventon right away. The Bald Eagle must take ultimate responsibility for this."

Raventon's phone was ringing off the hook, but she didn't dare answer it.

The assistant sighed and said, "I never expected this! We've been outmaneuvered by that damned Yang Chen again. I really can't understand how he can do everything. He even managed to get the high-end machine tools that China couldn't handle for so many years. Fuck! God is so unfair! How can someone be so outstanding?!"

Reventon sighed and said, "This is a huge disaster. So many machine tool companies have had their machine tools bought back at half price. What are they going to do with these machine tools? It's over, it's over. I can't afford the consequences."

The assistant quickly said, "Then sell it to companies in developing countries, such as South Vietnam in Asia, India, Brazil in the Americas, and Africa. Sell it to them at a bargain price, I don't believe they won't want it. If they obediently buy it, fine, but if they don't know what's good for them, we'll send our warships over for exercises, and scare them to death."

Just then, the president's office called Reventon.

"Things have gone wrong, and someone needs to take the blame. You're the one to take the blame. This is an order, not something to discuss with you."

Raventon was stunned for a moment before recovering and saying, "I've thought of a solution. We'll use the influence of the US to force less developed countries to buy these machine tools, such as South Vietnam, India, Brazil, Mexico, and so on. They'll definitely be able to absorb all of China's machine tools. I'm doing this for the good of the US, and you've all agreed. You can't make me take the blame immediately if something goes wrong."

"Your suggestion is completely unworkable. Where would those poor countries get the money to buy those machine tools? The machine tools must be kept by the Chinese companies themselves; they absolutely cannot be shipped back. To quell the anger of the companies, you must step in and take the blame. Alright, it's settled then. You just need to keep quiet, and we'll handle the rest."

Raventon wanted to say something more, but the call had already ended.

Enraged, Raventon grabbed whatever was at hand and smashed it on the floor. Everything within reach was destroyed. Her assistant, terrified, ran out of the office to hide and dared not approach her.

The U.S. military held a press conference, where a spokesperson recounted the "beginning and end" of the machine tool incident and the handling methods in front of journalists from around the world.

"The United States is a law-abiding country that values ​​honor and code of honor. We would never proactively block any country's technology or products. This machine tool incident was not the President's office's doing, but rather Commerce Secretary Reventon's personal vendetta, using machine tools to retaliate against Yang Chen for assassinating her parents and son. By the time we discovered it, it was too late to stop it, which led to the terrible consequences."

"The Bald Eagle government does not acknowledge anything that happened in the machine tool incident, including the repatriation agreements signed between machine tool companies from various countries and Chinese companies. In order to punish Reventon's wrongdoing, Congress has decided to dismiss Reventon and appoint Ravencoffs as Minister of Commerce, who will handle the machine tool incident. We hope that the relevant countries will also not acknowledge anything that happened in the machine tool incident, effectively protect the interests of companies from all countries, and maintain the order of international trade."

A video of the bald eagle spokesperson was uploaded to the internet, and netizens from various countries left comments.

A netizen from Japan commented: "The US is shameless! They were clearly the ones behind the machine tool incident, trying to cause trouble for China, but Yang Chen foiled their plan. Now they're acting like scoundrels. Our company was forced to pay for a buyback because of them, and we demand compensation for our losses."

A South Korean netizen commented: "No one on Earth can stop Yang Chen anymore. He's even conquered the high-end machine tool field. What field can't he handle? When you're out in the game, you have to be prepared to take the fall. If you mess up, you mess up, and you take responsibility. Nobody will say anything. The bald eagle's behavior—being incompetent, playful, unwilling to bear the consequences, and always betraying its allies—is truly despicable."

A German netizen exclaimed: "Fuck! We've been utterly screwed over by the bald eagle! We had already established a good relationship with China, but the bald eagle forced our machine tool companies to make things difficult for Chinese companies, and even encouraged our machine tool companies to sign buyback agreements and pay upfront. What do we do now? What should we do with those machine tools? Who will compensate our companies for their losses?"
A netizen named "White-headed Eagle" commented: "Sometimes I feel ashamed too, always losing to Yang Chen, but I still have to go against him whenever I have the chance. I really can't understand the thought process of politicians. Given how things have turned out, if I were Chinese, I would definitely demand that all the major machine tool companies fulfill their agreements and quickly move all their machine tools away. This way, they can recoup some of their losses and make room for the more advanced machine tools that Yang Chen produces."

A netizen from the Sand Kingdom commented: Haha... My idol has been around for four years, and some countries still haven't recognized his strength. They deserve to suffer losses at his hands time and time again. Bald Eagle, you need to stand up straight! The whole world is laughing at you! Haha...

The agreement has been signed and the money has been paid. Is it a pipe dream to expect Chinese companies to buy back these outdated machine tools?
Major enterprises in China issued announcements, clearly stating to the world that they resolutely do not want foreign machine tools; they only want machine tools produced by Xingchen Machine Tools. They urged foreign machine tool companies to remove their junk as soon as possible, otherwise they would dispose of it as junk.

Subsequently, the Ministry of Commerce of China also issued an official document indicating China's final stance on the machine tool incident.

“Agreements that have been signed must be fulfilled, and payments that have already been made cannot be refunded. Foreign machine tool companies have already breached contracts once, so please do not breach contracts again, otherwise who will dare to do business with you? Everyone should be responsible for their own actions and should not shirk responsibility when it comes to taking responsibility.”

Once the official document was issued, there was no room for negotiation.

The bald eagle has once again betrayed its allies. (End of Chapter)