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

"Our company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tencent. Effective immediately, Tencent's businesses, including Tencent Pictures, Tencent Video, Tencent Games, and Tencent Live, will use Sihai VR's intelligent technology to provide users with free character modeling and replacement services. Basketball and football games produced by Sihai Sports will be operated by TiMi Studio for a period of 3 years."

The collaboration between two of China's top giants naturally made headlines and trending topics on major platforms.

"Holy crap, will the mobile game 'Holy Kings' develop a similar feature? Then can I turn Li Bai into my likeness?"

"I'm a bit confused. Do these games and videos require a professional VR TV and glasses? If so, I think the equipment is quite expensive."

"Only rich people can afford this kind of service. How could poor people like us afford it?"

"I hope that what will be developed is glasses-free VR, otherwise this feature is destined to be enjoyed by only a small number of people."

"Alright! Sihai Sports' stock price isn't going to fall. With so many businesses supporting it, it earns more than Moutai. How could it possibly fall?"

……

With Sihai Sports' core business stabilized, even in the worst-case scenario, it can still maintain profits of several hundred billion yuan annually. Yang Chen has lived up to the trust placed in him by shareholders and investors.

On the other hand, Sihai Investment has already prepared to repay the funds to Europe.

Yang Chen called Tusk and said with a smile, "Mr. Tusk, I have prepared the funds to repay you. You can contact Sihai Investment directly, and Zhao Jing will transfer the money to the account you provided."

Tusk immediately said, "Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Yang. On behalf of all the banks in Europe, I thank you."

"Haha... No need to thank me. Paying back debts is only right and proper," Yang Chen said with a smile.

Tusk quickly replied, "Haha... Yes, yes, Mr. Yang is right. I'll notify all the banks to contact Sihai Investment now. We'll keep in touch. Bye."

Yang Chen put down the phone, put his legs on the desk, whistled, and started playing on his phone.

At 2 p.m., BlackRock President Manny Pacquiao sent Yang Chen a video conference request.

Yang Chen accepted the request, and all the presidents of Wall Street investment banks were in the conference room.

"Hello, Mr. Yang, you've become even more handsome."

"What do you mean 'again'? Mr. Yang has always been the most handsome man in the world. He has no room for improvement, and no one else can ever catch up with him."

"That's absolutely right. In terms of looks, even I, who am known as the most handsome man on Wall Street, am three points inferior to Mr. Yang."

"Fuck! You guys are disgusting. Is it really okay to take pictures of my dad's horse like that?"

"Fuck! You're even more disgusting!"

"Ha ha……"

It has to be said that this is a good thing about capitalists: they are willing to lower themselves and call anyone who can make money for them.

Unlike some people who rely on others while pretending to be high-minded, which is truly disgusting.

Yang Chen laughed and said, "You guys have really gone too far. Enough of this nonsense, let's get down to business. Is everyone ready?"

BlackRock CEO Manny Pacquiao quickly said, "We're ready. Mr. Yang can now give us instructions on how to operate the system."

Yang Chen asked again, "Are you sure you're ready?"

Vanguard President Barkley, being quite astute, immediately said, "We're all ready. Mr. Yang, just give the orders, we'll handle the operations, and you'll get half of what each company earns."

The others suddenly realized what was happening and immediately echoed their opinions.

"Yes, yes, we'll give half of our earnings to Mr. Yang."

……

Yang Chen nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems you're indeed prepared. Let's begin. You can have your traders contact brokerages to borrow stocks now. Prioritize Deutsche Bank, Barclays, UBS, and other reputable banks and financial institutions. Once those are exhausted, consider technology companies, followed by companies in the consumer goods and pharmaceutical sectors. In short, go for it! Aren't Europeans working hard to earn money for us to spend?"

"Haha..." The CEOs burst into laughter.

“Mr. Yang is absolutely right. The wealth that Europeans create through hard work is meant for us to spend. We are simply taking back the wealth that rightfully belongs to us. Haha…” Pacquiao said.

The CEOs immediately issued operational instructions to their respective traders, and immediately contacted securities firms to borrow the shares of the companies Yang Chen had just mentioned.

The traders get to work, while the CEOs happily boast and brag.

Before we knew it, the conversation had turned to the general election three months from now.

Yang Chen asked, "Have you made a decision internally? Who will be chosen as the next leader?"

Pacquiao said, "It's not certain yet, but according to current polls, Republican candidate Trump has a better chance of winning. The incumbent president is too old, and people don't have high hopes for him, so his poll numbers are significantly lower."

Goldman Sachs President Winterkorn said, "But I've heard that the Democratic Party is preparing to change its nominee, most likely Haha. If Haha runs, she still has a chance to turn the tide."

JPMorgan Chase CEO Pinto said, "I heard some big news: Masters, who was originally a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, has now switched sides and is supporting Trump. Can you guess why?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Pinto laughed and said, "Because the Democratic Party promotes 98 genders and encourages transgenderism and a series of other things that violate natural morality, Master's son has become a victim. He was given a 'childbearing' program. What father could stand that? If it were me, I would switch sides too, not for anything else, but just to vent my anger."

Pacquiao laughed heartily and said, "Your description of 'raising children' is so apt. I'm also a father of three sons, and I can totally understand Master's feelings right now. If the other party weren't a high-ranking politician, I think he would definitely want to kill all those people, and even that might not be enough to vent his anger."

While eating the watermelon that Chen Xi fed him, Yang Chen listened to the gossip of the CEOs, truly becoming a bystander for once.

"You're all lying, right? How could it be so surreal?" Yang Chen said deliberately.

JPMorgan Chase President Pinto immediately retorted, "What do you mean, 'fake'? Would I dare to make up such a story? Search the news; it's definitely reported. Mr. Yang, you need to know that the Democratic Party supports clean energy, and Masters' Tesla received subsidies from the Democrats. The Republican Party, on the other hand, supports traditional energy sources like oil because some of their financial backers are oil giants. Trump's victory is very disadvantageous for Masters, yet he still supports Trump. Doesn't that speak volumes?"

Yang Chen nodded; it seemed to be true.

The Republican Party does indeed support traditional energy, with the oil and gasoline-powered vehicle industry being their major financial backers.

Yang Chen sighed and said, "Hearing you say that, the progress of my car project in your country will be even slower. Building a battery swapping station is a nightmare; it's either not environmentally friendly enough, not fire-safe enough, or it lacks the necessary qualifications. Damn it, I've never seen such a shameless country. They can't even honor a signed agreement. That's why I often say I can't be friends with you; we can only do business together. We'll make money together when we can, and we won't associate with each other when we can't. I know you guys very well; I wasn't wrong about you at all."

The CEOs smiled awkwardly; they couldn't deny it.

This isn't the first or second time the Western camp has changed its policies so frequently. When it's in their favor or when they have an absolute advantage, they'll demand that the whole world follow suit from the perspective of all humanity.

If the situation is unfavorable to them, or if they fall behind, they will find excuses to shirk responsibility or even back out.

The most famous example is carbon neutrality. The Western camp originally wanted to use the name of environmental protection to restrict developing countries, especially China, through carbon neutrality.

As a result, China has truly succeeded, with strong momentum in the development of various clean energy sources and leading the world in new energy vehicles.

Seeing that they can't compete with China in the new energy vehicle sector, foreign automakers have announced their withdrawal from or abandonment of new energy vehicles, with Europe even announcing the abandonment of its carbon neutrality plan. However, these are all national-level issues, and Yang Chen currently has no power to demand that foreigners must pursue clean energy.

Let's talk about it in the future. If controlled nuclear fusion becomes a reality someday, all of humanity will be able to use clean energy.

At 6 p.m., the traders from various banks completed their short-selling operations against major European companies.

The short options that were to be opened have been opened, and the shares that were to be lent out have been lent out. Now we can issue an announcement about shorting Europe.

Fifteen Wall Street investment banks jointly announced a short-selling move targeting European stock and futures markets.

"We unanimously believe that after three years of fighting between Russia and Russia, the European economy is deteriorating and unable to maintain its current state. The European stock market has only maintained its current level with the help of Mr. Yang Chen, which does not mean that it originally deserved such a high market capitalization. Therefore, we have decided to short Europe across the board. We will release short-selling reports on various companies later, and we welcome everyone to review them. We also welcome capital from all over the world to join us in shorting Europe and enjoying this wealth feast."

The short-selling report from Wall Street quickly ignited global capital markets, and everyone's attention was focused on Yang Chen, waiting for him to state whether he supported Europe or Wall Street.

The capital market understands one thing: no matter what Wall Street says, whether or not it is possible to short Europe is not up to them, but up to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen made no comment, simply turned off his phone, went home, and spent time with 10 women in a lavish, decadent lifestyle.

"Your Majesty, come and arrest me!"

"My king, come and sleep with me!"

"Damn it! Don't you dare say what's on your mind!"

"Ha ha……"

"No problem! Playing around is fine, but there's no need to say what's on your mind!"

Yang Chen now understands why ancient emperors all died young. With three thousand concubines in the harem, sleeping with each one only once was enough to take a toll on their bodies.

Yang Chen was having a great time, but people in Europe were getting really anxious.

Tusk sent a notification to representatives of EU member states for an online meeting, which was attended by all member state representatives, as well as the British representative.

Tusk said with a serious expression, "There's a traitor among us!"

The German representative immediately asked, "Italy, is that you? What a coincidence! We just asked Mr. Yang Chen for money, and Wall Street immediately started shorting us?"

The Italian representative pointed at the German representative excitedly and said, "Hey, hey, hey, I'm warning you not to talk nonsense! How can you frame someone without any evidence? We haven't told Wall Street that we also have companies that have been shorted, that we are also victims, how could we possibly harm ourselves?"

The French representative immediately replied, "Why not? Your internal divisions are very serious; there might even be traitors among you."

The Italian representative immediately retorted, "Fuck! It's as if you don't have pro-hawks within your own country, and in all your countries, which one dares to say they don't have pro-hawks? Dare to say it?"

Other national representatives were silenced by the criticism, because they all knew that their countries did indeed have pro-hawk factions, and many high-ranking officials were simply proxies cultivated by the United States.

Tusk quickly said, "I called this video conference to discuss countermeasures together, not for you to argue or make baseless accusations. This is a critical situation, and you still have the energy to argue? Please, be professional! Can't we calmly discuss how to deal with this crisis?"

The German representative immediately said, "Is there any need to discuss this? Last time, we were shorted by the bald eagles, and we tried everything but failed to fight back. In the end, it was Mr. Yang Chen who intervened and helped us recover our losses. This time, let's just copy their homework and invite Yang Chen to show up and take action. We have a financial cooperation agreement with China, and they have an obligation to help us fight the financial crisis."

Representatives from other countries expressed their agreement with the German representative's opinion, suggesting that Tusk, on behalf of Europe, contact Yang Chen for assistance.

Tusk sighed and said, “You guys are always so self-centered and think so simplistically. Have you all forgotten that you just got those loans back from Yang Chen? Do you really think Yang Chen would help us? He’s said more than once that he won’t be friends with us, that it’s purely business. We’ve already gotten the loans back, how could he possibly help us? Besides, I’ve already tried calling him many times, but I can’t get through. Don’t you understand what it means that we can’t get through to him at this crucial moment? He just doesn’t want to help us.”

The English representative said, "Then contact the Chinese government officials. The agreement can't be signed for nothing; it's time for them to protect us. They can't break their promises. If we can't reach out to Yang Chen, surely the Chinese government can? He wouldn't refuse their official orders, would he?"

Tusk sighed and could only contact Li Daoming, the head of the financial department of the Dragon Kingdom.

“Mr. Li, we are being shorted by Wall Street. Please help us fight against Wall Street,” Tusk said directly.

Li Daoming replied, "Mr. Tusk, please rest assured that since we have signed a financial cooperation agreement, we will naturally fulfill our promises. We will support you in both the political and financial spheres. However, I must make it clear from the outset that while we will do our utmost to accomplish what we can, we cannot guarantee whether it will be effective."

Tusk immediately said, "Mr. Li, that definitely won't do. You must help us resist successfully. I can't get in touch with Mr. Yang Chen. Please ask Mr. Li to invite Mr. Yang Chen to take action. He will definitely be able to handle it."

Li Daoming smiled and said, "Understood. I will contact Chairman Yang tomorrow to explain the situation. Since Mr. Tusk has said that Chairman Yang's intervention will definitely be fine, you don't need to worry too much. Just wait for Chairman Yang to take action."

Tusk breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Alright, we'll wait for your good news."

The next day at work, Li Daoming called Yang Chen.

Li Daoming said with a smile, "Good morning, Chairman Yang."

"Minister Li, what brings you here so early?" Yang Chen asked with a smile. In fact, he knew the purpose of Li Daoming's call, but he was just pretending to be confused.

Li Daoming immediately said, "Isn't it because Europe is being shorted by Wall Street? They feel they can't fight back, so they've turned to us for help, especially wanting your assistance. EU President Tusk couldn't reach you, so he asked me to ask you to step in. Would it be convenient for you to handle this?"

Yang Chen immediately refused, saying, "I'm sorry, I don't have time right now. I'm busy with Sihai Sports. You know Sihai Sports has been hyped up too much by the market, and I'm afraid that one day the stock price will collapse and cause a stampede, causing retail investors to lose money. So, all my energy is focused on this right now, and I can't be distracted by anything else. Since we've signed an agreement with them, it's enough for you officials to give them a little help; I don't need to get involved."

Li Daoming immediately understood the deeper meaning in Yang Chen's words. Connecting this with the report from the financial regulatory authorities that Sihai Investment had used a large amount of funds to transfer to major European banks to repay its debts, Li Daoming roughly guessed what was going on.

"Excuse my bluntness, but Mr. Yang is angry that Europe is forcing you to repay your debts, so he doesn't want to lend a hand, is that right?" Li Daoming asked.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "There's no need to be angry. It's only right to pay back debts. As the saying goes, 'He who takes a bribe is bound to do his bidding.' I owed them money before, so naturally I felt bad refusing their requests. Now that I don't owe them anything, I have no reason to accept their requests. Right? Besides, Wall Street has already spoken to me. As long as I don't interfere in helping Europe, they'll give me half of the profits. Minister Li, tell me, if you were in my shoes, what would you choose?"

Li Daoming understood and immediately said with a smile, "If I were Chairman Yang, I would also stand by and do nothing. Haha... Chairman Yang did the right thing, I support you. Alright then, Chairman Yang, you don't need to get involved, our official response will suffice. However, you should also answer the call from the European side, in case they are willing to refund the money to you. Right?"

Yang Chen laughed and said, "We'll talk about that later. Anyway, I'm not going to help them fight against Wall Street right now."

Li Daoming quickly replied, "Understood! I know how to reply to Europe. I won't disturb Chairman Yang's work any longer, bye."

Yang Chen hummed in agreement and immediately hung up the phone.

Now it was Li Daoming's turn to convey Yang Chen's message to Tusk.

At 2:30 p.m., Tusk called Li Daoming again.

"Mr. Li, how is it going? When the stock market opens later, can Mr. Yang Chen lend a hand?" Tusk asked.

Li Daoming immediately sighed with difficulty and said, "Mr. Tusk, why didn't you tell me the truth? You're forcing Chairman Yang to repay the money, how can you still have the nerve to invite him to help? You need to understand one thing: the financial cooperation agreement you signed was with the Chinese government, not Yang Chen personally. If Yang Chen personally encounters trouble, would you European countries unconditionally help him? Don't you think that makes sense?"

Tusk sighed and then said, "I knew it! I knew it would be because I couldn't get through to him on the phone. But he's from China, and the agreement stipulates that you will do everything in your power to help us. Can't you even ask him to help? How can you say you've done everything in your power if you don't ask him to help?"

Li Daoming said with a smile, "The agreement was signed by the government, so of course the government should take the lead. If the government's intervention is ineffective, then we will consider Yang Chen's intervention."

"But we want Yang Chen to take action directly!" Tusk said anxiously.

Li Daoming said with a smile, "Sorry, the authorities acted first."

Tusk: "..." (End of Chapter)