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

There are at least 800 to 1,000 companies that have gone bankrupt due to the debts of the Sihai Group.

Hecheng Construction Group managed to hold on until now thanks to its state-owned enterprise background, but unfortunately, it can't hold on any longer.

Wang Shu had no choice but to personally call Yang Chen to collect the debt, hoping to get at least a small amount back.

Yang Chen replied, "Going bankrupt? That's ridiculous! Haven't we been paying you back all along?"

Wang Shu sighed and said, "You have been paying back the money, but it's not enough for us to live on. In the past few years, the real estate market has entered a downturn, and we haven't been able to get any projects. We really can't hold on any longer."

"Oh, I see. How much money do we still owe you?" Yang Chen asked again.

“Less than 1 million,” Wang Shu replied.

"Huh? Less than 1 million? That won't save a company as big as yours! How about this, you can forget about this money for now, and I'll give you some of the projects in the Sand Kingdom to work on. What do you think?" Yang Chen asked.

Wang Shu immediately said, "Great! That's fantastic! Thank you, Chairman Yang. Let's go with your plan. Let's focus on surviving first."

"Okay. Send a team over to talk to Sihai Real Estate. I'll put in a good word, and they'll take care of you," Yang Chen instructed.

Wang Shu quickly replied, "Okay, okay. Thank you, Chairman Yang. I will personally lead a team to discuss this tomorrow. Thank you, thank you."

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

At this point, the system issued a reminder.

"The host refuses to repay the debt to Hecheng Construction Group. The system rewards the host with new technologies in seven major semiconductor processes, namely photolithography, etching, deposition, ion implantation, cleaning, oxidation, and detection."

Yang Chen was startled. Although he was not a professional, the system mentioned the term "photolithography," and he guessed that it was a process technology for manufacturing chips.

Yang Chen was capable of designing chips long ago, but the chips he designed could not be produced domestically and were always manufactured by Sanxing Electronics.

Now that he has these seven major process technologies, he can achieve domestic production of chips.

This is another technology that could change the international order, and Yang Chen was naturally very excited. He quickly organized the technical process and handed it over to the engineers of Sihai Electronics for research the next day.

At 10:00 a.m., the agricultural department held a press conference.

Guo Benchang, the person in charge, said, "We believe there is great potential in rural areas, and we encourage recent graduates, especially those from rural backgrounds, to return and contribute to rural development. We will allocate special funds to support college graduates who return to their hometowns to start businesses. In addition, we also encourage large enterprises and large capital to contract land and practice scientific farming. We will determine the contracting fees based on the land conditions and consumption levels of each city. Any enterprise or capital that contracts land must pay farmers rent no less than our stipulated standard. Our agricultural department is preparing to sign a cooperation agreement with Sihai Agricultural High-Tech, whereby Sihai Agricultural High-Tech will cultivate super seeds and rapidly replace existing seeds. We aim to replace all crop seeds with super seeds within three years."

Shortly after the agricultural department's press conference ended, Sihai Agricultural High-Tech Group and the agricultural department jointly issued an announcement, stating that the two parties had signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Sihai Agricultural High-Tech will cultivate super seeds, and the agricultural department will promote the super seeds, which echoes Guo Benchang's speech.

Although Yang Chen's super seeds have already begun to be cultivated in Africa and on Er Mao's land, Yang Chen has not yet officially announced them. Only representatives from various United Nations countries have seen the wheat ears and other crops grown from the super seeds.

Therefore, when netizens saw the term "super seed," they couldn't wait to leave comments on Yang Chen's Weibo asking for specific information.

"Mr. Yang, what is a super seed?"

"No wonder Mr. Yang contracted so much land; it turns out that farming really can make a lot of money."

"Does the super seed increase the size of the grain or the yield?"

……

Yang Chen felt that it was about time to formally introduce the Super Seed to everyone.

So he posted a Weibo post with a video of the super seed breeding field, officially introducing the birth of the super seed to everyone.

"Since everyone is so interested, I'd like to formally introduce our new technology—super seeds. Using our super seeds, yields per mu (a Chinese unit of area, approximately 0.165 acres) will at least double. Based on the yields from our first phase of experimental fields, wheat yields all exceeded 2000 jin (a Chinese unit of weight, approximately 1,000 catties) per mu, with some fertile cultivation fields even reaching 2300 jin (a Chinese unit of weight, approximately 1,150 kg). Yields from other crops have also steadily doubled. We will spend 2-3 years cultivating enough seeds for the entire world on land we have contracted both domestically and internationally. I've also included a video of our cultivation fields below; those interested can take a look."

Netizens have been commenting extensively.

"Awesome! Production has doubled. Does that mean we can stop importing grain?"

"No wonder Mr. Yang said that the opportunities for the next 30 years lie in the countryside. A yield of 2,000 jin of wheat per mu can earn at least 1500 yuan. If you can contract 100 mu of land, you can earn at least 300,000 yuan a year with two harvests."

"If we adopt intelligent industrial farming, costs will be further reduced and profits will be further increased. Earning 4000 yuan per mu per year is not difficult. Why bother with screws? Go back to farming."

"Do those people who said Boss Yang was going to prey on farmers still have anything to say? He's so rich, he'd love to give money to his employees, why would he target farmers? He's leading farmers to take off!"

……

The destructive power of the super seed was enormous, and it quickly spread to the internet. Foreign media rushed to report on it, and soon foreigners knew why Yang Chen was abandoning technology to farm instead.

A netizen from Japan commented: "No wonder he went to so much trouble to acquire land overseas; it turns out he has the Super Seed. Earning 500 Eagle Dollars per acre a year is easy; 7 million acres would earn 3500 billion Eagle Dollars annually. He can recoup his entire investment in a maximum of 5 years, and the next 45 years will be pure net profit. He's making a fortune."

A South Korean netizen commented: "Who would have thought farming could be so profitable? Are the Africans and Russians regretting renting their land to him now? If they do, I suggest you immediately ask Yang Chen to pay you more. If he refuses, then tear up the contract and stop doing business with him."

A netizen named "White-headed Eagle" commented: "Oh my god! One acre can yield 2000 jin of wheat, that's 1 ton! That's incredibly profitable! Sihai Agricultural High-Tech's profitability is in no way inferior to Sihai Electronics and Sihai Intelligent. Yang Chen probably has no interest in money anymore, right?"
A netizen from the Sand Kingdom commented: "That's fantastic! With Mr. Yang's increased grain harvest, we can also import cheaper grain. We support Mr. Yang and hope he can contract more land in the open sea to benefit the world's hungry people."

California Governor Nelson saw the news and immediately called Yang Chen.

“Mr. Yang, I heard you’ve developed a super seed that doubles yields. Could you sell us some? California is a major agricultural state, and we really need this kind of super seed,” Nelson said bluntly.

Yang Chen smiled and said, "The super seeds are still in the cultivation stage. It is estimated that it will take 2-3 years to cultivate enough super seeds for farmland around the world. Be patient and wait. When they can be exported, I will definitely give you priority. At that time, you can handle the entire American market. I have great confidence in your sales ability."

Nelson was overjoyed and immediately said, "Okay! It's settled then. I'm waiting to buy Mr. Yang's super seeds."

"Okay, it's a deal! Bye!" Yang Chen said with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Chen immediately took the seven major semiconductor process technologies to Sihai Electronics.

Just as Yang Chen was fully immersed in teaching the seven major semiconductor process technologies, gene-based pesticides from companies such as Sihai Agricultural High-Tech and Andaomai were launched simultaneously.

Toxic pesticides across the country were sold off at rock-bottom prices and replaced with gene-based pesticides that are harmless to humans.

At this moment, a talent agency called Modou Media is holding a meeting that is only attended by senior executives.

The topic they discussed was how to use gene-based pesticides to create a huge hype and make their company's new livestreamer, "Sister Yangyang," famous.

“I think it’s very simple. There’s no need to think of any plan. Just let Yangyang confront the netizens head-on, then our insiders will stir up trouble and report her online. Then she’ll drink pesticide, and we’ll rush her to the hospital to save her. That will definitely get a lot of attention.”

"Being controversial is still being popular. As long as there is traffic, we have a way to monetize it."

"I think it's a good idea! Yangyang has a terrible reputation. Maybe if we handle it well, we can clear her name."

……

After some discussion, the higher-ups unanimously decided to use genetically modified pesticides to create a publicity stunt about Yangyang Jie's suicide after being cyberbullied. Yangyang Jie herself was cyberbullied for her outspokenness and frequent anti-intellectual remarks, and she desperately needed a chance to turn her life around.

Since the higher-ups were willing to help her stage this suicide attempt by overdose, she was naturally happy to accept.

At 8 PM sharp, Yangyang started her live stream.

In less than five minutes, the live stream was filled with viewers who were criticizing him.

"Can you please stop cursing? Do you have to drive someone to their death? What good would it do you if I died?" Sister Yangyang said.

Barrage.

"If you don't want to be criticized, quit the internet!"

"What does it matter to us whether you live or die? Don't try to scare us with this."

"Go ahead and die if you dare! Anyone can talk big and scare people!"

"Just die already! Stop disgusting people online."

Yangyang immediately brought over a bottle of pesticide. This was a gene-modified pesticide produced by Sihai Agricultural High-Tech, but the bottle and packaging had been replaced with the toxic paraquat.

"Fine! You all want me dead, then I'll die for you! Remember this, everyone in the live stream tonight, every single one of you is a murderer!" Sister Yangyang said, crying, before opening a bottle of pesticide and drinking most of it.

The viewers in the live stream were shocked when they saw this, because they saw that the bottle was sealed and they all thought it was really unopened paraquat.

Some timid netizens, fearing being held accountable, quickly left the live stream.

At this moment, Yangyang's assistant rushed into the room, crying and shouting, and quickly called an ambulance. In short, she acted very convincingly.

Douyin officials noticed something was wrong and quickly shut down Yangyang's live stream.

The agency immediately launched the next round of hype, using "gender" as a pretext to blame Yangyang's "suicide" on coercion by male viewers, in order to gain sympathy and attention from female netizens.

To put it bluntly, they intend for Yangyang to follow the path of Yang Lili and others, abandoning male viewers and focusing solely on pleasing female viewers.

If they succeed, they will naturally receive funding from foreign forces, which will be much more lucrative than live streaming.

Meanwhile, foreign media began to hype up the incident of Yangyang Jie committing suicide by drinking pesticide after being cyberbullied.

Their original intention was to publicize how brutal this place is, but netizens actually drove a living person to their death.

Soon, foreign netizens who were unaware of the truth flocked to watch the spectacle.

"I watched the video. They were so cruel. The girl was crying and begging them to stop cursing at her, but they kept going on and on. Those who cursed her are murderers!"

"How could they treat such a poor girl like that? It's unimaginable how helpless and desperate that girl must have been to drink most of a bottle of paraquat."

"I want to know how they will deal with those netizens who hurl insults. A precious life was about to be lost just like that. Aren't those who hurl insults going to be punished?"

"I just praised Yang Chen for developing the super seed, saying it was a great benefit to humanity, and now this happens? He really can't take praise! To be honest, I'm a little disappointed in Yang Chen. Fuck!"

……

It's not fair to say that all internet celebrities are uncultured, but most of them who act in scripts are uncultured, and a significant portion of them are actually unemployed or even thugs in real life.

If even one person in Yangyang's company's senior management had any common sense, they wouldn't be using bottles of paraquat to package genetically modified pesticides and deceive people.

With the help of her agency, Yangyang's account gained over 500 million followers, most of whom were female netizens.

However, after they announced that Yangyang had been rushed to the hospital and saved, the relevant departments immediately launched an investigation.

Just because they lack common sense doesn't mean the relevant departments lack basic common sense.

Once you drink paraquat, there's no way to save you. That drug is said to give you a chance to regret it, but not a chance to live. After drinking it, you can only watch yourself die.

If Yangyang had only drunk a tiny bit, there might have been a chance, but she downed most of the bottle. Even an elephant might not be able to withstand that, let alone her small frame.

That same evening, Douyin deleted Yangyang's account.

The next morning, local police issued a statement explaining to the public in detail how Modou Entertainment used Sihai Gene pesticide as paraquat to fabricate a suicide plot against Zhang Yangyang.

Because of the extremely negative impact of this incident, the police have sealed off Modou Brokerage Company and revoked its business license in accordance with the law. All 15 people, including the legal representative Li Xiaogang, have been criminally detained and will be prosecuted for the crime of provoking trouble.

Netizens flocked to leave comments.

"Holy crap, are they using Mr. Yang's genetically modified pesticides to act out a script?"

"Is this definitely not an advertisement for Mr. Yang's gene-based pesticides?"

"Boss Yang: Thank you, Sister Yangyang, for the free live advertisement."

"Now no one will doubt the authenticity of gene-based pesticides, right?"

……

Because the foreign media hype caused a very negative impact, in order to clarify the truth, Yang Chen ordered TikTok to proactively push the police investigation report and handling plan.

When the foreigners saw the gene-modified pesticides produced by Sihai Agricultural High-Tech, they immediately became interested.

"Oh my god! Does this mean that the girl was okay after drinking the gene-modifying pesticide produced by Yang Chen's company?"

"There were news reports before that Yang Chen had developed a gene-based pesticide that is harmless to humans. I thought it was just bragging, but I didn't expect it to be true?"

"What are gene-based pesticides? Can someone explain them to me? They sound really powerful, and people who drink them are actually fine!"

"Based on what I understand, gene-based pesticides are pesticides made to target gene fragments unique to pests. The pesticides are only effective against pests that have this gene fragment, and will not harm other organisms that do not have this gene fragment. So it's like drinking cola for people. This technology is too amazing. I really admire Yang Chen."

"Huh? There really is such a miraculous pesticide? I find it hard to believe."

“If someone else had made this, I definitely wouldn’t believe it. But I have no doubt that Yang Chen made it. Five years ago, he had already developed a gene-based medicine that was effective only against genes unique to Chinese people, so it’s not surprising that he has now developed a pesticide that is effective only against gene fragments unique to pests.”

...(End of chapter)