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

Faced with Yang Chen's fierce attack, ASML had no better way to deal with it. Their only option was to contact the Bald Eagle for help.

ASML President Bogori called Bald Eagle's business head, Krissen.

“Mr. Chrisson, we followed your request to cut off the supply of lithography machines to China. Now Yang Chen has built a lithography machine to compete with us. You need to help us find a way to deal with this!” Bogori said bluntly.

Krisen replied with a smile, "Mr. Bogori, don't worry. Aren't we already calling on our allies to strictly prohibit Yang Chen's lithography machines from entering the market? As long as our allies listen and strictly prohibit Sihai's lithography machines from entering their markets, Yang Chen won't be able to take away your high-end market. At most, we'll let him sell some low-end products to those poor countries."

Bogori immediately asked, "What if our allies don't listen? After all, Yang Chen's lithography machine is really good and cheap; even I'm tempted by it."

"How could they possibly disobey? Would they dare disobey us? Don't worry, leave it to us. We guarantee we'll successfully snipe Yang Chen," Chris said confidently.

Bogori immediately said, "Then you should hold a press conference right away and speak up for us. Our stock price has collapsed."

Chris declined, saying, "It's no use! If holding a press conference could salvage the stock price, how come we've been successfully shorted so many times? Nvidia's stock price wouldn't have plummeted to such an extent. As long as the company is still around, the stock price is just a number on paper. Take it easy. I have things to do here, so I'm hanging up now."

The company founders certainly don't care about stock price fluctuations, but the other shareholders don't. They invested in Asma to earn dividends and cash out after the stock price rises. Now the stock price has fallen below their original purchase price. After investing for so many years, they not only haven't made money, but they've actually lost money. How can they accept this?

Shareholders called Bogori one after another, demanding that he find a way to boost the stock price.

If Bogori had a way to counter Yang Chen's short selling, he wouldn't need to be the president of ASML; he could become an investment god, with Wall Street investment banks vying to hire him as their leader.

One bad thing after another happened: ASML's signed clients sent cancellation letters, saying they would rather forfeit their deposits than lose their orders.

Because they had calculated that even if they lost the deposit they gave to ASML, they would still save more than double the amount of money they paid by buying Yang Chen's lithography machine.

That's tens of millions of Eagle Dollars! Who wouldn't care?
The customer didn't even want the deposit back, and ASML had no choice but to accept the customer's breach of contract.

However, the customers' breach of contract means that ASML's lithography machines that have already been manufactured, are being manufactured, and are about to be manufactured are no longer needed, and the inventory pressure increases sharply in an instant.

However, the matter is not over yet.

Customers who had already purchased lithography machines contacted ASML to request refunds for the price difference or simply returned the machines.

Some customers went even further, simply refusing to settle the final payment.

No company could withstand so many problems happening at the same time.

When the stock market closed, ASML's stock price had fallen by 80%, from 810 to 162. Many shareholders' pledged shares were liquidated, resulting in a very dire situation.

However, only one day has passed, and who knows how badly it will fall after that.

For Yang Chen, victory in the financial market is always secondary; what he desires most is victory in the real economy.

The demand for lithography machines will not decrease, and the orders lost by companies such as ASML have all flowed to Sihai Electronics.

Sihai Electronics has received orders for lithography machines until the end of next year, and even then, workers need to work in three shifts every day to meet the demand.

Yang Chen's top salesman, Nelson, called.

“Mr. Yang, what’s the wholesale price for lithography machines? My demand is quite large, and I’ve already smoothed things over at all levels. I’m just waiting to get them and sell them to my allies,” Nelson said excitedly.

Yang Chen replied, "To counter ASML, I've driven the price of lithography machines to the lowest possible level. I can only offer you a 10% discount on the selling price. Your selling price is not allowed to be lower than the price I set, nor are you allowed to offer discounts through rebates or other means. If you have the ability to sell it for a higher price, then you deserve to earn that money."

Nielsen immediately said happily, "So much profit? Okay, okay, a 10% discount it is. We'll sign the electronic contract right away, and you can ship the goods to me as soon as possible. Send me 100 of those EUV lithography machines that sell for 50 million Eagle Dollars. I'll pay the full amount at once, and you can ship them to me all at once."

"How many? 100 units? We don't have that many. Our orders are booked until the end of next year. Where would we get so many for you? I estimate we'd be lucky to get 10 units. We really can't produce 100," Yang Chen said.

What can Nelson do?
He now has a large customer base, and if he doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to stock up on goods, he might miss out on this opportunity altogether.

“Ten units are too few, I want 100! Here’s the deal, I’ll take them at your retail price, I won’t take your 10% discount, can you give me 100 units first?” Nelson asked.

Yang Chen asked curiously, "Then what are you after? If you buy the goods at the retail price, you'll lose money after factoring in warehousing and logistics costs."

Nelson laughed and said, "Didn't you say that as long as it's not cheaper than your set price, I should make money if I sell it for more?"

"Oh, you want to sell it at a higher price? Will the Bald Eagle's underlings accept that?" Yang Chen asked with a smile.

Nelson laughed confidently again and replied, "Whether or not it's acceptable isn't up to them, it's up to us. You know what I mean."

"Haha... I understand, I understand. Since you're so confident, I'm happy to cooperate. However, I must make this clear upfront: if you can't sell them or lose money, I won't take any responsibility. I won't refund your money, and I won't accept returns," Yang Chen said.

Nelson laughed heartily again and said arrogantly, "I'm afraid you won't be able to supply me with the goods, but you're worried that I won't be able to sell them? If I really can't sell them, I'll eat them all and I definitely won't ask you for a refund or return."

"Alright! Since you've put it that way, what else can I say? I'll give you 100 units first. Original brand or rebadged?" Yang Chen asked.

“Of course we’ll have to use your brand. We have to maintain appearances, otherwise our allies will feel resentful. Even if they know the goods are yours and we’re just using your brand, we still have to shut them up and not let them say a word,” Nelson replied.

Yang Chen immediately agreed, saying, "No problem! Send me the purchase order, and I'll tell Sihai Electronics to prepare it for you. Good luck, I'll give you a big bonus at the end of the year to reward you as the top salesperson." Nelson laughed happily and said, "Haha... Thank you, Mr. Yang, it's a pleasure doing business with you. It's settled then, I'll send the purchase order right away. Bye."

Yang Chen was extremely satisfied with Nielsen's top sales performance. Machine tools, medical equipment, automobiles, lithography machines, chips, gene-based pesticides, and so on were all products he sold the most.

This guy fully leveraged the advantages of the bald eagle's global hegemony, forcing a bunch of underlings and allies to buy his products whether they wanted to or not. In Yang Chen's process of deindustrializing the world, he was definitely a major contributor.

Yang Chen sent an email to Chen Lan, the president of Sihai Electronics.

“I’ve reached an agreement with Nielsen to OEM 100 EUV lithography machines for them, supplying them at our retail price. They’ll send you the purchase order soon, so please take care of it.”

Chen Lan quickly replied to the confirmation email.

"Received! Follow up immediately!"

It must be said that Eagle does things in a very domineering way. Nielsen had just sent a purchase order to Sihai Electronics when their spokesperson issued another warning in front of reporters from all over the world.

"Here, I would like to issue a final warning to all countries not to purchase Sihai lithography machines and chips. If anyone disobeys, we will impose severe sanctions on them. Please remember that punitive sanctions are not just a matter of tariffs; we may resort to force. We do not want to go to this point with our allies, so please do not force us to be the bad guys."

At this point, a reporter asked a question.

"Don't you think this is unreasonable? There are cheaper options available, but you won't let us use them. You're making us spend money unnecessarily to meet your needs. Is that reasonable? It's not that we can't do things according to your requirements, but you have to compensate us for our losses. You can't expect us to pay money to do things for you. There's no such logic in the world."

The spokesperson gave a sly smile, then said confidently, "Do you think we're such an unreliable country? We dared to let you do this because we've already planned a backup plan. You need to understand that the US is the most technologically advanced country in the world. We have all the technologies Yang Chen possesses; he just released his new products first. Everyone knows his secret of having those little robots monitoring the world, so you understand. We guarantee a sufficient supply of lithography machines and chips. Although the price might be slightly higher, we can compensate you in other ways, ensuring you don't waste money."

She's really shameless to say such things. After her spiel, the reporters all thought that Yang Chen was able to launch lithography machines and chip products by stealing the technology from the Bald Eagle through small robots like mosquitoes.

At this point, another reporter asked a question.

"So you're just going to put up with this? Go for it! You can really tolerate this?"

The spokesperson chuckled and said, “We are a great power, a global role model, a beacon of humanity. How could we possibly argue with a businessman? Wouldn't that be beneath us? As long as we control the core technologies, nothing else matters. Furthermore, you need to understand one thing: we, the Bald Eagle, never do anything that leaves us at a disadvantage. If we are taken advantage of here, we will definitely get even more advantages in other areas before we consider the matter settled; otherwise, we will not let it go. We have always acted this way since the end of World War II, wouldn't you agree?”

The reporters nodded in agreement with the spokesperson's words. After all, reputation matters. Although the bald eagle is not as domineering as before, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and it is still the strongest for the time being. Therefore, the reporters believed the spokesperson's words.

Damn it!

Yang Chen OEMed lithography machines for Nielsen to quickly seize the market by leveraging the status of the US, not to spread rumors about them.

The spokesperson's words make it sound like Yang Chen is a thief who steals other people's scientific research results. That's absolutely awful.

This is the bald eagle's scheme. They can't compete with Yang Chen technically, nor do they dare to break ties with him, so they use this method to ruin Yang Chen's reputation, so that any new technology or product he launches in the future will be seen as stealing someone else's achievements.

Moreover, they believed that Yang Chen would choose to tolerate it in order to make money, since no one would turn down money.

The press conference quickly went viral online, and foreigners were as happy as if it were Christmas.

A South Korean netizen commented: "That's right, this is the kind of strength a global superpower should have. How did Yang Chen manage to develop such advanced lithography machines and chips? Is this the kind of strength a company from a developing country should have? You can tell something's wrong at a glance; I never imagined he stole the US's research results. I thought he was bad, but I never imagined he was this bad—daring to steal even the US's stuff. I suggest the US not be polite to him and just take him down."

A netizen from the Bald Eagle commented: "I was terrified! I thought we were really finished. I completely understand the spokesperson's point. As long as the core technology is in our hands, it's fine if Yang Chen steals a little; as long as it doesn't affect the overall situation. If we really break ties with Yang Chen, his little robots are quite dangerous. There's no need to go that far. Please remember, the Bald Eagle is still the most technologically advanced country in the world, bar none."

A German netizen commented: "Really? It seems Infineon signed a contract with them. If they only stole a little bit, won't Infineon have to buy a bunch of junk? Yang Chen is really causing trouble."

An Italian netizen commented: "Haven't you Germans always been biased towards them? This time, we'll teach you a lesson you won't forget. I really feel sorry for those companies and countries that have already signed contracts with Yang Chen. They're scrambling to buy a bunch of junk, even if it's cheap, it's still junk and useless."

The foreigners were already resentful that Yang Chen was constantly encroaching on their territory of advantage, and now that they finally had a chance to vent their frustrations, they naturally wouldn't miss it.

But Yang Chen wasn't one to suffer losses, especially not in terms of reputation.

If we tolerate this just to make money, then every time he launches a new product, everyone will assume that he has stolen someone else's research results. How can he then help other countries deindustrialize?

Yang Chen called Nielsen and said bluntly, "I'm very unhappy that your spokesperson is talking nonsense and delaying the delivery of your 100 lithography machines. I'd like to see what she sells to your allies and underlings."

Nelson panicked and quickly said, "No! Mr. Yang, you're a magnanimous man. Don't take it to heart. She was just joking; don't take it seriously."

Yang Chen replied, "That won't do! After all, you still have a good reputation. If she says something like that, the whole world will really think I stole your technology. How am I supposed to survive then? Making money isn't the most important thing for me anymore. Earning a place in history is what I value most right now. You want me to be stigmatized for stealing other people's intellectual property? Do you think I'd be willing to do that?"

Nelson was quite helpless, but he felt that Yang Chen's words made a lot of sense. Once a reputation is ruined, it is difficult to rebuild it.

Nelson immediately asked, "Then what would you like to do, Mr. Yang? Just tell me, and I will do my best to satisfy you. Please don't delay the shipment, Mr. Yang, and send the goods to me as soon as possible. Thank you."

Yang Chen said very seriously, "I won't go too far, after all, we all want to make money together. But that spokesperson must come out and clarify and apologize, even the slightest ambiguity is unacceptable. It's getting late, I need to sleep. Tomorrow morning, I hope to see her video. Otherwise, you can go find her to compensate for your losses."

Nelson immediately agreed.

"No problem! I'll make sure she does exactly what you say, and I guarantee you'll see her clarification and apology video when you wake up tomorrow. I mean what I say!" (End of Chapter)