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

Chapter 145: Set a trap, Sanxing, SK, Micron and others jumped into it

Yang Chen was reading documents in the office when Chang Sheng, the CEO of Sihai Healthcare, came over with the documents.

Agents from countries and regions around the world have sent us their feedback on the Male Secondary Development Pill. Even the feedback from black areas has been positive, which shows how powerful this drug is.

Good feedback means that agents from all over the country are willing to bid for the agency rights, and Sihai Healthcare can earn a large amount of agency fees by auctioning the agency rights.

Yang Chen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Send an announcement to invite distributors from all over the world to bid for the agency rights."

Chang Sheng quickly replied: "Okay. I'll send out the announcement and invitation letter right away, and report back to you after confirmation."

Yang Chen nodded, and Chang Sheng left.

The time was almost up, Yang Chen turned off the computer and went to Sihai Power Plant to check on the testing situation of the Semiconductor Association team.

Yang Chen arrived at the door of the laboratory. Chen Lan, who was chatting with Zhou Haiyang, the president of the Semiconductor Association, saw him and quickly took Zhou Haiyang to greet him.

"Mr. Yang, you're here. This is President Zhou Haiyang, the president of the Semiconductor Association. President Zhou, this is Mr. Yang Chen, the chairman of our group." Chen Lan introduced with a smile.

Yang Chen and Zhou Haiyang shook hands and exchanged a few pleasantries.

"Mr. Yang, on behalf of Longguo's semiconductor industry, I want to thank you for your contribution to the industry. Our chips and storage devices are almost all dependent on foreign companies. In the past, we believed in their division of labor plan and did not develop the semiconductor industry. Later, we found out that we were deceived by them. They used chips and other semiconductor technologies and products to mess with us. We are in urgent need of breakthroughs in chips, storage and other technologies. Mr. Yang's domestically produced memory stick with full intellectual property rights came at the right time." Zhou Haiyang said with a smile.

Yang Chen smiled and replied: "Every citizen has a share of responsibility for the rise and fall of a country. As a member of Dragon Country, I naturally have to contribute to the country and the people. In a word, I will create whatever the country and the people need."

"Haha... Mr. Yang said it well! It would be great if all our entrepreneurs had Mr. Yang's ideological awareness and cognition. We are already in such a difficult situation, but there are still many companies fighting among themselves, mindlessly pursuing foreign companies, and even harming domestic companies in order to please foreign companies. If the CEOs of those powerful companies could be like Mr. Yang, we would not be restricted in development by chips. But fortunately, Mr. Yang's appearance is not too late. We will definitely be able to catch up and surpass them!" Zhou Haiyang said happily.

As the two were chatting, Li Feiyue, CEO of Lenovo, ran out excitedly.

"Chairman Zhou, it's done, it's done. The test results are much better than those of the same specification memory sticks from Sanxing and Hynix. The computers we assembled on site run faster and smoother with Sihai's memory sticks than with memory sticks from Sanxing, Hynix, Micron, Kingston and other brands. They are testing professional technologies such as memory particles to see if they are really brand new. As long as we are sure it is a brand new technology, we can boldly use Sihai's memory sticks." Li Feiyue said excitedly.

Zhou Haiyang laughed and said, "Boss Li, let me introduce you to Yang Chen, the chairman of Sihai Group. He is the one who developed this technology. Isn't he a young and promising guy?"

Li Feiyue grabbed Yang Chen's hands with both hands with a look of surprise and said: "You are Director Yang. I have heard of your name for a long time. Today I finally meet you in person. Hello, Director Yang. I am Li Feiyue, Chairman and CEO of Computerworld. It is an honor to meet you."

Yang Chen smiled and said: "Boss Li, you're too polite. I have to thank Boss Li for considering our memory sticks."

Li Feiyue laughed and said, "I've had enough of the exploitation and oppression from those Sanxing companies. They raise prices whenever they want and lower prices whenever they want, without any regard for our lives. The day before yesterday, they sent us a price increase notice, raising the prices of all products by 100%. As soon as I'm sure that Sihai's memory sticks are usable, I'll call and scold their CEO and cancel the cooperation."

For example, the 2133-8G memory stick that Sihai tested was sold for more than 800 yuan each by brands such as Sanxing in the past few years. Later, the price gradually dropped to around 300 yuan, then rose to more than 600 yuan each, and then slowly dropped to around 300 yuan.

Because Longguo does not have its own memory stick technology, domestic manufacturers must purchase memory particles and other technologies from brands such as Sanxing, and the production cost will definitely be very high.

The price of domestic memory sticks is definitely cheaper than that of imported ones, otherwise customers have no reason to purchase domestic memory sticks. However, due to high cost restrictions such as memory particles, there is not much room for domestic memory sticks to be cheaper.

For the same memory stick, Sanxing can make more than 300 net profit by selling it for 100, while domestic manufacturers can only make more than 260 gross profit by selling it for 30.

Now Yang Chen is planning to set the price of the 2133-8G model memory stick at 99 yuan, which is simply a massacre of brands like Sanxing.

Yang Chen is now adopting the business strategy of Didi Taxi, Midan Takeout and other platforms. He first drives away all other competitors with low prices, and then increases the price slightly to ensure reasonable profits after the market is monopolized by Sihai.

Once any product is domestically produced by Longguo, the price will be pushed to the lowest level, but Longguo companies can still make money, but foreign brands will lose money if they sell at this price.

At that time, Sihai memory sticks will not only occupy most of the domestic market share, but will also attack the international market.

For example, Sanxing’s memory sticks can only be sold for as low as 138, while Sihai’s memory sticks can be sold for as low as 99 and still make a profit. How do foreigners choose?
Foreign electronic product manufacturers are not stupid. When there are memory sticks with better performance and lower prices available, why do they still use products from brands like Samson and Micron?
Yang Chen smiled and said: "Why did Sanxing and Hynix suddenly raise your prices?"

Li Feiyue replied: "Director Zhang of the Social Security Fund called me to introduce Sihai memory sticks and asked me to consider whether I could inherit Sihai's memory sticks. It happened that we were going to purchase a batch of Sanxing and Hynix memory sticks, so I wanted to wait until I had tested Sihai's memory sticks before deciding whether to continue purchasing Sanxing and Hynix or switch to Sihai. The purchasing manager told Sanxing and Hynix clearly, and they doubled the price for us. I guess they didn't believe that Sihai could produce Dragon Country's domestic memory sticks with full intellectual property rights, so they dared to do this."

Yang Chen smiled and said, “So that’s how it is. Chairman Zhou, you guys should protest against Sanxing and Hynix for raising prices for Shenzhou, and induce Sanxing and Hynix to raise prices for the entire Longguo market. At this time, the Sihai memory stick will appear out of nowhere, so as to achieve the best publicity effect. All of a sudden, the whole world will know that Longguo has domestically produced memory sticks.”

Zhou Haiyang laughed and said, "Boss Yang really has a marketing mind. No problem, we will cooperate with him."

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Thank you. Let's go in and take a look at the test results."

Several people walked into the laboratory. At this time, R&D personnel from various manufacturers were conducting professional technical testing on Sihai memory sticks, and it had entered the final stage.

Yang Chen and the others didn't have to wait long before the researchers finished the test.

"No problem, all of them are new technology."

"We finally have our own memory stick!"

"Damn, I'm so excited that I want to cry. The days of being ridden and shit on by foreigners are finally over."

……

Zhou Haiyang excitedly shook Yang Chen's hand and said: "Director Yang, thank you for your great contribution to Longguo's semiconductor industry. On behalf of the industry, the country, and the people, I thank you for your contribution!"

Representatives from various brands also hurried forward to shake hands with Yang Chen and greet him, while thanking him for providing the purely domestic technology.

Yang Chen smiled and said: "Thank you all for your recognition, I am flattered. Haha... I always believe that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. There is no conflict between making money and contributing to the country and the people. President Zhou, let's execute our plan."

Zhou Haiyang nodded quickly and said, "No problem! Let's go back first. Tomorrow morning, I will protest the price increase to Sanxing and Hynix in the name of the Longguo Semiconductor Association."

Yang Chen nodded, and said: "Yes. Then you can tell them that Sihai's memory sticks failed the test, so that they will feel at ease and boldly raise the price."

"Haha... Mr. Yang's every step is filled with murderous intent! I know what to do and I will make sure to complete the mission." Zhou Haiyang said with a smile.

At this time, Zhao Jing called Yang Chen.

"Hello, Mr. Yang, Chen Chao just reported to me that he has used all of Xingli No. 2's 200 billion to buy semiconductors as per your request. He has bought all semiconductor-related stocks, as well as semiconductor ETFs. Because we bought a lot, some stocks have risen significantly, and some have even hit the daily limit. The ETF has also risen by 8 points. Is this enough for our profit margin?" Zhao Jing said.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “It has to be enough! This wave has to at least double. I still have guests here, so I’ll hang up first.”

Originally, Yang Chen could have bought it and it would definitely rise. In addition, the Sihai memory sticks appeared out of nowhere, and this wave of semiconductor industry would definitely rise sharply. It would not be difficult to double the profit. Yang Chen personally sent Zhou Haiyang and other members of the delegation away, waiting for their next performance.

"Chen Lan, notify the factory. The workers will work in three shifts and go all out to rush the production of the entire series of memory sticks." Yang Chen said.

Chen Lan quickly replied: "Okay, Director Yang, I'll notify them right away."

Yang Chen doesn’t have to worry about not being able to sell the products after they are produced. As long as the social security fund still wants to make money from him, he doesn’t have to worry about domestic customers not buying them.

The factory can sell as much as it produces, and the memory stick market in Longguo will definitely be monopolized by Sihai.

According to Yang Chen's request, as soon as he got to work the next day, Zhou Haiyang contacted Zheng Jinrong, president of Sanxing Electronics, in the name of the Longguo Semiconductor Association.

"On behalf of the Longguo Semiconductor Association, I would like to protest against Sanxing's unilateral doubling of the price of Shenzhou Computer's memory sticks. We hope that you can cancel the price increase plan and maintain the good cooperative relationship between the two parties," said Zhou Haiyang.

Zheng Jinrong said with a smile: "Didn't you go to test Sihai Electronics' memory sticks? How was the result?"

Zhou Haiyang pretended to be very angry and replied: "If the test results are good, would I still need to make this call? But this does not mean that we will accept your unreasonable price increase!"

Zheng Jinrong laughed and said, "Do you think it's so easy for the semiconductor industry to break through the technological barriers? If a real estate company can easily produce memory sticks with full intellectual property rights, how can professional companies like us survive? Haha... What's the specific situation? As long as you tell me the truth, I can consider not raising the price for you."

Zhou Haiyang replied: "You said that Sihai Group is a real estate company, and it is impossible for it to produce memory sticks with full intellectual property rights. The memory sticks they produced are OEM products of Micron, and the purpose is to make people think that the memory sticks of Sanxing and Hynix will be abandoned by the Longguo market. In this way, the stock prices of Samsung Electronics and SK will definitely fall, and he can successfully short sell."

Zheng Jinrong slammed the table and laughed.

"I'm dying of laughter. It's just as our president expected. Haha... wait for my news. I need to report to the president and follow his instructions. Haha..." Zheng Jinrong said with a smile.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Haiyang raised his lips and said to himself, "Oh, with your little Xiba's IQ, how can you beat Director Yang?"

Zheng Jinrong hurried to report the situation to Li Jae-long in person, and Li Jae-long also laughed after hearing it.

"Stupid thing, you want to short Samsung Electronics with such a small trick, haha... The price increase notice has been sent out, there is naturally no reason to take it back. Not only can we not take it back, we have to issue another announcement to increase prices for all customers in Longguo. Not only will we increase prices at Samxing, but SK will also increase prices. I will contact Micron, Kingston and other brands and invite them to enjoy this price increase feast together. We have to make the money that we deserve, because the technology is in our hands. Haha..." Li Jae-long said proudly.

Zheng Jinrong smiled and said, "I understand! This isn't the first time I've raised the price to fool them. They should be used to it."

"Haha..." The two of them laughed in cahoots.

Lee Jae-yong immediately called SK Chairman Choi Tae-sung and asked him to have Hynix notify all customers in Longguo that the price of the entire series of memory sticks would double.

Then Li Jae-yong called Micron and other foreign brands, inviting them to raise prices for Longguo customers.

Previously, these brands have worked together to raise prices to attract customers from all over the world, and it has always worked. This time, they also think that they will be able to make a lot of money as smoothly as before.

Samsung Electronics was the first to issue an announcement that due to increases in materials, labor and other costs, they decided to increase the supply price to the Longguo market by 100%. The original prices in other markets will remain unchanged for the time being, and whether to increase prices will be decided depending on the situation.

Subsequently, SK Hynix, Micron, Kingston, etc. all followed suit and issued announcements, following Sanxing's footsteps to increase the supply price to the Longguo market by 100%.

The news of the memory stick price increase spread quickly in Dragon Country, and angry netizens left comments in the news comment section.

"It's too much. They treat us differently. In the past, they would recall products from other markets when there were problems with the products, but they didn't recall products from Longguo Market. Now it's even worse. They're raising prices only for Longguo Market."

"This is all just bullshit. What on earth are our companies doing? The country has allocated so much money to semiconductor companies for research, so why can't they produce any results? If they can't make chips, can't they make memory sticks too?"

"Every time I see this kind of news, I get really angry. The country has spent so much on education and research to train talents, but after they finish their studies, they all go abroad to help our opponents deal with us. I hope the country can control the number of graduates from universities like Huaqing University going abroad and prevent the loss of our top talents. I hope that I can see us set rules for foreigners in my lifetime, so that I can die without regrets."

……

This wave of price increases dealt a heavy blow to China's semiconductor industry, directly leading to a sharp drop in the A-share semiconductor sector and an 8% drop in the semiconductor ETF.

Investors wailed and sold off semiconductor stocks one after another.

Sihai Investment went against the current, and after retail investors and institutions sold off their stocks, they unknowingly bought more than 200 billion semiconductor stocks.

In the evening, Yang Chen ordered Sihai Investment to short the stocks of Micron Technology, which had a market value of approximately 75 billion Eagle Coins. This wave of profits must be huge.

Soon, the South Korean media reported the market reaction in Dragon Country to South Korea. The Koreans, who were already hostile to Dragon Country, were delighted.

"Great, Samsung and SK did a great job, this is how we should deal with Dragon Country, let them know who is the only developed country in Asia!"

"You took our gang uniforms and called them Hanfu, you took our Chinese characters which were invented by them, you took the Spring Festival which is theirs, you want to take everything from us, why don't you take the technology from Samsung and SK? Oh, I don't have that ability! Haha... this is the price you pay for taking our culture!"

"That's great. I've been in a bad mood these past few days. Now I finally see some news that makes me happy. Samsung and SK are doing great. They are great companies in our South Korean Empire. I am so lucky to live in such a great country. If the people of Longguo work hard and make more money for us, our people can eat more delicious kimchi."

……

When Lee Jae-yong saw the comments from South Korean netizens, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

You know, the people of South Korea hate chaebols very much. It is rare to see them praising them so much, so Lee Jae-yong is naturally very happy.

At this time, Choi Tae-sung called Lee Jae-yong.

"Haha... Chairman Li, our reputation among the people has changed. They are all praising us." Cui Taicheng said happily.

Li Zailong also laughed and said: "This time, we have gained both fame and fortune, and we have to thank Yang Chen."

Cui Taicheng said: "How about we play a trick on the Dragon people again? We will say that the price increase this time is because Yang Chen shorted our two companies, and this is our punishment for Dragon Country. If the Dragon Country market does not want us to raise prices, they must let Yang Chen publicly apologize to us and compensate us for the loss of 100 billion Eagle Coins. Otherwise, we will let the entire Dragon Country market compensate. The Dragon people will definitely blame Yang Chen and force him to apologize to us. After Yang Chen apologizes to us, we still don’t lower the price, which will definitely make them angry to death. Haha..."

Li Jae-ryong laughed loudly and said, “Chairman Cui’s move is too vicious, but I like it. Haha… Let’s do it this way, instigate the Dragon people to deal with Yang Chen, and we watch the show from the sidelines. This is so interesting.”

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix immediately issued an announcement in accordance with the two chairmen's wishes.

"Sanxing Group is a comprehensive multinational company that has been committed to providing the best products and services to customers around the world. We have had a good cooperative relationship with Longguo Market for many years, and we have been operating the relationship between the two parties based on the principle of mutual benefit and win-win. However, Yang Chen, chairman of Sihai Group, shorted Sanxing Electronics' stock for no reason, which is unacceptable to us. Therefore, we have to raise the price of Longguo Market to make up for our market value loss. We are not unreasonable, and we don't want to destroy the cooperative relationship between the two parties. As long as Yang Chen publicly apologizes to our company and compensates our company for the loss of 100 billion Eagle Coins, we will immediately cancel the decision to increase the price of Longguo Market. Otherwise, our losses can only be compensated by Longguo Market. We urge Mr. Yang Chen to take the initiative to stand up and take responsibility, and don't implicate his compatriots."

(End of this chapter)