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

Just as Yang Chen and Chen Xi were searching online whether it was okay for newly pregnant women to sleep together, the new product launch event of Raytheon Company started in the Bald Eagle.

President Hayes showcased their individual combat aircraft in front of media reporters from around the world.

After providing detailed information on the product's specifications, Raytheon also organized a test flight demonstration competition.

Ten guest performers flew in from a distance on individual flying vehicles, and the photographers immediately focused their lenses on them.

Everything was fine at first, but just as the performance formation was about to reach the heads of the reporters, one of the aircraft suddenly malfunctioned and fell in a parabolic arc.

This terrified the journalists from various countries, and the entire press area descended into chaos as everyone scrambled to escape.

In the end, the unlucky guy landed safely thanks to his parachute, but his equipment was completely destroyed.

The Bald Eagle executives watching the live stream all looked grave. Why did things still go wrong despite preparing for so many days in advance?
The head of the Bald Eagle company angrily called Raytheon CEO Hayes.

"What happened? Why did such a mistake occur? The whole world is watching!"

"I'm sorry. We didn't expect this to happen either. I have absolute confidence in our product. There must be a reason for any malfunction. I suspect that Yang Chen used his robotic mosquito to damage our aircraft, which is why this unexpected situation occurred. We will find out what happened as soon as possible. If it is confirmed that Yang Chen did it, we will definitely not let him get away with it."

"Alright! I'll give you time to find out the truth. If you can prove that Yang Chen did it, I will reward you handsomely."

In reality, their product malfunctioned, and Hayes wanted to shift the blame onto Yang Chen to cover up the fact that their product was not yet perfect.

At this moment, netizens from various countries watching the live stream were amused and sent barrages of comments mocking Raytheon's suicidal press conference.

A South Korean netizen commented: "If your product isn't good enough, don't try to do this kind of global live stream, right? Now the whole world knows your product is no good."

A netizen named "White-headed Eagle" commented: "This must have been sabotage by Yang Chen. He has so many flies and mosquitoes; he can cause trouble silently. Raytheon has prepared for so long; how could it malfunction so easily? I simply don't believe that no one sabotaged this."

Indian netizens: If it's no good, it's no good. You blame Yang Chen for the product malfunction. Don't you have any shame?
A Chinese netizen commented: "I was just sitting at home when this trouble came out of nowhere." Mr. Yang stated that he wouldn't take the blame; it was too heavy a burden for him to bear. He suggested that Raytheon should handle the situation realistically.

A netizen from the Sand Kingdom commented: "If you don't have the capability, don't try to emulate my idol, Mr. Yang Chen, by doing global live streaming. Look at the situation now! The product hasn't even officially launched, and the whole world knows how serious the consequences of a malfunction would be. Your product is only suitable for American soldiers; few ordinary people would dare to use it."

The staff in charge of the live stream immediately deleted comments and banned some users with sharp remarks. After all, the live stream had to continue, and they couldn't let these honest comments define the product.

The new product launch was still ongoing, the reporters were still there, and the live stream was still going on. Hayes quickly hung up the phone to deal with this unexpected situation.

"I'm sorry, our security measures were inadequate, giving these despicable individuals an opportunity to tamper with our products, which led to this accident. We already have a suspect; only he has the capability to sabotage things so quietly. We have initiated an investigation, and once we find conclusive evidence, we will release it immediately, letting the world know his true colors," Hayes said shamelessly.

At this point, an Asian-looking reporter asked, "Mr. Hayes, what you're saying is so ambiguous and seems to imply something. If you have evidence, just publish it. It doesn't seem appropriate to mislead everyone into making wild guesses, does it? Or is the truth that your products are not stable and reliable enough, and you're deliberately making up an unfounded excuse to cover up the quality problems of the products themselves?"

Hayes immediately replied, “This is a very important matter, and we certainly cannot speak out lightly without solid evidence. But I swear to God, we do have some preliminary leads, and we will release them as soon as we have gathered enough evidence. Our products undergo rigorous testing to ensure they are 100% qualified before being put on the market, and everyone can trust our product quality completely.”

At that moment, the public relations manager arrived and whispered a few words to Hayes. Hayes immediately widened his eyes in shock, then nodded and returned to the podium.

Hayes rambled on, "Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for the slight misunderstanding in our communication. It's true that the aircraft that just fell was intentionally damaged, but not by an outsider. It was deliberately damaged by one of our engineers to demonstrate how users should handle a malfunction. Because we placed so much importance on this press conference, things became a bit chaotic, and there were communication errors, which is why I initially thought it was sabotage by an outsider. Now the situation is clear: it was our engineers who deliberately damaged parts to demonstrate how to handle an accident."

The PR department really does work for free. This explanation is much better than Hayes' own idea of ​​shifting the blame onto Yang Chen. It avoids offending Yang Chen and perfectly turns this incident into a story.

However, the reporters did not believe that such an important matter should not have been communicated in advance; they thought this was just a public relations excuse after their product had an accident.

Despite a minor hiccup, the press conference ended in a cheerful atmosphere.

The press conference had just ended when the U.S. military officially announced the purchase of 1 individual aerial vehicles from Raytheon for its special operations teams.

If the special operations team provides positive feedback, the military will increase its procurement.

Those familiar with the bald eagle know that they don't hesitate to bleed their underlings and allies dry.

Sure enough, at the White House's regular press conference, the spokesperson gave orders to allies and junior partners.

"We also noticed Raytheon's press conference. We think the individual soldier flying device is a great invention, especially suitable for special forces and special operations teams. If the Russians have such equipment, they can infiltrate behind enemy lines and launch surprise attacks, which will surely yield great results. Therefore, we suggest that Europe purchase at least 10 units to support the Russians. Japan, South Korea, and other countries should also purchase this equipment for our soldiers stationed there. This is not a discussion, this is an order."

The reporters were in uproar; this was blatant robbery! An AFP reporter immediately asked, "Madam spokesperson, do you think this is the right thing to do? If you want to help Mauritius, just donate it yourselves. Why should we Europeans foot the bill?"

A reporter from the South Bang Daily also asked, "Why should we pay for the equipment you're going to provide for your military? Shouldn't this be covered by your military budget? We give you so much sponsorship every year, and now you want us to pay for the weapons and equipment too? We're human beings too, you can't treat us like this."

The Japanese reporter followed up, saying, "The Korean reporter is right. We are human, not God. Where are we going to get so much money for you? You just asked us for 5000 billion Angkor dollars a while ago, and now you want us to buy you equipment. You're about to give us the sponsorship fee for next year. What do you think we should do to earn so much money?"

Good heavens, a perfectly normal routine press conference has turned into a grievance session. It seems the world has suffered under the eagle's rule for too long, but they just dare not speak out easily.

The spokesperson immediately said, “Listen, we protect your safety, and of course you need to share some of the equipment costs. If we don’t have enough advanced weapons, how will your safety be guaranteed? I need you to understand one thing: if we are at a disadvantage because of our weapons, we can retreat at any time, but you cannot. Do you understand? So, nominally you are spending money to replenish our army with new weapons, but in reality, we are using the weapons you replenish to protect you. What do you have to complain about? We have already made this decision, and you must do as we ask.”

The journalists from countries where the United States has troops stationed there looked increasingly grim; though they were filled with resentment, they were powerless to do anything about it.

Yang Chen's office at Sihai Group.

Sihai Intelligent President Huang Wei walked in and reported, "Chairman Yang, I've finished preparing the highlights of Raytheon's press conference. Please take a look."

Yang Chen was with Chen Xi last night and didn't have time to watch the live stream, so Huang Wei edited down the important parts of the Raytheon company's press conference last night and showed them to him.

After carefully watching the video highlights, Yang Chen said with a smile, "It seems their failure rate is quite high. Even the carefully selected display products can malfunction. Our products must not have such problems, or I can't afford to lose face."

Huang Wei smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Chairman Yang, the 500 sample sets we produced, as well as the 10,000 bulk orders, have all undergone individual testing and flight trials. Only one set malfunctioned, which was due to a worker not tightening the screws properly. The product's structure and design are all fine. We will remind the workers to be more careful in the future to ensure there are no errors."

Yang Chen nodded and said, "Okay, then we can hold a press conference. We'll follow Raytheon's model and invite journalists from all over the world to attend, preferably the same journalists who attended Raytheon's press conference. We'll also give them a live test flight demonstration so they can have a direct comparison and see whether our product is better or Raytheon's product is better. I love competition and comparison; only through competition and comparison can we make progress."

Huang Wei nodded and replied, "Understood! I'll arrange it right away."

At 9 p.m. local time in Massachusetts, Raytheon released their 24-hour sales figures.

Under coercion and enticement from the U.S. government, a total of 8 units were ordered by various countries. Since the U.S. maintains a military presence of around 17 overseas troops, this means that half of the personnel are equipped with individual combat aircraft.

With the addition of the 1 sets from the US military, Raytheon sold 18 sets in one day. At 49 US dollars per set, that's 882 billion US dollars.

Even if the bald eagles themselves produced this thing, the cost would only be a little over 10 eagle coins. If China or an ASEAN country produced it, the cost could be reduced by another 30%-50%. Yet Raytheon Company is selling it for 49 eagle coins a set. That's fucking outrageous.

Raytheon President Hayes appeared on a television program and talked with the host about the design, manufacturing, and prospects of this individual soldier flying vehicle.

It's important to understand that the main purpose of the Bald Eagles in selecting this product was to prove that they are still the global technology superpower. Therefore, Hayes would intentionally or unintentionally bring up this point when chatting with the host, and repeatedly emphasized that no other company could produce this equipment at the moment, not even Yang Chen's company.

Those who know Yang Chen are aware of his temperament. He can accept a strong opponent, but he will never accept an opponent stepping on him to rise to the top. He is even more unacceptable to have his name directly mentioned as a foil.

The TV interview program quickly became a hit on major overseas online platforms, not because everyone wanted the product, but because everyone wanted to watch the excitement.

Their mindset can be seen from the comments of netizens from various countries.

A Japanese netizen commented: "Directly naming Yang Chen? That's incredibly bold. Aren't they afraid of Yang Chen's retaliation? During the previous press conference, a piece of equipment fell down. First, they said it was sabotage, then they said the engineering department deliberately damaged it to demonstrate how to recover from a malfunction. I'm sure after Yang Chen sees this video, he'll actually make all his products malfunction."

A South Korean netizen commented: "In the end, this world is all about strength. When Yang Chenqiang was in power, he didn't leave any room for others, using all sorts of methods to squeeze his competitors to the extreme. Now that Raytheon has produced a product that he couldn't, he should just lie down and let himself be ridiculed."

A netizen named Bald Eagle commented: "Last time, our dog translator lost to Yang Chen's sonic translator, and although we were unhappy, we accepted it. This time, we can finally win, right? It's said that Raytheon hired the CIA to investigate whether Yang Chen's companies had similar products, and the investigation found none. This is why Hayes dared to directly name Yang Chen—he was certain Yang Chen couldn't produce such a product and could only let him mock him."

A German netizen commented: Okay, while we're furious that the US is forcing us to pay for aircraft for its troops stationed in our country, we'll forgive them if they can win against Yang Chen on behalf of the Western world this once. The Western world desperately needs this victory; we haven't beaten Yang Chen in the last five years. Five years! Five years! Do you know how much the entire Western world has been pushed to its limits by him in these five years? We've waited five years not to prove how great we are, but to let the whole world know that we are still the Western bloc that controls the world.

A netizen from the Sand Kingdom commented: "The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. I suggest the Hans recognize reality, and I also suggest the Western bloc recognize reality. The era when you lived a good life by plundering the world from your ancestors is over. Stop fantasizing that you can still control the world."

An Indian netizen commented: "The bigwig is right. The sun rises in the east, and we happen to be in the east; we are humanity's hope. It doesn't matter if Yang Chen can't produce this kind of aircraft; our Tata Group can. Just wait and see; it won't be long before our Tata Group officially announces a single-soldier aircraft, which will definitely be better and cheaper than the US's."

While netizens from various countries were debating the issue, Sihai Intelligent posted a photo of its individual soldier flying vehicle on its Weibo, Douyin, and TikTok accounts, along with accompanying text.

"If we could enable you to fly on swords and control them with your mind, how much would you be willing to pay?" (End of Chapter)