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

The following afternoon, Chang'e 6 returned to Earth with two kilograms of lunar soil.

Not long after, the final list of lunar soil allocations was finalized.

The person in charge, Qiu Yuntao, immediately called Yang Chen.

"Chairman Yang, the lunar soil allocation list has been finalized. The 500 grams you requested is indeed too much; we simply cannot provide it. We have done our best, and we can only give you 450 grams. Is that alright?" Qiu Yuntao said somewhat apologetically.

Yang Chen laughed heartily and said, "Although it's 50 grams less than I expected, it's still acceptable."

Qiu Yuntao laughed heartily and said, "I'm glad Chairman Yang is satisfied. Shall we deliver it to you, or will you send someone to pick it up?"

Yang Chen replied, "I'll have Xingchen Military Industry send someone over to pick it up. You can just hand it over to them then."

"Okay. I hope Chairman Yang's research will go smoothly. I won't bother Chairman Yang any longer, bye," Qiu Yuntao said.

Not long after, the space agency released a list of lunar soil allocations.

Yang Chen came in first place with 450 grams.

The second place went to Harbin Institute of Technology, with 1330 mg.

Even a prestigious university like Dragon National University of Science and Technology only received 81 milligrams.

The list quickly sparked heated discussions across the internet.

"Huh? Boss Yang also got lunar soil? And he got 450 grams all by himself? Our mother is really good to him. It feels like we are all illegitimate sons, and he is the only legitimate eldest son. Otherwise, it wouldn't be distributed like this."

"Did Mr. Yang write the wrong unit of weight? Other universities use milligrams, why is his itinerary in grams? And it's 450 grams, out of a total of 2000 grams, how could they possibly give him that much?"

"Boss Yang is doing well now, sharing lunar soil with so many prestigious universities in his personal capacity. He only received less than 1200 grams in total, so who got the remaining 800-plus grams?"

"I don't think it's possible for such a big thing to have a mistake in the unit of weight. Professor Yang must have been allocated 450 grams of lunar regolith. That is indeed a lot, but Professor Yang's research capabilities are more than enough to warrant such a large allocation. In fact, it's no exaggeration to say that Professor Yang is the most likely to produce results among all the units that have received lunar regolith. Let's wait and see."

The following morning, the space agency held another press conference about Chang'e 6.

In addition to introducing the relevant information about Chang'e 6, Qiu Yuntao also provided clear explanations regarding the most pressing questions: whether the lunar soil would be allocated to foreign institutions, and whether Yang Chen received 450 grams or 450 milligrams.

"We welcome like-minded countries, institutions, and individuals from all over the world to progress with us. Foreign governments, institutions, and individuals who have legitimate and promising research projects that require lunar soil can submit applications to us. As long as we believe there is indeed research potential, we will donate some lunar soil to them at our discretion."

"We did indeed present Mr. Yang Chen with 450 grams of lunar soil, and the data and units of weight are correct. The reason we presented him with so much lunar soil is because we have confidence in the research capabilities of his research team. We believe that they will certainly live up to the expectations of the government and the people and will definitely produce research results."

The reporters at the scene were in an uproar. Although they were somewhat prepared, they were still shocked when Qiu Yuntao confirmed that the data was correct.

Universities like Harbin Institute of Technology only give 1.3 grams, but Yang Chen received 450 grams. This favoritism is outrageous.

At this point, a reporter asked a question.

"Is it too risky to bet 450 grams of lunar soil on Yang Chen's potential research results? A trip to the moon is no easy feat, and the lunar soil he brings back is incredibly precious. Shouldn't it be distributed more rationally? Wouldn't it be more reasonable to distribute this lunar soil among 500 other units than to give it all to Yang Chen alone? The probability of 500 units producing results is certainly greater than the probability of Yang Chen producing results alone, right?"

Qiu Yuntao stated with absolute certainty, "The scientific research community doesn't believe in the probability issue you just mentioned. If you can do it, you can do it; if you can't, you can't. There's no such thing as probability. In recent years, Yang Chen's company has poached a large number of researchers from various fields, and almost all of them are top-tier. In recent years, his company has continuously launched new technologies and products. What others have, they have better; what others don't have, they have. Therefore, we will determine the allocation based on their achievements. Yang Chen getting 450 grams of lunar soil is no problem. If he needs more, we can give him the rest."

There was another uproar at the scene.

At this moment, a reporter from the Bald Eagle's family asked a question.

"Do you regularly send lunar soil to NASA, or other organizations and individuals in the United States?"

Qiu Yuntao replied, "According to the Wolf Clause, we cannot cooperate with you in the space field."

The reporter immediately said, "That clause only restricts us from sharing our results and cooperating with you, but it doesn't restrict you from donating lunar soil to us."

"Haha..." The whole audience burst into laughter.

Only someone from the Ying family could display double standards and shamelessness so elegantly and seamlessly.

Qiu Yuntao smiled and said, "No, no, no, we must abide by the terms you set, so as not to make things difficult for us again."

The reporter from Yingzi's family looked embarrassed and sat down awkwardly.

At this moment, a South Korean reporter asked a question.

"If you take 400 grams of the 450 grams of lunar soil allocated to Yang Chen and distribute it to other countries, each country could receive 2 grams. Not only could you improve relations with other countries, but you could also increase the possibility of humanity making breakthroughs in lunar soil research. Isn't that the most correct thing to do?"

Qiu Yuntao said with a smile, "First of all, we don't owe any country anything. On the contrary, some countries owe us. Think about how they restricted and targeted us before. The fact that we are still willing to give them the opportunity to apply is already God's mercy to them. Isn't that right? Secondly, as I just explained clearly, judging from the transcript, Yang Chen deserves 450 grams of lunar soil. If we weren't worried about other units having objections, we could even give Yang Chen two kilograms of lunar soil."

The reporters from China immediately applauded and cheered, expressing their support for the country's decision.

Soon, videos from the press conference were edited and uploaded to online platforms by various media outlets, and unsurprisingly, the video featuring Yang Chen went viral again. "I knew it was impossible to get the numbers and units wrong. If such a big thing happened, they could all be fired from top to bottom."

"This is Mom's approval of Boss Yang. It's like showing the whole world how important Yang Chen is."

"If you ask me, we're just too kind. We always repay evil with good. When we were suffering, foreigners restricted us in all sorts of ways. They wouldn't let us go to the International Space Station, they took our money but wouldn't let us participate in their satellite projects, and they even put out clauses prohibiting us from cooperating with them. These are all historical facts. Now that we've become strong, we should make them pay the price for their past actions."

“Boss Yang’s priority is too high. If I were in charge, I would definitely try to give him as much as possible. If he asks, I would give him everything.”

Many netizens left comments on Yang Chen's Weibo and other accounts, so Yang Chen had no choice but to post an update in response.

"Thank you to the country, the people, and all my compatriots for your support. I will definitely make sure that 450 grams of lunar soil plays its greatest role. Everyone is welcome to supervise. Once we have any research results, we will announce them immediately. Thank you all."

Just as Yang Chen posted this Weibo, the Xingchen Military Industry team successfully retrieved 450 grams of lunar soil and returned directly to Jiangcheng on Yang Chen's plane.

After Jiangcheng Airport was put into use, Yang Chen's private jet usage rate increased significantly. He personally didn't use it much, but mainly because he had many researchers who were academicians and university professors who needed to travel frequently. For convenience and safety, Yang Chen used his own plane to pick them up and drop them off.

This is one of the reasons why the country was willing to give Yang Chen 450 grams of lunar soil, because he has too many experts, professors and academicians under his command. Giving him so much is equivalent to giving China's top scientific researchers the opportunity to study lunar soil.

But precisely because Yang Chen has so many capable subordinates, he is now in a dilemma: how should these 450 grams of lunar soil be allocated?
Average distribution?

That's definitely not going to work. It's impossible for everyone or every team to have the same needs. If the needs are distributed equally, there will inevitably be situations where there aren't enough or too much is wasted.

After thinking for a while, Yang Chen sent a formal email to the president of each branch office.

"Presidents, if your company's research team has a need for lunar soil, have them submit a project report. I will evaluate it and decide whether to provide it, and how much. This matter should be handled immediately; the samples will arrive tonight."

The CEOs of each company replied immediately after receiving the email to confirm.

Meanwhile, the top brass of the Bald Eagle family got angry again.

The head of the family said, "Universities like Harbin Institute of Technology only received 1.3 grams, while Yang Chen received 450 grams. Given the capabilities of Yang Chen's research team, they will definitely be able to produce many results. This is definitely not good news for us, and we must take it seriously."

NASA Administrator Mark Duffy said, "The Wolf Clause was originally intended to limit their development in the aerospace field, but now it has become an obstacle to our acquisition of lunar soil. Should we abolish this clause, get the lunar soil first through deception, and then find an excuse to introduce a new 'Wolf Clause' to restrict them?"

Everyone else nodded in agreement with Mark Duffy's suggestion: let's get the lunar soil over first, and deal with the rest later.

The leader of the Bald Eagle immediately said, "I don't agree with this approach. If we really do this, what will the people of the world think of us? And they're not that stupid. How could they possibly believe that we're really no longer restricting them? If we cancel the Wolf Clause and still fail to obtain the lunar soil, won't we become a laughing stock of the world again? You don't need to worry too much. I have plenty of ways to get the lunar soil."

A common tactic of the bald eagle is to create a problem out of thin air and force the other party to negotiate, at which point it can make excessive demands on the other party.

This tactic had worked every time before; they always managed to get what they wanted from the target country.

A recent example is the tariff weapon. The US has plundered other countries, such as Japan, South Korea, and Europe. In addition to making concessions on trade, they also have to invest at least 5000 billion US dollars, 90% of which is at the US's disposal.

However, this tactic doesn't work on the current Dragon Kingdom. Whatever they want, they must give back what the Dragon Kingdom wants in return. In short, they can't gain any advantage over the Dragon Kingdom.

Therefore, we can conclude from the issue of tariffs that it is no longer possible for the United States to create trouble out of thin air and force China to accept their unequal terms.

The bald eagle's claim that it has a way to obtain lunar soil is nothing more than continuing to manipulate the watered-down list and sanctions list, creating a problem out of thin air, and then waiting for the target to come to them before offering terms.

But half a month passed, and he still hadn't received a call from China.

That day, the head of the Bald Eagle was staring blankly at the phone when Elon Master called him.

"I'm about to release a catwoman robot, can you give me some support?"

"Really? Oh, congratulations! What can I do for you?"

"Support me like you did with Harvard and Raytheon, promote me, and portray me as a global leader in technological innovation. Is that okay?"

"Haha... Sure, of course! How could I forget you? The technological role model I've been searching for has always been right beside me. What's the main feature of your catwoman robot?"

Elon Master immediately introduced the features of this catwoman robot: it has human skin, human emotions, and can also do some simple housework. Single men can buy one and use it as both a girlfriend and a housework robot.

Upon hearing this, the leader of the White Eagle Company excitedly praised, "Excellent, excellent! Elon, your product has appeared at the perfect time. We desperately need products like this to reshape our position as the technological hegemon. Everything you want is no problem. We'll support you the same way we supported Harvard and Raytheon before. If I may ask, how advanced is the technology behind your Catwoman robot? And to the others, let me be frank: Yang Chen's company, can they manufacture such a Catwoman robot?"

Elon Master immediately replied, "At least so far, I haven't received any information about whether Yang Chen, or even the entire Dragon Kingdom, can manufacture the Catwoman robot. Therefore, I believe that our robot will be unique upon its release, and no other company's product can compare to it."

This delighted the leader of the Bald Eagle, who immediately assured Elon Master, "That's great! It's settled then. We will fully support your Catwoman robot. I'll give the order right away to notify all the major media outlets to give you publicity and promotion. If you win this time, I will reward you handsomely."

Elon Master laughed heartily and said, "I don't want any reward from you. I just need you to support me according to the same standards you use to support Harvard and Raytheon. It's settled then. I'll wait and see the news."

The leader of the bald eagle immediately said confidently, "Don't worry, I'll definitely handle this matter perfectly for you."

After hanging up the phone, the tycoon immediately instructed his secretary to give full support to Elon Master's Catwoman robot. This time, they were certain to win, and they had to win. (End of Chapter)