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

As Tesla's inventory increased, the time to fully launch delivery was drawing ever closer, but Yang Chen remained silent, leading the world to believe that he would not be able to keep up with the Catwoman robot this time.

The bald eagle leader invited Master to the White House as a guest and showered him with praise.

“Elon, you know I’ve always admired you. If it weren’t for some political disagreements between us, you could still be the head of the efficiency department.”

"Haha... I've realized I'm better suited for business than politics. Things are fine as they are now; we're both shining in our respective fields."

"Yes, that's absolutely right, Elon. We'll each play to our strengths in our respective areas. Your Catwoman robot has truly done a great job this time, helping us regain the face we'd lost so long ago. Yang Chen has become a coward, not daring to utter a word. Judging from his personality and style, we can deduce he doesn't have a product in this area. This is a fantastic publicity opportunity, and we'll definitely seize it to make you a tech superstar, giving you countless fans worldwide. You must use this opportunity to leverage your influence and convey our Bald Eagle values ​​to them. Understand?"

"Of course I understand! I am a Bald Eagle, so of course I want to spread our Bald Eagle values ​​to the world."

"Ha ha……"

Clearly, these two haven't grasped a crucial point: never open champagne at halftime in any match. Doing so essentially ruins your reputation, and a major reversal is what awaits them.

Benefiting from the positive news about the Catwoman robot, Tesla's stock price soared, rising from 220 Eagle Dollars to 380 Eagle Dollars in just seven trading days, making all shareholders a fortune.

After Tesla was fully prepared, it officially announced the start of deliveries, and Tesla's stock price rose by 20%, breaking through the 400 Eagle Dollar mark and finally closing at 466.56 Eagle Dollars.

As darkness fell over the bald eagle's homeland and dawn broke over the dragon kingdom, news of Tesla's commencement of deliveries also reached the dragon kingdom.

At 9:00 AM local time in China, Sihai Intelligent officially announced the release of its humanoid robots "Xingzai" and "Yue'er". The Sihai Intelligent Experience Store opened for trial services, and an online launch event was also announced at 12:00 PM.

Sihai Intelligent's announcement quickly topped the trending lists on major platforms, with netizens who had been waiting for a long time leaving comments.

"I knew Mr. Yang couldn't possibly not respond. Turns out he was deliberately waiting to ambush them when Tesla delivered the goods."

"Mr. Yang is too wicked, but I like him. Haha... Tesla has made tens of thousands of units. If Mr. Yang succeeds in his attack, Tesla will suffer huge losses this time, and its financial statements may show a loss."

"This is too good! It's obvious they're going to challenge Truss and see who wins. If Boss Yang can defeat Master, then he'll truly be a legend."

Master was getting ready for bed when his secretary called him.

"President, something terrible has happened! Sihai Intelligent has suddenly announced the launch of humanoid robots, and they even come in male and female versions. They're holding an online launch event in two hours, which will be broadcast live globally."

Master panicked upon hearing this and exclaimed, "Damn it! He's been keeping quiet for so many days, all this time he was plotting against us. He deliberately waited until we had stocked up and started delivering before making his official announcement, so he could put us under inventory pressure. Damn it! That's a ruthless move!"

The secretary said, "Mr. President, we don't need to worry too much. His robots aren't necessarily better than ours. I even suspect that they hastily put together two robots after our Catwoman robot was officially announced. Why should we scare ourselves?"

After a few seconds of silence, Master said, "What you said makes sense. After all, the CIA and other agencies haven't found any new robot products from Sihai Intelligent. Their sudden announcement is most likely a hastily put together product. Since they're going to do a global live stream, let's see what products they can come up with to compete with our Catwoman robot."

Master had just hung up the phone when the head of the Bald Eagle family called.

"Elon, have you seen the news? That damn Yang Chen suddenly announced the launch of two humanoid robots. He's been holding back for so long just to make his move when you deliver the goods. It's obvious he wants to leave you with nothing but a pile of unsold stock. Those damn CIA agents are completely useless. Every time we ask them to investigate something, they can't find anything. So, are you confident you can beat him? This time we're using all our resources to make you a tech star, so we can't afford to make a mistake."

Although Master had no confidence at all, he still had to believe that he could win, otherwise his own camp would collapse as soon as the battle began.

"I think Yang Chen's robot is just something that came out of Lin Video; it definitely doesn't have any technological content. We'll definitely win this time, so don't worry."

The leader of the Bald Eagles laughed heartily and said, "It's good that you have confidence, then I can feel a little more at ease. I was afraid of losing before, and now I feel terrified just hearing Yang Chen's name. I hope that this time, Elon can help me overcome my fear of Yang Chen."

Master laughed along, saying, "This time, we'll definitely help you overcome your fear of Yang Chen. Even if he manages to win against the humanoid robot, we still have the combat mech Optimus Prime to launch. He can temporarily assemble a humanoid robot, but he definitely can't temporarily assemble a mech."

The leader of the bald eagles was immediately relieved and couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"I'm relieved, I'm relieved. Elon, you never disappoint. Haha..."

Regardless of how confident Master was in himself or how much he looked down on Yang Chen, consumers, based on past experience, all went to the Sihai Intelligent Experience Store to experience the Sihai Humanoid Robot. Those customers who had already placed orders for the Tesla Catwoman Robot wanted to experience the Sihai Humanoid Robot before deciding whether to pay the balance and have Tesla deliver the goods.

It's fine if you don't experience it, but once you do, you'll instantly realize that the catwoman robot isn't so appealing anymore.

Based on this incredible wireless brain-computer interface, even if the Catwoman robot cost 20,000 Eagle Coins or 20,000 Dragon Coins, consumers would still choose Sihai Intelligent Robot.

Before the online launch event for Sihai Intelligent Simulation Robot even began, Tesla had already received over 5000 refund requests in the Chinese market.

At 12 o'clock, the Sihai Intelligent online press conference was held on time.

It was late at night in countries like the United States, but many people working in the robotics industry, as well as netizens who were just watching the spectacle, stayed up late to watch the online press conference.

Elon Master and other bigwigs like the head of the White Eagle were also staying up all night to watch.

Huang Wei appeared on stage accompanied by a male and a female robot on either side of her. Although it was just a simple entrance, it sparked heated discussions among netizens.

"Oh my god, are those two robots they're going to launch? They walk just like real people, the level of realism is too high."

"It looks like a real person. Could it be a real person wearing a little makeup to impersonate a robot?"

"Haha... I knew Yang Chen couldn't have created a lifelike robot in such a short time. Was I right? This is obviously a real person dressed up as a robot. Are they trying to fool us?"

Elon Master, who was watching the live stream, instantly felt his mood plummet. Judging by the fact that the Four Seas robots walked almost like real people, Tesla's Catwoman robot was no match for them. The Catwoman robot was clearly identifiable as a robot at first glance, even though they had tried very hard to give it a realistic human face, it was still obviously fake.

However, the face of the Sihai intelligent robot is not much different from that of a real person; it just looks like a person wearing makeup.

Since many viewers commented that the robots next to Huang Wei were real people dressed up as robots, she had the engineer next to her open the robot's battery cover in front of everyone, and then no one doubted the authenticity of the two robots.

Huang Wei said with a smile, "Now everyone believes these two are robots, right? This is the first time I've heard of real people cosplaying robots to attend a press conference. Only you guys have this kind of thought process. Come on, zoom in, give the robot's skin a close-up."

The photographer immediately stepped forward with his camera to take close-up shots of the robots' skin. Through the lens, it could be seen that the skin of these two lifelike robots was just like that of real people, with fine hairs, pores, and textures all clearly visible.

Barrage.

"Oh my god, even though I can't touch it, it feels just like real skin to me, it's so realistic."

"She said this skin could be transplanted to a real person, and I feel she wasn't lying."

"In comparison, Tesla's Catwoman robot looks incredibly plasticky. If a humanoid robot isn't realistic enough, can it still be called a humanoid robot? Compared to that, Yang Chen's robot wins."

"Don't rush. You can't just look at a robot's appearance; you also have to look at its intelligence. If it's not intelligent enough, then you've just bought an empty shell."

……

As the press conference continued, Huang Wei introduced the wireless brain-computer interface function.

"Now, let me introduce the wireless brain-computer interface. Wearing this device, you can use your thoughts to control the robot to perform some everyday actions, such as cleaning, washing dishes and pots, helping children with their homework, and even playing badminton, tennis, and basketball. Currently, except for continuous backflips, it can perform basically all the actions that humans commonly do. Now, let me demonstrate it for you."

Huang Wei personally demonstrated how to control the robot with her mind to clean, wash dishes, play basketball, and play badminton – it was absolutely perfect.

Barrage.

"Oh my god, I have to buy one! Master's Catwoman isn't appealing anymore. I have to cancel my order. I can't let them ship it to me, or I'll lose a lot of money."

"This mind-controlled robot is so powerful that I hope it can sell for 20 Eagle Coins each. That way, fewer people can afford it, which will show the high-class status of the users of this product. Let me be clear, I don't want working-class people to use this robot at the same time as me."

"Comparing them, Master's Catwoman robot is like a product of the last century, while Yang Chen's robot is like a product of the next century. They are not even in the same league."

"Yang Chen said he would lead Jiangcheng, Leyard, and Doha into the cyber age, and he really meant it. We have mind-controlled individual flying vehicles, and now we have mind-controlled robots. I wonder what groundbreaking product will be next. In conclusion, Master can prepare to admit defeat."

"Now it all depends on how much Yang Chen prices his robot. But based on his past experience, his product price will definitely be the cost price of foreign companies' products. This means that if Tesla wants to sell the Catwoman robot, it must be priced significantly lower than the cost price. We will likely see Tesla's financial report next year show a loss, or at least a sharp drop in net profit."

At this moment, Master, who was watching the live broadcast, finally felt relieved.

"What a gift! My brain-computer interface is still in the wired connection experimental stage, and he can already use it wirelessly. How come their researchers are so amazing?" Master couldn't help but say.

Just then, the bald eagle's leader called, asking bluntly, "Elon, if I'm not mistaken, are we going to lose again?"

Elon Master said helplessly, "I think you guessed right... but it's okay, I still have Optimus Prime to bring out. Let's see how the market reacts first. If the market really doesn't give us a chance, I'll bring out Optimus Prime. This is a combat mech. Although it's not mature enough yet, just bringing it out will be enough to intimidate the global robotics industry."

The leader of the bald eagles said, "I'm immune to this kind of talk now. Every time they say they can win, they end up losing miserably. I'm almost at my wit's end with Yang Chen beating me to a pulp. I'm just wondering why we can't win just once?"

Elon Master quickly reassured him, "It's not time to despair yet. Calm down. Let's see how the market reacts, okay?"

The leader of the Bald Eagle didn't say anything and hung up the phone immediately.

At this point, Huang Wei officially announced the price of the Sihai lifelike robot.

Continuing with the previous pricing strategy, the selling price is even lower than the cost price of foreign competitors.

The basic version is priced at 8.8 yuan, the mid-range version at 10.8 yuan, and the high-end version at 12.8 yuan. There are also some optional features and configurations available for customers to choose from. If all features and configurations are selected, the price will be 29.8 yuan.

Upon seeing this price, Master immediately broke down.

“What a load of crap! The price is so low, my cost is higher than this, how am I supposed to sell this?” Master roared.

Judging from the differences in configuration and other aspects between the Catwoman robot and the Sihai simulation robot, the Catwoman robot might only be worth 8000 Eagle Coins at most. If its price exceeds 1 Eagle Coins, customers will not hesitate to spend a little more money to choose the Sihai robot instead of the Catwoman robot.

At this point, customers who had already ordered the Catwoman robot immediately canceled their orders online, by phone, and offline. Of the 10+ Catwoman robots that Tesla sold in a week, over 8 were canceled in less than an hour.

The direct consequence of customer order cancellations is that Tesla's inventory and raw materials are all stuck in its hands, with a rough estimate of losses reaching 10 billion Eagle Dollars.

This only includes direct losses in inventory, raw materials, labor, and consumption. If the R&D costs of this project are included, more than half of Tesla's 70 billion Eagle Dollars net profit last year will be wiped out.

These losses are small amounts; the key issue is that Tesla's stock will definitely crash when it opens tomorrow. A drop of 10%-20% could result in a market value loss of 1500-3000 billion Eagle Dollars.

Master had originally hoped that the country would mold him into a global technology superstar, but now that things have turned out this way, how can he accept it?
Up to Optimus Prime!

We must reverse this downward trend! (End of Chapter)