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

Just as netizens around the world were hotly debating whether PPC would dare to do another program to "expose" Yang Chen, PPC released an apology video, the protagonist of which was the host and a diplomatic official.

In the video, the two stated that they made unfounded claims without any evidence, purely for the sake of views, and not to provoke Yang Chen. They apologized to Yang Chen for their unfounded statements.

The apology video quickly drew ridicule from people around the world.

"Kneeling down so quickly? Not even trying to struggle?"

"Haha... I still prefer the way you two talk big on the show. Please take a moment to calm down."

"Were you two warned? If you dare to spout nonsense and provoke Yang Chen again, who knows how many other important figures in your family will be exposed?"

"Yang Chen is awesome. With these things in his hands, he can control the Western world. Unless they are all dead, as long as they are alive, they will not dare to oppose Yang Chen."

Yang Chen never thought much of Xiao Yingzi and never intended to lay a hand on them. They were the ones who came looking for trouble, so dealing with them was just a matter of convenience.

One characteristic of life in the internet age is that the "metabolism" is fast enough. New hot topics will quickly cover the old ones. Even if it's a piece of gossip that everyone in the world is talking about, no one will mention it after a while.

With the end of the year approaching and Chen Xi due to give birth in two months, Yang Chen has put aside all his work to focus on accompanying her during her pregnancy.

However, this does not mean that his company's business will be affected. After all, he has been running his business for so many years, and each company has cultivated enough management and research talents. He only needs to send a message, and those people will understand his ideas.

At this time of year, the world's attention turns to the annual reports of the companies controlled by Yang Chen's Sihai Group and Xingchen Group, to see what kind of performance they have achieved in the past year.

In previous years, both the Four Seas Group and the Starry Sky Group would release their annual reports early, but this year they did not release them so early.

As a result, rumors have circulated in the market that the performance of the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group has fallen short of expectations and that the announcement will be postponed.

It's hard to imagine that the failure to publish the annual report of a company under one's name in advance would become a global hot topic. Official media outlets in countries such as the United States, India, and South Korea have even dedicated programs to discussing this issue.

For example, a TV station in the Bald Eagle region specially invited a super-luxury expert group of 50 people, including international relations experts, international trade experts, and financial experts, to discuss why the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group did not release their annual reports as early as in previous years.

These experts each expressed their own opinions, analyzing from their own professional perspectives how terrible the performance of the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group was last year.

They didn't mention companies with huge growth, such as Sihai Pharmaceuticals, Xingchen Automotive, and Sihai Electronics; instead, they focused on the drone business, which had passed its rapid expansion phase.

As mentioned before, the drone business benefited from the fighting between countries like Russia in the past few years, resulting in very rapid growth. When the market reaches a saturation point, the performance will definitely decline steadily until it reaches an equilibrium point and then stabilizes completely.

Yang Chen also made up for the decline in the drone business early on by developing businesses such as intelligent robots.

The two humanoid robots, A-Xing and A-Chen, launched last year, along with the Cheng Ying large mecha, to some extent offset the decline in drone sales. Overall, the performance of the intelligent machine business last year was not significantly different from the year before.

Driven by media coverage in these countries, most people believe that the performance of the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group has plummeted.

Driven by this atmosphere, the stock prices of companies related to the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group have fallen, including those controlled by Yang Chen himself, such as Sihai Sports and Sihai Entertainment.

Yang Chen wasn't in a hurry, but his partners were.

As a result, Chengtian Auto, which supplies parts to Xingchen Auto, couldn't stand the drop in stock price and released its annual report forecast for last year ahead of schedule.

The statement that "the company's revenue was 457.8 billion yuan and net profit was 89.65 billion yuan, of which 80% of the revenue came from business dealings with Xingchen Automotive, and contributed 95% of the net profit. Both revenue and net profit increased by 40% compared with the previous year" has attracted market attention.

Didn't they say Xingchen Automotive's performance was poor? If its performance is poor, how come its parts suppliers are still getting so many orders?

Despite poor performance, a parts supplier earned twice the company's total net profit over its 15 years of listing in just one year?
The next day, Chengtian Auto's stock price hit the daily limit up at the opening, with 3 million lots locking in the limit up. Based on this number of buy orders, it would take at least three more consecutive limit ups before the price could be broken.

When other suppliers saw that this tactic worked, they all issued their annual report forecasts ahead of time.

Tire suppliers saw their revenue surge by 30%, automotive lighting suppliers saw their revenue surge by 30%, and pharmaceutical raw material suppliers saw their revenue surge by over 50%...

Seeing these companies' annual report forecasts, the market realized that it wasn't that the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group were performing poorly, but rather that the announcements were simply postponed this year.

If the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group are not performing well, then what are they doing with the goods that their suppliers sell when their performance is booming?

And here we are again, Chinese netizens are here to watch the drama unfold.

"The fact that Boss Yang didn't say anything made the suppliers very anxious, so they quickly released a forecast of a surge in sales."

"When you are strong enough, your friends will not allow anyone to say that you are not good enough. They will prove that you are still strong by proving that they are doing well."

"Foreigners are making a big show of criticizing Mr. Yang's company, as if their opportunity has come when Mr. Yang's company is failing. It's just that they didn't announce it earlier than before. Is there any need to be so nervous?"

Although the financial report has not been released immediately, there will be no shortage of New Year's Eve dinner and year-end bonuses.

Soon, employees from the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group posted their year-end bonuses on platforms such as Douyin.

"Thank you, Boss Yang. I've got my year-end bonus—eight months' salary, more than half a year's salary last year. Those who say the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group's performance has declined can stop now. I'm just an assembly line worker, and I got such a big bonus. How could performance decline?"

"Those who say that learning is useless, come and take a look. After graduating with my doctorate, I went straight to a company in the Sihai Group. Including the year-end bonus, my total income last year was 265 million yuan, not even counting the usual allowances and benefits. Can you earn that much money in your life without studying? You may not be good at studying, but please don't go around spreading the idea that learning is useless. It's not that learning is useless, it's that you are useless."

“I’ve been working here since Mr. Yang took over Sihai Group. I received a year-end bonus and seniority bonus totaling 23 yuan, which is basically the same as my salary on paper. I’m not good at studying, but I have good judgment. I’ve trusted Mr. Yang from the beginning, and now I’ve made it big. When I go back to my rural hometown to visit relatives during the Spring Festival, I have to start eating first.”

Employees of the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group collectively posted photos of their year-end bonuses, sparking another round of online discussion.

"It's been 10086 days since I dreamed of working for Boss Yang. I really want to be brave and move to Jiangcheng, but I'm also afraid that if I go there and fail to get the job, that would be a tragedy."

"The suppliers testified that Mr. Yang's company's business volume increased, the employees testified that Mr. Yang's company's revenue increased, and the foreigners thought that Mr. Yang didn't release the annual report early because the performance had plummeted. Haha... The foreigners are so cute, they dream of Mr. Yang's company's performance plummeting."

"Judging from the feedback from suppliers and employees, Mr. Yang must have made a lot of money last year, and his performance will definitely continue to grow. Just wait and see, it will definitely exceed everyone's expectations."

After the New Year's Eve dinner and receiving their year-end bonuses, most employees went home for the Spring Festival.

However, there is another group of people who cannot go home for the Spring Festival: the researchers and engineers who participated in the manufacturing of the White Emperor and Mysterious Maiden fighter jets. They need to conduct a final inspection of the assembled White Emperor and Mysterious Maiden.

Yang Chen's eldest son is due on March 10th. The White Emperor and the Mysterious Maiden must also take to the sky for a test flight the moment the son is born. At the same time, the annual reports of the Four Seas System and the Star System will be released at the moment the son is born, including Jiangcheng City's GDP for last year.

After all, the next generation's first successor to a trillion-dollar business empire has been born, so he has to be given the utmost respect.

On March 8th, someone posted a news report online. Although it was called a "report," it was actually an intentional act authorized by the public relations department.

"My cousin is a high-ranking executive at one of Mr. Yang's companies. We were drinking and bragging last night, and he got a bit drunk and told me a lot of shocking tidbits, each one more explosive than the last. The Sihai Group and Xingchen Group are on high alert right now. All the companies' financial reports are already prepared, but the reason they haven't been released as early as in previous years is because everyone is waiting for the birth of Mr. Yang's eldest son. Once the eldest son is born, all the financial reports will be released together, using the good news to welcome the next generation's first successor. He also said that last year was the best year for the Sihai Group and Xingchen Group in many years, with each company achieving at least 30% growth in revenue and net profit. Even the struggling real estate business saw a surge in performance due to several large overseas projects, with revenue and profit multiplying several times over, reportedly exceeding 3 trillion. Can you believe that? When Mr. Yang took over, he was 3 trillion in debt!" Oh, and by the way, Jiangcheng City's GDP will also be released when the eldest son is born. The data is terrifyingly high. If it were considered a country, it would rank third globally—yes, third, higher than Germany's GDP and twice that of Guangdong Province. Finally, there's one more super, super, super big bombshell: Mr. Yang's company participated in the design and manufacture of the White Emperor and Mysterious Maiden fighter jets. These two aircraft were assembled at the end of last year and will take to the skies for test flights at the moment of the eldest son's birth. Lastly, and finally, here's the exact time. Mr. Yang's eldest son is due at 6:18 PM on March 10th. Why so precise? Because if he hasn't been born by 6 PM, Mr. Yang will have the doctor perform a C-section, preventing his girlfriend from risking a natural birth. Okay! That's all the bombshells. Digest it slowly. (End of Chapter)