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Chapter 455 $20 Billion in Heating Supplies

Subsequently, the ratings for "iPartment" continued to break records, making the CCTV director extremely happy.

After all, it's been many years since something like this has happened.

As for the initial investment, it has basically been recouped. With such high viewership ratings, advertisers are definitely willing to spend money.

Who can blame them when the ratings are so high?! And it's from CCTV.

Seeing this, I became even more determined: as long as the sequel maintains this quality, I must make it!

Netizens are particularly fond of "iPartment".

Whether they are office workers, elementary school students, middle school students, or college students, everyone is talking about "iPartment," which has become a common topic among young people.

Female students, in particular, would gather in groups of three or five to discuss the plot and analyze the characters in "iPartment".

And Chen Yu, who plays Lu Ziqiao, a prominent figure in the center of the group, has won the hearts of countless young girls.

Of course, Chen Yu had previously won the hearts of these girls.

Liu Yu, who had been in charge of stockpiling winter supplies for a month, finally called Chen Yu the day before New Year's Day.

"Mr. Chen, the total of 200 billion US dollars worth of thermal insulation materials has all arrived. This time, I've mobilized almost all the high-quality materials from around the world to the location you mentioned. I've also prevented many temporary workers from handling the placement, and we've secured 8000 million tons of anthracite coal. In addition, we've obtained 500 million indoor heating stoves, as well as various other thermal insulation materials, such as quilts and cotton clothing! In total, we've stockpiled nearly 3000 warehouses."

Furthermore, the anthracite coal complied with your instructions and was packaged into 20kg bags. Although many factories are already operating simultaneously, it will still take at least 10 days to complete the packaging. The labor costs involved are a significant expense.

Liu Yu was puzzled. Why was Chen Yu making so much of this stuff, causing such a large stockpile, when heating materials are rising in price globally?

$200 billion, nearly 1400 billion RMB, such a short-term shopping spree is bound to cause market turmoil.

The government will naturally pay attention to this matter.

Therefore, not long after Liu Yu hung up the phone, the old man called.

"Hey Chen Yu, what are you up to? Why are you hoarding winter supplies like this all of a sudden?!" the old man said.

"Would you believe me if I told you?!"

"Nonsense, just say what you want to say. There have been times when I haven't believed you!" the old man said irritably.

"It's very simple. My team and I made an unexpected discovery while studying atmospheric climate. Around January 10th, 20 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in China, including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Xinjiang, etc., were affected by low temperatures, rain, snow and freezing disasters to varying degrees."

In other words, there will be a major snow disaster in China this year, but because I cannot provide enough evidence to confirm this data, I can only take precautions. Therefore, I have allocated a large sum of money to deal with this major snow disaster. "Chen Yu said after thinking for a moment.

He also recalled that the direct economic losses caused by the disaster amounted to 1516.5 billion yuan. Nearly 2.79 million mu of forests were damaged, and 3 nationally protected wild animals froze to death or were injured in the snow disaster; the affected population has exceeded 1 million.

"Are you sure you're not joking?!" The old man said after a moment of silence. If what Chen Yu said was true, then this matter was very serious, as there were only ten days left until January 10th.

Chen Yu's preparations began a month ago.

"Do you think I would spend 200 billion US dollars to play a joke that benefits neither of us?! I've already said what I wanted to say, believe it or not!" Chen Yu didn't know how to persuade the old man, so he could only choose this slightly provocative approach.

"200 billion US dollars?!" The old man's heart skipped a beat when he heard this number. Just how rich was this guy? He could casually take out 200 billion US dollars, and it was impossible to tell where he got the money from. If he hadn't been paying attention to the recent strange market for heating materials in the country, he wouldn't have noticed this.

Their data is worth tens of billions.

The company's employees are all pretty girls, while Chen Yu's are in US dollars.

“Yes, two hundred billion US dollars. The domestic market definitely can’t raise two hundred billion US dollars worth of materials in a short time. I can only choose to purchase from the international market. Old man, what I want to say is, if a major snow disaster really occurs, then you can ask people in your system to help me sell this batch of materials,” Chen Yu said.

"Sell it?!" The old man was displeased upon hearing this; this was profiteering from the national crisis!

"Of course I'll sell it. Do you think I'll give it away? I'm not Buddha or a savior. I'm just a small businessman. And if it weren't for the snow disaster, my $200 billion, which is almost $1400 billion, would have gone down the drain."

But don't worry, I won't take advantage of this national crisis to make a profit. I'm not that shameless or unscrupulous. I'm just doing my best to ensure that my compatriots can use their money to buy what they need at a reasonable price. That's all.

"Besides, all my items are top-quality goods, and I believe your records should show that," Chen Yu said.

The old man fell silent. From Chen Yu's perspective, Chen Yu was right. Chen Yu was just an ordinary person, and all this money was his, his private property. Anyone who wanted to donate 200 billion US dollars at once was either a fool or a madman.

From different perspectives, thoughts and decisions will differ, and this $200 billion may not necessarily belong to Chen Yu himself.

If a major snow disaster were to occur, Chen Yu would already be extremely conscientious and patriotic if he didn't use the opportunity to raise the prices of goods.

However, since Chen Yu dared to gamble with 200 billion US dollars, they couldn't just sit idly by. It's better to be prepared than to wait until something goes wrong before trying to find a solution.

“No problem. If a big problem arises, I will arrange for someone to help you. But you absolutely cannot raise prices. You must suppress the market!” The old man said after a moment of silence.

"Old man, if you don't believe in my character, there's nothing I can do. I'll say it again: I will not take advantage of this national crisis to profit from it. I'm not that despicable or shameless. If I wanted to make money, 200 billion US dollars wouldn't be difficult for me. Why would I risk the scorn of millions to earn 200 billion US dollars?!"

To reiterate, the price is absolutely fair. You pay what I pay; in other words, the more people and convenience you provide, the lower the price I'll offer. After all, I'll need people to actually implement this myself.

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