I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property
Chapter 336 - 334: Not Going on Strike Seems Out of Place

No journalists dared to ask more questions, and Zhang Menglong had said almost everything he wanted to say. Of course, he didn't actually plan to turn America upside down; he just wanted to teach Qualcomm Electronics a good lesson. He, Zhang Menglong, was not to be trifled with!

"Hong Yi, how's Kaibong doing?" Zhang Menglong returned to his residence and suddenly remembered the Kaibong issue. Half a month had passed, and by now Kaibong must be on the verge of tears, right?

"They've managed to procure a batch of coal from other countries, averaging almost 90 US dollars per ton, but even at that price, they only managed to buy less than 10 million tons, since other countries need it for themselves too. That's pretty much scraping it from their teeth," reported Hong Yi.

"Collectively, all their coal power companies still have about 5 million tons of coal, which will probably run out in a week at most."

"Aren't they in a hurry?" Zhang Menglong asked with a smile on his face.

"In a hurry? How could they not be?" Hong Yi said, "In the past week, they've organized several meetings. Now, they're divided into two factions: one wants Kaibong to agree to sell new soil mines to Huaxia, and the other wants to carry on with the blockade plan. It's become quite a mess."

"You know, one of the biggest shareholders of Qualcomm Electronics is from Kaibong. Because of his connections, many of Kaibong's electronics information industries are built around Qualcomm Electronics as their core. Now that Qualcomm Electronics is in trouble, they're also having a tough time. Out of so many electronics giants, you specifically targeted Qualcomm Electronics. Kaibong people are no fools and can guess your intentions."

"Looks like they're still somewhat aware," Zhang Menglong laughed, "Keep an eye on them. I'd like to see if they can last through this week."

"You go ahead with your work!" Zhang Menglong signaled, receiving a call from Wang Ling.

"Boy, you sure did work fast. You've just arrived in America, and you've already turned everything topsy-turvy!" Wang Ling sounded thrilled.

"What do you mean 'topsy-turvy'? It's not like I've killed someone," Zhang Menglong laughed, "Am I the kind of person who would take a loss without striking back? They had it coming!"

"Anyone who crosses you really must have bad karma!" Wang Ling exclaimed.

"What's up?"

"It's like this—the esports Olympics events have all been applied for, and we've already started talking about game licensing with several companies."

"How did it go?"

"So far, we've tentatively set 10 game events, including CS, PUBG, King of Fighters, Dota, Warcraft, StarCraft, League of Legends, etc. The developers of eight other games have already granted us licenses, but Riot Games and Blizzard have refused us."

"Oh? Why?"

"Isn't it because they want to control their influence?" Wang Ling said, "Warcraft and League of Legends each have an annual world championship as the organizer, and they make a fortune just from the annual sponsorship naming rights. These are already top-level events in the world. If we create an Esports Olympics, wouldn't our influence surpass theirs?"

"True!" Zhang Menglong nodded. The corporate sponsors whose naming rights fees are fixed each year and are usually exclusive would have to choose one of the two if there were two large events, and in terms of scale, they would definitely go for the bigger one.

"Alright, I'll deal with this when I get back to Huaxia. How is your new club doing?"

"I've organized ten teams according to these ten esports, all manned by talented players I've scouted. This time at the esports Olympics, we'll definitely make a breakthrough," Wang Ling said confidently.

"What breakthrough!" Zhang Menglong said, "If we participate, we must win the championship. The whole world must know that Huaxia is number one in everything, even in playing games. We must play better than anyone else!"

"It's not that easy!" Wang Ling said with a bitter smile, "After so many years of competition, our Huaxia teams and those from Europe, America, and Qingqiu have had mixed results, and even three years ago, the League of Legends was dominated by teams from Qingqiu Country. Besides, our strength in FPS games is also somewhat weaker; winning the championship is a bit…"

"Don't worry, I will personally take the role of head coach. By then, I'll definitely wipe out the competition from all directions, crushing everyone and everything in my path, human or divine…"

"Get lost! Every time I play games with you, it's just a bunch of annoying moves. I'm already full, and you still want to spoon-feed me. If you become a coach, our team probably won't even qualify for the last Olympic spot!"

"Ever heard of 'a person can change a lot in three days'?" Zhang Menglong used to be pretty bad at gaming, but now he's been learning from the gaming legend Ye Qiu for a while. No matter the game, he's confident he can become a legend. "Don't believe me? We'll just have to solo it out when the time comes!"

"Solo it is then—watch me smash your head in when the time comes!"

...

All the employees of Ozik Electronics announced a strike, dissatisfied with the company's attendance system!

All the production line workers of Sieryl Semiconductor announced a strike. The union president claimed that long-term overtime caused physical burnout among the employees. The strike demands reduced overtime hours and increased overtime pay.

Seventy percent of the employees at Dokro Alloys went on strike. The leader of the striking workers said that there were too many male colleagues and too few female colleagues, demanding an increase in the hiring of female workers!

Fifty percent of the employees at Mosaic Communications went on strike. The union president said that since everyone else was striking, they would feel out of place if they didn't strike too.

...

In just one night, employees from over thirty American companies staged large-scale strikes, each with different reasons.

Everyone saw Zhang Menglong's interview content. As long as you strike, you get double pay. Even if the company had no issues, employees would definitely find some just to strike! After all, everyone has the right to strike, and even the state can't interfere!

As the "Worker's Fund Foundation" administrator, Berlinas was extremely busy today, but he thoroughly enjoyed this bustle. To those strikers, he seemed like a pioneer, a leader, and even a hero!

"Mr. Zhang, today more than thirty companies have applied to the Worker's Fund, involving around 12,000 people. The expenditure this month might be about 80 to 85 million US dollars. Do you think this money should be..."

"Just over thirty companies? Give it to them!" Zhang Menglong waved his hand grandly and ordered the funds to be transferred immediately.

The "Worker's Fund Foundation" was highly efficient, and since all the money was in cash, it took less than half a day for the funds to be distributed to the accounts of those strikers.

"It's really double the salary!"

"The fund is real! Just strike, and you'll get double the pay!"

"fuck, then why even work? Brothers, let's strike too!"

...

That very afternoon, workers from over forty more companies announced they were striking.

"Mr. Zhang, this afternoon, another forty-plus companies, totaling 8982 people, have applied for the 'Worker's Fund,'" Berlinas reported.

"Transfer the money!" Zhang Menglong's reply was casually succinct, as if the money wasn't even his.

...

"Hong Yi, keep track of how much money we've spent in America during this period," Zhang Menglong said. "I'm going to reclaim it all, with interest, in the end!"