Chapter Four: The Negative-Value Order

[Increase in Host’s book equity: ¥22,373,200.] [Value profit settles upon external equity or debt pricing.] Tang stared at the payment records with red eyes. Shen saw a red countdown appear. [First enterprise-value leap detected. Mandatory Transaction activated.] [Within 24 hours, commit no less than ¥5,000,000 to obtain control of the critical-material supply chain.] [Required Risk: A or higher.] [Available cash: ¥1,142,600.] [Time Remaining: 23:59:58] “You just pulled the company out of its coffin,” Zhou said. “Now the System wants five million for the rope?” “Not rope,” Tang said, pointing at the procurement list. “Dongrui Materials is our only qualified nickel-molybdenum supplier. They withheld our shipment last night.”