Chapter Five: Buying Upstream with Orders

Donglan Servers deposited ¥1.2 million first. The hydrogen company added ¥800,000. Four more customers contributed ¥3.1 million. At seven p.m., the escrow balance reached ¥5.1 million. [Mandatory Transaction minimum commitment locked.] [Supply-chain control progress: 41%.] “How can customer money count as your investment?” Ma Huiyuan asked. “I designed the transaction, assumed the supply obligation, and subordinated Guoliang’s future receivables to customer refunds. The capital is not my property. It is under my direction.” The System recognized control of capital, not its original owner. Ma signed the rescue framework but stopped at the transfer of repurchase rights. “I remain chairman.”