America: My Time

Chapter 131 Another Storm
Chapter 131 Another Storm
"Jimmy, didn't I tell you to keep a close eye on everything at Hurricane Investments? How come you know nothing about something this big has happened? What have you been doing? Is all of this in the gold futures market related to that software?"

"Boss, I'm not sure. All of Hurricane Investment's previous investments have been failing, so the people below have relaxed their observation of it. As for whether that software is the key, I can't guarantee it, but one thing is certain: the software provided by Dream World is very useful. Otherwise, even if they made arrangements in advance, they couldn't have made a clean getaway before we noticed and erased all traces, leaving us with no idea how much they profited in this gold futures market!"

"It seems we all underestimated Dream World's capabilities. They not only have amazing abilities in office software, but also in data processing. They have come a long way in their professional fields. This mistake was partly due to our own shortcomings and partly due to other reasons. However, I hope that we will not make the same mistake again in the future. We must pay close attention to Hurricane Investment and Dream World, and we must understand the true situation of that software as soon as possible. It may change our future investment decisions!"

“Boss, we can actually contact John directly. Given our relationship with him, even if this is a secret, it's impossible for him to keep it completely from us. Now that others have already taken action, John can't keep it a secret even if he wants to!”

"Since you know someone has already taken action, why should we contact John and owe him a favor? Do you think such a favor is easy to repay? Don't have such foolish thoughts. We can't speak up, we can't affect our relationship with him, do you understand?" It doesn't matter whether Morgan knows the secret first or later; there's no need to owe John a favor at this time!

"John, this is your previous plan. It seems you really have a talent for investment. But have you thought about how to weather this storm? Right now, the media, Wall Street, and those companies in Silicon Valley all want an answer from you. This is not like the Motorola Semiconductor acquisition before. You can't hide anymore. Everyone wants to know how capable your software is!"

"Don't worry, Dad, everything is under my control. Since they want to know, I'll give them the opportunity. I've already arranged the press conference, right here in Dream World. Since they want to give Dream World a chance to expand its influence, how could I refuse? No matter what they're thinking, Dream World's market value will increase significantly. How could I ignore such a good thing! Those old guys want to scheme against me, but how could they know that this is also part of my plan? Using them to promote Dream World's capabilities is also a good thing."

“John, you also need to be prepared. After this incident, Dream World can't continue like this. The financing and listing can't be delayed any longer. Neither Wall Street nor anyone else will stand idly by.”

"I understand that going public is impossible, but financing is still possible, just not a lot. Even if Dream World wants to go public, it will have to wait until Game World goes public. There are financing opportunities, but whether they can get them depends on their ability. Not everyone has this opportunity, and not everyone is willing to pay this price. With such a tremendous storm and such positive news, how much should Dream World's market value increase, and what market value is most suitable? These all need time to be discussed!"

"That being said, I'm afraid they won't give you that time. Wall Street giants aren't as simple as they seem. They might not be going to haggle over the price with you. In their eyes, fundraising is the key. Once you start fundraising, going public won't be far off, so you should be prepared!"

“I understand that it’s not right to hog all the profits, and I’ve never intended to do so. Now that they’re helping to boost Dream World’s market value, it’s not impossible for them to raise funds. If they really can’t be so concerned about market value, I have no reason to stop them from raising funds. However, the situation is still the same as with Game World. It all depends on whether they can accept it!”

"John, you're trying to bring those Japanese companies on board again? That's not a good idea. The Dream World is different from the Game World. You need to think this through. Besides, you don't need those Japanese companies to help you increase your market value right now!"

"No, I need them to help me increase the market value. Even if my cooperation with Morgan goes smoothly, these Wall Street giants will still collude in private. Without external pressure, they won't pay too high a price. I don't want these bastards to take advantage of me. Without a suitable price, they can forget about getting shares of Dream World from me!"

In John's eyes, those companies in Japan, even the banks, were his henchmen, tools to attack Wall Street. He believed that with the success of the game world, the Dream World would need financing, and those companies in Japan would not miss the opportunity, and the Japanese banks would also step in, as the Japanese banks had a lot of US dollars on hand.

Compared to the Japanese company that partnered with the game world, John valued the capabilities of the Japanese bank more. At this time, the Japanese bank had no shortage of funds and had a large amount of capital to invest, making Dream World a very good investment. As for Dream World's own problems, John didn't think they were a problem.

"Our kids are really amazing. In just a few days, they've made such a big splash and achieved great success in gold futures. I just don't know if things are really as the media says. If so, Dream World is also very important!"

“Consul General, there’s no smoke without fire. Perhaps it’s all true. Companies in Silicon Valley are all eyeing Dream World, and many are increasing their investment in data software. Silicon Valley is already in chaos, with many companies frantically poaching talent from their competitors. And all of this is because of Dream World!” The Consulate General takes John very seriously. With the media’s frenzied coverage, Dream World and John have once again come into the Consulate General’s sights. If it weren’t for the previous agreement, they probably would have contacted John on their own initiative. Although they don’t know how John has fared in this gold futures market, he is certainly not short of money.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Madam, you may ask a question!"

"Mr. John, Hurricane Investment has made huge profits in gold futures. Is this all thanks to the software system provided by Dream World?"

"Hurricane Capital did make some gains during this gold futures market fluctuation, but not as much as the media has described. As for the Dream World software system, it did provide some assistance to Hurricane Capital and played a certain role in it!"

"Mr. John, will the emergence of Dream World's software influence future changes in the investment industry?"

"Well, the software system for Dream World is quite good, but it also has its shortcomings. After all, computer technology isn't perfect yet, and even with this software system, it's not guaranteed to work perfectly. At this stage, the software only plays a supporting role; people are the key. Not every company can invest huge sums of money in this research, and it can't be run with just one or two workstations and minicomputers; it requires massive servers. As you all know, Hurricane Investment has been losing money all along, and this time they've only made a small profit; it's far from a success!"

Although John was telling the truth, the people present did not believe him. They already had preconceived notions and believed that Dreamworld's big data software was the key to Hurricane's investment success, and John had admitted it!

"Mr. John, will Dreamworld sell this data software to other companies?"

"I think you have a misunderstanding. The software that Dream World handed over to Hurricane Investment is not as simple as you think. That software is just a small database network. The actual calculations are done by Hurricane Investment's own software. Dream World's database software can certainly be sold, but Hurricane Investment's internal research results will not be sold!"

"Mr. John, Hurricane Investment is just a newly established investment company. How could it possibly have the capability to develop software on its own?" Soon, someone questioned John's statement, not believing that Hurricane Investment could develop software independently.

"If that's how you think, there's nothing I can do. Things aren't as you imagine. Dream World did provide Hurricane Investment with a database software system. The software for investment analysis was developed in-house by Hurricane Investment. Investment analysis requires professionals. If even Dream World's software engineers could conduct detailed and accurate analyses of the investment market, what would be the point of investment companies? They could just use their software. That's clearly impossible."

Dream World is a professional and responsible software company. We cannot deceive our customers or the public. We won't claim to have capabilities we don't possess. Data analysis requires professionals; software is currently only an aid. The most important factor is still the expertise of the professionals. Everyone needs to understand this!

Unfortunately, no matter what John said, no one believed him; they would only think that John was intentionally deceiving them. They didn't believe John's explanation—that's human nature; people always think the worst of others and always feel that the other person is deliberately deceiving them.

John didn't care about what others thought, nor did he need to. He was telling the truth. If these people didn't accept it, that was their business, and it had nothing to do with him or the Dream World!

(End of this chapter)