America: My Time

Chapter 267 Changes in the Situation
Chapter 267 Changes in the Situation
“Are you sure your information is correct? John has already reached agreements with Canada and Mexico, and a huge sum of money has been invested in mineral exploration. This is not good news. It will give the kid a greater margin for error. If he finds another large mineral vein, he will have enough power to become a mining giant. I would prefer that he make acquisitions in the mining company instead of increasing his investment in mineral exploration!”

"Yes, with this kid's current luck, it would definitely not be a good thing if he really invested heavily in mineral exploration. Perhaps before long, this kid will have one or several more mines in his hands!"

No one doubted John's luck. If it weren't for good fortune, how could he have made such a series of great discoveries in mineral exploration, making all the mining companies envious? No one would believe it was due to technical skill, because John's exploration teams were all acquired, and everyone knew their capabilities perfectly well. The only explanation was that John was incredibly lucky, so lucky that it inspired envy.

No one dared to gamble on John's luck anymore. Even if only half or a third of these exploration projects yielded any results, it would still be astonishing and bring in substantial profits, a situation that no one present wanted to see.

“We can’t stop this kid from investing overseas right now unless we’re willing to get involved. Otherwise, we can only watch helplessly as it happens. So we have to make a decision quickly. We can’t wait until everything is over, or it will be too late, and we’ll face even greater pressure!”

“I think that makes sense. As long as John doesn’t get involved in the competition within the industries we control, we can let him have everything else. Retail and aviation are all fair game for him. We can’t stop him from getting into semiconductors, so we’ll have to give up on that for now. Once the game world goes public, we can use other means to take control of it from this kid!”

“That’s right, that makes sense. I even think we can let go of his funds in communications and accelerate his cash burn. If possible, we can contact Morgan and have them choose a good communications company for this kid, so that he won’t have the funds to continue developing in the mining industry and won’t have the energy to invest in the mining company.”

"You need to think this through carefully. Once this happens, there will be no going back!"

"We've thought it through. No matter how much we try to restrict this little guy, we can't stop his expansion. Since we can't do that, we'll keep an eye on everything he does so we can always know how far he's going. I'm sure you all know about his plans in Times Square. Such a big investment will have a significant impact on us. All those ads have already been booked by those guys from Japan. Tell me, how much will that affect our plans? So we have to change our mindset."

"This was indeed our mistake. We knew that John had a big plan in Times Square, but we didn't take it seriously, which led to this situation. Now, even if we wanted to stop him, it would be impossible. The entire Times Square building is under his control. No one expected him to have such crazy ideas."

"Yes, it's insane. Only a young man like John would dare to think of and do such an advertising plan. Since everyone thinks we should loosen our control over this kid, let's loosen it. At least this way, the kid will stop being hostile to us, and the two sides can have a little more peace."

Soon these old guys started to take action. With their strength, it was easy for them to learn about Pan Am and West Air. Moreover, once they determined that these two airlines were indeed worth acquiring, they used their abilities to take control of these two major airlines.

Morgan immediately became aware of what was happening when these old guys started to move. After all, it wouldn't be easy to hide such a thing from Morgan unless he hadn't been paying attention to their every move.

"Boss, John's plan has succeeded. West Airways and Pan Am have been acquired. Shouldn't we inform John and let him prepare?"

"No need. We don't need to do anything now. We just need to pretend we don't know anything. This has nothing to do with us. Those old guys will pay a heavy price this time. They think someone will take over, but that's not going to happen, at least not in the short term. Everyone's having a hard time. The only one having a good time is this little John. But those old guys have a conflict with this little fox John. Do you think they can succeed?"

“Boss, I’m worried about unexpected things. I’m concerned that after those old guys fail, they’ll come after Morgan and ask us to help them persuade John. That would be a huge problem. Those old guys are capable of anything! The Bell Labs incident was a prime example. They don’t care about saving face; all they care about is profit!” “You’re right. We definitely can’t afford to be careless about that. If those old guys really want to pin this on us, we can’t just watch them fail. We need their strength; we need them to join forces against Japan. Compared to Japan’s plans, this is nothing.”

“Boss, I’m just worried that those old guys have planned all this out long ago, using Morgan as a shield. It would be good to give John a heads-up beforehand, at least so he can understand what those old guys are thinking and also understand our difficulties!”

“Jimmy, do you think John will accept these two airlines if we tell him all this? I have a feeling that these old guys are not as simple as they seem. What are these bastards plotting? I even worry that they might change their minds and truly reconcile with John, and stop suppressing him.”

"Boss, this can't be right. They paid such a high price to stop John, that little fox, from expanding so wildly. How could they possibly give up on suppressing him?" At this moment, Jimmy's eyes were filled with endless doubt. He couldn't understand why his boss would say such a thing. In his opinion, it was simply a fantasy.

“Nothing is impossible. As long as these old guys change their mindset, anything is possible. And what have they gained after paying such a high price? Nothing but failure. It’s only natural that these repeated failures would force them to make changes. If we loosen our grip on John and keep this little fox John’s expansion under our noses, it will be much easier to control the situation.”

"Boss, no way! John can't see through these old guys' schemes, and he'll give up overseas expansion because of their changes? He's made such an amazing collaboration with Japan now, there's no reason for him to give up. Overseas expansion will be much easier!"

"Overseas expansion is indeed easy, but you mustn't forget a crucial premise: the current situation in the United States isn't very good. John could invest overseas with impunity before, and on such a large scale, because he was being suppressed in the US. Under those circumstances, everyone could understand and accept it. But if those old guys change their tune, stop suppressing him, or even make a move to reconcile, do you think John could still expand overseas so recklessly? Do you think if he did that, wouldn't those bastards in the White House cause him trouble?"

At this point, Morgan paused, sighed, and continued, "Jimmy, don't underestimate those bastards at the White House. They're incredibly cunning and treacherous. If given an excuse, they'll do anything. Although John controls the media, Legendary Entertainment isn't the only media giant in the US. Besides, the US has no goodwill towards Japan these days. Under these circumstances, John still needs to be careful."

"Boss, so you're saying that if those old guys are willing to reconcile and stop suppressing John, the situation will turn around?"

"That's true, and it's the best solution. Simply forcing things won't work; sometimes compromise is the best option, and retreating to advance is the best approach. A young lad like John, full of youthful arrogance, won't hold back. He's easily swayed by gentleness, not force. The reason we've gained his approval is because we've never opposed him, always standing by his side. Once those old guys change their minds, everything will change, and John will have to change too. People need to have a sense of awe; if the White House really wants to scheme against you, the consequences will be severe."

"Boss, do you think it's possible that the White House has already warned those old guys, which is why they're rushing to make these changes. It's not that they genuinely want to change their minds, but rather that they have no choice but to change under pressure from the White House. After all, the layout in Japan requires the White House's strong support. Without the White House's support, even the best plan is useless and impossible to implement. If that's the case, we really need to be careful."

"It's not impossible. We have to give the White House face, and those old guys won't dare to be too arrogant. So we need to prepare in advance. It's hard to talk about these things over the phone. Go and meet with John, young man, and hear his opinion. As for whether he's willing to accept it, we need to find out!"

(End of this chapter)