America: My Time

Chapter 627 The Dilemma of the Game World

Chapter 617 The Dilemma of the Game World
"What? Many of our plans can't be moved forward. The other party is unwilling to sell their mines and exploration rights. They are just small companies. How could they refuse our high-priced acquisition? Have you found out the reason behind this? Is it those mining giants blocking us?" When the acquisitions in Japan suffered unexpected failures one after another, these guys quickly became nervous, worried that it was the work of those mining giants.

"It wasn't entirely because of the interference of those mining giants; more so because those smaller companies were unwilling to accept our acquisition. They were all resisting our takeover. Not only did our acquisition fail, but some of the mining giants' acquisitions also failed. Those guys seemed unwilling to sell at all and had their own ideas. Or rather, they were pawns hidden in the shadows by some mining giants. We suspect that they are companies controlled by John's offshore company."

"Are you sure? This is no small matter. If so, the mines controlled by those companies are not simple. You know, the mines that were exposed before were all world-class!"

“We’re not sure either, because there are too many of these companies, and the mines they own vary in quality. Under these circumstances, it’s difficult to distinguish which mining companies John controls. It’s more likely that these guys have deliberately set a trap to harm their competitors, and now we’re stuck in this predicament!”

In fact, there are traps set by John among these mining companies. It remains to be seen whether anyone will fall into them. If someone finds out your hand, how can you fight against those old guys? Moreover, Quantum Mining is under the watchful eyes of countless people. Only by being careful and cautious can it survive in the long run. Otherwise, it would have been devoured long ago.

"Uncertain. It seems things are getting complicated. But this is a strategic plan. No matter how difficult it is, we must persevere. Otherwise, Japan's raw materials will continue to be controlled by others, which is something we absolutely cannot accept."

The iron ore issue has made the Japanese even more determined, but picking out the assets they want from so many small mines is no easy task, and this change was something they hadn't anticipated.

John didn't care what the Japanese thought or their expansion in the mining industry. He secretly and carefully controlled all the resources he could get his hands on. Although he didn't use the name Quantum Mining, it didn't affect his mining strategy and control of those world-class mines.

After learning about the progress in Taiwan, John breathed a sigh of relief. Although there were still some shortcomings in game development, overall there were no major problems. Now, it was just a matter of seeing how Nvidia, Dreamworld, and Seagate progressed in their research and development, pushing personal computers to the next level and accelerating development in this area. As for communications, Bell Labs would handle that as well, and there wouldn't be any issues there either. This was John's plan.

When to start your own plan depends on the R&D situation of each company. In the eyes of many people, John's investment is a bit messy, but those big shots don't see it that way. They all know that John's companies can be linked together to form a huge industrial chain, and this industrial chain is constantly being improved.

The reason those old guys acquired the game world and the mobile phone factory was to disrupt John's supply chain plan. They wanted to see what kind of loopholes would appear in John's plan without such downstream finished product manufacturing. The White House guys also didn't want to see a conglomerate like John gain such power.

In the eyes of those old-timers, companies like Bell Labs were like Philips, controlling the entire industry chain. However, John's development time was too short to reach Philips' level, and he didn't even manufacture the components himself. But now, John has mastered many of the core strengths of the semiconductor industry.

"What? Are you sure John, that little fox, isn't in a hurry to leave Taiwan, but is on vacation?" Soon news of John's situation in Taiwan reached the United States. The fact that John didn't choose to return to the United States to deal with Nvidia's affairs after handling so many things in Taiwan cast a shadow over many people's hearts.

Things have gotten out of control. John, that little fox, is definitely not simple. He has a trump card that can ignore the sales of the game world. Could it be that this little fox is really as Morgan said, not optimistic about them, but optimistic about those guys in Japan? We were wrong to underestimate Nvidia's role in the game world.
"Yes, John is currently on vacation. The people in Taiwan have confirmed this. We overestimated the importance of Game World and didn't leverage its power. Perhaps we were wrong; we shouldn't have severed our manufacturing partnership with Japan. Now we face competition from Japan, who have an absolute advantage in production." "Impossible. We've already discussed this, and Game World's management also believes that severing manufacturing ties with Japan isn't a problem. They can't catch up to Game World; after all, they need to circumvent Game World's patents, which takes time."

“Nothing is impossible. They have been manufacturing for Game World for many years and have a thorough understanding of Game World’s game consoles. Under these circumstances, as long as they have the corresponding chips and can bypass Game World’s patents, they can develop their own game consoles. For chips, they directly chose Nvidia, which is the easiest option, since they know Nvidia’s chips best. So all they have to do is bypass Game World’s patents, nothing more!”

"We were too careless. We underestimated the capabilities of those Japanese guys. Using Nvidia chips directly can save them a lot of time, so we may have to face competition from Japan during the Christmas season. If we can't master the new gaming platform before then, the gaming world will be in a very dangerous situation!"

Upon hearing these words, the old men's expressions became extremely solemn, and they all fell silent, pondering countermeasures. Now, even if they wanted to negotiate with John, it was too late. The game world's betrayal of its partners could no longer gain Nvidia's trust, so cooperation between the two sides was no longer possible.

"What do the experts in the gaming world say? Can the new game console sweep the market and gain an absolute advantage before the neon game console appears? If they can do it, then there's nothing to worry about. As long as the platform is in our hands, everything is fine. Taking the lead means taking the lead every step of the way. Now we just need to see how strong the gaming world is!"

"It's hard to say. After all, Game World's products were changed at everyone's insistence, using Intel chips. In terms of quality and functionality, they are inferior to Nvidia's, which is the biggest problem. If those Japanese game consoles are better than Game World's, the game market will undergo a new reshuffle. Even if we can seize the initiative, we will not be able to completely suppress those Japanese guys in the end. We need to prepare in advance and at least get the American game companies on Game World's big ship, preventing them from joining the Japanese game platform!"

"Gentlemen, do you think that little fox John is deliberately delaying his return to the US to buy time, preventing us from quickly reaching a patent licensing agreement with him and giving those guys in Japan enough time? I don't think we should haggle with that little fox. A similar price is fine; there's no need to waste more time on such a small amount of money. Time is market. If we can capture most of the market share before those guys in Japan release their game consoles, even if their consoles are better than ours, they won't gain anything. After all, the market is already in our hands!"

“That makes sense. Let’s get things done quickly and get the patent license in the shortest time possible, without giving that little fox John any chance to stall. Judging from his behavior, he doesn’t want to bear any infamy, which is why he granted us the patent license. This is our opportunity. We need to speed things up, take control of the new game platform, and attract more game companies.”

Soon these old guys reached a consensus, and the game world began to take action. Morgan shook his head repeatedly at their actions, but did nothing about it. It had little to do with Morgan, since he no longer owned any shares in the game world and therefore had no need to care about this major change in the gaming industry.

In contrast, Morgan Stanley wanted to figure out what John's hidden plan was. Japan couldn't be Nvidia's ultimate customer, and John couldn't possibly pin Nvidia's development on those Japanese companies. So John must have other plans, but no one knew about them yet.

"Jimmy, what do you think John, that little fox, is planning to leave us all empty-handed?"

When Jimmy heard his boss's question, he shook his head and said, "I don't know. Although Nvidia can rely on Japanese companies to protect its own development, John, given his character, would never entrust everything to Japan. There will definitely be new products. If I had to say what the possibility is, I think it's VCDs. The market share of VCDs is growing larger and larger. In North America and Europe, it has already surpassed VCRs. If they have a second-generation VCD, perhaps they won't need to worry about the losses in the gaming world. In comparison, the VCD market will be much larger and more astonishing. Of course, this is just my own opinion. I don't know if this is actually the case. After all, there is no evidence, it's just my personal speculation!"

(End of this chapter)