America: My Time

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"John, that little fox, suffered considerable losses in his confrontation with Britain this time. His European plans have been exposed, and ASML has also attracted a lot of attention. Although Bell Labs' assistance has allowed them to make further progress in the development of the next generation of lithography machines, it has also aroused more people's concerns. If we take the initiative at this time, it will relieve a lot of pressure on him. I believe he will not refuse us. Even if the Europeans have any ideas, they can restrain themselves."

"So, it's settled then. We need to get ASML's next-generation lithography machine before Taiwan and South Korea. We can't let others beat us to it, especially those guys from Japan. Although they say they only choose their own internal lithography machines, ASML is now ahead of them. We don't know how big the gap is, but we believe it's not small. At least we haven't heard of any plans from Nikon or Canon in Japan. In fact, if Nvidia hadn't made its move first, we wouldn't have known that their chip development speed was so fast, leaving Intel far behind."

"Now I think we need to reposition Intel, at least in the chip field. We overestimated Intel's capabilities before. They are not only inferior to Nvidia, but even to AMD. If we hadn't acquired the memory chip technology from Japan, it would have been impossible to complete our plan with the existing technology alone. Now we should reconsider our original plan and make appropriate changes."

"How do you want to change things? We've paid a heavy price for this plan to get what we have now. We can't pay such a high price and get nothing in return!"

"No, it is precisely because we have paid a huge price that we need to make changes. We cannot let this investment go to waste. With Intel's current strength, it is impossible to compete with Nvidia in the chip field. We are not even as good as AMD. Under such circumstances, we must make changes. John opened up the market with game console chips and made Nvidia stronger. Now we need to follow that path, abandon our previous illusions, and focus our energy on game chips and memory chips. Only in this way can we stabilize our pace and not let those guys from Japan shake the foundation of the game world."

When someone put it that way, Rockefeller couldn't remain silent any longer. He nodded and said, "I agree. We really should make changes. We were careless before, underestimating the changes in the semiconductor market, and even more so, underestimating Nvidia's capabilities and the power of Bell Labs. It's not too late to change now. At least this way, we can retain our gaming world and Intel, and then slowly develop ourselves. I know everyone is eyeing the communications market, but we can't rely on Bell Labs forever. We also need our own R&D capabilities, and Intel is our only chance."

"In that case, let's talk to that little fox John. If ASML's lithography machines continue to be ahead, we have no reason to refuse, and John has no reason to refuse our request. After all, he and Japan are not on the same side. Now that ASML is rising, it will inevitably have to compete with Nikon and Canon, so John's cooperation with Japan is also coming to an end."

“Those guys in Japan certainly know about ASML’s situation. ASML hasn’t fully shown its strength yet. After all, chip development takes time. Currently, apart from Nvidia, no other chip company has made such a leap forward. Therefore, their need for lithography machines isn’t too urgent. They have time to wait for Nikon and Canon. Now, that little fox John has completed all the preparations for lithography machine manufacturing. No one can hold him back.”

"Gentlemen, have you noticed that John is shifting manufacturing to Asia? We all know about Nvidia's situation. All production is outsourced to ASUS, while Nvidia focuses on R&D. Perhaps he is right. Focusing on R&D and outsourcing production to other specialized contract manufacturers makes it easier to grow and expand."

"We all understand this. It's not just John, that little fox, who's doing this; many companies are also shifting to Asia for profits. Nvidia's situation is more unique. They never had their own manufacturing plants to begin with, so they didn't face much pressure. If they were burdened with the same personnel pressure as IBM, do you think Nvidia would be in the same situation now? We're on different paths from this little fox. He has his calculations and plans, and we have our own. From what we can see now, John has moved some of his R&D to Taiwan, while the manufacturing will be completely moved to China. This will greatly reduce the pressure on the US side and also provide better confidentiality. Asus's position in John's heart is probably no less than Nvidia's, and perhaps even greater."

"Don't overthink it. We can't see through John's true intentions yet, but one thing is certain: he will move all production overseas, leaving only research and development facilities in the United States, at least in the semiconductor field!"

"It's not just in the semiconductor field, but also in the electronics field. This little fox's ambitions are greater than we imagined. This is information I obtained from Taiwan. He is now preparing to leave those guys in Japan behind and is developing LCD technology."

"Don't worry about what that little fox is researching. What we need to do now is ensure Intel and the gaming world survive and generate profits for everyone, instead of constantly injecting funds. John's cooperation with Japan will end soon. This time, Japan's lead in game consoles has driven those guys even crazier. Without the British and Europeans holding us back, the battle between John and Japan is about to begin." "Speaking of the British, they suffered a huge loss this time. Not only did they fail to outmaneuver John, that little fox, they also ruined their reputation. However, John seems to have the British figured out. He's not even participating in the negotiations, only setting a bottom line: he will no longer participate in British negotiations. It seems he won't change his previous decision. He will no longer make Britain his center in Europe, but instead focus more on Ireland and Northern Europe. This will give us more time to prepare, after all, he has already abandoned his semiconductor chip layout in Britain."

John's plans in Europe are indeed in disarray, but not as badly as these old guys think. Although the British have ruined John's plans by betraying him, there are solutions. At least Northern Europe is a good option. Moreover, after shifting to Northern Europe, at least no one in Europe will dare to have any designs on John anymore. After all, they have seen how badly the British have fared. John is a truly ruthless man.

After some discussion among these old guys, Intel had no choice but to change its strategy, as did the gaming world. After all, they had to face competition from Japan and could no longer continue to fight against Nvidia. Otherwise, they would fall before Nvidia did, since the gaming world and Intel were currently at a disadvantage.

Time was passing quickly, and the negotiations in Britain finally came to an end. No matter what requests the British made, Bentley Motors, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Western Energy simply did not respond. They continued to negotiate with the British according to their own plans, completely ignoring any demands outside of their own negotiations. In short, everything was none of their business.

At this point, the British wanted to reclaim the semiconductor factory and pharmaceutical research that John had intended to invest in, but it was too late. John ignored them and demanded that they either accept the demands of Bentley Motors, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Western Energy, or that the cooperation and acquisition be terminated.

Faced with John's stubbornness, the British had no choice but to compromise and agree, paying a heavy price for nothing. This was a heavy blow to the British, making them realize that times had changed and that their idea of ​​using someone and then discarding them was far too naive. Without credibility, you are nothing! This confrontation also revealed Britain's weakness to many, showing it was far less powerful than imagined.

After negotiations with the British concluded, John put many of Japan's assets up for sale. Sony was interested in acquiring them, and John naturally agreed. Soon, many properties, including Tsutaya, were sold off. This success fueled the Japanese people's arrogance. At this point, the Japanese believed John was acting to ensure the safety of their funds, given the significant losses he suffered in the previous war with Britain. But was that really the case?

No, these funds did not go to the United States, nor to Britain or Europe, but to Standard Chartered Bank. John had no intention of transferring these funds to the acquisition at this time. The acquisition could be financed with loans from Japan, so there was no need to use these precious funds.

John breathed a sigh of relief when he sold Tsutaya. He didn't have many properties left, except for the resort hotels and private real estate. So even if a crisis broke out, John wasn't afraid. He could say that he had made a clean exit from Japan and obtained the benefits he wanted.

Of course, this is not the end. Soon, there will be stock market crises in Taiwan and Japan. Standard Chartered Bank and Hurricane Investments are all prepared, just waiting for the right moment. No one expected that at the beginning of the new year, John, the little fox, had made full preparations and was just waiting for the crisis to appear. At this moment, no one noticed John's movements. All they saw was John shorting gold. They were completely unaware of the big plan hidden deeper inside.

(End of this chapter)