America: My Time

Chapter 822 Human Greed

Chapter 812 The Greed of the Human Heart
Under Akio Morita's meticulous arrangements, the party finally came to an end. During the party, those with ulterior motives did not find an opportunity. They all hated Akio Morita with a vengeance. Throughout the party, Akio Morita was on guard and did not give these guys any chance. Of course, this also made him gain many people.

However, after John left, Akio Morita's face revealed a faint smile; this was the result he wanted. Although his actions would offend many people, it didn't matter to him. Those guys weren't worth his attention; he only needed to fulfill his obligations to Mitsui.

As the saying goes, "A man's greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant." How could Akio Morita not know about the current situation in Japan? As a bigwig in the Japanese entertainment industry, how could Akio Morita not know about the turmoil and not understand that someone was trying to use a honey trap again? However, in his opinion, this would not work, and if these guys continued to play this game, the consequences would be out of control. Most importantly, it would affect his own interests, so he had to stop it all.

John already has quite a few Japanese beauties on his hands. Letting those guys continue to play with them will only make them look down on. It will only make John think that these Japanese guys have no other skills, only how to use women as gifts and bargaining chips. That will only make people despise Japanese women, thinking they're worthless. Things that are too cheap are never cherished, and the same goes for beautiful women. Japanese women are so easy to get, and so many men are willing to make the first move, so who will care about them or cherish them?

Even Akio Morita could see through this problem, so how could those old guys not see through it? Or did the Japanese officials not think of it? No, they all thought of it and understood it, but people have a tendency to take chances. They all felt that since they could see through it, there was no reason why others couldn't, so the other party shouldn't make a move or engage in any public relations activities involving beautiful women. As long as no one did it, wouldn't they have a chance?

It is precisely because everyone has this mentality that the situation has become so chaotic. Everyone thinks that if others will back down, they won't have to, so things have changed in this way, and everything has returned to the starting point.

For that old guy Akio Morita, building connections was fine, but playing around with beautiful hostesses was out of the question. That's why he made such an arrangement at the party. He just didn't tell Riko. Whether Riko understood or not, only she knew. Having been in this industry for so long, that old guy Akio Morita felt that she should understand such things without him having to say it. If she didn't understand, then there was no need to remind her. There was no need to care about a useless person.

After the party ended, John didn't take any further action. He simply quickly 'helped' the Japanese guys complete the oil contract and secured a decent order. Although it wasn't as good as he had hoped, and it was only a one-year contract, John didn't feel any regret. After all, he couldn't be too greedy and couldn't treat the Japanese guys like fools.

John had initially thought that once the contract was signed, there wouldn't be any more problems or worries. However, he soon received a request from the Koreans. They had also received the news and wanted the same opportunity as Japan, also wanting a 'good' contract. They even sent Samsung's eldest daughter to Japan. What were these Koreans trying to do? At this time, under these circumstances, sending Samsung's eldest daughter—was this a show of force against Japan, or did they have other intentions? John couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

It's not that John is being overly cautious; the Koreans are simply not good people. Now that the oil crisis has hit, Japan's economy is in trouble, and its stock market is also in trouble. John has to be careful, since the Koreans are also eyeing Japan and have their eyes on Japan's talent. At this time, John will naturally think more carefully!

Human nature is treacherous. If the Koreans wanted to use a honey trap to scheme against him, or even against those guys in Japan, it wasn't impossible. He needed to be especially careful now. As for Samsung's eldest daughter, Lee Boo-jin, coming to Japan, John didn't refuse, because refusing would only make things worse.

Even though he had already agreed to help the Koreans make arrangements, these guys were still scheming against him. John naturally had to be on guard. Beautiful women are nice, but they shouldn't become a threat to him, and they shouldn't harbor ill intentions or schemes against him.

John didn't try to hide the arrival of Samsung's eldest princess and told the women around him directly. No one seemed to have any complaints about this, and they all acted naturally. However, this didn't mean that nothing would happen. Those guys from Japan probably wouldn't be completely unaffected!

"Editor-in-chief, look, this is our exclusive news, news about Naoko!" In a Japanese newspaper office, a reporter from the weekly magazine Bunshun rushed over with the good news after taking a picture of Naoko with little Martin.

"Damn Morita, are you trying to kill us all? Do you know what you're doing? Who gave you the courage and confidence to keep an eye on Naoko? Don't you know she's a taboo subject in the industry?!" Upon seeing the photos of this paparazzi Morita, the editor-in-chief of Weekly Bunshun was filled with boundless rage. If these were published, it would be disastrous, causing Weekly Bunshun a terrible backlash. He hadn't forgotten the storm from a few years ago, and such news was no secret in the industry. Only this newcomer wouldn't know and would do something so foolish. Before John appeared in Tokyo, the newspaper industry had already received warnings.

"But this was a very difficult shot for us, and we are from Weekly Bunshun!"

“Shut up! It’s fine if you want to die, but don’t ruin everyone else’s lives. Do you think you’re the only smart one and everyone else is stupid? Look at the whole industry, who dares to report on this kind of thing? Don’t you know about the incident from a few years ago? Didn’t you get any warnings, you bastard? From the day you entered this industry, you should have firmly remembered those taboo names that you were absolutely not allowed to mess with, or people would die.”

It wasn't that this guy didn't receive warnings; rather, he was too greedy, wanting more money, which is why he did something so crazy, setting his sights on Naoko and doing something so foolish and insane. Because he's a newbie, he doesn't know what respect is.

"No way, just a retired idol!"

"Damn it, what did you say? Do you even know what you're saying? Don't you know the power behind her? You want to die? Fine, but don't drag me down with you, don't ruin Weekly Bunshun. I don't want to hear that again. If you want to die, go to another newspaper. Weekly Bunshun won't tolerate someone as powerful as you!"

The editor-in-chief of Weekly Bunshun was furious and shocked to find such a foolish scoundrel among his subordinates. It was utterly idiotic, a blatant gamble with everyone's lives. As the editor-in-chief, he was well aware of the situation in Japan and had received official warnings. If he angered Naoko's backers at this juncture, the situation would spiral out of control, potentially costing Japan dearly. Someone would have to take responsibility then, and not just any paparazzi could bear that burden. He, the editor-in-chief, and even the powerful figures behind Weekly Bunshun, would pay a heavy price, and no one would question it.

Japan is currently facing an energy crisis and is begging John for help. If anyone in Japan dares to do anything underhanded at this time, people will really die. John won't even need to lift a finger; the bigwigs in Japan will teach those guys a lesson. Nobody wants to see that happen.

"What are you still doing here? Get out of here! I don't want to see you, you bastard. Go back and reflect on your stupidity!" After kicking the fool out, the editor-in-chief of Weekly Bunshun didn't dare to hesitate and then summoned a trusted confidant.

"Matsumoto, you keep an eye on that bastard Morita. Make sure he behaves himself no matter what. It's fine if he wants to die, but he can't harm all of us. If he doesn't listen to advice, break his legs and make him stay put, understand?" For his own safety, this was the only way at the moment. After all, he didn't want to lose his life because of a moment of carelessness.

If we let that fool Morita escalate things, the consequences will be unimaginable. So if he doesn't listen to reason, we can only resort to violence to solve the problem, to teach him what pain is, what he can't do, and that he will be punished for doing it. If it gets even more serious, we'll hand it over to the authorities. At least we can't let this bastard ruin Weekly Bunshun and make everyone take the blame for this damned guy. We can't afford such serious consequences.

"Understood. I will arrange for people to keep a close eye on him and absolutely not allow him to contact anyone again. I will make sure he behaves himself and tell him about the danger behind this, so that he will not cause us any trouble."

"Okay, good that you understand. This bastard is in your hands now. Don't let me down. Don't let this bastard harm us all. You're an old hand, you know the stakes behind this. You absolutely can't be careless or negligent. We can't let him cause any problems!"

(End of this chapter)