America: My Time

Chapter 834 John's Methods

Chapter 824 John's Methods
"Has he gone mad? Has John, that little fox, gone insane? He's actually made such a crazy move. With such a crazy split and integration in Taiwan, does he intend to do the same in other companies?" Morgan was shocked when he learned of John's crazy actions in Taiwan. This was an outcome he hadn't expected. He hadn't anticipated that John would choose to play such a daring game at this time.

“Actually, John has already done that. Western Energy is a prime example. John has disappeared from the public eye in the split and consolidation of the European and Asian parts, becoming a behind-the-scenes figure. The shares are now controlled by those funds, and these companies have no apparent connection to him. The European part is now an Irish company, completely unrelated to Western Energy in the US. The Asian part has also been transformed into a company registered in Hong Kong, and the same applies to China. Now, the think tank believes John might complete a similar split and consolidation of Quantum Mining. John is using this opportunity to completely disappear from these overseas assets, hiding behind the scenes.” At this point, Jimmy sighed, then hesitated slightly.

"Speak your mind directly; there's no need to hide anything."

“Some people are worried that John’s assets in the United States will also undergo such a transformation. Southern Group is a case in point. The split of 7-Eleven convenience stores is just the beginning. Southern Group has already sold off its overseas 7-Eleven convenience stores and completed the integration in Hong Kong. Its retail and food businesses in Asia have been incorporated into a new group, which has nothing to do with Southern Group!”

"Jimmy, is what you said true? John is playing this game so ruthlessly?" Even Morgan hadn't expected John to be so ruthless, using this opportunity to directly separate the overseas assets from the group in the United States. This was something he hadn't anticipated, and probably even those old guys like Rockefeller hadn't expected it.

"It's true, it's already started. There are already rumors circulating within the Southern Group that all assets outside the United States will be spun off and integrated into a new company, while the Southern Group will only retain its existing assets!"

“There has to be a reason, an excuse. No matter how crazy John is, he has to give the White House an explanation. He can’t have no reason at all, otherwise he can’t explain to the public, and he can’t get the White House to acquiesce!”

"Yes, and the reasons are quite good. They want to vigorously develop the dollar tree and develop Costco and Best Buy, so they need huge amounts of funds and have to sell overseas assets in exchange for development in the United States."

"What did you say? Selling overseas assets in exchange for development in the US? He dares to come up with such an outrageous reason. Does he think everyone is stupid and doesn't know that such a sale is just a transfer from one hand to the other? The White House and the old man didn't even react. This is simply insane!" At this moment, even Morgan was shocked by John's outrageous move.

"The White House didn't stop it, and Old Bush didn't say anything either, because this would bring more jobs to the United States. Even though everyone knew that John was transferring assets, they could only acquiesce. At least he would transfer some funds to the United States, and the profits from Hurricane Investment would become development funds for these companies! If anyone jumped out to stop it at this time, they would be reducing jobs in the United States. The White House didn't dare to stop it, Old Bush wouldn't do it, and Donald Trump was even less likely to. The expansion of retail would create more jobs in the United States!"

Morgan understood Jimmy's meaning. In the United States, jobs are more important than anything else, and the old man dared not stop it. If he did, he would soon be criticized to death by the American public because such expansion would benefit more Americans. If he stepped forward to stop it, he would inevitably incur the wrath of these people.

"Excellent tactics, excellent strategy. By manipulating public opinion, they've forced everyone to acquiesce. Even the White House wouldn't dare to act rashly, let alone the others. No one dares to defy public opinion. If the Southern Group is like this, will the Forever Group also be split up and pull the same trick to make John, that little fox, disappear from the public eye?"

"No, he didn't do that with the Forever Group; they're keeping things the same. Right now, people aren't worried about the Forever Group, but rather Pan Am and Gulfstream Aerospace!"

Morgan shook his head and said, "Impossible. Pan Am wouldn't do such a breakup, and Gulfstream Aerospace is even less likely. John isn't stupid; he understands the importance of things. He wouldn't act rashly against such companies; the consequences would be unimaginable. On the contrary, I think he might try something like this with Bell Labs. Bell Labs controls a considerable amount of assets, which many people are interested in!" "No way! If Bell Labs were broken up, the losses would be enormous. Bell Labs needs huge amounts of research and development funds. Without those companies, it would probably soon fall into huge losses. John wouldn't make such a foolish decision!"

"It depends on what those old guys like Rockefeller do. If they continue to press forward, it's not impossible. After all, Bell Labs controls a lot of assets outside the US, and it can start anew with Europe as its core. The same goes for Amgen. Everyone underestimated John and his methods. In many people's eyes, John is crazy, and everything he's done is too crazy. But who knows that he's reorganizing his strategy! An oil crisis has allowed John to seize the opportunity to make such a change, which is indeed beyond our imagination."

“Boss, shouldn’t we have a serious talk with John? If this continues, I’m afraid many people will get involved. After all, this is too crazy. Hurricane Investment has now broken free from its constraints and is no longer confined to the United States. Standard Chartered Bank is even more so. John has a presence in almost all of his businesses in Asia and Europe.”

"There's no need. It's not us who's in a rush, it's Rockefeller. The more reckless John is, the more anxious they become, because it means he's investing all the money he made from the oil crisis, the Japanese stock market crash, and Europe. With such a huge sum, what do you think his research and development will look like? If I'm not mistaken, John is after Japanese engineers, wanting to use them to complete a new round of research and development. Aren't the Koreans also after Japan? Those old Rockefellers have the same idea, but unfortunately, they won't have any chance because they don't have John's status. Those Japanese guys won't trust them; they'd rather trust this little fox, John!"

“I understand now. No wonder John helped those guys in Japan so much during the oil crisis and stayed there for so long afterward. It was all part of his talent strategy. But do you think those guys in Japan can’t see through John’s plan? If we can see it clearly, there’s no reason why they can’t.”

"They can see through it, but they won't stop it, much less refuse it, because John, this little fox, has always had a good working relationship with Japan. His reputation in Japan is higher than others. Under the same circumstances, Japan is more willing to cooperate with John. If there are no surprises, ASUS will enter the memory chip field and will take over this part of Japan's talent! Perhaps this is the opportunity that John has been waiting for, and this is his plan."

"Hiss! This is insane! If John really succeeds, he will have no shortcomings in the semiconductor field and will truly stand at the pinnacle of the semiconductor industry!"

"He's already more than halfway there. Once Japan's economy completely collapses, he'll be done for. Do you think Japan has any chance of making a comeback? I don't think Japan has any chance at all, at least not right now!"

"I don't think Japan can recover either. Now I finally understand why John kept saying that Japan's real estate market was too crazy and advising those guys in Japan. It's because he saw through everything in Japan long ago. Now the stock market is crashing, and it won't be long before Japan's real estate market crashes, and then the banks will follow!"

At this moment, Jimmy seemed to have seen through John's scheme. When he put all of John's actions in Japan together, the truth gradually came to light. John had been pushing his plan all along. Now they understood, and those guys in Japan probably understood too. But they couldn't blame John. Who told them not to believe John's words, not to think that there was a problem with their economy, and not to think that their stock market and real estate market were too crazy!
Just as Jimmy thought, the Japanese had already realized what was going on. In fact, they realized when their stock market was falling that John was right and that their economic bubble was too big. Look how crazy the Japanese real estate market and stock market have become in just a few years.

As a Wall Street employee, Jimmy naturally understood that when Japan's economy collapsed, banks would inevitably be impacted, with countless bad debts awaiting them. After all, Wall Street's strategy against Japan had been in place for some time, and they were very familiar with the country's situation. When the housing market crashed, Japanese banks would face a frenzied bankruptcy reorganization, and the entire Japanese financial system might even be plunged into a massive crisis. John had a considerable amount of loans in Japan, and it was likely that many people would want him to repay them early so they could weather the crisis.

Jimmy shuddered at the thought, because he knew that John had signed contracts with those banks in Japan that prevented him from demanding early repayment. It was impossible for the Japanese banks to get funds from John. John, that little fox, had made comprehensive preparations from the very beginning. His foresight was amazing!

(End of this chapter)