America: My Time

Chapter 891 The Beauty Trap Reappears

Chapter 861 The Beauty Trap Reappears
"We understand how difficult it is to reach mass production, but we have time to wait!" This declaration of determination is what Toyota is trying to achieve. Only in this way can they gain greater benefits and gain an advantage in the competition with the Europeans. As for other Japanese companies, they are not Toyota's concern.

The officials originally wanted to say something more to plead for other Japanese car companies, but now it seems pointless. Their production capacity is completely unable to meet the current market demand, so it's all in vain. This is exactly the result John wanted. Only in this way can he accelerate Nissan's growth by ten years, causing Nissan to fall into even greater losses and forcing them to sell, or else Nissan will have no choice but to go bankrupt and liquidate.

Increased investment, more factories, and increased production are not things that can be done casually. Chips are a major issue, and it's clear that Nvidia won't use chips from other companies, at least not for a long time. Only in this way can Nvidia's interests be guaranteed, allowing it to have more R&D funds to accelerate its development in the chip field and surpass other chip companies. There's also an even more important issue: lithography machines. All of these factors combined create an even bigger problem, so many people understand how significant this issue is.

During this period, navigation devices were undoubtedly high-tech products. Even if you wanted to develop one, you couldn't. The final step required a satellite positioning system, meaning you couldn't bypass Hughes' global satellite positioning system. Therefore, there was no one to compete with it.

"It's good that you understand. With our current capabilities, we can only meet a portion of Toyota's needs at most. Any more is unrealistic, at least for a long time. After all, we still have to be mindful of things in the US. GM's problem isn't too big, but we have to be cautious with Ford, not to mention those guys in Europe. Under all these circumstances, we can only be prudent. So you should understand my current predicament."

Everyone understands, but those guys in Japan won't give up; they'll at least try their best. It has to be said that the advent of GPS navigation has changed the landscape of the automotive industry, and now John has it all in his hands.

"Understood, of course we understand, we won't make things difficult for you!" Having received the benefits, Toyota naturally wouldn't make things difficult for John. As for other Japanese car companies, they had nothing to do with him; he would protect himself first.

Although the Japanese were eager to participate in the production of navigation devices, they knew it was impossible. Even if John agreed, the Americans wouldn't. This wasn't ordinary technology; it was still considered extremely high-tech. That's why John placed the research and development in the United States and the production in Taiwan.

Soon, the Japanese officials left on their own. Their presence was pointless; they had already ascertained John's intentions and understood that his investment plans in Japan wouldn't involve too much—at least not crossing their bottom line. Furthermore, Japan didn't have any further plans; their immediate priority was stabilizing their own position. However, these officials were unaware that once they stabilized, everything would change. Some of their technical talent would fall into John's hands. And after this conversation, John would have fewer reservations and could freely recruit the talent he had already targeted. He wouldn't poach anyone, but he would definitely acquire talent useful for his development, especially in areas like semiconductor chip technology research and development.

After some discussion, it was already noon. Toyota had already arranged lunch. John initially thought that Toyota had made some kind of arrangement, but he was wrong. It was just a sumptuous kaiseki meal.

However, after the meal, Toyota's actions surprised John. Toyota directly gifted the property to John, explaining that it was a token of his gratitude; the property was merely the surface, the people living there were the real importance. While Sanhe had previously used a forceful tactic, Toyota was playing a more sophisticated game this time, directly giving away the property, with the beautiful housekeeper merely a bonus.

John was incredulous when he saw Toyota's shrewd move. However, he had to admit that Toyota had put in some effort; the woman they chose wasn't a Japanese entertainer, but a university student—a stunningly beautiful woman named Norika Fujiwara. They gifted John both the woman and the property as a thank you gift—a classic case of keeping a mistress hidden away!
Refuse? They've already made the offer. Although Japanese real estate prices have plummeted, their intentions are incredibly generous—they've even arranged accommodation for the beauty. That's quite an impressive gesture. And if he doesn't accept, what will Toyota think? What will those Japanese guys think? After all, this is an official invitation from the Japanese government. It's all calculated. Of course, John could refuse if he didn't want to, but that would inevitably affect his plans in Japan. And no man would refuse such a stunning beauty offered to him. Moreover, this beauty seems to have never been young; she's a mature, sophisticated woman—voluptuous, lively, and naturally alluring. She's the type to be a stunning beauty wherever she goes. A woman like this, like a ripe peach, will attract men's attention wherever she goes!
It must be admitted that the other party did make a different choice. This mature and beautiful woman's methods are completely different from others, and they are also more ingenious. John admires her for this alone, and is also very surprised. After all, this is not the time when Norika Fujiwara is famous. She has not yet won the Miss Japan crown.

"What crazy guys. It seems the bursting of the bubble has had such a huge impact on them that it's been several years, and those guys haven't used their honey traps again. I carefully avoided it last time, but this time it's unavoidable. But Toyota is quite interesting. With such a move, I'll have to remember this favor. They've really mastered the honey trap. If Toyota is like this, who will be next? Is this just Toyota, or is Mitsui involved, or is there some scheming behind it? But if that old guy Akio Morita finds out about this, things will get interesting."

John couldn't be blamed for thinking this way; the current situation forced him to. After all, both Mitsui Bank and Sakura Bank had intervened, only Toyota was the one offering the gift, and Toyota happened to be a member of Mitsui. The fact that old man Akio Morita was absent, clearly excluding him, made John wonder how Morita would react and what he would do if he knew all this.

John, having read the book "The Mitsui Empire in Action," was naturally very wary of Mitsui and other Japanese conglomerates. He knew that once these companies stabilized, they would begin investing overseas like crazy due to the stagnation of the Japanese economy. Moreover, the Japanese central bank, seeing that Japanese people were unwilling to spend, would release a shocking move: negative interest rates. This would directly stimulate the Japanese to expand overseas, not bringing about a turnaround for the Japanese economy, but causing Japanese conglomerates and businessmen to invest frantically overseas, since loan interest rates in Japan would be incredibly low at that time.

John doesn't want to repay the loan from Japan now, but with the Japanese central bank's crazy practices in the future, John still wants to get more funds from the Japanese bank for his own expansion. Maintaining a good relationship between the two parties is naturally a good choice. As for Toyota's offer of beautiful women and real estate, refusing it might bring unnecessary trouble.

What's the big deal about having one more beautiful woman? I already have quite a few women in Japan, so this isn't a big deal and won't have any impact. If you have to say there is any impact, it's not worth mentioning. At most, it's just a competition between beautiful women.

"Sit down, don't be so nervous. I know you didn't have a choice either. This isn't the first time I've encountered something like this; I'm used to it!" John smiled calmly at Fujiwara Norika, who looked nervous and a little lost. John knew this beauty well; she was an ambitious woman, completely unlike Yamato Fumiko. Toyota, or rather Mitsui, choosing to keep such a beauty by their side was probably for a specific purpose!

John never underestimated the schemes and insidious intentions of these Japanese guys. Compared to Kuroki Hitomi, the beauty in front of him was probably carefully selected by them. John dared not underestimate Mitsui's methods. However, no matter what their schemes were, as long as he was prepared, he would only lose both his wife and his army.

Having ambition is not scary; what's scary is having no ability. Kuroki Hitomi had ambition and ideas back then, but in the end, she gave up and failed to live up to her own efforts in nurturing her. If Fujiwara Norika has the ability, I'll be overjoyed. The situation in Japan is quite large and needs someone to take care of it. Kikuchi Momoko alone is not enough.

"What a habit!" This single sentence had a significant impact on Norika Fujiwara, making her realize just how crazy the American's interactions with those Japanese conglomerates were. This wasn't the first time a public relations beauty like herself had experienced this; in fact, it had happened many times before. Otherwise, she wouldn't have had such a reaction. This also put considerable pressure on the beautiful woman in front of her, making her realize what she was about to face. Perhaps this wasn't something she wanted to accept, but in front of the conglomerates, she had no power to resist, just like Hitomi Kuroki back then!
(End of this chapter)