America: My Time

Chapter 935 Lightning Strike
Chapter 905 Lightning Strike
"It seems that John's previous acquisitions were all a deception to mislead us. It was Er Mao's side that set a trap for us. He probably didn't expect that we would see through it all. As long as we do nothing, no matter how many schemes he has, they will all fall through. Moreover, if we do nothing, and this guy continues to connect Er Mao with Middle Eastern tycoons, it will become a handle for us to attack them. So we can't rush things now. Let's see what this little fox is going to do first!"

"That's right. Now that we've seen through his scheme, there's no need to rush into action. If he makes a big mistake, that will be our opportunity. Our counterattack against his arms export rights will completely thwart his previous plans!"

"Impossible. John isn't stupid. He won't give us that kind of opportunity. If we do nothing, he won't take any action. Don't be fooled by appearances. Even if it's a trap, it's not so easy to break. Besides, do you think this is just a simple conspiracy? Everything he does is out in the open."

Yes, everything John is doing now is perfectly aboveboard. He doesn't care that the oil giants can see through everything, or even that these guys are involved. They are hoping that John will make a mistake, and John is also hoping that the oil giants will make a mistake on their own initiative. Making mistakes again and again will make the American financial groups, and even various forces in the United States, dissatisfied with the oil giants, or even disgusted with them. When it really comes to that, they will not be able to fight against John even if they want to.

If it weren't for the fact that the Middle East is crucial to the US's strategic plans, these guys wouldn't have the right to be so arrogant. Moreover, these bastards have been using the media to influence public opinion in Europe and America, making excuses for their greed, and even shifting all the blame onto others. John has long since given up on such insidious tactics. If these guys hadn't provoked him, John wouldn't want to be their enemy, but these guys are too greedy; they've even schemed against him, so John naturally doesn't want to accept it.

These guys think they've seen through John's plan, but what they've seen is only what John wants them to know. Unless they let go of their greed, they'll definitely be outmaneuvered by John. But can these guys let go of their greed? It's impossible. For the Taiwanese, greed is ingrained in their very bones.

John also targeted Er Mao's mines. This trip was a probe, given Er Mao's current dire situation. It would be a shame not to seize the opportunity to plunder more resources and wealth. After a discussion between John and Er Mao, they were overjoyed to hear that John intended to increase his investment in Er Mao. For these guys, selling assets was no big deal, as long as they could get enough benefits. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sold off the Helson Shipyard; after all, Er Mao couldn't afford to maintain so many shipyards in its current state.

For Ermao now, there's nothing they can't sell, and John's 'sincerity' means they don't need to worry about export issues at all. This naturally tempts them, and coupled with their previous friendly 'relationship,' John quickly acquired a lot of assets in Ermao and got everything he wanted.

Soon, those who were following John learned how amazing his gains were at the Er Mao family. Not only had he launched a full-scale attack on Quantum Mining, but he had also acquired a wine group, and even steel, aircraft manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, land and many other businesses.

At this point, those guys realized they had been tricked by John again. This guy hadn't gone to England first, but to Er Mao, which made their preparations go to waste. This failure made them even more worried about John, especially the guys in France, who were under the most pressure.

Gulfstream Aerospace had already had a huge impact on them in the large aircraft project, and now the acquisition of talent from the U.S. military made them even more uneasy. After all, the U.S. military still has certain capabilities in aircraft manufacturing, and now many experts have fallen into the hands of Gulfstream Aerospace, and even Bentley Motors has moved into the U.S. military.

"Is he crazy? Is John, that little fox, using Er Mao as a stepping stone? He's investing so much money at this time. Doesn't he worry about it going down the drain? I can't understand it, it's really incomprehensible!"

"It's really hard to understand. The current environment isn't very good, so his actions make no sense at all. He doesn't care about Er Mao's mines at all, since he has more powerful mines in Australia and a presence in the Americas. Why is he focusing his energy on Er Mao? Could it be that he's been persuaded by Er Mao?"

At this time, many people felt that John's plan was flawed. Unfortunately, they were not John and did not know how much profit these investments would bring in the future. The investment seemed crazy at the moment, but the goods from Russia were cheap. Many people were worried that Russia would back out, after all, Russia's reputation was too bad back then. But John knew how much Russia "yearned" for Europe and America.

Before anyone could recover from the shock of Er Mao's investment, John moved on to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, again making large-scale moves. He aggressively acquired assets in the mining and oil fields, acquiring numerous assets on an astonishing scale, leaving many with no time to react before it was all over. In reality, all of this was pre-arranged; all that was needed was for John, this tycoon, to make a public appearance and express his stance. John's swift action and clean, decisive execution of all investments caught many off guard. By the time they realized what was happening, it was all set in stone, and John was reaping substantial profits.

At this moment, many people feel that John's previous plans were likely a smokescreen, and that his current investment focus is on the countries that emerged after the collapse of Russia. After such an astonishingly large investment, many people do not believe that John will continue to invest, since revitalizing these assets is not an easy task.

Of course, that's how it is for these people, but not for John. They see such investments as insane, but John sees it as a big deal; everything is under control. After all, he knows perfectly well how crazy mineral and oil prices will become in the future, and making these investments now is the right thing to do. As long as he can withdraw and leave before the battle between Russia and Russia begins, that's enough.

For John, as long as he could make a move early, he could sell Cong for a good price. As for how much Er Mao would lose when he and Da Mao fought, that had nothing to do with him. By then, he would have already disposed of the assets he had obtained from Er Mao's family, and the talent would have already been transferred away by him.

The reason John hasn't done that is because he needs to ease things a little and not provoke Er Mao, otherwise how could he possibly get more benefits from Er Mao?

When John returned to England, he couldn't help but sigh. The British had always been concerned about large aircraft and automobile manufacturing. As soon as they learned of John's arrival, they immediately sought him out to negotiate and get him to resume Bentley's manufacturing operations in England.

John simply blamed Mary Barra for these guys' "dreams," refusing to discuss the Bentley with them at all. These guys are now desperate; what were they doing before? Didn't they anticipate this outcome when they were plotting against him? Since they've already done it, they have to bear the consequences.

John's polite refusal infuriated the British, but there was nothing they could do. After all, they wanted to keep the large aircraft project; they didn't want John to transfer it away. Gulfstream Aerospace still had Fokker aircraft in Europe, and they dared not cause any more trouble.

"What an arrogant bunch! They still think they're the British Empire of yesteryear, don't they even know what they're like now?" John had little affection for the British. After all, these guys had done far too many dirty tricks. Cooperating with them meant constantly being watched out for their schemes. John was already being incredibly lenient by not transferring his manufacturing operations from Britain further. Expecting anything from them was pure fantasy. Trust was meaningless to the British; trusting them would be a sure way to get yourself killed!

Faced with John's relentless demands, the British eventually had no choice but to give up. They couldn't afford to turn against John now; the consequences would be unbearable. They also knew that if they caused another scene, Britain's reputation might be completely destroyed. Moreover, Britain's situation wasn't good either, given the enormous impact of the collapse of Russia on Europe.

When John appeared in England, the guys at Oil Pacific Capital tensed up, as if facing a formidable enemy. They all knew how terrifying John's financial abilities were, and they worried that John might be targeting their plans, or that he had seen through their schemes and wanted to deliver a fatal blow.

However, they were soon relieved. John did not pay attention to the financial situation, nor did he communicate with Hurricane Investment or Standard Chartered Bank. He only learned about Bentley Motors and the electricity and gas situation here. It was as if he was completely unaware of their layout in the UK!

(End of this chapter)