America: My Time

Chapter 949 Strike the Enemy
Chapter 919 Striking the Enemy

Upon hearing John's words, Jimmy understood that this was John's bottom line. No matter how much others wanted these three companies to go public, it was impossible. John would stick to his bottom line and gradually transfer the shares. Jimmy was aware of the resistance Nvidia and Dreamworld faced, but there was nothing he could do about it.

“John, I understand your thinking, and Morgan understands it too, but not everyone can understand it. You need to be prepared for this in advance, so that you won’t be caught off guard when those guys make their move!”

"I don't care what those guys think or how they see it. I've done enough to share the profits. I don't think anyone in the US has done better than me. So if they're still dissatisfied and want more greed, that's their own fault. If they just think about it but don't act on it, I won't be dissatisfied. After all, who doesn't have selfish desires? But if they dare to target me, they should be prepared to be retaliated against, especially those oil tycoons. Next time, I won't hold back."

At this moment, Jimmy said with a wry smile, "John, is this really necessary? Can't you two just sit down and talk things out? There's no need for this confrontation. It would be better for everyone if you both took a step back!"

“Jimmy, do you think that's still possible? You know how greedy those guys are, and I don't trust them at all. With a bunch of greedy people who have no bottom line, the more prepared you are, the safer you are. Just look at their current situation, and you can tell what they'll be like in the future. I can say with certainty that these guys will turn against the United States in the future, so it's impossible for me to be friends with them. I'd rather be friends with Middle Eastern tycoons. At least they won't betray me or kick me when I'm down. But the Thais are different!”

When John brought up the greed of the Taiwanese again, Jimmy sighed deeply, realizing that no matter how eloquently he spoke, it would be useless; he couldn't change John's mind or make John put aside his conflict with the Taiwanese capitalists!
“Alright, there’s no need for us to continue discussing this. After all, this is just my personal opinion. Whether Morgan can accept it or not is your own business, and I have no right to interfere!” Jimmy couldn’t understand and was unwilling to accept his statement. John didn’t think there was anything wrong with it either. The United States was still quite friendly to the Taiwanese. After all, these guys had always portrayed themselves as victims and had a certain influence in the United States. It wouldn’t be easy for him to shake all of this.

Looking at the choices those conglomerates made, and how they handed over the media they acquired to Oil Pacific Capital, it's clear how powerful these guys are in the US. After learning all this, John no longer trusted anyone else. Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself. There are problems in the US, and big problems at that. He needs to prepare overseas, increase his assets in China, and invest as much as possible in manufacturing here while China has not yet truly developed and grown strong.

When the White House accepted John's request and opened up everything, the door to John's investment in China was reopened. The obstacles in the semiconductor field disappeared, and Global Navigation Company authorized the factory in China. John's carefully prepared factory appeared in front of everyone, and soon all of this reached Jimmy's ears.

While Jimmy appeared to be inquiring about Nvidia and Dream World, he actually had something more important to do: he wanted to know how much wealth John possessed in China and how astonishing its value was. However, instead of starting in Beijing, he flew directly to Shanghai to investigate. So, the moment John bared his fangs, he immediately recognized the factory's existence. Unsurprisingly, it was another company affiliated with Taiwan, not a subsidiary of Global Navigation Company, which made Jimmy frown.

While learning about the factory, Jimmy realized how worried John was about the United States and how strong his defenses were. Everyone was eyeing the Global Navigation Satellite System, but the production tasks were not under the company's control. This was the biggest problem. Moreover, the real core secret of the Global Navigation Satellite System was the global satellite positioning system controlled by Hughes, while the production was in Taiwan and China. The Global Navigation Satellite System that everyone was concerned about only had research and development capabilities, but no production capabilities!
"Just how cautious is John, that little fox? Is he guarding against oil giants, or is he using this as an excuse to guard against all the American conglomerates?" It's no wonder Jimmy had such thoughts. He knew too much about John's plans here in Shanghai. The sheer size of the factory made him somewhat worried and a little afraid.

Such a massive manufacturing plant, ranging from semiconductor chips to televisions, home appliances, automobile manufacturing, steel, petrochemicals, shipbuilding, and more, had a huge impact on Jimmy. Who could have imagined that John would own such a massive manufacturing plant in China in just a few years, and what he saw was only the tip of the iceberg.

At this moment, Jimmy finally understood that John's claim about outsourcing manufacturing was true; this guy genuinely intended to make China his core manufacturing base. No wonder Rockefeller and his cronies were so hostile towards John. Looking at his industrial footprint in China, one could imagine how terrified and uneasy they were. What he was seeing now was only a part of it. Taiwan and South Korea had similar plans, and even Japan had one. The whole of Asia was part of John's strategy. Considering John's previous collaborations with China, he understood even more clearly that John was developing high-tech and service industries in the US, but manufacturing was out of the question, at least for now.

Unfortunately, before Jimmy could react, the Koreans began their operation. When memory prices skyrocketed, Samsung launched the world's first 64MB DRAM, starting to impact the Japanese memory chip market.

When John learned that the Koreans had made their move, a glint of light appeared in his eyes. It was time for Taiwan to take action as well. Since the Japanese couldn't compete with the Koreans, John naturally wouldn't let such an opportunity pass. The emergence of NAND flash memory directly impacted the Korean market. Both were 64MB, but NAND flash memory was more advanced. Most importantly, the emergence of DDR2 memory directly seized the highest-end share of the computer market. Its appearance also meant that the personal computer storage chip market was in turmoil.

Soon after, Yingchuan and Dream World also made their moves, launching new CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, and hard drives. Dream World also released a new operating system software to match them. This crazy product launch caused a huge wave in the entire computer market, shocking all computer companies.

Originally, those guys still wanted to catch up, but this change completely ruined their chance. How could they catch up? The other side had already developed a new personal computer, and it was a qualitative leap. This completely stunned the Koreans, the Japanese, and the Americans.

In the US and even in Europe, there were still people competing with John for the internet cafe alliance's market share. However, the emergence of this new personal computer directly put them in a difficult situation. The internet cafe alliance was preparing to upgrade, and even John's companies were preparing to upgrade. As for major financial institutions, they also received new notifications from Dream World that their professional servers and professional workstations had new products.

Switching would be a huge expense, but not switching would cause some anxiety. After all, they still vividly remembered the lessons learned from the past, and seeing Hurricane Investment, Integrity Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank switch made them even more uneasy. Did the Wall Street crocodiles lack money? They didn't. In fact, they had just made a fortune during the previous pound crisis. It was just that the turnover was happening a bit too fast.

John doesn't care about speed; only speed can limit the development of competitors. After all, Nvidia has strong competitors in the chip industry, and even a slight relaxation could lead to being overtaken. It's better to make less money than to be surpassed by competitors.

This was just the beginning. As hardware was upgraded, games were also quickly updated, and most importantly, internet speeds improved. This series of changes had a huge impact on the entire computer market. Moreover, the new operating system for Dream World had high hardware requirements, which put pressure on many competitors.

Unfortunately, these guys couldn't change anything. Faced with ASUS's offensive, their market share was shrinking step by step. Although universities and research institutions were also heartbroken, they had no choice but to accept it in the face of the advantages of the new personal computers, otherwise they would fall behind their competitors, which was a result they did not want to accept.

The Internet Cafe Alliance made money, but those who opposed it did not. They thought that as long as they had some time, not too much, just six months, they would be fine. But they were wrong. John did not give them that kind of time. As soon as the new personal computers came out, the Internet Cafe Alliance began to upgrade. If they did not upgrade, no customers would come. After all, who would accept outdated equipment when they would spend the same amount of money?
If they follow suit, they'll lose part of their previous investment and need to invest even more. If they don't follow suit, they'll soon be driven to the brink of ruin, with no business to speak of. This is giving those guys a headache, and they're all secretly cursing John for being treacherous and cunning, targeting them and leaving them no way out!
(End of this chapter)