America: My Time

Chapter 1005 Shorting Japan
Chapter 995 Shorting Japan

Both sides are strategizing and calculating against each other; the final outcome will depend on their respective capabilities. China naturally hopes for John's victory, as his defeat would inevitably impact China's interests. Therefore, China is making every effort to create favorable conditions for John's companies, stabilizing the situation and preventing external influences.

Those guys did try to target John from China and sabotage his development, but they failed. China is not Europe; it won't be influenced by them, much less do something like betraying its allies. China won't ruin its reputation because of them. No matter how many promises those guys make, China will not betray its friends.

Just as John had predicted, the Japanese made their move quickly, as did the American navigation companies. A storm instantly swept from the US to Japan, and then to Europe. As John had guessed, the first to betray Toshiba was Toyota, which immediately breached its contract and ceased cooperation with global satellite navigation companies. Moreover, the entire Japanese car industry followed suit, all of them partnering with Toshiba.

If it were just Japan's betrayal, it wouldn't be so bad. In the US, Ford also betrayed the global satellite navigation company and joined the cooperation with the US navigation company. Similar voices have also come from Europe. The reason why these Europeans did not directly and completely side with the US navigation company is because Toshiba's production capacity is insufficient, and the Europeans also feel that Japan is unreliable and the US navigation company is unreliable, so they remain neutral!
"Toyota, as expected, betrayed us immediately. Since they're dishonest, don't blame me for being ruthless. I gave you a chance, but you didn't seize it. How laughable! You really think you can take market share from global satellite navigation companies like this? Utterly ridiculous." Upon receiving this news, John's face revealed a sinister smile.

"Boss, should we launch a full-scale counterattack now and deliver a fatal blow?"

"No rush. This is just the beginning. If we rush to retaliate now, wouldn't that confirm that we were prepared all along? Let's wait and give them some time. I'd like to know how many people are on our side. And even if Toshiba increases its production capacity, can their products compare to ours? Let's let the dust settle and let those car companies install Toshiba navigation systems first."

John paused for a moment, then continued, "Inform Morgan that the IPO plan for Global Navigation is suspended. We need time to have a decisive battle with our competitors. Going public now would only benefit those guys on Wall Street. Don't underestimate these bastards; this is a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy, and Wall Street is behind it. Otherwise, Ford wouldn't have so easily sided with Global Navigation. Trying to take advantage of me is impossible!"

Soon, Wall Street learned that the IPO plans of Global Navigation Satellite Company had been suspended. Morgan, however, did not react at all, as if he did not care about such changes. In fact, when the "surprise" occurred in the United States, Morgan knew that the IPO plans of Global Navigation Satellite Company would be suspended and that those guys' conspiracy would fail. They thought that this would suppress the market value of Global Navigation Satellite Company and allow them to acquire shares at a low price. It can only be said that those guys were overthinking it!
"Boss, shouldn't we talk to John? This suspension will affect a lot of our work and render our previous plans useless!" The boss wasn't in a hurry, but Jimmy was. After all, Morgan had done a lot of work in the early stages and was now preparing to push for an IPO, but this happened. How could he not be anxious?

"No, we're not going to do anything, we'll just wait. Why are you in such a hurry? It's just some preliminary preparation, it's nothing. And haven't you noticed that little fox John hasn't gone back to the US yet, he's still staying in China? He's not in a hurry, so why should we be? And do you think it's normal that the global satellite navigation companies haven't reacted at all?"

When Jimmy heard his boss say this, he was taken aback. This was indeed very abnormal; it wasn't John's usual behavior!
“Boss, are you saying that John has everything under control, but he has lost the entire Japanese car navigation market? Japan’s market share is very important. Losing all of this is a disaster for global satellite navigation companies, and the expanded factories in Taiwan and China will suffer huge losses.”

"Losses? You're too naive. John, that little fox, won't suffer any losses. On the contrary, those guys from Japan will pay the price. They're too arrogant and delusional, thinking they can control everything like this. It's a joke. Didn't you see how the Europeans reacted? They didn't make a decision; they chose to remain neutral."

"But Ford has abandoned global satellite navigation companies and chosen to cooperate with US navigation companies. Such a betrayal has a significant impact, after all, Ford has a lot of influence!"

"You're overthinking it. Let alone Ford, even if Chrysler abandoned its cooperation with global satellite navigation companies, it wouldn't be a big problem. You don't really think that little fox John is completely unprepared, do you? Didn't you see that GM completely ignored the American navigation companies' attempts to win them over? In terms of strength and products, do you really think Toshiba is capable of competing with John's factory?"

"Then why didn't he react at all? He only halted the company's IPO. Isn't that just giving the enemy an opportunity? Such a foolish decision, isn't that handing over his market share?" "Don't rush to a decision. You're only seeing the surface. John isn't in a hurry, so why should we? And have you seen Bentley Motors getting anxious? Have you seen those taxi companies getting anxious? Or those truck companies getting anxious? John is confirming the betrayal of those guys in Japan, letting everyone know how despicable and shameless Japan is. I believe that soon Japan will be jointly crushed by Legendary Entertainment and Phoenix Group. Once their reputation is ruined, things will get interesting!" As he spoke, Morgan's face revealed a faint smile, as if he was mocking those guys in Japan.

"Boss, I still don't understand. So what if the reputations of those Japanese car companies are ruined? As long as their products are fine, that's enough. After all, nobody cares about the reputations of those Japanese companies!"

Upon hearing Jimmy's words, Morgan shook his head and sighed, "You're so naive. Didn't you notice Hurricane Phoenix and Standard Chartered Bank? Didn't you see the increased short positions on Japanese cars in the market? Most importantly, those short positions weren't targeting Toyota. Do you understand now?"

"Hiss!" Upon hearing this, Jimmy couldn't help but gasp. What ruthless tactics, what brilliant schemes! This was an attempt to sow discord between Toyota and other Japanese car companies, to sabotage their 'cooperation'. Even if everyone knew that Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered Bank were targeting these Japanese car companies, no one would say anything, because those Japanese guys had betrayed them first, and John's retaliation was perfectly reasonable!

"John is trying to use this time to manipulate the stock market. Isn't that crazy? Does he really have absolute confidence? Toshiba's capabilities are not to be underestimated, and the US navigation company also has the support of the military. How can he have such confidence? I still can't understand it and can't accept it!"

"Then you should just wait patiently. I believe that everything will be resolved soon. As long as John, that little fox, has his short positions in the market fully accepted, his counterattack will begin. We just need to wait and see."

"Boss, shouldn't we lend John a hand? Since John is so confident, we can make money too, right?" At this moment, Jimmy's eyes lit up, wanting to seize the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Neon.

"It's too late. By the time we discovered everything, John, that ruthless fox, had already completed his plan. Besides, the Japanese car industry is only so big. How much benefit do you think we can gain by entering the market? Instead of wasting our energy on this, we should just wait and see how John, that little fox, fights against Japan!"

"Didn't Oil Pacific Capital step in to target Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered Bank? They have the resources to help those guys in Japan, and these guys are now 'allies.' They can't just think about getting benefits without offering any assistance!"

"Heh, when have you ever seen any 'goodwill' from Youtai Capital? All those guys care about is profit; allies are irrelevant. They'll betray their 'allies' for profit. Talking about friendship with a bunch of greedy bastards is a joke. Only those guys from Japan would trust Youtai Capital, because they're all the same kind of people—a bunch of greedy, shameless bastards with no bottom line. So their cooperation is only based on profit. Expecting them to work together is a joke!"

“But I still think that every little bit helps, even if it’s a bit late. Shorting those Japanese car companies at this time would still yield some profit, and it would make it easier for us to gain John’s approval and strengthen our relationship.” In Jimmy’s heart, he was still unwilling to give up this great opportunity. He felt that he should teach the Japanese a lesson and let them know what was what. However, all he was met with was his boss’s mocking expression, which forced him to abandon his wonderful plan!

(End of this chapter)