America: My Time

Chapter 1058 A Warning from John

Chapter 1048 A Warning from John

John was fully aware of the situation in Japan. These guys were still embroiled in internal strife, with differing voices constantly emerging, especially at the central bank. How could Japan possibly recover its strength quickly under such circumstances? Later, Japan kept talking about its "lost two decades"—was that really caused by the Americans? Actually, a large part of the reason lay with themselves!
Compared to manufacturing in the future, the development of entertainment was the most frenzied. Although John wanted to monopolize everything, it was impossible. The Japanese would not accept it. Therefore, John was willing to remind Akio Morita to shift his focus from manufacturing to entertainment. After all, the Japanese made wrong choices at every crucial juncture, so it was only natural that their manufacturing industry collapsed. All of this was related to the Japanese themselves.

However, John wouldn't give these guys in Japan pointers. He only needed to get the profits he wanted from Japan. As for how Japan would develop, that wasn't John's concern. Moreover, he would be investing in retail and catering for a long time. As for entertainment, he didn't need to make any more arrangements. Just continuing to push forward would be enough to successfully get the most lucrative share of profits from Japan's entertainment industry!
If it weren't for the abundance of talent in Japan to develop the chemical industry, John would have considered giving up the oil refinery in Japan. In short, the labor costs are too high; compared to China, Japan's labor costs are simply incomparable.

"John, you don't have a good outlook on the Japanese real estate industry?" Akio Morita quickly understood John's thoughts and voiced his suspicions. This series of changes directly led John to no longer have a positive view of the Japanese real estate industry!

"Yes, I'm no longer optimistic about the Japanese real estate industry. People who want to reap without sowing are simply not going to succeed. There's no such thing as a free lunch. You can't expect something for nothing, so I don't have a positive outlook on the Japanese real estate market right now. The Akihabara project is the last one. There won't be any other projects for several years. Many people in Japan don't want to see housing prices rise, and many others just want to get something for nothing. That's why I'm not optimistic about the Japanese real estate industry. These days, Japan isn't that much different from the US; both are relocating their manufacturing industries overseas. High labor costs are directly limiting Japan's manufacturing sector!"

Akira Morita sighed and said, "So you chose entertainment and food and beverage, and retail."

John nodded and said, "Yes, that's my choice. As for high technology, it will be there too. This time, we're going back to Japan's high-tech sector. However, my goal is communications and networks, which is completely different from yours. After all, you're considering Japan's development, while I'm considering my own!"

Akio Morita was deeply moved by John's choice. Although he felt there were things he didn't know behind it, he couldn't ask any further questions now. Asking further would involve John's core secrets, which would offend people. Akio Morita didn't want to ruin his friendship with John over this issue!

As for the past events in Japan, Akio Morita didn't mention them, and John didn't bring them up either. Both sides tacitly agreed not to discuss anything. It all depended on Japan's reaction, to see if they were willing to let John re-enter Japan's communications and network operations. This time, however, there would be no possibility of cooperation; instead, it would be direct operation.

The reason is simple: the company John applied for is a joint-stock company. John himself holds a limited number of shares; the majority are held through the foundation and the identities of several beautiful women. This is enough to demonstrate John's stance and prevent Akio Morita from saying anything more, nor will the Japanese say anything or try to stop him. If anyone were to cause trouble, the problem would be much bigger!
"Riko, what news do you have?" On the way back, Akio Morita asked Riko. After all, he hadn't gotten everything he wanted from John this time. John had even refused the party arrangements and invitations, something that had never happened before. This made Akio Morita worried!

"The biggest news I know is that Akina and Hitomi Kuroki will change their nationality. As for other things, they don't know much, but one thing is certain: Mr. John values ​​China more than Japan."

Riko's answer made Akio Morita's gaze sharpen. At this time, under these circumstances, John's decision to have Akina Nakamori and Hitomi Kuroki change their nationalities was no small matter. There must be other reasons behind it, perhaps even a warning to them. Some people's actions had crossed John's bottom line. Although the emergence of Mossad's evidence had brought a turning point, they couldn't erase what they had done before, no matter how hard they tried!
"This is indeed very important news. It seems things are getting complicated. Is there any other news?"

"Also, Kuroki Hitomi and the others are quite dissatisfied with Fujiwara Norika, who has always been relatively unknown. This is something they've never shown before, which surprised me. It's as if the attack on Nakayama Miho directly triggered this conflict, making them even more resistant to her presence!" "Heh, this isn't about resistant to Fujiwara Norika. This is telling us, John, what we really think. You're not naive enough to think that woman is worth Kuroki Hitomi and the others' attention, and you don't think that's just their opinion. Perhaps they have such dissatisfaction, but after interacting with them for so long, do you think they're that kind of person? This is using you to tell me something, to tell the rest of Japan something! Those guys ultimately made a mistake. Even if everything seems to be over on the surface, the rift remains! Now I finally understand what John meant earlier. Some people are just too calculating, which is why things have turned out this way!"

Did Riko really not understand the meaning behind this? No, she did have some sense of it, but she understood even more clearly that she couldn't appear too clever, otherwise that old man Akio Morita would find it uninteresting and wouldn't be able to demonstrate his vision and ability.

Having such close relationships with Kuroki Hitomi and others, how could Riko, with her intelligence, not see through their personalities and understand their true nature? She was fully aware of all this, but in front of Morita Akio, she had to pretend not to know, and deliberately separated the matter—that was her wisdom. It was precisely because Riko understood the ways of the world and comprehended the vanity of that old man, Morita Akio, that she made this mundane reaction!

"Mr. Morita, should we remind Toyota about this? And should I step in to remind that woman? After all, her behavior is so foolish; she completely fails to recognize her place!"

"No need. We won't do anything. What Toyota thinks is their own business. As for this woman, don't you think she's also problematic? Do you think she's genuinely stupid or just pretending? Does she not know her own identity?"

Upon hearing Akio Morita's words, Riko was taken aback and said doubtfully, "Mr. Morita, are you saying that she has a problem, that she did all this on purpose? But why would she do this? And isn't she just driving herself further and further away from Mr. John? This doesn't do her any good!"

"It's good that there's no benefit to it. This is probably the result she wanted, and the result some people wanted as well. A woman who has always acted distant, a woman who has no thoughts, do you think she won't have any problems? Does she really not know what this opportunity represents? Does she really not know what kind of danger her actions will bring? Right now she still has John's protection, but what do you think will happen to her when John's protection is gone? And she really doesn't know any of this?"

Upon hearing these words, Riko couldn't help but shudder. This was indeed a problem, a serious one. The other person's ambition was considerable, or rather, the ambition of someone with ulterior motives was considerable. They wanted to rise to the top in one step, directly infiltrate John's inner circle, and even gain John's approval directly. No wonder this guy made such a decision! Continuing his studies was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and neither was contacting those high-society girls. There might be a deeper calculation behind it all.

"I think she was wrong, or rather, the people behind her were wrong. This kind of method is unlikely to succeed, and in the end, she'll only be the one who suffers!"

“Even you can see through this, but some people can’t. However, let’s pretend we know nothing about this. Many people have been watching me all along. Those guys have no good intentions. Do they really think I don’t know their schemes? I just don’t want to make a big deal out of it.”

Akio Morita knew all too well how cunning those Japanese were, so he had no intention of getting involved in this matter. He also didn't want Riko to get involved, as that would only lead to them falling into their trap. Perhaps John was intentionally sending them a warning. However, everyone has different perspectives and understandings. Different positions lead to different views, and it was precisely because he understood this that the old man, Akio Morita, was unwilling to participate. He wanted to observe the situation and see how it would ultimately end. This was his true thought and his true reaction; sitting back and watching the tigers fight was the best choice!

(End of this chapter)