America: My Time

Chapter 109 Calculation
Chapter 109 Schemes
Christmas passed quickly, and the new year began. John returned to school! However, with the arrival of the new year, the game world attracted even more attention. Sales exploded during the holidays, making many envious of its revenue. Unfortunately, the game world didn't offer them any investment opportunities; they had to wait another year to invest.

John decided to share the huge revenue generated by the game world. The game world didn't need so much cash reserves at the moment, so sharing the revenue was the best option, and he also needed more funds.

When Morgan received the dividends from Game World, he became even more eager for Game World and had higher expectations for John's companies. He accelerated John's acquisition demands once again, while also urging other consortia to speed up the spin-off of Bell Corporation. Only in this way could John's funds be used up, Game World be put on the market, and Dream World and Nvidia be raised.

Driven by Wall Street, negotiations to split Bell Labs began. They all wanted to compete for profits in the listing of Game World, but Morgan Stanley seized the initiative. Although many people felt that Game World couldn't continue to be so crazy, they had to accept Morgan Stanley's opinion after seeing the financial statements he presented.

GameWorld doesn't make money from game consoles; it makes even more money from games, and its game platform is the most profitable part. If GameWorld weren't a new company, these envious bastards would have launched anti-monopoly and anti-monopoly initiatives to break up GameWorld.

"Bell Labs alone can hardly put pressure on his finances. You know, he has hundreds of millions of dollars in cash on hand. Although you Morgan are helping him acquire two companies, this will not consume too much of his funds. Morgan, what you should do most is to speed up the sale of Motorola Semiconductor!"

“Indeed, Morgan, your abilities are somewhat lacking. If you can't handle this, you might as well leave it all to us!”

"Ignorant, foolish! Do you think we don't want to do this? We've been doing it all along, but John just won't take the bait. Don't treat him like an eighteen-year-old; that only makes you look stupid. He knows Motorola Semiconductor inside and out, and he knows the state of the US semiconductor industry like the back of his hand. He's not ignorant about the semiconductor industry. In my opinion, accelerating the breakup of Bell Labs is the best option. Bell Labs is already struggling to support Bell Labs; what do you think will happen if it's handed over to John?"

"Getting this kid to accept Bell Labs is no problem, but we can't give him all the patents. We need to share the patent rights with him. You have to understand that this is Bell Labs' decades of accumulation!"

"That's right, that makes sense. We need to share Bell Labs' patents; we can't let this kid monopolize them!"

"Hmph, if that's what you think, then you negotiate with John yourselves. Morgan won't get involved. He may be young, but he's not stupid. Don't think you have the upper hand. If you think you can persuade him, I, Morgan, won't object. But if you fail and it affects the game's launch, then you'll have to give an explanation. If anyone thinks Bell Labs is important, they can choose to exchange with John. You acquire Bell Labs, and he takes over your share of the market!"

The conglomerate wanted to profit from John but was unwilling to offer any benefits, which infuriated Morgan, who was furious at their greed and ignorance. If it weren't for needing these scoundrels' help, Morgan would have preferred to abandon the partnership altogether; these bastards were far too greedy.

After a heated argument, the negotiations to break up Bell Labs ended in discord. Those conglomerates failed to grasp the situation and the reality of the matter. It wasn't John begging them to acquire Bell Labs; rather, they wanted to hand Bell Labs over to John to drain his funds and expedite the game's release.

"Boss, there are no problems with the airline; everything has been agreed upon, and we're just waiting to sign the contract. But there's still no progress with Gulfstream. That bastard Allen Paulson is determined to make us pay a 30% premium to acquire them!"

“Good, very good. It seems he'll forget what Morgan is if we don't teach him a lesson. Contact the banks that lent to Gulfstream, and even those that lent to Allen Paulson, and let him know what the consequences of going against Morgan are. If he's determined to be an enemy of Morgan and block his path, then take him down! Without enough funds, how will he repay his loans? He'll have to sell whether he wants to or not. He's not qualified to haggle with Morgan! I don't want to see John pull back the acquisition agreement. No one can stop Morgan’s path!”

Morgan was very worried that John would abandon the acquisition. After all, Gulfstream was just a business jet manufacturing company with little growth potential. If John gave up, it would reduce the capital expenditure, which was not an outcome Morgan wanted to see.

"Yes, boss, I know what to do!" "What's the current situation with this kid? How are things progressing between Nvidia and Dreamworld?"

"Nvidia and Dream World haven't changed much, except they've accelerated their expansion and are conducting research and development in new directions. As for John, he acquired two Bordeaux wineries, albeit through offshore companies, without much secrecy. He's also recruiting private secretaries to build his own secretarial team and think tank. It seems he's preparing for company management. Another suspicious point is that he's arranging for investigations into the British car brand, seemingly intending to get involved in the automotive industry. Finally, he's recruiting geology talent and investigating geological exploration companies!"

"Heh, this kid is really crazy. It seems that if our acquisition fails, he will definitely change direction. This aviation acquisition is just a small test. If it fails, he will turn to the automotive industry and mining. I even suspect that this kid may abandon the acquisition of Bell Labs and Motorola Semiconductor!"

"How is that possible? He didn't reject our offer before. Moreover, with Bell Labs and Motorola Semiconductor, he will have both R&D and production capabilities, and won't be dependent on those contract manufacturers in Japan!"

"Time? This kid doesn't want to waste time. Acquiring the semiconductor industry now isn't the best option. Neither Dreamworld nor Nvidia needs a massive manufacturing company or the huge research investment of Bell Labs. Unfortunately, those bastards didn't see that at all; they only saw the profits!"

In an instant, Morgan thought of the previous negotiations to split up Bell Labs. If it dragged on for too long, he was really worried that something unexpected might happen. If John gave up the acquisition of the semiconductor company, it would definitely affect the listing process of the game world. If John didn't lack money, how many shares of the game world would he release!

"Boss, actually John changing his investment direction isn't a big problem. It still requires a lot of investment. Whether it's the automotive industry or the mining industry, it's impossible to develop without a lot of capital!"

“Jimmy, only you would think like this. Think about the aviation companies we’re helping him acquire right now. Gulfstream is just a business jet manufacturer, and that airline is just a small aircraft leasing company. Do you think he would invest heavily in the automotive and mining industries, acquiring large mining and automotive companies? Besides, how many large automotive companies are there in Britain? I don’t need to do any research to know he’s definitely doing his research on those luxury car brands! How much capital do you think it would take to acquire such companies? And mining is even less of a question. How much capital would a prospecting company need? As long as he doesn’t mine himself, the actual investment isn’t that much. And if he finds a mineral vein, he can just sell it and make a lot of money!”

"Could he be that lucky to find a mine vein like a newbie?"

"No, you think it won't happen? But what would happen if it did? What situation would we find ourselves in? We need to prepare for the worst with any investment we make in him! Although this kid seems crazy, investing recklessly without a plan, is that really the case? Look at his development in media and entertainment. Do you think he's completely unprepared? And look at Dreamworld, Nvidia, and ASUS in Taiwan. Does he have no plan? If he really decides to abandon the semiconductor acquisition, we'll be in big trouble!"

“Boss, this is not something we can decide. If John is determined to do this, there is nothing we can do. After all, the initiative is not in our hands. Even if we want to push this forward, we will be subject to many constraints!”

"Have someone thoroughly investigate John's investments, get to the bottom of his research in mining and automobiles, and prepare a detailed report for those bastards to read. If they're still determined to get more profits, we'll have no choice but to give up. At most, we'll earn a little less from the game world's listing, but those bastards might not make any money at all!"

“Boss, if we really have to give up, all our previous preparations will have been in vain. It will also be difficult to explain to Motorola. We took the initiative to contact them, but ultimately there was no result. Isn’t that a bit inappropriate? Bell Labs is even more troublesome. Nobody wants to take over Bell Labs, which may seriously affect the split of Bell Labs!”

"We've done everything we could, but some people still can't see the situation clearly and still hold onto that ridiculous attitude. What can we do? Are we supposed to force that kid John to accept the terms? Do you think that's feasible? And do we really need to pay the price for those bastards? For us Morgans, as long as the game world goes public, we'll make money, it's just a matter of how much. But it's different for those bastards!"

(End of this chapter)