America: My Time

Chapter 1097 The Beginning of the Plunder

Chapter 1087 The Beginning of the Plunder

Crashing, crashing, crashing! This is the Mexican stock market. Foolish decisions have left them defenseless. Faced with such a crazy situation, the United States had no choice but to step in. After all, such an economic crisis has occurred in such a short time since signing the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico. It would be embarrassing for the United States to lose face, so it naturally had to provide assistance.

While everyone's attention was focused on this sudden economic crisis, a crisis was quietly approaching in Japan. In the early morning of January 17, 1995, a terrible earthquake struck. By this time, the short selling of the Nikkei index had been completed, and they were just waiting for the Nikkei index to plummet in Japan, waiting to reap the rewards from those fools.

When Hurricane Investments and Standard Chartered Bank shorted the Nikkei index, no one suspected that those short positions were theirs. In the eyes of Wall Street giants, Hurricane Investments and Standard Chartered Bank were targeting Mexico's economic crisis and had no time to target Japan. Even the Japanese wouldn't believe it, since time didn't allow it.

If John's plans targeting Japan were only aimed at the yen, no one had anticipated such an event, and no one could have foreseen the Great Hanshin Earthquake. However, John had foreseen it and made comprehensive preparations, delivering a fatal blow to Japan's Nikkei index. He also made all the necessary preparations to make 'dirty money'; Tokyo port held a considerable amount of supplies, and the reconstruction of a city represented a staggeringly large order.

As soon as news of the Great Hanshin Earthquake spread, John immediately had Momoko Kikuchi donate on his behalf. Although it was only one million yen, which wasn't a large sum, no one in Japan complained. They were simply grateful for John's donation. After all, everyone in Japan knew how huge John's loans were at the Bank of Japan. With such a large debt, donating one million yen was already quite generous. Moreover, he donated immediately, mobilized his employees to donate, and even put on a charity performance to raise funds for the disaster area. He took the lead in everything!
Keep in mind that while the Japanese government hasn't even taken any action yet, they're already doing it. Anyone who criticizes them is in trouble. These guys have no idea that Standard Chartered Bank and Hurricane Investments are going crazy and continuing to short the stock!
Although it was only a few days, by the 23rd, Standard Chartered Bank and Hurricane Investment had withdrawn and reaped a large sum of money. They had taken a cut from both Nikkei and Japanese companies. Even so, the safe house was not over yet, and they were still keeping an eye on Mexico's economic crisis, after all, they couldn't let those guys in Japan have any suspicions.

"John, aren't you planning to go back to the US? Aren't you worried about what might happen to your company there? And what about the earthquake in Japan? Aren't you worried about your investments there?"

The elderly couple were still very worried about John's company. Both grandparents were concerned about John's investments, and they knew that John had a huge loan in a Japanese bank. So they were worried that this series of events would impact John's company!

"I'm not going back. There are plenty of guys waiting for me in the US. The White House has also approached me, trying to get me to give up. It's ridiculous. How could I give up money I earned through my own abilities? Besides, I didn't cause any of this. If I go back, I don't know how many guys will want to have a heart-to-heart talk with me. I'm not going to cause trouble for no reason. It's better to stay here obediently. At least no one will come to me to talk about economic issues or make any ridiculous demands! But, if you really don't plan to go back to France, my uncle won't have time to come here to celebrate the Spring Festival with you, and neither will my mother."

"We're not going back. The winery is all in your hands now, why would we go back? But kid, are you sure there's no problem with you taking Château Mouton Rothschild from the Rothschild family? That's the Rothschilds!"

"Grandpa, don't worry, there won't be any problems. Those guys won't make an enemy of me for this mere vineyard. Losing face is better than losing more wealth. You don't need to worry about them at all. If these guys dare to cause trouble again, I'd be happy to see it. I'm just afraid they won't do it!" As he spoke, a faint sneer appeared on John's face. If the Rothschild family continued to fight him for this small Château Mouton Rothschild, that would be a good thing. He would then have an absolute reason to take action against them and deliver a fatal blow.

John's Quantum Mining is now selling copper ingots at a high price of over $3000 per ton. John has also spoken with Sumitomo and his associates, so they don't care whether it's a difficult time for Japan or the stock market crash caused by the Great Hanshin Earthquake. John sold all the copper ingots he had at once, directly obtaining a huge sum of money from Japan. It should be noted that Quantum Mining and John had stored the copper ingots for a long time, so it's perfectly normal for them to cash out at a high price now.

If the Rothschild family were to target him at this time, it would be a good thing. He could intervene in the copper price issue and seize more profits. Everyone was focused on the Great Hanshin Earthquake and the Mexican economic crisis, and no one noticed that Standard Chartered Bank and Hurricane Investments had begun to short copper prices. However, the short selling was very small, and because they were prepared in advance, it was not noticed. Sumitomo simply regarded it as an attack from an 'enemy'.

John didn't want to continue discussing the Château Mouton Rothschild affair. After all, everything was already a done deal, and he wasn't afraid of a retaliation from the Rothschild family. He didn't care about Italy, let alone the Rothschilds. "Grandpa, Grandma, what's going on? Why are people visiting?" John was very puzzled, looking at his grandmother happily talking with some people in the distance. Although he wasn't often around, he came by frequently, but he was completely baffled by the situation.

"Those are people from the Central Academy of Drama, do you understand?"

In an instant, John understood what was going on. They were after his grandmother, and the reason was one he couldn't refuse: his grandmother loved Peking Opera. That became their excuse for approaching him. This was the nature of a society built on personal connections. With Phoenix Group establishing itself in China, there were many people trying to pull strings. John just hadn't expected that even the school would become involved, and to this extent.

He had only focused his attention on targeting Japan, and the guy next to him had been won over, and he couldn't refuse, since the old lady loved it and he couldn't persuade her otherwise! Most importantly, there was no profit involved, but he couldn't do nothing!

Although Phoenix Media Group's strength has been weakened and it has lost its Hollywood influence, its influence in mainland China is expanding, its influence in global cinemas is growing, and it has a powerful television station with a strong voice, giving it absolute influence throughout Asia!

Of course, this isn't about scheming, but rather an attitude—an attitude towards one's investments in China. After all, since Trump came to power, the White House has been causing trouble, which could have a significant impact on one's investments, even on those in China. Many investors use Hong Kong as a springboard for their investments, rather than investing directly, which clearly demonstrates a lack of trust in China.

Perhaps this is also related to the changes in Dream World. After all, behind the rejection of this investment and factory construction is not only Dream World's own problem, but also the trouble caused by bastards like White House. However, such things cannot be brought to the forefront. They can allow exports, but they cannot allow such high-tech industries to build factories in China.

The products sold in Dream World aren't personal computers, but servers and workstations—these are specialized computer devices. John hadn't thought about this carefully before, but now he suddenly realized that he had been careless.

However, what's done is done. Rumors of Dreamworld abandoning its factory construction plan in China had already spread. John initially thought it was the work of IBM's enemies, but now it seemed the White House was behind it all, and these guys were targeting him again. The rumors had been circulating in the US for some time. Although Dreamworld hadn't commented or said anything, many media outlets had reported on it. He hadn't taken it seriously, after all, such an investment wasn't something he could force through on his own. But he never expected things to turn out this way.

"I understand. I thought it was just a small matter, but now it seems to be more serious than I imagined. Those guys are deliberately plotting against me, but unfortunately, I can't do anything about it. However, it's probably Grandpa who informed you!" John instantly understood why his grandfather said that; it seemed that it was his grandfather who had given the order!

"However, it was your grandfather who notified us, and he told us not to tell you. He wants you to understand this yourself, to understand the current situation. Only by experiencing all of this yourself can you understand those guys' true schemes, and only then can you be more vigilant and avoid being schemed against again! You are not in the same situation as ten years ago, when no one cared much. But now it's different. Those guys in the US will make many schemes against you in these small ways. If you are not vigilant, you can easily fall into trouble! You know about ASML. Don't think that just because you made arrangements in advance, everything will go smoothly. Your 'enemies' have more methods and more schemes. This is just the beginning; they will have even more methods to use!"

(End of this chapter)