America: My Time

Chapter 1119 The Impact of the Counterattack

Chapter 1109 The Impact of the Counterattack

As of now, these guys in Seberang Perai haven't crossed any red lines, and the situation in the Middle East is relatively stable, so no one is holding them accountable. Otherwise, these guys would suffer endless wrath for their foolishness. As pawns, they should recognize their place; if they keep causing trouble, they will have to take responsibility for their actions.

John's forbearance was not out of fear of them, but to maintain American interests and to compromise with American financial groups. However, such compromise was not without limits. Morgan was well aware of this, as were the heads of American financial groups and the White House. When the grudges became irreconcilable, those guys would have to pay the price!

John knew perfectly well how low the bottom line was for American conglomerates and oil-based capital. After all, they were capable of doing anything crazy in the future. If he couldn't completely destroy these guys, John didn't want to get too involved with them, lest these bastards drag him down.

After receiving Morgan's reminder, John did not react and continued his own plans, continuing to acquire farms in the United States. John wanted to know what those international grain traders would do, whether they would compete with him and drive up farm prices in the United States. If these guys started a price war with him, that would be even better!
"Damn it, how dare he do this? Is he provoking our bottom line?" The discovery that John's family foundation and charitable foundation were still acquiring large farms gave these guys a huge headache!

Grouping and scaling up—that's John's development direction, which infuriates those guys. The family foundation mainly focuses on livestock farms and vegetables, practically perfecting the retail industry. But with the entry of international grain traders, the charitable foundation has begun to expand into grain cultivation.

“He’s not just provoking our bottom line, he’s slapping us in the face, he’s warning us. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made this decision. The vegetable and fruit development that originally belonged to the charity foundation has been switched to grain cultivation. If we continue to entangle with him, this guy will become even more insane. We are no match for him, and if we keep making trouble, the pressure on us will only increase!”

“That’s right. If we keep making trouble, the pressure on us will only increase. This bastard is continuing his expansion in South America and Australia, acquiring vast tracts of farms. We should stop fighting him and stop using those underhanded tactics, or he will impact our market. This bastard may not care about the profits from the farms, but we can’t!”

Faced with John's counterattack, these guys were all in a bind, filled with fear and unease. It was only because John had a lot of cooperation with Da Mao that their market would have been hit even harder.

"It's all those bastards in Japan's fault! If it weren't for their financial support of that little fox John, we wouldn't be in such a passive position, now afraid to even confront them!" At this moment, these guys vented their anger on the Japanese. John had reached an agreement with the Japanese officials, receiving interest-free loans to repay with cheap grain—a win-win situation. John got development funds, and the Japanese got enough cheap grain to reduce their internal pressure.

Japan's economy is still not showing much improvement. Many conglomerates are relocating overseas, resulting in a shortage of jobs within their companies. At the same time, the rising cost of living is putting them under tremendous pressure. A partnership with John would be a win-win situation, and such a loan is also guaranteed, with land being the best guarantee!

When John's insidious counterattack struck directly at the weak points of those international grain traders, many of the old guys in the United States gasped in shock. Those who were secretly targeting John were also terrified and had to abandon their actions against him, fearing that they would be targeted by John and suffer his counterattack at any moment.

"What a madman! He dares to pull off such a stunt. Luckily, he was only targeting those few guys, otherwise things would have spiraled out of control. I don't know what those guys in Japan are thinking, actually cooperating with that bastard John like this. Aren't they afraid that John will control their food supplies?!"

"Probably not. John's focus isn't on food. His investments are only to ensure his own supply. It's just that those guys were too greedy and arrogant, and underestimated John. But this is good, it'll teach them a lesson!"

"What's Morgan's reaction? They're reaping a lot of benefits right now. John's retail businesses are constantly going public. Don't these guys have anything to do?" "No, Morgan hasn't reacted at all. With so many benefits, why would they do something that would destroy their own interests? Besides, they're intentionally avoiding the election. It seems they want to choose neutrality like that little fox, John!"

"Heh, Morgan choosing neutrality is laughable. It's just a facade. This guy is waiting for the donkey and the elephant to offer him benefits. If there are no benefits that tempt them, what do you think their reaction will be!"

"Gentlemen, I think there's something wrong with this. Don't you think John's counterattack was a bit too crazy, and this fight came a bit too fast? Now we're all focused on the conflict between John and those guys. Do you think it's possible that he's intentionally hiding other plans? After all, that bastard has quite a few assets hidden in the shadows!"

"We can't rule out that possibility, but there's nothing we can do right now. We should remain vigilant and avoid any other ideas. Before we figure out his hidden assets, it's best to avoid further conflict and prevent this guy from fully entering the financial industry. Don't forget that he has already taken control of Barings Bank, and don't forget what we're pushing for. I believe no one wants to see this guy fully enter the financial industry!"

“We should indeed proceed with caution. John’s focus is not on the financial industry right now. His Integrity Bank and East West Bank are not expanding too aggressively, and they are both savings banks. As for Hurricane Investment, it has not expanded, and even Barings Bank shows no signs of expansion. So it’s best not to provoke this guy at this time!”

John didn't care what others thought or thought. Although his counterattack this time was a bit too crazy, John felt that this was a perfect opportunity to complete the layout of the American farm without giving those guys a chance to snipe him! Now John could take this opportunity to open up the Japanese market and seize market share from Japan, keeping others out.

Now, John has not only opened up the market in Japan, but also in South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the markets of Middle Eastern tycoons. Everyone thinks that John is retaliating against those major grain merchants, but they don't know that John is taking the opportunity to seize the market.

Once John has seized a portion of the market, it's impossible for him to relinquish it. So, while John may not seem to have a large market share and can't compete with the major grain traders, he has truly established a foothold in the market. He just needs to solidify his position and gradually digest everything.

John is currently only seizing market share in the meat sector, not directly impacting the grain markets of the major grain traders. At least on the surface, apart from some counterattacks in Asia, there have been no such counterattacks in the United States and Europe. Therefore, those guys haven't engaged in a real market battle with John.

John needed time. After all, he had only been involved in this industry for a short time and needed to continue to develop and improve. This was not the time to fight those grain merchants, and John couldn't possibly focus his energy on this. Those guys' guesses were correct; John wanted to use this method to attract their attention!
The reason those old guys were so patient was that John was constantly extending "goodwill," releasing more and more shares into the market to let them know that he was willing to share profits. John was sharing the tech stocks they coveted most, so at this point, no one wanted to escalate the conflict with him.

John plans to list his assets in the US to raise funds, so those guys won't have an excuse to target him. As for his overseas investments, John won't share the profits with them, since he's not on the same side as those old guys.

Time is running out. John holds a large number of tech shares, and these shares need to be released to the market quickly. Moreover, the market value of tech stocks is constantly increasing, and accelerating the release now would be a huge waste of his own resources. In fact, John believes that if possible, even giving up controlling stakes in Dreamworld and Nvidia would be worthwhile.

At this time, John was not only releasing his own shares but also secretly acquiring shares in other technology companies to reduce his exposure and await the bursting of the dot-com bubble. Only by planning ahead could he seize the greatest profits when the opportunity arrived! John would take any US high-tech company that could go public and raise funds as quickly as possible. All of this was orchestrated by Morgan, which is why John's cooperation with Morgan was even more aggressive—a result of John's restructuring and consolidation. The bait was laid out in the open; who could resist such temptation!

(End of this chapter)