America: My Time

Chapter 1212 Neon's Trouble

Chapter 1202 Neon Trouble

With Soros's aggressive moves and the frenzied influx of international speculative capital, things became increasingly difficult for South Korea. At this point, these companies turned to John and sought help from Standard Chartered Bank. It must be said, these guys were incredibly arrogant. Those in Southeast Asia hadn't succeeded; how could they possibly believe they had the power to persuade Standard Chartered Bank?

When they wanted to find a middleman, they naturally thought of Lee Boo-jin, the eldest princess of Samsung. However, she had already left South Korea with her sister and gone to the United States, leaving them completely at a loss. They could only contact her through Standard Chartered Bank in South Korea.

"Ignore those guys and stick to our plan. No matter how much the Koreans struggle, it's useless. They're doomed! They even dare to swindle money from Wall Street. If they don't die, who will?"

John's words relieved Yuan Tianfan. Although he knew his boss was very capable, he was worried that his boss would be persuaded by Samsung's eldest daughter to abandon the plan that Standard Chartered Bank had been working on for a long time, which would cause Standard Chartered Bank to lose a lot of money. Now he could finally rest assured!
"I understand that everything will proceed as planned, but the situation is becoming increasingly dangerous. There is more and more international speculative capital, and the amount of money that Soros can guide is getting bigger and bigger. I am worried that it will exceed our imagination."

"Your concerns are valid. International speculative capital will continue to grow, and those greedy guys will frantically follow Soros. The whole of Asia will be caught up in this financial storm. South Korea seems to have managed to control the situation a little, but now it's starting to become turbulent again. The International Monetary Fund is completely useless; South Korea can't hold on. This time, it's not just South Korea that will suffer, but also those guys in Japan. Their investments in South Korea are likely to suffer heavy losses."

As he said this, a faint smile appeared on John's face. He was actually quite pleased that the Japanese were in such a predicament. Now it was time for these guys to pay the price for turning against him. He would be doing a disservice to his meticulously planned scheme if he didn't make them bleed this time.

At this moment, a smile appeared on Yuan Tianfan's face. He was very happy to see Japan's misfortune: "Boss, this will seriously affect Japan's economy. They have a lot of investment in Asia. Now even South Korea is affected. It is clear that Japan will suffer a devastating blow!"

"To call it 'destruction' would be an exaggeration, but this time they will definitely not have an easy time and will pay a heavy price for their actions. Even though I also paid a heavy price in this Asian financial crisis, the financial crisis in the whole of Asia has dealt me ​​a heavy blow. Taiwan is suffering heavy losses now, not to mention the factories in Southeast Asia. Now that South Korea and Japan are having problems, my losses will be even greater than theirs!"

Yuan Tianfan didn't believe a word his boss said. Perhaps these words could fool others, but he knew very well how crazy his boss was. All his assets in Asia had been mortgaged, and now that there was a problem, it was nothing. Everything was under his boss's control.

Before Yuan Tianfan could speak, John continued, "I need to let the media know about Soros's sinister intentions, and I need everyone to condemn Soros's shameless behavior. For his own selfish reasons, he has caused the whole of Asia to suffer huge losses because of his madness. He is a financial assassin!"

Upon hearing these words, Yuan Tianfan was speechless. However, he understood that his boss was not joking. Phoenix Media Group was the largest media and entertainment company in Asia and belonged to his boss. As long as this publicity was launched, Soros would be criticized by everyone and would become infamous in Asia.

At this moment, a crazy idea popped into Yuan Tianfan's mind: "Could the boss's previous attention to Phoenix Group have been for this very purpose? How deep must Soros's hatred be for the boss to make him target him like this? If that's the case, then this guy will have to take full responsibility for these financial risks, and he'll have to bear all the blame!"

Yuan Tianfan was right. John wanted to shift the blame onto Soros and the oil giants, making them infamous and exposing their true colors. Of course, John didn't just want to do it himself; he also wanted to involve Middle Eastern tycoons, as they still had value, and he could extract a considerable sum from them. Yes, John was targeting Middle Eastern tycoons. Phoenix Media wanted to get enough 'advertising fees' from them, and not only Phoenix Media, but Legendary Entertainment and Paramount Pictures were also preparing to intervene. As long as the Middle Eastern tycoons were willing to spend big, everything would be fine.

Is money a problem for Middle Eastern tycoons? No, it's not a problem at all. In their minds, as long as they can make their enemies pay the price, no amount of money is a problem. Moreover, they are not worried that John will deceive them, after all, everyone knows about the feud between John and the oil capital.

While John was discussing all this with Yuan Tianfan, the Middle Eastern tycoon had already sent people to Hong Kong to discuss the matter with John. After interacting with John, the Middle Eastern tycoon also deeply understood the importance of the media, but it was not an easy task for them to develop and expand it. Although they had been working hard, their gains were not significant, and they were worlds apart from the media and entertainment industry that John controlled!

There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests! The same is true for John and the Middle Eastern tycoons. Driven by interests, they naturally came together again. After all, they had a common enemy. Now John was putting in the effort, and the Middle Eastern tycoons were putting in the money to target these guys together. How could those tycoons not accept it!

"Boss, what's the situation in Japan? Are their banks and securities really having so many problems? Could this be fake news? What are their regulators doing?" Yuan Tianfan quickly inquired about the issues with Japanese banks and securities, since with the ongoing financial crisis, one default after another had occurred in Japan.

"Don't worry, it's all true. As for the regulation you mentioned, it's a joke. You think regulation can restrain people's greed? You know what kind of people Japan is. They did just that during the bubble crisis. This time, they will pay a heavy price again and pay for their greed! We don't need to care about what they are like. We just need to get the profits we want. What happens to those guys in the end has nothing to do with us. It's all Soros and the oil capital's fault. They led international speculative capital and caused this Asian financial crisis!"

John wanted to pin the blame on Soros and the oilfield capital, even alluding to those guys in Israel. Otherwise, how could he get money from the pockets of Middle Eastern tycoons and get them to willingly foot the bill for his expansion? This expansion of the Phoenix Group required a lot of capital, and with the 'support' of Middle Eastern tycoons, the pressure would be greatly reduced. Now it all depended on the sincerity of these Middle Eastern tycoons!

As long as the Middle Eastern tycoons are sincere, there will be no problem. Soros and the oil and gas capital will pay the price and ruin their reputation. Don't think that Asian countries dare not deal with them. Everyone will pin the blame on them. Even international speculative capital will do the same and cooperate with John's actions.

No one wants to bear the infamy of damaging another country's economy. If Soros and Oil Capital can take the blame, this is the result everyone wants to see. As long as John makes a move, countless people will cooperate and more media will echo his sentiments. As for the media controlled by Oil Capital, they will not be able to silence the public.

People have only seen a small part of John's reaction and have no idea how crazy and terrifying his plans are during this Asian financial crisis. The acquisition of resources in Southeast Asia is just the beginning, and there are even more terrifying things waiting for them.

"We need to make more arrangements in Hong Kong. Should we mobilize funds from overseas? We still have a lot of funds available in Europe!" At this moment, Yuan Tianfan thought of the funds in Europe. The vast European region and Standard Chartered Bank also have considerable financial reserves. If they could mobilize these funds, it might be of great help to them!

“No, we can’t touch the funds there. We have to be wary of a counterattack from the enemy. You don’t think our only enemy is Soros. We can’t trust the Europeans. We can’t touch the funds in Europe. We can only mobilize the existing funds!” John immediately rejected Yuan Tianfan’s suggestion. The Europeans are not simple. If we really mobilize Standard Chartered’s funds there, the Europeans will know immediately. Soros, and even the US financial groups, will know immediately. This will seriously affect our plans and the development of this financial crisis.

While overt funds cannot be used, hidden funds can. Standard Chartered Bank is not acting alone; Hurricane Investments is also active, but they are not working together. They are operating independently to prevent any unforeseen events that could catch them off guard and cause them to suffer heavy losses or disrupt their plans. Only through cooperation between Standard Chartered Bank and Hurricane Investments can Huiyang ensure its safety to the greatest extent possible and protect John's interests.
(End of this chapter)