America: My Time

Chapter 1251 The Crisis of the Koreans

Chapter 1241 The Crisis of the Koreans
"Impossible! Didn't that girl Lee Boo-jin intend to acquire it before? Why is there no movement now? Could it be that she gave up just because we refused her a little bit? What exactly is going on?" After Lee Boo-jin left South Korea with John, all the previous plans came to a standstill. Without Lee Boo-jin's consent, no acquisitions could be made, and all expansions were halted. This gave the South Koreans a headache because they couldn't hold on any longer!

"7-Eleven has responded that they have stopped all expansion and all acquisitions have been suspended. No one can restart the acquisition without Ms. Lee Boo-jin's personal approval. There's nothing we can do unless we can restart negotiations. Otherwise, we can only continue to wait!"

"Wait? How can you expect me to keep waiting? The situation is even worse now. We don't have enough operating funds left. If we can't find more funds, we'll face bankruptcy and liquidation, and you'll all lose your jobs, understand?" Upon hearing this answer, the guys were all taken aback. They were all only interested in selling at a high price. Now that Lee Boo-jin had left Korea with John and given up on the acquisition, they were dumbfounded.

The subordinates were all extremely angry. It was clearly not their fault. Everything was about to be agreed upon, but the boss insisted on raising the price. Otherwise, how could such a problem have occurred? Now he was shifting all the blame onto them. How could they not be furious?

"What are you all waiting for? Get to work! Go contact that girl Lee Boo-jin and agree to their previous price!"

At this point, it's impossible to contact Lee Boo-jin, since she's no longer in South Korea. As for South Korea, John is now determined to teach these South Koreans a lesson, to let them know what pain is, and to let them know that in front of him, these South Koreans have no right to negotiate or bargain!

Although they knew there was no way to contact Lee Boo-jin, her subordinates still struggled to find a way. At this time, the Samsung Lee family was the most affected. Lee Boo-jin's departure left them facing requests from other conglomerates within South Korea. The Asian financial crisis had impacted their assets, forcing them to sell assets to protect themselves, or risk even greater financial losses!
These South Koreans haven't given up yet; they still want to try and salvage more assets. Whether they can succeed is uncertain, as things aren't as simple as they think. The Wall Street guys haven't gotten everything they wanted, so why would they let go? Even if Soros wanted to stop targeting South Korea, it wouldn't work. The initiative in this financial crisis has never been in South Korea's hands; it's not something they can succeed simply by struggling!

At this point, the Koreans suddenly realized a crucial problem: they couldn't find a way to contact Lee Boo-jin, nor could they reach John. The Japanese, however, had no such worries or problems; their honey trap was far more effective than the Koreans'. If the Japanese were determined, they could easily contact John, something the Koreans couldn't match.

Why is it like this? Actually, it's quite simple. The Koreans are too arrogant, thinking they're so great, and they're not practical at all. But the Japanese are much smarter. Even though some foolish guys kept testing John and caused them to lose some beautiful women, the Japanese still have channels to communicate with John, which the Koreans don't have.

"Damn it, we need to learn from those guys in Japan. We need our own communication channels and our own arrangements. It's just a honey trap, there's no reason why those guys in Japan can succeed and we can't."

"That's right. We need to learn from Japan now, and we need to make some plans. That bastard at Samsung had already made arrangements, but he's been deceiving us all along. We can't be fooled again this time. We need to have our own plans too. Look at Samsung, they got a loan from Standard Chartered Bank. If they hadn't had some reservations, they probably could have gotten even more help from John. I even suspect that their actions were behind our failed negotiations with Asian Energy!"

Good heavens, these Koreans are shameless enough to say something like that. If Samsung had that kind of power, things wouldn't be like this now. They know perfectly well why Asia Energy's negotiations with the Koreans failed, yet they try to shift the blame onto Samsung. They're utterly shameless and have no bottom line whatsoever. Even a fool wouldn't believe such a thing; it would only make them a laughingstock, but they said it anyway!

"I'm telling you, can you get back to the point? We're not talking about Samsung's problems right now, but about how to resolve our own crisis and how to sell off our assets. Even if you have a lot of ideas, you have to put them aside for now. We can't even contact John right now, so what else can we talk about? As for the honey trap, put that aside for now. And even if you had that idea, do you think it would work?"

"What do you mean? Do you think we're inferior to those bastards from the Lee family at Samsung? Do you think we can't produce a beauty that would capture John's heart, or do you think we lack the ability?"

These Koreans don't care about women. They're on a crazy path now, and they can find beautiful women whenever they want. But sending them to John is impossible. No matter how much they arrange things, it's useless. Times have changed. John is not what he used to be. Back then, John's career was just beginning, and his cooperation with Japan was much deeper. He needed the approval of the Japanese, which is why he had so much recognition. As for the Koreans, they don't have that right now, and John has no shortage of beautiful women.

"Enough! What time is it? You still have the mind to argue over such a trivial matter? Let's not talk about whether you have the ability or not. It's not a matter of ability now, it's a matter of opportunity. We have no chance at all. Don't forget that Phoenix Group has its own branch in South Korea, its own TV station, and even its own agency. Do you think there's still a chance?"

That's the truth. Although these guys are unwilling to admit it, when everything is out in the open, they have no choice but to acknowledge it. They've already missed their chance to use a honey trap. Opportunity knocks but once! Back when they had the chance, these guys were all incredibly arrogant, preferring to enjoy it themselves rather than use it to their advantage. Now that they need it, they find they had no chance at all.

"What do we do now? We're not Samsung, and that girl Lee Boo-jin is clearly trying to push us to our deaths, or even cooperating with Samsung. After all, if our strength is severely damaged, it will inevitably give Samsung more opportunities. If things continue to deteriorate, our losses will be huge!"

"What else can we do but go directly to those bastards in the government? Now is the time for them to show up. They can't just do nothing and shirk all responsibility. If they can't even do this much, then they have no reason to exist."

"Well said. The best approach at this time is to have the authorities intervene. At the same time, we should also warn Samsung that we cannot allow these bastards to develop peacefully while we are under pressure and facing danger. If we are impacted, Samsung should also be affected. If there is no resistance, we will create resistance for them!"

"I'm afraid Samsung won't accept it and might attack us, which would make our situation even more dangerous."

"So we need to get the authorities involved. If Samsung dares to target us, we'll join forces and attack them. With all our strength combined, we don't believe we can't beat Samsung. We can also pin a blame on them, accusing them of colluding with the Americans, which is a disgrace to the Koreans, and nail them to the pillar of shame!"

That's ruthless. I have to say, these Koreans are really ruthless. They can even come up with such insidious and vicious methods. I don't know if they can succeed, but their crazy scheme is too malicious!

"Impossible. Your proposal has no chance of succeeding. Samsung isn't completely unprepared, and they hold the power. If things escalate, it will only benefit those damn Americans, while we both suffer losses. The best option is for the authorities to intervene and negotiate with John. As for Samsung, we just need to wait for the outcome!"

"Wait? Are you crazy? If we do nothing, we're doomed. Soros and his ilk are pushing us to our deaths. If we don't save ourselves, we're doomed. Even if we survive, we'll pay a heavy price and be leeched off by those greedy Americans."

At this point, these Koreans are still trying to struggle, still wanting to fight Soros. They're delusional. Even if they were stronger, they couldn't succeed. In this financial crisis, the Koreans have absolutely no ability to resist. They don't want to admit defeat, don't want to pay the price—how could that be? Do they really think the Americans have no backbone? Do they really think they can control their own destiny? They're utterly foolish!

(End of this chapter)