America: My Time

Chapter 1287 The Old Man's Worries
Chapter 1277 The Old Man's Worries
"John is absolutely insane. I initially thought he was targeting us, but after hearing this result, I have to admit I was wrong. John is targeting Donkey, and the White House's Zipperton. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made the decision so quickly. He wants to go all out and have a final showdown with Donkey."

At this point, Rockefeller couldn't help but look at Morgan and sigh, "Morgan, you've really gotten a good deal. If it weren't for Donkey and Zipperton's repeated provocations and suppression, John wouldn't have made such a crazy decision. Of course, you should also thank us. Without our pressure, John wouldn't have been able to settle so cleanly and decisively."

"Heh, you want me to thank you? What a joke. Don't tell me you don't know how crazy Donkey and Zipperton are. They're secretly trying to use anti-monopoly laws to target John, Dreamworld, and Nvidia. That's the biggest pressure. Otherwise, do you think John would give up? He's made so many preparations, how could he give up because of your little tricks? To put it bluntly, Donkey pushed John to the limit. Otherwise, why would Old Martin not even give Donkey a chance to speak? It's because these guys went too far that all this happened. Now I'm even suspecting that those who plotted against John before also have hidden motives. The Koreans dared to use Japan as a shield, those bastards in Israel dared to use Middle Eastern tycoons as shields, and those guys were mysteriously silenced. This is on American soil. Do those guys have that kind of power? Even if they do, do they really dare to do it?" Morgan said, looking at Rockefeller with disdain.

When these words were spoken, everyone gasped, shocked by Morgan's statement. A crazy possibility flashed through their minds, which they found unbelievable and filled them with immense fear!
"Damn it, you're not saying this was all a scheme by Donkey or even the White House, that they're the ones driving this, that they're breaking the rules, that they're courting disaster!" Rockefeller exclaimed, his eyes blazing with anger. If it were all true, then they'd all been used as thugs by Donkey and the White House's zipper.

"Do you think it's possible? I do have that suspicion, especially since John released that album. Think about it carefully. John has had his share of conflicts with you guys, but those were just normal business dealings. But are his conflicts with the White House's Zipperton and Donkey normal? Even with those targeted counterattacks, or even those extreme measures, has he ever gone this crazy? These are Dreamworld and Nvidia, two tech giants worth hundreds of billions of dollars. If you were in his shoes, would you make that choice?"

At this moment, everyone fell silent. They all understood that this was indeed the case, and they certainly couldn't be as reckless as John. Now that he had abandoned the two tech giants, John was no longer afraid of the house being used for other schemes. He could completely break off relations, and that's exactly what John did—the dramatic changes in Oregon are the best proof of that!

Seeing everyone's reaction, Morgan said, "Gentlemen, I advise you to tone it down and not go too far. John has been targeted by Donald before, so it's time for John and Donald to part ways. We can observe from the sidelines, but we absolutely cannot get involved. If anyone insists on doing so, they will bear all the consequences themselves. Don't cause any more trouble and then come to me for help; I don't have that kind of influence. If you anger John, just think about Donald's current situation, and you'll know what will happen to you. Don't think that just because John can't break the rules, he can't take action against you. Perhaps you've already forgotten how John tormented Lehman Brothers back then!"

“Morgan, you can stop—we won’t do something so foolish. Everyone knows John is furious. No one would do something so stupid as to shield the donkey from disaster!” Rockefeller quickly responded. He knew who Morgan was referring to. The Rockefellers had the biggest grudge against John, and he himself had always been at the forefront of John’s cause. So, it was only natural that Morgan was warning him!
"I hope everything is as you say. This time I have exhausted all my connections and am powerless to plead for any of you. I hope everyone will take care of themselves. That's how it is. Everyone go back and make preparations. Everything will be resolved after Christmas!"

Soon these old guys left Morgan. Each of them had different thoughts, but they were all thinking about Morgan's later words. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that Morgan's statement was correct. They had been tricked by Donkey and Lancelot. In the operation against John, it was Donkey and Lancelot who first proposed it. Everyone agreed because they felt it was in their own interest and became Donkey's henchmen!

"Donkey and Zipperton, just you wait. This isn't over. They dared to scheme against us like this; they'll pay the price. John has already made his move. Shouldn't we follow suit? If we can gain John's approval, perhaps we can receive the same treatment as Morgan—that would be a significant benefit!"

People die for money, birds die for food. Lured by profit, these guys' minds went wild, and they all started thinking about taking the opportunity to teach the donkey a lesson, so as to get the benefits they wanted from John. If they could do it in just two stages like Morgan, it would bring them huge profits.

Donkey and Zipperton never expected that John's move would be a decisive blow. Not only did Oregon side with Elephant, but even these American conglomerates, tempted by profits, began to target them. Moreover, with Morgan's warning, they had become the scapegoats, taking all the blame!
On the surface, John's sacrifice this time seems enormous, with severe damage to his own interests. Both "Dream World" and "Nvidia" are industry giants; abandoning them will impact John's plans in Taiwan and China. If his OEM supply chain is completely severed, all these investments will be wasted. Of course, that's only the surface appearance. Precisely because everything seems to be going against John, the old Rockefellers immediately took action. They decided to accelerate the breakup of "Dream World" to reduce John's stake and diminish his capital.

Unfortunately, these guys didn't know that John had known about their plans all along, and that he was actually behind many of them. If Dream World wasn't split up, many of their plans couldn't be implemented. Only by splitting it up could they gain the upper hand and avoid losing their own interests!
This time, Rockefeller and his old geezers went straight to John. Although it was already the end of the year, these guys were still restless and wanted to complete the dismantling of Dream World before the end of the year, hoping to use the power of the donkey to put pressure on John.

When John received the call from Morgan and heard Morgan's voice, he smiled calmly and said, "I understand your demands. I have no objection to the split. If you want to take away Dream World's hardware, that's fine too, just increase my share in Dream World!"

When John's voice came through the phone, the old guys like Rockefeller were all stunned. This was completely different from what they had expected. They didn't want to acquire the hardware part that Dreamworld had split off from; they wanted John to take care of it. Now the pressure was directly on their shoulders. How could they not be shocked?

At this point, Rockefeller and other bigwigs didn't want to acquire the hardware portion of Dream World, even though it was a valuable asset. They valued Dream World's software more, and they had already determined that Dream World didn't have the big data system that everyone wanted, which made them even more willing to divest themselves!

After a long silence, John asked, "Did I say something wrong? Or are you not planning to acquire the hardware of Dream World and instead want to sell it for funds? If such an opportunity exists, I'm open to it; it would be perfect for acquiring the assets you've prepared!"

Faced with John's questioning, the Rockefellers and other bigwigs all turned their attention to Morgan, hoping that Morgan would come forward to explain to John and that everything would go smoothly. They didn't want to prepare funds for John, but rather to deplete John's funds or reduce John's shares in Dream World!

Unfortunately, Morgan pretended not to see any of this, unwilling to waste his relationship with John again and again, and showed no intention of speaking up. Under these circumstances, Rockefeller had no choice but to take responsibility, since he was the one who started this whole thing, and now that things had gone wrong, he naturally had to bear the consequences.

“John, we’ve considered that you’ve given up these two major companies, which is a significant sacrifice. Therefore, we’ve chosen to entrust this portion of the assets to you as a token of our goodwill. Whether it’s in cash or a share swap, we can accept it. After all, we have human feelings too; we can’t let you be the only one making sacrifices. That would be too harsh on us old folks.” At this moment, Rockefeller stepped forward to ‘explain’ to John, but his reasoning was rather weak!
(End of this chapter)