America: My Time

Chapter 1294 Negotiation
Chapter 1284 Negotiation

"Everyone is here. I believe you all know why we've gathered here today. We can't let things continue to deteriorate, or the consequences will be unimaginable. Mr. Morgan has arrived, and on behalf of Donkey, I apologize to you. We didn't handle this matter well, which led some people to misunderstand and take some inappropriate actions!"

Since Richard Lambton has compromised, the Donkey's leader should give him face. Although the meeting was held in the White House, the Donkey's leader was the first to step forward and take responsibility, instead of shifting all the blame onto Richard Lambton. This can be seen as giving Richard Lambton, the president, some face, since they are still family!

This time, it wasn't just old man Morgan who showed up; Rockefeller and other old guys were also there. In fact, Morgan was brought along by Rockefeller, since those old guys didn't want to see the worst happen. They didn't want to see internal strife in the United States, which would affect their plans and their interests.

However, there was one thing that disappointed this bigwig: sitting there was not old Martin, nor the head of the Bayard family, but John's uncle Calvin, who now represented John and the state of Oregon.

"Just say what's on your mind. We don't have that much time to waste here. We have a lot of things to deal with. If it weren't for your scheming, we wouldn't be in so much pain, and we wouldn't have to deal with so many things. Donkey can't just end things with a few words. We need a satisfactory explanation."

Morgan didn't give Donkey any face and directly stated his thoughts, his eyes full of contempt. In his opinion, Donkey was going too far by trying to play tricks at this time and not taking him seriously. So his face was a little gloomy. If it was something that could be resolved with just an apology, then he had no reason to be here at all!

“That’s right, we need a satisfactory explanation. This matter will not end until we receive an explanation that we can accept. Since you started the war, you must bear the consequences. No one can do something wrong without paying the price. Someone needs to take responsibility for our losses!” Calvin also showed no mercy to the donkey, finding the donkey’s words laughable. What kind of time is this to be trying to play tricks? Do they think everyone is a fool?

At this moment, not only Calvin and Morgan showed a hint of anger, but even the old man Rockefeller was full of rage. After all, he was the one who had arranged all of this, and now the donkey was giving him this kind of response. This was too arrogant and didn't take him seriously at all.

However, before Rockefeller could speak, the Donkey King quickly said, "Please don't be angry, gentlemen. We just want to express our deepest apologies to you. We can discuss your requests slowly. Everything is for the greater good. After all, we can't ruin America's development plan right now, because no one wants to see that happen."

"Heh, so you're trying to use righteousness to pressure us? If that's the case, then there's nothing more to say between us. Even if this matter is brought to the public eye, we'll still be in the right. This is all your fault. I even suspect you're traitors to the US, intentionally selling out American interests and not putting them first. We told you about this huge incident before and asked you to handle it, but you didn't react at all. Now you're trying to play dirty tricks. Do you think we can accept all this? If you don't give us a satisfactory explanation today, this isn't over!"

Morgan is incredibly powerful right now, while Donald is still trying to resolve the crisis with minimal cost. He's overthinking it. Things aren't as he imagines, and he's not willing to accept them. If things go wrong, the consequences will be severe. If a full-scale war breaks out, it will be a fight between Morgan and Donald!

"Whatever you two want, we will absolutely not refuse if it is within our power!" Seeing Calvin and Morgan's reaction, the leader of the Donkeys couldn't help but feel nervous. He knew very well that if the two sides could not reach an agreement on this matter, it would backfire on him, so he kept a very humble attitude!

"It's not that we intentionally want to make things difficult for you. You need to resolve the issues with General Motors, Dreamworld, and Nvidia. That's Morgan's demand. We don't want our interests to be affected, hence this visit!" The Morgan tycoon responded without hesitation, a faint sneer in his eyes. "We don't have many demands. Those who target us need to pay the price, and no one should target Oregon again, and no one should scheme against John again, or this isn't over. In the past, we gave Morgan and the conglomerate face and followed the rules, but we can't be the only ones following the rules while others keep breaking them."

When Calvin mentioned the rules, the donkeys' faces turned serious. Being labeled as breaking the rules would not be good for them; they would become the target of everyone's criticism, and the consequences would be something they could not afford!
"We have no intention of breaking the rules. It's just that some people are too stupid and arrogant, which led them to make some foolish moves. And they have now paid a sufficient price. I can guarantee that nothing else will happen. Everything will proceed in accordance with your plans."

At this point, the old man from the donkey's eyes narrowed as he looked at Zipperton. He had done everything he could and said everything he could. Now it was up to Zipperton to show his support, otherwise the people of Tuogan would not believe him!
"I would also like to apologize to everyone here first. Indeed, I made many mistakes, but my intention was not to ruin your plans. I wanted the United States to develop and grow rapidly. I just acted impulsively and did some things that I shouldn't have done. Please explain in detail. I will devote myself to supporting the Internet superhighway and give you a satisfactory explanation!"

Under these circumstances, Zipperton had no choice but to admit his mistake and once again bring up the issue of the internet superhighway to ease the conflict between the two sides, since both Dreamworld and Nvidia needed such assistance.

"Calvin, what do you think? Now you represent John. If you agree, we have no problem with you. If you disagree, we will stand by your side. Morgan has always been John's friend, and we have always been friends!" Morgan directly handed over the decision-making power to Calvin. This situation shocked the old man Rockefeller. He never expected Morgan to make such a decision!

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Morgan. I don't have any big demands. As long as they compensate us for our losses and promise not to cause us any more trouble in the future, we can accept it. After all, for your sake, we can't be petty with them. We are not those arrogant and domineering guys who can ignore everyone's interests." At this moment, Calvin didn't stand on ceremony and directly said this, giving Morgan a satisfactory answer.

When Calvin said this, Rockefeller breathed a sigh of relief. The worst had not happened, which pleased him. He was also satisfied with Calvin and John's attitude. Even though they were in the absolute right, they did not react violently out of anger, thus saving face for themselves.

Yes, Calvin's appearance at the White House was only possible because Morgan intervened. Without Morgan's involvement, John wouldn't have given anyone a chance, and no matter how much action Donald took, it would have been fruitless. The US ambassador to China intervened, but he didn't even get a meeting with John; they didn't give him any face, and they didn't give Donald any face at all.

As a tycoon of the American financial world, John didn't need to give Donald any face, especially since they had already broken off relations. In the end, it was Rockefeller who intervened, asking Morgan to extend the invitation, which led to John's agreement and Calvin's involvement. As for Old Martin, he had completely retired, and John's affairs were no longer his concern. Now, Calvin, not the Bayard family, represented John. From this moment on, the Bayard family was effectively divided in two.

"President, you've heard it all. These are our demands. Can you agree to them? And can you, the donkeys, agree to them? The matter with the Koreans and the matter with Israel needs an explanation, a resolution. You can't sacrifice your own people's interests for your so-called American interests. If this matter doesn't have a result, we won't agree. This time you can sacrifice John's interests, but next time it will be the interests of everyone else here. If even the President can't protect our interests, then we don't need to give you any more face. Your first priority should be protecting our interests, not the interests of outsiders. Don't use American interests as an excuse. It's precisely because you gave them such leniency that the situation has developed to this point. They weren't so arrogant back then."

As soon as Morgan finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed rapidly. They had thought this matter could be covered up, but Morgan's words made them realize how ridiculous their thinking was. Neither Morgan nor John intended to let those 'enemies' get away with it. Of course, Japan, and even Middle Eastern tycoons, were behind this. When the situation escalated to this point, it was impossible for Japan and the Middle Eastern tycoons to remain indifferent; this concerned their own interests!

(End of this chapter)