America: My Time

Chapter 1298 The European's Regret
Chapter 1288 The European's Regret

Christmas passed quickly, and nothing went wrong; everything was normal. The Jaguar Security personnel had ceased their operations, but development in Oregon continued. Then, a surprising piece of news emerged: the factories under construction in Oregon were the work of the Bentley Motors Group, or more accurately, Nissan. This shocked many, as John had always been reluctant to build factories in the US; why was he doing this this time?

Unfortunately, before these guys could recover from the shock, East West Bank had already been spun off from Integrity Bank. This change at such a crucial moment shocked many people and made them wonder if John was planning something big!

However, they were wrong. John made no further arrangements, which puzzled many people even more. Ironically, it was at this time that John's dealings with the old guys like Rockefeller began. Soon, IMG was acquired, along with some other media and entertainment assets sold off.

This time, however, the acquisition wasn't of Legendary Entertainment, but rather a sports group, which shocked Hollywood and put immense pressure on talent agencies, who feared John was cutting off their revenue streams. Before they could even react, Phoenix Entertainment sold Elite Agency to the sports group as well, effectively silencing those guys.

By this time, many people had realized that John's new round of restructuring and consolidation was about to begin, and the old guys were all happy about it. John didn't back out and was still arranging for people to hand over the reins to them. But their smiles soon faded. When they were trading record companies, they suddenly discovered that the price John paid wasn't much, because John already controlled the shares of those record companies.

At this moment, the faces of those old guys turned gloomy. They originally wanted to put pressure on John's funds, but now it seems that John is not under pressure. Why didn't they discover such an important problem in advance?

It wasn't that these old guys hadn't noticed the problem; rather, they were all misled by John's outward arrangements, believing those to be his plans. Only when the actual transaction took place did they realize things weren't like that at all. What shocked them most was that John didn't have Legendary Entertainment complete the acquisition, but rather Phoenix Interactive and Paramount Pictures, which made them even more worried.

"Perhaps we are all wrong. Even if we don't intervene, John will complete this acquisition on his own. He is more insidious and cunning than we think. He has made full preparations long ago. No wonder this guy is so confident. Does Morgan even know this? Now I even suspect that his proposal is a conspiracy, something that he and John planned together long ago!"

"No, Morgan wouldn't do that. He wouldn't risk the family's reputation, and it's simply not worth it. It just means that John even fooled Morgan. I don't think this is a bad thing for us; on the contrary, it's a good thing. This shouldn't be interpreted as John being wary of Morgan. Otherwise, how could he have fooled Morgan as well!"

"It's not accurate to call it a lie. Morgan doesn't care about John's development in media and entertainment, so naturally they won't care about his plans in that area. What Morgan cares about are companies like 'Dreamworld' and 'Nvidia,' as well as companies like Bell Labs. Those are what they value most. But now John has even removed Bell Labs from his name, and his assets are now minimal. Shouldn't we stop him from this further restructuring? This will prevent us from figuring out what assets he holds!"

"Are you crazy? Do you know what you're saying? If you really do that, it will definitely cause unnecessary trouble, provoke John to retaliate, and might even ruin our cooperation with John. If you want to cause trouble, that's your own business. Don't drag us into it. We don't want to give up the benefits that are about to be in our hands!"

"By the way, what's the situation with John's women? Christmas is over, have they changed at all?"

"You want to ask if those women have left China? Some have left, and some are still in China. The matter between the Koreans and the Israelis is still unresolved. What does Donkey want to do? What does Zippo want to do? Are they stalling for time?" At this moment, someone shifted the focus to Zippo and Donkey. These guys were reacting too slowly.

"Morgan hasn't said or done anything, and we'll pretend we know nothing for now. After all, it's almost the end of the year, and there's no need to rush things. But if Donkey and Zipperton still can't give us a satisfactory explanation after the New Year, this matter won't be over. Also, get the Europeans to act quickly. They're stalling for time. Do they really think we're easy to talk to? This will seriously affect our 'cooperation' with John. Are these guys going to back out?"

"There is indeed a problem with the Europeans. Those guys want to take advantage of 'Dream World' and 'Nvidia,' wanting to exchange their laughable assets for shares in these two companies, so they keep dragging their feet and are unwilling to make the deal!"

"Damn it, I knew these guys were unreliable. Did John say anything? What was Morgan's reaction?" "Neither John nor Morgan reacted, as if they didn't care about the situation at all. I can understand John's reaction, after all, he needs to control more funds to complete his strategy for dealing with the Asian financial crisis. But Morgan's complete lack of reaction makes me a little suspicious, especially since it was his suggestion!"

"Heh, are you stupid? It's true that Morgan came up with this suggestion, but that doesn't mean Morgan cares. This isn't something he orchestrated alone; it's us. If something goes wrong, we'll be the ones affected. We need to give John an explanation, not Morgan. Put pressure on those guys and let them know how powerful we are."

"That's not a good idea. If we do that, it will have a bad impact and will provoke resistance from the Europeans."

"Resist? What right do they have to oppose us? Haven't you noticed that John has been preparing all along? He's already started a new round of restructuring and consolidation. If we don't fulfill our promises to him quickly, things will change. Morgan might not have any problems, but we're very likely to be kicked out."

"You're crazy! How could John do such a thing? He was the one who suggested it to us!"

"It was indeed his idea, but it wasn't without conditions. We failed to fulfill our promises, so it's not impossible that John used this as a reason to kick us out! Did you see John urge us? He didn't care at all, and he's still in China!"

“I think we really need to make changes. John is carrying out a new round of restructuring and consolidation, and this time it’s going to be big. If we don’t fulfill our promises quickly, things might really change. I heard that John has started to spin off shipbuilding, and even the steel mill is being spun off! Also, the changes in Oregon are accelerating. I feel like there’s something wrong with this, but I just can’t figure out why.”

"Did Morgan say anything about John's closest relationship, or perhaps he knew something?"

"Stop talking. Morgan is not saying anything right now. He is splitting up the hardware part of Dreamworld and dealing with the problems of General Motors. He has not paid any attention to John's current changes and has not cared about the start of this new round of splitting."

"It's a pity that John is in China and is avoiding us. Otherwise, we could have sat down and talked to him. I always feel that there's something wrong with him. He's making a new round of plans. Don't the Koreans make any moves at all? Are they really that greedy that they can't even see through the current situation?"

"Stop talking. Those Koreans are too greedy, too arrogant, too self-righteous. They're still clinging to the idea that they don't want to compromise or offer more benefits. Who do they think they are? Do they really think that a woman can make John compromise? I don't know what they're thinking. Look at the reaction of those Japanese guys, but they haven't learned anything."

The Koreans' reaction made the American business tycoons a little anxious. Even at this point, these guys still didn't want to give up some of their interests and get John's cooperation. If this dragged on any longer, they would find it unbearable.

The more impressive John's plans were, the more worried these guys became. The Europeans were in trouble, and now even the Koreans couldn't restrain John, which made them uneasy. John's crazy plans, which aimed to launch a new round of splitting and consolidation, put considerable pressure on them. If they couldn't fulfill their promises to John quickly, the cooperation might run into problems. After all, the new year was about to begin, and if they didn't act quickly, the cooperation would be affected!
The Europeans are also under considerable pressure. While they're stalling for time, they've naturally faced pressure from all sides, but they're persisting, hoping for a change in circumstances. Now that Soros's actions have ceased, news is circulating in financial circles that the Asian financial crisis is over, and Soros and his allies are backing down!

(End of this chapter)