America: My Time

Chapter 1469 Calculation
Chapter 1459 Schemes

"Heh, these guys really think I'll participate in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show? How ridiculous! Would I give them such an opportunity at this time? They're really overthinking it!" After understanding the actions of those old guys and Youtai Capital, John sneered disdainfully as he completed his own plan. He wouldn't give them the chance to pester him at this time. The asset sale was right there; if they wanted it, they had to show some 'sincerity'.

What kind of 'sincerity' did John want? Money, of course. At this point, avoiding him was the best option. It would give those old guys more to speculate about, make the situation more favorable to him, and even make those greedy and foolish guys more convinced that he was the one with the problem of cash flow, so that they would all willingly jump into the game!
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show had already begun, but John hadn't entered. Even after the show ended, John was nowhere to be seen. This made the old guys frown. This was completely different from what they had guessed, and it was also seriously different from the information they had. Was there a problem with the information they had, or were their actions too big, forcing John to give up participating in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show? Or was this something John did on purpose?

"Morgan, it seems we were all wrong. That little fox John had no intention of participating in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Our idea of ​​taking this opportunity to sit down and talk with him is going to fall through!" Rockefeller said calmly when he saw Morgan, making no attempt to hide his true intentions for attending the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show!
Of course, under such circumstances, even if Rockefeller wanted to cover it up, it would be impossible. Anyone who wasn't a fool could guess the purpose of these old guys participating in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. So, the best choice was to be straightforward and state their intentions directly, which would also allow them to take control of the situation.

"Yeah, we old guys are overthinking it. We've forgotten the impact of all those events on John. Under these circumstances, and with us old guys making these moves, how can John not avoid it? Especially since this Victoria's Secret show is no simple matter. Some people are making underhanded moves, which will only make John more unhappy!"

At this point, Morgan didn't give Rockefeller any face. After all, they both knew each other's schemes. If Rockefeller wanted to embarrass himself, he shouldn't blame Morgan for retaliating. Morgan directly pointed out their cooperation with Oil Capital!

"We had no choice. After all, we're not Morgan. We don't have your freedom to sit back and reap the rewards without any effort. John's companies are all run by you. If Morgan could truly share the profits fairly and justly, why would we do this? It can't be that Morgan takes all the benefits while we only get a tiny slice, can it? It's not that we've gone too far, but Morgan is too greedy. You're monopolizing the market and taking the lion's share of the profits. How can we accept this?"

"What does this have to do with Morgan? Did we cause all this? You brought this situation upon yourselves. If you hadn't gone too far in the first place, things wouldn't be like this now. I admit that Morgan has indeed benefited more than you, but this is all the result of our efforts. You can't expect to gain John's approval and share more benefits without paying any price and by secretly making underhanded moves, can you?"

Morgan spoke with a faint hint of sarcasm on his face. Now that things had come to this point, he was no longer going to hold back with Rockefeller. Since this guy had taken the initiative to cause trouble, he would not back down.

“Morgan, you can’t say that. If we could, we old guys wouldn’t want to do this either. Do you think we don’t know about the feud between John and the oil capital? Do you think we don’t know how much pressure this will put on us? We all know, but we have no choice. You’ve taken all the benefits. How are we old guys supposed to invest our funds? You can’t keep hogging the profits, or you’ll be attacked by everyone!”

"Heh, do you think I'm easily intimidated? If you have any complaints, you can talk to John. As long as John agrees, I will definitely cooperate. But can you convince John? You've repeatedly pulled these dirty tricks. Do you really think John is a fool? If you want to gain something, you have to give something in return. You haven't given anything in return, so what's there to talk about? You don't think those things from before are really over. There's a cause and an effect. You can't blame me for all of this!"

"Alright, stop arguing. This isn't the place to fight. You're only making us lose face. Let's find somewhere to sit down and talk things over. John clearly doesn't want to get involved in our power struggle, so we'd better resolve our own issues!" DuPont had to speak up at this point, otherwise, if they let Morgan and Rockefeller continue arguing, they would lose all face!
“Alright, I have no problem with that. Now it’s up to Morgan!” Rockefeller agreed to DuPont’s suggestion without hesitation, but his gaze was fixed on Morgan, clearly a provocation.

"What, you want to force me to compromise? How ridiculous! You don't think I'm easy to talk to, do you? You can put away your schemes. I won't be outsmarted by you. If you don't accept it, there are plenty of others who will. How you arrange your funds is your own business and has nothing to do with me. If you have any complaints, go talk to John yourselves!" Morgan wouldn't back down at this moment. He was well aware of the cunning and treacherous nature of these old guys. If he agreed, he would have to pay a heavy price. Morgan's own interests were not to be harmed!

"Morgan, if you don't want to share the profits from the internet with us, then don't interfere with the assets John has put up this time. You have to give us old guys a chance to settle our funds. If you insist on participating, don't blame us for targeting you. After all, we also have needs. You can't push your luck!"

“That’s right, I agree with that. We can’t let Morgans monopolize all the benefits!”

Seeing the old men's fierce reaction, Morgan sighed inwardly. He shouldn't have come here; perhaps this was a conspiracy by Rockefeller and the other old men, a deliberate scheme. Although Morgan had the power to confront these old men, incurring their wrath wouldn't be good for him. Faced with their 'anger,' he could only compromise, nodding and saying, "Alright, I, Morgan, won't participate. But I must make this clear from the outset: if any problems arise, it has nothing to do with us, Morgan. If there's any more gossip, don't blame me for not showing you any mercy!"

“Of course. As long as you don’t get involved in this new struggle for interests, we’ll handle any problems ourselves. It won’t affect Morgan at all!” Rockefeller immediately agreed. The biggest benefit was getting Morgan out of the game. As for how they would distribute the profits, that was entirely up to them.
"Heh, that's good. But I must remind you, stop playing those underhanded tricks. Don't resort to those dirty tactics. After all, you're not the only ones eyeing this asset. If you try to drive down the price and fail, that's your own problem. Don't underestimate the power of the Europeans!" Morgan was furious at being forcibly ousted, hence his words, directly exposing their ulterior motives. In this setting, he believed his words would quickly spread, and those old guys would face even more competition!

"Damn it, that damned old bastard Morgan dares to scheme against us like this!" Upon hearing Morgan's words, both Rockefeller and DuPont were cursing inwardly, but they were powerless against Morgan. After all, he was making a 'well-intentioned' warning, and it would be too much for them to use it against him!
"Don't worry, we'll handle everything. We know what to do. And do you think we'd be foolish enough to resort to underhanded tactics at this time? Do you think John is stupid enough to sell those assets to us at a low price? As long as you Morgans don't cause trouble in the shadows, we will definitely not let these assets fall into the hands of others!"

Morgan was targeting old guys like Rockefeller, and Rockefeller wouldn't tolerate it either. He directly warned Morgan not to cause trouble. Both sides were very angry, but fortunately they both knew that the occasion was not suitable for fighting, so they were able to suppress their anger. Therefore, they parted on bad terms, leaving with a belly full of anger.

"Boss, something's not right today. It seems like we've been set up!" Jimmy said to Morgan with a frown. If even he could sense it, how could Morgan not?

"Yes, we were indeed set up. We were even set up when we found out about the Victoria's Secret show. Someone deliberately told us about the show to lure us in, and then used everyone's help to kick us out. This person's methods are really clever. We've suffered a big loss this time and been slapped in the face by these guys!"

"Boss, could all of this be related to John? After all, this is the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and he's the one who knows the most about it!"

"Impossible. John has no reason to do that. It can only mean he was used. Those guys' schemes were too insidious. We were careless for a moment, and that's why we were outmaneuvered and kicked out. The ones who schemed against us were either oil giants or those old guys like Rockefeller. John wouldn't do such a thing; it wouldn't benefit him at all. He wouldn't do anything without benefit; even a fool wouldn't do it. To put it bluntly, everything today is our own problem. We've been too successful lately and lost our vigilance. If we had been more cautious, none of this would have happened. These guys don't just want to kick us out; they also want to damage our relationship with John. They want to use this opportunity to make us think that everything is John's fault, after all, John is the host of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show."

"Hiss!" Jimmy gasped when he heard his boss's words. This was too insidious. He frowned and said, "Aren't they afraid of making things worse and incurring John's wrath? Aren't they afraid that John will see through their scheme?"

"The reason John didn't show up this time is because he saw through everything. He didn't want to get caught in a dilemma! As for those old guys, they don't care at all. All they care about is profit, and they're sure John won't bother with them right now. After all, John is currently restructuring his assets and doesn't have the mind or energy to target them. As for what happens in the future, they naturally won't care!"

Morgan was well aware of these old guys' schemes and understood John's current situation. Faced with this situation, John didn't want to offend anyone and could only avoid meeting them. He could only blame himself for being too careless. If he hadn't shown up today and had just let Jimmy do it, everything would have been completely different. Unfortunately, he still made a mistake he shouldn't have made.

"Can we talk to John? After all, he's offering some high-quality assets this time!" Jimmy was a little unwilling to give up so easily, as the allure of profit was strong.

"There's no need. It's not worth ruining our relationship with John for such a small benefit. Let them take it if they want. Do you think those old guys can get all the benefits just because we're out? You're underestimating the current situation. Aren't the oil capital interested in these assets? Aren't the Europeans interested? And what about the other American capital? You know these are high-quality assets, and they certainly know that too. So we don't need to do anything. We just need to wait and see. Otherwise, why do you think I argued with that old Rockefeller in that kind of setting?"

Jimmy was stunned for a moment, instantly realizing the gap between himself and the big shots. To these old guys, every move they made was calculated; his own methods were utterly insignificant compared to theirs. He was even counting the money for them while being sold out. If he could see through it all, how could his boss not? But Jimmy couldn't accept this outcome. After all, they had been humiliated, which would impact Morgan's influence and even lead some to question his abilities. After all, Morgan wasn't a monolithic entity!
(End of this chapter)