America: My Time

Chapter 1511 Morgan's Concerns

Chapter 1501 Morgan's Concerns
“Everything was within John’s calculations. This guy’s schemes are getting more and more sophisticated. Now, those guys in the military and the White House all realize they’ve been outmaneuvered, but they can’t do anything about John. We need to be prepared, even prepared for the worst!” After learning about John’s deal with Boeing, Morgan sighed deeply, a hint of worry in his eyes. After all, it all happened so suddenly!
"Boss, is this really necessary? John is at odds with both the military and the White House. I'm afraid he won't have the energy to deal with anything else; he'll be dealing with pressure from both sides!" Jimmy asked with a puzzled look. In his opinion, John's current situation was very bad. Even if John's plan succeeded, he would have offended both sides to the bitter end!

"Foolish. You think the military and the White House are idiots? You think they'll act impulsively? You're that foolish. But they won't. These guys would never dare to antagonize John again at this time. If they did, it wouldn't just be suppression, it would be an irreconcilable feud. Nobody would dare to do that."

"Why? Does John really have the ability to do that?" Jimmy couldn't quite understand his boss's words.

"There aren't so many whys. If I had to say, it's the rules. The White House and the military have repeatedly broken the rules. If John doesn't care, fine. But once John does, they'll pay a bloody price. The rules are made by everyone. If someone repeatedly breaks the rules, what do you think people will think? In this situation, if John wants to pursue it, they'll die. Even if John directly takes drastic measures against them, no one will stop him. Otherwise, why were those assassinations so easily covered up back then? You don't really think John sold that project just for money; that was a threat. He's already furious!"

"But this doesn't seem to have much to do with us; we weren't involved!"

"You think our preparations are for a counterattack against John? No, we're preparing for the semiconductor chip crisis, or even the internet crisis. John selling that project to Boeing is also a warning to us old guys that some people are too greedy and have crossed his line. It's also telling us that he won't interfere in anything related to semiconductor chips anymore, and the development of the US will depend on our own capabilities. If I'm not mistaken, John will soon leave the US and completely extricate himself from this matter."

"But this is not good for him. If there is a problem with the semiconductor chips, the whole industry will be affected, which will also have a significant impact on John. He also owns a chip company and a semiconductor factory."

“Jimmy, your perspective is still superficial, lacking depth. Have you forgotten that John has already sold Dreamworld and Nvidia, and what happened to those two companies? They were both broken up. If those companies were still around, John might still care, but unfortunately, those old guys were too impatient. Now, John will no longer pay attention to the development of semiconductor chips and the internet; he's shifting his focus to Asia. As for John's semiconductor factory, that's even less of a problem. Don't underestimate the development of communications; it has huge orders.”

Morgan sighed again as he said this. If he had known that John would retaliate so much, he shouldn't have supported those old guys' plan to break up Nvidia and Dreamworld. But it's too late to regret it now. Everything has already happened. And now John only has CPU research and development for personal computers in the United States. Graphics chips are in Canada, memory is in Taiwan, production is in Taiwan, and even communications production is in Taiwan and China.

"No way, he planned everything in advance. This is insane! Once he withdraws, any problems that arise in the development of the US or even Europe will have nothing to do with him. His calculations are terrifying!"

"Now I understand the gap between you two. I believe those old Rockefellers understand and regret it now, but it's too late. Even if they wanted to, it's too late. Now I understand why John was so confident back then, why he kept Global Online under his control, and why he made so many preparations in semiconductor chips and software. He was preparing for the worst. He saw through the greed of those old Rockefellers, and he even saw that we would choose to cooperate with them for our own benefit!"

Even if Morgan sees through John's scheme now, it's useless. John's plan has already begun, and his arrangements in the United States are complete. It can be said that their greed and suppression have directly perfected John's scheme, making John's tragic situation vividly displayed. As long as anyone dares to cause trouble for John again, the consequences will be something they can't afford. John has already arranged everything.

"Excellent tactics, excellent strategy. They've manipulated everyone. Now those old Rockefellers are in for a headache. Their comprehensive blockade has had no effect, and their own R&D capabilities have been affected. After all, both Microsoft and Intel need time to absorb the assets they've acquired! If they're even slightly slow, they could be overtaken. Right now, John is only using ARM chips. Who knows what his two chip companies will achieve with the support and help of Bell Labs! Now I understand why those old Rockefellers were so determined to kick John out of the EUV lithography machine project. He's too much of a threat!"

What's the use of understanding? Can they really limit John's development? Impossible. Those old guys, even those researchers in the US, and even those guys in Japan are too arrogant. They underestimated the difficulty of EUV lithography. By the time they successfully develop it, they will find that the market has already changed.

John's plan was simple: control the market. Once his chips captured the majority of the market share, no one could hold him back. Without sufficient market share, the impact of EUV lithography machines would be irrelevant. No matter how powerful high-end chips are, the market for them is far smaller than that for mid-to-low-end chips. If John controlled the mid-to-low-end market, coupled with his ASML lithography machines, he would be virtually invincible. At this point, Morgan Stanley had already seen through John's strategy, understanding that John's seemingly retreating plan was to compete with Intel for the mid-to-low-end market. And this time, John wouldn't hesitate; having completely broken free of his constraints, no one knew how terrifying the power John could unleash!
Of course, Morgan only saw part of John's plan and was unaware of the full picture. John also wanted to control all the materials needed for the chips. So what if you have the technology? John can easily strangle them. Moreover, John was already prepared. Two of the United States' most important mines had fallen into John's hands!

John is working on projects involving quartz sand, rare earth elements, and other resources. Unfortunately, none of this has attracted the attention of those old guys. They just think John is laying out plans for steel and mining, without thinking too much about the future development of chips and other high-tech industries that would require these mines.

John's aggressive expansion in Canada, encompassing energy, electricity, mining, and smelting, is all aimed at controlling raw materials. This ensures that even if there are changes in China, his businesses will remain unaffected. In fact, he can even collaborate with China to exploit the US, Europe, Japan, and South Korea!
"Boss, should we talk to John?" Jimmy looked at his boss with a worried expression. He was extremely nervous, worried that John might have a different opinion of Morgan, or even change his attitude towards him!

“There’s no need. At this point, it’s better to stay put than to act rashly. Besides, you’re underestimating John. He’s not that stupid. For him, it’s better to avoid trouble. Exiting now is the best option.” Morgan paused here, then asked, “Jimmy, have you gotten any results on the matter I asked you to investigate? Has there been any change at Gulfstream Aerospace? I have a feeling there’s more to the sale of this project than meets the eye!”

"There's some news: Gulfstream Aerospace is going to enter the precision machinery industry, but the factory won't be in the US, but in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Another piece of news is that his steel group has also made amazing progress in specialty metals; they have completely absorbed and digested what they gained from the Russians. Rockefeller's plan back then failed; their attempt to limit John's development in specialty steels has fallen through."

"I warned them long ago, but they just wouldn't listen. They always thought they had everything under control and that they could manipulate John. John had already placed the research and production of special steel in the United States and had detailed development plans for several companies there, but these guys insisted on sabotaging it. Now, all their schemes have failed. Once this news comes out, those guys will have a headache!"

Morgan's words made Jimmy sigh. Everyone understood this point: when John moved heavy industry to Asia, even automobile manufacturing, and even large aircraft manufacturing to Britain, it had already made many uneasy, making them realize John's plans. These guys were so determined to be John's enemies because they didn't want his scheme to succeed, but ultimately, they failed!

"Jimmy, what are John's plans in the pharmaceutical sector? Is this guy really going to monopolize it and not want to take the pharmaceutical company public? Or does he have other plans? Media and entertainment are out of the question, Gulfstream Aerospace is out of the question, but there should still be an opportunity in pharmaceuticals!" Morgan Stanley hadn't given up on John's pharmaceutical plans, after all, there were considerable profits to be made!
"There hasn't been much movement yet, but some insider rumors suggest that John doesn't intend to go it alone. The original plan to list the entire company has been abandoned, and only some pharmaceutical companies will be listed. Retail and healthcare will not be listed! However, there is no specific plan for when the listing will take place, as John's asset restructuring still needs time!"

"They tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead—that's a perfect description of those old guys. We advised them not to go too far and to leave themselves and everyone else a way out, but they just wouldn't listen. Now look what happened; they only got a small benefit, and that benefit comes with a considerable threat. I wonder if those old guys regret it now!"

How could those old guys like Rockefeller not have regrets? After this series of changes, they were all under endless pressure, especially the failures in semiconductor chips and software, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back, making them regret that they shouldn't have gone to such extremes.

Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets. Now, even if they wanted to reconcile with John, it was impossible. They had done the first thing, and John was naturally going to retaliate. But now they were already struggling to cope. The market these old guys valued was far inferior to the new market John had opened up, and this market was completely under John's control.

Morgan had a vague suspicion that this was just the beginning, and something even more outrageous was yet to come. Based on his understanding of John and John's strategic planning in semiconductor chips and software, it was clear that John valued this market highly. Otherwise, John wouldn't have left so many contingency plans and made comprehensive preparations in advance.

Having too many guesses is useless; only when everything happens can it be proven, and by then it will be too late. Although Morgan had been arranging for Jimmy to investigate John's plans in this area, it was still fruitless. However, even in the current situation, John's semiconductor chip business wouldn't be significantly impacted. After all, John controlled market share in automotive chips, communication chips, gaming chips, personal computers, and many other sectors, already establishing an invincible position—which was also the biggest headache for the old Rockefellers.

They thought that cutting off contract manufacturing would force John to compromise, but in reality, the disruption had no impact on John's semiconductor chip factory, which was the most unacceptable outcome. However, they had no control over the situation; everything was in John's hands, and they could only painfully face all this pressure!
(End of this chapter)