America: My Time

Chapter 1537 Profit Sharing
Chapter 1527 Profit Sharing

As Morgan said, although John was prepared, it all came too suddenly, and John couldn't possibly use all his farm for these pre-made meals. Not to mention that the previous market would be affected, he himself would also face considerable risks. Moreover, John really didn't intend to keep all the profits to himself in this matter.

Soon, John's production plant would be operating on three shifts, with machines running non-stop. Even so, it would still be far from meeting market demand. Investing entirely in-house would be incredibly costly and would significantly impact management. Thus, licensing emerged, and contract manufacturers appeared. This was especially tempting in China; what food factory wouldn't be interested?

Faced with the lure of profit, the dissenting voices quickly vanished. Even those from Oil Capital who were dissatisfied and had their own ideas dared not act rashly, as they couldn't afford to be enemies with everyone. John's attitude naturally satisfied the old guys, since he was willing to share the profits with them; how much they received depended on their individual abilities. At least John didn't intend to hog the profits!

Attitude is often very important, especially at times like this. As long as those old guys don't want to completely fall out with John and have a direct confrontation, they won't act rashly and won't stand with the oil capital. Otherwise, they themselves will suffer attacks from the American high society and even Europe. After all, everyone is more willing to accept a 'good friend' like John, a 'good friend' who knows how to share benefits with everyone.

Perhaps they had all resented John before, but when faced with self-interest, this guy would still compromise—that's reality. And compared to the cunning and treacherous nature of these old fogies, everyone preferred to cooperate with John, a man of integrity.

"See? That's John's cleverness. He shares the profits, giving everyone a chance. But what did Oil Capital and the others do? They only cared about themselves, completely disregarding the fate of others. Faced with such a new market, John directly shares the profits, and it's a market with huge potential. Now, anyone who dares to target John will become the target of everyone's attacks. Look at those guys on Wall Street; they don't dare to make any more noise, afraid of provoking John's retaliation! John has truly matured now; no one dares to underestimate him anymore. Let's just wait and see. No matter how much those guys fight, it has nothing to do with us!" Zipperton sighed softly. Although he felt a little unwilling, he could only compromise in the face of the prevailing trend. This time, Donkey had no chance at all, and the smart Donkey naturally didn't want to provoke unnecessary trouble!
“You’re right. We tried our best to help those guys, but we got nothing in return. Compared to John, those people were too greedy. They’re not worth our help, much less our favor. If it weren’t for wanting to get on John’s good side, I wouldn’t have agreed to your involvement in those things.” Hillary sighed. Although she had many thoughts in her mind, she was powerless to do anything about it. John’s sniping had cut off many of her opportunities, so she didn’t have much arrogance now.

"I wonder if John can complete his asset restructuring before the bigwigs take office. There are already a lot of people making moves, especially the oil and military groups. These guys are going crazy, and John happens to be an industry giant. I wonder how he will deal with all this!" Lanceton was well aware of the current situation in the United States, and it was precisely because he was aware of it that he felt uneasy.

"Alright, don't overthink it. Whatever happens next, it won't concern us much. What those guys think is their own business. We just need to stabilize the current situation in the US." Naturally, many people in the US today have wild ideas. Especially when Gulfstream Aerospace had to sell its major project, the impact was enormous, enough to make the entire military-industrial complex tremble.

Some might think John did this on purpose, but insiders understand that Gulfstream Aerospace did it because its cash flow was indeed very tight. Otherwise, why would it give up such a good project? Many people think that Gulfstream Aerospace is in danger. After all, Gulfstream Aerospace has never stopped its research and development over the years, and it has been working on large projects. The research and development costs required are considerable.

Even after the profit-sharing arrangement, many still harbored inappropriate thoughts, wanting to engage in a direct battle with John in the semiconductor chip industry. However, reality put them under immense pressure. With the full support of Bell Labs, Systron's research and development speed accelerated. Industry leaders Intel and AMD were well aware of this, and their pressure was considerable. As for South Korea and Japan, they behaved themselves this time, refraining from a price war in memory chips.

Of course, John wasn't being overly aggressive. Even though he had the absolute advantage, he didn't want to push things to the brink and drive the Koreans and Japanese to their doom. He also needed profits, and faced with those enormous profits, John had no choice but to compromise. Businesses need capital to produce and develop!

It can be said that in the memory chip market, John has reached a tacit understanding with Japan and South Korea not to engage in price wars. The all-out war that everyone was expecting is about to happen, which is hard for many people to understand. John clearly has an absolute advantage, so why let Japan and South Korea off the hook and not seize all the market share?

John wasn't that stupid. If he insisted on waging a price war, he would definitely push Japan and South Korea to the enemy's side, which would hurt him. But now, the tacit agreement to share market share is a good thing for everyone. Perhaps only the consumers would be dissatisfied, but they can't control everything in the market!
"Gentlemen, I have a feeling that John is up to something, that he's scheming and plotting something. There's something off about his recent actions. We need to be more vigilant to prevent him from launching a sneak attack. You know, he still controls a huge amount of cash flow. The more we try to suppress him, the less chance we have! From what I understand, John's asset restructuring plan will be nearing completion soon. At least on the surface, everything has been achieved!"

"So fast? This is completely different from what we expected, and it's too early. If John's sub-sectors are restructured, it will be too difficult to restrict him. Moreover, John has now set his own path and dares to make such a crazy plan. If this continues, the world may tremble before long."

"It's too late to say all this now. John's plan went too smoothly. He kept sacrificing his own interests, but even the most patient person would be shocked by what happened. This guy has completed the layout of the entire industry chain!" "Yes, this guy is always so cautious and careful, never leaving us any loopholes. Don't think that just because he gave up Dreamworld and Nvidia, he's easy to deal with. If he were easy to deal with, he wouldn't have achieved what he has now. Look at every move he makes; it's all about exchanging interests. From the moment I started to understand him, this guy has always shown a sense of crisis. Perhaps this is the influence of the Bayard family on him." Rockefeller couldn't help but sigh as he said this, a faint trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes.

Everyone present was aware of the situation of the Bayard family. Their internal power struggles were too fierce, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to force John, a prodigy, to leave. Nowadays, when people mention the Bayard family, they think of John more than their elders, because John is the one who truly stands at the pinnacle of American conglomerates!

"I don't know what they're thinking. They're so insistent on arguing with John over such a small amount of immediate benefit. It just shows that they're influenced by their own circumstances. Perhaps this is a situation only seen in old political families. Even old Martin isn't as capable as John. Old Martin can't control the power of a state like John does. Right now, the entire state of Oregon is under John's control."

"Alright, let's not talk about that. What we're talking about now is John's scheme. His methods are too shrewd. He's controlling everything step by step. Now he has absolute control over every part of the industry chain, so we can't let our guard down. Also, this chip war won't be resolved so easily!"

"Perhaps we should put some pressure on those guys from South Korea and Japan to get them moving. Otherwise, they won't follow our orders and won't have a big battle with John over memory chips!"

"Enough! I don't want to hear such words. If anyone says such things again, I don't care who they are, I'm leaving. If you want to die, that's your own business. Don't drag us all down with you. I've made myself clear today: the DuPont family will absolutely not take this step. You have no shame, no integrity, but the DuPont family will!"

At this moment, DuPont's face turned gloomy. He was very dissatisfied with the stupid performance of these guys. After all, these guys were too greedy. He even felt that these fans were just like those guys in the oil capital, or that they had been influenced by those greedy people in Italy. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so unscrupulous!

Others may not know how terrifying and ruthless John is, but does DuPont not know? If these words came from Rockefeller, he would still have some reservations and would save face for him. But for a guy who is not very powerful to say such things, DuPont has to be cautious!

"That's right, it's better not to say things like that. Don't forget that those guys in Japan have always had a problem with us, and the Koreans are no exception. If we were to take your advice and directly pressure them, do you think they would choose to side with John and turn against us? Don't even think about using official power; that won't work. The White House won't get involved. I can tell you that clearly. Everything has rules, and you can't break them, at least you don't have that ability, understand?" At this moment, Rockefeller couldn't help but frown. This unexpected turn of events made him wary; it seemed that their organization had been significantly eroded by oil capitalism!
In that instant, Rockefeller recalled John's words from years ago, his warning: more and more of their men were choosing to cooperate with Oil Capital, all for profit, and these men had betrayed everyone for their own gain.

Although their cooperation was a disorganized mess with everyone having their own agendas, Rockefeller had to be wary at this moment. Even DuPont was unwilling to associate with these guys anymore, and Morgan had never been on their side from the beginning, which made Rockefeller worry about his own safety.

"It seems this cooperation has come to an end. Otherwise, these guys will only make things worse. They were involved in the previous catering group incident, and now they're trying to scheme again. They've lost all sense of respect. Continuing to cooperate with them will only put us in danger!" In an instant, Rockefeller had this crazy thought, and once it came to mind, he felt he should take action!

Taking a deep breath, Rockefeller said, "Gentlemen, we all have our own companies in the semiconductor chip industry, and this time we have indeed been put on the defensive in our confrontation with John. If you feel there is anything wrong with this, you can choose to split up or go your own way!"

Rockefeller's words shocked everyone present. They were only there because of Rockefeller's influence and arrangements, yet he had uttered such a statement! The astute among them understood that Rockefeller was already displeased with those who repeatedly tried to provoke John, but these men failed to grasp this. Instead, they seemed eager to act, believing it to be feasible, even advantageous to them! Rockefeller and DuPont, these old men, observed their reactions and sighed inwardly.

(End of this chapter)