America: My Time

Chapter 1581 Sincerity
Chapter 1571 Sincerity

The Asian financial crisis is over, but the struggle between John and them is not. And how many people want to scheme against John? Is such a huge temptation only meant for old guys like Rockefeller? No, there will be many more. After all, these old guys are not of one mind. They all have many personal relationships. As for who John will scheme against, that depends on who will get involved and who will be unable to resist jumping in!

The news quickly spread to certain areas of the United States. Many people believed John's account, but they were not in a hurry to get involved. After all, in their view, things had not yet reached that point, and most importantly, they did not know if there was a conspiracy behind it.

John wasn't concerned about the changes in the US; he was more interested in the reactions of those guys in Japan. They were getting impatient and trying to contact him, wanting to apologize. Unfortunately, their sincerity wasn't enough. If they were truly sincere, they would come to apologize on their own initiative instead of trying to influence his decision through some means!
With the changes in the United States, and under pressure from the US, the Koreans quickly compromised. They had no choice but to bow to John, as continuing the conflict would be extremely disadvantageous for them. Therefore, they had to admit defeat, and John's demands were soon met. Although this greatly displeased the Koreans, who felt that John was taking advantage of their misfortune and lacked sincerity, these guys didn't seem to realize that they themselves were sincere. If they had been sincere, none of this would have happened!

"Aren't you rushing back too soon? Won't that make those guys think they're so great again? Maybe something unexpected will happen?" John said with a calm smile after learning of Lee Boo-jin's decision. He had no respect for those Koreans. They were bullies who only wanted to take advantage of him. If he gave them a little face, they would think they were amazing.

“I can’t not go. There are still many things I need to handle there. Besides, if I don’t go back, I’m afraid someone will target me again. They don’t dare to target the group company, but they dare to target me personally. After all, my identity cannot be changed!” Lee Boo-jin had seen the true situation of the Koreans and knew these cowardly bullies very well. They didn’t dare to oppose a strong person like John, and they didn’t dare to make any more underhanded moves, but they could target her, a Korean!
Although Lee Boo-jin is John's woman and represents him, in the eyes of these Koreans, she's still just a junior. Even if they can't confront her directly, they can still do it covertly, especially by damaging her reputation. If John comes knocking on their door for something this trivial, the Koreans aren't without ways to deal with it. At most, they can just throw out a few scapegoats like the Japanese do, and they won't be affected at all!

John was well aware of this. Unless he wanted to completely break with the Koreans, he couldn't take action. After all, this was an internal matter for the Koreans, and he couldn't go too far. Most importantly, the Koreans weren't like Japan. These Koreans were truly shameless and didn't know when to back down.

“Alright, then you go back and handle things first. Don’t worry about what those guys think or what they say. Just focus on doing your job. If they dare to cause trouble, they’ll pay a heavy price. We don’t cause trouble, but we’re not afraid of it either! These guys aren’t qualified to fight us now. They have no backing, and those old guys like Rockefeller won’t stand up for them anymore. As long as we don’t cross the bottom line of those old guys like Rockefeller in Korea, we won’t be affected!” John sighed as he spoke. If he could, he wouldn’t want to let those Koreans who stood up for justice off so easily; it would make Korea pay an even greater price. But with those old guys like Rockefeller around, John couldn’t go too far!
"When do you plan to deal with things in Japan? If you let those guys keep causing trouble, I'm afraid you won't have peace either. Quite a few people are already contacting Naoko. I've only been here for a few days, but I've already seen a hint of worry on her face. After all, she's not alone; she has family and friends too!" Lee Boo-jin gently reminded John not to be careless. After all, this was no small matter. If things continued to escalate, some people would take desperate measures, and things that shouldn't happen would occur. After all, people will die for money, and birds will die for food. For them, as long as their own interests are harmed, they will fight tooth and nail!
"I know, but I don't know what to ask those guys for right now. After all, there's nothing in Japan that I care about anymore, and these guys have always been wary of me. If I really ask them for something, I'm afraid they won't be able to give me anything. They might even use those cochlear implants from the government as scapegoats!" John knows all about Japan, but he's not sure how to deal with it. If he asks for too little, he'll be at a disadvantage; if he asks for too much, these guys won't give it to him willingly, and it will also cause trouble!

“Then sit down and talk to them, let them know your ‘sincerity.’ As long as they are willing to pay a sufficient price, reconciliation with them is not difficult. Moreover, the energy problem on Sakhalin Island is not an easy issue to resolve. Once things change on the Russian side, this wealth will be taken back!” Lee Boo-jin had long seen through Japan’s scheme and understood the situation on the Russian side. The Russians had no integrity whatsoever; all the problems lay with their own capabilities. Once the Russians recovered, they would naturally reclaim the benefits that belonged to them!

“I also want to sit down and talk with them, but these guys are all so unresponsive, even worse than those old men like Rockefeller. They don’t even have the initiative!” John sighed as he spoke. If these guys had been a little more proactive, things wouldn’t be like this now. John also wanted to sit down and talk with these Japanese guys, but they were all too indifferent and didn’t take him seriously. So no matter how many ideas he had, it was useless. He couldn’t take that step. Now it was time for Japan to make a statement!

"No, you don't intend to negotiate with these guys. If you did, you would have acted already. Japan isn't without good things, it's just that you think the price is too high and it's not worth it!" Yes, Lee Boo-jin's words make a lot of sense, but no matter how well she says it, it's useless. Everything needs to be resolved and faced by John!

John was well aware of Japan's every move. Not only Naoko was affected, but also Nakamori Akina, Kikuchi Momoko, Kuroki Hitomi, and Kamachi Sachiko. In contrast, Nakayama Miho and the others were unaffected. After all, they had already made mistakes, and their influence on John was limited. No one wanted to focus their attention or even their hopes on them!
John didn't intervene, wanting to see what these Japanese guys were capable of, whether they'd resort to desperate measures to give him more reason to make them pay a heavier price. Unfortunately, so far they'd used normal methods instead of underhanded tactics, which disappointed John, but was understandable; after all, they'd made mistakes before. It was impossible to get them to make a mistake now; they weren't that stupid—knowing he was watching all this, they wouldn't dare to resort to underhanded tactics at this crucial moment!
"I will handle all of this. The problem is that these guys in Japan haven't shown enough sincerity. Even Rockefeller, Morgan, and DuPont have personally stepped in, but they're all hiding behind the scenes, trying to solve the problem through such means. Do you think I have the right to let them off the hook? They've done something wrong but don't want to pay the price or back down. There's no such thing as a free lunch. I don't have time to deal with them right now. I need to handle things here. Once my plans here are complete, that's when they'll pay the price!"

The longer this drags on, the greater the price those guys in Japan will have to pay. They're not unaware of this, but they're all shirking responsibility; none of them want to take responsibility, which is why things keep dragging on. The Japanese conglomerates don't want to face John themselves; they want the Japanese government to handle it. But the government officials aren't willing to take the blame for them, so things have ended up like this!

When Lee Boo-jin returned to South Korea, everything quickly returned to normal. John's previous schemes ceased, and he no longer targeted them in any way, demonstrating complete integrity. However, South Korea was unwilling to accept this, as the price they had paid was too high. Especially during this process, John had secretly acquired many of South Korea's assets, and the South Korean government dared not intervene, as they could not afford John's wrath! If John hadn't refrained from targeting semiconductor chips, South Korea might not have been so peaceful. The Lee family of Samsung would not have tolerated it. In contrast, John's moves in pharmaceuticals and communications, while infuriating, were not entirely unacceptable, given that current communications technology was not as advanced as it would be in later years.

As South Korea's energy supply returned to normal, Asian energy imports to Japan began to decrease, gradually returning to normal levels. However, this didn't stop there. The continued reduction in Asian energy supply has put the Japanese in a difficult position, something they desperately wanted to avoid. They feared Japan would follow in South Korea's footsteps, that things would spiral out of control, and they could no longer remain passive. They had initially thought they could wait, but now they couldn't afford to. If Japan's power supply were to fail, their economy would suffer a severe blow!

"We can't wait any longer. Those officials are completely unreliable. They don't want to take the blame for us. They don't want to shoulder the responsibility. We have no choice but to face this ourselves and talk to John. Otherwise, when the energy supply runs into problems, things will get much worse!"

“What do you want to do? It’s not that we haven’t tried to solve the problem, but this time the honey trap didn’t work. Naoko and the others couldn’t influence John, and we didn’t even have a clear answer. Now that Asian energy has made a move, our situation has become dangerous. It’s all the fault of those officials. Making them take the blame is the best option. At least we don’t have to face John’s wrath, and Japan’s energy won’t be affected!”

"What's the use of saying all this now? Since the honey trap has failed, let's just go to China to visit John, show our sincerity, and shift the blame onto the Americans. After all, they're the ones who instigated us. The real responsibility doesn't lie with us, but with those Americans, especially those bastards from the oil and gas companies. Let them take all the pressure for us. If it weren't for those guys, we wouldn't have made this foolish move!"

At this point, the Japanese guys all realized how foolish they had been. They knew how powerful John was and how good his relationship was with Russia, yet they still tried to snatch things from him. Now that problems had arisen, could they really ignore everything?

"Alright, we'd better get the Morita family involved, and also work on Hitomi Kuroki and Momoko Kikuchi to ask them to accompany us to see John. Otherwise, even if we want to apologize, we won't have the chance. With them by our side, we won't have to worry about such problems at all! But have you all thought about what kind of sincerity we can offer?"

"It's difficult! We don't have enough benefits on our hands right now. If John were in Japan, we could continue with our honey trap. No matter the outcome, we'd have an excuse, a reason. But now we need to offer him something that's tempting, and that's the most troublesome thing! Just trying to make the Americans take all the blame won't work. We'll have to pay a price too!"

"Perhaps I have a solution. Since those government officials are unwilling to take responsibility, let them offer us benefits. John is doing well in the entertainment media industry in Japan, so we can make some arrangements there. We can't give up anything from the TV stations, but we can give up some agencies, especially those that are giving us a headache!"

"You want to use the Burning System's agency as an apology gift, but that won't work at all. Those guys aren't easy to talk to! Besides, this concerns his own interests, and one wrong move could lead to disaster!"

"Does this concern us? This is something those officials have to deal with. They don't want to take responsibility. Can't they even handle this little thing? We don't need many agencies. The Suo Ikuo family is enough!"

(End of this chapter)