America: My Time

Chapter 263 Ignoring the Enemy's Schemes

Chapter 263 Ignoring the Enemy's Schemes
As Dreamworld and Nvidia expanded rapidly, the schemes of those old guys from Rockefeller finally came to fruition. Soon, official orders appeared, followed by the need for a second manufacturer.

When Dream World and Nvidia relayed this news to John, he scoffed dismissively. He had prepared for the worst from the start, anticipating the problems that would arise when the official US order appeared. However, he hadn't expected it to come so late. He had assumed the order would arrive as soon as Dream World's servers became available; it was only now.

As the CEO of Dreamworld, Meg Whitman also personally came to New York to discuss countermeasures with her boss. Although she was envious of the orders from the US government, she also understood that if there were a second manufacturer, it would dilute the profits of Dreamworld, Nvidia, and even Bell Labs, which would not be a good thing.

"Boss, what should we do now? It's obvious this was a premeditated scheme. This order came out just as we were about to start fundraising. If we don't handle it properly, it will affect the market value and fundraising of Dreamworld and Nvidia!"

"Don't pay attention to them. We'll do nothing and ignore them. Let those guys choose for themselves. Secondary production is impossible. We've paid such a high price and invested a lot of R&D funds to achieve this result. It's ridiculous that those guys want to take this patent from us without contributing anything. If they want to buy it, they can buy it; if they don't want to buy it, they can get lost. We don't care about this order. The orders from the US financial market and major universities will keep us busy for a long time, not to mention the whole world, which is an astonishing share. Why should we let others benefit? No matter who is plotting behind this, as long as we don't take the bait, they can't do anything."

“Boss, this is an official order. If we give it up, it will be difficult to get orders from them again in the future. This will affect the interests of Dream World and Nvidia, and even the interests of Bell Labs!” Meg Whitman was shocked by her boss’s answer and couldn’t accept it for a moment!

"It's nothing. As long as we stay at the forefront of technology and maintain strong patents, whether or not we receive official orders won't have a significant impact. If they don't buy, there are plenty of other people who will. We can't let our competitors benefit. That's how we answered those guys from the government. I'd like to see their reaction. From now on, Dream World, Nvidia, and Bell Labs will not accept such a foolish thing. We will never share our patents with our competitors. This will be written into our company's rulebook!"

"Boss, will this affect the financing of Dreamworld and Nvidia?"

"Don't worry, that will never happen. If it weren't for those guys in Japan, maybe those guys on Wall Street would try some tricks, but they wouldn't dare to do that now, and they can't afford to. Those guys in Japan are our best weapon. As long as they're around, those guys won't be able to get anything out of us. If I'm not mistaken, there must be Intel and IBM behind this, as well as the old Rockefellers involved. Don't worry, everything is under control. The Japanese people have already arrived in New York, and I've arranged for someone to take them to see Hurricane Investment. We'll soon receive a big order from Japan. At that time, whether or not there's an official US order won't affect us. No matter how many schemes they have, as long as we don't accept it, they can't do anything to us!"

When the Japanese companies arrived in New York, the Wall Street giants all knew about it. In particular, John and Akio Morita even met and had a brief discussion, which made the Wall Street guys even more uneasy. They were worried that something unexpected might happen and that these Japanese guys would push the market value of Dreamworld and Nvidia even higher.

“Meg, if you have time, we can meet with those people from Japan. After all, we still need their strong support for this financing. And after they visit Hurricane Investment, we can have a small exchange. As long as we get the order from Japan, we will be invincible!”

“Boss, I have no objection. If we can really get a big order from Japan, it will definitely be good for Dreamworld, good for Nvidia, and even Bell Labs will benefit!” “Yes, it’s certainly good for us, but it’s also good for Japan. After all, we have so many orders and a significant demand for workstation monitors. Isn’t Sony a great choice? As long as we hand this order over to them, I believe these guys will do their utmost to help us expand our market share in Japan, because helping us is helping Sony themselves!”

"Boss, will those guys in Japan really accept our servers and our network system? They also have the capability to develop their own systems, and Japan's semiconductor industry is developing very rapidly. Could this have an impact on us? Those guys are quite good at copying, so we need to be prepared!"

"Don't worry, they don't have that kind of strength because we hold the patents. Unless they're willing to spend a lot of time and effort to circumvent our patents, by the time they do, we'll already have new patents. Most importantly, they can't get rid of our communication patents. If these guys are really willing to invest heavily in R&D, we'll let them have their way. At worst, we'll open up our patents early. At that time, what ability will they have to compete with us for market share? Also, we need to cooperate with Bell Labs on mobile communication patents, and we'll also purchase some professional workstations and servers from Dream World, which is also a considerable source of revenue. As long as Dream World, Nvidia, and Bell Labs unite, they won't be able to circumvent all our patents. If nothing unexpected happens, it won't be long before Bell Labs has Global Online establish a joint venture in Japan, with each side holding 50% of the shares. If this deal goes through, Dream World and Nvidia will develop even faster."

"Boss, should we spread the word first, let those Wall Street giants know, and that could also increase our own financing value?" At this moment, Meg Whitman wanted to expand the interests of Dream World and take the power of Neon to further strengthen its development.

"Sure, once those guys from Japan have finished visiting Hurricane Investment and made their decision, we can join forces with them to hold a press conference, spread the news of the cooperation, let those guys on Wall Street see our capabilities, and make them understand that this financing is not as simple as they think. They can't expect to get shares from us without paying a price!"

This time, John didn't accompany the Japanese guys to visit Hurricane Investment. When Akio Morita and his group arrived at Hurricane Investment and saw its current state, they were all shocked. Everything before them was incredible. New York on the East Coast could exchange data with Silicon Valley on the West Coast with minimal time delay. This made them feel the power of technology and understand why John was so confident. This important network system had a huge impact, with unimaginable power in both economic and military fields!
At this time, many Japanese people were eager to take Dreamworld and Nvidia public. There were too many interests behind this. As long as they could get shares in Dreamworld and Nvidia, they could make a lot of money, just like with Gameworld.

At this moment, Akio Morita and his ilk revealed boundless desire in their eyes. They all understood that they could not miss this financing opportunity, and they had to seize enough shares no matter what the cost.

If they only knew that Dream World's software was amazing before, now they finally understand that Dream World is even more amazing in terms of both hardware and software. Originally, Akio Morita had been encouraging John to move into personal computers, but had always been rejected. Now he finally has a little realization: John doesn't care about the profits of personal computers at all, but has his eyes on servers, professional workstations and minicomputers. The profits from this are astonishing.

Today, the emergence of professional financial servers, professional financial workstations, and minicomputers, along with their supporting network systems, has directly carved out a huge share of the computer market, snatching an unimaginable market share from IBM. At this point, even IBM would find it difficult to reclaim this market, because their research and development direction was completely different from that of Dream World, which was directly targeting the lucrative financial market and various universities.

In fact, Akio Morita was overthinking things. Although John had his eye on the financial system and the Internet, he never said he would give up on personal computers. It's just that personal computers wouldn't appear in the United States. The United States is not suitable for producing such a large number of these things. John's target is China. As long as ASUS is given enough opportunity and time, it won't be long before ASUS from Taiwan becomes John's main force in the personal computer industry.

ASUS still needs to accumulate experience and rely on NVIDIA's manufacturing to continuously develop, strengthen, and enhance its R&D capabilities, while waiting for the right opportunity to arise!
(End of this chapter)