America: My Time

Chapter 318 Digging a hole
Chapter 318 Digging a Hole

John is currently quite troubled. The mining success has attracted far too much attention, which is not a good thing. With so many mines needing to be exploited and the preliminary preparations underway, Quantum Mining is facing immense pressure, particularly due to a significant talent shortage.

John originally planned to sell these mines to raise funds for expansion. However, now that funding is not the problem, talent has become the biggest issue. Mine development is not a simple task, and Quantum Mining's current capabilities are far from sufficient. To complete the development of these mines, acquiring a mature mining company is essential!

Although Quantum Mining had cheated someone once in Canada, John believed that this wouldn't deter those greedy people. No one would completely believe that Quantum Mining found its mine by luck, so there would definitely be more people keeping an eye on Quantum Mining, or even planting spies within the company. The greed of human nature is unstoppable.

This is a trap. This time, I'm going to pull off something big and bury those guys who want to get their hands on quantum mining.

Was he trying to test the waters with a mix of truth and deception? No, John didn't do that. Instead, he activated a secondary account. In the mining industry, John didn't just have one secondary account in Canada; he had an even more deeply hidden one. Now was the time to activate this secondary account. Soon, internal information about Quantum Mining was leaked, and this secondary mining company obtained the leaked information.

The MacArthur River uranium mine—this was John's scheme. Soon, this smaller mining company secured exploration rights, beating Quantum Mining to the punch. This situation tempted some. However, most remained on the sidelines, waiting for the outcome. After all, such information leaks are no easy feat and require a significant price to pay.

When Jimmy met John, John's anti-human plan had already begun. Security checks were underway at Quantum Mining to find the leaker, which attracted a lot of attention. However, Jimmy was unaware of the situation in Canada.

Upon meeting John, Jimmy sighed and said, "John, I heard that Phoenix Media acquired Industrial Light & Magic. The boss asked me to inquire whether Phoenix Media is interested in acquiring a Hollywood giant. There's been news lately that Murdoch of Australia is discussing an acquisition with Fox. If Phoenix Media is interested, Morgan Stanley can help you complete the acquisition and take Phoenix Media to the next level!"

“Jimmy, if I said Phoenix Group doesn’t have such a plan, I’m afraid you wouldn’t believe me. Since Morgan sent you here, he must have decided on the direction for Phoenix Group’s development. Perhaps not only you can think of it, but others can too. I wonder if you have any good recommendations. Fox is good, but I have no intention of competing with that guy Murdoch!”

"John, what about Columbia Pictures? They're now part of Coca-Cola, so acquiring them wouldn't be difficult. Just ask, and Morgan can help you with the acquisition without any trouble!"

"Not good. Columbia Pictures is not a good fit for Phoenix Group. And don't you think Phoenix Group doesn't have that much energy right now? Phoenix Group's goal right now isn't the film company, but movie merchandise. At this time, I don't want to have another big battle with those Hollywood guys, and I'm not in the mood for endless fighting with them."

Jimmy was dumbfounded. Why was John acting so unpredictably? He had just asked me for recommendations, and now he was refusing. What was this guy up to?
"Is it hard to understand? It's because you Morgans don't understand Hollywood and don't understand what those guys are thinking. Even if Phoenix Media were to acquire it now, even if you Morgans were to participate in the acquisition, you still couldn't avoid leaving any trouble behind. Phoenix Media's foundation in the United States is too weak to withstand any impact, so I appreciate your good intentions!"

Was John right? Jimmy wasn't sure. Although Morgan had helped John complete one major acquisition—Universal Pictures and NBC—he didn't have much experience in Hollywood and couldn't truly understand the thoughts of the other Hollywood giants. If Phoenix Media hadn't been involved in the battle, perhaps they wouldn't have reacted so strongly. But Phoenix Media was involved, and directly dealt a heavy blow to Warner Bros. and Disney. Under these circumstances, even if Morgan intervened, it would be difficult to resolve all the issues behind the acquisition, inevitably leaving considerable trouble. It could even inadvertently plunge John into even greater trouble, subjecting him to external scrutiny.

"John, it's alright, we can wait, we can plan ahead!"

“This isn’t a matter of waiting or not. Even if you’re willing to wait, Phoenix Group’s goal isn’t the film industry, but the related merchandise. If Morgan is sincere about cooperating, we can start in that direction!” “What kind of riddle is this damn little fox playing? Why can’t he just say it directly? Why do I have to guess?” Although Jimmy was very annoyed by John’s answer, he couldn’t show it.

Taking a deep breath, Jimmy said, "John, don't worry, Morgan won't let you down. However, there's one more thing: the development of quantum mining. Many people are paying attention to this now, and from what we understand, those old guys are also very interested, and I'm afraid they'll take some action!"

Upon hearing this, John sighed and said, "Jimmy, Morgan's information is too outdated. Someone has already made a move against Quantum Mining. I just received news that someone bribed people inside Quantum Mining and snatched a mining right from them. When you arrived, I had just arranged for a security company to take over the security work at Quantum Mining!"

"What? John, did I hear that right? This is no small matter!" Jimmy was shocked and couldn't believe that someone would act so quickly and make a move before anyone could react.

"You heard right, Quantum Mining's information has been leaked. Based on big data analysis, we were very optimistic about that mining area. This leak has forced us to slow down our expansion and begin internal investigations to prevent further leaks and losses for Quantum Mining. We still don't know if this is an isolated incident or if there are more!"

"John, can you lock onto the target?" At this moment, Jimmy's expression became unusually solemn. He was worried that it was related to those old guys and could trigger a major conflict. If such a situation occurred, the consequences would be severe!
Seeing Jimmy's expression, John sighed and said, "It's a small, unknown company. We don't know if there are other people behind them, or how they managed to steal Quantum Mining's target. We don't know if there was a problem with Quantum Mining's employees, or if this was their normal operation. But don't worry, although there's been a problem with Quantum Mining's project, I haven't lost my mind. I know what's important and won't do anything irrational. I won't take any action without any evidence. The security company went there just to find out if the situation at Quantum Mining was caused by mismanagement!"

Although John appeared calm, Jimmy dared not think so. He felt there must be more to the story, and how could John, the little fox, be so calm after such a major incident? The security company that took over the company's security was probably looking for evidence, and hopefully it wasn't the work of those old guys.

However, what Jimmy was concerned about wasn't security, but rather the big data analysis that John mentioned. Could it be that Dream World has reached this level in big data analysis, even able to predict mining operations?
Although Jimmy had this thought in mind, he didn't ask. He knew that even if he asked, it wouldn't yield any results, just like with the previous Hurricane Investment—it would be pointless! To know whether big data analysis was effective in the mining industry, he had to listen to the analysis of professionals; as a layman, he simply couldn't make the right judgment!

“John, if you need anything, Morgan is willing to help!”

“We don’t know the true situation of Quantum Mining yet, so we don’t need Morgan’s help in the short term. If needed, I won’t hesitate to help. I wonder if you’ve finished preparing for the listing of Game World? I’m almost done with my preparations?” John seemed to want to change the subject, bringing up the listing of Game World to learn about Morgan’s preparations.

"Don't worry, Morgan won't let you down. It absolutely won't affect the listing of the game world. It's just that some people think the number of shares you've offered is a bit low. Many people think it should be more, so we've asked you to discuss it!"

"That's not a small amount. Thirty percent of the shares, plus five percent from the employees, leaving me with only forty percent. It's very dangerous; one wrong move and the company could change hands. I can't have any more! To be honest, I don't trust those old guys. If they team up, I'm really worried about the danger!"

“John, things aren’t as dangerous as you think. Those old guys won’t do that, and they won’t succeed anyway. Given your relationship with those people in Japan, they won’t stand against you. You don’t need to worry about that at all. And even if they wanted to take control of the board, they couldn’t. They’re not capable of leading the game world to better development. Others may not be good, but Morgan will definitely stand by your side and support your control over the game world!” At this moment, Jimmy didn’t hesitate at all and directly made a guarantee to John on behalf of Morgan. However, how credible his guarantee was was probably an unknown, and John dared not believe it.

(End of this chapter)