America: My Time

Chapter 451 Opportunities in the Software Industry

Chapter 451 Opportunities in the Software Industry
"This is just a conflict of interests, far from a blood feud. It's just that they can't suppress this young John, so they'll suffer his counterattack. Once they fall, John will have enough energy to deal with their descendants. That's the advantage of being young. Those old guys have repeatedly failed, and the hatred has only grown stronger. As a newly established conglomerate, John will definitely use them as a scapegoat to establish his authority! Most importantly, they can't even arrange a marriage alliance, and that's the biggest danger!"

“Dad, that’s not necessarily true. John can’t do anything about it, but he has a younger brother and sister. Isn’t that an opportunity? As long as they hold on, they can resolve the crisis when the time is right. Besides, once the marriage is successful, John won’t be able to bring himself to kill them. After all, he has to consider his younger brother and sister’s feelings. John is a sentimental person!”

"That's right, well said. That is indeed a good method, but the premise is that those old guys can do it. Relying on applying pressure from other aspects will not work. That will only arouse John's greater resentment and make the situation worse. There are thieves who can be thieves for a thousand days, but not thieves who can be guarded against for a thousand days. Anyone would feel their scalp tingle if they were targeted by a monster like John. His ability in the financial market is too terrifying. Whether it is his own ability or the result of his big data analysis, no one knows!"

Countless hackers have tried to break through Dream World's defenses and uncover Hurricane Investment's secrets, but none have succeeded. Even those within Dream World are unaware of the so-called big data analysis. The data analysis they know is only for clients; they know nothing about Hurricane Investment or Quantum Mining!
"Dad, the situation in San Francisco right now isn't ideal, especially in Silicon Valley. John's counterattack has caused a lot of companies to worry, and many are also concerned about their own problems. The gaming world is under such pressure, who will be next? Even if Donald compromises, this storm won't be quelled quickly. Could this affect your election?"

"No, I have no conflict with this little fox. Although we've met a few times, it was all for work. He won't have any bad intentions towards me. In fact, the more Donkey does this, the more advantageous it is for me. I was worried that he would side with Donkey, but now I'm finally relieved. Donkey is cutting off his own arm. As long as Legend Entertainment and Phoenix Group remain neutral, it will be very beneficial for me, and Donkey will have no chance. If this hatred intensifies, that would be even better!"

Old Bu was also somewhat shocked by the donkey's shady tactics. To offend John, this little fox, at this time, and try to climb to the top by stepping on a new conglomerate like John, was just wishful thinking. Perhaps they thought that as long as they succeeded, they could gain more support, but they forgot how serious the consequences of failure would be.

John is not someone they can suppress at will. Although the game world itself has problems, it shouldn't have intervened at this time and under these circumstances. But Donkey did just that, directly offending John to the point of no return.

No sooner had one wave subsided than another arose. Before the events in the gaming world had fully concluded, news broke that Morgan had acquired three major hard drive manufacturers: Seagate, Metatron, and Quantum. The sudden acquisition of these companies by Morgan, a Silicon Valley giant, was made public. This shocking turn of events reignited the storm that had just begun to subside.

Silicon Valley is currently in turmoil. At this time, the giants of Silicon Valley are worried. They have the software for their dream world, they have the chips from Nvidia, and now John is going to enter the storage hard drive market. How can they not be worried that the next step will be to target storage chips, which will affect the entire computer industry and the semiconductor industry.

"Those Morgan guys were too careless, they actually exposed themselves at this time. But fortunately, they have already completed the acquisition of Seagate and Maxtor, and only Quantum is left. I wonder if they can still do it!"

Upon receiving the news, John couldn't help but sigh and shake his head at the unexpected turn of events. Although he hadn't intended to hide anything, it shouldn't have been exposed at this time and under these circumstances. The turmoil in the gaming world hadn't subsided, and now it had drawn attention to the computer industry, making him the focus of even more media attention.

Fortunately, the general public in the United States did not react much. They did not care about such an acquisition, at least not to them. After all, this era has not yet reached the point of a crazy explosion of personal computers. Moreover, the acquisition of hard drives has made some people think about the problems, especially those software companies, whose reactions were the most intense.

"The development of Dream World has been hampered by the lack of a large enough hard drive, which has caused problems in Dream World's software development. This is our opportunity, our chance to catch up with Dream World. As long as we can seize this opportunity to catch up with Dream World, we will have a chance to surpass them. Hardware development cannot be completed in a short time; it will take at least several years!"

"That's true, but how can we surpass them? We simply don't have their massive funding. Unless someone invests, but as you all know, there's practically no venture capital in Silicon Valley right now. In software, Dreamworld is still the undisputed leader. Microsoft can't compete with them, and neither can Apple."

"We have to make it work, even if it doesn't work. This is our only chance to turn things around. Only by seizing this opportunity to close the gap with the Dream World can we take another step forward in the next revolution and achieve better development!" Soon, the giants in Silicon Valley realized that what was limiting the development of the Dream World was not chip research and development, but hard drive storage. Without enough hard drive space, how could they complete the development of software?

Stop this acquisition! Many software companies have this idea, but they can't do it because the acquisition was commissioned by John personally to Morgan, not Dreamworld or Nvidia, leaving them with no options.

The constant stream of such big news in Silicon Valley has drawn the attention of many media outlets, overshadowing the upcoming Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The show's return to New York City is far less enticing than the news of John, the Silicon Valley tycoon.

"John, I'm so sorry, I didn't expect things to turn out this way. Fortunately, it wasn't our leak, but rather Quantum's oversight, so the acquisition was completed smoothly. I wonder when you'll be taking over!" Not long after, Jimmy came to see John and told him that the acquisition was complete and all he needed to do now was nod in acceptance!

"It's ready anytime, I've already arranged the personnel! However, this incident has once again attracted the attention of these guys, and if this continues, it's really infuriating. They have time to ignore the crisis in the semiconductor industry, but instead they're targeting me personally. It seems these guys are still not giving up."

“John, why don’t we hold a press conference sometime? It’s not good for you to keep hiding from them like this. A lot of people want to know if you will fully enter the personal computer industry and if you will fully develop all kinds of hardware related to personal computers. A lot of people are uneasy right now, especially in Silicon Valley. Many people are resisting Morgan and regard us as your accomplices, thinking that we helped you complete all these acquisitions and harmed them.”

"It can only be said that these guys are too stupid. This has nothing to do with you. Perhaps this is the Wall Street giants targeting Morgan Stanley. They don't want you to continue to have any operations in Silicon Valley. As a member of Silicon Valley, those guys would be better off focusing their energy on their own research and development. If I were them, I wouldn't care at all. Instead, I would seize the time to complete my own research and development. Look at those software companies now. They are all like they've been injected with steroids, frantically chasing their dream world. This is the most correct approach and the most advantageous choice for ourselves."

"Everyone knows what you're saying, but how many companies can actually do it? You know how serious the situation is in the US semiconductor industry right now. What you said has actually happened. Those guys have realized it now, but they didn't wait for the semiconductor sales boom. Their situation is still very bleak. Now many people have to take your warning seriously, but there aren't many companies with that capability."

"If there aren't enough, then merge. If one isn't enough, then two; if two aren't enough, then three. Look at how those guys in Japan developed. They used the same method. And now, South Korea is also learning from Japan's actions and concentrating its efforts to achieve its own breakthrough. If they don't develop faster, I'm afraid South Korea will surpass them. At that time, I will be even less optimistic about them. They will be courting their own destruction."

John remained vigilant regarding the situation in South Korea. After all, with the decline of Japanese semiconductors, South Korea would seize their market share from Japan and begin to soar to new heights. John did not want to see this happen. South Korea needed to be suppressed, and they absolutely could not be allowed to affect his plans.

“John, there’s one more thing. Seagate is worried that you’ll move the production plant, so they asked Morgan to come and ask us for an answer before the acquisition is finalized.”

"Relocating the factory is not an option, especially at this time. I don't want to be in the spotlight again. However, expanding domestically is also impossible. The three companies will merge in the future. As for future expansion, it will be in Taiwan. Production costs in the United States are too high. Taiwan is the most suitable place. My goal is to put all the production plants in Taiwan. There will be a greater cost advantage there, which will help me compete with Japan for the market."

(End of this chapter)