America: My Time

Chapter 475 The Intel Revolution

Chapter 475 The Intel Revolution
Many were waiting and making plans, but no one knew the outcome. At this time, no one would underestimate John, and no one dared to underestimate him, even though he had left the storm in the United States. No one dared to disregard John's presence or his influence on the semiconductor industry. This can be seen from the changes at Seagate. Anyone trying to integrate the three companies would face considerable pressure and even numerous obstacles. However, Seagate's integration was astonishingly fast. Without any surprises, they all worked together to carry out research and development according to John's vision.

The allure of going public is irresistible. The IPOs of Dreamworld and Nvidia brought huge benefits to the employees of the entire company. Therefore, Seagate's restructuring also made these guys feel that this was the best thing ever. As long as they could successfully make further progress in hard drive research and development and surpass other hard drive manufacturers, Seagate's future would be secure.

Of course, such temptations exist in many companies, especially in Silicon Valley. Almost all high-tech companies have the idea of ​​going public and have stock arrangements. However, not all companies have the ability to do so, nor can all companies gain everyone's approval. But Seagate is different. Their changes came too quickly, making everyone excited.

Seagate's peers in Silicon Valley had long noticed the changes at the company, but they considered it normal. John was such a big name in Silicon Valley, having created amazing legends in Dream World, Nvidia, and the gaming world, becoming a giant in Silicon Valley. So when he was about to venture into hard drive manufacturing and R&D, it naturally attracted more attention, and Seagate's employees all approved of it.

John's investments demonstrate that he's a prodigy, a prodigy who has never failed. Therefore, until he fails, no one will dare to cause trouble, and no one will oppose his decisions. In Silicon Valley, you can question IBM's decisions, but you can't question John's decisions; this is almost a consensus.

Look at Nvidia's rapid development, the leaps and bounds of Dreamworld, and the terrifying power of the gaming world—all of this speaks volumes about John's abilities and his understanding of technology. Perhaps this is the difference. Although many of his Silicon Valley peers resent John, they have to admit they are inferior to him.

However, Silicon Valley soon experienced another dramatic change. Those old guys eventually decided to believe Rockefeller's proposal and launch a full-scale acquisition of Intel, aiming to completely enter the semiconductor industry and formally enter this field.

When Intel faced acquisition offers from various forces on Wall Street, the market changed and Intel's stock price rose. This situation naturally attracted the attention of Morgan. There are no secrets on Wall Street. After a little inquiry, it was clear that this was the work of those old guys, Rockefeller, who wanted to completely acquire Intel.

"What are these old guys up to? Do they also want to get into the semiconductor industry? But do they have the ability to manage such a high-tech company? Not everyone has the vision and ability of that little fox John. Such an acquisition requires a considerable amount of money and may even affect these old guys' plans in Japan and their ultimate interests."

Hearing his boss's mutterings, Jimmy remained silent. Wall Street's reactions to the acquisition varied; some were optimistic, while others mocked it. However, Hurricane Capital did not choose to intervene at this time, showing no concern that Intel was being acquired. Even AMD did not react at all, as if they did not approve of the acquisition.

However, such an acquisition caused a huge stir in Silicon Valley. It's worth noting that the semiconductor agreement between the United States and Japan had just been signed, and Silicon Valley was already experiencing such a shocking change. An industry giant like Intel was being completely acquired, which was astonishing.

IBM originally held a significant amount of Intel stock, but now it has to hand it over, watching helplessly as its junior partner Intel is acquired by those old guys. This has put IBM under pressure and made it feel threatened.

"Jimmy, what do you think these old guys are up to? Are they capable of controlling Intel, or do they want to follow that little fox John's suggestion and cooperate with those guys from Japan?"

"Whether we have the ability to take control of Intel is still hard to say, but I think these old guys are intentionally trusting John's proposal. No matter which direction they choose to move in, there will be changes. It's just a matter of how long such a transformation will take, whether we can gain the approval of those engineers, and whether we can complete the integration quickly. Boss, what should we do now? They've already made a request to us, wanting to acquire our Intel shares!"

"Just give them to them. There's no need to hold those old guys back now. Besides, we don't lack those shares. Compared to Intel, I trust Nvidia more, and even more Seagate. Only a short time has passed, and Seagate is already on the right track. Such powerful influence is unparalleled in Silicon Valley. If that little fox John were to voice his opinion now, the entire Silicon Valley would be thrown into turmoil. Intel seems good, but it also faces crises." Morgan paused here, then shook his head and said, "Jimmy, have someone find out how those old guys plan to change Intel. Are they preparing to develop memory chips or CPU chips? We need to know something; we can't be completely ignorant. Also, have someone keep an eye on that little fox John. I have a feeling he's plotting something. His actions are too abnormal, making me a little uneasy. Are those guys in the Permian Basin still training? Have there been any other changes?"

At this point, Morgan thought of the Jaguar Security Company, which had been protecting the Permian Basin. The shutdown of the Permian Basin oil fields and the arrival of Jaguar Security Company made Morgan feel uneasy. He always felt that there was a big secret behind it, but he didn't know what that secret was.

If someone told him at this time that there were amazing profits hidden in the Permian Basin, that there was a world-class giant oil field, he wouldn't believe it. After all, when the Permian Basin was being sold, those old guys like Rockefeller had already done all the research and wouldn't have given John, that little fox, any chance to snag a bargain.

Now that Jaguar Security has suddenly gained cooperation from the US Navy, Morgan couldn't help but suspect that this might have been premeditated. This made him think of the employees of Jaguar Security in the Permian Basin; those guys were no ordinary force, they all possessed formidable combat capabilities.

"Boss, I've heard that many of the personnel stationed in the Permian Basin have left for the Middle East and Africa. Rumor has it that Quantum Mining is interested in entering the African mining industry and also wants to get involved in the arms trade in Africa. I heard that John, that little fox, has taken over a large amount of outdated weapons and equipment from the Russians."

Everyone knows how domineering the Russians are. John's Australian shipping company is now receiving all sorts of goods from the Russians. This primitive barter trade has allowed both sides to get everything they wanted, and many of the old guys are now filled with regret.

John had originally been eyeing the steel company's patents, but now there was no need for that. They had gotten everything they wanted from the Russians, whose situation was currently in chaos and resources were scarce. John's Australian shipping business had solved many problems and brought them substantial benefits.

John no longer needed to resell crude oil to those guys in Japan; he could consume it himself. With the continuous expansion of China's oil refineries, large quantities of crude oil were soon stored in China, becoming the foundation of the refineries. Various types of steel and machinery were also continuously brought into John's control via sea freight.

It must be said that the Russians had quite a few good machines. Now, these guys were using these idle machines to trade with John, allowing Australian shipping to acquire a lot of machinery from the Russians. Most of it was then shipped to China, and a small portion to Malaysia. Although the Russian machinery wasn't as precise as that of Europe and America, it was sturdy and durable, and could still fetch a good price.

"I know about the Russians' situation. Now that little fox John has reached this level of dealings with them, it seems the anger of those Europeans isn't unfounded. It's just a pity that they can't stop John now, and we actually hope this happens. The more chaotic things are in the Russians' country, the better for us. However, the continued expansion of Quantum Mining will probably make those old guys uneasy again. Has anyone discovered the secrets of Quantum Mining? Has anyone found the source of Quantum Mining's big data analysis?"

The source of the big data analysis for Quantum Mining is a question that many people are concerned about. Unfortunately, no one seems to have noticed anything about it, as if it doesn't exist. Although Quantum Mining does have a computer system, many people believe that it is just a decoy and does not have the ability to perform big data analysis.

Many universities in the United States are now researching quantum mining and so-called big data analysis, but they are still empty-handed and have no clue whatsoever. Even though they know that Dream World has such professional software, the software released by Dream World is different from what they want.

(End of this chapter)