America: My Time

Chapter 624 Patent Trap
Chapter 614 Patent Trap

“Mr. John, this is Mr. Huang Renzhong, a colleague in the Taiwanese electronics industry!” As some colleagues appeared, Zhang Zhongmou introduced them to John one by one. John was somewhat surprised by Huang Renzhong’s appearance. This womanizing tycoon would later become very famous, and the woman beside him at this moment was Xu Guiying, who would later become his fourth wife!

Huang Renzhong, despite his unremarkable appearance and being ranked number one on Li Ao's list of "Taiwan's Three Ugliest Men," managed to amass a fortune of billions, surrounded by countless beautiful women. He lived a life of extreme womanizing, "collecting" all sorts of stunning actresses! The life of this Taiwanese playboy tycoon was legendary and full of ups and downs, with a level of drama no less than that of a soap opera about a wealthy family's power struggles! This tycoon once said: "Women are the driving force of my life; I can't eat without women."

Media reports indicate that Huang Renzhong had hundreds of girlfriends at the height of his fame, and owned a luxury mansion specifically for his and his girlfriends' entertainment and indulgence. Regardless of external criticism, he remained unconcerned, instead 'righteously' declaring, "I'm a lecher, but I dare to be openly lecherous!"

This philandering tycoon was not yet as wild as he would become later, nor had he ventured into the entertainment industry. It was only with the beautiful Xu Guiying by his side that he began to taste the sweetness of love and began to adore female stars. His life of philandering was also a legendary one.

After a brief exchange, Huang Renzhong left with Xu Guiying, but noticed that Xu Guiying's expression was a little strange. He asked, "Do you know that person from earlier?"

“Renzhong, how could I possibly know a foreigner like him? I just feel that many people are afraid of Mr. John, and the girl next to him is a newcomer in the industry, so I have some doubts!” Xu Guiying quickly explained, afraid that Huang Renzhong would misunderstand and affect her 'relationship' with him!
"It's definitely someone from your circle. That guy is no ordinary person; he's an American tycoon. It's normal for many people to be afraid of him. He's a Silicon Valley giant, a Wall Street crocodile, and also a media mogul. Asia Television is his company! However, he's also one of our own, always surrounded by beautiful women!"

Anyone who knows John well knows he's a womanizer and is never short of beautiful women. So Huang Renzhong, this womanizer, considers John a kindred spirit and also finds the beauties in the entertainment industry even more alluring!
"So amazing?" Xu Guiying was shocked by Huang Renzhong's words. She hadn't expected that she had only found an ugly man like Huang Renzhong, while her colleague Sonny had found a young and handsome American tycoon. The difference was too great. They were both trying to hook up with a big shot, so why was the other one so 'outstanding'?
"This isn't about how powerful someone is; it's about how even top-level figures can't explain this to you!"

At this moment, the beauties who knew John's identity were all envious of Sonny's good fortune. With such a big shot in the industry as his backer, not only would he have abundant resources in the future, but no one would dare to have any ulterior motives. Unfortunately, these beauties suddenly discovered that they had no connection with Sonny, and that he had always stayed outside the industry, not caring about his so-called career at all, and acting too low-key.

After finishing his social engagements, John left with Sonny. Although the party wasn't completely over, John had no interest in interacting with these guys anymore. Everyone was trying to find out Nvidia's countermeasures, inquire about ASUS's development, and wanted to build relationships and find partners.

Today's ASUS is no longer what it was when it was first established. Whether it is semiconductor chip manufacturing or electronic manufacturing, it has already achieved its own scale. There are very few opportunities to cooperate with other companies in Taiwan. Moreover, John has no interest in such trivial matters and ASUS will handle everything itself.

"Has that little fox John been in contact with those electronics and semiconductor guys in Taiwan?" When they received the news from Taiwan, many people in the United States were uneasy because the current situation was not as they had hoped. John was not in a hurry to return to the United States, nor did he care about the betrayal of the game world. And at this time, Sony, Hitachi and Panasonic of Japan cooperated with Nvidia. The three Japanese companies that had previously manufactured games for the game world officially entered the development of game consoles.

"Yes, that's right. John has already met with those guys from Taiwan. Our situation is not ideal. If those guys from Taiwan compromise, the production plan for the game world will be affected, which is not a good thing!"

"No, those guys from Taiwan won't refuse to cooperate with us. In fact, such cooperation is in their best interest. If they want to give up, we have other options. Samsung from South Korea is a good one!"

"Samsung? They're wary of us now. After we took control of Intel, they started distancing themselves and trying to break free from our control. Relying on them isn't a good idea. Moreover, if Samsung takes advantage of this opportunity to grow, Intel will definitely be affected, and our semiconductor plan will fail!" "So what do you suggest we do? We can't exactly negotiate with that little fox John, can we? Do you think Nvidia will abandon its cooperation with Japan? That's impossible. When we decided to part ways with Nvidia in the gaming world, we should have known that John wouldn't stand with us anymore. Now we're rivals, competitors!"

"What was Morgan's reaction? Did Nvidia's stock price change?"

"Morgan didn't react at all. Although Nvidia's stock has fallen a bit, it's not as uncontrollable as we imagined. Most people believe that Nvidia can turn things around. The cooperation between the three Japanese companies and Nvidia hasn't spread yet. If this news comes out, Nvidia's stock will recover quickly!"

"Don't rush, we have time. Let's first check the sales of the new products in the game world. Don't panic just because of any slight movement in Japan. We currently hold an absolute advantage, and the game world controls a huge market share. That's our confidence. If you panic now, all the efforts we've made before will be in vain!"

"What is it about Taiwan that John values ​​so much? Have you all considered this? ASUS is the manufacturer of John's products, and it's also a chip foundry, personal computer supplier, and VCD manufacturer for Nvidia. Now, John isn't rushing back to the US to deal with the Nvidia issue, but instead staying in Taiwan. Isn't that suspicious? Have you considered that John might have retaliatory measures, that he might be prepared? Since he dared to sell his gaming business and his mobile phone factory, wouldn't he have been completely unprepared? Wouldn't he have considered that we would betray him and sever our cooperation with Nvidia? VCDs have always been under his control, and the chip production capacity in this area is considerable. Now the VCD market is growing larger and larger; we need to be vigilant!"

"That makes sense, but is there any concrete evidence? And there's another thing we need to be wary of: the gaming market. Game World was built by that little fox John. If he wants to re-enter the gaming industry, it's not impossible. Nvidia has the capability, and he also holds patents on the D-pad for game consoles. Have you all considered that he might try to hold us hostage in this area? Although these rights don't have much time left, even a year is a threat to us. And if I remember correctly, the patent for the D-pad wasn't fully licensed to Game World; it's held by three Japanese companies. Our usage rights are only valid for this year!"

"Why didn't we know all this before? Why didn't we communicate the patent details with John?"

"This all started with the beginning of the game world. We only had the right to use the game world, not the right to own the patent. And because the game world was previously manufactured by Japan, no one noticed this. Now that we are producing our own game consoles, we have to face this problem. If it weren't for John, that little fox, preparing in advance, we might have discovered it sooner. This patent is automatically renewed every year, but there is a clause that John has the right to terminate it. So after this year, we could be held hostage by him at any time. This is a problem I just discovered!"

"Hiss, how cunning. It seems that John, that little fox, was already on guard against someone taking the game world from him, so he made this plan in advance. We didn't discover this problem when we were acquiring it. Perhaps this is why John has been having those guys in Japan do the manufacturing. Now I finally understand why he is so confident!"

"Yes, if I held this patent, I would be very confident too. After this year, it will be difficult for us to use the patents for the D-pad and other key handles. This bastard has planted a dangerous bomb for us. Now we need to find a way to solve this problem, otherwise the game world will easily get stuck!"

"Find Morgan and have them talk to John. We can't fall into this trap now; we need to get out as soon as possible, or the game world will be in big trouble. That little fox is too cunning!" Rockefeller was dumbfounded when he learned that there was such a terrifying trap in the game world.

Why wasn't this problem discovered before the acquisition of Game World, and why has it only come to light now? This is a question worth pondering. Even if John had a scheme and made arrangements in advance, Game World should have known about this. Could it be that John, this little fox, had a backup plan within Game World that prevented everyone from noticing all of this beforehand?
It's not fair to blame Rockefeller for thinking the worst; rather, the current situation forces him to think that way. After all, everyone has paid such a high price, only to find that the acquisition still has problems, and that John and his little foxes could strangle them at any time. They cut off the cooperation between the game world and Nvidia, and John and his little foxes can also cut off their cooperation!

(End of this chapter)