America: My Time

Chapter 645 Akio Morita's Explanation

Chapter 635 Akio Morita's Explanation
The plans that Dreamworld, Nvidia, Bell Labs, ASUS, and Global Online have come up with are quite profitable. Although John is involved in the entire industry chain, Japan still holds an advantage in memory chips. Of course, this advantage isn't too significant, as Samsung from South Korea also has considerable strength. It won't be easy for Japan to capture this market share, and John's decision to go to South Korea to watch the Seoul Olympics makes them wonder if there's some kind of agreement with South Korea; otherwise, why would John, this shrewd guy, make such a decision?

"Mr. Morita, do your three companies have the ability to seize market share in the gaming industry? Do you have the ability to share the market equally with the gaming world? If you have such capabilities, we will have the opportunity to regain our market share, regain the initiative in the semiconductor field, and stop being suppressed by the Americans!"

"It's hard to say. Although we still choose to cooperate with Nvidia, we are still weaker than Game World in terms of game console design. After all, they have a mature system. Even if they forcibly kick out Nvidia this time and switch to Intel chips, there will be a performance gap, but it won't be too big. At least they must have some confidence to do so." At this time, Akio Morita dared not make any grand claims that Sony, Hitachi, and Panasonic could take over the game market share in one fell swoop. Game World was not so easy to fall. For several years, Game World's position in the industry was unshakable.

"Mr. Morita, I've heard you all have your own game console plans. If you completely break free from American influence, can Sony produce the best game console and compete with the gaming world? We need a reasonable explanation, not empty talk. Only then can we assess the gap between us and the Americans. Also, in the personal computer field, can you produce a personal computer that is on par with ASUS?"

"We are confident in the gaming console field. We have been developing these for a long time. It's just that the gaming world caught us off guard. So we only need Nvidia's help in the short term to compete with them for market share. But once we have a firm foothold in the gaming industry, we will completely abandon American chips and technology and go our own way. As for the personal computer field, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. Our performance is inferior to theirs. This is not only due to the gap in chips, but more importantly, Dreamworld's optimization of chips has not provided us with equal support in terms of software."

With its own operating system, Nvidia has a significant advantage in the personal computer field, which even Intel cannot compete with. Japan is even more out of the question. With the current appreciation of the yen, Japanese products no longer offer price advantages. In contrast, ASUS still has a price advantage. So, if you want to compete with ASUS in the personal computer field, you're just dreaming. It's simply impossible, at least in terms of software, which is their weakness.

"Mr. Morita, when do you plan to hold the party? Every day we delay, everyone will be under pressure. Besides, we don't have time to drag things out with this little fox. It's better to cut the Gordian knot and resolve everything as soon as possible. We should compromise where necessary and give the benefits we deserve!"

"That depends on the hospital. After all, we can't just hold a party before they have a result; John would think we're provoking him." At this moment, Akio Morita's mood was extremely heavy. These guys were clearly getting anxious. But Lu could understand; these guys didn't have time to dwell on such trivial matters. They all had their own jobs and many things to deal with.

"This requires your ability. You need to talk to that little fox John and make him feel our 'sincerity' to suppress all the previous influence. We don't have time to drag this out. The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for us! The other side has enough time to confront us, but we don't have time to fight back!"

This statement is true, and it reflects the reality for these bigwigs in Japan. They are not as leisurely as John, who can keep delaying this 'trivial matter'. They need to resolve the issue and settle the conflict as soon as possible.

"Alright, I'll go see them!" Faced with immense pressure, Akio Morita had no choice but to compromise, and it was also very urgent for him. However, he had to put it aside for the time being because of Akina Nakamori's matter. After all, Sony was also under considerable pressure, and the rise of ASUS had made Sony feel a sense of crisis.

"Zhaozi, what did the hospital say? Is there a definite discharge date?"

"The hospital only needs to observe for two more days before they can discharge Akina. But I ran into Riko at the hospital, and it seems she's also very concerned about Akina's safety!" At this moment, Hitomi Kuroki told John about seeing Riko at the hospital. She didn't believe that Riko was genuinely worried about Akina's safety; there must be something Akio Morita had arranged behind it.

"It's alright, let her be. That's Morita-san's arrangement. This matter is somewhat related to Mitsui, and it's understandable that Morita-san wants to do something. You don't need to worry about it. Since there are no problems over there, you can spend your time with Naoko settling things off at Akina's new place. Also, those security personnel—make sure they're handled properly. They deserve the rewards they're due, and make sure it's clearly stated that there's nothing wrong with their work. This is very important. If Sachiko has time, take her with you; it'll be good for her to get to know these security personnel!" "What about the housekeeping staff? Should we keep them for Akina to continue using, or hand them over to Sachiko-chan?"

"Listen to Akina's choice. If she has no objections, let her stay. If she has any lingering feelings, let Sachiko accept them. You can handle these small matters yourself; you don't need to ask me."

Just as John and Hitomi Kuroki were making arrangements, the butler came to tell them that Akio Morita was coming to visit. Upon hearing this news, a faint smile appeared on John's face. Everything was under control. That old man Akio Morita finally couldn't hold back anymore, or more accurately, those behind him couldn't hold back any longer. They didn't have time to continue this confrontation with him.

Although the beauties like Yasuko Sawaguchi did not leave, it did not affect John's conversation with Akio Morita. As expected, the old man Akio Morita was still accompanied by the beauty Riko.

"Mr. Morita came here because of Akina, and the matter should indeed be over. However, the reasons you all gave are a bit far-fetched. And this time you should give me a reasonable explanation. You can't just try to fool me with Akina's people. Although that family is greedy, they are not crazy enough to dare to mess with TV Tokyo. After all, they have already been warned once!"

“John, there are indeed some hidden details to this matter. However, things are not as you think. No one wanted to take advantage of TV Tokyo; we all agreed on that. It was just that those shady characters accidentally found out about this, which is why they persuaded that fool, Akio Nakamori, to have Akina use her TV Tokyo shares as collateral to obtain funds. As you know, it's no secret in the industry that Naoko, Hitomi Kuroki, and Akina Nakamori hold shares in TV Tokyo. A little inquiry would reveal this. This can only be described as an accident! We didn't want this to happen either; you should understand that. It's just too much of a coincidence!”

"It is indeed a coincidence, but there's one thing I've never understood: didn't you notice Akina's family, or is there some other reason?" John smiled calmly at Akio Morita, wanting to know the answer to this question he'd always wanted to know. Given the way these Japanese people operate, it's impossible they hadn't given this greedy family a heads-up, yet they still acted so greedily, which John found incomprehensible. When did such an insignificant being dare to ignore the conglomerate's warnings!

"It all started with Vanguard. It's just that Vanguard left a huge loophole. Those guys didn't handle things properly. Vanguard has always been in charge of handling this matter, since they were the ones who pushed things forward. So Vanguard was the person Sumitomo arranged to handle this. We thought that once we expelled them from the real estate market and stopped giving them any more opportunities, the matter would be over. But we didn't expect that some foolish guys would lure them into the stock market. They had no money and started eyeing Akina's stock, which led to all of this."

John was somewhat surprised when he heard Akio Morita shift the blame onto the Vanguard. However, for Akio Morita to dare to say such a thing, he must have had the Vanguard's consent; otherwise, it would have incurred the Vanguard's wrath, and the Vanguard was not someone to be trifled with.

"So it was just an accident! Okay, I'll reluctantly accept that explanation, but all of this must not be known to the media, much less spread. If you can do that, then this matter will end here!" John made his request, a request that was not difficult, and not something that would be hard for the conglomerate to do.

"Yes, I can assure you that none of this will be known to the media, nor will it be spread. If anyone does this, we will handle everything without you having to say a word. Kenon and Vanguard will also deal with that greedy family. This situation will never happen again, and we will not give them any more opportunities to cause trouble." Seeing that John was willing to accept his statement, Akio Morita immediately made a guarantee, thus ending the matter.

(End of this chapter)