America: My Time

Chapter 661: The Harmful Effects of Games

Chapter 651 The Theory that Games Are Harmful
Even if Morgan saw through John's plan, it was useless, because John's major assets had already fled. The Mandarin Oriental Group had already sold off all the real estate it could, and now the Forever Group was also accelerating the sale of some assets. The reason was simple: to increase R&D efforts. After all, John had his own brand in Japan, and no one would doubt that John's investment in R&D would be problematic. This was the biggest excuse, the best excuse.

The more Morgan learned about John, the more shocked he became, and the more astonished he was by John's methods. It was all arranged from the beginning. When Jimmy laid out the changes of John's various companies in Japan, a comparison revealed that John was accelerating his escape. He didn't have much real estate left. If there was anything, it was the 7-Eleven convenience stores that he hadn't sold, because they were all located in the core areas.

Of course, the Eternal Group also has some properties that haven't been sold, all of which are prime locations in major cities. These properties cannot be sold; they represent their image. The other properties, however, have all been sold off. Currently, most of the Eternal Group's properties in Japan are leased. Those in core locations are being consolidated into a single company, while the less desirable locations have been sold off. They are even systematically downsizing their stores, closing down those with lower sales figures.

"What a brilliant scheme! If I didn't have detailed information, I would never have known that John, this little fox, had so many assets in Japan. No wonder the Japanese banks support him so strongly. These assets are being sold off in an orderly manner, consolidated in an orderly manner, and then sold at a higher price. Look at this move, it's truly admirable. The Eternal Group has set up a real estate company by taking those prime locations, and I believe there will be considerable profits by the end of the year. Nightclubs, karaoke bars, izakayas, they've done almost every profitable business, and it was all done by TV Tokyo. Impressive tactics. I'm afraid those guys in Japan didn't even realize that John had so many assets!"

"It is indeed astonishing, but now that the news of the sale has been released, those guys in Japan will not give up the fight. After all, these are all high-quality assets. If John had not taken the initiative to expose himself this time, if Phoenix Group had not restructured, and if there had not been the asset restructuring in Japan, no one would have known that he had such a huge amount of assets."

“Yes, who could believe that John, this little fox, has amassed such a vast fortune in Japan in less than ten years? If he hadn’t exposed himself, no one would have known that this little fox had so much real estate, and high-quality real estate at that. Impressive. This reminds me of John’s plans for Quantum Mining. Wasn’t the emergence of that offshore company for similar reasons? How much more do you think John, this little fox, is hiding in the shadows?” At this moment, Morgan sighed again, shocked by John’s plans.

"I don't know. Perhaps only he knows. The reason why this happened is that everyone underestimated John at the beginning, underestimated the Integrity Bank and East West Bank in his hands, and even more underestimated his copyright company. That's why he secretly prepared many backup plans at the beginning. Now it's impossible to find out. I even suspect that John, that little fox, had backup plans and hidden funds in the dark during those financial fluctuations."

"Alright, that's enough for now. Don't leak this information. Let's just wait and see how this little fox, John, retaliates, and how Rockefeller and his group contend with him. Legendary Entertainment and Phoenix Media are currently restructuring, and there are many plans behind this. Perhaps it won't be long before NBC goes public and raises funds, as its valuation is growing larger and larger. It's unsettling for the public that such a public television station has always been controlled by a private individual. Also, once Universal Online completes its expansion, it may also enter the stage of being split up. This little fox won't give anyone any leverage. Now, keep a close eye on every move of all his companies. We must have everything under control; only in this way can we know what this little fox's plans are."

The more Morgan learned about John's current assets, the more shocked he became. As time went on, this shock would only grow. This little fox would instill fear in many. Even without his strong financial abilities, his capabilities in such physical investments were unimaginable to others, inspiring fear and unease.

John didn't believe he could hide his plans from everyone. With the changes at Nvidia and ASUS, those old guys would soon notice the problem, which John was well aware of. So when he realized that these old guys had given him an excuse to attack, John had a new idea: to wage a media war against them.

Just as Morgan was carefully gathering information on all of John's acquisitions and expansions, the theory that games are harmful was brought up again, and it was even broadcast on NBC, directly to a global audience. John's move immediately struck at the Achilles' heel of the gaming world, causing those old guys to gasp in shock.

"That damned little fox John, how dare he do this? If this theory about the harmful effects of games is spread, it will severely damage the entire American game market. This bastard is harming others without benefiting himself; he's trying to destroy our livelihoods!"

"I told you long ago not to go too far, but you wouldn't listen. You all insisted on picking a fight with this little fox, insisting on bringing up Nvidia's collaboration with Japan. Now look what's happened! This little fox, in its anger, has unleashed this devastating weapon. Once this show airs, game sales will soon be affected. Are you satisfied now?" "Enough! What kind of time is this to keep arguing? We have no choice now; the die is cast. We only have to admit we underestimated John's strategy and his calculations. Nvidia no longer relies on game chips for its livelihood, so they don't care about these harmful gaming theories. Those Japanese guys haven't even released their game consoles yet, so the only ones who will suffer are us and those game companies. If we don't resolve the harmful gaming theory quickly, those game companies will soon come after us demanding an explanation, after all, we started this conflict."

“We don’t need to pay any attention to those game companies. Without the game world, their games have no platform. They have no right to talk to us. We don’t need to care about their existence! Now we need to have a big battle with this little fox John, otherwise we will continue to be oppressed by him.”

"A war, a media war, do you know what that means? I don't know why you have this idea, but it's not in our favor. We could easily get into trouble. The gaming world can't withstand such an impact, at least not now. We can't accept this ridiculous proposal."

"It's laughable. I don't find it funny at all. Controlling NBC and two major media groups is the biggest threat to us. If we can use this opportunity to show the American people the impact of such media groups being in John's hands, that's the result we want. I believe everyone can accept this price."

“You can accept it, but Rockefeller can’t. If the game world is impacted, and if those guys in Japan are given time, the impact won’t just be on themselves, but on the entire semiconductor industry’s future. I don’t know why you’re making this suggestion. Perhaps you have other ideas, but this cannot affect our interests!”

When Rockefeller finished speaking, many people nodded in agreement. Although Rockefeller did not point out the other party's sinister intentions or his scheming, these people knew it all. They just didn't want to embarrass him, since they were now considered 'friends'.

Of course, if the other party continued, they wouldn't be 'friends' anymore, and he would be abandoned by everyone. No one wants to be schemed against, and such a suggestion would lower his standing among the group. Did he not know? No, he knew perfectly well, but he had no choice; after all, he had taken advantage of the other party.

"If anyone wants to go to war with John, then go ahead and do it yourselves. If you want to take action against this little fox John, that's your own business. Don't drag everyone else into it. The media war is your own business. We don't want to get involved, at least not now. We don't want to bear the consequences."

Soon, divisions arose among Rockefeller and his fellow old men. The Taiwanese chose to confront John, wanting to dismantle his control over the media, or at least prevent him from using the power of the media group to harm them. However, many other old men were unwilling to go to war, as they did not want their own interests to be harmed for the sake of the Taiwanese.

Self-interest is the foundation of everything. No one is willing to sacrifice their own interests for the benefit of others. Those who want to wage war against John don't hold many shares in the semiconductor industry, so they don't care about Rockefeller's semiconductor ambitions. They only want to continue suppressing John's influence in the media. However, many of these old guys control significant interests in the semiconductor industry and are unwilling to accept this situation. They don't want to see the gaming world's profits damaged, and they don't want a media war with John at this time to affect their semiconductor and even other industry plans. These old guys don't think John is easy to bully!

(End of this chapter)