America: My Time

Chapter 761 New Rumors
Chapter 751 New Rumors
"Okay, I understand. I'll step in. Since those guys have already compromised, I have no other demands!" When John learned that the White House had completed its mission and gotten those guys to compromise, a faint smile appeared on John's face. It seemed that his operation had not failed, and he had finally shown those guys what was what.

"Old man, the matter is resolved, you are free!" John looked at old Martin with a smile, his eyes full of joy. Although he had been under considerable pressure this time, he had finally achieved a good result.

"It's good that it's over. However, you should still go back to the family when you have time. The family has done its best in this matter!"

“I understand, but I don’t have time right now. As you know, I still need to continue negotiating with those guys. The price issue will also take some time. I don’t think those guys will just admit defeat willingly! However, I have prepared something for the family. This is four percent of Dream World’s shares, which I personally gifted to the family. The family only has the right to receive dividends; the voting rights remain in my hands. I believe they can understand my difficulties! As for the shares of Global Online Network Company that those guys want, I can only say they are too stupid. I don’t think the family has enough funds to participate in such a project.”

Old Martin knew perfectly well how astonishing the market value was of a four percent stake in Dream World. John had already done a great job by offering such a benefit, and it would be too greedy for anyone to criticize it further.

When Old Martin appeared, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, including Morgan. Morgan had received a lot of calls in the past few days, all for the same reason: the conflict between John and those old guys. Many of them wanted to profit from it and get some help from Morgan.

"Jimmy, has that little fox John shown up yet? If he doesn't show up soon, those old guys won't be able to hold on. They're not as calm as John. These old guys have been under unimaginable pressure these past few days, and quite a few people are already eyeing them. If this continues, new troubles will arise!"

"Boss, John has shown up on Seventh Avenue. The matter is over. As long as those old guys don't make any more mistakes, there won't be any more problems. However, the two sides haven't agreed on a price yet, and the White House is also negotiating on their behalf!"

“This is a minor matter. As long as John intervenes, it means the matter is over and everyone no longer needs to worry about danger. What is the situation on Lanai Island? Christmas is almost here. Has John not made any arrangements? If this continues, I'm afraid everyone will not be able to have a good Christmas. That would be a serious problem.”

"There's still no news from Lanai Island, but it shouldn't be a big problem. At least the White House will complete the transaction as quickly as possible. Speaking of which, I really admire John. He actually let the White House negotiate for them. It seems he saw through their resistance long ago and knew they would ask for an exorbitant price. To be honest, I think they're crazy when I know what they're asking for!"

"That's how deals work: ask for the moon, then negotiate. But those guys didn't expect John to be so cunning, not showing up himself but having the White House handle the negotiations. If they drag this out too long and ask for too much, they might really offend the White House, which would have serious consequences and be counterproductive. But this is good, it keeps those guys focused on negotiating with the White House, preventing them from interfering in Japan's affairs. Now, can we confirm the target for Hurricane Investment?"

"It's impossible to be sure. The market is too chaotic right now. Too much quick money has flooded in. There are quite a few people shorting the yen, and some are even shorting the Japanese stock market. In short, it's too chaotic. Moreover, we can't lock down Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered's accounts in the short term. They've made comprehensive preparations, at least several years in the making. There aren't many new accounts appearing in the market at all, and the ones that are there aren't theirs, but rather their Wall Street counterparts."

"This is to be expected. If John's plan were so easily uncovered by us, do you think it's possible? If such a problem were to arise, you should be worried that what you know might be false, or that it might be a trap. No one can uncover John's plan in such a short time; neither we nor anyone else can. However, I wonder what John's target is—the yen or the Japanese stock market?"

"I think it's a combination of both, but I don't know his detailed plan. However, I think we should choose the stock market instead of the yen. The stock market is still under our control. After all, Japan's economic bubble is real. I always feel that shorting the yen is dangerous. John, that little fox, won't easily expose everything. I'm worried that shorting the yen is a trap! Those Japanese are so arrogant. It won't be easy for them to devalue the yen."

“Then let’s take action. We’ll get involved too. With John’s actions, those old guys probably won’t be able to stick together anymore. There’s already a rift between them, and no one will trust the other anymore. After this incident, those old guys will be more peaceful for a while! However, we still need to pay attention to John’s actions and at least find out the situation on Lanai Island!”

Morgan was right. Rockefeller's group had crumbled, splitting into smaller factions, none of whom were willing to continue cooperating for fear of betrayal. Jimmy sighed inwardly at his boss's caution. He wanted to understand the situation on Lanai Island, but his strength prevented him; the island's security was too formidable, leaving him powerless to act.

John didn't stay in New York for long. At the invitation of the old man, he had another meeting to discuss the previous matters before leaving. John obtained shares in the Federal Reserve, and those old guys also got their entry ticket to Global Networks from John, a 30% initial financing agreement.

This time, John once again took out a large loan from Japan without using any of the funds from Honourable Bank. Neither Honourable Bank nor East West Bank mobilized a single penny. Instead, John used his personal fund to take out the loan from Japan, keeping himself behind the scenes and not coming into the public eye. At least, the public would not know that he was also a shareholder of the Federal Reserve.

John's large-scale loan to Neon Bank once again caused many to sigh. These guys originally wanted to take this opportunity to understand the strength of Honesty Bank and East West Bank, and even the strength of Hurricane Investment. Unfortunately, they didn't succeed; John didn't give them that chance.

"What a shrewd little fox! He's doing things so meticulously now. Those old guys' schemes have failed again. At this point, those guys in Japan still dare to give John such a huge loan. What are they thinking?" Morgan was somewhat puzzled by the reaction of the Japanese banks. In his opinion, it was too crazy.

“Perhaps only they themselves know that although John has the highest credit rating in Japan, it doesn’t mean that the loan was granted so readily. John currently has a considerable amount of debt, and I don’t believe they haven’t noticed the changes in the financial market. Don’t they have any sense of crisis at all?” Jimmy was also a little puzzled at this moment. Normal banks would not grant John a loan so readily, but the Japanese bank did just that.

"Yes, perhaps only they themselves know the truth. The reaction of these guys in Japan is too strange and baffling. But this also illustrates a big problem: John can get the funds he wants from Japan at any time. His financial plans are probably more outrageous than we imagined. Now we don't even have the chance to sit down and talk to this guy again. He has already returned to California and doesn't care about Hurricane Investment at all. It's really incomprehensible!"

"Boss, there are rumors circulating on Wall Street again. Some people say that John is bluffing, and that Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered Bank haven't taken any action but are just observing the situation. They only shorted the yen at the beginning, but have stopped now. This rumor is spreading like wildfire, and quite a few people agree with it. After all, you can't fake transactions in the market. Although the market is chaotic, there aren't many transactions."

Morgan took a deep breath and said, "Jimmy, do you think this rumor is credible? Do you think Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered didn't make a move? Or have they already completed their plan? Those guys never discovered John's plan from the beginning; they completed their own plan amidst the chaos?"

"I think Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered have already completed their arrangements amidst the chaos. After all, they've been making their moves for several days now. Although some people have been searching for clues, finding them is impossible! I even suspect that this might be a conspiracy by some guys who want to take advantage of the situation to set up their own schemes?"

"It's not impossible. After all, profit is a powerful motivator. Now that the Japanese government has taken action, shorting the yen is unlikely to succeed, at least not in the short term. So John may have already completed his plan, and his target is the Japanese stock market. If he can gather all the orders in the market, he might be able to sort everything out."

“Boss, you know this is impossible. Hurricane Investments is not only active in the US, but also in Europe. Standard Chartered Bank is also active in Asia and Europe. Under these circumstances, we have no way of knowing what they are doing!”

(End of this chapter)