America: My Time

Chapter 797 The Beginning of Internal Strife

Chapter 787 The Beginning of Internal Strife

Although John did lose money by selling those properties early, judging from the current housing market prices in Japan, he still made a lot of money in this investment. Moreover, if he really wanted to exit now, it wouldn't be an easy thing, at least in John's opinion. After all, if everyone wanted to exit, there would naturally be trouble.

Many people on Wall Street are currently struggling and frantically trying to extricate themselves from the Japanese market. However, John has no worries at all. He has already made a clean break and has no other shares besides his own businesses. Therefore, he doesn't care whether Japan will collapse or not and can watch everything with a cold eye.

Riko couldn't understand why those women ultimately chose not to attend the party, and she didn't accept Kuroki Hitomi's explanation. The reason was actually quite simple: they were all worried about potential problems. After all, such things had happened before, and they were well aware of the madness of the Japanese conglomerates. Therefore, they were cautious and didn't want to become the target of their schemes.

Before the party even started, many people received calls with the simple aim of making deals with John—oil deals. So even though they all received invitations, they didn't attend. Of course, they couldn't say that out loud, so they had to find other ways to refuse. Fortunately, not many people paid them any attention; most focus was on John. If John hadn't attended the party, that would have been a bigger problem.

After John sat down, many people watched. Although the party was somewhat rushed, the Japanese had informants who were constantly monitoring John, trying to understand his every move and what he was planning. After all, Japan's demand for oil was still very high, and petrochemical companies had to prepare for the worst. If possible, these guys wanted to negotiate with John again to get the oil they wanted.

Although those guys are still arguing and discussing whether to accept John's offer to buy his oil for $40, they all have other plans and preparations in mind during the party.

"Gentlemen, we don't have much time. The authorities won't be involved in your decision, but you can't keep arguing like this. Please make a decision quickly, whether you agree or not!" Seeing these guys arguing endlessly without reaching a conclusion, the official representative was getting impatient. Judging from their attitude, even if they were given another hour or two, there would be no result. But if that were the case, there would be no point in holding this party.

“We also want to get to a result quickly, but we can’t reach a consensus. So let’s each make our own decisions based on our own needs. After all, Mr. John’s oil reserves can’t meet everyone’s needs. If some people don’t want to accept it, then they should give it up, or take a smaller share. Those of us who urgently need oil supplies should take more. Otherwise, if we continue like this, there will be no result at all, and we will only waste our time and energy!”

After so many days of talks without any results, some people have lost patience. Most of them do not have their own oil reserves, or rather, they are the ones who cannot hold out for much longer. Therefore, they are the most anxious people in this negotiation.

“That’s good. Let’s first determine how much oil Mr. John can provide, and then allocate it according to our needs! Mr. Morita, please ask Mr. John to come back so we can discuss the acquisition.”

When he saw that these guys had finally reached a reluctant agreement, Akio Morita couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He couldn't understand why these guys were still so petty and he thought they were too ignorant. At this time, they should have acted decisively and gotten as much oil as they could. Nobody knew how long the situation in the Middle East would last. If it lasted too long, they would all be affected and face even greater crises.

Akio Morita nodded and then stood up. Many people noticed him standing up, but John didn't pay attention to the situation of those guys. He was in a completely proactive position in this matter and didn't need to care what the Japanese guys thought. As long as the Japanese government didn't use their strategic reserves, they would have to accept his 'goodwill'.

Riko noticed Akio Morita as he walked over, and many others did as well, since he was the host of the party. Although many wanted to greet him, they all knew that now was not the time to try to curry favor, or they would incur the wrath of the bigwigs.

"Mr. Morita, have they reached a conclusion?" John smiled slightly when he saw Akio Morita appear. He understood that these guys had no choice. No matter how arrogant they were, they had to accept his 'good intentions,' otherwise the whole of Japan would be affected. If news of Japan's oil shortage came out, the entire Japanese economy would be impacted, since oil is the lifeblood of industry.

“Yes, everyone has finally reached a decision, so please come over.” At this moment, Akio Morita couldn’t help but sigh. Seeing the smile on John’s face, he understood that John didn’t care whether Japan was willing to accept his conditions. If Japan didn’t accept, South Korea or Taiwan would. They simply didn’t have the leverage to judge with John and could only silently accept. “That’s good. Making a decision sooner is better for everyone. After all, I’m in a difficult position now and need to consider more issues!” With that, John got up and left with Akio Morita, returning to the group of guys.

“Mr. John, we can accept your request, but we need to know how much oil you can give us. We have no problem with the situation in Japan, but when will the shipment from Southeast Asia be ready? This is something we urgently need to know. After all, only by knowing this can we make the necessary arrangements.”

"As long as you sign the agreement, your tankers will be ready to depart at any time. You don't need to worry about any other problems. There will be absolutely no trouble over there. However, as you know, there weren't many refineries built in Southeast Asia, so the amount of crude oil I can provide you is not much, only about twice that of Japan. This is my maximum limit. I can't provide any more, after all, my refineries also need crude oil!"

Upon hearing John's answer, the Japanese guys all sighed inwardly. Only then did they realize that they had overlooked an important issue: John didn't have many refineries in Southeast Asia, and his largest crude oil reserves were in China.

Upon discovering this problem, those who had previously harbored other ideas became tense, thinking to themselves, "Damn it, how could we have overlooked this important issue? This little bit of oil is simply not enough for distribution!"

"Okay, we have no problem. We can sign the contract now!" Wow, someone actually came prepared. It seems there are people in Japan who were worried about unexpected events, so they made preparations in advance.

"What do you Cosmos mean by this? Have you forgotten our previous agreement that we would distribute resources according to need?" Mitsubishi was getting annoyed. They had just made the decision, and this bastard Cosmos was about to break it in the blink of an eye.

"We have no choice. After all, we are the country most in need of oil, and you all know our situation, so please understand."

John felt a surge of joy upon seeing the infighting among the Japanese guys after hearing his words. This was exactly the result he wanted. If these guys weren't in a hurry, how could he have used underhanded tactics to kill these bastards?

"It seems none of you are planning to acquire it together? Actually, there's no need for you to be so nervous. After all, we don't know much about the situation in the Middle East right now; it's all just speculation. Perhaps this crisis will be resolved soon." John asked with a puzzled look, but inwardly he was overjoyed.

No one present believed John's words. They weren't fools; it was impossible to solve the problem in a short time. Saddam had already taken action and made a move against Ko, so how could the problem be solved quickly? Moreover, judging from Saddam's reaction, it was clear that this guy had greater ambitions and wanted to target other wealthy people. However, they hadn't expected Riyadh's reaction to be so swift and the force it generated to be so powerful that they had to stop.

When faced with danger, Riyadh pulled out their trump card: long-range missiles. They also deployed equipment purchased from Gulfstream Aerospace and the Bentley Group. The appearance of suicide drones, a large fleet of helicopters, and various weapons immediately forced Saddam Hussein to be cautious.

What terrified Saddam Hussein the most was that Riyadh had made a crazy move by upgrading and modifying the civilian helicopters controlled by their royal family. This resulted in a massive fleet of helicopters appearing again. Faced with such a powerful force, Saddam Hussein dared not make any rash moves, fearing that he might accidentally provoke Riyadh and be subjected to a barrage of firepower.

Without Hughes Aerospace's GPS, they wouldn't be too afraid. After all, these rich kids' soldiers don't have much combat capability. If a major battle were to break out on the battlefield, even with their massive arsenal, they wouldn't be able to do much. But now it's different. Under the surveillance of Hughes Aerospace's GPS, their movements are locked. Although the accuracy isn't great, the firepower coverage can still deliver a fatal blow!
(End of this chapter)