America: My Time

Chapter 867 Morgan's Warning

Chapter 837 Morgan's Warning
"Jimmy, are you sure you're not mistaken? John wants to acquire a waste management service company and build a paper mill and a steel mill in Oregon?" Morgan was shocked by Jimmy's words. He hadn't expected this to happen; it was simply unbelievable.

“I’m not wrong, it’s true. He said it to my face, and this is his compromise. His funds need an investment direction! If Rockefeller and the others don’t accept it, then let’s go to war! I also think this guy is crazy. Although waste disposal companies can make money, it’s far from high-tech, finance, and other businesses. I don’t know what this guy is thinking. I even suspect that this might be a conspiracy. He wants to scheme against Rockefeller and the others, to lure them into this industry, drain their funds, and make them invest in this industry with no future.”

"It shouldn't be like this. John wouldn't do something like this. Even if he wanted to scheme against those old guys, he wouldn't launch such an investment project, let alone say something like that. Shipbuilding is indeed a sunset industry, at least in the United States, there is no hope of making money. It's really a case of large investment and small return. And this waste disposal company investment is a bit too crazy. It's impossible to pull those old guys like Rockefeller into this industry. At least those old guys wouldn't do that. The most likely thing is that he's playing the victim, letting everyone know how badly he's being suppressed by those old guys like Rockefeller, so that the White House and the Department of Justice can't target him. After all, those oil tycoons are jumping around too much now. It's reasonable for John to want to play the victim."

"Boss, really? Even if he's just playing the victim, there's no need for this. He's planning to establish a waste disposal network centered around Oregon, and he's even going to make direct acquisitions. He already owns a steel mill in Oregon. This doesn't seem fake or a ploy. I think he has a plan and a strategy! He owns car dismantling, airplane dismantling, and ship dismantling plants. Although the ships are overseas, I still feel something's off. Maybe he really intends to do this, and his resource recycling company has been operating for many years."

Hearing this, Morgan was also dumbfounded, unable to figure out what John was up to. He could only sigh and say, "Let him be. We just need to tell those old guys what John said. What they think and how they see it is their own business. We won't get involved. If this continues, we'll all have a headache. This little fox is getting crazier and crazier, and more and more unpredictable. In Oregon, he's investing in information technology on one hand, and playing around with this resource regeneration on the other. It's really baffling."

"Boss, there's something else. John owns a lot of land in Oregon and also acquired the Deshut Brewery in Oregon. The brewery group that was spun off from the Southern Group hasn't stopped investing; instead, it's acquiring more breweries all over the United States. I wonder if they're planning a major foray into the American brewing industry!"

"Are you sure? You know, Southern Group was only recently split up, and the liquor group itself is probably not even stable yet. How could they do this?" At this moment, Morgan felt uneasy. Why would they expand at this time? What are they trying to do? Don't they care about the pressure the liquor group is facing?

"I don't know if things are stable or not, but they are definitely taking action. Acquisitions are underway in Kentucky, as if this guy is very optimistic about the American domestic liquor industry. But in reality, the situation in this industry is not that good, especially the beer industry. I don't know what he's thinking."

What was John thinking? Naturally, he was frantically acquiring companies starting in the 1990s, a period of recovery and acquisitions in the liquor industry. Now, thanks to the suppression from those old guys like Rockefeller, he had completely taken the initiative. Most importantly, none of this would touch the bottom line of those old guys like Rockefeller, since they didn't care too much.

"Don't worry about what John thinks. What we need to do now is protect our own interests. Judging from the current situation, John doesn't intend to continue to confront those old guys like Rockefeller directly. After the failed acquisition of the US Presidential Steamship Company, he has turned to the liquor industry and even scrap metal recycling. We have no reason to persuade him, at least it won't affect us. Now it depends on what Rockefeller thinks. This may be his backup plan!"

Jimmy only understood the situation in the United States. In reality, this wasn't just a US-based investment, but a global one. The acquisitions were completed before many people even realized what was happening. This was just the beginning. By the time everyone realized what was going on, the liquor group would have already captured a large share of the market. Controlling absolute market share at every level—that was John's plan.

Morgan quickly relayed John's account to them. Whether these guys believed him or not was none of their business; if these old men wanted to continue their struggle with John, that was their own affair. However, Morgan believed Rockefeller wouldn't be so foolish, especially since John had already backed down. Whether he wanted to play the victim or had other motives, he had at least given Rockefeller and the other old men enough face. "Morgan, are you telling the truth? That little fox John said it himself. I have a hard time finding something wrong with it. Would he be so kind as to back down at this time?" Upon receiving Morgan's call, Rockefeller's first reaction was disbelief; it was all a hoax, a conspiracy.

“Rockefeller, do you think I need to lie to you on this issue? What benefit do you think I would gain from doing so? This is John’s version of events. You have indeed gone too far. John has not focused his energy on the financial industry, but has chosen a sunset industry like shipbuilding. Taking back the Presidential Steamship was also intended to support the shipyard, but you insisted on attacking it. Now he has taken another step back, and I don’t want you to continue making trouble. If you push this little fox too far and he expands his financial footprint aggressively, then you will have to give us all an explanation. I believe no one wants to see John expand in the financial sector; this is the consensus on Wall Street.”

For Wall Street's big players, Hurricane Investments is already terrifying. They don't want to see it expand. Moreover, Hurricane Investments doesn't accept fund custody. If they were to enter this market, it would undoubtedly be a terrible blow to Wall Street's giants. That's why Morgan warned Rockefeller.

"I know, and I don't want to see this little fox expand further in the financial market either. But I just can't understand what he's doing with this kind of layout. What you've said isn't the whole story. This little fox has also made impressive moves in the liquor industry, and he has a lot of investments in the food sector, especially in nuts. Of course, there are also investments in agriculture and other areas. We already knew he was accelerating his expansion in retail, but he's also going crazy in agriculture."

"What do you mean? Are you unwilling to accept John's kindness, or are you going to continue targeting him in these areas?" Morgan was annoyed when he heard Rockefeller's words. He had already given Rockefeller enough face, but Rockefeller was still so greedy and arrogant.

“Morgan, I’m not targeting John’s other schemes, but I don’t understand what he’s trying to do. I feel there’s something wrong with all of this, but I can’t figure out what it is, so I have to be careful.”

"Enough, Rockefeller. I'll say it again: Morgan and Wall Street have a consensus. We don't want to see John's Hurricane Investment expand into the financial industry. We'd rather see his current layout, his layout in the real economy. Whatever his ideas or calculations, that's none of our business. As long as this little fox is happy, that's fine. Even if things change in the future, that's his own business. You're not unaware of the situation in Oregon. We don't want to see any unexpected events. Whether it's agriculture, livestock, wine, food processing, or waste collection, these are all real industries, and they are all closely related to Oregon. So we don't want to see any unexpected events, and we don't want him to abandon his layout in Oregon!"

At this point, Morgan finally spoke his mind, which was also the mind of many Wall Street giants and financial groups. They wanted to see John make arrangements in these areas and wanted to see John focus more on Oregon. However, those bastards Rockefeller kept sniping at and sabotaging their plans.

“Fine, if you think this is okay, I can accept it. Even his desire to acquire the Presidential Steamship is not a problem!” Rockefeller had no choice but to compromise when he saw that Morgan was getting annoyed.

"Enough! Don't bring up the acquisition of the US Presidential Shipping Company again. It's impossible. It's all your fault. You gave him more funds, increasing our pressure and even allowing him to continue expanding overseas. Your arrogance has been ruining many people's plans. It's only because that old man didn't want to be your enemy that you think all this would have been so easily resolved. This is his track record. In the White House's eyes, as long as John took over, there would definitely be significant development, bringing good news to the US shipping industry. But you've ruined all of this. Why are you still bringing it up now? Do you really think John is a fool who doesn't care at all, or does he not understand the issues behind this?"

(End of this chapter)