America: My Time

Chapter 931 Targeting the Donkey
Chapter 901 Targeting the Donkey

In the eyes of the oil and gas capital, John was a madman and a threat, but in the eyes of those American financial groups, he was a source of profit. This time, John had given them benefits they could never have obtained before, and John's request was very simple: 'arms export rights'. In fact, this request was nothing special, since John had obtained it before, and this time it was just a matter of increasing the pressure. In their view, it was nothing, and it was even beneficial to them.

Yes, in these guys' eyes John's request was nothing, but they didn't consider that if John's request was nothing, then what reason was there to let these guys from the oilfield capital so easily? Moreover, although John did gain some benefits, it was only to make up for his own losses, while these guys actually gained huge benefits.

Tempted by the potential profits, these individuals didn't carefully consider the issue. Instead, they focused on how to obtain everything they wanted from the oil capital and reap the benefits they desired. This led to their neglect of this aspect. After all, the profits were limited, and success depended on individual abilities. Therefore, it wasn't a big deal for someone to betray them by exchanging information about proteinuria.

The main reason John didn't push these guys to their deaths was that he didn't want to affect Europe's plans. At this point, oil capital had become the Fed's henchmen. If he really pushed them to the brink, it would easily cause Europe's plans to fail, and might even make those guys at the Fed unhappy.

Despite being a member of the Federal Reserve, John's influence within the Fed is currently limited, as is his power. He still needs the strength of the oilfield capital to target Europe and the British. Time is running out, and John believes that the oilfield capital has already begun its deployment in Europe. He himself has also made all the necessary arrangements, just waiting to make a fortune. Under these circumstances, he cannot push them to the brink. As long as he gets everything he wants and establishes his authority, that's enough. He can deal with the rest later.

John knew that the oil tycoons and those guys in Israel wouldn't give up. They would definitely try to stop him from expanding his arms export rights. As long as they made a move and continued to cause trouble, John would have enough reason to continue supporting the Middle Eastern tycoons and continue his own expansion in the Middle East.

The Russians had a considerable arsenal; the Russians back then possessed a massive arsenal. Although John had taken many of these weapons to Africa, the Russians' resources were so substantial that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, each side had coveted items. Russia was John's primary target, along with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Wasting his precious time on these guys would be a crime against himself. He needed to speed up the process of getting things from Er Mao. Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan were also very important in terms of energy, as they were related to his energy strategy. Therefore, John didn't want to make a big fuss at this time, after all, he had already gotten everything he wanted.

Of course, there's also the harvesting of Japan. After all, Japan has also been targeted by John. Akihabara's plan has been in the works all along, and John's people in Japan have been making numerous assessments. Therefore, John doesn't want to let the struggle with these guys affect his overall situation. At least now is not the time to fight to the death with those guys.

“Boss, I think John, that little fox, is acting a bit too strangely. This isn’t like him. He clearly has absolute evidence, but he’s not pushing those guys to the brink. Even if he doesn’t want to make a big fuss with them, he shouldn’t have let them off so easily. Besides, he doesn’t get much benefit from it himself.”

"You think John's gains are too much? That's shares in Nvidia and Dreamworld, and this little fox is using his hidden fund to gain control. This will further solidify his grip on both companies. Don't be fooled by the current fluctuations in their stock prices due to this little turmoil; they'll recover quickly. This alone is enough. Others may not know what Silicon Valley is all about, but don't you?"

"But he could have gotten so much more, even a share of the media's profits!"

"You're oversimplifying things. John is using a strategic retreat. With his current media power, he can't continue like this. Besides, if he tries to compete, he'll make enemies with those guys. After all, nobody wants to see their interests taken away. You can't be too greedy. What he's doing seems to have gained him some benefits, but he's gained the approval of many more people! Don't underestimate this approval. This isn't just approval from the financial groups, but approval from the American high society. So his arms export plan won't have any problems, and it will have a good runway. It won't end just because Old Man Bush is gone." One shouldn't be too greedy, but John's methods this time greatly surprised Morgan. Jimmy couldn't see through everything, but Morgan understood perfectly. Arms export rights are more important than those media assets. After all, this is a core industry with a very powerful influence on the United States, not to mention the profits behind it are far greater than those from the media.

For others, acquiring such power wouldn't be of much importance, but for John, it's different. Given his connections with Middle Eastern tycoons, it could truly be exchanged for immense wealth, or at least make them willing to offer even more benefits and advantages. Things in the US can't be hidden forever; the Middle Eastern tycoons will soon find out, and they will naturally offer John even more benefits and advantages, since John has now truly stood on the opposite side of the oil giants!
Compared to the immediate gains, Morgan saw the endless profits to come. As long as Gulfstream Aerospace and Bentley Motors secured the export rights, the profits would be even more staggering. Therefore, in his view, John's decision was the best and most reasonable one, and the power of the media was insignificant.

Soon after Oil Pacific Capital handed over their shares, John stopped targeting them. Although he kept the evidence, he would no longer use it against these guys. This relieved Oil Pacific Capital and the guys in Seville. However, internal conflicts soon emerged. This failure and the need to hand over everything in the media group were naturally unacceptable to many people within the company, and some even resisted it.

Even with substantial compensation, some will still be dissatisfied, especially those who weren't involved and whose interests are being harmed. This is naturally unacceptable to them. Even if someone manages to suppress the situation this time, the conflict has already arisen, and it won't be easily resolved.

"Arrange manpower and speed up our deployment. We must obtain all the resources we want before anyone else can react, no matter the cost. There can be absolutely no problems!" Now that oil prices have fallen, John is accelerating his deployment. Although John knows that Russia has deeper resources and greater profits, he hasn't set his sights on them. They might be swallowed up at any time. Instead of wasting time targeting Russia, it's better to focus on Russia II and others; the cost will be lower, and the gains greater.

Although the conflict with Oil Capital has eased, the Donkeys have not given John a satisfactory explanation. Those guys have been shirking responsibility, which has greatly angered John. Perhaps these guys think they are now absolutely confident and are not afraid of John taking action against them.

Their arrogance immediately drew a backlash from the two major media groups. Soon, some pointed the finger directly at California, arguing that it was all California's fault, that they shouldn't have made such a fuss, that they had made a big mistake, that they could have handled it discreetly but instead chose to handle it aggressively, which led to this disaster, and that all the blame was theirs.

Of course, seeing the two major media groups take action, some tabloids quickly followed suit, with some even directly accusing the Donald and the California government of conspiracy. In short, as the two major media groups shifted their focus from the oil giant to the Donald, all sorts of things started to emerge, with some even pointing out California's inaction. This accusation terrified the Donald; they hadn't expected John to be so reckless, because the Kennedy family had been dragged into it and even accused of being the mastermind behind it all.

The donkeys were furious about all of this, but there was nothing they could do. Although they wanted to talk to John, he wouldn't give them the chance. John had asked them for an explanation more than once before, but those guys ignored him. Now John was ignoring them too.

With the two major media conglomerates making their move, Elephant naturally wouldn't be outdone and would also kick him while he was down. Now that John had taken action, directly attacking Donkey's reputation and even pinning this blame on him, they would be doing themselves a disservice if they didn't teach Donkey a lesson. So, in a short time, all sorts of dirt on him were exposed.

In a short period of time, Donkey's situation became precarious, and some people even thought that what the tabloids were saying was very likely true, that the unrest in Los Angeles was caused by Donkey, that it was a conspiracy, and some even directly believed that it was the Kennedy family's doing. In short, all of this was a headache for Donkey and a headache for the Kennedy family.

(End of this chapter)