America: My Time

Chapter 951 Insidious Scheme

Chapter 921 Insidious Scheme
"John, they've agreed to your demands. The New York Times is yours. All you have to do is get someone to buy it. No one will stop you. But you have to make those guys stop and stop them from impacting the personal computer market!" Jimmy quickly received the notification from Morgan, and under such pressure, they compromised!
Although Oil Pacific Capital was very dissatisfied with John's targeting, it still had to compromise in the face of pressure from almost all financial groups. However, these guys did not hand over the Wall Street Journal. It seems that they value the influence of the Wall Street Journal more. After all, it is the world's top financial timebook, and Oil Pacific Capital is unwilling to give up such a voice!
"Just as I expected, these guys still value the financial industry more, which makes sense, after all, Oil Pacific Capital, or rather Oil Pacific people, have more capabilities in finance!" John paused for a moment, then smiled calmly, picked up the phone, and in front of Jimmy, notified the Internet Cafe Alliance to stop selling used computers!

When he saw that John had finished everything, Jimmy breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "John, what do you plan to do with these personal computers? Are you going to donate them to those schools in exchange for a good reputation?"

"Donate? You're overthinking it. I'm not going to donate. Isn't Europe a great market? Haven't the Europeans been blocking the expansion of the internet cafe alliance? Now that I have this batch of personal computers, I can catch them completely off guard. I can only say those guys are too stupid. I gave them a chance, a chance to move to Europe, a chance to make money, but they didn't seize the opportunity. How foolish!"

When Jimmy heard John's words, he was dumbfounded. It turned out that this was indeed a money-making opportunity. Europe was indeed a good market. If someone took over this batch of second-hand personal computers from the internet cafe alliance, they could have a much bigger chance of success in Europe.

Jimmy smiled wryly and said, "John, you're too cunning. This is probably a plan you've been planning for a long time. The Europeans have always been at odds with you. If it were the latest personal computers, the cost and time you would have to pay would be much longer. But with these second-hand personal computers, you can completely open up new opportunities in Europe!"

What good is understanding now? It's all too late. By this time, the internet cafe alliance had already made arrangements. John had already had people take over these personal computers, and even the workstations and servers.

However, John's plan also opened up another avenue for Jimmy: these secondhand personal computers could be transferred to less developed countries after being upgraded. Of course, for Middle Eastern tycoons, this was no problem at all; they didn't care about the money. When new computers became available, they would inevitably upgrade, having already experienced the benefits of the internet, and naturally wouldn't skimp on this expense.

John is always most concerned about the wealthy. Whenever a new personal computer, server, or workstation comes out, he immediately contacts the wealthy to ask if they are upgrading. After all, the wealthy are a significant business opportunity and a huge temptation for any computer company. Moreover, the wealthy are the least likely to know what saving money means.

Not only has the Internet Cafe Alliance not been fully upgraded, but even Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered Bank haven't completed their upgrades. The Middle Eastern tycoons have already done so. This is the advantage of having big clients. Naturally, these tycoons are given the best products as soon as possible. Moreover, the group of Middle Eastern tycoons is growing larger and larger. Nowadays, many people in the Middle East consider John to be their best friend, so they give John more in return.

During the previous war, John provided the greatest assistance to the Middle Eastern tycoons. However, after the war, everyone was vying to extract benefits from Kobe, but John did not participate. Although John was also an oil tycoon, he did not focus his attention on them this time, which made the Middle Eastern tycoons believe that John was their true friend.

Although the oil fields in the Middle East are of the best quality, John is well aware that he cannot monopolize them. Giving up some resources is beneficial to his own development and can gain more support. At this time, competing with others might bring some gains, since the Middle Eastern tycoons are still willing to give him some support. But would those benefits be useful to him?
John didn't see much use for it. Oil prices were still low, and rather than letting those guys repay his help, he preferred to keep the favor for the future. John's retail business in the Middle East was thriving, thanks to the support of the wealthy. So, compared to oil fields, John valued this kind of trade more!

John's confidence in directly confronting American PC companies, and even those in Japan, stemmed from the massive market share he controlled. The Middle Eastern tycoons were his ideal market; while internet cafe alliances were also good, they paled in comparison. "It's not that I'm cunning, but everything is part of the plan. If I could, I'd rather crush those American PC companies and control the market myself. Europe is just a backup plan. It's always good to be prepared, and this is the best proof of that! Your appearance proves my preparations were correct. Never underestimate anyone!"

Faced with John's statement, Jimmy couldn't help but shake his head. He understood that what John said was true, but he couldn't accept it. Why didn't those personal computer companies think of this before, but it happened to John? Did they not see the impact of the second-hand market on the original market?
Actually, things weren't as simple as Jimmy thought. What caused all this was both quantity and quality. The second-hand computers in the internet cafe alliance were far superior to the previous personal computers. Even if they were to be replaced, these second-hand computers were still very advanced and had a wide market potential.

"John, you don't have any other plans, do you? The entire semiconductor industry has been shocked this time. Many people are optimistic about the development of Nvidia and Dreamworld and hope that you can release more shares. Those oil capital investors are also full of regret, after all, the shares they handed over have appreciated a lot now!"

“Jimmy, they brought this on themselves. And it wasn't me who asked them to hand over these shares; they voluntarily gave them up to settle our score. They can only blame themselves for being too greedy; it has nothing to do with me!”

“John, you can’t say that. Although they handed it over voluntarily, the market value of the two companies is soaring, which naturally makes them regret it even more and gives people on Wall Street more to think about. You now hold too many shares!”

"Don't worry, I know what to do. Hurricane Investment will handle the arrangements. It's just that it's impossible for me to release a large number of shares, as that would only affect the market value of the two companies. I don't want my own interests to be harmed, and I believe Morgan doesn't want to see their interests harmed either. I will release one percent of the shares this year, and we'll see how things go next year. You don't need to worry; I'm not someone who doesn't know how to share profits!"

John's words did not convince Jimmy, because the guys on Wall Street wanted more shares. The shares John offered would only push the market value of the two companies even higher. This made Jimmy think of the term "hunger marketing," which was John's plan.

"Okay, it's good that you know what you're doing. But do you have any other plans? It seems like the production schedule in Taiwan is already very heavy and can't keep up with the current market demand. Don't you have any other ideas?"

"We certainly have ideas, but solving the problem will take some time, since the current issue is stuck on the lithography machine. However, this isn't a difficult problem and will be resolved soon. ASML is already working at full speed to catch up. As for other plans, that's even more interesting. You'll see a new round of amazing changes coming. Currently, global satellite navigation companies have completed the development of three types of navigation devices: basic, intermediate, and advanced. We need a huge number of chips!"

"Hiss!" Jimmy couldn't help but gasp. Although he knew that John had built a factory in China, he thought that even if there was a factory, it would take time to get things running smoothly. The development of the navigation system would also take even longer. Besides, didn't the global satellite navigation company say that it had just started research and development? How could it have results so quickly!
Conspiracy, this is a conspiracy, a conspiracy that John had prepared long ago. If the low, medium and high-end navigation devices are all completed, one can imagine how great the impact will be on the semiconductor chip industry, and Nvidia's market value will be pushed to an even more insane level.

Can the current factory meet market demand? Impossible. But it can meet the demand for high-end cars, but the mid-to-low-end market will take time, and the market share of the mid-to-low-end is enormous. John had previously suppressed those high-end brands, and now he's targeting mid-to-low-end brands. This shocked Jimmy immensely. This tactic was too insidious; it left no room for other brands to survive. Of course, the premise is that the value of navigation devices can be reduced! Reducing the price is not only a design issue but also a production issue. Jimmy doesn't believe John can achieve all this in a short time. After all, there are too many issues to consider, so he has some concerns!
(End of this chapter)