America: My Time

Chapter 961 Er Mao's Madness

Chapter 931 Er Mao's Madness
Hearing his boss's words, Jimmy couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was indeed true. With the lobbying team's collapse, trying to touch Gulfstream's interests was a pipe dream. Moreover, John's timing was impeccable; a series of events had everyone ignoring the military industry and focusing instead on John's high-tech development. With the fall of Russia, there was a consensus among high-ranking US officials that support for military enterprises could be appropriately reduced. Looking at the numerous research projects being cut, one could tell the current state of the military industry. While it wasn't yet at its worst, it wasn't far off. Everything would unfold once the Donald Trump came to power. After all, the old man didn't want to be the villain, much less work for the Donald Trump's benefit.

It's already quite remarkable that Old Man Shih didn't take advantage of Donald at this point. Expecting him to help Donald would be a huge joke. This is a true reflection of the United States. Digging pits for those who come after them is their normal practice. It's impossible for them to do the work for those who come after them. Old Man Shih has also left Donald with a huge pit. The official debt is staggering.

"Alright, don't worry about how those guys target John. No matter how much trouble they cause, they can't possibly cause anything serious. If they dare to do that, they should be prepared to be punished. Do you think those guys would still dare to do that now? There's nothing to worry about regarding the military industry. On the contrary, we should be worried about John, that little fox, in the development of high technology. This is also a concern for many people. We need to take him one step at a time and let him go further and further down the path of technological investment!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. No one can stop John, that little fox. He has too many plans in Silicon Valley, and those previous storms have simply wiped out even more secrets!" Jimmy also knew how crazy John's investments in high technology were. Silicon Valley was his stronghold, but now this investment is shifting to Oregon! Oregon is now John's territory, and it's difficult for others to interfere.

"Yes, everyone knows what that little fox John did during those previous storms, but nobody has any evidence. And all the blame has been shifted onto those damned Israelis. The entire Silicon Valley was messed with, and countless companies' R&D was hampered. They can only blame those Israelis; who told them to cause trouble? But do you think John's company was affected? That guy sabotaged his competitors, then disgusted Oilfield Capital and Donkey, and the Israelis took the fall again. Most importantly, Oilfield Capital is different now. Internal conflicts have arisen, and they'll likely part ways in the future. Their losses this time are enough to break many people's hearts!"

Morgan was right. This has indeed caused a lot of heartache. They lost a lot of money for nothing. Who can accept this? Who can not resent it? Can we blame John for being too crazy? We can only blame ourselves for being too naive and believing in that bullshit sneak attack. We were directly outmaneuvered by John and paid a heavy price. If there is a next time, I'm afraid no one will be willing to follow those guys' orders!
As for anyone wanting to get their hands on military industry enterprises, there's no way they have a chance, let alone any chance. So no matter how much those guys clamor, they can't change the current situation or shake Gulfstream Aerospace. John's situation is also quite special. It seems like his territory is Donkey, but he and Donkey are not on the same side. As for Elephant, John isn't very close to him either. Old Man Shi's betrayal after using him has annoyed him.

Of course, it's impossible for John to form his own faction. Right now, he can only be a member of the donkeys, supporting their elections, but their views are completely different. In comparison, John is more suited to the elephant faction. He can also be considered a member of the Onsa Group, after all, the Bayard family is also a member of the old money family!
John never intended to be neutral. In the United States, being neutral means being caught in the middle and becoming the first target for elimination. Therefore, John was not neutral, which is why he maintained a good relationship with Morgan and why he never pursued large-scale expansion of his assets in the United States—he didn't want to be targeted.

“Those guys are already thinking about it. They paid a considerable price to get back most of their assets. And I think John made a very good point: if Oil Capital continues to expand like this, it will eventually touch our interests. Moreover, we need to be wary of their influence over the Federal Reserve!”

In response to Jimmy's words, Morgan shook his head and said, "What you're saying is useless. Do you think those guys don't know all this? They haven't realized the influence of Oil Capital on Wall Street and the Federal Reserve. They have realized it, but they are unwilling to take action because these guys are the beneficiaries!"

That's true. How could a group of beneficiaries target Youtai Capital? That's why Youtai Capital has been able to escape unscathed time and time again without suffering devastating blows. Otherwise, given how often they violated the rules, they would never be as free as they are now and would be suppressed by everyone!
If the Russians hadn't fallen, would John be able to get Gulfstream Aerospace to cooperate so aggressively with Middle Eastern tycoons? Impossible, completely impossible. But right now, because the defense industry sees no future for a long time, everyone is tacitly accepting John's actions. It's just unknown how long this can last!

While things continued to escalate in the US, John remained carefree in China. Many had initially thought the collaboration between the Middle Eastern tycoon and John would face obstacles, but they soon discovered it was progressing surprisingly smoothly. This further excited the Middle Eastern tycoon, prompting him to accelerate the transfer of research and development funds to Gulfstream Aerospace's accounts. With the funding secured, Hughes Aerospace immediately sprang into action with the 'Starlink Project,' and also initiated a feasibility study on launching low-orbit satellites using the An-225 rocket. The world's largest aircraft that John acquired from Russia wasn't just for show; it had a purpose, though its success remained uncertain and required further expert analysis.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, John took away a significant portion of the experts and valuable assets belonging to the Soviet Union. Especially as the transactions between John and the Soviet Union increased, the Soviet Union became more inclined to sell their assets to John. They wanted to sell the Tu-160, An-124, and the unfinished An-225 aircraft to John to raise funds, given their current financial difficulties. For these spendthrifts, selling to John was no big deal, and they didn't believe it would negatively impact their own interests.

"Gulfstream Aerospace has gone mad. They actually want to work with Ermao to research how to launch satellites from the An-225 into the stratospheric. This is simply wishful thinking. If it were that easy, we would have done it long ago. Why would we need them to develop it?" When the news from Gulfstream Aerospace came out, many people thought that Gulfstream Aerospace had gone crazy and that this was simply unrealistic.

However, those guys thought it was impossible, but the Middle Eastern tycoons were satisfied. If this plan could succeed, it would mean that their investment in the 'Starlink Project' would be completed faster. So even if some people were pessimistic, they were still willing to invest a lot of money to help Gulfstream Aerospace with its research in this area. As long as it succeeded, they could get everything they wanted sooner.

Investing involves risk, a fact that Middle Eastern tycoons are well aware of. However, they still have faith in Gulfstream Aerospace's capabilities, and this loss is insignificant to them. Most importantly, seeing John make such a large-scale acquisition in the Middle East, even acquiring the Tu-160, naturally reinforces their belief in John's importance to them.

It's worth noting that the Ermao family owned over a dozen Tu-160s. John had only acquired two for research purposes, assisting Lockheed Aircraft Company of Gulfstream Aerospace with their research. Most importantly, many of Ermao's expert aircraft had been taken away by Gulfstream Aerospace, along with shipbuilding experts. However, Ermao didn't care because John had fulfilled his promise. After acquiring Ermao's Helson shipyard, John indeed provided them with a considerable number of orders.

The fact that the Kherson shipyard could continue operating was something no other shipyard had achieved, which relieved Russia's pressure. Therefore, they were more willing to continue trading with John, willing to trade anything they had. As for technology leaks, they didn't care at all. Before the collapse of Russia, John had already acquired a great deal of technology from them, so they didn't see anything wrong with selling some aircraft to John.

Now that Russia has fallen and the US is the sole superpower, Russia doesn't see itself as aiding the enemy. It has always harbored a desire to join the EU, and they've been kept in limbo by the US. Seeing John's 'honesty' and 'sincerity,' they are naturally willing to make more deals.

It has to be said that John's integrity brought him astonishing profits, prompting Er Mao to frantically sell off his assets. After all, for spendthrifts like them, as long as they got the money, that was enough. They didn't think about anything else. They only wanted to get enough benefits now, and what would happen in the future was not their concern. These spendthrifts were only thinking about how to make money, and other issues were not even on their minds. Otherwise, they wouldn't be spending so recklessly. Perhaps they didn't even know how long they could hold on, and they were all worried, which is why they all became so crazy!
(End of this chapter)