America: My Time

Chapter 968 Neon Pressure
Chapter 938 Neon Pressure

John's 'bad' character once again showed those Europeans what 'mutually destructive' truly meant. Trying to force John to compromise through strikes was futile; it would only result in mutual destruction. Looking at the Netherlands' dire situation, the French and Germans naturally wouldn't repeat such a foolish move. If credibility is lost, who would dare invest in their country? No investor would take that risk.

Putting aside other factors, the reaction of Middle Eastern tycoons is the best proof. They directly regarded the Netherlands as a country without credibility and completely cooperated with John. Their funds and assets were withdrawn one after another. Most importantly, this situation led to a crisis in the Netherlands. Two major companies were forced to relocate their factories. With such a huge stigma, the pressure was immense. No matter how well you advertise, with this stigma, who would dare to invest!
John is now showing signs of leaving his refineries in the Netherlands, which forces them to try to persuade him to leave. If the refineries are sold, the factories that are already in production will also be affected, and that would be even more troublesome.

"Our kids are really good at distinguishing right from wrong. They can't tolerate even the slightest injustice. They moved such a big project without hesitation. It's a pity, though. It would be great if the production line could be moved here!"

"That's impossible. Focke's factory has the design, and ASML is a giant in lithography machines. Neither the Europeans nor the Americans would allow it. I don't know what those guys are thinking. It's such an important investment, and they insist on targeting it. Aren't they just asking for trouble? If these companies were here with us, they would have the green light all the way. Those guys keep saying that our kids have bad tempers, but that's their own fault. At least our cooperation has never had any problems!"

All that talk about freedom is fake, it's all lies. With Legendary Entertainment and Phoenix Media's propaganda, those guys are deliberately targeting ASML and Gulfstream Aerospace. They've made everything crystal clear, leaving them no room for argument.

At this time, Samsung in South Korea was also annoyed because their orders would be affected. After all, ASML would need some time to resume production after its relocation, and the speed would not be too fast. Nikon and Canon, on the other hand, were happy because this gave them time to catch up and they wanted to speed up their pace to catch up with ASML.

Many people believe that ASML and Fokker will need a lot of time to resume operations, but they are wrong. Gulfstream Aerospace in the UK has already made many preparations and has a large number of well-trained employees due to its large aircraft manufacturing business. The same is true in Taiwan. They think that resuming operations will be affected, but in fact, it is not.

"What are our children doing right now? I hope they're not getting harassed by those guys?"

"No, our little friend is really clever. He's no longer in the capital and is traveling west, not giving those guys a chance at all. I have to say his reaction was really impressive, and his plan was indeed very clever. He had made many preparations long ago. It's impossible for those guys to outsmart him!"

What is John doing? He is indeed traveling. Only Naoko and Misha are left in the capital. They are staying to take care of John's grandparents and to adapt to life here. Compared to the United States and Hong Kong, life here is more comfortable. There are not as many things to do, and there is no need to be wary of paparazzi. This is their ideal life.

Although many people wanted to find John and discuss the navigation system, they couldn't find him at all. John avoided them and didn't give them a chance to speak. Everything proceeded according to plan, which made the Europeans extremely angry. Who could they blame but themselves? They had also participated in the operation against John and had fanned the flames. Now they knew what was going on.

Although the US navigation company has been established and has already achieved some results, it will still take time for them to mass-produce navigation devices. However, global satellite navigation companies have launched a full-scale effort on three fronts, and their high-end products have begun to meet the needs of the United States. This has made the Europeans and the Japanese envious, because they also need them. They originally thought that their needs would be met soon, but the reason given by the Taiwanese side is that the headquarters requires that the needs of the United States be met first.

Of the Japanese, only Toyota secured enough products. Although China was operating at full capacity, the workers still needed time to hone their skills, so while they could meet their own needs, satisfying global demand would take time. Expansion, and more expansion—that was John's plan: full-scale expansion, leaving no room for those other countries. However, behind this expansion were other arrangements. To reduce costs, Taiwan ceased manufacturing low-end chips; all low-end chip production would be transferred to China. Furthermore, electronics manufacturing was completely abandoned, focusing solely on R&D. Their factories had been handed over to ASML, meaning electronics manufacturing had been entirely transferred to China.

After John and the beautiful woman by his side traveled around the West, the turmoil gradually subsided, and everything returned to normal. When he returned to the capital, no one bothered him anymore. At this time, the cooperation with China Tourism Promotion had been partially completed. Because everyone was sincere, everything went smoothly.

The situation in Japan has changed. Some people are preparing to cause trouble. After all, they were under a lot of pressure after the bubble burst. Now, due to various problems, they have suffered a huge impact. With the slump in car exports, car companies and many related companies have been affected. Toyota alone is not enough to suppress the situation in Japan. Therefore, some of John's development in Japan has been hindered!
John knew exactly what those guys in Japan wanted to do: force him to step in and negotiate with them again. Those guys couldn't afford any more huge losses, especially those who were most deeply involved in real estate. They were all on the verge of collapse. Perhaps it was because of John's involvement and his past cooperation with them on tourism that the Japanese had gone on a real estate spree. Now, with the bursting of the bubble, their situation was becoming increasingly precarious!
"Well, I originally wanted to take a break for a while, but it seems impossible now. If we drag this out any longer, the plans in Japan will be affected. Although it's not that important, it will have a bigger impact when those guys can't stand it anymore. The talent plan is not yet fully successful, and we still need to make some small compromises with these guys. After all, they are different from the Europeans."

After receiving the news from Japan, John shook his head. He had originally planned to go to Jiangnan to make some arrangements and preparations, but now he had to give that up and deal with the situation in Japan first. As for the situation in South Korea, John didn't care too much, since the matter of South Korea wasn't that important!

When John and his group left China, many people knew John's whereabouts. The Japanese were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, at least in their view John still cared about the investment in Japan. So they could also breathe a sigh of relief, but it was hard to say how much they would gain, since they were all in a difficult situation.

As the plane landed at Tokyo Airport, the Europeans were filled with resentment. They had been negotiating with the global navigation company, but to no avail. Meanwhile, the Japanese had easily gotten a response from John, which infuriated them, but they were powerless to do anything about it.

They originally thought that high-end products would soon meet their needs, but they were wrong. With the increasing demand from car rental companies and logistics companies, high-end products are still in short supply, at least for the time being, and cannot meet the needs of Europeans. This is because major trucking companies are also eyeing high-end products, not mid-range products. The reason is simple: everyone wants to lock in the location of their vehicles and understand the movement of the fleet, so they naturally need high-end products rather than mid-to-low-end products.

"Is everyone ready? We can't afford to be careless this time. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be severe. We can't afford to fail. So everyone must put Morita-san first and not make any decisions on their own. Otherwise, you will all bear the consequences, understand?"

"Understood. We will definitely follow Morita's arrangements and will not allow anyone to act on their own initiative."

Good heavens! When John's plane landed at Tokyo Airport, the Japanese officials were already making preparations. Why were they taking it so seriously and making such arrangements? Because these guys all have many interests behind them. They might negotiate with John for their own financial backers, which could easily cause unnecessary trouble or even ruin the official plans and arrangements. That's why they made these preparations and chose to have that old guy, Akio Morita, come forward!
Akio Morita sighed inwardly at all of this. If he could, he would have preferred to refuse it all. After all, this was neither the situation he wanted to see nor the situation he wanted to accept. Doing so would damage his friendship with John, which was something Akio Morita was unwilling to accept. Yet, he couldn't refuse. Even Mitsui's own staff were asking him to accept it, since Mitsui couldn't withstand the pressure either, especially since Toyota hadn't been affected at all in this upheaval.

(End of this chapter)