America: My Time

Chapter 983 Threat or Warning
Chapter 953 Threat or Warning

John no longer owns many of those luxury brand stores in Japan; only a few remain as self-operated shops. Most of his stores have been sold off. Therefore, the losses suffered by those luxury brands in Japan are negligible. However, other luxury brands are in a completely different situation. They did not have John's foresight and are naturally under considerable pressure.

John doesn't intend to expand his luxury brand business these days. Instead, he focuses his energy on accessible luxury brands and fast-fashion brands. After all, Japan's economic situation isn't ideal right now, and their luxury brands are unlikely to see significant growth for a long time, so he won't waste time and energy on them.

Of course, although Japan has experienced a bubble burst, not all industries have been severely affected. Some industries, such as convenience stores, discount stores, Kabukicho, and internet cafes, have not been affected and have even seen some growth.

John naturally wouldn't get involved in the sex industry; as a member of an American conglomerate, doing such things would be too shameful. However, he was willing to continue operating nightclubs and karaoke bars, not to mention the internet cafe alliance. The growth rate of internet cafes in Japan was still astonishing. Although others had joined the industry, trying to compete with the internet cafe alliance for profits, the resources they could offer couldn't compare. Therefore, the internet cafe alliance was making rapid progress in a short period, which shocked John.

John had initially thought that the number of internet cafes operating in Japan would decrease, or even that some people would give up. However, it seemed he had overestimated the situation. The Japanese were completely different from what he had imagined; perhaps this was simply a difference in perspective. While John was arranging for people to investigate, he couldn't help but sigh. The reason was unbelievable to him: many people were forced to live in internet cafes because they had lost their homes. Compared to hotels, internet cafes were still relatively cheap!

Another thing that surprised John was that with the expansion and continuous improvement of the internet cafe alliance, a small industry had unexpectedly emerged: game leveling and in-game currency trading. Upon discovering this, John had a better idea: to improve this new situation and create a trading platform to guarantee transactions between both parties. At the same time, John also thought of online banking and PayPal, the global payment platform.

Although the industry is not yet perfect and doesn't have much potential because the market is not yet clear, John is willing to invest his energy in improving it and taking control of the trading platform. However, it's a bit early to discuss this now; it takes time, and such a platform still needs sufficient technical capabilities.

It's a bit early to talk about PayPal; it requires time, investment, and top-notch technical personnel. After all, completeness needs to be absolutely guaranteed, and achieving all of this requires time and a full technical team. However, this isn't a difficult task for a game trading platform; naturally, it can be handled by the internet cafe alliance, as such transactions are not too difficult.

Although many ideas kept popping into his mind, John managed to stop thinking about them. His priority right now was to handle the Akihabara project. Only after that project was resolved could he shift his focus to these other plans, and all of that would take time and require the right people.

After communicating with the Japanese, John quickly adjusted his plans. His idea of ​​getting the Japanese to upgrade the factory in China and leveraging the power of Japanese car companies to achieve his goals failed. Just as John had guessed, the Japanese were no good; they gave up immediately because they were afraid that such high-tech products would fall into China's hands. They were worried even about mid-range products, let alone the top-of-the-line products from Taiwan. These required top-of-the-line lithography machines, memory chips, CPU chips, and so on. If what John said was true, it was a crazy transfer of high technology to China.

Following Japan's response, changes quickly occurred at the Chinese factory. Low-end products were abandoned, and production shifted entirely to mid-range products. As a result, production capacity increased dramatically, and American companies received a significant supply. In particular, Toyota's factories in the US were on par with the American company. Japan also received a considerable supply, but Europe received a limited share.
At this point, many people said that this was John's carefully planned scheme, and even the oil-rich capitalists thought so. After all, this wave of exports included a considerable number of pickup trucks, all produced in Chinese factories, and these pickup trucks were being exported to the Middle East. Clearly, these weren't orders from wealthy individuals, but rather from other people, naturally causing concern among the oil-rich capitalists. Threat or warning? This made the oil-rich capitalists and those in Seberang Perai ponder this question. If John's plan continued, and the Middle East continued to accept these pickup trucks, would it pose a threat to them? Was there no other conspiracy or calculation behind this?
Yes, John is not one to just take a beating without fighting back. Since these bastards are using the Europeans to target him, John can naturally use the power in the Middle East to deal with the oil tycoons and those bastards in Israel. If they dare to attack, John will naturally dare to retaliate. Moreover, John's plan is earlier than theirs. John's layout is almost complete. A lot of the Russians' weapons have been transported to the Middle East, and the trump card that John has carefully prepared for them is also gradually taking shape. Now, all that is needed is an order to launch a counterattack against these bastards and give them a fatal blow.

Of course, even if those guys noticed something, so what? It had nothing to do with John. It was just normal business dealings, and these were all civilian commercial transactions. So even if those guys wanted to cause trouble for John, it wouldn't work. Moreover, John wouldn't bear any of this responsibility; it would be borne by the Middle Eastern tycoons. Those Middle Eastern tycoons had already made comprehensive preparations. After all, John's meticulously prepared plan for them was so powerful, and it didn't require much expenditure. Most importantly, the Middle Eastern tycoons now had great power, and all of this originated from John.

"Damn it, I have a feeling something's wrong. We need to speed up our plans and get the US navigation company up and running as soon as possible. I think those guys in the Middle East could use Hughes's GPS to target us, but we don't know what their scheme is yet."

"What's the use of saying all this now? Is this something we can actually do? No matter how hard we try, the US military will need time. And not everyone is on our side. More people are on the other side. After all, that guy has a good relationship with the US military and has received a lot of military orders. Most importantly, this guy has considerable influence in the Middle East."

“Jaguar Security is indeed too powerful, and their influence in the Middle East is too great. We have to be on guard. Also, if something happens, these guys can mobilize more people from Africa at any time. They are even stronger in Africa, and they have a huge stockpile of weapons there.”

While Jaguar Security may not be the largest security company in Africa, it's undoubtedly the most powerful. Most importantly, they are also the largest arms dealer. Years ago, they acquired a massive arsenal from the Russians. While the weapons weren't particularly advanced, the Africans didn't need sophisticated weaponry. Now, some of Russia's weapons are also being sold to Africa. Even the Americans themselves are unaware of just how formidable John Jaguar Security's arsenal in Africa is, given its incredibly strong defenses; even infiltration is virtually impossible.

With surveillance from the skies via GPS, even the slightest disturbance can be detected. Add to that the numerous ground-based defenses, and it's incredibly difficult to ascertain Jaguar's strength in Africa. Not to mention their years of strategic deployment; Jaguar Security's influence has penetrated deep into local tribes. Even if someone wanted to investigate, it would be impossible. In fact, anyone attempting to attack Jaguar Security's bases in Africa would be making an enemy of these tribes.

Of course, Jaguar Security Company has a lot of transactions every year, whether it's gold or gems, it's not a problem. This is also why Oil Pacific Capital is wary. If John is really angered, their mines in Africa will be affected. Jaguar Security Company doesn't even need to take action, the indigenous tribes will provide assistance.

With its current strength in Africa, Jaguar Security is enough to instill fear in oil-producing capital. It truly has the power to destroy many of their operations in Africa, not to mention Jaguar Security's strength in the Middle East and its global presence. The reason why Western Energy and Quantum Mining's assets have not been affected is fundamentally due to the support and protection of Jaguar Security. Anyone who wants to touch Quantum Mining and Western Energy's mines and oil fields around the world will first have to face the power of Jaguar Security, which is not something that ordinary forces can contend with. Moreover, Jaguar Security has a very good relationship with the US military, which makes it even more daunting.

(End of this chapter)