Now, even Joe felt that things were
getting awkward.
However, he managed to diffuse that
slight awkwardness in the time it took to
take several breaths.
Joe’s felt like drawing a pig’s head on
Sawyer’s name card as he gathered his
thoughts and said slowly, “We three have
come to several conclusions after various
consultations and rigorous market
research.
“Firstly, on the basis of trust in
collaboration, we have established a
defensive and offensive alliance.
“Based on Somerland’s current financial
situation, we three have decided to halt all
investments in Somerland and
temporarily pause work on the contracts w
e have signed, including, but not limited t
o, the rubber supply, electronic device
materials supply, and financial support
for sharing technological skills.
“Secondly, we will terminate all current collaborations that have ties with JW Company. If any of our collaborators are also working with JW Company, they must complete their collaboration within a predetermined date, or else we will terminate our collaborations with said company.
“Thirdly, given the current economic downturn in the United States, and the fact that all three of us view the United States as the most powerful country in the world and have plenty of confidence in the future of its economy, we will be investing a total of 500 billion US Dollars i In the American market. We will also use 100 billion dollars from that total to help repay the country’s debt.”
An uproar arose in the venue after Joe
made those three announcements.
It could almost be described as if a bomb had detonated.
Reporters of Somer descent present went red in the face from, anger.
Whereas local reporters had a delighted expression on their faces.
As for those from other countries, most of them had a gleeful expression on their faces as they seemed pleased with what had just happened.
Anyone who had even the slightest bit of brains and smarts would have understood the two messages they were trying to send through those three announcements.
Firstly, Fongroup, Hope Group, and Atticus Group had utterly betrayed Somerland.
Secondly, they had turned to the United States immediately after betraying Somerland. Not only had they invested 500 billion US Dollars, but they had also repaid 100 billion US Dollars worth of the country’s debt to showcase their loyalty.
It would have been a huge deal even on a normal day.
Much less now, when the entire world knew that the United States and Somerland were using the power of their nation’s private capital to fight an economic war.
These three corporations had invested the money they earned in Somerland within the United States. It was equivalent to them delivering ammunition to the enemy while also backstabbing their people.
When these two matters stood side by side, the issue of the three companies coming together to work against JW Company seemed much less eye-catching.
“Joe Langdon! Your actions are a textbook example of forgetting your roots!”
Amidst the chaos, a man’s voice rang out above the others as he stood up from his seat among the reporters, pointed at Joe, and yelled in Somerish, his face turning bright red as he did so.
Most of the foreigners had no idea what h e was saying, but they could tell it was not something nice when they looked at the expression on his face and listened to the tone of his voice.
Joe seemed to have expected this to happen, and he calmly gazed at the press pass laying on the reporter’s chest.
Hugo Cena, a reporter for Senson Daily.
There was a massive gap between the two of them, both in terms of social standing and wealth, so Joe could not be bothered t o pay any attention to him.
All he needed was to give him a look before security guards immediately appeared to drag the reporter away.
Hugo wrestled himself out of the guards’ grips and seemed to not care about the consequences as he roared, “I’ll describe what you said and did in great detail so that everyone knows how a modern traitor looks. You’ve betrayed your country. Look at you now. Do you think you can call yourself a person of Somer descent?”
It could not be denied that reporters had a way with words. He had not uttered a single curse word during his whole spiel, but it was enough to cause an ugly expression to appear on Joe, Sawyer, and Kennedy’s faces.
They felt as if they had swallowed a fly. They couldn’t spit it out or swallow it, and it felt deeply uncomfortable.
“Drag him out!” Sawyer finally roared,
unable to stand it anymore.
The two bodyguards hurriedly grabbed
one of Hugo’s arms each and dragged him
out of the room.
Hugo’s skinny arms and legs were no
match for these two strong, muscular
guards. As he struggled, he shouted, ”
We’re all people of Somer descent. Some o
f us shed blood and lay down our lives to
defend the nation’s dignity, but you three
are willing to betray your country and its
people for your benefit. Just you wait.
People like you will never end up well in
the long run!”
Sawyer had an ugly, twisted expression o
In his face as he huffed coldly and said, ”
You could spend your whole life working,
and you still wouldn’t have as much
money as we have in our wallets now! No
good ending? What right do you have to
say we won’t end up well? Broke b*stard!”
The remaining reporters grew even more
excited when they heard Sawyer cursing.
They knew they had gotten a huge scoop this time..
“Thus, in my personal opinion, I think we should work together to counterattack the sneak attacks Wall Street has launched on the domestic financial market. However, this collaboration will be different from J W Foundation’s vision. JW Foundation plays as the offense and needs even greater cohesion and a more systematic way of conducting operations. Thus, all investors will invest their money in JW Foundation, who will then uniformly manage it all.
“However, because we’re playing defense now, we are collectively defending all domestic industries, which means it would be unsuitable for all assets to be grouped, as it would also lead to a reduction in the listed companies’ defenses. My idea is for everyone to establish a point of communication where we can share information as well as the commands given. We can utilize the different points of flexibility within each industry to protect ourselves.”
Jasper adopted a comfortable position as h e sat on the platform and spoke into the microphone.
“In other words, we’ll conduct business a s usual, but we must put more effort into observing any changes that occur within each industry. Moreover, once the Western capitalists begin targeting their attacks, we must immediately come together and fight against them.”
Jasper had just finished speaking when M r. Willows from Leno Group spoke. “But will the Wall Street capitalists’ attacks become more rampant if we only defend without attacking?”
Jasper replied, “Yes, but they won’t have the chance to do so. JW Foundation will increase the scale of the attacks launched against the United States market.
“Thus, from my point of view, this domestic financial market situation will only be temporary. All we need to do is hang on for a while longer and avoid becoming overwhelmed. After all, their base of operations is located in the United States.”
