Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

Chen Yiran placed the tablet on the table, leaned back, and glanced at Mutaz and Salman.

"The conditions aren't actually that difficult. I've heard that your sovereign wealth funds hold a significant number of shares in TSMC?"

Mutaz and Salman exchanged a glance, and Mutaz spoke first. Although he was not as prestigious as Salman in terms of status, Saudi Arabia's capital was incomparable to Bahrain's, and its sovereign wealth fund was a behemoth.

"Mr. Chen is right. We Saudi Arabia do hold some TSMC shares. If I remember correctly, it's less than 4%, bought by our sovereign wealth fund. We've now profited from the Saudi Monetary Authority, which is our central bank. If you're interested, we can sell them to you."

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority seems to have bought some too, but I'm not sure how much they have. I can contact the UAE for you; I believe they also need your security system, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Salman nodded and said, "We also have some, but not much, probably less than 1%. We can sell them if needed."

Chen Yiran shook his head: "No need. I can acquire some myself on the market. What I need is for you to stop being passive financial investors and hand over the voting rights of your shares to me. Don't worry, although TSMC is in a competitive situation, I'm not trying to destroy TSMC entirely, and it won't affect your interests in TSMC."

Mutaz and Salman didn't care much. TSMC's stock price was already quite low due to the sharp decline in its performance over the past three years, and was basically insignificant in the eyes of these Gulf countries.

But they also had higher expectations. Salman tried to ask, "Is it possible that Aurora will acquire TSMC later? We can vote in favor then. We don't need cash, we just want some Aurora Group stock. We can give some cash at the same time."

"I do have this idea, but before we can acquire it, we need to suppress it significantly. The main reason is political. TSMC has the National Development Fund of the Executive Yuan, which is part of the Taiwanese puppet government. They might block us for political reasons. So the less important TSMC is on the surface, the greater our chances of success."

Mutaz pondered for a few seconds, then slowly nodded: "I will discuss this matter with several brother countries when I return. The sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf have always had a tacit understanding, and I believe they will not object."

"Alright, you've come all this way so quickly, it must have been tiring. Now that we've finished discussing the most important things, we can talk about the rest tomorrow. Tomorrow we're going to Honolulu to discuss our investment plans in Hawaii. I think Hawaii has a lot of investment potential."

Neither of them were visiting Hawaii for the first time, but they both pretended to be very interested: "Okay, then let's take a good look at the scenery of Hawaii tomorrow."

Hawaii is a group of islands, the largest of which is called the Big Island, and its area is even larger than all the other islands combined. However, its landscape is diverse, ranging from volcanoes to rainforests to snow-capped peaks. Therefore, it is not suitable for long-term residence, but rather for exploration, adventure, and enjoying natural wonders.

Maui and Kauai are both excellent vacation options. Maui boasts luxury resorts and is considered the perfect island for a honeymoon. Kauai is known as the Garden Island and was a filming location for Jurassic Park.

However, both islands are rather small, and together they only have a population of around 200,000.

Honolulu, the most important capital island in Hawaii and the most popular destination, boasts Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head, Pearl Harbor, and Hanauma Bay. Because it was rich in sandalwood in the early 19th century and a large amount of it was shipped to China, it was also known as Sandalwood Mountain by the Chinese.

The next day, the three men, accompanied by a group of bodyguards, boarded the Venus and headed to Honolulu. During the journey, Mutaz and Salman praised the ship highly.

It must be said that Jobs' design makes this yacht a work of art, completely different from those nouveau riche yachts in the Middle East.

With a clear goal in mind, Chen Yiran led the two directly to the Hawaii Convention Center, a building constructed in 1996 that still looks quite modern.

Because they had been notified in advance, the tourism bureau staff were already waiting on the side and led the group on a tour.

At the main stadium, Chen Yiran pointed to a clock on the side and said, "Hawaii's time zone is very advantageous. At 3 p.m., it is 9 p.m. in Beijing time, about 2 a.m. in Europe, 9 p.m. in the Eastern United States, and 6 p.m. in the Western United States."

Of course, the best time is 6 PM. At that time, it's midnight in Beijing, 7 AM in Europe, midnight in the Eastern United States, and 9 PM in the Western United States.

In other words, if a match is held at either of these two times, then viewers in these regions can grit their teeth and watch the match.

Mutaz realized what was happening: "Traditional sporting events are clearly not suitable for this location. You mean esports events?"

"Yes, like Dota's The International (TI) and League of Legends' World Championship (S-series)!"

Although Saudi Arabia hasn't officially started developing its esports industry, it has always attached great importance to its development. Therefore, Mutaz is no stranger to the esports industry: "There's a problem: the WCG seems to be declining. The most popular games now are all based on company-run tournaments."

We need to persuade them to help organize the competition; I'm not sure what their willingness is.

"Put money on it! I can invest some money to further develop Hawaii's tourism resources, and Hawaii will offer even better terms to promote tourism."

If you'd like to work together, we can start a company specializing in event management. I'll be frank with you, this business probably won't be profitable, but the added value it can generate is considerable.

"You'll get credit during the event's promotion, which is positive publicity for your country. Secondly, while the biggest competitions are held here, some large-scale touring events could be moved to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, or Bahrain. You Gulf countries can discuss it yourselves; those who want to participate can join in."

Both of them were somewhat tempted, and after thinking for a moment, Salman agreed on the spot: "I have no problem with that. You take the lead in promoting it, and I'll just wait to provide the funding. I'll also come to watch; there will be CS competitions, right?"

"Definitely. Valve is actually short-staffed. They outsource most of their tournaments, except for their own TI. When it was held in Seattle, the entire headquarters staff came to handle it themselves. If we provide manpower and funding now, they will be willing to accept it."

And now, with the rising popularity of League of Legends, the current prize pool is too low. We'll offer a two million dollar prize pool to be added to their existing prize pool. This is a form of promotion for the game, and they'll agree to it.

I'm thinking of launching a monthly tournament with a prize pool of ten million US dollars, covering a whole month of esports competitions. Smaller tournaments will be held in smaller venues, while the more popular ones will be moved to larger ones. The total prize money will exceed ten million US dollars; in this day and age, that's enough to cause a sensation.

Of course, this amount is a preliminary estimate, because the Dota project released a crowdfunding prospectus this year and has already raised the prize money to $3 million. If their prize money is even higher next year, then we'll have to give them an even higher amount.

Mutaz breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and he wasn't sure if he had the authority to do so: "I can make the decision. It's no problem for us to spend ten or twenty million dollars a year, but we need to make it clear that Saudi Arabia's name is on the publicity materials."

Further promotional efforts may be needed going forward.

"No problem, it's settled then."

After leaving the venue, Chen Yiran said goodbye to the two people: "That's all for today. Have fun. If you need anything, just call my secretary."

"Okay, Mr. Chen, we'll contact you again later regarding any further matters."

Chen Yiran nodded and got into the car, saying to Nuno in front, "Let's go to the state government. It's time to meet our governor."