Reborn in America, I'm serious about making money.

Every day, Morgan Stanley would send Zhang San some Hollywood news. As he read the news, especially after seeing that the 20th-century film "Home Alone" had finished filming, he sighed, "Time travel and rebirth aren't omnipotent, are they?"

He shook his head, sighed, and put down the documents; besides these, there was also information about the progress of the MCA acquisition.

PANA, the other party involved in the acquisition, is now in a very passive position. The sudden emergence of a new acquirer has put them in a difficult position. The price between the two parties is now $6.3 billion.

"Stephen, I received a call from MCA shareholders. They asked me to thank you, regardless of whether you successfully acquire MCA or not."

When the head of Morgan Stanley in Tokyo approached Stephen, the first thing he said made him want to vomit blood: He really didn't want this kind of gratitude! It was all money, for crying out loud!

"That should make them even more grateful to me. I know what you're here for. Tell them that I can accept anything up to seven billion US dollars." Zhang San said helplessly, feeling like he had been ripped off, which hurt him deeply.

"I will report this to my superiors and urge them to end the negotiations as soon as possible."

He also felt that things had gone a bit too far; while the PANA people were still haggling over the price, they had already made an offer.

Zhang San didn't know how they negotiated. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Prepare a copy of the negotiation record for me, so I can see what happened."

The next morning, he received a fax detailing the negotiations and the compiled meeting minutes.

"These people are really ruthless. They just want to watch themselves and PANA tear each other apart, and they've even brought out a new Universal Studios. Haha... Seriously, you guys are the ones negotiating."

However, after reading to the end, he discovered some analysis and found that PANA had reached its limit. Their limit was not Zhang San's limit, since his money... didn't seem to have come from a windfall.

When it comes to money, Zhang San has something to say. His money comes from the basic knowledge he acquired before his rebirth through time travel. Then, he was lucky enough to be reborn. This big prize... needs to be monetized, turned into wealth, whether it's money or other tangible non-cash assets. But he needs to monetize the memories and perspectives that happened in history. Otherwise, what's the point of time travel and rebirth?

With this realization, Zhang San felt that the task ahead was arduous and the road ahead was long! As he was thinking, the sky slowly darkened. A few hours later, the negotiations on the other side of the world began again. Morgan Stanley was, after all, a professional, and he mobilized more of his connections and relationships. Finally, the two sides reached an agreement of $6.7 billion, an astronomical figure, which is also the largest merger and acquisition deal to date.

Meanwhile, the Nikkei 225 also entered the liquidation phase, with both Tokyo and Singtao markets liquidating their positions simultaneously. This was only the first phase; the second phase would focus on Singtao, as the island nation began to restrict price fluctuations and increase tax rates on tax-related transactions.

If they can't afford to play the game, they resort to off-market tactics; if they hadn't engaged in these underhanded tactics, the Nikkei 225 index futures trading might have ended up in Japan, instead of Sing Tao.

They invested a total of four billion US dollars this time. One billion US dollars were distributed as dividends from NTOS and NTOFFICE. The remainder came from the sale of NT shares and the proceeds from the acquisition of MS. Given the popularity of the NT series, they were able to raise the funds. Therefore, the cost of acquiring MS was not much.

This time, the leverage between the two locations wasn't much, only five times. This five times isn't Zhang San's limit, but rather the limit for the financing party; the main reason is that they don't have enough money, and they won't be able to come up with that much money when the time comes.

After this wave, Zhang San now has over nine billion US dollars in cash; it can be said that very few people in the world possess that much cash, and Zhang San has achieved this.

During this period, Zhang San was very tired. He kept closing out his Nikkei 225 index futures positions while simultaneously sending money to Morgan Stanley. In North America, the procedures for handover had already begun, especially the financial matters, which had been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Zhang San did the math over the past few days, and the final cost was close to seventy million US dollars. It was worth the money; otherwise, he wouldn't know who to ask to buy MCA, as he didn't have that many connections.

When Morgan Stanley's Tokyo executive saw Zhang San, he felt that the man was radiating golden light—truly golden light. The initial payment of two billion US dollars had already been transferred to the man's account.

"Now it's an audit. As per your request, PwC's accountants have taken on the job and sent people to MCA. All ongoing business there has been suspended, especially the film business, which has been completely halted."

"Have them send me a list of movies to shoot, along with the script. I want to take a look." Zhang San thought for a moment, wondering if Universal Pictures would make another bad movie. Then he added, "Contact a headhunter and find someone for me to be the president of MCA."

"Stephen, don't you intend to manage such a large corporation?"

Zhang San said, "NT-MS will be established soon and then prepare for listing. I don't have time to manage such a large group. MCA and NT-MS will each have a CEO. I just want to live a happy and relaxed life."

Rich and willful~

After settling things in Tokyo, Zhang San decided to return to North America. He still had contracts to sign, and there would be many things for him to do then.

At first, he wanted to make a quick buck and then enjoy life. However, some things, once started, are impossible to stop; even if you don't want to do them, the people who eat with you will push you forward until you can't go any further...

The people around you might unite and drive you away because you can no longer lead them forward.

This is just how reality is; the ruthlessness of capital is displayed to the fullest extent, without any room for criticism.