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

Three days before Christmas in 1990, Wall Street broke big news: NT-MS, a newly listed company with a market value of $23.1 billion, invested $1.2 billion in Citibank, acquiring a 20% stake in its preferred stock.

Meanwhile, NT-MS's parent company invested $2.1 million to acquire a 4.98% stake in Citigroup's common stock.

The news immediately set off an uproar on Wall Street, as well as in the financial world of Europe and America, as it involved nearly $1.5 billion in cash.

What these people don't know is that NT-MS has too much cash that needs to be invested. If they don't invest, they can't spend the money. Moreover, they can't get loans because they have too much money. That's all.

Not investing means paying taxes; investing, on the other hand, can result in tax reductions.

Large amounts of cash are kept in banks, and even money has to be paid to the banks; this is why ordinary people in Europe and America would rather consume in debt than keep money in the bank and be a spendthrift, wouldn't they be unhappy?

The fact that a high-tech company invested in a bank, for reasons unknown, has aroused a lot of curiosity.

To explain the reasons for the investment, it was necessary to clarify the situation to everyone. To this end, New Timespace held a press conference, where a representative of New Timespace stated that in the coming year, they would continue to increase their holdings of Citibank common stock until they reached 10%.

"...We are optimistic about the future development of the City Bank of New York, and we also want to give other investors confidence. If you buy City Bank of New York stock today, the future returns will surprise you..."

When New Space bought the stock, the price was $12.4-$12.5 per share, and it acquired 4.98% of the shares.

Another person also bought Citibank stock, but he didn't receive the same treatment. The bank wasn't interested in his funds. After all, NT-MS was the largest software supplier in North America, with projected sales of over $30 billion in 1991. In the future, NT-MS would form a strategic alliance and deepen their close cooperation.

This was all facilitated by Zhang San. NT-MS is a high-tech software company, while Citibank is a financial company. The two are very different.

But who wouldn't like a company that generates a steady stream of cash? That's why Citigroup was very willing to accept NT-MS's investment and gave them a board seat.

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, no one pointed the finger at the mastermind behind the incident, and Zhang San deliberately downplayed his presence throughout the new timeline.

John is the one who usually comes forward, while the company registration shows that the registrant, Stephen, is a North American citizen; it's a North American company, so there's nothing to criticize.

Boss Liu and Zhang San returned from outside in the evening. Today, Zhang San had taken him to visit MCA, especially Universal Studios. In addition to Zhang San, Robert was also with them.

"Was that Robert your senior classmate at MCA?"

"I can't manage such a large group, so naturally I need others to help me." Zhang San didn't care at all about exposing his shortcomings, which was one of the things that made Boss Liu feel good. Who would like to be friends with a scheming and calculating person?

The big boss, Liu, said seriously, "That person is very capable. With his help, this company will be fine."

Zhang San nodded and said, "It was a headhunter. They're really capable; even you approve of them."

This little bit of flattery naturally pleased Boss Liu; he repeatedly said, "I just think he's approachable, and your employees trust him a lot."

Zhang San shrugged, a gesture he learned from living in North America; it was a very natural movement.

"I still have a lot to learn from you; you can see so much from the details."

"Haha... Next time we go back to Hong Kong, let's go see the world together."

The two men enjoyed their dinner very much. Since it was just the two of them, they naturally got along very well, praising the nourishing soups served by the traditional Chinese medicine doctors in Chinatown.

Just two days ago, Boss Liu's face was still a bit pale, but now it was very rosy. Before the two parted, Zhang San said, "Boss, if you like, you can take one or two back with you and study them slowly. Don't be too rough, or they won't be able to handle it."

"No problem, no problem, I won't take it back. Christmas is in three days, I need to go home first."

When Zhang San returned to his villa, he didn't go to find Chai Xiaofen. Instead, he took the documents he had brought back, which contained several things.

During Zhang San's absence, Universal completed the acquisition of Marvel Comics, and also the acquisition of Pixar.

Marvel Comics offered $400 million and completed its privatization and delisting yesterday; while Pixar paid $50 million to acquire the computer animation studio from Steve Jobs.

Unlike other computer animation studios, under the leadership of Steve Jobs, a tech giant, the studio has made great achievements in both hardware and software development.

The next morning, Zhang San called him to discuss the two newly acquired companies.

"We don't need to worry about Pixar; they'll have their own direction. The main thing is Marvel, the comic book company. Let them borrow money from their parent company normally to pay off their bank loans, with interest calculated at the bank's rate."

"See if we can get the heroes back after they've been sold. If we can't, we'll write those heroes as villains, villains, and make them turn evil."

Robert looked at his somewhat agitated boss, never expecting that the other party would have such a cunning side.

"I will communicate with them and send people to help them retrieve those heroes."

After the two hung up the phone, Robert realized who Zhang San was referring to when he said "darkening the hero"—it was that little spider, who was Amazing's greatest treasure.

Otherwise, why would Sony's Columbia team pull out Spider-Man whenever their performance is poor, yet still manage to make a fortune from fans?

This made Zhang San's mouth water; it was simply a delicacy! Unfortunately, the original owner sold such an important asset to someone else.

This is one of the most captivating comic book characters in Marvel Comics, and they've sold it off.

Zhang San's current strategy is a classic case of hurting the enemy eight hundred while losing a thousand of his own. However, if it succeeds, it will be extremely profitable. Alternatively, he could quietly collect that issue of the magazine and take it out to enjoy whenever he no longer needs it.

The effects may not be immediately apparent, but they will become clear over time. When children watch anime and are exposed to villainous heroes, they will be inspired to emulate those characters.

Over time, it can change a person's life.