Volume 1: Island Nation Turbulence Chapter 10 TBS TV Station (1)

  On October 20, the ￥700 million that was invested with a leverage of ￥7 billion finally yielded a massive profit of over ￥1.3 trillion, which is equivalent to over $8.55 billion in US dollars, an astonishing amount!

  On October 21st, the four major securities companies and six major insurance companies in the island country entered the stock market to prop up the market, causing the Nikkei index to surge rapidly! The shadow of a crash is gradually dissipating!

  October 22nd, news of war came from the Gulf, and the Nikkei index plummeted again!

  October 26, the second Monday, on the first day of reopening of Hong Kong stock market, Hang Seng Index plummeted by 1121 points, with a drop of 33.3%, which in turn affected Nikkei index, Tokyo's Nikkei index fell again by 1096 points, and the sharp decline in Asian stock markets fed back to Europe and America, causing another sharp decline in European and American stock markets. New York Stock Exchange Dow Jones Index fell below 1000 points, with a drop of over 8%, Paris fell by 7%, Zurich fell by 10%, Frankfurt fell by 10%.

  However, this is only beneficial for JR Investment and has no drawbacks. The continuous collapse of various indicators has further destroyed people's confidence in the stock market. Australian investor Holmes was deeply mired in a financial crisis, and Robert Soros immediately found him and swallowed up 2,400 shares of Texas Oil stocks in his hands at a low price of $29; Sam Walton, the richest man in the United States, whose assets had shrunk by more than 31%, lightly sold his Apple stocks to JR Investment's investment manager Andre Bouchard. Under the temptation of Fred Ben's super-high stock price, Tokyo Broadcasting's president, Hikaru Inoue, sold 15% of Tokyo Broadcasting's shares! Poor guy, when he suffered a huge loss in the stock market, he had to make up for his losses by investing in real estate! Just as the Nikkei index plummeted, the island nation's real estate was on fire!

  All these, Jerry didn't know!

  When Jerry woke up, it was already the third day after he fainted!

  This poor reborn man was actually crushed by that unknown pressure!

  Fever of 40.5 degrees Celsius!

  Jerry had one hand on his forehead, then turned his head to look at the other arm being held by someone, with a needle stuck in it, and the woman holding his arm against the bed was Tanaka Nana.

  He slightly moved his body, wanting to let his numb hands withdraw from Tanaka Nana's hands.

  Tanaka Nana suddenly woke up like a conditioned reflex, "Huh? Jerry, you're awake? How are you feeling? Are you better?"

  "What's wrong with me? Wasn't I in a hotel? This seems like...a hospital?"

  "You fainted in the hotel! Then I brought Jerry to the hospital with Mr. Paulson!"

  "Has she fainted? What's going on?"

  "The doctor said Jerry had a high fever of 40.5 degrees Celsius!"

  "OH...... This is terrible!" Jerry pointed to the arm that had been held by Cai Cai Zi all along, "What's going on again?!"

  "Jerry is asleep but not honest, I'm afraid of being poked by needles, so I can only hold it like this!"

  "You're just going to sit there like that?"

  Tanaka Nana nodded.

  What a silly woman!

  "I'm fine now! Cai Cai Zi, hurry back and rest! How long haven't you rested? Don't you know that your body is very important?! Do you want to end up like me, lying here?! Go rest! What are you waiting for?!"

  "Am I okay?"

  "Aren't you okay? Your hair is disheveled, your lips are dry, your skin is dull, there are bloodshot eyes and dark circles under them. And yet you still say you're fine! Now, go back to rest immediately! Immediately, did you hear me?! Do I need to get angry?! You disobedient woman!"

  Tanaka Nana blinked her eyes, listened to Jerry finish speaking, then let out a slightly wronged "hmmph" and got up to leave, but her body swayed and she fell onto the hospital bed!

  Jerry hastily stretched out his hand and hugged her!

  "At such a big age, still can't let people be at ease! Honestly... nurse... nurse..."

  On November 1st, Jerry, who had been staying in the hospital for more than a week, could no longer bear the loneliness. He didn't care about Tanaka Nana's opposition and firmly escaped from the ward filled with disinfectant!

  "Ah, thank God! Boss, you've finally recovered, I was worried for a long time! Miss Leslie heard the news and was worried to death, now she's making one phone call a day to ask about your condition. If it weren't for her busy work schedule, I'm afraid she would have already rushed to the island with Mr. Robert and everyone else!"

  Almost all women have a close affinity with Jerry, which can't be said to be a strange phenomenon! Tanaka Nana is like that, Ozaki Nami is like that, Nakajo Hiyori is like that, Leslie Miller is also like that! Of course, some Lolita are excluded, such as the heir of the Mitsui family!

  "God told me, dear child, you are still too young, my Angel is not yet ready to be given to you, so, as you see, I can only return to the mortal world and continue growing up!"

  "Welcome back to the world of humans! My boss!"

  John Paulson stifled a grin and gave Jerry a bear hug!

  "Hey... John, easy does it, I'm just recovering!"

  "Alright, alright, boss, this is just one way for me to express gratitude to God! If you don't like it..."

  "I don't like it, I extremely dislike it!"

  Jerry angrily gave Paulson a punch!

  "Oh...this is really heartbreaking!"

  "Alright John, go get Ferreto over here, we need to have a meeting!"

  "As you wish, boss!"

  The stock acquisition of Tokyo Broadcasting was very smooth, and by the time Jerry was discharged from the hospital, Fred had obtained nearly 2.1 million shares of stock from the Japanese stock market, which is almost all the circulating stocks of Tokyo Broadcasting on the market. Adding the 15% stake acquired from Inoue Hiroshi, JR Investment has a total stake of 44.5% in Tokyo Broadcasting. If they can win over Inoue Hiroshi, this oldest private broadcasting company in Japan will become Jerry's pocket!

  "How is the stock acquisition situation of Ferreol, CAP and SEGA?"

  "Boss, I've asked Yama Ame-san about it, and there's no stock called CAP on the Japanese market. Yes, that company hasn't gone public yet! This is the data Ame-san collected on CAP Inc., if you need to continue with the acquisition, I think this is something the boss needs to handle personally, after all, he has many years of experience in M&A. As for SEGA, sorry boss, but the stock price of that game company is just too high, both I and the head think it's not a good time to acquire them at present."

  "Yes, boss! This is the result of my discussion with Fredo. If we want to forcibly acquire it, I'm afraid we'll have to pay a very high price and still may not be able to get it! Here's the stock price fluctuation of SEGA over the past three days. The continuous release of successor models of SEGA SG-100 has allowed SEGA to grab a large market share from Nintendo, whether in SEGA North America or SEGA Europe. In this global financial crisis, not only did SEGA not suffer too much loss, but its stock price has also been rising! If you're just interested in the gaming industry, boss, maybe we can try another way!"

  "Go on!"

  "If we can't start from the game hardware aspect, then let's start from the game software industry!"

  "Are you referring to game software developers?"

  "Yes, boss! Controlling the upstream industry of game development is equivalent to controlling the entire industrial chain!"

  "I love this idea! John, did you sniff out something interesting? Prey, that's right, the prey you've got your eyes on!"

  John Paulson smiled and pushed a document over!

  "Founded in September 1986, the company's full name is Square Co., Ltd. with a capital of ￥100 million and president being Masashi Miyamoto. In December of the same year, it acquired the software division of Electric Dream Inc. to become an independent game development company. In 1986, four games were released: the RPG port of Dragon Warrior, the Sunrise collaboration RPG game Cruise Chaser Blassty, the adult-only game Alpha..."

  "Huh? Restricted level?"

  "It's like that. If the game 'Alpha' fails, then the heroine will appear in a scene where she is tied up with chains, just like...". John Paulson's old face turned slightly red, after all, there were also Tanaka Nana and Harano Ami, two ladies present!

  "Spit...!" Tanaka Nana and Harano Aimi spat out water while holding cups!

  This guy!

  "John... watch your topic, there are ladies present!" Jerry immediately changed the subject.

  John Paulson was very disappointed, isn't this what the boss asked you, and the last word was said by you, "and on September 19, 1986, 'The Black Dungeon' on the Red and White Machine. Unfortunately, none of these four games were successful! However, the 3D maze in 'The Black Dungeon' is quite creative!"

  "Is that all?"

  "Yes, that's it! A new company with development capabilities, innovative capabilities, and a willingness to innovate. That's what I saw, and it just so happens to match my requirements! And Square has this interesting guy named Hironobu Sakaguchi who had this very forward-thinking idea... Ah yes, gamification of movies!"

  "Alright, sounds good!" Jerry started biting his thumb again. The movie adaptation of the game reminded him of Final Fantasy and the father of Final Fantasy was Hironobu Sakaguchi, who John Paulson had mentioned earlier. "So be it! John, you're in charge of acquiring CAP and Square! If Irem refuses to cooperate, tell them we can help CAP take down SNK. As for Square, contact Yasuhisa Yamamoto and let Sakaguchi know that I'm very interested in the idea of a game movie adaptation. Also, give James Cameron my regards! If there's anything else, have them come directly to me! After the acquisition is complete, our investment group's main task will be real estate development in Japan! This will be our focus for the next four years! Bob, go assist John. And Ami-chan, help me gather some information on Japan's real estate development. How about it, Ami-chan? Any questions you'd like me to clarify?"

  "Not a problem at all!"

  "By the way, I forgot to tell you that from today on, you are a member of JR Investment. I think you won't object to this arbitrary decision!"

  "How could I possibly oppose? How could I possibly oppose?! It's just that, I'm really grateful to Jerry!"

  "Alright, alright, don't be like this, don't be like this!"

  "Chickweed!"

  "Hey..."

  "Help me contact a law firm!"

  "Law firm? What is Jerry going to do now?"

  "Give these meritorious ministers who invested in JR some material rewards! How about 3% of the company's shares for each investment group?"

  With a thud, John Paulson and Fred Ben fell directly to the ground!

  JR invested 3% of shares in an American company, equivalent to $800 million!