RETURN TO 1990 - Chapter 3: Empire

Chapter 3: 2010–2019 — EmpireSmartphones in every hand. A savings bank collapse, a credit-rating crash, a dance craze that sweeps the world, mobile games on every subway car — and at the end of the decade, a coin mania waiting to burn. You built a business group in the 2000s. Now a chaebol heir and a shadowy power broker want to take it from you. Survive the attacksThe bigger you grow, the bigger the target. Tax audits, prosecutors' raids, smear campaigns, recalled loans, cut-off suppliers and hostile takeovers arrive month after month.

Grow too fast on your first run and they will come all at once. Lawyers, media and politicsRetain a law firm, buy a newspaper, make friends in high places. Every defense has a price — and the political friends who protect you today may drag you down when the scandal breaks. The hearingGather evidence, then face the cameras. Answer five questions under oath — stay silent, show proof or strike back — and turn the hearing against the man who wants your empire.

Apps, games and coinsFound an app company or a mobile game studio and roll for a hit. Ride the coin boom with three ways to hold your coins — but hold too long and something always goes wrong. FamilyMarriage, a daughter, and a mother growing older. Your family's happiness decides more than you think.…