Synopsis

HaSi-heonisabrilliantbutobsessiveWallStreetfinancierwhohasbuiltanimmensefortunedrivenbyafearoffinancialinsecurity.Afterenduringatragicchildhood,losinghismother,andnavigatingfinancialruinwithhisfatherduringSouthKorea’s1997financialcrisis,Si-heonimmigratestotheU.S.Hefulfillshisfather’swishbybecomingadoctorbutfindshimselfdrawntothelucrativeworldofWallStreet.Atatophedgefund,Si-heonleverageshismedicalexpertisetodominatebiotechinvestments,thankstoanunusualabilitytopredictsuccessfulFDAdrugapprovals.Heamasseswealthquickly,yetstruggleswithapathologicalfearofspendingmoney.Hisrelentlesspursuitofprofittakesadarkturnwhenhe’sdiagnosedwithidiopathicmulticentricCastleman’sdisease(iMCD),arare,life-threateningimmunedisorderwithnocure.Hisconditionworsensdespiteaggressivechemotherapy,asthelackofresearchfundingforthis“orphandisease”leaveshimwithoutoptions.JustasSi-heonfacesdeath,hemiraculouslyawakenstofindhimselftransported10yearsbackintime,tothebeginningofhiscareeronWallStreet.Realizinghehasasecondchance,Si-heonisdeterminedtonotonlyreclaimhiswealthbutalsoamassenoughmoneytofundacureforiMCD.Thestoryexploresthemesofgreed,ambition,mortality,andredemption,asSi-heonseeksnotjusttosurvivebuttoredefinethemeaningofhislife.