Chapter 195: Conspiracy can also be above board
"I said it, so you saw it!"
If you look at this sentence alone, it will make people a little confused. But with the accompaniment of Amanda's own social column, she will just interview Link.
This is a bit big.
Link says he's going to hit the jackpot, and everyone sees him hit the jackpot.
But there is also a text in red in Amanda's column: Link says that if he wins both the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, GE stock will plummet in a short period of time.
Amanda concludes the column by saying, "Link said: 'His dreams work, and they never work only half of them. He will announce the result of his winning or not as soon as possible. If he does make it to the jackpot of two super lotteries at the same time. I think GE needs to be careful. ”
If this column came out after the draw, it would at best make people think that Link was too lucky. Other than that, it won't feel much of a feeling. But Amanda posted the column half an hour before the draw. It also shows that Link bought the lottery ticket in order to verify his dream. That's a reverie.
Fren will finally understand why Link would tell reporters about buying lottery tickets.
It turns out that he is here to set up an ambush. In any case, those stockholders saw Amanda's column and Link's announcement of winning the lottery, and I am afraid that no one did not doubt whether his dream was real.
In this case, they don't need to believe, just make them doubt. Having the seeds of doubt can make them more sensitive. Perhaps those investors only need a slight drop in GE's stock, and Link's words can affect their judgment.
"Well, you win. Do you think GE stock is going to start falling? I need to sell some of the stock to recoup my money. ”
Link thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "How long will it take for you to collect most of your funds?"
"I was probably able to close up about 70% of my money in a week, because there would be some losses if I had to sell a lot of stocks. ”
70%, before Stoll total funds were more than four billion dollars, of which one billion were the funds of other shareholders and partners. The two of them invested $1.5 billion each. But he didn't know if Stoll had made or lost money in two or three months: "That's about how much?"
"About three billion! Probably less. But it should not be less than $2.8 billion. ”
Link would have said that he had put the prize money into the lottery as well. But he thought about it for a while, and felt that it was better not to let Furren have too much pressure in his heart. He might be able to get GE's stock price to really hit. But he wasn't sure Stoll would make money in the process.
Fren said that Stoll was a thorn in the side of many Wall Street institutions. When Stoll enters, it is easy to be the target of public criticism. He didn't dare to guarantee that Stoll would get out of the way. Not to mention the guaranteed earnings. He thinks it's a 60% chance at most, which is the most optimistic estimate. Winning the jackpot this time should be in advance of Anfren's heart.
Even if Stoll really loses all his money, having those bonuses can be somewhat comforting. If you put it all in. That would really hurt too much.
He did the math and said, "Well, those are the funds of the two of us." ”
"If the loss is our money, if the profit is all the partners'. Flon said with a smile. "If I had two weeks, I could get about 90 percent of my money back. ”
Link thought, shook his head and said, "Probably not, it's about the same time in a week." He knew it was a bit reluctant, and there was not much difference between $3 billion and $4 billion.
However, he might be able to increase Fren's income in other ways, and if Stoll did lose money, he might be able to make up for it.
He thought for a moment and said, "Maybe we should block and go to claim the prize." ”
"Tomorrow?"
"I'm free at any time!"
"So are you going to take it all at once or separate for twenty-six years??"
"Disposable. I'll wait for the money. "He doesn't know how many jackpots Powerball has left. It is unknown how much he will receive in the end.
But Mega Million, probably he and Furlen shared it personally. The two of them will be able to share at least a billion of them. After deducting taxes, each of them will receive about 200 million to 300 million US dollars.
If there weren't many people who won the jackpot in Powerball, they probably got a similar number.
He laughed and said, "I'll see how many of those people have won the jackpot." ”
As he spoke, he took out his phone and logged on to his social network, which was indeed already hyped. In just 20 minutes of the draw, more than 80,000 comments have been hit in three posts.
They all bought from Link's lottery with four numbers. Everyone won the lottery, but the vast majority won the fourth prize. And there are thousands more who can win the third prize. And there must be none of the second prize winners.
And to Link's surprise. There was no one who won the first prize.
Flon was also looking at the posts and comments inside. He saw that he knew several of Link's numbers, and tens of thousands of people went to choose the other two numbers, but none of them selected.
But that's no wonder, because the other two numbers are the last two numbers in a row. It's really rare for someone to choose these two numbers.
He looked at the people complaining or feeling sorry for themselves, and couldn't help laughing out loud and said, "You now have a new title." Mr. Oneiroi!"
Link's cell phone rang suddenly. He saw that it was Jessica calling. He thought it must have been because he had won the prize. He answered the phone, and sure enough, he heard Jessica scream, "Oh my God. I won the jackpot with $36 million. ”
When Link heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "How many bets did you win?"
"Just one bet!" Jessica didn't react. "The official Powerball website has just released the statistical results, and a total of 49 jackpots have been generated. Forty-seven of them are in New York, one in California, and one in Texas. ”
When Link heard that this was the result, he did a simple calculation, he could probably get about 900 million, and Fren could get about 700 million. So the two of them each got 600 million to 700 million after tax this time.
Jessica crackled for a while before laughing and saying, "I forgot that you won 26 Powerballs alone, and even 26 Mega Millions." You simply can't understand my excitement. I'm going to call my mom and dad. ”
Link also heard her screams of excitement before hanging up across from her.
Fren has already checked the final statistics of this draw online.
He watched the Mega Millions results and said with a smile: "We are lucky that the two of us will share the entire $1.183 billion Mega Millions jackpot." He did the math and said, "I can get more than 500 million, and you have more than 650 million." His tone was as flat as if he had gotten fifty or sixty thousand. "I'll look at the Powerball results again. ”
Link smiled and said, "I can get about 900 million, you can get about 700 million." ”
"Much better than expected!" Flren was also surprised. "It was Jessica who told you. ”
"Yes, she made one bet, and in addition to ours, there were two more. This adds up to only forty-nine jackpots. ”
Only forty-nine dwellings?Fren was amused to hear it. When did Powerball win so many jackpots? He laughed and said, "So I'm getting rich." There are about 600 million after tax. But you're more. There should be more than 700 million after tax. He paused and said. "You're going to put that money into Stoll's actions as well?" Link said earlier to claim the prize as soon as possible.
Link shook his head and said, "No, if Stoll loses money, this money can be enough for us to retire." ”
"Haha! I thought you were going to make a solo bet. ”
Link thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you the bonus, and then you can use that money to buy GE shares at a low price." ”
"At what price point are you going to start?"
"Let's just take the actual value of GE. He also doesn't know what the price-to-earnings ratio of GE stock is.
Furlen didn't pay attention to the problem either. He nodded and said, "No problem." Your self-confidence makes me want to follow you. ”
Link hurriedly said, "No, no, that's your operation." You are solely responsible for the operation, and you must not ask me for my decision. "It can't be that he's doing it.
The two said that they would go together tomorrow to claim the prize.
Fren saw that it was half past eleven, and said, "I still have some work to do, you should be ready to rest." ”
Link nodded and said, "You're busy." I haven't gone to bed that early. He said and went back to the suite.
He returned to his suite and scanned the comments on social networking sites. He scanned all the way down, but found no particularly noteworthy comments. They are all envious that he can win the jackpot. Still others are envious, jealous, and hateful.
After reading dozens of pages, he didn't see the discussion of GE stock that he wanted to see, and he was a little disappointed. He also lost the desire to continue watching.
He closes the page, takes a shower, and then goes out to read some information about wine. He didn't go to bed until one o'clock in the morning.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Furlen made a phone call to the lottery redemption center to explain that he was going to claim the prize today. One place in the morning, one place in the afternoon.
Even if ordinary people go to claim the jackpot, there will be a lot of media coverage, let alone Link Hans, a person whose popularity has not subsided?
In the morning, Link and Flon first swaggered to the Mega Millions prize center. Outside the prize center, they enjoyed the red carpet treatment of Hollywood stars. Reporters from hundreds of media outlets separated a passage for the two to walk through the security guards.
"Link, tell me about your winnings. "It's clearly an entertainment journalist.
"Mr. Hans, can you tell me about your dreams?" said the gossip news reporter.
"Link, look over here. "This is the photographer.
Link and Flon ignored the crowd and walked briskly towards the prize center.
Link suddenly heard someone ask in a loud voice, "Mr. Hans, you said that if you hit the jackpot, GE stock will plummet." Is it really just your dream?"
When he heard the question, he paused. The reporters saw him stop and screamed even louder.
Seeing that he couldn't explain clearly, he said in the direction of the voice: "I can answer your questions in the interview after the prize." ”
After he finished speaking, he picked up speed again and walked towards the prize redemption center.