Chapter 122

Inside the study.

Simon heard the woman in his arms say this, smiled and patted her on the waist, and said, "Then what do you want to do?"

Janet just grabbed Simon's wrist and bit it a few times, looked up, and asked, "Little bastard, what are you going to spend this money on?"

Simon pointed to some of the other stock trading bills on his desk and said, "Didn't you see that you have already bought $800 million in stocks." After leaving the tax money, I plan to exchange all the money for stocks. ”

As Americans often say, there is no escaping taxes and death in this country.

Westeros' entire $1.62 billion in capital also means a distressing tax bill.

According to the tax reform plan introduced by the government just last year, the $1.62 billion in Westeros' account is the part of the profits from stock index futures trading, and it is subject to a 28% capital gains tax. The remainder of Lola Run's income is also not escaping taxes.

Roughly calculated, Westeros will have to pay more than $450 million in taxes by the end of the year. Subtracting Janet's share of the revenue from "Lola Run", Simon finally got his hands on only about $1.1 billion.

Janet was surprised by Simon's decision: "It's all for stock, and you're not going to do anything else?"

"Now is a good opportunity to buy the bottom, if you need money in the future, you can sell it at any time," Simon said, and then asked, "What about you, do you want me to exchange all your money for stocks?"

"Dad and I have mentioned it several times, the family also needs money, and I plan to throw it back to Australia," Janet shook her head, and grinned and reached out to touch Simon's face, and said, "So, little bastard, then I don't have any money, and you will have to support me in the future." ”

Simon turned his head and kissed Janet's palm, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go to New York tomorrow, let's spend the $20 million loan first, what do you want to buy?"

Janet tilted her head and said, "House, don't you want to have your own house in every big city in the world? ”

"It's my business," Simon said, "and yours?"

"Your business is my business, and as for my business, it's you. ”

"Oh, I hear it, it's love talk. ”

"Hehe, it's dull. ”

......

"When Harry Met Sally" has been filming for six weeks and is expected to be completed by Thanksgiving next month.

The turmoil of the North American stock market crash continues, and it is unlikely that it will calm down anytime soon. However, after completing the operation of the stock index futures market, Simon rushed to New York with Janet to check the filming progress of "When Harry Met Sally".

At the same time, Daenerys Films' "Death is Coming" was officially released on October 23, and although the financial market was bleak, it did not have much impact on the box office.

Simon originally asked for 1,000 screens, but due to the good audience feedback from several internal test screenings, Fox finally gave the film 1,350 opening screens.

From October 23rd to October 25th, the box office of "Death is Coming" finally reached 12.56 million in the first three days of the weekend, successfully squeezing "Fatal Temptation", which has maintained the weekly box office champion position since the end of September, to the second place on the list.

"Fatal Temptation" grossed $11.01 million in the first week, and in the sixth week of its release, the single-week box office was still as high as $10.98 million. The box office has hardly fallen in a month and a half, and the cumulative box office has reached $69.49 million. Although the total box office of the next one cannot be predicted, there is absolutely no suspense about breaking 100 million.

Simon knows very well in his heart that the next total box office of "Death is Coming" will definitely not be comparable to "Fatal Temptation". However, with $12.56 million in the opening weekend, the film is expected to reach around $18 million in the first week.

$18 million, which is enough for Fox to recoup the production costs.

As long as it can maintain a relatively low decline in the future, the total box office of the film in North America can even exceed $60 million. The total North American box office of $60 million, although it cannot squeeze into the top 10 of the annual box office, is more than enough to enter the top 15.

According to the original contract, after the box office exceeds $20 million, 10% of the North American box office share and 5% of the video tape sales share will bring Simon about $10 million in the future.

Although he has already earned more than $1 billion in the stock index futures market, Simon has no plans to use this money in the short term. The income from the film is the main source of funds for him to run Daenerys Pictures in the next few years.

On October 26, a new week arrived, and Simon withdrew all the funds in his stock index futures account. Except for the $450 million set aside in taxes and the $67 million settled to Janet, the rest was smashed into the stock market.

With more than $1 billion suddenly flowing into the tech sector in the midst of a devastation in the North American stock market, it is basically impossible to go unnoticed. A lot of analysts are clearly aware of the fact that tech stocks are falling significantly less than other sectors these days.

Even, coming out of the panic of the crash, many people gradually realized that during this time, when many people lost their money, a 'little crocodile' that unknowingly came out of his head unknowingly earned an astonishing amount of wealth from the stock index futures market.

But after the figure of a young man was gradually recognized, the speed of the spread of the matter became faster and faster.

Simon's initial choice of Lehman Brothers was primarily due to secrecy. Although the movement will definitely be greater if all the funds are pressed aside, as long as Lehman Brothers has enough discipline, it will definitely be able to keep it confidential for customers.

However, the subsequent development of events was not what Simon expected.

As a result, Simon had to switch to several other brokers, and he gradually abandoned his intention of absolute secrecy. In any case, a young man who is not yet 20 years old has unknowingly obtained more than $1 billion from the capital market, and it is simply impossible not to attract the attention of those who are interested.

The only thing Simon can do is to make sure that his wealth actually falls into his own hands.

So, even though there is still more than a month to go before the year-end tax payment date, he may be able to make another profit if he smashes all his money on the stock market. But just in case, Simon chose to set aside his taxes.

October 28th.

Wednesday.

All of the $1.1 billion available in Simon's account has been converted into stocks, and he and Janet have been in New York for five days.

In recent days, apart from checking in on all aspects of "When Harry Met Sally," Simon and Janet have basically just wandered around New York.

Although the release of "The Grim Reaper is Coming" has once again increased Simon's attention, "Lola Run" and "Butterfly Effect" have long been out of gear after all, and the paparazzi are becoming more and more interested in tracking Simon and Janet, and there is no explosive news at all.

So, although Simon's arrival in New York was quickly exposed, there were very few paparazzi with him and Janet, and the two would not have much trouble wandering around the streets.

In the evening, Simon and Janet followed a real estate agent around downtown Manhattan for a day, and had just returned to the Plaza Hotel, intending to rest for a while before going out for dinner, but they did not expect that Noah Scott was already waiting in the lobby of the Plaza Hotel.

Despite some surprise, Simon agrees with Noah Scott's suggestion to treat him.

Re-exit the Plaza Hotel and head to a nearby restaurant.

After ordering the meal, Noah Scott looked at the couple of men and women sitting across from him, and after a while, he finally asked bluntly: "Simon, can you tell me how much money you make?"

Simon smiled and shook his head, "Noah, if it were you, would you tell me?"

"No," Noah Scott smiled helplessly, "but these days, my mind is always around this, and I heard that you are in New York, and I flew back from Chicago on purpose. ”

Simon shrugged: "If this bothers you, all I can say is sorry. ”

Noah Scott said, "So, tell me something I know, okay? Simon, for example, your operation in September, why?"

Simon asked rhetorically, "What why?"

"6,000 contracts," said Noah Scott, "why did you buy only 6,000 contracts, you know, the S&P 500 in September was very volatile, but the overall trend was still downward, and you can buy 80% of your position as usual." ”

Simon paused when he heard Noah Scott's explanation, and then said, "If you really want to hear the truth, I'm scared." ”

Noah Scott looked disbelieving: "Scared?"

Janet also looked at it curiously.

Simon quickly relaxed and said, "That's right, I had a fear in my heart at that time. ”

Noah Scott looked at Simon with blazing eyes and said, "But, this month, you should be earning more, aren't you?"

"Yes, but at that time, I was scared," Simon said, "and, Noah, you followed up, didn't you?"

This time, Noah Scott was silent.

Even if everyone knows about this kind of thing, no one will be stupid enough to admit it frankly.

Simon didn't wait for Noah Scott's answer, saying, "I sensed that Lehman Brothers should follow, and then, I thought of more possibilities. For example, if you follow up, then if the news spreads further, will there be other people who will follow, and in the end, the whole market will definitely move completely beyond my expectations. ”

Noah Scott shook his head: "Simon, I don't understand. ”

Simon hesitated and said, "Let's put it this way, Noah, the stock market crash I predicted was probably October." You know, in October, the federal congress will release the trade and deficit situation for the third quarter, and that could be the straw that breaks the camel's back, and it is true. September is a very volatile delivery month for stock index futures, and it is impossible for me to complete the layout in such a market environment. So, I was scared at the time. Your understanding is actually wrong, I'm not afraid that I'm making too much. Rather, I'm worried that the whole market will change completely unexpectedly because of all of you. For example, if the stock market had crashed early in September, it would not have been possible for me to have the harvest I had in October. ”

Noah Scott listened to Simon, but he was speechless.

Both sides were silent for a moment, and Noah Scott relaxed his expression, looked at Simon again, and said, "But, Simon, I don't know if you've been paying attention to Wall Street lately." I'm guessing you definitely don't want to be exposed, but, your matter has already caught a lot of people's attention. ”

Simon is just having fun with Janet these days, but he doesn't pay much attention to the stock market.

Hearing Noah Scott say this, Simon said, "Can you talk about it carefully?"

"Tech stocks," Noah Scott said with a slight smile on his face, "Simon, you've bought a lot of tech stocks, right, a lot of them?"

Since it has been broken by Noah Scott, Simon does not hide it, nodding and admitting: "That's right." ”

"Compared to other sectors," said Noah Scott, "in the last week or so, technology stocks have risen by more than 15% again from the day of the crash to now, and now, many people even think that we investment banks are secretly eating in, and they are starting to follow up with the intention of secretly making a profit." But, that person is actually you. And, if I guessed correctly, you invested at least a billion dollars. ”

Simon fell silent.

Noah Scott paused for a moment, then said again: "Moreover, in the stock index futures market, your operation has actually attracted the attention of many people. ”

Simon didn't answer, but Janet couldn't stand it anymore and said directly: "Noah, what do you want to say?"

Noah Scott smiled and said, "Jenny, I don't mean anything else, and I'm not going to be a lobbyist for someone else today. I just want to tell you what I know. Simon, maybe you should do some preparation in advance. Also, I'd love to continue our good relationship. If we have the opportunity to cooperate in the future. ”

Simon heard Noah Scott say this, nodded, and said, "Of course, we will definitely have a chance to work together." ”

"Speaking of which," Noah Scott said with a smile on his face a little more, "I also secretly bought some S&P 500 futures last time, guess how much I earned?"

Simon shook his head in confusion.

Noah Scott held up two fingers: "$2 million, a failure, right?"

Simon smiled, not knowing what to say.

Noah Scott said, "I made $2 million just from one of your thoughts, so I think I'd better keep friends with you." ”

Simon shook his head in confusion.

Noah Scott held up two fingers: "$2 million, a failure, right?"

Simon smiled, not knowing what to say.

Noah Scott said, "I made $2 million just from one of your thoughts, so I think I'd better keep friends with you." ”