Babel Novel
Making 22
Making 22
Gilmore looked at the number written on the check. David had given him 20 million dollars. It was quite a big amount of money. However, Gilmore knew that for David, a business giant, 20 million dollars was just a drop in the bucket. If it was in the past, the 20 million dollars would have been a distant dream that Gilmore would never achieve. However, now that he had supernatural powers, he could make 20 million dollars simply by buying a lottery ticket. Therefore he didn’t care too much about the 20 million dollars. “David, you want to buy me off with 20 million dollars to make me stay away from Christine. How about me using this amount of money to earn you 200 million dollars back in two days? In exchange, I should be allowed to date Christine,” said Gilmore, looking at David’s back. Hearing Gilmore’s words. Gerald and the other bodyguards all gasped in astonishment. “Earning 200 million dollars with 20 million dollars in two days? How is this possible?” They wondered. They all believed that Gilmore was out of his mind! David couldn’t believe his ears. He turned around and said with his gaze as sharp as a blade falling on Gilmore, “You sure you’re not spouting nonsense?” It wasn’t entirely impossible for him to earn 200 million dollars with 20 million dollars in two days. He could buy stocks. If he got lucky, 200 million dollars can be earned without breaking a sweat. However, Gilmore isn’t Warren Buffett. He wouldn’t know which stocks would go up or go down. Therefore, buying stocks wouldn’t guarantee him a gain of 200 million dollars. Instead, in the worst- case scenario, he might lose all the money. 15
If Gilmore had a big company like Evergreen Group, with a huge volume of transactions conducted every day, earning 200 million dollars in two days wouldn’t be a big problem Unfortunately, Gilmore didn’t have the talent that equaled Warren Buffett, nor did he have a large company like the Evergreen Group. Earning 200 million dollars in two days was undoubtedly a fantasy. Gilmore wasn’t surprised by David’s disbelief. He said with a smile, “Rest assured, David, I didn’t get drunk, nor did I talk nonsense. Til take the 20 million dollars check only if you make this bet with me. If you won’t, I’m afraid that I couldn’t take your money either. 20 million dollars. couldn’t buy my pride” Although David appeared composed, he was still shocked inside. on dollars couldn’t buy his pride! He does have the backbone. However, only pride rather than a sober view of himself, he may land himself in trouble for his isplaced confidence Thinking of this, David agreed right off the bat. “All right, I’ll make this bet. If you fail to ar back 200 million dollars in two days, you must cut off all your contact with “Also, don’t try and borrow money from Christine or someone else. I wouldn’t be fooled by these cheap tricks” He gave Gillmore the heads-up to make sure that Christine wouldn’t help him win this bec Wis a nonchalant smile, Gilmore said, “Sure, I certainly know that. I promise I won’t play these dirty tricks” David said with a nod. “Well, it’s settled then. If you do make 200 million dollars in two days, come to my house and show me. And I will tell everyone at Christine’s birthday panty that you are her boyfriend” Although David promised to introduce Gilmore to people as Christine’s boyfriend if Gilmore won However, in David’s opinion, the chances of that happening were vanishingly small. Even be komself couldn’t succeed without relying on his company’s resources and “Even if you lose your bet, you don’t need to return the money back. But I’ll have to ask you to leave
Christine.” “Okay, deal!” said Gilmore. “I’ll see you in two days.” After finishing his words, David walked out of the living room with a dozen bodyguards closely following him. Soon, they heard the rumble of cars from the outside. And David left. Gilmore and Gerald were left in the living room. Gerald didn’t leave with David as he was sent by Christine to protect Gilmore 24/7. “Make 200 million dollars in two days. It’s impossible! Why did you do that?” asked Gerald, failing to stifle his urge for an answer. After spending several days together, Gerald and Gilmore were becoming friends. He couldn’t help worrying about Gilmore’s situation. In contrast, Gilmore seemed to be totally unfazed. Putting on a mysterious smile, he said, “Well, how will you know until you try? One will never find out how it turns out until the very last minute.” Then Gilmore walked upstairs. “I’m going to take a rest. Remember to close the door.” “Sure” Gerald nodded. Staring a Gilmore’s back, Gerald started to ponder over Gilmore’s words. “One will never find out how it turns out until the very last minute.” As a member of the ace special forces, Gerald had a deeper understanding of these words. When facing life-and-death moments he had persisted to the last given up. second and never He started to think. “Probably Gilmore can really earn 200 million dollars back in two days. He was actually excited for a miracle to happen… In the bedroom, Gilmore didn’t sleep. Instead, he looked at the market index on his computer. international stock +61% Property © 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.
With all the listed companies’ stock indexes displayed on the screen, he soon had a general idea of these statistics from today’s trading volumes, stock prices to stock price changes. Gilmore wanted to rake in 200 million dollars in two days by investing in the stock market. Investing in the stock market was a risky move, but the returns could be high. He might carn more money than he did from other kinds of investments. + This was the only possible way for Gilmore to win the bet. Scanning through the countless company names on the screen, he couldn’t predict which company’s stock price would soar and which company’s stock price would fall tomorrow. But he had the God’s Eyes. Once he activated his God’s Eye, he would know which stock would rise or fall. Then his pupils constricted into slits. With his mind concentrated, he murmured, “God’s Eye, please track down the stock with the highest stock price increase.” Suddenly, the stock indexes before him began to move. Transaction data, stock price changes, and K diagram started to change immediately. Gilmore was clear that the stock market was closed at night. However, The stock indexes on the computer were currently,in a state of change. Apparently, Gilmore was watching the stock market tier of the following two days, rather than today’s. Soon, a stock with the highest share price uptick appeared on the screen. It was Realm Group. The stock code was **** and the price was 6.4 dollars per share. Gilmore didn’t expect that in the next two days, the stock price increase of Realm. Group from the Chapman family turned out to be the highest. In real life, he and Marco were rivals in love. Now they were still fighting in the stock market. Things were getting more and more interesting. After a while, the screen changed back to its original state.
After checking today’s stock of Realm Group, which was 0.8 dollars per share, he found that it was 10 percent lower than yesterday. And through his God’s Eye, Gilmore had just known that in two days, Realm Group’s stock would jump to 6.4 dollars per share, with a rise of 800%. Gilmore felt that he was about to be flooded with money.