It makes a lot of mohe Wall Street.

  ID Software's profits have reached a glorious six million dolrs. Being the first to veo 3D design is a remarkable achievement. The generous checks given to the initial four employees 50 thousand dolrs each have garnered gratitude. While this might appear terproductive, it's necessary as the team grows and money is distributed among them. The tract tio run, and after six deliveries, it's unclear how the product developments will turn out.

  Money keeps flowing in and out, which has not stopped impag the panies under Lux ics. Lux ics has not ceased to spend money on multiple iments. The list of iments includes 45,670 shares in Copany, 349,000 shares in World, 298,324 shares in the deing Apple, 133,450 shares in Walmart, 319,120 shares in Home Depot, 41,000 shares in Mald's, 34,930 shares in General Electric, 530,231 shares in Cisco Systems, 468,213 shares in Intel, and 490,000 shares in Oracle.

  This long-term iment strategy accumutes bes gradually. Over time, these bes will transform into a force beyond belief, suffit to manage various forms of iment.

  All these shares will be used as colteral for the bet that Billy and Raimon will pce. The colteral is valued at 27.5 million dolrs and will be used for short sales starting on December 15. They will bet on the downfall of the Soviet Union, targeting a portion of state-reted enterprises within the Soviet system. Additionally, they will i in leveraged debt buyouts, which will be sold when the Soviet Union colpses, based on the unforeseen data both Billy and Raimon possess.

  The wait has been excruciating, causing Raimon to feel a heavy heart every time he hears about shares or simir matters. It's a chest pain he hardly endure. Billy made him promise to keep this secret, despite several is where Raimoed profusely at work. These details ot escape Anne's scrutinizing eyes as they stantly turn toward Raimon's affairs. They heave a sigh in a way that only someone who's bearing an additional workload uand. With eaew assig, Ahinks about the extended vacation that is drawing nearer. But Billy promised that ohe Soviet Union fell, they could enjoy a paid vacation.

  Raimon's desperation is terrible, and he wonders if he'll work his whole life without ever taking vacations, even on December 24th and 25th. He received a small bonus and used it to buy a lot of food, but he missed his mother deeply. Billy invited him to have hamburgers and gave him a special ic autographed by Joe Kubert. It was a good Christmas. Raimon's mother missed him, but his father told her that he should keep up the good work, and if he had a job, it was better not to visit.

  Raimon's thoughts were a mess. Then came the fateful call from the iment fund. They took 3% as a transa fee aiohat it was a wild bet, but the greenback moves mountains in acceptance, especially with the potential fnifit profits.

  The iment fund used the money for various financial moves, and all of them verged on a on oute: pg a bet with the 50 million that Billy Carson provided, with 27.5 million as colteral and 22.5 million as debt. This would result in substantial gains.

  On December 26th, the USSR fell, and "Iment Copys," one of the few certified groups that accepted Billy's bet, went wild with anticipatiohe sequences of what had just happened.

  James Cabet discovered the colpse at 2:00 PM on December 26th. The pa crazy that very day but in an uhy way. It began with the paranoia that James Cabet started to feel after the USSR's downfall, like a lighthouse that illumihe sky.

  He adjusted his short sales and begaing every sale in the best possible way. The gains on each sale were two, three, four, five times the pertage he had bet. The leverage Billy had provided resulted in such remarkable profits that he felt like g at the ridiculous sario he was witnessing. Even his partner, Liria, was sweating profusely while watg the transas. James Cabet's hands even trembled.

  The anger began to spread. At one point, the tension irading room alpable. More employees joihe pany. The ss flickered with stantly ging numbers as they closely monitored the transas. James's risky bet had paid off, but the market's votility made for an unsteady panion for these workers.

  Meanwhile, Liria was trying to maintain her posure, but her heart ounding hard. As an iment analyst, she had seen many strategies, but this operation was bold and perilous.

  The market appeared to fluctuate relentlessly with every specific operation as if caught amid a storm. Eid politiews spread rapidly; the USSR had pletely fallen. Wall Street received many notifications ahead of the rest of the world.

  -I'll call Mr. Raimon to notify him about this bombshell, - James said. Inside, he calcuted his gains: three millio huhousand dolrs, plus ahree million (3,800,000 dolrs)... and then ahree million (6,600,000 dolrs) for a total of twelve million four huhousand dolrs. The sum began to increase like a r storm.

  -The estimated value in this bet far exceeds all the previous iments, which had been doubled or tripled so far. This is beyond our wildest expectations, - Liria told James, in a catatonic state, as if spirits had maed themselves.

  At that moment, Michael Svehe Director of Iments, ehe room, sipping his coffee. Upon seeing James and Liria, who had been in the iment field for four years, he inquired, -Is there something I should know? -

  -Sir, we've carried out the short sales we were retly instructed to make, and the profits we've received are staggering, - James expined.

  -What do you mean? How much is the profit? - Michael asked, curious.

  -486 million dolrs, - James said, surprised by the provisional calcution of gains.

  -Wow! I think we o speak with the t to see if we rei some of that money in stocks. If we work diligently, we double our ine, - Michael Svenes excimed happily. This was what he had hoped for when he opened an iment fund—to bee wealthy, earn a lot of money, and be able to swim in a pool of cash.

  -I'm making the call, - James Cabet said.

  Meanwhile, Raimon ying video games leisurely in his office. He was pletely unaware of what was transpiring in the world of iments. Eventually, he picked up the phoer it had been ringing insistently for five minutes. Frustrated, he answered with a hint of annoyance. However, when James Cabet informed him of the news, Mr. Cloud was left dumbfounded, gaping in astonishment. He slipped into a whirlwind of emotioually cursing loudly, much like his father did when he was fighting against the taxi drivers' guild he had been involved with throughout his life.

  The nehispered like a siren's song, a remarkable t that left those in the room astounded. Anne was with Thomas Carson, and with Thomas Carson came the incredulity triggered by Mr. Cloud's words. Shortly after, as Billy tio draw in his office, they heard James Cabet's story and discussed the steps.

  -What are you talking about? - Thomas asked, jolting himself from the stupor that had entrapped his being.

  -Apparently, an iment made by young Billy has paid off. The sum seems outndish, but I believe it's best to discuss it with the boss, - Mr. Cloud said for the tenth time in fifteen minutes, pausing to pour himself a gss of water as his throat had dried up from incredulity.

  Anne knocked on Billy's door, who was immersed in his drawing. It had been a month sihe release of the book "A Game of Thrones," part of the "A Song of Id Fire" series. So, he decided to extend the story with another novel. He had been in touch with Tor Books to provide illustrations for the deluxe edition of the book.

  -Billy, we o talk, -- Thomas said, a little impressed by what he was about to ask of his son.

  -Is something wrong? - Billy asked, still drawing.

  -We received a call not long ago about a successful iment of 482 million dolrs in your name. you firm if that's true? - Thomas said.

  -Oh, of course, it's mine. We ducted some short sales of Russian panies, - Billy replied calmly.

  Thomas Carson sat down in front, somewhat incredulous. 480 million dolrs in profit – what did he bet on? How much money did he put on the line, or eration did he carry out for the gain to be so enormous?

  -What do you pn to do with all that money? - Thomas Carson asked.

  -Well, I think the first thing is to build a building on the nd we have across the street. , we should expand our businesses, especially our ic distribution pany. And if possible, we should create a film distribution pany, - Billy said.

  -You've got it all pnned out, - Thomas said, feeling a bit overwhelmed by his son's pace.

  Anne art of the versation, pting how far the pany could grow. She khat it all began in a garage, then moved to a smaller factory, and now they were operating in a much rger factory, which wasn't initially decorated or managed as it was now.

  -Anne, make arras with Raimon. I want you to hire a good atant and an assistant atant by tomorrow m. Also, find another employee to work with Mr. Cloud. I want to buy a distribution pany if possible or create one if necessary. The better equipped our analysis and ma department, the better for me. I need another assistant under your and and a supervisor to oversee all the panies we currently have, -- Billy said, thinking about what o be done. -- Let's pay off as we have and i a bit in Pixar, Autodesk, and ID Software, respectively. -

  From the couch, Thomas watched his son fidently give orders to everyone, making him feel old and worn out from the sidelines.

  ...

  this is called short selling, and it makes a lot of mory to minimize the blow, but an example of short selling is in 2008 when people with less than a million dolrs made fortunes of 90 million or more. some bet more money and the profits were abysmal.

  have a nice day. I will put a picture of Ali the ents to give you an idea of what she looks like.