Chp 9 : Insight?

That evening, Ari take him back to the orphanage and after having a few words with Mary, he also met several children from the orphanage and was introduced to Mrs. K.

Then Ari politely rejected Mrs. K's proposal for having dinner together and Ari left the orphanage.

After Al and others having dinner, Mary and Mrs. K also talk about a few things with Al.

Mary boiled some tea for her and Mrs. K while she also made Al a glass of hot chocolate.

"Thank you Al for your donation, I've made sure that every money you give has spent well." Said Mrs. K, Al has donated to the orphanage every time he got money from the publishing house. So far he has already made donations close to $500,000 and that money has been made for rebuilding some old rooms, renovation, and new facility installment.

"(Gasp) Who're you and what have you done to Mrs. K impostor!!!" Screamed Al while still holding his hot chocolate.

'Slap'

From behind, Mary hit his head with a folded newspaper and said "Watch your manner boy!"

Smiled wryly he said, "I'm just kidding okay, it's so rare Mrs. K saying that." Al then rubbed his head.

"So pleasant to see you get along again. Al, you have made more money than I have in a year, and you got it from a few months." Al only smiled heard that

Mrs. K continued, "And more so, you are not blinded by this. Usually, a normal kid would have to buy those Atari things and expensive toys, even a car. But you, not only giving donations to this orphanage but also giving out to other orphanages and some live aid institutions. Also giving us a lot of gifts, I'm afraid we all have been spoiled by you hahaha"

Al smiled and said "It's nothing Mrs. K, you are treating me like some foreign donor. We are a family aren't we, we are always protecting each other."

"I'm proud of you Al." Mrs. K's eyes seemed to become teary, she approached Al and hugged him. Al felt warm and return hers with a tighter hug.

Mary who saw both of them also felt warm, after both of them finish their hugs, Mary also wanted to discuss Al some important things.

"With your income minus tax and your donation also the service fee of me and lawyer, so currently you have a net worth $3.9 million, so much money for a brat like you." She smiled teasingly.

"Fewer than I predicted, far from my goal." Said Al while holding his non-exist beard.

"Do you want to be hit again, boy! Even a CEO from a famous company needs a year to have this!" Retort Mary.

"Calm down Mary, calm down.... yikes. What I meant is to build a filming production company, I need a lot of money. At least for one movie, I need around $5 million. Even with $5 million, it could be still classified as small production. Not only that, I want to have my own distribution company, special effects studio, and also my own peripheral chain store." Said Al hurriedly, before Mary's Excalibur hitting him.

"You already planned that far!? That's why you don't want to sell the film and tv rights of <Jurassic Park>!? You want to do it yourself!!" Impressed Mary

"Of course I do, so... I need a lot of capital to get this and I have an idea. I want to invest in the stock market." Said Al

"Stock? Good plan but doing this is very risky. Many people have bankrupt while doing this, some of them commit suicide." Said Mary.

"What they did was stock trading, it got a lot of benefit in a short time, but high risk. Therefore what I want to do is a stock investment." Explained Al

"Wow, you are smarter than I thought, how did you know those term," Mary said.

"I read your college books in the library." Of course, he can't say to Mary he got tons of books in his mind library and his photographic memory.

"Do you think that easy, the best maximum investment profit you get only about 10-20% a year and that is with the best company growth? The rest can get 1 to 10% is considered very lucky."

Of course, Al can't say that he knew the future very well. The most flourishing company in the 80s, he can count it with his own hand. Apple, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Berkshire Hathaway, Wal-Mart, this company's share worth can soar to the sky.

So he decided to tell Mary, "Mary, do you know personal computer?", Mary answered, "Of course I know, some offices have used this, although the unit still few, and the price is really expensive. What's the matter with it?"

"I believe that the personal computer price will be cheaper and the unit will be increased in-office use, even at home. I heard that a company called Apple Inc. plans to build a PC with cheaper and better performance. Since they went public last year, we can buy them now, their current price also very good, about $22 per share. Also, I want to buy Berkshire Hathaway and Coca-Cola shares." Said Al

He needs to buy Apple shares now, because their worth is still cheap now, and he needs to sell them before 1985, which the year Uncle Jobs leave Apple. That year, Apple's share fell below $2 and he will short the stocks and become Apple's biggest shareholders. Fvk, do you know how much Apple worth at its peak? $2 godamn trillion, bigger than the GDP of any third world country.

As for Berkshire, although their price is expensive, $300 per share, they have the most stable increase as their peak becomes $200,000 per share!! But he won't seek a quick investment here, Berkshire shares can be used as mortgage to the bank. Coca-Cola priced $35, and Wal-Mart priced $30 is almost the same as Berkshire Hathaway in terms of growth. As for Microsoft, their rise can be recorded after Uncle Jobs leave Apple, so he still got times. Maybe he should also consider investing in a semiconductor business like Intel.

"I'll consider your opinion, I trust your vision, it's your money. I support you buy Berkshire Hathaway, didn't Warren Buffet bought it before, but Coca-Cola? Their operation is not very good this day and their rival PepsiCo. is riding the tide."

"Please trust me, Mary, I know what am I doing."

"Okay boss." She said while saluting and Al just smiled at her.

Although he despises stock trading and prefers investing, his goal is 19th October 1987. That was a normal day for a normal family, but for Wall Street's vampires, it's their cross, garlic, and sunlight.

That day also called the black Monday, where the disaster struck Wall Street's stock market causing it to encounter one of the biggest crashes in history. Although Al is a pure filmmaker, the book in his head also filled an economic material he was weak for.

His mind contained all the lessons that can be learned on black Monday and his aim is S&P 500 shares, where they enjoy the apple of Eden before cast through from heaven. That day he will enjoy a hundred times return from his investment. But before that, he still needs to explain his current plan to Mary.

After finish discussing his investment, Al also promised to give Mary a benefit from his investment. And as always, he "forces" her to accept it.

"It's already late Al, go back to your room with others and rest. They must be waiting for you, I think I need to give all of you a private room or at least 1 room per 2 people. You all will grow up someday." Mrs. K said.

"(Sigh) Although I hate that day to come, It's necessary to do that Mrs. K. Boys and Girls also need a separate room, if you can, give the girls each private room, we boys are okay sleeping together," said Al

"We'll all see that in the future Al, now go rest."

"Good nite Mrs. K, Mary, love you."

""Good Night Al, we love you too"" Both of them said.

After Al left, only Mrs. K and Mary left in the dining room. "I think what Al said before is more incline to you, Mary."

"Kate!!! stop joking!!" Her face red with anger or... other things

"Oh come on, you already 26 this year! Find yourself a boyfriend or maybe a girlfriend hahaha... Or are you gonna wait for Al to grow up? No kidding, he will be a handsome man in the future." Said Mrs. K jokingly.

"Whatever!! I'm going to sleep, good night Kate!"

Mary also left the dining room.

"(Sigh) young girls this day." Mrs. K said and later she smiled.

To Be Continued...