Breaking Up Is Better Than Divorce

‘ Khan’ conquers Wall Street.

“I thought Trump wouldn’t give up without anyone else knowing.”

Joanna, who was instructed to exclude VIP clients’ funds from this bet, said with a surprised expression to Eugene.

“Trump has said he supports the UK leaving the EU. And getting Brexit won’t be bad for Trump.”

“Being supporting and believing you will win are two different things. Moreover, betting your money on whether Brexit will pass is another thing.”

“Well. Indeed, it is. But it’s true that it doesn’t suit Trump to be so scared. I am playing a much more risky gamble than that.”

“It’s a risky gamble… … .”

Eugene knew that the gamble Joanna was talking about was the presidential election.

“Is there anything called gambling? For Trump, participating in this presidential election is not a burden on him. It’s a good game to win, and it doesn’t matter if you lose.”

“Why? They spend at least $100 million and generate tons of antis in the US and around the world.”

“That’s what Trump is aiming for. The most important thing for Trump is his reputation. Most of his business gets his money from selling his name. Whether it’s bad reviews or good reviews, the more people get his name up and down, the higher the value of Trump’s name.”

Eugene, who had met Trump several times, learned that he wasn’t even sure that the man would become president.

But after two years of campaigning, Trump’s name became known not only in the United States, but also around the world.

Can you make that kind of fame with 100 million dollars? It’s a no-brainer. Unless it’s the US presidential election.

“But betting on a bet that has a much higher chance of losing the big $800 million is a different story. Moreover, if the initial funds are debts owed by the bank. Blowing that money away will put Trump in a corner. Maybe enough to worry about the presidential election.”

“I have to… … .”

“And one more thing. Trump has already made close to $400 million through us in less than a year. However, it must have been difficult to bear the thought of being able to blow away the large sums of money he had accumulated with this single gamble. People are always far more sensitive to harm than to gain.”

“It could be. $500 million turned into $870 million, and it would be dizzying if it could be zeroed out as a result of just one day of voting.”

Even Joanna’s father, who said so, decided to withdraw from this gamble.

“You only have a 1/3 chance of winning, but not many people would bet $800 million. But how hard-hearted is the person who puts 100 billion dollars into such a nonsensical gamble?”

Joanna asked with a puzzled expression.

“Because the results are visible.”

“You mean you have some special ability?”

“no. Just like everyone else, I’ve been looking at this and that data. Especially big data.”

Eugene said, pointing to the report of Snowflake, which recently invested a large amount of money.

“Big data?”

“yes. If we compare withdrawal and retention focusing on words related to Brexit, much more weight is placed on the exit side. You can see that the British people are much more interested in leaving.”

“I know big data is a very useful analysis method, but are you saying that it can even predict the outcome of such a vote?”

“Of course, I can’t say that data mining is making any solid predictions yet, but I think it’s pretty accurate. On the contrary, I think it’s even more so with elections like this.”

“That’s why investment in big data technology companies has increased so much recently.”

Through a VC in California, Eugene has invested in Snowflake as well as big data companies such as Palantir Technologies and Databricks.

All of these companies have the potential to boast an enterprise value of hundreds of billions of dollars within 10 years.

“Then you are saying that all the investments you have made so far are because of such big data analysis?”

“That’s right. I trust big data a lot.”

“You are a liar. Most of the reports that go up to the boss go through my hands, but big data analysis has only been around for a while.”

Joanna said bluntly.

“uh? Can’t you say that too?”

Eugene laughed and said.

“what? how? Are you playing with me?”

“no. You got an interview this time. I was going to say that there. Won’t it work?”

“no. It will work. I almost skipped it too.”

Joanna, who now understood Eugene’s intentions, answered with a smile.

“okay. Then you have to plan it that way.”

The words and nuances to be used in the interview are always agreed upon with Monica.

Now, Eugene is enough to be called a power people with enough influence.

So, I tend to refrain from saying things that come to mind on the fly.

“What do you think will happen in the UK referendum in a few days?”

A reporter for Forbes, who is now quite familiar, was selected as the interviewer.

“As always, I think the British people will make the wisest choice.”

“If it’s a wise choice, you’re talking about staying in the EU, right?”

“Do you think that staying in the EU is the only wise choice?”

Eugene rather questioned.

“Isn’t it natural? If the UK leaves the EU, it will be in a lot of trouble.”

“Actually, there is a considerable leap in logic in the word difficulty. “Even if I choose to remain in the EU, it will not solve many of the difficulties the British people are facing now.”

Eugene deliberately controlled her breathing once before continuing.

“It is true that people in various countries are having a difficult time due to rapid globalization. And while the UK may be in trouble for the time being by leaving the EU, we cannot be sure that there will be only negative impacts in the long run.”

“Are you saying that Brexit will ultimately help the UK?”

“no. I just want to say that we don’t know what will happen in the future. It is foolish to criticize the decision of Brexit as a foolish choice.”

Eugene used rhetoric to avoid political controversy as much as possible.

The person who will benefit greatly from Brexit is Eugene himself.

Seeing Eugene criticize Brexit like that doesn’t help anyone.

“So you mean that Eugene Khan expects the vote to end in favor of Brexit?”

“I think it’s much more likely, at least if you analyze big data.”

Eugene predicted the outcome of Brexit with the words he had prepared.

In the interview that day, there was no mention of Eugene betting large sums on Brexit.

However, other media outlets that followed Eugene’s interview published articles about Eugene’s investment.

– Eugene Khan bets tens of billions of dollars on Brexit.

Eugene’s large bets could be confirmed through various sources, but how much he bet was completely confidential.

In fact, very few people know about it.

Even the media reports only a fraction of the actual amount.

If it is known that Eugene has bet 100 billion dollars, and that there is a huge amount at stake that will exceed Korea’s one-year GDP, even if the leverage is calculated, the ripple will be incomparable to what it is now.

Eugene didn’t want such a ripple, so he didn’t raise any questions about the expected amount reported by the media.

However, tens of billions of dollars alone was enough to attract people’s attention, and the American media, who are relentless enough to look like a nobleman to the Korean media, said that this is the time, and loaded Eugene’s story as a stimulating phrase that would increase sales to their heart’s content.

– Eugene Khan is waiting for the British people to make a foolish choice.

– Eugene Khan, the violent conqueror of Wall Street, failing this time?

It seems that the name for calling Eugene changed from ‘Eugene Kang’ to ‘Eugene Kang’, and then again to ‘Eugene Khan’, and now it seems to have been concluded as ‘Khan’.

Probably because ‘Khan’ is much more comfortable to pronounce than ‘Kang’ or ‘Kang’.

Even now, Eugene does not even point out that it is ‘Khan’ rather than ‘Khan’.

According to some people, ‘Khan’ sounds more like Chingkis Khan’s khan rather than a surname, so the reason was that it would feel a little familiar to both Asians and Westerners.

– Descendants of the conquerors who ravaged the world a thousand years ago, now again ravage the world with gold.

Even reporters who could not distinguish between Korea, the motherland of Eugene and Genghis Khan’s Mongolia, reported Eugene as a descendant of Genghis Khan.

“Since when did we become Mr. Khan? Moreover, he is a descendant of Chingkis Khan. Did you change your nationality?”

Yooseong, who was looking at the newspaper, said, unable to contain his laughter.

“I know. If the Mongolians see it, they will be angry.”

“Maybe the two of you aren’t even that nervous at all?”

Joanna asked with a puzzled expression.

“The voting is just one day away. Aren’t you worried?”

“What are you worried about? The dice were thrown anyway.”

Yoosung, who now has no doubts about his investment, said with a relaxed expression like his brother.

“How can you not be worried? It’s not that I don’t trust the boss, of course, but… … .”

Joanna has placed a $100 billion bet, and omitted the statement.

A day before the voting day, the investment that Eugene ordered was being completed successfully.

Office employees have contracts with hundreds of financial institutions on a variety of products.

Options, swaps, insurance, and other derivatives of various products were difficult to enumerate.

As Eugene, I put more effort into this event than ever before.

Because in the next few years, there will be no such great event as this one.

And it’s rare to see such a dramatic outcome that betrays everyone’s predictions.

“The final prediction on the betting site is 2.6 to 7.4.”

Joanna has been terrified since morning.

Dealers were now pouring their last remaining cash into various gift products.

The volume of foreign exchange transactions on that day was several times higher than usual.

This is because not only Eugene but also numerous investment institutions are trying to make a contribution to this opportunity.

In particular, the pound was flooded with huge amounts of money.

An increase of about 0.5 percentage points from the previous day means that investors are generally predicting a stronger pound.

This is very fortunate for Eugene. It means that even if you take a short position by pouring a huge amount, the price will not fall.

It is directly related to tomorrow’s profits.

The dealers, who are frantically busy securing positions, look much more nervous than usual.

Like Joanna, she believed in Eugene’s eyes, but the situation only seemed too unfavorable.

Fortunately, the poll results are very sharply in favor and against, but people still believe in the common sense of the British people.

But Eugene is well aware that the vote a day later will be a sure watershed.

After World War II, the hegemony that has dominated Western countries represented by Europe and the United States is based on the belief in reason and intelligence.

However, since the 2008 global financial crisis, people began to question common sense and express anger at the politicians who put them in a corner.

There is now less than a day left until the common sense of the people of the world collapses.

At midnight on June 23, 2016, the counting of votes finally started.

7 p.m. New York time. It is usually time for everyone to leave the office, but the office staff were waiting for the voting results to be announced with a much more nervous expression than the day before.

According to the voting results, you should start managing your invested assets as soon as possible.

There were things that everyone had to do, whether the result was in favor or in the opposite direction.

“The results will come out in the morning as soon as possible.”

“It will be around midnight here. Let’s all have dinner and rest for a while. Everyone relax.”

“Do you think anyone here can rest?”

Joanna asked.

“You don’t want to? I want to sleep.”

“Because he’s a really weird person. Do you fall asleep in the same situation right now?”

“When I wake up tomorrow and think about how much I’ve earned, I’m sure I’ll fall asleep right?”

Eugene was more relaxed than usual. But deep down, he was also quite nervous. Even though he knew that it would certainly be the case, it seems that it is not easy to find composure due to the large amount of money involved.

As I tried to hide it, I was rather throwing out meaningless jokes.

“It seems that the boss is also a human being.”

Joanna noticed the emotions hidden behind Eugene’s attitude.

That was then.

“iced coffee!”

There was the sound of people sighing and mourning lamentations.

“The results are already in Gibraltar.”

Monica tells you why.

Gibraltar, the southern tip of Spain, facing the African continent and a narrow strait, is smaller than Jung-gu, the narrowest area in Seoul, but it is a strategically important location linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, and has been occupied by the British for 300 years.

Naturally, the people there were also British citizens, so they voted for Brexit.

“With a population of only 30,000, it was over quickly. and… … Your result overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU.”

Monica said with a bitter smile.

“It was there from the beginning anyway. We are attached to Spain rather than mainland England, so it is much more advantageous to stay.”

Joanna said with an effortless, calm face.

But the news he had heard from the beginning was like that, so he was not at all comfortable.