Chapter 121: Dotcom Bubble (2)
[Sinking Bond Market. Investors’ Hearts Frozen Solid]
[Microsoft Boldly Claims New OS Windows 95 Will Be ‘Nothing Short of Revolutionary’...]
When a bubble pops, it means the money that had once had a direction is now wandering aimlessly.
Of course, in this capitalist society, money is often little more than illusion—most of it is literally erased.
‘A zero-sum game isn’t always a bad thing.’
A zero-sum game means someone always loses, yes—but someone else always wins. Over a trillion dollars were wiped out in the global bond market crash, and it left massive losses for nearly every investor.
Ah—except me, of course.
“How much capital do we have available right now?”
With both Lee Si-hyun and Seo Joo-eun away, the job of acting as my secretary had fallen to Choi Yeon-ha, who wiped her sweat nervously as she answered.
Maybe the room’s a bit warm.
“Roughly 10 billion dollars. Without leverage.”
Excellent.