27 A Windfall of 80 Billion

"Let’s wait and see after the half-hour break. We’ve got time," Willy Morgan said, making everyone in the room turn to look at him.

At that moment, everyone felt like they’d just been slapped in the face. All their sarcastic and mocking remarks aimed at Willy earlier were now ricocheting back at themselves. Who was this young man, and how could he have so accurately predicted what would happen today?

Unbothered by the stares, Willy casually opened his phone and played a couple of games while waiting. Half an hour later, OpenApple resumed trading.

When the market reopened, the stock price had already plummeted to $522. And the downward spiral continued. The price dropped into the $400s.

Willy took out his calculator and did some quick math. The system had told him there would be a 9