Marvel: Superman Survival Guide

Chapter 50 Stock Manipulation
Regardless, the Avengers will kick off soon, and interesting things will begin, and likewise, we are getting closer to the Infinity Stones.

Although Link has joined S.H.I.E.L.D. and is a level six agent, he is still considered a peripheral staff member and cannot enter the core at all. He shows his strength only in the hope of joining the Avengers in the future.

It's not a bad thing that SHIELD doesn't go too deep into the core. After all, it's still SHIELD and it's hard to tell the difference.

There was no need for him to go into the core and wade into the muddy waters. He could just wait patiently for the beginning.

In this way, time came to 2008, and Fisker's nursing home opened. It was well built and had complete facilities.

The lonely elderly people in Hell's Kitchen also signed contracts and moved in. Their meager pensions belong to the nursing home. They have no money of their own, but all matters will be taken care of by the nursing home.

All their property rights, lease contracts, etc. were transferred to United Construction Company, so Fisk controlled more land and property rights.

The first batch of low-rent apartments have been put into use and exchanges have begun, and the construction of the first office building has also begun long ago. Everything is moving in a good direction.

This is a charity matter, and as for making money, the dock controlled by Fisk is on the right track, which has really solved a large number of employment problems. In addition, the red-light district project has also begun.

Each gang is responsible for its own part here, which will be their main source of income. As a result, the security in Hell's Kitchen has improved a lot.

After all, only when it is safe will people come to play, and there are many ways to play. The girls here come from all over the world, which is dazzling.

Nightclubs, discos, and clubs all have their own characteristics. There is even a large casino here, which has really attracted a group of people to Hell's Kitchen.

Every night, gang members and police would join patrols, which made Matthew Murdoch very depressed. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Fisk cut off the landing channels for drugs and people, which forced the gangs outside Hell's Kitchen to look for new docks. For a time, there was a shortage of supply, and Fisk began to take action, digging out the drug addicts in Hell's Kitchen and sending them to drug rehabilitation centers.

To this end, Vanessa launched a charity auction and selected the works of a lesser-known painter, but his paintings were very good.

Link was also among the invited guests. He brought Jessica with him and bought a painting for 20,000 US dollars and hung it in the guest room.

The auction was very successful. After all, the purpose was to help drug addicts, but in reality, it just cleared them out of Hell's Kitchen, and it would be difficult for them to come back.

However, if they can quit drugs, they may not be unable to get a new life, but this is too difficult, and everyone knows it is difficult.

Vanessa was dazzling at the auction and got what she wanted, but this was just the beginning. She would then frequently move in and out of New York's upper society.

……

The Apex Awards were held as scheduled. Link paid attention and saw that Stark Industries was negotiating with the military about the purchase of Jellico missiles. Stark Industries' stock rose again.

Link took this opportunity to sell all his stocks and immediately bought shares of Hammer Industries.

At this time, the stock of Hammer Industries dropped slightly, and Link made a direct move without hesitation. At this time, his 1.1 billion US dollars had become nearly 1.2 billion. The dividends were given to the charity fund!
By the time he completed the operation, the news of Tony Stark's disappearance finally came back. Stark Industries' stock suddenly fell by about 3%, while Hammer Industries' stock began to rise.

Coulson called Link and asked him to find out some information from the upper echelons of New York to see if there was anything to be gained. Then there was no other action.

In fact, this matter is a bit strange. SHIELD should have been keeping an eye on Tony Stark. Didn’t SHIELD take action when he was kidnapped?
Or maybe SHIELD didn't expect that Stark would be kidnapped under the protection of the military. After all, this sounded like a joke. Most people wouldn't believe that Stark would be taken away by the US military.

As time went by, Stark disappeared for longer and longer periods of time, which naturally dealt the greatest blow to Stark Industries. However, because Stark Industries had so many profitable projects, the stock price did not fall much.

Link also analyzed that as the mastermind behind the scenes, Obadiah Stane would not have allowed the stock price of Stark Industries to plummet without making preparations.

However, Hammer Industries benefited from it. As time went on, Justin Hammer hinted on various occasions that Stark was dead. The stock price of Hammer Industries rose significantly, and Link made a fortune.

So, more than two months after Stark disappeared, Link began to slowly sell Hammer Industries shares, and his funds reached 1.3 billion US dollars.

By buying low and selling high, Link made more than 100 million US dollars in two operations, most of which came from the appreciation of Hammer Industries' stock.

Coincidentally, Link had also passed the tax season, so he could patiently wait for Stark's return and announce the closure of the weapons department.

Stark Industries' market value of 200 billion US dollars plummeted by more than 55% to less than 100 billion US dollars. Link planned to short Stark Industries and make a fortune.

He directly used ten times the financial leverage, and then borrowed more than 10 billion US dollars worth of Stark Industries stock from various financial institutions for a period of one month.

By the time all this was done, Stark had been missing for three months, and Link had also received the news that Stark had been rescued. The stock price began to rise, but Link was still holding on to the stocks and did not sell them. It was not until the day before Stark's return that he took action and sold all the stocks at once.

But it did not affect the stock price. Countless people rushed to buy it. If Tony Stark came back and did not announce the closure of the weapons department, then Link would go bankrupt.

But he was not afraid. At worst, he could go to Africa, capture Ulysses Klaue, steal his vibranium, and then sell him to Wakanda.

……

Stark is back, and as soon as he gets off the plane, he's going to hold a press conference.

Link was in the foundation's office, watching the press conference on TV. Jessica was sitting next to him. She didn't know about Link's financial operations.

Jessica took a sip from the wine glass and asked, “Why are you paying attention to him?”

"Of course we have to keep an eye on him. The development of our foundation depends on him." Link said with a smile, and then continued to stare at the TV.

Jessica stopped talking, she found that her boyfriend was paying extra attention to her today.

(End of this chapter)