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The money you mention could just come out of the budget for the show. Are you implying that you think they'll be making money to cover some of the expenses? I just can't see that happening. If Lex is really a savvy trader then he would surely know better than to give actual cash to traders who have had 2 week's training - he might as well give it to charity.
why wouldn't it be real money? it's not like theyre going to lose THAT much. i bet the caterer for the crew alone for the show will cost more than they could potentially lose in those 2 months. when it comes to tv/movie production money is nothing (i know cause i worked in the biz for a number of years)
did anyone else notice that in the mangers office, the kanji (Japanese character) for "Happiness" that he has on the wall is upside down? lol.