Chapter 155 The Purpose of the Assessment
?? The more Charles talked, the more atmospheric he became, and he felt that John was rotten wood that could not be carved.
John also admits that Charles is telling the truth, but for the sake of Antonio, he still refutes. "Charles, you're right, but you're ignoring the fact that we're giving and making us the most powerful and wealthy people in the world, aren't you?
But they ......," John pointed to a cargo ship not far away. "Gave his life for this country, but what did he get in the end?"
"That's their glory, but it can't be the capital to get a state funeral and get into Arlington Cemetery. Charles replied.
When John heard Charles's words, he gave up rebuttal, and there was no point in arguing, so he looked directly at Charles and asked. "Charles, just tell me if the Rockefellers owe me a favor. ”
"And, of course. Charles affirmed without hesitation. Although he couldn't get used to John's heart, the Rockefeller family would definitely have to pay it back. "But......" Charles smiled slightly. "JK! You're proposing two things, and I, the Rockefellers, owe you only one favor. ”
"Uh-huh....... ”
John heard Charles's words and suddenly felt bad, this is not because Charles cheated him, but he himself forgot, the state funeral and the Arlington National Cemetery, these are two sets of bills, and the two cannot be used together, that is to say, people who are eligible for a state funeral are not necessarily eligible to be buried in the Arlington National Cemetery.
In this way, John was embarrassed, the Rockefeller family owed him only one favor, and he could only choose one of the two by choosing either a state funeral or Arlington National Cemetery.
And just as John was thinking about whether it was a state funeral or Arlington Cemetery, Charles on the side looked at him proudly. "JK! It's not impossible to ask the Rockefellers to help you do these two things. ”
"And what do you need?" John asked directly. He didn't think Charles would have a conscience, and besides, there was no such thing as a free lunch.
"Well......" Charles thought for a moment. "How about the equal exchange of goods, free of the price difference, this price is reasonable, right?"
Charles was clearly opening his mouth, and the difference between his goods and John's was at least $100 million.
In other words, if John wants to hold a state funeral for Antonio and bury them in Arlington National Cemetery, he will not only have to spend the favor of the Rockefeller family, but also at least $100 million.
Such a price can be said to be very large, 100 million US dollars, 99% of the people on the earth will not be able to earn so much money without eating or drinking in their lives, that is, Charles expected that John would definitely agree, so he dared to ask for such a sky-high price.
Of course, John on the side knew that Charles was killing him, but in order to seek inner solace and promise to Antonio, he could only nod and say. "Okay, I promise you, no difference. ”
"Okay, that's it. Charles tightened his trench coat and then turned away, but he didn't take a few steps before he suddenly stopped. "JK! I hope one day you won't regret your decision today. ”
Charles didn't stop there, got off the aircraft carrier with his assistant, boarded a destroyer and left the area, along with the cargo ship that carried the remains of 13 CIA agents.
John, on the other hand, stood at the bow of the ship and watched the ship leave, and only then did he look back at Dani Dao until the ship was gone. "Tell the captain, return home, let's go home. ”
This trip to Poland, he came out for nearly a month, and it was time to go back, but when he thought of the Rockefeller family's favor and $100 million, he had a headache, because as soon as he went back, he had to face the thunderstorm of old Morgan, after all, a loser like him was the only one in the Morgan family.
In December in New York, the cold has crept into this international metropolis, although the weather is not as severe as those in the north, but the temperature of a few degrees below zero, still makes Swan Lake in the Morgan Manor in Cheung Chau a thin layer of ice.
Morgan Sr. and Mrs. Morgan moved back to the estate every winter because they couldn't stand the winter breeze on Long Island.
"Father, this trip to Poland has been a ....... In the study of Morgan Manor, John, after telling the whole story of his trip to Poland, sat by and waited for old Morgan to get angry.
But Morgan Sr. didn't go as furious as he imagined, and didn't even mention the Rockefeller family's favors and $100 million in exchange for Antonio's state funeral and admission to Arlington National Cemetery.
Old Morgan just waited for him to finish, nodded slightly to show understanding, and then talked about something else. "John, I've had the gold and silver you brought back from Poland this time re-smelted, 312 tons of gold, 231 tons of silver, and the total value of these things is $4.7 billion. ”
John was relieved to hear Morgan Sr. say something else.
He was surprised to hear the exact value of these things, and at the same time he was faintly happy in his heart, for this was the first time he had been so rich since he had been cut off by old Morgan.
How do you spend all this money?
As a man who became rich overnight, John, like many others, began to think about how to spend the money.
First hand over $2 billion to complete the family assessment, and get back your own shares and company .......
Then the remaining more than $2 billion was invested in the United Kingdom, and when Soros shorted the pound, he fished in troubled waters and made a .......
Finally, buy more shares in Apple and wait for Jobs to trade Pixar for .......
The more John thought about it, the more he felt that his good days were coming, and that those bitter days were gone.
And at this moment, the old Morgan on the side interrupted his fantasy by a remark. "John, what are you going to do with all this money?"
"Hmm...... I want to come up with $2 billion to complete the family assessment, and then ......"
"Oh, stop for a moment....... ”
John was about to describe his planned future to Morgan Sr., but he had just said a word when he was interrupted by Morgan Sr. "John, you don't understand the real meaning of the test. ”
Old Morgan got up from his chair as he spoke, and walked to the window to look at the fountain at the gate. "It's not about whether you can make $2 billion in the end, it's about whether you have what it takes to lead the Morgan family, you know?"
John shook his head and replied. "I don't understand. ”
Old Morgan was not angry when he saw that John could not answer, he had never discussed this question with John, so he wanted to talk to John while he had time now.
"John, if the head of a small family is not capable, he can only affect a few members of the family, and at most two families.
But as the head of the Morgan family, if he is not capable, it will not affect just a few people in two families, but he will affect allies, associations, political parties, countries and hundreds of millions of people.
It is said that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, but conversely, the greater the responsibility, the greater the ability!
???? So as the patriarch of the Morgan family, you must have a certain ability, as for what ability is needed?"
Old Morgan said and glanced meaningfully at John. "I can't tell you this, or I'll break the Morgan family rules.
But what I can tell you is that one day you'll get there, and that's when you'll become the true heir to the Morgan family. ”