Chapter 415 "The End of the Assessment"
After the finale banquet was over and the follow-up work was arranged, John rested for a day at Purple Star Manor and flew back to New York the next day.
Two days were left on January 1, 1995, when the five-year deadline had expired, and John had to return to Morgan Manor to deal with the appraisal.
The content of the assessment is to make $2 billion in five years, and this requirement has been met by John.
Jinx helped him sell arms and diamonds, earning $1.6 billion in five years.
It can be seen that the arms and diamond industries are really profitable!
ICM's five-year net profit was US$400 million.
Don't be too little, there is always a gap between the formal industry and the illegal industry, otherwise who will be a traitor!
The five-year revenue of the palace studio is 300 million US dollars, mainly from "Stealing Love" and "Friends".
"Forrest Gump" can't tell how much is a donation and how much is the box office, so it is not counted.
$1.2 billion was made from betting on the World Cup.
This must be counted, this is earned by "wisdom"!
John didn't count the money in the gold train, this is the income from tomb robbery, not earning, and John still has this point.
In the end, the miscellaneous sum adds up to a total of $3.6 billion in the past five years, excluding the 500 million principal that he borrowed from the bank, and finally has $3.1 billion.
It's over the target!
However, even if the requirements are met, it must be officially announced by the Great Elder before it is reasonable and legal, otherwise it will still be invalid.
John really wanted the Great Elder to announce it earlier, so that he could get back power earlier, and the companies under his name could return one day earlier, and more importantly, he had always wanted to clean up a person, but his strength did not allow it, so he had been holding back for the past few years.
But now, as long as the Great Elder announces that he has passed the assessment, he has every strength to clean up this person, and he doesn't have to endure it.
And the Great Elder was also very helpful, knowing that John was in a hurry, so before John returned to Morgan Manor, the stool was hot, he came to John's study and informed John to go to the council building the next day.
The next day, John got up early in the morning and had a casual breakfast, then went back to his bedroom to freshen up.
Black leather shoes, white shirt, navy blue tailored suit, John rarely wears so seriously, he usually dresses more casually.
"Alright boss!" Dani looked at John after helping him get dressed, but suddenly felt like something was missing as she looked at it.
"Wait for the boss!"
As she spoke, she opened the drawer containing the ornaments, took out the brooch of the Morgan family logo from a delicate little black box, carefully put it on for John, and nodded with satisfaction after putting it on.
John looked down at the brooch and rolled his eyes, "Do you have to let me wear this brooch?"
This brooch is too recognizable, and a discerning person will know that John is a member of the Morgan family when he sees this brooch, so John rarely wears this brooch.
"Of course! Today is a very important day, and you must wear it to attend. Dani looked at John and nodded in satisfaction when she saw that there was nothing wrong.
After getting dressed and about the same time, John took Dani to the council building.
The conference room was full of people when John arrived, and everyone smiled when they saw him coming.
John's reputation in the Morgan family is not bad, mainly because he has a gentle personality, usually treats people more friendly, never bullies the family members with his identity, and he also tries to help other members of the family when they encounter problems, so everyone recognizes him.
"Are you ready?" asked Mrs. Morgan, seeing John sitting beside her.
"Yes, you're ready!" John nodded heavily.
Old Morgan on the side didn't speak, just glanced at John, under the calm and usual expression on his face, there was an undercurrent in his heart, he knew that today's announcement was actually just a smoke bomb, used to confuse John, and the real assessment was only now really started.
Soon after the personnel arrived, the Great Elder walked up to the rostrum tremblingly with a blue folder, and everyone knew that the meeting was about to start, and they all stopped the discussion, and all of them focused on the Great Elder.
"Hello family members, we are gathered today to announce an important decision.
JK's examination has been completed under my joint supervision with the elders, and he has successfully passed the examination.
Now I want to ask you: JK becomes the heir of the family, but who is against it?"
After the Great Elder finished speaking, he looked at everyone in the audience, and the entire conference room was suddenly silent.
"JK became the heir to the family, but who objected?"
Seeing that no one spoke, the Great Elder asked again, and according to the custom, he needed to ask three times.
If there is an objection and a reason for the objection, the Elders will make a decision on whether John can be the heir.
Of course, this process is basically a walk-around form, and no one will really stand up against it on such occasions, unless he doesn't want to get involved in the family, otherwise there is something wrong with his head.
"JK becomes the heir of the Morgan family, but who is against it?"
The Grand Elder asked again, as was customary.
There was still no one in the room.
When the process was over, the Grand Elder called John to the podium.
Hearing the Grand Elder call him, John got up and straightened his suit before stepping onto the rostrum.
After John stepped onto the rostrum, the Great Elder stretched out his right hand and put it on his shoulder, looked at him earnestly, and said:
"JK! I now officially appoint you as the heir of the family with the right granted by the patriarchs of the past generations, and I hope that you will watch over the family from now on, and you will not rest until death, share honor and disgrace, and live and die. ”
The voice of the Great Elder resounded throughout the conference room, making people feel an unprecedented solemnity.
After listening to the words of the Great Elder, John also solemnly took the oath.
"I will fulfill my duties, be loyal to my family, uphold the law of my family, and live and die. ”
After John finished taking the oath, the Grand Elder nodded heavily, put down his right hand, turned around and picked up the folder placed on the rostrum, and handed it to John.
This folder contains documents on John's becoming heir, with the imprint of the Morgan family elder body and the signatures of the elders, which is a document proving the legitimacy of John's identity.
After the Grand Elder handed over the appointment papers to John, he trembled back to his position and left the rostrum to John.
According to the custom, John has to make some speeches at this time, which is actually to say some official words such as leading the family to continue to be brilliant and prosperous.
But today he doesn't want to say anything official, it's too unnutritious.
He placed the folder on the table, looked around the conference room, and slowly opened his mouth.
"Becoming the heir is both happy and worried for me, happy that the assessment is finally over, and worried about whether I can lead the family to continue to be brilliant.
All of you here should know me well and know that my dream is to become a director, not a patriarch, but sometimes we can't compete with fate and often have to compromise, and personal dreams sometimes have to be compromised before responsibility.
I know that I am not actually suitable to be a patriarch, and there are people here who are smarter than me, hardworking than me, more persevering than me, and braver than me, but fate is sometimes misaligned like this, and we can only accept it calmly.
I don't dare to guarantee that I will be able to lead the family to continue to be brilliant, nor can I guarantee that the family will go to a higher level in my hands, the only thing I can guarantee is just like what I said in the oath: dedication to duty, loyalty to the family, maintenance of family law, life and death!"