John went straight back to Purple Star Manor after coming out of Universal Pictures, and near the end of the evening, he called Nancy, asking Nancy to stop contact with other distribution companies for the time being, and wait patiently for Universal's reply.

And the speed of the official letter was far faster than Sidney Szynberg imagined, and it was passed through the fax layer by layer, and within an hour, the official letter he sent was already on the old Morgan's desk.

"What is this?"

Morgan Sr. asked, seeing Archie placing a folder in front of him.

It was an official letter from Sidney Szeinberg, president of Universal Pictures, mainly to ask if the group could allow him to buy the rights to JK's film "Forrest Gump". "Archie had read the letter before handing it to Morgan Sr.

Old Morgan heard his words and casually opened the folder and looked at it, and after reading the contents of it, he smiled meaningfully, and then handed the folder to Alqidao. "JK is currently in the process of being evaluated, and this matter is left to the Council of Elders to decide. ”

John's evaluation was primarily the responsibility of the Morgan elders, so it was up to the elders to decide anything about his business.

"Okay. Archie took the folder and turned to leave. He was to get the documents to the elders as soon as possible.

The offices of the elders of the Morgan family are also in the Morgan Manor, only a few hundred meters away from the main building where the elders live and work, so Archie did not walk long to come to the council building where the elders worked.

"Old Mr. Morgan!"

When Archie arrived at the council building, he easily found Henry Sturgis Morgan, the elder of the Morgan family.

Henry Sturgis Morgan, the third generation member of the Morgan family and the elder of this generation of Morgan family, is the most senior person in the Morgan family today, and is a brother to the elder Morgan's great-grandfather.

His name may not be familiar to many people, but when it comes to the company he founded, it is absolutely thunderous. Morgan Stanley, a well-known name in the investment banking world, is also known as Da Mo, which he founded with 20 people.

He is also known as the world's greatest asset allocation expert and the financial genius of Wall Street.

But the former financial genius, the man of the year who surprised Wall Street, also grew old one day, and now he is full of gray hair and drooping old age, and he has long since quit his heavy group work and transferred to the more relaxed Presbyterian Church to take charge of family affairs, and he is also responsible for John's evaluation.

"Is there something wrong with Archie?" asked Henry Sturgis Morgan, seeing that it was Archie, put aside what he was dealing with and took off his glasses.

"Here's a document about JK, and the patriarch asked me to leave it to you to deal with. Archie handed the folder to Henry Sturgis Morgan with both hands.

Henry Sturgis Morgan took the folder, put his glasses back on, and after a quick glance at the contents of the folder, he closed the folder and looked at Alchi. "I know, I'll take care of this matter!"

"Okay, then you're busy, I'll go first. Archie bent slightly.

"Hmm. Henry Sturgis Morgan nodded, watching Archie leave.

After Archie left, Henry Sturgis Morgan called his great-grandson, Dean Morgan, in and handed him the folder. "Dean, print out a few copies of this document and tell the elders to meet in the conference room. ”

"Okay"

Dean Morgan took the folder and quickly walked outside. He was a sixth-generation member of the Morgan family, the same age as John, and was raised by Henry Sturgis Morgan as soon as he graduated from college.

The elders of the Morgan family were all working in the conference building, so after receiving the notice, they quickly rushed to the conference room, and Dean Morgan put the printed documents in front of them one by one, and sat down in the first place, Henry Sturgis Morgan asked them to read the documents first, and then discussed them.

After all the elders had finished reading the documents, Henry Sturgis Morgan cleared his throat and asked. "What do you think about this?"

As soon as his words fell, Elder Aldrich Morgan, who was sitting at the bottom, immediately spoke.

"Great Elder, I don't think this is appropriate, JK is undergoing an assessment, and according to the assessment regulations, the group can't help him, so we can't agree. ”

Most of the elders nodded slightly when they heard his words, and they also did not approve of Universal Pictures' purchase of the rights to "Forrest Gump".

Henry Sturgis Morgan heard him finish speaking, nodded his head in understanding, and then looked around at the crowd and asked again. "Are there any other opinions?"

"Yes. Elder Mandel Morgan, who was sitting next to Henry Sturgis Morgan, spoke. "I think we can totally agree. First, we all know that JK will donate all the income of "Forrest Gump" to public welfare, so the income of this film will not be counted in the assessment, and secondly, Universal Pictures is using the market price to buy the copyright of "Forrest Gump", which does not help, after all, if Universal Pictures does not buy it, then other distribution companies will also buy it. ”

"I don't agree with you. As soon as his words fell, Elder Aldrich Morgan immediately retorted. "The clan rules stipulate that the heirs are not allowed to have personal business transactions with the group during the assessment period, so even if JK's "Forrest Gump" income will not be included in the assessment funds, even if Universal Pictures does not buy other distribution companies, we can't break the clan rules. ”

"You're misinterpreting the rules!" said Elder Mandell Morgan, looking at Elder Aldrich Morgan. "The original intention of the clan rules is to prevent the assessor from completing the assessment with the help of the group, rather than being inflexible and deducting words word by word. ”

As Aldrich Morgan and Mandel Morgan refuted each other, more and more people in the room became involved in the argument, and neither side let anyone agree with each other, and both sides thought that what they said was the most reasonable and the other should accept it.

It wasn't until the two groups of people were at loggerheads that Henry Sturgis Morgan, who had been sitting in the first place, cleared his throat.

Knowing that he was ready to speak, the crowd immediately stopped arguing and waited for him to make the final tone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what is the purpose of our existence?" said Henry Sturgis Morgan, looking around at the crowd. Seeing that the crowd did not speak, he continued. "The purpose of our existence is to defend the rules of the race. And what is a family rule? A family rule is a rule that cannot be changed by a word or a symbol.

Today's scene has been playing out in this room for more than 100 years, and in our generation, we must also defend the rules of the clan with the same dedication as our predecessors. ”

Henry Sturgis Morgan's words are tantamount to pronouncing the result, in fact, he is not an unkind person, but he knows that this kind of thing cannot be spoken, because once there is a first time, there will be a second and a third time...... Until in the end, the clan rules became a non-existent thing.