Chapter 1201 Morgan's Current Situation

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"Mr. Zhou, what's so funny about this?"

Being ridiculed in this way on his proudest identity, this descendant of the Morgan family named John Vince was about to explode almost immediately. But I don't know if it's because of self-cultivation or fear. He didn't really break out in the end. Instead, he pressed his throat and asked him this question.

Facing such a problem, Smith Zhou just picked up his wine glass unhurriedly, and after taking a sip of what is known as the best red wine in the Bordeaux region, he showed a serious smile and looked at him. Said disdainfully.

"Isn't it ridiculous to hang the name of a dead guy on his head all day long, and then proudly show it off?"

"Mr. Zhou, please pay attention to your words!" John Vince couldn't help but patted the table heavily, and John Vince began to grit his teeth. "The person you're commenting on is my grandfather. You're slandering his life's work!"

"Did I slander him?" Picking his fingers, Smith Zhou answered casually, without caring. "It seems that I only told one truth from the beginning. That is, J.P Morgan is dead. What, did I poke your sore spot? Remind you that your family has long since lost its glory and fallen to the bottom. For a lifetime Is it the reality that we can only rely on the name of a dead person to survive?"

"I'm really sorry, I'm not very good at comforting people. If what I said hurts you, please bear with it. Bear with it and it will pass. This is not what your family has been used to for a hundred years something?"

Sarcasm, merciless irony. Smith Zhou's words were like steel knives, scraping away the pride that John Vince had struggled to maintain all his life, directly gouging out the most painful and powerless truth in his heart.

Yes, it is indeed a great thing to be proud of having a distinguished and impressive ancestor. However, if you simply don't have the ability to inherit your ancestors, you won't even be able to keep the legacy they left behind. Then you, as a descendant with the same surname, are obviously not qualified.

No matter how the Morgan family wants to explain it, they can't change a fact. That is, the Morgan family has been reduced from a host to a guest. Even to the point of being an unpopular guest. If it weren't for the name of J.P Morgan to protect them, they wouldn't even have any say in the current Morgan consortium. Especially after Morgan was divided into Big Morgan and Little Morgan, their rights plummeted.

Maybe some people will still remember Morgan's name in these years, but if they continue to be so disappointing, then in another ten or twenty years, those who have witnessed the glory of J.P Morgan,

After all those who had friendship with the Morgan family passed away one by one, who would care who Morgan was?

This is what John Vince is most afraid of, and the last thing he wants to see. For a long time, under the name of the grandson of J.P Morgan, he tried his best to avoid exposing the truth to outsiders. He has been covering all this with top-notch wealth and luxury. Although all this is no secret to many people in high positions. But as long as no one exposes him, he can still be an ostrich with his head stuck in the sand.

But now, the sand buried in his head has been pushed away, and the problem he has been most afraid of facing has been directly placed in front of him. This made him really unable to accept it for a while.

When people cannot accept the reality in front of them, they often make many special changes. Some people will be silent, some people will resist wildly. And the elderly people like John Vince started to dye their faces, constantly changing their complexions.

From red to white, from white to blue, the color changes one after another, which made him feel his heart beating faster and his breathing short of breath. If this kind of feeling is on young people, it is naturally harmless. But if it happened to an elderly man like him, then it would definitely be a serious problem.

Not daring to hesitate at all, he took out the pills he carried with him from his pocket with trembling hands. And after taking a sip of wine, desperately swallowing the bitter taste of medicine into his stomach. It wasn't until he completely felt his heartbeat calmed down that he had the courage to reply to Smith Zhou.

"Are you saying so much just to humiliate me and my family? You have disappointed me too much. Mr. Smith Zhou, is this what you should do to a host who warmly invites you?"

"On the premise that the meal is still satisfactory! Let me tell you clearly."

Weighing the fork in his hand, Smith Zhou showed a smile that made John Vince look a little scared. As a person who has been in the upper circles all year round. He knew exactly what that smile meant. It was a smile with a certain chance of winning, and such a smile would usually only appear on the face of that kind of winner.

For example, the once very ostentatious Howard Stark and his son. These are the two natural victors who can fight their way out even in the siege of consortium forces. And now, Smith Zhou also showed such a smile. This made John Vince, who had achieved nothing but his laurels, suddenly feel uncomfortable.

However, even if he is uncomfortable. He didn't dare to interrupt Smith Zhou's speech, so he could only pull his tie and listen to Smith Zhou's opinions while releasing the pressure on himself.

"First of all, there should be no goodwill and enthusiasm for us before. From our status and standpoint, we will not have any friendship. You invited me here, just to discuss a transaction. This It's a bare-bones deal. So, no matter what I say, it's just part of the deal. As long as you don't want to break the deal, then you can't blame anything on this issue. Otherwise, the people behind you Those people probably won't forgive you. Even if you are a descendant of J.P Morgan!"

This is John Vince's biggest secret. It is something more important than everything that Smith Zhou revealed just now. This kind of exposure made his already calm face change again. And this time, not even the most effective pills could save his heartbeat.

It can be seen that he really wants to say something at this time. However, Smith Zhou didn't give him this chance at all. Instead, he stood up in a very forceful way, stepped in front of him, and sneered at him condescendingly.

"You must want to ask me, why do I know this, right?"

John Vince nodded, and then he got Smith Zhou's answer.

"The reason is very simple. You have played your tricks too much!"

"I admit that J.P. Morgan was indeed the greatest businessman in the world back then. However, the wealth he left behind should not be enough for your descendants to squander. Just like Rockefeller, are the Morgans special? Can your family's foundation support the ostentation I saw?"

Smith Zhou's rhetorical question made John Vince look embarrassed, but he still forcibly cheered up and refuted him.

"No matter how unworthy our descendants are, we are still a member of the Morgan family. For us, money has never been a problem! As long as we want, even more luxurious things are just easy to get. You Such questions are nothing more than a fuss.”

"Really?" With a grin, Smith Zhou sneered. "Maybe your situation will be better than that of Rockefeller. After all, like Rockefeller, there are too few cases where you can't even keep the shares of the last company. But how much can you keep?"

"Morgan Bank was sold to Chase Manhattan by you. The business belonging to Morgan was also split to Morgan Stanley. Although you have gained a little profit, compared to what you lost, these should not be worth mentioning Yes. Of course, because of the special nature of your family, you can still be guests of the Morgan consortium, or even exist at the core. However, I think you should have discovered that the current Morgan family is no longer talking like it used to be. That's loud and useful. Especially after Christianity is a liar and England is ruins!"

John Vince was completely unable to refute Smith Zhou's words. For so many years, the reason why the Morgan family has been able to maintain a detached position in the upper circles of the United States is not only the legacy of JP Morgan back then, but also the relationship that the Morgan family spent countless efforts to establish in Europe.

The royal family and religion, these are the relationships they have painstakingly managed. Even in the previous generation of John Vince, their family still maintained the friendship with the British royal family and the Pope. This is their trump card, the trump card that no matter how far the Morgan family falls, they can make a comeback.

However, with the rise of Zhou Yi and the fall of Great Britain, these hole cards were completely abolished before they were played. And Morgan, who has lost these two hole cards, is equivalent to losing the basic value for the current consortia. It only takes one chance, and they will mercilessly kick the Morgan family out of the consortium bearing their name. Just like what the Rockefeller Foundation did to the Rockefeller family.

John Vince also knew this, that's why he took over this task so graciously, as the vanguard of the consortium, to entertain Smith Zhou, a special person.

In his view, this is an opportunity for the Morgan family to rise again. Because only by ensuring that they can establish a stable relationship with such an existence, can they regain a foothold in the consortium and have their own right to speak.

In his vision, he should be able to impress this special superhero with his own resources and make him willingly become his partner. But now it seems that things are not what he imagined. In other words, from the very beginning, the situation was out of his control.

Now it is the home field of Smith Zhou. He has already lost the right to take the initiative!