Gu Dejun was very careful this time. The mistake he made 20 years ago has made him regret for the rest of his life.
Gu Dejun knew that Gu Decai would definitely send someone to follow him, so he asked his men to pretend to be him and divert those followers. After Gu Dejun made sure that there were no followers behind him, he went to meet those supporters. In the early stages of the campaign, every decision must be carefully considered, otherwise it is easy to end in failure.
When everyone heard about Goodkang's bizarre experience in China, they were very interested in Goodkang's plan. For the Good family, it didn't matter who was the head of the family. The important thing was to make money for them.
After learning that Gu Dejun had returned home, Gu Dekang found Gu Dejun with the plan, and the father and son carefully revised the plan.
Three days later, the Goode family patriarch competition meeting was held.
All the adult males of the Goode family returned to the family's old house. In the middle of the venue for hundreds of people, there was a round table for 11 people.
When Gu Dejun and his son arrived at the conference room, the venue with hundreds of people was already full. Gu Dejun was the previous contender for the head of the family, and Gu Dekang was the current one, so the two of them were seated very close to the front.
Ten minutes before the scheduled time, the bigwigs who were qualified to sit at the round table meeting arrived one after another.
The judging panel of the round table meeting is composed of those who have made outstanding contributions to the family and have a lot of say. Since the son of the current head of the family is participating in the competition, Good is not on the judging panel.
The chief judge was the previous head of the family, who was over 80 years old. Due to injuries sustained in a war in his early years and his old age, his health was very poor.
The chief judge mustered his energy and said loudly to the people in the meeting: "Dear family members, today is a big day for the Goode family. Today we are going to elect a new head of the family.
We will carefully and responsibly review each candidate's proposal and select the most suitable head of household based on the proposal. After the election results are announced, the current head of household will complete the handover within three days."
The chief judge held onto the table in front of him and continued, "The Goode family has been so powerful for hundreds of years because every 20 years they select an outstanding descendant to become the new head of the family. I hope this generation's candidates for head of the family will surprise us."
The deputy chief judge walked up to the crowd and continued, "This time, there are 10 people participating in the family head election. Now, please submit your proposals to us for review."
After one hour of on-site review, two plans finally entered the finals.
The chief judge looked at the two plans in his hand, studied them carefully for a while, and nodded with satisfaction.
The chief judge looked at the crowd muttering quietly, frowning. "Everyone, please be quiet. After an hour of review, the two proposals I have are the best. Now, let them further elaborate and provide more evidence. Gu Demao, start first. Gu Dekang, get ready."
Hearing that Gao Gudekang had entered the finals, Gu Decai was very unhappy, "Damn Gu Dejun, Gu Dekang, you will definitely not succeed."
Gudemao is 190cm tall, with a strong build and full of power. He looked at everyone in the venue arrogantly.
"The project I chose is to cooperate with Western arms manufacturers. We will invest 200 million francs and get a 10% profit margin. Based on their annual profit of 2 billion francs, we will get our investment back in less than a year, and we will have an income of 200 million francs every year in the future." As he said this, he handed the prepared financial statements to the jury.
Gudemao's proposal sparked discussion among the audience. One young judge asked, "Gudemao, do you know our family's history? We've been able to thrive for so many years because we've avoided engaging in war. If we choose to cooperate with arms dealers, we'll likely be dragged into the quagmire of war. After all, wars don't last forever. How can we guarantee profits from the arms business in peacetime?"
This person is on Goodcon's side, and Goodcon's plan is much safer.
"What are you afraid of? Does our Goode family fear trouble? Just because you say the arms business is difficult does it mean it's difficult? I don't believe that Goodkang's plan is better than mine?" Gu Demao said nonchalantly.
Everyone looked at the angry Gudemao and felt somewhat disappointed. A family head who couldn't control his emotions was very dangerous.
Gu Dekang stood up and explained his plan in a low but serious voice, "Dear members, as you all know, I went to the East some time ago. What you don't know is that not long after I arrived in China, I fell seriously ill and the doctors gave up on treatment.
A mysterious man gave me a magical potion with a nice name, the Water of Life, and then my body recovered.
I have reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with this person, with an investment of 200 million francs and a net profit of 8%. We plan to sell this potion once a month, with an estimated annual revenue of 3.6 billion francs, of which we have 240 million francs.
This time the discussion was louder, and it was obvious that they did not believe in the existence of such a magic potion. The jury was circulating several of Goodcon's health reports.
The health report from Hai City Hospital showed that Goodkang's health indicators were indeed different before and after drinking the water of life. After returning to China, Goodkang also went to the best hospital in the country for a check-up, and the results verified the report from Hai City.
"Goodkang, do you have more evidence? It's hard to get everyone to accept your plan with just a few inspection reports." Goodcai scolded loudly.
Gu Dekang, ignoring Gu Decai, produced a copy of the Water of Life and its test report. "Head Judge, I have a great way to verify everything I've said. Would you like to try it?"
The chief judge looked at the test report of the Water of Life and looked at Gu Dekang in confusion. "What's the solution?"
"Chief Judge, when was the last time you had a physical examination?"
"Last month, the medical examination report showed that I was in very poor health and my physical functions had declined significantly."
"My plan is to ask the chief judge to drink this water of life, and then have the family hospital give you a comprehensive examination."
The chief judge stared at Gudekang intently, but Gudekang remained impassive. "Alright, let this old man of yours make one more contribution to the family," he said, and drank the Water of Life.
One hour later, the chief referee felt relaxed all over, and his energy and spirit were visibly improved.
The medical team that had been waiting outside the venue, after getting permission, quickly examined the chief referee's body. Various data showed that the chief referee's physical condition was improving rapidly. When the doctor told everyone the test results, everyone in the venue fell into a carnival.
Only then did Good realize that all his and his son’s efforts were in vain and they had failed completely.
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