Chapter 343： Tentative

The shareholders are laughing, and Old John is also laughing.

It's just that there is no smile in his eyes. Looking at the shareholders of these pure-blood families is like looking at a group of lambs to be slaughtered.

"Hogwarts is a very old and very futuristic school of magic. In the last meeting of the board of directors, I had contact with the legendary wizard Albus Dumbledore, and he was also A very nice person."

Old John praised.

Some of the school managers took a joking look at Malfoy, who had become expressionless after talking about Hogwarts.

"John, you are a smart man, and smart people know that Dumbledore’s position in Hogwarts cannot be shaken by anyone, but some people just like to have trouble with themselves, and they cooperated with an outsider to try to remove Dumbledore from Hogwarts. Gewarts kicked it away, and it ended up losing even a seat on the board of directors."

He did not nominate a surname, but everyone in the table knows who he is talking about.

There are close to twenty shareholders sitting here, but the number of school directors in Hogwarts has been reduced to eleven. Each of them knows why this happened. The missing position should have been named Malfoy.

Old John deliberately pulled off the topic as if he was trying to help Malfoy.

"Hogwarts is one of the oldest schools of magic in Europe and the world, and with wizards like Dumbledore sitting there, I believe it must be the most brilliant school in the future."

The shareholders nodded and said.

"Of course we think so too, but you have also joined the Hogwarts Board of Trustees for half a year. I believe you can see how much the entire school spends every year.

If this money is put in the hands of any one of our families, we need to squeeze in the profits of all the industries every year. It is also a very expensive expense for 11 families. So in fact, we have been putting pressure on Dumbledore. I hope he can minimize some unnecessary expenses in Hogwarts.

When the school board meets again next time, John, you have to cooperate with us. After all, this is saving money for everyone. "

After he finished speaking, Old John glanced at the sitting shareholders with a smile.

"Since Hogwarts' annual high expenditure has caused you such a big annoyance, I have a way to save money even without risking offending Dumbledore to put pressure on him. I don't know if you have any not interested?"

The members of the board of directors among the shareholders looked at each other, and finally they all put down their wine glasses and knives and forks, and looked at Old John in a respectful manner.

"We can make the Hogwarts Board of Trustees imitate the joint company model, and concentrate the board of directors at Hogwarts to me.

Of course, any expenses of the school will also be paid by the investment company behind me. You don’t need to pay another penny, but every decision and plan I make in the school will be in the name of the entire board of directors. It is to continue to promote among the students that it is everyone who made this decision that will benefit the students. "

Old John smiled kindly.

"A very good deal, you should also believe in the ability of the investment company behind me. The future of Hogwarts entrusting me to take care of it will only get better and better."

After listening to Old John's words, the school managers looked at each other with weird faces, and the last female school manager asked their questions.

"It sounds like the conditions are very good. We can only reap so much by surrendering the board of directors. But...Mr. John, with all due respect, you have given so much, and you are even willing to do it with your own family. What is the supply of Hogwarts for?"

"As I said, I am very optimistic about the prospects of Hogwarts."

Old John shook the red wine in the glass: "As the head of an investment company, I am of course interested in all promising things. The same is true for magic schools. There are too many voices in the school board, and everyone’s demands are different. Although you usually don’t intervene in the school’s affairs, it is always unfavorable to have so many voices in a group, so I want to gather the power in your hands. After all, you are not very interested in how to manage this school, right? ?"

The school managers at the banquet fell silent.

The conditions given by Old John are undoubtedly very tempting. The school directors are really not interested in how to take care of Hogwarts, and in the future they can get the same influence as they are now without paying for it, no matter how you look at it. It's a very good deal.

But...the power they still have is really not much.

After the management right of the family business was taken away by the old John by half-coercion and semi-voluntary, even the directorship of Hogwarts was taken away. Then, what will these people have left in their hands?

Do you want to be a pig that is doing nothing and eating and waiting to die every day?

So in the end, the old John’s proposal was not accepted by them.

“I think it’s good for Hogwarts to maintain the status quo. Now the joint company’s dividends are much more generous than our previous profit. Of course, we can more easily support Hogwarts. There is no need for John The point where you spend so much money alone."

A school manager said with a smile, and some people followed suit.

"Yeah, if John, if you have any better opinion on the future development of Hogwarts, just tell it directly at the school board. We all have no opinion on Hogwarts’ daily affairs. How to intervene, don’t have to be so troublesome, you can just do what you want to do."

Hearing that his proposal was rejected, Old John still had a smile on his face without any dissatisfaction.

It wasn't him who lost, but these smart school directors.

The young master said that he wanted to dictate the Hogwarts school board, so his purpose would be to look at him. He originally intended to leave some face to these people, so as to maintain the superficial harmony, but since they are so ignorant of exaltation , Then don’t regret crying and beg him to put the governing power into the hands of the young master.

"If this is the case, then forget it, indeed. If it is indeed very difficult for my family to supply Hogwarts, I should be dissuaded in time. If it really becomes an estimate, I will regret it before the meal is finished. NS."

Old John brought this topic to the past when he talked and laughed, as if they hadn't talked about it at all.

The dinner continued, and just as it was about to end, a shareholder seemed to be a little drunk and said drunkly.

"I said John, where did you hire the manager of the broom division of the United Company? The business looks very rusty. This piece of business used to be my family's management. I am more familiar with this. Do you want me to pass? Guidance?"

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