Chapter 274: 270. Not Cooperation, But a Merger! (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

Zhang Ran also understood what Ling Hua meant, and he did not rush to answer, but instead took a slow sip of tea and asked, "What is your opinion on the operating model of the game *PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds*?"

Ling Hua's eyes flickered as he said, "Is Mr. Zhang referring to the professional league?"

"Yes, that's exactly it, the professional league."

"A professional league is a very good path, but if the number of people is too small, the effect it can produce is not significant. Although it can consolidate some of the game's players, it doesn't actually do much for us," Ling Hua said.

Zhang Ran nodded and said, "If a game has a monthly active user count reaching tens of millions and a total player base exceeding one hundred million, then how much of an impact do you think such a professional league could bring?"

Ling Hua's eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance at this; what did Zhang Ran mean by this?

"If that were the case, then the influence produced would be enormous. Not only could it build a reputation, but one could also use this game to exclude other games, and at times, it could even have a decisive effect," Ling Hua said, taking a deep breath.

Zhang Ran said, "If I told you I have such a game, would you believe me?"

Ling Hua looked deeply at Zhang Ran, "I believe you!"

Zhao Lifeng looked at Zhang Ran with a face full of shock; he naturally understood what Zhang Ran's words just now implied.

"Biaoxue Company is currently developing a game, and I have great confidence in it. With Biaoxue Company's current scale, it cannot fully exert the advantages of this game, so I want to cooperate with your Weiteng. I wonder what you think?" Zhang Ran laid out his conditions.

However, the cooperation Zhang Ran spoke of was not merging Biaoxue into Weiteng Group, but rather a mutually beneficial kind of cooperation.

Just as Zhang Ran said, Biaoxue Company was completely incapable of developing the maximum value of this game.

Even if the slightest sign of it appeared, if they didn't share some of the profits, they would immediately be jointly suppressed by Weiteng and Shengcheng.

Don't look at how respectful Ling Hua is toward Zhang Ran now; once it involves interests, Ling Hua would not be soft-hearted in the slightest. Even if he wanted to be soft-hearted, the shareholders of Weiteng would not agree.

Therefore, rather than suffering suppression later, it is better to choose to cooperate with Weiteng directly; this way, they can maximize their interests.

At the same time, it can also allow Biaoxue Game Company to truly develop rapidly and catch the express train that is Weiteng.

As for whether new competition will arise between the two later, that is not a problem they need to consider right now; not only Zhang Ran, but even Ling Hua would not consider these things.

If they can defeat Shengcheng when the time comes, all of this will be worth it!

"If that's the case, then we are willing to sell Dingdang," Ling Hua said seriously.

Zhang Ran nodded, and he did not continue to speak further. Now that the conditions had been negotiated, the next step depended on whether Zhang Ran could produce this game.

Zhang Ran turned his gaze toward Zhao Lifeng and answered the question he had raised at the very beginning, "Dahe Express!"

Zhao Lifeng had just recovered from the conversation between Zhang Ran and Ling Hua, and upon hearing Zhang Ran's answer, he was stunned once again.

He naturally knew of Dahe Express; it was one of the four largest express delivery companies currently, and also the main express delivery partner for their Fengli.

Even in the past, Galaxy Capital, one of the shareholders of their Fengli Group, had acted as a go-between, preparing for deeper cooperation.

Galaxy Capital was also a shareholder of Dahe Express, and it was because of them that Fengli had such close cooperation with Dahe.

However, there was no deeper cooperation; Meng He and Lin Meizhi held fifty-one percent of the shares in Dahe Express, and Galaxy Capital did not have that much say; they also had their own considerations.

Now, listening to Zhang Ran's tone, it seems this Dahe Express is also like Yaotian Pharmaceutical?

But he hadn't heard of any major internal changes at Dahe Express recently; there were only adjustments regarding the company's development.

If it were really as he guessed, it shouldn't be this calm, right?

"Mr. Zhang, do you mean that Dahe Express can have deeper cooperation with us?" Zhao Lifeng asked tentatively.

But Zhang Ran's next words made his whole body shudder, and even Ling Hua on the side widened his eyes.

"It's not cooperation, but a merger! What do you think would happen if Dahe Express were merged into Fengli Group?" Zhang Ran said slowly.

"A merger?" Zhao Lifeng muttered to himself.

He truly hadn't expected Zhang Ran to say such a thing; this was not as simple as deeper cooperation.

At the same time, it also represented that Zhang Ran's control over Dahe Express seemed to be unusually strong; otherwise, he wouldn't have said such things.

And at this moment, Zhao Lifeng also suddenly thought of some major moves by Dahe Express over the past half year.

Originally, he hadn't paid any attention to them; these were just adjustments made by Dahe Express to increase its competitiveness, and everything was in service of Dahe Express.

But now, if he thought about it carefully, these actions by Dahe Express seemed to be more than just expanding the company's scale.

For example, the storage centers that he previously thought were unnecessary were something Dahe Express had built.

Before, he had shaken his head at such measures by Meng He, but if they were to merge with their Fengli Group, then this didn't seem like a waste anymore, did it?

Ling Hua also thought of these things, but he didn't speak, just quietly watching Zhang Ran.

Zhao Lifeng took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Mr. Zhang, are you serious? What does President Meng think about this?"

Zhang Ran said, "Of course I'm serious. I wouldn't joke with you about such things, and besides, it's not funny."

"You don't need to worry about Meng He; I have already communicated with him, and he also supports the merger. However, he requires independent management rights, and other than being able to intervene in accounting matters, Fengli cannot interfere too much in all other internal affairs of the company."

"That goes without saying," Zhao Lifeng said immediately.

If it were an ordinary express company, or one they had developed themselves, Zhao Lifeng certainly wouldn't be able to grant such extensive authority.

But now Dahe Express is already one of the largest express companies, and judging by Zhang Ran's meaning, Meng He is not planning to get involved in the original affairs of Fengli Group either.

Furthermore, Zhang Ran is clearly supporting him now; once the merger is completed, with Zhang Ran's support, his, Zhao Lifeng's, say within Fengli Group will increase once again.

At the same time, it will also weaken the shares and influence of other shareholders, which is a good thing for him, Zhao Lifeng.

At this moment, Zhao Lifeng's heart couldn't help but become excited; if the merger is truly successful, it will have very important significance for the future development of their Fengli.