Chapter 335: 331. Zhang Ran System! (Seeking subscriptions, monthly tickets!)

Right now, the only thought Huang Lin and these people have is that this was something Zhang Ran had planned long ago, and that perhaps besides wanting to keep a low profile, Zhang Ran had other objectives.

Of course, this doesn't mean he planned for something as fantastical as the Goddess of Destiny, but rather that this was part of his own inherent planning.

This allowed Zhang Ran to achieve his goals in many matters very discreetly; if Zhang Ran had been eye-catching before, then when he arrived in Chang City a while ago, it might have been known.

Moreover, even if the public didn't know, the Changshi Government would have received some news, and it is possible they would have gone to find him to discuss investments or something similar.

If that were truly the case, then it would have been impossible for Tian Yaohui to be so passive; at the very least, he would have known the moment Zhang Ran started making contact with people.

Regardless of how the final outcome turned out, Zhang Ran could never have completed his objectives so easily at that time!

"What do you mean?" Cheng Mei asked.

Zhuo Fan said with a confident look: "No matter how Zhang Ran is planning things, the fact is that him doing this brings us no benefits at all."

"Since he wants to keep a low profile and hide away, then we will do the opposite of him."

"If he keeps a low profile, we will make him high-profile."

"If he wants to hide behind the scenes, we will push him to the front stage."

"When that happens, his every move will be watched by others, and many of his actions won't be so easy anymore."

"And even if it doesn't have any effect, it will still be enough to make Zhang Ran feel disgusted, and that is enough."

After hearing Zhuo Fan's explanation, the group fell silent again, but their eyes were now somewhat excited.

This seemed to be the first time they had found a 'weakness' of Zhang Ran's, and it was also the first time they had begun a formal counterattack!

In the past, they could only passively take a beating, whether it was out of fear of Zhang Ran or perhaps even a sense of guilt toward him.

In any case, it seemed they couldn't do anything before.

Although this matter is not a big deal, and it seems that just from the surface it wouldn't affect too many of Zhang Ran's things, perhaps it will make his future actions less convenient.

But just this alone already gave everyone a sense of excitement in their hearts, and even more so, a feeling of release after being suppressed for so long.

"Then how should we do it? Directly expose Zhang Ran? That doesn't seem to have much buzz, does it? And while I dare not say much about other things, Zhang Ran is still quite capable when it comes to public opinion control; at the very least, based on his relationship with people like Ling Hua, there is absolutely no problem for him to control public opinion on the internet."

"And such matters only concern an individual; as long as Zhang Ran wants to, controlling public opinion is very simple."

Someone pointed out the difficulty.

At this moment, they realized that wanting to truly expose Zhang Ran didn't seem like a simple matter either, which left them somewhat speechless and frustrated.

"Right, and how do we expose him? We can't just expose everything, right? That way, public opinion would turn against us, and do you dare to guarantee that if we did that, Zhang Ran wouldn't expose what we've done too?"

At this, the group fell silent again.

Zhuo Fan, however, said with full confidence: "Don't worry about that. Putting aside the fact that Zhang Ran doesn't have real evidence, without evidence it's just a war of words, and if we wanted to do that, I suspect Zhang Ran wouldn't even bother to engage in a war of words with us."

"And there is another point: even if Zhang Ran were truly furious and exposed these things, we could attribute these matters to internal strife."

"What do you mean?" Huang Lin seemed to have thought of something, his eyes jumping.

"It is time to let the name Zhang Ran System appear again. As long as this name appears, everything we have done before will be attributed to internal competition."

"Of course, if we can avoid exposing our own affairs, we shouldn't, as the impact isn't very good, but as long as we bring up the name Zhang Ran System again, we won't be completely at the bottom of the moral ladder, nor will we need to worry about Zhang Ran using public opinion to counterattack." As he spoke, Zhuo Fan began to get excited.

Hearing Zhuo Fan say the name Zhang Ran System, Huang Lin and the others were all in a trance!

How many years had it been? They had almost forgotten this name.

There are many cliques in the business world, such as the Chaoshan Clique, the Yangtze River Clique, the Jiangbei Merchant Group, and so on and so forth.

These are all merchants in the business world uniting together; although it is said that capital is greedy, many times they are also very united, or one could say, a bit exclusionary.

Before '95, the Zhang Ran System was the only business clique named after a person, and it was thunderous in Huaxia!

At that time, even though Zhang Ran had already disappeared for several years, mentioning that they were people of the Zhang Ran System still made many people look at them with higher regard.

They also relied on this during those few years to maintain a united stance, to make their respective enterprises bigger and stronger, and to seize the initiative!

But after '95, no one mentioned this name anymore. Under the deliberate downplaying by people like Huang Lin, after the year 2000, it could be considered completely forgotten by the business world!

Zhang Ran System!

What a distant name!

It was also a name that made them nostalgic!

"Then how should we expose it so that others' attention is focused on Zhang Ran?" Zhang Kaichao asked.

"That's simple. I happen to have an interview tomorrow; you know the program Big Shot's Appointment, right? I will casually mention it during that time," Li Yiting said. He was already somewhat impatient at this moment; if they could really succeed, it would mean they could truly launch an active counterattack instead of sitting and waiting for death!

It could also solve the problem they had always been worried about: public opinion!

"But this shouldn't be enough. Once Zhang Ran greets other business celebrities, the effect won't be very good either," Huang Lin frowned and said.

"That's simple. Actually, we only need to bring up the name Zhang Ran System again, and then for the subsequent matters, there is the most suitable candidate, and I think he would be quite willing," Zhuo Fan said with a smile.

"Who?"

"Tian Yaohui!" Zhuo Fan said.

"No matter the reason, even if it's just to avoid carrying the label of a traitor forever, Tian Yaohui will do this. Of course, I will go find him tomorrow and talk to him carefully; I believe he won't refuse," Zhuo Fan said.

"Also, we shouldn't run out and admit that we are the Zhang Ran System when it's unnecessary. Only when Zhang Ran takes the initiative to stir up trouble and wants to use public opinion to crusade against us can we do so."

"We must not let him hide behind the scenes anymore, but we also cannot truly push him onto a pedestal. I hope everyone can grasp this degree."

The group nodded; they knew this much. Immediately, Huang Lin and the others all looked at Zhuo Fan. "If this matter can succeed, then your contribution, Zhuo Fan, will be the greatest," Li Yiting said excitedly.

"Hehe, I'm not too worried. I'll say it again: if Zhang Ran dares to enter the supermarket market, I will make him not even know how he died," Zhuo Fan said confidently.

Cheng Mei just curled her lip in secret upon hearing his words, not directly retorting as she had before. This time, Zhuo Fan had indeed come up with a good idea.

Actually, from this, one can also see the fear everyone has for Zhang Ran from the bottom of their hearts!

Even if their plan succeeded this time, they would only have subtly undermined Zhang Ran a little, making him no longer so free to do as he pleased.

Or rather, it could only slightly restrict Zhang Ran; let alone talk about success.

But even so, these people all appeared very excited, which really said a lot!

Even Zhuo Fan, who kept saying he didn't fear Zhang Ran, was very excited at this moment!