Chapter 338: 334. Grandpa, someone on TV is talking about you

Zhang Ran knew nothing about the actions of Huang Lin and those people; he was still eating dinner with his family.

Moreover, a guest had come to his house today—it was none other than Liu Ming!

This time, Liu Ming had come in the capacity of Sicheng's childhood friend, and his behavior was appropriate; it seemed he had completely digested some of the previous matters.

Liu Ming sat stiffly beside Zhang Ran; although his face appeared casual, anyone could see the cautious look he wore.

Left with no choice, Sicheng had to stay by his side, occasionally finding topics of conversation to save Liu Ming from embarrassment.

He was also speechless regarding Liu Ming; to be honest, as a good brother and Siyan's brother, he really didn't think much of the two of them together.

Liu Ming was indeed an outstanding person; in any case, if not for Zhang Ran's return, Liu Ming would likely have been the most successful among the four of them.

But Sicheng also knew that it might be precisely because he was too outstanding that it would cause him to lose points in Zhang Ran's heart.

Although Zhang Ran had never said what kind of family he wanted Siyan to find in the future, just from his perspective as an older brother, given their family's current situation, it would be best for Siyan to find someone honest and reliable, who truly liked Siyan and did not have much ambition for a career.

"Dad, when will the promotion and auditions for the real-life version of *PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds* begin?" Sicheng asked.

"No rush for now; you will accompany me on a trip to Russia in a while," Zhang Ran said nonchalantly.

"Alright."

The television was playing on the side, but at this time, it was always the two little ones' cartoon time, and no one in the house competed with them for programs.

The two little ones had finished eating early and ran off to watch cartoons, with Liu Lu occasionally scolding them to sit a little further away.

Just as they were chatting, Zhang Xiaotao suddenly trotted over and said loudly, "Grandpa, Grandpa, I saw someone on TV talking about you."

"I heard it too," Susu also trotted over with her short legs, then tilted her little head and smiled happily at her grandfather.

Zhang Ran was taken aback and laughed, "Who is talking about me?"

"It's just an auntie and an uncle, right there," Zhang Xiaotao said, gesturing.

Zhang Xiaotao knew what his grandfather was called; just after the cartoon finished, Zhang Xiaotao had been randomly changing channels, wanting to see if there were cartoons on other stations, and then he heard the name Zhang Ran.

When Huo Zhiyuan heard the word "auntie," she subconsciously looked toward the TV.

Not only her, but following Zhang Xiaotao's finger, everyone looked over and happened to hear Li Yiting explaining the Zhang Ran System in detail.

At this, everyone's eyes were glued to the screen; when they heard Yaotian Pharmaceutical, everyone's eyes subconsciously turned to look at Zhang Ran.

If one were to say that at first, everyone might not have dared to believe it, thinking it might be a case of the same name or just a coincidence.

But upon hearing Yaotian Pharmaceutical, they would no longer think that way.

The Zhang Ran System?!

However, no one spoke at this moment; the atmosphere suddenly became heavy, as if something was brewing.

Zhang Ran's expression was very calm, as if what was being said on the screen was not about him.

Following Li Yiting's explanation, footage of an interview with Tian Yaohui was inserted; Tian Yaohui did not go into too much detail, but he did admit that he was a member of the Zhang Ran System.

And this time, it was because he had failed in an internal struggle and had also violated some legal clauses that he had ended up in such a state.

This almost proved Li Yiting's words: Zhang Ran had a certain degree of control over the entire Zhang Ran System, and the so-called Zhang Ran System was also different from those other well-known business cliques.

As Dahe Express and Fengli Group were exposed, the dumbfounded crowd could no longer hold back and looked at Zhang Ran with shocked eyes one after another.

As for Liu Ming, he truly felt at this moment that he and this Zhang Family were incompatible!

For such a long time, he had been working very hard in the depths of his heart to eliminate the pressure brought about by Zhang Ran's status.

But today, during his first formal visit, he had heard such news again.

Although he did not know many of the inside details, he understood many things just from the looks in everyone's eyes.

"As everyone knows, we in Huaxia have always upheld the tradition of not revealing one's wealth; I previously thought that such a tradition had long since changed with the rapid development of modern society."

"After all, fame is money nowadays, and at the same time, with the development of the internet, many secrets are no longer secrets," Ning Yu said in the background.

"However, it is clear that there are still people who follow this tradition; he is very low-key. I have never heard that there was a figure named Zhang Ran in the Huaxia business world, let alone that there was a Zhang Ran System."

"From the mouth of Mr. Li Yiting, we learned that Yaotian Pharmaceutical, Dahe Express, and Fengli Group are all members of the Zhang Ran System."

"These three alone are already unimaginably huge behemoths; Yaotian Pharmaceutical can be counted in the top ten in the pharmaceutical field, Dahe Express is in the top three of the courier industry, and it is no exaggeration to say that Fengli Group's online shopping business is tied for first place."

"It is hard to imagine how many resources the Zhang Ran System actually controls, and how deeply hidden it is?"

"If not for Mr. Li's clarification, I reckon it would have been many years before we knew such news."

"Now I really want to say that Huaxia is truly full of hidden talent; perhaps the old man eating breakfast at a roadside stall in the morning is a deeply hidden figure!"

"I also hope that one day I can interview Mr. Zhang Ran; I want to explore how many more members the Zhang Ran System has?"

"Alright, today's *Big Shot's Appointment* ends here; I hope we..."

Until the very end, *Big Shot's Appointment* did not release a single photo of Zhang Ran; Li Yiting had actually provided a photo, but in the end, the television station did not broadcast it.

They were not truly stupid; just from these few words from Li Yiting, they knew that this Zhang Ran certainly did not like to expose himself.

Now that they had exposed the Zhang Ran System, they had already offended some people, but this could still be explained by freedom of the press.

But if you were to expose someone else's photo as well, that would truly be offending them to death; by then, the person might not be able to do anything to your entire television station, but dealing with one or two individuals would still be a very simple matter.

And although Zhang Ran's photo was not exposed in the end, those who needed to know already knew.

After all, Yaotian Pharmaceutical and Dahe Express had already exposed Zhang Ran well enough.

Sicheng and Siyan were feeling increasingly dazed at this moment; they had grown up listening to their father's stories and had also fantasized about what their father was like. Indeed, Zhang Ran had basically manifested everything they had fantasized about before.

But at this moment, they realized that those seemed to be only a part of their father, and there was even more that had not been shown!