Chapter 389: 385. The Real Goal (Please subscribe, monthly votes!)

In the afternoon, Nikolayev came over. He first played with the two little ones for a while, then said to Zhang Ran, "It seems this incident was quite a shock for Sicheng. My apologies, brother."

Zhang Ran waved his hand and said, "No need to say such things. Although it came a bit early, these are things they ought to experience, and it is time for a change."

Huo Zhiyuan was also by Zhang Ran's side at this time and said, "Siyan and Xiao Li came to find me today, asking me to teach them about managing the company."

Then, Huo Zhiyuan said with some worry, "Might this be a bit too hasty? This sudden change for Siyan will put a lot of pressure on her."

Zhang Ran said, "Please help keep an eye on Siyan; don't put too much pressure on her."

"Alright, I'll make the arrangements on my end," said Huo Zhiyuan.

She also knew about what happened last night, and in her heart, she naturally felt immense hatred for that Lotnikov, but there was nothing she could do.

This was Russia, not Huaxia, and she, Huo Zhiyuan, did not have the capability to help Zhang Ran vent his anger.

The three of them chatted for a while longer about the children, and soon, Nikolayev brought up the real business.

"I have already prepared for the competition you mentioned to me before and handed everything over to Ilya to handle. Sicheng is likely discussing this matter with Ilya right now," Nikolayev said, first addressing this matter.

"Mm, sorry to trouble you," said Zhang Ran.

"These are small matters, and it's good practice for Ilya," Nikolayev said nonchalantly.

"Regarding the shares for our business side, I will put together a rough draft in the next two days for you to look at, and then we can discuss how to allocate them and the investment," said Nikolayev.

This was the real reason Zhang Ran had come, and it was also the most important thing for Nikolayev.

Just as Zhang Ran had said, their family was already too deeply involved. Although things seemed stable and glorious right now, in politics, many things happen in an instant.

Nikolayev did not dare to guarantee that he could always be this smooth.

And once a failure occurred, if he wasn't careful, he could pay a painful price, and it was even possible for the entire family to decline once again.

Therefore, he needed to make some preparations. This preparation was to ensure that no matter what happened in the future, he could prevent the family from declining as it had in the past.

Thus, he needed to strip away some purely commercial matters and then invite Zhang Ran to invest, which would bind them together.

Zhang Ran had already weighed this in his heart. He had said before that no matter what happened, he would protect the Nikolayev Family's commercial interests.

"There's no rush for this matter for now. The most urgent thing on my end is the supermarket business. How are your preparations coming along?" Zhang Ran asked.

Whether it was Huang Lin or Zhuo Fan, they all believed that Zhang Ran's next target was definitely Huamei, as Huang Lin had already publicly declared war on Zhang Ran.

And the preparations Zhang Ran had made were clearly for Huamei; all of this indicated an attitude.

Zhang Ran was going to compete head-to-head with Huamei in e-commerce!

But no one expected that Zhang Ran's next target was not Huamei at all, but Fengchao Supermarket!

Zhuo Fan had been certain that Zhang Ran would not get involved in the supermarket industry, at least not at this time.

Because the barrier to entry for the supermarket industry was low, and by now, the market was basically set.

Trying to break back in was as difficult as ascending to heaven!

It wasn't that Zhuo Fan looked down on Zhang Ran, but he truly didn't believe Zhang Ran could break back in. Even if Zhang Ran chose to go head-to-head at this time, Zhuo Fan was confident he could make Zhang Ran leave in disgrace.

Sometimes, Zhuo Fan even looked forward to Zhang Ran coming to stir up trouble in the supermarkets, as that would give him a chance to teach Zhang Ran a lesson.

Hearing Zhang Ran's words, Nikolayev said, "I've prepared just about everything on my end, and the documents have already been handed to Xiao Qing."

Zhang Ran nodded, then said to He Qing, who had been following by his side, "You organize these documents, try to finish it within these two days, and then bring them for me to see."

He Qing nodded earnestly, indicating she understood.

"Let's leave the supermarket matter at that for now. After I've finished reading the documents, we'll talk in detail, and we'll see how things go from there," said Zhang Ran.

Nikolayev smiled and said, "This already has your shares in it anyway. Forget it, you can handle it yourself when the time comes."

The Nikolayev Family's supermarket business in Huaxia was something Zhang Ran had specifically prepared for Nikolayev back then.

The purpose was to have a large amount of cash flow here in the early stages to pave the way for other matters for their family.

Zhang Ran smiled upon hearing this and did not say anything more on the subject; the specifics would have to wait until he had finished reading all the documents.

Sicheng had already been discussing the competition with Ilya for quite some time, going over some details many times over.

"Cheng, do you think I could start a Game Club?" Tu Yu suddenly asked.

After what happened yesterday, Tu Yu had made up his mind that he must hold onto this powerful thigh.

In any case, he didn't count on his old man being able to help him with anything, and he didn't want to pursue a political career.

"You have that much money?" Sicheng was a bit surprised, as he knew the situation of Tu Yu's family.

Seeing Sicheng's skeptical look, Tu Yu immediately chuckled and said, "Cheng, you don't think this is all from my old man, do you?"

"I didn't think that," Sicheng immediately denied, though his face was written with the fact that he did think exactly that.

"Sigh, I wish it were, but unfortunately it's not. This is my mother's money. Although my maternal grandfather's family is far from being as wealthy as yours, they still have some assets. This is what my mother is entitled to, and now it's all been handed over to me," said Tu Yu.

Sicheng quite liked Tu Yu's personality, and hearing that he was interested in joining the Game Club was also a way of helping him, so he thought for a moment and said, "You can establish a Game Club, but don't set up a *PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds* team just yet. In a while, our company will collaborate with Weiteng to launch a competitive game.

By then, the influence of this game will definitely be much stronger than *PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds*, and you can just directly establish a team for this game."

Tu Yu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. His choice was correct; look, he had just joined and already heard such news.

"Alright, I'll go prepare right away." Tu Yu was the type to act as soon as he spoke.

"Don't be in such a rush. I haven't even explained the situation of the game to you yet, what are you preparing?" Sicheng said, feeling speechless.

Meng Mingxuan had been watching from the side the whole time, and seeing Sicheng's change, he felt a touch of emotion in his heart.

PS: Asking for monthly votes at the end of the month!