Chapter 397: 393. A Long-Delayed Revenge (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

Nikolayev also understood Zhang Ran's meaning, but he had no intention of truly "embezzling" this money.

He and Zhang Ran shared a deep friendship and could be considered to have experienced life and death together, but their friendship would not extend to the next generation.

Looking at Zhang Ran's current situation, as long as no accidents or aftereffects occurred, Zhang Ran would certainly live longer than him.

By that time, the Nikolayev Family would still need Zhang Ran as a powerful partner.

Once he embezzled the money that originally belonged to Zhang Ran this time, his help would no longer count as help; it would only count as Zhang Ran paying him to handle matters, and Zhang Ran would no longer owe him any favors.

In Nikolayev's heart, Zhang Ran's favor was far more important than this money.

Zhang Ran looked at Nikolayev, smiled, and said, "Fine, then I won't stand on ceremony with you. How should the remaining money be paid?"

Nikolayev said, "I've roughly calculated your dividends from Maikai Supermarket over these years, after deducting some expansion costs and other expenses; it's about seven billion. I've brought the specific data and documents, take a look."

As he spoke, he took a stack of documents from his secretary behind him and placed them in front of Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran nodded, signaling He Qing to put the documents away.

"As for your shares and dividends in our family's other industries, I won't give them to you for now. Once I have everything sorted out, we can discuss it in detail," Nikolayev said.

"That's no problem," Zhang Ran said.

Nikolayev only briefly mentioned this aspect; he and Zhang Ran had long reached a tacit understanding on this.

"You need to pay the remaining thirty billion within five years. This is the specific payment schedule; take a look. If there are no issues, we will proceed according to this plan," Nikolayev handed over another document.

Zhang Ran took a look, felt there were no issues, and nodded, saying, "Fine, let's go with this."

Nikolayev was also used to doing business with Zhang Ran like this; as long as it was generally acceptable, Zhang Ran rarely nitpicked.

Even if he knew he would suffer a small loss at times, Zhang Ran would not show it.

Of course, if someone tried to fool Zhang Ran by treating him like a fool, then that person was the fool themselves.

The plans Nikolayev proposed were all carefully considered; it could be said he did not take advantage of Zhang Ran at all.

Zhang Ran didn't mind being taken advantage of a little, but once or twice was fine; if it happened too often, then Zhang Ran didn't exactly have the heart of a Bodhisattva.

Nikolayev continued, "This time, the China Branch of Maikai Supermarket is completely separated. Your shareholding ratio is fifty-one percent, our family has twenty-three percent, and the remaining shareholders are on this list. Take a look and see if there are any problems."

Nikolayev came this time specifically to clarify all these matters.

Zhang Ran took a brief look and said, "Sorry for the trouble."

"It's no trouble. Although there will be some impact, it's just like that," Nikolayev said indifferently.

This time it wasn't just a simple split and divestment of the China Branch of Maikai Supermarket; one must know that Maikai Supermarket was a listed company, and there were many things that needed to be handled within it.

Fortunately, Zhang Ran had already discussed this with Nikolayev beforehand, and Nikolayev had also prepared in advance.

It was just that it took these two days to organize the previously prepared materials; otherwise, he wouldn't have finished so quickly.

This company split would also have some impact on the stock market, which was what Zhang Ran had just mentioned.

However, Nikolayev had long been prepared, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

"Alright, I already know the specific situation. Let's just go with this. I'll head back tomorrow," Zhang Ran said.

"Going back so soon? Not staying to play for two more days?" Nikolayev tried to persuade him to stay.

Zhang Ran shook his head and said, "No, let's talk about it when there's time. Besides, Susu and Taotao are starting school soon, and there are a pile of things at home that need to be done; no time to delay."

Also, the truth was that he needed to go back and tidy up Maikai Supermarket a bit, so that it wouldn't be left without someone in charge, causing panic among the staff.

At the very least, he needed to go over to settle people's hearts and prepare for the upcoming great battle.

Especially regarding the management, Zhang Ran also had to see if any replacements were needed; this was a tough battle, and he couldn't be careless.

Upon hearing this, Nikolayev didn't say anything more, only sighing, "Sigh, I originally thought that at our age, we should be able to settle down and enjoy a peaceful life, but who would have thought that the older we get, the more things we have to worry about. It's tiring!"

As he spoke, a rare trace of fatigue appeared on his face!

Nikolayev only showed such an expression in front of Zhang Ran; he was truly very tired these years.

The resurgence of the family was not that simple, especially since they were not just a commercial family; there were many things mixed in, and it could be said that every step taken before was like walking on thin ice.

Moreover, he previously felt that their family had no way out and could only walk this path to the end.

Fortunately, Zhang Ran returned at this time, and Nikolayev could finally relax a little. With Zhang Ran here, no matter how bad the situation got, their family would not decline again.

At the very least, it wouldn't happen in Ilya's generation, provided that Ilya didn't fall out with Zhang Ran.

It was truly because the influence Zhang Ran brought to Nikolayev was too great. The collapse of the Former Soviet Union seemed to happen in an instant; before this, how many could have imagined that such a massive country would just disintegrate like that?

But Zhang Ran was very certain about this point, and this was what shocked him most about Zhang Ran; Zhang Ran's commercial vision was secondary.

He did not believe his son Ilya was a natural genius who could surpass Zhang Ran's vision.

"Don't think too much. Take things slowly, don't walk too fast," Zhang Ran could only advise him like this.

The Nikolayev Family was in too deep, and Zhang Ran had no way to pull them out completely; moreover, many of their affairs were too deeply intertwined with those above.

Now, the only thing Zhang Ran could do was what he had promised before: to protect the commercial territory of the Nikolayev Family.

On this day, Zhang Ran and Nikolayev talked a lot; a large part was about commercial matters, and a small part was heart-to-heart talk between the two.

Zhang Sicheng had also finished discussing the competition matters with Ilya.

The next day, when Zhang Ran's family left by car, a piece of news spread through the upper circles of Russia.

Lotnikov's nephew Valery had his legs broken by someone and was thrown at his own doorstep!

Everyone knew that this was done by Zhang Ran; this was Zhang Ran's revenge! A blatant revenge! At the same time, it was also a warning!