Chapter 448: 444. Empty-Handed White Wolf (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

"I will send people over immediately. By the way, should we revert the prices tomorrow?" Jiao Zhen said.

Zhang Ran said, "Handle that yourself. Also, the issue of profit distribution with Fengli Group is something you should negotiate yourselves.

How it turns out depends entirely on you; I won't be involved."

This cooperation was something Zhang Ran had forcibly cobbled together, and much of the profit distribution had not yet been settled.

Now that everything had stabilized, it was time to continue finalizing these unsettled matters.

"You are far too competent at being a hands-off boss. I'm starting to regret it now; tasks are piling up one after another, and not a single one is easy. I..." Jiao Zhen felt he was truly at a loss for words.

Zhang Ran laughed and said, "Brother, you are capable, so just work a little harder. I'll treat you to a meal later."

After saying this, Zhang Ran didn't give Jiao Zhen a chance to complain and hurriedly hung up the phone.

Jiao Zhen, on his end, shook his head with a wry smile. He had only been complaining slightly; in reality, he was quite happy with the autonomy Zhang Ran gave him.

Previously, when he was at the State-owned Enterprise, although he appeared to be the top leader of Shangguo and managed everything,

in fact, many matters at Shangguo had to be reported and then discussed. Although he, as the top leader, had significant say, that was all it amounted to; he could not make decisions entirely on his own.

Now, his situation at Maikai was actually the same, with Zhang Ran above him, but Zhang Ran gave him immense autonomy—something Nianrun could never provide him.

This trust from Zhang Ran also made Jiao Zhen feel very comfortable.

Immediately, Jiao Zhen started a video conference to notify everyone of this matter.

When they learned that Fengchao Supermarket had already been taken down, Geng Yichang and the others were stunned. They were still fighting hard, and it had already been taken down here?

So fast?

And when they learned that the Big Boss had personally stepped in and taken down Fengchao in just two days, with terms that were incredibly harsh for Fengchao Supermarket, they couldn't help but feel a trace of awe toward the Big Boss, Zhang Ran.

The Big Boss's methods were still far beyond their imagination.

According to their thinking, it would have taken at least a month or two to truly decide the outcome, and they would have suffered significant losses by then, but now...

Zhang Ran called the city government; he didn't go there himself, just informing them that the matter was over and asking them to help stabilize the current situation.

The last call Zhang Ran made was to Nikolayev.

"I've finished things on my end. Do you have any other thoughts?" Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Nikolayev was also stunned. He had been paying attention to Maikai Supermarket and Fengchao Supermarket, but the situation he had learned about seemed to have only just gained the upper hand—and it was already over?

However, thinking of Zhang Ran's methods, he felt relieved, so he didn't ask anything more.

"What kind of thoughts?" Nikolayev was curious about this.

Zhang Ran said, "The two major supermarkets will definitely merge next. At that time, your shares will be diluted accordingly. Do you have any interest in increasing your holdings?"

Nikolayev was stunned for a moment, then said, "Of course I do. This new model of Maikai Supermarket has already gained some market recognition; it is absolutely an excellent project. Of course I want to. Are you willing to release shares?"

Zhang Ran laughed and said, "If it weren't for your support this time, I wouldn't have been able to finish off Zhuo Fan so quickly. So as long as you want to, you can keep your current shares; you just need to make up the capital."

"What about the other shareholders of the company?" Nikolayev asked.

"They are the same," Zhang Ran said.

Nikolayev was delighted at first, then realized, "Are you playing a 'white wolf with empty hands' scheme?"

He suddenly understood: if they really wanted to maintain their current share proportions, they would definitely have to put up more money.

And most of this money would eventually flow into Zhang Ran's hands.

Zhang Ran owed them a large sum of money; by then, perhaps Zhang Ran wouldn't even need to pay it back—this money would be enough.

Zhang Ran said with an innocent tone, "You're thinking of me as a bad person. Am I that kind of person? I'm giving you a benefit. If you don't want it, forget it; you're making it sound like I'm scheming against you."

"Hehe, you must have planned this from the beginning. I was wondering why you weren't anxious at all; so you were waiting for us here."

"Is this what you Huaxia people often say: we were sold by you, yet we're still counting the money for you?"

Nikolayev really didn't know how to complain anymore. Indeed, he understood it now, but he still had to thank Zhang Ran because they had truly gained benefits from this.

After the integration of Maikai Supermarket and Fengchao Supermarket, coupled with the new model from Fengli Group, continuing to expand market share was a certainty.

So Zhang Ran was indeed giving them a benefit, but at the same time, if one thought about it carefully, Zhang Ran seemed to have taken down Maikai Supermarket and Fengchao Supermarket without spending a single cent.

"Think whatever you want. This is what you call treating kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs!" Zhang Ran said irritably.

He then hung up the phone without saying anything more.

Nikolayev was indeed right; Zhang Ran had planned it this way from the start, and this time, he had successfully achieved his goal.

After all, he still needed to compete with Huamei next and would need a large amount of capital. These funds could not be saved, so Zhang Ran certainly couldn't give his current capital to Nikolayev's side.

Zhang Ran stayed in Jia City for another day and prepared to return the next day.

By this time, news that Fengchao Supermarket had been taken over by Maikai Supermarket began to spread. After all, starting from today, the prices on both sides had returned to normal, which meant the battle between the two sides had ended.

This news caught many people off guard—it was too fast!

At this time, some people also thought of Yaotian Pharmaceutical; it was just as fast!

Fortunately, the news of Zhuo Fan's arrest had not yet leaked out, so there wasn't much discussion about these people online.

However, this incident caused the fame of the Zhang Ran System to soar once again. Now, more and more people were starting to pay attention to this Zhang Ran System; they all wanted to know what exactly this Zhang Ran System was.

Zhang Ran didn't care about this; he was now somewhat anxious to go home. However, when the car reached Xi City, Zhang Ran had He Yong pull over.

Seeing Gong Nan in Beijing had reminded him of the orphanage again. Since he was passing by this time, he couldn't help but want to take another look, even though it had already been abandoned.