Chapter 499: 495. The Benefits of Having a Supreme Ruler (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Zhang Ran did not leave the Municipal Government until the afternoon; this time, he obtained the answer he was satisfied with.

This time, he could also be considered to be making an attempt to see if he could cooperate with the local government and then expand the influence of Double Eleven.

Although it could be said that Double Eleven already had a bit of influence now, after all, during this period, the advertising expenses alone had already reached as high as 300 million; if there were no results from this, Zhao Lifeng could just pack up and leave.

However, this bit of influence was still not quite enough; at the very least, it did not meet Zhang Ran's goals.

Therefore, he thought about taking advantage of this opportunity to expand some influence.

The city's actions this time were very fast, and there was also the reason of Zhang Ran's urging involved; by the afternoon, they had already started contacting the e-commerce businesses here and began holding meetings to discuss giving some policy incentives next.

At the same time, the business world had truly begun to liven up; tomorrow was Double Eleven, and many people's eyes were fixed on this.

It was as if some other e-commerce platforms actually did not want to participate in this Double Eleven; after all, this was clearly increasing the influence of Fengli Group.

But Fengli Group was simply too fierce this time, and the price they paid was also high; if they did not participate this time, they would not just be losing money, the most critical thing was the customers.

Once customers chose Fengli Net, then those customers who originally belonged to them would definitely drift away when the time came.

And if the Double Eleven event were to be a huge success this time, then what everyone would remember would only be Fengli Net.

So at this time, it was better to join in; at the very least, it would keep their customer base from running directly to Fengli Net.

As for the expansion of influence, they had no choice; they understood the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils.

Moreover, when they were promoting, they also deliberately downplayed Fengli Group and did not link Double Eleven to them.

Lin'an, Fengli Group headquarters.

Zhao Lifeng had just finished a meeting; during this period, he had to hold meetings every day, formulate various plans every day, and was busy until very late every day.

But Zhao Lifeng felt fulfilled; compared to before, the current Fengli Group had become different after the commotion Zhang Ran made last time.

Zhao Lifeng also experienced what it felt like to have a Supreme Ruler like Zhang Ran.

He also finally understood why Jiao Zhen chose to leave the State-owned Enterprise just because of a single word from Zhang Ran and resolutely joined the Zhang Ran System.

It was simply too satisfying!

In the past, everyone was busy fighting for power and profit, and they were actually somewhat indifferent to many things in the company.

This was basically the norm for some large companies; these people were not lacking in ability to have reached this point, but at this time, they had cast aside their original goals of struggle and instead chose to fight for more benefits for themselves.

As for the company's interests, as long as there were no major changes, these people could choose to pretend they didn't see them.

Moreover, the company was the company, and the individual was the individual; many people drew this line too clearly.

But it was different now; now with the Supreme Ruler Zhang Ran watching, although Zhang Ran would not interfere too much, he gave them great pressure.

This pressure from Zhang Ran was not just within the company, but also regarding external matters.

For example, one shareholder named Kong Xin, besides his shares in Fengli Group, also had his own foreign trade company and started out with that foreign trade company; this was his foundation.

In the past, he fought for power and profit in the company entirely for his own interests, in order to make Fengli Group better cooperate with his foreign trade company; as for other company strategies, what did that have to do with him?

Now he thought the same way, but he dared not do as he did before; he had to make the goals of Fengli Group his primary objective.

It was truly because he was afraid; if he held Zhang Ran back this time and caused Zhang Ran to fail in achieving the strategic significance of this event, then what awaited him would likely be Zhang Ran's revenge.

Regarding his foreign trade company, just by relying on Zhang Ran's energy in Russia, he could definitely be made to suffer the consequences.

It was precisely because his main foreign trade region was Russia that he understood the most about Zhang Ran's affairs in Russia; the more he understood, the colder his heart felt.

Therefore, he dared not cause trouble for Zhang Ran at this time.

Others had similar thoughts, so Zhao Lifeng had thoroughly experienced the feeling of developing the company wholeheartedly during this period, just like returning to the time of the startup company, where he could think about the company's development without distraction, instead of putting most of his energy into the internal affairs of the company.

So having a Supreme Ruler like Zhang Ran seemed quite good.

Returning to the office, Zhao Lifeng immediately contacted Jiao Zhen and Meng He.

"President Jiao, President Meng, I will have to rely on you two for what comes next," Zhao Lifeng said.

Jiao Zhen smiled and said: "President Zhao is too polite; these are all things I should do. If you have any needs, President Zhao, just say so."

Meng He said calmly: "I have already prepared for this for a year, and there will absolutely be no problems."

Zhao Lifeng took a deep breath and said: "Then I hope we can succeed in one stroke."

"It will definitely succeed," Meng He said decisively; he believed in Zhang Ran, and having already made such long preparations and efforts for this, it could not fail.

Moreover, he was the one who understood best exactly how much effort Zhang Ran had expended; Zhang Ran would not hide many things from Meng He.

"Yes, it will definitely succeed," Zhao Lifeng also said with some excitement.

Once this was truly successful, then their Fengli Group would take a big step forward; this had always been his pursuit.

"President Meng, what is Mr. Zhang doing now? Why has he rarely contacted me during this period?" Zhao Lifeng asked.

Logically speaking, since things had reached this juncture, even if Zhang Ran did not intervene, he should frequently ask about the situation, but the fact was the opposite; unless there was something, Zhang Ran rarely asked Zhao Lifeng.

A smile appeared on Meng He's face: "Since Brother Zhang trusts President Zhao, he will not point fingers at these matters, and he will not make things difficult for President Zhao. This is Brother Zhang's character; as time goes on, I believe President Zhao will understand."

Zhao Lifeng said with emotion: "Having a Big Boss like Mr. Zhang is indeed a very comfortable thing."

Judging from this sentence, Zhao Lifeng no longer opposed Zhang Ran's control of the shares of Fengli Group in his heart.

This was also the best choice; although this meant that Zhao Lifeng himself no longer had real control over Fengli Group, the company he founded, Zhao Lifeng was not like Zhang Ran; he had long been mentally prepared in this regard.

As long as Fengli Group could continue to develop according to his ideas before he retired and grow in his hands, then these things could be ignored; anyway, the benefits he should get would not be less, but rather more.