Chapter 502: 498. I

Meng He returned to his room and saw the lights were on; Lin Meizhi was already awake.

"Wife, did I wake you? It's all Old Zhao's fault for calling so late," Meng He said, trying to appease her.

Lin Meizhi said crossly, "Enough, it was your voice on the phone that was too loud."

"I'll be quieter next time," Meng He said sheepishly.

"By the way, are the sales figures for Fengli Net out yet?" Lin Meizhi asked, no longer sleepy.

Meng He nodded and said, "They're out. One billion in twenty minutes."

"That much?" Lin Meizhi said, somewhat surprised.

Meng He said, "It is indeed a lot, but it's still far from Zhang Ran's goal."

"Brother Zhang really has big ambitions. By the way, how are your preparations going? Don't drag Brother Zhang down when the time comes," Lin Meizhi said.

Meng He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, there's absolutely no problem. I've been preparing for so long; if something goes wrong now, I wouldn't have the face to see Brother Zhang."

"That's good, but don't let your guard down. Brother Zhang has put a lot into this, so nothing must go wrong," Lin Meizhi said.

"Mm, I know. Don't worry, I'm heading to the company now to keep an eye on things." Meng He actually hadn't planned on sleeping anymore anyway.

It was fine to just brag to Zhao Lifeng on the phone earlier, but he still needed to keep watch.

"You're going out this late?" Lin Meizhi felt a pang of concern.

"It's fine, I'm still young. Besides, didn't Brother Zhang send over those nutritional supplements? The effects are really good; it's not like you haven't tried them," Meng He said with a chuckle.

Lin Meizhi nodded and said, "That's true. Brother Zhang's supplements really are effective; my skin has improved a lot."

"Alright, go to sleep and take care of your skin. I'm off," Meng He said.

Zhang Ran didn't wake up until nine in the morning. The wedding procession had already begun over there, but none of that concerned Zhang Ran.

After getting up, he picked up his phone and saw a message from Zhao Lifeng. Nine hours had passed, and sales had exceeded seven billion. Although it wasn't as fierce as the start, there was definitely no sign of it stopping.

He opened his phone to glance at the news; it was basically all about Fengli Net. Zhao Lifeng had also taken the opportunity to spend money on promotion.

"Dad, you're up." As soon as Zhang Ran opened the door, he saw Zhang Sicheng waiting in the living room.

"You didn't sleep last night?" Zhang Ran said, looking at his dark-rimmed eyes.

Zhang Sicheng scratched the back of his head and said, "I slept, but not well."

"Dad, how much are the sales now?" Zhang Sicheng asked impatiently.

"Didn't you check the news?" Zhang Ran said.

"I did, but I didn't know if it was true or false."

"Then why didn't you call to ask? You had to wait here for me?" Zhang Ran said testily.

Zhang Sicheng said, "Chairman Zhao is so busy, it wouldn't be right for me to disturb him over something like this."

"What's not right about it? As the heir to the Zhang Family, who would dare say anything if you care about the family business?" Zhang Ran narrowed his eyes. Was someone trying to poison Zhang Sicheng's mind?

Seeing his father's expression, Zhang Sicheng immediately said, "Dad, please don't overthink it. This was all my own idea; it has nothing to do with anyone else."

He was genuinely afraid that Zhang Ran would implicate others because of this.

Zhang Ran said, "Don't overthink things in the future. This is our family's business; no one will dare say anything if you show concern. Also, be more confident in the future, don't be so..."

Zhang Ran stopped mid-sentence. He was a bit grumpy from waking up in the morning; such things were actually something Zhang Sicheng had to change slowly.

Zhang Sicheng nodded immediately, indicating he understood.

"It has already broken seven billion. Breaking twenty billion today is no problem, but thirty billion might be a bit difficult," Zhang Ran said.

Zhang Sicheng was instantly excited upon hearing this, but remembering Zhang Ran's lecture just now, he forced himself to calm down.

After eating, Zhang Ran went to prepare for the wedding. Since he had come all this way, he couldn't just not attend.

The business matters hadn't affected Zhang Ran himself, but they had affected others.

By the time Zhang Ran arrived at the wedding venue, he was immediately surrounded.

Everyone already knew about Fengli Group's seven-billion-yuan achievement, while the next best platform was only at four billion. The gap was obvious.

Interested parties had done the math: according to the data disclosed by all platforms, in these nine hours alone, the total sales of the online shopping market were around 150 billion.

From this, one could see the consumption power of the online shopping market.

Of course, it was even easier to see the 'prosperity' of the Huaxia online shopping market right now; no one could even count how many e-commerce platforms there were.

But many believed that after this, it would be time for a major reshuffle, and it was hard to say how many would survive.

Just as Zhang Ran said, this Double Eleven was only the beginning. The real battle was yet to come, and if they didn't handle it well, the company going bankrupt would just be a matter of time.

Zhang Ran began to deal with these people, but just as he was getting annoyed, the top official from the Municipal Government arrived in person.

They had also received the news, so they were feeling quite excited. After all, they had just reached some agreements with Zhang Ran yesterday, and hearing such good news today, how could they not be excited?

Originally, the Gu Family had wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Zhang Ran, as this should have been the most suitable time.

But clearly, although they were the main characters this time, they still couldn't get a word in.

Never mind them; even Pei Mingmei could only stand on the sidelines, without a chance to speak a single word to Zhang Ran.

"Leader, why don't you go up and say a few words later? Consider it a blessing for the newlyweds," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Xie Mingrui joked upon hearing this, "Aren't you afraid that if I start talking, I'll go on for hours and turn this into a dull and tedious conference?"

Zhang Ran immediately said, "Then never mind."

"Haha, you really are a pragmatist," Xie Mingrui said with a loud laugh.

Zhang Ran said, "I'm a businessman. How can a businessman not be pragmatic? Otherwise, wouldn't I lose everything?"

"But as far as I know, Mr. Zhang has made his fair share of losing deals in the past," Xie Mingrui remarked with emotion.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Just small matters."

"To you, they are small matters, but to many others, they are life-changing events." After saying this, Xie Mingrui went up on stage to give his blessings to the couple.

When the Gu Family saw him go up, they were overjoyed, their faces showing excitement. This was giving them immense face.

Of course, they also knew this wasn't for their family, but for Zhang Ran, but that didn't stop them from being excited.

If this were to get out, it would be enough for them to brag about for years; I'll see in a moment if I can get a group photo, as that would still be very useful for them.