Chapter 510: 506. Never Done Anything Like Killing the Donkey the Moment It Leaves the Mill

Huamei Group.

Cheng Mei's expression was somewhat anxious, "I heard that the shareholders behind these platforms like Feijing are going to negotiate with Zhang Ran. Is this true?"

Many pieces of news are actually impossible to keep from people; just like this matter of the negotiations, it hadn't been long since Zhang Ran agreed to it before it had already leaked out.

Huang Lin, however, had a calm expression, without the slightest hint of urgency, "It should be true."

"If that's the case, what do we do? Once these platforms reach an agreement with Zhang Ran, then we will definitely lose," Cheng Mei said urgently.

This was a fact; currently, they still had a slight advantage offline, but these advantages were being slowly eroded by Zhang Ran using one method after another, and soon the advantage might no longer exist.

Moreover, even if they had an advantage, it wasn't very obvious. Once Zhang Ran reached some kind of cooperation agreement with these platforms, then they really wouldn't see any hope of winning.

Huang Lin smiled and said, "Don't be anxious. If it were before, I would be worried, but now I'm not worried at all."

"Why?" Cheng Mei was puzzled.

Huang Lin said, "Why? Just because Zhang Ran's goal was never us, or rather, before this, we were just a secondary target. Zhang Ran has already set his sights on the entire online shopping market."

Cheng Mei also knew this; everyone had already seen this before.

"But this doesn't prevent Zhang Ran from reaching an agreement with these people, and from what I can see, reaching an agreement isn't a bad thing either—cooperation and mutual benefit—this is also something Zhang Ran liked to do before," Cheng Mei said, filled with worry.

Huang Lin said, "That is indeed the case, but don't forget how much of a price Zhang Ran has already paid. He couldn't possibly choose to compromise so easily; this is also not his character."

"But now Zhang Ran has agreed to peace talks."

"So what if he agreed? And Zhang Ran probably only has a slight intention, but the conditions will be very harsh. Do you think people like Iron Fir Capital will agree to harsh conditions? This is completely impossible," Huang Lin said, full of confidence.

This was said based on his understanding of Zhang Ran, and he also believed he would absolutely not guess wrong.

Zhang Ran absolutely had no intention of making concessions.

"There is one more point you shouldn't forget: although these people from Iron Fir Capital are the major shareholders behind the scenes, they are not the absolute controllers of the company. If they want to negotiate, they also have to consider the opinions of others," Huang Lin said.

However, although he said that, Huang Lin felt a bit bitter inside, not because of the negotiations, but because he could no longer see any hope of winning, or rather, the hope was very slim.

The only hope was for the other platforms to unite to deal with Fengli Group; only then would there be hope.

But how difficult is that?

Even though they were already at the doorstep because of Zhang Ran, wanting these people to truly unite was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Hearing Huang Lin's words, Cheng Mei breathed a slight sigh of relief and then said, "Then what do we need to prepare on our side?"

Huang Lin roused his spirits and said, "I will go and contact some other platforms. No matter what, this time we absolutely cannot let them negotiate smoothly. It is very likely that Zhang Ran is wearing down these people's determination to keep fighting."

It was indeed guessed correctly by Huang Lin; Zhang Ran agreeing to it really did have that intention, letting them see hope so that they wouldn't have the determination to truly resist to the end.

Fengli Group.

Zhao Lifeng, of course, had also heard this news. Compared to the couple Huang Lin and Cheng Mei, he was even more worried; recently, he had been somewhat absent-minded while working.

Because this was an opportunity for Fengli Group to take flight; once they achieved their goal, then Fengli would become the sole dominant force in the e-commerce market.

And now that he had already seen hope, the news that Zhang Ran was about to hold peace talks with those people behind the scenes had spread—how could this put his mind at ease?

He didn't understand Zhang Ran very well; he didn't know how Zhang Ran would ultimately choose.

According to his own thinking, peace talks were actually more beneficial than harmful for Zhang Ran, because in this way, the risks Zhang Ran had to bear would be reduced by a lot.

Zhang Ran had already invested more than 20 billion in funds, and he would definitely continue to invest in the future.

Once this attempt failed, it would definitely be a major blow to Zhang Ran, and his other industries would also suffer corresponding losses.

And now that there was an opportunity to avoid bearing such risks, even if the gains were smaller, it was indeed a wise choice for capital.

Therefore, Zhao Lifeng felt some worry in his heart.

This state had lasted for two days, and Meng He had already sensed that something was wrong and came directly to him.

"Old Zhao, what are you doing? You've been absent-minded during meetings these past few days?" Meng He said in a carefree manner.

Zhao Lifeng looked at Meng He, opened his mouth wanting to brush it off, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.

Meng He actually guessed it too and said with a smile, "Are you worried about the peace talks?"

"Yes." Zhao Lifeng didn't hide it and admitted it directly.

"You also know that once peace talks happen, our Fengli Group will lose this opportunity, and who knows, at that time, I and my team might possibly…" Zhao Lifeng didn't continue; once Zhang Ran reached an agreement with that side, such a thing was very likely to happen.

Kicking founders like Zhao Lifeng out of the company—such things had happened more than once or twice in the business world.

Meng He smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about this. I can guarantee you that no matter what the final result is, Fengli Group will be the one that profits the most, and your performance this time has nothing that can be slandered. Brother Zhang won't do such a thing."

Looking at Meng He's confident appearance, Zhao Lifeng was a bit skeptical—where did he get this confidence?

Facing such a huge temptation, was it just based on personal feelings?

Seeming to see Zhao Lifeng's doubt, Meng He said lightly, "I can tell you one thing: ever since Brother Zhang started doing business, he has never done a single thing like killing the donkey the moment it leaves the mill—never!"

Zhao Lifeng's eyes flickered; he seemed to understand what Meng He meant.

"People like Tian Yaohui only ended up in their current state because they betrayed Brother Zhang. Brother Zhang also never punishes a meritorious official for no reason. You can be completely at ease about this point."

"If you are still worried, you can call Brother Zhang right now. I believe Zhang Ran won't be angry because of this."

Zhao Lifeng took a deep breath and said, "I believe you, Old Meng, and I also believe Mr. Zhang is not that kind of person."

He didn't make the call, because in his heart, such matters couldn't be explained clearly in one or two phone calls.

Now, he could only trust Zhang Ran!