Chapter 515: 511. Kangshilan Enters the Fray (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

The next morning, Zhang Ran signed the loan contract with Manager Liu; using his shares in Yaotian Pharmaceutical and Maikai Supermarket as collateral, Zhang Ran obtained this 100 billion loan.

Based on current market value, these shares of Zhang Ran's were certainly worth more than 100 billion, but he needed a large sum of money and was in a hurry.

Furthermore, this money was not being used for the development of Yaotian Pharmaceutical or Maikai Supermarket, but to support Fengli Group, so under the circumstances, it was slightly lower.

Zhang Ran did not mind any of this and signed the contract very readily.

Although Pei Mingmei participated throughout the entire process, she was merely participating; the only reason she was able to come here was because Manager Liu was giving Zhang Ran face.

However, it was clear that after this, Pei Mingmei would certainly be promoted.

After signing the contract, Zhang Ran did not chat much with Manager Liu and the others; he just had a meal with them in the evening and then sent them off.

Manager Liu also knew that Zhang Ran must be very busy, so he did not disturb him too much, while simultaneously following Zhang Ran's request to begin promoting this matter extensively.

He stated the deadline for the 100 billion to arrive, promising it would arrive within one week.

It was also from this moment on that everyone felt Zhang Ran's determination; he said he would throw 100 billion into it, and he did.

From this day on, Zhang Ran's side and Iron Fir Capital and the others all began to exert their strength in succession; these people at Iron Fir Capital did not want to give up such a large piece of the cake.

Since Zhang Ran did not want to negotiate on this matter, then they would fight!

However, if they were asked to invest too much capital, they would also find it difficult to sustain; the scale of these capital consortiums was indeed very large, but their operations were also vast.

It was impossible to invest too much capital into this one area; once too much was invested and flaws were spotted by others, their other industries would very likely be affected as a result.

However, these capital consortiums combined were not to be underestimated, and were even vaguely greater than the capital Zhang Ran had brought out.

Moreover, they had many interest relationships, and some foreign brands began to join in one after another.

For a time, they were locked in a stalemate with Fengli Group.

Countless funds were poured in, making this already murky pool of water even more turbulent.

Every day, several e-commerce platforms collapsed, and every day, companies went bankrupt; for a time, the online shopping market was a scene of carnage.

On December 7th, Iron Fir Capital and these consortiums began contacting some luxury brands to join the battle.

Do not underestimate the appeal of luxury goods to everyone; in the past, these luxury goods were things many people could only look at from afar but not touch, and even if they bought them, many could only buy fakes.

Now, Iron Fir Capital and these consortiums persuaded some luxury brands to join this great battle, giving the reason for the discounts as them subsidizing some of the money.

As for whether they would actually subsidize it, that was a matter of opinion.

Believe it or not, this move did indeed make Fengli Group somewhat passive; the influence of luxury goods in modern society was still very great.

Especially for some young women who previously had no money to buy them and were reluctant to buy them, they could only buy A-grade fakes.

But now there were authentic products, and the prices were affordable for them, which caused them to flock to those platforms all at once.

That afternoon, Huo Zhiyuan held an emergency meeting at Kangshilan and forcefully passed a resolution: Kangshilan would join this competition and simultaneously take the side of Fengli Group.

At the meeting, many shareholders and executives expressed opposition; this clearly had no great benefit for their company, so why get involved in this muddy water?

But at this moment, Huo Zhiyuan's forceful nature shocked many people; she stated directly that those who did not want to participate could get out—shareholders would have their shares liquidated, and executives would just leave.

It was just one sentence: those who opposed this time had no need to remain at Kangshilan!

Huo Zhiyuan's attitude made many people extremely annoyed, but Huo Zhiyuan had always held absolute control and had absolute power over many matters.

Coupled with the fact that Kangshilan had always been managed by Huo Zhiyuan, it was difficult for shareholders and some executives to shake Huo Zhiyuan's position at Kangshilan in the short term.

In the end, there was no other way, and the meeting was barely passed.

Zhang Siyan participated in the entire meeting, and watching the domineering and unrestrained Huo Zhiyuan, Zhang Siyan was truly a bit dazed.

Was this still the same Huo Zhiyuan who was obedient to her father and amiable to her?

It was also from this moment that Zhang Siyan saw another side of Huo Zhiyuan.

It was not that Huo Zhiyuan had a good temper, nor was it that Huo Zhiyuan was like this to everyone; it was only because she was Zhang Ran's daughter that she saw a different Huo Zhiyuan.

Lin'an, Fengli Group.

Zhao Lifeng stared blankly at the few documents in front of him, unable to recover for a moment; he had been thinking about how to break the deadlock, and now someone had voluntarily delivered the solution to his door.

"Who exactly is our Big Boss? Why do I understand him less and less?" Zhao Lifeng asked in a murmur.

Li Qiang also came back to his senses upon hearing this and laughed: "No matter who he is, this is a good thing for us; someone has brought us a pillow just as we were getting sleepy."

The two documents placed in front of them were one sent by Kangshilan and one sent by Prince Haiman.

Both sides clearly indicated that they would sell their luxury brands on Fengli Net and asked Zhao Lifeng to complete the integration work as soon as possible.

"Sigh, it really is impossible to see through him," Zhao Lifeng sighed again; originally, he thought he understood Zhang Ran well enough, but now he found that he still could not see him clearly.

Immediately, he took a deep breath and said: "Go make arrangements; strive to complete the integration by tonight. There must be no problems, understand?"

Li Qiang said solemnly: "Understood."

At this time, if anyone caused a problem, settling the score afterwards would be no small matter; Li Qiang naturally understood this, and at the same time, his mood was somewhat surging.

The Big Boss behind them had already given them everything they needed—money, resources, nothing was lacking—and he did not boss them around; if they still could not produce results, then Li Qiang himself would feel he had no face to see anyone.

On the morning of the 8th, Kangshilan and some British luxury brands simultaneously announced they were joining Fengli Net.

Moreover, the discount margins exceeded everyone's imagination; in an instant, the advantage Iron Fir Capital and the others had just built up because of luxury goods vanished into thin air.

Kangshilan had always been the leading enterprise for luxury goods in Huaxia, focusing on the mid-to-high-end market, while the luxury goods under Prince Haiman's name were all high-end and top-tier, completely making up for Kangshilan's deficiencies.

For a time, Fengli Group once again occupied some advantages, though these advantages were not considered large; at the very least, in the eyes of many, it was estimated that this commercial war would continue for some time.

But on this very day, the 8th, Huang Lin and Cheng Mei left Beijing and arrived in Shanghai quietly and without a sound.