Chapter 519: 515. Zhang Ran's Net Worth (Seeking subscriptions, monthly votes)

And just as Zhang Ran was making these arrangements on his end, the United States Forbes headquarters was also discussing Zhang Ran.

Forbes CEO David looked at some of the investigation reports sent over by Hanke, feeling slightly startled.

Previously, they had conducted some asset investigations into Zhang Ran, but they had encountered some resistance and only knew some general circumstances.

However, even though they had a slight idea in their hearts, and although they knew this might still be the result of Zhang Ran hiding things, it was already enough to shock them.

"Everyone, share your opinions," David said, tapping the table.

Bruce spoke up: "According to the data sent over by Hanke and our own understanding, let me first state my perspective."

"The market value of Yaotian Pharmaceutical is currently 120 billion yuan, and Zhang Ran holds 80 percent of the shares; that is 96 billion yuan."

"Maikai Supermarket currently has a market value of 180 billion yuan, and Zhang Ran holds 51 percent of the shares, which calculates to 91.8 billion yuan."

"The shares of these two groups combined total about 187.8 billion yuan, which is a net worth of about 26.5 billion US dollars."

"If we go by this alone, he should rank third among Huaxia's richest people and around 35th on the global rich list."

Bruce summarized the current situation, and everyone nodded after listening; just two groups already amounted to a net worth of over 20 billion US dollars, and they all knew that Zhang Ran did not only have shares in these two groups.

David nodded, signaling for him to continue, and Bruce said: "However, we all know that this money is not all of Zhang Ran's. First, there is Fengli Group; exactly how many shares Zhang Ran holds, and how to calculate it based on the situation, is also a problem."

"Now that Fengli Group already has the advantage, it is very likely to win this time. If it really wins, Zhang Ran's net worth will definitely soar again."

"Moreover, as far as I know, Kangshilan Group actually also has Zhang Ran's shares, and there is news from the UK that Zhang Ran has a manor with Prince Haiman; to say nothing else, it is worth at least 100 million US dollars."

"Of course, these are small amounts. There is one more thing, which is that I heard the Siheyuan in Beijing, Huaxia, is also Zhang Ran's. If this is calculated based on market value, it is also a considerable asset. How should all these be calculated?"

This was the thing that gave them a headache; many of Zhang Ran's assets were unclear, and even now that they knew about them, it was difficult to investigate.

Just like Fengli Group, the dust had not yet settled, and they did not know the specific shareholding percentage of Zhang Ran.

How to calculate how much money Zhang Ran has?

But if they didn't count it and only calculated based on what they knew now—that is, only counting Zhang Ran's Yaotian Pharmaceutical and Maikai Supermarket—the result would likely not satisfy the vast majority of people.

Now that Zhang Ran was making such a big stir in Huaxia, if they only calculated a net worth of about 20 billion US dollars in the end, it would likely make many people start to doubt the impartiality of Forbes.

Now, quite a few people in Huaxia had started to believe that this mysterious Zhang Ran was the new Richest Person in China.

Or rather, he had always been, just hidden away.

But this time he had already surfaced, and wanting to hide was impossible.

After listening to Bruce's account, everyone started to discuss it one after another, but they couldn't come up with any ideas until the end.

David tapped the table again and said: "This time, we will not disclose the shares Zhang Ran holds in these groups."

"Fengli Group's momentum is very strong right now. If financial groups like Iron Fir Capital don't bring out a large amount of funds again, they are bound to lose this time."

"According to the current situation, adding Fengli Group and Dahe Express, let's count Zhang Ran's net worth as 15 billion US dollars."

The crowd said nothing upon hearing this, which was considered tacit agreement; this was a helpless situation. They couldn't possibly rank Zhang Ran based on a net worth of only 20 billion; that would be a huge credibility crisis for Forbes.

So this time they could only act vaguely.

"By the way, there is also Huamei Group. From the current situation, Zhang Ran also holds quite a few shares in Huamei. Let's just add 10 billion US dollars to his net worth for now," David said, rubbing his brow.

Since when did they at Forbes have to estimate a rich list so roughly?

Of course, it wasn't just a seemingly simple estimate; it was something summarized through a lot of data and information.

For example, with Huamei Group, giving a net worth of 10 billion was indeed low; based on Zhang Ran's shares in Yaotian Pharmaceutical and Fengchao Supermarket, it should be at least 50 percent or more.

That would mean a net worth of 15 billion, but because Forbes was not clear about exactly how many shares Zhang Ran had, they could only count 10 billion for now.

Although doing this was not ideal, it was the best method David could think of.

They had also called to ask Zhang Ran, and even entrusted people to find connections, but obviously, Zhang Ran did not want to talk to them about these things.

David was very helpless; every time they calculated the net worth of these Huaxia tycoons, except for the bosses of internet companies, the net worth of the other tycoons took them a long time to figure out.

As David's voice fell, everyone started to calculate again, and a professional team recalculated the situation.

Finally, they set Zhang Ran's net worth at 51.5 billion US dollars.

Of course, this was definitely not accurate, or rather, it was all calculated on the low side, but this was the best plan so far.

"Everyone, don't be discouraged. After the e-commerce war in Huaxia ends this time, there will definitely be changes in shares at Fengli Group. By then, we can just take the opportunity to adjust it again."

"And there is also a reason; after all, until now, Fengli Group's shares and market value have not been easy to calculate."

"This way, even if some people are not very satisfied, they can understand us," David said.

The others nodded one after another; this was indeed the case. "Does this mean we should release this year's rich list as soon as possible?"

"Yes, let's be a bit faster," David said.

However, it was already almost time for the rich list to be released anyway; a few days early or a few days late was the same.

The main reason they were doing this was actually because they weren't sure how many other assets Zhang Ran had, leaving themselves a fig leaf.

Fengli Group's current situation was the best excuse.

In the end, Zhang Ran's net worth was temporarily valued at 51.5 billion US dollars. At Forbes, he was already the new Richest Person in China, while the previous Richest Person in China had a net worth of 48.9 billion US dollars.

At the same time, Zhang Ran also squeezed into the top twenty of the world's rich list because of this; calculated based on this net worth, Zhang Ran's final ranking was 18th.

That is to say, starting from today, Zhang Ran is the new Richest Person in China!