Chapter 520: 516. We Won (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets!)

Forbes has already been accelerating its actions, but compared to Zhang Ran's speed, it is still a step slower.

On December 12th, Fengli Group launched an all-out offensive; anyone could see that this time, Fengli Group was playing for keeps.

Massive amounts of capital were poured in, causing some merchants who were originally still hesitant to immediately change their attitudes.

At the same time, Huamei Group, Maikai Supermarket, and Dahe Express all began to fully cooperate with Fengli Group's actions.

It was almost a case of providing money when money was needed, people when people were needed, and resources when resources were needed.

As long as Zhao Lifeng spoke up, these three Group Companies had no excuses and gave whatever was asked for.

While this made Zhao Lifeng feel gratified, it also brought a sense of inexplicable pressure; if he failed this time, he could announce his farewell to Fengli Group.

By then, let alone whether Zhang Ran would spare him, even people like Jiao Zhen would not let him off.

Therefore, Zhao Lifeng was also very anxious now, but he understood even more that he must not make any mistakes at this time.

Meanwhile, the shareholders of some e-commerce platforms also began their own deliberations, especially those at Iron Fir Capital, who all started internal meetings.

"Should we increase our investment? Everyone, please share your thoughts," Jiasike asked.

They had also invested quite a lot of money this time; although it couldn't compare to what Zhang Ran had invested, it was still a significant amount.

Yet, this money had not seen the expected results; instead, their market share was constantly declining, and many people had opinions about this.

These capital consortiums were large in scale, but they also had many internal factions, and each small camp had its own plans.

The company only had so much money, and if it were invested here, it might mean cutting back on some investment projects they were leading.

No matter how good the future of the Huaxia e-commerce market was, as long as it wasn't something they were responsible for, success wouldn't bring them much benefit, so why should they support it?

To diminish their own influence?

What a joke!

One must know that many things seem to be borrowed temporarily, but once borrowed, it is very difficult to get them back.

So, someone spoke up quickly, "I feel there is no need to invest more capital. We have already invested quite a bit, but we haven't seen any results.

Also, no one knows how much more capital this Zhang Ran has; who can guarantee that Zhang Ran only has these 100 billion?

If anyone can guarantee that, then I have nothing to say; after all, the future landscape of the Huaxia e-commerce market is entirely foreseeable." The person speaking did not openly object and seemed to be standing from a fair perspective, but in reality, everyone understood that he was opposing this matter.

Because no one could provide this guarantee; even if this person weren't Zhang Ran, no one would dare to guarantee it, as the responsibility one would have to bear is too great.

Success is, of course, a good thing, but once it fails, one will quickly be attacked by everyone.

Jiasike looked at the silent crowd, took a deep breath, and said, "Let me say a few words first. This time, Zhang Ran clearly wants to swallow the entire Huaxia market alone, but according to some information I know, Zhang Ran doesn't have that much capital left.

But this is only my inference based on some data; Kangshilan, Maikai Supermarket, Yaotian Pharmaceutical, and even Huamei Group have all reached their limits.

I believe that even if Zhang Ran can find more money, it will at most not exceed 10 billion, so I am inclined to continue.

Furthermore, we have already invested about 15 billion in capital; if we pull out now, we can only recover a little, not to mention the previous investments."

Jiasike wanted to continue because he felt that Zhang Ran couldn't possibly have much capital left.

Jiasike's words made many people nod, and some also spoke up to express their support.

But the opposition was also very blunt: if you are willing to take the responsibility for further investment, then we won't object.

Anyway, they were prepared to watch the show this time; if it succeeded, there would be nothing to say, but if it failed, heh, don't blame them.

Jiasike felt somewhat helpless; he really wanted to say firmly that he would take this responsibility, but he didn't dare, and he couldn't.

The reason he could sit in this position was not just because of his outstanding ability, but crucially, because there was a group of people standing behind him.

He was the representative of the interests of this group; once he failed here, it meant that the people behind him would have to pay a corresponding price, which was not something he could bear.

When a company grows to a certain scale, it is no longer simply a matter of whether a project is good and can create wealth for the company.

There are too many things involved, so many that even someone like Jiasike needs to spend a massive amount of energy on it.

Once a wrong step is taken, it will be an irreversible disaster.

This meeting lasted for half a day in total and only ended at three o'clock in the afternoon.

Ending the meeting at this time actually represented their abandonment of this competition.

Because time was running out; although it was only a little over half a day, Fengli Group had been advancing triumphantly every single moment.

The things they were losing were increasing every moment.

And to win these back would require spending even more capital, so this time they chose to admit defeat.

However, they weren't just leaving like that; they still had to negotiate with Fengli Group.

Fengli Group wanted to take over their industries, and in the end, they would have to bleed heavily once.

Of course, losers also need to have the self-awareness of losers; they couldn't possibly open their mouths like a lion, and they would certainly negotiate a suitable price by then.

In fact, there was also a reason related to Zhang Ran's previous negotiations with them; Zhang Ran had conceded Fengli Group's overseas B2B Business, which was also a piece of a rich and delicious cake, which is why they made the choice so readily.

This scene at Iron Fir Capital also happened elsewhere; these consortiums all made similar choices.

As for these consortiums joining forces?

It wasn't impossible, but the internal competition alone would be enough to give one a headache, let alone the company's development.

Everyone knew this in their hearts; they could jointly invest in a project or cooperate, but no one would let the other become the leader, let alone let them become the helmsman of the company.

At one o'clock in the morning, Zhang Ran was already fast asleep, but he was woken up by the ringing of his phone.

"You had better give me a suitable reason!" Zhang Ran said, suppressing his morning grumpiness.

Whether Zhao Lifeng didn't notice or didn't have the time to care, he said excitedly, "Mr. Zhang, we won! Iron Fir Capital and Meisheng Consortium have both called me, wanting to talk about acquisitions and buying shares."

Zhang Ran also felt some surprise in his heart; he didn't expect to win just like that, but his tone remained quite calm, "Mm, I know. Next time, wait until I wake up to call about such things."

After saying this, Zhang Ran hung up the phone.