Chapter 533: 529. An Eye for People (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Because of Kong Zhenguo, the relationship between Zhang Ran and Kong Feifei had drawn closer, and the atmosphere, which had been somewhat tense and uncomfortable, gradually dissipated.

After chatting a little more, Kong Feifei moved on to the main topic.

"Mr. Zhang, shall we begin?" Kong Feifei asked.

Zhang Ran nodded and said, "Sure, let's begin."

Immediately, a professional smile appeared on Kong Feifei's face, and she asked, "Mr. Zhang, what are your thoughts on becoming the Richest Person in China?"

Zhang Ran thought for a moment and said, "No particular thoughts; I just eat and drink as usual."

Kong Feifei was slightly stunned; how was she supposed to respond to an answer like that?

"Are you not even a little excited?" Kong Feifei asked with a smile.

"Excited? I suppose a little, but it's just like that," Zhang Ran said indifferently.

Kong Feifei was speechless; she always felt that Zhang Ran had a bit of an act going on!

"Many people on the internet are very interested in your first pot of gold, and there are many speculations. Also, you have never appeared in front of the public before; can we talk about this?" Kong Feifei decided to change the subject.

Zhang Ran showed a thoughtful expression, "First pot of gold? Let me think."

Kong Feifei revealed a look of anticipation and curiosity; she also wanted to know how Zhang Ran's first pot of gold actually came about.

"I remember now. The first time I truly earned money in my life, it must have been by collecting scrap," Zhang Ran said solemnly.

Kong Feifei was stunned, "Collecting scrap?"

"Yes, I was still young at the time, had no connections, and even less capital, so I could only collect scrap. I remember I earned over eight hundred back then; that was the result of two months. Afterward, I used that money to start my own business," Zhang Ran said.

"This doesn't match many of the speculations online. Many people say you were born into a wealthy family; it seems that is not the case," Kong Feifei said.

"Everything online is just made up. A wealthy family? I am an orphan. I never saw my parents growing up and lived in an orphanage the whole time," Zhang Ran said with a smile and a shake of his head.

This time, Kong Feifei was truly shocked; she hadn't known this either.

"You are an orphan?" Kong Feifei couldn't help but ask in surprise, then immediately realized it wasn't a good thing to ask and quickly apologized.

Zhang Ran waved his hand to indicate she shouldn't worry about it.

Kong Feifei didn't feel it was appropriate to ask more about this issue, so she turned to ask: "Is that the reason why you created the Yuanran Charity Foundation?

As far as I know, the Yuanran Charity Foundation has always been committed to charity scholarship projects and projects for donating to orphanages.

This is indeed the case based on some data they have released previously; the annual expenditure on these two projects is very high."

Zhang Ran laughed: "You really overestimate me on this. The Yuanran Charity Foundation wasn't actually created by me; it was created by Zhiyuan. She is just gilding my lily."

Kong Feifei felt that today's interview was truly different, and Zhang Ran was also very different from many of the wealthy people she had encountered before.

Regardless of anything else, other wealthy people would absolutely not push such things away when encountering such a situation, as it is good for their image.

But Zhang Ran said without hesitation that it wasn't his idea, and that it was created by Huo Zhiyuan.

"But this name also contains your name. I think the 'Ran' character in the two words 'Yuanran' must be taken from your name, right?" Kong Feifei asked.

Zhang Ran nodded, "More or less."

"Aren't you afraid that this matter will have some impact on you once it's made public? You know, many people on the internet are currently dissatisfied with you because of this," Kong Feifei couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "So what? It doesn't really matter. I'm not a person who likes to be too high-profile. Being low-key in life and high-profile in work is my style."

"Then do you have any other thoughts? For example, your views on charity?" Kong Feifei prompted.

However, Kong Feifei wasn't too worried; if it really didn't work out, she could just cut this segment out, since it wasn't a live broadcast anyway.

Zhang Ran thought for a moment and said: "Of course I have thoughts. There is a good old saying: 'One who acts with righteousness should not manage wealth, but after attaining great wealth and status, one must possess great righteousness.'"

"I am a rather vulgar person and don't have any great righteousness, but there are still some things that need to be done."

Zhang Ran spoke briefly and didn't say much more; besides, he didn't like being morally kidnapped.

After hearing this, Kong Feifei had an idea in her mind; the previous segment regarding the Yuanran Charity Foundation would likely be cut.

This was almost inevitable; after all, the other side had just said it was created by Zhang Ran and reflected his philosophy, and now Zhang Ran had denied it, so it wouldn't be good to broadcast that.

"Can you talk about your management philosophy? Your industries span a very wide range, and as far as I know, you don't hold the position of Chairman in any company. Why is that?" Kong Feifei asked.

Zhang Ran said: "My philosophy is very simple to state: leave professional matters to professional people. As long as they don't make mistakes, I can delegate authority to them.

Besides, I am a very lazy person, and things like managing a company don't suit me."

Kong Feifei was no longer surprised; the wealthy people she had interviewed before were basically diligent, and everyone was very busy with work.

This was the first case of someone like Zhang Ran directly saying he was lazy and almost never managed things.

"But your business is growing larger and larger, which shows that your eye for people is quite good," Kong Feifei complimented.

Zhang Ran laughed, "A good eye? Hmm, if we're talking about ability, my eye is indeed good, but as for other aspects, it's hard to say."

Kong Feifei nodded, half-understanding, and continued to ask questions. This interview was originally intended to calm some groundless speculation on the internet, so Kong Feifei basically centered her questions around these issues.

Moreover, there wasn't much else to ask; after all, instructions had been given from above not to let her ask too much, such as questions about the Zhang Ran System, or questions about enterprises like Yaotian Pharmaceutical, which were not allowed.

"Mr. Zhang, may I ask why you had no fame before, and why you suddenly chose to step forward?" Kong Feifei asked.

Zhang Ran took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and said: "There was no other way. Even if I had wanted to step forward before, I couldn't have."

"How so?"

"You know about the Goddess of Destiny, right?" A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Ran's mouth.

Kong Feifei nodded and said, "Of course I know."

"I was on the Goddess of Destiny before," Zhang Ran sighed and said. There was no need to hide this matter, and it was foreseeable that Zhang Ran would continue to be exposed in the future, so he might as well just say it now.

Kong Feifei was somewhat enlightened; so that was it. Many things could be explained this way, but at the same time, it also brought up many questions, but these questions were relatively sensitive, so Kong Feifei chose not to ask.

PS: One chapter for now, four chapters tonight.