Chapter 535: 531. The Gradually Deified Zhang Ran (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Zhang Ran's interview video was broadcast on the third day, instantly attracting the attention of many people.

Everyone was still very curious about this mysterious richest man.

When they learned that Zhang Ran was an orphan, some people found it hard to believe, but they also knew that since it was an interview by CCTV, it was basically impossible for it to be fake.

Furthermore, the news of Zhang Ran previously boarding the Goddess of Destiny made the public recall this fantastical event once again.

This also draped another veil of mystery over Zhang Ran as a person.

Moreover, after the vast majority of people learned this news, they were somewhat incredulous!

Because they all knew what the situation in Huaxia was like twenty-nine years ago, and Zhang Ran seemed to have already been very successful twenty-nine years ago.

After all, the Zhang Ran System mentioned by Li Yiting could absolutely not have been established within this year—no, it should be said, within half a year.

And Li Yiting also clearly stated that the Zhang Ran System had existed for many years.

In other words, Zhang Ran seemed to have already been a wealthy person in Huaxia twenty-nine years ago, and it was even possible he was the richest!

It was just that no one knew back then! So, in that case, did Zhang Ran just reclaim the position of the richest man this time?

Many people were also smart; a lot can happen in twenty-nine years, and coupled with the fact that Zhang Ran was an orphan, many things seemed to be somewhat guessable.

And the imprisonment of Tian Yaohui also seemed to indicate something.

However, these were all just everyone's speculations, but this had already caused Zhang Ran's fame to soar once again.

At the same time, interested parties also began to analyze the situation.

It was already beyond doubt that the Dahe Group belonged to the Zhang Ran System, and the shares of the couple Meng He and his wife had also changed.

This explained some issues, in addition to some of the previous actions by Huo Zhiyuan and the matter of the Yuanran Charity Foundation.

This also indicated that Kangshilan seemed to be part of the Zhang Ran System as well.

If one were to calculate it, Zhang Ran's wealth would definitely increase by quite a bit, meaning it was very likely that Zhang Ran would charge into the world's top ten.

With the CCTV interview as a vanguard, other media outlets also began to take action.

This interview not only failed to push Zhang Ran off the center stage, but instead, he received even more attention.

Of course, the previous voices of doubt were gone, and the purpose of this interview had been achieved.

Other media outlets could not contact Zhang Ran, or rather, they did not have the standing, so they could only start from other aspects.

For example, Meng He, and for another example, Huang Lin.

Meng He and Huang Lin often found it difficult to refuse too much; after all, they sometimes also needed to rely on these media outlets.

However, the first one to speak out was not these two, but Zhao Lifeng!

Who let Zhao Lifeng be the one who made a living off the internet? And many things from the media also had a huge impact on the internet industry.

As for Zhao Lifeng's interview, not to mention other things, one of the Q&As ignited the topic once again.

Host: "Chairman Zhao, how did you get to know Mr. Zhang Ran?"

Zhao Lifeng: "I knew him a long time ago. Back then, I had just entered the industry and was tricked by Mr. Zhang, and the first investment our company received was given by Mr. Zhang."

Host: "Tricked? Could you elaborate?"

Zhao Lifeng: "Of course. Actually, I took the blame for Mr. Zhang for a very long time."

Host: "What blame?"

Zhao Lifeng: "The blame for online payment. This concept was not proposed by me at all. I think I have said this before, but many people didn't believe it, thinking I was just shifting the blame."

Host: "Could it be that this was proposed by Mr. Zhang Ran?"

Zhao Lifeng: "That's right, it was him. Not only did he propose it, but he also provided a relatively detailed plan back then. It can be said that for so many years, I have been acting according to the plan Mr. Zhang Ran gave back then. What I did most wasn't innovation, just patching things up."

Host: "Do you mean that Mr. Zhang Ran predicted the occurrence of such things back then? Predicted the speed of technological development?"

Zhao Lifeng: "I don't know if he predicted it, but the result is very obvious. However, perhaps even he himself didn't expect that social technology would develop so fast."

Host: "It seems Mr. Zhang Ran is truly very visionary."

Zhao Lifeng: "I have never seen anyone with better business insight than him."

Host: "So, the matter of online payment was actually proposed by Mr. Zhang Ran, but it was implemented by you?"

Zhao Lifeng: "That's right!"

This Q&A revolved around the matter of online payment. With the development of the internet information age, everyone was not completely ignorant of the events of that year.

At the same time, they also understood how much pressure Zhao Lifeng had been under to accomplish this.

There were even rumors that if it hadn't been for someone from above speaking up back then, Zhao Lifeng would have already been inside.

And not only that, but if Zhao Lifeng had taken a single wrong step back then, he could have been ruined beyond redemption!

Now Zhao Lifeng suddenly said that these were not his own ideas, but that Zhang Ran had provided the detailed planning and design back then, and he was just an implementer.

Subsequently, Meng He and Huang Lin were also interviewed one after another, and many of their answers proved one point: that Zhang Ran's vision and the future he saw were different from ordinary people.

Especially Huang Lin, who did not hide it at all, revealing that he and Zhang Ran had originally had a business competition back then.

He lost completely, even more miserably than now.

Of course, Huang Lin did not mention some of the more sensitive issues; he was not a fool. He would say what should be said, and he would definitely not say what shouldn't be.

Although this also aroused the speculation of many people, it was not explicitly stated after all.

The development of the Huamei Group over these years also proved the uniqueness of Zhang Ran's vision. Before this incident happened, Huamei had always been the leader in the home appliance industry.

Meng He, compared to the other two, was even less reserved and began to vigorously praise Zhang Ran.

He was in the courier industry entirely because he was influenced by Zhang Ran, or rather, it was Zhang Ran who told him to do it in the first place.

Zhang Ran also provided many plans back then; although they were not very specific, they had a long-term goal.

For a time, waves were stirred up on the internet again, but this time everyone had different feelings about Zhang Ran.

Does someone really have such long-term vision?

And it spans so many industries?

But whether it was Zhao Lifeng or Meng He and the others, they all said that this was Zhang Ran's plan from the start, and they were basically just implementers.

For a time, discussions about Zhang Ran on the internet exploded once again; mysterious, visionary, plus the fantastical nature of the Goddess of Destiny, made Zhang Ran seem to have a trend of gradually becoming "deified."

Another point is that many silly netizens on the internet now have started to acknowledge him as "daddy," which has become quite boisterous.

PS: Apologies, my state is a bit poor today, I owe two chapters for now, I will make them up when I am in a better state.