Chapter 569: 565. Striking Someone (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

"Mr. Zhang, long time no see." Just as the atmosphere grew slightly stifling, an old man laughed, breaking the silence.

Everyone looked toward him: Fang Chengfeng, who primarily operated in international shipping and was known as one of the Seven Great Shipping Kings.

No one had expected him to choose to side with Zhang Ran at this moment.

Yes, it was indeed siding with him; otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to step forward and greet Zhang Ran at this time.

Zhang Ran also smiled and said, "Brother Fang, long time no see."

After the two sides shook hands, Zhang Ran took the initiative to introduce Zhang Sicheng and the others to him.

After they had each exchanged greetings, Zhang Ran let Zhang Sicheng and the others go off to wander on their own. They had come here with a purpose, but Zhang Ran did not specify how to go about it; everything would depend on them.

"Brother Fang, why did you choose me?" Zhang Ran asked curiously.

Zhang Ran was actually a bit surprised; he had not expected Fang Chengfeng to side with him at this moment.

He currently had no business in international shipping, and his friendship with Fang Chengfeng had not reached such a level.

According to his thinking, Fang Chengfeng should have remained neutral, or rather, most of the wealthy figures from Hong Kong and Macau who came today would likely remain neutral.

Fang Chengfeng laughed: "Of course, it's because I think highly of you, Brother Zhang. Those previous moves of yours really scared me, and I wanted to see if I could scrape up some benefits."

"Brother Fang, you are too modest; you are a Shipping King, after all," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

"This 'Shipping King' title of mine is long outdated; it's only because everyone is being polite that they still say so. Nowadays, the shipping business gets harder to do every year," Fang Chengfeng sighed.

Zhang Ran said, "Brother Fang, have you encountered some trouble?"

Fang Chengfeng said, "There is no trouble for the moment, it's just that business is getting worse every year, and the pressure of competition is increasing year by year."

"Then what does Brother Fang want?" Zhang Ran asked directly.

Fang Chengfeng stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "I heard that Fengli Group is currently expanding its overseas business, and I was wondering if we two sides could cooperate."

Zhang Ran suddenly understood, and at the same time, he was somewhat surprised by Fang Chengfeng's keen insight. He had not expected that even at such an advanced age, Fang Chengfeng's mind was becoming increasingly sharp.

Everyone was currently focused on Fengli Group's online shopping business, which was also Fengli Group's largest business at present.

Few people noticed that Fengli Group had actually begun to slowly shift its focus toward overseas business.

The main focus was B2B, and Huaxia had a great deal of export business, especially when it came to these small commodities.

Once Fengli Group got this up and running, foreign trade would become another major pillar for Fengli Group.

It could even rival Fengli Net, and if developed well, it might even surpass it.

But few people saw this aspect right now, and Fengli Net had actually begun laying the groundwork long ago; it was just that the recent online shopping war had attracted everyone's attention.

Zhang Ran asked, "How did Brother Fang notice this? Logically speaking, this business shouldn't be very clear even within Fengli Group, right?"

"I am quite familiar with the people over at Iron Fir Capital," Fang Chengfeng did not hide it.

Zhang Ran nodded; that made sense. Fengli Group had already begun negotiations with the likes of Iron Fir Capital, and they had basically reached a consensus; all that remained were some minor details.

"Of course we can cooperate, but that will still require seeing how much sincerity Brother Fang has," Zhang Ran said.

"Then what sincerity does Mr. Zhang want first?" Fang Chengfeng asked.

"We will discuss this in detail later; I guarantee I won't make things difficult for you, Brother Fang," Zhang Ran smiled.

"I actually hope you *would* make things difficult for me, Brother Zhang." This was Fang Chengfeng's honest sentiment.

If it wasn't difficult, it meant he wouldn't be putting much in, and therefore, he wouldn't be getting much out.

"Brother Fang, do you really think that highly of me?" Zhang Ran asked curiously; he truly did not know where Fang Chengfeng's confidence came from.

One had to know that Mu Jinyuan was not weak right now; over a dozen wealthy individuals were already tied to him.

Taken individually, these people were certainly no match for Zhang Ran, but added together, they already held more of an advantage than Zhang Ran.

"I think extremely highly of you, Brother Zhang. To say nothing else, your vision has never been wrong. Back then, I even regretted getting to know you a bit too late," Fang Chengfeng said.

Zhang Ran smiled; this guy wasn't telling the truth, but it didn't matter. Since he had already made his decision, everything else was just a minor detail.

Compared to Zhang Ran's side, Mu Jinyuan's side was much livelier; there were many people gathered over there.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang." Just after Zhang Ran had finished talking with Fang Chengfeng, someone else came looking for him.

When Zhang Ran saw who it was, he smiled; it was within reason for this person to come looking for him, and no one else was surprised either.

The person who came was named You Yong, who had always been in an adversarial relationship with Mu Jinyuan and his group; the two sides had clashed over many matters.

With the arrival of You Yong, slowly, some people gathered on Zhang Ran's side as well. Although not many, there were at least six or seven.

The current situation was divided into three factions.

One was Zhang Ran, one was Mu Jinyuan, and the third was the neutral faction represented by Prince Haiman.

However, no one was too clear on the specifics; this was just a vague division, but it could at least represent the thoughts of some people at this moment.

And just at this moment, the sound of a crisp slap and a chaotic noise immediately attracted everyone's attention.

After seeing who was over there, many people revealed amused smiles, especially those on Prince Haiman's side, who all showed expressions of watching a good show after seeing the situation.

Zhang Ran also looked over; there was surprise in his eyes as well, but more than that, there was satisfaction.

There were two groups of people over there as well; one of them was his son, Zhang Sicheng, and the other was Mu Yuan, who counted as a small team on their side.

And the one who had struck was Zhang Sicheng; as for the one who had been hit, it went without saying, it was Mu Yuan.

Zhang Sicheng said with a calm expression, "I hit you on behalf of my wife. Do you have any objections?"

Mu Yuan clutched his cheek, his eyes filled with immense anger. He truly had not expected Zhang Sicheng to strike; he had only come over to mock them a little.

This also represented his position. The two families were about to go to war anyway; wasn't it normal to say a few harsh words before the fighting started?

But Zhang Sicheng had struck him directly, and he had even done it in the name of Liu Lu.

"Zhang Sicheng, this is Hong Kong, not your Mainland. You are too arrogant," Fang Jing said angrily.

Zhang Sicheng glanced at her and said, "Hong Kong? Mainland? What are you trying to do?"

Although Fang Jing was angry, she knew what words she could respond to and what she could not.

"Zhang Sicheng, don't be unreasonable. Tell me, why did you hit someone? This is a society ruled by law; what are you trying to do?"