Chapter 697: 693. Never Renounced Citizenship (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

The next morning, a piece of news that shocked many people was released: Zhanfu Investment had decided to replace its CEO.

In other words, the words Zhang Ran spoke last night had taken effect; Zhanfu Investment had backed down.

This truly exceeded many people's expectations!

Zhanfu Investment was no small investment group; its status and strength were top-tier, and it held a pivotal position in Russia.

That it would back down just like that left many people astonished, while simultaneously deepening their wariness of Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran was aware of the outcome, and he knew even better that this was due to Nikolayev exerting influence behind the scenes.

Coupled with the bait Zhang Ran had dangled one after another, Zhanfu Investment had tacitly accepted this result.

However, the impact this brought to everyone was still quite significant; they felt they understood Zhang Ran even less than before.

Furthermore, by the afternoon, an even more shocking piece of news arrived: multiple giants in the pharmaceutical industry announced they were ceasing cooperation with Leica and simultaneously revoking all patent licenses.

One must know that many patents were held by these large companies; once the licenses were revoked, it would be very difficult for the company to sustain itself.

There was also the suppression of certain channels; at this point, everyone was acting openly.

Leica's stock price plummeted within just two hours, causing huge losses for many people—though, of course, it also made some people wealthy.

These two pieces of news caused Zhang Ran's reputation to undergo new changes all at once; naturally, there were both good and bad aspects to it.

Zhang Ran did not care much about these things; the effect of killing the chicken to warn the monkey had already been achieved, and that was enough.

"Dad, these are all people who came to seek cooperation with our hospital. What do you think?" In the evening, Liu Lu took out some documents and said.

These were things Wang Jiajia had just handed to her; they were all from people who had come seeking cooperation today, including those ultra-large pharmaceutical giants.

Zhang Ran looked them over and smiled: "If you think it's suitable, then cooperate; if it's not suitable, then forget it."

Zhang Ran looked at a few of the projects and had to admit that they were actually quite good, and some even involved the exchange of resources.

Of course, that was the polite way of putting it; to put it bluntly, it was others providing resources.

And there was only one ultimate goal for this: to obtain the cooperation agreement with 'Yong Ge'.

At this moment, Zhang Ran and the others were sitting on the balcony chatting and drinking a little wine, looking very relaxed.

Wang Chao and Wang Ya had also come.

"Tsk tsk, Brother Ran, the business you're doing is truly not just big; if I had known, I wouldn't have gone abroad. It would have been better to just hug your thigh; maybe by now I would have become a billionaire," Wang Chao said.

Zhang Ran smiled: "You aren't cut out for this; you'd better just stick to your teaching."

Zhang Ran understood Wang Chao quite well; don't look at how he could talk glibly and crack jokes in front of him—if he were placed in front of strangers, he would immediately turn into a mute.

"That's true, but Brother Ran, what do you think I should do after I go back? Continue teaching? But I don't have any connections. Brother, could you see if you can help me?" Wang Chao said with a grin.

He had slowly grown accustomed to Zhang Ran's status, and he wouldn't find it hard to open his mouth to ask Zhang Ran for help.

Before Zhang Ran could speak, Wang Ya asked in surprise: "Dad, when are you planning to go back?"

Wang Chao was stunned, then realized he hadn't discussed the matter with Wang Ya yet, though it was bound to happen sooner or later.

"I want to go back to the country after you get married. I want to go back. They say that fallen leaves return to their roots; when I was young, I really didn't think about these things, thinking it didn't matter. Anyway, at this age, what 'returning to roots' or not returning to roots is there?

But as I reached this age, I really came to understand this idea more and more. I want to go back; I don't want to stay here anymore," Wang Chao said with emotion.

Wang Ya fell silent, just like Wang Chao when he was young—no, she probably understood it even less than Wang Chao, after all, she was born here.

She truly could not understand the culture of fallen leaves returning to their roots.

Zhang Ran spoke up: "You can go back whenever you want. I'll find you a school then, and with your level, you can completely go back and be a professor. Plus, with this kind of experience, it's absolutely no problem."

Actually, it was just as Zhang Ran said!

Wang Chao had nearly twenty years of university teaching experience, and it was teaching at a famous United States university, even if it wasn't the most famous kind.

But compared to those sea turtles who went abroad, it was actually much better.

As long as Zhang Ran helped pull strings in the middle, it would be very easy for Wang Chao to find a job with his own qualifications.

It was just that for some positions, every radish had its hole, and it would just require Zhang Ran to put in a little effort.

Wang Chao smiled: "No need for a professor; I don't want to be a professor either, I just want to be a teacher. And Brother Zhang, you know, I don't really like social networking.

I understand some of the situations in the country; some professors have very intense social dealings over many matters, and that's not what I want.

I just want to be a teacher, teach with peace of mind, drink a little wine when I'm free, and find you guys to chat and such."

Zhang Ran said: "That works too, suit yourself. By the way, I'll help you buy a house near my place first; remember to pay me back when you earn money."

Wang Chao was stunned, then said: "Don't, Brother Ran, you'd better help me buy one in a cheaper place; I'm afraid I won't be able to afford it."

In his mind, Zhang Ran must live in that kind of super-luxurious wealthy district.

"The place I live isn't expensive; it's also just an ordinary residential compound," Zhang Ran said.

Wang Chao looked at Gong Nan, and Gong Nan nodded: "Indeed, Brother Ran lives in an ordinary residential compound."

After finishing, Gong Nan also looked at Zhang Ran and said: "Brother Ran, why don't I go buy one near you too? After my kid starts university, I'll go live there too."

"What will you do about your wife if you go?" Zhang Ran asked.

"That's easy to handle; isn't she working under you? You can just transfer her over when the time comes," Gong Nan said slyly.

He didn't have any sense of belonging to Beijing either; after all, orphans like them didn't have any specific sense of belonging.

"That works too. By the way, Chao'er, what are you planning to do about your citizenship? If you have no way to handle it, I'll find someone to think of a way when the time comes," Zhang Ran said.

It is very easy to renounce Huaxia citizenship; as long as you casually obtain the citizenship of another country, it is directly cancelled. But wanting to naturalize is harder than ascending to heaven.

Of course, for Zhang Ran, it wasn't a difficult matter; if all else failed, didn't he still have antiques?

But who knew that Wang Chao would say: "No need, I have always been a Huaxia citizen; I have never renounced it. But I don't know the specific situation right now, I haven't asked."

"You didn't take United States citizenship?" Zhang Ran was truly stunned; he hadn't taken citizenship and had still been teaching at a United States university for such a long time?