Chapter 741: 736. Currying favor? Heh, this is bootlicking! (Seeking subscriptions and monthly tickets)

Li Da's mind was spinning rapidly, but his mouth didn't stop, "Mr. Zhang, I'm not too clear on this; the specific matters aren't executed by me."

"However, such situations likely exist; basically, every slightly larger company will have such situations, just that they differ from one another."

"How about I go and inquire carefully for you tomorrow?"

Li Da felt his answer was quite good; he neither denied such a phenomenon nor spoke of the specific situation.

But Zhang Ran said from his side: "Boss Li, do you also think that Maikai Supermarket is no longer mine, Zhang Ran's, but belongs to those people?"

Although Zhang Ran's tone remained relaxed when he said these things, Li Da felt a chill in his heart.

For Zhang Ran to say such words, it was clear that he was furious inside!

Thinking of the things Zhang Ran had done, Li Da quickly made a decision.

In fact, compared to those middle-level and high-level company managers, they, as bosses, had a deeper understanding of and dread for Zhang Ran.

After all, those people rarely had access to Zhang Ran's circle; even a Big Boss like Li Da actually found it difficult to reach some of those circles.

High-level company executives are just high-level executives; they have vision, but they absolutely cannot reach the circle where Zhang Ran resides.

This resulted in Zhang Ran's deterrent power in their eyes not being as weighty as it was in the hearts of these Big Bosses, even if their rice bowls were provided by Zhang Ran.

Li Da took a deep breath and immediately said: "Mr. Zhang, I will have all the materials you need organized and ready by tomorrow, and then I will send them to you."

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "Then I'll trouble you, Boss Li. By the way, I also need Boss Li to help out with the other suppliers; I will give everyone an explanation when the time comes."

Doing business, the most important thing is actually fairness and justice; this is also the philosophy I have always upheld.

I believe Boss Li is also clear on this point, so everyone doing business clearly and being clean people is the best way, don't you agree?"

"Mr. Zhang's words are absolutely correct; I understand what I should do." Li Da was also crisp and decisive.

Zhang Ran chatted with Li Da for a couple more sentences with a smile, then hung up the phone.

Li Da thought for a little while, then called his son, Li Xin, over and explained the matter.

"Dad, there's no need for us to do such offensive work, and there's no need for us to curry favor with Zhang Ran like this, right? This is a bit..." Li Xin frowned and said.

He felt very uncomfortable inside; it felt like their Li Da Group was just like Zhang Ran's, and his father doing this clearly carried a sense of currying favor, which made him very uncomfortable.

Li Da looked at Li Xin, not angry, just saying calmly: "Currying favor? Heh, this is bootlicking!"

Li Xin was immediately speechless; he didn't expect his father to admit it so bluntly.

Looking at his son's expression, Li Da sighed slightly and said: "What you said is indeed reasonable. Actually, we don't need to bootlick and curry favor with Zhang Ran like this; after all, although we rely on them to eat, we don't rely solely on him."

"But there is one point you forgot: our Li family has actually reached the limit here, and wanting to go any further is basically very, very difficult."

"And bootlicking and currying favor with Zhang Ran is the foundation for us to go further. As long as Zhang Ran takes us along, not to mention anything else—I don't expect to enter his circle directly—but at the very least, it will allow our family's business and some other aspects of our strength to be enhanced."

This was the reason Li Da had taken that stance just now; their family had now reached a bottleneck, and wanting to go further was already very difficult.

But if they had Zhang Ran's support, it would be much easier.

Not to mention anything else, just some overseas channels and markets—if Zhang Ran acted as a go-between, the probability of success would be very high.

"I understand, Dad. Then let me handle these matters." Hearing this, Li Xin didn't say anything more, and the bit of discomfort in his heart faded quite a bit.

"No, I only had you come over so you would know about this matter. It's better for me to handle such offensive work; your foundation isn't stable yet, and if you offend so many people, it won't be good for your future development." Li Da said with a smile, shaking his head.

The next day at noon, inside a coffee shop.

He Qing and Lin Ping sat opposite each other; Lin Ping was from the Finance Department and was also the person who told He Qing the news yesterday.

"Sister Ping, have you thought it over?" He Qing asked.

Lin Ping sat opposite, head lowered, stirring the coffee in her cup, silent and not speaking.

He Qing knew she needed to add some heavy material.

"Sister Ping, you also know that I am Mr. Zhang's secretary. Since I came to ask about this matter, it means that Mr. Zhang knows."

"Mr. Zhang's intention is very clear, and that is to completely clear out these things this time," He Qing said.

Once these words were out, Lin Ping finally raised her head, "Does Mr. Zhang really intend to do that? You have to know that this involves too many people; once..."

"There is no 'once.' When Mr. Zhang makes a decision, it will absolutely not change," He Qing interrupted, her tone very firm.

Lin Ping actually knew it must be Zhang Ran's intention when she saw He Qing, but she didn't know how Zhang Ran would handle it.

In her view, this matter involved a vast scope, and one slight mishandling would cause a major disaster.

"Then how will Mr. Zhang handle those of us in the Finance Department?" After a moment of silence, Lin Ping asked again.

He Qing looked at Lin Ping's earnest eyes, was silent for a moment, then sighed: "I don't know either, but there definitely won't be a good outcome."

After finishing, she was silent for another moment before continuing: "You also know that you people in finance are actually those Mr. Zhang trusts relatively more, and you were newly and specially assembled, but what you have done has betrayed Mr. Zhang's trust."

"This point is the most important; by then, I reckon those who end up in prison will be considered lucky."

He Qing had no intention of hiding anything; she just stated her guess.

Lin Ping's face turned slightly pale, but she immediately took a deep breath and said: "What if I don't say anything?"

"Nothing much. You didn't participate, so at most you will just be fired, but for those who participated, one by one, Mr. Zhang will absolutely not let them off," He Qing said.

Lin Ping fell silent again; she didn't know how to choose.

"Sister Ping, actually this is also an opportunity for you. I believe Mr. Zhang will be clear about rewards and punishments when the time comes," He Qing advised.

Lin Ping finally sighed and said: "Okay, I will organize all the materials I have and then hand them over to you."

Actually, another reason why it was difficult for Jiao Zhen to intervene was because of the Finance Department; Jiao Zhen found it hard to insert his hand into the Finance Department, so this was also the reason it was very thorny for him.