Chapter 752: 747. The Final Opportunity (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Liu Guohua was very clever; otherwise, he could not have reached this position. At first, he was stunned by Gu Fei's sudden strike, having not the slightest bit of psychological preparation.

But when he came to his senses, especially seeing the situation where Zhang Ran and Jiao Zhen seemed to be arguing, yet were extremely controlled, he seemed to understand something.

However, Liu Guohua still did not give up; at this moment, he thought of You Jingyang and thought of their miserable state.

In the past, he had actually been hesitant, but once it started for the first time, that kind of hesitation was slowly cast to the back of his mind.

Especially as Zhang Ran truly stopped caring about Maikai Supermarket, his courage grew larger and larger.

As for the words he had said to Geng Yichang before, most of them were actually to sway Geng Yichang to participate as well, and another part was to bolster his own spirits.

"Mr. Zhang, I know I have made some mistakes, but I still ask you to give me one chance; I will definitely make up for my faults with meritorious service," Liu Guohua said in a low voice.

After finishing, he looked at Jiao Zhen and Geng Yichang and the others. At this very moment, as long as Jiao Zhen and Geng Yichang united together, he believed that Zhang Ran would not easily move against him, at the very least not in the same way he moved against You Jingyang and the others.

This was also where Liu Guohua's confidence lay.

Just like the reasons he gave Geng Yichang, if Zhang Ran moved against them, the entire company would become paralyzed, and there would be no other team to take over.

A team being ruined by you in just one year—although it could be said there were extenuating circumstances, the vast majority of people would still feel a bit fearful in their hearts.

Especially in a situation like this, no one could guarantee that they would not make mistakes.

Another reason was that the current Maikai Supermarket could not withstand turmoil, or rather, it was not good for turmoil to arise.

Because the current Maikai Supermarket was at war with Youjia Grain and Oil, and was at the most critical front line.

If they ran into problems, then all the efforts made previously would go down the drain.

By comparison, the side of Youjia Grain and Oil was certainly more important.

Therefore, Liu Guohua had not given up hope at this moment; his eyes were full of expectation, and there was truly someone who wanted to speak up.

Just like they had targeted Gu Fei before.

But the next moment, everyone saw Zhang Ran's expressionless face, and their hearts suddenly gave a jolt.

At this moment, they also realized that while they had previously targeted Gu Fei, that was completely fine, but now they were going to target Zhang Ran, and this was their Big Boss.

Although they could now be considered to have moved beyond the category of employees and were considered partners, in reality, they were still employees. In many matters, Zhang Ran could give them autonomy and could discuss things with them when they arose, but that did not mean such matters also had to be discussed with them.

Geng Yichang was also silent; he knew that this matter had been completely settled.

Seeing this scene, Liu Guohua felt a bit desperate; he could only look at Jiao Zhen with hope. Jiao Zhen felt his gaze and sighed slightly in his heart.

At the final moment, he still could not bear for Liu Guohua to be finished just like that; after all, he had followed him for so many years.

"Mr. Zhang, since the matter has already happened, it is indeed Manager Liu's fault, but I still ask Mr. Zhang to show mercy; after all, Manager Liu has also made many contributions to the company over such a long time," Jiao Zhen finally spoke up.

He knew that it was actually not good for him to speak, but he still spoke; he truly could not bear it.

Zhang Ran did not stop Jiao Zhen either, just saying indifferently: "Alright then, tell me, what contributions has Manager Liu made?"

As he spoke, he looked at the others, "If Manager Liu truly has monumental contributions, then I will treat this matter as if it never happened, but since merits and faults must be balanced, then all contributions will also need to be written off."

Jiao Zhen had originally thought there was some hope, but he did not expect Zhang Ran to say it like this. For a moment, he just opened his mouth, but could not say a single word.

Did Liu Guohua have contributions?

Of course he did!

But could they offset this incident?

Not to mention Zhang Ran's attitude, even purely based on contributions, Liu Guohua was far from enough.

There was one more point that was most important, and that was that these contributions were not Liu Guohua's alone; they belonged to everyone in their team.

If all these contributions were given up, it meant that for all this time, the other people had no contributions at all.

When the time came, who knew if Zhang Ran would take the opportunity to remove some people and arrange for others to come in, just like Gu Fei!

For a time, everyone did not know how to speak; one by one, they fell silent.

They had a good relationship with Liu Guohua and had feelings, but to gamble their own careers, this bit of relationship and feeling was not enough—it was far from enough!

Liu Guohua knew this too, so he did not continue to plead; continuing like that would only cause these few remaining colleague-bonds to be completely shattered.

It was just that the look he gave Jiao Zhen was a bit hateful, but he said nothing. At this time, stating his suspicions would only make everyone abandon him.

Liu Guohua took a deep breath, looked at Zhang Ran, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang, may I make a phone call?"

Zhang Ran guessed what he was going to do, a half-smiling expression appearing on his face, "Of course you can."

At this time, Liu Guohua still had one person he could turn to for help, and that was the shareholder standing behind him.

If not for the support of this shareholder, he, Liu Guohua, could never have reached this step.

Liu Guohua picked up his phone and walked out.

Zhang Ran did not stop him either, just looking at the suppliers who had arrived.

Now these people were also a bit terrified; although what they had done were some of the industry's unwritten rules, they had done such things too many times.

But when Zhang Ran became serious and prepared to hold them accountable, they still could not help but tremble in their hearts.

"Starting from today, your goods will require the strictest inspection before entering Maikai Supermarket, and at the same time, payments will be delayed by three months as a security deposit. Any objections?" Zhang Ran said indifferently.

It seemed like a question, but the aura of being unrefusable in his tone was revealed without doubt.

The suppliers looked at each other; although they were unwilling in their hearts, they also knew that this time they had fallen.

"Mr. Zhang, could you be more lenient on the payment? We can accept the other conditions, but this payment is really important to us; some of our capital is not very abundant," someone still wanted to try to negotiate.

"Sure, starting tomorrow, you can take all your company's payments away, but we can also completely terminate our cooperation," Zhang Ran said without the slightest expression.

The next moment, no one dared to speak any more.