Chapter 848: 842. Waiting for me to treat you to a meal? (Seeking subscriptions and monthly tickets)

Baoluo felt increasingly stifled; Zhang Ran was now even seizing some of his official authority, issuing orders directly during the meeting.

However, at this moment, seeing Zhang Ran's calm expression, Baoluo dared not say anything more and could only suppress this stifled feeling and anger in his heart.

Luofeide's hand remained raised, which also showed his determination; this time, he could be considered a die-hard supporter of Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran also couldn't help but look at him at this moment; Luofeide was an unexpected gain for him this time, and he hadn't expected Luofeide to support him so much.

Logically speaking, Zhang Ran hadn't given him any benefits; instead, he had given quite a few benefits to other supporters in exchange.

But now the situation was reversed: those who had been given benefits were a bit greedy at the critical moment, wanting to obtain more, while those who hadn't been given benefits were instead firmly supporting Zhang Ran.

This left Zhang Ran feeling both amused and annoyed.

But at the same time, Zhang Ran also understood that Luofeide must have something he wanted to ask of him, though he didn't care, because Zhang Ran hadn't promised anything yet, and for Luofeide to dare to support him like this, it actually counted as a form of trust and sentiment.

As long as Luofeide's future requests were not excessive, Zhang Ran also intended to help where he could.

It was likely that Luofeide understood Zhang Ran's character, which was why he made such a choice at this time.

"Mr. Zhang, what would you do if you didn't get this position this time?" Seeing that everyone was not speaking and was just silent, Luofeide spoke up.

He knew that this silence could not be allowed to continue; if it went on like this, it would make some people who were originally just wavering feel tempted as well.

Because this kind of silence actually represented a silent confrontation against Zhang Ran.

A smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Ran's face, and he replied: "What else could I do? Directly withdraw my capital and stop playing with them."

"I don't only have this one choice; this choice is just the simplest and most direct one. Since they are all insatiably greedy, then I won't play along with them, and from here on out, we shall each rely on our own abilities."

Zhang Ran's words were casual, but many people felt a chill in their hearts!

This was Zhang Ran's warning!

No one would doubt this!

The meaning of Zhang Ran's words was also very simple: since you are all so greedy, I won't play with you anymore, and whoever obtains this position today, or whichever families do, will be his enemy.

And Zhang Ran never showed mercy when dealing with enemies.

Just like the Rhode Family; they had schemed against Zhang Ran back then, and in fact, the Rhode Family had thought about reconciling, thinking they could just pay some compensation.

They had all thought about it, and even considered paying more, with a value starting at at least ten billion US dollars.

But they soon gave up on that too; they understood Zhang Ran, and Zhang Ran was not a pure businessman—many things could not be solved with money or benefits.

Their grudge was just like that!

Qiaosilin's expression did not change, and she had no intention of speaking, but Jiasen could not help himself.

From the beginning, it had been Qiaosilin doing the talking, while Jiasen had remained silent the whole time.

At this moment, with such a good opportunity, he really couldn't hold back.

"All of our shareholders here will completely give up on competing for this position, and at the same time, we will provide some help..." Jiasen couldn't help but say.

But before he could finish his sentence, he was stopped by his sister with a stern look, and the next moment, Jiasen also seemed to realize he had said the wrong thing.

Sure enough, not long after he finished speaking, someone raised their hand and said: "I support Mr. Zhang Ran."

Actually, there was nothing wrong with what Jiasen said, and it seemed to be the same meaning as Qiaosilin's, but this was a matter of timing.

Previously, Qiaosilin was trying to make Zhang Ran's side fall into internal chaos; everyone could guess this, and it didn't matter, as that was what Qiaosilin and the others needed to do.

But at this moment, Jiasen's words had some other implications, including the fact that the Rhode Family actually didn't have much confidence when facing Zhang Ran.

In fact, having this point alone was enough.

Because Zhang Ran had already established his authority before, and had said directly that if he didn't take this position, he would withdraw from the South Africa Development Bank and deal with the Rhode Family, as well as the supporters who wanted to take advantage of him this time, from other directions.

At this moment, with Jiasen being so impatient, and since everyone was not a fool, it was easy to taste some things from it.

If you take Zhang Ran's benefits, you have to do things for Zhang Ran.

Following the first person to speak, one after another, others began to speak up in support of Zhang Ran.

Even if some people still felt unwilling in their hearts, they didn't dare to be the first to stick their necks out at this time.

Because they were also worried that Zhang Ran would really take action against them.

They were not behemoths like the Rhode Family; for Zhang Ran to deal with the Rhode Family, he needed to proceed from various aspects and needed a step-by-step plan.

After all, the Rhode Family's strength was one aspect, and there was also the entanglement with the United States officials; Zhang Ran needed to resolve all these problems before he could truly make a move.

But if Zhang Ran were to deal with them, looking at the matter of Chalide, one really didn't know from which aspect Zhang Ran would strike, and even less did they know how many hidden forces Zhang Ran still had.

Very quickly, a consensus was reached here, agreeing to Zhang Ran obtaining the investment manager position that Chalide had vacated.

This also represented the end of this matter, but everyone understood that this was actually just a beginning.

However, some people's convictions also became firmer, not because of anything else, but simply out of fear.

Because no matter if it was Zhang Ran or the Rhode Family, whoever failed this time would not be hurt to the point of damaging their foundations.

Especially Zhang Ran; he had re-entered the South Africa Development Bank specifically to deal with the Rhode Family.

So if they offended Zhang Ran, Zhang Ran would definitely carry out retaliatory strikes in the future, and they didn't know how to defend against that.

A smile appeared on Zhang Ran's face; he didn't look at the others, but just stared at Baoluo—no matter what, this appointment still needed to be announced by Baoluo himself.

And at this moment, Baoluo's complexion was not good; he felt like a puppet, unable to do anything, and could only say whatever he was told to say.

And Jiasen's complexion was even worse; actually, this couldn't be blamed on Jiasen, as he was a bystander who couldn't see the truth, and Jiasen had always had some fear of Zhang Ran—this fear stemmed from Zhang Ran's thorough insight into the major trends of future development in the past!

It seemed that there was nothing that Zhang Ran couldn't see through; those analyses, as they gradually came true year after year, and scenes that were like fantasies were realized one by one, caused this fear to gradually deepen.

That was why he had lost his composure.

"Are you not going to announce it yet, or are you waiting for me to treat you to a meal?" Zhang Ran said, looking at Baoluo with cold eyes.