Chapter 869: 863. The Excuse Was Already Prepared (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

When Zhang Ran had discussed things to a sufficient degree, he did not rush to announce them, but instead let everyone prepare first; such matters needed to make a splash, so thorough preparations were required.

Zhang Ran arrived in Lin'an, where Fengli Group also needed to exert significant effort regarding the matters here.

In Zhao Lifeng's office.

After listening to Zhang Ran's explanation, Zhao Lifeng said somewhat speechlessly, "Mr. Zhang, this idea of yours is really..."

He did not even know how to put it.

Zhang Ran had asked him to announce that all merchants under the Fengli Shopping Website were forbidden from using Hanjing Express; naturally, Fengli Group would also provide some appropriate subsidies.

The reason for proposing such a requirement was, of course, that in all regions where Hanjing operated, there were other express services that could serve as substitutes.

Otherwise, Zhang Ran would not have done this, as that would only make the merchants feel uncomfortable.

"Chairman Zhao, I know what you want to say, but you also need to think clearly; this matter is also beneficial to Fengli Group. Don't forget, Dahe Express is now also a part of Fengli Group," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Zhao Lifeng sighed and said, "Did you think of all this a long time ago?"

"You're overthinking it. I'm not a deity; how would I know Hanjing Group would come to cause me trouble?" Zhang Ran said.

"Although I have no objections, what about the other shareholders? You also know that there are already some other voices within the company now.

And although it is said that Dahe Express has merged into Fengli Group, you also know that Dahe Express is actually only merged in name; whether in terms of operations, management, or profitability, we have no authority.

In the eyes of many shareholders, this is actually taking our Fengli Group's interests to subsidize Dahe Express."

As he spoke, Zhao Lifeng could not help but pause, "Mr. Zhang, please don't blame me for being blunt, but this is actually the truth. Right now, quite a few people are eyeing Dahe Express.

It's just that President Meng has never given them an opportunity. Now, as long as I open this door, I estimate those people will take advantage of the situation to make demands."

Zhang Ran looked at Zhao Lifeng and smiled; he knew that this was actually Zhao Lifeng testing him.

Dahe Express had always remained outside of Fengli Group; although it was nominally a subsidiary under Fengli Group, in reality, Fengli Group had never been able to manage Dahe Express.

Let alone management, even personnel appointments and profitability were all handled solely by Meng He.

Zhao Lifeng could not intervene at all.

As an ambitious businessman, he might not have cared at the beginning, as the addition of Dahe Express had directly filled the biggest gap for Fengli Group.

But now that Fengli Group was gradually stabilizing and its status was becoming increasingly high, Zhao Lifeng naturally developed his own intentions; this was normal.

He was not trying to go against Zhang Ran—Zhao Lifeng did not have such thoughts yet—he just wanted to have complete control over the company.

Zhang Ran did not answer Zhao Lifeng's question directly. Emotionally, he was of course biased toward Meng He; this was beyond doubt.

But in terms of ability, Zhao Lifeng was clearly much stronger than Meng He.

However, since Zhang Ran was a person who valued relationships, as long as Meng He did not run into any problems and Dahe Express did not make any major mistakes, Zhang Ran would not agree to it.

Therefore, Zhang Ran shifted the concepts, "Chairman Zhao, I understand what you mean. Isn't it that this matter is my, Zhang Ran's, business, and not Fengli Group's business, so there is no need to let my personal affairs affect Fengli Group?

Did I understand that correctly?"

Zhao Lifeng remained silent. He did indeed have that intention, but in fact, this was also the intention of the other shareholders; he did not even need to think about that.

It was just that he had not expected Zhang Ran to say it directly.

Zhang Ran did not look at him and said leisurely, "Actually, that makes sense. My doing this is indeed a bit inappropriate."

Zhao Lifeng sighed slightly in his heart, knowing that Zhang Ran's words had a hidden meaning.

"However..."

Sure enough, there is a 'however' for everything!

Zhao Lifeng could only complain silently in his heart!

"However, many of my businesses have helped out quite a bit when Fengli Group encountered problems, haven't they? To say nothing else, just take Maikai Supermarket; it has contributed quite a bit to Fengli Group.

And then there is Dahe Express; all the logistics and transport channels were built for Fengli Group, and it's still unknown when the costs will be recovered.

Furthermore, regarding the cooperation with Huamei Group, I also directly had them cooperate exclusively with you. Was that just because your development here was good?

When Fengli Group was developing, I did not shirk my responsibilities in the slightest. Whatever I could help with, and even what I couldn't, I helped. Now, if you want to bicker with me over these things, then I will have to properly settle the accounts later."

Zhang Ran's face was smiling, and he did not look angry at all; in fact, he was indeed not angry.

This was also a normal phenomenon. Once one reached Zhao Lifeng's level, one wanted to grasp greater power; at this point, money became secondary.

"Mr. Zhang, what you say makes sense. How about this, I will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss it," Zhao Lifeng could only say.

If Zhang Ran really withdrew Huamei Group and Maikai Supermarket, not to mention stopping cooperation entirely, but just ending the exclusive cooperation,

it would be a significant loss for Fengli Group. Moreover, there was another point: once this news spread, countless people would surely speculate about what had happened.

Was it that Zhang Ran had a falling out with him?

Or other types of speculation.

But Zhao Lifeng did not even dare to think about it; it would certainly not be favorable to him, and even some projects he was currently negotiating might be shelved.

This was Zhang Ran's status and fame in the Huaxia business world!

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Chairman Zhao. By the way, I'll attend tomorrow's meeting too; I'm in a hurry."

Zhao Lifeng felt helpless. With Zhang Ran attending, the meeting would likely be very intense, but at the same time, the results would come very quickly.

"Fine, Mr. Zhang, come to my house for dinner tonight?" Zhao Lifeng stopped talking about this matter; since Zhang Ran had already made up his mind, he could not stop him.

"Alright, let's have a good drink tonight," Zhang Ran said.

Today, Zhao Lifeng got off work early, and then he and Zhang Ran returned to his home. The two of them drank some wine and ate some side dishes, without talking about work matters.

It wasn't until the next day that, just as Zhao Lifeng had expected, when Zhang Ran proposed these requirements, some shareholders and directors reacted quite intensely.

Some people also used the words Zhang Ran had said yesterday to refute him, but Zhang Ran's meaning was also very clear.

Since everyone wants to draw such a clear line with me, then from now on, Huamei Group and Maikai Supermarket will also need to withdraw from Fengli Group.