Chapter 906: 902. Self-Consolation (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Jiasen smiled as he met Aosituo's gaze, his eyes holding a hint of amusement and his demeanor appearing extremely relaxed—even more so than when he had first walked in, as if he had shed some sort of burden from his heart.

"Are you truly determined to do this?" Aosituo asked with a serious tone.

Although the Southern Bank is not on par with their Swiss Bank, it has not been developing for all these years in vain; it possesses many resources.

Some of these resources are things that even the Swiss Bank does not have, which makes them somewhat envious, yet they have no way to get their hands on them.

Every bank with a name and a reputation has its own core business, and the Southern Bank is naturally no exception.

They also have their own advantages; first, being located on the continent of Africa, which has yet to be fully developed, they have countless opportunities.

Coupled with the fact that many super-wealthy individuals have joined, providing the Southern Bank with much convenience, they possess very strong competitiveness.

This is precisely why, when Zhang Ran proposed the Southern Bank plan previously, major Huaxia groups like the Zhongqiang Group agreed to Zhang Ran's request directly.

In the past, the Rhode Family also expended a significant price, and they contributed greatly to the Southern Bank being able to develop to its current state.

And now they are just going to withdraw?

Jiasen laughed nonchalantly: "What else can we do? There is no longer a place for us in the Southern Bank now. Forcibly staying there will only drain more of our energy. I believe Zhang Ran also hopes for us to continue staying there."

This would keep us constantly pumping blood into this place, all because we are reluctant to let go. There is a good saying in Huaxia: if you do not cut when you should, you will suffer from the chaos that follows!

So now is the time to cut, and we have also left an opportunity behind; we can still return in the future."

Hearing these words, Aosituo could no longer hold back and asked: "What exactly happened between you and Zhang Ran? Logically speaking, even if everyone has reached this point, there is no need for this, right?"

"It is not as if your core businesses have come into conflict; it seems your businesses do not clash at all. Is it really necessary to make things look like this?"

In fact, this is also a point of confusion for many who do not know the inside story: is it really necessary?

Zhang Ran and the Rhode Family do not have any industrial conflicts; both sides could be said to mind their own business.

And even if there were unavoidable conflicts in their industries, there would be no need for this; otherwise, the world would have been in chaos long ago.

After all, every industry has competitors, and even powerful ones at that, yet we don't see them fighting like this, do we?

If everyone were like Zhang Ran, these people would have probably beaten each other's brains out long ago.

The most critical point is that such competition actually has some constraints. Regardless of the country, while it may appear loosely regulated on the surface, it is actually very strictly managed in certain core areas.

They will not be allowed to compete so unscrupulously, as that would only destroy the balance of the market.

Yet Zhang Ran and the Rhode Family have fought to such an extent, and we have not seen a single capable person step forward to mediate.

In truth, it is not that no one is mediating, but that those who are capable know what this is about—this is a life-and-death feud, not a dispute over interests.

Those who are incapable have no idea what has actually happened.

Previously, Aosituo had been arrogant enough to want to mediate, only to have Zhang Ran point at his nose and call him shameless.

Therefore, Aosituo remained very confused.

Jiasen said: "There is no need to speak of this. Mr. Aosituo, you only need to tell us now whether you agree to this deal or not."

Aosituo gave Jiasen a deep look, then stood up: "I will go hold a meeting now; there should be a result very soon."

If one were to say Aosituo had been hesitant before, there was nothing left to hesitate about now.

Although this is actually Jiasen's scheme—to have them block Zhang Ran for the Rhode Family at the Southern Bank, effectively using the Swiss Bank as a pawn—

the benefits of doing so are things they cannot refuse, so Aosituo does not mind being such a pawn.

"Then I shall await your good news." Jiasen said with a smile. He did not leave, but instead went to a lounge to rest under the guidance of the staff.

Upon arriving, Jiasen asked the staff to step out first.

"Are you very surprised that I made this decision?" Jiasen asked with a smile.

Qiaosilin's face had already returned to calm by this time: "Not surprised."

"Oh?"

"Heh, if you were unable to make a decision at this point, it would only prove that you are not fit for the position of family head, especially at a time like this." Qiaosilin said with a cold sneer.

The meaning in her words was already very clear: if Jiasen still failed to make the necessary decision, she would not mind settling internal affairs before dealing with external ones!

Upon hearing this, Jiasen did not get angry; instead, he sighed and said: "You really are as heartless as ever."

Yes, heartless indeed!

In Qiaosilin's heart, the family's interests outweigh everything else; she is even more cold-blooded than he, the family head.

Jiasen knows that back then, Qiaosilin was truly infatuated with Zhang Ran and liked him, but when faced with family interests, she still chose to betray Zhang Ran without hesitation and stab him in the back.

It is the same now. Don't look at the fact that Jiasen is the family head and also Qiaosilin's own brother; if he truly cannot shoulder this responsibility, Qiaosilin will choose to betray him without hesitation—or perhaps it cannot even be called betrayal.

Qiaosilin is not without a foundation within the family; her foundation is not shallow, just slightly inferior by comparison.

Moreover, Qiaosilin also knows that once she chooses to do so, the family will certainly fall into internal strife, which would severely damage the family's interests.

This is one of the reasons why she has never done so. Of course, there is another reason: Jiasen had actually been doing a very good job in the past.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let us prepare to withdraw from the Southern Bank. I have finally realized that Zhang Ran simply wants to use the Southern Bank as a quagmire to pin us down." Jiasen sighed.

It was only today that he realized this; Zhang Ran wanted to use this point to continuously exhaust their strength.

Zhang Ran's choice of the Southern Bank was also random; he had his own objectives.

Qiaosilin nodded: "I have realized this as well. What you are doing now is actually very good; it can be considered temporarily helping us shake off this burden. When the timing is right, we can still re-enter."

Jiasen looked at Qiaosilin and suddenly laughed: "I didn't expect you to be self-consoling one day as well."

In fact, both of them know that this is merely a helpless move; they are speaking as if they had foresight.

Such a choice is forced by helplessness; if they could, they would certainly not want to do this.