Chapter 954: 949. Small Matters (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

When Huang Lin walked out of Zhang Ran's house, he felt somewhat uneasy; he had explained the situation to Zhang Ran.

Zhang Ran did not say much, telling him quite blandly that he knew, then letting him go back, adding that he would handle it well.

And that was it.

This left Huang Lin feeling somewhat bewildered, even at a loss for what to do.

In the courtyard, Zhang Ran looked at Huang Lin's departing back and sighed inwardly, "Huang Lin has grown old."

He had indeed grown old.

Otherwise, if such a matter had been placed before Huang Lin in his youth, let alone being troubled, he wouldn't even have frowned.

But Zhang Ran was not very surprised; in fact, this was normal.

Once age reaches a certain point, the importance one places on family ties gradually increases.

It could be said that when a person is young, a hot-headed moment might lead them to cut off contact with a relative without feeling a shred of reluctance.

But at a certain age, and for someone like Huang Lin who has few friendships or neighborly bonds, it is different.

Because of this, they value family ties all the more.

So at this moment, Huang Lin had originally thought he could make up his mind and be ruthless enough to handle this matter well.

But when it came time to actually handle it, he realized how difficult the matter was.

Otherwise, he would not have sought help from Zhang Ran, an outsider.

Huang Lin was certain that if he had truly acted firmly on his own, not to mention his own younger brother, others would likely hate his family to death.

Even though they had given these relatives countless benefits in the past, personally brought them to this point, and taken care of them for so many years.

But if Huang Lin dared to do so now, these people would dare to rush into their home and smash it to pieces.

After that, let alone anything else, they would certainly cut off all contact.

Even his own younger brother, Huang Guang, would very likely do so, which was why Huang Lin hesitated and wavered.

This was also the source of Cheng Mei's worry, so she chose to have Huang Lin ask Zhang Ran for help.

Afterward, no matter what decision Zhang Ran made, no matter how dissatisfied these people were, they would have no way to vent their anger on the two of them.

This was perhaps a kind of compromise and helplessness—a compromise for the sake of family.

The sun rose again as scheduled, and a new day arrived.

Zhang Sicheng rubbed his brow, feeling somewhat exhausted; he did not want to get up and wanted to stay in bed, as these past few days had worn him out.

But this could only be a thought; there were more things he needed to do today, and it was foreseeable that such busyness would be the norm for the next period of time.

After finishing breakfast, he headed to Huamei Headquarters with his father, then launched into intense discussions once again.

Young people have the advantages of youth, such as in terms of energy.

Clearly, after two consecutive days of high-intensity arguing, many of the Huamei executives were lacking in energy.

Conversely, although Zhang Sicheng and his group were also a bit tired, they still appeared full of spirit when they got to work.

So for a time, it was actually Zhang Sicheng's side that had the advantage.

Zhang Ran observed for a while, then quietly walked out, and Huang Lin followed along.

"Let's go to Huali Electric now; it's better to resolve it early. This time can also serve as a template, so that other subsidiaries of Huamei can follow this standard in the future," Zhang Ran said.

Huang Lin nodded; although he did not show it on the surface, he was still somewhat uneasy inside, as he did not know exactly what Zhang Ran would do.

No matter what, he did not want his relatives to truly come to harm.

Zhang Ran saw his thoughts and said with a smile, "Don't worry. Since I said before that bygones would be bygones, I won't do anything to them; at most, I'll just scare them a little."

Hearing this, Huang Lin felt relieved, but then said with some worry, "Mr. Zhang, my relatives... well, how should I put it, they might be a bit unreasonable."

He was afraid that Zhang Ran would fail to scare these relatives and instead annoy him, which would make things difficult.

Zhang Ran chuckled, "It's fine. I've handled people much harder to deal with than them; it's just a small matter."

Very quickly, they arrived at Huali Electric.

It must be said, the land Huali Electric sat on alone was now worth a fortune.

Zhang Ran did not waste time, as there were still matters at Huamei Headquarters for him to handle, so he did not go to inspect the factory conditions.

Upon arriving in the conference room, Cheng Mei was there with people waiting in front of the door, not at the factory entrance.

This was also at Zhang Ran's request; he wanted a quick resolution and had no time to waste on these people.

"Let's go in," Zhang Ran said.

He then stepped into the conference room first, and soon, the room was full; everyone who was supposed to be there had arrived.

Zhang Ran sat at the head of the table, looked at the group of people below, and suddenly asked Huang Lin beside him, "Exactly how many of these people are your relatives?"

"Uh—" Huang Lin rubbed his nose in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Zhang Ran smiled, then looked at Huang Guang and the others, saying, "Alright, I believe Chairman Huang has already told you about the matter.

From now on, Huali Electric will reformulate its development direction, and Huamei Headquarters will provide greater support."

Huang Guang and the others did not speak; at this moment, they were actually quite uneasy.

They were all relatives of Huang Lin and Cheng Mei, so they naturally knew something about Zhang Ran, as the conflict between Zhang Ran and Huang Lin had been quite significant at the time.

"Since the company is reformulating its development direction, it is certain that some people in charge will need to be reselected.

Most of you here are both company executives and shareholders, so I will speak plainly."

"Some people lack the ability to lead the company, so I hope some will step down and yield to those more capable. Of course, your shares will remain as they are now.

If there is a need for capital increase and share expansion, everyone can invest as well; I guarantee this to everyone," Zhang Ran said slowly.

Hearing this, Huang Guang and the others were all unwilling; if they had been willing to step down, they wouldn't have gone to make a scene at Huang Lin's house.

"Mr. Zhang, well, I feel our abilities are still sufficient. Please rest assured, Headquarters; we will certainly follow the plans formulated by the company and obey the leadership of the Headquarters," Huang Guang said hurriedly.

The implication behind these words was that they were unwilling to give up their current positions. Having finally reached these positions and thrown their weight around for so long, how could they let them go now?

In any case, this was not something that could be dismissed by Zhang Ran in just two or three sentences.

Zhang Ran also understood this point, so he just smiled and said, "Then do you have the confidence to manage the company well?"

These words were just like nonsense.