Chapter 966: 961. Maikai Supermarket Concluded (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Regardless, the Headquarters still lacks a steady and prudent person, and looking at it now, there is no one more suitable than Jiao Zhen.

Jiao Zhen has served as the head of a State-owned Enterprise for such a long time; whether it is his connections in official circles or various other aspects, he perfectly meets Zhang Ran's requirements.

The moment the Headquarters is established, it will not be facing the minor matters below, so no one is more suitable than Jiao Zhen.

Jiao Zhen also understands Zhang Ran's thoughts, but he truly hadn't considered it before; the reason he agreed to Zhang Ran's request to leave the State-owned Enterprise for Maikai Supermarket was also out of their past friendship.

Jiao Zhen actually feels that he is getting old and wants to relax completely after a few years, so Jiao Zhen does not want to agree.

However, just as Jiao Zhen was thinking about how to bring it up, he saw his son talking eloquently at that moment.

For a moment, Jiao Zhen was stunned.

He is different from some other executives; he has worked in State-owned Enterprises for so many years, and although his salary is not low, because he is a person of integrity, he never engages in crooked ways.

At the very least, he himself has never done so, so his money basically consists only of his salary, and he rarely has other extra income.

Even after joining Maikai Supermarket later and receiving some stock rewards, it was very little, especially when compared to those executives who started their own businesses.

In the past, Jiao Zhen didn't feel there was anything wrong with that; after all, he was already able to provide his child with the best he could.

But when he saw his son among Zhang Sicheng's group, he suddenly had a feeling, especially watching his son's appearance of striving for progress, which left him stunned for a moment.

If he could become the Vice Chairman, perhaps he could provide better help to his son.

Zhang Ran also saw Jiao Zhen's gaze and smiled without saying much; he knew what Jiao Zhen was thinking, but if he could persuade Jiao Zhen, then everything would be worth it.

For several days in a row, Zhang Ran kept watching Zhang Sicheng and the others argue, recording some of the points worth noting.

At Maikai Supermarket, Zhang Ran spent a little more time than at Huamei Group, but the results of the handling were also much better than at Huamei Group.

And Jiao Zhen had also been considering it all this time, without giving Zhang Ran a definitive answer.

This continued until the day Zhang Ran was about to leave.

Last night, Zhang Sicheng and the others had also discussed some matters to the end, and Zhang Ran, following his previous promise, did not ask about anything else and directly agreed to the results of these discussions.

"Mr. Zhang." Jiao Zhen didn't quite know how to bring it up.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "We aren't at the company now, just call me Zhang Ran. Today is just a casual chat between friends; no matter what questions you have, you can say them."

Jiao Zhen looked at Zhang Ran, sighed, and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

After saying that, his expression became much more solemn, "Zhang Ran, you also know that at my age, I estimate that even if I serve as the Vice President of the Headquarters, I won't be able to work for long. In that case, wouldn't it be a bit..."

Zhang Ran knew what he meant and said with a smile, "Don't worry about that. I need you to stabilize the situation for me right now. You also know that after the Headquarters is established, the things that need to be faced are all major issues."

"They all require contact with people above, and whether it is various policies or the decisions of the Headquarters, they all need someone like you, Brother Jiao, to help."

"As for the duration, when the time comes, if Brother Jiao is ready to retire, the initial chaos will have passed, and relatively speaking, it will be much simpler."

"So you're just using me as a transition." Jiao Zhen seemed a bit dissatisfied.

Zhang Ran said with a chuckle, "If you are willing, Brother Jiao, I have no objection to you working at the company until you are old and die."

"Get lost, you guy only knows how to curse me; I still have many years to live," Jiao Zhen scolded with a laugh.

Towards Jiao Zhen, Zhang Ran is still very polite; no matter from which aspect, Jiao Zhen has been good to him, Zhang Ran.

When Maikai Supermarket was in jeopardy, Jiao Zhen didn't say a word and brought his own team from Shangguo to help him.

Later, when Zhang Ran dealt with some people, Jiao Zhen didn't make any unnecessary moves and supported him silently.

So no matter from which aspect, Zhang Ran hopes that Jiao Zhen can agree.

"It seems I am quite important to the company after all," Jiao Zhen said with a loud laugh.

Zhang Ran nodded in agreement and said, "That is a must; we can't do without anyone, but we especially can't do without you, Brother Jiao."

In fact, from the moment Jiao Zhen came to find Zhang Ran, he had already made up his mind.

If Jiao Zhen really didn't want to work anymore and only wanted to run Maikai Supermarket well, cultivate a successor, and then retire, then he wouldn't have needed to come find Zhang Ran today.

Coming to find Zhang Ran now means that he wants to continue working.

Perhaps it is also for his son.

It is not about using the Headquarters to seek any benefits, but with such power, he can maintain his connections; no matter who it is, they will give him some face, and at the same time, it provides some convenience for his son.

Once Jiao Zhen truly steps down, he will just be a rich man with some spare money. People might help a little out of past relations, but if they don't give him face, Jiao Zhen will have no way to do anything about it.

Although Jiao Zhen is capable, he is not the kind of indispensable talent.

If he were a master in high-tech fields, such as biology or chips and the like.

Then even if Jiao Zhen retired, he could still maintain considerable influence.

Because such talents are truly rare, especially master-level talents who can lead a company toward a better future.

But Jiao Zhen is only a talent in supermarket management; such talents are not exactly common, but they are not exactly rare either.

After chatting with Jiao Zhen for a long time and giving him some assurances, Zhang Ran sent him off.

Once Jiao Zhen left, Zhang Ran also breathed a sigh of relief; the general framework of the Headquarters no longer has any major problems.

Although there are still some deficiencies, generally speaking, there are no problems.

Zhang Ran left after finishing the matters; this time he is heading to Yaotian Pharmaceutical, where the things Zhang Ran needs to face might be fewer, or perhaps more.

After all, Yaotian Pharmaceutical has been purged by Zhang Ran twice in a row, and each time it was a major upheaval; let alone the senior management, even the middle management was purged once.

So when they knew Zhang Ran was coming, the entire Yaotian Pharmaceutical became nervous, each and every one of them wondering if they had made any mistakes recently or if there was anything they hadn't done well.

It is not that they are overly suspicious, but that Zhang Ran's ruthless methods previously truly frightened them.