Chapter 975: 970. Recovering Past Small Investments (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

At the same time, Zhang Ran owns one hundred percent of the shares of Zhang Family Holding Company, so this money can only be considered to belong to Zhang Ran alone.

Just like the shares here at Nanfa Bank, if you really calculate it, it is also a significant amount.

Then there is the Telecommunications Business in the UK, the ongoing Telecommunications Business in France, and so on; these are all very good projects.

There are also some other small shares that Zhang Ran invested in previously; they were just small investments.

Over so many years, they have mostly been diluted, though of course, there are some that have not been diluted.

For example, some original shares; back then, Zhang Ran signed clauses with them stating they could not be diluted.

At the time, these clauses were seen as Zhang Ran being at a disadvantage.

Because for some small companies back then, the total value was only one million, but Zhang Ran invested one million and yet only occupied five percent of the shares.

It was equivalent to instantly raising the company's value to the level of twenty million.

At the time, in the eyes of many people, this was purely foolish.

But if you look at it now, that was a massive profit.

In the past, Zhang Ran rarely mentioned this matter; firstly, he had not finished dealing with his own affairs, and secondly, at that time, it was estimated that quite a few people might have reneged on their debts.

There are many things that are really not as simple as they look.

It is just like when you invest one million in a super Group Company while it is still weak, occupying ten percent of the shares, and it is also non-dilutable.

But when this company grows up and possesses tens of billions in assets, can you really take away those ten percent of the shares?

Even if you have a legal contract, that is impossible.

In fact, everything still depends on one's own strength; now that Zhang Ran has re-demonstrated his strength, many things have become very easy to handle.

To say nothing else, just the five percent of shares in Weiteng; Zhang Ran had never mentioned it before, and Ling Hua did mention it once back then, but that was just a passing mention.

Because at that time, these shares also encountered quite a few unexpected issues.

And if Zhang Ran were to force the issue for these shares, then it would stir up a lot of trouble.

This is not just Ling Hua's personal matter, and it is not even just a matter for the Weiteng company; the things involved are too numerous.

So many that most people would not make concessions.

And at that time, Zhang Ran needed to deal with quite a few people and was himself busy enough; plus, if these people were to attack Zhang Ran because of this matter, then Zhang Ran's days would not be easy either.

So Zhang Ran chose to act as if he had forgotten about this matter.

But clearly, Zhang Ran had not forgotten, and Ling Hua actually knew that Zhang Ran had not forgotten; everyone was waiting.

To see what Zhang Ran would actually do.

If Zhang Ran failed, then everything would be easy to discuss; at that time, they would provide some compensation to buy out these shares.

And Zhang Ran would not say anything, nor would he have the qualifications to say anything; reality is just that cruel.

If Zhang Ran succeeded, they would also need to see what Zhang Ran's strength was really like and whether it was worth it for them to pay the price.

These five percent of shares are now worth an astronomical figure, and an average person would absolutely not give them up.

Although it stands to reason that some apportionment would definitely have to be carried out, this is not very fair, and Weiteng is a listed company, so many things are quite troublesome.

Weiteng is just one example.

There are actually quite a few enterprises like this, it is just that some companies have gone bankrupt, or rather, most of them have gone bankrupt.

There was no other way; Zhang Ran could only cast a wide net to catch more fish back then, and he did not know who would actually succeed.

Moreover, in the many years that Zhang Ran disappeared, it was not just one or two of the enterprises Zhang Ran invested in that were knocked down by latecomers.

So there is nothing strange about it.

Now Zhang Ran is going to establish the Zhang Family Holding Company, and these fragmented shares also need to be recovered.

These one or two shares do not look like much, but added together, they are also an astonishing figure.

There are actually quite a few people who know about this; after all, with Zhang Ran's return, plus the commotion Zhang Ran has caused is somewhat large.

Some news will also spread.

Or rather, some people are spreading it on purpose, just to test Zhang Ran's attitude.

But Zhang Ran used to act as if he did not hear it.

Now Zhang Ran needs to concentrate all his strength; this is the best time, and if he drags it out any longer, it will probably be really hard to do.

As Zhang Ran runs around one by one, quite a few people have also seen Zhang Ran's current strength.

When some people listed these companies and looked at them again, they all gasped.

It is truly too vast, making them unable to help but feel a bit incredulous.

Although they knew before that most of the Group Companies were Zhang Ran's and that Zhang Ran also occupied the majority of the shares.

But in the past, they were all scattered, and everyone subconsciously did not truly connect them together.

And these companies were also dispersed, with not much connection between them.

But now it is different; now these companies are all going to be integrated, merging the power of these Group Companies together.

And when this power is merged together and can be used in one direction, everyone finally realizes just how vast Zhang Ran's strength is.

Especially since Zhang Ran does not seem to have any shortcomings.

The current Group Companies are concentrated in Huaxia, but everyone will not forget that Zhang Ran also has quite a few industries abroad.

These have not been integrated for the time being, but that is also a matter of time.

Internet, finance, industry—Zhang Ran is involved in all of them, and he has done quite well in each, which is incredibly surprising.

With Zhang Ran's integration, everyone's attention has also gradually gathered on Zhang Ran.

And at this time, quite a few companies are also holding meetings, the purpose of which is, of course, also for Zhang Ran.

At Weiteng company, Ling Hua convened a shareholders' meeting and did not hide anything, saying directly: "Mr. Zhang Ran has requested the return of his five percent of shares, and at the same time, he wants to take back the dividends from these years as well."

Some people's expressions immediately turned ugly upon hearing this, but at this moment, no one spoke.

"Chairman Ling, this matter, you are..."

Someone had just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Ling Hua with a hint of sarcasm, "You had better not say that I have any responsibility; at the time, I told everyone the truth completely and did not hide anything. Do not try to shirk your responsibility onto me at this moment by saying you didn't know anything; that is useless."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" This shareholder's expression immediately turned ugly.

Ling Hua said unhurriedly, "This depends on everyone's wishes. Mr. Zhang Ran has only put forward this request for now. As for what we actually do—whether we pay to buy him out directly or act as if we don't know—I have no opinion, as long as it is a decision made by everyone together. After all, this is not a matter of company development."