Chapter 980: 975. A New Year (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

The family of Zhang Ran and the family of Prince Haiman immediately made the already lively Spring Festival even more boisterous.

Especially the four little ones, who added so much joy to this home.

For some reason, Zhang Ran now really likes seeing scenes like this; it makes him feel very comfortable.

Only at times like this does Zhang Ran truly relax, watching a group of people laughing and occasionally joining in himself.

Chatting away with Prince Haiman is just so carefree.

From time to time, when some old men and women pass by, they exchange New Year greetings, and some old men even stay to chat for a while.

"Come, come, time to eat." Following Liu Lu's call, everyone gathered around the dining table.

Without so many tedious formalities, the family soon started eating, and there were no New Year speeches either; as long as everyone enjoyed the meal, that was enough.

Watching this year's Spring Festival Gala, although it wasn't that funny, everyone was still watching with great interest.

After eating, the four children played with fireworks in the courtyard; of course, not the large-scale kind, just small fireworks for children.

There wasn't much noise, and it certainly wouldn't disturb the neighbors.

While eating and drinking, by the time it was nearly twelve o'clock, everyone went outside to watch the fireworks.

After staying outside for about half an hour, Zhang Ran and the others went back, and then everyone returned to their rooms to rest.

However, Zhang Ran and Prince Haiman went to the small bar in the basement to have a drink.

"What are your plans for next year? According to what you said, are you planning to deal with the Rhode Family next year?" Prince Haiman asked.

Zhang Ran took a light sip of his drink before saying, "I do have that thought."

"If there is anything I can help with, just say the word," Prince Haiman said with a serious expression.

Zhang Ran laughed, "Don't worry about that; I won't stand on ceremony with you."

"That's good, I was really afraid you would stand on ceremony with me," Prince Haiman said.

"Haha, you underestimate my thick skin."

The two didn't drink for long; by around one o'clock, Zhang Ran and Prince Haiman each went back to rest.

Waking up the next day, it was the usual routine of giving out New Year's money.

However, this year only five people received it; besides the four children, only Bert got some—who told Bert to be of a lower generation.

The red envelopes were all the same amount, regardless of age.

Prince Haiman stayed at Zhang Ran's place for nearly half a month before leaving, and after Prince Haiman left, Zhang Ran also began his own plan.

The first thing was to officially establish the Zhang Family Holding Company; although it had already been registered, it hadn't been fully integrated yet.

As for the Zhang Family Holding Company, it was based in Shanghai, and to compete for it, many people had exhausted their efforts.

The registered capital alone was one hundred billion; what does this represent?

They were not unaware, and they understood even better what the Zhang Family Holding Company represented.

Not to mention the tax revenue it could bring—which would certainly be significant—the key was that as long as the Zhang Family Holding Company was based in their city, that city would surely have greater commercial development, and even Beijing and Shanghai were no exception.

Because everyone knows what Zhang Ran is best at, and that is his grasp of the overall situation for the future.

Moreover, Zhang Ran also likes to invest in various small companies that are just starting out.

The vast majority of small companies die in the early stages, and the biggest reason for this is the issue of capital.

Especially at the current stage, without capital support, let alone growing big and strong, even maintaining the status quo is difficult.

This is not the past; in the past, there were all kinds of opportunities, and everyone was on the same starting line.

And regarding many things in the future, people actually didn't know which way to go.

But it's different now; now everyone actually has a certain direction in their hearts, and once a good project appears, either you get merged, or the big companies directly crush you with capital.

By then, let alone growing big and strong, even surviving is not an easy thing.

This point is actually also a problem that the authorities are worried about, and the word "monopoly" has gradually appeared in the country.

In the past, it was the State-owned Enterprises that held monopolies, and they were all strategic resources.

And although State-owned Enterprises have various drawbacks, there is one point that is beyond reproach, and that is that State-owned Enterprises bear heavier responsibilities.

Private enterprises, in the vast majority of cases, move in the direction of profit; as long as there is no profit ahead, they won't think about continuing to move forward.

But State-owned Enterprises are different; as long as the authorities issue task indicators, even if it means losing money, even if there is no benefit to them, they must complete them.

Just on the item of social responsibility, State-owned Enterprises have no problems at all.

Therefore, everyone has no feelings about the monopoly of State-owned Enterprises; after all, it is ultimately controlled by the state.

In the vast majority of cases, it has no impact on people's livelihoods.

But private enterprises are different; once a private enterprise forms a monopoly, it is simply a devastating disaster for that industry, at least for those who have ambitions.

Because their paths are blocked; want to progress? Don't even think about it!

And this will also slow down the development speed of this industry, because once it is monopolized, they can completely use a technology that could only earn money for one year to earn money for ten years.

These nine years are wasted, and it greatly hinders the development of this industry.

At the current stage, there are actually quite a few such phenomena, but for a while, the authorities have found it difficult to intervene.

They have also tried to adjust, but the result was that many wealthy people moved their assets out, and the people themselves emigrated.

Now, they have finally brought Zhang Ran to the table, stabilized the situation, and made things a bit better.

But this situation of monopoly must certainly be solved.

And the person to solve it is Zhang Ran.

It is not that Zhang Ran is truly that noble, but that Zhang Ran's way of doing things really makes everyone feel at ease.

Because from the current perspective, no matter which industry it is, Zhang Ran has no intention of monopolizing anything.

If Zhang Ran really had such thoughts, then in the past, Zhang Ran would not have cast such a wide net.

Not to mention other things, just looking at Maikai Supermarket, which seems not particularly important now, if Zhang Ran really wanted to, based on Zhang Ran's previous strength, it would really be possible to make it the Walmart of Huaxia.

Although Walmart is not a monopoly either, in reality, it can control a great deal of influence.

As for other aspects, there is even less need to say more, especially regarding the internet; if Zhang Ran truly had such intentions, he would not have allowed others to grow so large.

These are some of the reasons why the authorities made such a decision.

The idea is to have Zhang Ran support the development of small enterprises and allow the industry to generate competitiveness.