Zhou Yuan gripped the arms of his wheelchair tightly upon receiving the news, remaining speechless for a long time.
He knew Zhang Fan was arrogant, but based on his current words and actions, Zhou Yuan felt he had underestimated him previously.
At the same time, hearing this news, he inexplicably felt a sense of relief...
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The Xu Family.
Although this matter had little to do with the Xu family, several members of the Xu household were quite concerned about it.
"Dad, is there no one to control Zhang Fan?" In the Xu family's main hall, Xu Luo asked his father, who was seated at the head of the table, with considerable concern.
Xu Luo's father, Xu Donglai, was the eldest of the middle generation in the Xu family, the elder brother of Xu Shichang.
Though he was over fifty, he showed no signs of age. His long tenure in high positions had cultivated an aura of inherent authority, making even Xu Luo, known as the foremost young master of Zhonghai, feel a little constrained in his father's presence.
Upon hearing Xu Luo's question, Xu Donglai glanced at him and shook his head, saying, "Perhaps no one can control him."
"What?" Xu Luo couldn't believe these words were coming from his father.
"What is Zhang Fan's identity?" Xu Luo quickly asked.
"Your third uncle knows more about this. Let him explain it to you," Xu Donglai said, glancing at Xu Shichang seated beside him.
Hearing this, Xu Shichang nodded and addressed Xu Luo, "How much do you know about the martial world?"
"Not much. I know about the Hongmen in the north and the Qingbang in the south, but not much about others," Xu Luo replied.
"You are correct."
Xu Shichang nodded.
"Except for a very few individuals, almost no one dares to provoke them."
"And Zhang Fan is one of those very few individuals I mentioned."
Xu Luo found it utterly unbelievable upon hearing his third uncle's words. He widened his eyes, looked at his third uncle, and asked, "Third Uncle, do you mean that Zhang Fan's power is comparable to giants like the Qingbang and Hongmen?"
Xu Shichang shook his head.
Seeing this, Xu Luo breathed a sigh of relief. If that were the case, Zhang Fan would be too terrifying.
However, what Xu Shichang said next left Xu Luo completely stunned, his mind ceasing to function.
"Not comparable, but an absolute suppression," Xu Shichang stated, looking at Xu Luo with a grave expression.
"If he wished, his personal strength alone would be enough to completely suppress the Qingbang and Hongmen," Xu Shichang said.
Ever since the incident at the Tianxiu Lake construction site, Xu Shichang had felt that Zhang Fan was not simple. Later, through the connections of a friend, he finally managed to uncover Zhang Fan's identity.
It turned out that Zhang Fan, whom he still saw as a mere boy, had long since surpassed all in the Chinese martial arts world, known as Grandmaster Zhang!
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In the small courtyard of the Su family villa, Zhang Fan and Zhang Xing'an lay side by side on chairs, basking in the warmth of the winter sun and chatting about recent events.
"Destroying the Fang Corporation within a week? Aren't you getting a bit too ambitious?" Zhang Xing'an found it hard to believe when he heard the news.
After all, while his son's combat prowess was indeed high, matters of business were not resolved through brute force alone.
"It's just a small Fang Corporation. Dad, do you have some faith in me?" Zhang Fan pouted, speechless.
"Are you planning to kill off all the management personnel of the Fang Corporation?" Zhang Xing'an suddenly stared at Zhang Fan and asked.
While the Fang Corporation was large, the number of management staff in each region was limited. If Zhang Fan truly intended to do so, he could indeed achieve it.
Without leadership, the Fang Corporation would naturally collapse.
"In your esteemed opinion, am I that foolish?" Zhang Fan was speechless.
"Besides that method, I really can't think of any other way you could make such a large corporation like Fang collapse within a week," Zhang Xing'an said.
"Just watch," Zhang Fan smiled, saying no more.
After resting sufficiently for the day, Zhang Fan took out his phone and made four consecutive calls.
The first was to Guang Touqiang.
After more than a year of development, although they couldn't match the Fang family financially, they were fully capable of disrupting the Fang family's business in Jianghai.
Guang Touqiang, naturally, put his all into the task Zhang Fan assigned him. After hanging up, he immediately began to act.
Although the families in Jianghai were far inferior to the Fang family, when united, they still constituted a formidable force.
The second call was to Si Youyou, asking her to mobilize all available economic resources to deal with the Fang family.
Si Youyou had been in secluded cultivation since emerging from the Half-Moon Cave Mansion, hoping to break through to the Saint Realm.
However, despite her numerous opportunities and ample accumulated resources, she still hadn't managed to take that final step, remaining at the level of an Invincible Grandmaster.
Similarly, Hong Tiancheng also received Zhang Fan's call.
"The Fang family has finally reached this point," Hong Tiancheng sighed, as if it were both unexpected and inevitable.
After a moment of contemplation, he also began issuing orders to launch an attack on the Fang Corporation.
The fourth call Zhang Fan made was to Nolan Group.
Nolan Group, as the world's largest pharmaceutical corporation, ranked among the top twenty globally in terms of overall strength, far exceeding the Fang Corporation.
Furthermore, due to their cooperation with Zhang Fan, Nolan Group had obtained a large quantity of catalytic raw liquid. While this catalytic raw liquid could not be directly used for commercial purposes, it was extremely beneficial for the research and development of new drugs.
To Zhang Fan's request, the mixed-race beauty in charge of liaising with him simply smiled sweetly and agreed without hesitation, without needing to seek further approval.
Putting aside the value of the catalytic raw liquid, Zhang Fan's status as a divine-realm expert alone was enough to make Nolan Group eager to foster goodwill.
After all, forging a good relationship with such a powerful individual was an opportunity worth more than gold.
"This should be enough, right?" Zhang Fan murmured to himself after finishing the four calls.
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