Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1044 - 921 Negotiation Breakdown_2

Chapter 1044: Chapter 921 Negotiation Breakdown_2

Dania reached for the notice, glanced at it, smiled, and casually slipped the notice into her briefcase.

"I understand your point, Commissioner Tovesky. Let’s leave it at that for today. I will take this final compensation proposal back and inform all the owners.

However, I can tell you in advance that probably no owner will accept these terms.

Since we’re not in a hurry to move, let’s all just take our time."

Tovesky shrugged his shoulders, smiling relaxedly, "Well then, as you wish. Whether you want to move is up to you. Go back and discuss it, and whenever you are ready to accept this compensation plan, feel free to contact me."

At this point, the media reporters who had come with Dania finally found an opportunity and gathered around, wanting to interview Tovesky.

Facing these so-called "uncrowned kings," and given that they were well-prepared, Tovesky readily agreed to the interview, allowing the journalists to ask their questions.

He mainly feared that if he didn’t accept the interview, these journalists could potentially fabricate anything once they went back!

It was better to just accept the interview and release some accurate official information to keep the reporters from exaggerating...

"Commissioner Tovesky, if the owners ultimately do not agree to the relocation compensation plan, will you proceed with forced demolition, or will you abandon this plot of land and select a different location?" a journalist asked first.

Tovesky gracefully waved his hand jokingly, "What? Do you see us members of the Economic Committee as unreasonable bandits? If they don’t agree to the demolition, then we will have to consider shelving the plan or choosing another site."

Although the joke wasn’t very funny, the journalists present smiled politely to show their respect.

Only Dania, standing at the back, sneered in disdain.

Then it was time for the second journalist to ask a question.

"Commissioner Tovesky, the CBD initiative was proposed by Deputy Speaker Mikhail, right? Why hasn’t he stepped forward to resolve the issues now that the project has encountered difficulties?"

Tovesky was a bit cautious, sensing the journalist’s malice.

He smiled subtly and answered carefully:

"Although this project was initially proposed by Director Mikhail, I am currently responsible for it, as decided collectively in the Economic Committee meeting.

Therefore, any problems that arise during the project are my responsibility to solve.

If I personally cannot resolve them, then the issue will be brought up for discussion at the Economic Committee meeting."

Tovesky was shielding Wang Ye from potential backlash!

As an experienced politician, he sensed a hint of conspiracy...

Wang Ye, the director of the Economic Committee and his immediate superior, usually trusted him a lot; hence, at this critical moment, he couldn’t afford to let Wang Ye down!

Seeing that they couldn’t get any substantial news from Tovesky, the journalists stopped encircling him for interviews and left with Dania in dissatisfaction.

...

Tovesky immediately called Wang Ye to report on the events of today’s negotiations.

After listening to the report, Wang Ye was silent for a few seconds, then laughed, "Let’s wait and see. Regardless of whether they accept the compensation plan or not, we shouldn’t rush. Let’s see what their next move is, then we can respond accordingly."

Without a better option, Tovesky agreed, deciding to temporarily divert his focus from demolition to coordinate other affairs.

Wang Ye’s inclination to wait was primarily because he still wasn’t clear on who was causing trouble behind Dania.

He wanted to see if the other party could really remain calm and endure a standoff with him for a while.

After all, a large CBD project like this was a long-term endeavor spanning several years; a delay of three or five months wouldn’t make much difference.

There was a plethora of other work that could be done in the meantime.

At the very worst, Dania’s neighborhood wouldn’t be demolished.

That neighborhood wasn’t even on the most crucial plot of land; it’s just that Wang Ye wanted to clear all the plots in one go to minimize future problems.

Unexpected complications had arisen.

If it came to it, he could simply separate their neighborhood from the CBD area and shift the entire CBD area a bit in another direction.

That wouldn’t be a significant issue.

It’s not because this location would become highly valuable in the future that Wang Ye designated it as a CBD area.

It was because Wang Ye had earmarked the land as the future CBD; therefore, it was going to be very valuable...

Do not mix up the cause and effect.

Wang Ye was not currently concerned about whether the relocation could be expedited. What interested him was who exactly had instructed Dania, the lawyer, and which faction was trying to mess with him!

This was the most crucial thing.

Over the past couple of years, as Wang Ye’s early plans materialized along with some fortuitous coincidences, he could be described in one phrase: "friend-rich and foe-poor"!

Looking around, he was surrounded by friends, regardless of the faction in power. Who would dare refuse to show Deputy Speaker Mikhail a little respect now...

This is why it had been a long time since someone had troubled him.

Suddenly now, something had come up, and Wang Ye was quite interested...

......

Dania had indeed responded quickly.

Tovesky received a joint letter from Dania, which reportedly had signatures from nearly eight hundred out of about a thousand owners.

The content of the letter was simple: it rejected Tovesky’s last compensation proposal, although they had made some concessions compared to before.

The new proposal, also the final one.

They agreed to reduce the compensation amount from ten thousand US dollars per square meter to six thousand US dollars, a not insignificant concession.

According to Dania, this was the maximum sincerity the owners could offer!

But there was a second condition.

This condition was even more excessive than before!

They demanded a new apartment of the same size, based on the current living space!

If it stopped there, it wouldn’t be different from the previous demands; however, this time, they added another condition.

That is, the compensated new apartment must also be located within the CBD area...

Nobody knew where they had got their information, but they said that very high-class residential buildings would be constructed in the CBD area in the future.

So, they had their eyes set on the apartments there.

Any fool knew that the future prices of apartments in this area would be the highest in all of Moscow...

Looking at these two conditions, Tovesky was made to laugh out of frustration.

......

"There’s no need to discuss this matter further. Since you all are unwilling to relocate, that’s fine. We actually have a backup plan for the CBD site. Just shifting about one kilometer to the east would work, and we would completely bypass your neighborhood.

This way, we would all be relaxed, and you could continue living here.

You wouldn’t have to worry about the project team resorting to forceful demolition, huh."

Tovesky was advancing by retreating, directly clarifying his attitude, not wishing to be entangled with these "troublesome citizens" anymore.

However, he was not entirely bluffing Dania; there truly was a backup plan.

It could only be said that the initially demarcated area was the most suitable and was the area originally marked by Wang Ye.

As for the backup plan, it came about after a relocation issue arose, and it was another alternative scheme devised upon discussion at the Economic Committee.

Just as Tovesky had said, moving the entire land parcel about a kilometer made little difference; it was just a bit further from the Kremlin and Red Square.

However, this was no hindrance, as the CBD area and the Kremlin were two distinct symbols.

The Kremlin and Red Square represented Power and history, symbolizing Russia’s past.

On the other hand, the new CBD area represented money and development, symbolizing Russia’s future...

The two, separated by a river, resonated with each other from across the distance.