Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1086 - 943 Impending Storm_2

Chapter 1086: Chapter 943 Impending Storm_2

If we were to measure by the true height, that is, the height of the roof, then the buildings in some major cities like Shanghai, Tianjin, and Peng City in a certain major power would actually be taller than Burj Khalifa!

Of course, this includes the building that Yukos Group is planning to build, which will have a rooftop height taller than Burj Khalifa, it’s just that the standard height isn’t as tall.

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Yukos Group plans to construct a skyscraper around six hundred meters (roof height) tall, and when it’s completed, it would only be second to Burj Khalifa worldwide, and it would undoubtedly be the tallest building in Europe.

Even within the next ten years or longer, Europe probably won’t have a second building that could surpass this height.

Of course, it doesn’t rule out the possibility that other companies might build a taller building in Moscow CBD center, especially since the other groups’ proposals have not been submitted yet.

Wang Ye was interested in this proposal because a design concept drawing within it caught his eye.

On this design concept drawing, a towering skyscraper covered in transparent, glimmering glass, displayed a very novel shape from top to bottom.

It didn’t have the tower or rectangular shape that was typical of other tall buildings around the world at the time, and it possessed elegant curves.

The base of the building was quite standard, but from the middle, the curves tightened and then expanded outward again towards the top, forming a shape that was thick at both ends and thin in the middle, which was rare.

And Wang Ye felt like he had seen this building somewhere before...

However, when he saw the name of this design concept drawing, he suddenly realized and remembered why the building looked so familiar.

The name given to the design of this building was "Moscow Zun"!

And there was a detailed explanation for this name.

It said that "Zun" was an ancient type of wine vessel used during ceremonies in countries of the East, symbolizing supreme power and dignity, and there was even the expression "the respect due to the nine-five"...

Overall, the implications were quite good!

Wang Ye flipped through the proposal to see the design company, which happened to be the Farrell Architectural Design Firm from London, a firm renowned worldwide.

And sure enough, the lead designer of this proposal was a Chinese-descent designer.

No wonder, a typical foreigner would have a hard time incorporating such an ancient and quintessentially Chinese vessel into architectural design.

But for this Chinese designer to dare to come out with such a design proposal was quite bold.

After all, Yukos is a pure Russian company, and this building was to be constructed in the center of Moscow, where the style should generally lean towards Europe and the United States, right...

Shaking his head, Wang Ye could only sigh that this Chinese designer was lucky to encounter him as the actual decision-maker.

If it were a Russian, they probably wouldn’t understand what "Zun" meant at all, and might not appreciate this design.

After thinking it over, he took up a pen and wrote an annotation on the planning proposal: "The design concept is good, can communicate further."

With the endorsement of him, the big boss, this was pretty much set in stone.

Unless something big and unexpected occurred, this design proposal should be able to land smoothly.

Perhaps in another three to five years, the heart of Moscow would see the rise of this "Moscow Zun"...

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There was still some time before the meeting started, and Wang Ye was busy approving documents when the red landline on his desk rang.

Picking up the receiver, he heard the familiar voice of Gavriil coming through.

"Misha, something seems a bit off about this thing, did you hear about yesterday’s event? Why haven’t I seen you respond? Such a matter shouldn’t be taken lightly, as it could lead to quite severe consequences!"

Wang Ye sighed, wondering why everyone seemed to think today’s meeting would bode more ill than well for him?

But from Gavriil’s tone, he could tell that he was also concerned about him.

He chuckled and responded leisurely, "I’ve heard about it, yeah. Isn’t it quite normal? One can’t just sit back and wait for the end, a little resistance is to be expected. But I think there shouldn’t be a big problem, right? Your faction and the Moscow Faction have been old foes. It’s not like your faction members will betray and support Luzhikov today, will they?"

Gavriil seemed to be stumped by Wang Ye’s question, and he didn’t speak for a long while.

After quite some time, he sighed, "Ah, our faction...

You’re not an outsider, so I’ll be frank with you, the internal situation is also very complex, and there’s a lack of unity among our members!

If the benefits offered by Luzhikov and his group are large enough, it’s really hard to say how our faction members would vote.

Moreover, you should know that regarding this vote, our faction doesn’t actually have a unified stance internally, and the Kremlin hasn’t issued any directives, so we can only rely on everyone’s conscience..."

That’s exactly where the problem lies!

This time, the confrontation with Luzhikov and the Moscow Faction belonged to Wang Ye’s "personal grudges"; in theory, it had nothing to do with the Krakow Group.

It was only because Wang Ye had a relatively good personal relationship with the Kremlin and Grezlov, and the Kremlin had long disapproved of Luzhikov, that they tacitly supported him.

But that was the extent of the support; the Kremlin couldn’t possibly make a public declaration of stance.

Naturally, within the Krakow Group, it was also impossible to rally everyone to vote in support of Wang Ye and to stand with him.

However, within the Hilarwick Group, there were numerous factions, each with its own interests, and their thinking might not necessarily align with that of the Kremlin.

Perhaps from their point of view, it would be in their faction’s best interests if Wang Ye and the Moscow Faction were both to suffer a loss.

After all, everyone had seen that in recent years, under Wang Ye’s leadership, his faction had developed too rapidly, especially their influence within the Duma, which had already overshadowed the first faction led by Grezlov.

Following this trend, if Wang Ye didn’t face any setbacks, then by the next Duma Election, wouldn’t he become the first among the factions?

And the seats of the Hilarwick Group would further decrease!

From this perspective, the threat posed by Wang Ye to the Hilarwick Group could be greater than that of the Moscow Faction...

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Wang Ye and Gavriil fell silent simultaneously for a few seconds, with everything understood without saying a word.

Some things, although clear to all, were not to be spoken of, and equally, there was no solution.

Even someone like Wang Ye and his father-in-law, who could be said to have reached the peak of power, were not truly free to do as they pleased; they still had many restrictions.

And sometimes, there was a need to make concessions and compromises!

After hanging up the phone with Gavriil, it was almost time for the meeting to begin.

Wang Ye gathered his spirits, stood up, and briskly walked out of the office.

The waiting Yelena quickly followed behind him, holding a folder and laptop in her arms, heading to the conference hall on the first floor.

As per tradition, chairpersons like Wang Ye and Grezlov arrived just in time, while the ordinary Congressmen took their seats earlier.

Today was no exception. When Wang Ye arrived at the conference hall and walked onto the stage from the side entrance, the more than four hundred seats below were almost all taken, with the Congressmen in place.

On the stage, the other three chairpersons had already taken their seats as well.

Upon Wang Ye’s arrival, Rilinov and Grezlov nodded in greeting, while Kornov pretended not to see and didn’t even lift his head.

However, neither Rilinov nor Grezlov looked relaxed; both appeared anxious and clearly had their own concerns.

Grezlov, without saying much, waited for Wang Ye to take his seat, then struck his small wooden gavel, and with a crisp "bang", announced the official start of the meeting!

Today’s meeting had a very clear theme with only one item on the agenda.

That was the dismissal of Luzhikov, and whether it would be formally enacted through the Duma’s vote.

Following procedure, Grezlov announced the representative of the Joint Investigation Team, Dania, to come forward and explain to all Duma Members why the dismissal of Governor Luzhikov was initiated, and the crimes he was suspected of committing.

Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, Dania, dressed in a dark suit and wearing flat leather shoes, with her short hair smartly styled, quickly stepped up to the podium...