Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1101 - 950: Low-Key Return to China_2

Chapter 1101: Chapter 950: Low-Key Return to China_2

"But if housing prices fall, homeowners might come looking for trouble, finding all sorts of excuses to ask you to cancel the deal..."

"Shops and hotel office buildings, on the other hand, are properties we hold onto. The investment is substantial, and the return rate isn’t particularly high, with a long cycle for capital recovery."

"The advantage is stability, a steady trickle indeed; plus, if land prices were to rise later, that surplus value would be all yours. Who knows, after holding onto it for over a decade, a project worth five or six billion now could be worth hundreds of billions then!"

"All I can say is that each has its pros and cons."

"If conditions allow, meaning the land acquired is sufficiently large, then Zhang Xiaoxi knows how to adapt as well, developing both a commercial plaza and commodity houses."

"That way, use the commodity houses to recover capital, and hold onto the commercial plaza to manage slowly over time."

"It’s like hedging your risks, I guess, achieving maximum benefit!"

......

"The funding issue shouldn’t be a big problem. In addition to the large sum of money you transferred over the New Year period, Yukos has also funded the commercial real estate company quite a bit, and there’s more substantial funding coming. I hear those Yukos gas stations are very profitable!"

Zhang Xiaoxi said excitedly.

Wang Ye nodded. The money he transferred during the New Year was his share of last year’s dividends from various major group companies. Since Zhang Xiaoxi’s commercial real estate company was short on funds, he transferred some money over through certain channels.

After all, the asset management company overseen by Zhang Xiaoxi was established to manage his "private money"!

It was also a contingency plan he left for himself!

In case he was no longer able to make it in Russia or encountered an insurmountable risk, he could simply abandon everything there and return to his homeland empty-handed.

Back home, with the assets that Zhang Xiaoxi managed for him, he’d be able to live very comfortably!

He might even make an appearance on the list of wealthy individuals in the country...

Of course, it would be best if he never had to use that backup plan, meaning that Wang Ye was doing well in Russia, without any danger.

As they were talking, the car arrived at the entrance of Mansion Garden.

The gate was already open, probably from prior notice, so the car could drive straight in.

Wang Ye glanced out the window by chance and noticed two police cars parked on the side of the road. There were no sirens, but the police lights were flashing continuously.

Clearly, these were dispatched by the relevant departments to ensure his safety.

......

Liu Mei had intended to invite Wang Ye to dine out, but he declined straight away.

After sitting on a plane for the better part of the day, even though private planes are much more comfortable than civil aviation, he felt weak all over and couldn’t be bothered to move.

He told Liu Mei that they would meet and talk about work over a meal the next day, and left it at that for today.

But Wang Ye wasn’t left to dine alone; Zhang Xiaoxi stayed to have dinner with him.

While eating, they chatted about their high school days, and Wang Ye suddenly thought of someone and asked Zhang Xiaoxi, "By the way, Xiao Xi, do you remember our class’s labor representative, that chubby girl, what was her name..."

He felt a bit embarrassed to admit, even though it had only been five years since they graduated from high school, he had almost cut off contact with his old classmates. With so many things occupying his time, he had trouble recalling many of their names...

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xiaoxi smiled and said, "The labor representative... her name is Wang Dongdong. Why do you suddenly ask about her?"

"It seems she didn’t join the class group, and I didn’t see her at the last reunion either. Do you know where she is now, what she’s doing?" Wang Ye frowned and asked.

"Yeah, she didn’t join the class group. I tried to contact her when organizing the last reunion, but couldn’t get through," Zhang Xiaoxi nodded and said.

Wang Ye shook his head, saying helplessly, "Help me look into it when you have time; I need to talk to her."

Zhang Xiaoxi was curious; there were many old classmates, some of whom seemed to have had a decent relationship with Wang Ye, yet he hadn’t mentioned any of them to her throughout the year.

Aside from her, it seemed none of the other classmates had contacted Wang Ye, which gave Zhang Xiaoxi a small sense of pride...

Today, why had Wang Ye suddenly brought up Wang Dongdong? Their relationship in high school was rather average, as far as she could remember.

In her memory, they hardly spoke to each other.

"Um... Do you need her for something?" Zhang Xiaoxi asked tentatively.

Wang Ye didn’t keep it a secret, he laughed and said quite candidly:

"I owe her... it’s sort of a personal favor.

During our college entrance examination, she just happened to sit in front of me."

"You know, my grades were pretty bad back then."

"During the college entrance exam...

I just mentioned to Wang Dongdong to not cover her test paper too tightly, to let me sneak a peek now and then."

"Haha, even though my scores weren’t high because of that, I still managed to scrape by the threshold for junior college, which made my dad and mom feel a little better."

Wang Ye’s poor performance in the college entrance exam really couldn’t be blamed on Wang Dongdong, though her grades were far from Zhang Xiaoxi’s, she still got accepted into an ordinary university.

Just those few glances that Wang Ye took during the exam wouldn’t have allowed him to copy all of Wang Dongdong’s answers, at most he might’ve copied some multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions.

Certainly, there was no way to copy the major questions and the essay.

What was most outrageous was that in the college entrance exam in the same examination room, there were both A and B versions of the test, meaning that the order of the questions was shuffled even if you and your surrounding classmates had the same questions!

If you blindly copied someone else’s answers, the outcome would be disastrous!

Of course, Wang Ye wasn’t that foolish; he was aware of this and knew he couldn’t just mindlessly copy Wang Dongdong’s answers, but had to figure out the order.

But this made things much more troublesome, coupled with the proctor constantly patrolling, there wasn’t much time left for him...

So, it’s only fair to say that Wang Dongdong really did help him out, but not much...

However, Wang Ye was someone who disliked being indebted to others!

At the last class reunion, he wanted to take the opportunity to thank Wang Dongdong, to see if she needed any help that he could provide, but unfortunately, he didn’t get to see her then.

This time he returned, he remembered this matter again.

......

Zhang Xiaoxi tried hard not to laugh out loud, after all, Wang Ye was her boss, and she still needed to maintain his "dignity."

It might be hard for outsiders to imagine, but Wang Ye also had such embarrassing stories...

She held back her laughter and nodded seriously, "Leave this to me, I will check around for Wang Dongdong’s contact information as soon as possible, and get back to you with a definite answer the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Zhang Xiaoxi also felt happy for Wang Dongdong, because it’s special for Wang Ye to specifically mention wanting to thank her.

To put it bluntly, this could change Wang Dongdong’s destiny!

It seems that Wang Dongdong only went to a very ordinary university, and by now, she is either in her first year of graduate school or has already started working.

But she’s probably not doing too well; otherwise, she would’ve been mentioned by classmates in the class group chat.

This plump girl was somewhat quiet and reserved back in the class, but she was very kind, and whenever someone asked for her help, she would hardly ever say no.

For instance, helping the duty student wipe the blackboard or clean the classroom, these were tasks she often did.

That’s why everyone elected her as the labor committee member...

After all, no one would refuse such a hardworking classmate.

......

After dinner and some idle chatter, Zhang Xiaoxi got up and took her leave.

Once back at her place, she immediately turned on her computer and started asking about Wang Dongdong’s whereabouts in the high school class group.

The authority of the former class monitor is not to be taken lightly!

When the old classmates in the group saw Zhang Xiaoxi’s message, they promptly replied.

"Wang Dongdong? I remember she went to the Provincial Water Conservancy College. I also went to university in the capital city and even saw her once. But we didn’t have mobile phones at the time, so after a brief chat, we didn’t exchange any contact information."

"Right, Wang Dongdong is in the capital city. I saw her last year actually. But it seems her family had some troubles, and she has changed a lot. I got her phone number at the time, but later when I tried to call, I couldn’t get through. I don’t know what happened."

"Xiao Xi, do you need her for something? I have a cousin who is Wang Dongdong’s neighbor. I’ll ask my cousin to inquire at Wang Dongdong’s home and get her contact information for you!"...

Since everyone came from the same place, as long as the person hasn’t disappeared, it’s not difficult to find out their contact information.

Soon, Zhang Xiaoxi obtained Wang Dongdong’s contact information.

To be on the safe side, Zhang Xiaoxi also dialed Wang Dongdong’s phone number to verify whether it was really her.

This was helping the boss after all, it had to be absolutely foolproof, otherwise, wouldn’t it appear that she lacked the ability to get things done...