Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1138 - 969: Gross Dereliction of Duty

Chapter 1138: Chapter 969: Gross Dereliction of Duty

Hu Yueyue didn’t react for a moment.

The Boss is here?

Which Boss?!

Because she had always reported her work to Zhang Xiaoxi and had never dealt with anyone else.

"Hello? Are you there, Manager Hu?" On the other end of the call, Zhang Xiaoxi didn’t hear Hu Yueyue’s response and asked again.

"Ah... Yes, I’m here, I’m in the office. Just come over directly. By the way, Manager Zhang, you know the company’s address, right?" Hu Yueyue answered in a somewhat flustered manner.

"I know! Then we’re heading over now." Zhang Xiaoxi said decisively and then hung up the phone.

...

Half an hour later, Zhang Xiaoxi and Wang Ye appeared at the bottom of the rented company’s building.

"This office building was also purchased by the rental company, but we didn’t buy many office buildings, just this one because it was well located and the price was right. I’m not very optimistic about the office building market in Peng City because there are too many! This has led to not only a stagnation in rent increases but also a small rise in property prices." Zhang Xiaoxi explained.

Wang Ye nodded slightly, acknowledging Zhang Xiaoxi’s judgment.

Even if, a decade later, Peng City firmly secured its position as the "third domestic city" economically, the vacancy rate for office buildings was still higher than in other major cities.

This didn’t mean that Peng City’s economy was doing poorly or that there were fewer companies.

It was merely because too many new office buildings were built here every year...

It was the same idea that Wang Ye had just discussed with Mayor Zhang. Peng City relied on special policies and comparatively low industrial and commercial land costs to attract a large number of companies to set up operations.

With the abundance of office buildings and a high vacancy rate, many companies were able to rent satisfactory office spaces at relatively low rents when they were newly established, which could be considered a reduction in the cost of starting a business!

This was also a deliberate move by the Peng City government.

Zhang Xiaoxi also keenly observed this and did not let the rental company purchase too many office buildings, instead holding onto more commodity houses!

Just as the two were about to enter, they saw Hu Yueyue hurrying out to meet them.

Obviously, she had been waiting for the two in the lobby on the first floor for quite some time.

Hu Yueyue recognized Wang Ye at first sight, his smiling face, although she had only seen it once, had never been forgotten!

It was this man who changed her fate; how could she possibly forget him.

"Mr... Mr. Wang," Hu Yueyue greeted with a bit of restraint.

She wasn’t sure if the "Boss" that Zhang Xiaoxi mentioned was Mr. Wang, but seeing that only Zhang Xiaoxi and Mr. Wang had come over, she guessed that it must be him!

As expected, Zhang Xiaoxi introduced cheerfully, "Manager Hu, this is our company’s Boss, whom you have met before."

Hu Yueyue quickly bowed and said, "Hello, Manager Wang!"

Wang Ye smiled and nodded, and since the weather outside was too hot, he didn’t say much. They followed Hu Yueyue upstairs.

The building wasn’t very tall; it was about twenty stories, with each floor being a little over a thousand square meters.

Hu Yueyue mentioned that it was almost entirely rented out because this place was in the city center, with convenient transportation and a nice environment, coupled with appropriate rent, so the occupancy rate was quite good.

Since it was their property, the leasing company occupied an entire top floor as the company’s office space.

Upon reaching the top floor and exiting the elevator, they faced the company’s main entrance.

A shining bronze plaque hung at the entrance, bearing the inscription "Peng City Yumei Real Estate Company"...

Even though it carried the name of a "real estate company" and had a broad range of business, including real estate development, leasing, and property management, in reality, it primarily operated in the leasing business.

It was, in fact, just a property-owning rental company.

Even property management was outsourced to a professional management company, following Zhang Xiaoxi’s requirement.

She preferred to accept a lower profit margin rather than have the company become too "bloated," because the company didn’t intend to grow too large. In the future, when the commodity house prices rose to a certain level, the plan was to sell the houses for cash...

In the end, the leasing company was just a transitional phase.

Of course, these were Zhang Xiaoxi’s plans, and she hadn’t clarified them with Hu Yueyue yet.

...

Although the company occupied an entire floor, there weren’t many office staff.

Noticing Wang Ye looking around, Hu Yueyue quickly informed him:

"The company now has more than a hundred employees, most of whom are out working, like inspecting new buildings, negotiating with partnering agencies, collecting rent, and so on. These all require them to be on the go."

In those days, internet finance had not yet become widespread, and collecting rent was often done in cash or through bank transfers, which was cumbersome.

With the rental company owning so many houses, just collecting rent every month was naturally a considerable amount of work. Once internet finance became prevalent, it would likely be much more convenient.

Just as the three of them were about to enter Hu Yueyue’s office, they saw a tall, thin young man approaching them.

"Cousin, can you transfer me some money? I need it urgently! About a hundred thousand should do..." He spoke to Hu Yueyue without paying any attention to Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi.

Hu Yueyue felt embarrassed and sneakily glanced at Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi. She quickly pulled the young man aside and whispered, "We can talk about the money later! I have guests right now, didn’t you see them?"

Hearing this, the young man turned his head and took a good look at Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi.