Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1141 - 970: Soft and Hard Tactics_2

Chapter 1141: Chapter 970: Soft and Hard Tactics_2

After seeing Zhang Xiaoxi and Wang Ye off at the bottom of the building and watching the black Mercedes drive away, Hu Yueyue returned to the top-floor company with mixed feelings.

She didn’t go back to her own office; instead, she headed straight to her cousin’s office.

After all, he was a "Vice President," so Hu Yueyue did indeed arrange a separate office for her cousin, though it was small and partitioned off with frosted glass...

Her cousin was no fool, he must have realized he’d caused trouble, so he was now sitting obediently in his office.

He was also aware that the leasing company had a headquarters above him.

But the headquarters were far away in the capital, it was virtually impossible for them to come over regularly, and they had delegated almost all authority to his cousin Hu Yueyue.

It was after understanding these circumstances that her cousin dared to throw his weight around in the company.

He never imagined that just today, someone from headquarters would happen to visit, and to his worst luck, it was the Boss, accompanied by the Boss...

...

Hu Yueyue pushed open her cousin’s office door and then closed it behind her.

The downcast cousin, who had been lying on his desk, heard the noise and looked up to see Hu Yueyue coming in. He quickly stood up and asked, "Have they left? Is everything okay?"

Hu Yueyue stood there with a stern face and said in an indisputable tone, "Pack up your things and go to human resources to complete the dismissal procedures."

Her cousin was stunned for a moment and blurted out subconsciously, "Why should I resign when I’m doing just fine?"

"Because you do not meet the company’s requirements and are not competent for your current position, so you have been fired! If you resign on your own, it looks better for everyone," Hu Yueyue said bluntly.

Her cousin immediately got worked up, stomping his foot and saying, "Hu Yueyue, you’ve become something now, huh! Have you forgotten who raised you? Without my family, could you have made it to university? You ungrateful wretch..."

Hu Yueyue struggled to suppress her emotions to avoid an outburst.

Her chest heaved violently, and after taking a deep breath, she said:

"I will, of course, not forget the care my aunt has given me; I have always regarded her as my mother.

But, I will not sacrifice my own future out of gratitude to her!

Let me tell you plainly.

If I tried to save you, the outcome would be that not only could I not save you, but both of us would have to pack up and leave.

After all, I am just the general manager of this company, not the Boss!

I have leaders at headquarters above me.

Then, both of us would end up working in a factory, screwing bolts and earning just two or three thousand a month, would that make you happy?

But if you leave on your own, I can keep my job, and though I dare not promise more, I should still be able to give my aunt, your mother, about a hundred thousand a year.

It’s up to you to decide how to choose," she said.

After speaking, Hu Yueyue turned and walked out, leaving her cousin standing there dumbly, motionless for a long time.

To be fair, her cousin wasn’t really a fool.

After hearing Hu Yueyue’s last words, he didn’t need to think too much to understand what the best choice was.

It was obvious that no matter how he argued with Hu Yueyue, he couldn’t stay.

The outcome would merely be a choice between leaving on his own or dragging Hu Yueyue down with him, both forced to leave...

He wasn’t the type to do something so detrimental to himself, especially since Hu Yueyue had promised an annual sum of a hundred thousand for his mother.

And that was essentially the same as giving it to him...

Doing the math, this was even more than what he would earn as a Vice President!

Though he was very upset about losing the title of Vice President,

For the sake of money, it wasn’t something he couldn’t endure...

Having come to this realization, he no longer persisted, promptly went to human resources to complete the resignation procedure, leaving on his own initiative without asking for any compensation.

Hu Yueyue finally breathed a sigh of relief to have gotten rid of this hot potato.

Through this ordeal, she had glimpsed some truths and would likely not make similar mistakes in the future.

...

On the other side, Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi had driven toward the Tencent Headquarters Building after leaving the rental company.

This was also the last item on Wang Ye’s work agenda in Peng City.

After all, Tencent Company was considered the investment he valued the most domestically and also the one with the most potential.

Now that he was in Peng City, he definitely had to go take a look.

Moreover, through Wang Ye’s matchmaking, JD.com and Facebook both had business cooperation with Tencent, and the combination of these three companies could potentially unleash an unimaginable amount of energy in the future!

While Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi had not yet arrived at Tencent, Little Brother Ma and Brother Dong were already sitting there waiting in the Tencent Headquarters Building.

Brother Dong had made a special trip from the capital.

A few days ago, when Wang Ye was in the capital, Brother Dong had just traveled to the south for business talks with some manufacturers. At that time, he mentioned that he wanted to rush back to the capital to meet Wang Ye, but Wang Ye told him it would be better to meet in Peng City.

So, Brother Dong stayed a few extra days here, waiting to meet with Wang Ye.

Thanks to the capital infusion from Wang Ye’s side, JD.com’s development was significantly faster this time than in Wang Ye’s previous life.

And since JD.com’s platform was known for its "self-operating" sales strategy, cleverly avoiding direct competition with Tao Bao, the two platforms were not in direct competition, allowing for relatively peaceful coexistence and development.

After all, the e-commerce market was just beginning, the market space was large enough to accommodate everyone without the need for vicious competition and business poaching.

In addition to this, Wang Ye had facilitated a strategic partnership between JD.com and Tencent.

One provided massive traffic while the other specialized in monetizing that traffic—a completely complementary relationship.

Of course, to keep things balanced for Tencent, Wang Ye had also arranged for JD.com to transfer some shares to Tencent.

This way, Tencent would be more inclined to support JD.com’s growth, since it was also one of JD.com’s shareholders.

While waiting for Wang Ye to arrive, Brother Dong and Little Brother Ma sat in the office, drinking tea and chatting.

Brother Dong had only met Wang Ye once, and afterwards, he mainly made contacts through Zhang Xiaoxi, so he knew very little about Wang Ye.

Curious, he asked:

"General Ma, how come Mr. Mikhail is so optimistic about our two companies?

Of course, there’s no question about Tencent. The company almost has a monopoly on the instant messaging market, certainly worthy of investment.

But when I first met Mr. Mikhail, JD.com was really nothing special.

With his capabilities, if he wanted to invest in the e-commerce industry, shouldn’t he have chosen a company like Alibaba, which was already more or less established?

So, I’m a little puzzled as to what exactly caught Mr. Mikhail’s eye about JD.com."

Little Brother Ma smiled modestly. Although Tencent had not yet grown into what was called an internet giant, its scale was still not small.

At least in front of JD.com, it was indeed a behemoth!

Truthfully, when Wang Ye initially told him to cooperate with JD.com, Little Brother Ma did look down on JD.com a bit.

At that time, he had been considering whether Tencent should start its own e-commerce business.

But after a comprehensive assessment, he decided to accept Wang Ye’s advice, abandon the idea of entering e-commerce, and focus on stabilizing Tencent’s own core business while targeting gaming as the main direction for monetizing traffic.

As for e-commerce, that could be left to a brother company like JD.com.

At that time, Tencent was not ranked in the top three in terms of strength or scale in the domestic internet industry.

Alibaba, Sina, Baidu, and even Sohu were stronger than Tencent back then.

At least those companies were already publicly listed on Nasdaq with market capitalizations of tens of billions of US dollars, true internet industry giants...

However, having cooperated for some time, Little Brother Ma felt that JD.com did have potential.

It could be called the "Amazon of China." Although it might not surpass C2C platforms like Tao Bao in terms of size, it could still capture a substantial market share by perfecting the B2C platform model.

Brother Dong had a pragmatic spirit different from the so-called internet people, or rather, he was more down-to-earth.

The reason he insisted on meeting with Wang Ye this time was that he had a new plan that required Wang Ye’s support.

More directly, he needed Wang Ye’s financial support...