Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1215 - 1007: Super Mansion_2

Chapter 1215: Chapter 1007: Super Mansion_2

When Rossiyana heard the amount Wang Ye mentioned, her eyes widened instantly.

She had always known that Wang Ye was wealthy, but to spend four billion US dollars on a mansion was still too extravagant...

After all, the most expensive residences in the world might just be the UK’s Buckingham Palace, which was once valued at six billion US dollars!

And now Wang Ye wanted to build a mansion with a budget of four billion US dollars, which could almost compete with Buckingham Palace.

As for the other so-called luxury houses and mansions, they paled in comparison to these two super mansions...

"Is all that money necessary? It’s too... lavish!" Rossiyana exclaimed.

"Ha-ha, since I’m building my own house, I want it to be the best; otherwise, what’s the use of making so much money?" Wang Ye casually said.

This mansion, which would be his long-term residence, Wang Ye of course wouldn’t just slap something together.

Though spending so much money might seem a bit "flashy," Wang Ye felt there was no problem.

To be honest, his big splurge might seem reasonable in the eyes of some people.

Seeing that Wang Ye had already made up his mind, Rossiyana naturally wouldn’t oppose it.

She excitedly began imagining what the mansion would look like when it was finished...

When they were resting at night, Rossiyana suddenly brought up Donia.

She smiled and said,

"At the National Dance Academy, there was a ballet performance a few days ago, and your little girlfriend was there; I secretly went to watch.

You can’t deny it, she is quite beautiful, and she dances well too.

It seems she’ll become a superstar one day!"

Wang Ye felt a bit embarrassed and evasively replied, "Why did you... suddenly decide to watch a ballet? Haven’t you been quite busy lately?"

With a slight smirk, Rossiyana, seeing Wang Ye’s uneasiness, said, "What’s worrying you? I knew about her as soon as she came to Moscow. I was just curious to see what kind of girl could make you fall for her and even bring her back from Irkutsk specially."

She truly didn’t mind the matter; she knew when she first met Wang Ye that he already had many girls around him.

Moreover, given the environment in which she grew up, such things were common, and she was used to them.

But Rossiyana had one rule: Wang Ye could be a bit frivolous outside, but it could not affect their careers, cause a scandal to fly around, or impact the future of their family...

Wang Ye wasn’t foolish; he agreed with Rossiyana’s point, so he was usually very careful about this matter.

He tried his best not to let his other girlfriends appear before Rossiyana, nor did he mention other girls in front of her.

Today, it was Rossiyana who brought it up, which made him feel a bit embarrassed...

He chuckled awkwardly and changed the subject,

"By the way, the Industrial Fund Office recently submitted a proposal to me involving the domestic Internet infrastructure. This is related to your family’s industry.

When you leave tomorrow, take the proposal with you and show it to your grandfather.

Our country’s Internet infrastructure is too outdated, and the Internet penetration rate isn’t high enough; some smaller cities don’t even have Internet access, and even in big cities like Moscow St. Petersburg, the cost of Internet access is too high.

The future era is certainly the Internet era. If the hardware can’t keep up, it will affect the development of the entire industry.

The Industrial Fund Office’s idea is for the state to contribute some funds and for several communication companies to also contribute some funds, to expand the reach of the Internet domestically and lower the costs..."

Indeed, if it hadn’t been for Yelena submitting this proposal, Wang Ye might have overlooked this point.

Viewing the proposal, Wang Ye recalled how, as a regular student, he used to detest the exorbitant Internet fees in Moscow!

Back then, he was in school; applying for the Internet wasn’t difficult, especially since it was Moscow, and the school was a renowned university, so it had such basic amenities.

However, even at the university, there weren’t many students who had access to the internet.

Because both the computers and the cost of internet access were too expensive, ordinary Russian students simply couldn’t afford it...

A computer with just basic specifications could cost about six or seven hundred US dollars.

The internet was billed by data usage, not to mention the slow speeds, and the data charges were scary!

Not to mention watching videos, just ordinary internet browsing, playing QQ, and online gaming would cost one to two hundred US dollars a month in internet fees alone...

Ordinary Russian students just couldn’t afford it!

Only the students studying abroad and a few Russian students had the opportunity to frequently access the internet.

As for internet cafes, the ones here were different from those in China.

The environment might not be much better than in China, but the prices could beat China’s by a long shot...

Wang Ye had been emphasizing the development of the Russian internet for the past two years, and after Yelena took charge of the Industrial Fund Office, she conducted a detailed survey of the internet industry within Russia.

She then submitted a report, pointing out that if one wanted to develop the internet industry, the most fundamental approach was to first expand internet access, allowing more ordinary people the opportunity to use the internet...

Computer hardware prices couldn’t likely drop significantly in a short time, but internet fees were controllable; as long as enough people used it, the cost could be spread out, naturally lowering the fees.

And the major communications providers in Russia were basically controlled by Rossiyana’s family, which is why Wang Ye wanted to take this report to Rossiyana’s grandfather, Constantin, to study.

Sure enough, Rossiyana’s attention was captured.

She nodded without hesitation and said happily, "No problem! I also think the internet development in the country is too slow. Look at those internet companies abroad, many have grown into giants. Here, we’ve only produced a few decent ones, and the one with the best prospects is the one you invested in... no, it should be said, the ones you invested in."

Indeed, Wang Ye had taken advantage of the ’Internet winter’ a few years ago to buy the two best Russian internet enterprises outright, even privatizing them, and then had merged YANDEX and MAIL.RU.

He had then made substantial additional investments, turning this company into a giant in the Russian internet world!

However, this company found it difficult to expand into Europe and the United States, remaining confined to Russian-speaking regions, which limited its growth prospects.

In the past two years, the newly emerging Facebook Inc was looking quite promising!

Guided and financed by Wang Ye, Facebook had already started international expansion by establishing joint ventures with Chinese and American partners.

They were each responsible for operating Facebook on the English and Chinese internet.

In order to mitigate some risks early, Wang Ye had even given the majority stakes of the joint venture companies to the American and Chinese partners!

While Facebook had not yet gone public, its valuation had already reached more than twenty billion US dollars...

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After their discussion, Wang Ye began the formal process of applying to Moscow State to purchase Karominsky Manor.

Naturally, he wouldn’t buy it under his own name but would have a fund company that he privately controlled make the purchase, which was more convenient for financing procedures.

Rossiyana handled it officially, without intervening, letting the relevant department discuss and decide on their own.

After negotiations, Wang Ye bought Karominsky Manor for one point six billion US dollars!

The price was even lower than he had anticipated.

After buying the mansion, the reconstruction work was put on the agenda, and this was when Rossiyana stepped in.

She volunteered to personally oversee the rebuilding of the manor, as it would be her "home" in the future, and naturally, she would be very dedicated.

They hired the world’s most renowned architectural firms, and several master architects jointly undertook the redesign and planning of Karominsky Manor, ready to begin the reconstruction work.

Of course, it was a major project, estimated to take about three years to complete.

Just in time, by then it would be time for Wang Ye and Rossiyana to get married...