Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1219 - 1009 Stock Rights Incentive_2

Chapter 1219: Chapter 1009 Stock Rights Incentive_2

"To commend the excellent performance of Vice President Kong and Mr. Ruan over the past few years, I announce, a reward of 2.5% stock incentives for Vice President Kong and 2.5% stock incentives for Mr. Ruan..."

It was now Big Head Kong’s turn to be both shocked and thrilled.

2.5% stock incentives!

Although it might not sound like much, you should know that New Sun Group’s annual end-of-year dividends amount to over a billion US dollars!

That 2.5% would mean dividends of thirty to forty million US dollars!

And that’s every year, and it might even increase!

No wonder he was so excited.

Ruan Xiaozhu was certainly very happy too. This was truly icing on the cake.

After her promotion to president, her compensation package was naturally going to increase significantly, with just her salary and bonuses likely amounting to a few million US dollars every year.

However, she had no shares in New Sun Group, so this money was nothing compared to the dividends the shareholders received,

but now Wang Ye had directly given her the stock incentives. Though these were not actual shares and only entitled her to dividends, this was still quite significant.

An income of tens of millions of US dollars a year, anywhere in the world, that’s truly spectacular!

......

After the meeting concluded, Wang Ye went to the office to discuss some matters with her.

This office, initially used by Wang Ye himself, had been preserved even though he seldom visited in these two years.

It was cleaned daily by Ruan Xiaozhu herself.

So when they entered, the room was bright, the air fresh, and virtually spotless.

After they each took their seat, Ruan Xiaozhu felt somewhat restrained, not knowing why she felt this way.

She had not been like this in front of Wang Ye before.

Initially, when Wang Ye was still a mere student, Ruan Xiaozhu was quite unrestrained around him, often saying, "Little brother, how are you doing this and that...

Later, when Wang Ye started his business and took her along to make money, Ruan Xiaozhu merely thought her "little brother" was clever and had good ideas.

She even wanted to introduce him to a girlfriend at that time but after looking around her own circle, she felt that none of these girls were worthy of Wang Ye, so she gave up the idea...

Of course, it was also because Wang Ye already had a girlfriend named Angelina...

Move forward, and suddenly, Wang Ye transformed into "Mikhail," and became involved as a Duma Member and among the oligarchs, and Ruan Xiaozhu began to feel she couldn’t keep up with him...

Every time they had not seen each other for a while, and then she met Wang Ye again, Ruan Xiaozhu felt a bit more estranged.

Today, she didn’t think of Wang Ye as her "little brother" anymore, but always remembered that the person sitting in front of her was now one of the hottest figures in the Moscow political arena!

The kind of power such a person held was something Ruan Xiaozhu was aware of.

A casual word, even a glance, or even no expression at all, could decide someone else’s fate!

How could she not feel constrained in front of such a person...

......

"The New Year’s coming up, will you go back home to celebrate?"

Wang Ye asked casually.

Ruan Xiaozhu quickly shook her head and said, "I won’t go back. I’ve just taken over the position of president, and there will surely be a lot of work to do. If I were to run off back home for the New Year now, what would others think of me?"

Wang Ye smiled and said no more.

Indeed, having become the president of New Sun Group, that was truly a step up to the heavens!

If she could keep it up, you could say she had successfully made a class transition!

This position was indeed a real turning point in her life.

Previously under Wang Ye’s care, although she also had some opportunities, and the money she earned was not insignificant, compared to being a president and especially after receiving stock incentives, that was nowhere near enough.

In the previous years, Ruan Xiaozhu’s bonuses and dividends and all kinds of other earnings might only add up to a couple of hundred thousand US dollars a year.

Compared with ordinary people, that indeed could be considered quite wealthy.

Her father worked as a town mayor all his life and didn’t make as much as she did in a year!

But that amount of money was insignificant in the eyes of true wealthy individuals—she wasn’t considered wealthy by any means at that time.

She was still regarded as a relatively affluent ordinary person, though.

However, from this moment on, her annual income would inevitably exceed ten million US dollars, maybe even reaching twenty to thirty million US dollars!

This represented a completely different concept.

Because she had successfully entered the class of the wealthy!

Many people might not grasp the concept of the difference between a few hundred thousand and twenty to thirty million a year.

Let’s put it this way, when Ruan Xiaozhu used to make a few hundred thousand a year, her daily life was quite lavish, and she could buy whatever bags, clothes, and cosmetics she wanted without hesitation.

But that was the limit; for major expenses, like buying luxury houses and cars, she needed to think it over carefully or save for several years.

As for investments, they were not even on her mind.

Because she no longer cared about small businesses, and for big businesses, she simply didn’t have enough money to enter the market!

But if she were to make twenty to thirty million US dollars a year in the future, the issue would no longer be about consumption but rather about investing in a few good projects or the like.

Money breeds money, and within a few years, the gap would become immensely large!

......

Wang Ye spoke with Ruan Xiaozhu primarily to discuss the New Sun Group’s expansion abroad.

Of course, the target locations were just the capitals of a few neighboring Eastern European countries, like Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

Ukraine, with its substantial population, also needed wholesale markets like these.

However, simply having money was not enough to succeed in this kind of business.

Various aspects had to be managed well; otherwise, trouble would find its way to your doorstep every now and then.

For instance, the fire department would come for an inspection and say that you didn’t meet the fire safety standards, ordering you to close the market for a month for corrections, or else opening would not be permitted.

If that happens, your market would be doomed.

Furthermore, various bureaucratic departments like tax and customs could come at any time to meddle in your affairs.

Thus, such large wholesale and distribution markets must have substantial contacts and protections in place to succeed!

Wang Ye had clearly defined the scope; Kiev would definitely not be a problem.

The "big three" there were all his people; a simple message from any of them would suffice.

Additionally, Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, was also a consideration.

Although Wang Ye’s influence in Astana was not as strong as in Kiev, Kazakhstan had always maintained a good relationship with Russia, and many people there still spoke Russian.

Thus, it was likely that no one would dare to cause trouble when New Sun set up a wholesale market there...

......

As Wang Ye spoke, Ruan Xiaozhu took careful notes in a notebook.

Wang Ye, with no reservations, gave her Natalia’s contact information and told her to meet with Natalia when she went to Kiev.

He would also call Natalia in advance so that many procedures could be directly handled for her, without Ruan Xiaozhu needing to go through any hassle.

As for Astana, Wang Ye indeed didn’t have many acquaintances there.

Although he knew the "big boss" there and had had a friendly chat at the last Collective Security Meeting, they had not established a personal relationship yet.

Wang Ye thought for a moment and decided to have the Ministry of Foreign Affairs send a greeting on his behalf; after all, he was going there to invest, and they probably wouldn’t give him a hard time.

......

After discussing business, Wang Ye said with a smile, "By the way, have you spoken to Song Xiaogang and Yanzi recently? I only found out when I was on vacation in Petersburg a few days ago that they both just got engaged!"

Ruan Xiaozhu pursed her lips and smiled, nodding, "I heard from Yanzi. The two of them haven’t had it easy, but now they are finally settling down. I am really happy for them."

"What about you? Your family must have been urging you too. How come I haven’t seen any boys around you all these years, haha," Wang Ye joked.

He was also showing his concern for Ruan Xiaozhu, as she was even two years older than him, soon to be an "old maid."

Indeed, it was quite strange. Whether in her past life or this one, Ruan Xiaozhu had never dated anyone.

Of course, they lost contact later in her previous life, so Wang Ye had no idea whether Ruan Xiaozhu ever got married...