Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1220 - 1010: The Newly-Minted Richest Man

Chapter 1220: Chapter 1010: The Newly-Minted Richest Man

Upon hearing Wang Ye’s question, Ruan Xiaozhu’s expression was a bit unnatural.

She attempted to cover it up by smoothing her hair, even though her hair wasn’t long...

After hesitating for a moment, Ruan Xiaozhu’s expression turned somewhat somber as she said:

"Actually...

back in high school, I did have a boyfriend."

Wang Ye was a bit surprised, he really hadn’t thought of that and couldn’t help but become curious, so he asked, "Then what?"

Ruan Xiaozhu smiled resignedly, "We were both naive back then, it was just a mutual liking. Then, after the college entrance exam, he got into a top university, and I failed and went abroad to study.

Back then, we didn’t even have cellphones, let alone any contact information, so how else could it be, our relationship just naturally came to an end.

Later on, as the internet improved a bit, everyone started using the Alumni Directory and QQ and such, although we reconnected, I heard he had a new girlfriend in university."

Wang Ye nodded and said, "That makes sense, but just because of that, do you have a psychological shadow?"

This didn’t quite seem logical. After all, he went to the same high school as Ruan Xiaozhu, a place with strict management. Even if there were a few who secretly dated, they would only be writing love letters in private. Going out to eat or see a movie together was practically out of the question!

Because students were only allowed one day off per month, which was meant for going home to get living expenses and change clothes, the parents were aware of this as well. So, during the three years of high school, there was practically no private time.

Under such circumstances, how could any real feelings develop...

So it was unlikely that Ruan Xiaozhu experienced any emotional trauma from that boy, causing her to be unwilling to find a boyfriend ever since. It just didn’t add up.

Ruan Xiaozhu laughed awkwardly, a bit guiltily, "It’s not that serious. I’ve been busy with academics and work these past few years, so I didn’t consider personal relationships. Plus, I’m only in my twenties, still young, there’s no rush to date or get married. I plan to wait until my thirties, when my career and everything else is stable before I consider these personal matters."

Seeing her say this, Wang Ye didn’t feel it was right to press further.

In fact, in his previous life, he was just over thirty when he got married, a standard late-marrier. This life was different, so he had gotten married early...

Comparing Ruan Xiaozhu to himself, Wang Ye felt he might need to do some reflection...

...

"By the way, you still remember Zhang Guangming, right?" Ruan Xiaozhu changed the topic.

Wang Ye nodded; he had a quite distinct memory of Zhang Guangming.

The guy used to be a gambler, almost lost his life after losing his mind in the New Sun gambling center. Luckily, he met Wang Ye who gave him a chance to turn his life around.

Zhang Guangming did not let Wang Ye down, he earnestly made his business and repaid the money he owed as soon as he could.

It was this action that impressed Wang Ye. Later, he offered him an opportunity to work for New Sun Group, mainly in charge of the Lyublino Large Market area.

There were several layers of management between them, so Wang Ye wasn’t too clear about Zhang Guangming’s recent performance. Now that Ruan Xiaozhu brought it up, he became curious and asked, "What’s with Zhang Guangming? He seemed to be at the meeting just now, right? Oh, what’s his position now?"

Ruan Xiaozhu laughed, "He is now in charge of Lyublino, so he qualified to attend today’s meeting. I plan to promote him further, making him Vice President in charge of the office building business. What do you think?"

Wang Ye was a bit surprised, he hadn’t realized Zhang Guangming was so capable. Ruan Xiaozhu had just taken office as President and was considering promoting him, which showed she valued Zhang Guangming’s work ability.

He nodded and said, "Just make the decision yourself. I won’t meddle with the group’s affairs, except for particularly major issues; you can discuss everything else with the other vice presidents.

Oh, and if the group needs financial support for expansion this year, just let me know.

We could...

take a loan from my uncle’s bank."

Wang Ye initially wanted to say "the group could keep all of this year’s profits for expansion, without distributing dividends at the end of the year," but on second thought, he found it inappropriate and changed it to taking out loans.

The dividends at the end of the year from the group were something he could overlook. He could take it or leave it.

In the short term, he didn’t have any projects that required substantial capital investment. In fact, many of the projects in which he had previously invested were starting to turn a profit and were beginning to pay dividends.

But the thing was, New Sun Group wasn’t just his; there were other shareholders.

Like Big Head Kong, Ruan Xiaozhu, and the senior executives who were part of the stock incentive plan, they were all eagerly anticipating the year-end bonus.

If he just granted them stock incentives, and then in the first year there were no dividends to distribute, what would that make everyone think...

...

It hadn’t been long since Wang Ye finally found some peace, when another matter came knocking on his door.

This time it was from his father-in-law, who personally called Wang Ye to his office, entrusting him with an important task.

Wang Ye was somewhat surprised, as there weren’t many issues that would lead his father-in-law to personally call him, usually only very important and true matters of urgency.

But he hadn’t heard about any significant events happening lately. Could it be he was out of the loop?