Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1226 - 1013: The Final Ultimatum

Chapter 1226: Chapter 1013: The Final Ultimatum

Just as Wang Ye was meeting with the employee representatives and the representatives from the Russian Aluminium Group Headquarters, Drepaska was still on the flight from Siberia to Petersburg.

It was only this morning that he had received the news: the Deputy Speaker Mikhail, acting as the special envoy, was coming to deal with this matter. This had made Drepaska take it seriously and rush over, although he hadn’t arrived at Pikalevo yet since he hadn’t bought a private jet yet.

Sitting in the first-class cabin, Drepaska discussed Wang Ye with his assistant.

"This Mikhail is said to be very capable. How do you think he will handle the Aluminum Factory incident?"

The assistant adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, thought for a moment, and then confidently replied,

"Based on his previous style of handling things and considering your background, boss, I guess he will have the Petersburg City Government talk to the aluminum factory employees. That would effectively shift the conflict.

As for the internal affairs of our Group, of course, that’s for us to deal with ourselves."

Drepaska raised his eyebrows, intrigued, and asked, "Why do you say that? As I understand, Mikhail is not as amicable as he appears on the surface; sometimes he strikes hard. Just look at the fate of the former Moscow Governor. He directly ended up behind bars!"

The assistant explained calmly,

"That was a different situation.

The former Moscow Governor had made the first move against Mikhail, and Mikhail was merely retaliating.

He is ruthless with enemies, but much smoother with friends or those he can relate to somewhat.

Actually, you and he are from the same faction, both with significant ties to the Kremlin.

Even if he doesn’t consider your reputation, he would have to consider your wife’s grandfather’s reputation, right?

If worst comes to worst!

I mean, if he doesn’t even give face to the former Kremlin officials, could the current ones in the Kremlin allow him to mess around?"

Drepaska smiled reservedly. He was, of course, aware of all this, but hearing it from his assistant now only bolstered his confidence!

He had nearly monopolized the domestic aluminum industry market and had accumulated great wealth. He was also planning to venture into the political arena next.

This time, he intended to use a tough approach to handle the matter and leave a preliminary impression by showing others his style of doing things.

In the future, when he entered the political arena, there should be fewer troubles...

Because anyone thinking of provoking him would first have to consider his retaliation!

......

What Drepaska thought on the plane, Wang Ye naturally didn’t know, and he didn’t care.

At that moment, he was in the Meeting Room, speaking in front of the journalists’ cameras.

After both sides had presented their demands, it was clear that the issue was not going to be resolved immediately today.

Because the real decision-makers from the Russian Aluminium Group were not present.

Wang Ye didn’t waste any more words with them but instead made his final statement.

Looking into the camera, Wang Ye spoke sternly, "No need for further words, now I, on behalf of the Kremlin and the Duma, promise the Citizens of Petersburg one thing: by tomorrow at the latest, this matter will be resolved completely! Tomorrow, I will hold the final meeting with representatives of the aluminum factory workers and the Director of the Russian Aluminium Group, which will also be a live TV broadcast. Everyone’s welcome to watch it on TV as it happens."

His words resounded powerfully, chilling many in the Meeting Room.

This was not just big talk; it was the final ultimatum!

Every word spoken in front of the cameras had to be fulfilled!

If the problem isn’t solved by tomorrow, how would others view Wang Ye?

To put it gravely, his reputation would be ruined!

The Mayor of Petersburg’s forehead was sweating, perhaps because the electric heater in the meeting room was a bit too warm...

......

After the meeting ended, the employee representatives, the Russian Aluminium Group representatives, and the media all dispersed, leaving only Wang Ye, Assistant Nova, two members of the Economic Committee, the Mayor of Petersburg, and a few personnel from the Petersburg City Government in the Meeting Room.

Now that it was just them, they closed the doors and spoke freely.

The Mayor of Petersburg said somewhat worriedly, "Chairman Mikhail, the words you spoke earlier... were they not a bit too final? Do we really need to broadcast the meeting on TV tomorrow? What if the situation becomes deadlocked?"

He was indeed very concerned about this.

The stance of the Russian Aluminium Group Headquarters was very firm, and through recent phone calls with Drepaska, it was clear that Drepaska was not willing to concede.

What would Mikhail do tomorrow?

Wang Ye smiled slightly, full of confidence, and said, "No worries, every conflict can be resolved if the right approach is found. I believe that tomorrow’s meeting will go smoothly; after all, it isn’t a very complex issue."

The Mayor of Petersburg looked at Wang Ye blankly, not understanding why he was so confident.

Could there really be some clever solution that he hadn’t thought of?

The main issue was...

the unpaid wages of the employees, which is essentially money!

Realizing this, a light bulb went off in his head. If it weren’t in front of Wang Ye, he would have slapped his thigh:

Because he remembered that this Mikhail in front of him was not just the Deputy Speaker Duma.

He was also famously known as "The God of Wealth!"