Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1230 - 1015: The Tricky Big Trouble

Chapter 1230: Chapter 1015: The Tricky Big Trouble

Seeing the representatives from the Aluminum Factory, Kima and the factory manager seemed to be playing dumb and acting deceitfully.

Wang Ye was completely at ease, merely watching their "performance" with a smile, until Kima and the factory manager felt uneasy, their voices getting weaker and their heads bowing lower.

Their little tricks, how could they possibly escape Wang Ye’s notice?

Finally, Drepaska seized the opportunity, and, emotionally charged, exclaimed, "Mr. Speaker, look at them! They are just creating trouble under the pretext of fighting for the workers’ wages! In fact, they are not representatives of the workers, but corrupt elements of the Aluminum Factory, the real beneficiaries! They don’t want the factory to return to normal at all; they just want to further disrupt the situation!"

Gesturing with his hand to calm Drepaska down, Wang Ye then spoke:

"I would like to remind you both that since the wages have been paid, the nature of the matter would be different should there be anyone intentionally causing trouble or striking.

Before the meeting, the Safety Bureau people should have already arrived at Pikalevo, and they will investigate whether anyone in this incident is muddying the waters, trying to achieve some unspeakable goals!"

As he spoke, Wang Ye’s gaze swept over Kima and the factory manager.

The two immediately turned pale. The reputation of the Safety Bureau was not mild—everyone knew that once targeted by the Bureau, even if not killed, one would be skinned alive...

The factory manager immediately said compliantly, "That certainly won’t happen! I will go and inform all the workers to return to the factory immediately! Mr. Speaker, you handle thousands of affairs daily, please don’t worry too much about this small issue here."

Kima also hurriedly patted his chest, declaring, "As soon as the meeting is over, I will go from house to house to persuade everyone to return to work. The wages have been paid, how can we bear to see the residents of Petersburg City District freeze, especially since many of our coworkers’ families also live in Petersburg? If there were any better way, no one would have taken this path."

Seeing the performance of these two, Drepaska felt both amused and annoyed, and deep inside, a bit jealous as well.

He was their boss after all!

As a result, for the sake of some wages, these people conspired together, not only disregarding the headquarters’ representative but also using strikes to blackmail the headquarters to meet their unreasonable demands!

Now in front of Mikhail, who was merely the Deputy Speaker Duma, they were full of flattery and trying to please him.

Is this the charm of power...

As for the jealousy, of course, it was directed at Wang Ye.

This young man, much younger than himself, leveraged his so-called oligarch uncle and some "dumb luck," and now had risen to a high position.

In contrast, someone truly elite like himself, full of knowledge and with a flexible mind, just because he did not have the same background, the gap had become so vast!

Even in front of this young man, he dared not refuse his unreasonable threats...

This made Drepaska feel quite powerless.

Of course, it also strengthened his determination to enter the political arena.

After all, in the business realm, he had reached the top, but even so, being a billionaire and rated as Forbes’ richest man in Russia, he still felt belittled by someone like Mikhail from the pinnacle of power!

So why not try his hand at developing in the political arena?

Now, he had both the money and the background, and his future development might not necessarily be less than Mikhail’s!

In fact, an idea like Drepaska’s wasn’t just sparked by today’s provocation. When he married a certain granddaughter two years ago, deep down, he had similar plans.

It was just that today’s meeting, being disregarded by Wang Ye, only firmed up his thoughts and hastened his steps into the political arena...

Wang Ye had no idea what Drepaska was thinking.

He was also unaware that his handling of today’s events had provoked others, even invisibly setting up a potential political rival...

Of course, even if he knew, he probably wouldn’t care.

Since entering the political arena, Wang Ye had encountered many "enemies" and adversaries. Were they few?

Even Luzhikov, a so-called perennial politician, was still brought down by him, wasn’t he?

So, one more adversary like Drepaska didn’t really matter, one less wouldn’t either.

To stand on equal footing with Wang Ye, Drepaska would have to earn that privilege first!

At least for now, he was not considered important enough by Wang Ye ...

......

Indomitably completing the live TV broadcast meeting...

It wasn’t really much of a meeting, for from beginning to end, Wang Ye didn’t give the representatives much chance to speak; instead he directly presented his solution, "forcing" Drepaska to sign it.

As for the worker representatives, under his "coercion," they agreed to cooperate unconditionally.

This so-called worker strike heating crisis was thus easily resolved.

Of course, this was because the person dealing with the issue was Wang Ye; had it been anyone else handling it, things might not have gone so smoothly.

Either they would have been wary of Drepaska’s background, not daring to press him too hard.

Or they would have been afraid to talk tough in front of the worker representatives, fearing to provoke a more violent reaction from the workers...

But Wang Ye precisely met all the criteria; he did not have to consider the consequences, providing the most direct solution.

This was also why the Kremlin chose him, rather than someone else, for this task.