Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth -
Chapter 1347 - 1073: Preparing a Big Event_2
Chapter 1347: Chapter 1073: Preparing a Big Event_2
On the third day of the Chinese New Year, Wang Ye was to return to Moscow.
His parents also planned to return to their hometown. Although the big yard in the capital was nice, it felt cold and empty without their son and daughter-in-law, and they would rather visit relatives back home.
Holding Wang Ye’s hand, his mother was a bit reluctant to let go. She didn’t know when she would see her son next after this farewell.
Wang Ye saw what was on his mother’s mind and comforted her with a smile, "Don’t worry, I’m still young, it’s time to focus on my career. In a few years, when you and Dad retire, you could live permanently in Yalta on the Crimea Peninsula. The climate there is good, and it’s close to me and Angelina. I could also visit you often."
That was indeed the plan Wang Ye had in mind.
However, it might take another decade or so, considering he wasn’t completely "safe" yet, and his father also had a lot of business responsibilities that he couldn’t just abandon.
His father probably wasn’t ready to retire yet either.
"Yes, Xiaoye is right. With his current position, how could he often come back home to visit? It could easily... easily expose him! Don’t hinder his career development," his father added from the side.
His mother was somewhat tempted by the idea of moving to Yalta immediately. She spoke irritably to her father, "What do you know! What if Xiao Na gets pregnant soon, and what about when the baby is born and there’s no one to take care of it? I’ve heard that Westerners aren’t very good at taking care of children. At that time, I may need to go and help. You can just stay by yourself in the company!"
Wang Ye couldn’t help but give a wry smile, though he said nothing; his mother was frantic with worry.
Actually, there was no need to worry about Angelina’s current status and the significant influence she had in Crimea!
How could there be no one to take care of her if she got pregnant...
Perhaps the only complication by then would be how to disguise it, to quietly have the baby.
Speaking of which, in previous years, Wang Ye and Angelina had prioritized their careers, so they were cautious about this aspect.
But in the last few days, after their wedding, Angelina had let her guard down. She even told Wang Ye that it would be good to get pregnant soon, and they could simply find an excuse to take a break. Even if it got exposed, it wouldn’t matter much since the West didn’t pay much attention to such matters. They believed it was a matter of personal freedom and privacy, unrelated to one’s duties and status.
At least, this situation wouldn’t affect Angelina’s progress, as there was no one in Crimea who could threaten her anymore.
Wang Ye watched his father’s black Mercedes drive away, then he got into a car headed for the airport. The entourage he had brought with him for this trip should have already been waiting for him at the airport.
...
After returning to Moscow, Wang Ye began to prepare for a big event!
However, this wasn’t something he could do alone, he needed support from various forces. This way, once the event was accomplished, there would also be others to share the risks, so it wouldn’t be just him being targeted.
Wang Ye made calls to Constantin, Khodorkovsky, A Bu, and his former assistant, now the director of the Industrial Fund Office, Yelena, inviting them to gather in Moscow to "discuss important matters"!
This was no joke, after all, among these people, except for Yelena who was in Moscow, the others were not. Gathering these influential figures was something not everyone could manage, but Wang Ye had such clout.
Even though Wang Ye hadn’t specified in the calls what exactly the important matter was, all of them readily agreed and gathered at the appointed time.
The meeting place was still at A Bu’s mansion. Although A Bu didn’t often return to Moscow, the mansion was well-maintained by many servants.
This also made it convenient for him to stay there during his occasional visits.
In the eye-catching, grand reception hall, they sat together, chatting and laughing. Yelena still habitually sat next to Wang Ye, just like she used to when she was his assistant.
"Misha, what is exactly is the important matter, making it so secretive?" A Bu asked with a laugh.
This was also a question in the minds of Khodorkovsky and Constantin because on the phone, Wang Ye merely mentioned that it was inconvenient to reveal details over the phone and that a face-to-face meeting was necessary to prevent the leakage of information.
It was evident that Wang Ye wasn’t just trying to be mysterious since his tone was very serious, so they immediately dropped everything and rushed to Moscow.
Wang Ye leisurely smoked his cigar, leaning back comfortably on the sofa with his legs crossed.
He smiled and said, "What if I told you there’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make money, and I want to bring you all along to profit from it, would you believe me?"
"Of course we believe you!" Yelena hastily responded, her face full of conviction.
For Wang Ye, her trust was unconditional; not to mention Wang Ye discussing making money— if Wang Ye said he planned on ’assaulting’ the Kremlin tomorrow, Yelena would probably immediately start thinking of ways to help him achieve it...
Khodorkovsky smiled without speaking, while Constantin and A Bu exchanged glances, evidently tempted.
"Haha, we of course believe you, Misha. Though everyone here is wealthy, if we had to choose the most capable, it would definitely be you! Honestly, when can I also get a share of your Polar Bear Investment Company? That company is inconspicuous, and many people might not even have heard of it by name, but the assets it controls are truly astonishing!" said A Bu with a laugh.
Polar Bear Investment had been established many years ago, but it started with a low profile and almost went unnoticed, investing in a few deals before lying dormant and not stirring again. Thus, people who didn’t pay close attention probably didn’t know about this company.
However, given the relationship between A Bu and Wang Ye, as well as his information channels in Moscow, it was obviously impossible to keep it from him.
It was probably in the last year or two when A Bu saw the investment structure of Polar Bear Company that he was taken aback.
Who could have thought that such a ’small company’, unknown to the public, controlled assets that were worth tens or possibly even hundreds of billions of US dollars!
Thus, not to mention Wang Ye’s business talents shown with Yukos and other groups, just Polar Bear Investment alone was enough to crown him a legend in the investment world!
Therefore, although everyone present, aside from Yelena, were all major oligarchs, he still admitted without hesitation that Wang Ye was the best at making money, an acknowledgment that was undeniable.
Khodorkovsky and Constantin certainly had no objections either; even the most conceited individuals, when it came to making money, had to concede defeat before Wang Ye...
Wang Ye laughed heartily and, without modesty, said directly, "I plan to establish an investment fund, likely very large in scale, expected to be between fifty and a hundred billion US dollars. The investment cycle would be about two years, and the expected return... well, what do you think if I said we could double it?"
This statement made A Bu, Khodorkovsky, and Constantin rise from their seats, faces filled with disbelief.
What a joke!
Although everyone knew Wang Ye was a business and investment genius, with the example of Polar Bear Investment before them, they still couldn’t believe that Wang Ye was serious.
After all, how much initial capital did Polar Bear Investment have, and it took so many years to reach its current size.
Now Wang Ye intended to operate with hundreds of billions of US dollars, and in just two short years, to double it?!
In the financial market, it was common to use smaller sums to seek larger returns, and annual returns of a hundred or even several hundred percent were not unheard of, but these always came with prerequisites.
Practitioners knew that the less capital, the easier it was to make money since it was easier to move in and out, just like ’a small boat can turn around quickly.’
But with large sums, the difficulty level rose exponentially!
Tens of billions or hundreds of billions of dollars entering any market would cause ’a frenzy of blood and storm,’ always drawing the attention of opportunists.
It’s often easy to get in, but getting out is the hard part...
Not to mention doubling behemoth capital in two years, such an event was simply unprecedented!
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