Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1359 - 1079: Foreseeing the Future_2

Chapter 1359: Chapter 1079: Foreseeing the Future_2

He was right about most of it; after all, Wagner had been operating in Africa for so many years, and it hadn’t been for nothing.

But to joke about being "The Supreme Overlord of Africa" or "Top Three Military Force" was a bit much since there are, after all, several major powers in Africa...

It’s true that we’re not in the top three, but we’re pretty close to the top five.

So, when faced with Gavriil’s question, Wang Ye simply offered a shy smile and casually replied,

"I had to do it; I had no choice.

As the chairman of the United Aviation Group, I always have to consider the sale of our products.

You also know that there aren’t many countries willing to purchase our weapons anymore, only a few poor brothers.

One major reason you already know, but there is another reason, which is that our military equipment rarely has actual combat cases.

The few military operations we had weren’t very impressive, so why would other countries want to buy our military equipment?

That’s why I established these two security companies, and let them develop in some more chaotic regions—ideally, to have some small-scale conflicts with other forces.

That would be the best opportunity to showcase our military equipment!

It’s also a way to help us market our military equipment. Once other countries see that our equipment performs well in actual combat and isn’t too expensive, the sales will start to pick up.

Only Wagner and the Tsar’s Guard can do such work, because even if conflicts arise and wars break out, they wouldn’t be connected to our country.

Our regular army, obviously, isn’t suitable for this kind of work and doesn’t have such opportunities.

..."

Gavriil was dazzled by Wang Ye’s lengthy explanation—it seems like Wang Ye was doing this for the country’s sake after all!

But why did he still feel something was off, as if something wasn’t quite right?

Before he could ponder further, Wang Ye changed the subject. He asked with a smile, "At the European Security Summit that just concluded, our statements seemed to have caused quite a stir. Your father-in-law’s attitude is much tougher than before!"

Gavriil sighed deeply, "Ah, this is also out of necessity.

I still clearly remember what you said in the past two years, but at that time, I felt you were being alarmist—it wasn’t as serious as you said.

But over these past few years, it’s become clear to everyone that things are indeed changing as you predicted.

The opposition is almost at our doorstep; if we don’t show them some backbone, they’ll really think we are pushovers.

Therefore, this time, our statement was also a warning shot, we had to make them restrain themselves."

In recent years, Wang Ye’s predictions had indeed been coming true one by one. The military alliance with a very clear target had broken the promise once given to Russia, and had now reached Russia’s doorstep.

Therefore, even the traditionally "gentle" Kremlin could no longer tolerate it. If they continued to appear "weak," the public opinion would boil over!

Moreover, there were many radical congressmen in Duma who had already publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the Kremlin’s weak attitude, declaring they would join forces to drive out this soft government and replace it with a hardliner.

At this point, if the Kremlin could not show more toughness, the public support rate would be too dreadful to witness.

Thus, the Kremlin’s hardline stance at the European Security Summit was within Wang Ye’s expectations.

However, there was something he still needed to warn about appropriately.

"The statements made at the summit were indeed tough, and recently, combined with missile tests, fleet patrols, military exercises, and so on, we really did show our stance.

But I wonder if they will react to our follow-up actions. I think we need to be a little cautious,"

Wang Ye remarked thoughtfully.

Sure enough, on matters like this, you can’t just make a harsh statement and be done with it.

What if the other side doesn’t back down and decides to mess with you? That’s not out of the realm of possibility.

Gavriil looked at Wang Ye with surprise. "That shouldn’t happen right now, with the current international climate. Major Powers are unlikely to engage in direct conflict. Everyone resorts to underhanded tactics, using the ’slicing sausage’ strategy. But if it came down to a head-on clash, no one would dare to take that step."

Wang Ye chuckled. "Of course the Major Powers wouldn’t personally enter the fray, but is it possible they might encourage some smaller countries to jump out and become a nuisance to you?

If certain small countries did get in your face, would you strike back or not?

If you don’t, your reputation on the international stage is dragged through the mud, and others will think you’re easy to bully.

But if you do take action, you’ll play right into those powers’ hands. They’ll create a public opinion atmosphere condemning you for bullying the weak and might even impose various sanctions to isolate you from the mainstream world."

Wang Ye’s remarks led Gavriil to ponder deeply because such a scenario was not impossible—in fact, it was very likely!

Although you know what the other side is planning, you are incapable of countering it effectively. No matter what, you’ll be at a disadvantage; it’s merely a question of whether you suffer a great loss or a minor one...

After brooding with a furrowed brow for a long time, Gavriil finally said hesitantly, "Indeed, it’s not impossible... Misha, what do you think will happen? When do you think it might occur?"

Wang Ye grinned and said directly, "Don’t worry, we still have some time to prepare because they’ll have other headaches in the second half of the year and won’t have the bandwidth to bother us. I estimate that the earliest would be next year, and it would be in the second half of the year."

"Ah? What’s happening in the second half? Will there be a major event?" Gavriil asked, confused.

Wang Ye chuckled, "Because the worldwide economic crisis is coming! Didn’t I talk to you about this a couple of months ago? Our hedge fund has also finished buying at the bottom and is just waiting to reap the American leeks, haha.

Once the economic crisis erupts, all the developed countries will be in total chaos, wracking their brains on how to deal with the crisis. They won’t have the time to trouble us.

It will take at least a year for them to recover, and then they’ll start to think about stirring things up.

That’s why I say, there’s roughly a year left to prepare.

In fact, there’s not much to prepare for, since the real heavy-hitters won’t get involved, and those who do jump out are just minor players.

The key for us is to handle the situation cleverly, demonstrate our firm stance and significant strength, and not give them any excuse to gang up and impose sanctions on us."

Gavriil smacked his forehead and said self-deprecatingly, "Look at my memory, getting old and senile.

That’s right, you did predict a global economic crisis in the second half of the year.

But...

Will it really be as severe as you say?

I’ve looked into that subprime issue a bit, and there have indeed been quite a lot of defaults recently, but it seems like the entire financial market in the United States hasn’t been affected much; it’s still quite normal at the moment."

Wang Ye smiled slightly and said confidently, "Just wait a bit longer, within the next month or two."

......

After discussing the matters at hand, Gavriil exclaimed,

"The longer I know you, the more I can see how incredible you are.

Whether it’s domestically or internationally, be it in diplomacy, military, or economics, there’s nothing you don’t know.

The most astonishing thing is that it’s as if you can predict the future. Your judgments have never been wrong.

Everything is progressing exactly as you predicted.

Misha, the future renaissance of our country really depends on you.

Oh, this is just my personal opinion, not the Kremlin’s standpoint..."