Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1383 - 1091: Seeking Peace of Mind (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival)_2

Chapter 1383: Chapter 1091: Seeking Peace of Mind (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival)_2

On the other side, Ambassador Zhang returned to the Embassy with a belly full of doubts, sat in his office pondering for a while, and then dialed the secure line...

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In the following period, Moscow remained extraordinarily bustling, as the General Election drew near, the atmosphere heated up even more.

The three candidates had already disregarded any personal friendships or courtesy; every day when you turned on the TV, you could see a candidate being interviewed, either insinuating or directly attacking the other two candidates by name.

Even Rossiyana was not spared; indeed, Medvedev and Grezlov criticized her for her age and experience.

Fortunately, Rossiyana and her election team were well-prepared, having labeled her on the Internet as the "politician of the new generation", "representative of the youth", "self-reliant woman", and "a female politician with both beauty and brains".

Among the younger demographic, her reputation far exceeded that of Grezlov and Medvedev!

As for Grezlov and Medvedev, they also utilized their respective strengths and resources; one fashioned himself as the "venerable elder", while the other portrayed himself as the "vigorous central force".

In any case, everyone was showing their unique skills.

At this stage, even the Kremlin could not control the situation anymore, and could only continue to tough it out supporting Medvedev.

Because only if Medvedev could win, his "duo performance" plan could be carried out smoothly.

But everyone was aware that the Kremlin was merely a representative pushed forward by the gigantic Hilarwick Group, and not the true controller of the faction.

In fact, there is no absolute controller within the Hilarwick Group; instead, there are many large and small factional powers, each with their standpoints.

Some support Medvedev, others support Grezlov, and even a small fraction supports Rossiyana!

Don’t find it odd, if Rossiyana actually wins, the Hilarwick Group might just disperse into several factions again.

Those small hills that now support Rossiyana might directly join Rossiyana’s faction, which is not surprising.

Compared to the spotlight hogging candidates, Wang Ye has been rather low-key recently, appearing only occasionally in the news on NTV Television Station, and seldom seen elsewhere.

Everyone’s attention was on the three candidates, so there wasn’t much focus on Wang Ye.

Actually, Wang Ye had been quite busy.

For instance, he attended the foundation-laying ceremonies of several major automobile companies like Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai in Moscow, and following the signing of investment agreements by automobile manufacturers from Europe, the United States, Japan, and Korea, the southern suburbs of Moscow had turned into a massive automobile production base.

With the complete vehicle and component manufacturers together, once these bases are built and operational, they will be able to accommodate nearly half a million people working and living there!

This also counts as one of Wang Ye’s accomplishments.

Of course, this achievement was "borrowed" by Rossiyana, becoming one of her major promotional points, highlighting her economic contributions since becoming the Governor of Moscow State.

While in the western suburbs of Moscow, there are wafer plants, chip factories, and some internet startup parks.

Startups, unable to afford the high rent and living costs in the downtown area of Moscow, have moved to the suburbs where there are nearly free office parks and fully equipped apartments available for residents, allowing entrepreneurs to survive the difficult initial stages of startup life at the lowest costs.

Of course, these parks are funded and built by the Industrial Fund Office managed by Yelena, aiming to support the rise of more internet startups.

Although no new "Facebook" unicorn companies have emerged yet, Wang Ye is not in a hurry; as long as the number is sufficient, outstanding companies will inevitably surface.

Besides public duties, there was also good news from Anton’s side; the Tsar’s Guard has officially been established, and the first recruitment of nearly six thousand elite soldiers is currently training in a base in Siberia, familiarizing themselves with newly acquired weapons and equipment.

They plan to deploy to the Middle East region after about half a year of integration to undergo the trials of blood and fire!

Compared to Wagner, the combat strength of the newly established Tsar’s Guard is undoubtedly stronger!

Including their weapons and equipment being more advanced than Wagner’s.

Of course, Wagner’s scale is much larger than the Tsar’s Guard; after all, having operated for so many years, they subtly or overtly controlled numerous tribes and even countries in Africa...

This armed force is one of Wang Ye’s ultimate reserves.

Under normal circumstances, he would absolutely not utilize this force; once there’s a need to employ it, it indicates that the situation has reached an extremely dangerous, if not disastrous, level!

Wang Ye naturally does not hope for such a situation to arise, but he still prepares for the worst, sparing no expense to allow his most trusted and longest-serving Anton to lead the setup of the Tsar’s Guard and deploy them to the most dangerous areas for training.

Such a security company, genuinely meant for combat, is truly a money-burning pit!

Despite the huge initial investment, the subsequent expenses are even higher, having always heard the saying, "Modern warfare is a game of burning money!"

This is not an exaggeration.

After all, weapons and ammunition are very expensive; just a small-scale battle consumes an astonishing amount of ammunition.

If there are any casualties or damage to weapons and equipment, the expenses can become limitless, with just one advanced fighter jet costing several tens of millions of US dollars...

Even for someone as wealthy as Wang Ye, sustaining a large-scale war is unfeasible, which is why he controls the size of the Tsar’s Guard, not allowing Anton to recruit too many personnel.

At most, they replenish their forces while training, and they wouldn’t actually engage in battle with a regular army...

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Time unknowingly reached May, and just as Wang Ye arrived at the office, he hadn’t even entered when he saw Ambassador Zhang already waiting outside his office.

Seeing Wang Ye, Ambassador Zhang hurriedly came forward, but today his face bore no smile, but rather a serious, even solemn expression.

"Chairman Mikhail, the thing you mentioned... it really happened!"

Wang Ye’s heart skipped a beat, having been so busy recently, he had forgotten about that matter.

"What’s the situation? Were preparations made in advance?" Wang Ye immediately asked with concern.

Ambassador Zhang nodded:

"After conveying your message back to the country, the relevant domestic authorities also took it very seriously. After detailed investigation, they roughly identified possible areas. There are four regions at risk.

But as you know, even the third or fourth-tier cities in our country have a staggering population.

Without absolute certainty beforehand, it wasn’t possible to take any large-scale actions. They could only deploy monitoring personnel in advance, monitoring around the clock.

When the earthquake occurred, the alarm was sounded immediately, and indeed, it saved a considerable number of lives. But the magnitude of the earthquake was too high this time, so..."

As he said this, Ambassador Zhang’s eyes already moistened, and his voice slightly choked.

Wang Ye’s expression also became grave; such incidents are unwelcome by anyone, but what could he do...

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That day, Wang Ye made several phone calls.

Then, representing Joy City Commercial Real Estate Company, Zhang Xiaoxi announced a donation of ten billion CNY for disaster relief!

Her donation shocked everyone because the amount far exceeded the donations from all other domestic and international companies. Other companies, including large state-owned enterprises, only donated two to three hundred million, with hardly any donations exceeding one billion, as it was truly tough for many domestic companies to squeeze out so much cash for donations at that time.

And Joy City Commercial Real Estate directly donated ten billion!

But that wasn’t all; other companies under Wang Ye also immediately stepped forward...