Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 239: Discussing Achievements and Rewards_1

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Discussing Achievements and Rewards_1

The next morning, after Wang Ye had breakfast and was planning to go to work at New Sun Market, he received a call from Khodorkovsky.

"Misha, what are you busy with now?"

Wang Ye responded with a smile, "I was just about to go to work, what’s up, Uncle?"

"I heard from Ivan that the acquisition was successful, so I rushed back last night. Come over, let’s talk." Khodorkovsky’s tone was light and cheerful as if he was in a good mood.

Wang Ye did not refuse and said straightforwardly, "Okay, I’m coming now."

About twenty minutes later, two Mercedes Benzes stopped at the foot of the Yukos building. Khodorkovsky’s secretary was already waiting at the entrance.

In Khodorkovsky’s office at the top floor, the secretary served them steaming cups of coffee and then left, leaving only Wang Ye and Khodorkovsky in the room.

After a period of rest, Khodorkovsky looked much better.

His face was also rosier.

"Misha, I heard you only spent fifty billion US Dollars to take over eighty percent of the shares of Siberian Oil Company. That’s too impressive, even better than me, haha." Khodorkovsky said with a grin.

Wang Ye modestly replied,

"This time it was mainly a matter of good timing. No one expected anything to happen to Berezov. Moreover, Uncle A Bu told me that Berezov had instructed him long ago that he could transfer all his shares to you at a price of thirty billion US dollars. Berezov believed that only by handing over Siberian Oil Company to you could it be better managed. At the end of the day, the reason I was successful in acquiring the company was because of your big reputation, Uncle."

In fact, Wang Ye was a bit surprised at Khodorkovsky’s reaction at this moment.

Khodorkovsky must have already known about Berezov’s situation, but he didn’t show any signs of it.

He wasn’t even upset or sad. It seemed like the "friendship" between these oligarchs was not very reliable.

"Ah, it’s a pity about Berezov, such a rare accident. It’s commendable that he remembered our old friendship and was willing to transfer his shares to me at a low price. This is something I didn’t expect." Khodorkovsky seemed to remember Berezov’s incident only when he said this.

"Yeah, I was quite surprised too. Furthermore, he donated all the money to the country, which is even more remarkable." Wang Ye said with a smile.

Khodorkovsky looked at Wang Ye with a complex gaze, but he didn’t continue the subject.

Because he knew very well what had happened behind the scenes and how Berezov’s death had come about.

It must have been this "good nephew" of his who had orchestrated it!

Previously, Wang Ye had discussed this with him but hadn’t detailed exactly how it would be done.

Khodorkovsky pretended to be oblivious and didn’t ask for details.

However, from the fact that he handed over Polar Bear Investment to Wang Ye and went on vacation abroad, it was evident that he had tacitly approved Wang Ye to do this!

But after the actual event took place, Khodorkovsky was stunned for quite a while. He didn’t expect Wang Ye to be so ruthless...

He directly took out Berezov!

Fortunately, Wang Ye was neat and tidy in his actions, leaving no clues. He even shifted the blame to the French and the British.

Also, he utilized Berezov’s assets to play the "good guy," donating it to the country directly. This not only pleased The Emperor, but probably also helped the government to give the green light to this acquisition!

He spent the least amount of money, did the biggest thing, and pleased everyone. The only unfortunate one was Berezov.

But he had already been abandoned by everyone and no one cared about the feelings of a dead person.

Asking himself, Khodorkovsky realized that he couldn’t have handled it as beautifully as Wang Ye did if he were the one in charge.

This young man has really made everyone take a second look!

...

"There’s still twenty billion US dollars in the Polar Bear Investment account, isn’t there?" Khodorkovsky asked.

Wang Ye nodded, "Yes, we spent fifty billion and there’s still twenty billion left. What do you plan to do with this money, uncle? Do you need to transfer it out?"

For this money, Wang Ye had no particular ideas.

Not because it’s too small, but because it’s too much...

Vast sums of money amounting to twenty billion US dollars! Even in twenty years’ time, this would still be an astronomical number!

If there were only one or two billion US dollars left, Wang Ye probably would have directly asked Khodorkovsky to "loan" it.

But with this much money, he was too embarrassed, and didn’t dare to ask...

Khodorkovsky shook his head and instead said, "Leave this money in the investment company, and you will continue to oversee this company."

Wang Ye was startled and asked, "The task of this company has been accomplished, right? Are there still other targets to acquire next?"

Indeed, the sole purpose of establishing Polar Bear Investment was to acquire Siberian Oil Company.

Now that Wang Ye has accomplished this, there seems to be no need for this company to continue to exist.

"Have you forgotten? Since this company is an investment company, it is meant to make investments. You can freely use the remaining twenty billion US dollars to select suitable investment projects. I’m now interested to see if this company can bring me a surprise under your management. Oh, we’ll each take half of the investment returns of this company." Khodorkovsky said with a smile.

This was like a massive pie falling from the sky, Wang Ye couldn’t believe his ears.

Twenty billion dollars of huge funds!

If used for investment, with just a bit of patience, he could probably earn at least a hundred times more in ten or twenty years...

It must be understood that this was the year 2001, just after the burst of the internet bubble in 2000!

Many promising internet companies had seen their market values plummet to dismal lows.

Companies like Amazon, Yahoo, Apple, their stock prices were practically up for grabs!

As for the domestic BAT trio, they didn’t even qualify to consider public listing yet and were still struggling to gain investment....

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube hadn’t even appeared yet.

For Wang Ye, a person who had "previous life" experience, giving him a large sum of money to invest was like giving him an advantage. It would be impossible for him to lose money...

Based on Khodorkovsky’s intentions, this should be considered a "reward for merit", right?

He had helped him save twenty billion US dollars this time, so it was only fair to give him some benefits.

The pity was that Khodorkovsky didn’t directly give him the investment company.

But Wang Ye was content. A person shouldn’t be too greedy, right?

Patience was key, he was not even nineteen yet, and his personal assets were already over a hundred million US dollars.

Moreover, once the three big casinos open for business, he would be making money even faster!

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