Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 250 Traveling Companions Are Rivals_1

Chapter 250: Chapter 250 Traveling Companions Are Rivals_1

It must be said that Wang Ye’s presence has really changed many people.

For those who are close to him, namely Song Xiaogang, Nalan Yaqi, Ruan Xiaozhu, Liu Jun, and others, their destinies have been completely altered.

Even those who have some sort of connection to him, like Zhang Ke, Wang Dan, and others, have also experienced some degree of change.

Take Zhang Ke for instance. He has fundamentally transformed from the person he was a few months ago.

He’s still not an incredibly pleasant person to be around, but he’s at least not as detestable as before...

When he found out that Song Xiaogang was going to the supermarket, Zhang Ke enthusiastically offered, "Perfect timing, I was about to head to Moscow University. I could drop you off at the supermarket on the way."

In reality, taking a right out of the dormitory area leads to Moscow University, while a left turn leads to the supermarket, so it’s not exactly on the way.

Therefore, Song Xiaogang hurriedly declined: "No need. You should go ahead and do your thing. It’s a mere ten-minute walk for me. It’s not far."

"It’s no trouble at all. It’s a short two-minute drive. I can still get to where I’m going without it being out of the way. We’re all pre-sessional students from the same year. We’ve got quite a few more years of being classmates ahead of us. This simple favor isn’t a big deal." Zhang Ke said, grabbing Song Xiaogang’s arm, and chuckling.

Not being able to refuse such enthusiasm, coupled with the fact that it was not seemly for two grown men to keep tugging and pulling at each other, Song Xiaogang agreed with a nod.

Aboard the Little Lada parked outside the dormitory, Zhang Ke casually asked while starting the car, "By the way, which department did you apply to?"

Following pre-sessional studies, students are free to choose their own fields of specialization. However, almost all of the students studying abroad opt for liberal arts specializations like Economics and Management, Journalism, Sociology, and so on.

Virtually no one opts for science, engineering or medicine.

The reason is simple: liberal arts specializations are relatively easier to ’coast through’ and graduation is likely with minimal effort!

On the other hand, science, engineering or medicine - graduation from these fields is quite a challenge...

A "senior" once defied this belief and chose to study medicine, only to give up by his junior year.

He had to switch to a different specialization and start over from first year...

No one wants to study abroad for several years, only to fail to graduate and be asked to leave the university, right?

"I chose the Journalism department. Heh heh, this is the easiest specialization to graduate from." Song Xiaogang answered.

Zhang Ke slapped the steering wheel, "Ha, I’m in the Journalism department too. Guess we’re going to be classmates."

The Journalism department of Friendship University and the Sociology department of Moscow University are the renowned ’ace’ departments, attracting nearly all the laid-back international students from both universities...

It wasn’t surprising that Zhangke chose this major, but it was surprising that Song Xiaogang did as well.

After all, Song Xiaogang had been very conscientious and hardworking during his pre-sessional studies, and his Russian was quite good among the international students of that year.

No one knew why he would also choose this ’easy’ major.

In less than two minutes, they arrived at the supermarket. Zhang Ke pulled the car over, Song Xiaogang got out, and they waved goodbye to each other.

Watching the Lada drive away, Song Xiaogang shook his head and smiled.

Everyone has changed so much in the past half year...

On the other side, as soon as Wang Ye arrived at the office in the Little Red Building at New Sun Market, Big Head Kong energetically knocked on the door and entered.

"President, have you heard? They say that the construction in Lyublino is almost complete and they’re preparing to start inviting merchants ahead of time."

Wang Ye was startled, this wasn’t exactly good news...

He frowned asking, "Wasn’t that place supposed to start operating at the end of the year at the earliest? Why are they starting to invite merchants now? Tell me about the policy over there."

Originally, Wang Ye had planned to take action against the boss behind Lyublino, but he’s been busy with other things recently and he still hasn’t obtained the exclusive rights to import and export, so he hasn’t been able to manage the situation over there.

Least of all, the situation there seems to be getting more and more lively.

"Heh heh, they’re basically copying our New Sun Market policies. They’re offering half a year’s management fees and rent for free, and also dividing areas according to product categories. I secretly took a tour there a few days ago. The planning is indeed good. It’s not a container market, but a regular large-scale building that looks like an upscale mall. It indeed looks a lot classier than ours," Big Head Kong quipped, shaking his head and waving his hands.

Truthfully, the project in Lyublino had started much earlier than the New Sun Market, having been under construction for over two years...

Compared to the Old ACT Market, the New Sun Market has a far better environment and infrastructure. But it’s still built on the model of container markets, hence its construction speed is very swift, having taken less than a year in total.

The market in Lyublino is different. It consists entirely of large-scale buildings and is set up like an upscale mall, just as Big Head Kong mentioned.

The New Sun Market has a total of three and a half thousand stalls, and even if you add the undeveloped Phase II project, it would only total seven thousand stalls.

However, Lyublino market outright plans for ten thousand stalls!

It’s clear that the investment there is quite hefty and the boss backing it has big ambitions.

And now they’re starting to vie for business by offering free policies. Isn’t that like stealing the New Sun Market’s business...?

Wang Ye asked again, "So, how effective has it been? Have they drawn any of our merchants away?"

In reality, the New Sun Market is already full. All the stalls have been rented out and it has gained quite a bit of popularity.

There are still some Chinese businessmen who want to do business but can’t find a booth. They are waiting in line. So, "extra" merchants being drawn away wouldn’t harm the New Sun Market.

But business is exactly like that. Competition breeds rivalry!

The fear is that if Lyublino also gains popularity, and they have plenty of stalls, wouldn’t that leave the New Sun and ACT with no business?

The second phase of the New Sun Market is about to start construction soon. Once the market is built and all the merchants have left, won’t Wang Ye be left in a state of despair!

So he must prepare in advance to completely "strangle" Lyublino!

Only then can the popularity of New Sun Market Phases I and II be ensured.

"Well, no matter how good it sounds, they’re just starting to invite merchants, and whether they can gain popularity or not is still up in the air. However, since it’s free, I made some inquiries and quite a few people have indeed registered to grab a booth. These small bosses, seeing a good deal and grabbing it, they’re so wily!" Big Head Kong said helplessly.

Wang Ye nodded in understanding.

After all, the scale of Lyublino is there for all to see. Once it gains popularity, its development prospects are no worse than those of the New Sun Market!

Plus, with the example of the New Sun Market, the early Chinese businessmen who rented stalls there made a fortune.

So when Lyublino imitates the New Sun to implement free policies, it’s very attractive. Since it doesn’t cost anything, the Chinese businessmen naturally don’t mind trying their luck.

If the market gains popularity in the future, it means that they have earned half a year’s rent and management fees, and that they have gained an upper hand by being the early birds!

In case they fail, they won’t lose much money either, and they can re-focus their main efforts on the New Sun Market...