Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 266 Big Trouble_1

Chapter 266: Chapter 266 Big Trouble_1

The next day, as soon as Wang Ye arrived at the company, he asked Big Head Kong to come to his office.

A few minutes later, Big Head Kong hurried in, "President, I’m here."

It was the end of July now, arguably the hottest time of the year in Moscow, but the temperature was only around ten to less than twenty degrees Celsius.

Big Head Kong cared a lot about his attire. Every time he came to the company, he sported a neatly ironed suit, a properly tied tie, shining leather shoes, and meticulously combed hair...

He had no choice, as he wasn’t exactly a "catch" naturally and needed to make an "effort" to change his appearance.

The guy was already in his thirties, and it was rumored that he hadn’t married yet.

However, he had been through a string of girlfriends which showed his lavish personality. After all, he was wealthy.

As for his private life, Wang Ye, naturally, wouldn’t meddle as long as he didn’t bring any trouble to the company.

Besides, it seemed like he wasn’t much better than Big Head Kong...

"Have a seat, President Kong. I have some good news for you. Our New Sun Group has received the government’s authorization for a convenient customs clearance service. Meaning, any goods that go through our clearance company can be sold first and the administrative process can be handled later. Of course, there will be personnel from the tax department working on-site in the market to assist us," Wang Ye explained, passing the Letter of Authorization to Big Head Kong.

Big Head Kong was stunned for a moment as he had never heard of such a thing before...

Blinking his small eyes, he asked uncertainly, "So... does that mean we have the power of customs?"

"You could approximate it that way, but it’s only limited to the clients who do business in our market and the goods sold within our market. We can’t clear goods for outside merchants," Wang Ye said with a smile.

Big Head Kong understood now and excitedly slapped his thigh.

"That’s amazing! This addresses the biggest headache for Chinese businessmen doing business here. Who did you ask for help, President? This is... this is outrageous!"

That’s indeed outrageous.

After all, even Maylov from the ACT Group, who had been doing business in Moscow for many years and was extremely well-connected, hadn’t managed to accomplish this.

Even the boss of Lyublino hadn’t done it either.

These were the powers of the customs and the tax department!

Both departments were powerful, and anyone daring to encroach on their territory was essentially looking for trouble...

But Wang Ye managed to do it quietly!

Of course, it might also be because Khodorkovsky lent him a hand, which seemed the most likely.

After all, Big Head Kong knew a bit about this "Mikhail."

But he was smart and never mentioned it. He didn’t even bring it up in front of Wang Ye. He just treated Wang Ye as "Mikhail."

Big Head Kong wondered if this "Mikhail" might really be Khodorkovsky’s nephew...

Otherwise, why would Khodorkovsky go to such lengths to help him? Giving him shares, a hotel, a casino license, and now a special customs clearance right!

This was absolutely unheard of!

Big Head Kong absolutely didn’t believe that Wang Ye had accomplished this all by himself. After all, just three or four months ago, Wang Ye was just an ordinary student studying abroad.

Even after clinging to Khodorkovsky’s "coattails," he surely didn’t have the ability to accomplish so much... right?

Regardless of who was responsible for putting this together, the benefits were tangible.

While gray customs clearance was common in Russia and everyone did it, it remained an illegal act. It always made Big Head Kong feel on edge.

If something were to go wrong, it might not affect Khodorkovsky, but he would certainly be trapped...

Now, he didn’t have to worry about these things anymore because, somehow, Wang Ye had made gray customs clearance legal!

......

Section One of the New Sun Market, these were the shops privately purchased by Wang Ye and designated as the shoe area.

As the overall market’s popularity skyrocketed, this section, being the one with the best location, saw even more laser-hot popularity.

One could say, those who could rent a shop in this section were certainly powerful bosses!

Lao Wu originally did business in the ACT Market, but after seeing the advertisement for the New Sun Market, he was immediately interested, seeing potential in its development. He was one of the first to come and rent a shop.

Thus, he secured three consecutive shops at the best location in Section One!

Recently, Lao Wu had been elated as his business was flourishing. He practically made a fortune!

He shifted the focus of his business entirely to the New Sun Market and sold his ACT shop directly.

Across the three shops, apart from himself, the boss, and a full-time translator, there were six Russian salesmen, and six young men from China who specialized in sorting and arranging the goods.

Such a team was already quite "large" in the big market...

Lao Wu had considered whether he should expand his business further, but in the end, he didn’t dare to make that decision.

Having conducted business in Russia for at least seven or eight years, he had encountered the sealing of the market and confiscation of goods several times which resulted in him losing everything.

So now, he became smarter and though the shop could look more prestigious, he would never stock too much merchandise!

By calculating the selling time and quantity, he would ship the goods in several batches over time.

In this way, the goods arrived and were sold simultaneously. If the market got sealed at any time, he wouldn’t incur a huge loss.

This approach was also commonly employed by the stronger bosses in the market. They all held the same apprehensions.

Nowadays, doing business in Russia was indeed profitable. Random goods could be quickly sold at a pretty good price.

However, the risks were not small either. If personal safety couldn’t be guaranteed, the safety of the goods was even less assured.

Left with no choice, everyone could only adopt such strategies to avoid risk.

There were advantages and disadvantages to this approach.

The benefit was that it reduced risks, and one wouldn’t be crippled after a mishap.

But there were also drawbacks. Shipping goods in multiple batches was not only troublesome but also expensive. Sometimes, it could even delay sales, causing a significant loss in profit.

......

Around two in the afternoon, Lao Wu was about to gather his belongings and return to rest.

At this time, there weren’t many customers left, just some scattered few. It was enough to have the staff in the shop keep an eye on them, so he, as the boss, naturally didn’t bother.

Just as he was about to leave, he heard a commotion from outside. It seemed something had happened.

Just as Lao Wu was about to go out and see what happened, his full-time translator, Xiao Zhang, hurried over.

"Boss, big trouble!"

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