Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 269: The Big Shot Behind the Scenes_1

Chapter 269: Chapter 269: The Big Shot Behind the Scenes_1

Wang Ye is right, taking money and doing nothing is unacceptable.

But Maylov also feels wronged!

The gray customs clearance, in fact, was set up by him...

His ability was quite limited. Despite all his efforts, this was the best he could do.

Of course, his interests are also maximized this way...

With the money from the businessmen used for customs clearance and tax payment, Maylov first pockets half, then uses the remaining half to pay the necessary personnel.

This way he not only can secure a large sum of money but also establish his own network of contacts. He gets two benefits for the price of one!

However, the consequence of this is that countless businessmen continue to operate under a tremendous risk, as their goods do not have proper customs clearance documents. Not only do they struggle to enter the supermarket channels, but they are also often targeted by the Tax Department. Their businesses could be shut down and goods confiscated at any moment!

If Wang Ye hadn’t appeared, everyone would have become used to this sort of thing because the Tax Department doesn’t always cause trouble.

Usually, they will only do something once every one or two years. Everyone just considered it as "paying for protection"

Therefore, the ACT Market had been operating for many years and business was still booming.

But ever since Wang Ye introduced his new method, in comparison, ACT Market appeared quite disgraceful.

Maylov didn’t know what to say and could only change the subject: "By the way, the folks at Lyublino have been quite active lately. They followed your lead offering rent and management fee exemptions to attract Chinese customers. You should be careful."

In saying this, Maylov takes some schadenfreude pleasure in it.

According to the agreement with Wang Ye, the main merchants in the ACT Market now come from other places such as Vietnam, Korea, Turkey, and different Stan countries.

Of course, there were also some Chinese merchants who stayed.

The New Sun Market, on the other hand, was filled with Chinese merchants!

Lyublino Market, they must have seen the potential of the Chinese merchants, so they targeted the Chinese bosses on the side of the New Sun Market.

The Moscow Chinese Newspaper was bursting with their ads every day!

Speaking of Lyublino Market, Wang Ye also felt a bit of a headache.

He initially thought that he could resolve the issue neatly, but he was outmaneuvered by the crafty Gavriil. The franchise certificate he got didn’t prove of much use.

Well, not to say it’s completely useless. After all, the New Sun Market is now the only legally recognized import wholesale market!

For the more influential Chinese businessmen, this is quite attractive.

To some extent, it will also cause headaches for Lyublino because the conditions they set out instantly lose their appeal.

After all, the Lyublino Market is still of the same nature as ACT Market, both surviving on "gray customs clearance". There is no guarantee they will not be sealed by the Tax Department at any time!

Perhaps, the person who currently should be worried is the boss of Lyublino...

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"Let them try. I’d like to see how many customers they can pull from the New Sun Market." Wang Ye responded with a smile.

"Of course, Lyublino initially had some advantages - larger scale and better facilities. If they offered the same terms as you, maybe some businessmen would go there. But now, your market is legally operated which can surely bring down Lyublino. By the way, do you know who’s backing Lyublino?" Maylov said mysteriously.

"I don’t know." Wang Ye frankly said.

He asked this before, but Maylov didn’t tell him and just brushed him off.

Wang Ye also asked Gavriil if Lyublino had any connection with The Emperor’s party, but the answer was negative.

"The person backing them is Luzhikov!" Maylov said in a low voice.

Wang Ye was taken aback. He took a moment to recall who Luzhikov was...

This name sounds familiar. Along with his eligibility to be a Lyublino backer, he must be a Big Shot.

So, one could guess from the highest-ranked people!

Soon, Wang Ye realized who this person was.

Isn’t he the helmsman of Moscow City!

Moreover, this guy has quite the old resume, the founder of the Second Largest Party in Russia, controlling Moscow for a whole eighteen years!

Even The Emperor does not dare to mess with him lightly...

After knowing this, Wang Ye felt a bit worried. It seems that it won’t be easy to resolve matters with Lyublino smoothly.

No wonder Maylov would rather confront Khodorkovsky than take action against Lyublino!

Obviously, Khodorkovsky is just an oligarch, rich and nothing else. But he doesn’t get along with The Emperor’s side, so he doesn’t have much power in the political arena.

However, the situation at Lyublino was different, and Maylov couldn’t handle it!

Since it involves political bigwigs, Wang Ye is cautious. He laughed and said: "Whomever they are backed by has nothing to do with me! I am doing legal business now, I don’t want to trouble others. Of course, if others make trouble for me, I won’t be polite. I believe this country still has laws!"

Maylov scoffed at his words; they were all in the same boat and dabbled in both black and white affairs, so why the pretension!

However, he didn’t want to offend Wang Ye, so he nodded and said: "You can make your own decisions, I’m just giving you a heads up. They have powerful people behind them, so they might not go easy on you."

"Thank you for the reminder; I’ll keep it in mind." Wang Ye thanked him graciously.

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After hanging up the phone, Wang Ye’s face turned solemn.

If what Maylov said is true, then his current situation is indeed quite dangerous!

It’s all because of that franchise certificate, which will probably infuriate the folks at Lyublino!

It nearly broke their money-making path...

Although it didn’t directly lead to Lyublino’s bankruptcy or stop their operation, it’s now much harder for them to attract new businesses.

Especially for some of the stronger bosses, no one is interested in Lyublino.

After all, the costs on both sides are similar, and the customs clearance efficiency is the same. But New Sun is a fully legal business, while Lyublino isn’t. Choosing between the two is an easy one as long as one isn’t stupid!

Since the other party has such a powerful background, they will most likely try to "deal" with him.

As for whether they’ll offend whoever is backing him...

Frankly, the other party probably won’t believe he could’ve gained The Emperor’s trust so quickly. They’ll probably think he’s just close to Gavriil.

How they’ll deal with him depends on how they assess his "strength"...

If they believe that dealing with him could incur the dissatisfaction of Gavriil or even The Emperor, leading to serious consequences, then they won’t dare to act.

On the other hand, if they believe he’s easy to deal with or if they think that acting against him won’t provoke much reaction from Gavriil, they might threaten him more seriously...