Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 358: Quite Envious_1

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Quite Envious_1

After a hearty hug, A Bu, with a smile on his face, said, "Welcome to Chukotka, Misha. I heard you’ve been in Crimea these days, even helping your girlfriend run for a seat in parliament?"

Wang Ye smiled and casually replied, "Angelina is originally from Crimea and has always wanted to do something for her hometown. Luckily, I had some connections with Meshkov, so I thought I’d have Angelina join his party and do some work as a congressman."

Why she chose to become a congresswoman rather than anything else, Wang Ye didn’t need to explain.

After all, A Bu himself was once a member of the Duma. He obviously knew that for a newcomer to politics, the best entry point was to become a congressman...

This is something that only a select few can do in so-called "democratic" countries.

You should know that whether it’s a congressman from the Russian National Duma or from Crimea, the status is quite high. For the vast majority of people, it might be a height they can’t reach in their lifetime.

Of course, for big oligarchs like A Bu, or for people like Angelina who have Wang Ye’s support, they have considerable resources, so becoming a congressman is not too difficult.

Especially being a member of Crimea cannot be compared with being a member of the Russian National Duma.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone got into the car, ready to go to A Bu’s place.

Anadyr, the city, is too small, with a population of less than 20,000, so there are no high-rise buildings in the entire city, only a few small houses scattered on both sides of the road.

Not long after leaving the airport, they arrived at A Bu’s place in the city center.

As a big oligarch, A Bu, being a person who values the quality of life, definitely cannot mistreat himself.

So before he took office in Chukotka, he bought a piece of land here and built a big house for himself.

Although it can’t be compared with the mansion in Moscow, it’s not small either, with the main building being a three-story villa.

Now it’s the end of November, Chukotka is almost always heavy snowing. Occasionally you can see a car passing by on the road, as for pedestrians, they are rarely seen.

The convoy drove through the city’s only main road, and because of the snowy conditions on the road, the speed was not fast.

Wang Ye looked at the white vastness outside, laughing and asked A Bu sitting beside him, "Uncle A Bu, surprisingly you are willing to live here, you can’t compare it with Moscow."

Indeed, Moscow is an international metropolis, while this place is just a small town, a huge difference.

Living here comes across as if one were "banished to the border" ...

A Bu smiled bitterly and shook his head. Now that no outsiders are present, he would not say anything high-sounding.

He sighed and responded, "I have no choice, Moscow won’t be peaceful in the next few years, it’s absolutely in the vortex of the storm. In the eyes of other people, I may be very prominent, a billionaire. But if you get involved in certain troubles... Look at the fate of people like Berezov, don’t you understand? So, it’s better to hide in my hometown for a few years, although it’s remote, at least it’s peaceful and safe."

This should be A Bu’s real thoughts!

Even though his relationship with the Kremlin isn’t bad, he’s still extremely cautious, even to the point of cowardice, opting to retreat to Chukotka to avoid stirring the pot.

Wang Ye had a reserved agreement about his approach.

If he had been in A Bu’s shoes, he probably wouldn’t have done that ...

...

In the villa’s living room, Wang Ye and A Bu were discussing election matters over steaming hot black tea.

The main purpose of Wang Ye’s visit this time was to drum up votes.

"I have arranged for you to have a special interview at the TV station tomorrow, mainly to let the locals know you and remember your name. Also, to support the publicity, I have arranged for a batch of vodka to be distributed to all local people. Two bottles per person, totaling less than one hundred thousand bottles. This should guarantee your smooth election," A Bu said with a laugh.

Wang Ye felt a little embarrassed. It was he who was running for election, but A Bu had to both spend money and make an effort.

One hundred thousand bottles of vodka, even if it’s the most common kind on the market, costs around two hundred rubles each.

Cumulatively, it would cost around twenty million rubles, with the current US dollar to ruble exchange rate being around twenty-five, that would amount to around eight hundred thousand US dollars, no small sum.

He smiled and said, "I’ll pay for the vodka."

A Bu laughed and waved his hand, saying, "There’s no need, it’s just a bit of money. Consider it as my early gift to you to celebrate your successful election to the Duma."

Speaking of gifts, Wang Ye remembered something, waved his hands to instruct a servant to tell Xie Liaosha to bring over the gifts he had brought.

Soon Xie Liaosha walked in carrying a well-wrapped box, Wang Ye instructed him to put it on the coffee table in front of him.

He turned to A Bu and said, "This is a gift I brought back from the United States. Uncle A Bu, I hope you like it."

A Bu, without being formal, smiled and unboxed it.

He certainly knows his stuff, just seeing the packaging box he said, "Patek Philippe, a nice watch."

After lifting the heavy wooden box lid, a platinum super complex watch shone under the chandelier.

He took the watch, put it on his wrist and compared it, "Very beautiful, thank you, Misha."

Wang Ye casually said, "This watch of yours and the one I gave to Mr. Pu Jin are the same model. You guys should have similar tastes, he also quite liked this watch."

A Bu’s hand paused slightly, then laughed and asked, "Do you often meet Mr. Pu Jin?"

"Not often, I just had a few meals with him at his place in the Kremlin. Uncle A Bu, you must have been there too. The first time I went I was quite surprised, I didn’t expect there to be a secret door in his office, hiding such a large suite behind it, haha." Wang Ye said with a laugh.

Truly, A Bu was quite envious of Wang Ye in his heart.

How did this kid manage to worm his way in everywhere!

He’s obviously Khodorkovsky’s nephew and should not be aligned with Gavriil’s faction. In fact, he could be considered a potential opposing faction.

But Mikhail, this young man, managed to make connections everywhere, profiting from both sides.

Not only was Khodorkovsky very trusting of him, giving him shares and cash!

And the Kremlin, they seemed to admire this youngster, even inviting him for meals?

And looking at himself, in order to please the people in the Kremlin, he’s almost offended all his old friends ...

But he was quite good at judging people, when he first met Wang Ye, he felt that this youngster was interesting, so he made a little "bet" on him.

Looking at it now, it was very wise of him to stay on good terms with Wang Ye!