Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 380: Much Wealth, Many Billions_1

Chapter 380: Chapter 380: Much Wealth, Many Billions_1

Hearing Wang Ye call her "senior", Yelena blushed slightly and looked a bit embarrassed.

She quickly waved her hands and said, "Please don’t say that. Here in Duma, you are a congressman, and I am a staff member. Back at university... well, you may call me ’senior’."

Seeing her shy reaction, Wang Ye no longer teased her.

At that time, they had arrived at the end of the corridor on the seventh floor - the office prepared for Wang Ye.

Yelena took out a string of keys and opened the office door.

Wang Ye went inside and was rather pleased with what he saw...

This was a suite. The outer space was about forty to fifty square meters. There were two ordinary office desks on both sides of the inner position, along with matching cabinets. This should be the place where the assistants worked.

The inner room was even larger and should be where Wang Ye worked, as could be indicated by the huge office desk.

Behind the large office desk stood the tricolor flag of Russia, and on the wall was the golden double-headed eagle national emblem!

The setting slightly resembled the office of the Tsar in the Kremlin, only much smaller, and it lacked the telephones that adorned his desk...

After taking a look around, Wang Ye felt that his office was a bit too fancy.

Since he was just a freshman congressman, not a committee member or a chairman or anything...

You should know, according to Yelena’s introduction earlier, most congressmen only have a small private office. A suite like his was typically assigned to senior members of Duma who held a certain status!

"Isn’t this office a bit too large? I noticed that the room number on the door is 703?" Wang Ye contemplated and asked.

In domestic institutions, you can usually guess the owner’s status from the room number...

At the Russian side, Wang Ye was uncertain if it worked the same way.

Yelena chuckled and told Wang Ye: "This office was specially allocated for you by our party leader, Mr. Rilinov. On this floor, the size of this office ranks among the largest. Do you know who the former owner of this office was?"

"Who was it?" Wang Ye asked.

"It was Mr. A Bu! This used to be his office when he was a congressman. After he left to become a governor in Chukotka, this office became vacant. Now it has been given to you, which suggests that Mr. Rilinov values you a lot." Yelena cheerfully said.

Well, Wang Ye felt some sort of "bond" with A Bu.

It seemed like he was expected to replace A Bu’s position in Duma.

... ...

After seeing the office, Wang Ye didn’t make any suggestions for modifications. He didn’t plan on working here every day, so he didn’t mind.

If he needed a lavish office, he could set up one on the top floor at the Xiao Ying Entertainment Center.

Furthermore, in Duma, an extravagant office wasn’t really suitable...

Yelena took out a thick folder, retrieving documents and saying: "Mr. Mikhail, here are some contracts that the new congressman needs to sign. These are about your personal treatment, you might want to take a look."

After a brief scan, Wang Ye could not help but sigh. Indeed, Duma Members were a unique existence in Russia!

Social status aside, just the various treatments alone, were beyond ordinary people’s wildest dreams...

In short, the congressmen are entitled to the following perks:

1. A monthly salary of about 5,000 US dollars;

2. The state also pays each congressman an additional 4,000 US dollars to help them pay salaries for their assistants (each congressman may take up to 5 assistants);

3. Free use of all transportation tools such as roads, railways, air transport, and shipping within Russia;

4. State pays for the costs of congressmen’s overseas trips;

5. A dedicated car with a full-time driver;

6. Free accommodation in Moscow with furniture, daily appliances and telephone during the term of a congressman;

7. The state pays for regular work expenses for each congressman at their local offices within Russia;

8. Free fixed telephone and mobile communication;

9. Free medical and health aid;

10. Free use of VIP lounge services at all airports within Russia;

11. High discounts when taking holidays to other locations for rest and recuperation;

12. Free postal communication;

13. Apart from statutory holidays, congressmen enjoy an additional 42 days of paid leave;

14. After retirement, Duma Members can receive additional subsidies equivalent to 55-75% of their monthly pensions;

15. And this is not all...

... ...

Compare this with professors at various universities at that time, whose salary was only about 5 to 6 hundred US dollars. The salary of Duma Members was simply terrifyingly high!

Of course, generally those who are elected as congressmen may not care about these salaries and benefits.

According to statistics, there are quite a few multi-millionaires in Duma...

Wang Ye himself is a good example. Given his wealth, the salary of 5,000 US dollars was something he probably wouldn’t even bother to look at.

He was more interested in other things, such as...

"Can my special vehicle be equipped with a police light? You know, the red and blue flashing light." Wang Ye asked with enthusiasm.

Yelena was a little surprised, and after thinking for a moment, she answered: "I think... it’s possible. But it’s usually installed on the car only when necessary, and kept away when not in use. If Mr. Mikhail needs a police light installed on the special vehicle, I can confirm about it later."

Wang Ye waved his hand and laughed, "I don’t need a special car or driver. I have my own car. But please help me confirm about the police light issue. If it is possible, try to get as many as possible. I have five cars in my fleet."

Yelena blinked, not sure what to make of this.

A fleet?

Five cars?

No wonder, within the Duma Building, the staff - especially the young girls - would discuss about Mr. Mikhail, and their faces would flush with admiration...

Young, handsome, and extremely wealthy!

Who wouldn’t like a guy like that...

"And another question. If I wanted to hire assistants, what are the channels I would generally go through?" Wang Ye asked.

He did need to hire a few assistants.

Not only for Duma but also for his company.

Initially, Wang Ye planned to use the job title "Duma Member Assistant" to attract high-quality talents to apply, and then select some promising talents to cultivate from them.

The time has come!

"Well, the assistants of congressmen are usually recruited directly from several well-known universities. Departments like law, management, politics, etc. Undergraduates about to graduate or doctoral students in study are all suitable..." Yelena patiently explained to Wang Ye.

But then Wang Ye suddenly asked, "I think you’re pretty good, would you like to be my assistant?"