Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 382: Paying Homage to the Mountain Peak_1

Chapter 382: Chapter 382: Paying Homage to the Mountain Peak_1

Things went smoothly, and Wang Ye’s heart was set on the explosion flash issue.

He can have his fleet of cars, but unlike police cars, it’s not a fixed kind of long-bar light, but a small explosive light that can be installed and removed at any time.

Normally, it’d be kept in the car and taken out to be attached to the roof of the car whenever needed.

Wang Ye wasn’t going to use this all the time, after all, this was Moscow; being too conspicuous wasn’t good...

But whether he goes to other places or encounters any emergencies, it will certainly come in handy.

Besides, Yelena also introduced him to party leader Mr. Rilinov, the head of their party!

This was really somewhat of a ’tribute visit...’

He was an undoubtedly a very influential figure in the Duma.

Rilinov was also a deputy speaker of the Duma, so his office was on the fifth floor, on the same floor as other deputy speakers.

Tall frame, white hair, red nose, loud voice...

It was evident that Rilinov was a cheerful person.

Upon seeing Wang Ye, he laughed and came over to give Wang Ye a warm hug.

"MiSha, my brilliant lad! Due to you, our party’s support rate has risen by some percentage points. Ah, it seems we old men have to step down, and the world will belong to you young people from now on," he said, chuckling.

This was no joke.

You could say for this Duma election, the person who stood out was none other than Mikhail!

Due to his age and his wealth...

And unlike the old guard of oligarchs, Wang Ye was into wholesale and distribution markets, leisure and tourism and financial investment!

He did not make money by selling energy, so relatively speaking, his reputation among the folk was much better than Abu and Khodorkovsky’s.

For a congressman, reputation is influence.

Though Wang Ye had just entered the Duma, his influence was evidently higher than many ordinary Congressmen.

Hence Rilinov valued him highly.

Of course, the relationship between Wang Ye, Abu, and Khodorkovsky also made Rilinov not dare to underestimate him.

...

Wang Ye was a tad shy and said modestly, "In the Duma, I am still a newbie and there’s a lot that I don’t understand. I hope to get advice and help from Mr. Rilinov in the future. I will also do my best to work for our party."

Rilinov, who was laughing so hard that he couldn’t close his mouth, gave Wang Ye a hearty pat on the shoulder and encouraged, "Don’t worry, take your time. For a bright young man like you, you’ll get the hang of the work in the Duma soon."

Seizing the opportunity, Wang Ye took out a gift he had prepared in advance and left it on Rilinov’s desk.

"This is a small gift for you. I hope you will like it."

Clearly, it was again one of those Patek Philippe watches he brought from San Francisco the last time...

This item was simply perfect for gifting, appropriate for any occasion.

As expected, Rilinov was someone who knows his stuff. Once he realized the gift that Wang Ye had presented him, he hesitated for a moment before decisively accepting it.

When the two exchanged phone numbers, Rilinov chuckled upon seeing Wang Ye’s Nokia 3310. He opened a drawer and took out a beautifully packed box.

He handed it to Wang Ye and said, "You need to change your phone. I happen to have a phone gifted by someone and I don’t need it, you take it."

Wang Ye took a look, and as expected, the golden letters "VERTU" on the box was shining brightly!

In the Duma, it seemed that those congressmen all fancied Vertu phones, or rather, wealthy people from Moscow fancied this brand.

Wang Ye had seen many people using this brand, like Abu, Gavriil, Khodorkovsky, including the Rilinov in front of him!

Upon opening the packaging, he could see that this phone was definitely not cheap, the diamonds embedded at the front of the phone gave it away...

The price was likely similar to the watch that Wang Ye gifted Rilinov.

Rilinov was also a clever man, he received the watch from Wang Ye but instantly gifted Wang Ye with an expensive phone in return!

Wang Ye did not refuse hesitantly but accepted it readily, and immediately transferred his SIM card from the Nokia 3310 to the new phone on the spot.

He didn’t really mind whether the phone was expensive or cheap, but since he’s now in the Duma, he has to try and fit in.

If everyone else was using Vertu phones and he, the wealthiest congressman, used the cheapest 3310, that would probably be a bit too odd...

Who knows what others might chatter about behind his back.

After chatting with Rilinov for a bit, Wang Ye took his leave. Even though he was free, Rilinov was busy. It wouldn’t be appropriate to keep him any longer.

After leaving Rilinov’s office, Wang Ye got a tour around the building led by Yelena in order to familiarize himself with the layout.

These couple of days must be when the new congressmen move into the Duma building, so everything was a mess.

Checking the time, it was almost time for him to leave so he prepared to head back. He instructed Yelena, "About the assistant part, prioritize this and help me filter out some candidates. Set a time for a group interview and finalize it as soon as possible."

Yelena nodded, indicating she would handle it as quickly as possible.

...

By the time Wang Ye returned to the Xiao Ying Entertainment Center, it was already evening.

Colorful lights lit up the square in front of the building, people and cars coming and going, it was bustling.

Even though it had only been three days since its opening, the Xiao Ying Entertainment Center was well known in the big market.

It was no exaggeration to say that some of the bosses had moved in here directly!

They played poker and bowled during the day, enjoyed delicacies with wine, and directly headed to bed here in the evening.

The environment and atmosphere here was like heaven compared to the big market...

As for the business in the big market, it could be controlled through phone calls, besides, it was already the year-end time, the time to conclude all business, so it wasn’t that busy.

When Wang Ye returned to the top floor, he ran into Kaja, who brought him some good news.

That was the advertisement they’ve been preparing for a significant period, which was now finally ready!

"Oh? So the director has finally finished the advertisement.h If he didn’t get it done soon, this year would be over. Tell Miss He that we will go to the audio-video room and see how the production turned out", Wang Ye said dissatisfied.

This advertisement began filming almost half a year ago, they hired a very famous director and provided a high budget and remuneration.

Perhaps this was the way of artists, the director dragged it out for half a year before finally producing the film.

In Wang Ye’s impression, shouldn’t such an advertisement be finished in a few days...

But he didn’t say anything, slow and steady wins the race. The director was serious about filming, that attitude was indeed commendable.