Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 412: I’ve laid my cards on the table_1

Chapter 412: Chapter 412: I’ve laid my cards on the table_1

Even when Wang Ye mentioned that he had started two companies, his father managed to keep his cool.

After all, owning a company doesn’t necessarily mean much; there’s a vast difference between one company and another.

Some companies can have a market value of tens or hundreds of billions!

But some others might not even have a proper office address, with the company account barely able to spare a few hundred bucks...

Dad probably guessed that the so-called two companies Wang Ye had started were just shell companies.

You could tell by the type of businesses they were involved in; one sold phone cards, the other a study abroad agency.

But when Wang Ye continued, mentioning that he had bought three hundred shop spaces, his dad was finally taken aback...

"You... don’t kid around! Three hundred stores, do you understand the magnitude of that! I don’t know much about the concept of a wholesale market in Moscow, or the cost of a single store there, but how could it be cheaper than the spaces in our local Lotus market which are said to be worth tens of thousands each? Wouldn’t the shops in Moscow be even more expensive!"

Dad shook his head, not believing any of Wang Ye’s words and thought he was talking nonsense.

How much does a store in the New Sun Supermarket cost now?

This was a question that Wang Ye found hard to answer, as the prices for store spaces there had continually surged, with a different price every day!

Conservatively speaking, if sales did occur, a shop space could at least sell for fifty thousand US dollars...

Three hundred stores, that would be fifteen million US dollars!

Not only did dad dare not believe it, but even Wang Ye found it hard to believe, if all these things had not happened to him!

Mom had already cleaned up the dinner table, she smiled and said: "You silly boy, how did you learn to be so slick? Stop talking nonsense, tell us more about your female classmate in the capital city!"

Wang Ye was speechless, why was mom still fixated on the "female classmate" issue...

He straightened his back and said seriously: "Dad, Mom, I’m not joking, every word I said is true! As for why I was able to buy three hundred shops, it’s actually a stroke of luck..."

So Wang Ye recounted how he started off making money by acting as an agent for selling phone cards.

Once he accumulated his initial capital, he started a study abroad agency and, in partnership with the teachers’ college where his uncle worked, embarked on an grand student recruitment campaign.

Through this study abroad agency, he earned several hundred thousand US dollars, gaining his first big profits.

Then, with the few hundred thousand dollars in hand, he happened to catch the New Sun Market investment opportunity.

Since no one had much faith in this big market at the time, the price for each store space was incredibly cheap.

Wang Ye "predicted" that the market would boom in the future, so he went all in, buying three hundred shops in one go!

The New Sun Market did take off as he predicted, making him a "multi-millionaire"...

This was his "entrepreneurial adventure" of the past year!

.........

After hearing Wang Ye’s "story", mom and dad were indeed stunned!

They could tell, this didn’t seem like a lie...

They may not be able to comment on other matters, but Wang Ye’s involvement in the study abroad agency and the student recruitment in town, they knew about!

At that time in the whole area, studying in Russia had almost become a trend, even a lot of people in dad’s office were discussing it.

Because Wang Ye had already gone to study in Russia, many parents consulted him about the actual situation of Russian schools.

But they couldn’t believe that their son was the one who started it all...

Dad paused for a long moment, as if he had thought of something, he took out his phone from his pocket and said, "Does your uncle know about this? Let me call and ask him!"

Wang Ye shook his head and said, "My uncle knows about the company, and that I’m involved, but he doesn’t know I’m the real boss! I didn’t tell him at the time."

Dad looked puzzled and asked curiously, ’Why didn’t you tell him? He’s your uncle, he’s not going to harm you. Even if he finds out that you’re the boss of the company, it won’t cause any trouble.’

"Dad, you’re not being very savvy. Think about it, if my company was to do business with your department, wouldn’t that be a problem?", Wang Ye joked.

Understanding dawned upon dad, he shook his head and pointed a finger at Wang Ye, not knowing what else to say.

He suddenly realized his son had changed!

He seemed somewhat unfamiliar...

Of course, he had become more mature and sensible!

Even when considering issues, he seemed to be even more thorough than dad himself!

"Xiaoye... is... is everything you said true? Are you really a big boss now? It just doesn’t seem real, like I’m dreaming..." Mom spoke in a daze.

One really couldn’t blame her.

Aside from sending Wang Ye abroad to study and traveling to the capital, she had spent all her life working and living in this small county town.

Perhaps the wealthiest person she had ever come across, was that uncle...

As for what does owning hundreds of stores or being a millionaire mean, she couldn’t even begin to imagine!

.......

Although they were starting to believe, Dad couldn’t help but continue to probe. "You said all that, how can you prove that it’s true? Oh, Xiaoye, don’t get me wrong. It’s not that dad doubts you, it’s just— it seems like everything is going too smoothly for you! It’s like you’ve made every business move exactly at the right time, spending the least to reap the most. It just seems unbelievable..."

After all, being born as a leader himself, what he said did make sense.

That was also the hardest part for Wang Ye to explain!

Unless you have an exceptional stroke of luck, or you are a so-called "child of dimensions", a normal person couldn’t be so lucky, could they?

But Wang Ye had an solution, "A quick cut makes a clean wound!"

Without any haste, he took out a bank card from his pocket, pushed it to his parents and said, "This is my small gift to you."

Mom stared at the bank card and without even lifting her head, she asked, "How much... is inside..."

"One million!" Wang Ye said bluntly.

"Hiss..." Dad and Mom simultaneously drew in a breath.

Before they even had time to swallow that down, Wang Ye added, "US dollars!"

"Gulp..." That’s the sound of them swallowing their saliva.

With a bank card containing one million USD placed in front of them, they didn’t even have the courage to question it anymore. They didn’t know what kind of words could express their feelings right now...

After saying all that, Wang Ye picked up his chopsticks again, preparing to eat something more.

As for mom and dad, he thought they should probably "digest" all the things he’d just revealed first!

"How... how can you still eat at this point!" Mom looked at Wang Ye in astonishment.

Wang Ye blinked innocently, and said, "What’s wrong with me, why can’t I eat?"