Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 448 Danger on the Road_1

Chapter 448: Chapter 448 Danger on the Road_1

Khodorkovsky naturally wouldn’t disregard Wang Ye’s words.

He furrowed his brows and took several drags from his cigarette, lost in thought.

He was obviously considering whether Wang Ye’s judgement was accurate, and as for which major Eastern country Wang Ye had mentioned, there was no need to ask. Khodorkovsky understood it perfectly.

Only after he finished his entire cigarette did Khodorkovsky ask, "Would there actually be such a high demand there? After all, our annual production volume is three hundred million barrels, and if needed, we can further increase production!"

His doubts were understandable; as even the combined industrial systems of many developed countries in Europe were not capable of consuming all the yield of the Yukos Group.

Could a single Eastern country alone handle such high production volume?

Bear in mind that the Yukos Group is not the only oil seller in the world. There are many other countries in the Middle East too.

Moreover, these areas’ oil production is not lower than Russia’s, and their extraction costs are unbelievably low!

The Yukos Group’s extraction costs are about fifteen US dollars per barrel, while in the Middle East, the oil more or less seeps straight out of the ground!

The cost can be as low as less than five US dollars, it’s virtually for free...

So, Russia’s oil exports only account for a little less than a third of global oil exports, whereas the Middle East accounts for over forty percent!

Most of the oil in Asia is imported from the Middle East, it’s not possible for all of it to be procured from the Yukos Group. Especially in terms of price, the Yukos Group’s oil doesn’t really have a significant advantage.

The transportation costs wouldn’t be much lower either.

Date aside whether Wang Ye’s proposal is accurate or not, even assuming that it is accurate, how to penetrate the market of this major Eastern country and sign large-scale, stable purchase agreements with them is still an issue.

......

Wang Ye completely understood Khodorkovsky’s concerns.

He calmly said, "Many people’s impressions of that Eastern country are still stuck in the past ten to twenty years, but impressions can be deceiving. I suggest you should take some time to go and investigate on the spot. Especially the Southeast and South China regions, you might be surprised by what you find."

Wang Ye wasn’t shooting in the dark. In 2002, despite the rapid growth and vitality seen everywhere within China, the country was still seen as poor and backwards in the eyes of many foreigners.

Many foreigners even thought that the people of China still lived in mud-brick houses or cave dwellings and hadn’t yet managed access to electricity...

This wasn’t a joke. Even twenty years later, a large number of foreigners still held this belief.

Maybe it’s because the Chinese overestimated foreigners, believing that people from developed Western countries must be very intelligent and knowledgeable.

In reality, those countries have far more fools than one might imagine...

This is particularly true for the United States, where many people are so foolish it’s simply unbelievable.

However, Khodorkovsky certainly wouldn’t be that foolish, and since Wang Ye had informed him with such conviction, he would of course take it seriously.

Thus he nodded and said, "I’ll take note of your proposal. Starting from tomorrow, I will organize an inspection group to tour Asia. To tell the truth, I haven’t been there in the past few years, my impression of the place is still stuck five or six years ago."

They chatted for a while longer, but as it was getting late, Wang Ye decided to take his leave.

Upon reaching the hotel lobby, Xie Liaosha and a bodyguard were waiting for him. The other two bodyguards were naturally guarding the car.

Seeing Wang Ye, the two men immediately stood up to greet him.

"Let’s go, back to the Xiao Ying Hotel," Wang Ye said with a wave of his hand.

......

The heavy snow was still falling, under the dim streetlights, the night streets of Moscow looked more desolate and quiet.

Because of the snow on the road, the few cars didn’t drive very fast.

Xie Liaosha also drove the car carefully, not daring to go too fast.

After all, his boss was sitting in the back seat. If he was the only one in the car, he would definitely be driving at a different speed.

As for the other car, they didn’t dare to follow too closely. In case of slippery roads, if the front car made a sudden stop, they would run right into it...

Wang Ye was sitting in the back seat, on the phone with Angelina.

He was inquiring about the implementation progress of his "ten-year, hundred-billion" investment plan.

This investment plan had been given to Angelina before his return to China to start proposing and enforcing in Crimea.

As the plan involves too many things, and even requires relevant departments in Crimea to promote new laws in order to carry it out, it hasn’t been progressing at a quick pace.

"Mr. Meshkov is very supportive of this investment plan. In fact, he has been more proactive in pushing for the implementation of the plan than I have been. Now, there are virtually no issues at the parliamentary and government levels. At the end of this month, our parliament will hold a special meeting to resolve all legal issues required by this plan. From what we see now, there should be no problems at all..."

On the other end of the phone, Angelina spoke with confidence.

Wang Ye wasn’t in a rush, the implementation of his plan would practically buy up half of the Crimean Peninsula...

In all seriousness, if all conditions of Wang Ye’s investment plan are met, there is indeed a high probability that the Crimean Peninsula will develop in the future.

In return, most of the land, tourism resources, and even "job opportunities" of most residents in Crimea, will be in Wang Ye’s hands!

Truth be told, it’s only in this era, and only in Crimea.

If it were elsewhere, even if you were to invest more, people probably wouldn’t agree to Wang Ye’s terms!

The Crimean Peninsula is just too poor, and all of its people are desperate to become wealthy and look forward to a better life.

Given Wang Ye’s special status, as well as his "friendship" with Meshkov, this investment plan was able to be smoothly forwarded.

......

He was on the phone when suddenly the car veered abruptly, accompanied by a screeching sound of tires from the abrupt braking.

Wang Ye’s body thrust forward abruptly, nearly colliding with the front seats.

Luckily, his "future self" had developed a good habit of fastening seat belts right after getting in the car while living in Peng City...

Before Wang Ye had time to react to what was going on, a frantic voice of Xie Liaosha came from the front.

"Boss, get down, we have a situation!"

Almost simultaneously, the bodyguard in the passenger’s seat had already taken an Uzi submachine gun from under his feet, with a "click," he turned off the safety.

As Xie Liaosha was pulling out his gun, he reported the situation to the car behind them through the onboard radio, "02, 02! Come quickly, we have a situation!"