Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 465: I Have More Confidence Than You_1

Chapter 465: Chapter 465: I Have More Confidence Than You_1

Helped back to the apartment by Angelina and Nova, Wang Ye took a shower and washed his face with cold water before he finally sobered up a bit.

After changing into comfortable pajamas, he came to the living room.

Angelina, Natalia, and Nova were sitting there eating fruit and chatting.

When they saw Wang Ye come out, Angelina quickly stood up and asked with concern: "Misha, do you feel better, would you like some tea or something?"

Wang Ye laughed: "A cup of black tea would be nice, with plenty of sugar cubes and a slice of lemon."

Besides vodka, black tea is arguably the most popular beverage among the Russians.

Nova got up, freeing up the large single sofa for Wang Ye to sit down.

As Angelina was getting the black tea, Natalia curiously asked Wang Ye: "Misha, have you and Meshkov agreed to.... Invest ten billion US dollars in Crimea?"

Natalia lives in the same apartment as Angelina, so she knew about it early on.

But even now, she was still a little incredulous.

That’s ten billion US dollars!

Even if Misha is wealthy and influential now, and has Uncle Khodorkovsky who is the richest man,

he couldn’t be that rich...

Natalia, who has been working for two or three years, is very clear about what the concept of ten billion US dollars means.

No matter how she sees it, she couldn’t figure out what worth it is for Mikhail to invest ten billion US dollars in Crimea Peninsula!

Don’t say things like being influenced by Angelina, falling in love with this beautiful place...

Those words might fool others, but they absolutely can’t fool Natalia.

Between private romantic affairs and ten billion US dollars, which is heavier, which is lighter?

Any rational person might make a judgement without hesitation, right?

Is Misha an irrational person?

Obviously not!

If he were irrational, even if Khodorkovsky were his father rather than his uncle, he wouldn’t allow him to waste money like this...

As for why Mikhail went from a "Chinese businessman" to becoming Khodorkovsky, a Russian oligarch’s nephew, and now entering the Duma Council, Economic Committee.

Natalia had privately asked Angelina and the explanation she got was that Mikhail had hidden his real identity...

From the beginning, Mikhail is a Russian of Chinese descent, Khodorkovsky’s nephew, he just wanted to keep a low profile, didn’t want to show off, so he only said he was a Chinese businessman.

This is what Angelina told Natalia.

Originally, Natalia found it hard to believe, but after thinking about it herself, other than this explanation, there was really no other possibility!

Because Mikhail has been elected to the Duma, even entered the Economic Committee!

Russia wouldn’t let him be elected to the Duma without verifying Mikhail’s true identity first, otherwise, wouldn’t it be a big joke!

Plus, if Mikhail really were just a Chinese businessman, how would he explain his meteoric rise this past year?

So, regardless of how Natalia considered it, she could only assume that Angelina’s explanation was the only possibility...

......

After hearing Natalia’s words, Wang Ye smiled faintly, replied: "Yes, the formal cooperation agreement has been signed."

Natalia exclaimed: "Ten billion dollars! Do you really have that much money to spend?"

"Haha, this is a ten-year project, there’s no need to come up with all that money at once, so it averages to about one billion per year." Wang Ye laughed.

This astronomical sum is, to say nothing of asking Wang Ye to come up with all of it at once, near impossible for even Khodorkovsky to produce all at once.

But if dispersed over ten years, Wang Ye’s pressure isn’t that great.

The potential companies the Polar Bear Investment Company has invested in now, not to mention, in over ten years, casually selling a bit of their shares will probably be worth not just ten billion dollars.

Only the income from the Siberian gold mine is enough to cover the investment amount in Crimea.

So after Wang Ye discussed it with A Bu, he immediately proposed this cooperation plan.

Natalia couldn’t help but laugh. Right, this kind of super investment is naturally not going to hand over all the money at once.

This will definitely need to be phased and slowly invested project by project.

But she still asked, puzzled:

"Do you really see such a bright future for the Crimea Peninsula?

I was born and raised here, but I don’t feel anything special about it.

Apart from having better scenery and climate, there’s nothing else.

I can understand if you open a gambling entertainment center, but I can’t figure out how to earn back all that money with such an investment..."

This question is something many people also find hard to understand, including Meshkov, the Congressman, and many high officials in Crimea!

But no one asked Wang Ye this question. After all, this cooperation is beneficial to everyone. Since others are willing to act as the "big spender" to invest, how could they possibly refuse.

......

At this moment, Angelina came over with a cup of black tea. She overheard Natalia’s question.

With a smile, she answered for Wang Ye: "You weren’t there today, so you didn’t hear what Misha said at the press conference. He said that in ten years, he will give you a miraculous Crimea Peninsula. Having said that, do you think he is optimistic about the future of Crimea?"

Angelina knows more than others because Wang Ye told her some things, although he didn’t explain too clearly.

But she understands that the situation in Crimea seems to relate to Wang Ye’s safety!

As for why Mikhail, who appears successful to outsiders, would have a safety issue,

Angelina understands clearly in her heart...

So, she also wants to do something to help Wang Ye.

Wang Ye asked her to go back to Crimea to be a congresswoman, she didn’t hesitate to come back, even though she didn’t want to leave Wang Ye’s side.

After ending this topic, the four chatted casually for a while more.

Angelina also asked how long Wang Ye was planning to stay in Simferopol and how his itinerary was arranged.

Obviously, she was hoping Wang Ye could stay a few more days, as it had been a long time since they saw each other.

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Ye shook his head: "I’ll stay another day. I have to go to Sevastopol the day after tomorrow. You know, Wagner Company has set up a large security base there, I haven’t been since it was completed. This time over, I can just drop by."

Seeing that Angelina looked a bit lost, Wang Ye quickly changed the subject: "Let Nova stay with you for a few days. It’s been a long time since she’s been home, right? You guys can also go home together."

That makes sense, Nova went to Moscow to study last September and hasn’t returned home ever since.