Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 478: The More Explanation, The Scarier_1

Chapter 478: Chapter 478: The More Explanation, The Scarier_1

Of course, while Yanzi and Song Xiaogang admired Ruan Xiaozhu, they didn’t feel any jealousy towards her.

Song Xiaogang was originally quite an honest and straightforward person, and Yanzi had a similar personality, so the two of them got along well.

Not only were their personalities similar, but their family conditions were also quite similar, with Yanzi’s family being a little better...

So, after hearing the conversation between Ruan Xiaozhu and Wang Ye, Yanzi said sentimentally, "I originally planned to return home this year, but like Xiaozhu, I changed my mind and stayed. This is all because of the influence of Brother Ye, he has really changed the lives of many people."

What she said was true, among the people present - Song Xiaogang, Yanzi, Ruan Xiaozhu - all of them had changed their paths in life because of their acquaintance with Wang Ye.

In addition, there were many others, like Zhang Ke...

"Haha, let’s not talk about this, let’s discuss something else," Wang Ye laughed and changed the subject.

The private room they were in was quite large, with not only a dining area but also a resting area with sofas, coffee tables and a large TV.

The TV was currently broadcasting news from Russia National Television.

Wang Ye suddenly heard something about China mentioned on the TV, so he turned to look and saw a huge object appearing on the screen.

It looked pretty dilapidated, being towed by several tugboats as it sailed on the sea.

After hearing the news host’s brief introduction, Wang Ye understood that the big ship on the television was the Varang Aircraft Carrier, which had been purchased by a private Chinese enterprise at the end of last year!

But several months had passed since then, why was it still drifting on the sea? And according to the news, the ship seemed to have encountered some trouble.

......

Seeing Wang Ye looking at the television, Song Xiaogang and the others also turned their attention to it.

"Wow, is this an aircraft carrier? It looks so big! But why aren’t there any planes on the ship, and what are those small boats next to it for?" Ruan Xiaozhu exclaimed in surprise.

Being a girl, she didn’t know much about military equipment, but she had definitely heard of the fame of an aircraft carrier.

However, this didn’t match Ruan Xiaozhu’s imagination of what an aircraft carrier should look like. In the general public’s impression, aircraft carriers represent the most powerful national power, usually accompanied by a group of "followers", shining and majestic, with the deck full of aircraft, occasionally roaring and taking off...

But the aircraft carrier on television was covered in rust, and the deck was bare without anything on it.

It even appeared to be unable to move on its own, requiring several small boats to tow it along.

Wang Ye laughed and explained to her, "This is an unfinished aircraft carrier. It originally belonged to the Former Soviet Union, and after its dissolution, it was handed over to Ukraine. They naturally didn’t have the money to continue building it, and it was left unattended at the shipyard for more than ten years. A private enterprise in our country bought this ship for twenty million US dollars and plans to tow it back home to transform it into a maritime amusement park."

Clearly, Ruan Xiaozhu and the others didn’t know about this, and they were astonished after hearing Wang Ye’s explanation.

Domestic companies are actually buying aircraft carriers now...

"Wow, what kind of company is this, they are so rich! Hey, you said, what if we continue to refurbish it after towing it back to China?" Ruan Xiaozhu wondered.

Wang Ye was speechless because she was actually right...

But it was still too early to say anything about this, so he vaguely said, "It’s not that simple, the ship is just an empty shell, everything inside is gone. If not, Russia would have bought it back for their own use long ago."

He was somewhat misleading Ruan Xiaozhu with this statement, because the reason Russia didn’t buy it wasn’t because they didn’t value the big ship, but simply because they didn’t have the money!

"It’s already so huge on television, I guess standing on the deck would be like standing in a football stadium, it must be very impressive! I wonder when I’ll get a chance to board the ship, I’ve never been on a large ship before. Apart from the little wooden boat in the lake at home, I haven’t been on any other ships," said Ruan Xiaozhu regretfully.

This was quite normal, even Wang Ye hadn’t taken a big ship ride before, at least not in this lifetime...

Where he grew up, there were no mountains or rivers, just a lake, where would he have the opportunity to take a ship ride?

Hearing what Ruan Xiaozhu was saying, Wang Ye laughed and casually said, "Want to take a big ship? It’s easy. I happened to have bought a few ships recently. Although they’re not as big as this aircraft carrier, they are still massive ships of tens of thousands of tons. You can join us for the trial voyage later."

The ten-thousand-ton cruiser ordered from Black Sea Shipyard was going to be delivered soon, according to Petrov a few days ago.

This thing could be considered the "magic cudgel" of the Wagner Company; whether they could "do things their way" depended on this big guy to scare people.

So, Wang Ye would be present at the formal launching ceremony in the future!

And this time it was not just a ten-thousand-ton cruiser, but several other ships as well, including small frigates and amphibious landing ships.

It was almost equivalent to launching a small fleet all at once!

This also meant that the Wagner Company officially had "naval" power!

Although it’s rudimentary, it at least has some fighting power. At the very least, pulling the fleet out would be quite intimidating...

.........

Wang Ye’s words startled Ruan Xiaozhu and the others.

"You bought a ten-thousand-ton giant ship?! What are you buying this thing for, you’re not into sea shipping," blurted Ruan Xiaozhu.

"Does Brother Ye want to get into the cruise business? Actually, that’s not a bad idea, Yalta is a pretty good place for cruise tourism, or you could even move the casino onto the cruise ship directly," Song Xiaogang guessed.

His guess made sense, after all, sea cruises are quite common in Europe. The Xiao Ying Group’s business includes not only gambling but also tourism. It would be fitting to have a large cruise ship.

Wang Ye shook his head and laughed, "No, I bought warships! A ten-thousand-ton cruiser!"

"Pfft! Cough cough cough..." Yanzi, who was drinking juice, almost choked.

The eyes of the three of them were wide open, because the term "cruiser" was a far cry from the average person!

Wang Ye suddenly announced that he had bought a ten-thousand-ton cruiser, who wouldn’t be shocked by it?

Normally, such cruisers are purchased by state-level military units and have nothing to do with private individuals!

Obviously, Wang Ye also understood their thoughts, and explained:

"I have a security company called Wagner, I guess you guys probably don’t know about it. It has grown a lot in size now, with three security bases in Moscow, Siberia, and Crimea. There are a few thousand personnel, and because it will undertake some mercenary tasks abroad in the future, I simply bought some warships from Ukraine. This way, when we go out on assignments in the future, it will be more convenient to transport personnel and equipment..."

Hearing his explanation, the three of them were even more stunned...