Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 495 This Person is Not Bad_1

Chapter 495: Chapter 495 This Person is Not Bad_1

The result of the board of directors’ discussion was that everyone unanimously supported Wang Ye’s proposed collaboration plan.

As long as he could land the deal, everything else was negotiable. They even authorized Wang Ye to directly represent the Yukos Group and sign the contract on the spot!

But the problem was, no one believed he could secure such a contract.

Let alone the Yukos Group, no company in the global oil industry had ever signed a contract of this magnitude...

Two hundred billion US dollars!

The figure is simple enough to state, yet the reality is that of the world’s 233 countries and regions, only twenty have a GDP that reaches this amount!

Taking Russia for instance, its GDP in 2001 was barely 300 billion...

The people in the board meeting were no fools. They were all highly educated elites, which was precisely why they understood just how outlandish Wang Ye’s proposal was!

Confronted with their dubious stares, Wang Ye didn’t make any haughty remarks; he simply smiled, expressing his gratitude for their trust.

In truth, it’s not that he didn’t want to make some grandiose statements, it’s just that even he was not that confident in his success.

All he knew was that China had once signed a huge oil deal with Russia, with the total amount being even more than two hundred billion US dollars.

However, he didn’t fully understand the details of that agreement and had forgotten when it was signed and who the other party was.

So when it was his turn to negotiate, he prepared his proposal based on the vague recollection of the previous deal’s framework and decided to try negotiating domestically as well.

......

After the meeting at the Yukos Group headquarters, Wang Ye went straight back to Xiao Ying Entertainment Center to rest, as he would be leaving with the team the next day.

Just as he arrived at the top floor of the Xiao Ying Center, Kaja greeted him.

"Boss, there’s a Chinese man looking for you; he says he’s here to repay you," she said.

Wang Ye was taken aback. Who owed him money?

When did he ever lend money to anyone...

"Where is he? What’s his name?" Wang Ye asked curiously.

"Oh, his name is Zhang Guangming. He came at noon, but you were at the Yukos Board meeting, so he decided to wait for you at the entertainment center downstairs. He requested to be summoned upstairs as soon as you arrived," Kaja answered.

"Zhang Guangming..."

Upon repeating the name, Wang Ye suddenly remembered who this person was!

Wasn’t this the guy who almost lost everything at the Xiao Ying Center before the Lunar New Year and whom Wang Ye had given fifteen thousand US dollars to save? However, he had also asked him to cut off a section of his little finger.

Last time when he encountered Zhang Guangming at the New Sun Market, Zhang had already repaid him five thousand US dollars.

He promised to repay the rest as soon as possible, and here he was, less than three months later, with the rest of the ten thousand dollars?

It seemed that his business was quite successful recently!

Moreover, this man was reliable and kept his promises. He said he would repay him, and he did just that.

"Alright, let him come up. I’ll be in the dining room. Take him there when he arrives," Wang Ye instructed.

......

Zhang Guangming arrived around noon, carrying a small black bag filled with exactly one hundred thousand US dollars!

He wandered around the first and second floors all afternoon, waiting for Wang Ye’s return.

Xiao Ying Entertainment Center was incredibly lively, especially in the afternoon when many merchants from the Wholesale Market began to show up in droves.

After a busy morning of transactions, everyone had accumulated a sizeable amount of cash and were ready to unwind.

This venue was not only everyone’s favorite but also the most convenient place to relax and entertain—it was safe, convenient, and had everything one needed.

If there were an election for the most popular entertainment venue amongst the big and small bosses of the Wholesale Market in the past half-year, Xiao Ying Entertainment Center would undoubtedly win by a landslide!

While some people lost everything here, others made quite a fortune.

Among the bosses in the market, there were many circulating stories.

Someone came in with a few thousand US dollars, battled in the Xiao Ying Entertainment Center for a week, ate free buffet meals on the second floor when hungry, rested in a room upstairs when tired.

A week later, they left with millions of US dollars, quit the business, and returned to China to live a lavish life.

Despite not being a fan of gambling, another person accompanied their friend to the Xiao Ying Entertainment Center for fun. On a whim, they played the slot machine and won millions of dollars in prize money on their first try!

Another person was a card shark, winning their way from the lobby on the first floor to the Super VIP room upstairs. They made it a habit to visit the center once a week and "withdrew" five to six hundred thousand US dollars each time...

Similar stories of people hitting it big were plentiful. While some were true, others were overblown, but these were the narratives people loved to hear and were most interested in.

Being able to make money without working, who wouldn’t want that?

Of course, in addition to these successful stories, there were many instances of people losing everything here.

But fewer people knew about those...

......

Zhang Guangming almost lost everything himself.

Fortunately, he met Wang Ye, who offered him a "choice".

This allowed him to turn his business around and stand back on his feet.

So instead of resentment, Zhang Guangming was filled with gratitude towards Wang Ye.

If Wang Ye hadn’t extended his help, giving him fifteen thousand US dollars, he didn’t dare imagine what his situation would be like now.

From that day on, Zhang Guangming fought tooth and nail for his business. He was always among the first to arrive at the market and the last to leave.

He didn’t want to miss any potential customers and strived to serve every single one well.

Aside from selling goods, he persisted in finding potential hit products, building good relationships with domestic suppliers...

His efforts paid off.

In just a few short months, he made a decent amount of money. Not only could he afford to repay the fifteen thousand US dollars to Wang Ye, but he also had enough funds to manage his business.

So, today he came with one hundred thousand US dollars to find Wang Ye, intending to personally repay him and express his gratitude.

While the sound of poker chips and bets resonated downstairs, and gambling devices could be seen everywhere, Zhang Guangming didn’t feel the slightest inclination to play again.

After the last experience, he had realized that he wasn’t destined for good luck...

Those stories of getting rich through gambling would never happen to him.

On the contrary, if he couldn’t control his hand and wanted to try his luck, he might end up losing all his money again.

And he guessed, if he lost all his money this time, he wouldn’t be so lucky to have someone willing to lend him a helping hand...