Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 518 - Can’t See the Situation (Thanks to Alliance Master 【Daoist Monk】)_1

Chapter 518: Chapter 518 - Can’t See the Situation (Thanks to Alliance Master 【Daoist Monk】)_1

Wang Ye felt absolutely helpless, he had known earlier that this would be a troublesome matter!

Sure enough, once the contract was signed, everything had only just begun...

On the return flight, the National Pipeline Transportation Company had already delivered a message, wanting to get a share in the project.

Now, Gavriil also extended a greeting, asking for help to stimulate local economic development...

What must be understood is that this pipeline is going to be across several states, and they are all frigid places in Siberia!

Who does he think he is, and what can he do to stimulate the economic development there...

The truth is, he also understands that terms like "cooperation" and "stimulation" are just excuses.

The real reason is that this contract is too big!

It caught the eyes of many people who were eager to come and get a piece of the pie!

This is what it means to be at the mercy of the tides...

Perhaps Khodorkovsky can be stubborn and ignore this, but he cannot.

He still has to maintain a good relationship with the Kremlin.

The interest Gavriil represents is from the Kremlin.

After pondering for a while, Wang Ye cautiously asked, "What, Uncle Gebruilai, do you also think that Yukos Group should cooperate with the National Pipeline Transportation Group? If... I mean if, Yukos Group and the Russian Gas Industry Group undertake the construction and management of this pipeline themselves, would there be any trouble?"

This was his way of probing!

Probing just how the Kremlin was feeling about this matter.

Gavriil greatly admires Wang Ye, and on important matters, doesn’t hide anything from him.

After considering for a moment, Gavriil responded, "Co-operation would be better! There are some things that you understand, the Pipeline Transportation Group represents the interests of the country. The amount of this contract is too astonishing, so it’s impossible for a single company to enjoy all the profits..."

It was as expected, this "huge chunk of fat" had become the target of attention!

That’s actually quite normal, the two pillars of the Russian energy industry are oil and natural gas!

As for natural gas, it has already been consolidated. The Russian Gas Industry Group occupies a monopoly position, producing more than 70% of the nation’s natural gas.

Plus, they exclusively hold the export rights for natural gas!

That is to say, other natural gas companies can only supply domestically, and cannot engage in export trade.

It’s clear, Russia is a major power of natural gas. Domestic natural gas is so cheap, it’s as if they’re giving it away. Those natural gas companies that do not have export rights can barely make any profit...

But the oil industry is completely different!

The Yukos Group occupies a leading position in the industry, and its status in the oil industry is even more unique than that of the Russian Gas Industry in the natural gas industry!

Because the Yukos Group alone occupies 80% of the Russian oil industry market!

And it has the right to trade exports...

If they weren’t worried about poor international impacts, I guess the Kremlin would have already made a move on Yukos.

When faced with Gavriil, Wang Ye didn’t just casually blurt something out.

He sincerely said, "I have discussed this matter with my uncle before, and I also suggested that he cooperate with the Pipeline Transportation Group. That would make things easier for everyone. Unfortunately, he did not agree..."

Gavriil smiled at the corners of his mouth and said nonchalantly, "Your uncle... is stubborn! The era of the oligarchs has passed, why can’t he see the current situation. From now on, it will be the world of young people like you!"

Wang Ye jumped, and quickly waved his hand saying, "No, no... I still need a few more years of training. Here’s what I’ll do, I’ll try to persuade my uncle again, to see if he will change his mind."

Gavriil laughed, didn’t say anything further, and skipped over this topic.

The topic shifted to the upcoming military parade, Wang Ye had also received a notification from the preparatory committee, that he would be invited to attend.

But he didn’t know any details about the invitation and particular matters for attention.

It so happened that he could take advantage of this opportunity to inquire about it from Gavriil.

The military parade is a very grand occasion, he can’t afford to mess anything up.

Otherwise, he would lose face before the whole world...

So Wang Ye asked, "Uncle Gebruilai, are all the Duma members invited to this parade? Is there any particular way we should be standing at the time of appearance, or should I just find a random place and watch the parade?"

Gavriil laughed when he heard this," Ha ha, you boy, you have been handpicked by Mr. Putin. How can you just watch casually, you are supposed to stand right by his side. Then you just follow me, but I want to remind you, you should dress up a bit for that day. You are the rising political star the media is most interested in, and you also represent the image of this term of the Duma!"

Scratching his head, Wang Ye asked curiously, "Where do we stand for the parade in Red Square? Do they set up a temporary platform?"

Right, although the Kremlin also has a city wall and a gate tower, it doesn’t directly face Red Square.

So everyone cannot stand on the Kremlin’s gate tower during the military parade.

And these European-style gate towers, they are quite small on top. They were used as watchtowers before and can only hold a few people. They aren’t at all like the large city towers back home where many people can stand at once.

Gavriil looked at Wang Ye curiously, finding his question quite strange.

"Haven’t you seen the military parade before? They simply set up a platform in front of Lenin’s Mausoleum, that’s the central place. Foreign heads of state and domestic core individuals just sit there. Aren’t there also many steps on either side a bit further back? They also place some chairs there, that’s where the ordinary guests sit..."

He patiently explained to Wang Ye, who then suddenly realized.

So they were going to sit on...

The tomb!

Perhaps the Russians do think differently to how we do back home. If it were back home, this would be a little taboo...

...

In the following days, Wang Ye still went to work at the Duma Building as usual.

His work focus now had unconsciously shifted.

Those large group companies, except for significant matters, Wang Ye only went there to personally work on location.

Usually, he would manage everything through professional managers and his assistant team.

However, more and more of his time is being taken up by his work in the Duma and the Economic Committee...

The invitation for the military parade has been delivered to him.

Just in time, the Anderson & Sheppard tailor from Savile Street in London, whom he had asked Kaja to contact to measure him for a custom suit, had also been delivered.

Last year, the suits and things Wang Ye used to wear were all bought off the rack from department stores.

But with his changing status and wealth, branded ready-to-wear no longer suits him...

He could only custom order, which is called haute couture!

Obviously, the price of haute couture suits are not something ready-made brands could match.

To make it easier, Wang Ye ordered ten suits all at once, including two-piece and three-piece suits, in different thicknesses.

The average unit price has already exceeded fifteen thousand US dollars!

Including the travel expenses for the tailor to come over, these ten suits cost nearly two hundred thousand US dollars!

Of course, this is just small change to Wang Ye...