Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 543 The World Is So Big_1

Chapter 543: Chapter 543 The World Is So Big_1

Acquiring car brands, it wouldn’t be wrong to put Kaja in charge, but she definitely couldn’t handle it alone. A professional acquisition team’s assistance will be needed.

Fortunately, Wang Ye had the Polar Bear Investment Company, experts in this matter, under his command.

While talking, Wang Ye waved for a restaurant waiter to bring him some paper and a pen.

He pondered and wrote down some car brand names on the paper.

"Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Hummer, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo..."

All of these brands were familiar to Wang Ye from memories of past transactions, though he couldn’t remember when exactly they had changed hands.

For now, he’d just write them down and have Kaja investigate and make contact. They would see which ones were available for acquisition and then make the final decisions.

After finishing the list, Wang Ye took another look and removed "Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Hummer".

Only "Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo" remained on the paper!

Rolls-Royce and Bentley were too high-end, with too low annual sales, without much use even if they were bought.

As for Hummer, it was an American brand without much technological content, known as the fuel tiger, and its brand potential was not great.

The three brands left were good, with a history and technical accumulation.

Moreover, the brand position was neither high nor low. If managed well after purchase, they would have very good prospects.

"Well, let’s contact these three brands first to see if they can be purchased. However, make it clear to them that the price can be negotiated, but the factory and production lines must be moved to Russia! Headquarters can still be in the original country, marketing centers and design centers can also stay there, but production must be in Russia," Wang Ye gave the paper to Kaja and said.

Wang Ye had this requirement because he was being proactive...

Besides, moving the factory and production lines to Russia was just the first step. After integration, he would also open a factory in China!

Kaja nodded, looked carefully at the few brands on the paper, and then folded up the paper and put it away.

The acquisition of car brands was now underway. As long as they were willing to spend money, purchasing one or two well-known brands in the automotive industry wouldn’t be hard.

After all, this was not a high-tech industry, especially in Europe where there were many car brands, and numerous unsung automotive manufacturers had silently shut down.

However, in the chip industry, Wang Ye was not in a hurry to get involved.

Not for any other reason, just because that investment was relatively high and he did not have much money on hand...

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While Wang Ye was quietly preparing his match with his adversary at the Duma Council, some things were happening domestically that were somewhat related to him....

"Mom, I’ll be on summer vacation in a few days," Zhang Xiaoxi told her mom over the phone.

"You’re off for summer vacation so early? That’s nice, you don’t have any plans for the holidays, do you? When will you come home?" Mom asks with concern.

"Hehe, I wanted to discuss this with you.

You know, if I come home for the holidays, it’s going to be pretty dull, so I was thinking of taking this holiday time to travel.

You taught me when I was little, read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles, right?

I’ve read enough books now, but I haven’t travelled enough, there’re many places I haven’t been to yet.

The world is so big, I want to see it."

Zhang Xiaoxi said with a smile.

Obviously, her purpose for making this call was to apply for travel "funds"!

However, her family’s financial condition was quite good, and her parents were quite liberal, so it wouldn’t be much of a problem.

As expected, after hearing her words, mom thought for a moment and said generously:

"That sounds good, you’d be bored to be home anyway. Your dad and I both have to work, and you don’t have anything to do at home.

Take advantage of your school breaks and go out more, it’s good to see the world while you’re traveling.

So, where are you planning to go and who are you going with? You must be careful on the road!"

Mom quickly asked a bunch of questions.

Zhang Xiaoxi thoughtfully answered, "I want to go... to Russia, I’ve never been abroad before. After I graduate from University, I might apply for a scholarship to study abroad, so I want to get familiar with foreign situations in advance."

But this excuse is not very convincing.

Because even if she goes abroad to study after graduating from college, the majority of chances are she would go to the United States, otherwise she would go to Britain.

It was impossible for her to go to Russia; she did not know Russian...

As expected, this "clumsy" excuse could not fool her mother.

Mom suspiciously asked, "What are you going there for? Are you going to study there in the future? They speak Russian there, you would not pass the language barrier."

Zhang Xiaoxi, in her urgency, came up with a good excuse and laughed and said:

"Isn’t that to save you some money?

If you travel to the United States, how high will the cost be? It could be several tens of thousands for half a month to a month!

Traveling to Russia is much cheaper, especially if you fly directly from the capital, it’s very close.

Haven’t the TV advertisements for Russian travel been frequent for the past half year?

I think the scenery is beautiful and the cost is cheap. Going with a regular large travel agency would be fine."

This was a reasonable excuse!

Mom believed it at first hearing.

Indeed, although the family’s financial condition was decent, it was not so good that they could casually spend tens of thousands of dollars for their child to play for a few days!

As for the ads for traveling to Russia, she often saw them on television.

Indeed, the scenery there was beautiful, there were also many historical relics, and the costs were generally much cheaper.

If you take a group tour, half a month including plane tickets and room and board, it will cost less than eighteen thousand!

While this was no small amount, it was no pressure for the family to afford.

"That’s a sensible idea, I often see ads on TV, the scenery there is really nice, it would be a good idea to go visit. A lot of students in our area have gone to study there these past two years, I’ve heard Moscow is pretty good. I will transfer some money to you tomorrow, and you can join a tour group. But you must be careful, it’s a foreign land and you’re a stranger there, if anything goes wrong..."

Mom couldn’t help but give a bunch of reminders and admonishments over the phone.

But Zhang Xiaoxi didn’t find it annoying. Instead, she giggled and responded to her mom’s words.

......

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Xiaoxi felt a bit excited. She made a fist and swung it, "Done"!

The reason she chose to go to Russia wasn’t just because of the beautiful scenery there, or because it was cheaper.

More importantly, Wang Ye was studying there....

Zhang Xiaoxi had mentioned to Wang Ye a while ago that she was planning to visit during the summer vacation and asked Wang Ye to play "host".

She also wanted to see what kind of school Wang Ye was studying in now, and how he was living there....