Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 561 Huge Pie_1

Chapter 561: Chapter 561 Huge Pie_1

Zhang Xiaoxi wasn’t exaggerating when it comes to her admiration for Wang Ye, it came from the bottom of her heart.

Traveling with Wang Ye these days, she had experienced first-hand the weight of the titles "Duma Member and Member of the Economic Committee".

Wherever they went, they were received by high-ranking officials. Governors, congressmen, everyone of them was a dignitary.

Even while they were at Yalta, the president of Crimea had hurried over to join them, just to have a meal and to chat with Wang Ye...

Such circumstances would have seemed surreal to Zhang Xiaoxi just a few days ago.

She never believed she would have such an experience.

So, she admitted to herself that Wang Ye was now in a different world from her.

One in the heavens, the other on earth!

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoxi’s answer, Wang Ye just laughed.

It was normal. A Junior Year student who was still studying diligently at Tsinghua, even one with a high level of talent, might not have a clear future plan for themselves.

They would mainly focus on their studies and would start to slowly consider whether they should further their studies, study abroad or start working only when they reached their Senior Year.

He paused for a moment before opening his mouth and saying, "Well, I might be making quite a few investments in China in the future. But I’m too busy to handle everything myself, so I thought about finding someone to help manage my investments domestically. I wonder if you’d be interested?"

Zhang Xiaoxi was taken aback, then she promptly asked enthusiastically, "You’re going to invest domestically? That’s great! Can you tell me what industries you plan to invest in?"

This time it was Wang Ye’s turn to be stuck. He couldn’t immediately articulate which industries he would invest in.

After some thought, he finally responded, "I’m not entirely sure yet, but I will definitely invest in real estate. In fact, one of my investment companies has already acquired shares of an internet company here, but that’s just the beginning. Moreover, that was an investment made in the name of the company. The investments I want you to manage are personal ones."

What Wang Ye was talking about was naturally the acquisition of Tencent’s shares by Polar Bear Investment company.

Even though Wang Ye was a major shareholder in Polar Bear, he still didn’t want to mix his personal investments with the company’s.

Besides, when Polar Bear invests, it always goes big, often acquiring stakes in industry leaders.

But Wang Ye’s personal investments might be more casual, probably mainly consisting of fixed assets such as real estate.

This could be considered as Wang Ye establishing some "family assets" for himself domestically!

The goal wasn’t to seek a huge return but to minimize risk. Given the current time, real estate was undoubtedly the best choice.

"Real estate? Are you going to start a construction company? I’m clueless about this field." Zhang Xiaoxi sighed.

"Haha, no, it’s as simple as buying houses. Like the Quadrangles, high-end office buildings, posh residential buildings, and villas in the capital," Wang Ye explained with a smile.

Zhang Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, that’s good. Buying houses is relatively simple. However, the houses in the capital are very expensive, and since you don’t live here, why buy so many houses?"

Actually, she usually wouldn’t pay attention to house prices, but didn’t the middle-aged lady on the plane mention them?

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoxi currently saw houses as something to live in. So, hearing Wang Ye talk about buying many houses, she was a bit puzzled.

Wang Ye didn’t bother explaining too much. He simply asked if she would be willing to do it.

Zhang Xiaoxi thought for a moment and asked playfully, "It’s not impossible. But by the sound of it, you want me to manage these after I graduate. So this would be a formal job. Hiring me would be expensive you know, after all, I’m a Tsinghua graduate."

Wang Ye smiled faintly, then casually replied, "Would one million a year be enough? Plus, there’s a year-end bonus."

Zhang Xiaoxi’s fork clattered against her plate, giving her a start. She hurriedly picked it up, looked at Wang Ye, and sensed he was not joking.

She asked carefully, "One million... rubles? What’s the exchange rate between rubles and CNY again?"

Wang Ye said with a touch of annoyance, "You’ll be working in China. Of course, it’s CNY! What, not enough?"

Zhang Xiaoxi waved her hands, "No, no, no. It’s not that it’s not enough. It’s too much! I heard from my classmates that even if we’re from our school, undergraduates usually get a monthly salary of seven to eight thousand, and a high salary would just be around ten thousand or so. One million a year is really too much!"

In those days, in China, wages for most jobs were still not high.

And graduates from prestigious universities all aimed to join foreign firms.

But even in foreign firms, monthly salaries were typically a few thousand, and graduates who could get tens of thousands a month were considered exceptional.

So, a million-dollar annual salary from Wang Ye surely scared Zhang Xiaoxi.

As far as she was concerned, let alone getting so much money before her undergraduate degree was finished, even if she graduated, or even after she finishes her postgraduate studies, she wouldn’t dare to hope for a million-dollar annual salary when looking for a job!

Wang Ye spoke in an unfazed tone, "If you’re helping me, I can’t possibly treat you unfairly. And also, you should consider carefully. Choosing to work with me means you’ll have to give up a decent and stable public office job."

Indeed, most girls like Zhang Xiaoxi from her type of family background would probably consider civil service exams after graduating.

With her qualifications and results, she probably could even get into a ministry!

So, it’s hard to say whether the million-dollar annual salary offered by Wang Ye is a good or bad thing for Zhang Xiaoxi...

According to "past life" memories, Zhang Xiaoxi did go into civil service in the capital, but she started from the grass-roots level.

The last time Wang Ye saw news about her, it was unintentionally on television. By that time, Zhang Xiaoxi had already become a junior-level leader with actual power in the capital.

At that time, Wang Ye was still burnt out from losing money on stocks...

"What a joke! Such a magnificent opportunity doesn’t even come once in a lifetime. How could I possibly regret it? If I don’t accept, I reckon I would lose sleep from regretting," Zhang Xiaoxi answered without any hesitation.

She had figured it out.

For the current Wang Ye, giving her a million-dollar salary might just be a drop in the ocean; he probably wouldn’t care less.

The reason why such a huge pie fell onto her lap was probably due to their existing friendship as old classmates, as well as Wang Ye wanting someone he knew well to help him out.

As Zhang Xiaoxi had agreed, Wang Ye, not one to delay, plainly told her not to worry about other things.

Once she returned to China, he would arrange for someone to register a company, financed solely by him. Zhang Xiaoxi would then be appointed as the person in charge of this company.