Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 562: This Isn’t Ordinary _1

Chapter 562: Chapter 562: This Isn’t Ordinary _1

This new company is kind of like Wang Ye’s secret stash.

He plans to take part of the dividends from the Xiao Ying Group and infuse it into this new company.

The money is not much. At the end of June, the Xiao Ying Group had just paid out a round of dividends.

After the opening of the three gambling centers, business was going quite well. Even if the tourism business had just started and was not generating much profit yet.

But just the gambling business alone, especially here in Moscow, it was quite lucrative!

After accounting for all the labor costs and ensuring sufficient cash flow, Wang Ye still managed to take home nearly two hundred million US dollars in dividends!

This was only the first half of the year’s dividends, he could expect even more by the end of the year...

And for now, there really wasn’t any pressing need for him to use this money.

Although the Wagner Security company and the Crimean Investment Company were money pits, he didn’t need to dip into his pocket and "subsidize" them now.

Wagner didn’t need a large sum of money for the time being, as all the necessary equipment had been purchased. The day-to-day expenses could be balanced by the earnings from the African gold mines and the security business contracts from the Yukos Group.

As for the Crimean Investment Company, there was the Siberian gold mine, their personal "money tree", providing one-to-one support, so they didn’t really need any of Wang Ye’s money either.

So he planned to put together the recently received dividends and the salaries and bonuses from his companies to make a round number—a cool two hundred million dollars!

He was preparing to transfer these two hundred million dollars back home, and give it to Zhang Xiaoxi for purchasing real estate properties.

Although real estate prices in the capital are no longer cheap, in Wang Ye’s eyes, looking into the future of twenty years later, they were a real bargain!

Besides, he wasn’t really considering how much money he could earn from the properties, but rather the rarity of the location. A few years from now, even if one had the money, they would still be impossible to acquire.

Such as those Quadrangles, villas in the city center and so forth...

Of course, these acquisitions would certainly not be able to exhaust the two hundred million US dollars, so Wang Ye also planned to let Zhang Xiaoxi purchase some commercial real estate in good locations.

Then just keep them and collect rent.

In the end, Zhang Xiaoxi asked a seemingly casual question.

"Wang Ye, are you really comfortable handing me so much money? Are you not afraid I’ll run off with the money?"

Indeed, two hundred million dollars was an astronomical figure that the vast majority of people would never see in their lifetimes.

Wang Ye just gave a light smile and replied, "Don’t worry, I trust my own judgment. You’re not that type of person."

Zhang Xiaoxi indeed wasn’t that type, but the main reason why Wang Ye dared to trust her with so much money was due to his self-confidence.

With his current resources, even if someone were to hide at the ends of the earth, he could still drag them out!

......

At Sheremetyevo Airport, the travel group gathered once again.

Wang Ye also escorted Zhang Xiaoxi here. As they said their goodbyes, Zhang Xiaoxi suddenly mustered the courage to give Wang Ye a big hug.

This caught Wang Ye off guard—a bit unprepared—and before he could "return the favor", Zhang Xiaoxi stepped back, releasing her hold.

Her cheeks a bit flushed, she tried to act nonchalant and said, "That’s the local custom here right? So, I’m just going with the flow! Well, I should go now so you can return to your busy schedule. Any issues, just contact me via phone."

With that, she waved goodbye, hefted her suitcase, and walked into the international departures hall.

Wang Ye waved back and got into his car.

One Zhang Xiaoxi got to the entrance of the departures hall, she paused, turning her head to stare blankly at Wang Ye’s departing vehicle, deep in thought.

It was a while before she took a deep breath, turned around, and walked into the hall.

......

On her return flight home, she once again ended up seated next to the middle-aged woman from the capital.

As soon as she got settled, the woman had already started to hint at Zhang Xiaoxi, asking about the young man who came to pick her up in such a large convoy. It must have cost him a fortune to rent all those cars, didn’t it...

Zhang Xiaoxi felt a bit helpless. She didn’t want to lie, but neither could she tell the lady about Wang Ye’s business.

All she could say was that he was a friend of hers doing business locally and had a sizable company.

She purposely avoided mentioning any of Wang Ye’s official positions.

Even then, she was still the source of great envy for the lady.

"Oh dear, in these times, the brave get richer while the timid starve. I heard from my son that many Chinese businessmen aren’t flashy, but they sure are loaded.

He says that there are plenty of millionaire, even billionaire small business owners in the marketplace. They don’t stand out, but boy,are they rich.

So, is it that easy to make money?

I say, it’s still best for people like my son, who work in government departments. That’s what’s respectable.

Although the salary isn’t much, it’s stable..."

She rattled on and on, saying in essence that money isn’t everything and that people in the capital value respectability above all else.

Zhang Xiaoxi did not want to wrangle with her on this topic and deflected with a question of her own.

"By the way, Aunt, I wanted to ask you something. I heard that in the old city, there are some large Quadrangles for sale. Are they expensive?"

When this topic came up, the woman perked up, "You’ve come to the right person! I work in that sector, let me tell you..."

It was indeed a coincidence. This aunt worked in real estate, so she was very familiar with those old Quadrangles in the capital.

The two had plenty to talk about on this topic. Zhang Xiaoxi merely told her that she had a friend who wanted to buy several houses in the capital, and was taken with the Quadrangles.

"Oh wow, your friend must be rich!

Those Quadrangles, especially the large ones, are really expensive, they can cost several million.

If you ask me, those old houses aren’t that great. If you’ve got that much money, just buy a new, modern building, it’s a lot better. Plus, they’re cheaper.

Speaking of which, you need to know that private renovation of Quadrangles is not permitted. Even for basic refurbishing, you need approval from the relevant authorities. In short, it’s a lot of trouble so they are hard to sell. If your friend really wants one, it should be quite achievable."...

......

Zhang Xiaoxi gained quite a bit of insight chatting with the middle-aged woman about local property prices during the flight.

But that was for future use, she was merely doing her "homework" in advance.

On landing at the capital airport, she reached into her bag for her mobile phone and called her parents, letting them know she was back safely.

"Hey sweetie, I hope you had fun! You’re the first in the Zhang family to travel abroad. Bet you’ve learned a lot!" Her father chatted cheerfully.

Learned?

A smile appeared on Zhang Xiaoxi’s face. She chirped, "Indeed! This trip has been full of big gains!"