Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 587: Where to Make Money_1

Chapter 587: Chapter 587: Where to Make Money_1

"Come, let me introduce you. These are my staff assistants. This is Yelena, Nova..."

In the office of the Duma Building, Wang Ye was introducing Rossiyana and his team of female assistants to each other.

Upon hearing that Rossiyana was coming to serve as the boss’s special assistant, Yelena and the others maintained normal facial expressions, but each had their own thoughts.

Nova especially, looking at Rossiyana, felt a little hostility in her heart.

She was worried that this extremely beautiful girl would become a "love rival" for her sister!

The assistant’s thoughts were naturally unknown to Wang Ye and he didn’t care too much about it.

Rossiyana’s title was temporarily designated as ’special assistant’, still different from Yelena and the others.

Obviously, the special assistant would handle more of Wang Ye’s affairs and would hold more significant authority than Yelena and them.

Wang Ye had previously served as Khodorkovsky’s special assistant.

So he understood that the powers attached to this position could be altered at will.

If he trusted Rossiyana, he could grant her greater authority.

If he didn’t, then this special assistant would become just a decoration. She wouldn’t be able to touch any of his real secrets!

......

After the introduction, Wang Ye lead Rossiyana into the inner office.

They both sat down, facing each other, each taking turns to examine the other.

Wang Ye laughed and said, "Why are you just sitting there? The fridge is over there. Go get something to drink. Are you waiting for me to get it for you? Miss, you’re now an assistant, not a journalist."

Rossiyana didn’t get angry. She stood up with a smile, walked over to the fridge, opened the door, and saw a variety of drinks inside.

She didn’t ask what Wang Ye wanted to drink and brought back two bottles of orange juice.

She put a bottle in front of Wang Ye. Seeing that he was about to say something, she preempted him, "Don’t drink coffee or beer in the morning. It’s not good for your health. Taking care of your health is also part of my job as your assistant."

Wang Ye shook his head. He indeed wanted to say he wanted coffee...

After thinking about it, Wang Ye said to Rossiyana, "I only have one important matter at hand recently, you can participate in it."

Rossiyana’s eyes lit up, and she immediately asked, "What is it? Is it related to the work of the Economic Committee, or are you going to make a new proposal at the Duma Congress?"

"None of the above. I plan to acquire an automobile brand. The preparatory work is almost done, and the negotiation stage is about to begin." Wang Ye said.

Hearing this, Rossiyana was a little disappointed. She was not very interested in business.

Rather, she preferred to deal with political matters.

But there was no choice. After all, she was only an assistant, and Mikhail was the boss.

She had to take her assigned work seriously.

So Rossiyana nodded and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

Since she had come to work and became Wang Ye’s assistant, she naturally couldn’t idle away her time. The work that should be done still needs to be done.

On this point, Rossiyana was quite unequivocal.

Wang Ye was not polite either. He asked Yelena to bring a large stack of information about Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover, and handed it to Rossiyana, asking her to finish reading these materials as soon as possible.

Because when it comes to negotiations, all these things will come in handy.

.....

The progress there was quite fast with Kaja and the Polar Bear Investment. The acquisition of the car brand has made significant progress.

The brands they are interested in all belong to the Ford Group. Through intelligence gathering, they found out that the Ford Group has not been having an easy time in recent years.

After years of crazy expansion and then encountering an economic crisis, the Ford Group got into a predicament.

With so many brands under their banner, it was rumored that, except for "Ford" and "Lincoln," they planned to sell all the other brands, which is a kind of survival strategy, I guess.

Besides "Volvo" "Jaguar" "Land Rover," there are also "Aston Martin" and "Mazda"!

The "clearance sale" of the Ford Group has caused quite a stir in the global automotive industry.

Of course, it’s not just Wang Ye who is in touch with this situation. It is said that many potential customers are also negotiating with the Ford Group, hoping to acquire certain brands.

So, the chances of getting a good deal at a low cost are quite slim.

In the end, it still comes down to who offers the higher price.

This time, Wang Ye won’t personally preside over the negotiations. Firstly, he genuinely doesn’t have that much time and energy, and secondly, he has more important things to do.

In comparison, this acquisition is not that significant.

However, it doesn’t mean he won’t do anything about this acquisition. Instead, there are more critical tasks at hand that need him to handle, such as raising money!

It’s easy to imagine that if he wants to acquire Land Rover, Jaguar and Volvo all at once, or even just one of the brands, it would probably take at least a billion US dollars to start!

If he wants everything, according to Kaja’s estimation, it will require forty to fifty billion US dollars!

This is a massive amount. Wang Ye doesn’t have that much money at hand right now. He needs to figure out a way to borrow it.

But borrowing so much money is not an easy task...

Banks that can lend such a large sum of money are few and far between in Russia.

Moreover, Wang Ye doesn’t have a good relationship with banks. It’s probably challenging to borrow such a large sum of money.

.....

Just as he was frowning and pondering over where to get the money from, the phone on the table rang.

Wang Ye took the phone and looked at the screen. It was a call from Aleksey.

"Hello, brother Aleksey, why do you have time to call me today? You must be quite busy after taking office." He said with a grin.

Aleksey had taken office in the Ministry of Energy and must have been very busy during this period. Wang Ye was not wrong about that.

"Haha, it’s okay. I’m a bit busy, but I can handle it. By the way, I called to tell you something. Didn’t you propose a new pipeline plan last time, integrating Anda Line and Anna Line, and then letting China and Japan each bear part of the pipeline construction cost..." Aleksey explained the matter over the phone.

In fact, what he said was that the new pipeline route that Wang Ye had come up with had been approved by all parties and was decided to be constructed according to that plan.

After negotiation among the three parties, the budget for pipeline construction is approximately thirty billion US dollars!

Typically, this cost should be borne by the Russian side since they are the seller, and all the pipelines are mainly within Russian territory.

But neither Yukos nor the Russian Gas Industry Group can come up with such a large sum of money, and even if they can, they certainly won’t.

The buyer, China and Japan, must pay in advance, otherwise, there could be significant risks...

As a result of the negotiation, China was to advance 18 billion US dollars first, and Japan 12 billion US dollars.

This money would be deducted from future oil and gas funds.