Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 608: Private Dealings_1

Chapter 608: Chapter 608: Private Dealings_1

He perked up, smiling at Grezlov, he said:

"The Vice Speaker is easy, all the Duma Members have to do is vote, and I am fairly confident in this.

Ofcourse, your support as the Speaker is vital, as the first faction occupies the most seats in the Duma.

Without the support of your faction, whoever it is will find it difficult to make any progress in the Duma.

As for the position of Chairman of the Legislative Committee, I understand that it is critical and many people are aiming for it.

How about this? I think you, Mr. Speaker, are the most suitable candidate to serve as the chairman of the Legislative Committee, there is no doubt about it."

Wang Ye was making a surprise move.

He voluntarily gave up the position of Chairman of the Legislative Committee and instead proposed that Grezlov take up the position.

Originally, Grezlov served as Chairman of the Economic Committee, Rilinov served as Chairman of the Legislative Committee, and the party leader of the Second Faction served as Director of the Diplomacy and Military Committee. This was the result of a balance among the three factions.

The weakest Third Faction, surprisingly, took the core position of Committee Chairman!

But now, with Rilinov’s retirement, the situation has changed.

If Wang Ye wanted to pull the chestnuts out of the fire, he could not go head-to-head; he must take a different approach.

Obviously, Wang Ye’s proposal took Grezlov by surprise.

He was stunned for a moment before he said with a smile, "Not a bad proposal, it could be included in the agenda for the next meeting. Why not you propose it then?"

This old fox is really quick-thinking. He immediately thought that if Wang Ye proposed this proposal, it would be the most suitable.

After all, the position of the Chairman of the Legislative Committee was left vacant after Rilinov’s retirement.

Rilinov was the party leader of the Third Faction, so in the eyes of many people, especially the members of the Third Faction, this position should be taken over by the next party leader of the Third Faction!

If Grezlov were to propose it himself, or if someone from the first faction did, it would not be appropriate.

It would offend all the members of the Third Faction, and might also provoke obstruction from the Second Faction.

But if it was proposed by Wang Ye, the next party leader of the Third Faction, it would be equivalent to the Third Faction and the First Faction joining hands to promote Grezlov to this position.

In this way, not only will there be no dissatisfaction among the members of the Third Faction, but the people of the Second Faction would also not dare to take the initiative to play the "villain".

Killing two birds with one stone!

......

While his mind turned swiftly, it was clear that Wang Ye’s wasn’t slow either.

Wang Ye grinned, calmly saying, "There’s no problem with me proposing this. However..."

Grezlov knew it wasn’t that simple. What comes after this "however" was the real point.

He said frankly, "However, what? Just tell me straight, Misha!"

"Mr. Speaker, now that you have taken on the position of Chairman of the Legislative Committee, you naturally can’t continue as the Chairman of the Economic Committee, right? Isn’t that position now vacant?" Wang Ye said calmly.

Grezlov’s eyes twitched. He finally understood. Wang Ye’s real aim was the position of Chairman of the Economic Committee that he was holding!

After a bit of thinking, Grezlov had to admit.

This Mikhail is really calculating!

Using the position of "Chairman of the Legislative Committee" to exchange for the position of "Chairman of the Economic Committee"!

On the surface, it seemed like Wang Ye and the Third Faction had suffered a bit.

After all, in terms of power, the position of the Chairman of the Legislative Committee is somewhat more key.

But the issue is that without the "trade" happening today, it would have been difficult for Wang Ye to take the throne of the Chairman of the Legislative Committee!

Grezlov wouldn’t necessarily give Wang Ye much help. Just being able to maintain and support Wang Ye as the Vice Speaker, that was already giving face to Rilinov and Wang Ye!

Of course, the Vice Speaker is a position that the party leader of the Third Faction deserves.

In this respect, no one should object to it.

But through this "trade" proposed by Wang Ye, the position of "Chairman of the Legislative Committee", which he probably wouldn’t have gotten, was exchanged for the definite position of "Chairman of the Economic Committee"!

This is too good of a deal ...

......

The reason why he was able to secure the position of "Chairman of the Economic Committee" through a trade, was of course because he let Grezlov support Wang Ye.

In this way, it would be equivalent to the First Faction and the Third Faction joining hands and exchanging these two positions.

Inside the Duma, the First Faction has many members. With the support of the Third Faction, any proposal can undoubtedly pass smoothly.

So it can be said, as long as Grezlov agrees to Wang Ye’s conditions, this matter is as good as done!

Grezlov propped up his cheeks with both hands, his eyebrows knit together, pondering for a while.

He was obviously considering the gains and losses, pros and cons of this trade for him and the First Faction!

Wang Ye sat there calmly, taking out a cigarette case, lighting a cigarette, and puffing away.

It seemed that it didn’t matter to him whether Grezlov agreed or not...

When Wang Ye had smoked almost half of his cigarette, Grezlov suddenly raised his head, extended his right hand towards Wang Ye, and said with a smile, "Let’s do it like this!"

He had agreed!

Wang Ye stubbed out his cigarette, also smiled and extended his right hand. They both shook hands tightly.

......

According to their discussion, at the Duma meeting, Wang Ye would take the lead in nominating Grezlov to serve as the Chairman of the Legislative Committee.

Once this was approved, Grezlov would announce his resignation from the chairmanship of the Economic Committee on the spot and then nominate Wang Ye to take on this role.

Of course, he would also do some groundwork within the faction in advance, so at that time, all members of the First Faction would support Wang Ye!

As for Wang Ye’s party leader and vice-speaker positions, there’s no need to discuss this as it’s a done deal and almost impossible to go wrong.

Moreover, the position of party leader is an internal matter of the Third Faction and there’s no need for Grezlov to intervene.

After the secret talk, Wang Ye got up contentedly and excused himself to return to his office.

Seeing Wang Ye returning, Rossiyana hurriedly walked over to him and asked with concern, "What did Grezlov want to discuss with you? Was it about the Vice Speaker’s position?"

Obviously, she also understood the inside story. Apart from this position, there wouldn’t be anything else to discuss.

Wang Ye gave a casual smile, and didn’t hide anything from Rossiyana. He said, "I made a deal with him. I supported him to serve as the Chairman of the Legislative Committee, and in exchange, the position of Chairman of the Economic Committee will be mine..."