Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 610: Terrifying Youngsters_1

Chapter 610: Chapter 610: Terrifying Youngsters_1

Who benefits, who would be suspicious...

Looking at the whole matter, who gains the most?

Undoubtedly, it’s none other than Wang Ye.

While Wang Ye is mulling things over, outsiders may see him as the prime suspect in this affair.

Therefore, just as Khodorkovsky said, is it meaningful to question why Rilinov chose to retire?

Not at all!

What Wang Ye needs to do now is seize the opportunity, do what he should do, and prevent Rilinov’s "sacrifice" from being pointless.

In fact, Wang Ye is doing pretty well. Although not deliberately, he acted instinctively, for instance, in making a deal with Grezlov, he has already reaped considerable benefits.

Perhaps this is why the "person behind the scenes" is relieved.

......

Nodding, Wang Ye said sincerely, "I understand. That’s why I made a small deal with Grezlov..."

He told Khodorkovsky about his transaction with Grezlov.

After hearing it, Khodorkovsky laughed heartily.

"Ha-ha, Misha, you’re a natural at politics! You actually came up with this kind of idea...

Very good! Even with Rilinov’s retirement, under your leadership, your Third Faction’s influence will not decrease, on the contrary, it will become increasingly strong.

By the time of the next Duma Election, you might even be able to go head-to-head with the Second Faction.

Who knows who will be the Second and who will be the Third Faction in the future!"

Wang Ye, with his signature shy smile, modestly said, "I dare not think about that. I just hope that under my leadership, the Third Faction maintains the status quo. As for growth and development, we have to take it one step at a time- there’s no rush."

Indeed, in the Duma, the First Faction overwhelmingly dominates with the majority of the seats.

Though the Second Faction isn’t as dominant as the First, it has about twice as much time as the Third Faction.

This influence is naturally measured by the number of seats.

If the Third Faction wants to replace the Second Faction, it means during the next Duma Election, the Third Faction must achieve more seats than the Second Faction!

The difficulty of this task is extraordinary.

However, as Khodorkovsky said, it is not impossible...

Although such things can be envisaged and executed, it’s better not to trumpet them...

...

Khodorkovsky did not ask much about Rilinov.

Upon hearing that Wang Ye is taking the position of Chairman of the Economic Committee, he started to discuss economic issues with Wang Ye.

"I’ve been following your acquisition of the three major car brands. I heard that your Russian Auto Group is selecting a site in Moscow to build a large assembly plant. It seems like you are really planning to make a big move in the automotive industry?" He asked curiously.

Wang Ye nodded.

"Of course, this was one of the promises I made to voters when campaigning for the role of Duma Congressman.

Only by developing these industries can we provide more jobs and drive the development of related upstream and downstream businesses.

The economic development of a nation is not that simple– it can’t simply rely on energy and finance.

Our country has such a large population, and we can’t compare to the smaller Middle Eastern countries."

Despite saying this, Wang Ye understood better than anyone.

Given Russia’s environment, it’s a pipe dream to think one man could drive the national economy!

This was an impossible task!

His willingness to invest heavily in the automotive industry and carry out these projects was largely because not only could it accumulate massive political ’capital’ Wang Ye, but it could also make money and expand his influence!

Just think, during the next Duma Election in a few years, if Wang Ye runs for Duma Speaker,

Even cunning old foxes like Grezlov may not qualify to compete!

No one would want to cross his path!

After hearing what Wang Ye said, Khodorkovsky also had to sigh, what a formidable young man!

For a moment, he even thought about giving up on his own dream.

Because it seemed that even if he tried himself, he might not do better than Wang Ye.

In that case, why not support Wang Ye from behind the scenes, and let him help to realize that dream...

But on second thought, Khodorkovsky reluctantly discarded this idea.

Because he knew Wang Ye’s "real" identity all too well.

Being a Congressman, a Speaker, perhaps they all don’t matter.

After all, even the Speaker of Duma is more symbolic than practical. But if one wants to challenge "that" position, every fault, every loophole, will be magnified countless times!

And Wang Ye’s real identity would be a fatal flaw...

His competitors would certainly seize on this weakness and exaggerate it.

Then, Wang Ye might not only fail to compete with them, but he might also end up in ruins!

But he, himself, doesn’t have these worries!

So, the ’ceiling’ for Wang Ye, may just be the Duma Speaker, or even the Deputy Speaker.

That is to say, after this incident, Wang Ye, as the Deputy Speaker of the Duma and the Chairman of the Economic Committee, has already reached the invisible ceiling in the political arena.

If he wants to climb further, it is as difficult as reaching the sky!

"Ah, what a pity..."

Khodorkovsky sighed dejectedly in the end.

As for what was a pity, he didn’t say, and Wang Ye did not ask.

"Has the pipeline construction started yet, is it progressing smoothly?"

After discussing the situation in the Duma, Wang Ye shifted the topic to the oil and gas pipeline. After all, this is also a big deal, and it’s something that Wang Ye has been advocating for.

Khodorkovsky nodded and casually said, "Yes, construction has begun. If all goes well, the original Anda Line should be completed within three years, or even less. The other segment of the pipeline will need another year or two."

The entire project will take five years. Indeed, it is a mega project!

The overall construction cost is as high as 200 billion US dollars...

Of course, 50 billion US dollars of that was "borrowed" by Wang Ye to purchase car brands.

He won’t default on that money. Five years is enough time to repay the debt.

...

Wang Ye did not get a holiday for New Year’s Day in 2003, he was busy working.

His assistants, including Rossiyana, also worked overtime with him for several days.

No one complained because they all understood that the upcoming Duma Congress was extremely important to Wang Ye.

Because at this congress, it will be decided if Wang Ye could succeed in taking the positions of the Deputy Speaker of the Duma and the Chairman of the Economic Committee!