Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 611: Honor Together_1

Chapter 611: Chapter 611: Honor Together_1

Rossiyana and the others are assistants, Wang Ye is the "Boss".

Their relationship is not just a simple one of employees and boss, but one that shares success and failure together!

Especially for people like Yelena, from the start of their career, they have been working alongside a political rising star like Wang Ye and dealing with the country’s major affairs daily!

Moreover, each of them is also in charge of communicating with one or two large conglomerates.

Unconsciously, their horizons and perspectives are far beyond those of their peers.

Therefore, their future development direction is pretty much set.

Either they get into politics - having worked alongside Wang Ye for years, they would have a higher starting point than others.

If Wang Ye holds a high position in the future, he could also give them a helping hand, allowing them to achieve in a short time what would have taken them decades...

Alternatively, they could work within Wang Ye’s group companies, and it certainly won’t be starting from the grass-roots - they would directly land a senior position in a conglomerate.

Whatever their future path, it will be based on maintaining a good relationship with their boss, Wang Ye.

And these few days would be the most crucial since the boss stepped into the political arena!

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Before the Duma Congress, Wang Ye’s position within the Third Faction must first be established.

In other words, he has to first take over as the Third Faction Party Leader.

This matter is internal to their faction and outsiders cannot interfere.

On January 8, just after the New Year’s Day holiday, Rilinov, who had not yet formally retired, summoned all the congressmen of the Third Faction and held a meeting in the Duma Building.

The entire floor where Wang Ye’s office was located was under the jurisdiction of the Third Faction, with their own large meeting room.

So the meeting was held in the faction’s meeting room.

On both sides of a long conference table sat more than thirty people - all the congressmen of the Third Faction in the Duma.

Rilinov sat at one end of the conference table, in the top position.

To his left was Wang Ye.

Everyone in the meeting room looked at Rilinov, sitting in the top position, with complex emotions.

Apparently, everyone knew what had happened a few days ago and had a premonition of what was to come.

Honestly speaking, Rilinov had been quite competent as a party leader.

Under his leadership, the Third Faction had grown from a minor party into the third largest in the Duma!

Even though they did not have many seats in Duma, on many critical issues, other factions had to give them some respect.

It might not be easy for the Third Faction to help accomplish your aim with these seats.

But if they wanted to sabotage your agenda, that wouldn’t be difficult...

The First Faction did indeed have many seats, and as long as they reached a consensus within their faction, they could pass almost any proposal in the Duma.

The problem is, everyone needs to save face.

If rumors spread that all the other factions in the Duma were opposing the First Faction, besides its own faction members, that would sound quite disgraceful.

But with the support of the Third Faction, it would be "supported by the First and Third Factions, which hold an absolute majority of the seats, with only a few congressmen opposing"...

The Second Faction would then be the "few congressmen", becoming the minority faction.

Therefore, this is the key to Rilinov’s effective operation in the Duma.

Both the First Faction and the Second Faction wanted to win him over to their side.

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Before entering the Duma, Wang Ye had a simplified view of politics.

He thought that the factions in the Duma were in a cutthroat struggle, with fire and water being incompatible.

Such as the First Faction being dominant and forcefully suppressing the other factions.

The Second Faction, being the opposition party, had to confront the First Faction on every issue – whatever the First Faction approved of, they would oppose, and whatever the First Faction opposed, they would support...

But after some time in the Duma, exposed to the real high-level politics, Wang Ye realized that the situation in the Duma was quite different from what he imagined!

The various factions not only confront each other but also compromise and cooperate a lot more.

Simply put, there are no purely "friends" and "enemies".

The situation changes, the timing changes, and when the circumstances change, your original friends could turn out to be enemies, and the original enemies could become friends on certain issues...

Even within a single faction, there are different small "hills".

Take the First Faction for example - holding more than three hundred seats, it’s the most powerful faction in the Duma!

Grezlov, the Faction Party Leader, should ostensibly be powerful and influential.

But that’s not exactly the case...

More often, Grezlov is dealing with the relationships between the different hills within the faction.

Many issues cannot be resolved by Grezlov alone.

He still needs to coordinate with the different forces within the faction, and with their understanding and support, the whole faction can show a united front.

...

After a moment of silence, Rilinov began to speak.

His voice was as loud and strong as usual!

"Ladies and Gentlemen! I believe you all already know why we are meeting here today. Yes, I have officially submitted my resignation to the chairman, and plan to retire completely."

His opening statement was frank, straightforward, without any beating around the bush.

He knew that even though this matter had not been publicly announced, it had spread quickly in private.

Those who should know were already aware.

And since they were at an internal faction meeting, with all "family members" present, there was no need to beat around the bush.

There was some restlessness in the meeting room, but everyone was communicating with their eyes, and no one was making a sound.

Wang Ye sat there quietly, his expression calm, neither happy nor sad.

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Rilinov continued, "Regarding who will succeed me as the faction party leader after my retirement, let’s discuss it and make a decision today."

He said he was seeking everyone’s opinion, but Rilinov’s gaze had already turned to Wang Ye.

The people in the meeting room all tacitly agreed, there was absolutely no doubt about the successor - It must be Mikhail!

Although Mikhail had only been in the faction for over a year and was not that old, let alone experienced.

But whether it’s his personal capability or his influence in public and political circles, no one in the faction could compete!

Even including Rilinov...