Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 620: Personal Gain in the Guise of Public Interest_1

Chapter 620: Chapter 620: Personal Gain in the Guise of Public Interest_1

What is the greatest taboo in the Kremlin?

Definitely, it’s the fear that the second or third faction will grow and become a threat to their existence!

If Wang Ye plans to focus more on factional development in the future, Puding may start to worry.

The third faction, under your leadership, Mikhail, might soon surpass the second faction, I don’t think that should be a problem.

After all, everyone has witnessed Mikhail’s capabilities and financial strength.

But what about after that?

Are you planning to surpass the first faction and become the most powerful force in the Duma?

That could be a problem!

Although Puding is not officially part of any faction, everyone knows who truly controls the first faction...

So, in front of him, Wang Ye said that he didn’t have big ambitions for the development of the faction, and that his energy would be focused on the Economic Committee.

The work of the Economic Committee, aimed at promoting national economic growth and the development of various industries in the country.

Of course, it is most beneficial to the Kremlin and what Puding would most like to see!

Sure enough, upon hearing Wang Ye’s response, a smile surfaced on Puding’s face.

He asked with a smile, "Oh? I’d love to hear about your economic plans. Economic development is our top priority now. Seeing the hardships people are going through, to be honest, it’s hard for me to endure. If I can’t boost the economy during my term, it means I’m not doing my job right!"

His words were a bit heavy, but it was clear that the Kremlin was really focusing on the economy.

Wang Ye calmly replied,

"The economic work is mainly divided into two parts, one is to stimulate industrial development, which I have actually been doing already.

Like United Airlines, and the acquisition of the three major car brands, these are steps to stimulate industrial development.

Next, I will propose to encourage private capital to enter the internet industry, and vigorously promote the development of the internet.

Building wafer factories, developing chip design, etc."

Puding nodded approvingly and encouraged,

"This is a good idea. Our country has many talents in computer and industrial fields, but there has been a serious loss of talent over the years because there are no decent enterprises at home providing corresponding jobs.

If under your leadership, more excellent companies can emerge, you should be able to fundamentally reverse this situation."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye had a new idea.

He laughed and said, "If we are to develop our national economy, shouldn’t the Kremlin also lead by example and support our domestic enterprises?"

Puding was taken aback, not knowing what Wang Ye meant, so he asked back, "Of course we should, but what are you referring to..."

"I just bought Volvo, Land Rover and Jaguar, didn’t I? So these three brands should now be considered our national brands. So, shouldn’t the state cars used by the Kremlin and other public service cars also be changed to these three brands?" Wang Ye said with a smile.

As far as he knew, most of the cars in the Kremlin were Mercedes-Benz.

And in the Duma, government offices, and police department, many are using Audi and Volkswagen.

Not to mention, the official cars provided by the Duma to its congressmen are all Audi!

A large number of police cars are Volkswagen.

There’s a reason for this, because German car companies have been in Russia for a long time, their market shares are high, and their brands are well-known.

As for Land Rover and Volvo, they are relatively rare in Russia.

Upon hearing this, Puding was speechless. He had to admit that Mikhail was quite blunt to him.

In his presence, he was thinking about "mixing private affairs with public duties".

But he liked this kind of "mixing private affairs with public duties"!

Wang Ye was right, from now on, Volvo, Jaguar, and Land Rover would indeed be Russia’s property, and they could be loosely considered as national enterprises.

Including the Kremlin, all official cars should indeed be replaced with these three brands.

Especially in the Kremlin, and the cars for foreign affairs, that is a matter of national dignity.

If you don’t support your own brand, how can you expect other countries in the world to buy these brands?

On this point, all car powers have made their stand clear.

Take Japan for instance, you can basically see on TV that the cars of the head of state and those for hosting foreign guests are definitely domestic brands, that is, Toyota.

And for the United States, undoubtedly, it’s domestic brands as well, such as Cadillac, Lincoln, and Chevrolet, etc.

Germany goes without saying, it has many choices, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen, and BMW, are all big brands.

Even in a country like the UK where the auto industry is declining, they are very supportive of Land Rover, even though the brand was sold long ago, but it did originate from the UK.

Actually, the UK has given birth to quite a few luxury car brands.

No need to mention Land Rover and Jaguar, there are also Rolls Royce, Bentley, McLaren, and Aston Martin!

Of course, these brands have all been sold to foreign companies...

But the British royal family still uses Land Rovers, which is a way of advertising for their domestic enterprises.

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"Look, even the British royal family uses Land Rovers, so the cars for the Kremlin and for receiving foreign guests, should also be changed to Land Rover and Jaguar, there should be no problem with this." Wang Ye said with a smile.

The reason why they did not use domestic brands like Lada or GAZ in the past was clearly because these brands weren’t suitable for diplomatic occasions due to their low tier.

But the class of Land Rover and Jaguar is definitely up there, whether they are used by Puding himself, or for foreign guests, at least it won’t embarrass them!

Gavriil chimed in from the side, "Mikhail’s suggestion is great! I have researched these three brands, and seen Mikhail’s own car fleet; the Land Rover Range Rover is indeed very beautiful and is not inferior to Mercedes-Benz in terms of safety and comfort. If there are occasions that require a sedan, Jaguar has very high-end sedan models to choose from. As for routine official cars, Volvo is the best choice; affordably priced, economical and practical!"

Rossiyana felt that she could add a few words in this topic.

She quickly said, "Yes, I bought a Land Rover Range Rover myself. It is indeed very comfortable and safe to drive, especially in snowy weather, it is very stable and safety."

With their back-and-forth discussion, Puding felt a little embarrassed to refuse...

Of course, he didn’t plan to refuse in the first place.

Wang Ye was right, if he only supports it in word but not in reality,

Obviously Wang Ye has spent a lot of money to buy a few good car brands and is planning to build factories domestically, but he is still using foreign car brands.

What would people think when they see this?

So, he readily said, "No problem! Gavriil, make a budget for this when you have time, and first change all the cars in the Kremlin to these three brands. As for the official cars, we will communicate with the government later and issue an order."