Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 625: A Huge Donation_1

Chapter 625: Chapter 625: A Huge Donation_1

Zhang Xiaoxi hadn’t spoken to Wang Ye for a while, with all communications regarding the renovation being handled with Nalan Yaqi.

She knew that Wang Ye must be busy with other things, so unless it was something important, she didn’t want to disturb him.

Now that Wang Ye had suddenly called, Zhang Xiaoxi felt a bit surprised.

She quickly responded, saying, "I’m at the Prince’s Mansion, we started the renovation today."

"You should have delegated those tasks to your subordinates. The Spring Festival is coming, aren’t you going to go back home to celebrate?" Wang Ye asked with a gentle laugh.

Zhang Xiaoxi awkwardly replied, "I decided not to go back this year. I’d rather keep an eye on the progress of the construction, fearing they won’t do a good job. By the way, boss, didn’t you mention that you had a task for me? What is it?"

Hearing her say this, Wang Ye didn’t try to persuade her further, and instead answered:

"You know I donated money to the school last year. Based on what you and my parents have shared, it does appear that the school spent it constructively on the gymnasium and the dormitory buildings. The financial records are open, and everything seems in order."

"As such, I’ve decided to donate some more money."

"This time, let’s donate a bit more. Our school truly needs a reconstruction. Many of the teaching buildings and the office structures are old."

"How about we just plan a complete renovation of the entire campus? It might be easier that way."

Zhang Xiaoxi was taken aback. The whole campus was to be rebuilt?

How much money would that cost?

But on second thoughts, considering how wealthy Wang Ye currently was, this budget must seem like a drop in the bucket to him.

At the Prince’s Mansion alone, the cost of renovation and reconstruction was already 1.8 billion!

The high school was not very extensive, and even if it required the construction of several teaching buildings and office blocks, the associated cost would not be too high.

The expenses definitely would not exceed those of the Prince’s Mansion renovation...

She then asked, "So, how much are you planning to donate?"

After some contemplation, Wang Ye replied, "Would $5 million USD be enough? Actually, let’s make it $10 million. I want them to make the new campus beautiful and get it right the first time."

If he was going to donate, Wang Ye aimed to turn his alma mater high school into one of the best schools in the province!

$10 million USD might not seem like much for the province’s key high schools twenty years from now.

However, in 2003, that amount of money could be used to accomplish many things.

In addition, the high school Zhang Xiaoxi and Wang Ye graduated from was located in a small county town in the mainland where the land was free and the construction costs low.

With such a hefty sum, they could certainly build a beautiful new campus!

Zhang Xiaoxi was staggered. Ten million USD...

Just casually donating such a sum... Is this what a billionaire does?

Of course, Zhang Xiaoxi was not privy to Wang Ye’s actual wealth.

Based on the information Wang Ye provided her and the publicly available data, Zhang Xiaoxi estimated that Wang Ye’s net worth must be in the range of $20-$30 billion USD.

"Ten million dollars... That’s a lot!" she exclaimed.

Wang Ye laughed and said, "It’s okay. I can afford to give back to my old school and provide better learning conditions for the juniors. Our hometown is poor, and the only path for children there is through education. If I have the ability, I should help them broaden that path."

This was indeed a heartfelt sentiment from Wang Ye.

The small county town he grew up in had next to no resources, and even a few decent factories were hard to find. It was a typically impoverished area.

Perhaps, his father’s Flour Improver Factory was already considered as the largest enterprise in the county...

Hearing Wang Ye’s words, Zhang Xiaoxi also felt a bit emotional and she concurred with him.

"So, you want me to hand the cheque to Teacher Liu, just like last time?" she asked.

"No, this time make the donation in the name of your asset management company. I don’t want it to be under my personal name, it would attract too much attention," Wang Ye responded chuckling.

The company managed by Zhang Xiaoxi was difficult for outsiders to trace in terms of who truly held controlling shares.

On the surface, the principal and the only shareholder was a fund in Xiangjiang. Then, this fund in Xiangjiang was backed by an offshore company...

In short, after a large roundabout, it was impossible for ordinary people to uncover the true situation behind this company.

Zhang Xiaoxi awkwardly smiled. Since Wang Ye didn’t want the limelight, he intended for her to step into it!

But there was nothing she could do. He was the boss and she worked for him.

As an employee, she had to follow her boss’s words.

She directly replied, "Okay, I’ll channel this money through the asset management company. The school is on holiday now, so after the New Year celebrations, I will make a trip to finalize everything."

Wang Ye nodded, "Thank you for your help, and I wish you a Happy New Year in advance."

Zhang Xiaoxi immediately wished Wang Ye a Happy New Year as well.

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After hanging up, Zhang Xiaoxi stood in place for a while, pondering how to execute Wang Ye’s request perfectly.

This donation of $10 million USD was an enormous sum for their high school!

The money donated last year was indeed used effectively and no unpleasant incidents occurred.

But that did not guarantee that this $10 million USD would be used in the same way!

Money can corrupt and a vast sum of $10 million USD could easily tempt some to take chances...

They definitely didn’t want this good deed turning sour, spawning a host of problems, leaving Wang Ye displeased, and the school in disgrace.

That would not sit well with anyone.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoxi decided to nip this potential problem in the bud!

After figuring it all out, she stepped towards the site management office nearby with a relaxed smile on her face to discuss the matter with Manager Gao.

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"What? Your company wants to donate $10 million USD to a high school in a county town! All this money is to be used to reconstruct a new campus?"

Manager Gao was so stunned after hearing Zhang Xiaoxi’s explanation that he almost jumped out of his seat.

Making donations to schools might be common for prestigious institutions abroad.

But it was quite rare in China, let alone for a high school in a small county town!

And casually donating an incredible $10 million USD!

What kind of high school needed all that money?

Just how wealthy must the donor be to casually donate $10 million USD to an obscure high school!

Manager Gao was truly baffled...

An idea popped into his head and he blurted out, "Is the donor the owner of this Prince’s Mansion?"

Indeed, only someone willing to spend nearly two billion on refurbishing a mansion would generously donate such a huge sum of money to some unremarkable school!

Clearly, Manager Gao was quite sharp and managed to guess the truth.

However, Zhang Xiaoxi was not going to admit to it.

With a smile, she said, "It doesn’t matter who donated the money. After all, it wasn’t donated to you. All you need to do is tell me whether you can help me contact a reputable construction company to take over the project of reconstructing my alma mater’s high school."