Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 635: Deep Mystery_1

Chapter 635: Chapter 635: Deep Mystery_1

Wang Ye was almost at a loss for words.

He knew that Khodorkovsky was just trying to console him.

The shares of the Crimea Investment Company cannot be compared with those of the Yukos Group!

In terms of revenue and profit, the Crimea Investment Company does not have any revenue, let alone profit. It is still in the stage of investing money.

Of course, maybe in ten years, the Crimea Investment Company will genuinely be able to rival the Yukos Group.

But who knows...

Khodorkovsky said this probably just to make Wang Ye feel better. He might not even have thought about what the future of the Crimea Investment Company would be.

After a period of silence, Wang Ye finally said resignedly:

"Is this all we can do?

Why can others casually make small changes and turn our lives upside down!"

He was really upset.

This was the first time he felt helpless since he entered the political arena.

Others just manipulated a few "pawns," advocating for the cancellation of the Yukos Group’s oil export rights, and he was powerless to respond.

They even forced Khodorkovsky to give up his controlling stake, turning Wang Ye into the largest shareholder and bringing in foreign capital to deal with the crisis.

Although doing so should have the desired effect, it would solve the crisis without a stir.

But no matter how you look at it, you seem very passive.

The other party did not suffer any loss, and it was like nothing had ever happened.

......

Hearing Wang Ye’s complaints, Khodorkovsky laughed.

He was very open-minded and casually said:

"Doesn’t China have a proverb, what is it...

Yes, you have to bow your head when you’re under the eaves!

If others have higher status and power than us, they naturally have many ways to deal with us.

If you want to avoid such trouble in the future, just keep working hard.

I am looking forward to seeing you become the Duma Speaker soon!

And now that I am no longer the chairman and the largest shareholder of the Yukos Group, I can free up my hands to do something I want to do.

Maybe before long, we won’t have to face such troubles anymore!"

Of course, Wang Ye understood what Khodorkovsky meant.

Was he planning to officially enter the political arena...

I really don’t know, is this the situation that "they" want to see now?

A seemingly insignificant issue triggered a series of chain reactions with unknown consequences.

The reorganization of the Yukos Group, Wang Ye taking the throne as the largest shareholder, Khodorkovsky dispersing his shares and stepping down from the group’s management to formally participate in the next election...

Wang Ye was also curious, who would be the ultimate winner when he looked back at what happened today in a few years!

......

"Okay, stop thinking about it. This may not be a bad thing, it just made me make up my mind.

I am very confident in leaving the Yukos Group in your hands.

Moreover, this group has a mature and stable management team, so you don’t need to worry too much about it and it will not waste your time and energy.

All you have to do is control the overall direction of the group’s development and make decisions on major issues that affect the group’s future."

Khodorkovsky patted Wang Ye’s arm and said with a laugh.

Having said this, what else could Wang Ye do? He could only nod his head.

He grumbled: "Alright, Uncle, you handle the change of ownership. I don’t have any acquaintances in the Euro-American Capital Circle, so just give me a call if you need anything."

Khodorkovsky said cheerfully: "You don’t have to worry about this, I’ll handle it. It should be quick, within a week you’ll receive a notice and then you can attend the board of directors meeting."

......

After leaving the Yukos Tower, Wang Ye got into his car.

His face was devoid of smiles, and he no longer had the frustration and unwillingness he had in Khodorkovsky’s office.

Instead, his brows were furrowed, as if he was contemplating an issue.

The incident with Yukos happened too suddenly and everything changed so quickly.

Everything was still calm at the end of the Embassy’s Spring Festival Gala, and then on the way home, Aleksey revealed the news to him.

Next, Rossiyana gave her opinion.

Immediately following, Khodorkovsky made a snap decision, ready to reorganize the Yukos Group.

Within more than an hour, he was in a daze, and he was about to become the largest shareholder of the Yukos Group...

Anyone looking at this would think that the party who benefitted most would obviously be himself.

At first, Wang Ye thought so too, but from leaving Khodorkovsky’s office to getting into the car, in those few short minutes, his thinking changed!

Because he felt that everything was too coincidental, too smooth.

So smooth it didn’t seem normal!

There is charm in abnormality...

......

When he calmed down, Wang Ye carefully recalled the whole process, feeling more and more confused.

The situation was mired in fog, and he couldn’t see what the truth of the matter was.

Firstly, Aleksey informed him of this.

Rationally and emotionally, it wasn’t out of the ordinary. After all, they had a good relationship and this wasn’t some big secret. He found an opportunity to give Wang Ye a heads-up, allowing himself to be prepared.

There was no problem in reciprocating a favor on his part.

But on the other hand, what if Aleksey was instructed to deliberately reveal this information to him by the "man behind the curtain"?

This isn’t impossible. In fact, there is a high likelihood of this!

And what about Rossiyana, did she really just find out about this matter?

If not, why would she suddenly give him advice on the issue of Yukos Group’s stock ownership?

If the Kremlin has orchestrated this, by doing so, wouldn’t she be opposing her own father-in-law!

Although Rossiyana presented a very reasonable explanation that their family is also an oligarchy with monopolistic nature, this still couldn’t make Wang Ye fully believe.

In case...

In case the Kremlin has really planned all this, then wouldn’t it be very logical for Rossiyana to be one of the "executors"?

Therefore, the more Wang Ye thought about it, the more he felt that something was not right.

Even as for Khodorkovsky, did he already know about this matter beforehand, but deliberately pretended not to know, and went along with the "man behind the curtain" in this play?

The reason Khodorkovsky did this can also be explained.

He had thought of handing over the Yukos Group to Wang Ye long ago. He had made enough money and just happen to take this opportunity to retreat from the group and do something he wanted to do.

For him, this was also called "fighting fire with fire"...