Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 656: The Land is not Worth Money_1

Chapter 656: Chapter 656: The Land is not Worth Money_1

Moreover, when engaging in education fund activities, Khodorkovsky can’t directly propose it himself.

If he proposes it, he might not get the government’s permission...

Some might wonder why, if there’s a wealthy person willing to pay out of pocket for charity, to improve the treatment of teachers from remote areas, why isn’t that allowed?

The reason is pretty straightforward, why are you doing this?

What’s your intention?

How would the masses perceive it?

But with Wang Ye’s identity, conducting these activities after consulting with the Kremlin makes everything smooth and natural.

It’s as if he’s using his position and influence to pave the way for Khodorkovsky to earn the Kremlin’s nod of approval, facilitating this event.

Upon realizing this, how could Khodorkovsky ever blame Wang Ye?

"The Energy Ministry is behind all this, The Kremlin is the likely culprit, yet their motive remains unknown. Uncle, you... be careful in the future. However, from what we can see, the Kremlin seems to be quite satisfied with how we’ve handled this. They likely won’t cause any more trouble, " Wang Ye suddenly said.

Khodorkovsky responded with a mild smile, saying in a leisurely manner:

"I’ve suspected this for some time, but that is to be expected. They’ve been considering action against Yukos Group for a while now. Wait until now to strike, it’s already beyond my anticipation.

Fortunately, our group’s restructuring to involve new shareholders and our public listing in America means that even if they’re not willing, they wouldn’t dare cause more trouble.

Misha, don’t start thinking that them not causing more trouble equates to them doing us a favor.

This is entirely something we’ve fought for ourselves, they have nothing to do with it!"

Wang Ye sighed inwardly. He’s been trying hard to ease the conflict between Khodorkovsky and the Kremlin.

However, it’s clear that there hasn’t been any effect, Khodorkovsky still holds deep reservations about the Kremlin.

Certainly, perhaps the Kremlin was only appeasing him this time, but they remain unconvinced by Khodorkovsky.

.....

A few days after dinner at the Kremlin, as expected, the energy ministry has gone quiet, and no one mentioned the energy sector’s export rights again.

It’s as if this issue has never been raised before.

Of course, Wang Ye is not going to organize any industry meetings or solicit opinions.

Both parties, seemingly in tacit agreement, straightly ignored the issue.

Big Shots indeed aren’t easy to manage. Even though Wang Ye doesn’t have to handle the businesses’ affairs, he’s still filled with complicated daily tasks.

+Before the Yukos Group business could be finished, the Russian Auto Group already has something requiring Wang Ye to give a final decision.

....

According to Wang Ye’s plan, after acquiring the three major car brands, he wants to establish a large vehicle factory in Russia.

Now that the acquisition procedures have been completed, Volvo, and Jaguar and Land Rover, belong entirely to the Russian Auto Group. Subsequently, the construction of the domestic factory is now on the agenda.

"Boss, recently, my team and I have been in contact with government-related departments, and we’ve preliminarily discussed with Moscow State about plans to build the factory in the suburbs of Moscow.

Because this location has robust logistics, a dense population, and is also the country’s largest consumer market, it’s more suitable for factory building than any other region.

We’ve selected a plot of land already. Whenever you have time, take a look, if it’s appropriate, we can lock it down," Kaja reported to Wang Ye.

Moving vehicle production to Russia, this was also part of the plan made before the acquisition.

Because without local production, the investment would purely be about making money, rather than developments in the domestic automobile industry.

Furthermore, without a local factory, there would be no significant job opportunities or economic growth, so the Kremlin would naturally not provide any support.

So, acquiring the brands was the secondary task. Building a factory domestically was the main task!

Wang Ye nodded, stating matter-of-factly, "No problem, let’s go there tomorrow. Schedule appointments with the relevant departments. We’ll make the decision on-site. There’s quite a time crunch."

Indeed, to build a large-scale car factory that will consist of four major workshop areas—stamping, car body, painting, and assembly—

The construction requirements are quite high. The installation and testing of the production line, as well as the establishment of supporting factories, is time-consuming.

This process will be incredibly lengthy!

With that in mind, it’s crucial to shorten each stage’s duration and increase efficiency.

.....

The next day, a line of cars, led by police cars, vehicles flashing and blaring, rushed out of Moscow, heading straight to the eastern suburb.

The types of cars in this convoy were varied.

The lead cars were a couple of old Audi sedans painted navy blue and white, clearly police cars.

Afterward, there were four or five black Audis or Mercedes-Benz. The license plates indicated these were official cars from Moscow State. The occupants were definitely high-ranking officials.

Behind them were several brand new Volvo sedans. Based on the license plates, they were government cars.

Recently, some government departments started procuring new cars, supporting our own brands.

Following them, ten sleek-looking black Land Rover Range Rovers, each with a blue flashing light on top—clearly a sign of authority.

Many knew this, these were Deputy Speaker Mikhail’s cavalcade!

The only one in Moscow...

This convoy was headed to the plot to inspect and lock down the land for the automobile factory.

After leaving the city and traveling eastward for approximately twenty minutes, the convoy came to a halt near a vast wasteland.

With the clanging sound of car doors opening and closing, a crowd got out of the cars:

A dozen Russian cops and about ten bodyguards from Wang Ye’s team formed a protective circle on the outside.

Inside, there were over a dozen government personnel, who stood on the wasteland with Wang Ye, after exiting the highway.

A Moscow State employee leading the group introduced the area to Wang Ye with a smile, "Chairman Mikhail, this land covers an area of around five million square meters. It is intended to be allocated to the Russian Auto Group for factory construction. The state government will cover the costs of infrastructure and land leveling and give it to the Russian Automobile Group for free!"

Five million square meters!

This is undoubtedly a substantial area.

As Wang Ye understands, the total area of BMW’s factories in Tiexi and Dadong in the future is roughly as large as this.

And those two factories were regarded as BMW’s worldwide model plants—with incredibly advanced facilities.

However, Wang Ye was slightly dissatisfied. As everyone knows, in Russia, if it’s not about energy, it’s about land.

A area vast and sparsely populated, where land is incredibly cheap!