Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 657: The Boss Has To Take Action_1

Chapter 657: Chapter 657: The Boss Has To Take Action_1

"The area is a bit small, I see there are no buildings around, it’s all wasteland.

Why not simply allocate 10 million square meters to the Russian Auto Group, this would also facilitate the future expansion of the factory area.

Keep in mind, the Russian Auto Group owns three major brands, the future scale of production will be quite massive.

Oh, the initial investment in this factory is a billion US dollars.

There are also secondary and tertiary investment plans, and the total scale will exceed 50 billion US dollars.

When everything is constructed, this will become Russia’s, or even Eastern Europe’s, largest automobile industry base.

So 10 million square meters is barely enough, right?"

Wang Ye casually spoke, drawing a grand picture for the relevant departments in attendance.

We can’t really say he was just making enticing promises either, these were indeed Wang Ye’s long-term plans. His initial billion-dollar investment is also solid and without exaggeration!

As long as these three brands are well-operated, it is indeed necessary to expand the factory area and build new production workshops in the future.

The idea of the automobile industry base is also not implausible.

His words, immediately stirred up the excitment of a few government officials, including those from Moscow State.

This is all about their political achievements!

And they trust Wang Ye’s word wholeheartedly. No kidding, this is not a regular businessman.

In front of them, not only is he one of the biggest oligarchs in Russia, more importantly, he also holds prominent positions in public office like being Deputy Speaker of Duma, Chairman of the Economic Committee!

Such a big shot wouldn’t just make empty promises.

Moreover, even though Wang Ye is here to visit the site as the chairman of the Russian Auto Group today,

People wouldn’t simply forget his official position and treat him only as a regular businessman, right?

That’s obviously impossible!

Since Wang Ye made this request, and this plot of land isn’t planned for elsewhere, it is state-owned land after all, laying it to waste is also wasteful, it would be better to oblige to Vice Speaker’s request, a legitimate one that is.

Everyone happily satisfied their own needs.

Thus, in regards to Wang Ye’s request, the relevant government personnel and those from Moscow State looked at each other and nodded in agreement, indicating they had no objections.

Wang Ye’s words were equivalent to just "grabbing" 5 million square meters of land for free!

Of course, this effect is only because he said such things, if it was someone else, like Khodorkovsky, it would definitely not have the same effect.

That’s the power of being both a "senior official" and an "oligarch".

There is money if money is wanted, and there is power if power is wanted!

In Russia, a country that had just stepped into the "free world", as long as they do not offend a few specific people, everything else is just a sweep...

Kaja, who was following Wang Ye, admired him tremendously.

It indeed takes the boss to make the move!

She led a professional team and had been busy moving around, negotiating with Moscow State, and also with the government, and finally obtained 5 million square meters of free land. She thought she had gained an incredible deal.

Last night she even boasted in front of the boss, thinking she had accomplished a great service.

But today, the boss just needed to casually utter a sentence, and he asked for another 5 million square meters of free land.

Yet, the expressions on those public officials’ faces seemed like they were the ones who got the advantage...

This is the difference!

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What is the concept of 10 million square meters? To be honest, Wang Ye didn’t even know.

However, roughly estimating in his heart, he knew it definitely wouldn’t be small.

Assuming it is 1,000 meters long and 10,000 meters wide, the total area would exactly be 10 million square meters.

That is 1 kilometer long and 10 kilometers wide...

That is almost the size of a small city!

But it was actually not an excessive demand for the suburbs of Moscow. What they lack here is everything, but land.

Large swaths of land were lying fallow, either covered by forests, or blanketed with wild grass, without even farmers to sow the fields.

People were already few here to begin with, and this being the suburbs of Moscow, people would rather find work in the city, regardless of how low the wages could be, it was still better than planting potatoes in the frozen ground!

Therefore, this large land was lying fallow.

Now, Wang Ye’s Russian Auto Group is planning to invest tens of billions of US dollars, to build an automobile industry base. Just saying that they require 10 million square meters wouldn’t be a stretch, even if it were doubled, there wouldn’t be any problem.

Such large-scale investment, to be honest, hasn’t been witnessed here since the breakdown of the former Soviet Union ...

Once it truly becomes successful, whether it’s for Moscow State or the government, the benefits will far outweigh a piece of wasteland!

This large factory area is for the production of cars. One can imagine how many more supporting enterprises will settle here in the future.

At a larger scale, this place might even become a "satellite city" of Moscow in the future, or say, a Car City!

Think about how many jobs it could provide, how much fiscal revenue and tax it could generate!

How much political achievement it could provide!

Therefore, even if it wasn’t Wang Ye coming here, it’s possible that someone else could obtain a large piece of land. However, if it was somebody else then Moscow State and the government might have to put up some fronts.

They would need to give some benefits, after all this a large piece of land and they are just giving it for free!

But in front of Wang Ye, they definitely wouldn’t dare to be corrupt.

Joking aside, this man is Deputy Speaker of the Duma, he already monitors government officials at all levels and he also holds the power to punish bribery.

Wouldn’t bribing him be like a rat bowing to a cat...

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Watching from the roadside wasn’t thrilling enough. Following Wang Ye’s order, the fleet of Land Rovers drove down the road, making a round on the country road of the wasteland.

This was when the Land Rover’s powerful off-road capability was needed. The snow was kneed deep but it posed no challenge.

The police cars and the official cars weren’t brave enough to follow.

After touring around, Wang Ye had a clear understanding of how "vast" the land he had acquired was, and then he was satisfied enough to set off on his return journey.

On the way back, he reminded Kaja, "Coordinate with the three brand headquarters as soon as possible, let them send professional staff over, and cooperate in building the factory area."

To build a whole car factory, the production experts definitely need to be overseeing the whole process, providing professional opinions.

They also need to communicate with the three major brands in advance and relocate a part of the production lines from the original factory here.

Volvo and Land Rover Jaguar originally had their factories in Western and Northern Europe, where labor costs are extremely high, production costs can’t be reduced, so naturally profits can’t be increased.

The continuous loss over the years, a big part of the reason lies therein.

Wang Ye had thought it through. After acquiring these three brands, the main production tasks would be transferred to Russia.

This place is halfway across the Eurasian continent. The cars produced here, whether they are to be sold in Europe or Asia, would be much more convenient.

After all, the transportation distance is not far, the freights are not high, and the efficiency would also be higher.