Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 687: What a Steal_1

Chapter 687: Chapter 687: What a Steal_1

After a while, Wang Ye patted Petrov on the shoulder and complimented, "If you were to do business, I estimate you would achieve quite a bit of success, well done!"

Without spending a penny of his own, he could get twenty-five of the latest Ka-60 Helicopters!

This indirectly pulled in a big deal for his United Aviation Group!

Wang Ye was naturally very satisfied.

A smile also appeared on Petrov’s tough face, apparently, he himself was proud of what he had accomplished.

But that was not the end of it. What he said next left Wang Ye and Rossiyana even more astounded.

"By the way, there are also those five IL-76 Transport Aircrafts, which do not need much money, altogether it will just be a million US dollars to get them others," he said.

Wang Ye and Rossiyana looked at each other, the reputation of the IL-76 is too great. Plus, whenever United Airlines sold the IL-76s, they always sold them for $100 million each, without fooling anyone.

Although not many countries bought them...

Now five IL-76s only need one million US dollars, this is absolutely impossible!

Unless Petrov plans to steal or rob!

Before Wang Ye could ask, Petrov took the initiative to give the answer, "Boss, these IL-76s were not intended to be purchased from our own country, because they are too expensive.

I heard from some channels a few days ago that Ukraine has a batch of IL-76s in stock that they want to dispose of, which are basically sold as scrap metal.

Of course, we have to make a selection, picking out several that are best maintained and have the shortest service time.

This one million US dollars, a large part of it will not appear in the form of payment, but is...

You know."

When Petrov said he was buying from Ukraine, Wang Ye immediately understood.

Indeed, it would be unthinkable to expect one million US dollars in Russia. After all, although Russia is poor, it still can hold itself together.

But don’t forget, not only does Russia have IL-76s, Ukraine also has quite a few!

Moreover, Ukraine practically doesn’t even have an air force anymore, the many planes "inherited" in the past are being sold like scrap metal.

Things like IL-76 are of no use to them because Ukraine doesn’t need to deploy its troops thousands of kilometers away.

At the same time, Russia will not allow Ukraine to randomly sell to other countries, they would create obstacles.

So Ukraine can’t sell at a good price!

Look at the prices of the warships Wagner Company bought, and you will know that buying five IL-76s with one million US dollars is not impossible.

And most of the money in this deal probably ends up in somebody’s personal pockets!

What ends up on the accounts is five "scrapped" IL-76s sold to a private company of Russia, treated as scrap metal, each one for a hundred thousand, or even fifty thousand US dollars...

It sounds outrageous.

But reality often surpasses general imagination.

Ukraine even sold a few IL-76s for forty thousand US dollars each in the past, who they were sold to is beyond verification.

If others can take advantage of Ukraine, why can’t Wagner?

These transport aircraft, once they fall into the hands of Wagner Company, would finally find a place to truly fulfill their mission!

......

After Petrov explained, Wang Ye finally understood why he had the courage to include Ka-60s and IL-76s in the purchase order.

Indeed, equipment that does not require any expenditure, why not have it for free!

If it were not for the fact that Wagner Company is restricted in size, and there’s no need for too many air forces, Petrov would probably purchase even more IL-76s.

Even AN-255, the largest transport aircraft in the world, would be on Petrov’s purchase list!

Of course, such a massive transport aircraft is indeed not suitable for Wagner Company.

After all, there are few airports in Africa that can handle the landing of such a giant transport aircraft...

In the end, Wang Ye did not remove anything from the list of weapon equipment to be purchased, presented by Petrov. Everything passed!

...

A few days later, Wang Ye’s private jet took off from Sevastopol Airport and returned to Moscow.

On his trip out, he told Duma that he had come to Crimea for a vacation and to clear his mind.

After all, as a Vice Speaker, he can’t be running around everywhere, especially when going abroad, he must report his itinerary to the authorities.

But no one probably knew that his trip out was not as simple as a vacation.

He even rode a warship, went out to sea for fishing, and personally took down a boat full of pirates!

The process of him firing at pirates was also filmed by Rossiyana with a camera, intended to be kept as a memento.

Actualizing this thing is not illegal and even if others were to find out, they wouldn’t hold anything against it.

It just helps Wang Ye to cultivate the image of a "tough guy" and a "hero" which Russians love!

However, Wang Ye did not intend to voluntarily publicize this matter, after all, he felt uncomfortable after having shed blood and killed someone.

...

Just after returning to Moscow, and before he could even take a rest, Shao Yigu came to visit in person.

This was Shao Yigu’s first visit to Xiao Ying Hotel, without having arranged to meet at Turandot Restaurant, where the two often go.

But Xiao Ying Hotel also has a variety of restaurants, and the chefs’ skills are quite good, after all, it is a gambling center with very high consumption.

In a small private room on the top floor restaurant, Wang Ye, Rossiyana, and Shao Yigu sat there having dinner together.

Shao Yigu looked at Wang Ye and Rossiyana sitting next to each other, seemed to notice something, and chuckled, "Misha, you’re probably at the age where you should consider personal matters."

He didn’t say it too directly, but the meaning is clear, he’s clearly in favor of the relationship between Wang Ye and Rossiyana.

He hopes the two can be together.

But Wang Ye didn’t make a clear stand, he just laughed shyly and changed the subject.

"Uncle Shao Yigu, why did you have time to come and have dinner with me today? I heard you’ve been really busy lately."

Whether Shao Yigu was really busy or not, Wang Ye didn’t know...

However, saying that, it would certainly be correct.

Because at their level, who isn’t busy flying around all day!

That includes Wang Ye!

Shao Yigu sighed, shaking his head and said, "Indeed, I’m a bit busy lately. I’ve been starting to research the situation of the troops and am planning to implement military reform."

This is a big deal. Wang Ye asked curiously, "How are you going to reform? Are you going to cut the army? You can’t cut too much though, after all, they are all elite soldiers, it would be too much of a pity."

Looking at the people recruited by Wagner Security Company, one could tell that due to economic burden, Russia’s forces have indeed lost a large number of elites.

Shao Yigu sighed,

"What other solutions are there? The military expenditure is limited, we just can’t afford that many people!

It’s better to reduce the number and maintain the quality, so that some new equipment can be added.

By the way, Wagner Security Company has purchased a batch of weapon equipment recently, it seems like you guys are doing pretty well."