Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 702: Something’s Afoot_1

Chapter 702: Chapter 702: Something’s Afoot_1

Russian Gas Industry Group, that is also a giant company in the energy industry.

It holds around seventy percent of all gas production in Russia, and more importantly, the company has a monopoly on natural gas exports!

That is to say, natural gas exports must go through this company.

Those who can monopolize such a trade will definitely make some money.

The controlling shareholder of the company is state-owned, which has certain historical reasons.

As for why it suddenly wants to expand its shares and bring in new shareholders, what Constantin said might just be part of the reason, but not all.

But Wang Ye didn’t want to know more.

If this investment goes well and he can successfully invest in the Russian Gas Industry, he will definitely make a lot of money.

Still, Wang Ye didn’t want to make the investment personally, he planned to take a detour and establish a new company with the Constantin family through a fund registered abroad, and then invest in the Russian Gas Industry Group.

Perhaps he might use the company managed by Zhang Xiaoxi for investment...

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After thinking it over, Wang Ye nodded and said, "I will seriously consider this matter and let Rossiyana handle the communication for us, such as how much capital we are each contributing, including share ratios, etc."

Constantin was very pleased with Wang Ye’s approach and laughed, "Ha ha, that’s a good choice. When we have more news, we will communicate again."

Without a doubt, Rossiyana is the perfect candidate. Not only is she a legitimately born daughter of the Constantin family, she also serves as Wang Ye’s personal assistant and has a close relationship with both parties.

At the same time, both sides trust her...

After discussing this matter, Wang Ye’s main purpose here was almost completed.

The Constantin family will support Wang Ye’s policy of increasing taxation, and given their family’s influence in the communication industry and their controlling stakes in two major communication companies, it is virtually equivalent to having won over the communication industry.

There will naturally be no problem with the two giants in the energy industry, Yukos Group and Russian Gas Industry Group.

Finally, it will depend on whether Grezlov can manage the financial industry.

However, based on Grezlov’s past record, if he isn’t sufficiently confident, he wouldn’t have accepted this assignment.

"By the way, the Xiao Ying Gambling Center is also yours, isn’t it? I’ve been to the one in Petersburg a few times, and it’s doing quite well. For tourists from Europe who visit Petersburg, the Xiao Ying Gambling Center has also become one of the must-visit spots." Constantin changed the topic and began discussing the gambling center.

Wang Ye casually replied, "It is indeed mine, but the gambling center here is subject to a lot of restrictions, so the business isn’t that great."

The Xiao Ying Group currently owns three gambling centers, located in Moscow, Petersburg, and Yalta.

The one doing the best business, undoubtedly, is the one in Moscow. After all, it’s the place with the most foreigners, especially since several major wholesale markets are located in Moscow, so there are many Chinese businessmen, Vietnamese merchants, black-haired merchants, etc.

Although there is a restriction that does not allow local people to enter, the impact is minimal.

The second best is the one in Yalta.

With increasing advertisement, tourism in Yalta has picked up, including tourists from Asia, Europe, and other places, which is steadily increasing.

Furthermore, the business here will get better and better, and it will inevitably surpass the Moscow gambling center in the future.

Constantin took a hefty puff from his cigar, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Does your Xiao Ying Group have any plans for financing and expanding shares?"

Wang Ye was a bit surprised. Could this old man be thinking about investing in the Xiao Ying Group?

If that was the case, that would be a bit too greedy!

Probably noticing that Wang Ye was somewhat displeased, Constantin quickly clarified, "Don’t get the wrong idea. This just happens to be a coincidence. A few days ago, I chanced upon an opportunity to get a large cruise ship at a very favourable price. I was originally considering reselling the cruise ship for a profit, but you happened to be here, and I remembered that your Xiao Ying Group might find this cruise ship useful."

A cruise ship?

Wang Ye was a bit confused; he doesn’t really know much about the concept.

If they had been talking about a warship, he might have understood, after all, Wagner Company does have a fleet of them!

But why would the Xiao Ying Group need a cruise ship? Are they planning on setting up a sea route for tourism?

"How big is this...cruise ship? If it’s too small, then it’s not much use. By the way, cruise ship tourism is popular in Europe, isn’t it? I haven’t researched much about this aspect." Wang Ye candidly said.

Constantin chuckled in a reserved manner and held up two fingers.

"Two thousand tons? That’s a bit small." Wang Ye guessed.

Constantin shook his head, "Guess bigger!"

"Twenty thousand tons! That could accommodate hundreds or even thousands of tourists, this has some potential." Wang Ye exclaimed in surprise.

As you may know, the Ulan, Wagner’s large cruiser, is only about ten thousand tons and it’s already considered massive.

A twenty-thousand-ton cruise ship would be twice as big, making it difficult for Wang Ye to imagine how large it could be.

However, Constantin was still shaking his head, and with a laugh, he said, "Two hundred thousand tons! Three hundred and sixty meters long, sixty meters wide, capable of carrying over six thousand passengers and two thousand crew members! Is that intriguing or not?"

Wang Ye gasped!

Two hundred thousand tons...

Are there ships this big in the world? Even the largest aircraft carriers are only about one hundred thousand tons!

However, when you think about those giant cargo ships, oil tankers and the like, it’s not too extraordinary to have vessels that are over a hundred thousand tons. But a two hundred thousand-ton cruise ship, that’s still very rare!

"That’s huge! This cruise ship must be very expensive." Wang Ye blurted out.

Constantin casually said, "The market construction cost is approximately 1.4 billion US dollars, I acquired it for 1 billion US dollars. It’s just because of this price difference that I took action. Otherwise, why would I bother buying such a large cruise ship? My family is not in the cruise ship business."

As for the specifics of how and through what channel he acquired the cruise ship, Constantin didn’t say, and Wang Ye didn’t ask further.

Now, what lay before Wang Ye was that the Constantin family wanted to contribute a two hundred thousand-ton super cruise ship, worth 1 billion US dollars, in exchange for shares in the Xiao Ying Group...

Whether or not to accept them as shareholders is something that Wang Ye needs to consider!

Wang Ye quickly began to think. Truth be told, the Xiao Ying Group was indeed a cash cow.

Especially once its operations are underway, its future revenues will grow more and more. After all, gambling has always existed since ancient times and is also one of the oldest industries.

As long as the Xiao Ying Group still holds Russia’s only gambling license, there is no need to worry about not making money.

Would he really want to share a piece of this tempting cake with the Constantin family...

If it were someone else, Wang Ye might have rejected them right away.

However, the terms offered by the other party and its potential benefits are also significant.

This makes the decision rather tricky for Wang Ye.