Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 720: Warm Welcome_1

Chapter 720: Chapter 720: Warm Welcome_1

At the end of the symposium, President Liu also made a statement on behalf of everyone.

That is, everyone is very optimistic about the Eastern European market and believes that Lyublino Large Market is very suitable for settling down.

After they return to their home country, they will quickly calculate the first batch of association members who want to develop in Russia, striving to come over to do business in the shortest possible time.

There is no need to talk about the conditions, the only requirement is to reserve them two complete sections, that is, two hundred shops, so that everyone can operate in groups and form a scale advantage.

This condition is not a problem, Zhang Guangming made a promise on the spot.

After the official business was discussed, everyone was having a good time. They planned to drive together to have a look at the New Sun Market.

On the way, President Liu tactfully expressed to Zhang Guangming that he didn’t know if the boss of the New Sun Group, that is, Chairman Mikhail, could take a little time.

They also wanted to meet this real BOSS.

If Chairman Mikhail could make some promises like Zhang Guangming, that would be perfect.

In that case, everyone would have no worries and could come over for full-scale development.

In the final analysis, Zhang Guangming simply does not carry enough weight...

The same words, if spoken by Chairman Mikhail himself, would be a reassurance pill for everyone.

Because for such a big shot, a promise made in public, even if it is verbal, would not generally be retracted!

For President Liu’s request, Zhang Guangming did not dare to make a decision rashly, he just cautiously expressed that he would refer to the boss to see if he could spare the time.

He knows how busy Wang Ye usually is.

Joke aside, at that level, he usually deals with important state affairs.

How could he have time to see a simple business delegation?

So, Zhang Guangming did not hold any hope.

Similarly, although President Liu and his team really wanted to meet the young oligarch and rising star in the "legend," they inherently understood the small chance of that happening.

There were too many levels of hierarchy in between, and these characters may not be interested in meeting small figures like them.

If it weren’t for their plans to develop here, they might not have learned of Mikhail. It is normal not to understand, since they are not from the same country and the news of that era was a bit blocked.

But precisely because they were going to come to Russia to develop, they inquired about it in advance.

You don’t know what you don’t ask, and they were shocked when they did.

The boss of the New Sun Group was currently as popular in Russia as the guy in the Kremlin!

Especially in the last two months, he first got promoted to Deputy Speaker Duma, then took over the Yukos Group and stole the limelight!

What’s even more outrageous is that Mikhail seems to be only in his twenties this year...

At such a young age, with such a status, I’m afraid there’s no second one in the world!

So, their request to see Mikhail, besides wanting to receive a verbal commitment from this big figure, is also fueled by curiosity.

They wanted to see what kind of person could achieve such great success at such a young age.

Honestly speaking, being granted an "audience" by Mikhail is something to brag about in the future...

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When Wang Ye received Zhang Guangming’s call, he was attending the daily meeting of the Economic Committee of the Duma.

After listening to Zhang Guangming carefully explain the situation over the phone, and specifically adding that he would look for Mr. Mikhail’s available time schedule. He believed that the business delegation has more or less settled their issues, and whether he decided to see them or not should not have any significant impact.

Wang Ye considered it for a moment, casually called Yelena over, and asked about his schedule for the next couple of days.

Then he cheerfully said to Zhang Guangming: "Alright, I’ll be free after four o’clock this afternoon. You arrange it, in the grand banquet hall of Xiao Ying Hotel, I will host a banquet to entertain them. It’s always good manners to welcome guests who have come a long way, especially those who come here to give business, we should act as good hosts."

If it was some other delegation from Korea or Vietnam, Wang Ye wouldn’t have bothered to pay any attention.

The key here is that this is a delegation made up of "compatriots" from the home country, naturally, Wang Ye feels close to them in his heart, which is why he is so enthusiastic.

Zhang Guangming was overjoyed, he originally didn’t hold much hope, but didn’t expect Wang Ye to be so agreeable. He quickly said: "That’s great, boss. Rest assured, I’ll arrange it right away."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Ye continued to focus on the regular meeting of the Economic Committee.

The topic of this meeting’s discussion was the housing price issue in Moscow.

Although Russia’s overall economic development hasn’t been good over the past few years, Moscow’s housing prices have been among the highest in the world.

Take the apartment where Wang Ye used to live, for example. The average price went over two thousand US dollars per square meter two years ago.

Housing prices have continued to rise over the past two years, and it’s estimated that the housing prices in that apartment have exceeded three thousand US dollars...

On the one hand, there’s the soaring housing prices, while on the other, ordinary people’s wages remain stagnant.

Even high price levels make wages insufficient for ordinary family’s daily expenses.

So a committee member brought up whether the appearance of high housing prices is a benefit or a detriment to the country, and whether it’s necessary to control housing prices in Moscow and Petersburg.

The reason these two cities were singled out was because these two cities pretty much represent Russia.

In 2003, Moscow’s permanent population had already exceeded ten million. Including the floating population, it reached an astonishing thirteen million!

Petersburg’s population is around five million.

The combined population of the two cities is close to twenty million.

Let’s not forget, Russia’s entire population is barely one hundred and thirty million!

Basically, these two cities, especially Moscow, can represent the entirety of Russia.

And soaring housing prices are only happening in these two cities. Such a situation doesn’t exist in remote small cities.

There are only a few people, families have their own houses, and there’s hardly any new floating population coming in. Naturally, housing prices can’t increase.

So, the core problem they are discussing is Moscow’s housing prices!

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"I made a calculation. The average price of new houses on sale this year has reached two thousand three hundred US dollars per square meter,"

"Meanwhile, the average wage in Moscow is only three hundred US dollars."

"This means that an ordinary person, without eating or drinking, would have to work for fifty years to purchase an apartment around eighty square meters."

"Basically, it’s safe to say that ordinary people can’t afford such high housing prices."

"Especially those students from other places who come to study in Moscow. They are the main force of house buying."

"But judging by their wages after graduation, there’s no hope they can afford a new apartment."

"This is one of the reasons why we’ve lost a significant number of university students in the last few years!"

The committee member said indignantly.