Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 791: Bad Luck_1

Chapter 791: Chapter 791: Bad Luck_1

The Chinese restaurant that Ruan Xiaozhu was talking about was situated on Arbat Street.

Everyone living in Moscow would know this street.

It is the most renowned commercial street in Moscow. It is called a "big" street, but it’s not particularly lengthy, only about a kilometer long in total.

Furthermore, the street is not open to vehicles, only for pedestrians!

This restaurant daringly set up its business in the highly expensive area of Arbat Street, which indicates some degree of strength; otherwise, it wouldn’t even be able to recoup the rent.

At six in the evening, Wang Ye and Nalan Yaqi got off their car at the intersection of Arbat Street, intending to walk to the restaurant.

Following closely behind were two bodyguards, while the rest of the bodyguards and vehicle convoy had to wait nearby.

Wang Ye didn’t want to draw too much attention. Going to a meal accompanied by over a dozen fully armed hefty men would be inappropriate, strangers might even think they were there to rob...

Besides, being in the city center with many patrolling police officers, it’s rather safe here, alleviating concerns about security.

......

Not long after stepping off the vehicle, they saw a conspicuous Chinese signboard named "Huaxia Pavilion Restaurant"!

The name sounds grand, but the restaurant was not large. It was just a three-story building, not situated on the main section of Arbat Street but on a small side street, intersecting with Arbat Street.

Upon reaching the entrance of the restaurant, a Russian beauty clad in a cheongsam enthusiastically greeted them. In her slightly flawed Chinese, she asked, "May I ask... are you here to dine?"

Wang Ye smiled, responding in Chinese, "My friend reserved a private room, Sky room number 6."

Based on Ruan Xiaozhu’s description, this restaurant lacked the typical main hall found in most restaurants, instead relying entirely on private rooms, implying a high level of consumption.

However, upon their arrival, Wang Ye noticed there weren’t many customers.

Since they were meeting his older sister and Yanzi, all of them being close acquaintances, Wang Ye dressed casually.

July in Moscow falls under the best time of the year. Temperatures were in the low twenties, with intermittent rain almost daily, resulting in highly humid air.

Both Wang Ye and Nalan Yaqi dressed in short-sleeved round neck shirts and linen casual pants, sporting sneakers, appearing like regular university students.

Of course, if it weren’t for Wang Ye’s outstanding identity, they would indeed be just university students...

Additionally, Wang Ye deliberately wore a pair of sunglasses, leading the Cheongsam-clad beauty not to recognise the important individual speaking Chinese right in front of her.

Under the guidance of the Cheongsam-clad beauty, Wang Ye and Nalan Yaqi walked into the restaurant.

Not too far behind them, the two bodyguards that followed Wang Ye sat down at the coffee shop next to the restaurant, each ordering a coffee.

By guarding the restaurant entrance, they could respond immediately should any situation arise inside.

......

Under the lead of the Cheongsam-clad beauty, Wang Ye and Nalan Yaqi reached the private room reserved by Ruan Xiaozhu.

Upon entering, they found Ruan Xiaozhu and Yanzi engaged in a conversation while waiting.

Seeing Wang Ye and Nalan Yaqi arrive, the two women promptly stood up, welcoming them with pleasant smiles.

After exchanging greetings, everyone took their seats, Ruan Xiaozhu ordered the dishes, and they all continued their conversation while dining.

"Xiaozhu, do you plan to continue your postgraduate studies?" Nalan Yaqi curiously asked.

Ruan Xiaozhu responded without hesitation: "Of course! The company isn’t too busy at the moment, and postgraduate studies don’t demand daily attendance, so I’m going to continue studying. Furthermore, I plan to study all the way till I earn my doctorate, which should only take three or four years if everything goes smoothly."

Here in Russia, you can directly apply for postgraduate studies after finishing your undergraduate programs; there is no restriction, as long as you want to study, you can!

Two years of postgraduate studies earn you a master’s degree, another three years would be a doctorate equivalent to those in other countries.

Usually, students like Ruan Xiaozhu who studied their undergraduate programs abroad find it extremely difficult to earn their doctorates and obtain the diploma, it’s rather challenging.

Especially for STEM and medical students, it’s even tougher.

However, there are some students who finished their undergraduate studies in their home country and came here to pursue their doctorate, they are relatively more persistent, but such cases are rare.

Ruan Xiaozhu happens to have some spare time, since she needs to work here anyway, she might as well ’casually’ earn a doctorate.

Her Russian is excellent, and she’s serious about her studies. Besides, she’s not studying STEM or medicine, so it should be manageable.

While the two of them were discussing continuing studies, Wang Ye turned to ask Yanzi, "How’s the situation at the St. Petersburg branch?"

Speaking of which, Wang Ye is now Yanzi’s boss, the real deal!

Both Yanzi and Song Xiaogang rely on Wang Ye for their livelihood, so she maintains a somewhat reserved demeanor in front of Wang Ye. Hearing her boss inquire, she promptly set down her chopsticks and replied earnestly:

"The branch in St. Petersburg has improved significantly recently. The group has been investing in advertisements in many European countries, coupled with St. Petersburg being a tourist hotspot in the summer, the influx of European tourists increased, resulting in better business at our branch.

By the way, the renovation of the gigantic cruise ship is underway. I heard from Miss He that it will soon be ready for service."

The cruise ship she was mentioning is the one that the Constantin family used to buy into Xiao Ying Group.

It is already a fully constructed cruise ship; upon its acquisition, Miss He arranged for a professional team to handle the modifications and décor inside the cruise ship to make it more suitable for use.

Given the plan is to start a "gambling at sea" business, several functional areas inside the ship naturally have to be remodelled.

This cruise ship is planned to be stationed at St. Petersburg because it provides a harbor and its proximity to the richer regions of Europe conveniently places it in a superior and strategic location.

Looking at the map, St. Petersburg is located by the Baltic Sea and is near the wealthier western and northern European countries.

Contrarily, Moscow, heading west, is surrounded by Ukraine and Belarus...

Going any further west would only get you impoverished Eastern Europe!

Hence, in terms of potential for the development of the tourism industry, St. Petersburg has so much more than Moscow.

More importantly, when setting sail from St. Petersburg, the cruise ship could make a half-circle around Europe, passing through the richest regions of Europe, and eventually arriving at the Crimea Peninsula!

This is a perfect tourist sightseeing route.

Wang Ye planned for Song Xiaogang and Yanzi to alternate on the cruise ship to learn and gain experience. After a couple more years of grooming, they should be ready to hold their own.

By then, one will be in charge of the gambling center in St. Petersburg, and the other will manage the cruise ship!

......

While the four of them were chatting and dining, some commotion started coming from the neighboring room.

Since the restaurant’s private rooms were converted later on, the walls separating the rooms were likely quite thin, offering poor noise isolation.

Under normal circumstances, this would not affect anything as who would raise their voice while dining?

However, today, whether it was bad luck or something else, Wang Ye and his companions encountered a special situation...