Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 940 - 870: The Crux of the Matter_2

Chapter 940: Chapter 870: The Crux of the Matter_2

But to say it’s fake, this private jet, and this whole group of foreigners showing Wang Ye such respect, is inexplicable...

She once suspected Wang Ye staged this grand scene deliberately, wondering if he had any ulterior motives toward her.

But that didn’t make sense either because her modest "fortune" and looks surely weren’t worth someone going to such lengths!

If this private jet wasn’t bought by Wang Ye, and instead was rented, the cost must not be cheap either.

Plus, this whole group of foreign "actors," such a high cost for just putting on a "play" in front of her?

The cost was just too much!

Besides, even if Wang Ye put on such a show, she wouldn’t just go along with him like that.

Moreover, after winning the big prize last time, the money she saved from buying a house was not on her, but saved by her mother for her.

To target her few million in savings seemed utterly unrealistic...

No matter how wildly Han Xiaodan let her thoughts run, it didn’t affect Wang Ye at all.

He merely demonstrated a limited amount of his "capability" in front of Han Xiaodan, with a simple goal of letting her know he does "big business."

That way, it would be convenient to arrange her job later on, at least Han Xiaodan wouldn’t have any questions or concerns.

And, for quite some time, Wang Ye didn’t plan to let Han Xiaodan get involved in too many things, nor would he tell her too much information.

Just to train her first and decide on the next steps once she had grown.

As for how to position Han Xiaodan, one could do it like Zhang Xiaoxi.

In other words, for them, Wang Ye had no emotional considerations, feeling that they could be trusted and could help him control part of the business resources.

Of course, what they actually feel about Wang Ye and whether there are emotional factors involved is beyond Wang Ye’s control...

......

Zhongyuan to Peng City didn’t take much time, just over two hours had already arrived at Peng City Airport.

As the plane landed, Han Xiaodan followed Wang Ye, just about to step down the gangway, and froze as she looked below.

Because she saw several cars parked on the apron below.

And there was a familiar figure, waiting in front of the cars with several people.

Isn’t that... Brother Ma!

Clearly, the one waiting there was none other than Little Brother Ma himself!

Not only because Wang Ye was indeed the real big boss of Tencent but also because when the company most needed support, Wang Ye had appeared, casually offering Tencent Company an unimaginably high valuation!

He infused the company with a large sum of money, directly helping Tencent Company make a leap in development.

It could be said that without Wang Ye’s substantial investment then, Tencent may have developed well, but certainly not as smoothly as it did.

Therefore, for Wang Ye, Little Brother Ma was filled with gratitude.

Where else could one find such a good major shareholder?

Someone who only provided funds, was extremely generous, and had no intention of interfering with the management, much less nitpicking...

As a result, knowing that Wang Ye was coming to Peng City, Little Brother Ma made preparations well in advance.

Today, he personally brought staff to the airport for the pick-up!

It wasn’t strange for Han Xiaodan to recognize Little Brother Ma, considering he was also a graduate of Peng City University’s Computer Science Department, and as Tencent Company grew more famous, he had become a "legendary alumnus" of Peng City University.

Adding to that, Tencent Company had been recruiting at Peng City University for the past two years, so Little Brother Ma would occasionally attend career talks at the university.

Han Xiaodan had attended such a career talk, so she had a rather deep impression of this senior.

She even planned to work at Tencent after graduation...

After all, Peng City University wasn’t any prestigious school; if one wanted to work at a company relevant to one’s major, then Tencent Company was obviously a very good choice.

As for the bigger names like Baidu, Sohu, Sina, which had greater fame, they probably wouldn’t think much of students from Peng City University...

Those companies were located in the capital, where there was no shortage of top talent, and the prestigious universities there were plentiful!

...

Seeing Wang Ye disembark from the plane, Little Brother Ma hurriedly led his team to greet him.

From a distance, he was all smiles and extended both hands.

"Mr. Mikhail, welcome to Peng City!"

Wang Ye smiled and shook hands with him, politely saying, "Sorry to trouble you, General Ma, I might be bothering you for a couple of days this time."

"It’s no trouble at all! You are Tencent’s largest shareholder. To be honest, if you hadn’t come to visit, the other managers and I would have been a bit anxious, wondering if Mr. Mikhail looks down on our company. Otherwise, why wouldn’t you have visited in such a long time? Haha..." Little Brother Ma said with a laugh.

As the two of them conversed, Han Xiaodan did not approach, and since the airport was rather noisy, she couldn’t hear them very clearly.

However, seeing Little Brother Ma’s treatment towards Wang Ye, she could vaguely guess something.

Could it be that the Peng City business Wang Ye mentioned was the Tencent Company...

Thinking about this, she was greatly astonished.

Just now on the plane, Wang Ye said he was in the oil and natural gas business, so how did it come to involve Internet companies?

What exactly does this guy do?

...

After exchanging pleasantries with Little Brother Ma, Wang Ye seemed to remember something.

He turned his head to look at Han Xiaodan and then said to Little Brother Ma, "Oh, I need to trouble General Ma with something. That girl..."

As he spoke, he pointed to Han Xiaodan and continued, "She’s my friend, a student at Peng City University. Could you arrange for a car to take her back to the university?"

As for why Han Xiaodan followed him to Peng City, and what exactly their relationship was, Wang Ye didn’t explain and saw no need to.

Little Brother Ma wasn’t foolish, of course, he wouldn’t pry, and quickly nodded, saying, "Sure, I’ll have someone take your friend back to the university."

He turned his head to specifically find a female staff member, beckoned her over, and whispered a few instructions to her.

Wang Ye then walked over to Han Xiaodan’s side and said with a smile, "I’ll have someone send you back to the university first. I need to take care of some business matters, but I’ll call you when I’m free."

Han Xiaodan nodded obediently, aware that she and Wang Ye didn’t quite have a definitive relationship yet.

So, regarding his affairs, she couldn’t ask too much.

Otherwise, it would be too easy to become annoying...

...

After sending Han Xiaodan off, Wang Ye and Little Brother Ma got into the car.

The accompanying personnel also boarded their vehicles, and the motorcade set off towards Tencent Headquarters.

Nowadays, Tencent was no longer the company it was when Wang Ye first invested a few years ago.

Back then, Tencent Company was in a dire financial state, operating from an old decrepit office building.

But now, with a significant capital injection from Wang Ye, coupled with Tencent’s own business development, its economic situation had greatly improved.

The office location had also moved to a large building in the Nanshan District Technology Park.

Even Little Brother Ma and his team were considering purchasing a piece of land to build their own headquarters...

"Mr. Mikhail, Tencent Company has developed rapidly in the past two years. The number of registered users has now exceeded three hundred million, with over a hundred million monthly active users, and the peak concurrent users reached over eight million! The company’s latest valuation has also surpassed six billion US dollars. Mr. Mikhail, your foresight is truly keen, noticing the potential of Tencent Company two years ago. This investment definitely hasn’t been a loss, haha..."

Little Brother Ma said proudly to Wang Ye.

He could certainly be proud, as it was under his hands-on management that Tencent had achieved its current success.

In the internet industry within the country, Tencent Company is now considered a significant enterprise!

Just three years ago, this was unimaginable...

Wang Ye smiled faintly and casually asked, "It’s indeed a substantial number of users, but how about the company’s profitability? Have you found a way to monetize the traffic?"

Little Brother Ma’s smile faltered, and he found himself at a loss for words.

That’s because Wang Ye had hit the nail on the head, the very issue he had been worrying about recently!