Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 944 - 872: Wealthy and Imposing_2

Chapter 944: Chapter 872: Wealthy and Imposing_2

Wang Ye smiled and asked, "Does anyone have any questions? Today I’m here, and you can bring up any difficulties for discussion."

Little Brother Ma hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something, but held back from speaking out.

Perhaps he felt that as the CEO of the company, if he brought every difficulty to the major shareholder, wouldn’t that appear as if he were incompetent...

However, another executive couldn’t restrain himself and raised his hand to speak.

"Mr. Mikhail, hello, I am Liu Ping, the company’s Chief Strategy Investment Officer, responsible for corporate strategy, investment acquisitions, and investor relations."

This President Liu, bore some resemblance to Little Brother Ma.

Not that they looked alike, but they gave a similar impression—both seemed studious, with fair complexions and a pair of black-rimmed glasses perched on their faces.

They spoke politely, in a slow and gentle manner, exuding an aura of refined grace.

Wang Ye recognized his name immediately, knowing exactly who he was.

In his previous life, he had been one of the few titans of Tencent, and even it could be said that President Liu’s real status and power within Tencent was second only to Little Brother Ma!

This was evident from the business scope he managed: strategic direction and investment acquisitions...

It was well-known that Tencent was once called an "investment company."

They conducted acquisitions all over the world, basically purchasing shares in any gaming company with potential.

Either through full ownership or merely as financial investments, like Riot Games, which was fully owned by Tencent.

The globally popular League of Legends had undoubtedly earned Tencent an unimaginable amount of money.

And Honor of Kings, the mobile game derived from League of Legends, had grown into a massive cash generator coveted by game companies across the world.

Such a game, which appeared very simple, even "rudimentary," was capable of generating tens of billions in revenue for Tencent annually—absolutely preposterous!

Moreover, Honor of Kings set many records in the gaming industry, like the number of players, highest single-day and annual revenues, the first to surpass ten billion US dollars in revenue, the highest-grossing mobile game in history, and so on!

All of these achievements were because Tencent had complete ownership of Riot Games...

And then there was Bluehole; when PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds became a hit, Tencent decisively invested and acquired a significant share of Bluehole.

Although it didn’t secure the license to bring PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to China, which prevented the game’s domestic release.

But no matter, Tencent’s strength lay in the mobile gaming domain.

Thus, they directly released Game for Peace, another game that became a hit, earning Tencent a considerable amount of money...

Then came the PUBG Mobile version, whose revenue quickly rivaled that of Honor of Kings!

Of course, these investments all involved Liu Ping’s strategic planning, which is why he held a high and weighty position within Tencent and made a substantial contribution!

...

"President Liu, please speak," Wang Ye said courteously.

For competent people, Wang Ye always showed great respect.

After all, the stronger Liu Ping’s abilities, the more money he would make for Wang Ye in the future.

Such individuals certainly deserved that respect!

"Mr. Mikhail probably knows that our company had a small-scale public listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the first half of this year.

We only issued twenty percent of the tradable shares, which was also to reserve enough shares for a future Nasdaq listing.

However, after going public, the stock price has not performed well; it has even broken issue price now.

This issue has been discussed several times at our company’s executive meetings, and currently, there are two approaches under consideration.

The first one involves the company spending money to repurchase shares to boost investor confidence and increase the stock price. However, this will consume a large amount of the company’s funds, affecting investment in various business areas.

The second approach is to let it be, as we have already raised funds from the listing, and the money is in our hands—stock price fluctuations don’t have a significant short-term impact on the company. But in the long run, it could have an adverse effect on the company’s image and future listing on Nasdaq.

So far, we haven’t decided which approach to take.

Since Mr. Mikhail is also here today, could you perhaps make a decision for the company?"

President Liu asked earnestly.

Wang Ye nodded without providing an immediate answer but counter-asked him, "Which solution do you lean towards, President Liu?"

Caught by surprise, Liu Ping quickly responded, "I personally favor the first method. Although it utilizes a substantial amount of funds in the short term, the funding issue can be resolved through other channels. If the company’s image and reputation in the investment market were to be damaged, it would lead to endless troubles!"

Wang Ye smiled faintly, without any hesitation, said, "Then let’s buy back the shares, however many are on the market we’ll repurchase! Money is not the issue, and if the money on the company’s accounts isn’t enough, we can issue a portion of the shares to Polar Bear Investment specifically, and have Polar Bear Investment provide the funds."

This is what they call financial clout!

Now, Tencent, after going public in Hong Kong Stock, has a market value of just about five or six billion Hong Kong Dollars, or not even one billion US dollars.

Twenty percent of the circulating shares, even if bought in entirety, would only amount to less than two hundred million US dollars.

This amount of money is something Polar Bear Investment can completely handle on its own.

But Tencent’s shares, now available at such a low price, in two years, they’ll truly be hard to come by...

...

Applause echoed in the Meeting Room, with Wang Ye speaking out, everyone felt a huge relief.

The big problems faced by the company, Mr. Mikhail presented solutions for all of them today.

Both offering money and effort, where else could you find such a major shareholder!

After the meeting, Little Brother Ma and the others hosted a lavish welcoming dinner for Wang Ye.

Naturally, this kind of business banquet couldn’t compare with the state-banquet level dinners Wang Ye often attended...

After tending to official business, upon returning to the hotel in the evening, Wang Ye took a hot bath, changed into comfortable and soft pajamas and lazily made his way to sit by the living room sofa.

He lit a Black Russian cigarette and began to send clouds of smoke spiraling, while CCTV News was being broadcast on the television.

The country had just joined the WTO not long ago, foreign investment flocked in, and as seen on the news, the entire nation was in the midst of vigorous development, thriving and prosperous.

Wang Ye glanced at his phone and remembered something, so he picked it up and dialed a number.

This was Han Xiaodan’s cell phone number.

...

Inside the Peng City University dormitory, Han Xiaodan was chatting idlely with several roommates.

The term was about to start, and everyone had returned. Han Xiaodan was the last one in her dorm to come back to school.

While Wang Ye was attending the welcoming dinner that night, Han Xiaodan and a few roommates were also dining out at a restaurant off campus.

They had just returned to the dormitory after the meal.

While talking about going home for the summer break, Han Xiaodan did not mention her "blind date" with Wang Ye.

"Xiaodan, what are you busy with?"

The call connected, and Wang Ye asked gently.

"Ah, Brother Ye, have you finished with work? I’m not busy, just playing with classmates in the dormitory," Han Xiaodan quickly responded.

"You’re a junior this year, right? Have you considered taking up any part-time jobs related to your major?" Wang Ye further asked.

Han Xiaodan’s heart fluttered, she thought of Little Brother Ma who picked them up at the Airport today.

Could it be Tencent Company...

"Of course I’ve thought about it, it’s just that I’m only a junior; I doubt any company would want an intern like me," she replied a bit shyly.

"I have some business dealings with Tencent, and I’m quite familiar with General Ma. Would you like to work at Tencent?" Wang Ye asked directly, no longer beating around the bush.

As expected!

Han Xiaodan knew she had guessed right, Wang Ye indeed had connections with Tencent!

She wasn’t foolish, of course she understood that this was an opportunity for her that she couldn’t refuse.

She quickly answered, "That would be great! Tencent Company is where most graduates from my major want to go, I would definitely be willing to do an internship there in advance."

"Alright then, someone from Tencent’s human resources will be in touch with you. If you run into any problems later on, you can call me directly, just dial this cell phone number. Get some rest earlier, it’s late, goodbye."

After speaking, Wang Ye hung up the phone promptly.

On the other end, Han Xiaodan held her phone, stunned for quite a while.

That’s it, the call ended?

Isn’t there anything else to talk about...