Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 950 - 875: The Strange Guest (Happy New Year)_2

Chapter 950: Chapter 875: The Strange Guest (Happy New Year)_2

This wasn’t just a courtesy, but a sincere sentiment from the bottom of his heart.

Little Brother Ma was truly grateful to have an investor like Mr. Mikhail, who not only had substantial financial strength but was also willing to invest a significant amount of money to support the company’s development whenever it faced financial crises.

Moreover, he had a clear mind, with a unique insight into the Internet industry, and was able to point out the direction whenever the company lost its way...

Honestly, Little Brother Ma thought that it was only because Mr. Mikhail had more important things to do; otherwise, if he were to start an internet company, he would probably quickly become a world-class giant!

Of course, based on what he knew, Mr. Mikhail probably looked down on internet "small businesses" and would only consider investment, rather than managing it himself.

Wang Ye smiled, patted Little Brother Ma on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "Do well, there aren’t many enterprises in China’s internet industry that catch my eye, Tencent is the first one! Unless there’s a big surprise, Tencent should become the top company in the national internet industry in ten years."

These words stirred excitement in Little Brother Ma.

The top company in the national internet industry...

In the past, he wouldn’t have even dared to dream of it!

When he started Tencent, Little Brother Ma was just trying it out without much expectation.

It could only be said that the times create heroes; he had made it this far with a mix of confusion and luck.

Just as he was about to turn and board the plane, Wang Ye remembered something and stopped in his tracks.

He turned to Little Brother Ma and said, "By the way, when I was in the capital a few days ago, I made an investment in an e-commerce enterprise on a whim."

"Is it Alibaba?" Little Brother Ma blurted out.

After all, in the domestic e-commerce sector, Alibaba was the most famous and successful.

Especially after receiving a huge investment from Softbank, Alibaba became known nationwide overnight, emerging as a leader in the domestic internet industry!

In Little Brother Ma’s view, a person of Mr. Mikhail’s caliber, if investing in the e-commerce sector, would certainly pick a leading company like Alibaba.

Unexpectedly, Wang Ye shook his head.

"No, it’s a company called JD.com.

I really admire the founder, Da Qiangzi; I feel this young man is capable of achieving great things, and the company will definitely have a future.

JD.com is just getting started, but with the investment I’ve provided, they should make a series of big moves this year.

So, later on, I’ll ask him to come to Peng City and meet with you to see if there’s any potential for collaboration between your two companies.

At the very least, if he wants to do advertising, Tencent’s software would be a good choice, haha..."

Wang Ye spoke and acted this way with the intent of having Tencent and JD.com become "brother enterprises," exchanging resources, supporting each other, and growing together!

On the other hand, he didn’t want Tencent to mess around with e-commerce anymore; let professionals handle professional matters.

For e-commerce, just let Da Qiangzi handle it, and Tencent could simply provide a traffic entry point.

In his past life, Wang Ye remembered Tencent struggled with e-commerce for a long time but never made any progress, wasting a lot of money and resources.

The people at Tencent didn’t have the e-commerce "gene"; they really couldn’t play the e-commerce industry...

Eventually, perhaps Little Brother Ma and his team realized this and stopped trying, choosing instead to invest in JD.com and happily playing the role of "investor."

...

Upon hearing the name "JD.com," Little Brother Ma furrowed his brows in thought but couldn’t recall anything.

He paid close attention to the domestic internet industry, and was basically familiar with any company of moderate strength.

Yet he had no impression of this name, clearly it was indeed a small company...

But since it had caught the eye of "Mr. Mikhail" and received investment, the company’s founder must have exceptional abilities!

Little Brother Ma promptly replied, "If it has received Mr. Mikhail’s approval, then the company definitely has prospects for development. Tencent plans to build an online lifestyle platform in the future, and e-commerce is a very important part of that, so I must have a good chat with the boss of JD.com."

Wang Ye simply mentioned the matter to broker a connection between both parties, as for how the two companies would eventually negotiate, and in what way they would cooperate, he couldn’t be bothered to manage that.

Little Brother Ma and Da Qiangzi were both very capable individuals, and they didn’t need him to worry about everything.

With a wave of his hand, and after saying goodbye to Little Brother Ma and the others, Wang Ye turned and ascended the gangway.

Little Brother Ma and the others stood on the apron, watching as the silver private jet slowly taxied onto the runway and then soared into the skies...

...

Meanwhile, as Wang Ye was busy with domestic affairs, Moscow certainly wasn’t slowing down its pace; everyone was busy with their own tasks.

Rossiyana, as Wang Ye’s proxy, presided over the Duma Building, handling the affairs within the faction as well as the Duma’s public affairs.

For ordinary affairs, she could deal with them directly, only needing to keep a record for filing.

Of course, she still had to report the important affairs to Wang Ye for him to make the key decisions and judgments.

Even though the work was heavy, Rossiyana found happiness in it, relishing the tasks at hand.

Ever since she began to slowly get involved in politics at Wang Ye’s side, she discovered that she actually quite liked it, especially after she became the legitimate heir to the Romanov family, Rossiyana felt an additional heavy responsibility upon her.

That was to restore the former glory of the Romanov family!

Of course, Rossiyana had no thoughts of returning Russia to the Tsarist Russia period, as that was unrealistic, considering it was already the twenty-first century, and Russia had long since become a modern country.

But as the only legitimate member of the Romanov family, to bring her family back into the center of national political power, that was the direction she would strive towards in the future.

So, a few days before, she tried to discuss with Wang Ye and self-recommend herself, wanting to become the Prime L!

Unfortunately, this plan was rejected outright by her father-in-law.

But Rossiyana wasn’t disheartened, she was still young, and indeed her experience was not enough, aiming for the position of Prime L directly was indeed a bit unconventional.

However, she had many advantages for a future in politics. First and foremost, her fiancé Mikhail held a high position, wielding significant power, and he seemed not only unopposed but even supportive of her involvement in the political arena.

Besides, that person at the Kremlin was her father-in-law!

Even if this attempt was vetoed by her father-in-law, he did not oppose her entering politics, but merely thought she was not experienced enough for that position, that’s all.

Since that was the case, she thought it would be fine to accumulate experience slowly, and maybe the next time an opportunity arose, Mikhail and her father-in-law would support her!

It couldn’t be said that Rossiyana had great ambitions, she simply wanted to see her family’s splendor restored.

...

While Wang Ye was busy in Peng City, Rossiyana had a visitor at the Duma Office one day.

Yelena knocked and came in to report, "Assistant, there is a gentleman outside looking for you, he showed me his work ID, and he’s from the Safety Bureau."

Rossiyana was puzzled. What would someone from the Safety Bureau want with her?

However, considering Mikhail’s good private relationship with the head of the Safety Bureau, perhaps this person had come to deliver some documents or a message.

So she casually said, "Let him in."

Not long after, Yelena brought the man in.

Rossiyana looked up and saw a man in his mid-thirties enter, slim and moving with agile steps, his eyes sharp yet his demeanor seemed quite amiable.

"Good day, Grand Duchess of Romanov, my name is Stekhov, and I work for the Safety Bureau," the man began, though his words struck her as a bit odd.

While Rossiyana had indeed inherited that title, she was seldom addressed as "Grand Duchess of Romanov" unless she was meeting with members of other European royal families.

And furthermore, the name Stekhov sounded vaguely familiar...