Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 960 - 880: Don’t Lose The Big Picture Over Small Issues

Chapter 960: Chapter 880: Don’t Lose The Big Picture Over Small Issues

After discussing Rossiyana’s matter, Gavriil brought up another topic.

"By the way, I remember last time you mentioned that you were planning to make a move on... that area? Is everything arranged properly now, or is there anything I need to do to coordinate with you?"

"That area" was clear to Wang Ye, of course.

Hearing Gavriil mention this, Wang Ye was confident and smiled slightly. "Soon, but we can’t startle the snake just yet. We have to ensure there are no slip-ups. Once we make our move, we’ll make sure they can’t fight back!"

Wang Ye was personally handling this matter, and he didn’t want to reveal the specific plans, so Gavriil didn’t press further.

He just advised Wang Ye to act cautiously since the opponent also had considerable strength, and to avoid provoking their resistance and complicating the situation...

Having finished discussing the serious business, Wang Ye was about to stand up and take his leave when Gavriil casually mentioned, "I heard there were some minor issues with the affordable housing project you endorsed. I saw a piece of news in the newspaper the other day. It said that several projects in the first batch of affordable housing units revealed some quality issues upon occupancy, resulting in quite a few complaints from the residents."

Wang Ye was momentarily taken aback; indeed, the affordable housing project was his initiative and something he had strongly advocated for.

However, such issues weren’t something he could manage in detail; he only set the general tone and direction, leaving the specifics to be handled by his subordinates.

The person specifically in charge of the affordable housing project was a member of the Economic Committee from the Duma, belonging to Grezlov’s faction—the first faction...

In front of Gavriil, Wang Ye didn’t show any reaction; he simply nodded and said he was aware and would look into it when he got back.

After leaving Gavriil’s office, Wang Ye made a call with a grim expression. It was to the committee member responsible for the affordable housing project.

In the phone call, Wang Ye didn’t say much, only asking him to report to his office the next day about the work, with the focus, of course, being the affordable housing project.

...

The next morning, as soon as Wang Ye arrived at the office, Yelena knocked and came in.

"Boss, there’s something I need to report to you about the Moscow Affordable Housing Project.

I’ve had someone following up on it, mainly to supervise the progress of the project and the subsequent occupancy situation.

I got the relevant materials yesterday afternoon..."

As she reported, she handed over a folder containing the data she had collected about the affordable housing project.

Wang Ye opened it up for a casual look, and his eyebrows furrowed.

The affordable housing project was supervised by the Duma and received additional funding from the Finance Ministry, and since Wang Ye had strongly pushed for it, the progress was quick and efficient.

In time for this year’s university graduates, the first batch of affordable housing was introduced in Moscow and Petersburg, with the Moscow housing stock being much more substantial, accounting for roughly seventy percent, given that there were more schools here.

This batch of affordable housing did indeed receive unanimous praise from all sectors of society, especially among the university student community, where the response was incredibly positive.

Moscow has always been known for its "triple-high" model of high housing prices, high rents, and high living costs, and at first glance, it seems comparable to major European cities like London, Paris, Berlin, etc., where the same high costs are common.

But the problem is, cities like London enjoy the "quadruple high."

They also boast high incomes...

In this respect, Moscow falls short; incomes here are low...

Therefore, for newly graduated students, living in Moscow is more challenging than in other major European cities like London.

This led to a significant loss of talent, with those seeking better opportunities heading abroad for further studies or work.

Wang Ye saw this trend and thus championed the affordable housing initiative to retain as much talent as possible.

And he did make a difference.

Data shows that in the past, the number of fresh graduates from Moscow’s universities going abroad was as high as seventy to eighty thousand.

This year, the number has decreased to less than twenty thousand.

The majority stayed because of the government’s affordable housing project, which significantly lowered their living costs and improved living conditions.

Another influencing factor was of course the work Wang Ye had put in over the years, which led to many more job opportunities in Moscow.

Not to mention, just his companies alone, especially Facebook and YANDEX&MAIL.RU—two rapidly expanding Internet companies—needed a substantial influx of personnel. This provided the recent graduates with more job opportunities, and they were relatively high-paying ones at that!

Facebook and YANDEX&MAIL.RU have long become the leaders of the Russian Internet industry, growing their business exponentially and spreading their reach far and wide.

They have nearly monopolized the Internet within Russia and have even spread to neighboring Russian-speaking countries and begun to develop further into Europe and even North America...

Just Facebook alone now has nearly three thousand employees, and for this year’s campus recruitment, they directly offered more than two thousand positions, virtually scooping up all the excellent Computer Science Major graduates from Moscow’s top universities.

The compensation they offer is also quite appealing, starting at a thousand US dollars! While this income may not yet compare to North America or Western Europe, it is certainly a positive trend, and these companies’ employees are given priority for affordable housing.

For just one hundred and fifty US dollars, they can live in a newly built apartment and have their own personal space.