Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 961 - 880: Don’t Lose The Big Picture Over Small Issues_2

Chapter 961: Chapter 880: Don’t Lose The Big Picture Over Small Issues_2

Even just a small room with one bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom, at about thirty to forty square meters, was already quite nice.

Such a place, if rented on the market, could cost sky-high—up to seven or eight hundred US dollars!

Compared to an income of a thousand US dollars, this rent was definitely acceptable to everyone.

It was the same with YANDEX & MAIL.RU; moreover, this established internet company had a larger scale than Facebook because it had a more complicated range of services, including portal websites, instant messaging software, search engines, and email services, and it even started venturing into e-commerce...

So the company was much larger, with nearly ten thousand employees.

This year’s summer recruitment brought in more than three thousand fresh graduates, requiring a variety of majors and not limited to Computer Science majors.

With more job opportunities, increased income levels, and significantly reduced living costs, naturally, people were willing to stay.

All these were the positive aspects.

But what Yelena collected was not just positive feedback; there were also some negative news.

That is the issue Gavriil mentioned yesterday—some affordable housing projects were of questionable quality...

Clearly, certain individuals involved in the affordable housing projects had used this opportunity to line their own pockets!

As for who exactly was responsible, it’s hard to say at this point, whether it’s the developer’s issue, or some employees in the government department, or maybe they colluded, and all had issues...

The information Yelena gathered just listed a few problematic affordable housing projects, including what the issues were, but why these problems occurred was still not clear from the investigation.

Because she didn’t have the necessary authority!

To truly understand the underlying reasons, Wang Ye would have to issue an order for professionals to investigate.

Her job was to collect and organize the data and information and present it to Wang Ye, who would make the final judgment.

...

After reviewing the information, Wang Ye rubbed his temples.

Even without an investigation, he could already guess the kind of shenanigans involved.

It was nothing more than some people being blinded by greed, colluding together, trying to siphon off a little extra from the project.

But did he really want to make a big deal of this issue and investigate it until everything came to light...

He flipped through the documents again, looking at the contractors of the problematic affordable housing projects, "Moscow Excellent Construction Co., Ltd." This name seemed familiar.

"This company..." Wang Ye asked with a frown.

Yelena, understanding his intentions, immediately responded, "The boss of this company, Krichenko, is the son of Chairman Grezlov."

Wang Ye immediately remembered—it was that guy!

This architectural company was quite strong, quite famous in Moscow, not small in size, and had undertaken many projects in Crimea without any reported issues.

So how could a simple affordable housing project turn into such a mess?

Actually, the reason was simple: If they messed up in Crimea, Wang Ye would not let it slide!

So the company had been honest there, only making the money it was supposed to.

But in Moscow, with "acquaintances" aplenty and solid connections, why earn less when you can earn more?

As a result, quality issues arose with the affordable housing project.

Oh, and the committee member in charge of the entire affordable housing project was also a Congressman of the first faction—that was precisely Krichenko’s father, Grezlov’s subordinate, all "one family."

With such connections, it was obviously easy to communicate...

...

After understanding the key to the issue, Wang Ye felt a bit drained.

Sigh, poor teamwork certainly doesn’t help...

His sole intention was for the public good, to develop the economy better, especially for the ordinary people; over the recent years, Wang Ye had introduced many beneficial policies.

But there were always some people who ignored the bigger picture and messed up good policies.

Wang Ye was sure that a serious investigation would definitely uncover numerous issues.

But after the issues were brought to light, did he really want to have a falling out with Grezlov, or even turn against the first faction and have the committee member and Krichenko arrested and sentenced?

He was still preparing to confront the Moscow Faction, and if he offended the first faction as well, he would almost be seen as having enemies on all sides in the political arena.

By then, even with Kremlin backing him and standing with him, if he wanted to push forward any policies, he would face immense resistance in the Duma!

No matter how I think about it, this is just not worth the loss.

He waved his hand, signaling Yelena to leave.

Once Wang Ye was the only person left in the office, he lit a cigarette and took intermittent puffs, his mind constantly mulling over how exactly to handle this issue.

Pretend it never happened?

That certainly wouldn’t do, as the matter might seem small, but it has a terrible impact!

It was originally a public welfare project meant to win over the people’s hearts, but it turned into widespread public resentment, tarnishing my reputation in the process. What’s the point in that!

Everyone knew that the affordable housing project was spearheaded by Deputy Speaker Mikhail, and when it was praised, he was the one commended. So naturally, when it came to criticism, he was the one to blame...

And Wang Ye hadn’t benefited a single penny from it; now he was expected to take the fall for others, which he absolutely couldn’t accept!

But if it were to be dealt with, how should it be handled?

It would be best to avoid offending The first faction and Chairman Grezlov, while also resolving the issue once and for all, ensuring similar problems wouldn’t arise in the future.

...

Just as Wang Ye was formulating a plan, Nova knocked and entered.

"Boss, Congressman Holi is here; you asked him to come over for a work report."

Wang Ye nodded and gestured for Nova to bring the person in.

Congressman Holi was the member responsible for the affordable housing project.

"Good morning, Chairman Mikhail. The first batch of the affordable housing project has finally been successfully launched, and everyone’s response has been very positive. I have not let you down with the responsibilities you entrusted to me.

Ah, during the days when the construction schedule was the tightest, I had to stay on-site; I didn’t go home for more than a month.

It even caused troubles in my family life; my wife thought I was out there enjoying life, haha..."

After sitting down, Holi started to smile and began to self-promote.

Wang Ye watched him with a smile and waited until Holi started to feel a bit uneasy before he slowly began to speak, "The affordable housing project... you’ve done quite well with it."

Hearing Wang Ye’s praise, Holi immediately perked up again.

His hard work hadn’t gone unnoticed; it seemed he had received recognition from Chairman Mikhail!

But Wang Ye hadn’t finished speaking; he continued, "However, I’ve also heard some rumors in the past couple of days. Apparently, there have been some quality issues with a few of the affordable houses, and the matter made the newspapers. Oh, and it even reached the Kremlin."

Sweat beaded on Holi’s forehead as he looked at Wang Ye nervously and explained, "I’m aware of this issue; it might be due to rushing the work, so some areas were overlooked. The problems are all minor... minor..."

Wang Ye remained noncommittal and went on, "Oh, you’d better handle this as soon as possible. We shouldn’t let a small oversight result in significant loss, causing the public to lose faith in us."

His words were fraught with deeper meaning.

Lose big over small...

Lose faith...

Just these phrases alone would give Holi plenty to ponder when he returned.

But fortunately, it seemed that Chairman Mikhail wasn’t blaming him, nor was he escalating the issue.

Or rather, he still trusted him!

This could be seen from the fact that he was told to deal with the aftermath himself; if Mikhail had wanted to trouble him, the responsibility for resolving the issue would likely have been taken from him.

"Of course, Chairman Mikhail, rest assured, I’ll inspect the site right away. No matter what issues arise, I’ll handle them immediately," Holi assured, patting his chest.

Wang Ye nodded in satisfaction and then added, "Hmm, but you’ve also been busy for so long, and it’s a bit unfair to keep you from going home.

There are still many more phases of the affordable housing project to come, and I reckon you won’t be able to manage by yourself.

So, I’ll arrange to have a group of congressmen from the Duma come and help you manage the subsequent affordable housing projects.

You know how it is; some Congressmen are just twiddling their thumbs doing nothing, and since they are paid by the state, they should pull their weight when needed, haha..."

Holi could only smile and nod in agreement, expressing his gratitude for the chairman’s kindness.

But he knew in his heart that Chairman Mikhail subtly expressed his dissatisfaction with him.

And he was also indirectly stripping away his power!

What did he mean by sending congressmen to ’assist’ him? Clearly, they were coming to oversee his work...