Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 969 - 884 Sudden Incident_2

Chapter 969: Chapter 884 Sudden Incident_2

But eventually, even Land Rover collapsed.

Apart from the Range Rover maintaining its high status, the rest of the models had to be heavily discounted just to sell a few.

There are many analyses on why it went from its prime to its downfall.

One unavoidable issue was the quality problem. Land Rovers that couldn’t be fixed were widely known for a considerable time.

Even after the quality of Land Rovers improved, it was hard to change the impression it had left in people’s minds...

However, Wang Ye wasn’t worried about the quality issue.

Because the quality of Land Rover had always been quite good; after all, it started as an off-road vehicle brand. If it hadn’t been durable enough, it couldn’t have gone off-road at all.

The reason there were frequent quality issues for a while was simply because that generation of models used a transmission that wasn’t suitable.

But the problem was, that transmission was from ZF Friedrichshafen AG...

Before the transmission problem was solved, they launched an immature hybrid model, which also suffered frequent quality issues.

Since then, Land Rover became known as the "Land Rover that couldn’t be fixed" in everyone’s eyes.

Isn’t that unjust!

...

After Wang Ye finished speaking, Kaja quickly asked:

"Boss, regarding the construction of sales networks for our three brands in the China market, we are now also facing a choice.

Moreover, the opinions of the inspection team members differ on this point.

Some suggest that the Group should cooperate with large local dealerships, which has the advantage of saving money and time, rapidly expanding the network.

Others suggest we should establish our own channels, keeping control over all sales points in our own hands, which would grant strong control and direct access to the frontline market, making it convenient to collect market feedback and thus enabling the Group to make rapid strategic adjustments according to market conditions.

Of course, both choices have their drawbacks.

The disadvantage of finding partners is that if an unsuitable choice is made, it would be very difficult to make adjustments during the entire cooperation period, missing the best window of opportunity and possibly even leading to failure in the entire China market!

The drawback of building from scratch is just one, which is the need for a large amount of funds!

Without a sufficient investment budget, it would be hard to establish a sufficient number of sales points in a short time, especially since the China market is vast, requiring the construction of many outlets."

Wang Ye nodded slightly, acknowledging the problem.

It’s also one that every foreign automobile brand faces when entering a new market.

However, he had a mature idea for this already, and this was a good opportunity to sort out the strategy for Kaja, to save her the trouble of coming to ask him time and again in the future.

"This can be easily resolved.

I mentioned earlier about localizing the Volvo brand in China.

Clearly, the aim is to lower costs, to compete with the quality of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, but to price it slightly lower.

A car with such positioning has to sell in large volumes!

So, we should cooperate as much as possible with powerful major dealerships, quickly expand the network, and leverage the strength of partners to explore the market.

However, Jaguar and Land Rover are different, with high positioning and unlikely to achieve high sales volumes in the short term.

After all, luxury car sales haven’t taken a large share in China’s market yet.

So, we can build our own channels, set up branches in China, first conquering key cities, namely, those economically developed or first-to-get-rich cities.

Then expand slowly without the need to rush the process..."

Kaja took note of all that Wang Ye had said and planned to execute it exactly as he had advised.

In the business realm, while Wang Ye didn’t make many moves, every move he did make involved major investments and big returns!

To date, he had not experienced a single failure.

It was just that he preferred to keep a low profile, staying mostly behind the scenes and seldom making public appearances in the business world; otherwise, he might have been revered as the "God of Business" by now...

As a novice to business management like Kaja, she certainly wouldn’t dare to question him.

Besides, Wang Ye was after all the real owner of the Russian Auto Group. Although Kaja had the title of CEO, she was just a high-level employee.

...

After giving his directive, Wang Ye didn’t bother with the overly detailed stuff.

After all, the Russian Auto Group wasn’t just managed by Kaja alone, there were plenty of professional managers too.

As long as Kaja didn’t stray from her strategic direction, the specifics of execution wouldn’t vary too much.

Changing the subject, he smiled and asked, "You seem to have been busy for the past two years, rarely taking a break, and I haven’t seen you go home either. I remember you mentioning that your parents were still there, why haven’t you gone to see them?"

Kaja hesitated for a moment, as if reluctant to answer this question.

But she still said frankly, "I...I have severed my relationship with them a long time ago. When I was in my teens, for a bit of money, they sent me to that art school. Oh, more accurately, they sold me to that art school, otherwise, I wouldn’t have ended up...on that path."

Wang Ye was silent; he knew what Kaja was referring to.

Indeed, if she hadn’t met him, Kaja’s fate would likely have been very bleak.

When young, thanks to her looks and beauty, life was a bit better.

But what about after she grew old and lost her charm? He guessed it would have been very miserable.

Now, staying by his side, although he couldn’t offer her any formal title, at least he could ensure she led a life of dignity and respect!

He even provided her with a career she was interested in!

The current Kaja was no longer some minor artist or minor star, but the CEO of the Russian Auto Group!

A genuine business elite, in control of a multinational corporation, everywhere she went, she was treated with great deference.

So Kaja truly valued the opportunity Wang Ye had given her.

She devoted nearly all her time and energy to work and study, turning to learning whenever she had a moment free after work.

She studied business management and the automobile industry among other topics...

Wang Ye wasn’t in a position to comment on Kaja’s family affairs, let alone persuade her to reconcile with her parents.

Having not suffered the same, one shouldn’t presume to advise others on what is virtuous.

Perhaps in a few more years, Kaja would gradually let go of her resentment towards her parents and choose to make peace with them.

But for now, she clearly wasn’t willing, and naturally, he wouldn’t force her.

He sighed and gently took Kaja’s hand, patting the back of it as a gesture of comfort.

Kaja felt a warmth in her heart, and a smile appeared on her previously tear-rimmed eyes.

The best thing that ever happened to her in this life must have been meeting Wang Ye!

Therefore, she was willing to do anything for Wang Ye, and was prepared to give her all to carry out the tasks Wang Ye entrusted to her!

"Don’t wear yourself out like that. Otherwise, those highly-paid professional managers we hired can slack off, you know. As the CEO, you can delegate some of the work to your subordinates and just focus on the oversight. Look at you, you’ve even got dark circles under your eyes," Wang Ye said with concern.

Regarding the previous statements, Kaja just nodded to show she took his words to heart. However, when Wang Ye mentioned her dark circles, Kaja suddenly jumped into action.

Touching the area around her eyes in a somewhat panic-stricken manner, she repeatedly asked, "Really? I have dark circles? Isn’t that horribly ugly?"

Clearly, she was very concerned about her image...

......

Time moved into late October, and Moscow had already entered the depths of winter.

Flurries of snowflakes danced in the sky, and the snow on the ground reached up to Wang Ye’s waist.

The Moscow political arena, which had been calm for only a short while, was once again disrupted by a sudden incident.

The Kremlin issued an order, dismissing Kasianov from the position of Prime Minister!

Now this position was left vacant...

Instantly, countless people set their sights on this spot.

Although the Prime Minister’s powers weren’t considered significant in Russia, with many aspects being directed by the Kremlin’s orders,

especially since the Duma began to ’rise’ in the last couple of years, taking away quite a bit of power from the government.

But no matter what, this was still one of the top positions!