Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 983 - 891: Advancing Cautiously_2

Chapter 983: Chapter 891: Advancing Cautiously_2

The two small buildings adjacent to each other were the "National Economic Committee Office Building" and the "Foreign Relations Committee Office Building."

Wang Ye walked straight into the Economic Committee’s building, where the staff members he encountered along the way all stopped to greet him.

Upon arriving at the large office on the top floor, his desk was piled with a stack of documents awaiting his attention. However, these were not matters of great importance; the truly important work was directly delivered to his Duma Office.

Here, Wang Ye had not yet been assigned a Secretary or Assistant, as he had been too busy to arrange for one.

Excluding urgent matters, he would come to this office once a week to deal with the backlog of work.

Sitting in the luxurious leather chair, he casually flipped through the documents, which were mostly work reports from various committee members.

After being busy for a while, someone knocked on the door. Without looking up, Wang Ye responded with a "come in."

The person who entered was none other than Medvedev!

By now, the dejection from his morning’s election failure had vanished from Medvedev’s face, though his expression was clearly not too pleasant.

Taking quick steps to Wang Ye’s desk, Medvedev forced a smile and said, "Director Mikhail, I have come to tender my resignation. As you know..."

Wang Ye understood. Naturally, if Medvedev had been elected Prime Minister, he would no longer hold his position as Deputy Director.

Although the morning vote had not passed, Medvedev must have received a promise from the Kremlin. That’s why, as soon as Wang Ye arrived, Medvedev came to resign.

This procedure should have been done before the morning vote.

But the nomination came as a surprise, and Medvedev had only been notified at the last minute that he was a candidate for Prime Minister, leaving him totally unprepared.

Additionally, Wang Ye hadn’t been to the Economic Committee in the last couple of days, which is why this process had been delayed until now.

With a smile, Wang Ye gestured for him to sit down and talk.

Then he said, "First of all, congratulations to you."

This comment almost overcame Medvedev, who laughed bitterly, "Director, please don’t joke with me. I’ve just embarrassed myself in the Duma this morning. Weren’t you there too?"

Indeed, Medvedev knew that a successful vote and the position were likely still within his grasp.

However, that morning’s vote had set a record; for the first time in the Duma’s history, there was a 225:225 tie...

Regrettably, that was not a record to be proud of.

Even if he were to become Prime Minister, he would feel somewhat diminished when facing the Duma; his confidence would suffer.

Wang Ye reassured him gently, "It’s just a small setback. To reach a more important position, you must be able to withstand such setbacks and failures. If you can’t handle even this much, it will be difficult for you to go further."

The tone of his speech was clearly that of a superior addressing a subordinate.

Medvedev didn’t find anything amiss, sitting up straight and responding earnestly, "You’re right, Director. I will take note of that."

Wang Ye waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Actually, it was only a matter of one vote. You were just a bit unlucky. But it doesn’t matter, I’ve spoken with the Kremlin and they will soon hold a second nomination. This time there shouldn’t be any problems."

Medvedev’s heart leapt with joy. He leaned forward eagerly and asked cautiously, "Has everything been settled with the Duma?"

"Hmm, I spoke to Chairman Grezlov and Deputy Speaker Rilinov after the session, and they said they will fully support you in the next vote. Of course, I have no idea what Deputy Chairman Korlov’s attitude is, but it doesn’t matter anymore, haha..." Wang Ye laughed heartily.

"Ah? Then... thank you so much! I..." Medvedev, usually very composed, became incoherent with excitement.

It had been an emotional roller coaster for him, plummeting from the peak to the trough and surging into the sky once more...

The intense highs and lows — who could endure that?

Initially, Medvedev hadn’t even considered the possibility of becoming Prime Minister. He didn’t believe it was his turn, as he obviously lacked the necessary qualifications and experience.

He had never expected that the Kremlin would urgently communicate with him and, while he was still in a daze, announce his nomination.

Such a stroke of luck, as if a giant pie had fallen from the sky onto his head, naturally thrilled Medvedev to no end.

Who in politics does not aspire to climb higher?

Not yet forty years old, if he could occupy the position of Prime Minister, it would indeed mean a future beyond measure!

Even the current Deputy Speaker Mikhail, shining brightly in the political arena, was no better, right?

Unfortunately, the voting results from the Duma struck him like a blow to the head—not just a splash of cold water, but a bucket of ice water right to his face!

It directly sent Medvedev plunging to rock bottom!

After leaving the Duma Building, Medvedev hid in his office, too ashamed to face anyone.

In between, Gavriil had a phone conversation with him, offering words of comfort, saying that the Kremlin wouldn’t give up on him and was preparing for a second nomination, telling him to brace himself mentally.

This made Medvedev feel a little better, because he had not been abandoned.

It was only when he heard that Wang Ye had come to the office that he gathered his spirits and came over to offer his resignation.

Who knew that after just a few words with Wang Ye, he heard Wang Ye say there wouldn’t be any problem with the next vote, that they would ensure his passage—how could this not fill him with ecstatic surprise?

Wang Ye smiled gently, expressing his understanding of Medvedev’s feelings, and stood up to pat him on the shoulder.

He said earnestly, "Soon, you’ll be the Prime Minister. I hope that once you are in this position, you’ll still remember your original intentions, and continue to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to the job. Let’s work together to make Russia even greater!"

Medvedev was overwhelmed with emotion, jumping to his feet as he loudly declared, "Rest assured, Chairman Mikhail, I definitely won’t let you down!"

Wang Ye smiled and extended his hand, which Medvedev grasped with both of his, and as they looked at each other and smiled, everything was said without words...

...

By rights, this scene should have taken place in his father-in-law’s office.

But thanks to Wang Ye’s meticulous arrangements, it became Wang Ye’s credit that Medvedev could take up this position!

Medvedev should have been expressing his loyalty to the Kremlin, but now, the person he felt most grateful towards was Wang Ye...

Of course, Wang Ye had also done a lot of work and put in much effort behind the scenes for this matter, indeed lending Medvedev a great hand.

The problem was, without the defeat in the first round of voting, Medvedev would never have realized the important role Wang Ye played in it.

He would have only thanked his "senior colleague" for the mentorship and trust, and would have been astounded at the Kremlin’s control over the Duma, particularly since someone with his modest experience could be directly nominated for Prime Minister and smoothly win the Duma’s approval.

Then he would have undoubtedly followed the Kremlin loyally from then on...

However, now, through the failure of one vote, he clearly understood several things.

So high-level politics is this complicated!

So the Kremlin can no longer control the Duma!

So it turns out, Deputy Speaker Mikhail is the one with the most influential voice in the Duma!

And it turns out, his election as Prime Minister was supported quietly by Deputy Speaker Mikhail behind the scenes...

Since entering politics, especially after moving from Petersburg to Moscow, Medvedev’s rise had been too smooth, without much setback or failure.

Before, he had only held relatively grass-roots positions. It was only last year that he had made a sudden breakthrough, and even then, it was with enterprises like the Russian Gas Industry Group.

Therefore, he wasn’t very familiar with the political infighting, calculations, and struggles, nor had he experienced them personally.

Today he had a personal taste of it all!

Luckily, the outcome was still good. With Chairman Mikhail staunchly supporting him, willing to extend a helping hand, he was able to get through the difficult time.

How could he not be grateful!

He etched this favor deep in his heart and would repay it when the chance arose...