Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

This delegation is divided into two parts, one part is government department personnel, and the other part is business representatives, that is, the CEOs of major group companies.

Kasyanov personally led the team, and leaders of major ministries and commissions from the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Energy will naturally not be absent.

As for the major groups, basically all the big companies that Russia can handle are present...

It can be seen that the standards of this visit are quite high.

At the meeting, Kasyanov repeatedly emphasized several times that everyone should take advantage of this opportunity to achieve long-term friendly cooperation with China as much as possible.

It would be best to sign some big orders, of course for export, the kind that can make money...

After all, Russia's economy has been really difficult in recent years, so it just relies on selling energy and arms to make some money to subsidize "household expenses."

In 2002, China's economy had begun to develop. Although it was far from the astonishing level achieved twenty years later, it was noticed by many countries.

Kasyanov led the team on this trip because he clearly saw China's development potential.

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After the meeting, there is a press conference.

This level of overseas exchanges will naturally be accompanied by reporters from national television stations and major media.

At the press conference, Kasyanov spoke eloquently, promoting the historical origins of China-Russia friendship and his vision for future cooperation between the two countries.

Of course, he did not forget to praise the achievements of this government in economic work.

For example, since he became General Secretary, the country's GDP growth rate has surged in the past two years, and people's lives have become much better than two years ago, etc...

Wang Ye, who was also sitting on the rostrum and was about to be interviewed by reporters, smiled and said nothing.

When it was Wang Ye's turn to speak, it was obvious that reporters were very interested in him.

Many reporters in the audience raised their hands in unison. Wang Ye casually clicked on a beautiful reporter in the first row without paying attention to which media outlet she belonged to.

"Mr. Mikhail, I heard that you are a Chinese-Russian, do you have different emotions towards that country? Can you balance it in the face of national interests? Is there a problem of interest transfer?"

This question is somewhat pertinent.

Wang Ye thought for a moment, smiled and said: "Yes, I am indeed Chinese, but it will not have any impact. If you want long-term cooperation, you must achieve a win-win situation, rather than harming the interests of one party to cater to the other party. In addition, all cooperation plans will be reviewed by the group's board of directors, so Miss, your worries are a bit unfounded."

As a result, the beautiful reporter still asked aggressively: "Mr. Mikhail, you are only nineteen years old this year and have just entered your first year of college. You have already served as a member of the Duma, a member of the Economic Committee, and the chairman of the United Airlines Group. , director of Yukos Group and many other positions. Do you think you are qualified for these positions with your ability?”

This question was a deliberate attempt to cause trouble. Wang Ye glanced at the reporter in surprise.

She is a pretty girl, with blond hair, blue eyes, fair skin and delicate skin. She is wearing a well-fitting light-colored skirt. She seems to be in her twenties.

Her two consecutive questions seemed to be causing trouble for herself. She didn't know when she had offended this reporter or the media...

However, Wang Ye didn't need to give her face, so he waved his hand and said impatiently: "Whether I am qualified or not will naturally be judged by voters and shareholders. These positions were not awarded to me by someone, but were elected through everyone's vote." from!"

Before the reporter could open his mouth to refute, Wang Ye said simply: "Next one!"

After saying that, he casually named another reporter. The beautiful reporter rolled her eyes at Wang Ye bitterly before sitting down unwillingly...

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During lunch, Kasyanov specially sent his secretary to invite Wang Ye over and have dinner with him.

In fact, everyone is in the grand banquet hall, but Kasyanov's table is located in the middle of the hall. It is a long oak dining table that can seat eight people.

Those who can sit here obviously have a very different status.

In addition to Kasyanov, there are several ministers who will also accompany him on the trip, as well as Wang Ye and the chairman of Gazprom.

When he followed the secretary to Kasyanov, several people present turned their heads to look at him.

It was also the first time for them to deal with Wang Ye, and they were a little curious about Wang Ye.

Wang Ye stood at the table, nodded to everyone in a neither humble nor condescending manner, and then looked at Kasyanov, who was sitting at the end of the table, at the head of the table.

"Haha, Mikhail, please sit down. I've wanted to chat with you for a long time, but I've been too busy these days, so I haven't taken the time. During this trip to China, we need to find time to chat alone. Let’s chat. I heard that you are very talented in business, and I happen to be good at this too. I can discuss domestic economic issues.”

Kasyanov greeted with a smile.

Then ask Wang Ye to sit on his left hand side.

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At the dinner table, we didn’t talk much about work.

Kasyanov seemed to be more interested in Wang Ye's acquisition of Sibneft on behalf of Yukos Group and asked some detailed questions.

But Wang Ye didn't dare to say more about some of the things behind that incident.

I just dealt with it vaguely.

Fortunately, time was tight, and Kasyanov's secretary kept coming to him with his cell phone.

It seems that Kasyanov is really busy. After all, he is the leader of the government, so it is understandable.

Sitting next to Wang Ye was Alexey, the president of Gazprom.

This is also a powerful figure. In addition, Gazprom is actually a state-owned company and almost monopolizes the entire Russian natural gas industry.

While Kasyanov was busy on the phone, Alexey stretched his head over and said a few words to Wang Ye.

"Mikhail, I heard that you proposed a super cooperation plan to the board of directors. Do you really think they have such a large demand and enough funds to pay for it?"

Obviously, he was talking about the super big deal that Wang Ye proposed on the Yukos board of directors.

In the Yukos Group, Gazprom also holds a certain share and has a seat on the board of directors.

So Alexei soon knew what happened there.

Of course, Yukos Group also owns part of the shares in Gazprom, and the two companies are considered cross-shareholdings...

Wang Ye smiled and responded in a low voice: "China is also a superpower. It is currently undergoing industrial transformation, which will inevitably require a huge amount of energy. Give it a try, maybe they have this demand."

Alexey nodded thoughtfully, and after a while he said: "It seems that I am a bit conservative, and I need to adjust my cooperation expectations..."

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