Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

When referring to the previous owner of the Kremlin, many people may have a mocking tone, thinking that during his tenure, Da Mao was in chaos, the people were in dire straits, and the oligarchs took the opportunity to divide up the national wealth.

Many people even commented on him and "sold" the whole country to the West!

But many people may not know that during his tenure, he also did a lot of things that benefited the country.

For example, he vigorously promoted the friendly relationship between Da Mao and China, negotiated and resolved the border disputes between the two countries left over from history during his tenure, and allowed the two countries to formally establish a strategic cooperative partnership!

It also vigorously promoted the establishment of the later famous "Magic City Cooperation Organization", and this organization thoroughly established the friendly and good-neighborly relationship among several member states. Since then, there have been no frictions and disputes in this area.

Later, it developed into a comprehensive cooperative relationship in economy, trade, diplomacy, and military among various member states, and everyone benefited a lot.

Objectively speaking, he has meritorious deeds...

Now that Drapaska has something to do with him, even Wang Ye has to treat it with caution.

Since retiring, he has been living in a simple place, taking long-term vacations in other places, rarely returning to Moscow, and never getting involved in political affairs.

Therefore, Wang Yecai never had the opportunity to deal with him, nor did he have anything to do with him.

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After returning to his office, Wang Ye ordered Bakova to collect information on Drepaska for him as soon as possible according to his own habits.

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in all battles. Before you want to deal with a person, you must know enough about this person.

Now I only know the general situation of Drapaska, such as a net worth of 14 billion US dollars, someone's grandson-in-law, an aluminum tycoon, etc...

But he knows nothing about the process of making a fortune, his style of dealing with people, his personality habits, etc.

Of course, if Drepaska and the previous Kremlin hadn't had that kind of relationship, with Wang Ye's strength, he would have been "crushed" directly, and there was no need to know him so clearly.

In the face of absolute strength, any skill is empty talk!

Even if Drapaska is the so-called richest man in Forbes...

Wang Ye's prudence now is only out of respect for his predecessor Ke Gong, and he also understands the concerns of his adoptive father.

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The next day, Bakova knocked on the door and came in, holding a thick folder, which naturally contained information about Drepaska.

After looking through it, Wang Ye had a clearer understanding of this person.

I have to say that these so-called "oligarchs" are not ordinary people. Almost everyone's family history looks like a legendary novel!

Drapaska is no exception, this is also a powerful character!

To be able to become the new richest man in Russia at the age of 37 with a net worth of US$14 billion is of course extraordinary!

Moreover, his fortune basically depends on his own ability, which is not the same as other oligarchs.

Drepaska was born as a commoner and grew up on a remote small farm in southern Russia. He was determined, smart and eager to learn since he was a child.

He was admitted to the best university in Russia, Moscow State University, and studied in the ace professional physics department!

From this point of view, he is still Wang Ye's senior...

After graduation, he did not stay in the metropolis of Moscow to work, but voluntarily went to an aluminum factory in Sayansk, Siberia, and did not sit in the office, but went directly to the workshop!

According to his colleagues, Drepaska is very serious and responsible in his work, and often sleeps directly next to the electrolytic furnace in the workshop at night.

Because of his excellent work performance, he was promoted to the director of the Sayansk Aluminum Plant at the age of 26.

At this time, it happened to be the 1990s, a period of chaos in Damao.

Drepaska also seized the opportunity and made a lot of money by doing international trade in private, and then took advantage of the privatization and restructuring of state-owned enterprises to acquire most of the shares in the aluminum factory and transformed himself into an aluminum tycoon.

In the information collected by Bakova, it also introduced in detail the so-called "aluminum gang war" that took place in Siberia at that time!

The reason why it has such a name is that during that time, too many things happened in Siberia surrounding the equity competition of the large state-owned aluminum factory!

According to records, from 1994 to 1998, Siberia's major aluminum town experienced the infamous "Aluminum Bandit War". In the middle of a bloody battle over the ownership of the aluminum smelter.

This is the real "business war"!

Competitors don't come and go with each other like in TV dramas and movies, but use the simplest and rude method, which is to let you "evaporate" directly!

It was in this "aluminum gang war" that Drepaska stood out, not only unscathed, but also won the controlling stake in several major state-owned aluminum factories in one fell swoop!

It was only after he stood out that Abramovich cooperated with him and established Rusal Group.

Later, in an interview with media reporters, Drepaska also complained that the gangs repeatedly threatened the lives of him and his factory employees.

According to him, "I was physically threatened... Two weeks later, my commercial director was shot twice in the head and died."

An executive at his company resigned after being severely beaten by gangsters, and Drepaska has since paid huge protection fees to local gangsters and the police system. A private security team was also organized, most of whom are retired special forces...

However, by the end of the 1990s, most of Drapaska's hostile shareholders were "cleaned up", and he completed his transformation from a manager to a capitalist and became an aluminum giant!

Later, many of Drepaska's men were charged with murder or organized crime. So little is known about his role in the famous "Aluminum Gang War".

For this kind of thing, Wang Ye has always only looked at the result and not the process.

Because the process may confuse people, but the result cannot be concealed.

After the aluminum gang war ended, the biggest or even the only beneficiary was Drepaska, so no matter what he said, Wang Ye believed that this guy might be the mastermind of that "gang war"!

Smart, strong-willed, eye-catching, knowledgeable, ruthless...

This is Wang Ye's evaluation of him.

Seriously, if it wasn't for the complete retirement of the former Kremlin, maybe Drapaska would even replace Wang Ye's current position!

It can only be said that he is still a bit unlucky...

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In Drapaska, Wang Ye saw a bit of himself.

However, there is still a big difference between the two. At the very least, Wang Ye will not default on the wages of the employees of his company...

The reason why the workers made such a fuss this time was because the company had not paid wages in arrears for several months.

But even so, it is said that the Rusal Group headquarters still did not compromise, and still did not pay the wages immediately.

Of course, the Rusal Group also has something to say.

According to the information collected by Bakova, the reason why they have been delaying the payment of workers' wages is that the factory's financial management is chaotic, and there are a lot of empty wages in the factory.

Now the group headquarters is sending an audit team to the factory to check the accounts, but the factory is completely uncooperative. Not only the factory leaders are unwilling to cooperate, but even the workers below are obstructing the progress of the audit team's work.

Therefore, the headquarters directly froze the factory's account. Without the permission of the headquarters, no one can use a penny of the factory's account...

This kind of thing, Wang Ye's judgment, should not be a fiction. The Rusal Group is so large that it has been expanding over the years and has also acquired many original state-owned and private aluminum factories.

It is inevitable that some of the old people in these factories took the opportunity to reap the benefits, but the group headquarters was unwilling to suffer from this dumb loss, and a quarrel broke out between the two.

It was only this time that the workers of the Picarevo Aluminum Plant were surprisingly united and made such a big commotion, which alarmed the Kremlin.

Wang Ye was directly appointed to deal with this matter.

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After reading the information, Wang Ye frowned and thought for a moment, then picked up his mobile phone and dialed a number.

Before leaving for Pikarevo, he had to make a phone call with Abramovich to see what Abramovich thought.

It will be around four o'clock in the afternoon in Moscow, and it should be around two o'clock in the afternoon in London. The call was quickly connected, and Abu's hearty laughter came.

"Haha, Misha, why are you so busy calling me when you have time?"

Indeed, both Wang Ye and Abu are considered celebrities, and they often appear in the media, but the difference is that Wang Ye often appears in the political and economic section, while Abu appears in the entertainment section.

The reports about Wang Ye are basically "Deputy Speaker of the Duma, Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee Mikhail and XXX cordially met and exchanged views on XXX matters" "Director of the Economic Committee Mikhail announced the XX industry promotion plan"... …

As for Abramovich, the headlines on the news are usually "Billionaire Abramovich Appears in a Club and Spends Ten Thousand Dollars" "Top Rich Abramovich Bought a New Big Toy, a Super Yacht Worth XX Billion Dollars"...

Both are busy, but they are busy with different things.

But in private, the two are still very close friends. Every time Abu returns to Moscow, no matter how busy Wang Ye is, he will find time to invite him to have a meal and chat.

Wang Ye never forgot that his first step into the political arena was from Abramovich's headquarters in Chukchi!

It can be said that Abramovich helped him a lot when he was successfully elected as a member of the new Duma.

So even after Wang Ye's rapid rise to the sky in the past two years, his friendship with Abu has not weakened, and he is still a very good friend.

It's just that when I first met Abu, Wang Ye wanted to call him "Uncle Abu", but now he's become a friend of the same generation...

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After exchanging greetings with Abu, Wang Ye turned to the topic and asked:

"Why did you give up the controlling stake in Rusal Group? Are you really planning to retire?"

In addition to a civil aviation company, Rusal is also the most important asset in Abramovich's hands now, so Wang Ye asked this question.

Abu laughed and said:

"Didn't I tell you that since I bought Chelsea and settled in London, I'm retired.

As for the shares of the Rusal Group, it is because Drapaska and I have already reached an agreement that no matter who wants to transfer the shares, the other party has the right of first refusal, and the price he gave is really good, plus the usual group affairs He is also in the management, so I sold part of the shares to him.

However, I still retain 20% of the group's shares in my hand, and I will just plan to get dividends in the future, and I will stop interfering in the group's affairs long ago.

By the way, why did you suddenly ask about Drapaska? "

Apparently, Abramovich doesn't know what happened to Picarevo, and it's possible that he knows, but it's hard to say anything, so he just pretends not to know.

Wang Ye didn't hide anything, he briefly explained the matter, and then asked: "Based on what you know about Drapaska, will he be willing to back down on this matter?"

Abu pondered for a while before answering: "It's probably more difficult, that guy's personality is also very stubborn, as long as it is something he believes, it is difficult to be changed."

Wang Ye smiled lightly, and asked again: "Then if I use a little tough method, how will he react?"

Abu should have been stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "With your current status, of course you can force him to bow his head, but Drapaska's background is not simple, so don't be impulsive, or it may bring you trouble." come to trouble."

What is the background he said, Wang Ye has already learned from Gebrev.

So don't panic.

In addition, when he called Abu, he didn't really want Abu's help, but just wanted to know how the relationship between Abu and Drapaska was.

So I asked the last question, "How is your private relationship? If I really touch him, will you intercede for him?"

Abu answered very simply, and he said without hesitation: "Drepaska and I are just business partners, and we have no personal friendship. Now I have withdrawn from the management of Rusal Group, so I only pay attention to the group's operating conditions. As for what happens to Drepaska, that's not on my radar."

With Abu's answer, Wang Ye was satisfied.

He also stopped discussing this topic, but after chatting for a few words, he hung up the phone.

Then he picked up the landline, called Bakova to come in, and told her to make arrangements, and he set off for Pikarevo tomorrow.

Wang Ye also briefly mentioned the list of entourage. Bakova was going to be in the office, so let Nova follow him there.

In addition, the corresponding members of the economic committee should also follow.

There are also several relevant government officials and security personnel.

Now the group of security guards around Wang Ye are already considered public officials, because they are all registered with the Security Bureau and registered for employment, they are considered to be dispatched by the Security Bureau to Wang Ye's side to be responsible for his safety.

Although I don't think there will be any danger in the past this time, I'm not afraid of 10,000, just in case. After all, that guy Drepaska is also a ruthless character. If he is in a hurry, he will jump over the wall in a hurry, so he has to guard against it!