Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

After chatting with the old fox Gryzlov for a long time, Wang Ye still couldn't get any reliable information.

But he also knew that either Gryzlov was telling the truth, then he wouldn't be able to find out anything no matter how much he asked.

If Gryzlov was deceiving himself, he had an ulterior motive, and he would definitely not tell him his true intentions.

Any further talk would be a waste of time, so Wang Ye sat for a while and then stood up to leave.

He still has a lot of things to be busy with, but he doesn't have time to continue wrangling here.

When sending Wang Ye out of the office, Gryzlov said casually: "Don't think so much. The flow of personnel between factions is normal, but no matter which faction you go to, some people's positions will not change. "

Wang Ye paused for a moment, there was obviously something behind his words...

But he said nothing more, said goodbye to Gryzlov with a smile, and turned back to his office.

Grezlov stood at the door of the office, watching Wang Ye's back disappear at the end of the corridor. He didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he shook his head and turned around and walked in.

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Because of his doubts, Wang Ye asked Rosiana to deal with those members of other factions who had taken refuge.

All must be registered, keep in touch first, and do not promise any conditions.

Anyway, they are just conveying their intention to join us now. If they really want to come over, they will have to wait until before next year's election.

Especially those serving Duma members, they can't resign now and join us.

But if they don’t resign as members, they can’t go through the procedures of withdrawing from the faction!

This is also one of the regulations. The purpose is to prevent some members from using the resources of a certain faction or using the name of a certain faction to defect to other factions after successfully running for office.

Looking at the roster compiled by Rosiana, Wang Ye's expression was uncertain.

If these people are sincere in joining us, then their faction will have a lot to do in next year's election!

Because there are many sitting members among them, this shows that those people themselves have a very good political foundation, and they have greater advantages than "newcomers" when they run again.

If the faction's support and resources can keep up, it will be relatively easy to be re-elected.

However, Wang Ye doesn't want to see a lot of hills appear within the faction after his faction gets more seats next year, just like the current No. 1 faction...

Then he will have a big head!

At any rate, the first faction has enough seats and Puding is in charge, so they remain consistent in the general direction.

But my own faction doesn’t have this advantage. If I can’t hold back, what’s the use of having more Duma seats...

After thinking about it, Wang Ye had no better way for the time being, so he could only watch while walking.

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Wang Ye has not forgotten the promise to buy or build a luxury shopping mall for Nalan Yaqi.

He has already asked Polar Bear Investment Company to form a professional team to inspect suitable shopping malls in Moscow for acquisition.

If that doesn't work, you can buy a piece of land and build it yourself!

In 2003, there were not many top luxury brands in Moscow, and there was no strictly top luxury mall.

There were some big brands scattered around the Red Square, and even the most high-end underground shopping malls at the time had few truly top luxury brands.

After all, Mao’s economy was still very poor at that time. Even though there were some oligarchs with huge wealth, most of them settled abroad and spent their shopping in London, Milan, New York and other places.

If you really build a shopping mall with a concentration of top luxury brands, you may not be able to make money...

Of course, this is based on the Maoist economy in 2003.

But Wang Ye knew that Damao's economy would soon take off!

Because with the end of the global economic crisis and the rise of the Asian economy, energy prices will skyrocket.

From 2004 to 2014, it was considered the "golden age" of the Mauritanian economy. The GDP growth rate was not even inferior to that of a certain country in Asia...

So Nalan Yaqi said he wanted to build a top luxury shopping mall, but Wang Ye didn't refuse.

Polar Bear Investment worked very efficiently. It only took a few days to produce a detailed investigation report and provide professional opinions.

According to their survey, all shopping malls in Moscow currently do not have the potential to become top luxury shopping malls.

For example, GUM, the largest shopping mall, has a large area and an excellent location. It is said to be a good choice.

But it’s a pity that the overall structure of that mall is not suitable for top-end luxury goods because it lacks enough big stores!

In addition, this shopping mall is quite special and does not allow reconstruction or expansion.

Once a top luxury brand opens a store, it will definitely require a large area, high decoration specifications, and its own brand characteristics.

This is very different from ordinary brands.

If the area provided by your shopping mall is not large and you are not allowed to decorate it casually, then others would rather not enter your shopping mall.

So Gum was ruled out from this point on.

Several other well-known shopping malls also have their own problems. In short, at the end of the investigation report, it is recommended that purchasing a piece of land and directly building a high-end shopping mall is the best option.

As for site selection, it is also very simple. After all, there is a lot of open space in Moscow. As long as it is not a particularly prime location, it is easy to get land.

For example, there is a lot of open space right next to the Kitty Eagle Hotel.

If a luxury shopping mall is built here, it can also create a joint effect with the Kitty Eagle Hotel.

Those guests who come to Kitty Eagle Hotel to play gambling are all potential top luxury consumers!

After Wang Ye read the report, he felt it made sense, so he directly approved the report and forwarded it to Kitty Eagle Group.

Let Kitty Eagle Group handle this matter in detail, investing, buying land, and building shopping malls.

It can be regarded as a subsidiary branch of the Kitty Eagle Group, and is managed by Nalan Yaqi.

In the future, if the shopping malls in Moscow perform better, they can also open branches in Petersburg and Yalta...

Although investing in new shopping malls is just a small business, it fully reflects Wang Ye's current strength.

With an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, he only needs to give an order, and a professional team will immediately handle it.

He doesn't need to worry about it, everything will be done smoothly!

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Being busy with things here, Wang Ye didn't even have time to go to Petersburg to attend the official opening ceremony of the cruise ship.

By the time he finished what he was doing, the cruise ship had been operating normally for some time.

According to Song Xiaogang’s report, the cruise business is quite good!

The interior decoration of this cruise ship can be described as extremely luxurious, and it mainly attracts customers from Western and Northern Europe. After all, the people there are rich.

Of course, there are also many local Russian rich people who board the ship for fun. After all, this cruise ship sails directly to the high seas and does not need to comply with DaMao's laws. Naturally, gambling restrictions do not apply.

Other cruise ships may worry about pirates when going to the high seas, but Kitty Eagle Group definitely has no such worries.

Because the "brother unit" Wagner Security Company can own a fleet!

There is no need to send a 10,000-ton cruise ship over. All you need is a several-thousand-ton destroyer to follow the cruise ship. Then pirates all over the world will not dare to approach...

This has also made this cruise ship famous in Europe, because it feels so safe!

To a certain extent, it can be regarded as helping the cruise ship attract a wave of passenger flow.

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December has arrived unknowingly, the busiest time of the year for the Duma.

For the Duma, there is only one task this month, which is to review the government's work for the current year and approve the fiscal budget for the next year!

Wang Ye serves as the director of the Economic Committee, approving the national budget for the next year, which is also the greatest demonstration of his power...

Old friends all expressed their greetings to Wang Ye either explicitly or implicitly, hoping that Wang Ye could give his department a slight tilt and give him more budget at the budget approval meeting...

For example, Shao Yigu and Korokoli, the departments they are in charge of, are both big financial financiers!

How much of the budget can be obtained is directly related to whether the work can be carried out smoothly in the next year.

It also reflects their “energy”!

So of course they'll take it.

The government's annual financial report and budget plan have also been submitted and are on Wang Ye's desk.

In the past few days, Wang Ye has been studying these two thick documents carefully.

Although it was just boring data, Wang Ye still watched it with gusto and paid full attention!

Because what is reflected behind these numbers is the overall economy of a country, which not only affects various national institutions, but also profoundly affects the work and lives of millions of ordinary people!

Perhaps his flippant words can make the next year unhappy for thousands of workers in an organization.

It is also possible that with a stroke of his pen, a certain organization or even a certain industry will usher in a rapid development trend next year!

This is power...

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After reading this year's financial report, Wang Ye felt a little relieved.

Because according to statistics, in mid-2003, Russia's GDP was 13.05 trillion rubles (exchange rate: 1 US dollar is equivalent to 32 rubles), and the GDP growth rate was 7%!

The inflation rate is 10-12%, down from 14% in 2002.

The total fiscal revenue for the year was 2.417 trillion rubles, and the total expenditure was 2.345 trillion rubles.

China spent 345.7 billion rubles, 244.7 billion rubles on maintaining public security, 63.9 billion rubles on industry, 31.3 billion rubles on agriculture, and 97.6 billion rubles on education...

It can be seen from this set of data that Da Mao's foundation is really weak.

The fiscal revenue for the entire year was only over US$70 billion!

Life was tight, I didn't save much money, and I still owed a lot of foreign debt.

As far as Wang Ye knows, next year, in 2004, an international debt of US$16 billion will become due and need to be repaid.

But Wang Ye is not worried about this, because with the rise in international energy prices, he will be able to earn a lot of cash from the energy export business next year!

In 2003, the energy industry still accounted for the largest share, with foreign exchange earnings from energy exports alone reaching US$130 billion!

Crude oil, natural gas, and gold account for the majority.

Coincidentally, Wang Ye is the major shareholder of these three leading companies in the industry, Yukos Group, Gazprom, and Siberian Gold...

In this way, Wang Ye has made a huge contribution to the overall growth of the country's economy this year!

Not to mention that he has also invested in companies such as Russian Automobile Group and United Airlines Group.

If we really want to make careful statistics, maybe the contribution of companies related to him to the country's overall GDP can exceed 20 to 30%.

To exaggerate, if Wang Ye sneezes now, the whole country's economy will catch a cold!

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Wang Ye put aside the achievements that had passed.

What is more important now is next year's fiscal budget. This is something that the Duma and the government will continue to "entangle" for a period of time at the end of each year.

Both sides argue with each other and even yell at each other. One side wants more money, and the other side naturally wants to spend less money.

After repeated pulling and pulling, a balance point will always be found, which is a solution acceptable to both parties.

Then the Duma votes and the government takes this budget and proceeds with the work as planned...

What Wang Ye has to do now is to review whether this fiscal budget is reasonable, or he thinks that a certain industry needs to increase investment and increase budget investment, but the government has not considered it properly.

To put it simply, he has the power of suggestion and veto!

This is why the position of director of the Economic Committee is so hot.

No matter where you are, the unit that manages money and people is always half a head taller than other units...

"Next year, GDP is expected to grow by 7.2%, the national GDP will reach 14 trillion rubles, and the inflation rate will be further controlled within 10%." Wang Ye read out unconsciously.

Rosiana next to her was obviously looking at the same document. After hearing this, she said, "Misha, what do you think of this goal? I think the goal they set is still too low!"

Wang Ye smiled and said nothing.

This thing is a country’s economy!

No one can decide in one sentence. Even one digit after the decimal point cannot be easily modified, because 0.1% corresponds to an astonishing amount!

The target set by the government is indeed a bit conservative.

Because with the recovery of the global economy, some countries have already begun to develop rapidly!

Maybe others are reaching double-digit GDP growth rates, but Mao only dares to set a single-digit growth rate, which is obviously conservative.

You must know that economic growth here in Damao is much simpler than others.

As long as energy prices are high enough, theoretically speaking, GDP growth rate can be infinitely high...

Obviously, they did not realize that the energy market will usher in a big explosion next year, or they may be used to hard times and dare not be too bold.

But the goal is the goal, this is not important, what is important is the fiscal expenditure budget for the next year!

This is about "spending money", and it is also the area of ​​greatest disagreement. It is also the focus of debate every year.

"In 2004, the total fiscal revenue for the year will be 2.6 trillion rubles, and the total expenditure will be 2.5 trillion rubles..."

This is the government's budget plan.