Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

Before going to the UK, Wang Ye had a phone call with his family, and his mother answered the phone.

"Hey, Mom, I might not be able to go back for the Chinese New Year this year. Business here is very busy." Wang Ye said awkwardly.

It has been three years since he went abroad, and Wang Ye has only come home once to celebrate the New Year. This is indeed a bit unreasonable.

Especially when his parents still don't know the real situation here and just think that he is studying and doing business here.

Sure enough, my mother was a little unhappy after hearing what he said.

“In a small business, you can’t make enough money. No matter how big your business is, can’t you just take a few days a year to go home and look around?

You know, your dad has been talking about it a few days ago, saying that you are coming back to celebrate the New Year and asked me to prepare more delicious food and so on.

This old man is planning to wait for you to come back before visiting relatives. His son is promising, so he doesn’t want to show off..."

His mother was talking nonchalantly on the other end of the phone, and Wang Ye was silent, filled with guilt.

Yes, parents are actually very simple. They hope that their only son can be successful, have a successful career, and live a happy life.

But it’s best not to be too promising, otherwise you will be like now, with no time to go home even once in two or three years...

The infinite scenery he enjoys outside comes with a heavy price.

This includes not being able to go home to spend time with their parents during the Chinese New Year like ordinary people do.

The mother complained, but she still understood and felt sorry for her son. Finally, she said helplessly: "If you really can't come back, forget it. You are alone outside, so you must pay attention to your health and don't get sick..."

After some warnings, he hung up the phone, but obedient to what he said, he still hoped that Wang Ye could take the time to go back home, even if he couldn't go back during the New Year, he could go back during the summer vacation.

Of course Wang Ye agreed wholeheartedly.

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The invitation from the British royal family is also intriguing.

Although Rosiana is the orthodox descendant of the Romanov family and inherited the only grand duchy, you must know that her grandfather, father, uncle and others are not dead yet!

The patriarch of the family is still Constantine.

But the British royal family did not invite Constantine and others, but only Rosiana and Mikhail!

To show respect and etiquette, a royal envoy was ceremoniously sent to Moscow carrying an invitation letter written by Her Majesty the Queen and presented it to Rosiana in person.

The invitation began with an invitation for Rosiana and Mikhail to visit London.

Yes, and only their two names...

Obviously, in the eyes of the British royal family, Rosiana represents the Constantine family, and Mikhail's status is also very important.

Maybe even higher than Rosiana!

Wang Ye and Rosiana had made some preparations for this trip to London.

"Misha, are we going to bring some gifts to the Queen or something?" Rosiana asked a little uneasily.

Although she was used to meeting big people, the person she was going to meet this time was different.

Other big shots may only be famous for a few years or at most ten years, but the Queen is "life-long". Although her real power is not great, her reputation is definitely very high, especially in Europe!

This is the person known as the "Grandmother of Europe"!

Wang Ye thought about it and felt quite troubled by this matter. He was not good at this.

If you were an ordinary person, that would be easy.

For example, if you go to Agelina's house for the first time, bring vodka and a mobile phone, and you can make Agelina's family very happy.

It is also very appropriate for people like Gazev and Gryzlov to give Patek Philippe watches as gifts.

But when meeting someone like the Queen of England, Wang Ye couldn't think of a suitable gift to bring.

Ordinary luxury goods or jewelry are not rare at all, and they are too cheap.

If you bring gifts such as red wine and flowers that are often given by Westerners, it will appear that you are ignorant and do not respect the Queen enough...

He scratched his head and thought for a long time before saying, "Ask your grandpa about this. He should know better."

Rosiana didn't hesitate, picked up the phone and dialed, briefly explaining the matter on the phone.

Constantine seemed to already know about this. He laughed and said, "I've taken care of this. I've prepared the gifts for you. I'll send someone by plane to deliver them to you tomorrow."

Obviously, this gift was prepared by Constantine a long time ago. He had already made preparations for Rosiana to meet the British royal family.

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The next day, people sent by Constantine brought Rosiana a lockbox that looked extremely strong.

The casing of the password box is made of all metal and shines with a faint black light.

"Miss, here is what Mr. Constantine asked me to bring. The password is XXXXXXX."

After entering the password, the safe was opened. What appeared in front of Wang Ye and Rosiana was a gorgeous square oak box with gems of various colors inlaid on the lid.

Looking at this posture, the items in this box should not be cheap...

Sure enough, when Rosiana took out the wooden box and opened the lid, both of them held their breath for an instant.

Inside the box is a blue-purple egg!

"Faberge egg!" Rosiana exclaimed.

This thing is a cultural relic!

Faberge eggs are the most famous series of Easter eggs in Russia, or they can be said to be "royal tributes".

There are more than fifty pieces handed down, and there are still about ten pieces in the museum inside the Kremlin Palace, and the others are scattered around the world.

If you really want to call it a "rare treasure", it really can't be called a "rare treasure".

At some well-known auctions, similar Faberge eggs have been auctioned, and each one costs six to seven million US dollars.

Because this thing was originally a piece of jewelry used by the royal family, and it was made in the form of an Easter egg, so it is even more precious.

The reason why it is called "Faberge Eggs" is because these eggs are all made by a royal jewelry master named "Faberge".

Not only is the shape wonderful, but the internal structure is also ingenious!

Many Easter eggs already look very beautiful and delicate on the outside, but when you open the shell of the golden egg, you will find even bigger surprises inside!

Take the Easter egg sent by Constantine. Its full name should be "Swan Easter Egg".

It also has a history!

This egg was made in 1906 as an Easter gift from Tsar Nicholas II to Queen Mother Maria Fedorovna.

The egg body is made of gold and is plated with matte opaque blue-violet enamel.

Rose-cut diamonds are set into a rhombus grid, and each grid is intertwined with a diamond bow.

After opening the enamel shell, there was a swan made of pure gold inside!

This swan is so lifelike that even the down on its body is clearly visible...

The two eyes are even more expressive, as if they are alive!

"It's so... beautiful!" After looking at it for a while, Rosiana sighed.

Wang Ye nodded and said in approval: "This is really good! It's enough to make a gift."

Indeed, this gift is very valuable in every aspect.

Even if it is the British royal family, a gift worth six to seven million US dollars is worthy of being on the table.

Not to mention that this gift is very appropriate for the occasion!

It was originally a royal gift from the Russian royal family during the Tsarist Russia era, and it has very Russian characteristics.

It was a filial gift from the Tsar to the Queen Mother!

Now, how can "juniors" like Rosiana and Wang Ye give gifts to "elderly" like the Queen? Wouldn't it be very appropriate...

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Time came to February 12, and Wang Ye’s private plane landed smoothly at London Airport.

When he and Rosiana appeared at the door of the plane hand in hand and were about to get off the gangway, they saw Prince Charles waiting not far below the plane with the royal guard of honor and the motorcade.

The red carpet was laid directly from the gangway to the front of the motorcade, and the royal honor guard lined up on both sides of the red carpet.

Wearing a red jacket, blue trousers, and a cylindrical bearskin hat, he still looks quite impressive.

Fortunately, it's still winter. If it were summer, wearing this kind of bearskin hat on your head would probably lead to heat stroke within a short time...

This kind of bearskin hat is really made of bearskin. One hat requires two black bears and is quite expensive!

It also means "milk method".

Because this kind of bearskin hat was first worn by the French army, but in the Battle of Waterloo, the British led the coalition forces to defeat the French army.

To show off his victory, he wore a "captured" trophy bearskin hat, and this became a tradition.

I wonder how French people would feel when they see a British guy wearing a bearskin hat...

But these have nothing to do with Wang Ye. He feels that these bearskin hats don't look energetic at all and are far inferior to the honor guards of China, Russia and other countries.

When Wang Ye and Rosiana stepped onto the red carpet side by side, military music sounded. Charles and others stood on the other side of the red carpet, looking at the two of them with smiles.

The red carpet is not long, maybe twenty or thirty meters.

After quickly walking down the red carpet, Prince Charles bowed gracefully to greet the two.

After some polite greetings, they were welcomed into the car.

It needs to be mentioned here that the welcoming convoy of the British royal family is also all Land Rover Range Rovers!

After getting in the car, Charles smiled and said to Wang Ye: "Her Majesty the Queen is waiting for you at Buckingham Palace. She is looking forward to today's meeting."

After saying that, he turned to Rosiana and said: "The Queen is very happy to know that there are still descendants of the Romanov family alive."

This is just a polite statement. If the Romanov family were all "poor relatives", it is estimated that the British royal family would not even bother to meet them.

The motorcade roared through the streets. Although it was not a motorcade of state guests, it still enjoyed special privileges, and streets were closed wherever it went.

The journey was smooth and we soon arrived in front of Buckingham Palace, where the Queen lives.

The car drove until it stopped in front of an old castle building.

The red carpet is still paved, and it is paved along the high steps directly into the castle hall...

Under the leadership of Charles, Wang Ye and Rosiana finally met the world-famous queen.

It is now early 2004. The Queen is almost 80 years old, but she is still in good health.

She was dressed in fine attire and wore a small diamond crown on her head, not the big crown she wore when she ascended the throne.

Seeing Charles leading a pair of young people in, she naturally knew that it was her relative, the Grand Duchess Romanov, and her fiancé.

He stood up holding on to the armrest of the seat, with a kind smile on his face, and waved to Wang Ye and the other two.

"This is Grand Duke Rosiana. Come to think of it, you still have to call me grandma, haha. This young man should be Mikhail, a great young man!"

Although I don’t know how this “grandma” calculated it, Rosiana probably won’t suffer.

After some pleasantries, Rosiana waved her hand and asked the entourage behind to take out the gifts and presented them to the queen.

According to the custom of foreigners, gifts must be opened and looked at on the spot, and the Queen is no exception...

And she is not worried that the gifts brought by the other party are too cheap, which will make both parties look bad.

Just kidding, not to mention Rosiana's fiancé Mikhail's net worth of tens of billions of dollars, the Romanov family also has a deep foundation, and the family assets are at least several billion dollars!

The gift you bring out will definitely not be too shabby...

After opening the oak box, the Queen was also stunned, and then her eyes showed joy.

"Wow, this is the swan egg from the Faberge egg. It's a beautiful little thing."

Obviously, the Queen is also very knowledgeable, and she could tell the origin of this Easter egg at a glance.

Rosiana nodded and responded with a smile: "This is our family's collection. When I come to visit you this time, my grandfather specially asked me to bring it with me, saying that you will like it."

Looking at Rosiana and Wang Ye again, the queen seemed to be getting closer.

This is not because of how valuable the easter egg is.

But she thinks that these young people, including the Romanov family, are very "sensible"!

And the other party expressed his desire to maintain a good relationship with the British royal family, which is very important!

Although the British royal family has a good reputation and will give some face no matter where they go, but compared with before, it can only be said to be superficial.

In terms of power, the royal family does not have any real power because it is "secular".

In the British peninsula now, the real final say is the Prime Minister, the House of Lords and the House of Commons!

In terms of wealth, the British royal family is actually not ranked high. Except for the few palaces that nominally belong to the royal family, they don't have much family property.

Moreover, they only have the right to use these palaces and cannot sell them privately...

Some media have calculated the assets of royal families around the world. The British royal family ranks very low. It is said that it only has a "merely" over 10 billion US dollars...

And most of them are fixed assets, such as land, palaces, artworks, etc.

The Buckingham Palace where they currently live is valued at more than 4 billion US dollars. It is indeed very valuable, but the problem is that this thing cannot be discounted!

Not only cannot it be discounted, but a large amount of money must be invested every year just to maintain and maintain good operations.

Another point is that these assets belong to the "Windsor family" and do not even belong to the Queen!

The queen or future heirs only have the right to use these fixed assets and "keep" these things for future generations and the country.

It would probably be difficult for the royal family to come up with $100 million in cash...

The really rich royal families in the Middle East are the sheiks!

As well as the King of Thailand, Brunei, Morocco, etc.