Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

"Even if there are only two people, they still have to compete. Which one do you think is more trustworthy?" Wang Ye continued to ask with a smile.

Guchma didn't hesitate and gave his answer directly.

“Of course it’s Yanukovych!

His governing philosophy is the same as mine, so he is the most suitable person to take over my position, and the transition will be smooth.

As for the priority subject, he was just named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine this year.

Hehe, this is building momentum for him..."

Having said this, of course Wang Ye knew what Guchima meant.

He asked tentatively: "Then...will you provide some help to Yanukovych?"

Although he is about to retire, Guchma is still quite influential, especially during his first term, when his approval rate was quite high!

Unfortunately, in the past two years, I don't know whether it was bad luck or something, but many things happened one after another, which made many people dissatisfied with him.

This is why he "let it slip" early that he would no longer seek re-election and was determined to retire.

Because he doesn't want everyone to point the finger at him. Now he just wants to stay out of it and let others fight...

In the end, if others lose both sides in the fight, then he might still have a chance to clean up the situation.

So for next year's election, he has never supported or criticized any candidate in public, as if it had nothing to do with him.

After hearing Wang Ye's question, Guchima put away the smile on his face, picked up a piece of steak with a fork, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully.

After a while, he swallowed the steak in his mouth, then he picked up the napkin next to him and wiped his mouth, and said: "I don't want to affect the election, let alone end it personally. Everything is up to them. Well. I wish Yanukovych good luck."

Wang Ye nodded slightly and said nothing more.

He didn't really want any help from Guchma.

Of course, it would be best if Guchma is willing to help!

It doesn't matter if you don't provide it.

Wang Ye's real purpose in talking to him about this was to get a feel for the old fox's true intentions.

Through the conversation and the combination of the information collected in advance, he roughly understood Guchima's true thoughts.

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First of all, Guchma is in a lot of troubles now. He even faced an impeachment last year, which was quite embarrassing, but he finally settled it.

So now even if he wants to be re-elected, he dare not say it out loud, otherwise he will become the target of public criticism!

Secondly, Guchma must also know very well that next year’s general election is very complicated!

What forces are behind Yanukovych and Senko...

Obviously, he can't offend anyone.

In addition, he is now very uncertain as to which faction will win in the end.

Then, the best choice for him is not to choose...

Don't take sides, don't take a stand, and stay out of the situation. This is the best way for Guchma to deal with it!

If the priority group wins next year, they won't cause trouble for him.

Of course, Guchman still hopes that Yanukovych can win. At least the two have the same philosophy.

But he was absolutely unwilling to offer any help openly.

After figuring out Guchma's true thoughts, Wang Ye changed the subject and started chatting with him about things after retirement, and enthusiastically suggested that Guchma settle in Simferopol after retirement, where the climate and scenery are very good. good.

With the signing of the free trade zone agreement, development will be better in the future, and it will be very convenient to travel to other countries.

Guchma also seemed very moved and readily accepted Wang Ye's proposal, saying that after he retired, he would definitely go to Simferopol to have a look.

If it's suitable, stay and live there.

After finishing the lunch happily, everyone moved to the living room. After drinking coffee and chatting for a while, Wang Ye stood up and left.

He has other plans in the afternoon and is going to meet Yanukovych!

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Yanukovych's home surprised Wang Ye a little.

It's not because of how luxurious it is. In fact, on the contrary, his home is quite simple!

It's just a very "civilian" old-fashioned community, with rows of six- or seven-story tube buildings without elevators.

According to Yanukovych, this was the welfare house he was "assigned" to when he was working. Although he was promoted along the way, he was too lazy to move because he was used to it, so he has been living here.

The house is more than 100 square meters, and the decoration is quite ordinary. Anyway, if you say this is a place where ordinary government officials, doctors, university professors and the like live, that is quite normal.

But living with someone like Yanukovych seems a bit...

What a surprise!

However, Wang Ye didn't say anything. He exchanged a few polite words with Yanukovych with a normal expression, and then everyone came to the sofa and sat down.

Wang Ye certainly did not come alone when he came to visit Yanukovych.

He took Nova and several security personnel with him. As for Elena, he stayed with the delegation so that she could contact him immediately if there was any emergency.

Now the security personnel stayed outside and did not enter the room. Only Nova followed him into the room.

There were no outsiders in Yanukovych's home. Perhaps in order to welcome Wang Ye's visit, he deliberately sent out all his family members.

After all, the less people know about the topic they are going to talk about, the better!

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Without beating around the bush, Wang Ye sat down and said straight to the point: "The situation is very serious, and the forces behind the opponent are very powerful."

Yanukovych should have been in contact with people in Moscow, so he was not surprised by Wang Ye's words.

His face was a little bitter, and he shook his head helplessly and said: "I also know that their propaganda is very strong, and I don't know where they got so much campaign donations. Moreover, the people in the campaign team are very professional. It is said that they hired a team from abroad. My team is really not as good as him in this regard.”

Wang Ye grinned. He was sure that Yanukovych must also know who his "real opponent" was this time.

The reason why he didn't point it out directly was that he obviously still didn't want to face it.

He said casually: "Money is not a problem, I just need to help you solve this."

Yanukovych's face lit up and he quickly asked: "Really?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he probably realized that it was not polite to ask, so he smiled sheepishly and explained: "Of course I'm not doubting your strength, I'm just a little worried if someone exposes our relationship. If so, public opinion...may have problems."

This is true.

Although the source of his opponent's campaign funds is also unknown, neither he nor his opponent dared to leave any clues.

Raising campaign funds from abroad is not something worth showing off!

Because voters will be suspicious, if you use foreigners' money to run for election, what kind of rewards will you give to others after you are elected?

This kind of thing can be done, but it must not be said, let alone let competitors know!

Wang Ye waved his hand relaxedly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the money will come out of your country. No matter how the opponent checks, there will be no problem with the source of the funds. It is absolutely clean!"

Yanukovych's eyes widened immediately, a little in disbelief.

If Wang Ye said that the money came from secret channels abroad, or even from Crimea, he would not have any doubts.

But it was said that it came from "domestic" and the source was innocent, which he couldn't believe, because Mikhail clearly did not have any investments or enterprises in Uzbekistan!

Except Crimea…

Wang Ye knew his psychological activities, but he did not rush to explain to him. Instead, he said with a smile: "I will introduce you to a friend. You will understand when she comes."

After saying that, he took out his cell phone, made a call, and said briefly: "Come up here."

Then he hung up the phone.

While waiting for someone to come up, Wang Ye didn't say much, he just picked up the coffee cup and tasted it slowly.

Yanukovych didn't say anything. He was guessing who was going to come up...

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The security guard guarding the door opened it and a woman walked in.

Yanukovych stood up suddenly, looked at the woman with surprise, and blurted out: "Demoschenko!"

"Please call me Yulia, thank you." Yulia said with a smile.

Wang Ye patted the sofa next to him, and Yulia sat on it obediently.

Yanukovych also sat down in a daze. He looked at Yulia and then at Wang Ye, seemingly confused about Wang Ye's intentions.

"Yuliya, you must know her. From today on, she will be your running partner. You will be the chief and she will be the deputy. You will form a team to participate in the election. After success, you will be the general T and she will be responsible for the government. job." Wang Ye said with a smile.

Yanukovych didn't come back to his senses for a while, his mind was in chaos.

He used to regard Yulia as a competitor!

Why are we suddenly becoming running mates...

Wang Ye didn't leave him much time to think, and continued: "Yuliya will be responsible for raising campaign funds. The money will come from her own company's account. There should be no problem with this. It can withstand anyone's efforts." Check.”

Yanukovych blurted out: "She is responsible for everything? This is a lot of money!"

He is right. The current election situation is tense, and everyone is desperately spending money on publicity. If this continues until the official start of the election next year, the funds required will be an astronomical figure!

Originally, Yanukovych also prepared a large amount of campaign funds, but as the opponent intensified his campaign offensive, he gradually became unable to bear it.

He knew that Yulia was very rich and the natural gas company behind her was also an energy giant.

But the problem is, Yulia's natural gas company is very powerful in the country, but in Europe and even the world, it is not as good as it is!

It cannot be compared with a real energy giant like Gazprom at all.

Otherwise, Yulia doesn’t need to cooperate with anyone, and she can just run for office herself...

With an elegant smile on her face, Yulia was not as angry as Yanukovych questioning her financial resources. She explained slowly:

"Although my natural gas company is not very financially strong, by coincidence, our company has just signed a large contract with Gazprom and Yukos. Their pipeline to transport energy to western Europe is going to be handed over to our company for construction. and management.

So I plan to advance up to US$5 billion to our company. From this cooperation project alone, my company will earn more than US$1 billion in profits every year! "

The big contract she was talking about was one of the results of her "all-night talk" with Wang Ye last night!

Faced with such a huge temptation and various guarantees given by Wang Ye, Yulia completely "surrendered" to Wang Ye without hesitation!

Being able to get to this point is enough to prove that Yulia is a very, very smart woman.

Just because she was smart enough, Wang Ye chose her as a breakthrough.

As Guccima said, although Yulia seems to have a high support rate and a strong momentum, in fact she does not have real competitiveness and is just a companion.

Yulia obviously realized this.

Maybe she didn't realize it when she first announced her candidacy, but as the campaign became more intense, she must have noticed something was wrong.

The two strongest competitors have huge forces behind them to support them. What do they have behind them...

Just rely on the natural gas company at home and the few funds left in the company's accounts?

It is obviously impossible to support myself to the end!

Therefore, when Wang Ye extended an olive branch and invited her to his room, Yulia only hesitated for a second or two before decisively agreeing.

Of course, when she agreed to Wang Ye's invitation, she only had the idea of ​​giving it a try and was not sure how it would turn out.

Perhaps, I just suffered a "small loss", and this loss is still bearable.

But what she didn't expect was that Wang Ye gave her a big surprise!

A huge contract, with related political future and personal safety guarantees.

All she needs to do is follow Wang Ye's instructions and cooperate with Yanukovych's campaign.

You don’t pay much, but you get more than you expected!

Yulia didn't hesitate at all and agreed immediately. In order to prove her sincerity and loyalty, she also paid a lot last night...

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After Yanukovych was stunned, he slowly figured out the link.

He felt a little ashamed of himself for the young director Mikhail's sophisticated skills.

I have been working hard for half my life, and I faced a difficult situation, but someone came over and solved it in one day, and it was done flawlessly.

Not only did he solve his funding problem, he also found a strong running partner for himself!

It is of course unrealistic for Yulia, a candidate, to go to the end alone, but she still has considerable appeal among female voters and her influence is still great.

Being a running mate would be perfect!

However, even so, there is still no guarantee that next year’s election will be won 100%.

Because competitors also need money and people, and they also need people...