Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

Without wasting too much time, Wang Ye interacted cordially with his classmates for a while, and after showing his good image of "loving the people", Wang Ye waved goodbye to everyone.

Before leaving, he joked that the graduation ceremony was about to begin. If he was late, the principal might not issue him a diploma!

Although the joke was a bit cold, the students present still laughed cooperatively.

Everyone knows that even if he doesn't come today, there's no way he won't get his diploma. After all, this is the "most promising" student that has come out of Mo University in the past 20 to 30 years!

To be honest, if at the graduation ceremony later, the principal announces that Wang Ye will be awarded an honorary doctorate, or even hire him as a visiting professor, no one will be surprised at all!

Because he deserves it…………

Under the watch of many students, the motorcade slowly started and drove towards the main building of MONU.

Today's graduation ceremony is held in the largest auditorium in the main building of MoU.

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When Wang Ye arrived at the auditorium, the school leaders had been waiting for a long time.

Although it is a bit inappropriate for teachers to wait for students, obviously no one cares about this. Wang Ye's identity has long been separated from the category of ordinary students.

Not to mention ordinary teachers, even if the principal wanted to see him, he would have to make an appointment with Wang Ye's secretary in advance...

Therefore, the leaders and teachers in the school have long stopped treating Wang Ye as an ordinary student.

Seeing Wang Ye walking in under the guidance of the staff, the principal greeted him with a smile on his face.

After shaking hands with Wang Ye vigorously, he said with a smile: "Mikhail, in addition to giving a speech as the graduate representative today, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you."

Wang Ye nodded with a smile and said, "What's the matter? Principal, please tell me."

"You already know that you were selected as the school's outstanding alumnus."

Wang Ye nodded, "The department chairperson told me about it two days ago."

The principal continued: "But I heard that you haven't decided yet whether you want to continue studying for a PhD, right?"

The dean of the department did talk about this matter when he went to see Wang Ye a few days ago.

Of course, the department chair wanted Wang Ye to continue his studies at MSU and graduate with a Ph.D. After all, there was such a "true god" in charge of the department, and he, as the department chair, would be proud of himself.

But Wang Ye was still a little hesitant.

It is foreseeable that even if I continue reading, I will not have much time to come to class.

Of course, even if I miss class for a day, I can still graduate successfully and get my doctorate.

But such a degree is just a false name. Not only does it not add any halo to oneself, it may become a "weakness" of oneself and be used by political opponents to attack oneself!

Although such an attack does almost no damage...

"Yeah, I'm worried that I don't have much time. As you know, I've been getting busier and busier in the past two years. It's all thanks to the teachers that I can graduate successfully with my undergraduate degree. When I get my master's or doctorate, I have to write a thesis and do scientific research. Project or something..." Wang Ye said a little embarrassed.

In fact, these are not problems for him, and he doesn't even need to say anything. Someone will naturally help him get everything done.

But Wang Ye felt that this was no longer necessary, and he did not need the doctorate title.

After hearing what Wang Ye said, the principal nodded to express his understanding, and then he said: "Since you don't want to continue studying, we won't force you. However, you still have to have this doctorate, not to mention your ability." The level is not inferior to that of any doctor. Therefore, today I will award you an honorary doctorate, and I hope you will not refuse!"

It turns out that Wang Ye is waiting for him here.

It seems that Wang Ye doesn’t want this doctorate degree anymore...

Wang Ye was not pretentious and smiled heartily: "That's great. It doesn't take a few more years to get a doctorate. Naturally, I won't refuse such a good thing. Thank you, principal!"

It’s outrageous when you think about it.

Those in the same class as Wang Ye, like Nalan Yaqi, Song Xiaogang, and his classmates.

We all entered school in the same year, and others worked hard for four years of classes. They were still nervous every time they took the exam, for fear of failing.

If you fail the exam, it will mean an "expense" of at least US$500 per subject!

In the end, there are still quite a few students who cannot successfully obtain their diplomas. Those who can successfully graduate are worthy of cheering.

As for Wang Ye, he barely showed up at school in the past four years, but he graduated with straight A's.

If that's all, then that's fine. What's even more outrageous is that today, everyone else has graduated with a bachelor's degree, but Wang Ye has graduated with a bachelor's degree and a doctorate at the same time...

You can call him "Dr. Wang" from now on...

Oh, that's not right. The person "Wang Ye" has disappeared in Russia, and now there is only Mikhail, so we have to call him "Dr. Mikhail"!

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After the graduation ceremony began, Wang Ye took the stage and gave a speech.

However, he did not shout any false slogans, nor did he talk about any big principles. Instead, he talked to everyone about future employment and development in a very down-to-earth manner.

Of course, he also told all graduates in a positive tone that in the next few years, Russia, or to be more precise, the two major cities of Moscow and Petersburg, will usher in a great wave of development!

Not only does it provide a large number of job opportunities, it is also the best opportunity for everyone with dreams to develop their career!

You know, every era has its opportunities.

In the ten years after the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, those in the energy and financial sectors seized the "opportunity" and made a fortune.

Although this kind of behavior is not worth advocating and is difficult to imitate, it can only be said that it was created in a special era.

In the next ten years, a new wave of the times has arrived. Whether we can seize this opportunity depends on everyone's abilities.

Because the opportunities provided to everyone this time are equal and open and transparent!

Every student here today can ride on this wave of development with their own efforts and knowledge!

Perhaps in five or ten years, many entrepreneurs and upstarts in science and technology will be born among the students here...

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I have to say that the effect of this speech was still very good.

Originally, these fresh graduates are at the age where they are most likely to get excited. In addition, Wang Ye has huge influence and appeal among his peers, so what he says is easier for others to listen to.

In addition, Wang Ye did not deceive everyone.

Many of the things he said are actually happening and can be seen by everyone!

For example, he has been promoting the low-rent housing project, which provides better and cheaper living conditions for the majority of graduates.

In recent years, many large local companies in Russia have also been booming. Even in the annual school recruitment, the number of companies participating is much more than before, and the positions and salaries provided are also increasing year by year visibly!

This change in the general environment and the overall atmosphere of vigorous and upward development can be felt by every college student.

Many graduates at the scene basically plan to stay and work in Moscow, and most of them have already found suitable jobs.

After all, this is a great institution. It is undoubtedly the highest university in Russia!

Therefore, if their majors are not too unpopular, graduates from MoDa would not worry much about their jobs. It would just be about the quality of their work and the level of salary.

In Russia, the only super metropolis is Moscow, and even Petersburg cannot compare!

If graduates from MoU do not plan to study abroad, they will naturally stay and work in Moscow. They are not interested in other cities...

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At today's graduation ceremony, Wang Ye also brought a gift to his alma mater, Mo University.

He announced on the spot that he would donate US$100 million to establish a student fund!

There are two categories of awardees for this fund. One category is students with relatively poor family conditions.

In fact, there are many such students in various universities. Wang Ye knew several such Russian college students in his "previous life".

Because of their poor family background, even though they were admitted to university, some outstanding students were even able to receive scholarships and free tuition and accommodation fees.

But even so, I still have to do odd jobs in my spare time to earn living expenses.

After all, this is Moscow, and life is not easy!

Many people may think that Russians have free education from primary school to university. In fact, this is a misunderstanding.

It is true that all state schools, from primary school to high school, are free, but universities are not.

There are also some free places in every national university, but it is difficult for ordinary students to get them, and they need to be particularly outstanding.

For example, if you participated in an Olympiad and won an award in high school, you can apply for a university scholarship with free tuition and accommodation fees.

Most other students have to pay tuition, but their fees are much lower than those of foreign students.

It’s probably equivalent to about one-third of the cost for international students.

In other words, if a Chinese international student studying at MONU for one year will need a minimum of US$6,000 for tuition, accommodation and living expenses, then an old student will need a minimum of US$2,000.

At that time, this amount of money was definitely a huge amount of money for most Russian families!

Therefore, students from poor family backgrounds have to work part-time jobs to earn money in their free time in order to earn tuition and living expenses.

The fund now established by Wang Ye is to provide help to such students with poor economic conditions!

This allows them to spend more time on their studies instead of wasting precious time on odd jobs just to pay for tuition and living expenses.

In fact, there is no need for too much funding. A scholarship of US$3,000 per student per year is enough.

The number of scholarships granted by the fund to such poor students every year is 500!

Don't think that the number of places is too small. You should know that the fund donated by Wang Ye is only open to one school, MOU, and has nothing to do with other schools!

The total number of new students in all majors at MONU is less than 5,000 every year. This quota is already almost one-tenth, which is quite a lot!

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The foundation will also reward another category of students, those who perform particularly well during school!

This has nothing to do with the student's financial status. Everything depends on your academic performance. As long as your performance is good enough, even if you are a rich second generation, you can still enjoy this scholarship.

This type of scholarship is relatively high, starting at $2,000, with no upper limit!

If any student can win a Nobel Prize or something like that while in school, the scholarship awarded to him by the foundation may be more than the Nobel Prize...

Of course, this situation is almost impossible to happen.

There is no quota limit for this type of award. As long as you meet the conditions, you can get the scholarship, and there is still no cap!

Calculated this way, the annual expenditure of this fund is actually not high, maybe only two to three million US dollars.

A $100 million fund would take decades to spend!

If the fund is deposited in the bank and earns some interest, or if there is some income from financial management, it will almost never be spent all!

This is exactly Wang Ye's purpose.

His donation of the money is not for the school to spend it all at once, but for the fund to exist for a long time so that students who enroll many years later can enjoy what this "old senior" has brought to everyone. Welfare!

To be honest, even though Mosaic University was considered a world-famous university at that time, it was often ranked among the top ten in the world.

But it all relies on the "old background" of the past.

After the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, MoDa was in dire straits. The annual financial budget was not high and it could only be said to be barely maintaining the operation of the school.

Therefore, Wang Ye’s donation of US$100 million is simply a timely help.

Ever since he said he wanted to donate money, the principal and school leaders have never closed their mouths...

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The audience burst into thunderous applause.

Although the people present are all graduates, they should not be able to enjoy the benefits brought by Wang Ye.

But everyone is still happy for the alma mater and its junior students, because with this fund, it can be foreseen that MoDa will become better in the future.

At the same time, everyone has truly seen what it means to be truly wealthy!

One hundred million US dollars...

This may be a huge amount of wealth that all the graduates present will never earn in their lifetime!

Of course, except for Wang Ye himself...

Wang Ye donated it casually, and even specifically told the principal not to use his name in naming it. Obviously, he didn't want everyone to think that he was trying to gain fame.

It is a great honor for everyone to be in the same class as such people!

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Donating US$100 million to establish a student aid fund is something Wang Ye has prepared in advance.

I just didn’t inform the school in advance, so it was a “surprise” for the school!

So far, the effect is quite good.

With a bright smile on his face, the principal came to the stage to hug Wang Ye, and raised Wang Ye's hand to let him enjoy the thunderous applause and cheers from the audience.

After the audience calmed down, the principal announced naturally that Wang Ye would be awarded an honorary doctorate and he would be officially elected as an outstanding alumnus!

These are the proper meanings, so no one feels strange or unreasonable...