MTL - Reborn Russia As An Oligarch-Chapter 863 Can't keep a low profile

  Chapter 863 Can't keep a low profile

  The future development direction of the Little Eagle Group is to integrate gaming, tourism, high-end hotels, and luxury shopping malls.

  These businesses were originally complementary and inseparable.

  In addition, the Kitty Eagle Group already has a great advantage. It holds the only gambling card in Russia and has unimpeded access to Crimea. Besides Wang Ye, there are several powerful shareholders behind it.

   Except that the gaming industry cannot expand outwards, high-end hotels and top luxury shopping malls are all projects that can be "copied" outwards.

   In the future, in the mainland, it is impossible to only do tourism business, at least the hotel business will be introduced.

  So Liu Mei doesn't have to worry, she will be busy in the future.

   "By the way, Xiaoxi, should you graduate from university? Do you have any plans in the future, whether to go abroad for further study or stay in China." Wang Ye asked casually when he remembered something.

  He and Zhang Xiaoxi are high school classmates, both graduated from high school in 2000 and went to university.

  Of course, because Wang Ye studied abroad and took preparatory courses, he officially entered university a year later.

  Compared to him, Zhang Xiaoxi went to university a year earlier.

   This year is already 2004, so Zhang Xiaoxi should have just graduated from university.

  Zhang Xiaoxi pursed her lips and smiled, and replied casually: "Of course I stayed in China and continued my graduate studies, but I plan to study for an MBA at the School of Economics and Management, and I will still be at Tsinghua University."

  Tsinghua SEM and Peking University Guanghua, these should be the two best business schools in China.

  Zhang Xiaoxi made the right choice.

  She is now in control of a large company with billions of assets, and it will soon reach tens of billions. Of course, there is no need for her to go abroad to study.

  Stay in the country, firmly control the company, keep the company running, and get the approval of the boss Wang Ye.

   This is more important to her than anything else!

  Wang Ye nodded when he heard the words, expressing his approval.

  Of course, he also hopes that Zhang Xiaoxi can devote all his energy to the asset management company and help him manage his "private money". After all, there are not many people he can trust in China, and even fewer who are capable of helping him.

  Zhang Xiaoxi is almost the only one, he doesn't want to see Zhang Xiaoxi get dizzy and go abroad to study or something.

  ...

   The convoy soon arrived at the gate of Wang Ye's palace garden.

   Two robust young men in well-fitting suits stood on both sides of the gate. Seeing the convoy approaching, they quickly opened the gate.

  Several Mercedes-Benz filed in and drove straight to the small square in front of the main building.

  In front of the main building, a housekeeper and several servants were already waiting here.

  Although Wang Ye didn't come back to live in it for about a year, but there are many people who are responsible for maintaining such a large garden, otherwise it would be abandoned.

  Thinking about it, I feel quite helpless. It took so much money and a favor to buy this palace garden.

  After meticulously refurbishing it, I didn't live in it for a few days, but it turned out that these hired servants lived in it.

   Not only give them room and board for free, but also pay them a lot of money...

  Of course, Zhang Xiaoxi is responsible for taking care of these things, Wang Ye doesn't have the time to take care of these things.

  ...

   After settling down, he washed up a bit and changed into clean clothes. Wang Ye came to the living room on the first floor.

  Liu Mei and Zhang Xiaoxi haven't left yet, it's almost night, and the welcome dinner is ready.

   At the dinner table, the three of them continued the unfinished topic in the car.

   "Boss, are you going to visit Guangdong Province in the south this time? Do you want me to accompany you?" Zhang Xiaoxi asked with a smile.

  She also knew that Wang Ye returned to China this time in a private capacity. Not only did he not greet the Chinese officials, he didn't even say hello to the Chinese business partners.

  So she and Liu Mei went to pick up the plane.

Wang Ye shook his head, "No, I will fly directly to Yangcheng after staying in the capital for two days. Then I will go around and see the domestic development. In the south, except Yukos' oil refining base and gas station , I have other investment projects, and I will go and have a look this time."

  Hearing what Wang Ye said, Zhang Xiaoxi was a little curious.

  Because Wang Ye’s domestic investment projects are divided into two categories, one is private investment, which is invested through the asset company she manages.

   Another category is Kitty Hawk Group and Yukos Group. Are there others?

   She doesn't know this.

   "Other investments? I don't think I've heard the boss say that, Mr. Liu, do you know?" Zhang Xiaoxi asked in surprise.

  Liu Mei thought for a while, then shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.

  Wang Ye smiled, and said casually: "The investment in Penguin is just a financial investment. It was a long time ago. It's normal if you don't know."

  He was talking about the investment made by Polar Bear Investment Company in Penguin, which happened three years ago.

  At the beginning, Wang Ye personally went to meet with Brother Xiaoma to negotiate the investment, but he didn't ask much about it later, and left it to the people of Polar Bear Investment Company to follow up.

   It is said that in the past two years, Penguin has gone through two rounds of financing, and its valuation has risen rapidly.

  Of course, Polar Bear Investment Company has followed up every round of financing, and even led the investment, so the proportion of shares in Penguin has not been diluted.

  Brother Xiao Ma once left a message to Wang Ye's personal Q, inviting him to visit Penguin Company at an appropriate time.

   As for whether brother Ma already knows Wang Ye's "official" identity, that's unknown...

   I guess I know it. After all, when Wang Ye contacted him on behalf of the Polar Bear Investment Company, he also used the identity of "Mikhail".

  In addition, although Wang Ye has not had any dealings with Xiao Ma in the past two years, he has also appeared several times on the domestic "News Network"!

  As long as Xiao Ma is a little careful, it is impossible not to know his identity...

  ...

  Hearing Wang Ye said that he had invested in Penguin, both Liu Mei and Zhang Xiaoxi widened their eyes in surprise.

   "Wow, is it the QQ company? This is the hottest Internet company in China in the past two years, and basically everyone uses QQ." Liu Mei blurted out.

Zhang Xiaoxi also nodded and added: "This software is indeed very popular. It is said that there are already more than 300 million users, and the number of netizens in the whole country is only more than 400 million. That means that as long as they surf the Internet, they all have a Q number. There is no longer any competition."

  Wang Ye nodded slightly. In just over three years, Brother Ma and the others have done a good job.

  From a small unknown company on the verge of bankruptcy, it has developed to almost monopolizing the domestic instant messaging market today.

  Of course, when Wang Ye invested in Penguin, Penguin had already done well, at least it had passed the most difficult time.

   Otherwise, Wang Ye certainly wouldn't give it a one-hundred-million-dollar valuation...

  At that time, Wang Ye personally made the decision to invest 50 million US dollars in Penguin, acquired 50% of the company's shares, and added an additional 20 million US dollars in investment for the rapid development of the company.

  In the following three years, Penguin went through two more rounds of financing, and Polar Bear Investment also followed suit, so until now, it still controls 50% of Penguin's shares!

   Unless Penguin officially goes public on NASDAQ, otherwise, these shares will not be diluted.

  Even if Penguin goes public on NASDAQ, the shares held by Polar Bear Investment will be diluted to about 30% at most, and will not be lower.

  Because polar bears are not short of money for investment, let alone cash out in a hurry.

  When investing in the first place, Wang Ye said that he would be a "cornerstone investor" of Penguin.

   To put it simply, I intend to hold shares in Penguin for a long time, no matter how high or low the price is, I will not sell them!

"This investment was made three years ago, and it was operated by an investment company of mine in Moscow. Oh, strictly speaking, my investment company is the largest shareholder of Penguin, not one of them." Wang Ye said casually .

  Liu Mei and Zhang Xiaoxi were amazed again, even though they have known Wang Ye for so long, they still know a lot about Wang Ye.

  But they still feel that they don't understand Wang Ye at all, because Wang Ye may say something casually at any time, which may surprise them...

  But thinking about Wang Ye's outrageous "titles" and his net worth that no one can count, it is obviously nothing if he has the status of a major shareholder of Penguin Company.

  ...

  In 2004, the global Internet winter was basically over, showing signs of recovery.

  Especially in China, major Internet companies have also begun to flourish, and many so-called Internet giants have emerged.

   The more famous ones include Sina, Sohu, NetEase, Baidu, etc. Penguin is still just a "little brother", and it can only be said that it is beginning to praise its budding, but it can't be called a giant.

  After all, these days, no one in the Internet industry around the world, including Brother Xiaoma, can clearly explain how a network communication software like Q can monetize traffic.

   It is equivalent to saying that even if Penguin has more than 300 million registered users, hundreds of millions of monthly active users, and the highest number of simultaneous online users is as high as seven or eight million.

   But it is still tantamount to "sitting on a gold mine and begging for food", and the company is still in a state of loss.

  In the last two rounds of financing, the company's valuation has only increased from US$100 million three years ago to US$600 million now. Although the increase is not low, it is definitely not high in the Internet industry.

   It is said that the most urgent thing for Brother Xiao Ma now is not to develop many new users, but to turn the company from loss to profit!

  When Wang Ye returned to China this time, he also planned to meet with Xiao Ma and talk about Penguin's next development direction.

  Others can't tell how Penguin should develop in the future, but he knows!

  Perhaps it only takes a little bit of dialing, and the prototype of the Internet giant that can be counted in the world in the future will appear...

   Of course, there is no need to talk about these things with Liu Mei and Zhang Xiaoxi, they don't know much about these things.

  ...

  Although Wang Ye returned to China this time in a low-key manner, he certainly could not escape the eyes of the "relevant departments".

  Before his special plane landed, Wang Xueqing received a notice that Wang Ye was coming back.

  Her work is coming, Wang Ye's personal safety in the country, as well as related itineraries, need her to coordinate and be responsible.

   As for finding an excuse that won't make Wang Ye feel unhappy, this is something Wang Xueqing has to consider.

  So, since receiving the notice, Wang Xueqing has been thinking about what kind of excuse she can find to talk to Wang Ye...

  She understood that Wang Ye came back so low-key this time, and didn't notify any Chinese units, which meant that he didn't want to be disturbed.

  If you contact him rashly, the effect will not be good, maybe it will make Wang Ye unhappy, and even think that he is being "surveilled"!

  This kind of thing is definitely not a small taboo for a big man like Wang Ye.

  After pondering for a long time, Wang Xueqing finally decided to test Wang Ye's attitude first.

  She and Liu Mei have a good relationship now, and they can be regarded as a kind of personal friendship, and they have helped Liu Mei a few small favors.

  Of course, doing this is also for Wang Ye's face.

  Wang Xueqing sent a text message to Liu Mei, and asked Liu Mei pretending not to care: "Sister Liu, what are you busy with? I'm going to rest tomorrow, so I can go and play with you?"

  When she sent this text message, Liu Mei was still having dinner with Wang Ye.

  So, when she received Wang Xueqing's text message, Liu Mei's heart skipped a beat.

  She is also a fine person. Although she is not very clear about Wang Xueqing's identity, she does know a little bit.

  Liu Mei knew better that Wang Xueqing was one of the Chinese receptionists who accompanied Wang Ye the whole time when he returned to the country several times before.

   If she said that her sudden text message had nothing to do with Wang Ye's return this time, then Liu Mei would definitely not believe it.

  How could it be such a coincidence, I was still having dinner with Wang Ye when Wang Xueqing sent a text message...

  So, putting down the phone, Liu Mei smiled and said to Wang Ye: "Boss, do you still remember Wang Xueqing?"

  Wang Ye was taken aback, and subconsciously thought about who Wang Xueqing was...

  Liu Mei saw that Wang Ye didn't remember it right away, so she reminded: "You returned to China two times ago to accompany that girl of yours, from the diplomatic department..."

  After being reminded by her, Wang Ye immediately remembered.

  He suddenly realized: "Ah, it's that girl, remember, what's wrong?"

   "She just sent me a message. Although you were not mentioned, I think it should be related to you." Liu Mei said with a smile.

  She was a little confused as to whether Wang Xueqing had any...other relationship with Wang Ye, so she simply left the choice to Wang Ye.

  If Wang Ye is willing to see Wang Xueqing, then he is doing Wang Xueqing a favor, and Wang Xueqing will have to pay back this favor in the future.

  If Wang Ye doesn't want to see her, then he has conveyed it properly, and Wang Xueqing can't blame herself...

  As soon as Wang Ye heard it, he understood what was going on.

  It seems that even if I want to keep a low profile, it is still difficult!

  He shook his head helplessly, but he didn't resist too much. Compared with himself in China, he was considered "unfamiliar with the place of life", especially since he had to go to the south this time.

  I heard that the law and order over there is not particularly good. In case of any unexpected situation, it is not enough to rely on yourself and the security personnel you bring.

  If someone with a special status like Wang Xueqing is by her side, many things may be much more convenient...

  (end of this chapter)