Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth

Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Rich second Generation_1 Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Rich second Generation_1 “Wang Ye declined Nalan Yaqi’s invitation and returned to a heavy sleep.

When he woke up, it was almost noon, and he received a call from Zhou Yuan, inviting him over for a meal.

Since coming to Moscow, Wang Ye had been thriving in the preparatory school.

His excellent Russian, warm-heartedness, high EQ, and storytelling skills were praised by many classmates.

Of course, in the eyes of Nalan Yaqi and Zhang Ke, Wang Ye didn’t seem very impressive…

After the police encounter at the big market, Zhou Yuan admired Wang Ye, hence, they had a good relationship.

After receiving Zhou Yuan’s call, Wang Ye didn’t hesitate and directly headed there after freshening up.

Being invited to a meal was a good thing after all; although he could cook, it was a hassle.

Zhou Yuan lived on the other side of the dormitory building, the same side as Nalan Yaqi, except that he lived on the third floor.

Arriving at Zhou Yuan’s dormitory, Wang Ye met Zhou Yuan’s roommate for the first time.

Now only two people lived in the room. According to Zhou Yuan, a Vietnamese student used to live there, but he had moved out.

Zhou Yuan’s roommate was also a Chinese student, a fellow pre-college student, but his study abroad program was not arranged by the same agency.

The young man was tall and thin and looked a bit shy.

“Come, it’s just ready. We were waiting for you to start eating. Today Xiao Hu is the chief chef. I helped him. Xiao Hu’s cooking skills are good,” Zhou Yuan enthusiastically greeted him.

The “Xiao Hu” he mentioned was obviously his roommate.

Today’s meal was quite plentiful. There were five or six main dishes, and several bottles of beer were placed on the table.

Wang Ye was a little surprised because over here, everyone preferred convenience when it comes to meals and wouldn’t go out of their way to prepare many dishes.

Usually, they would only prepare one dish. If there were more people, they would just increase the size of the dish…

Why would Zhou Yuan and his roommate go to so much trouble to prepare so many dishes just to invite him to a meal?

He couldn’t possibly be that important, could he…

So, this meal was not as simple as it appeared. These guys must need something from him, although he couldn’t tell whether it was Zhou Yuan or Xiao Hu.

Nevertheless, Wang Ye didn’t expose their intentions, he just laughed and sat down, saying, “Good job, this spread looks even larger than what the Dragon and Phoenix Restaurant downstairs offers, it is bound to be delicious.”

Xiao Hu served a bottle of beer, “Brother Ye, have one.”

Each of the three picked up a bottle of beer, clinked them together, took a large gulp, and then started eating.

As expected, after a few bites, Zhou Yuan finally spoke up.

“Wang Ye, actually Xiao Hu wants to ask you for a favor today.”

Wang Ye laughed, swallowed the food in his mouth, put down his chopsticks and readily agreed, “What is it? Just tell me. As long as it is something that is within my ability, I will definitely help.”

You rely on your parents at home and on your friends when you’re outside.

As long as it’s not something very difficult, Wang Ye is quite willing to help.

There were many hidden dragons and crouching tigers among these classmates!

To Wang Ye’s knowledge, many of them had family businesses in the Moscow Big Market, and some of them were doing quite well!

They came to study abroad mainly to improve their language skills and then take over their family’s businesses.

The ones who were doing wholesale trade in the big market were definitely worth several million, if not more!

As for Xiao Hu, from Zhou Yuan’s roommate’s family, Wang Ye didn’t know them well in his previous life, but he heard they were also in business, exactly what kind, however, he was not sure.

When Xiao Hu heard Wang Ye readily agreeing, his face brightened up, and he hurriedly said:
“Here’s the thing, Brother Ye.

My family owns a factory that makes sports shoes.

We also want to set up a branch here in Moscow, so they sent me over to learn Russian early and to familiarize myself with the market conditions.

I’ve been here for half a year, and after communicating with my family, we’ve decided to start the company soon.

However, establishing a company is not the same as running a stall for wholesale. The procedure can be troublesome — company registration, finding office space, establishing showrooms or stalls, and recruiting staff. Alone, I can’t handle it, so I need someone who is proficient in Russian to help me.

I heard from others that Brother Ye, your Russian is exceptionally good, even better than those who have been here for several years. So, I wanted to ask you for help with these things.”

After hearing his words, Wang Ye saw Xiao Hu in a new light.

Who would have guessed this guy was actually a second-generation rich kid!

Operating a shoe factory, especially one that makes sports shoes, wouldn’t be small in scale.

Besides, the ambitions of Xiao Hu’s family were quite big; they weren’t like the ordinary Chinese businessmen who just rented a shop to do wholesale business. Instead, they wanted to register a company and conduct regular business!

That’s a much larger investment.

After hearing Xiao Hu’s words, Wang Ye frowned and stayed silent.

This wasn’t a simple matter, nor something that could be done in one or two days.

Even though many things could be handed over to professional companies to handle, it would still be quite cumbersome. Just starting a company alone would probably take at least one or two months.

He was invited to a meal and now he was expected to invest so much time, this Xiao Hu was quite naive…

Xiao Hu apparently saw Wang Ye frown, and quickly added with a smile, “I understand that this isn’t something easy, and it will take a long time. Don’t worry, Brother Ye, I have already talked with my family, and if you agree to it, you’ll be the first employee of the branch company! The wage will be one thousand US dollars a month, what do you think?”

Zhou Yuan said enviously, “Wow, it’s impressive how good your Russian is, Wang Ye. You’ve just come to Moscow and you’ve already found a job that pays a thousand US dollars a month. That must feel great!”

One thousand US dollars a month was not a low salary, because many students studying abroad couldn’t earn that much working as a translator; they mostly made between five hundred to eight hundred US dollars.

Furthermore, this job wasn’t as tough as being a translator in the big market. There wasn’t a need to wake up at five in the morning, nor was it as busy. He wouldn’t need to work every day during the company’s preparation period.

However, considering Wang Ye’s Russian proficiency, the salary was not exactly high…

Therefore, he was still somewhat hesitant, because he had his own money-making plans, albeit the prospects were still uncertain…

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Seeing Wang Ye’s silence, Xiao Hu bit his lip and raised the offer again.

“Do you think the salary is too low, Brother Ye? We can negotiate again. As long as your Russian is as good as they say, the company can offer… offer you one thousand five hundred US dollars. How does that sound?”

That was his utmost limit.

Not to say that his family’s company couldn’t afford a higher price, but that was the market rate.

In Moscow, there were also several Chinese companies employing quite a number of Chinese employees. Their salaries were around eight hundred to one thousand US dollars to start, and capped at two thousand.

Anything higher would be saved for middle and upper management positions, not for regular employees.

Moreover, about Wang Ye’s Russian proficiency, Xiao Hu had only heard that it was very good, but how good it really was and whether it was worth it for their company to spend more money to hire him, that still needed to be evaluated…