Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

  Time flies quickly in the busy schedule, and October is here in the blink of an eye. Wang Ye is preparing to lead a delegation to Xiangjiang to attend the Sixth World Trade Ministerial Conference.

 The purpose is of course to formally sign bilateral WTO accession agreements with the EU and the United States at this meeting, and formally join the WTO!



 Although he may not have a big name, he has a lot of power!

 Because this office has been authorized by the Kremlin, it can decide on its own what conditions can be compromised and how much the concessions should be based on the situation at the negotiation site!

Basically, it can be said that at the negotiation site, Wang Ye represents the attitude of the Kremlin. What he says and the promises he makes are equivalent to the promises made by the Kremlin himself!

 From this, it can be seen that Kegong indeed has more and more trust in Wang Ye.

 It’s just that sometimes it’s active and sometimes it’s passive…

Both parties have already listed the conditions for negotiation with the EU and the United States. The Kremlin has also seen the list. In his opinion, the above conditions are basically no big problem and harmless. Even if they all make concessions, it is still possible. .

 On some issues, Wang Ye’s attitude is actually tougher than his own...

 So he was not worried about Wang Ye making any "moths" on the spot or signing any terms that would "lose power and humiliate the country".

After all, even if a formal WTO accession agreement is signed on the spot, it does not mean that the matter is over. The bilateral agreements signed with each member state when joining the WTO will still have to be voted on in the Duma.

If there are too outrageous terms, it will also be a huge blow to Wang Ye’s own reputation!

Even if one does not consider the interests of the country and purely considers one's own political career, the king's business will not be messed up.

 The first task of his delegation’s trip this time is naturally to sign formal bilateral agreements with the EU and the United States to complete Russia’s goal of joining the WTO.

Secondly, we must try our best not to make too many concessions, stick to our bottom line, and gain more benefits for Da Mao.

Only if he can do these two things at the same time can he be considered his ability and can add a glorious qualification to his political career!

 …

This time to Xiangjiang, Wang Ye brought many people with him.

There are people from the Economic Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, government departments, the Kremlin, and even two CEOs of Gazprom and the Pipeline Group.

Of course, after the entire delegation arrived at the negotiation site, there could only be one voice, and that was Wang Ye’s voice.

The rest of the people assisted him in the negotiations and provided corresponding professional opinions, and then Wang Ye made the final decision after weighing the pros and cons.

 Wang Ye’s own office only brought Nova and a few of her secretaries.

Now Wang Ye is responsible for too many and complicated things, and the only two old assistants around him are Nova and Bakova, who are simply too busy.

 So as early as two years ago, when Rosiana and Wang Ye "separated", Wang Ye's office was expanded again and many new secretaries were recruited to share the work of Bakova and Nova.

However, Wang Ye didn't have much contact with these new secretaries, and he didn't have the energy to train them personally. He just handed them over to two old assistants to manage them.

Nova is only one year younger than Wang Ye. After training with Wang Ye in the past few years, she is no longer the childish little girl.

With a height of over 1.7 meters, a slim figure, a slightly baby-fat face, and big, bright and clear eyes, if we use later Internet terms to describe this kind of girl, it would be the so-called "ceiling of pure desire"!

Although she is still in graduate school, she has been with Wang Ye for many years and has been exposed to people and things at a very high level, so whether it is in terms of thinking, logic or work ability, Nova has long been ahead of her peers. Times.

Even with Wang Ye, she can now take charge of her own business, and Wang Ye can safely entrust her with more important tasks.

 Just like this WTO accession negotiation...

 After taking the initiative from the government, a special WTO preparation office was established. Wang Ye basically did not have much control in the early stage and was directly handed over to Nova.

Let her coordinate staff from various departments and relevant experts to communicate and negotiate with representatives from Europe, the United States and the United States until a final framework is negotiated.

 …

 October 15th, Wang Ye and his party arrived in Xiangjiang smoothly on a special official plane.

 WTO staff picked them up at the airport and sent them to the designated hotel for this meeting, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

The sixth ministerial conference of the WTO officially starts on October 18. Wang Ye arrived three days in advance, so most of the participants from WTO member states have not yet arrived in Hong Kong.

 In addition to Wang Ye and his entourage, the American delegation and the European Union delegation will arrive in Xiangjiang on the same day.

They came here in advance, naturally, to negotiate with the delegation led by Wang Ye and sign a formal bilateral agreement before the ministerial meeting began.

Wang Ye arrived at noon, while the EU and American delegations arrived in Xiangjiang in the afternoon. The organizers of the conference held a special dinner in the evening to welcome the three delegations.

 Since this WTO Ministerial Conference is held in Xiangjiang, the host is naturally China, and China officially joined the WTO in 2001.

 In the past few years since joining the WTO, China’s economic development achievements have been witnessed by all the world.

 Therefore, the sixth WTO Ministerial Conference was chosen to be held here to demonstrate the benefits of joining the WTO...

 …

At the welcome dinner, Wang Ye also met with representatives from the United States and the European Union and shook hands cordially.

The American team is led by Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez, a tall man in his fifties with gray hair and beard. It is worth mentioning that he is also a Latino American.

 Speaking of it, his experience is also quite legendary.

　　When he was a child, he immigrated to the United States with his parents. However, he failed to make it, so his family moved to Mexico "next door". Life was very difficult, and Gutierrez dropped out of school at a young age.

 Worked as a hotel waiter, truck driver, salesman, etc.

 Because of his outstanding performance as a salesman, he was transferred to the American headquarters and officially immigrated there.

　　Then it was like being cheated, promoted all the way, showing extraordinary business ability, reviving a food company that was about to go bankrupt, and the business became more and more prosperous, and even became a giant in the industry.

Originally, he was only involved in the business world and had nothing to do with politics. He had never made any political donations or joined any faction.

But there was no way. The then president took a fancy to his ability and named him as Minister of Commerce. Gutierrez had no choice but to "reluctantly".

So, in February 2005, he officially took office and began to perform the duties of Minister of Commerce...

The EU delegation is led by the EU Trade Representative, which Wang Ye is not concerned about because he first needs to negotiate with German Commerce Minister Hanna to finalize the Nord Stream pipeline plan.

In this case, it is estimated that there will be no problems on the EU side. After all, this natural gas supply plan will benefit the entire EU, not just Germany.

 In the EU, the two countries with the most say are naturally Germany and France, especially Germany, which has the strongest economy in Europe. Many small countries in the EU are also eagerly waiting for the "relief funds" from it.

In this case, Germany will naturally have a louder voice within the EU.

 So, as long as the differences with Germany on the Nord Stream pipeline plan are resolved, there will basically be no obstacles in the subsequent WTO accession negotiations with the EU.

 …

 When facing Wang Ye, Gutierrez seemed very enthusiastic.

Hold Wang Ye's hand tightly, and the gray beard on his lips trembled with laughter.

The scene of the two cordially shaking hands and greeting each other was naturally filmed by reporters at the scene and will soon appear on the news media.

“Mikhail...Director, I’m glad to meet you. I have always believed that the WTO would be incomplete without a big country like yours!

 So, since I took office last year, I have been working hard to promote your country's accession to the WTO. I hope that during tomorrow's talks, we can reduce our differences and reach an agreement.

Try to have your country officially join the WTO at this ministerial meeting! "

Gutierrez said in a sincere tone.

 He seemed to hesitate for a moment when addressing Wang Ye, and then chose "director", perhaps referring to the position of "director of the WTO Preparatory Office" that Wang Ye recently held.

  After all, in this situation, this is Wang Ye's title, not the deputy speaker of the Duma or something like that.

Wang Ye also had a bright smile on his face and responded readily: "Thank you Minister Gutierrez, Russia needs to join the WTO, and the WTO also needs Russia to join. This is a win-win choice for all parties! I also I believe that as long as both parties can treat each other with sincerity and do not deliberately set up artificial obstacles, then this negotiation will definitely go smoothly. Because, I come with sincerity..."

The last sentence Wang Ye said is profound. It depends on whether Gutierrez and the others can understand it.

However, a person who dropped out of school and worked his way up from the bottom obviously cannot be a fool. Wang Ye still believes in Gutierrez's IQ...

Sure enough, Gutierrez's eyes flashed, his face remained normal, and he said with a smile: "That would be great. All WTO member states are also looking forward to your country's official accession."

 …

 Hanna, the German negotiator, was obviously not as enthusiastic as Gutierrez. Her performance was more in line with everyone's "stereotype" of Germans.

Looking serious, speaking seriously, and doing things meticulously.

Hannah was obviously such a person. After shaking hands with Wang Ye, she did not exchange pleasantries or anything. She just told Wang Ye that in the negotiations the day after tomorrow, they would not make any more concessions because the bottom line had already been set. In front of Wang Ye.

 She will not make concessions that are detrimental to national interests just because she wants to promote Russia's accession to the WTO, no matter how much pressure the EU puts on her.

 Obviously, this is a deterrent to Wang Ye. It can also be regarded as a negotiation method. It can be called "maximum pressure."

 If Wang Ye is not confident enough, he can easily be frightened and have to make greater concessions in order to successfully join the WTO.

But this Hannah probably doesn’t know much about Wang Ye’s character, nor does she fully understand Wang Ye’s status and influence in Moscow’s political arena…

If you change individual negotiators, you may still worry about what to do if the negotiation is not reached again and it will be difficult to deliver the goods when you return.

 Wang Ye has no such worries at all!

To be honest, he was still pushing for Mao to join the WTO. There were many people in the country who were lagging behind. Those people wished they could delay joining the WTO for a few more years, or even just stopped joining.

So, it doesn’t really matter whether the deal can be reached this time. It’s just that Wang Ye himself wants to let Damao join the WTO as soon as possible and gain more development time.

If the other party is really open-minded and thinks that she can force Wang Ye to make concessions, then Wang Ye can only tell her that you are overthinking!

Therefore, facing the old woman, Wang Ye just responded calmly, "There is no need to argue about who will benefit the most after the Beixi Pipeline is completed. Now it is not that there is no market for our crude oil and natural gas. There is still a gap in the east. It's great. If the Nord Stream pipeline plan still cannot be finalized this time, then we will immediately launch the Power of Siberia II plan to transport oil and gas to Asia!"

Hanna didn’t expect it at all. She just wanted to show off and give this young man a little power.

As a result, I was taught a lesson by the other party, both soft and hard...

 It seems that this young man is really as shown in the information. He is not at all a "second generation" who rose to the top by virtue of his prominent background, but a real young talent who has worked hard for his abilities!

 …

Regarding Wangye's newly rustic Moscow politics, European and American countries have naturally began to pay attention.

 It's just that each country has a different relationship with Mao, so the degree of attention it pays to Wang Ye is also different.

Just like Hannah, as Germany’s trade representative, her position is not as high as that of the commerce minister. Although she is considered one of the top political leaders, her actual voice is pitifully small.

 Before she came, the scope of the negotiation had been determined. It would be best if she could negotiate terms that were more beneficial to her.

 But if we really press our own bottom line and sign an agreement, there won't be much of a problem.

 So, she did read Wang Ye's relevant information carefully before coming here. After all, she needed to understand her negotiating opponent.

 But what she could see and understand was basically superficial information.

To be honest, Hannah has no interest in getting to know Wang Ye in depth. Anyway, after this negotiation is completed, the two of them may never have the chance to interact again. Why do they know so much?

Perhaps in Damao, most people will pay attention to Wang Ye, especially senior political figures, so they must have a relatively comprehensive and clear understanding of Wang Ye.

 But in foreign politics, to put it bluntly, it doesn’t matter whether you are Deputy Speaker Mikhail or the Chairman. Do you have anything to do with him?

Can you help him get two more votes, or can you donate a political donation to him...

 Therefore, except for a few special institutions, most European and American politicians are really not familiar with Wang Ye!