Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

There were only four of them, Wang Ye, sitting at the long oak dining table.

Among them, Wang Xueqing remained silent and acted as her "mute" role.

Only Wang Ye, Zhang Xiaoxi, and Nalan Yaqi were talking.

After chatting for a while, Zhang Xiaoxi turned to the topic. She wanted to seize the time to talk to Wang Ye about the next development of the asset management company.

It is too difficult to meet Wang Ye, but Zhang Xiaoxi knows Wang Ye's other identity.

What if Wang Ye has something urgent to go back to Russia tomorrow? Then she wants to find an opportunity to report her work in person, but she doesn't know when it will be.

So, even though it was during dinner, it was not too late to chat after dinner, but she couldn't wait any longer.

"Boss, this Wangfu Garden is almost finished, so the employees in the company and I are also considering the next step. After all, the company has so much cash in its account. If we don't invest it, it will be in vain if we just eat the interest from the bank. What a waste." Zhang Xiaoxi said seriously.

Wang Ye nodded, swallowed the food in his mouth and said casually: "Then let's talk about what you think."

Hearing that the two were about to talk about business, Nalan Yaqi wisely shut her mouth and, like Wang Xueqing, buried herself in her food so as not to disturb them.

Zhang Xiaoxi quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and sat upright.

If you are a subordinate, you should behave appropriately when reporting on your work.

The boss can do whatever he wants, but if your subordinates also want to do whatever they want, it's a bit unclear.

"The company has also recruited several elites in the real estate industry. We have been discussing for a long time about the direction of domestic real estate development...

In the end, the company reached an agreement that with the financial strength of our company, we can definitely enter the real estate development industry.

There are currently two directions. One is to develop commercial housing. With the liberalization of national policies, it is expected that there will be huge demand for commercial housing for a long time in the future.

The other direction is purely commercial real estate, such as office buildings, large shopping malls, hotels, etc.

In fact, real estate development has been popular in some parts of the country for several years. However, the global economic downturn in the past two years and the overheated real estate speculation in some domestic cities eventually led to thunderstorms.

But in the long run, the company is unanimously optimistic about the development of the domestic real estate industry.

…”

Zhang Xiaoxi explained in an organized manner.

It can be heard that she has indeed done her homework and has understood and thought about the development, current situation and future of the domestic real estate industry!

Of course, she has no problem with her optimism about the future of the real estate industry.

Wang Ye knows this better than anyone else!

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After Zhang Xiaoxi finished speaking, she looked at Wang Ye expectantly.

"Then which route do you personally prefer, residential projects or office buildings and shopping malls?" Wang Ye asked with a smile.

Even if you are a real estate company, you have to be selective, and you cannot develop all projects.

It's not a giant company, not that big.

Zhang Xiaoxi's asset management company is quite wealthy, with more than one billion in cash sitting on its books.

But this money is not enough for real estate companies...

It can be considered a medium-sized company at most, so we can’t be greedy for more and can only choose one category to work on.

Zhang Xiaoxi probably already had the answer in her heart, so after hearing Wang Ye's question, she replied without hesitation: "I think it is most suitable for the company to only operate large shopping malls!"

"Oh, what do you say?" Wang Ye asked calmly, wanting to hear Zhang Xiaoxi's reasons and judgments for making this choice.

Zhang Xiaoxi paused for a moment, picked up the cup and took a sip of juice. He also sorted out his thoughts a little so that he could express his thoughts in more concise and accurate language.

After a brief adjustment, she put down the cup in her hand and replied confidently:

“This is also a judgment based on the domestic situation!

In recent years, because I am in China, I feel it more obvious.

That is, the country is developing faster and faster, and the people have more and more money!

Because everyone’s income has been greatly increased.

Take my family as an example. Five or six years ago, we wouldn’t have dared to think about traveling abroad.

In the past few years, my parents' wages have increased year after year, so the family's finances have become much better.

Not to mention big cities, just us...

No, in a small city like my hometown, in the 1990s, I had never heard of anyone going abroad.

But in the past two years, a large number of students have studied abroad after graduating from high school, and many families have traveled abroad.

Obviously, this shows that people have more money on hand and are more willing to spend.

Then, this will usher in a huge dividend period for the domestic retail industry!

Everyone’s demand for high-quality and even big-brand luxury goods will be increasing. Where can you buy these things?

In a shopping mall of course!

Therefore, I think that at this time, we should invest in some large shopping malls. I mean shopping malls like Oriental Plaza and Century Golden Resources, which are not traditional department stores.

Cooperate to introduce some big brands, and once they become famous, they can continue to operate for many years.

Perhaps the profit in a single year is not high, but this is a long-term project, and the water will flow steadily..."

Zhang Xiaoxi almost let something slip in the middle, but luckily she reacted quickly enough and "corrected" it in time.

Wang Ye didn't pay attention, because everyone present actually knew his dual identity.

It's just that Zhang Xiaoxi thought Wang Xueqing didn't know...

However, Zhang Xiaoxi's words also made Wang Ye quite pleased. His old classmate was indeed a top student who could be admitted to Tsinghua University.

Not only am I good enough in studies, but now that I have joined the business world, my progress has been astonishing.

Zhang Xiaoxi's judgment is indeed correct. She has also seen the general trend of consumption upgrading in the domestic market!

In fact, with the rapid development of the country, there are so many industries that you can start. You will not lose money in any industry. It is just a matter of making more or less.

Zhang Xiaoxi's choice to build and operate a large shopping mall by himself is also a very good choice.

Because there are not so many worries...

If you really want to make money, it would definitely be more profitable to engage in commercial housing development. But the problem is that the industry is too deep, and Wang Ye is afraid that Zhang Xiaoxi will not be able to grasp it!

If he were to invest in the real estate industry in China, it goes without saying that Wang Ye would definitely engage in commercial housing.

If he takes action, there will probably be nothing like Vanke, Evergrande and Country Garden in the future...

The problem is that he can't do it by himself. Domestic matters can only be left to Zhang Xiaoxi. For this girl who has not yet left college, it is more suitable to do a single large-scale project such as a shopping mall.

It is best to do it in the capital first, so that even though you are not in the country, the relevant departments will take care of you more or less for your own sake.

Then Zhang Xiaoxi will save a lot of trouble!

Don’t underestimate this. Many large projects have been unable to get off the ground for many years due to various minor problems.

Just look at Li Chaoren's "Oriental Plaza" project in the capital.

In the early 1990s, the contract was signed and the intention was confirmed, but there were many twists and turns, and it took ten years to complete.

The name of this project is also frightening, known as "Asia's largest commercial building complex"!

The location is excellent, No. 1 East Chang'an Street, which is the center of Wangfujing business district!

It covers an area of ​​100,000 square meters and has a total construction area of ​​800,000 square meters...

It includes 8 office buildings (Oriental Economic and Trade City), 2 luxury apartments (Oriental Plaza), 1 large open shopping mall (Oriental Xintiandi), and 1 luxury five-star hotel (Grand Hyatt Oriental)!

This project has just been opened in the past two years. It is no exaggeration to say that it has caused a sensation in the entire capital.

It is estimated that Zhang Xiaoxi also became interested in projects such as "large shopping malls" after visiting and inspecting this project, because except for Oriental Plaza and Century Golden Resources, the concept of shopping malls had not yet emerged in China in 2003.

Even in the capital city, the most popular shopping malls are still traditional department stores, such as Seth, Parkson, Hualian, Guiyou, Xidan, etc...

It was also in this year that Oriental New World and Century Golden Resources opened one after another, which brought a huge impact to the domestic department store industry!

The residents of Capital City discovered that shopping malls can be so big!

It turns out that the mall not only sells daily necessities, but also allows you to watch movies, eat, and even has a skating rink, children's paradise, and amusement park...

Especially the shopping mall called Century Golden Resources, which is ridiculously large!

The construction area alone reaches 680,000 square meters!

Although Oriental Plaza is 800,000 square meters, don’t forget that there are eight buildings. On average, each building is only 100,000 square meters.

As for Century Jinyuan, a single building has an area of ​​680,000 square meters...

Of course, projects like Oriental Plaza and Century Golden Resources are actually not just shopping malls. Professionally speaking, they should be "urban complexes"!

It integrates large shopping malls, Grade A office buildings, service apartments, high-end residences, etc., and fully realizes shopping, entertainment, sightseeing, leisure, catering and other functions.

But the investment was too great. Even in 2003, the total investment in the Oriental Plaza project was more than 1.2 billion.

Century Jinyuan is just a part of the overall project of Century City. The entire Century City project has a total investment of 16 billion!

So Zhang Xiaoxi didn't dare to have such a big appetite, so she just wanted to build a large shopping mall with at most one or two high-end office buildings. As for apartment hotels and the like...

But Wang Ye didn't think so.

Since we are going to build a large-scale urban complex, we need to build it all!

It would be a huge loss to only be a shopping mall!

Because once a shopping mall is built, it can significantly increase nearby land prices and drive the flow of people.

If you don’t do those things yourself, others will. That means you are spending money to help others make more money. How is this okay...

So Wang Ye continued to ask: "As far as I know, things like Oriental Plaza and Century City are urban complexes. They not only have large shopping malls, but also other supporting buildings. What is the plan for this shopping mall? Is it a similar complex?"

Zhang Xiaoxi waved her hands quickly and said sheepishly: "That kind of urban complex project is too big and requires too much investment. Our company can't do such a large-scale project for the time being, so I just want to do shopping. The center and supporting buildings will not be built for the time being. When the company becomes stronger in the future, we will build a complex."

Wang Ye nodded slightly and thought for a while. It is true that he cannot build a complete urban complex just by relying on his own asset management company.

This kind of super project is definitely a "gold-swallowing behemoth".

Wang Ye didn't want to find connections to get a loan.

It’s not that Wang Ye rejects loans and is unwilling to cooperate with financial institutions, but it’s not the time yet.

When your company is starting up, you go to the bank for a large loan. Perhaps because of your "certain" status, domestic banking institutions are also willing to lend you money.

But Wang Ye felt that he was taking advantage of the country and it was a favor, and he was not happy about it.

The more I owe "people", the more I will be embarrassed to say no if something comes to me in the future.

As for the money problem, he can just find a way to solve it himself!

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Subconsciously tapping the table with his fingers, Wang Ye was thinking about where to get the money.

Since Zhang Xiaoxi wants to build something "big" and is in the right direction, then how could he, the boss, not support her!

Where to get money from...

It is best not to remit funds directly from abroad, but directly from home...

Wang Ye's eyes lit up, he thought of it!

Yukos domestic branch!

Isn’t this just a cash cow?

In two or three years, when the oil refining base and gas stations are built, it is no exaggeration to describe it as making a fortune every day.

Originally, I was thinking that I would find an investment channel for the branch and spend the money later.

Isn’t this good!

The commercial real estate company Zhang Xiaoxi wants to start is in urgent need of a large amount of funds, and the Yukos branch will soon have too much money and no place to spend it...

Then the asset management company and the Yukos branch should jointly invest in a commercial real estate company and jointly contribute funds to engage in commercial real estate.

“As long as I take care of the money problem.

You probably don’t know yet, but when I return to China this time, I plan to set up a branch of Yukos Group in China.

In the future, this company will establish two major oil refining bases and thousands of gas stations, so it will definitely not be short of money.

As for the money I earn domestically, I do not plan to withdraw it back to the group headquarters, but will stay here and continue investing.

I was still considering what projects to invest in, but you just caught up with me.

So, if you have sufficient funds, what are your plans? "

Wang Ye said with a smile.

Zhang Xiaoxi was surprised and happy.

She didn't expect that Wang Ye would bring her such great news!

But she felt a little uneasy at the same time. She was only in her early twenties, and it was incredible to be in charge of a company with a capital of more than one billion.

As a result, the boss now wants to invest more in himself, so that he can get it right in one step and build that kind of super city complex!

That funding is not something that can be achieved with more than a billion dollars, even if the scale cannot keep up with Oriental Plaza and Century City.

But even if it "shrinks" a little more, we still need to invest billions more...