Chapter 728 Acquisition of shares in Gazprom
But soon, Fang Chen looked at Gaidar and Chubais with a playful expression, is it really good to do this?
Although he has deep roots in Russia.
One twentieth of Russia's population, seven or eight million people, is fed, clothed, and provided with the necessities of family life.
And except for a few, such as in remote areas such as Siberia, most of the Russians have deposited money in his Huaxia Bank, and he has absorbed hundreds of billions of rubles from Russia.
All the rich and powerful in Moscow have dealt with him and bought his face because of the luxury cars transported by the automobile union.
His network of connections connects Yeltsin, Kadannikov, Luzhkov, Gaidar, Chubais, and other top leaders of Russia.
But he was always a Chinese, not a Russian.
This, he remembers, and he believes that Gaidar they also remember.
So?
Gaidar and Chubais looked at each other and smiled, and then Chubais said: "Fang, you are different from them, and this matter has been approved by the president. ”
With this kind of thing that clearly takes advantage of Russia, it is naturally impossible for them to allow foreign capitalists to participate on a large scale, but small-scale, such an existence as Fang Chen, can still be an exception.
As the formulators and operators of the Russian economy, they especially have dealt with Fang Chen for so long, and they really know Fang Chen too well.
Fang Chen now controls almost a considerable part of Russia's economic lifeline, and has the importance of maintaining order in Russia, and even to put it mildly, if it weren't for Fang Chen's hundreds of tons of materials entering Moscow every day, and Huaxia Bank's high interest rate as an example for many private banks, Russia would definitely be more chaotic, hungry and cold, and their situation would be even more difficult.
As for the Auto Union, they didn't really care, and if they wanted to, it would have been easy to find someone to replace Berezovsky.
Moreover, in the Russian superstructure, the two largest factions are the reformists led by them, and the conservatives led by Vice President Rudskoi and Speaker Khasbulatov.
However, among the remaining centrists, each holding together and representing a part of the interests, the combination of Fang Chen, Luzhkov, and Kadannikov is already a very large force, especially when Luzhkov is now the mayor of Moscow.
And Fang Chen also maintained a good relationship with them.
However, if you include Mr. President, Fang Chen, Luzhkov, and Kadannikov are also in the same faction as them.
There is also the dividend that Fang Chen gives to Mr. President every month, although they don't know the specific number, but it is definitely a big amount, which can be seen from the importance that Mr. President attaches to Mr. Fang Chen, and the frequency of mentioning Fang Chen's name.
In addition, the most important point is that Fang Chen is too clean, as clean as a crystal clear diamond.
Except for the Auto Alliance, which will have some violent acts because of the smuggling of luxury cars in Western Europe, the rest of Fang Chen's actions are to contribute to the Russian people.
A large amount of supplies were sent from China to Russia to maintain people's lives, the interest rate on bank deposits was greatly increased, the economic losses of the people were reduced, and a large number of donations were made to the Moscow orphanage.
Moreover, Fang Chen has not taken advantage of his special position in Russia to resell any factories and shops.
If Fang Chen did this, he could definitely easily get billions of dollars, but Fang Chen didn't.
It can be said that almost everything Fang Chen has done in Russia can be described as benefiting the country and the people.
In Moscow, together with Mr. Fang, almost all Muscovites will give a thumbs up.
Even last year, there was a period of time when fake goods were rampant in China, but they all knew that it had nothing to do with Mr. Fang, and it was Mr. Fang who took action to clean up those people and actively compensated the victims of the fakes.
And they really need these high-quality and inexpensive Huaxia goods, as well as the high interest rate of Huaxia Bank.
To tell the truth, Fang Chen is the perfect business owner in his mind, if it weren't for the fact that Fang Chen is a Chinese, he really wants to throw a large number of enterprises to Fang Chen, and let Fang Chen let these enterprises shine and contribute to the economy and people of Russia.
But after thinking about it, Chubais smiled bitterly in his heart, if Fang Chen was Russian, he and Gaidar probably wouldn't be so friendly with Fang Chen, but they would have to worry about Fang Chen's threat to their status.
It is precisely because of the above reasons that even Rudskoi and the others are afraid of Fang Chen and are unwilling to take the initiative to oppose Fang Chen.
Therefore, it is really no problem to give Fang Chen a part of the purchase voucher.
Get Yeltsin's approval?
Fang Chen nodded slightly, and then he didn't bother with such a thing anymore, in fact, he already knew that Gaidar would give him a share of the voucher, but he didn't know how much he would give him.
Immediately after, Fang Chen frowned slightly, thinking about what he could do with the share of 20 million US dollars.
If only 20 million dollars is a small amount for him, but 20 million dollars to buy a share of Russian industrial assets is really a lot.
Buying the Gil Company, which had 100,000 workers, was only 16 million dollars, and the remaining 4 million, an enterprise like the Bolshevik Biscuit Company, could buy another ten or eight?
In this way, Fang Chen was also a little shocked, 20 million US dollars can almost buy an enterprise group with 150,000 or 60,000 workers.
In an instant, Fang Chen realized why Khodorkovsky, one of the seven oligarchs in Russia, was able to assemble an enterprise group equivalent to the South Korean Samsung Group in a very short period of time.
Khodorkovsky bought a large number of vouchers, and with these vouchers, he took a stake in more than a hundred companies in wood, titanium, steel pipes, copper smelters and other industries.
It's just that Khodorkovsky is not interested in how to run these enterprises, he just wants to sell them.
"Fang, you don't really have to worry too much, you are not the only one in Russia who has obtained such privileges, but you have the largest share. ”
Speaking of this, Chubais stood up, walked to the window, pointed to a fat man with blond hair among the busy people outside, and said: "He is Rudlov, the president of Credit Suisse First Boston, he has been involved in the reform of Eastern European countries for a long time, and he has also played a major role in the economic reform of Russia, and he has also received such a share, six million dollars. ”
Fang Chen glanced at Rudlov with some curiosity, he knew this person, he was the best foreigner in Russia besides him, and he had also been received by Yeltsin.
And he also knew that Rudlov said that he was the president of Credit Suisse First Boston, but he was actually the spokesman of the British in Russia, and even in the whole of Eastern Europe.
How could Britain, a-stirring stick, let go of such an opportunity as the upheaval in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviets.
Immediately afterwards, Chubais waved his finger and pointed to a young man and said: "He is William Browder, the leader of the Bolshevik Party in the United States, the grandson of Count Browder, who was engaged in privatization in Poland, and then joined the Eastern European group of the Salomon Brothers Group in London, and he received a share of five million dollars in investment. ”
The Bolshevik Party in the United States?
Fang Chen's expression was a little strange, of course he knew that there was communism in the United States, but he had never seen a living member of the American Bolshevik Party.
However, when Chubais mentioned this, he remembered a person who, in his previous life, was indeed active in Russia, a member of the American Bolshevik Party, and who had formed the largest private investment fund in Russia.
Looking at it now, I'm afraid it's this Browder.
"This is Victor Werko, who is from Citibank in the United States, who started the exchange of rubles for dollars in Moscow, and I'm sure you know it, and he also received a share of five million dollars in investment. Chubais pointed to a middle-aged man in his forties.
Fang Chen nodded slightly, Victor Huake, he naturally knows, it can be said that Citibank is the biggest competitor of Huaxia Bank under his leadership.
Even Citibank has a huge advantage over him, that is, Citibank has a large amount of dollars in its hands, so they don't have to think about finding a way to exchange dollars.
Thinking of this, Fang Chen glanced at Gaidar and Chubais, who had finally not completely lost their heads, and granted the franchise to Citibank, as well as any bank in the United States or the United Kingdom.
Otherwise, with the experience and strength of the United States and Britain in the financial field, Russia may die even more miserably.
"So, Fang, you are very special, but you are not the only one. Chubais quipped with a laugh.
Fang Chen rolled his eyes, this sounded like he was in love, and he was a scumbag, a scumbag girl was in love, this was really scummy.
"Fang, how are you going to spend your $20 million quota?" Gaidar asked with some curiosity.
After a deep sigh, Fang Chen said, "I want to invest in Gazprom or some other oil fields." ”
After speaking, Fang Chen quietly looked at Gaidar and Chubais, waiting for their reactions.
Gaidar and Chubais couldn't help but pause.
"Fang, are you sure you're not kidding?" Chubais said, with some disbelief.
Gas and oil fields are indeed good things, but for Russia now, gas and oil fields are not profitable, at least there is no reselling factories, shops are making money.
Even if they don't resell and run factories and shops well, the goods they produce are worth more than oil.
For Russia now, it is more important to have a full stomach, clothes to wear, and toilet paper to use than to have gasoline.
They really didn't know what Fang Chen was thinking.