Chapter 610: First Meeting

It was through the Menajet Private Bank that Khodorkovsky created the core of the business empire that Khodorkovsky created, and it was through the Menajet Private Bank that in the days when Gaidar and Chubais, the core figures of the Russian Youth Reformers, two of the most fervent believers in "shock therapy", were pushed to the front of the Russian government to preside over the government, Hordokovsky used the connections he had accumulated in the former Soviet government, as well as the financial system that Khodorkovsky and his team developed in the early months of Gaidar's rule, Increases their own capital at the rate of geometric progression. Because Khodorkovsky soon discovered that building his own financial network, or rathering government money flows, was one of the most profitable businesses in the Russian market economy.

Then in Chubais's securities reforms, the Russian government decided to equitably distribute the assets accumulated in the Soviet Union for almost seventy years to every Russian. Although the idea was haode, the drawbacks were obvious when it came to practice, and it was Khodorkovsky who seized the opportunity to buy a large financial-industrial group of enterprises ranging from metal processing factories to textile factories, glass factories and food processing factories through a series of elaborate acquisitions.

Of course, Aso Xiangyue was not idle at that time, but at that time, in order to avoid the capital in Aso's hands being too eye-catching in Russia, a considerable part of the funds had actually been transferred to Lin Lian's hands, but even so, in the process of acquisition, the two also mastered many Russian companies. It's just that many companies, even if they don't know it, actually fall into the hands of foreigners.

The group arrived at the small conference room on the top floor, where the guests and hosts were seated, and Khodorkovsky's secretary, Anne, brought tea and fruit to the crowd with the waitress at the bank, and then they all withdrew.

During this time, Khodorkovsky made an excuse and left the conference room temporarily, calling Nikolaysky in his office, and when he returned to the conference room, Chudakar clearly saw that Hordokovsky's eyes were full of excitement and jī movement.

Fang Mingyuan noticed the change in Khodorkovsky's expression, in fact, Nikolaysky had already received his instructions, what to say and what not to say, of course, he knew in his heart. But it was enough to let Khodorkovsky know about it.

Hordokovsky's heart was very excited, because Nikolaisky told him very clearly that Fang Mingyuan is one of the largest enterprises in China, and he is also the eldest son and grandson of the Fang family, the majority shareholder of Carrefour Supermarket Group Company, the largest supermarket chain in China. And told him that Fang Mingyuan would purchase a batch of diamond embryos from Alrosa Company every year. It is the largest buyer of diamonds in Alrosa. He didn't know what Carrefour Supermarket was like, but it was able to become the largest company in a country in a certain field, especially a big country like Huaxia, and its strength was naturally conceivable. Regardless of Fang Mingyuan, what did he want to do when he came to Menajet Private Bank today? It doesn't hurt to get to know one more rich man after all.

Everyone chatted casually, but also deepened their understanding of each other, of course, this is mainly on the side of Hordokovsky and Chudakar, as for Fang Mingyuan, I believe he knows his future better than Hordokovsky

The more Hordokovsky and Chudakar listened, the more surprised they became, especially when they learned that Fang Mingyuan had close ties with well-known people in Japan, the United States, and Hong Kong, and that there was also a well-known Shijie film company under his command, such as "Terminator 2" and "Jurassic Park", which were all from this company, the surprise in their hearts was already overflowing.

After the economic reforms of Gaidar and Chubais, Hordokovsky can already be regarded as the leading figure in the first echelon in the Russian business community, and his economic strength should not be underestimated, but compared with Fang Mingyuan, this is very inferior to the business figures of other countries. To put it mildly, the current private banks of Khodorkovsky and Menatep can dominate behind closed doors in Russia, and in the international community, Khodorkovsky's influence can be called almost zero. As for Fang Mingyuan, who has a certain influence in Japan, the United States, and Hong Kong, it is 2,000 years later that Yukosky Petroleum Company has become an important oil producing company in Russia.

And Hordokovsky and Chudakar also thought about it, could this Fang Mingyuan be one of the providers of the huge funds that Aso Kazuki has? Otherwise, in front of him, Aso Kazuki always behaved so respectfully, although it was not obvious, but the two of them were also people who had broken into the former Soviet system, and they could still detect it.

Fang Mingyuan and Aso Xiangyue did not stay long in the Menajiep Private Bank, and after extensive exchanges with Hordokovsky and Chudakar on the current state of the Russian economy, at Fang Mingyuan's request, the two accompanied him to visit the Menajiep Private Bank, and in less than two hours, Fang Mingyuan and Aso Xiangyue got up and said goodbye.

As expected by Hordokovsky and Chudakar, before leaving, Fang Mingyuan sent an invitation to Hordokovsky and Chudakar for the next day's dinner. Naturally, the two of them accepted it very happily. Seeing the convoy go away, Hordokovsky and Chudakar were a little apprehensive.

"Annie, I'll push off all the other activities on the itinerary today, as long as no one comes to the bank to run, don't bother us," Khodorkovsky said with a calm face.

"Mikhail, what do you say this Fang Mingyuan wants to do?" Chudakar scratched his head. In the one-hour conversation just now, the Russian economic field involved was too broad, and he couldn't detect which topic Fang Mingyuan seemed to be more interested in, so it was impossible to figure out the intentions of Fang Mingyuan and Aso Kazuki.

"Hehe, it's nothing more than two possibilities, one is to swallow us, and the other is to join forces with us" Hordokovsky sneered. He has also played tricks like this many times, but today the same treatment fell on his head, and he was also a little unhappy.

"Swallow us?" Chudakar was taken aback, this is not a trivial matter, the capital in the hands of Aso Kazuki is only above them and not below them, if they are really interested in Menajet's private bank, it will be really annoying for them

"Don't worry, I don't think it's possible to swallow us, what we really care about in our hands is Menajet's private bank, but in today's Russia, there are more banks suitable for them to merge and acquire, and there is no need to stare at us." It is more likely that they have a project in mind, and that the Russians need to join forces. Khodorkovsky said softly. Although the Soviet Union has collapsed and Russia's economy is in shambles, nationalism is also on the rise in Russia. The people are very dissatisfied with the current situation of foreign capital in Russia, and those smart foreign capital have now adopted the method of cooperating with local people to acquire assets in Russia.

"That's a rare opportunity," Chudakar said after a moment's deep thought. Menajet's private banks have developed to the present, although they have grown rapidly, but they are big but not strong, and one of the most important points is that they have no influence in the world, and their industrial tentacles cannot extend beyond the borders of Russia.

"Well, it's a rare opportunity" Hordokovsky glanced at Chudakar, and the two smiled knowingly.

In fact, don't look at the two of them jointly controlling nearly 90 percent of the shares of Menajet's private bank, and their personal assets have increased tens of thousands of times in recent years, but these money are hot in their hands, and they have taken advantage of the loopholes in national policies in the past few days before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and obtained them through a series of seemingly legal, but in fact they are tantamount to embezzling state-owned assets. While the two of them were happy, they naturally had to consider what they would do in the future if the government settled accounts after the fall.

The most important way to deal with this possibility is, of course, to transfer assets abroad, although Russia is large, but there are many countries that do not sell their accounts, these assets remain abroad, even if they can't enjoy them at that time, they can also be left to future generations, it is better than being caught in the net.

But this kind of thing is easy to say, but it is not easy to do. It is difficult to safely transfer assets if there is no one to help you abroad. And even if it is transferred, it is difficult to say whether it will fall into their own hands steadily. So the two of them are also very nervous about this.

Therefore, Fang Mingyuan's arrival, if it is really as he said, has influence in Japan, the United States, Hong Kong and China, this is an opportunity for them to extend their industrial tentacles out of Russia. If Fang Mingyuan is credible, he can also let him help him transfer assets. As long as they can gain a foothold abroad, they will undoubtedly have an extra way out. The saying of the three holes of the cunning rabbit is not the patent of the Chinese people.

In that case, this cooperation will also be a rare opportunity for Hordokovsky and Chudakar.