Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

 Listening to the conversation between her father and Wang Ye, Liu Yuxin felt like she was in a dream.

She never expected that, on a whim, she would invite Mikhail to her home as a guest, and she would actually find a golden opportunity for her father!

Although she doesn’t know much about her father’s work, Liu Yuxin certainly understands what it means to buy several top-level office buildings in Central due to her long-term exposure.

 Not to mention anything else, as long as this transaction can be facilitated, the intermediary fee alone will make my father a windfall!

 And such a big gesture may be just a small impromptu thing for Mikhail...

 In the past, she only had a vague impression of Mikhail, a "classmate", and knew that he was very powerful and very rich.

 But that is just a concept, and Liu Yuxin cannot experience how powerful this kind of person is.

Now after real contact, she finally realized how big the difference is between such a big shot and ordinary people...

 One sentence can determine a business worth tens of billions or even hundreds of billions!

 One sentence can change the fate of a family!

After the matter was discussed, Wang Ye couldn't stay and talk about family matters anymore, because the atmosphere of this meeting was completely different from just now.

Yu Xin’s parents restrained themselves in front of her and smiled carefully, just like primary school students facing a strict teacher. Wang Ye actually didn’t like this scene very much.

 But he can't change others.

So he deliberately raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said with a smile: "It's getting late. I should go back to the hotel to rest. I have some serious business to do tomorrow."

 Liu Yuxin's family of three quickly stood up.

Yuxin's father also pulled Yuxin, winked, and said: "Yuxin, you must send Speaker Mikhail back to the hotel safely. He is unfamiliar with the place here, so don't meet him." If there are any shady taxi drivers or the like, they are discrediting our city."

Wang Ye did not refuse, but smiled and nodded to express his gratitude.

Yu Xin’s parents stood outside the community gate, watching Wang Ye and Liu Yuxin drive away in a taxi, and then lowered their waving arms.

 The two of them looked at each other, feeling like they were in a dream.

 …

 The next day, Wang Ye began to get into formal work.

 Don’t forget why he came to Xiangjiang this time. It was not to experience the life of ordinary people, and certainly not to buy an office building in Central.

He is responsible for negotiating the WTO accession agreement with the EU and the United States, and trying his best to formally finalize the bilateral agreements with all member states before this WTO meeting, so that he can formally join the WTO!

 According to the schedule, today we have to negotiate with the American delegation. Naturally, the negotiators from both sides are Wang Ye and Gutierrez.

 In the large conference hall of the hotel, members of both delegations sat on both sides of the long conference table.

 This time the negotiations were held behind closed doors, that is, no media reporters were invited to enter the venue. After the negotiations between the two parties were completed, a press conference was held to inform the media of the results of the negotiations.

Gutierrez sat directly opposite Wang Ye. The conference table between the two was decorated with flowers and national flags, which was very formal.

He was the first to speak: "Director Mikhail, we very much welcome your country to join the WTO, but in order to safeguard the interests of existing WTO member states and the United States itself, we need your country to make the following commitments..."

 In fact, Wang Ye had already seen what he said before coming to Xiangjiang, because the two sides have always communicated.

 There is basically agreement in other aspects, and the current differences are only in the agricultural field.

The United States requires Russia to fully liberalize protection in the agricultural sector and allow foreign-funded institutions to enter the Russian market to sell related products, including but not limited to seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, grains, and various agricultural products.

  And we should provide relatively large discounts on tariffs, or even be exempted from tariffs!

 The Russian side firmly disagrees with this request, because everyone with a discerning eye knows that in the agricultural field, the United States is too powerful.

 If we really let it go without any precautions, the country's agriculture will be greatly affected, and may even be completely destroyed, and be monopolized by foreign capital's low-price acquisitions...

 The impact of this is very large and cannot be tolerated by any sovereign country.

 In particular, Wang Ye has long recognized the importance of agriculture to a country and the intention of the United States to control the economy and development of other countries by controlling global food prices.

 How could he let the other party succeed?

 …

So, after Gutierrez finished speaking, Wang Ye smiled slightly and said calmly:

“Regarding this point, Russia’s WTO Preparatory Office should have communicated with you.

 We have given you honest feedback on our concerns and actual situation, so we hope your country can understand our thoughts.

Since the purpose of both parties is long-term cooperation rather than confrontation, everyone should make some concessions.

It is unrealistic to directly liberalize the agricultural sector in an all-round way, because our domestic farmers will be greatly affected, and may even cause them to go bankrupt and make their lives even poorer. This completely defeats the purpose of our joining the WTO.

 So, I think both sides should make some concessions.

For example, which areas can be liberalized and how tariffs should be reduced, these must be discussed separately and liberalized step by step in time and stages.

Of course, after a certain period of time, when our domestic agriculture has fully reached modernization and can keep up with the international agricultural development trend, then full liberalization is also feasible..."

 Wang Ye made such a big statement, which is to express one idea, that is, this matter can be discussed and let go, but it cannot be done in one step, and a certain buffer time needs to be given!

 Compared to before, this can be regarded as a certain concession.

After all, before this, when the government led the negotiations, it refused to give in and its attitude was quite firm.

 It’s not that Wang Ye’s attitude is weaker, but because he has confidence in his heart.

As long as he is given another five to ten years to fully integrate the agriculture of the two countries, and with the investment of a large amount of support funds, his agricultural strength will definitely not be much weaker than that of the United States!

 At that point, there is no need to be afraid of facing competition.

 It can even be said that in the international grain market, it is not certain whether the largest exporting country is the United States.

 After all, the amount of fertile farmland in Da Mao and Er Mao is definitely not much greater than that in the United States!

 At present, it is just that productivity is relatively backward, agricultural technology is not developed enough, and there is a lot of abandoned land.

 …

 Hearing what Wang Ye said, Gutierrez was surprised.

 He did not expect that Wang Ye would be so easy to talk to and would actually agree to make certain concessions.

 Before the negotiations, the best outcome he could think of was that Russia would make small concessions in some less critical areas, such as reducing a certain percentage of tariffs.

 But now, Wang Ye says that he can accept full liberalization, and tariffs can even be reduced to zero in the future!

Of course, the scale will not be so large at the beginning, but will be implemented in time periods.

 This is not an exception, because quite a few countries made similar commitments to some of their respective industries when they joined the WTO, which are also acceptable and understandable to existing member states.

 Originally, during negotiations, the conditions must be negotiated.

 The biggest fear is that both sides are resolute and unwilling to make concessions, so there will be no discussion.

Now since Wang Ye first expressed his position and made certain concessions, Gutierrez will not be tough in return.

He smiled and said cheerfully:

“Of course, we should protect our farmers, and we will not deliberately harm the interests of your people because of our own interests.

If Director Mikhail can give a clear timetable, let us believe that you are indeed sincere.

 Then we can accept this condition! "

Wang Ye waved his hand, and Nova next to him immediately handed a document to the American staff.

Gutierrez and several assistants gathered together and looked through the document in detail.

 In the document, the scale and time points of the liberalization of the agricultural sector are set out, and it is planned to use 20 years to gradually reduce import tariffs on agricultural products to zero.

 These things, even if Gutierrez looks at them, are quite sincere...

 Apart from the fact that it took a bit long, I really can’t fault it.

After reading it, he thought for a while and probably wanted to strive for more benefits, so he pretended to be serious and said: "I have already read the commitment you made. There is basically no big problem, but it is really necessary." Does it take twenty years to reduce tariffs? I think ten years is a more appropriate time."

Wang Ye simply shook his head and said unequivocally:

"This is the biggest concession we can make. Even with these conditions, I still need to do a lot of work when I go back to convince the members of the Duma so that this bilateral agreement can be passed in the Duma. .

 The difficulty in this, Secretary Gutierrez, you should understand.

If I make any more concessions, then even if we sign a bilateral agreement now and it cannot be passed in the Duma when we go back, it will mean nothing! "

 Speaking of this, Gutierrez feels sad.

 Because the situation is similar in the United States. All major matters must be discussed in Congress...

The gentlemen in Congress may not be able to help much, but when it comes to holding back, one is better than the other!

 Thinking of this, he even sympathized a little with Wang Yelai...

Of course, this is also because he really does not understand Wang Ye's true strength and influence.

 After all, Wang Ye’s official title is just “Deputy Speaker” and a few “Directors”, which sounds like he doesn’t have much power.

 And the old American has been number one in the world for too long, especially since he is not engaged in intelligence work. Naturally, he will not pay too much attention to a seriously "poor country", so he does not know much about Wang Ye's "actual situation".

 Don’t think that Wang Ye is so powerful now. Political leaders from all over the world know how well he does.

 That is not the case at all.

  After all, most of the foreign political figures have nothing to do with Wang Ye, and they are too busy with their own work, so how can they have the thought and energy to pay attention to a so-called rising political star in a foreign country...

This is clearly the case for Gutierrez.

 In fact, he didn't do much homework on this bilateral negotiation on WTO accession. Anyway, his own conditions are just that. He can force Lao Maozi to make some concessions and basically reach his psychological bottom line.

 As for what kind of person the other party sends to negotiate, does that matter?

 The initiative is in your own hands!

Therefore, Gutierrez believes that Wang Ye made certain concessions based on the actual situation on the spot. This may really be the bottom line of the other party. After returning, he may really need to face the questioning of Duma members.

If you push yourself too hard, Wang Ye will not be able to deliver the job when he returns, and the Duma will not approve it, and this mess will be delayed for a long time.

Since the conditions on your side have almost been met, let’s sign it. After all, Mao’s accession to the WTO has been delayed for too long...

 …

 After thinking through these links, he grinned and said:

“Well, time is precious, and a formal meeting will be held the day after tomorrow. We all hope to complete your country’s WTO accession process before the meeting starts.

So…

 Director Mikhail, welcome your country to join the WTO! "

 The two stood up at the same time, holding hands tightly across the conference table.

The respective entourage all stood up, thunderous applause broke out, the American personnel were smiling, and many Russian personnel were quite excited.

 Because I have delayed joining the WTO for so many years, I have finally passed the most difficult hurdle.

  The United States has everything done, and the rest of the European Union will basically have no problems!

 This is definitely a historic moment!

 …

 After signing a formal bilateral agreement with Gutierrez, Wang Ye breathed a sigh of relief. There should be no problem in joining the WTO.

 Tomorrow’s negotiations with Germany and the EU will not be difficult!

  After all, compared to the old and American, Germany is in urgent need of cheap and stable energy!

It would definitely be a good thing for Germany if the Nord Stream pipeline can be constructed and opened as soon as possible. They should be more anxious than themselves.

Things did go as Wang Ye imagined. During the negotiations with the German delegation the next day, Wang Ye's attitude was very firm.

He insisted that the German side must bear at least 60% of the preliminary construction costs of the pipeline, otherwise there would be no need to discuss the subsequent matters!

Even if the German representative threatened to withdraw from the negotiations, Wang Ye had a relaxed expression and was not moved at all...

Sure enough, after the German representatives confirmed that Wang Ye would really not make any more concessions, their attitude obviously softened.

In fact, Wang Ye promised that he would pay 40% of the construction costs, which was already a certain concession. After all, according to the plan mentioned before, all the costs would have to be borne by the German side...

 Now that Wang Ye has enough funds, he is willing to pay 40%.

Anyway, as long as Germany pays the bulk, you don’t have to worry about them suddenly going back on their word. After all, in that case, Germany’s losses will be greater than your own...