"That's of course, so the price of oil may continue to fall, and the days of the Russian Oil Company will be getting harder and harder, so I think it's not the best time to intervene. Brother Wenjie, if you and your friends really want to invest in Russian oil fields, I think you might as well wait. Only when they are at the end of their journey can they get the greatest benefits."

Ma Wenjie lowered his head and thought for a while. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Li Rui's words made sense. He looked at Li Rui in surprise, and praised him with "tsk tsk": "Li Rui, Li Rui, I found that I really underestimated you before. I didn't expect that you could see so many names in just a few magazines in Hong Kong. You made me, a person who has been running in Russia all year round, really ashamed! Well, your analysis is very reasonable. Judging from the current situation, it is indeed not the best time. I have to discuss it with them after I go back."

Li Rui was secretly proud and couldn't help feeling ashamed. His words were just those hindsighted articles that later generations saw on the Internet, but the facts developed as he said. In fact, when it comes to magazines, the mainland has been very strict in controlling magazines and newspapers brought to Hong Kong these days, but it is not a difficult task for people with the identity of Zhang Zhuoyang. Zhang Zhuoyang has indeed brought him a lot of magazines, but most of them are dragons, tigers and leopards.

However, since he talked about this topic, Li Rui couldn't help but want to show off. He lit a cigarette, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and continued: "What Americans are best at is economic wars and financial wars. When will Russia agree to NATO expand eastward, and when will the oil price rise. Once NATO expands eastward, it will be like squeezing Russia's neck. By then, Russia will not be the main opponent of the United States and Western countries. It will be our turn next."

Ma Wenjie was still immersed in Li Rui's far-sighted remarks just now. When he heard his words change and his country, he immediately asked curiously: "How do you say this?"

"Americans have always been ruthless to countries that threaten them by politics, military and economy. Russia is an example now. The square agreement signed with Japan a few years ago is another example. Now Japan is honest. When NATO expands eastward, Russia's economy collapses and its neck is pinched, it will not pose much threat. However, as our country deepens reform and opening up, its economic development will inevitably become faster and faster. Not only will it pose an economic threat to Western countries, but we are originally hostile to them in the ideological field. Will they watch us rise? They have made small moves a few years ago, but they just failed."

"Then what you mean is that they will block us in oil supply in the future? This is unlikely. Our country's oil resources can be self-sufficient. Even if the economy develops in the future, there is a gap, so we will import from Russia at all. Could it be that Russia is so miserable that they are still wearing a pair of pants?" Ma Wenjie said inconsistency.

"Haha...Brother Wenjie, then you have underestimated the development potential of our country. Although our country's GDP is less than a fraction of that of the United States, I believe that there will definitely be a long-term development in the next ten years, and maybe one day you will be able to catch up with the United States." Li Rui said with a smile.

Ma Wenjie obviously looked disbelief and said, "How is it possible? Our current GDP is only more than 400 billion US dollars, and the United States has reached 5 trillion US dollars. I think it will not be able to catch up if I pursue it for another hundred years."

"Then you think it's okay." Li Rui shook his head and did not argue with him. It is indeed a bit fantastic to see now. But in fact, China's GDP has only taken less than twenty years from more than 40 billion US dollars to the last 5 trillion US dollars. Li Rui remembers that he had achieved this goal in that era in his previous life. Of course, the quality is a different matter, but at that time it was indeed the world's second largest economy, and it is also saving the capitalist world that is in an economic crisis.

"No matter what, the economic development prospects of our country are very good. In the future, cars can enter ordinary people's families. The demand for oil may be several times, dozens or even hundreds of times, and we are developing, and other countries are also developing. The demand for oil will only increase. Besides, when the Russians recover in the future, they will be wary of us. Don't forget that in history, they have only occupied so much of our land. They are also afraid that one day our country will become stronger and ask them to discuss the occupied land. Now they do business with us, and there is no way. Now, who else can they rely on besides doing business with us? Even if there are still some small countries, it is just a drop in the bucket. So, Brother Wenjie, even if you go to Russia to invest in oil fields in the future, you have to keep some gods and be careful that they are playing hooligans with you."

Ma Wenjie agreed with this point. He nodded and said, "Russia's political situation is not stable now, and the cabinet prime minister changed like a lantern. Although Vasily talked to me sincerely last time, he also wanted to..."

"Who? Who did you say just now?" Li Rui was pouring tea, but when he heard the name Vasily, his hands shook, and the tea in the pot almost poured outside the tea tray and asked quickly.

"Vasily, oh, it's the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg that I just mentioned to you. His name is Vasily." Ma Wenjie said, wondering why Li Rui reacted so much.

Wasn't Vasily the Great Emperor who brought Russia to revival in the future? That's right, Li Rui once read his resume. He was indeed the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg in the early 1990s. He never expected that Ma Wenjie would know this person, and it sounded that the relationship between the two seemed to be pretty good.

Why didn’t I hear him mention it in my previous life? Oh, yes, he said before that he had just met Vasily last year. Last year, because of his uncle’s accident, Ma Wenjie rushed back from Russia. Later, he hurriedly ended his business in Russia and returned to China, thus losing his arms with Vasily.

"Li Rui, what's wrong with you?" Ma Wenjie pushed him and said when he saw Li Rui looking dazed.

"Oh." Li Rui quickly woke up and asked, "Brother Wenjie, how is your relationship with Vasily? I heard you just said it seems good?"

"He is the deputy mayor in charge of foreign trade in St. Petersburg. In fact, although the former Soviet Union has disintegrated, the operation of their government departments is actually similar to ours. Moreover, our reform and opening up is much earlier than them, and they are not as good as us in foreign trade. I have been in the foreign trade department before, so he talked with me more speculatively, and he became familiar with me after a while. In fact, it is the turn of relationships, what should I say? Maybe it's between friends and customers." Ma Wenjie said. Then he asked with some confusion: "Have you heard of this person?"

"I saw an introduction about this person in a magazine. It is said that he is a newly emerging figure in the Russian political arena. Foreign media have a high evaluation of him." Li Rui still classified what he knew as what he saw in the magazine.

"Is that?" Ma Wenjie was quite surprised and said in confusion: "He is a student of the mayor of St. Petersburg, Sobchak, but Sobchak is having a hard time now and he may step down in the next election. It is not certain whether he can still become the deputy mayor. In fact, I was a little hesitant at the beginning. If you don't worry about anything else, you're afraid of changing people. If you change people, there will be many uncertain factors."

Li Rui blurted out: "As long as you have a good relationship with him, what are you afraid of?"

"That depends on the result of next year's election. What if he can't even be the deputy mayor? Does the report you saw make him very damn?"

Li Rui said mysteriously: "It's really amazing! Do you know he is from the KGB?"

"Of course I know this. He also talked to me about some of his experiences when working in East Germany. By the way, he told me that when Nixon visited the Soviet Union, he temporarily found a tourist on the Red Square. Who would you guess that tourist be? It was him. At that time, everyone on the Red Square was their KGB. Are you funny or not, now thinking about it, it's similar to ours." Ma Wenjie laughed.

"Do you know if he has a very good relationship with Chubais?" Li Rui continued to ask.

"Who? Chubais? You also see this from a magazine? What magazine?" Ma Wenjie said in surprise.

"I forgot what magazine it is. I took a casual look at it at that time. I remembered that you mentioned Vasily just now. I remember that the article not only mentioned that he had a good relationship with Chubais, but they were also fellow villagers." Li Rui said nonsense.

"Chubais is now the director of the president's office. It is said that the president trusts him very much. In terms of real power, he is the third person second only to the Prime Minister. If that is true..." Although Ma Wenjie was a little skeptical, he still fell into deep thought. After a while, he looked up and said, "This is the first time I have heard the news you said. I will ask carefully after this time. However, Vasily is indeed different from other officials. He seems to have outstanding abilities in all aspects and has his own opinions. If someone really supports him in the future, he might be able to go up."

"The author of that article seems to be optimistic about him and even calls him the star of the future in Russian politics. In fact, I know him from the article, and it is not as familiar to you. If you think he can still go up, you might as well invest in him first and be a friend. Once he goes up in the future, won't you be able to do a lot in Russia?" Li Rui laughed.

"That's right. When you say this, I feel a little itchy. In fact, his reputation in Russia is not obvious, which may have something to do with his deliberate low-keyness. In fact, he is quite in line with my appetite. I originally thought that even if he can't become the deputy mayor in the future, it would be good to be a friend. Now, after hearing what you say, I feel a little utilitarian in my heart."

Is there some utilitarian colors bad? Li Rui was secretly chanting in his heart that when someone reaches the top in a few years, you will know the benefits! However, in his heart, he sincerely hopes that this old friend of his previous life, and that the eldest brother can do something great.

It is said that since he was reborn, the fate of many people has been changed unknowingly. My uncle and Ma Wenjie have a different life. Fang Qiang, Geng Zhongchen, Ding Junfeng... the same is true, even Gou Fugui's terrible person, if it weren't for his appearance, he would still be in Nanqiao now.

Ma Wenjie stayed in Qingshanquan Town for a week, arranged the preliminary work, and kept his team. He hurried to Beijing again. It is said that he had to discuss it with the investment partners of Beijing. Then he flew directly to Russia. As for the construction of the factory, he directly entrusted it to Li Rui. Of course, Li Rui was not polite. It happened that Wu Kangmei and Fang Qiang had just finished the project of the park, and this project worth tens of millions was given to them. Old Wu and Qiangzi were so happy.

Li Rui was not idle during this period. It was mainly because Chen Weidong had obtained the Changshan Coal Mine and had a lot of troublesome things to renew his certificates. From the mining license of the Geology and Mineral Bureau, the production safety license of the Coal Management Bureau, the production safety license of the Public Security Bureau, the production safety license of the Coal Management Bureau, the production safety license of the Public Security Bureau, the taxation, industry and commerce, environmental protection, and health, Chen Weidong went to various departments to go to various departments, and he helped call to greet the leaders of various departments. Fortunately, he is now a new star and a big celebrity in the political arena of Nanqiao, especially the last time he was in the International Hotel. Of course, there were people who were engaging in the spread of the funeral, and everyone looked up to him even more. Now Li Rui took the initiative to say hello, and everyone was naturally very accountable. But despite this, it was still a busy month to get it done. It can be seen that if someone else finished these things, how many guests would have to be invited to give me gifts?

On that day, Chen Weidong ran to his office, sat on the sofa, and breathed a sigh of relief: "After finally, the last chapter was knocked, and the rest will be approved by the municipal bureau."

In principle, mining licenses and safety licenses must be issued by the municipal bureau, but they will basically be approved after review by the county bureau, and production can usually be started directly.

"But this time, I'm lucky that you were helping to say hello. Otherwise, I would have to run until the Year of the Monkey Horse Month. When I applied for a certificate at Pingtian Coal Mine, I ran for half a year. If I had nothing to do at night, I'll make an appointment with Shiwei and Liansheng to get together?" Chen Weidong continued.

"Okay." Li Rui agreed with a smile. It was also good news for him to start production, after all, there were 30% of his shares.

Then he thought about it and asked, "What happened to Zhou Zewen and those guys in the mine didn't cause you any trouble?"

"No, they are all very obedient. Most of them are veterans, and they are a bit organized and disciplined. No wonder..." Chen Weidong stopped halfway through his words. Anyway, everyone understands the meaning below.

Li Rui nodded, finally feeling relieved. He picked up the cigarette on the table and threw it to Chen Weidong.

Chen Weidong took out the lighter from his pocket, got up and walked to the desk, and took advantage of the opportunity to light a cigarette for Li Rui. He asked tentatively: "Secretary Li, I heard that you have a good relationship with Mayor Li?"

Since his identity was exposed, Li Yifeng has always been very concerned about him and often calls to express his concern. Once when he called, Chen Weidong happened to be by his side. Chen Weidong didn't say anything at that time, obviously remembered it in his heart.

"It's okay, he cares a lot about me." Chen Weidong was his own, and Li Rui did not hide it and replied directly.

Chen Weidong said "Oh" and then whispered: "We will lose money by relying on the current old mine. Gou Fugui turned out that the newly opened mine road had already seen coal. I went in and saw it. It was exactly the same as the photos you took when you investigated him last year. The coal seam was 1.5 meters thick."

"That's not good. When your coal washing plant is completed in the future, it can be produced and sold by itself." Li Rui took a breath of smoke. He didn't understand what he said had to do with whether the relationship between him and Li Yifeng was good.

"So, this matter must not only be done safely but also lasts for a long time. It is best to get the indicators for new mining. The indicators for new mining are very tight now. There are no more than ten in Pengcheng this year. I asked someone to inquire about it. There are still two left in this year's indicators, and it may be tighter next year..."

Li Rui understood that Chen Weidong was so enthusiastic about taking down Changshan Coal Mine, and he had the same idea as Gou Fugui. Although the indicators for the new mine had to pass the county's procedures first, this was different from the renewal of the certificate. The decision was still in the Municipal Geology and Mineral Bureau, and the Geology and Mineral Bureau was in charge of the Executive Vice Mayor Li Yifeng. However, this matter was quite difficult for him. Why did Li Yifeng care about him very much? It was nothing more than seeing the Zhang family behind him. When he thought of this layer, he felt awkward.

"Why don't you let Secretary-General Wang say hello for you?" Li Rui asked hesitantly.

Seeing that Li Rui was intent on refusing, Chen Weidong hurriedly said, "I told Secretary-General Wang that Secretary-General Wang was also in a difficult situation. He and Mayor Li are a bit of that... Besides, the director of the Municipal Geology and Minerals Bureau is Mayor Li's iron-core. No one except Mayor Li will sell the accounts unless it is Secretary Gao and Mayor Cui. Secretary Li, if it weren't for the help, I wouldn't have trouble trouble you."

Seeing Chen Weidong's face full of bitterness, Li Rui thought for a moment and had to say, "Don't say it's troublesome, there are my shares in it. Let's do this, I'll contact Mayor Li's secretary first, and you can go directly to him. If you have any questions, I'll come forward."

Chen Weidong saw that Li Rui was worried. While nodding, he was worried that he was not concerned about this matter. He then said: "Secretary Li, I have already looked at it carefully. If three to four new working faces are opened, plus the original old mine, the annual output is less than one million tons. At the current price of fifty yuan per ton, it is 50 million a year. If all kinds of expenses are spent, the annual profit will be nearly 10 million..."

Damn! The 10 million this year is not the 10 million in ten or twenty years. He owns 30% of the shares and his annual dividends reach 3 million. Even though Li Rui often flowed tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars in his hands in his previous life, he couldn't help but feel moved. Different times, the value of money is also different.

After Chen Weidong left, Li Rui immediately called Dong Qiliang. Li Rui did not say it clearly on the phone, and just said that a friend had something to ask him for help when he encountered it.

As Li Yifeng's secretary, Dong Qiliang can receive such calls almost every day, but Li Rui's call made him dare not neglect at all. After all, the domineering aura that Li Rui showed last time in a good time made him amazed, not to mention that his boss is now full of eyes on Li Rui. He agreed repeatedly and said that Li Rui's friends could go to him at any time.

I don’t know if this matter was done by Dong Qiliang himself or after he asked Li Yifeng for instructions, Mayor Li personally issued an instruction. Anyway, Chen Weidong’s license to open a new mine was surprisingly fast, and the license was released in less than half a month.

Afterwards, Dong Qiliang called Li Rui specifically. He heard his tone on the phone, and it seemed that Chen Weidong was quite generous. He was also happy to be friends with a rich man like Chen Weidong. However, whether it was the last time he changed his certificate or the new certificate this time, Chen Weidong never told Li Rui how much money he spent. Li Rui was quite satisfied with this. Chen Weidong even kept it secret from himself, which shows that his professional ethics truly achieved one-on-one. He did not sue his parents or his wife and children. Otherwise, Li Rui might have to worry about his dealings with him, and he would also have to tell him.

During this period, all projects are progressing smoothly. Cui Yongjiu probably accepted his fate completely and did not dare to make trouble in secret. There was no big fluctuation in the demolition in the town. Of course, it is inevitable to make small noises. Fortunately, Wang Bin can handle it well and it will not bother Li Rui. His life has been quite comfortable during this period.

Since reconciled with Gao Jie, Li Rui has regained the habit of returning to Pengcheng on weekends. After the last twists and turns, the relationship between the two seemed to be further improved. Gao Jie is also relaxed than before, with a harmonious and harmonious sound.

On that day, Li Rui happened to come to the city to do business. He visited Qiao Xiaoshu, an old leader of the Coal Management Bureau, and did not return to Nanqiao. Seeing that there was still some time before Gao Jie got off work, he asked Ding Junfeng to drive the car directly to the Tengfei Center.

The apartments and office buildings in Tengfei Center have been opened. It is said that the sales situation is quite good. Zhao Wenlong bought half a floor himself as the company's office location.

When he arrived at the Tengfei Center, he happened to meet Guo Wending's brother-in-law Wu Tian. Wu Tian saw Li Rui get out of the car from afar. He ran over and spread his arms exaggeratedly to hug Li Rui. Li Rui got goose bumps when he saw this. He used the slander to turn around and care for Ding Junfeng, and avoided his hug without leaving any trace.

"Li Rui, why are you free here today? Is it okay tonight? I'll treat you, how about we go to the rich Lele together?" Wu Tian invited enthusiastically.

"Mr. Wu, sorry, I have already made an appointment today." Li Rui wanyan refused and looked at him. He saw that his hair was shiny with Moss, and there was a small bag under his armpit. A long antenna was exposed from the small hole in the bag, which obviously contained a big brother.

Wu Tian noticed Li Rui's gaze and deliberately raised the bag in front of him, and smiled and said, "I bought it for a new purpose. With this thing, it's easy to contact. Oh, by the way..." As he said that, he slapped his head and quickly took out a business card from the bag and handed it to Li Rui and said, "Look at my memory, I forgot to give you the phone number. This is my newly printed business card. The number of the eldest brother is on it."

As he said that, he took out a pack of Soft China to smoke for Li Rui. Li Rui waved his hand to refuse. He did not have the habit of smoking in public or on the road. Besides, although Wu Tian was very enthusiastic, he was not very interested in Wu Tian. Since he first met him at Guo Wending's house, he felt that this person was a little bit arrogant. Wu Tian was in the building materials business. When Li Rui agreed to introduce some business to him, Li Rui introduced him to Zhao Wenlong when the Tengfei Center was completed and renovated, but it was said that there were many mistakes, which made Li Rui's impression of him even worse.

Seeing Wu Tian not leaving, Li Rui had to deal with it and said, "Manager Wu, are you today..."

"Oh, our company has undertaken the stone laying project in Tengfei Central Plaza. Come and have a look today. Li Rui, I really want to thank you for this matter. If you have time, call me and I will arrange it." Wu Tian said with a smile.

When Li Rui heard the stone laying project in the square, he couldn't help but frowned slightly. This was a big project. When the drawings of Tengfei Center came out, he had also seen that the stone laying project in Tengfei Center Square would cost at least two or three million. Wu Tian was not very reliable. Why did Lao Zhao give him such a big project? Li Rui secretly regretted it and felt that he should say hello to Zhao Wenlong in advance and deal with some irrelevant small projects. It is best to find a more reliable company to do a large project like this, otherwise he would not be able to explain to Zhang Zhuoyang if there were any mistakes.

Thinking of this, Li Rui still instructed Wu Tian: "Manager Wu, the stone paving project in this square is not an ordinary project. This is a face-saving project of Tengfei Center. Moreover, there will be large shopping centers and five-star hotels in the future. Not only are the traffic of people very dense, but the cars must be driven on it. You must pay attention to the quality of this project!"

"I understand, understand! Li Rui, don't worry about the quality of this project. I was introduced by you. You can't lose your face, right? Otherwise, it's not easy for me to explain in front of my brother-in-law." Wu Tian quickly patted his chest and promised. But when he heard him deliberately mention Guo Wending, Li Rui felt a little unhappy again, and he thought to himself: What does this project quality have to do with Guo Wending? It's just that he wants to show off his identity.

Since he had already called him, Li Rui didn't want to talk nonsense to him. After dealing with him, he broke up with him and walked inside. When he came to Zhao Wenlong's company on the ninth floor, the girl in charge of reception at the front desk was the former foreman of Huazhongcheng. When he met him, he quickly greeted him enthusiastically when he saw Li Rui and took him to Zhao Wenlong's chairman's office.
Chapter completed!