Elena can't wait to learn singing from Pudovkin, and Feng Yu is overjoyed. This is normal.
After lunch, Feng Yu rested for a while and heard the sound of a helicopter.
Kirilenko brought someone in. This person is Feng Yu's acquaintance. It's Brother Ke from Ukraine, the one who helped them get loans from the bank in the past.
In the past, Brother Ke's status in the Soviet Union is much higher than Kirilenko. But now, Kirilenko is the richest man in Eastern Europe, and Brother Ke is not even the richest man in Ukraine.
"Feng, it's been a while." Brother Ke gave Feng Yu a warm hug.
"It's been a while, Brother Ke."
Feng Yu is not here to visit Kirilenko's mansion. He is here to see how his businesses are doing. Kirilenko and Brother Ke are close. Most of Kirilenko's businesses in Eastern Europe are with him.
Brother Ke sighed. In the past, he did not think much of Feng Yu and thought he is just an ordinary friend of Kirilenko's, Hua Xia. Maybe Hua Xia is capable, but not very capable.
But as time passes, Feng Yu became Asia's richest man and is ranked second in the world. Kirilenko, who is close to Feng Yu, is also the richest man in Eastern Europe. < Forbes > magazine had estimated Kirilenko's assets to be more than 10 billion USD!
Although Brother Ke is doing well these few years and has a few hundred million USD worth of assets, he cannot be compared to Kirilenko, let alone Feng Yu.
Every time Brother Ke thinks of this, he will sigh.
"Let's go for a drink." Kirilenko dragged everyone to the bar in his mansion.
Feng Yu chose beer, and Kirilenko and Brother Ke chose Baijiu. But it is not the strong kind.
"Feng, your businesses are doing well now, and you are all earning money from the Americans. But I am still in Ukraine. I am not as good as you all. "Brother Ke sighed.
Brother Ke had helped Kirilenko and Feng Yu to get loans in the past, but he did not get any loans. If Soros had known that Rubles would depreciate so fast, he would have tried his best to get a loan. But now, perhaps everything would be different.
But there are no ifs. When Kirilenko and Feng offered high interest, Kirilenko backed off.
Feng Yu looked at Kirilenko and didn't reply. He was not familiar with this Brother Ke.
"Hahaha, Brother Ke, did I call you when I went to the US? You don't want to go yourself. Are you regretting it now? "Kirilenko laughed.
"When you asked me to go to America, I was preparing to get married. How could I leave? It's not like you don't know what my family is like. Although my father's status in Ukraine is higher than your father's status in Russia, how can Ukraine be compared to Russia? My father is very busy all the time, so I'm being watched and can't go to America. "
Brother Ke was a little depressed. He was only where he was today because of his father's status. But he couldn't develop better because he was restricted by his father's identity.
"It's fine. After we cooperate, your net worth will increase rapidly. Your father is retiring soon, and he can help your brother. When that happens, you will be free. "
Feng Yu thought to himself. All the former Soviet Union families are like this. There must be at least one son in the family who is a soldier. But Feng Yu did not expect Brother Ke's family to let the younger son be a soldier, and the older son do business. This was the opposite of Kirilenko's family.
"Feng, I think this supermarket chain will be a success. Even if it is a mining business, it will not fail. But can you all make money from that eCommerce? "Brother Ke asked.
"Brother Ke, do you know where Kirilenko's net worth grew the fastest? EBay's shares. Those speculations about Kirilenko's net worth are wrong. Kirilenko's net worth is much higher than what they speculated. EBay is an ecommerce company, which is also an online shopping mall. This will be the future of this company. "
Brother Ke looked at Kirilenko, and Kirilenko nodded. Kirilenko had sold a lot of eBay's shares, but those were non-voting shares. He had followed Feng Yu's instructions and did not sell any of his voting shares. So what if the shares fell, and he can just wait for them to rise. Anyway, he had made a lot of money.
"But I heard that eBay's share prices had been falling, and eBay is not making money now."
"That's right. eBay is not making money now, but within two years, eBay will start to make money. At that time, eBay's share prices will rise again. Any business would not be profitable at the beginning of the investment. The online shopping mall saved the cost of a storefront and was changed to an online shop, so that customers could more easily search for the products they wanted to buy and sell. Customers need to spend a lot of time going to the mall. But to browse an eCommerce, they only need to connect to the internet and open the website. "
"What's more, if everyone can see that this business is profitable and everyone is willing to do it, then how can we make a lot of money? There are many capable people with funds, but they will be trampled by us in the future because they do not have foresight like us. "
Kirilenko wants to set up an eCommerce that covers the entire Russian-speaking countries. With Brother Ke and the rest's help, it will be easier for them to succeed.
But if Brother Ke does not want to participate, it's fine. If Kirilenko wants to enter Ukraine in the future, Brother Ke will not be able to stop him.
Feng Yu's words are provocative, and Brother Ke is struggling. Of course, Brother Ke wants to make money. But Kirilenko said this eCommerce will be burning money for at least three years.
Kirilenko, Feng, and the rest are not short of money, and they don't even frown if they lose 300 to 500 million USD.
But Brother Ke cannot do this. After he partnered with the supermarket chain, he does not have much money left. If he loses another 200 to 300 million USD, he will be in deep trouble.
Furthermore, he will not have the money to invest in other businesses. Also, investing with Kirilenko makes him feel like he is helping him to make money. He was the leader of this group of second generations in the past.
Feng Yu and Kirilenko did not say a word. They were smoking their cigars and waiting for Brother Ke to make his decision.
Brother Ke looked up and asked. "Kirilenko, did the rest agree?"
Kirilenko nodded. "All of them agreed. You are the only one left."
Brother Ke gritted his teeth. "Fine. I will invest 200 million USD." He does not dare to invest all his money as he is afraid he will lose everything.
But he does not know that this decision will make him regret in the future. Brother Ke had thought to himself more than once. If he knew this eCommerce will be so profitable, he would have invested as much as he can. He might even borrow money or get loans to invest.
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