The Era of Emerald

"What? You are Roman Abramovich?!"

"That's right, I am." The person who claimed to be Berezovsky's "assistant" nodded in confusion, "Well, is there anything wrong?"

"No, there's nothing wrong. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Abramovich." As he spoke, Zhuang Mingge stretched out his right hand like the "assistant" comrade in front of him.

"I'm also very glad to meet you, Chairman Corleone." Abramovich, who was still unknown at this time, was flattered by Zhuang Mingge's "condescending" behavior.

After all, Abu heard from Berezovsky that the president of the Fiorentina club in front of him, although he relied on the help of his family to get a football club to start his own business, but since he has his own industry Since 93, Antonio Corleone, the youngest son of the patriarch of the Corleone family, has made hundreds of millions of dollars in profits for himself in less than two years. Abramovich, who had not yet become a billionaire at the time, was fascinated by it.

Although Abramovich, who was not yet 30 years old at this time, felt a little baffled by the "goodwill" expressed by the son in front of him for no reason, the shrewd Abramovich obviously would not reject such kindness: "Chairman Corleone, in private For the occasion, just call me Roman, always call me Abramovich or something, it sounds too convoluted."

"Haha, okay, Roman, you can just call me Antonio in private." Zhuang Mingge immediately climbed up the pole, and kindly made friends with the "assistant" in front of him. Lin stepped aside.

"That Roman, I want to ask you something." The two chatted wildly for a while before Zhuang Mingge brought the topic back and said, "Why does Mr. Berezovsky want to see me?"

As soon as Abu heard this, he knew that the main event was coming, so he collected his expression, and replied in a somewhat rambling manner, "Antonio, do you know who organized this party?"

"Well, let me guess... Mr. Berezovsky?"

"Hehe, you're only half right. Mr. Boris is indeed one of the organizers of this banquet." Seeing a waiter pass by with a plate of drinks, Abu took a glass of vodka from it and took a swig. Said, "Guess who the other one is?"

"Uh..." Zhuang Mingge's brain began to quickly recall all the deeds of the seven oligarchs in Russia in the 90s that he knew.

The seven big oligarchs in Russia refer to the seven big capitalists who became rich overnight during the privatization process in the 20s. Vinogradov, Capital Savings Bank President Smolensky, Alpha Bank President Friedman, Menatep Bank President Khodorkovsky, and Russian Credit Commercial Bank President Markin.

These seven people are all elites with flexible minds and courage to take risks. Almost all of them have a college degree or above, aged between 40 and 50, some have won national bonuses, and some are corresponding academicians of the Academy of Sciences.These seven people, together with Chubais, the president of the unified power company, basically controlled Russia's oil and gas, power, metallurgical and financial industries, and manipulated Russian domestic public opinion to a certain extent.They not only make upheavals in the economic field, but also rack their brains for political speculation.Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar once said: "When they are at their best, they can even change political personnel as they please."

According to the information obtained from the previous chat with Abu, Zhuang Minge knows that most of the guests attending the banquet at the Air Force Club today have a considerable amount of business in Russia, and at the same time have a certain interest in participating in politics.

So, besides Berezovsky, which oligarch would be so enthusiastic about Russian politics?Zhuang Mingge began to eliminate one by one in his mind.

Friedman?No, during the Yeltsin era, Friedman always had representatives under his own control in the Russian government, but Friedman never thought of entering the Russian political arena; during the Putin era, the Alpha Group he was in charge of was the closest A close company, obedient to Zheng Fu's orders, the final result is that this brother is the only one among the seven oligarchs to get a good death.Friedman's style of conduct is very low-key, except for his interest in making money, he will hardly pay attention to others.So it can't be him.

Could it be Khodorkovsky?No, at this time he is still concentrating on running his Menatep Investment Bank. In the near future, he will acquire 3.5% of the Yukos oil company at a price of 78 million U.S. dollars, thus becoming the richest man in Russia. The idea of ​​entering politics has not yet occurred.

As for Smolensky and Vinogradov?Zhuang Mingge said that these two guys made their fortunes entirely by afflicting the country, and they lacked judgment on the situation, otherwise they would not have gone bankrupt in the financial crisis of 98.Therefore, these two also pass.

Then, only Gusinski and Malkin were left. In comparison, Zhuang Minge felt that Gusinski was more likely to be the organizer.

Zhuang Mingge clearly remembers that after Yeltsin resigned from the Russian government, Gusinsky, a media tycoon, once set off a media war, trying to interfere with Yeltsin's political will and vilify Putin's illegal armed operations in Chechnya. An anti-war wave was set off in Russia.Being extremely interested in politics, he once said that he himself came from an ordinary background. If he wants to have social appeal, he should first build a powerful media empire, fundamentally control the direction of public opinion in Russia, and realize that "if you don't become a president, you can still influence the political system." fu's political ambitions.

"It's Gusinski?" After thinking about it, Zhuang Mingge gave his own answer, which was naturally praised by Abu.

"Guess is accurate." Abramovich smiled and applauded, and said, "Then, let me tell you the purpose of this banquet."

So, from Abu, Zhuang Mingge learned that the banquet at night was indeed not a simple "private" banquet!

The sponsors of the banquet were the two most influential of the "Seven Oligarchs" in Russia - Gusinsky and Berezovsky. Many celebrities from all walks of life in Russia were invited to the banquet, except for some invited Except for people in the news media, the vast majority of these people have one thing in common, that is, they all have the same or close "political stance".

What surprised Zhuang Mingge the most was that the main purpose of the two oligarchs hosting this dinner was to build momentum for the Russian presidential candidate they both supported - Yeltsin!

ps: Chapter 22 of "Addition and Completion Plan"