"Hey, Wadget, why are you here? This is such a surprise, are you okay?" When the familiar figure got off the yacht, Yang Jing greeted him with a smile, and the man opposite immediately gave him a warm hug.
"I'm fine, Albert. I also have a question. Why are you here?" Alekperov asked with a laugh.
The two familiar figures Yang Jing saw were none other than the Russian oil oligarch Vagit Alekperov, who had a very good relationship with Yang Jing, and Alekperov's secretary Alexei Vasily. Of course, standing behind them were two tall and strong Russian men, who were obviously the oil oligarch's personal bodyguards.
Yang Jing did not answer Alekperov's question, but let go of the oil oligarch and said with a smile: "Waggit, I guess you came here to customize a super yacht? Why, have you forgotten your Siberian Endeavour?"
Last year, Yang Jing went to Baku and "found" a new oil and gas reservoir for Rongbao Mining, and the old oil wells that Guo Dabao took over from Baku were the old oil wells owned by Alekperov. Through that incident, Yang Jing also became very familiar with the oil oligarch. Later, when Yang Jing went upstream along the Irtysh River to look for the gold left by the last tsar, the oil oligarch readily lent his super yacht Siberia Endeavour to Yang Jing for use.
The yacht left a deep impression on Yang Jing. Although the yacht was only 147 feet, or about 45 meters long, and not very fast, Yang Jin lived very comfortably on the yacht during the days when he was searching for the gold left by the last Tsar.
"Haha, Albert, do you think I'm the kind of person who gets bored easily? It's just that when I was drinking with Roman that day, he made fun of my Siberian Endeavour. He has an Eclipse, so I plan to build a big ship, too. But I haven't made up my mind yet. I came here this time because I heard that Ludwig has a big ship, so I came here to admire it and learn from it."
Yang Jing and Alekperov simultaneously looked at the Al Sayid. Alekperov smiled and said, "It's a really beautiful big ship, isn't it?"
Yang Jing nodded and asked in a low voice: "Wajit, considering your wealth, why don't you build a ship bigger than the Eclipse? Let Mr. Abramovich envy you."
The Roman Wadget just mentioned is another Russian oil oligarch, and also the owner of Chelsea, one of the top four teams in the English Premier League. Abramovich was once the richest man in Russia, but with the continuous decline in oil prices in recent years, Abramovich's wealth has also dropped a lot.
Compared with Abramovich, Alekperov's wealth was not as high as Abramovich's before, but Alekperov's Lukoil has been actively expanding outward, unlike Abramovich's oil company which has been confined to Russia. Therefore, with the continuous rise of Lukoil's market value in recent years, even though Alekperov only owns 10.4% of Lukoil's shares, in last year's Forbes Global Rich List, Alekperov's wealth has surpassed Abramovich, who owns 36% of Sibneft shares.
In last year's Forbes rich list, Alekperov's net worth was as high as $16.4 billion, while Abramovich's net worth was only $10.8 billion. The gap between their net worths has unknowingly widened a lot.
Therefore, it was not a problem for Yang Jing to ask this question. With Alekperov's current wealth, it would be no problem for him to own a super yacht larger than the Eclipse.
However, after Yang Jing asked this question, Alekperov still shook his head slightly and said, "Albert, actually at our age, there is no need to fight over these superficial things. If Roman hadn't said something too provocative a few days ago, I wouldn't have come here to look at yachts. More importantly, even if I customized a super yacht here, I'm afraid I won't have the time and energy to play with it after the yacht is built. So, I suddenly felt a little boring just now."
Yang Jing nodded slightly. Alekperov's age was a big problem. Although he was richer than Abramovich, he was sixteen years younger than him. Abramovich, who was fifty-four years old this year, still had plenty of time to spend on his super yacht touring the world, but Alekperov couldn't.
If he customizes a super yacht now, by the time the super yacht is built, he will be at least 74 years old. How much energy will he have to play?
Yang Jing felt that what Alekperov said made sense, but another person did not think so.
"Oh, sorry to bother you, Mr. Alekperov. I don't think your age is a problem, and your health is even less of a problem. I think even if you are 80 years old, you can still drive a super yacht around the world. And people like you, shouldn't you enjoy life after retirement?"
This voice made Yang Jing and Alekperov focus their attention on this person. This was a tall white German man, about fifty years old. Seeing that the two people were looking at him, he said with a reserved smile: "Mr. Yang, it's nice to meet you. I am Ludwig Mueller, the CEO of Leshun."
My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It’s even more exciting later!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
