The Korkoszko brothers and Yuri Yagusevsky were taken to the largest box in the club, only to find that several bigwigs from the Rivno Gang were here.
In addition to the brothers’ father Vladimir Korkoshko, there are also Rivne Oblast Governor Andrei Smirnov, Oldek Company head Sergei Komorov, Li Alexander Lyudaev, the head of Vni Media Company, and others, and even Andrei Vodmirka and Alexander Nagiyev, the two heads of the resort, could only sit at the bottom of the table.
Moreover, there are one or two pretty girls with different styles sitting next to these big guys.
The lights in the box were blurry and flickering, and the smells of tobacco, spirits and perfume in the air were mixed with each other. For people who are not used to such occasions, it is absolutely difficult to describe. A middle-aged man whose face was already red from drinking was hugging a girl and holding a microphone. Singing loudly and intoxicatedly on the small stage on the side of the box.
A revolutionary song from the Soviet era.
After the four people entered the door, they briefly greeted each other and sat down temporarily. After the middle-aged man who was red-faced after drinking finished singing a song, they all introduced each other. It turned out that the big guys from the Rivno Gang were entertaining someone from Rovno this time. Several senior state government officials from the state of Warren, which borders North Carolina to the west, and the one who just sang was the governor of Warren state, Ilya Cherpchenko.
Although they are still not completely on the right path, the Kolkosko brothers do know the reason why several high-level government officials from the Volyn State came to Rivne Oblast.
Mainly for cooperation in power transmission.
Compared with other regions in Ukraine that are still struggling in the quagmire of collapse, Rivne Oblast has developed too fast, and the economic development of a region has never been able to do without strong and comprehensive infrastructure support, just like the Chinese saying "I don't know where." Just like the popular saying "If you want to get rich, build roads first" that hits the mark, construction, transportation, energy, water conservancy, telecommunications, etc. are all indispensable.
In the current Rivne Oblast, with the unremitting support of the Westeros system, various industries have developed extremely rapidly. Factories have sprung up in Rivni, the state capital, and other places in Rivne. In other aspects, there are still It can be supported, but energy, especially power supply, has become the biggest shortcoming restricting regional development.
In fact, this problem was already anticipated by everyone last year, so funds were introduced to start the construction of Unit 4 of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant. However, the new unit will not be put into use until next year. Whether it is the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant or the original thermal power generation system, it will The power supply in Rivne Oblast has reached its limit, so much so that in order to ensure industrial power supply, many areas in the state are now experiencing regular power outages.
Taking into account the future development prospects of the Rivne Oblast, at the same time as the construction of the fourth unit of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant, a thermal power plant with a planned power of 2,000 megawatts and an annual power supply of 10 billion kilowatt hours has also begun planning. However, just like the new unit of the nuclear power plant, , the thermal power plant cannot be completed in a short time, and power resources can only be temporarily introduced from other surrounding states.
This is a good thing for all parties.
Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the annual power generation capacity in Ukraine could reach 290 billion kilowatt-hours, and there was no shortage of power resources. As the economy collapsed after the disintegration, except for a few nuclear power plants that were operating stably, the power generation of thermal power plants in various states shrank significantly. By two years ago, Ukraine's annual power generation had plummeted to 170 billion degrees, a drop of more than 40%.
Although power generation has declined, the power infrastructure of the year is still there, especially thermal power plants. As long as funds are in place and demand exists, power generation can be significantly increased in a short period of time.
The main problem now is funding.
After all, unlike nuclear power plants that can operate stably for decades at a relatively low cost once built, thermal power plants require a large amount of coal to generate electricity, and coal needs to be bought. In addition, if you want to introduce electricity from other states, power grid lines also need to be repaired. Renovation also involves funding issues.
Fortunately, this problem is relatively easy to solve here in Rivne Oblast. In any case, compared with building new power plants, bringing in electricity from outside has advantages in terms of time and cost.
The serious business has been discussed during the day, and tonight the box is just for entertainment.
Vladimir Korkoshko called his two sons over, just to let them have more contact with the rest of the Rovno Gang, while Yagusevsky and his two men stayed for a short time and then took the initiative to say goodbye and leave. Everyone should avoid suspicion.
We played like this until late at night and left happily.
Several high-level government officials from Warren State rushed to the hotel area with the girls they were interested in to stay. The Korkoshko brothers were going to stay and continue, but Vladimir Korkoshko called them to leave together. Lil Korkoszko protested, but was slapped on the back of the head, and immediately became honest.
When they arrived at the parking lot, a subordinate of the brothers came forward to report that they had watched the pair of siblings they met a few hours ago return to the hotel area without any further problems. Moreover, this clever subordinate also helped to inquire and learned the identity of the mother of the two siblings.
When Vladimir Korkoshko heard his son's subordinates reporting the incident, he asked a few more questions in detail and confirmed that his two sons had not lied to him. Then he pulled them into a Mercedes-Benz car and sat in it. In the back row, the eldest son was beside him, and the younger son was driven to the passenger seat.
Waiting for the car to start, Vladimir Korkoszko, who had worked hard all day, leaned on the leather seat and said to his eldest son next to him: "You did a good job in what you just did."
Kirill, who was in the front row, turned his head and said, "If I had known it was the woman in the recent rumors, Nick and I would have ignored it."
As soon as he said this, Vladimir leaned over again and slapped his second son on the forehead without mercy.
Kirill just rubbed his rough head. He was used to it after being beaten too many times. He couldn't help but think of his sister's bad temper in front of their two brothers, which was completely infected by her father.
After beating his second son, Vladimir did not forget to teach him a lesson: "You must never think like this in the future. Haven't you two always respected and admired Simon? If you stick to this, it will only be good for you two idiots, just like The reason why our family was fine last year and why we are still favored by Simon more now is because we all know how to position ourselves correctly."
When Kirill saw his father starting to nag, he quickly said: "Old man, I understand."
Vladimir wanted to raise his hand again, but after thinking about it, he put it down. The two sons had been beaten since childhood, and their skin had become solid, and they had not changed much. Fortunately, this kind of recklessness can actually get along better in Ukraine's current turbulent era. At least, the various businesses currently being managed by the two sons are actually developing quite well.
Nicholas Kolkoszko, who was somewhat smarter and more stable than his younger brother, waited for his father to finish teaching his younger brother. He remembered what happened in the box and said: "Dad, Cherpchenko invited us to open a factory directly in Warren State. I think this It’s a great idea, why don’t you guys seem interested?”
Kirill heard what his brother said and said again: "Yes, Dad, this way we can also develop the power of our Rivno Gang and directly swallow up the Warren State in the future."
This is business.
It also made Vladimir very happy that his two sons could mention this. He moved his body, which had gained weight in the past year or so, in his seat to make himself more comfortable. He did not shy away from his confidant driver who was driving in the front seat and said: "Now It’s not time yet, we need to dig deep into our roots in Rivne Oblast before we can try to expand outwards.”
Kirill said: "I think it's very deep now."
Vladimir shook his head and simply took out a cigarette. Seeing his second son in the front row twisting his body and reaching out for a lighter to light a cigarette for himself, he stretched his head to light it, and then pulled down some windows, and then said: "Actually, many people in our circle have the same view as you. Some people made suggestions to Simon, but they were rejected by Simon because they did not understand the point. We seem to have completely controlled Rivne Oblast, but this This kind of control is far from reaching the extreme. Once something changes in Kiev, or it decides to take action against us, it will still be very troublesome."
Nicholas asked doubtfully: "What is the ultimate thing?"
Vladimir recalled the words of the young man when he met Simon last time, and said: "When we tie millions or even tens of millions of people to the Rivno Gang's train through benefits, once something happens to this train, , millions of people will also be unlucky, and they will have to firmly support us. To this extent, we are truly entrenched."
Nicholas if enlightened.
Kirill seemed to understand something, and couldn't help but turn his eyes wide and look at his father from the front row: "Dad, there are only more than one million people in the entire Rivne Oblast. If we want to bind 10 million people, then It just needs to be developed.”
Vladimir shook his head and said: "Of course not, we will not develop, but we can attract more people to Rivne Oblast. Think about it, how many people were there in Rivni two years ago, and how many people are there now?"
Kirill obviously didn't care much about this and asked tentatively: "500,000?"
Vladimir shook his head and did not let his two sons guess any more. He said directly: "It has exceeded 800,000 recently."
Two years ago, when the Westeros system had not made efforts to develop Rivne Oblast, Rivni, the capital of the state, suffered from economic collapse. Many people fled the city in order to have food and clothing, either returning to the countryside to farm or smuggling there. In Western Europe, the original population of nearly 300,000 dropped to just over 200,000.
Now, because the Westeros system has opened many foundries of Nokia, Tinker Bayer, LTD and other companies here, coupled with the development of local industries with Oldek Company as the core, gradually emerging The demand for hundreds of thousands of laborers has attracted people from all over Ukraine to gather here. According to the latest statistics, the population of Rivni, the state capital alone, has swelled to more than 800,000, and it continues to increase rapidly. It is expected that by the end of the year It will exceed 1 million people before.
Breaking through 1 million is still just the beginning.
If all the business plans in the plan can be implemented, it is not impossible for Rivni to surpass the Ukrainian capital Kiev and develop into a super city with a population of millions or even tens of millions. After all, this city has many people behind it. It is a super economy with a size of several trillion US dollars, which is equivalent to dozens of times that of Ukraine, which has a GDP output value of about US$45 billion this year.
The brothers were a little surprised when they heard the number 800,000.
However, it might be understandable if you think about the large number of apartment buildings that construction companies owned by Oldecker Company are constantly building in the north of the city.
What the brothers didn't know was that due to the rapid expansion of the population, not only the sales and rental prices of houses in Rivni city had risen sharply, but also large shantytowns with a population of more than 100,000 people had appeared in the west of the city, many of whom came from Rome. Migrant workers in Funuo Prefecture simply built prefabricated houses in shantytowns and settled down.
This is also something that the top leaders of Rivne Region and the Rivni Municipal Government are paying close attention to recently.
The huge shantytowns are still okay now, but in winter, considering that the temperature in northern Ukraine can reach minus 30 degrees, it is not impossible for people to freeze to death if not handled properly. Moreover, because the shantytowns are too dense and only use simple board houses, if a fire breaks out, it will also be a catastrophe that may cause a series of fires.
Vladimir Korkoszko knows that his abilities are not outstanding, and his success depends entirely on someone's favor. Since the other party intends to push him to the governor's position in the next few years, he also plans to work in Rome. The Vno region has taken root completely and has no intention of attacking the core of Kiev.
It is important for people to know themselves.
Although I don’t know this proverb from the East, in the final analysis, the Korkoszko family, father and son, are able to reach where they are now because they firmly position themselves. After all, if you think about the former governor Smirnov's family who was completely wiped out, and the previous internal purges in order to consolidate the Westeros system's control over the Rivne State, anyone who is not stupid can understand that this young man is far away. His age does not make him appear harmless.
All in all, the problem of shanty towns has become his own problem in Vladimir's mind.
After thinking about this for a moment, Vladimir Korkoshko remembered what he wanted to say when he insisted on taking his two sons home today. He looked at his eldest son and said: "Over the amber mine, in the next few months, we will Some of the best ores are reserved for your sister."
Before Nicholas could express his position, Kirill raised another objection from the front row: "Dad, the things my sister uses on weekdays are much better than us. Moreover, she already took away several boxes last time, so there is no need to keep them all for her." Right? We have just opened up the market in China. I didn’t expect that the Chinese would like amber so much and would be willing to charge high prices, but they also want the best. We just recently exchanged a batch of amber for 100,000 TV sets, and the freighter has already It’s time to reach the Red Sea. Hey, TV sets in China are now much cheaper than those in Western Europe. I heard that they are engaged in a price war, resulting in a large inventory backlog. In short, we can earn about US$3 million this time.”
Vladimir Korkoshko did not explain much this time, but showed his father's authority and asked his two sons to follow suit.
As for the reason, the brothers were asked to leave the best amber not for their daughter to use for themselves, but after learning about their daughter’s experience in the United States in the past month, they planned to give it to Janet in Los Angeles as a gift at the end of the year. · Westeros.
What the three girls realized after a month of experience, after all, they had decades of extra life experience, Vladimir could understand it better.
Although the daughter was summoned to the Dume Point Manor for more than half a month to be disciplined, from another perspective, this was actually some recognition from the real wife of the Westeros family.
In this case, if you please the lady more, your daughter's status in Westeros will be more stable. Correspondingly, the Kolkosko family's status in Rivne Oblast will also be more stable, which can be said to have many benefits.