Shared Glory and Shared Loss

Rosiana and the others were assistants, while Wang Ye was the "boss."

Their relationship was far more than that of employees and employer; their fortunes were bound together, for better or worse!

Especially Elena and the others—right from the start of their careers, they had worked beside a "rising star in politics" like Wang Ye, dealing with matters of national importance every day!

Each of them was also responsible for liaising with one or two major corporate groups.

Without realizing it, their horizons and perspective had far surpassed those of people their age.

That also meant their future paths were more or less set.

They could enter politics. With several years of experience working by Wang Ye's side, they would start far ahead of others.

If Wang Ye rose to a high position by then, he could give them a helping hand and easily spare them decades of struggle...

Or they could go work for one of Wang Ye's corporate groups. There was no way they would start from the bottom; they would certainly be parachuted directly into senior positions at one of the groups.

No matter which path they took in the future, it all depended on maintaining a good relationship with their boss, Wang Ye.

And these next few days were the most critical period since their boss had entered politics!

Before the Duma Assembly, the first thing they needed to settle was Wang Ye's status within the Third Faction.

In other words, he first had to take over as leader of the Third Faction.

This was an internal matter for their faction, one outsiders could not interfere in.

On January 8, just after the New Year holiday ended, Zhirinov—who had not yet officially retired—summoned all Third Faction lawmakers to a meeting at the Duma Building.

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