Leave It at That

With Wang Ye's influence, he might earn even higher returns by investing in Russia.

China had surely considered this as well. Whether Wang Ye would even be interested was another matter, but they had to show this attitude!

Otherwise, why should Wang Ye, who had left the country at eighteen, risk his life for China at certain critical moments...

Perhaps Zhang Xiaoxi would often marvel in the future at how incredibly lucky she was!

She could get whatever plot of land she wanted, and at a price that would not be too high...

It was enough for everyone to understand these things tacitly. Wang Ye would not deliberately tell her about them.

Of course, Wang Ye was not the sort of person who was endlessly greedy. He could accept reasonable "goodwill," but he would not let that goodwill go too far.

After all, taking from others left one indebted, and eating from others made one beholden.

In the end, Wang Ye said decisively, "The reason I invest in commercial real estate is because I believe China will enter a period of rapid development over the next twenty years.

"It could even be called the fastest-growing economy in the world—without question!

"So I am very optimistic about the commercial real estate industry.

"China's infrastructure is still relatively underdeveloped for now, but as the economy grows rapidly, infrastructure—including commercial real estate—will also enter a period of explosive growth!"

The "commercial real estate" Wang Ye spoke of mainly included large shopping malls, high-end office buildings, and upscale hotels.

As for residential properties, while they were also profitable, Wang Ye was not particularly interested in them.

Since either way could make money, he would rather earn cleaner money. He did not want to become an accomplice in driving housing prices through the roof.