Khovchenko was indeed astonished. That was Gazprom Industrial Group!
An energy giant fully capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Yukos Group!
Though within the business world, Gazprom Industrial Group might not have been as famous as Yukos Group, those who truly understood the industry knew that Gazprom Industrial Group was not inferior to Yukos Group in the slightest.
Especially in terms of strategic importance, Yukos Group was nowhere near as important as Gazprom Industrial Group.
After all, oil was produced by plenty of countries, and the market was in a state of oversupply.
But Russia ranked first in the world in both natural gas reserves and production.
More importantly, all of Europe was heavily dependent on Russian natural gas. Natural gas from Russia accounted for half of the European market!
This concerned the national economy and people's livelihoods. It could be said to be even more important than oil.
That was why the state had gone to such lengths to consolidate the country's natural gas resources, establish Gazprom Industrial Group, and keep it firmly under government control.
So why were they suddenly giving it up now?
"Haha, Uncle, how did you know? But it won't be me buying shares alone. I'll be joining forces with the Konstantin family in Saint Petersburg to acquire shares in Gazprom Industry. Together, we'll take ten percent, with five percent belonging to me personally," Wang Ye said candidly, without hiding anything.
Khovchenko nodded thoughtfully and commented,
"Five percent...
That percentage is acceptable—not too much, not too little. You can advance or retreat as needed.
Misha, your rise over the past two years has been too rapid. Being too sharp-edged isn't necessarily a good thing.
If you had intended to take more than ten percent by yourself this time, I would have had objections