Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth-Chapter 59 - That year at eighteen standing like a
Chapter 59: Chapter 59: That year at eighteen, standing like a muddlehead_1
Chapter 59 -59: That year at eighteen, standing like a muddlehead_1
It will take some more time for the study abroad intermediary company to be truly established.
We are now at the end of January, and it is expected that the Study Abroad Service Company can officially start operations in mid-to-late February.
The Spring Festival this year is in early February.
Of course, for Russians, there is no such concept of the New Year.
However, for the Chinese in Moscow, they still celebrate the New Year, and the Chinese students in the preparatory building also plan to celebrate New Year’s Eve together at the Chinese restaurant downstairs.
However, Wang Ye can’t participate because he is going to the embassy on New Year’s Eve.
Yes, as a waiter…
During the daytime, Wang Ye made a call home.
As always, his parents repeatedly reminded him to take care of his health and study hard abroad, hoping that he will earn his diploma smoothly and return to China and find a good job, and so on…
Wang Ye could only nod repeatedly and didn’t tell his parents what he has been doing recently.
After all, nothing substantial has come out yet, which is difficult for his parents to understand.
In their view, they made such an effort to send Wang Ye abroad for that diploma!
Selling phone cards and doing business are all off the main track!
……
At around four in the afternoon, Zhou Yuan, Wang Ye, Nalan Yaqi, along with two junior and senior female students Wang Ye did not know, set off in a van dispatched by the Embassy.
“I heard there will be some big shot appearing tonight, coming here to celebrate the New Year with everybody,” Zhou Yuan whispered to everyone.
Of course, it is considered a big shot…
But Wang Ye didn’t feel much about it, after all, such a big shot and him, there is no intersection, the distance between them is too far!
He hoped that tonight he could meet a few big businessmen in Moscow!
“It doesn’t matter who comes and joins us, I’m more interested in what dishes will be served tonight,” Nalan Yaqi bluntly stated.
“Hehe, you just think about eating. In a few years, you’ll become like a Russian babushka with a barrel waist.” Wang Ye joked.
“Hmph, never. I was born with a physique that can’t gain weight.” Nalan Yaqi proudly asserted.
With light chat on the way, they arrived at their destination in no time.
The embassy is not very large, but it has one main structure of cream color and a few red buildings on the side.
Security measures are strict and everyone’s identification was checked upon entry.
Wang Ye and the others entered through the side door of the main building and went directly to the waiting area for work, a small hall.
The banquet had not yet begun and no one was allowed to go to the main hall.
Everyone just rested on this side and waited.
Apart from Wang Ye and the others, there were students from some other schools, probably more than twenty students in total.
Wang Ye asked around, and he wanted to see if there were any students from universities other than Moscow University and Friendship Unversity. If so, he could discuss the phone card business…
But to his disappointment, aside from these five from the Friendship University, all the others were from Moscow University, and there were no students from other universities.
It’s also normal, after all, these two universities have the most Chinese students studying abroad, and it’s more convenient for the embassy.
As per the requirements, all boys were in a suit and tie, and girls were in a dark dress.
The dark blue suit that Wang Ye was wearing was something he had bought just before going abroad, from Yagor, a luxury brand!
Because the study abroad agency had told him in advance that he needed to prepare one or two sets of formal wear for studying abroad, as some occasions require it.
He’s using it now…
……
The embassy was not stingy, the rest room was filled with lots of fruits, snacks, and drinks.
Everyone was eating and talking, jokingly waiting for the banquet to begin.
Around six o’clock, a hurried staff member came over, clapped his hands, and said loudly:
“Students, the banquet is about to start, please tidy up your clothes and enter the venue ahead of time.
Everyone should know the precautions, but let me remind you again. There are many important guests tonight, and everyone must pay attention to etiquette issues.
Before the guests leave, everyone must stay at their posts, no wandering around, and definitely no snacking…”
After finishing, he signaled for everyone to follow him into the main banquet hall.
Wang Ye and the others were responsible for the wine area, holding a tray in their hands filled with poured red wine, champagne, and white wine.
If a guest wanted to drink something, they simply had to gesture and then they had to go over promptly.
Then they had to promptly pick up the guest’s empty wine glass…
The banquet hall of the embassy was quite large, with a huge crystal chandelier, carved and gold-plated decorative pillars, it looked very grandiose.
The banquet was a buffet, with long tables already laid out, covered with snow-white tablecloths.
On the table were stainless steel buffet warmers, filled with aromatic dishes…
Wang Ye and the others stood straight against the wall, holding a tray in their hands, looking quite the part.
In a few minutes, the door opened and the guests entered the room.
With the hubbub and energetic applause, the man came in with a beaming smile and a large crowd surrounding him.
Zhou Yuan, standing next to Wang Ye, whispered, “It’s a pity we’re waiters. Otherwise, we might have been able to take a photo together! I’m guessing this is the closest we’ll ever get to him in person in our lives.”
He was not wrong.
Most people probably wouldn’t get a chance to face him in real life…
Wang Ye smiled, “When the banquet is over and if he hasn’t gone yet, you can go and take a photo.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, “Yes, yes, yes! He shouldn’t leave that early. You’ll help me take the photo later on, I’ve brought my digital camera.”
In those days, digital cameras were still somewhat high-tech and not cheap.
Only students like Zhou Yuan, who come from better-off families, would buy one.
Compared to traditional film cameras, they were much more convenient.
……
After the entrance of the man, a large number of guests also entered. The embassy invited not only a portion of Chinese representatives but also many Russians and people from other countries.
Those who could participate in this kind of banquet were naturally anything but ordinary people.
Among them, there must be many big Chinese businessmen. Wang Ye recognized one, that was Big Head Kong he saw last time at the large market…
After all, being the richest Chinese in Moscow, and a renowned figure, he naturally would not miss the event.
As for the other people, Wang Ye didn’t recognize them. But he overheard from a senior next to him that several were big businessmen whose net worth was in the hundreds of millions.
Inside the banquet hall, guests were socializing with drinks in hand while laughing. It was very lively.
The guests were well-groomed, holding plates in their hands, casually enjoying the delicious food at their disposal.
From time to time, a few people would gather together to chat quietly.
And Wang Ye, similarly holding a tray in his hand, only his tray was full of glasses of red wine.
When someone beckons or calls for a “waiter”, he has to go over with a smile and ask what they need…
Zhou Yuan and the others seemed to be quite spirited doing their jobs, but Wang Ye’s mood was not as good.
He was also aware that, with his current status, he could only come here as a “waiter” and had no qualification to get an invitation to be a guest at the banquet.
But what about the future?
Wang Ye didn’t want to be like this anymore!
……
The Spring Festival of 2001 left a deep memory for Wang Ye.
In that year when he was eighteen, he attended an embassy banquet, standing there like a flunky…
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