I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

A few days later, in the lobby of Huajing Airport.

Chen Xi shook hands with Wang Zhi and said, "The last time I saw uncle was in junior high school. Now so many years have passed, and you haven't changed much."

Wang Zhi was wearing a suit and carrying a suitcase, looking like a big boss. People who didn't know the truth would think he was doing well.

Although he is old and a little fat, from his appearance, one can tell that he must have been very handsome when he was young.

He has a habit of carrying a comb with him and tidying his hair wherever he goes.

It just goes like the old saying goes: Even if the person falls, the power cannot fall!
"Haha, I'm old, old, and all my hair is white." Wang Zhi stroked his hair while laughing.

It was indeed as he said, there were a few strands of silver mixed in the black hair.

This time Wang Xianqi asked Chen Xi to help him get rich. In fact, the two of them wanted to do coal business, but trade required letters of credit and other things, and they didn't have a foreign trade company, so they could only ask Chen Xi for help, saying that they would give him one third of the profits after the deal was done.

This is what happened, but Wang Xianqi said something different. He said that he wanted to do rural projects in the future, but he still needed money to invest, so he planned to start with coal, and at the same time let Wang Zhi talk to him about the future project.

Chen Xi also had the same idea, so he agreed without hesitation.

This time the destination was Moscow, but Moscow prohibited international flights from entering directly, so I had to go to St. Petersburg first and then transfer to a train or plane. (That was how it was to go to Moscow at that time. I heard that it was to prevent a situation similar to 91X from happening again.)
The group took an Aeroflot flight, and the stewardesses were not pretty. It could be said that Chen Xi had never seen many pretty local girls in Russia in his previous life, as if all the pretty girls were exported abroad, while Ukraine had many pretty girls.

The plane is big, but the equipment is not very good and the food is not very delicious.

Borscht with bread and butter, two sausages, a vegetable salad and dessert is the best meal on the plane.

It is said that Russian airline pilots used to fly fighter jets.

The flight was never late, but arrived early. Chen Xi had experienced this before, and he was not lying.

Wang Zhi has two other characteristics when he is out. One is that he walks very fast. He always walks at a high speed. Even Chen Xi can hardly keep up with him. Because normal people walk fast and slow at times, but Wang Zhi is always in a hurry. The second is that he likes to sleep when he is in a car or has nothing to do, as if he wants to stay alert to talk business with people. Chen Xi has only seen this kind of over-hardworking behavior in a few successful entrepreneurs.

Chen Xi rarely admires people, but some characteristics of Wang Zhi still attract him. Although this middle-aged man has not been able to get up again after falling down many times, his spirit of not admitting defeat has won the praise of many people.

Maybe this deal was very important to Wang Zhi. After getting on the plane, he didn't sleep, but chatted with Chen Xi: "The current international market price of thermal coal is 120 US dollars per ton. The price of the source we found this time is lower than this. The first batch is going to be tons as a trial, and the subsequent quantity will be larger and larger. As you can see from the downstream, it is a well-known Chinese company, absolutely reliable..."

Chen Xi has already understood the specific situation, which is the company where he sold coal in his previous life, so it is not a big problem.

But he was interested in the rural project, so Chen Xi looked at Wang Zhi and said, "How do you plan that rural project? According to what I heard, Aba Aba is also planning the rural area and has invested 10 billion!"

"Aba Aba is a big enterprise, but Feng Yun didn't understand one thing. If you want to find a big boss in Huajing to do something for you, you must first meet the requirements. Although Mr. Feng is very powerful, his base is in Wulin. The big bosses in Huajing will help you do things, and the first thing they look at is the future benefits. In other words, you must be stationed in Huajing, otherwise it doesn't matter who you help, right? Don't you agree?" Wang Zhi gestured in the air with his fingers.

Chen Xi naturally understood this, otherwise he would not have set up the company there.

This is one of the reasons why many entrepreneurs set up their headquarters in Huajing. Some even moved their headquarters there when their original headquarters were not in Huajing, just to make things easier for them in the future.

"Second, Feng Yun made a big mistake. Rural issues cannot be solved by private enterprises alone. They must cooperate with certain departments to carry out work. You said that he went to the countryside to discuss cooperation with farmers with such a big fanfare. Is there any communication here? Will the farmers trust you? Have the innovative plans you proposed been approved by the local government? No, investing 10 billion yuan is completely a self-entertainment behavior. Therefore, Feng Yun can only do business with private enterprises in the city, and he can't get any policy-related projects at all."

Wang Zhi's words made Chen Xi nod in agreement again. He thought so too.

"Third, he said that the rural projects are intended to solve food safety issues. Isn't that bullshit? Who doesn't know what he wants to do? If you want to carry out rural projects, you have to comply with the ideas of the higher-ups. What are the ideas of the higher-ups? They are not for you to buy and sell goods in the countryside, but to solve a series of problems of farmers. Of course, we are businessmen, and we cannot delay our own problems just to solve other people's problems. We must also make money for ourselves while holding high the banner. The most perfect result is that both the higher-ups are happy and we are happy too."

"Then who are you going to cooperate with?" Chen Xi wanted to see if there was any difference between this life and the previous one.

"We can't do this project without the supply and marketing cooperatives, they must take a stake. Then there is the issue of funding. The project I designed is very large, and a large number of elements must be put into it, which means a lot of money is needed. I thought about it and there are so many funds in the country. I just need to find an organization that matches our project."

"That money isn't enough." As someone who has been through it, Chen Xi is very clear about the details.

The fund has only tens of billions in total, which is totally insufficient even if all of it is put into the project.

"Well, let's do it first and then solve it slowly later." Wang Zhi also knew about this situation and wanted to say something, but in the end he kept his mouth shut.

He doesn't like to say discouraging words in front of others, nor does he like to listen to others say discouraging words. His inner thought is to just do it.

"With more people, there will be more infighting. It's such a big cake, and everyone wants to get a bigger piece, so it's better to be careful." Chen Xi sighed and reminded.

"You young people, don't always think about negative things before you do anything. Be brave and take the first step." Wang Zhi glanced at him with some displeasure.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Chen Xi could only change the subject: "What does the supply and marketing cooperative think? Why don't they go to Feng Yun for cooperation?"

"The current thinking of the supply and marketing cooperative is still relatively old-fashioned, but the operating conditions of so many of its companies are getting worse and worse. Their leaders have realized this, so they are ready to start reforms. But Feng Yun's thinking is completely different from that of the supply and marketing cooperative. Think about it, one just wants to make money, and the other wants to solve farmers' problems and ensure business operations. There are many political factors involved..." After Wang Zhi finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and said, "I heard that your father and the Xu family took over the Tomorrow Square project."

Chen Xi was stunned after hearing this. He understood that Wang Zhi was obsessed with this project. It was because of this project that Wang Zhi lost everything. This was the same reason why Chen Xi had to go back to Huajing to restart the project even though he was reborn.

Both of them have this kind of personality, and they are deeply obsessed with their previous failures.

"Well, I think that project shouldn't be carried out, hahaha." Chen Xi said that Tomorrow Square is a big pit.

Wang Zhi looked at his son who was sleeping next to him, and whispered to Chen Xi, "Xianqi is not a good person at doing things. You should take care of him more in the future."

"I understand." Chen Xi made an OK gesture.

Perhaps because he had talked too much, Wang Zhi closed his eyes and squinted soon after.

At this time, the lights on the plane dimmed. In order to prepare for tomorrow's work, Chen Xi covered himself with a blanket and went to sleep.

Accompanied by a rumbling sound in his ears, Chen Xi opened his eyes and the plane had begun to land.

This is their first stop in Russia - St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg is a central municipality of Russia and the capital of Leningrad Oblast. It is also known as the northern capital of Russia.

In the past, the city was actually called Leningrad, which was a place name that often appeared in WWII. Later, after a citizen vote, the old name of St. Petersburg was restored.

It has to be said that the Russians’ infrastructure was quite impressive in the past. There are many rivers in St. Petersburg, and there are 42 islands in total, but more than 420 bridges have been built to connect them, so it is also known as the "Venice of the North". However, these infrastructures are very old, and the houses are all dilapidated.

The only thing that caught people's eyes was the ancient buildings.

Chen Xi has been to so many countries, and although he doesn't have a good impression of Russia, their palaces can be said to be the most magnificent.

St. Petersburg and Mocun have similar populations, around five million.

But outside the city center, you hardly see anyone outside.

After getting off the plane, Chen Xi began to ask Wang Xianqi what the person who was picking them up looked like, and heard the other party say: "No one will come to pick us up when we arrive in Moscow. We have to go to the train station first..."

"Ah?" Chen Xi's mind was full of question marks.

Such a big deal, and no one is willing to take it?

"Let me look up some guide." Wang Xianqi said and took out a map and guide from his bag.

"Fuck, you really know how to have fun, giving extra lessons on the spot." Chen Xi was almost speechless.

Wang Zhi also sighed and shook his head. His son was too unreliable. He couldn't even handle such a small task that he had arranged for him.

"We have to take the subway first, because the taxis here overcharge customers." After reading the text on the guide, Wang Xianqi asked the two to follow him.

The Russian subway is quite magical. How should I put it? Taking a subway can make you tired to death.

Its subway is almost as deep as a mountain city, and some even reach a hundred meters underground.

That is, passengers need to keep going down.

Although there is such a situation in the mountain city, it was built very late and the elevators are well maintained, so it is not too tiring to go up and down.

However, the Russian subway is nearly a hundred years old, and the elevators also have maintenance problems. It is common for the elevators on several floors to be out of service, and people have to walk down.

The inclination angle of the stairs is quite high. If a person with acrophobia accidentally falls down, he or she will probably die.

But there is no other way. The purpose of building such a deep subway was to prevent air raids. It can be said to be a special product of a special period.

Chen Xi and Wang Zhi both looked gloomy, carrying their luggage and looking at the bottomless depths. They took a deep breath and took the first step.

"Put your backpack on my suitcase, it will save you some effort." Wang Xianqi took Chen Xi and his father's backpacks and put them on his own suitcase, trying to ease the embarrassment in this flattering way.

"Are you sure someone will pick you up in Moscow?" Chen Xi asked.

"Yes, don't worry, I have hired an interpreter in Moscow." Wang Xianqi nodded vigorously.

The three of them made their way down and it took a lot of effort to reach the bottom.

The platform is very old, but very distinctive, just like visiting a museum, with ancient murals on the walls and ceiling.

The subway is very old, and seems to be a product of the last century. There is not even air conditioning in the carriages.

The Russians’ lifestyle is simple and rough. What would they do without air conditioning?

They just opened the windows of the carriage.

Yes, you heard it right. Just open the window and let the fresh air in.

The wind underground had a whistling feeling, and due to the high speed of the train, the entire carriage was very noisy. Chen Xi could only feel the whistling of the wind everywhere in his ears.

There aren't many Asians in Russia right now, and the Russians in the carriage were looking at them with strange eyes.

The Asians who come here are basically Chinese doing business, because people from Southeast Asia such as the Kimchi Country and the Sakura Country rarely come here.

From time to time, a few drunkards would hold bottles of wine and grin at them with their yellow teeth showing, which made Wang Zhi's head hurt a little.

After a safe journey, they finally arrived at the train station after changing trains.

After leaving the train station, Wang Xianqi took out the guidebook again after seeing Chen Xi and his father's constipated faces. "Haha, look at your faces. I told you it's okay. I carefully selected this guidebook. Let me see it. You must take yours at the Russian train station..."

Before he could finish his words, Wang Xianqi was bumped by someone. Suddenly, he was hit hard by someone, and the backpack hanging on the suitcase was lifted up roughly by several big hands.

The three of them immediately turned their heads and saw a few Russians running wildly in front of them with their backpacks in their hands without looking back.

"Fuck, my passport and wallet are in there!" Wang Xianqi shouted, his face turning pale in an instant.

However, Chen Xi had already taken the lead and ran after him.

"Wait for me! Let's chase him together!" Wang Xianqi also came to his senses, and while shouting, he followed Chen Xi's footsteps and chased forward with all his might.

Wang Zhi looked at the three suitcases in front of him, gritted his teeth and followed.

"Huff, huff." But before he had taken a few steps, he stopped.

This is the train station, with people coming and going, shoulder to shoulder, and the flow of people is astonishingly large. In just a dozen seconds, Chen Xi and his son were no longer visible in front of them.

PS: The photos of the Russian chapter were taken in the past. I have forgotten which one is which. I just posted a few of them. They may not be related to the writing, so don't pay attention to the details.

I personally recommend not to travel here, the security is too bad. (End of this chapter)