Berezovsky's improvisational speech in the hall was quite old-fashioned and superficial. It was nothing more than "How wise and powerful the great Comrade Yeltsin was. Under his leadership, we can all live better in the future."

Zhuang Mingge chose to ignore the speech that Berezovsky had little actual content. During this period, he took Abu, who was relatively close to him, to the side and asked him about the situation of the next private gathering.

Through Abu's introduction, Zhuang Mingge learned that the next small party was mainly the seven oligarchs who are now calling for the wind and rain in Russia. Since this is a banquet held for the Russian presidential election, these oligarchs are the real protagonists of the banquet.

To put it nicely, these people in the hall must unite all the forces that can be united, and to put it nicely, these peripheral people with limited influence will increase Yeltsin's popularity during the presidential election.

If Yeltsin really puts his hope of success in the election on "number of people" rather than "quality", then he will not be far from stepping down.

Yeltsin, who did not achieve any outstanding political achievements in his first term, wanted to defeat his competitors at this time, the only backstage he could rely on was these oligarchs who had mastered the lifeline of Russia's economy.

Because these oligarchs have a lot of resources, they are enough to change the situation in the Russian presidential election to some extent.

So, what is the purpose of Berezovsky's invitation to attend such a party? After listening to Abu's narrative, Zhuang Mingge couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

...

After the impromptu speech ended and the banquet in the hall began again, Berezovsky left the magnificent hall under the escort of bodyguards. Zhuang Mingge and Karin also walked into the innermost small hall of the club under the leadership of Abramovich.

"There is such a luxurious place here." This is the most intuitive feeling when Zhuang Mingge walked into this small hall.

If the hall outside gives people the feeling of being gorgeous and grand, then the layout of this small hall can only be described as extremely luxurious. The medieval palace murals made of unknown materials emit a faint light, making the entire hall look natural and bright. The ground is covered with a thick layer of special Iranian wool handmade carpet, which makes the guests who have suffered from the cold winter of Moscow feel the warmth from the heart.

When Zhuang Mingge walked into this small hall, he saw a slightly obese middle-aged man giving a speech in the hall.

"Everyone, I think everyone here knows the purpose of this banquet. What I want to say is that before this presidential election, none of us can retreat! What we have to do now is to fight for President Yeltsin and Russia's national interests!"

As the two initiators of the banquet, Berezovsky and Gusinsky, the "good friends", seemed to have a clear "division of labor" in advance. The former just made an inspiring speech in the hall, and the task of making improvised speeches in the small banquet hall naturally fell on Gusinsky's shoulders.

Zhuang Mingge entered here under the leadership of Abu, and Abu also quietly told him that the current actual controller of the Moscow Air Force Club was Gusinsky.

Zhuang Mingge had a bad first impression of Gusinsky. First of all, this guy looked like an unreliable guy. Before, Berezovsky had given so many guests in the hall and could express his tactfully in his words, "The purpose of this banquet is to call on everyone to protect our own interests." And Mr. Gusinsky, now in this occasion where we know each other well, he shamelessly claimed that the purpose of this party was actually "for the interests of the country"!

What Zhuang Mingge didn't know was that the big guys who were familiar with him had long been used to it. Who wouldn't know that Gushinsky, who graduated from the National Lunacharsky Academy of Drama Arts in the Soviet Union, liked to act in public? Just like after he went into exile in Israel, he popped up every now and then accused the Putin government of various policies and laws.

Zhuang Mingge looked around and found that except for himself and Karin, everyone else seemed to have the same characteristic in the venue, that is, they are all Russians.

Could it be that we were the only ones in this room, right? Zhuang Mingge couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although whether in the East or the West, as long as one person is famous and has money, it will inevitably be related to damn politics, but his attitude towards politics is too great to avoid.

The best example is that after Zhuang Mingge led Fiorentina back to the Serie A, countless representatives of Italian parties came to him, hoping that Zhuang Mingge could join their party, but Zhuang Mingge refused and also made a public statement in the newspaper stating that he would not participate in running for any government office. If Berezovsky had sent someone to explore his details before, he should know these things. What kind of help can a person who is not interested in politics bring to Berezovsky?

The second point is that Gusinsky gave Zhuang Mingge the feeling that his idea of ​​showing off was too strong. Even if Zhuang Mingge is not interested in politics, he still knows what it means to "shoot the first bird". If Putin's great man comes to power, the first thing he must do to eliminate is Gusinsky!

Zhuang Mingge may not remember other details very clearly, but in Zhuang Mingge's memory, Putin once said in an interview that oligarchs like Berezovsky and Gusinsky must "according to the rules of this era" if they want to survive in Russia during his reign.

The outcome of the older generation of Russian oligarchs is nothing more than just a few: either they are poorly managed and went bankrupt in the financial crisis in 1998; they either crossed the territory and were sent to prison by Putin, who later came to power, or escaped from prison by chance and were forced to go abroad; only a very small number of survivors such as Friedman, Potanin and others were cautious and able to continue to be active on the stage of the 21st century. The replacement of these older generation of financial oligarchs was the new generation of oligarchs such as Abramovich and Oleg Jeripasca, who had close ties with the new generation of Russian government.

PS1: "Additional updates and completion plan" Chapter 23
Chapter completed!