Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth-Chapter 906 - 854: Winner Takes All

In the earlier communication with Moscow, Yanukovych had already been notified.

That is, all the support work for his election campaign would be handled by Mikhail!

In other words, his biggest "backer" from now on would be the overly young Mikhail in front of him...

In front of his own backer, he did not want to show weakness, much less be looked down upon by Mikhail.

Therefore, even without a sufficient winning chance, he still gritted his teeth and assured, "With the support of Yulia and financial backing, the two of us should be able to overwhelmingly surpass the opposition next year. After all, the combined support rate for Yulia and me is already over fifty percent."

According to the latest polling data, Yanukovych’s support rate was at 32%, Yushchenko at 30%, and Yulia at 20%. The rest of the candidates, with support rates not even reaching double digits, are not worth mentioning.

32% plus 20% did indeed exceed fifty percent.

Yet Wang Ye shook his head and said, "It’s still not enough! What I want is for you to take a considerable lead in the election, to crush your opponents without a shadow of a doubt!"

Only Wang Ye knew that a slight lead, even if it resulted in victory, would still spell endless trouble!

Because the opponents would really stop at nothing, and they had extremely extensive experience...

Only a considerable lead, an advantage that would leave everyone speechless and the opposition in despair, could ensure no chaos would follow.

Yanukovych seemed to suck in a breath of cool air through his teeth, looking somewhat helplessly at Wang Ye.

He thought to himself that this young man was surely too arrogant! Could it be that Mikhail’s political career has been too smooth, leading him to become prideful and feel as though he had everything under control?

However, he couldn’t raise such concerns directly, so he expressed his misgivings diplomatically, "Of course, gaining a larger advantage would be the best outcome. But the opponent is fiercely catching up, pouring in a lot of resources, and they also have a considerable reputation among the populace..."

Wang Ye chuckled indifferently and said:

"I’m aware of his advantages as well, and naturally, I won’t underestimate such an opponent.

But whether those advantages can last until the official start of the election is a big question! Election means not just focusing on the polls, but taking the competition seriously!

If you want to win the competition, you must not only leverage your advantages and target the opponent’s weaknesses, but you also need the ability to turn their advantages into weaknesses!"

Yulia sat silently to one side, occasionally giving Wang Ye a glance.

Her look was complicated, and her thoughts were even more tumultuous.

Listening to Wang Ye’s confident talk, her gaze began to grow a bit dreamy.

She had to admit that although Mikhail was just a man in his early twenties, his personal charm was truly difficult for people... especially women, to resist!

Especially when he spoke with a confident tone, uttering bold statements that others wouldn’t even dare to imagine, and you had to believe that he could deliver on all of it, that was simply irresistible... 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

......

A jolt went through Yanukovych’s heart. He vaguely understood the meaning behind Wang Ye’s words.

But could it really be done...?

After hesitating for a moment, he cautiously asked, "Taking such actions... wouldn’t the means be too... too extreme? There might be negative reactions from the international community!"

Hearing Yanukovych’s words, Yulia suddenly realized what kind of measures Mikhail was preparing to take.

Her eyes widened in astonishment as she looked towards Wang Ye.

"Heh, history is written by the victors! To the victor go the spoils; only if you win does whatever you say stand. But if you lose, who would still want to listen to what you have to say?" Wang Ye said without a care.

Both Yanukovych and the nearby Yulia were deeply shaken.

They realized that even though they had already held Mikhail in high regard, in reality, they had still underestimated him!

They underestimated the ruthlessness and unscrupulousness of Wang Ye when it came to doing big things!

Yanukovych felt at a loss, reaching for his coffee cup in an attempt to conceal his panic.

However, his slightly trembling hand still "betrayed" him.

"I... I don’t have personnel capable of carrying out such tasks," he finally murmured after a while.

Having always worked in bureaucracy, even the fiercest competition he had experienced was limited to sarcastically mocking an adversary during an interview.

Now, suddenly being asked to resort to "lethal" tactics, he naturally lacked confidence.

Wang Ye smiled and said, "You don’t need to worry about that, I’ll issue the orders to someone else. All you and Yulia need to do is participate in the election normally."

Yanukovych exhaled in relief and nodded vigorously.

He knew in his heart that choosing to collaborate with Mikhail might not bode well for him.

Because it was definitely a point of no return; once embarked upon, there would be no turning back, no road home.

In many things, he would be controlled by Mikhail, without the power to refuse!

But faced with the huge temptation of winning the election, he lacked the courage to refuse...

At this moment, his situation was very similar to Yulia’s the night before.

Both were faced with the immense temptation thrown out by Mikhail. Even though they both knew they would have to pay a high price, neither had the courage to say no.