I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 417 Every employee of the rural bank can report to him, except me.

Fang Qingye's Tuofang Technology is going to acquire a stake in Nanxin Rural Bank!

Although Hu Huaiwen said to keep it a secret, the news spread quickly. Fang Qingye's phone rang non-stop these past few days, and the usually quiet nursery became lively.

"No, nothing has been decided yet."

"Congratulations? No, no, it would be a laughing stock if I didn't!"

"Yes, what loan? Mr. Liu, it's not even close to being planned, how can I give you a loan?" Fang Qingye was both amused and exasperated: "Okay, okay, I understand, we'll talk about it later, goodbye."

This is crazy
I haven't even become a bank manager yet, and they're already coming to my door asking for a loan?

Besides friends, some wealthy people from Nanxin also called Fang Qingye frequently. Seeing that Fang Qingye had invested in the rural bank, they wanted to buy shares, but Fang Qingye politely declined.

"The county leaders said that, learning from the last lesson, they will reduce the number of shareholders this time, to just two. Why don't you go talk to Secretary Hu?"

And then there are the former employees of the rural bank. Now that the boss is changing, they'd better come and pay their respects.

Not to mention familiar friends like Zhang Rong, who came over happily to congratulate him and express their determination, some employees who were not very familiar with Fang Qingye, or even strangers, also came to Fang Qingye under various pretexts, mostly management leaders.

Fang Qingye always treated everyone with great courtesy, but when it came to matters concerning the bank's future operations and personnel arrangements, Fang Qingye never mentioned them.

Zhao Wenjun did not go.

Standing by the office window, I silently smoked while gazing at the scenery outside.

The door was knocked open, and he knew who it was without turning around from the sound of footsteps.

Bai Haihong, Minister of Credit Department.

"President Zhao, President Yang just went to see Fang Qingye."

"You saw it?" Zhao Wenjun turned around and looked at him.

"Yes, I was on my way to collect the loan when I passed by the Four Seasons Nursery and saw President Yang's Passat parked at the entrance."

“Oh, it’s normal for the vice president to report to the president who is about to take office.” Zhao Wenjun replied, then said with a smile, “Old Bai, you should take some time to meet Fang Qingye. Your position is very important but also very sensitive. You must maintain a good relationship with Fang Qingye. It’s a matter of principle.”

“I know, President Zhao, what about you?” Bai Haihong asked.

“What am I supposed to do there? The former bank manager reporting to the new manager? There’s no need for that. Every employee in the rural bank can report to him, but I can’t.”

Bai Haihong fell silent.

He understood Zhao Wenjun's meaning. According to rumors, Fang Qingye invested in the rural bank and not only became the boss but also personally served as the bank's president!
This means that Zhao Wenjun may lose her job!

He thought for a moment and comforted him, "President Zhao, you are senior and experienced, while Fang Qingye is young and has so many companies under his management that he can't manage everything. He needs someone like you to be his deputy to handle the daily business."

副手
This word sounded extremely offensive to Zhao Wenjun. But being a deputy was already the best outcome for her.

Zhao Wenjun didn't say anything, just silently smoked her cigarette.

Fang Qingye has been quite busy these past few days, receiving various phone calls, meeting with all sorts of people, and also meeting with county leaders and personnel sent by the Jiangsu Provincial Banking Regulatory Bureau to discuss and negotiate prices.

Tomorrow, the Jiangsu Provincial Banking Regulatory Bureau will send a division chief to hold a tripartite meeting with relevant personnel from the Nanxin County Government, representatives from Baoshang Bank, and Fang Qingye himself to determine the final restructuring plan for Nanxin Rural Bank. After that, each party will return to report to their respective department leaders for review and approval, and then sign a formal agreement, which all parties will then abide by.

Fang Qingye was preparing meeting materials for tomorrow in her office at the nursery. Since all the employees of Tuofang Technology were in Shanghai, she asked her niece Fang Fei to be her assistant and help her organize the materials.

Around 4 PM, Zhang Xiaorui suddenly knocked on the office door and came in: "President Fang, a man who claims to be named Zhong He has come to the nursery. He wants to see you." Zhong He? He's finally here.

It was the section chief sent by the provincial banking regulatory bureau for this meeting.

As Fang Qingye left the office, she saw a man in a jacket standing on the path in the nursery, watching the workers pruning the trees.

He went downstairs and walked over. Zhong He saw him and said with a smile, "President Fang, your nursery is doing quite well, especially your Cymbidium goeringii. The fragrance is wonderful. I think it's better than Shi Guangrong's."

"Hehe, actually it's mainly my grandfather who runs it," Fang Qingye replied with a smile. After the two shook hands, he invited, "Come sit in my office."

"No need," Zhong He politely declined. "Just walking around here and getting some fresh air is better than sitting in the office."

The two then strolled around the nursery.

"Mr. Fang, congratulations, your wish has come true!" Zhong He suddenly said.

"Look at what you're saying, there's a four-party meeting tomorrow," Fang Qingye said.

"It's just a formality. I've said pretty much everything I needed to say," Zhong He said with a smile. "However, I can give you a heads-up, which should be good news for you."

"what?"

"You're talking about expanding the geographical scope of the bank's operations. Forget about it nationwide, and it's impossible within Jiangsu Province either. But we can conduct business within the Jinghai area."

This is a pleasant surprise!

In his materials, he mentioned expanding the bank's geographical reach to Jiangsu Province, but he never expected it to actually happen; it was just to have another reason to negotiate.

If you won't agree to this condition, you should at least agree to some other conditions, right? For example, help me get Baoshang Bank to let me be a director?
As expected, the China Banking Regulatory Commission reached an agreement with Baoshang Bank and convened an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to elect Fang Qingye as a director of Baoshang Bank.

Unexpectedly, they still opened the door and expanded the banking sector's operating area!

Although Fang Qingye was determined to build an internet bank, he couldn't rush things at the beginning. Expanding the scope of offline operations was certainly a good thing.

However, the China Banking Regulatory Commission was very firm in its tone during the previous negotiations, so why did it suddenly start speaking this time?
Fang Qingye looked at Zhong He, who remained calm, and suddenly remembered something: "Director Zhong, it was you who helped me, right? Thank you."

"Why are you being so polite? You don't know, Shi Guangrong has called me several times recently, all about this." Zhong He laughed, "If I don't help you, he'll probably curse me to death."

"Hehe, once this is all done, let's go find Glory and have a drink together!" Fang Qingye laughed.

"Forget it, neither of us can hold our liquor very well."

"Then let's have tea! Let's go to Hangzhou to drink authentic Longjing tea! And then go to the Fuchun Resort to play golf!"

The following morning, Miao Hongbin, representative of Nanxin County Government, Zhong He, representative of the Provincial Banking Regulatory Commission, Zhang Xiaojun, representative of Baoshang Bank, and Fang Qingye, CEO of Tuofang Technology, reached an agreement after two hours of negotiations in the conference room on the third floor of the county mayor's office building.

Restructuring of Nanxin Rural Bank: Baoshang Bank and all other shareholders withdrew their investments, and the bank was taken over by the Nanxin County Government and Tuofang Technology.

Tuofang Technology invested 4 million yuan, while Futai Company, managed by the Nanxin County Finance Bureau, invested 1 million yuan on behalf of the Nanxin County Government, accounting for 80% and 20% of the total share capital, respectively. Futai Company is only a financial investor and does not participate in the bank's daily operations.

Nanxin Bank will not establish a board of directors for the time being, but only an executive director, Fang Qingye, CEO of Tuofang Technology, who will also serve as the bank's president.

Topway Technology repaid the 100 million RMB that had been misappropriated by Baoshang Bank on its behalf. Simultaneously, Topway Technology's investment in Baoshang Bank was used as equity capital. Mr. Fang Qingye was elected as a director of Baoshang Bank. (Pending a vote at a special shareholders' meeting of Baoshang Bank.)
Expand the business scope of Nanxin Rural Bank to all districts and counties in Jinghai area.

Nanxin Rural Bank was renamed Jinghai Bank

(End of this chapter)