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

Chapter 422, 421: Do you think you're fools, or do you think I'm a fool?!

Fang Qingye was also stunned when she saw the report.

He hadn't expected Lu Xiangyang to be so helpful; he had only made a phone call.

It seems we should arrange a time to have dinner together.

But my alcohol tolerance...
But Zhao Wenjun can hold his liquor, let him have a few more drinks!
"President Zhao, I'd like to arrange a meal with Vice President Lü and the CFO of BYD. You and President Yang can both attend."

"Okay, you set the time and I'll have the office arrange it."

These trivial matters wouldn't bother Fang Qingye. Fang Qingye glanced at the report on her desk and remembered something else.

"President Zhao, how's the collection of outstanding payments going?"

"We are expediting the process and have already recovered 28 million yuan in 6 payments. Seven companies and individuals have promised to repay the full amount within a month, totaling approximately 40 million yuan. We are also in negotiations with 11 other companies and individuals to sign a specific repayment schedule," Zhao Wenjun replied immediately.

Fang Qingye nodded, then suddenly remembered something: "How are the collection efforts from Qinggu Xinhe Agriculture and Guyuan Agricultural Technology going?"

“We still can’t find the legal representative,” Zhao Wenjun replied.

"Then why not file a lawsuit?!" Fang Qingye's voice became stern.

Zhao Wenjun glanced at Fang Qingye, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"You're not comfortable saying it, right? Then don't say it! We'll file a lawsuit in court tomorrow, OK?!" Fang Qingye's tone left no room for doubt.

"Okay! I'll go find the legal department right now!" Zhao Wenjun said and hurriedly left the office.

Fang Qingye snorted coldly and picked up her teacup.

Dinner was at Grandpa and Grandma Miao's house. Since becoming the president of Jinghai Bank, Fang Qingye has resumed her nine-to-five office worker life.

There's no other way. The bank has just been restructured, and there are still a lot of problems left over from before that I have to solve myself. Once this busy period is over and the bank's various businesses are back on track, I won't have to work so hard anymore.

At least I don't have to wear a suit and tie and show up at the office on time every day. It's really hard to get used to.

After dinner, it was time to rest. Fang Qingye took Wangcai for a walk in the nursery or nearby, enjoying a rare moment of happiness recently.

As soon as I stepped out of the nursery gate today, I saw two Audis drive up from a distance and stop at the gate. A middle-aged man got out of each car, carrying a bulging briefcase, but I didn't recognize him.

"Hello, President Fang, I am Hu Zongsheng, General Manager of Qinggu Xinhe Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd." A tall man introduced himself with a smile.

"I am Xu Tianbin from Guyuan Agricultural Technology Company," another short, stout man introduced himself.

"Mr. Hu, Mr. Xu, hello." Fang Qingye shook hands with the two politely. "I heard from Bank Manager Zhao that you two have been out of town recently and he couldn't get in touch with you. So, you're both back?"

"Hehe, you're back." The two chuckled.

"Please come in," Fang Qingye said, leading the two into the nursery.

Upon reaching his office upstairs, Fang Qingye personally poured a cup of tea for each of them. After settling into the sofa area, he asked, "What brings you two here tonight?"

The two men exchanged a glance and simultaneously pulled out several neatly bundled stacks of banknotes from their bulging briefcases—all brand-new 100-yuan bills!
shit
So direct?

Fang Qingye already understood the purpose of their visit, but pretended not to understand: "What do you mean by this?"

"This totals 40. Congratulations on becoming the president of Jinghai Bank," Hu Zongsheng said with a smile.

Xu Tianbin then added, "Of course, I also hope that President Fang will not sue us for overdue loans."

“Sure, if you return it within a week, we won’t press charges.” Fang Qingye said with a relaxed expression.

"President Fang, let's be frank. If we could return it, why would we need to beg you?" Hu Zongsheng said.

“That’s right, I hope you can be lenient, President Fang,” Xu Tianbin said with a smile. “This small amount is just our way of expressing our gratitude.” Fang Qingye laughed after hearing this: “You two, do you think you’re fools, or do you think I’m a fool?!”

"President Fang, what do you mean by that?" Xu Tianbin frowned.

"Think about this: Jinghai Bank is mine now!" Fang Qingye pointed at his nose and looked at the two men: "You give me 40 yuan and I'll release nearly 2000 million yuan of your funds. Are you stupid or am I stupid for doing this?"

"So, you're unwilling?" Xu Tianbin's face also turned ugly. "President Fang, you need to understand one fact: our two companies are key enterprises introduced to your county! They're still displaying the 'Key Protected Enterprises of Nanxin County' plaque! Now you're forcing the companies to repay their loans and disrupting their normal operations. Aren't you afraid the county leaders will blame you?!"

“Exactly! Your actions are undermining the county’s investment attraction policies!” Hu Zongsheng echoed.

"Oh dear. It's really like the debtor is the boss now, and the one trying to collect the debt is the grandson?!" Fang Qingye sneered and leaned back.

"Who are you talking about? Secretary Hu? County Chief Lu? County Chief Miao, or who is it? How dare they try to compete with me, Fang Qingye, on Nanxin's turf? Shall we call them right here and now?!" Fang Qingye said, taking out her phone.

Seeing Fang Qingye's confident expression, the two exchanged glances, and their arrogant demeanor immediately vanished by more than half.

Damn it, it's true what they said, Fang Qingye can do whatever he wants in Nanxin County.

"Oh, right, the parent companies of both of your companies are Qinggu Xinhe Organic Food Group in Inner Mongolia, right? The chairman is Zhou Wengen, who is also a director of Baoshang Bank. When Baoshang Bank holds its next board meeting, I'm going to have a serious talk with him about how he manages his subordinates. How could the prestigious Qinggu Xinhe allow its subsidiary to default on its debts?!" Fang Qingye said calmly.

"The board of directors of Kaibao Commercial Bank? President Fang, are you qualified to attend the board meeting?" The two were confused by his words.

"I repaid 100 million yuan that was misappropriated from the original rural bank on behalf of Baoshang Bank, and used it as equity investment in Baoshang Bank. Now I am a director of Baoshang Bank's board of directors. Do you think I am qualified?!"

what? !

The two were taken aback, never expecting such a thing to happen.

Without saying a word, he grabbed the money from the coffee table, stuffed it into his briefcase, and hurriedly left.

Fang Qingye watched the two figures disappear, then picked up her phone and dialed a number for Zhao Wenjun.

"President Zhao, the CEOs of Qinggu Xinhe and Guyuan Agriculture just came to see me." Fang Qingye briefly explained the bribery process.

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Wenjun paused for a moment before saying, "She came to my office this afternoon and tried the same trick, but I rejected her. I didn't expect her to come to you instead."

"Yes, what I'm telling you now is: immediately send someone to the gates of those two companies to secretly monitor what's happening inside the factories!"

"Are you worried that they'll move the company's fixed assets overnight?" Zhao Wenjun immediately understood.

"Yes, and also, go to court first thing tomorrow morning and apply for asset preservation against these two companies. It would be best to freeze all their company accounts! Let's see where they can run then!"

“Okay, I’ll call Chief Liu of the security department right away and have him keep watch! Take turns, keep an eye on him 24 hours a day!” Zhao Wenjun said immediately.

"Are we manpower enough?" Fang Qingye wondered.

“The security department is definitely short-staffed, but I will arrange for other employees,” Zhao Wenjun said frankly.

"Fine, I'll find some people, you can make the arrangements."

"Ok."

Fang Qingye hung up the phone and dialed another number to call Song Dahai.

"Help me find a few people to book tickets." Fang Qingye briefly explained what had happened: "After you've found them, contact Zhao Wenjun and have him make the arrangements. Be careful not to cause any trouble."

"I understand, I'll go myself this time!" Song Dahai chuckled on the phone.

"Aren't you going to work tomorrow?"

"take a vacation!"

(End of this chapter)