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

Chapter 436 The "Eastern Gang" in Jinghai Bank.

"Really? Then you'll be the branch manager of Pingdong branch from now on!" Ding Ying said happily.

Zhang Rong nodded smugly, then quickly added, "But this hasn't been made public yet, so you absolutely mustn't tell anyone, not even your parents!"

"I understand." Ding Ying nodded quickly, then grabbed Zhang Rong's arm and said in a coquettish tone, "Zhang Rong, could you please talk to Director Fang and ask me to switch me to another position? Being a teller is really too tiring."

"It's not possible right now. I have to wait until I'm officially appointed as the branch manager of Pingdong before I can make the proposal," Zhang Rong explained.

"When it comes to that time, would we still need Fang Qingye to intervene? I'm on equal footing with your bank manager Song. Asking him to change your position is just a matter of a word. So, Ding Ying, be good, just hang in there for a while longer."

Ding Ying nodded silently after listening.

She knew that now was not the time to make that request.

The two became intimate again in the car. Zhang Rong said he had to rush back to Liulin Town that night. He was staying in his company dormitory, and Ding Ying got off the car to go home.

As she was going up the stairs, she suddenly remembered something: Oh dear, I forgot to discuss with Zhang Rong where we would settle down after we got married.

The two had originally agreed that Zhang Rong would buy a house in Langyue New Residence in the west of the city with a mortgage as his new home. Now that he has been transferred to Jinghai, should he buy a house in Jinghai?

But it's inconvenient for me to work in Nanxin.

Is he going to be transferred to Jinghai as well? That's unlikely. President Fang would definitely not agree to both husband and wife working at the same branch.

Will a new branch be built in Jinghai and the bank transferred there?

When will we have to wait?
Ding Ying was somewhat troubled.

It's a sweet trouble, of course.

The next morning, Fang Qingye went to work. As soon as she entered the office, her secretary, Hu Lingling, handed her the day's schedule.

Fang Qingye brewed tea while watching.

At first, Hu Lingling was the one who made the tea, but later Fang Qingye took it upon herself to do it. Firstly, she was not used to this kind of life where she was waited on hand and foot, and secondly, the tea made by her secretary did not suit her taste.

My main task today is:
From 9:00 to 9:30 in the morning, I listened to the work report from Guo Yanfei, the head of risk control.

From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., we visited and investigated the Changle Road branch to understand its overall operation.

From 14:00 PM to 16:00 PM, we arranged visits to two corporate clients: Xiangyang Town Soybean Cooperative and Hengyuan Trading Company. We gained a deeper understanding of their financial service needs and discussed ways to deepen cooperation. Through face-to-face communication, we collected valuable feedback, providing direction for further service optimization.

From 16:30 PM to 18:00 PM, I chaired a meeting of the credit review team to approve loans for three companies.

Fang Qingye looked at today's schedule and immediately felt overwhelmed.

This is crazy
There wasn't even a chance to catch our breath.

I can't stand it!

"Hu Lingling".

Fang Qingye called out, and her secretary immediately came out from the next office.

"The face-to-face visits to these two clients will be handled by President Zhao," Fang Qingye said, pointing to the schedule.

"Fang Xing, President Zhao has arranged face-to-face visits to four other corporate clients today," Hu Lingling hurriedly explained.

Where is President Yang?

"President Yang is going to the county for a meeting on promoting spiritual civilization this afternoon. The notice requires that only the main person in charge of the bank attend. You asked President Yang to go in your place, or do you want to switch?" Hu Lingling said again.

"Forget it, I'd rather go for a run than sit in a meeting. My stomach is sore from sitting."

Fang Qingye sighed and waved for Hu Lingling to go back to her office.

He remembered that Xia He hadn't been this busy when she was at the Nanxin branch.

It seems so.
Xia He rarely spends time in the office.

It seems we still need a vice president? Perhaps we should prepare to streamline our operations.
Fang Qingye was lost in thought when someone knocked on the door and came in. He thought it was Guo Yanfei, but he didn't expect it to be Zhao Wenjun.

"Fang Xing, I'm going to visit some companies later. I'd like to add some of my thoughts to what we discussed in yesterday's meeting," Zhao Wenjun said.

"You said."

"Regarding the establishment of the Pingdong branch, I think it would be more appropriate to let Zhang Rong, the deputy branch manager of the Liulin branch, take charge."

Ah?
That's what I was thinking.

However, Fang Qingye did not express her opinion, but instead asked, "What is your reason?"

“Zhang Rong is young, a proper university graduate with a degree in finance, and has demonstrated outstanding work ability in the two years he has served as the branch's deputy branch manager. Moreover, he is a long-time employee of our Dongfang Bank branch, and we know him very well.” Zhao Wenjun emphasized the words “Dongfang Bank” at the end.

Indeed.

Zhao Wenjun came from Dongfangxing. When he was setting up the rural bank, he poached several employees from Dongfangxing. They were all middle-level leaders like Zhang Rong, and they were quite powerful.

Some people within the rural banks jokingly refer to them as the "Eastern Gang".

Now that Fang Qingye has become the bank president, no one calls him that anymore, because it's already confirmed!
Two of the three bank managers are from Eastern Bank. What more can be said?

Fang Qingye knew all of this, but she didn't care; that was just the way things were.

Chen Duxiu once said, "Without a party outside the party, there is imperial thinking; without factions within the party, there are all sorts of strange things."

Very normal.

Now that he heard Zhao Wenjun say this, he nodded.

"You make a good point, and I think Zhang Rong is also a good candidate. So let's settle on this! Tell Director Yang to arrange the meeting as soon as possible!"

“Okay. What about the vacant position of deputy branch manager of Liulin branch? We’ll discuss that together.” Zhao Wenjun asked again.

Fang Qingye pondered for a moment before saying, "Let Song Tonghui take the position. He was originally the deputy branch manager and is familiar with the business."

“Yes, it’s a lateral transfer,” Zhao Wenjun agreed, though she sighed inwardly.

It looks like a lateral transfer, but in reality, it's a disadvantage, being transferred from the county seat to a town.

Poor Song Tonghui, who was determined to become the head of the branch, ended up with nothing to show for it.

Zhao Wenjun left in a hurry, and Fang Qingye picked up her teacup and took a sip.

Zhang Rong was in charge of establishing the Pingdong branch!

The bank president's meeting decided that an official document would be issued to the branches and departments soon.

Immediately, people congratulated Zhang Rong, and some even jokingly called him "Director Zhang of Pingdong Branch".

Of course, Zhang Rong was very modest, saying that the bank only asked him to set up the bank, and it was still unknown who would become the bank president in the future.

"Zhang Rong, you are the most trusted of all of Director Fang's people. Who dares to compete with you?"

"What direct subordinates? They're all just working for Director Fang."

Zhang Rong was modest on the surface, but secretly he felt a little proud.

That drinking session in northwestern Shandong that gave me a stomach hemorrhage back then was definitely worth it.

Life is unpredictable, with fortunes and misfortunes arising from the smallest things.

Zhang Rong was specifically in charge of the preparatory work for the Pingdong branch, while Yang Weiyi was in charge of the other department. Fang Qingye arranged for him to take charge, so he didn't need to worry about it. He was now concerned about another matter: the development of the Jinghai Bank mobile banking APP.

Tomorrow morning, Jinghai Xinjin Technology Co., Ltd., which is responsible for developing mobile banking, will send engineers to Nanxin for on-site installation.

Fang Qingye was very much looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)