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

Chapter 529 The Director of the Financial Department Wants to See You

He is currently on annual leave.

When it gets too hot, he stays in the nursery, wearing a vest and shorts, sitting in the yard under the grapevines, eating watermelon and other things to cool off.

If it's a cloudy day or it's raining and the weather is cool, he'll immediately drive excitedly to the countryside to go fishing.

Today was just like that. While fishing in the Nanxin Dazhai River, Yue Kai stood far away under a big tree.

When Fang Qingye received the call from Qiao Yongfeng, he was somewhat surprised to hear that it was a leader from the central bank who wanted to see him: "Which leader?"

"Director Luo of the Financial Markets Department."

Fang Qingye was even more surprised: "Could it be that Jinghai Bank has run into some kind of problem? Even if there is a problem, they wouldn't go directly to the central bank, would they?"

On the other end of the phone, Qiao Yongfeng laughed heartily: "You're overthinking it. Director Luo wants to see you not about Jinghai Bank, but about something else. Also, Huang Tao is back from the US for summer vacation. Don't you want to see her?"

Dongguan girl, yellow peach?

Fang Qingye's heart skipped a beat.

I've known Huang Tao online for several years, but I've never seen what she looks like. Is she like that slightly chuunibyou-esque, anime-style kawaii girl in her QQ profile picture?

Of course, that's not the point. The point is that, according to Qiao Yongfeng, Huang Tao helped Huang Tao from the very beginning of the modeling process until he encountered danger in Brazil.

I felt indebted to her, so I thanked her in person when I met the girl.

Furthermore, what exactly was the purpose of the meeting between the leaders of the Financial Markets Department and myself?
Since they were complete strangers, Fang Qingye knew there was nothing private to discuss.

Perhaps it's some official business that's being resolved through private chat?
This is one way Chinese people do their work.

Since the message was relayed through Qiao Yongfeng, there was no way to avoid it, unless one decided to quit finance altogether.
These thoughts only lingered in Fang Qingye's mind for a few seconds before he readily agreed: "Okay, let's go tomorrow?"

"Yes, I'm leaving from Huijing. Let's meet in Yanjing. How about we stay at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Financial Street?"

"OK!"

When Fang Qingye returned home from fishing that evening, Bai Ou also rushed back from Shanghai. At their home by the lake, Fang Qingye told him everything that Qiao Yongfeng had said on the phone that day.

Bai Ou was baffled by the sudden request from a director of the central bank to meet Fang Qingye, unable to fathom the other party's intentions. Upon hearing that Huang Tao had returned, she smiled and said...

"Sure, go and meet your confidante."

“They’re online friends,” Fang Qingye corrected.

"I get it, my online confidante is about to meet in real life."

"Bai Ou, why do I feel like you're being sarcastic? She helped me a lot," Fang Qingye said.

"I was just kidding. Go ahead. If something really happened, why would you tell me? Right?" Bai Ou said, looking at him.

This statement
"Wang Tao and his team from DJI are here in Nanxin for an inspection. It seems I can't host them. Can you explain?" Fang Qingye changed the subject.

"Don't worry about that. You have more important things to do, and they'll understand. But you should explain it to your second uncle."

Bai Ou said.

"I'll call my second uncle in a bit."

That evening, Fang Qingye called Fang Jianhua to tell him that she was going to Yanjing on business the next day. He didn't explain in detail, only saying that it was about Jinghai Bank and that a friend had introduced her to a leader of the central bank.

"This is a big deal for you too, so you go ahead and do your thing. As for DJI, the county has already developed a detailed reception plan, and with Bai Ou involved, there shouldn't be any major problems."

On the other end of the phone, Fang Jianhua sounded quite confident.

Fang Qingye turned on her computer again. Since she wanted to see the girl from Dongguan, she naturally had to leave her a message.

It would be impolite to show up uninvited. "Peach, I'm going to Yanjing tomorrow and I'd like to see you," Fang Qingye typed.

The profile picture of a pretty young girl immediately lit up:
"Okay, my dear husband, Brother Qiao has already told me. But I'm afraid I won't have time tomorrow, as I need to stay home with my parents. Shall we arrange a time to meet the day after tomorrow?"

It seems that Qiao Yongfeng had already told Huang Tao about his trip to Yanjing. That's good, it saves Huang Tao the trouble of explaining.

So he immediately typed: "Okay, Peach, I'd like to ask, what exactly does Director Luo from the Central Bank want with me?"

"Didn't Brother Joe tell you? Bitcoin."

Bitcoin?!

"Director Luo is very interested in this and would like to discuss it with you in detail."

I saw Huang Tao from Dongguan type this message.

Fang Qingye couldn't help but type, "Is it Director Luo personally? Or is it an official matter?"

"Of course it's the official source, but Director Luo is also very interested, after all, he's in charge of coordinating internet finance regulation and evaluating fintech innovation. But don't worry, even at the central bank, only a very small number of people know about your creation of Bitcoin."

“I think more and more people will find out in the future,” Fang Qingye thought for a moment and typed.

"Don't worry, I'm here. I am like a thousand troops, I can protect you."

Upon seeing this sentence, Fang Qingye smiled.

If it weren't for that close call in Brazil, Fang Qingye would have just thought the girl was having another bout of teenage angst, but it seems she really does have that ability.

"Thank you."

The two chatted for a while, then Fang Qingye logged off.

Fang Qingye pondered for a moment, then took out a USB flash drive from a corner of the drawer. It contained the private key to the Bitcoin in her wallet.

I haven't used it since the mining ended.

It looks like we'll have to use it this time.

The next morning, Fang Qingye carried her suitcase and had Yue Kai drive her to Jinghai Xingdong International Airport, where she boarded a flight to Yanjing alone.

Two hours later, we arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport.

As soon as I exited the terminal, a well-mannered young man approached and greeted me: "Hello, President Fang, I am Wang Bin from the Yanjing office of Bangcheng International. President Qiao arranged for me to pick you up and take you to the hotel."

"Thank you."

In fact, Fang Qingye could have easily arranged for ByteDance staff to pick him up at the airport when he came to Yanjing, but he didn't like to trouble others. Besides, this trip to Yanjing was a personal matter and not for ByteDance, so there was no need to bother them.

However, before leaving, Qiao Yongfeng called to say that someone had been arranged to pick him up at the airport, so he went along with it.

After getting into the Audi, Fang Qingye asked, "Has President Qiao arrived yet?"

"Not yet. I estimate his flight is delayed and he won't arrive for about an hour."

Fang Qingye took a car to the room she had booked at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Financial Street and met Qiao Yongfeng around 5 p.m.

"This damn flight almost caused a delay," Qiao Yongfeng cursed, then said, "Director Luo asked us to meet at this hotel at 6:30 pm so we could have dinner together. I'm going back to get off work to wash my face. It's so hot in Beijing, just like in Anhui. You can rest for a bit."

After Qiao Yongfeng left, Fang Qingye did not rest. She brewed a cup of Junshan tea that she had brought with her and looked out the window at the bustling traffic. To the east, in the distance, lay the heart of the capital, Tiananmen Square.

The location of the center of power.

Fang Qingye watched silently, lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)