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

Chapter 541 "Delete this news immediately, or we'll send a lawyer's letter and prepare to sue!"

The General Office was buzzing with discussion. All official documents, whether from the county, the banking system, or the China Banking Regulatory Commission, had to be received, registered, and then forwarded to the bank leaders after review.

"My God. Our Jinghai Bank has transformed into a national bank on par with the Big Five banks?"

Yes, Fang Xing is truly amazing! He's incredible!

"Hey, what do you think? If our Jinghai Bank becomes a big bank like Dongfang Bank, should we set up a three-tiered structure of head office, branches, and sub-branches?" an employee thought of a question.

"It's not level three, it should be level four! Head office, provincial branch, city branch, county branch!" someone immediately corrected.

"Then wouldn't we be employees of the head office?"

"Then, will our positions be promoted, and will our salaries increase?!"

When this topic came up, everyone became even more excited.

"Cough cough." Suddenly, two coughs were heard. Everyone turned around and saw Fang Qingye standing at the door with a livid face.

The office fell silent instantly, and everyone quickly returned to their seats.

"Where is your Director Ma?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Director Ma went to the county government on business," someone immediately whispered in reply.

"When he gets back, have him come to my office!" Fang Qingye said, then turned and left.

Ruined.
Director Ma is likely to get criticized and won't let himself off the hook when he gets back.

The employees who were talking about immediately looked miserable.

Soon after, employees of Jinghai Bank received a letter from President Fang Qingye to all employees of Jinghai Bank via the bank's internal email system. In the letter, Fang Qingye clearly stated: "Although Jinghai Bank has been approved to expand its operating area, we will continue to maintain an active and prudent operating approach. The positioning of a regional bank will remain unchanged, the pace of opening branches will remain unchanged, and the current bank structure will remain unchanged."

In short, stop dreaming of banks opening all over the country, with branches turning into branches and branches into head offices! Just focus on your work!
But the matter did not end there. The news that Jinghai Bank's business scope had expanded to the whole country quickly spread to the major banking systems. Those who were on good terms with Fang Qingye called to congratulate him. Even Lei Ming, the deputy director of the People's Bank of China in the city, and Director Qin of the Provincial Financial Office called to congratulate him, making Fang Qingye feel as if he had won the lottery.
Finally, there was a call from relevant leaders of the city and county. Xiang Wenchou, the newly appointed executive vice mayor of the city, visited Jinghai Bank under the guise of conducting research to express his congratulations!

Accompanied by relevant leaders from the Municipal Financial Office, the People's Bank of China, and the China Banking Regulatory Commission, as well as the County Party Secretary, County Head Wang, and leaders from the County Financial Office and the People's Bank of China, the whole afternoon was spent on this.

Fang Qingye naturally had to report on his work in person and even accompanied him to the Changle Road branch for grassroots research.

Forget about working half a day; I'll just have to spend time with you.

A small local bank was suddenly approved to set up branches nationwide, and it was the only bank in Jinghai area, apart from the five major banks, to receive this honor. In any case, this was something that made the local government leaders proud.

Okay, go ahead and be proud.

After more than ten days of turmoil, Fang Qingye thought the matter had been settled, but unexpectedly, another news item suddenly popped up on Haobin.com, a very popular website in the Jinghai area.

Jinghai Bank's headquarters are moving to Shanghai!
The news report also offered a well-reasoned analysis: Jinghai Bank will gradually develop into a large national bank, and it is clearly inappropriate to keep its headquarters in a county town. Shanghai, on the other hand, is the economic and financial center of our country, and only there can the future status and position of Jinghai Bank be matched.
If Fang Qingye wasn't the president of Jinghai Bank, he himself would believe it!

"Hu Lingling, have President Deng and Minister Guo from the Legal Department come over!" Fang Qingye said.

"Okay." Hu Lingling quickly left her room, the sound of her high heels soon fading into the distance.

A few minutes later, Hu Lingling and Minister Guo hurriedly walked in.

“Fang Xing, Bank Manager Deng has gone to the countryside. Should we call her and ask her to come back?” Hu Lingling asked.

"Never mind then." Fang Qingye moved the computer screen over and pointed to the news article. "Minister Guo, did you see this news?" Minister Guo looked at it carefully, shook his head, and said, "I didn't see Fang Xing. Is it true? The headquarters is moving to Shanghai?!"

"Who said we were moving? I didn't even know!" Fang Qingye was both angry and amused. "This is a rumor! Minister Guo, contact the person in charge of Haobin.com immediately and demand that this news be deleted right away, otherwise we will send a lawyer's letter and prepare to sue!"

"Okay, I'll take care of it right away!"

"Also, your legal department should pay more attention to online public opinion about our bank in the future, and at the same time prepare corresponding contingency plans!" Fang Qingye said with a serious expression.

Guo Yanfei's expression hardened: "Okay, once this matter is resolved, our legal department will immediately study similar issues."

After Guo Yanfei left, Hu Lingling, who had been listening nearby, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Fang Xing, is this matter that serious? I think moving to Shanghai is a good idea."

"Are you thinking of working in Shanghai?" Fang Qingye looked at his secretary with a half-smile. "How about this, we'll set up a branch in Shanghai in the future, and we'll transfer you there as a teller, how about that?"

"Huh? I'm not going, I'm not going. I'd rather be your secretary, Fang Xing. Don't scare me like that," Hu Lingling quickly said.

Why would someone give up being the bank manager's secretary to become a frontline teller?
crazy?

Being a secretary offers status, relatively easy work, and the chance to live a life of luxury alongside the bank president. I want to be the bank president's secretary for life.

In fact, Fang Qingye didn't intend to transfer her away; he was just trying to scare her.

This secretary is quite loyal and keeps her mouth shut. She can even help me drink when I take her out, but she's sometimes too naive.

For example, why ask such a question today?
So he patiently explained a few more words: "You think this is a small matter? If you don't delete the posts and refute the rumors immediately, the city and county leaders will call right away!"

"Oh, I see, the leaders don't want us to move out!" Hu Lingling realized.

"Nonsense, when a company moves out, even the county leaders have to come out and try to persuade it to stay for a long time, let alone the headquarters of a bank?"

"Profits, taxes! Do you understand now?"

"Understood, manager. Your cup is empty, I'll refill it for you."

Hu Lingling immediately picked up the teacup on the table and poured in the brewed cold tea.

Hmm. My mouth is dry from talking, and I'm thinking of getting a drink of water.

After Hu Lingling finished refilling the water and left, Fang Qingye took a sip of water before settling down to read the documents.

Not long after, his phone rang. It was his second uncle, Fang Jianhua, calling. He answered the call.

"Xiao Ye, I heard that your Jinghai Bank headquarters is moving? Moving to Shanghai, they say that's more in line with Jinghai Bank's status as a national bank?"

Why.
Fang Qingye had no choice but to explain, "This is a rumor! I've already had the legal department publicly refute it! I'm just planning to set up a branch in Pudong, Shanghai. If we move the headquarters of Jinghai Bank to Shanghai, wouldn't we have to change the name to Shanghai Bank?!"

"Haha. Now that you say that, Secretary Lu and County Chief Wang are relieved. As long as the headquarters doesn't move, that's fine. As for the branch offices, of course, the more the better!"

Holy crap, the more the better?
Even a chain of duck neck stores has to consider costs.

"Second Uncle, I don't have such a big appetite. Even if I get approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission, I can't possibly open branches all over the country like the five major banks. Look at the century-old Bank of Communications, and the branches of China Merchants Bank and Industrial Bank. They are concentrated in some economically developed cities. Opening a bank requires calculating costs!" Fang Qingye explained patiently.

"Okay, just kidding. You know more about business than I do. Speaking of VAT, does the idea of ​​having the head office uniformly pay VAT need government approval this time?"

(End of this chapter)