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

Chapter 838 The Hidden Dangers of Jinghai Bank

Xia He was wearing a flesh-colored yoga outfit, having just finished exercising.

The two were chatting about banking matters; Fang Qingye liked to talk about this with Xia He.

Xia He was originally a banker and had spent three years in Nanxin, so she knew the people and things there.

When Fang Qingye mentioned that he asked his newly appointed temporary secretary whether a vice president position should be added, Xia He chuckled in the video: "Aren't you obviously testing whether she can keep her mouth shut? What kind of bank president asks a secretary who has only been here for a few days? Especially a temporary worker."

Fang Qingye chuckled twice: "I don't have high requirements for a secretary. As long as she's quick and efficient and keeps a tight mouth, of course she can go out and help me with drinking and socializing."

"And they need to be young and beautiful, right?"

“Of course, it’s all about appearances.” Fang Qingye said matter-of-factly.

"So, if Zhou Yu can pass this test, then she'll be considered qualified?"

"Mm." Fang Qingye nodded.

"So what will you do when Hu Lingling comes back to work after giving birth?" Xia He asked.

“I promised her father-in-law that I would continue to work as her secretary after I come back. As for Zhou Yu, she can go back to the office as a clerk. I plan to internally recruit a batch of temporary workers later, and she will be given priority,” Fang Qingye replied.

"Don't you plan to appoint two secretaries?" Xia He countered.

"Am I crazy? One vase is enough. Aren't you afraid of causing problems if you put too many?" Fang Qingye shook her head.

Xia He chuckled again upon hearing this.

"Hey, Xia He, what do you think about adding another vice president position?" Fang Qingye asked again.

"Aren't you asking the secretary?" Xia He joked, her eyes sparkling.

"No, I'm asking Director Xia for advice," Fang Qingye said seriously.

“Okay, I think it’s necessary,” Xia He said. “Jinghai Bank is expanding rapidly, and you have other businesses. If you don’t have enough energy to manage them, it’s easy for things to go wrong. So it’s necessary to add a vice president. Also, Qingye, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Jinghai Bank is facing a problem now.”

"what is the problem?"

“Employee promotion channels are narrow. Currently, we have adopted a two-tier management system of head office and branch offices. Although flat management is conducive to improving efficiency, there are not many promotion opportunities for employees, especially for middle-level leaders—branch managers and department heads. The next step is to become the vice president of the head office. There are so many people competing for these three positions. Once people have no hope, they are very likely to give up or take crooked paths!”

“You’re absolutely right, we are indeed facing this problem now.” Fang Qingye nodded.

“My suggestion is that you don’t necessarily have to follow the four-tier management system of state-owned banks, which consists of head office, provincial branch, city branch, and county branch. Instead, you can establish a three-tier management system consisting of head office, regional branch, and sub-branch. Your Shanghai operations center will essentially take on some of the functions of a regional branch.”

"Hehe, it really is President Xia," Fang Qingye laughed. "With Jinghai Bank under your management, I can finally relax a lot."

"Trying to slack off again." Xia He rolled her eyes at him.

"I'll appoint a vice president first. As for setting up regional branches, we'll talk about that in two years. Right now, we lack experienced and capable senior management talent," Fang Qingye concluded.

"Okay, let's not talk about work anymore. Where's Qingqing? Why didn't she come to see her father?" Fang Qingye changed the subject.

"Don't disturb her, she's taking dance lessons with her tutor."

"Sigh, making them learn to dance at such a young age? What a torment," Fang Qingye sighed.

"It's not about practicing splits and backbends, it's mainly about stimulating interest and cultivating body coordination!" Xia He corrected.

"Alright, Xiahe, then do a split and a backbend for your husband."

"Oh? You want to see it?" "Of course."

Monday arrived, and the bank president's regular meeting was held. Everyone discussed the key tasks for the week, one of which was the "Pengcheng Branch Preparation Plan" drafted by Gao Pan. Fang Qingye announced two things at the meeting: First, in order to strengthen risk management in key branches and ensure that the head office's risk control standards are strictly implemented locally, it was decided to establish the position of Chief Risk Officer in these branches.

The appointment of the Chief Risk Officer rests with the head office or operations center, and the Chief Risk Officer reports to the risk management department of the head office or operations center. Their performance evaluation, compensation, appointment, and dismissal are also primarily decided by the superior department. The first batch of officers will be stationed in ten branches: Pudong, Huangpu, Hangzhou, Huacheng, Pengcheng, Huijing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Xuzhou, and Pingdong.

The three vice presidents were not surprised by this decision. Gao Pan had made a similar suggestion in the plan, and everyone thought it was feasible. In addition, it would create a few more leadership positions.

According to the plan, the chief risk officer and the deputy branch manager are at the same level.

"Deng Xing will be in charge at headquarters, working with the risk control department and human resources department to determine the candidate, and then we'll discuss it at a meeting," Fang Qingye said, then looked at Chen Danlu, "Chen Xing, the risk director for the branches under the operations center will be decided by you, and then reported to headquarters for record."

"Okay, I'll go back and hold a meeting to discuss this as soon as possible," Chen Danlu said.

Everyone thought the meeting was over, but then Fang Qingye said, "There's something else I'd like to discuss with you all."

Seeing everyone's attention on him, he continued: "Jinghai Bank is expanding rapidly, and its affairs are becoming increasingly complicated. I am often away from Nanxin, and Director Chen's focus is also mainly on the operations center. In order to reduce the burden on Directors Deng and Zhao, I am considering adding a vice president."

Adding a vice president?!
All three were taken aback. They looked at each other, each trying to discern something from the other's face.

Why didn't any news spread on this day?
Do they even know?!
Zhou Yu lowered her head and took notes diligently, not daring to look up, for fear of revealing any emotion.

"Let's discuss this first and see if it's necessary," Fang Qingye prompted the discussion.

Zhou Yu quickly made notes in the meeting minutes book, as required by the rules, which required recording everyone's exact words.

As she wrote, she was making wild guesses in her mind.

Who will speak first?

It must be President Chen, right?
He was the biggest supporter of Fang Xing's decision, and this matter didn't concern him much anyway, since his work was mainly focused in Shanghai, and he would only come back occasionally to attend a bank president's meeting.

Or is it Deng Xing?
Deng Xing was very supportive of Fang Xing's work and had a great sense of the big picture, unlike Zhao Xing who was always calculating.

Of course, I heard this from someone else.

To her surprise, the first person to speak in agreement was Zhao Wenjun!
"I completely agree with Fang Xing's opinion! Indeed, in the past few years, our Jinghai Bank has expanded rapidly in terms of both personnel and business volume, and it is already several times larger than when it was first established. To be honest, Fang Xing."

Zhao Wenjun looked at Fang Qingye and said with a smile, "Adding a vice president will reduce my workload a bit."

"Zhao Xing, you're in your prime now, and you have more work experience than any of us here. You can't just give up now," Fang Qingye said with a smile.

“That’s right, that’s right,” the other two vice presidents said with a smile.

At this moment, Chen Danlu spoke up: "I also support Fang Xing's decision. My current focus is on the operations center, and the bank only has two vice presidents, which is indeed quite busy. Adding another one will help Fang Xing share the burden."
"Tsk tsk." Zhou Yu sighed inwardly as he wrote.

As expected of someone who returned from overseas, that's what they said.
Finally, Deng Rong slowly spoke up: "I agree. The country's requirements for banks are getting higher and higher. For example, the China Banking Regulatory Commission recently launched the 'Three-Three-Forty' special governance campaign. Refined management is simply not enough; a leader needs to be assigned to specific responsibilities."

The so-called "3340" special governance campaign is an unprecedented rectification campaign in the field of financial supervision in recent years. Its core objectives are to crack down on financial irregularities, guide funds "from virtual to real" and ensure the sound operation of the banking industry to better serve the real economy.

The content included investigating and dealing with "three violations," "three arbitrage practices," "four improprieties," and "ten irregularities." Jinghai Bank was mainly led by Deng Hui, who was extremely busy and overwhelmed.

"Then it's settled. Everyone should also consider this vice president candidate, taking into account factors such as moral character, ability, performance, and integrity, and promote the most outstanding talent!" Fang Qingye concluded.

Jinghai Bank is going to add a vice president position!

The news spread quickly, like a sudden gust of wind ruffling a pool of spring water.

(End of this chapter)