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Chapter 37 - Bridges

Chen Liang smiled, adjusting his gold-rimmed glasses, looking rather playfully at the counter as if surveying his possessions: "Don't worry, Manager Lin, I'll take over the shift well."

A surge of anger welled up in Zheng Shuai's heart, and he was about to step forward to argue.

"What's wrong. Aren't you welcoming him?" Zhu Fengshan interjected, slightly displeased.

"Welcome." Lin Qiang quickly composed himself and smiled again, "Longyuan Outlet has gained another fierce warrior, thanks to the leaders for their attention."

"Haha, that's more like it." Zhu Fengshan patted Lin Qiang's shoulder again with satisfaction, "Little Lin, wherever you go, things flourish. The future of the Jiaoting Outlet depends on you!"

Lin Qiang didn't speak, but Zheng Shuai was shocked first.

"Jiaoting? If I remember correctly, isn't that the place that's always bottom of the monthly performance reviews? With an extremely poor customer base."

"Hehe, that's why it needs Little Lin even more," Zhu Fengshan offered another official response.

Zheng Shuai pressed on: "But Manager Zhu, Lin Qiang has just been transferred here. Isn't it unusual to transfer him again so quickly?"

"Eh, you can't say that. Lin Qiang isn't an ordinary talent to begin with." Zhu Fengshan waved his hand, "Compared to adding flowers to a brocade, such important talent should be sending charcoal in snowy weather."

Zheng Shuai wanted to say more, but Lin Qiang blocked him with an arm, indicating he needn't say more.

"Then thank you for your kindness, Manager Zhu," Lin Qiang said with a quiet smile.

"No need, our branch still relies on your abilities." After saying something rather playful, Zhu Fengshan looked at the gold watch on his wrist and then asked, "The accounts are about settled, right? Why don't you gather everyone and introduce Chen Liang?"

"Mm, alright."

Two minutes later, all the outlet employees except Hao Wei had gathered in the lobby.

"Hmm, good, good, all handsome men and beautiful women, the atmosphere is great." Zhu Fengshan cast his unchanging smile at everyone as usual, then cleared his throat and introduced the person beside him, "Everyone, this is also an elite of our bank. Starting tomorrow, he will serve as the personal banking manager at Longyuan. Let's all unite and reach new heights."

The employees didn't applaud, but instead all showed incredulous expressions.

A murmur of disapproval arose; clearly, everyone couldn't accept this decision.

Xiao Xiao wasn't one to swallow her anger silently. She was the first to question: "This person is going to be the manager? What about Lin Qiang?"

Zhu Fengshan was well aware of Xiao Xiao's prickly personality, but he was still quite surprised that she would stand up for Lin Qiang after he had only been here for a few days: "Little Lin is being transferred to the Jiaoting Outlet."

"What?!"

Everyone let out a cry of shock, extremely puzzled by this decision, with expressions uniformly indignant.

"Everyone, calm down... calm down..." Zhu Fengshan hadn't expected this decision to cause such a big reaction. Transfers were very normal in banks; this time for Lin Qiang, it was just a bit more frequent. Why was it like this? Moreover, Lin Qiang had been here for less than a week, how could he already have such a big influence?

Zhu Fengshan collected himself and gently persuaded: "I can see that everyone thinks highly of Little Lin's abilities. The branch also recognizes his performance, which is why we're specially transferring him to where he's needed most. Please understand."

"Understand?" With Xiao Xiao's personality, she wouldn't give face even if the bank's president was standing here. "Manager Zhu, isn't this burning bridges after crossing the river, killing the donkey after the grinding is done?"

"You... how can you say that?" Zhu Fengshan's face suddenly darkened. Xiao Xiao truly didn't hold back at all, saying whatever she thought.

"Anyway, this is the branch's decision. Please cooperate well with Manager Chen in the future."

Chen Liang also reluctantly stepped forward to greet everyone: "Hello everyone, if you have any questions, feel free to discuss them with me privately. I'll do my best to resolve them."

He was quite confident in his appearance and demeanor, especially when facing these young women.

However, Xiao Xiao didn't even look at him, only addressing Zhu Fengshan: "If that's the case, I also request a transfer." "Manager Zhu, please transfer me to the Jiaoting Outlet! I'll go to the toughest place too."

Xiao Xiao took the lead, her spirited declaration echoing in the hall, actually forcing Zhu Fengshan to take half a step back.

Lin Xiaozhao gripped her skirt tightly, then also bit her lip and stepped behind Xiao Xiao: "Manager Zhu, I also request a transfer."

"Please transfer me to Jiaoting! Faced with the bank's approach, we can only accept!" Zheng Shuai ignored Lin Qiang's obstruction and stepped forward angrily, pressing on.

"Requesting transfer."

"Manager Zhu, I'll go too."

In a moment, all the employees except Zhang Jiaming had stepped forward.

Zhu Fengshan had already been forced back three steps. His face was shocked, and some cold sweat appeared on his body, with beads of sweat seeping out on his forehead.

The workplace was supposed to be the most rational place; and banks were places that only talked profits.

How could there be such a group of employees in this place? Such a team?

This is clearly a place that only talks about interests, not emotions! Have these people gone mad? Betting their futures on Lin Qiang?

"Outrageous!" Zhu Fengshan shouted, sounding lacking in confidence, with a sense of bravado masking inner weakness. He pointed at the angry crowd glaring at him and scolded, "What are you making a fuss about! Do you think the branch's personnel transfers are child's play?"

"If not child's play, then what?!" Xiao Xiao truly got angry, angrier than she had ever been with Hao Wei. Zhu Fengshan felt guilty inside, but she was bursting with righteous indignation. She immediately questioned, "What benefits did Hao Wei give you to mess with people like this! Does the great United Bank have any justice left?!!"

The words "justice" weighed heavily on Zhu Fengshan, nearly suffocating him.

"You... you... how can you say that..." The mighty Dongjiao Branch President Zhu Zhishan was actually rendered speechless by a young female teller, stuttering.

As the saying goes, when a scholar meets a soldier - Xiao Xiao wasn't playing by the rules, disregarding official etiquette and blasting away, nearly crushing Zhu Fengshan directly.

At this moment, Chen Liang maintained his composure and stepped forward to say gently: "You must be Xiao Xiao? I've heard about your fiery temper."

Xiao Xiao glanced at him, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Chen Liang then turned to address everyone: "Manager Lin's transfer order hasn't been officially issued yet. Before Hao Wei returns, he's still the acting director. Please give us 15 days to think it over calmly, and then make a final decision."

As he spoke, he adjusted his glasses and looked towards Lin Qiang, who had been allowing the situation to develop without speaking up.

Lin Qiang's mind stirred, keenly catching his meaning.

This was a declaration of war.

This guy was saying that 15 days would be enough for him to surpass Lin Qiang and win people's hearts.

However, faced with this provocation, Lin Qiang was extremely disdainful -

Do you think this is child's play? Do you take me for a child?

What makes you think you're my match?

In Lin Qiang's heart, Chen Liang had already fallen to a lower level. This person wanted to use people's hearts as chips, dragging everyone into a torrent of interests.

However, considering the current situation, especially the 15-day leeway, Lin Qiang still reluctantly agreed, saying to everyone: "The bank's arrangements are naturally with the best intentions. Let's all calm down first."

Seeing that Lin Qiang personally tried to smooth things over, everyone temporarily set aside their emotions and stopped arguing.

Chen Liang saw Lin Qiang's intentions and smiled knowingly, thinking he had accepted his challenge.

Zhu Fengshan finally wiped his sweat and stepped forward again, about to deliver his concluding remarks.

But at this moment, Lin Qiang suddenly changed his tone and stared directly at Zhu Fengshan: "President Zhu, I remember there's an unwritten rule. I wonder if it's still valid?"

"Hmm?" Zhu Fengshan's face was full of doubt.

"A hundred million yuan." Lin Qiang slowly held up his finger. "If someone on the front lines can achieve a monthly sales amount of a hundred million yuan, they can be directly promoted the following month."

Whoa!!!...

The atmosphere that had just calmed down instantly became tense again and exploded.

"A promotion worth a 100 million yuan" was a legendary tale in United Bank, more of a joke.

Under normal circumstances, even if you worked yourself to death, this amount was impossible to achieve. Even at Lin Qiang's peak, at an outlet in the commercial district with the best customer base he only achieved 15 million yuan. It's worth noting that outlets the size of Longyuan typically had a monthly cash flow of just a few tens of millions.

The hundred-million yuan promotion was more like a flower in the mist, the moons reflection in water - an incentive goal that you're forever encouraged to strive for but can never reach. For ordinary people, this was simply like Icarus chasing the sun or Sisyphus endlessly rolling a boulder up a mountain.

This rule only indicated that the bank was a place that valued ability. As long as your ability was sufficient, you could get promoted regardless of all interpersonal rules. No matter what, the bank wouldn't lose out. If a salaried employee could attract a hundred million in funds, what harm was there in supporting them for a lifetime?

In United Bank's five-year history, there were indeed two people who had achieved this, one man and one woman. Regrettably, the man relied on his father, and the woman relied on her husband.

Now everyone was wondering - who would Lin Qiang rely on?

After the scene remained frozen for a long time, Zhu Fengshan finally cleared his thoughts and spoke: "Yes... this rule was set by the first president of the head office and is absolutely valid. However... currently there are no vacancies for outlet managers under our branch. Even if you really reach a hundred million yuan, you'd have to wait for a position to become vacant before being promoted."

Everyone could hear that the famous branch president was leaving himself a way out!

Yes, Zhu Fengshan was afraid. Afraid that Lin Qiang could really achieve United Bank's miracle.

Normally, people would readily agree at this point, thinking scornfully - how could you possibly get a hundred million yuan? But faced with Lin Qiang, Zhu Fengshan didn't dare to be so at ease, and instead started to leave himself a way out.

However, Zhu Fengshan's words played right into Lin Qiang's hands.

"I understand. May I interpret it this way?" Lin Qiang said word by word, "If I complete the one hundred million yuan goal, and at the same time an outlet manager position opens up in the branch, I can fill that position."

"..." Zhu Fengshan hesitated for a long time, then nodded, "It should be so."

"Don't say 'should be'!!" Lin Qiang suddenly shouted, looking straight at Zhu Fengshan. In this extreme situation, Nail Lin was back. "Please give me a definite answer, President!!"

"..." Zhu Fengshan's face flushed.

So this was the famous Nail Lin, who made those above him uncomfortable and avoid his sharpness.

Lin Qiang pressed on relentlessly: "President, when an employee gives their all to bring in a hundred million yuan in funds for the bank, don't they deserve at least a definite answer?!"