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?!"
"Fine! Fine! Fine!!" Zhu Fengshan, finally backed into a corner, closed his eyes and shouted three times, "Let's do it your way! If you have what it takes, bring in a 100 million yuan!!!"
As a leader, being pushed this far by Lin Qiang stirred up his anger.
"You have 15 days left." Zhu Fengshan wiped the sweat from his forehead and corrected himself, "No, 14 days. Make the most of your time."
With that, he turned and left hurriedly without looking back. Zhu Fengshan just wanted to leave this cursed place as soon as possible. He began to miss Hao Wei; at least Hao Wei was obedient.
Zhu Fengshan clenched his fist and muttered to himself: "We absolutely cannot let Lin Qiang take control. 100 million... it's impossible to raise that much in such a short time. If he had that ability, Lin Qiang wouldn't have been demoted here in the first place."
Thinking this, he finally felt some relief.
In the lobby, Chen Liang had already taken off his glasses and walked up to Lin Qiang, saying sincerely: "Manager Lin, I admire you!"
"..." Lin Qiang didn't know how to respond.
"Keep up the good work! We'll all work hard together. Even if we only reach 10 million in the end, I'll still respect you!" Chen Liang bowed slightly and then followed Zhu Fengshan out.
After they left, Lin Qiang waved to the confused security guard at the door: "Xiao Li, lock up and go home early. We need to discuss some things."
The security guard was visibly relieved. After expressing his thanks, he locked the main doors of the branch and slipped out through the side security exit.
"Phew!" Lin Qiang plopped down on the sofa in the customer waiting area, also dripping with sweat.
That was 100 million, after all.
But in such a desperate situation, this was the only way to protect himself - with the toughest stance possible.
Xiao Xiao was the first to rush behind Lin Qiang, massaging his shoulders and saying: "I'll convince everyone I know to come help our bank."
"Me too. While my parents haven't retired yet, I'll get their colleagues to come buy our products," Zheng Shuai said, pumping his fist as he rushed to the back office. "I'll go find all the recent sales documents and quickly transfer them under Lin Qiang's name if there's still time."
Everyone gathered around, vowing to go all out this time and use all their connections to help Lin Qiang through this crisis!
Lin Qiang felt a warmth flowing into his heart. In this cruel workplace, it wasn't so bad to have met these guys. But thinking about it the other way, it was precisely because these guys had met Lin Qiang that they had become who they were now.
Whether it was Xiao Xiao, Zheng Shuai, or Lin Xiaozhao, if Lin Qiang hadn't appeared, they might have been like all other bank employees - flattering and fawning; perhaps like all other employees, disregarding feelings and only seeking profit; perhaps like all other employees, silently enduring every decision of their superiors.
Who changed whom - some things are hard to say.
Just as everyone was united against a common enemy, a discouraging voice came through.
Zhang Jiaming, who had been coldly watching from the sidelines, said gloomily: "Everyone, at a time like this, shouldn't you be considering your own exit strategy and future?"
"Bah! You're the one who should be considering that!!" Xiao Xiao cursed. "Just wait, Hao Wei made such a big mistake, he might not even be able to come back. Once Brother Qiang brings in a 100 million yuan, you'll be the one who's finished!"
"Hehe, sorry to disappoint you," Zhang Jiaming said, waving his phone. "I've already received news that the bank has decided to quietly resolve this matter. Hao Wei might even be praised for accompanying a client into the tiger's den!"
"You!!!" Xiao Xiao's anger surged, and she rolled up her sleeves as if ready for a fight.
Seeing this, Zhang Jiaming frantically tried to avoid her.
The two began chasing each other around the lobby's pillars.
"Don't run! Come here!"
"In broad daylight! What are you trying to do?!" Zhang Jiaming was forced to run all over the lobby by Xiao Xiao.
"Enough!" Lin Qiang shouted.
The two finally stopped moving.
Lin Qiang slowly looked towards Zhang Jiaming: "For the sake of the alimony you have to pay, I'll give you one last chance."
Zhang Jiaming was suddenly stunned, this time thoroughly shocked to his core.
The matter with Wang Jiaxin was traceable, so it wasn't surprising that Lin Qiang had found out. But his family affairs - he had hidden them so well! How could Lin Qiang possibly know about the alimony he had to pay?!
"What are you talking about... I don't understand," Zhang Jiaming said fearfully as he backed away.
"You understand perfectly," Lin Qiang stood up and pointed at Zhang Jiaming, shouting, "I'm not sympathizing with you, but with your wife and child. If you're finished, their lives will be difficult too. The one who really needs to think about their exit strategy and future is you, Zhang Jiaming!"
"You're talking nonsense! My family is doing great!!" Zhang Jiaming's expression went through several changes before he finally ran towards the exit. "Nonsense! Nonsense! You've gone mad! Making wild accusations!!"
Watching Zhang Jiaming's crazed figure as he fled, everyone was confused.
"He... got divorced?" Xiao Xiao asked bewilderedly.
"Mm, just a rumor," Lin Qiang said with a slight smile. "Three strikes and you're out. Sorry about that."
At this moment, Zheng Shuai came out carrying a pile of materials and spread them on the ground: "Everyone help look at the dates. If they haven't been submitted yet, quickly change them to Lin Qiang's name."
"Okay!" Everyone rushed over to help Zheng Shuai sort through the documents.
Seeing everyone working so hard, Lin Qiang's eyes couldn't help but get a little moist.
"Thank you... thank you everyone..." he said, shaking his head slightly and rubbing his eyes.
Xiao Xiao laughed and scolded: "What are you thanking us for? The credit goes to you, but you better share the bonus with us later!"
"The bonus... can also go to the manager..." Lin Xiaozhao said foolishly.
"Pah! You're going too far!" Xiao Xiao knocked Lin Xiaozhao on the head.
Lin Xiaozhao stuck out her tongue and said to Lin Qiang: "Manager, don't worry. Everyone will work hard together to help you."
"Good, good, thank you, thank you," Lin Qiang sighed with relief and said emotionally, "This transfer was worth it to have met all of you. Whether we succeed or fail, I will cherish this time for the rest of my life."
Seeing Lin Qiang's emotional state, everyone started to laugh.
"What are you doing? Acting like we're parting forever?"
"Haha... the manager is so touched..."
"Old Lin, have you gone back to the mood of a college farewell dinner?"
"..."
After sorting through everything, there were 12 marketing documents that hadn't been submitted to the branch yet, worth a total of 1.87 million yuan, including the deal that Lin Xiaozhao had previously secured.
Despite everyone's efforts, compared to the target of 100 million, it was still just a drop in the bucket.
Everyone started calculating how much more they could help Lin Qiang raise.
"I have good relationships with my parents' colleagues, those uncles and aunts. They've been wanting to help since they heard I started working at the bank," Zheng Shuai mumbled, counting on his fingers. "If I swallow my pride and ask, a few million shouldn't be a problem."
Lin Xiaozhao said very apologetically: "Manager... I'm sorry, I don't have any relatives or friends here. I can only try contacting Zhou Ren again."
"I'll do my best to persuade customers at the counter," Xiao Xiao said, pumping her fist. "My charm and coquettish act are unbeatable."
Lin Qiang thanked everyone one by one and said to the group: "Don't push yourselves too hard. I started this, so I should resolve it myself. I'll accept your help, but I'll figure out how to get the bulk of it on my own."
"Hey, you're not going to..." Zheng Shuai looked up and asked, "use that move, are you?"
"Mm, in this situation, we can't worry about that anymore. I'll apologize to my former leader," Lin Qiang nodded silently.
"He should be able to accept it," Zheng Shuai nodded along.