The clear and bright sunshine of autumn shines lazily through the tall glass curtain wall.
New office. The room is spacious and bright, the floor is mopped so clean that you can almost see people's shadows.
New desks and chairs, new sofas, new curtains, everything reveals fresh vitality.
Sitting at his desk, bathed in the warm yellow light, Li Ji felt as if he was in another world.
Three months and eleven days, these were the days he stayed at the Chengdong branch, and also the days he left the city branch.
Things are different and people are different?
It feels like it is, but it seems like it's not.
Li Ji walked into the municipal office building again, and what greeted him was still a familiar feeling. It's just that this feeling seems familiar, and it has obviously been dyed in a different color.
Liu Lang, who was here before, is here again.
Unfortunately, what Li Ji thought of was another sentence: "Damn it, I, Hu Hansan, am back again!"
He finally chose to compromise and called Wan Daming.
After listening to Li Ji's words, Wan Daming only said softly "I understand" and had no more words.
Two days later, I solemnly called Li Ji to tell him that the other party had withdrawn the complaint.
Li Ji's so-called "bribery" naturally does not exist. Neither of them pursued the matter further, and just pretended that it had never happened.
Li Ji was stunned.
This kind of incident, which is very likely to involve criminal crimes, can be so easily turned into nothing with just a few people behind it and a few unknown words. If he hadn't experienced it himself, he wouldn't have believed it to be true.
Although there are still many questions in my mind, I don’t want to know at this time.
Li Ji didn't want to ask about the responsibility for Ma Tao's false accusation. It's obvious that he is just a gangster, being used as a weapon.
The real owner is still behind the scenes. As for whether it was Tao Ping, Tao Shanming, or someone else, there is no way of knowing, and I don't want to know now.
This is an invisible network, but it actually exists.
Afterwards, Li Ji went to Wan's house to express his gratitude.
He didn't ask the old man how he negotiated with the other party, and Wan Daming didn't even mention a word about it.
Li Ji told Wan Daming one by one what happened after going to the branch, and especially how Ye Xin came to find him.
After hearing this, Wan Daming was silent for a long time and said, "If you can't leave CCB for the time being, then go ahead."
As soon as he went to work the next day, Li Ji called Ye Xin and told him his decision.
Ye Xin was not surprised, and his voice remained normal, as if he had known that Li Ji would do this.
In just one and a half days, Li Ji returned from the branch to the municipal bank and became the "Special Assistant to the President."
At this moment, Li Ji walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the street scene outside that he had seen countless times. The last feeling of surrender and humiliation in his heart finally faded away.
The sun is shining brightly, just like my mood at the moment.
Li Ji stared for a long time.
"Hi! Assistant Li, hello!"
This sudden sound startled Li Ji. He quickly turned around and saw a beautiful figure flashing through the door, it was Liu Min.
He suddenly felt a little embarrassed and his face heated up: "Oh, it's Secretary Liu."
"Assistant Li, President Ye asked me to send these documents over. Please take a look."
Liu Min smiled playfully, swayed her slender waist, took a few steps forward, stretched out her fingers as white as green onion, and placed a stack of documents on the desk.
Li Ji hurriedly came back and sat down.
The familiar scent of perfume, mixed with a woman's slightly moist body fragrance, penetrated her nostrils without any obstruction.
Li Ji subconsciously stepped back and almost slipped off the chair without paying attention.
He quickly held the table and smiled unnaturally: "Okay, okay... you can put it here..."
Liu Min smiled sweetly, her teeth as white as silver: "Assistant Li, this chair is not easy to sit on, so you have to be careful."
As he spoke, he chuckled repeatedly and turned around.
Not comfortable sitting? !
Li Ji was stunned for a moment, his eyes following Liu Min's graceful back involuntarily and looking out the door.
Li Ji didn't come back to his senses until the shadow was gone and only a faint fragrance remained.
Did this girl say it casually, or did she have a deeper meaning?
Li Ji looked suspicious.
He lowered his head and flipped through the pile of documents. They were basically all recent provincial bank reports on the deposit and loan business.
Li Jidi calmed down and began to read each piece one by one. As he watched, his brows furrowed.
For two consecutive months, Fengcheng Branch ranked last in the province in terms of deposit and loan assessment indicators.
No wonder Ye Xingchang was so anxious. If the rankings continue to drop next month, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as a written notification.
It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat.
Everything depends on performance.
Performance is like a person’s face, the face of a company.
If performance is not good, leaders will not have the confidence to speak and their waist will not be straight. If things go on like this, there is probably only one easy way to go, and that is: pack up and leave neatly.
Although the report is unpleasant, if you don't take it seriously, it won't matter.
However, if the Fengcheng Branch's performance does not improve for a long time, the provincial bank may have to take serious action and make up its mind to adjust the branch's leadership team.
Just like Zhuge Liang back then, no matter how much he admired Ma Su, he still wanted to kill him with tears because he lost his street pavilion. Although the street pavilion is small, it matters a lot.
Similarly, although Governor Ye is sent by the provincial bank and has some foundation, when the performance of the governor is not good, the provincial bank leaders cannot speak for him.
It's the same as running a football team. If the team's performance is not good, the first option is to fire the head coach.
The reason is simple.
The club or investor will definitely not fire him unless he doesn't want to play anymore.
Of course, it is easy to consider firing one or two players, but it is almost impossible to fire all the players.
All that's left is the head coach.
There is only one head coach. In the eyes of the outside world and the public, the performance of the team is a direct reflection of the head coach's personal ability.
One soldier is raging, and the general is raging in a nest.
If the team's performance is not good, it is natural that there is a problem with the coaching level of the head coach. If anyone wants to take responsibility, the head coach should bear the brunt of the blame and should be dismissed as a matter of course.
In this way, if the branch's performance continues to decline, Ye Xin will leave before the end of the year, which is not alarmist.
Li Ji's years in the credit department are not too short.
Although the Fengcheng Branch is not among the best in the province, it has always been in the first echelon, and sometimes even reaches the top three. He had never seen it like this before.
This is not normal, very abnormal.
Li Ji instinctively sensed that there must be something wrong here.
It is normal for deposits and loans to fluctuate. No bank always rises but never falls. But such a cliff-like decline is absolutely abnormal for a mature branch.
Excluding force majeure under special circumstances, one cannot but suspect that there are human factors behind the scenes.
Li Jizheng was thinking hard when the crisp sound of high heels sounded outside the door. Looking up, Liu Min was already standing at the door.
Li Ji stood up subconsciously.
Seeing him like this, Liu Min's originally serious face showed a charming smile, and her eyes were moist: "Assistant Li, President Ye invites you to come to his office!"
"well!"
Li Ji agreed, put down the documents, and walked out closely behind Liu Min.
Liu Min took a few steps forward, but deliberately slowed down. When Li Ji came close, she suddenly turned her head and almost met Li Ji face to face.
Li Ji was startled. The tip of Liu Min's nose was about to touch his chin.
He panicked, stopped hurriedly, and leaned back: "Secretary Liu, what's wrong?"
"Cluck, cluck..."
Liu Min laughed happily.
This girl is so crazy. Li Ji was confused, scratched his cheek with his hand, and looked at Liu Min at a loss.
Liu Min laughed even harder.
"Hi! Hi!..."
Li Ji pointed at the president's office behind Liu Min.
"Miss, don't go crazy, let the president hear..."
Liu Min stuck out her tongue, quickly covered her mouth with her hands, and looked over there with some guilt.
Then, she turned around and leaned into Li Ji's ear: "Mr. Li, why do I feel like you are a different person when you come back this time..."
"A different person?"
Li Ji was stunned,
"That's right," Liu Min waved a small figure in her eyes, "It's like a new son-in-law visiting his mother-in-law's house for the first time, hahaha..."
As she said this, Liu Min couldn't help but want to laugh again. She looked at the door of the president's office and immediately covered her mouth.
"Whose new son-in-law?" Li Ji snorted, "Whose family is it?"
"Haha, our family!"
Liu Min wrinkled her nose playfully, and a beautiful peach blossom bloomed in her eyes, which made Li Ji a little confused.
He couldn't help but blush, smiled, and quickly walked around Liu Min and walked quickly to the president's office.
The door to the president's office is closed.
Li Jili stood at the door, straightened his shirt, exhaled, and knocked lightly on the door.
No one answered.
Li Ji was stunned for a moment. After a moment's hesitation, he raised his hand to knock on the door again.
"Come in!"
At this time, Ye Xin's somewhat dull voice came from the room.
Li Ji opened the door, and a choking smell of smoke rushed out. His throat felt scratchy and he coughed several times in succession.
Ye Xin stood there, holding the corner of the table with one hand, staring at a report on the table, and the cigarette between the fingers of the other hand was still smoking.
"President Ye..."
Li Ji cleared his throat, stepped forward, and called softly.
"Oh, it's Xiao Li," Ye Xin raised her eyes slightly, then lowered her head immediately, "You sit down first, I'll be there soon..."
Li Ji walked in quietly and sat down on the sofa.
Most of the smoke in the room has dissipated, but the slightly spicy smell of the mist still makes people feel uncomfortable.
Li Ji took a look and saw that the ashtray in front of Ye Xin was filled with cigarette butts. Ye Xin squinted her eyes and looked very ugly.
"How's it going? It's okay."
After a while, Ye Xin raised his head and asked with a smile.
Ye Xin's voice was a little weak. Only then did Li Ji notice that his face looked haggard and slightly pale.
"Well, it's very good, Mr. Ye."
Li Ji stood up slightly and replied.
"You have to get into the role as soon as possible and take over the work for me."
Ye Xin sat down and leaned on the back of the chair.
"Yes," Li Ji nodded, "President Ye, I will do my best."
"It's not about trying your best, it's about doing it."
Ye Xin glanced at Li Ji, then looked at the full ashtray on the table, threw the cigarette butt in her hand to the ground, and stepped on it hard.
"The provincial bank gave me an ultimatum," Ye Xin smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Based on the balance of deposits and loans at the end of June, the increase at the end of the year must reach more than 50%. If the target cannot be met, I will resign voluntarily at the end of the year."
Li Ji nodded and bit his lip.
"Look, deposits are still declining, and loans are not much better..." Ye Xin grabbed the report left on the table and raised it towards Li Ji, "If this continues, it seems that I will have to do it myself at the end of the year. Fired yourself.”
"President Ye, I think..." Li Ji hesitated, "I think these past few months have been abnormal..."
"Well," Ye Xin nodded, "I can see it too..."
"Except for the Chengdong branch and a few branches, deposits and loans are growing, while almost all other institutions are in deficit."
Ye Xin walked out and walked a few steps in the room.
"President Ye, I think it is meaningless to investigate the reasons now. We still need to find a way to start the deposit and loan business as soon as possible."
"Yes," Ye Xin breathed out hard and looked out the window, "I also have a headache..."
Fragments of light and shadow fall on the glass curtain wall, like algae swaying in the water.
"President Ye, how much autonomy can the provincial bank give you in this matter?"
Li Ji looked at Ye Xin's face and asked.
"Um?"
Ye Xin was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Li Ji.
Li Ji stared quietly, waiting for Ye Xin's answer.
"As long as we can meet the target by the end of the year," Ye Xin gently touched his chin with his finger, "the provincial bank can basically meet my requirements."
"In this case," Li Ji stood up, his eyes full of expectation, "I suggest that the bank's deposit and loan assessment methods be revised."
