Headquarters of Shanghai Bank.

This is a new building that has just been built for only one year. Ten months ago, the headquarters of Shanghai Bank was officially moved from its original old office address to this more grand and luxurious new building, becoming the office location of the new headquarters.

It is somewhat different from the previous headquarters. The entire building belongs to the assets of Shanghai Bank. From the ground floor to the eighth floor, it is all the business halls and offices of Shanghai Bank's headquarters, and it also includes the office area where the board of directors is located. As for the eighth floor, it is a business area at the level, which is leased to some foreign institutions and large companies. The relocation of the new headquarters marks that Shanghai Bank has become the leader and leader among domestic commercial banks.

The president's office accounts for one-third of the eighth floor. In this exquisite and luxurious but unconventional office that cost more than 600,000 yuan, President Su stood on the antique stand, playing with a piece of official kiln porcelain in his hands, and listening to the secretary of the board of directors reporting his work to him.

President Su is not only the president of Shanghai Bank, but also the chairman of the board of directors. The secretary of the board of directors who is reporting to him is his old subordinate who has been with him for many years. Although this person is slightly lacking in ability, he is loyal enough and easy to use.

The secretary of the board of directors reported on the business situation of Shanghai Bank in the past six months. Some boring numbers were spoken one by one from him, but in President Su's ears, these numbers were much more beautiful than any notes, which made him feel relish. Looking back on his decades of life, he gradually became the business of a credit union from a primary school apprentice, and then gradually climbed to the director and president, and finally stood out among the many competitors when the credit union was merged and rectified into Shanghai Bank, until he was now on the throne.

President Su himself knew very well that he was not the strongest among the competitors of that year, nor the highest academic qualifications, nor the most advantageous in age. But he finally succeeded in reaching the top, and the person who had more advantages than him failed. The key lies in his vision and ability to balance the situation, and coupled with his enthusiasm for entrepreneurship, the leaders above gave him this position.

These were the things that President Su had been proud of throughout his life. Moreover, in just a few years, the Shanghai Bank of China has developed rapidly in his hands, and has achieved the current overall situation step by step from the miscellaneous army that no one in the banking circle was optimistic about. Although it is not as large as the four major banks, the Shanghai Bank of China is no longer a role that others can underestimate.

This made President Su think that he had another most proud move since he became the president, that is, to cooperate with Zhou Liwen. Taking advantage of Alipay's advantages in online payment, Shanghai Bank has become a pioneer in domestic banks' online payments and has already gained a great absolute advantage in this industry. Even when he went to Kyoto to attend a banking industry meeting a few times ago, the heads of several major banks who had never caught him much had changed their attitudes. Even the leaders of the People's Bank of China and the China Banking Regulatory Commission even talked to him about the online payment business, encouraging and supporting them to become bigger and stronger in this regard.

Whenever President Su thought of this scene, he couldn't help but feel complacent, and his mouth was slightly raised and his mood was extremely relaxed.

The voice of the secretary of the board of directors was crisp and clear, and there was a charm when reporting, which sounded extremely comfortable in President Su's ears. About ten minutes later, the voice of the report finally stopped and the work report had been completed.

"How will the board of directors be arranged next month?"

"All arrangements have been made. Representatives of the directors, including independent directors, have notified them one by one, and all parties have also made replies. Here is a specific list, please check it out." The secretary of the board took out a piece of paper from the folder and handed it over. After taking it, President Su looked at it and nodded slightly, indicating that he would arrange it according to the tone he had set before.

"This time the board of directors is different. You have to serve snacks on the agenda and the hospitality must be handled according to the highest specifications."

"I understand, please don't worry." The secretary of the board replied quickly, and then said: "In addition, Jay Chou sent an email some time ago, saying that he happened to be in China this time and might come to participate in it in person."

"I already know this." President Su nodded. Secretary Su said goodbye when he saw that he was fine. After Secretary Su left, he gently put the porcelain in his hand back on the shelf, took a few steps back and looked at the placement, and nodded with satisfaction.

President Su had already received news before that Zhou Liwen was coming to participate in this board of directors. This was the first time Zhou Liwen participated in the board of directors in the name of a director. In the past, he just sent representatives to vote. Regarding this matter, President Su probably guessed some of Zhou Liwen's intentions, because this board of directors was a little different from before, because not only had to make resolutions on some ordinary proposals, but also involved the future personnel adjustments of Shanghai Bank.

President Su is already 62 years old this year. According to the normal retirement age in China, he is 60 years old. However, as the president of Shanghai Banking Corporation, it is normal for him to retire until he is 65 years old. However, whether he retreats immediately or after two or three years, he will eventually leave his current position. From this perspective, the time for his retreat to the second line has entered the countdown, and within Shanghai Banking Corporation, it is time to choose a successor.

At present, there are five candidates for successors, namely four vice presidents and one assistant president. But President Su himself also knows that it is impossible for Lao Wang to face the same problems as himself. As for the remaining four, each has its own advantages and each has its own weaknesses.

Zhou Liwen came to the board of directors this time to support the assistant president, that is, Yao Liang, the director of the credit department. But in President Su's opinion, this matter is difficult to accomplish. To be honest, in recent years, Zhou Liwen has supported President Su in the board of directors and basically complied with his original promises. However, President Su was not without any return. He promoted Yao Liang from his former deputy director to director, and then promoted him to the position of assistant president. These exchanges seemed sufficient in his opinion. After all, Yao Liang's qualifications in the industry were too shallow and too young. Although he had been hinting to himself recently that he wanted to continue to become the deputy president and thus gain the status of successor, President Su never nodded because he knew very well that if he went out, he would not only take a lot of risks, but would even cause a strong backlash from several deputy.

Whenever he thought of this, President Su felt a headache, and at the same time he couldn't help but sigh that time was coming. In a blink of an eye, it was time for him to leave his post. When President Su thought of him, he felt a deep reluctance in his heart.

I want to live another five hundred years and another five hundred years

This lyrics clearly represent the current mood of President Su. If it is really possible, he even wants to continue sitting in this position. If there is a deadline, he would be better for ten thousand years.

A phone ringing rang, pulling President Su's thoughts back from his imagination. He quickly walked to his desk and reached out to pick up the phone.

"President, I want to report some work to you. Do you see if it's convenient now?" The voice of Vice President Qiao came from the phone. When he heard that it was his call, President Su shook his head and smiled bitterly. These days, this Young Master Qiao has been running to him a lot, and every time he makes such a reason.

In fact, everyone knows what's going on. Mr. Qiao, or the newly appointed vice president Qiao, has been making trouble since he came to Shanghai Bank. He relies on his airborne troops and has a backstage, and has not been able to get along with several deputy presidents, including Yao Liang, and he has to make trouble every few days. Not only that, this guy feels very good, and he thinks that he can become the candidate for the next president once President Su leaves.

At the beginning, the reason why President Su agreed to the arrangement of this guy was, on the one hand, for the sake of the old superiors, and on the other hand, he also wanted to use this guy to restrain the other deputy presidents, including Yao Liang, to better grasp the overall situation in the industry. But who would have thought that this young master Qiao was simply unworthy of use, with a high vision, low ability, and a strong desire for power. Not long after working in the industry, he used extremely clumsy means to compete with others for power, and was not at all strategies. He even regarded himself as a successor, which made several deputy presidents have great opinions about him.

If I had known this, I wouldn't have brought this guy who was not enough to make a fortune. President Su even felt that making this decision was the biggest failure since he became the president. It was precisely because of this guy that the current situation was even more complicated.

"I have something to do now. Let's go tomorrow. I'll listen to your report in the office tomorrow afternoon." President Su didn't like this young master Qiao. He really didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore. He hesitated and said so.

"President today, it won't take me long, just give me half an hour. President, didn't the secretary of the board just now leave you? How about I come here now?" Who would have thought that Vice President Qiao said relentlessly, which made President Su's face suddenly sink.

The leader must have the majesty of the leader, let alone as the president, who is the president, he asked him to come back tomorrow. This guy still said such words. Can't he hear what he meant? He has no eyes and wants to take over? Also, he actually told himself that the secretary of the board just left? What does this mean? Did he have been watching secretly from the side? Isn't it possible to monitor himself? He deliberately made the call with time?

Although President Su is old, he is definitely not a clay ball that can be pinched by people, otherwise he would not have sat in this position for so many years. He immediately said in a stern tone: "Deputy President Qiao, does my work arrangement require your consent? Is the secretary of the board leaving? What does this have to do with you?"

"I... is not the president, I don't mean that..." Vice President Qiao was stunned on the other end of the phone, and then quickly explained with guilt. He could hear the anger in President Su's words without any brains, and knew that he had said the wrong thing just now.

"No need to explain more, I still have something to do." Before the other party could say anything, President Su said coldly, and then hung up the phone.

After being humiliated for a while, President Su picked up the phone and dialed the inside line, and soon the call was answered.

"Old Lin, it's me"

"Hello, President..."

"You didn't go out today?"

"I'm going to go downstairs to take a look. Do you have something to do?" Vice President Lin asked respectfully on the phone.

President Su thought for a while and asked, "Where is the place below to see it? How are the itinerary arranged?"

"Aren't the board of directors right away? Some data in Su City are slightly different from the summary. I'm going to go over and verify it and just asked the driver's crew to arrange the car."

"I'm going to Su City..." President Su tapped his fingers on the edge of the table a few times, and then said, "Let's do this, I haven't been there for a long time in Su City. I just happened to have time today, so you can accompany me to take a look."

"No problem..." Vice President Lin answered without hesitation, and then paused and asked: "President, do you need Su City to arrange it for you and stay for two days to relax?"

"You can arrange it. We will meet downstairs in ten minutes." President Su agreed happily, and then hung up the phone.

Ten minutes later, President Su took the elevator to the parking lot. When they left the elevator, they saw that Deputy President Lin and the driver had parked the car there. Seeing President Su coming, Deputy President Lin hurriedly stepped forward a few steps to take President Su's handbag, then opened the car door and helped him block the door frame with his hands to let him get in the car first, and then closed the door and trotted to the other side.

After the driver started the car and drove out of the parking lot, Vice President Lin whispered to report on the specific itinerary of Su City today. After listening, President Su nodded with satisfaction. Deputy President Lin is worthy of being his old subordinate. These arrangements are very suitable for his own appetite, and he knows more clearly that he is actually just hiding for peace and not really going to inspect the work or something.

"Old Lin, you are determined. If everyone in the industry is like you, I will save a lot of worry." President Su patted Vice President Lin's hand and sighed.

"Look at what you said, aren't this what I should do?" Vice President Lin smiled modestly.

Su City is not far from Shanghai. The place where Vice President Lin arranged for President Su was a yacht club. It was said to be a club, but it was actually a high-end club. It was located on the edge of the lake, with a large area and a very standard golf course. The driver asked the driver to drive President Su to come here first. Deputy President Lin ran and completed the procedures for President Su, and waited until he settled President Su before leaving. Moreover, before leaving, he greeted the club waiter, asking to take care of President Su's residence and transportation, leaving his business card before leaving.

President Su saw all this. In fact, Vice President Lin has always done this, but for President Su, the feeling he felt today was different from the past.

In President Su's eyes, Vice President Lin is his deputy, and he is also a relatively obedient one. Although he has some flaws in his personality, such as lack of courage, hesitation, etc., he still has no choice in his work ability. Perhaps because of his previous habits, President Su has never paid attention to some of the advantages of Vice President Lin. But today, Vice President Lin is respectful to him. Everything arranged in the past made President Su slightly moved. He suddenly felt that it might not be a bad thing to push Vice President Lin to the position of his successor.

If you need qualifications, Vice President Lin has enough status in the industry, and he can say that he is capable. As for his weak personality, what is there? He is about to retreat to the second line. Instead of choosing a person with a tough personality, it is better to choose someone like Vice President Lin to take over. At least he can still maintain his influence in the industry even if he retreats in the future.

Thinking of this, President Su suddenly felt enlightened, with a smile on his lips, and secretly pondering the pros and cons of this choice.

After staying in Su City for three days, President Su then set off to return to Shanghai. As for when he was in Su City, he took the opportunity to talk to Vice President Lin several times. Of course, these conversations could not be about work, but about topics about daily life. However, during these conversations, President Su gradually strengthened his idea of ​​choosing Vice President Lin as his successor, and this idea became increasingly deeply rooted as the moment it appeared.

But the problem is that President Su is not determined by his successor. This must be approved by the board of directors and must be reported to the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the People's Bank of China.

Shanghai Bank is a commercial bank, but it is impossible to have a real commercial bank in China. Due to the existence of state-owned assets, the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the People's Bank of China also have considerable management rights over Shanghai Bank. Especially the replacement of the president of the president must not be recognized by these relevant departments, and at least there cannot be clear objections.

President Su was very clear about this. With his connections, it should not be difficult to handle these relevant departments. Moreover, Vice President Lin is also very suitable from all aspects of the conditions. At present, the country is not talking about harmony. This kind of stability and excessiveness is a factor of harmony. It is still very likely that the report will be carried out unless there is a special reason.

The key issue is that it is at the board of directors, and President Su is not sure about this. Although he is the president and chairman, if the board of directors rejects such a major event, he will be helpless. Especially considering the relationship between Zhou Liwen and Yao Liang, President Su must be more careful that Zhou Liwen will vote against this.

So, to achieve the goal, Zhou Liwen must obtain the support of Zhou Liwen, but will Zhou Liwen support him? President Su was not sure, because he knew very well that Yao Liang was the real goal of Zhou Liwen’s support. Now he wants to change the candidate to Vice President Lin. What kind of reaction will Zhou Liwen have?

After thinking about it, President Su still felt that he had to talk to Zhou Liwen in advance to reach an agreement. If he didn't do this, if the board of directors was rejected and the proposal was rejected, he, the chairman and the president, would not be able to step down. But how much talks were made, President Su had to think carefully in advance, because whether Zhou Liwen would give in or cooperate with him was the first thing he could do was to give Zhou Liwen. To put it bluntly, this was just an exchange of interests. There was no free lunch in the world, and if you wanted to get it, you had to pay.
Chapter completed!