A plaque with the words "Integrity First" can be seen as soon as you enter the bank's door.
There are various regulations of the bank hanging on both sides.
As a newly established Chinese bank in Guangzhou, even though it has the support of Generalissimo Wang Hengyue of the military government, it is not easy to successfully establish itself.
There are too many foreign banks and Chinese banks in Guangzhou, and competition in the banking industry here is extremely fierce.
In order to ensure that the Guangzhou branch could gain a firm foothold, Qin Guangcheng personally took charge of Guangzhou.
It was raining lightly outside, and several customers in the bank were handling deposits and withdrawals. The staff attentively entertained those who had finished the procedures and didn't want to leave when they saw the rain, and sat down on the sofa, and then brought cups of hot water.
Smoking tea or fragrant coffee.
"Manager Peng, are you done? Sit down, do you still want a cup of coffee?" The lobby assistant Ge Lufeng enthusiastically asked a forty-year-old, slightly fat businessman with gold-rimmed glasses to sit down.
This manager Peng is an old friend of Qin Guangcheng and the largest customer of Chengdu Commercial Bank Guangzhou Branch since its establishment. Naturally, such a guest will receive the best hospitality here.
Manager Peng, who had studied abroad, said with a smile: "Assistant Ge, it is not easy for Chengshang Branch to gain a foothold in Guangzhou."
Ge Lufeng smiled and asked someone to prepare the coffee: "Isn't it because of the help of you, the God of Wealth? Without you, how can we continue to do it?"
The compliment made Manager Peng feel very happy: "I have a sum of 100,000 to put in the day after tomorrow. Please help me arrange it."
Lu Feng took the coffee brought by the servant and brought it to Manager Peng himself: "Your affairs are always given priority here, and the VIP room is open to you at any time.
"Old Qin used your mouth correctly." Manager Peng smiled, picked up the coffee, took a sip, and looked outside: "When will this rain stop?"
Just as he was talking, the door of the bank was pushed open. Ge Lufeng thought that another guest had arrived, and was about to step forward to greet him, but when he saw the visitor clearly, he stopped and frowned tightly.
An old man in ragged clothes walked in with a child who was only seven or eight years old, dark, thin, and with disheveled hair. They were both wet, and the child was shivering from the cold. Where was this?
I'm here to do business, I'm just here to beg for food.
Ge Lufeng hurriedly walked over: "If you want food, you have to go outside, we don't have it here!"
The old man quickly bowed to him: "Master, we are not here to beg for food, but to save money."
This was beyond Ge Lufeng's expectation. He smelled a smell coming from the old man, and he didn't know how long it had been since he took a shower. Ge Lufeng covered his nose. Since others said they were here to save money, they couldn't let him go out.
Push it?
"Where to deposit money." Grufeng pointed at the counter.
"Thank you, thank you." The old man thanked him repeatedly and took the child's hand to the counter.
"Where to deposit money?" the clerk at the counter asked lazily.
"Hey, save money." The old man said, putting his hands into his arms.
Ge Lufeng's curiosity was also aroused, and he came over to see how much money he could save with this money.
The old man stretched out his hand from his arms, and both Grufeng and the clerk at the counter laughed.
Two dimes of silver coins and one nickel of silver coins. I don’t know how long the old man had to beg for food and save for how long to save.
The old man timidly handed over his hand: "That's all I have saved."
The clerk said with a smile: "We don't do such things." The old man hesitated and said: "Isn't this a bank?"
"We are a bank here, but your money is really too little!"
"You're welcome, I won't live much longer, but look at my grandson, he's still young.
What will he do if I die? It’s easy to lose this money if I leave it with you, but I heard there is still interest if I leave it with you. In the future, when I die, he will still be able to live on the money for two days. Can you do me a favor?
, please save it for me."
The clerk waved his hand impatiently: "Let's go, let's come back when you have more money!"
The old man put his hope in Grufeng: "Master, please help me and speak."
Ge Lufeng wrinkled his nose: "How much interest can you get from saving this money? We have been doing business like yours all day long, do you still want to do business? Beggars come to save money, it's a joke. Go, go, don't do it.
Delay our business!"
No matter how much the old man begged, Grufeng refused to agree. Finally, he became impatient and directly ordered people to drive them away.
"Let's go, let's go." The old man sighed, grabbed his grandson's hand tremblingly, and walked out with a sigh. When he walked to the door, he looked back at the piece hanging in the most conspicuous position of the bank.
Plaque: "Faith comes first"!
The old man left with his grandson, and a customer who had just completed the deposit business suddenly said: "Take all the money out for me."
"Ah, sir, you just deposited the money there.
"I need to use it now, hurry up." The guest's voice was obviously impatient.
"Hey, Dian, I'll handle it for you right away. Please wait a moment."
After waiting for a while, the guest took out all the money he had deposited. When he left, he also glanced at the plaque: "Faith First" and gave a disdainful sneer. He strode away regardless of the rain outside.
go out.
"What's wrong? Why did you just put it in and then take it away?" Grufeng came to the counter and asked with some dissatisfaction.
"I don't know that either," the clerk replied aggrievedly.
"Assistant Ge." Manager Peng suddenly stood up: "I will come to withdraw money tomorrow, and I will take away 200,000 yuan. Please prepare it for me."
"
"Glufeng was startled for a moment.
"Why, I've made an appointment in advance, can't I still get it?"
"No, no, I will prepare it for you tomorrow." Ge Lufeng quickly said with a smile: "You, Manager Peng, need money, so who dares to say no? By the way, the money you will get the day after tomorrow?
"
"No, let's talk." Manager Peng glanced at Ge Lufeng meaningfully: "Assistant Ge, what a trustworthy bank. Lao Qin, forget it, don't say it, I will withdraw the money tomorrow."
Ge Lufeng bowed his head and sent Manager Peng out, but before he could hold an umbrella, Manager Peng had already rushed out in the rain and got into his car.
Ge Lufeng was a little confused. What happened? Why did two guests fall out with each other inexplicably?
Especially Manager Peng, I have offended him somewhere, but I can subdue him well...
"Brother Qin, you did it beautifully." Wang Hengyue said with a smile: "When Chengshang Branch settled in Guangzhou, Brother Qin established a firm foothold and gained credibility in the shortest time with his connections.
I think we can enter Shanghai soon."
Qin Guangcheng also smiled and asked him to sit down and served tea: "Heng Shuai, I can't bear the word "Brother Qin" now. You are the general marshal of the military government, so you can't call me "Brother Qin" anymore. What if?
If you spread the word, people will laugh at me and say I broke the rules."
Wang Hengyue said indifferently: "Can't the Generalissimo have a family? If it weren't for Brother Qin's great help back then, I don't know where I would be. How could I be where I am today? You can't forget your roots as a man. How can you convince the public if you forget your roots?"
"Okay, okay, it's up to you, but we have agreed that if you can call me that in your own home, you won't be able to afford it when you go out."
Wang Hengyue laughed: "Sure, it's up to you. By the way, now that we control the three southwest provinces and the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, I think the paper issuance rate discussed before can be implemented."
"That's right, that's why I invited you here today." Qin Guangcheng put away his smile and said seriously: "We have been delaying issuing it because we felt that the time was not mature enough. For example, when Lu Rongting issued bad banknotes, the result was
Banknotes are worthless. Now that we have sufficient reserves and have been preparing for such a long time, it is time to issue banknotes!"
"Well, this is a big deal. It's good to be cautious. We want the people to have confidence in the banknotes we issue. Otherwise, if the banknotes depreciate significantly by then, we will be passive." Wang Hengyue took a sip of tea and said: "Banknotes
Regarding the issuance of banknotes, we have invited many experts from the banking industry to discuss it, and many foreigners have also invited us to solicit opinions from all aspects. Now that the conditions are mature, I think we can issue banknotes."
The two discussed some situations and discussed them carefully. As they were talking there, Miao Ruowang, the manager of Chengshang Branch, hurried in and saw the generalissimo there. He was startled: "Generalissimo."
"If you have something to say, please leave me alone." Wang Hengyue held the banknote issuance regulations in his hand and looked at it carefully.
"What's going on in such a hurry?" Qin Guangcheng asked slightly dissatisfied.
Miao Ruowang gasped: "Something happened."
This sentence alone made Wang Hengyue put down the charter in his hand.
"What's the matter? Don't panic." Qin Guangcheng said calmly.
"Yes. Rumors suddenly spread outside that our Chengshang Branch is failing and will be closed down. Now a large number of customers are withdrawing cash and transferring deposits to other banks. The same is true for both of our old customers, who are withdrawing large amounts of cash."
"Is there such a thing?" Qin Guangcheng frowned.
"Yes, even the general manager's old friend, Peng Yushan, the first depositor of Chengshang Branch, withdrew the 200,000 yuan deposited with us in one go. The originally promised 100,000 yuan deposit was also
They all suddenly changed their minds."
"What? Peng Yushan also withdrew all the money?" Qin Guangcheng was really surprised this time, and quickly said to Wang Hengchu: "Hengshuai, I'm going to take a look now."
Wang Hengyue also stood up: "I will accompany you to see what is going on. At the critical moment of issuing banknotes, something like this actually happened."
As he said that, he thought for a moment: "Invite that Peng Yushan to me too!"!