Chapter 1833: Su Xing's lecture, Dai Xing's abdication
Zhou Chen followed Su Jianren. He guessed that Su Jianren must have called him to his office alone because of Dai Qiye.
However, Guan Junwu and others who were unaware of the situation showed puzzled expressions.
Especially Ma Hong, he still remembered that Zhou Chen had just said that he didn’t know anyone in the corporate department, so how come he was called away by Su Jianren in the blink of an eye?As for whether Su Jianren picked him randomly, he didn't believe it. There was more than one Zhou Chen here. If there was no relationship, how could he choose Zhou Chen?
Guan Junwu showed a thoughtful expression. If Zhou Chen really had a relationship with Su Jianren, then he couldn't just deal with Zhou Chen casually next time.
Tao Wuji and Cheng Jiayuan were equally puzzled. Tao Wuji had the same idea as Lao Guan and Lao Ma, and felt that this was definitely not a coincidence.
"If Zhou Chen knows Su Jianren, then it's normal for him to join the corporate business department. Did you come here today to support him?"
The most shocked person was undoubtedly Cheng Jiayuan, because he knew Su Jianren's situation best, as he was his biological father.
Although he looked down on and disdained Su Jianren, he was his biological father after all. Seeing Su Jianren calling Zhou Chen on his own initiative but ignoring him, he still felt unhappy.
Zhou Chen didn't know what others were thinking and followed Su Jianren into his office.
Su Jianren entered the office and sat down in his office chair, looking at Zhou Chen who was standing in front of the desk.
"Zhou Chen, I won't waste my words with you. I'm a straightforward person. Do you know why I transferred you to the corporate business department?"
"I know. Su Xing helped me out of Dai Xing's favor. I am very grateful for Su Xing's help."
Su Jianren nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, it's good to know that this is the reason. Dai Xing was my teacher and helped me. You saved Dai Xing's life. Dai Xing asked me to take care of you. I have agreed. If you encounter any problems in the corporate business department in the future, you can come to me and tell me. I will help you if I can, but don't go too far. People still have to rely more on their own abilities. Do you understand?"
If these words came from Zhao Hui's mouth, it would definitely be the result of careful consideration. But Zhou Chen knew that Su Jianren definitely did not have any preparation and just said what he thought.
Su Jianren's tone was not very nice, but Zhou Chen quite liked his way of communicating. At least he didn't hide anything.
"Su Xing, don't worry, I will study hard in the public affairs department in the future and will never let down Dai Xing and Su Xing's expectations."
"Don't say that. Dai Xing may have expectations of you, but I don't. Just don't cause trouble for me and behave yourself. As long as you behave yourself, it won't be difficult to stay in the public affairs department. As your leader, I don't have that many requirements for you."
Su Jianren waved his hand and said, "In the public affairs department, learn more, watch more, talk less, and do less. I don't need you to do anything big. Stability is the foundation of your life. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand."
Zhou Chen knew that this was Su Jianren's way of survival. He did not seek credit and did not compete to climb up. In this way, even if he made mistakes, they were minor ones. Relying on the relationship with his father and sisters, he was able to sit firmly in his current position.
Although Su Jianren's status and identity are not as good as Zhao Hui's, when it comes to life, he is much more free and easy than Zhao Hui, and he has better popularity than Zhao Hui.
Su Jianren was very satisfied to see that Zhou Chen was so understanding, so he said a few more words.
"The master I found for you is Lao Guan, the general manager of the public affairs department. Although he is old and cunning, he still has some skills. If you study hard under him, you will learn a lot."
"Thank you, Su Xing."
"Okay, go and do your work."
Zhou Chen thanked him and left Su Jianren's office.
As soon as he came back, he saw Cheng Jiayuan had already sat down. When he saw Zhou Chen, he immediately waved at him.
"Tao Wuji has already gone down. Let's put your things next to me and we'll sit together. Zhou Chen, I'm a very stupid person. If I encounter something I don't understand in the future, I may need your help."
Zhou Chen responded with a smile: "We came from the counter together, so of course we have to take care of each other. Maybe you learn better than me, and I will have to rely on you to take care of me in the future."
"Impossible, you are much smarter than me, you must be the one taking care of me, Zhou Chen, why did Su Jianren look for you just now?"
"Go move things." Zhou Chen replied using Su Jianren's excuse.
Cheng Jiayuan was furious when he heard this: "I've heard that Su Jianren is unreliable. He ordered you to move things as soon as we got here. He's really a piece of shit."
Zhou Chen looked at him speechlessly. He suspected that Cheng Jiayuan was deliberately looking for an excuse to scold his own father.
"It's okay if you just say this to me, but don't say it in front of others."
"That's right. It's true that Su Jianren is the vice president, but I'm not afraid of him."
Zhou Chen had no idea of bringing the father and son together.
After a while, Guan Junwu shouted at Zhou Chen, and then handed a large pile of information to Zhou Chen.
"The corporate business department is different from the counter you worked at before. I guess you don't have much experience. You should study these materials and cases carefully for a few days. If you don't understand something, come and ask me. I am usually very busy and don't have much time to teach you. More depends on your own understanding."
After Guan Junwu finished talking to Zhou Chen, he waved his hand to signal Zhou Chen to leave, and had no intention of getting closer to Zhou Chen.
He is now the head of the corporate business department. If Su Xing had not personally appointed him, he would not have brought Zhou Chen with him, but would have handed Zhou Chen and Cheng Jiayuan over to someone else.
But even if he agreed to Su Jianren, he only agreed superficially and was not prepared to really train Zhou Chen with all his heart. The relationship between master and apprentice in the workplace is not just talk. He was proud of his status and did not want to take care of Zhou Chen, so he acted indifferent.
Anyway, he also gave Zhou Chen some advice and taught him how to read case studies, etc. He also gave him some pointers occasionally. Even if Su Jianren asked about it, he would have room to explain.
Zhou Chen didn't care about Guan Junwu's attitude. Guan Junwu didn't want to be his master, and he didn't want to be Guan Junwu's apprentice.
He had never worked in the corporate business department of a bank before, but that didn't mean he didn't understand things in this area. The corporate business department is essentially a financial service department that provides financial services to corporate entities, organizations and other clients. In terms of finance, his abilities are absolutely sufficient.
For several days in a row, Zhou Chen and Cheng Jiayuan were quietly doing their own things, because the department did not assign them any work. They were just asked to look at materials, serve tea and water during meetings, and do some miscellaneous tasks such as copying and printing materials.
Cheng Jiayuan complained a few words in frustration, but Zhou Chen was very calm. No matter where you work, unless you have connections, you will have to start by doing odd jobs.
He declined Cheng Jiayuan's invitation to join the Three Musketeers' dinner party at the weekend. Although he was familiar with Tao Wuji and Hu Yue, his relationship with them was not as good as that between the three of them, and he did not expect to have a deep friendship with them.
It's okay for Cheng Jiayuan to be silly and stupid, but as for Tao Wuji, forget it. A person like him should be just an ordinary colleague and an acquaintance, but there's no need for a deeper friendship. Otherwise, this guy will stare at him like he stared at Zhao Hui in the plot and try to establish some kind of bond with him. That would be too disgusting.
Weekends are rare days off. Although banks are busy, they do have time to rest. Binjiang Branch is relatively busy. Sometimes we have one day off a week, and sometimes we have two days off a week.
On his day off, Zhou Chen packed his things and went to the hospital to visit Dai Qiye again.
Dai Qiye has been in the hospital for a week and his health has recovered well, but it is not time for him to be discharged yet.
"Dai Xing, Teacher Ouyang."
"Xiao Zhou is here."
Dai Qiye and his wife were very happy to see Zhou Chen. They liked him very much because he saved their lives and he came to visit them every now and then and was polite and sensible.
Zhou Chen sat down next to the bed, and Dai Qiye took the initiative to ask: "How is your work in the corporate business department these days? Are you adapting?"
The last time he came, Zhou Chen had already told him that he had been transferred to the corporate business department and had thanked him solemnly.
“I’ve adapted quite well.”
"Just adapt, young man. Be modest and modest. When you first arrive in a new environment, don't rush to do things. Learn slowly, integrate slowly, and get along well with your colleagues. Xiao Zhou, I admire you very much. You are a bit like Zhao Hui at the beginning, but in some ways you are completely different. However, I think you will be another Zhao Hui in the future."
Dai Qiye was generous with his teachings, because after spending some time together, he was really optimistic about Zhou Chen's future and felt that Zhou Chen had the potential to succeed.
There is another important reason.
That is, his current situation is not very good. The news that he was investigated by the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Head Office has spread, and he himself is aware that his career path will almost be over once the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Head Office begins its investigation and questioning.
Simply put, he lost power.
The most intuitive manifestation is that during the first two days of his hospitalization, many people came to visit him, but since he was investigated and questioned, his place has become deserted. Except for Zhao Hui and a few others who came to see him, no one came to see him anymore, and no one even called him.
Fortunately, after experiencing this series of things, especially after experiencing life and death, he has become less concerned about these things and has taken the initiative to relax.
But Zhou Chen was different. Even though he knew that he had lost his power, he was still very respectful every time he came. He was also very patient in talking to him and asking him questions about work. This made him very happy, but also felt guilty. After all, when he first met Zhou Chen, he suspected that Zhou Chen was approaching him with a purpose.
If Zhou Chen was really such a scheming person, even if he didn't stay away from her now, he would definitely not be the same as at the beginning.
Dai Qiye knew that his career path was over, so when Zhou Chen asked him for advice, he was happy to give Zhou Chen guidance, which made him feel like he was teaching a disciple again.
Good image, polite, know when to advance and when to retreat, and eager to learn...
Even Teacher Ouyang has a very good impression of Zhou Chen and always asks his son Dai Bin to learn more from Zhou Chen.
After chatting with Dai Qiye for half a day in the hospital, Zhou Chen said goodbye. It was already late afternoon when he got home. He took the anxious Yuanyuan downstairs to walk the dog.
Zhou Chen was strolling in the community with Yuanyuan. When they passed by a building, they suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Yuanyuan."
When Yuanyuan heard the voice, she immediately looked in that direction, shaking her head and wagging her tail.
I saw a short-haired girl running over happily, squatting on the ground, and hugging Yuanyuan.
"Yuanyuan, you've grown up a little bit."
The girl was Zhao Rui whom Zhou Chen had met before. After the first encounter, he met her several more times while walking the dog. They chatted briefly and became more familiar with each other.
Zhao Rui played with Yuanyuan for a while, then stood up and greeted Zhou Chen again: "Brother Zhou Chen."
Zhou Chen nodded. He didn't try to get close to Zhao Rui on purpose, but met her naturally. He took Yuanyuan out for a stroll every day, so even if it wasn't intentional, he had met her a few times.
The little girl was very enthusiastic and liked Yuanyuan very much. Every time she met her, she would play with Yuanyuan for a while. Over time, the two became familiar with each other.
Zhao Rui has problems with her eyes, but it’s fine during the day. It’s just that at night, she can’t see clearly.
"Brother Zhou Chen, you usually have to go to work, so how did you train Yuanyuan? It's really obedient and cute."
The reason why she likes Yuanyuan so much is that Yuanyuan is not only good-looking, but also very obedient and good at pleasing people. She always makes her very happy and she also wants to have a dog. However, as soon as she mentioned it to her father, she was rejected harshly.
Zhou Chen smiled and said, "It's just normal training. Maybe it's smarter."
Things like training a dog cannot be explained in a few words. You can't just tell the little girl in front of her that if the dog doesn't listen, you should beat it or starve it if it doesn't listen.
Zhao Rui said depressedly: "I also want to have a dog, but my father won't let me. My father is very good to me, but he is too busy with work and has no time to accompany me."
There was only her father at home. He was a senior bank executive and was very busy. Many times he was busy even on weekends and did not have much time to spend with her.
Apart from her father, there was only an aunt who cooked at home, so she was usually alone at home and felt very lonely.
This was someone else's family affair, and Zhou Chen didn't want to get involved. Fortunately, the little girl's emotions came and went quickly, and she immediately started playing with Yuanyuan again.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
During this month, a major event occurred in the Shenzhen Maoming Branch. The former branch president, Dai Qiye, voluntarily retired. With his choice, the head office did not continue its investigation into him.
Dai Qiye believes in nine good and one evil, so he is not actually a person who truly abides by the rules. The matter of Jiaxiang Industrial is not the only thing he has violated. Although he violated some regulations in some matters, he did not cause any losses to the bank.
After he voluntarily gave up his position, the head office gave him a decent departure in consideration of his many years of dedication. Dai Qiye was also very low-key. After returning home from the hospital, he rarely showed up in public and just stayed at home to recuperate.
As soon as Dai Qiye left, the position of branch president became vacant. The head office temporarily transferred a deputy president to take charge of the branch and prepared to select a new branch president.
Among them, the voice of Zhao Hui, deputy branch president, is the loudest, so now some people in the branch and Binjiang sub-branch, which are in the same building, are feeling uneasy.