98: System upgrade, new character slots?

Especially the bank's name; it needed to sound high-end and be easy to remember, which was very important.

Secretary Yang looked at Zhang Yu and said, "The company's middle management has also submitted a few suggested names. Would you like to take a look, Mr. Zhang?"

"Let's do this." Zhang Yu had an idea in his mind. "Let's call it Jiangcheng Development Bank. Submit the filing with this name."

"Development Bank?"

Secretary Yang couldn't help but nod after hearing this.

"That's a good name—simple, easy to understand, and easy to remember."

When it came to Mr. Zhang's decisions, mindless flattery was all that was needed.

"Then, Mr. Zhang, regarding the issue of the bank's location..."

Secretary Yang asked again.

Upgrading to a bank meant needing a headquarters, a back-office financial center, and a disaster recovery center.

All facilities, including personnel and office space, required better infrastructure.

This wasn't something that could be solved by just renting a floor or two in an office building.

What kind of bank opens inside a regular office building?

"Roughly how much office space is needed?"

Zhang Yu asked.

"Mr. Zhang, according to preliminary calculations, we need a scale of 10 to 15 floors, with a total area of over 20,000 square meters."

Secretary Yang reported the preliminary data.

"Let's do this."

Zhang Yu thought for a few seconds and said.

"Go see if there are any office buildings for sale in Jiangcheng. I will buy the whole building and then renovate it."

Buy the whole building?

Secretary Yang was stunned; this was the power of Mr. Zhang.

An office building, with at least 2,000 square meters per floor, would cost over 20 million on the market, and a floor in the core of the city center would cost 50 million.

Calculating for 20 floors, one would need to prepare around 1 billion in funds.

"Yes, go ask around and see where there are office buildings for sale."

Zhang Yu smiled. "If it's under 2 billion, you can buy it directly without asking for permission."

He had an airline and a technology company under his banner.

Their annual profits were far more than tens of billions.

2 billion was nothing at all.

"Alright."

Secretary Yang nodded. "Mr. Zhang, I will go handle it immediately."

"Hmm, go ahead." Zhang Yu thought for a moment and added, "Oh right, recently the company is transforming into a bank, so the workload will definitely be very heavy. Go mobilize the employees. If they do well, there will be rewards. Also, release a recruitment announcement externally to hire a batch of professional banking personnel."

The employees of Papa Dai Financial Company had many years of experience in the industry.

However, financial lending companies and banks were very different in terms of operating logic.

Especially regarding the use of various professional systems.

Temporary training would definitely not be enough; hiring a batch of experienced hands could get the bank on the right track quickly.

"Secretary Yang?"

Zhang Yu noticed Secretary Yang didn't react and asked again.

At this moment, she was staring at Zhang Yu, lost in thought.

His sudden voice startled her, and she hurriedly pulled back her thoughts.

"Alright, Mr. Zhang, I'll go handle it right away!"

She agreed, feeling annoyed in her heart for spacing out just now.

But there was no help for it.

Zhang Yu was too young and too handsome, and as a woman with normal romantic views, how could she not have any ripples in her heart?

Moreover, he was also a very wealthy person in Jiangcheng, able to pull out billions just like that.

Human nature was to admire strength; for such a dragon among men, who could avoid getting flustered?

However, Secretary Yang was a professional secretary after all. She was very proactive in her work and quickly immersed herself in her tasks, carrying out Zhang Yu's instructions without the slightest hesitation.

Very quickly.

Zhang Yu's instructions spread throughout the entire company.

"Mr. Zhang's meaning is very clear: if we do a good job, there will definitely be major rewards!"

"Since he came to the company, he has never made empty promises. This time, we really have to work hard!"

"Yeah, it's rare to meet such a god-like boss; I'd be remiss if I didn't give it my all."

The employees were all as energized as if they had been injected with chicken blood, swearing not to drop the ball during this critical transition period.

After giving these instructions.

Secretary Yang also published the recruitment requirements for bank employees through websites like BOSS Zhipin.

The salary and benefits offered were also very competitive within the industry.

"Look quickly! A new bank is going to be established in Jiangcheng!"

"This is a bank with government backing and support; its strength cannot be underestimated."

"And the benefits offered are so high? It's almost double what our current unit pays."

The news of the bank's recruitment soon spread throughout the banking circle in Jiangcheng.

After forwarding it to each other, many people saw this news.

Thinking about how they hadn't made any progress in their original units for so many years.

Now there was a new bank; although it had a private background, it had government backing and offered high benefits.

Changing units and starting from scratch, perhaps it would be easier to be noticed for promotions.

There weren't many who weren't tempted.

Consequently, everyone secretly saved the recruitment information, preparing to find time to apply.

Many people said on the surface that they wouldn't consider it.

But in their hearts, they had already made plans: if they could get hired, they would resign on the spot.

Over here.

After Zhang Yu finished his business, he prepared to leave the company.

Suddenly.

The system's notification sounded in his mind.

What the hell?

Zhang Yu was surprised; the system rarely issued notifications proactively, especially when no events were triggered.

He opened the system to take a look.

Zhang Yu was somewhat dumbfounded; it turned out the system had upgraded?

It had risen from LV1 to LV2.

It had to be said that this upgrade was indeed a bit slow.

But the effect after the upgrade was still quite good.

"host, you have reached LV2. Compared to LV1, you can enjoy the benefits of random Blind Box drops, expanded Blind Box rewards, and Peach Blossom Value incentives."

He understood the others.

This last one made Zhang Yu a bit curious.

He looked at it in detail.

It turned out that with every level up, one person could be added to the character slots.

That is to say, he could now choose one person to add to his Peach Blossom Value cultivation targets.

Once they reached ten stars, it would be another generous reward with stacked BUFFs.

The first time, he used the BUFF from Di Xiaoba, which brought him Dami Technology Company.

The second time, he used the BUFF from Lu Hanxiao, which brought him Xinyi Group.

Both BUFF-level Blind Boxes were top-tier rewards.

Now it was equivalent to having another chance to unlock a super BUFF.

Zhang Yu was still quite tempted.

This was far more rewarding than the Blind Boxes he drew every day.

"System, can I choose randomly?"

"host's current level allows you to choose from the following characters. Please randomly determine one!"

The system's emotionless voice came through.

Zhang Yu took a look.

The original character slots were just Lu Hanxiao and the other two.

Now, an empty slot had been released.

There were several character cards, all currently in a gray, locked state.

Zhang Yu took a look.

Xiong Tingting.

Sasha.

Su Mei.

Xu Mufie.

There were even characters Zhang Yu hadn't thought of.

However, because there were fewer opportunities to interact, it was difficult to raise their stars, so it would mainly be one of the people above.