36: Chapter 36 I've done my part in protecting you, Gu Hanhan

Hearing Gu Qingyan's words, Su Ye couldn't help but chuckle. This Silly Gu was really something at work. He wondered what kind of expression their bank president would have if he heard her say that; it would probably be quite entertaining.

"Alright, alright, I won't buy it. You go back to work, let's chat on WeChat. Also, this phone call of yours, if I'm not mistaken, is likely being recorded. If you're not careful, you might have to find a new job, hahaha."

"Huh?"

Hearing Su Ye's words, Gu Qingyan was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant. With a mournful little face, she hung up the phone. The vice president in charge of their major clients spot-checked recordings every day; if she got caught, she would be finished.

At this moment, a slightly plump middle-aged woman walked past behind Gu Qingyan and asked casually:

"Qingyan, have you contacted that major client President Zhou asked you to reach out to? He was just telling me to keep an eye on you."

Gu Qingyan looked up and blinked:

"I contacted him, Sister Zhang."

Sister Zhang hurriedly asked:

"What did that major client say? When can we visit? President Zhou wants to go with you."

"Huh?"

A minute later, Su Ye received another call from China Merchants Bank. Looking at the familiar number, the corner of Su Ye's mouth twitched. Surely this Silly Gu wasn't using the company's landline as a free chat tool, right?

"Hello—"

Gu Qingyan hesitated for a moment, then quickly spoke before Su Ye could say anything else.

"Mr.—Mr. Su, it's like this. You are a distinguished VIP client of our bank, and our president would like to pay you a visit. Is that convenient for you?"

After speaking, Gu Qingyan glanced at Sister Zhang, who was standing to the side staring at her.

Upon hearing this, Su Ye knew there was someone else beside Gu Qingyan, so he stopped teasing her.

"It's convenient. You know where I live; just bring your president over."

Sister Zhang's eyes widened completely upon hearing this, and Gu Qingyan, fearing that Su Ye would say something else outrageous, hurriedly hung up the phone and lowered her little head, looking like she had made a mistake.

Sister Zhang didn't say anything further but gave Gu Qingyan a deep look before turning to report to President Zhou. Only after Sister Zhang's footsteps faded did Gu Qingyan lift her little face, which was as flushed as a ripe apple.

Meanwhile, Su Ye tidied up his room. Although he hired a cleaning service every week, some clutter was inevitable. He found a drawer to store the contract he had received.

An hour later, with Su Ye's permission, the building manager brought Gu Qingyan and President Zhou up.

Seeing Su Ye waiting at the door from a distance, President Zhou enthusiastically extended both hands and smiled:

"Oh my, Mr. Su, hello, hello."

"I am Zhou Changxing, the branch president of China Merchants Bank in Sichuan Province. Mr. Su, you are truly a young and promising talent."

Looking at Zhou Changxing, who was in his forties and wearing a black business suit, Su Ye felt the charm of money once again. He was probably about the same age as his son, yet the man had expressed extreme enthusiasm from afar and showered him with praise.

Su Ye extended his right hand, shook hands lightly with Zhou Changxing, and smiled:

"President Zhou, you flatter me. It's just a bit of good luck. Please, come in."

Afterward, he winked at Gu Qingyan, who was behind President Zhou.

Gu Qingyan changed her shoes behind Zhou Changxing. Looking at the white wool rug under her little feet, a feeling of comfort rose from beneath her. She felt that if she lay on it, she would probably fall asleep very quickly. She hadn't expected that this was just a shoe-changing mat at Su Ye's place. She then looked at the layout of Su Ye's home; the simple color scheme looked very high-end, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance. It was the first time in her life she had seen such an environment; after all, her own family was only moderately wealthy.

Su Ye led the two of them to the sofa to sit down. Looking at President Zhou, who was smiling at his right, Su Ye felt the charm of money for the first time. One had to realize what kind of figure the Chengdu branch president was.

Although he wasn't the president of the Chengdu headquarters of China Merchants Bank, to the former Su Ye, he was a figure of immense power. Even if Su Ye had tried to curry favor to see him, he wouldn't have been able to. He never expected that the man would now personally come to visit him.

Don't let the title of "branch president" fool you; the connections he held were beyond what ordinary people could compare to. Su Ye even felt it was a bit surreal.

In the subsequent conversation, Su Ye learned that there were various explicit regulations in China Merchants Bank's service system. Even in a new first-tier city like Chengdu, any single deposit exceeding 50 million required the branch president to personally receive the client or pay a home visit. If it exceeded 100 million, even the branch president would be alerted.

People might not quite understand this concept. Let's put it this way: many people might have a net worth of several hundred million, but that involves investments and fixed assets like houses, cars, and luxury goods. They might not even be able to produce 30 million in actual cash flow.

Of course, having 50 million in cash flow deposited in a single bank is, after all, the minority of the minority. Such a situation might not happen twice a year, and the vast majority of cases are the result of banks begging and pleading for the business.

For a client like Su Ye, who was unknown and suddenly dropped 50 million, President Zhou was as pleasantly surprised as if he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky. Therefore, in this situation, President Zhou naturally attached great importance to it. As for why he asked Gu Qingyan to make this call...

Silly Gu, sitting to the side, was already completely bewildered. What had she just heard? Su Ye actually had 50 million deposited in her bank?

What was the concept of 50 million? Although she had only joined China Merchants Bank a few days ago, Gu Qingyan had a slight understanding. Usually, the threshold for private banking at major banks was 5 million. China Merchants Bank was the most arrogant, but even that was only 10 million. So, Su Ye was equivalent to being able to enter China Merchants Bank's private banking five times?

Her own monthly salary was only a base of 4,000. Calculating that as 50,000 a year, she would have to work for a thousand years to earn that amount—equivalent to working from the Tang Dynasty until now?

The huge disparity in life made Gu Qingyan feel as if she were in the clouds.

"Mr. Su, the reason for our visit this time is, first, to pay you a visit. Second, because you are a private VIP client of our China Merchants Bank, we have arranged a private consultant for you. We happened to hear that you know Little Gu. Do you think it would be okay to let Little Gu be your private consultant?"

Su Ye poured a cup of golden tea into the glazed bone china cup on the small tea table in front of him, picked it up, and looked at the clear tea liquid.

This President Zhou was not being honest. He claimed he brought Gu Qingyan along because she knew Su Ye, but did he know she knew Su Ye before she made the call? However, given Gu Qingyan's beauty, she would encounter similar problems wherever she went. He might as well keep her firmly by his side this time; it could be considered shielding Gu Qingyan from the wind and rain.