Climbing the Career Ladder

Chapter 569

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Wen Feng turned around, rolled her eyes at Fang Zhicheng, and spat, "How can I hate you? I think you are an excellent young man, just like Lao Song. I think you have great potential. As long as you continue to develop step by step, you will definitely have a bright future. That's why I have something to tell you. Regarding your life experience, you may need to stop talking about it and just pretend that the passbook has never appeared. How about that?"

Fang Zhicheng showed a helpless smile, "What if I don't do this?"

Wen Feng slowed down the treadmill and said seriously, "There is no if! You have no choice."

Fang Zhicheng knew that Wenfeng must know something about this, so he asked, "Can you tell me the reason?"

Wen Feng shook her head and said, "Not telling you is for your own good."

Fang Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said, "I feel very painful now, as if I am stuck in a quagmire."

Wen Feng said: "When the world falls into darkness, the best choice is to do nothing and wait for the dawn."

Fang Zhicheng sighed and said, "When will dawn come?"

Wen Feng smiled and said, "It will come eventually."

This conversation with Wenfeng was vague and confusing, making Fang Zhicheng unable to understand it, but he could feel that Wenfeng's words were full of concern, which made Fang Zhicheng feel much better.

Wenfeng ran for about half an hour, and Fang Zhicheng said goodbye and prepared to leave. Wenfeng called Fang Zhicheng and invited him, "Let's have breakfast together."

Fang Zhicheng thought that he could communicate more with Wenfeng, so he readily agreed. Breakfast was simple, a few slices of bread and milk, and Wenfeng even fried a poached egg for Fang Zhicheng. It looked average, but tasted okay.

Wen Feng sighed for some reason. Fang Zhicheng looked puzzled. Wen Feng smiled bitterly and said, "It's been a long time since anyone had breakfast with me?"

"Where is Secretary Wendi?" Fang Zhicheng felt a little regretful after he finished speaking. He knew that there was discord between the couple.

Wen Feng did not shy away from Fang Zhicheng and said, "Although we live in the same house, we are like strangers. We are busy with our own careers and forget that we have another half in our lives. He must be as miserable as I am. I heard that you are engaged to the girl from the Ye family. I want to say that if you don't love her, then don't be together. A marriage with only politics and no feelings is selfish and cruel."

Chapter 0501: The Master's Wife Has a Different Charm

Wenfeng rarely tells anyone about the problems between her and her husband Song Wendi. For some reason, she chose Fang Zhicheng, Song Wendi's disciple, to tell all this. Fang Zhicheng understood that Wenfeng, in a way, looked at her marriage with hatred. Of course, she not only hated Song Wendi, but also herself. The reason why she chose Fang Zhicheng as the person to confide in was most likely because Wenfeng just wanted to find someone to confide in.

Because Fang Zhicheng and Song Wendi have a special relationship, Wenfeng knows that he will never tell Song Wendi about this.

After breakfast, Fang Zhicheng took the initiative to help Wenfeng clean up the dishes. Wenfeng did not stop him and went to the living room alone to make coffee. After Fang Zhicheng cleaned up the kitchen, the living room was filled with the rich aroma of freshly ground coffee beans.

Fang Zhicheng had just picked up the coffee cup and was about to flatter Wenfeng when her cell phone rang. She glanced at Fang Zhicheng and turned to the balcony to answer the call. Although there was some distance between them, Fang Zhicheng could still hear Wenfeng's voice floating intermittently from the balcony.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Wen Feng returned to the living room. Fang Zhicheng stood up and said with a smile, "You have something to deal with, so I won't disturb you and will leave first."

Wen Feng thought to herself that Fang Zhicheng was smart enough to see that she had something to do, so he immediately took the initiative to say goodbye. Wen Feng smiled and said, "Do you have anything else to do today? If not, how about following me? I won't have to call the secretary."

Fang Zhicheng said cheerfully, "I happen to drive a car, so I can be not only your secretary, but also your driver, picking you up and dropping you off."

Wen Feng rolled her eyes at Fang Zhicheng, which made him feel quite charming. Fang Zhicheng was distracted for a moment, but he quickly realized that it was just Wen Feng's subconscious behavior without any emotional color, and he quickly forced himself to calm down.

Wen Feng first went to the bathroom to take a shower, and then changed into a set of neat clothes. Compared with before, she looked more official. Before she became the bank president, she had served as the deputy mayor of a prefecture-level city, so her every move had the heroic spirit of a female official.

After getting into Fang Zhicheng's car, Wen Feng briefly explained to him the situation of the meeting today. Fang Zhicheng knew that the person Wen Feng was meeting was not an ordinary person, otherwise, Wen Feng would not have taken the time to meet him on Saturday.

"The person I'm meeting today is a British man. He is a famous banker. Previously, he used an investment company in Yunhai to stir up a bloody storm in the Yun Stock Exchange." Wen Feng said in a serious tone.

Fang Zhicheng sighed softly and said, "After the great bull market in 2007, the domestic stock market bubble could burst at any time in 2008, but ordinary people are not aware of the danger. It is expected that within two or three months, the stock market will definitely react, and by then the domestic economy may have a series of chain reactions."

Wen Feng stared at Fang Zhicheng and asked in confusion: "I didn't expect you to be so pessimistic about the domestic stock market. Now many people are very enthusiastic about the stock market."

Fang Zhicheng said: "There is a trend now that everyone will make money as long as they enter the stock market, but another important issue is ignored. Who is losing money? China's economic growth rate has been very fast in recent years, but it still cannot support the current explosive growth of the stock market. In addition, a large amount of international capital has poured into the country in the past two years, which has made the domestic stock market so hot. The money everyone is making now is all from those international capitals. When those international capitals shrink, it will be time to shear the sheep."

Wen Feng smiled and said, "You are quite rational in your view of the problem. The current domestic financial situation is indeed very risky. The State Council has asked the banking system to formulate multiple strategies and consider a whole set of follow-up response strategies if the stock market crashes."

Fang Zhicheng nodded and said, "In the financial field, we have suffered a major setback. We were affected by the 1997 Asian financial crisis, which once controlled our growth rate. However, that battle was in Hong Kong after all, and this battle is in China. We need to carefully consider the consequences."

Wen Feng shook her head and smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that everyone is blinded now and is trying their best to rush into the stock market."

Fang Zhicheng said in a deep voice: "The more it is at this time, the more we need to be rational."

Wen Feng found that Fang Zhicheng had a thorough understanding of finance, and said with a smile: "Guess what that foreigner will talk to me about today?"

Fang Zhicheng pondered for a moment and said, "Today's meeting is more about understanding the situation and seeing how the Huainan Central Bank treats foreign capital."

Wen Feng smiled and said, "Your analysis is very accurate. It seems that bringing you here today is a good choice."

During the booming stock market last year, Fang Zhicheng had studied some knowledge about the stock market, but he thought he only knew the basics. After all, people who have never played in the financial market can only talk about it on paper.

In the hotel's coffee shop, she met the British banker, named Brian Hebrew, who looked to be in his forties, with short hair and a very masculine look. Brian had worked in China for a long time, so he spoke Chinese well. After Wenfeng had a brief chat with him, the two entered a tit-for-tat phase.

Brian commented in a gentlemanly manner: "China's financial system is too fragile now. If it is still managed in the same way as before, the economy will only get worse. The subprime mortgage crisis in Europe has already broken out and is now gradually spreading to China. So I suggest that you reduce the so-called market regulation and completely hand over the leading power to us professional bankers, completely hand it over to the market, and act in accordance with financial laws. That will be more conducive to getting China out of the crisis as soon as possible."

Wenfeng didn't take it as an offense. She had a lot of contact with foreigners, and Brian's provocative words were a negotiation strategy.

The Chinese are usually very tactful during negotiations. Brian feels that such negotiations would be very tiring, so he might as well appear to be more aggressive, which would increase the momentum of the negotiations. This also has a very good effect, and he can often achieve his desired result of making the Chinese feel fearful.

Wen Feng tapped her chin with her finger and said calmly, "Mr. Hebrew, if you are meeting with me today just to discuss social system issues with me, I will be very disappointed. Because even if we come to a conclusion, it will not be of any benefit to your company."

Brian thought to himself that Wen Feng was really a powerful woman, and she stopped himself from speaking in the blink of an eye.

Brian raised his lips and smiled, "President Wen, you are the smartest Chinese woman I have ever met. I apologize for what I said just now, just to open up the topic faster. Now I will tell you my true thoughts. I hope Huainan can relax its policies and allow foreign banks to enter. Now we have branches in Nanyue, Yunhai and other places. The next step is Huainan, but we understand that there is a lot of opposition from the Huainan central bank, so I hope you can make some concessions."