Chapter 150 Clingy
While I was typing, Director Wang from the Operations Department pushed the door open and said, "Manager Pei, regarding yesterday's..."
"Please remember to knock on the door next time!" Pei Song was still frightened.
Manager Wang was stunned at the door: "Sorry, I just want to talk about yesterday's system architecture. By the way, you didn't sound very well yesterday?"
"Manager Wang," Pei Song held his forehead with his hand, "Can we talk about work first?"
"Okay, okay," Manager Wang sat down while holding back a laugh, "But don't worry, we all support you. Especially seeing the gentle side of the president, it's really..."
"Manager Wang," Pei Song interrupted the other party's joke helplessly, "Can you first talk about the access of new market makers?"
"Okay, okay, let's get down to business." Manager Wang straightened his face, "The progress is good. Seven companies have completed the system connection test. However..." His expression became serious, "The technical staff said that our requirements are too complex and may not be able to cope with the current architecture."
At the 10 o'clock meeting, colleagues from the technical department and the operations department were arguing with each other.
"The requirements raised by your operations department are totally unreasonable," said the technical director. "There are more than a dozen quotation rules for market makers alone, and the system simply cannot handle them all."
"These rules are necessary for the market," a colleague from the operations department retorted, "otherwise how can we attract big customers?"
"The problem now is that technology and business are completely out of sync," Pei Song looked at the two factions in the conference room, "The technical department said the business requirements were too complicated, and the operations department complained that the system couldn't keep up with the market pace."
This is his biggest challenge as head of operations.
On one side is the development pressure from the technical team, and on the other side is the market demand from investors.
"How about we cut some features first?" suggested the technical director.
"No," Pei Song shook his head, "These functions are just what the market needs. What investors value most is that we can support multi-currency transactions and real-time settlement at the same time."
He took out a detailed analysis report: "I reorganized the business process and divided the transaction process into three levels. The first level is basic matching, the second level is intelligent routing, and the third level is cross-chain clearing. We can go online in batches..."
"Moreover," he added, "I have already negotiated with several major market makers, and they are willing to provide liquidity support in advance. This way we can control the system load and optimize it gradually."
The technical director's eyes lit up: "This way, the development pressure is indeed much less."
"But regarding risk control..." someone expressed concerns.
"I have asked the risk control department to design a hierarchical review mechanism," Pei Song said, "and each link has a clear risk threshold."
Shi Yanchen stood at the door, listening to Pei Song reconciling the opinions of all parties, his eyes full of approval.
He had only been on a business trip for a week, and Pei Song had already been able to find the best balance between system architecture, business logic and risk control.
Pei Song was halfway through his words when he noticed that several of his colleagues had strange expressions and were looking towards the door.
He turned around and saw Shi Yanchen, and his ears instantly turned red.
Now, even colleagues in the operations department started whispering to each other, and some even couldn't help laughing.
"Ahem," Pei Song cleared his throat, trying to draw everyone's attention back, "Then let's follow this plan. Are there any other questions from the technical department?"
"No problem, no problem," the technical director said, trying to hold back a smile. "Since Manager Pei has said so, we will definitely cooperate fully."
Pei Song helplessly looked at these colleagues who were almost hurt from trying so hard to hold back their laughter.
"Okay, let's adjourn the meeting." he said quickly.
If this continues, we won't be able to continue today.
A few days later, an important market maker suddenly notified that it would withdraw from the cooperation, arguing that the system performance could not meet their trading needs.
The news came unexpectedly, and if an alternative cannot be found in time, the liquidity of the entire market will be affected.
Pei Song immediately asked his team to sort out the trading data of the past month overnight and found that the order processing time of this market maker was indeed nearly twice as long as that of other companies.
"I need a complete performance report," he said at the morning meeting, "not just technical indicators, but also the response time of each business link."
The data was presented quickly, and Pei Song discovered that the problem lay in the quotation strategy.
This market maker is accustomed to placing orders in batches during periods of high volatility, causing a sudden increase in system pressure.
"If we could spread the orders more evenly..." he pondered.
That afternoon, Pei Song met with the head of the market maker.
"I've seen your trading model," he said straight to the point, "If you can split up large orders, it will not only reduce the impact cost, but will also be more beneficial to you."
He showed a set of calculation data: "According to the current rate policy, placing orders in bulk will actually result in a lot more handling fees. If the smart entrustment strategy we designed is adopted, it is estimated that 2 million costs can be saved every month."
The other party was obviously impressed by the number: "Tell me how to do it in detail."
"We can design a customized market maker solution," Pei Song explained, "automatically adjusting the order rhythm according to the market depth, and enjoying tiered rate discounts."
The negotiations lasted until eight o'clock in the evening, and in the end not only did we retain the market maker, but the other party also promised to increase the scale of transactions.
When he returned to the office, Shi Yanchen was waiting for him.
"I heard the deal was done?" he asked.
Pei Song nodded: "It almost went wrong, but it was discovered early."
"You handled it very well," Shi Yanchen said. "You didn't simply ask the other party to stay, but provided a solution from a business perspective."
"I often encounter this kind of thing in restaurants," Pei Song said with a smile, "Some customers complain that the dishes are not amazing enough, but in fact they are just not paired properly. If you adjust the order of serving the dishes, the experience will be completely different."
Shi Yanchen thought for a moment: "So you applied your restaurant management experience to project management?"
"The essence is the same," Pei Song said, "both are about understanding customer needs and finding the best solution."
"Oh, right," Pei Song suddenly realized and took a step back, "Didn't we agree to keep our distance in the company? If there's anything, you should call me to report it. Why did you come to my office instead?"
"What's the difference between me coming to your office and you going to my office?" Shi Yanchen raised his eyebrows. "Just because of the accident in the video conference that day, I can't even care about the work of my subordinates?"
"How can this be the same?" Pei Song lowered his voice, "You are the president, and I am the department manager. If you come to my place, everyone will definitely talk about it."
"Then I'd like to listen to what they are talking about." Shi Yanchen took a step forward.
"Don't do that," Pei Song hurriedly stepped back and bumped into the desk, "Manager Wang and the others are looking at me in a strange way now."
"What's wrong?" Shi Yanchen leaned on his desk. "Can they still accuse me of being partial?"
"It's because of you..." Pei Song sighed, "Forget it, if you do this again, I will apply to the HR department for a transfer."
Shi Yanchen's eyes darkened: "You dare." He leaned forward and whispered in Pei Song's ear, "I don't mind playing a bit of office forced drama, it's exciting just thinking about it. Do you want to try it?"
Pei Song's ears instantly turned red: "Be serious! I'm not doing this for work." He pushed Shi Yanchen away, "Now is a critical stage. I don't want everyone's work efficiency to be affected by our gossip when they need to concentrate."
"That's what I said," Shi Yanchen chuckled, "but seeing you chatting and laughing with other people, I couldn't help but want to come find you."
"Alright, alright," Pei Song pushed him out, "If you don't leave now, Director Wang and the others will come to call me for a meeting."
Shi Yanchen stopped at the door and said, "Wait for me to go home together tonight."
"I know," Pei Song said, blushing and closing the door, "Let's go."
Through the frosted glass, he saw Shi Yanchen's tall figure finally walking away, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
How come this man is more clingy at work than at home?