At this moment, there was a knock on the chairman's office door, and Secretary Wang walked in. "Chairman, we've contacted several major banks, but no one is willing to lend us money. The heads of two banks even refused to answer my calls. They...they are too ruthless.
"We at the Lei family have never been subjected to such humiliation before. They always chased us around, begging us to go to their bank to handle business. But now, when we really get into trouble, they all hide away!"
Lei Qing glanced at Secretary Wang calmly. The idea of applying for a bank loan was brought up by several senior executives at a company meeting. Lei Qing didn't have much hope at the time, but now he has nothing to be disappointed about after hearing the result. It is human nature to seek good fortune and avoid danger. Anyone who can make it in the business world is a shrewd person. If they encounter such a thing, would they not avoid it but rush into it?
At this moment, Secretary Wang's phone suddenly rang. The caller ID showed Liao Niansheng, the deputy manager of XX Bank. Secretary Wang quickly said to Lei Qing, "It's Liao Niansheng from XX Bank. How about I go out and answer it?"
Lei Qing waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.
Secretary Wang then carefully answered the phone: "Hello, Manager Liao, I wonder what you're calling about?"
"Secretary Wang, I heard about the Lei company's situation. I also know that you contacted my immediate superior, but he did not agree to lend you the money. That's why I waited until after get off work to call you. I'd like to ask if your company's loan has been approved? I mean, have other banks lent you money?" A cold male voice on the other end of the phone asked.
"This..." Secretary Wang was a little surprised. It was a bit difficult to answer this question.
Because Secretary Wang turned on the speakerphone when he answered the phone just now, Lei Qing heard the words clearly, so he nodded to Secretary Wang.
Secretary Wang then spoke up, "Manager Liao, I really don't want to hide it, but the company's loan isn't going smoothly. I'm not sure why you're asking this."
"Don't worry, Secretary Wang. I'm just checking to see if your company still needs a loan. To be honest, I was right next to the person in charge of our bank when he received your call today. After rejecting your request on the phone, he decided to take a vacation and even booked a flight right away. He also said his phone would be turned off for a while, so you wouldn't be able to contact him anyway. However, he delegated all matters of the bank to me and gave me a lot of authority, so I asked."
Secretary Wang was a little stunned after hearing this. "What do you mean by this..."
A man chuckled over the phone. "If your company still needs a loan, please come to my office tomorrow morning to handle the formalities. I'll be waiting for you at the bank."
"Will this not have any impact on your future work? What if you are fired from the bank in the future? The person in charge of your bank has already gone into hiding because of this matter. Why do you have to wade into this mess?" Secretary Wang was puzzled.
"Influence? Dismissal? Could it be that my PhD from Harvard University is fake? I can't survive without this job? Or is it that bank loans are reserved for those who have no financial problems, but companies in need won't lend a penny?" Liao Niansheng chuckled, his tone full of sarcasm.
Liao Niansheng's answer surprised Lei Qing. He said it lightly, but everyone knew that if he was fired because of this, it would affect his life. XX Bank is a state-owned bank. He is so young and has been promoted to the position of deputy manager at the age of less than 30. It can be said that his future is limitless. He is destroying his own future by doing this.
"But are you willing to sacrifice your own future for our company? You're not even related to me, you wouldn't make such a huge sacrifice for someone else, right?"
"Others? Secretary Wang, you're wrong. The Lei family and Mr. Lei have never been anyone else to me!"
Damn, this statement contains too much information. Could it be that this guy is Mr. Lei’s illegitimate son? Otherwise, how could he say such a thing?
Seeing Secretary Wang's gaze, Lei Qing narrowed his eyes, and scared Secretary Wang so much that he quickly looked away.
"But as far as I know, you and our Mr. Lei have never had any intersection!"
Secretary Wang suddenly remembered what Liao Niansheng had said two years ago when he was promoted to deputy general manager of the XX Bank branch: "Secretary Wang, if your company needs anything, please feel free to come to me. I will do my best to help and will never refuse."
When he heard this, he thought it was just Liao Niansheng's polite remark, but he didn't expect it to be true!
Liao Niansheng chuckled again. "Chairman Lei isn't my relative, he's my benefactor. Without him, I wouldn't know where I'd be picking up trash in the mountains. How could I have all this? Who would even know who Liao Niansheng is?"
As if to reassure Secretary Wang, Liao Niansheng told him his life story.
It turned out that Liao Niansheng lost both his parents when he was seven years old, and his uncles and aunts in the family also had limited abilities. While other children were in school, he had to go to the fields to farm, go to the mountains to herd cattle, cut grass and collect firewood. At such a young age, he simply couldn't have a moment of leisure, and he lived like this for more than two years.
It was not until he was nine years old that he received funding from the Lei Group's scholarship fund and had the opportunity to go to school and become a student.
More than two years of lonely and helpless life filled Liao Niansheng's heart with endless loss and desolation, and Lei's help to him was like a ray of sunshine shining into his already cold heart.
The already desperate boy worked hard all the way, skipped grades and was admitted to Harvard University in ten years. He completed his master's and doctoral studies in just four years, and all his tuition expenses were funded by Lei's scholarship fund.
"Secretary Wang, you said that I would sacrifice my future because of Lei's affairs, but how could you know that my future was given to me by Lei and Chairman Lei? Now that Lei is in trouble, how can I just sit there and watch them get into trouble?
"Although the bank has given me considerable authority, I've checked and found I can only sign out 160 million yuan. I'm going to loan you all of this tomorrow. I've also been investing in stocks since graduation, and in six years I've saved tens of millions. I'll give you all of this, too. All together, it's around 200 million yuan. I hope this can be of some help," Liao Niansheng said.
Secretary Wang was so moved after hearing this that he didn't know what to say. Although these two hundred million yuan were just a drop in the bucket for the Lei family's predicament, this kindness was very touching.
twenty three
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