Mei Hui called a special meeting with the backbone of her department to discuss the proposal put forward by Donnan Bei.
Standing at the table, Donnan Bei wrote the main points of the proposal on a slide and projected it on the wall of the meeting room.
First, the envisage of joint tackling with the credit department to expand the business;
Second, the envisage of improving the value-added services to attract customers while generating revenue;
Third, the envisage of opening trade finance business;
Fourth, the envisage of establishing customer return visit system;
After finishing his speech, Donnan Bei stood still and looked at Mei Hui, who gestured for him to sit down before looking around the room and saying, "First of all, I would like to acknowledge Donnan's work. In addition to doing his daily work, he has also been able to go deep into the grassroots and customers, making suggestions through surveys, interviews and personal thinking. We are at the forefront of Reform and Opening up, facing unprecedented opportunities for development. And with the development of foreign trade, this business will become bigger and more important. I am not saying too much first, and let's begin to discuss."
A colleague said, "Donnan's proposal is good, but we are all too busy now and sometimes have to work overtime, so we can't care about anything else unless we recruit more people."Several people quickly responded to his statement.
Mei Hui said, "Today we only focus on the programme itself."
Another colleague said, "I listened carefully to Donnan's report, and I have a few comments for reference only." He looked down at his notes and continued, "Regarding joint PR, I think the credit department will not cooperate, as the matter will do them no good and increase their workload simply. Regarding value-added services, I feel that these trivial tasks are time consuming and a huge responsibility, and that it would be Pyrrhic. Regarding trade finance, essentially it is still part of the credit department's business. There is a need for customer visits, but our system is so rigid that even if a customer wants to make some improvements it is difficult for us to meet them, so it is better not to provoke them."
Donnan Bei remained silent, and when Mei Hui finally asked him what else he had to say, he moved his body and spoke slowly.
"I think we have all watched American Westerns, why is the West so desirable? Because the West is full of all the elements that doesn't have in real life, dreams, opportunities and adventures, just like we came to Shenzhen from all similar corners of the country without any hesitation, because we don't want to be frogs at the bottom of the well, we resent the life consistently day-to-day, we loathe seniority-based and hate the social relations." Donnan Bei's voice is getting higher and faster, "But look at our work and life now, what's the difference with what we had in the inland? It's not even as good as the quality of life! At least we could live with our parents, we didn't have to pay rent, we had food ready when we go home, and we could find people we know to take care of anything we encounter. But we are Shenzhen people, we all want to create a new world for society and for our personal career, and this is the only way to break through our background, education and qualifications. Not to say that today we are only making a little attempt to be not quite innovative, we are still bookkeepers of Shanxi Money-Exchange Shop.It would be a real innovation if we changed the bank into a wealth management centre. We turn all the money depositors put here into investments, and we share the profits together to achieve wealth freedom, what could be more desirable than freedom?"
After the meeting, colleagues walked out of the conference room one by one, Mei Hui sat where she was and watched as Donnan Bei was packing up the slide projector.
