splendid star

Chapter 23 Post-disaster reconstruction
8:15 in the morning is the time when the business department of the securities company where Yuqing works starts its regular morning meeting.
"Are all colleagues here?" Manager Zhao looked around the conference room, cleared his throat, and continued: "Okay, let's start the morning meeting. Today's meeting is more important. Let me tell you the agenda first. .”
Manager Zhao walked to the middle of the conference podium, picked up a red square cardboard box on the table in front, and continued: "This is a donation box. As all colleagues know, a huge earthquake occurred in Wenchuan a few days ago, causing heavy casualties and heavy losses. Our country has always been adhering to the principle of support from all sides when one party is in trouble. After the disaster, the whole country acted quickly to donate money, materials, and manpower. Our company cannot fall behind. According to the arrangements of the head office, all sales departments across the country will act in a unified manner in the past few days. Complete the fundraising activities. There is a donation box here. After the meeting, colleagues will line up one by one and come to the front desk to donate their love in any amount."
"The second item of the meeting, in view of the current stock market conditions, the company has created a new position: retention, and Sister Zhou is responsible for this. Recently, the number of people canceling accounts in our sales department has increased significantly, the customer churn rate continues to increase, and the company's total assets are in Continue to decrease. For this reason, the company has adjusted the assessment indicators to the current assessment of the number of canceled accounts and the amount of imported assets. If an employee's number of customer accounts has been significantly increased, the corresponding performance will be deducted. If you want to increase income, you can We need to bring in more assets." After Manager Zhao said this, he raised his head and looked around, "Do you have any objections? If not, it was unanimously approved."
"Okay, let's start the fund-raising activity now, starting with the first colleague in the right row. After donating, you can go back to work."
Since the "512" Wenchuan Earthquake, the whole country has been deeply grieved.I still remember that afternoon, Yuqing was working in the office. She suddenly felt dizzy and the lights above her head were shaking from side to side. At this time, she heard a colleague shout: There’s an earthquake!With this shout, Yuqing immediately came back to her senses. She saw colleagues around her running out one after another, and she quickly followed them.
Later, the news reported that a magnitude 8 earthquake had occurred in Wenchuan, Sichuan, affecting most of China.Yuqing could not imagine that Beijing was so far away from Sichuan and could still feel the power of the earthquake strongly. What would happen to Wenchuan, which was at the epicenter of the earthquake? She was extremely concerned about the people there.
Follow-up news reports continued to come, showing the thrilling images of compatriots struggling in the ruins, and PLA soldiers rescuing people trapped under the rubble with their bare hands, braving heavy rain, walking on muddy roads full of ruins, risking their lives Danger goes to the scene and takes command...
Every time she saw such a scene, Yuqing felt heart-wrenching pain.Now the company is organizing a collective fundraiser, and Yuqing wants to do his best to help the compatriots affected by the disaster there.
As the colleagues in front finished collecting donations one after another, it was Yuqing's turn. She donated all the cash she had. She blamed herself for bringing too little money. She thought: If Manager Zhao can inform me in advance, I will Be sure to go to the bank and withdraw more money.
When Yuqing returned to her workstation, she opened QQ and told the "Four Sisters of Beidiao" group about their company's donation.Siyi said that their school also organized a donation, and she donated one month's living expenses. Guan Lu said that their hospital also organized a donation. Since Xiaoju had not found a job yet, she gave the money to Guan Lu and asked her to donate on her behalf.
Seeing everyone so enthusiastically donating money, Yuqing feels that she is really happy to live in China!In times of crisis, with the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army stepping forward and the love and help of hundreds of millions of compatriots across the country, why would a country like this not be prosperous and strong?
Taking advantage of her lunch break, Yuqing went to the bank and withdrew half a month's salary. She planned to talk to Manager Zhao in the afternoon.The first is that she felt that she had donated too little in the morning and wanted to donate more. The second was that she felt that she did not understand the assessment content that Manager Zhao said in the morning and wanted to ask for advice.
Looking at the long queue outside, Yuqing knew that they were all customers who came to cancel their accounts.It is unclear when the number of customers in the sales department who closed their accounts began to increase, and there were even long queues like half a year ago.With the current market situation, she would feel a little inappropriate if the company forced her to stay.
"Dong dong dong..." Yu Qing gently knocked on the door of Manager Zhao's office.
"Come in!" Manager Zhao looked up and saw Yuqing and asked with a smile, "Wang Yuqing, what's the matter?"
"Manager Zhao, I feel that the money donated this morning was too small. I would like to donate more to do my best." Yuqing said, taking out a wad of hundred-dollar bills from her jacket pocket.
"Let me thank you first on behalf of the compatriots in the disaster area! I am planning to go to the headquarters to deliver the donation box!" Manager Zhao said as he took the money from Yuqing's hand and put it into the donation box.
"Besides, I have something unclear and I would like to ask Manager Zhao for advice." Yu Qing lowered her head, a little embarrassed to speak.
Manager Zhao noticed Yu Qing's dilemma and said slowly: "Yu Qing, if you have something to do, sit down and talk slowly. Don't be nervous."
Yuqing thought for a while, raised her head, and expressed her doubts to Manager Zhao: "Why does our company set up a retention post? Isn't it the customer's freedom to open and close accounts? In addition, with the current market situation, it is difficult to force retention Isn’t it inappropriate to introduce assets to customers?”
Manager Zhao glanced at Yuqing and said with a smile: "I knew you would come and ask me. When the assessment standards were discussed in the morning meeting, I saw you frowning. Come! Drink water first!" Manager Zhao said while As he spoke, he handed Yuqing a water cup.
Yuqing quickly stood up, took the cup and thanked her.Manager Zhao continued: "I'm very touched that you can come here specifically to send another donation! You see, we need to rebuild after the earthquake, and we also need to rebuild after the stock market crash! We are in the securities industry, and the unilateral decline of the stock market is systematic. Sexual risks are not something we can control. But since we are in financial management, we have to think about our clients, right?"
Yuqing nodded after hearing this: "Manager Zhao is right! Since we are considering customers, why do we need to retain customers and introduce assets?"
Manager Zhao smiled and said: "Wang Yuqing, don't you understand? What goes up is a risk, and what goes down is an opportunity! Now most stocks have been cut in half compared to last year's highest point. Look again Are the stocks in the two cities much cheaper now than they were half a year ago?"
Yuqing nodded: "Yes, some stocks have fallen by half, and some have even fallen by two-thirds."
"So! Now is the time when gold is everywhere! At this time, everyone is queuing up to cancel their accounts. When the stock market rises, they will queue up to open accounts again. If you blindly chase the rise and kill the fall, you think you will still make money. Money?”
After hearing this, Yuqing suddenly felt that what Manager Zhao said was reasonable, and the confusion and complaints accumulated in her heart disappeared a lot.
Seeing Yuqing nodding her head in understanding, Manager Zhao continued: "Now to assess the amount of funds, the company has launched three-month and six-month financial products, and the annualized rate of return is 3% higher than the bank's regular rate of return. Percentage points, it is a high-yield product on the market, which is still very attractive. You have failed to meet the standards for two consecutive months, but you must work hard! I heard..." Manager Zhao said this, He swallowed the remaining half of his words and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. Just work hard and don't think about anything else."
"Okay, Manager Zhao, I'm going out first!" Yuqing exited Manager Zhao's office.
"Yuqing, what did Manager Zhao talk to you about?" Xiao Wu, who joined the company with her, hurried over and asked.
"It's nothing. I just went to the bank to withdraw some money and put it in the donation box during my lunch break." Yuqing said calmly.
"Wow! Wang Yuqing, you are so great!" Xiao Wu looked at Yuqing with admiring eyes.
"Okay! Don't look at me like that, I'm embarrassed." Yuqing's face turned a little red when Xiao Wu said this.
"I thought Manager Zhao came to you to tell you about layoffs?" Xiao Wu pouted.
"Layoffs? What layoffs?" Yuqing was stunned.
"Haven't you heard? Many securities companies are laying off employees now? Manager Zhao told me a few days ago that the head office issued a new notice that if the assessment fails to meet the standards for three consecutive months, you will automatically leave." When Wu said this, he lowered his head in frustration, "I have failed to meet the assessment standards for two consecutive months."
"Could it be that what Manager Zhao half swallowed just now was about layoffs?" Yu Qing took a breath when she thought of this.
My performance has not been up to standard for two consecutive months. It seems that the odds are against me!
Yuqing looked at Sister Zhou busy working there, and listened to Sister Zhou's hoarse voice trying to retain customers. She suddenly felt that in this environment where the whole country was suffering from the same disaster, it was not easy for everyone to survive. Bar!
(End of this chapter)