The Most Terrifying Force in Society Is Humanity Itself
How luxurious could an office be?
That question was ridiculous. People had different ideas of luxury, so there were countless forms of it. But this was indeed a luxurious room.
The gilded ceiling, natural crystal chandelier, bear and lion heads mounted on the walls, and two ivory tusks taller than a person displayed in the cabinet—such "simple" furnishings were enough to show how extravagant the room was.
However, like most offices, everything inside belonged to the company. Only a very small number of personal items belonged to the company employee who used the room.
His name was Qiao Geliman, General Manager of the Credit Department at Jinhui Bank's Sabine City branch.
An administrative manager like him was entirely different from the client managers outside. He was only one step away from being promoted to branch president, but that step was extremely difficult to take.
Unlike most official institutions, where the second-ranking local official could rise one level and become the highest-ranking local official, promotion within Jinhui Bank might mean transferring from a branch to a regional division or headquarters and starting over from the middle or lower ranks.
Being a branch president meant more than a simple difference in title. Of course, Qiao Geliman had never imagined that he could become one. The chances of such a thing happening were practically nonexistent.
He lacked a great deal of capital. He had no backer on the Board of Directors at headquarters, and those people would not even look twice at a Credit Department General Manager from a second-tier city branch. This made his path to promotion a long one. Fortunately, he was easily satisfied and content with his current situation.
He was only forty-two, with a successful career, a young and beautiful