Chapter 152 Opening an Account with a Copper Plate
One day in late June, it was a hot day, but it was another Sunday.
This day, the master is supposed to be a zodiac auspicious day.
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In front of the building No. 48 Hefang Street, firecrackers and big red lanterns hung high, making a jubilant atmosphere.
Fireworks rose around Yunsi River, appearing colorful.
The opening ceremony of Fengzhong Bank begins here.
In the headquarters building of Fengzhong Bank, a brand new building is presented to the public, with a total construction area of more than 2,000 square meters.
The building is decorated with a French-style Baroque architectural style.
The exterior walls of the building are stacked with rectangular stones to outline flat lines, making them look even and thick.
There is a tall arch in the middle of the first floor, and the door lintel is decorated with a vortex pattern carved from huge stones.
The second and third floors are connected with Ionique columns to balance the proportions between doors and windows and walls.
There is a corridor-style balcony outside the window on the second floor.
The window frame designs of the entire wall are different, making the balanced facade exude a touch of artistic effect of "moving and stillness".
The eaves on the top of the building are deep, the eaves are decorated with exquisite patterns, and the floor and walls inside the building are made of marble, making it look high-end and luxurious.
The trading hall on the first floor is the core part of the bank. The floor plan is round, with fourteen dark marble cylinders arranged around it. The stigmas are white marble stigmas, and ancient Chinese coins are used as decorative patterns.
The counter carved by two lion beasts carved with white marble separates the lounge and the business hall. The roof of the hall is a semi-spherical steel frame and white grinding glass inlaid. The hall is spacious, bright and gorgeous.
There are luxuriously decorated business hall manager's room and large customer lounge on both sides of the hall.
The business hall uses a glass ceiling, which has a good lighting effect.
The straight gable above the eaves protrude in the middle, and the heavy stone slabs are engraved with six large characters "Zhejiang Fengzhong Bank" and are painted with gold powder.
The onlookers were crowded.
After the unveiling ceremony of the ribbon cutting at the bank gate, the opening celebration banquet was held.
The opening celebration banquet was held in the Hangzhou Hotel Banquet Hall on Hefang Street.
The banquet hall is decorated with lights, the lights are brilliant, the warm current is wandering, and it is very lively.
The magnificent stage is filled with luxurious crystal candle lamps, which are specially opened to welcome the arrival of distinguished guests. The dazzling light makes the hall look like daytime.
It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the warm currents were wandering in the hall, with fragrant clothes and beautiful hair and silhouettes.
The ladies in cheongsams and gorgeous clothes stood under the light with tassel shawls, gathered together dignifiedly and whispered in a low voice.
The women wore wide skirts that were tight on top and loose on the bottom, swaying and moving among the many celebrities.
Most men wear long gowns and jackets, and are crowded with people. You can also see many European and American men and women wearing Western clothes and fair skin and green eyes.
The guests are mainly directors, supervisors, bank senior management, representatives of major customers, important partners, etc.
Today, the Governor's Office, Hangzhou Government Office officials, Shanghai Reporting and Reporting were invited to attend.
Zhejiang governor Tang, Zhejiang governor Li Cunzhi, as well as British, French and other consuls in Hangzhou, appeared at the ribbon cutting and unveiling scene.
The banquet was hosted by Chen Tianhua, the young general manager of Fengzhong Bank. Mr. Chen Zongyu, chairman of Fengzhong Bank, made a brief and enthusiastic keynote speech. The content mainly revolves around welcome, thanks and support!
There were so many guests in the banquet hall.
On the stage, the White Russian ladies performed singing and dancing.
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After Fengzhong Bank opened, Chen Tianhua spent most of his energy and time on banking business.
The kiln and breeding farm in Shuangqi Town are now basically on track, while Wu Laosan, Lin Gen, Jiang Afan and others can all execute according to the procedures.
The entire business bank finance is managed by her cousin Gao Yutang, and two cousins Shaojun and Shaoxiang are doing it in sales.
Directors Liu Wenjie and Hu Yaoxiang are now spending their energy to supervise the kiln.
Besides, it only takes more than 60 miles of water to get to Twinqi in Hangzhou, and the Jisaic Clippers arrive in three hours.
Chen Tianhua went back to the double house every now and then spent some time checking the work there, and visited his mother.
As soon as he returned to the kiln office, Hu Yaoxiang was happiest, sticking it to him like an octopus.
He had to deal with it and encourage her to work harder in management and be his assistant.
Hu Yaoxiang now seems to have his whole mind and body belong to him, and he is a wise plan to him, and has already put Fan Chenggui behind his mind.
Shaoxing is one of the key points of Fengzhong Bank, and Shaoxing Fucheng, Shuangqi Town, Keqiao Town and other companies have business departments.
As soon as it opened, Chen Tianhua’s first focus was on savings.
In later generations, people had a strong sense of savings in investment and were more aware of savings. Savings were built on outlets and provided convenient services, so people would naturally open an account to save money.
But in the late Qing Dynasty, ordinary people did not have the awareness of opening an account to save money. For a long time, money shops only served a few people and rich merchants. No one ever thought of the little money in the hands of ordinary people.
Chen Tianhua proposed the slogan of "One Copper Account Opening" for the general public.
That is, if you have a copper plate on your hand, you can open an account at the Fengzhong Bank business point and have free deposit and withdrawal.
He printed a large number of single-page leaflets, with pictures and texts, and sent savings department employees to various towns and villages to explain the far-reaching significance of "opening an account with a copper plate", and mobilized the people to rush to deposit money into Fengzhong Bank.
After a period of mobilization, many handicraftsmen, vendors, bricklayers, grooms, sedan chairmen, etc. all went to Fengzhong Bank to open an account and deposit money.
Silver and copper plates are not like later banknotes, and they are inconvenient to carry and store, and are not safe.
Individual workers put the money they earn every day into the plum blossom, no matter how much they earn, before closing in the afternoon.
It is very convenient to take as much as you need, and use it to get as much as you want.
Not long after, everyone discovered the benefits of opening an account at Fengzhong Bank.
After having a certain amount of deposits, Chen Tianhua focused on promoting how to plan the remaining money he accumulated, which in later generations was called financial management.
According to the needs of each household, the remaining money is reasonably distributed and divided into one year deposit, half a year deposit, zero deposit and whole withdrawal, etc.
This kind of people-friendly propaganda has truly established the concept of investment and financial management for the people, and has the awareness of making money.
After a few months, Fengzhong Bank's deposit amount increased in a magnitude. Although the salesmen at the business site were very busy every day, their results were gratifying. Everyone felt that efforts would eventually be rewarded, and they were very happy.
As the general manager of Fengzhong Bank, he is actually a person who grasps the specific operation direction and is very confident about this.
Chen Tianhua, who has modern knowledge, does not need him to learn from the specific bank's current bank business from time to time, and he does not need to take specific hands-on instructions.
After a period of practice, he found that the majority of individual workers who opened accounts in Fengzhong were the most individual workers, such as the most coachmen, sedan chairmen, small vendors, local vegetable farmers, dock loaders, etc. in Hangzhou.
Chen Tianhua decided to conduct market research in a mining area where workers are concentrated and prepared to set up a business site there. It should be said that the turnover will not be small.
Chapter completed!