Episode Guide
Episode 1: Lin Qiang Offends Qian Cai and Gets Transferred to a Branch
Episode 1:Lin Qiang, a young and promising individual, was appointed as the Deputy General Manager of the Credit Approval Department at the headquarters of Lianzhong Bank through sheer hard work. He refused to sign off on a loan for Haisheng Bio-Tech Company, which had questionable financial records, and thus offended his superior, Qian Cai, the General Manager of the Credit Approval Department. As a result, he was transferred to the Longyuan Branch, a remote branch with the worst performance, as the Deputy Branch Manager. >>read more
Episode 2: Hao Wei Sees Lin Qiang as a Thorn in His Side
Lin Qiang and his colleagues are having dinner together. When he steps out to take a call, he sees Xia Xin's daughter, Ling Le Le, working as a hostess in a bar. He follows her and tries to confront her, but the bar owner sees him and has him thrown out. Lin Qiang waits for Ling Le Le to finish work and tries to convince her to quit the job, but she refuses and argues with him. >>read more
Episode 3: Episode 3: Lin Qiang is Forced to Make a Promise
Zhu Feng Shan's visit to Lin Qiang wasn't about the minor issue of playing cards and taking off pants. He was there to persuade Lin Qiang to head to Qinglong Mountain to set up a branch office, urging him not to waste his prime years on internal office politics. Lin Qiang vehemently protested, refusing the assignment. He felt he was being unfairly targeted as a thorn in their side simply for questioning two loans handled by Qian Cai and Hao Wei. Zhu Feng Shan explained the consequences, but Lin Qiang remained unyielding. >>read more
Episode 4: Hao Wei Schemes Against Lin Qiang
Zeng Baichuan tries everything he can to stop Lin Qiang from going out to attract deposits. He uses a bunch of excuses, but Lin Qiang sees through his act. He knows Zeng Baichuan is just trying to stall him so he can't reach his goal of five hundred million in a week. The audit department staff check the security footage from the teller counters and accuse the tellers of having a bad attitude. Lin Xiao Zao argues with them, convinced that Hao Wei is behind this, trying to sabotage Lin Qiang. >>read more
Episode 5: Lin Qiang Exposes Hao Wei's Illegal Loan Practices
Lin Qiang's promise to reach a target of five hundred million yuan within a week was far from being met. As the deadline approached, Zheng Shuai was reluctant to follow Lin Qiang to the remote Qinglong Mountain branch. He urged Lin Qiang to accept Zhu Feng Shan's suggestion and become the deputy manager of the central branch in the financial district. >>read more
Episode 6: Lin Qiang and Hao Wei Face Off
In Episode 6, Xiao Xiao has a sudden inspiration and drags Lin Qiang to invite Zheng Shuai to join their poker game night. Zheng Shuai is a bit nervous, worrying that the embarrassing underwear incident will be brought up again. Lin Qiang notices his concerns and laughs it off, assuring him that's all in the past, so Zheng Shuai reluctantly agrees. >>read more
Episode 7: Lin Qiang Investigates Wenhu Group's Irregular Lending Practices
In Episode 7, Lin Qiang, an employee at the bank who stands firm on principles, was transferred to a lackluster branch after refusing to sign off on a few suspicious loan documents. Meanwhile, Qian Cai and Hao Wei teamed up to skillfully maneuver those two questionable loans through the approval process. >>read more
Episode 8: Zhang Jiaming Exposes Lin Qiang's Regulatory Violations
In episode 8, Hao Wei submitted a report to the head office detailing Lin Qiang's misconduct, including over a dozen failed cases of offshore fishery loans. When Xia Xin saw the documentation, she immediately summoned Lin Qiang and advised him to stop applying for loans for the offshore fishery industry upgrade, and to reconcile with Hao Wei to avoid unnecessary trouble. >>read more
Episode 9: Hao Wei Submits Evidence to Lin Qiang
In episode 9, Lin Xiao Zao and her friends Xiao Xiao and the others were secretly plotting to illegally obtain credit cards from card dealers to earn some pocket money. However, this plan was exposed to Lin Qiang by Zhang Jia Ming. When Lin Qiang found out, he was displeased and decided to teach them a lesson, requiring them to repay the money they earned in installments within a year. >>read more
Episode 10: Lin Qiang Publicly Exposes Rosa's Misdeeds
In Episode 10, early in the morning, before the first ray of sunlight could dispel the stillness of the night, a series of urgent phone rings broke the tranquility of Lin Qiang's home. On the other end of the line was Ling Le Le's anxious voice, informing Lin Qiang that her father, Captain Ling, had suddenly come under investigation by the disciplinary committee, and the household was in disarray, with Xia Xin locking herself in her room, unwilling to face this sudden turn of events. >>read more
Episode 11: Lin Qiang Unexpectedly Takes Over Management of the Dragon Source Branch
In Episode 11, Chen Xing Yuan is puzzled by the delicate relationship between Lin Qiang and Hu Xiao, and the motives behind it. So he ropes in Zhu Feng Shan to get to the bottom of it. When Hu Xiao sees them coming, he quickly shuts his computer and makes an excuse to slip away, leaving everyone in an awkward silence. >>read more
Episode 12: Lin Qiang Prepares the Dragon Source Branch
In episode 12, Yuan Guan Kui was like a man possessed, brimming with energy every day at the office. His eyes shone with excitement as he spun vivid tales for the customers. Xiao Xiao noticed this and told Zhang Jia Ming, "Let's transfer Yuan Guan Kui to the teller counter - maybe he can liven up the atmosphere around here." >>read more
Episode 13: Hao Wei Transforms Himself into the Central Bank Branch Manager
In episode 13, Hao Wei secretly met with Zhang Jia Ming and asked him to make copies of Lin Qiang's emails, then immediately gave them to Qian Bo and asked him to pass them on to the higher-ups. Hao Wei's move was quite clever - he chose to meet at a bathhouse, intending to seem open and honest, as he was determined not to simply retire and leave, having already developed a feud with Lin Qiang. >>read more
Episode 14: Lin Qiang and Hao Wei Ming's Covert Clash
In episode 14, Lin Qiang was captivated by the beauty of the sunrise and led the group to camp by the seaside. However, Zhang Jia Ming unexpectedly barged into Lin Qiang and Zheng Shuai's tent, much to the concern of Lin Xiao Zao, Lin Qiang's friend. This was supposed to be the perfect opportunity for the shy Lin Xiao Zao to confess her feelings to Lin Qiang, but she ended up swallowing her words, her face flushed with embarrassment. >>read more
Episode 15: Hao Wei Will Stop at Nothing to Defeat Lin Qiang
In Episode 15, Hao Wei made a bold claim that he would absorb Lin Qiang's Longyuan branch within 3 months. To achieve this, he pulled out all the stops - not only did he dispatch employees to aggressively solicit deposits, but he also offered higher interest rates and gift incentives to successfully attract a flood of Longyuan branch's customers. Hearing that morale was plummeting within the Longyuan branch, with some employees even jumping ship preemptively, Hao Wei knew Lin Qiang would not go down without a fight, so he remained vigilantly on guard. >>read more
Episode 16: Lin Qiang and Hao Wei Clash
In Episode 16, Chen Xing Yuan invites Xing Li to a farewell banquet. After several rounds of drinks, he takes the opportunity to mention Lin Qiang's large-scale project with Huayu Bank. Xing Li repeatedly declines and complains that Chen Xing Yuan should not have given the Hebei Steel loan project to Lin Qiang, saying that Dragon Source Branch's deposit-taking capacity is limited and unable to handle such a major task. >>read more
Episode 17: Qiu Zhichang Requests to Meet with Lin Qiang
In episode 17, Yuan Guankui is usually quite carefree, but when it comes to work, he is very meticulous. Hao Wei looks down on him as a mere deputy manager, thinking he only got the position because of his uncle Qin Zheng's connections. Hao Wei even made Yuan Guankui serve meals in the bank. However, Yuan Guankui provided Hao Wei with some feasible suggestions, but not only did Hao Wei not accept them, he also scolded Yuan Guankui harshly and forced him to go to Lin Qiang's Dragon Source branch. >>read more
Episode 18: Lin Qiang Submits Evidence of Xing Li's Wrongdoing
In episode 18, as the big signing event between Longyuan branch and Huayu Bank approaches, Xing Li began to play tricks. He forcibly pulled in Chen Xing Yuan and Zhu Feng Shan for a meeting, preventing them from participating in this crucial moment. He also tried to disrupt the collaboration under the pretext of the headquarters' board of directors. >>read more
Episode 19: Xing Li Stubbornly Refuses to Listen to Advice and Desperately Clings to Power
In episode 19, Lin Qiang, Chen Xing Yuan, Zhu Feng Shan, and Qin Zheng, the top executives at the bank, collectively resigned. Xing Li was caught off guard and was more concerned that the evidence Lin Qiang had submitted on the Wenzhu Group loan fraud case could lead to his downfall. He urgently brought his secretary Qian Bo to seek help from Qiu Zhi Zhang, but Qiu Zhi Zhang insisted on watching his grandson's game before discussing the matter. >>read more
Episode 20: Lin Qiang Reluctantly Takes Over as Branch Manager
In episode 20, Qian Bo is extremely envious of Chen Xing Yuan's position and is desperately trying to figure out a way to bring him down. He hatches a plan, spending money to have someone visit Qian Cai in prison, hoping to get him to spill the beans about Chen Xing Yuan's involvement in the Wenxiu Group's fraud scheme. >>read more
Episode 21: Lin Qiang Regains the Authority of the Supervisory Department
In episode 21, as soon as Lin Qiang arrived at the branch, he headed straight for the main issue - investigating the loan fraud case of the Wenhu Group. After taking care of his pending matters, he immediately visited the chairman, Xing Li. At the elevator, Qian Bo intercepted him, hinting at Qian Cai's care and reminding Lin Qiang not to forget the favor. >>read more
Episode 22: Lin Qiang Collects Evidence for Chen Xing Yuan
In episode 22, Lin Qiang earnestly persuaded the managers Wang and Du from the Disciplinary Department to return to the department. Lin Qiang originally wanted Qian Bo to bring the office keys, but they insisted on getting them themselves. When Wang and Du opened the door to the Disciplinary Department, they found that the evidence Lin Qiang had submitted for the Wenhu Group case was missing, and Liang Kuai's hard drive was also gone. They suspected that Qian Bo had taken them, but he denied it and acted clueless, even claiming that Lin Qiang was the acting president. >>read more
Episode 23: Xing Li Dismisses Lin Qiang
In Episode 23, Lin Qiang hits the ground running as he takes office, diving straight into the investigation of the Wenhu Group's loan fraud case. He reinstates the oversight department that Xing Li had disbanded. Meanwhile, Qian Bo goes to great lengths to protect Xing Li, even going so far as to forge evidence to frame Chen Xing Yuan. In a twist, Xing Li uses a mysterious overseas account to transfer funds to Chen Xing Yuan, attempting to create confusion. >>read more
Episode 24: Qiu Zhi Zhang Sends Xing Li to Surrender
In Episode 24, Lin Qiang and Zhu Feng Shan devise a plan to first apply pressure on Qian Bo through the inspection department, then have Xia Xin from Human Resources step in. Their goal is to get Qian Bo to reveal the truth about the Wen Hu Group loan fraud case and expose Xing Li's crimes. >>read more
Episode 25: Chen Xing Yuan and Qiu Zhi Zhang's Split
In Episode 25, Qiu Zhi Zhang has a grand ambition: to get Lianzhong Bank back on course. The board members gather to vote, and they all support Qiu Zhi Zhang, believing he’s the right person for the job. However, he has his eyes set on Chen Xing Yuan, wanting him to take the helm.Unexpectedly, Chen Xing Yuan proposes a different idea: he wants to separate Linhai Bank and run it independently. Alarmed, Qiu Zhi Zhang quickly tries to retract that suggestion, thinking it’s unacceptable. But Chen Xing Yuan is stubborn and firmly refuses to take on the new leadership role, insisting on Linhai Bank's independence. >>read more
Ending 26: Zheng Shuai Leaves Lin Qiang to Join Chen Xing Yuan
In Episode 26, Chen Xing Yuan strategically chose the Longyuan Branch as his new base to retain his valuable partner, Lin Qiang. However, Lin Qiang made a bold decision to join Qiu Zhi Zhang at the Longyuan Central Branch, planning to take with him a significant joint project with Huayu Bank. >>read more