Sunday, July 25th.

Today is a good weather, and it is also the day when Chen Qiaoshan reported at Goldman Sachs. He got up just after six o'clock.

After washing up, he changed into a G2000 set. Before coming to Hong Kong, Yan Xiaoqin specially took him to the International Trade Center to choose, and there was also a suit from Tommy Hillfeiger and a Jenya. As for the Yager chosen by Chen Qiaoshan, Yan Xiaoqin thought he was too old-fashioned and only chose a tie and shirt.

For these outfits, Yan Xiaoqin gritted her teeth and brushed more than 10,000 yuan. In her words, Chen Qiaoshan must not be afraid of being timid in front of her Hong Kong compatriots, otherwise it would be obvious that her girlfriend was incompetent.

Having said this, Chen Qiaoshan could only follow her mercy. He did not remind Yan Xiaoqin that in the eyes of financial people, no matter how luxurious a brand is, it is just work clothes.

There is a saying in the financial industry that looks like productivity, especially the sales teams of major financial institutions. The clothing styles sold by women are almost textbooks for workplace clothing. From European and American fast-selling brands to light luxury to Gucci, Dior, and Burberry, as long as you know the brand, the appearance rate in major financial circles is the highest, no less than that of female stars. As for men, it is a foil. All staff are standard for suits, shirts and tie.

There is a joke in the circle, saying that a group of financial male migrant workers are walking together. Even if their mother comes, they may not be able to find out which one is her son when they look at her back.

He gets what he pays for. After dressing up for a while, looking in the mirror, Chen Qiaoshan really has a bit of a financial dog attitude.

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Luo Dayou's poem "The East of Queen's Avenue is so famous that there are more people who don't know LKF than those who don't know Queen's Avenue. The Yangtze River Center is located in Queen's Avenue in Central. Of course, LKF is not far from this. It is also a place where financial dogs appear. Even Boss Ma has visited it.

When Chen Qiaoshan walked into the Yangtze River Center, he felt a little uneasy. The building is full of financial giants, except for Goldman Sachs, there are many companies such as Jefferies Investment Bank, Blackstone, and Royal Bank of Scotland.

The most noticeable thing is Li Ka-shing's office on the top floor. It is rumored that there are private gardens and indoor swimming pools on it. Of course, they are all heard of news, and the real situation is unknown to outsiders.

Chen Qiaoshan discovered a strange thing. There was no Goldman Sachs logo in the building, and there was no mark on the guide sign in the lobby on the first floor. He thought about it for a while and it seemed that he had never seen Goldman Sachs logo in his two lives, let alone advertisements.

Goldman Sachs' office is located on the 68th floor, which is also the highest floor that a public elevator can reach. The top two floors are the private territory of Changjiang Industrial and Boss Li.

Under the guidance of the front desk, Chen Qiaoshan entered the HR's office.

He took the opportunity to take a look. Whether it is the paintings on the wall or the ornaments on the Duobao Pavilion, they look like ordinary things, especially the Victoria Harbour, which is fully visible outside the window. Such an office environment is undoubtedly scarce.

"Hello." Human Resources is a woman who looks less than forty years old and speaks fluent English, giving people a very capable feeling.

Chen Qiaoshan was a little surprised. The two had contacted each other several times. He always thought that the other party was a foreigner. When he met, he found out that he was a Chinese. "Hello, I am Chen Qiaoshan."

"Sabrina, Chan." She took the initiative to reach out and shook Chen Qiaoshan, "You can call me Sabrina."

Chen Qiaoshan's face was strange. His name was a bit alternative and he was easily teased by jokers. Without allowing him to think too much, Sabrina had another Cantonese question.

Unfortunately, it was a chicken and duck talking. Chen Qiaoshan didn't understand at all. Apart from being able to hum a few words, Wolf Running Wolf Land, he knew nothing about the rest of Cantonese, and he really didn't have the talent in this regard.

"Sorry, I don't know Cantonese." Chen Qiaoshan said the truth, explained and asked tentatively: "Ms. Chen is from Hong Kong?"

"I'm from Singapore." Sabrina changed to English. After a pause, she continued: "Cantonese and English are the main communication languages. You have good English. I hope to have time to strengthen Cantonese to facilitate communication with customers, so that it can also gain the trust of the other party."

Chen Qiaoshan was stunned. He had already learned about it before coming. Goldman Sachs had five front desks and ten backend departments. He was very self-aware. He was a freshman and had not mastered much professional knowledge. He had never thought about contacting specific businesses, let alone contacting customers.

"Ms. Chen, which department should I go to?"

Sabrina took out a resume and looked through it, "Your situation is quite special. You have not been interviewed by a hiring manager, and you reported it late. Now there are two places to go, one is AM and the other is PWM."

Chen Qiaoshan knew in his heart that these two departments were subordinate institutions of IMD (Investment Management Department). The former is asset management and the latter is wealth management, which provides investment management services to institutions and private clients respectively.

This position is not a good one. Within investment banks, IBD always occupies the top of the contempt chain, and below are traders, sales, researchers and middle and back-end employees, while analysts (analysts) are the lowest positions.

Zhang Zilin, the first Miss World in China, married an investment banker. The man was from Renmin University of China Trade and was an SVP of the Debt Capital Markets Department of CITIC Securities.

SVP can be translated as a senior vice president. This position is an executive in a physical enterprise. It sounds quite tall, but in an investment bank, it is actually just a middle-level position.

Investment banking positions are all set up in a flat manner, and newcomers usually start as analysts.

After three years of hard work, I will be able to be an SA, followed by a VP. I will be able to become an SVP in seven or eight years.

In the investment banking circle, VP and SVP account for one-third of the practitioners, which is a large group, second only to the bottom-level analysts. There are only a small number of real senior executives. Companies like Goldman Sachs can be promoted to partners, only about one thousandth of the proportion per year. Of course, the elimination rate here is also very high, and not everyone can stick to high-intensity work.

The SVP who has won the beauty in CITIC is a winner in life. It is also this incident that has made many financial migrant workers collectively flip. The SVP can marry Shijie. She clamors for two years to work hard and marry Gao Yuanyuan home.

Unfortunately, ideals are beautiful, but reality is too cruel. Winning a financial dog to marry a rich and beautiful woman is destined to be a report in the news.

Chen Qiaoshan has always been wondering what caused him to get the summer internship opportunity at Goldman Sachs and rob the ball outside. He is so good that he came here for no reason, "Ms. Chen"

"Call me Sabrina." Sabrina corrected, "Goldman Sachs is a very humane company. We emphasize employee equality. If you encounter problems, you can communicate with me at any time."

Chen Qiaoshan didn't take this seriously at all. If Goldman Sachs had humanity, the world would have been peaceful long ago, and every financial crisis, it would not be the mastermind behind these investment banks. Of course, he secretly complained, "Sabrina, don't I need an interview?"

"Aren't we just interviewing now?"

Chen Qiaoshan almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. If this could be called an interview, then the HR job would be too simple.

"Okay, I'm just kidding." Sabrina smiled. "You've been accepted and now you're just discussing your position, so don't be that serious."

Chen Qiaoshan did not continue to think about it. The matter would always come to light, so he was not in a hurry.

"IMD is not Goldman Sachs' strength. Merrill Lynch, MS and Lehman occupy most of the share, but our private wealth management is also making efforts, which is also a very challenging position." Sabrina's intention is quite obvious. She suggested choosing PWM. For some reason, she did not mention asset management.

Chen Qiaoshan was a little erratic. This was the first time he heard the name of Lehman Brothers from the insider.

Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, who would have thought that an unprecedented financial crisis made Lehman completely a thing of the past, and UBS directly replaced the seats of the three wealth management giants.

"How are you thinking, AM or PWM?"
Chapter completed!