Chapter 436: Not Attending to Proper Business (League Leader Foucs Bonus Chapter ×4)

After leaving with the less-than-satisfactory materials, Fan Dao immediately began directing the editors and production staff to start post-production.

Fan Dao had originally been full of confidence in the program, otherwise he wouldn't have made it to the third season. It was just that the financial backer for this season demanded a focus on job hunting in the medical system, which cast a shadow over Fan Dao's expectations for the ratings.

Yet, there was a surprise in this program, which was something Fan Dao hadn't expected.

Gradually, Fan Dao began to have a little bit of anticipation; as long as this program didn't flop too thoroughly, it would be fine. If it could just keep a breath of life, he still wanted to make a fourth season.

His requirements weren't high either; as long as it could keep breathing, and the program's reputation didn't collapse too severely or die too completely, that would be enough. The more Fan Dao thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

The editing and production were slightly rough, but because of the financial backer behind the scenes, everything was particularly rushed; this was something that couldn't be helped.

"Director, do you think this is okay?" Fan Dao's assistant glanced at the sample footage and asked tentatively.

"I don't know." Fan Dao shook his head.

Theoretically, ordinary people should be relatively interested in the medical industry; one can tell just by looking at the ratings of several well-produced American and Japanese dramas.

But Fan Dao felt that showing the daily life of the medical industry from the perspective of a variety show probably wouldn't work, because many things couldn't be filmed.

For example, surgeries, or even routine clinical physical examinations, couldn't be filmed.

If even the most basic physical examinations weren't allowed, then what else could be filmed? Making this variety show was completely meaningless.

But the appearance of Ji Xiang and his stunning performance gave Fan Dao a glimmer of hope.

He had to hurry up with the editing and go live in 48 hours; if the ratings were too low and the viewership was poor, he would just leave a camera crew behind and muddle through to satisfy the financial backer.

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"Dad, how did Ji Xiang go to film a variety show!" Zhao Tianjiao held his phone and handed it to Zhao Jixiang.

"I don't know." Zhao Jixiang shook his head.

Looking at the promotional poster on the phone, Zhao Jixiang felt it was exceptionally unfamiliar.

Ji Xiang's bright, sunny smile was like a needle, pricking at Zhao Tianjiao's heart.

"Is this still a doctor! How can he do this! What does he take medicine for?" Zhao Tianjiao said with disdain.

Zhao Jixiang looked at the poster, feeling a bit of joy in his heart.

After all, Ji Xiang was a young man who liked the feeling of being a star. When one is young, who wouldn't like it?

But going to participate in a variety show would definitely delay his professional work, and he would end up becoming a loafer.

Although he could earn money, the path to the Provincial Natural Science Foundation would be completely closed to Ji Xiang. He didn't know what Liu Zhi and Bai Chuzhang were thinking, just letting Ji Xiang mess around.

"Wait and see." Zhao Jixiang gave a calm and unhurried assessment.

Zhao Tianjiao didn't say anything else and snatched the phone back fiercely.

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"Lao Bai, what do you think about this matter with Ji Xiang?" Liu Zhuren asked.

"Heh." Bai Chuzhang shook his head, "Dean Sun pushed it down; there's nothing to be done."

"Couldn't you have stood your ground? Letting Ji Xiang go participate in some variety show, isn't this just nonsense!"

"Go take a look at other large Grade A Tertiary Hospitals in the country, see the strengths and weaknesses of other hospitals; being inclusive is also a good thing."

"That's not how it's done. Young people have wild thoughts, and Ji Xiang's hardware is good enough..."

"What hardware?" Bai Chuzhang interrupted Liu Zhi and asked.

"Pah! Don't talk dirty to me." Liu Zhuren said.

Seeing his old friend getting a bit anxious, Bai Chuzhang sighed, "I don't want him to go either. Having a paper in The Lancet and the Provincial Natural Science Foundation, how good it would be to move up step by step. But this matter, neither you nor I have the final say."

"If he were poached by other big bosses, I'd accept it. But if Xiao Ji becomes a 'little fresh meat' in the future, I'll be damned if I accept it!"

Liu Zhi clenched his fists, feeling somewhat angry.

Ever since he watched a remake of an old drama and learned the term 'little fresh meat', he had never approved of it. Now that Ji Xiang was actually going to walk down this path, Liu Zhuren felt countless amounts of unwillingness in his heart.

"What's so bad about it? At the very least, he doesn't have to bear the pressure of the medical field," Bai Chuzhang said indifferently.

However, seeing his old friend almost beside himself with anger, he immediately pulled the topic back, "Dazhi, I've been keeping an eye on that side. Lu Gang told me that Ji Xiang is doing quite well at Hang Yi Da Yi Fu Yuan."

"Quite well? What do you mean by 'quite well'?" Liu Zhi scoffed at Bai Chuzhang's words.

"Yes, it is truly quite well," Bai Chuzhang said very formally, "Xiao Ji is diligent by nature; whether it's surgery or scientific research, his level of completion is very high."

"Didn't you tell me that the proposal for the Provincial Natural Science Foundation was written by Ji Xiang himself? When I saw the proposal at the time, guess what my first feeling was?"

"What?"

"This kid Liu Zhi is something else; at his age, he can actually make further progress in writing!" Bai Chuzhang laughed, "The proposals for the Provincial and National Natural Science Foundations you wrote in the past are a far cry from what Ji Xiang wrote."

Liu Zhuren felt a bit embarrassed, but what Bai Chuzhang said was the truth.

The more this was the case, the less he wanted to let Ji Xiang go.

"We've digressed. I think Ji Xiang knows what he's doing; he will arrange things himself. Going to see hospitals in the South will ultimately have its benefits. As for whether he comes back or not, I believe you have already prepared for it."

"Lao Bai, if Xiao Ji doesn't come back, what will you do?" Liu Zhi asked Bai Chuzhang about Ji Xiang's future so bluntly for the first time.

"Nothing I can do." Bai Chuzhang spread his hands.

"You'd have nothing you can do?"

"Heh heh, actually, at the very beginning, I didn't think much of Ji Xiang. When we went to the grand competition, we were short a nurse, so I transferred him to participate in the nursing competition. But that kid was something else; he handled both nursing and medical work, and even that Old Man from the Imperial Capital wanted to snatch Ji Xiang away to train him for a few years as an ICU Head Nurse."

Liu Zhuren had also heard about this and laughed out loud.

Ji Xiang transforming into a Head Nurse—the imagery was full.

"Ever since then, I've been paying attention to this little guy, and the more I look, the more I like him. Being able to work together for a period of time is fate; I don't dare to think about anything else."

"Is there anything you, Lao Bai, don't dare to think about?" Liu Zhi asked.

For a doctor with a clinical background to move up smoothly in the bureaucracy, it is impossible without someone supporting them from behind.

Regardless of region, or even industry, it is highly probable that it is the same everywhere.

Lao Bai was a special case; back then, because he performed a surgery too well, he was "put out to pasture" by Lao Zhuren, and harboring a grudge, he stumbled his way step by step to where he is today when no one was looking.

In Liu Zhi's view, this was impossible, yet Bai Chuzhang had managed to do exactly that.

"Lu Gang, how arrogant, even I couldn't tame him," Bai Chuzhang said, "but look at him after working with Xiao Ji for a while, honestly writing Medical Records. He doesn't say it, but he's acting as a subordinate Doctor through his actual actions."

"Let's not talk about this; ask your wife for leave tomorrow night, and the two of us will go out to see Xiao Ji's debut," Bai Chuzhang said.

"Bullshit!" Liu Zhi cursed, "Not attending to one's proper duties."

(End of chapter)