Chapter 456: Life Records (League Leader's Reluctant Bonus Episode ×4)

"Director, this is really stifling. There's clearly so much excellent material, but they just won't let us use it." Fan Dao's assistant muttered with great dissatisfaction.

Indeed, the recording for the third season could be considered quite bumpy compared to the first and second seasons.

Previously, no matter the industry, there wasn't much resistance toward variety shows; some even harbored hidden thoughts of advertising or building a reputation.

Everyone cooperated happily, each getting what they needed. Although they couldn't access true industry secrets, they were still quite cooperative.

The medical industry, however, was an outlier, completely out of sync with other sectors.

Whether it was Yang Zhuren or Zhai Yuhan, even Ji Xiang, who stood to gain the most, was "on guard" against the Camera Crew at every turn.

Just a moment ago, the scene where Ji Xiang provided a diagnosis and the Ultrasound Room director repeatedly questioned the medical history was actually requested by Ji Xiang to be edited out.

Fan Dao was also depressed and let out a deep sigh.

"It doesn't even involve the Patient's privacy, yet they insist on cutting it out. You tell me, if we cut things like this, what's left to broadcast?"

"Don't complain," Fan Dao said. "The first episode is still decent; look and see if there's any other material."

"The part where Doctor Ji Xiang and Yang Zhuren argued is the best material, but I suspect they won't let that be broadcast either," Fan Dao's assistant grumbled.

Indeed, the content of that argument was too explosive; even if the hospital allowed it, Fan Dao wouldn't want to cut it into the final edit.

……

……

In the Review Room, Guangtou Zhuchiren smiled and said, "Professor Shen, do you think Fan Dao is right?"

Professor Shen frowned, paused for two seconds, and said in a deep voice, "Medicine has its seriousness, and encountering a pregnant woman with Cat Cry Syndrome, it is indeed inappropriate to use it as variety show material."

"Cat Cry Syndrome, this is my first time hearing of it." Guangtou Zhuchiren diverted the topic, seeking common ground while respecting differences to avoid disputes and a subsequent awkward silence.

Professor Shen shook his head. "Don't say that to yourself; this isn't my specialty, and it's my first time hearing of it too."

"Then how did Doctor Ji Xiang know about it?" another guest asked.

"I don't know," Professor Shen said truthfully.

In his view, Ji Xiang being able to diagnose Cat Cry Syndrome was even more baffling than persuading a Patient with extremely low compliance.

The medical industry has countless branches, just like General Surgery in the past, which in many large Grade A Tertiary Hospitals has already split into many sub-departments—Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery Department, Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Even long ago, Vascular Surgery Department was part of General Surgery, and Great Saphenous Vein varicosity fell under General Surgery for treatment.

Different professions are like mountains apart; even the Experts within a specific branch cannot claim to know every rare disease in their own department, let alone junior doctors or even Standardized Training Doctors.

This question was already out of scope!

However,

Ji Xiang's performance was surprising.

Seeing Professor Shen deep in thought, not speaking fluently about things he could discuss as he usually did, Guangtou Zhuchiren continued to watch the screen and chat, building the atmosphere to avoid an awkward silence.

Normally, the Camera Crew should be resting at this time, but Fan Dao was very persistent; he seemed dissatisfied with today's filming and kept following another group of Interns, wanting to capture material.

After seeing the scene where Ji Xiang clenched his fists, pressed them on the table, and leaned forward with a sense of overwhelming pressure, these daily routines seemed dull and uninteresting.

But the show had to go on; no matter how uninteresting, they had to find highlights, otherwise, a single outstanding Intern—Ji Xiang—wouldn't be enough to carry a reality show.

On screen, the three Interns doing their rotation in Neurosurgery were busy until very late.

"Professor Shen, you doctors are really competitive; what time is it and you're still working?" a guest joked.

"It was like this when I was working; now they call it competitive, back in our day we called it serving the people," Professor Shen said, telling a "joke."

Guangtou Zhuchiren asked, "Professor Shen, can't you finish your work during normal working hours? Every doctor I know seems very busy."

"Generally speaking, it can't be finished," Professor Shen replied. "For example, I once went to the Intensive Care Unit for a consultation, and the surgery from 12 days ago didn't even have the Medical Record written yet."

"……"

Guangtou Zhuchiren was stunned.

Professor Shen came from a top-tier Grade A Tertiary Hospital in the country; was it that unprofessional over there?

"After a Surgeon finishes a surgery, they are exhausted and truly don't want to write the Medical Record. They leave it all to the Interns and Standardized Training Doctors to write; anyway, they just muddle through it as long as the Patient is cured."

"But if something goes wrong..."

"It depends on how each person handles problems," Professor Shen said. "If you were to scrutinize every task, you would never get off work. Working 24 hours a day in a row, and still not finishing."

"Doctors have so much work, is it better for Nurses?" a guest asked.

"Doctors are still okay, Nurses have it the worst." This guest's words touched upon the most unbearable memories in Mao Mao's heart, and he complained, "The Nursing Department inspects every day. It's not just normal work; I've been busy all night, and the next day I still can't get off work, I have to attend the Nursing Department's exam."

"If it were just one or two exams, that would be fine, but the key is that there are exams every day." Mao Mao's tone was flat, but the other guests knew his personality and could hear Mao Mao's depression and complaints.

"By the time I get home, it's already noon; I eat a bite and lie down to sleep. Halfway through sleep, I always dream about whether the medicine in the micro-infusion pump was added incorrectly, or dream about whether there was a problem handing over to the next shift."

"Anyway, I did it for more than half a year and was exhausted. I just happened to catch an open audition, so I signed up."

"Hehe." Professor Shen smiled; there really aren't many people like Mao Mao who "soar to the sky" after participating in a talent show.

On screen, the three Interns had already changed their clothes and started walking out.

As they walked, they chatted about what to eat.

Although they were only Interns who didn't perform surgeries and only wrote Medical Records, they were already exhausted by the end of the day.

The Camera Crew followed and filmed the whole way; the guests could all guess that Fan Dao was unwilling to give up, as he wanted to capture exciting segments.

If there weren't any, so be it, but today there were clearly very exciting segments, but they probably couldn't be broadcast.

That was why he was sparing no expense to find material from these few Interns, hoping for better luck, Fan Dao thought to himself.

Arriving at a nearby Commercial Street, they found a noodle shop, and the three Interns each ordered a bowl of noodles and started eating.

One of the Interns took out a notebook, held a pen in hand, and wrote something on it.

"Chunlei, what are you writing?"

"The work content for tomorrow," that Intern said. "I was scolded by the director today, and tomorrow... sigh, now whenever I think about going to work, I feel terrified."

The camera lens pointed at the Intern's pen, then suddenly the screen shook, and the lens tilted up, "looking" out the window.

A middle-aged man with Gauze wrapped around his left hand was squatting on the ground vomiting.

(End of chapter)