Chapter 510: The Dragon That Soars Too High Will Have Cause to Repent?

Two days later.

"Lao Bai, have you contacted Ji Xiang?"

Liu Zhuren and Bai Chuzhang were sitting in the familiar private room just like the previous few days, watching the television, waiting to see that familiar face, and looking forward to Ji Xiang doing something else that would leave them dumbfounded.

Although the conditions of the private room at Peiyang Barbecue were not good, it was a memory of their youth and a habit of many years; the two of them didn't notice it at all.

"You should be more familiar with Ji Xiang, so you should be the one to ask." Bai Chuzhang smiled. "However, I think this episode should be a case of 'surging high and falling back'; I just hope it won't be too disappointing."

"I have the same thought as you, but every time I have this thought, I negate it myself." Liu Zhi said. "It's very strange. Theoretically, Ji Xiang has talent in medical standards, but that absolutely shouldn't affect a variety show."

"Just watch. Wouldn't it be better if there could be some surprise?"

"I'm really looking forward to it. By the way, give Xiao Ji a call and have that brat give us a spoiler first." Liu Zhi said.

"I am the Director of Medical Affairs, not Ji Xiang's Attending Teacher." Bai Chuzhang curled his lip. "As the director of the first department where Ji Xiang did his Standardized Residency Training, you should be the one to ask."

Bai Chuzhang knew exactly what Liu Zhi was going to do the moment he puckered his butt.

Therefore, he refused Liu Zhuren's suggestion without hesitation.

Liu Zhuren chuckled; he also knew how Bai Chuzhang would answer him, so he pretended nothing had happened and began to pour himself a drink.

……

……

Zhao Yuanzhang and Zhao Tianjiao sat up straight.

It is truly rare to see someone who can keep a straight face and look so serious while watching a variety show.

"Dad, the previous episode of the show had a very high rating." Zhao Tianjiao said, feeling uneasy.

"Things turn into their opposites when they reach the extreme." Zhao Yuanzhang said. "Actually, I think there's a problem with how the show is made. A highlight like the one in the previous episode should have been saved for the end. I've been thinking for the past two days about what the production team could film next, but no matter how much I think about it, I can't come up with anything."

"I don't know either. I guess the word-of-mouth and click-through rates will both slide." Zhao Tianjiao stated his expectation.

As long as Ji Xiang wasn't having a good time, Zhao Tianjiao would feel a bit happier.

"There is an old saying: 'The dragon that soars too high will have cause to repent.' After being too arrogant, one will surely feel regret." Zhao Yuanzhang smiled. "Consider today as Ji Xiang giving you a lesson, telling you what 'the dragon that soars too high will have cause to repent' means."

"Heh." Zhao Tianjiao laughed, feeling very comforted.

Although the show had nothing to do with him, Zhao Tianjiao still hoped the show would flop.

The first three episodes of the show instantly gained super high popularity, which made Zhao Tianjiao feel very uncomfortable inside.

It wasn't that he couldn't stand to see others do well, it was just that Zhao Tianjiao had come to the hospital at the same time as Ji Xiang, and he couldn't accept that he was worse than Ji Xiang.

"Dad, what would you do if it were you?"

"Do it step by step. First, record the daily life content steadily, and then have a turning point." Zhao Yuanzhang said. "The structure of introduction, development, twist, and conclusion is a must. The show is currently under too many restrictions; even a big director of domestic variety shows probably couldn't pull off any tricks."

"The higher the expectation, the higher the disappointment." Zhao Tianjiao muttered.

Zhao Yuanzhang glanced coldly at Zhao Tianjiao. He wanted to say something, but hesitated and didn't lecture his son.

After all, he was a young man; being competitive was unavoidable.

The long commercials didn't seem that boring; Zhao Yuanzhang and Zhao Tianjiao were waiting in anticipation.

……

……

In Yuanliao City, Zhao Zhe's former superior, Director Xu, was also watching this variety show.

He had heard about it from an Instrument Nurse while performing surgery the day before yesterday. It was said that Zhao Zhe had appeared in the first episode, along with that young Doctor with a very deep background whom he couldn't afford to offend.

Director Xu was puffing on a cigarette, slumped on the sofa in a 'Ge You slouch', waiting nonchalantly for the commercials to end.

Zhao Zhe had left, but the department hadn't collapsed because of his departure. Although some surgeries couldn't be performed, it didn't affect the normal operation of the department.

Director Xu had binge-watched the previous episodes. Although Zhao Zhe didn't appear much, he still watched with great anxiety.

Unlike Zhao Tianjiao, Director Xu had more worries in his heart.

He knew deeply how he had treated Zhao Zhe over the years; if it were a less easy-going person, they would have probably already taken their child and jumped off a building.

But it was also because Zhao Zhe was spineless; otherwise, how would he have dared to bully him to death?

Director Xu thought about Zhao Zhe, hoping from the bottom of his heart that Zhao Zhe would fail miserably; otherwise, his own days might be very difficult in the future.

"Don't smoke on the sofa, you old fart, you'll burn yourself to death!" Director Xu's wife saw him lying on the sofa with a cigarette in his mouth, and a torrent of abuse descended from the sky.

"..." Director Xu had long been used to his wife's sharp tongue. He ignored her, just glanced at her, and continued watching TV.

"Which female star are you eyeing again!" Seeing him ignore her, Director Xu's wife became even angrier and shrieked.

"Keep it down." Director Xu frowned. "It's a variety show, I'm not looking at female stars. Besides, even if I took a fancy to a female star, she would have to take a fancy to me first."

"Lustful old man!"

"Zhao Zhe, remember him? That old Attending Physician from our department."

"I remember. Back then, he seemed to have brought a few pheasants to our door during the New Year to give gifts for some new business. Who gives gifts like that? What are a few little wild chickens worth!"

"That's him. He got lucky recently and transferred to the Medical University Affiliated Hospital No. 2."

"Huh? How could that old, decrepit thing go to the Provincial Hospital?" Director Xu's wife was surprised.

"His ancestral grave must be smoking with good fortune."

"Did his ancestors manifest their spirits?" Director Xu's wife said with disdain. "Someone like him probably plastered his family's ancestral grave with cement long ago; his ancestors couldn't even crawl out. Look at his pathetic demeanor. Back then, when I smashed those little wild chickens in his face, he didn't even dare to let out a fart."

"It's different now." Director Xu sighed. "The young Doctor who took a fancy to Zhao Zhe is very powerful. He quietly had Dean Zou discharge him and handle the paperwork for Zhao Zhe. I didn't even dare to stop it."

"A young Doctor? Man or woman?"

"All you think about all day is that stuff in your pants."

"You have the nerve to say that, your pants..." Director Xu's wife switched to mocking mode, leaving Director Xu speechless.

"Stop messing around. We looked down on Zhao Zhe before; who knows what kind of revenge this kid will think of in the future."

"Cut the crap. Him? I'll be the first one to refuse to submit." Director Xu's wife said with disdain. "If he dares, I'll take a rolling pin to his house and let him know why flowers are so red."

"You wouldn't even be able to find the door."

Looking at his own shrewish and vulgar wife, Director Xu felt very helpless.

If it weren't for his father-in-law's connections back then... perhaps marrying that little Nurse would have been the best choice.

Just as he was thinking this, the program began.

A girl not yet twenty years old had a pen in her mouth and was doing her homework.

What... does this mean?

(End of this chapter)