Chapter 558: Rotation

Ji Xiang saw the System NPC and reported his feelings to him at the first opportunity.

However, Ji Xiang did not know how to prevent such incidents from happening. Moreover, his "report" was not the kind one makes to a leader about work, but more akin to a narration.

Let alone Ji Xiang, even the System NPC had no answer.

……

Meanwhile, smoke seemed to be rising from Fan Dao's head; the production team was holding a meeting.

"No, this plan is not to be considered for now."

"With that show of yours, so tepid and sluggish, I really want to see what else you can film," Lu Gang said with disdain, stroking his only strand of hair.

"Lu Zhuren, you should know how capable Doctor Ji Xiang is. Even the Experts and professors at the Affiliated Hospital think Doctor Ji Xiang is very strong. Where else are you going to find a young Intern like that?" Fan Dao's assistant explained earnestly.

But by the end, Fan Dao still added weight to his tone with regret.

Lu Gang's proposal was clear and feasible—one person being too prominent lacked conflict and a sense of intense tension; he had been suggesting finding a young star who was just as awesome, with both sides leading medical teams to clash.

The structure and model of "two peerless talents" was feasible, but Fan Dao could not find a suitable candidate.

It truly was: success because of Ji Xiang, failure because of Ji Xiang.

"Knock, knock, knock~"

Fan Dao tapped the table. Lu Gang's expression made one want to slap him twice, and Fan Dao couldn't help but retort.

"Lu Zhuren, do you have a suitable candidate?" Fan Dao asked.

"It's not my show. I'm only responsible for offering opinions; you are the director, aren't you?" Lu Gang pushed the responsibility away, indicating it had nothing to do with him.

Fan Dao felt helpless and had no choice but to ignore Lu Gang. "Then let's follow the previously scheduled plan and begin the rotation."

"Which department is Doctor Ji Xiang going to?" Xiao Zhu Li asked.

"Normally it would be the Interventional Department, but... I always feel the Interventional Department should be the last one for rotation," a staff member replied. "Director, what do you think?"

Fan Dao had been struggling with this question for a long time. He had roughly sorted out the priorities and nodded. "I will contact the hospital and discuss which department to rotate to next."

After several discussions, everyone agreed that rotating departments had great benefits.

The audience liked fresh points; they watched for the excitement, not the technicalities.

Going to another department and coming into contact with Patients and diseases they hadn't seen before was indeed of great benefit to the ratings.

But whether it was Fan Dao or others, everyone was very clear that this was just an expedient measure; it treated the symptoms but not the root cause.

In the first five episodes, Ji Xiang had already raised the tone of the show higher, higher, and higher still, to the level of a national-level program.

If they wanted to improve further, a simple Intern rotating departments was not enough.

But the production team had no other way.

Heaven knows if Ji Xiang could still "contribute" a brilliant performance.

Although Lu Gang was very unhappy and kept making sarcastic remarks along the way, Fan Dao still made up his mind.

The meeting ended, and Fan Dao returned to the hotel to rack his brains about what to do next for the show.

Early the next morning, Fan Dao explained the situation to the hospital.

The Vice President in charge of this matter was quite reasonable and did not complain about the production team causing the hospital countless troubles.

"Fan Dao, which department are you planning to have the Intern rotate to?" the Vice President asked for Fan Dao's opinion.

"Thoracic Surgery? Cardiac Surgery? Or the Intensive Care Unit?"

"Cardiac Surgery and the Intensive Care Unit don't seem to work." The Vice President used vague words and a firm tone to directly reject the two departments Fan Dao had thought of.

I knew it would be like this, Fan Dao thought to himself. But it didn't matter; Fan Dao had no ideas either and wanted to hear the Expert's opinion.

"Cardiac Surgery has its own Intensive Care Unit, and the operating room is right behind the back door. Their Patients can be wheeled into surgery at any time," the Vice President explained. "Moreover, both Cardiac Surgery and the Intensive Care Unit have relatively strict sterile measures."

"Dean, I heard that the bacteria in the ICU seem to be quite formidable. Is that 'invincible bacteria' real?" Fan Dao smiled.

"..." The Vice President wore a smile on his face, but cursed inwardly.

The sterility in the Intensive Care Unit was indeed done very well, but the superbugs in there were also the most numerous in the entire hospital.

Almost all antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii could be detected in the Intensive Care Unit for half of every year.

Who told Fan Dao this!

This group of people filming variety shows was becoming sharp; they even knew this.

Although it was very uncomfortable to eat a soft nail, the Vice President still firmly rejected Fan Dao's idea of going to Cardiac Surgery or the Intensive Care Unit.

"Then let me ask. By the way, I heard the production team has close contact with the Interventional Department. Why not just go to the Interventional Department," the Vice President said perfunctorily.

"Dean, we are planning to go to the Interventional Department last."

The Vice President looked at Fan Dao, noncommittal about his arrangement, and began to make calls to contact the departments.

Urology Department—this was an excellent choice, and Fan Dao was more inclined toward this.

The Muniu Waike Zhuren also readily agreed to this.

Everything went very smoothly, and both the Vice President and Fan Dao were extremely satisfied with this.

The subsequent work was relatively easy. The two chatted in the Dean's office, waiting for the Muniu Waike Zhuren to arrive so Fan Dao could communicate with him.

"Knock, knock, knock~"

A knock on the door sounded.

Before the Vice President could speak, the door was pushed open.

"Slurp~"

Before anyone was seen, the sound of someone sucking in saliva drifted in.

So familiar. Even if Fan Dao was not familiar with the doctors at the Affiliated Hospital, this sound of sucking saliva still had a very high degree of recognizability.

It was Zou Fuzhuren of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He was very familiar with Li Zhuren of the Interventional Department; it looked like they had collaborated for many years and were quite tacit.

Why did he come?

"Dean Mao, I heard the production team is going to rotate?" Zou Fuzhuren walked in wearing a mask.

The bottom left corner of his mask was damp, having long since been soaked through by saliva.

"Why are you here?" Dean Mao looked at Director Zou's mask, his expression unchanging, and asked indifferently.

"Isn't it because I heard the production team is doing rotations? Dean Mao... Director Fan, send him to our department, let Doctor Xiao Ji come to our department!"

"..." Director Fan was slightly taken aback.

Is this the legendary poaching of talent?

Although Director Fan did not believe Ji Xiang was just an ordinary Intern, he still underestimated how the Experts perceived Ji Xiang.

"I've already spoken with the Urology Department." Dean Mao shrugged.

"It doesn't matter, since when can the Urology Department poach people!" Director Zou took a deep breath, his mask collapsing slightly; Director Fan felt he had inhaled the saliva stuck to the mask back in.

"Then handle it yourself." Dean Mao was unwilling to get involved in the trouble and said quite easily.

"Thank you, Dean Mao!" Director Zou did not dawdle and turned to walk out the door.

Not long after, the sound of arguing came from outside.

Dean Mao smiled slightly, "Director Fan, your production team is quite impressive."

(End of chapter)