Healing Doctor

Chapter 412 Becoming a Star

Two days later.

Zhao Zhe stared blankly at a promotional poster on his phone.

"Dr. Zhao, what are you doing? Get to work." Lu Gang turned around and saw Zhao Zhe looking blank. He said somewhat unhappily, "There are so many medical records. You're not expecting me to write them all myself, are you?"

Zhao Zhe remained silent.

Lu Gang was even more unhappy. Although the senior attending physicians in the clinic were experienced, they were also very slippery in their work, and they came up with all sorts of lazy tricks, all of which had been proven in clinical practice.

"Dr. Zhao, knock knock knock~~~ Write the medical record!" Lu Gang put up the heirloom-like lock of hair on his head, looked at Zhao Zhe seriously, and tapped the table with his hand while raising his tone.

In his view, Zhao Zhe, this slippery old doctor, was just slacking off.

"Director Lu, look at this..." Zhao Zhe held up his phone and turned the screen up to record a video.

"The 'Offer to Ride the Waves'?" Lu Gang glanced at it and said dismissively, "It's all just kidding. Why bother looking at it? You should hurry up and finish writing your medical records. What's wrong, Zhao Zhe? You're dreaming of becoming a star? Or are you a fan of some young heartthrob?"

"No, no, Director Lu, look at the names below."

"Name?" Lu Gang sensed something was wrong from Zhao Zhe's expression and tone. He suddenly lowered his head, flicked his glasses downwards, moved his phone far away, and looked at the phone screen above his glasses.

That's the downside of presbyopia; Lu Gang carefully examined the name under the offer letter for "Riding the Waves".

Following the mundane names of director, producer, and guest, Ji Xiang's name appeared prominently.

"!!!"

Lu Gang was stunned.

"It's not easy for Dr. Xiao Ji to have the same name," Zhao Zhe said. "Back in Yuanliao City, there was a nurse in our operating room named Zhao Zhe. Later, when I was in surgery, they all called me 'Male Zhao Zhe' and that 'Female Zhao Zhe'."

"..."

"But I've never seen anyone with the name Ji Xiang in my life. Ji is a rare surname. Not to mention Ji Xiang, I've hardly ever seen anyone with the surname Ji."

"Why is Xiao Ji participating in this lousy show?" Lu Gang re-examined the names, then paused, put Zhao Zhe's phone aside, and picked up his own phone to start searching.

"Director Lu, what are you looking for?" Zhao Zhe asked.

"Strange, several of the names look very familiar," Lu Gang said.

Soon, he found the answer he needed.

Besides several well-known figures from the entertainment industry as off-site guests, the technical guest was none other than Professor Shen, a top expert from a large tertiary hospital in southern China!

Lu Gang was surprised that this variety show really wanted to create something decent.

"Brother Zhao, what are you guys talking about?" Xu Leyu asked as he led Lu Kai in, chatting and laughing.

"It seems Xiao Ji is going to participate in a variety show," Zhao Zhe said, full of doubt. "President Xu, did you hear from Xiao Ji?"

"Huh? A variety show? Impossible." Xu Leyu was slightly taken aback, then said decisively, "Xiao Ji is sensible and focused entirely on the Provincial Natural Science Foundation. Recently, your Provincial Natural Science Foundation projects have been performing quite a few surgeries, roughly equivalent to the number of surgeries performed by a professor leading a research group."

"Let's not talk about that, let's just talk about money. How much do ordinary people get paid to appear on variety shows? Right?"

Zhao Zhe handed his phone to Xu Leyu, "Mr. Xu, please take a look."

Xu Leyu saw a name; the special guest had indicated in parentheses after the name which hospital they came from.

Although he didn't know any top-tier experts in the country, the hospital was very well-known and famous.

The medical job-seeking program, the front-line expert judges, and the name Ji Xiang—all of this gave Mr. Xu a kind of illusion.

She clearly has a higher face value, so she should be the one participating in the show, not Ji Xiang.

"Young people are still not good enough, their minds are not stable enough." Lu Gang said with a sneer, "Let them work in the provincial science and technology department for now, they will go to the national science and technology department later. Look at Xiao Ji, he has just achieved a little bit of success and he is already getting a little arrogant."

"By participating in variety shows, are you planning to become a star? Stars are useless! What's the point of comparing the influence of a star to that of an academician?"

Zhao Zhe didn't feel anything about becoming a star, but President Xu and Lu Kai's eyes lit up.

Wouldn't it be better to become a star than to be bent over in the hospital for surgery? Mr. Xu subconsciously touched his buttocks.

I frequently go to surgery, and when I bend over to use the infrared sensor to open doors, my butt is getting more and more perky, kind of like Captain America's.

But even if you're going to be a star, you should be the one to be one. If Xiao Ji were to become a star... he wouldn't be as handsome as himself.

Xu Leyu thought about it again.

"Director Lu, would you like to ask?" Zhao Zhe urged.

Lu Gang glared at Zhao Zhe, not minding being used as a pawn, and picked up his phone to call Ji Xiang.

"Xiao Ji, we saw a poster for a variety show and your name appeared on it. Is it just a coincidence or are you going to participate in a variety show?" Lu Gang asked in a very unfriendly tone.

"It's true! What were you thinking! You're only in your twenties, shouldn't you be focusing on scientific research and surgery? Being a celebrity has no future!"

Upon hearing Ji Xiang's answer, Lu Gang was already furious at his lack of ambition and started yelling at him.

But as Ji Xiang began to explain, Lu Gang's expression kept shifting.

"That seems to make sense."

"When are we leaving?"

"Okay, I'll wait for your message."

Everyone could tell what the problem was from Lu Gang's words, especially Zhao Zhe, who vaguely guessed what it was and smiled bitterly.

"Director Lu, shall we go with you to carry the bags? Perhaps not. Even if Xiao Ji isn't here, we can still perform surgery at home and continue pushing our research project forward. It might be a bit slower, but..."

Zhao Zhe was interrupted by Lu Gang before he could finish speaking.

"What are you thinking? Xiao Ji said that the condition they offered is that the surgery can be performed locally."

"!!!"

"!!!"

Everyone was taken aback.

Having surgery at a local hospital? What the hell is going on?

It's just a variety show, right? People always have to do weird things for the sake of the show's effect.

At most, the film crew and investors can persuade the hospital to provide some venues, and at most, they can go to the outpatient clinic to see patients and conduct consultations.

Operating room? That's a place film crews are allowed to go into!

Putting aside the uneven quality of the crew members and whether they can guarantee aseptic procedures, even if they could, the recorded content would inevitably include some patients' privacy, which absolutely cannot be broadcast.

They've all gone mad, even the proud Lu Gang has gone mad. Zhao Zhe stared blankly at Lu Gang, his eyes filled with countless confusions.

"Xiao Ji made it very clear that going on TV is to tarnish our scientific research and do publicity!" Lu Gang said hesitantly. "Although I don't think it's a good idea, Xiao Ji said he still wants to give it a try. As long as he doesn't want to become a celebrity, it's fine. You guys chat first, I'm going to get my hair done."

(End of this chapter)