Healing Doctor

Chapter 602 Who the hell bought this trending topic? (Bonus chapter by Alliance Leader shyn307 x 5)

Wanting to take it a step further is not so easy, Director Fan knows this.

But despite saying that, he still had expectations.

"Director, how about we spend some more money to create a few more trending topics? We've never bought trending topics before, so buying a few more at the end wouldn't be a big deal," Director Fan's assistant asked.

Typical variety shows have to spend money to buy trending topics and generate buzz to get people's attention and avoid being lost in the sea of ​​other variety shows.

As the saying goes, even the best wine needs advertising.

However, this variety show never bought any trending topics.

It wasn't that Director Fan didn't want to buy the rights; rather, he initially thought the show would flop. However, the first episode became a hit, and subsequent episodes were able to retain existing viewers while attracting even more new ones.

There's absolutely no need to buy trending topics or ride the wave of popularity.

This is an extremely terrifying thing; at least under the current business model, no one has ever thought that it could happen.

"Trending topics are useless. Every time an episode airs, the trending topics and supertopics occupy the top spot and remain in the top ten until the next episode airs."

Director Fan's assistant shook his head and said through gritted teeth, "No, what I mean is, let's spend some money to buy all ten spots on the trending topics list."

"..." Director Fan looked at his little assistant as if he were a fool.

This reality show has become a huge hit, making countless industry insiders extremely envious. Director Fan sometimes wishes he could remove it from the trending topics list to avoid causing any trouble.

The assistant is so brainless as to go against the grain; isn't that just asking for trouble for the show?

"No way." Director Fan directly rejected the assistant's opinion.

The producer took out his phone and opened the trending topics.

Producing the show has taken a toll on me to the point of exhaustion. I used to check the trending topics a hundred or so times a day, but I haven't seen them even once in the past few days.

He sighed as he opened the trending topics.

The first thing that catches the eye is, of course, the content of the latest episode.

There was absolutely no surprise, and there was no possibility of any surprise at all.

But the producer glanced down and caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye. Just as he was about to speak to Director Fan, he forcibly pulled his gaze back.

The third trending topic: The filial piety of patients' families has become the doctor's secret weapon.

Oh shit!

The producer felt a chill run down his spine.

Putting everything else aside, the title alone is enough to send chills down your spine.

In the past, he would have clicked on similar headlines to read the joke, but now that he's making a medical program, he's bound to suffer collateral damage regardless of right or wrong.

Judging from the title, it was definitely not written by an ordinary person, but by a ghostwriter.

Similar to browser-based articles, people's patience has been dwindling over the past decade. Without an eye-catching title, no matter how good the content is, few people will click through.

Just from the title, it's clear that the producer was a seasoned professional in the industry.

This title touches on doctor-patient disputes, human nature, ethics, and money!

The simple title contains so much information.

The most crucial point is that without someone paying for it, such a sensitive headline simply won't make it to the trending topics.

Looking further down, thankfully no more similar topics emerged.

"Director Fan, take a look." The producer handed over the phone.

Director Fan was still talking to his assistant when he casually took the phone, glanced at the spot the producer was pointing to, and immediately became serious.

The show is currently about medical issues. Although being infamous or not is still fame, the show itself is already incredibly popular and doesn't need to rely on negative publicity to attract viewers.

Director Fan is very concerned about negative news in the medical industry. After having more contact with doctors at the First Affiliated Hospital, he subconsciously developed a greater liking for doctors and nurses, and even considered himself to be a part of this industry.

Director Fan returned the phone and took out his own phone to click on the topic.

This topic is described from the perspective of a patient's family member.

His 94-year-old mother went to the hospital for a checkup because she suddenly became confused and had a blank stare.

The CT scan diagnosed a cerebral infarction, not a cerebral hemorrhage. The hospital recommended an interventional procedure to remove the thrombus.

Remove the thrombus!

Director Fan noticed this.

Next, the patient's family cited an example where the angiography was initially agreed to cost 3000 yuan, but the cost changed to 3500 yuan when signing the consent form, as evidence to prove the accuracy of the title.

After the contrast agent examination, the doctor recommended surgery.

The surgery was successful; it cost 2 to 3 yuan to remove two blood clots the size of sesame seeds.

As for whether the patient has recovered, the patient's family did not mention it, but Director Fan knew that the surgery must have been successful, otherwise they would have been subjected to a barrage of criticism.

The text is concise and to the point, and the story is simple and straightforward, conveying a single point with almost no unnecessary words.

But Director Fan fell into deep thought after watching it.

"This is outrageous! Whose family member is this?!" one staff member exclaimed. "The surgery was definitely successful, isn't that enough?"

Director Fan's assistant said, "Look at the end, they said two blood clots the size of sesame seeds were removed. I don't know the size of the patient's blood clots, but the blood clots in the patient's family members must have been much larger."

"You really can't write an article like this without having a stroke for at least ten years."

Immediately, the crew members started discussing this trending topic.

"Director Fan, do you think we should do some public relations work?" the producer asked cautiously.

"Don't you think something's strange?" Director Fan asked.

"Something's definitely not right," the producer said.

The surroundings were noisy, and the producer looked over with dissatisfaction.

He was usually very strict, and wherever his gaze fell, everyone would fall silent.

"Director Fan, I feel that the opposing team set this up because our show is so popular, to make things difficult for us."

"Is that so?" Director Fan frowned.

"Of course! We just aired a program about the thrombectomy, and then this trending topic appeared. And the title is sensitive, yet it wasn't censored. They must have spent money, and quite a bit."

"Public relations team, Xiao Dong, go and find out what's going on," Director Fan said in a deep voice.

"In my opinion, you all have cerebral thrombosis in your brains."

An annoying voice appeared, turning the tense atmosphere into an extremely awkward one.

It was Lu Gang, the man with only one tuft of hair and a shiny bald head.

Director Fan made no attempt to hide his disgust for Lu Gang, glaring at him fiercely.

"Director Lu, this is a matter for the entertainment industry. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense." Director Fan's assistant tried to make his words more polite, but he still couldn't hide his disgust.

"You guys in the entertainment industry take yourselves way too seriously," Lu Gang said disdainfully.

Those standing in front of Lu Gang avoided Director Fan's gaze, and a passage appeared as if Director Fan possessed magic.

Lu Gang raised his hand and smoothed his only precious lock of hair, trying to cover his bald spot, and looked at Director Fan with disdain.

"Director Lu, then who do you think sent it?"

"This is a dead end!"

(End of this chapter)