Divine Doctor from the Start of the Eye Mutation

Chapter 1619: Opening a Hospital

Zhou Xia said, "You're overthinking it. It's probably not what you expect. Do you know how much work I put into getting the hospital set up for you?"

Ling Zhenfei said, "I know, sis. You've done a lot this time, but you also know what my original intention in opening a hospital was."

Zhou Xia said, "Of course I know. Isn't it free treatment, letting patients pay what they want in the end?"

Ling Zhenfei said, "That's right. Consider this charity work. The city ought to support it vigorously."

Zhou Xia said, "If I hadn't spoken to the city, they would probably still be pondering before approving. I talked about all these things, so the city specially approved a place for you to run a hospital."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Sis, stop being mysterious. Just tell me quickly."

Zhou Xia said, "It's right near the Xi Shan Restaurant. There's a government-built health bureau that's just been completed but is yet to be used. The city decided to let you use this health bureau."

Ling Zhenfei was extremely stunned to hear this. He originally thought the government might approve a place, and then he would have to build it himself. But he didn't expect the city to be this generous, directly giving him the building.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Now that they've given us the health bureau, what about the health bureau itself?"

Zhou Xia said, "We have our own arrangements. This matter will be concluded in a few days, and I'll call you then. You must come."

Ling Zhenfei said, "For something this important, of course, I will."

Zhou Xia said, "It's not just this. You've also been awarded the Outstanding Youth Award from last year. You can accept the award then, too."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Alright, for my ideals, I must go."

After a bit more idle chat, they hung up the phone.

At this time, Bai Zhi, standing by the side, was looking at Ling Zhenfei with her mouth agape.

"You were just on the phone to build a new hospital, right?"

Ling Zhenfei said, "That's right, it's already settled. It will officially open in a few days."

Bai Zhi said, "Are you kidding me? Opening a hospital, can you open one just because you want to?"

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "The person I was just on the phone with was Vice Mayor Zhou. He personally told me. I wouldn't lie to you."

Bai Zhi said, "I also heard you talking about free treatment."

Ling Zhenfei said, "That's right. My hospital is a free hospital. After treatment, it's up to the patient to donate money as they wish, and it's okay if they don't donate."

Bai Zhi laughed after hearing this, "You're kidding me, right? What's the point of lying to me? A hospital is very expensive. If you open a hospital with free treatment, it might stretch from Binyang to Modu."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Don't worry about it. In other places, it's the patients who choose the hospital. Here, the hospital chooses the patients.

To get treatment at our hospital, you have to submit your details for review. We choose the patients, with only one requirement: patients whose conditions can't be treated at other hospitals."

Ling Zhenfei looked at Bai Zhi and said, "If you have a cold or fever and want treatment here, we won't treat you. We only take patients like your mother, who can't be treated elsewhere."

Bai Zhi was very surprised, looking at Ling Zhenfei as if she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"So how will your hospital sustain itself? If no patients pay, it'll go bankrupt in less than two months."

Ling Zhenfei said, "I have some savings, the government will subsidize part of it, plus donations to my foundation, and we'll have some advertising revenue, too.

I know I'll lose money, but I believe that as long as I persist, it will work out."

Ling Zhenfei pondered for a moment and then said, "Talking to you doesn't help, does it? I should discuss it with my fans and share this good news with them."

After thinking about it, Ling Zhenfei immediately took out his computer and logged into Weibo.

Bai Zhi, full of curiosity, followed him and was shocked when she saw the name Ling Zhenfei used after logging into Weibo.

"You're Ling Zhenfei?" Bai Zhi asked in surprise.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Keep it down, don't make such a fuss."

Bai Zhi covered her mouth. She seemed to finally understand why Ling Zhenfei had been acting so strangely before.

Ling Zhenfei didn't think much. Once he had an idea, he wanted to share it.

On Weibo, Ling Zhenfei announced that his hospital was about to be established, and explained the concept of a free hospital to his fans.

It was a brand new model. No place dared to claim free treatment in hospitals because medicine is ridiculously expensive.

Once everything was explained clearly, the internet exploded.

Ling Zhenfei's followers had surpassed a hundred million and were still growing. Although a large portion was fake and inactive accounts, nobody knew exactly how many.

Once he logged onto Weibo, there were recommendations about Ling Zhenfei.

Even if people didn't know what he looked like, they knew his name, so many people clicked on it out of curiosity, causing his follower count to increase rapidly.

Previously, when Ling Zhenfei deleted all his posts on Weibo, it shocked many fans. They all speculated about the reason.

But before anyone could figure it out, Ling Zhenfei announced such a significant piece of news.

A free hospital, this news would surely become tomorrow's headlines.

Just proposing such a concept was difficult enough, let alone actually implementing it.

Many started calculating online how much money Ling Zhenfei would lose approximately per day.

"It's probably fake. I never believed anyone could run such a free hospital."

"How will the hospital evaluate patients' conditions? If it uses the current nighttime evaluation methods, wouldn't the efficiency be too low?"

"When patients are discharged, will there be pressure to donate a specific amount, or could there be other enforced expenses?"

"My husband is the most handsome and kind-hearted. I will always love you and support you."

"If you really open such a hospital, I would donate my one-month salary to support it."

"Has Ling Zhenfei gone mad? Only a fool would do this. Running a hospital costs too much money."

"Looks like my donation to the Ling Zhenfei Foundation was the right choice. With other foundations, you never know where the money goes, but you can see where the Ling Zhenfei Foundation spends it."

"I'm from Binyang, and I'm proud of Ling Zhenfei for Binyang."

"Binyang will probably get another boost. My property has risen for six consecutive months."

"I wonder where the address is."

"I'm still most concerned about the Xi Shan Fan Festival. When is it, and how's the preparation going?"

"Bai Ling livestreamed yesterday. Did you guys break up?"

"Love you, hubby. I'm supporting you, and I want to have your babies."

The comments were varied and diverse, but one common theme was skepticism about whether Ling Zhenfei could successfully establish the hospital.

Some people even placed bets online that Ling Zhenfei's hospital wouldn't last for two months.