Chapter 1622: Eye-Catching
Chapter 1622: Eye-Catching
Here in Chunyu, it's treated like a little princess, served with delicious food and drinks, all because Chunyu is Ling Zhenfei's sister. Everyone is very kind to Chunyu, so who would want to leave such a great place?
Returning to Qinghe Village also means being a little princess, but Qinghe Village isn't as bustling as Binyang.
Stay for a day, just stay for a day. Anyway, right now Ling Zhenfei wants to have a good rest, because once back, it'll be a lot of work.
After having some free time, Ling Zhenfei started surfing the internet on his computer, and indeed, as he expected, many people online were looking for him.
Many people from hospitals sought him out, each claiming to have something to discuss with Ling Zhenfei, asking him to reply to them, with names signed off as certain hospitals.
Some even tried to establish connections with Ling Zhenfei, saying when might he have visited their hospitals, while others mentioned having dined together with Ling Zhenfei.
No need to say, it's clear these people were seeking him out to make something of the free hospital issue.
Regardless of whether the free hospital can eventually succeed, the initial phase is definitely going to attract a lot of attention.
Now this matter can be said to be known across the internet, with various media outlets reporting on this issue today.
Because Ling Zhenfei announced this matter too late, today's newspapers didn't feature this story.
But the amount of information online was tremendous, making the free hospital an instant nationwide hotspot.
The term "free hospital" suddenly shot to the top of the trending searches, with related topics continually increasing.
Ling Zhenfei's followers on Weibo started rising dramatically from morning till evening, with an increase of nearly ten million, while the comments and reposts under Ling Zhenfei's post exceeded tens of millions.
There are several factions online, with some giving full support, others thinking it's mere hype, and some believing it's a good deed but won't last long.
But most people supported Ling Zhenfei in this matter, primarily because the boasts made by Ling Zhenfei previously have all been realized, so this time there shouldn't be a problem, and success is possible.
Most people are worried about the source of operational funds since it's a free hospital.
Ling Zhenfei's Xi Shan Restaurant is profitable, but it can't possibly subsidize this initiative entirely.
Ling Zhenfei's foundation has some money, but comparatively it's still a small foundation, not that financially robust.
It is this problem that makes many skeptical about this matter's feasibility.
Many have called for donations to Ling Zhenfei's foundation, thereby enabling the foundation to have sufficient funds to operate the free hospital.
But now a major account online began to attack Ling Zhenfei.
This major account claimed Ling Zhenfei's actions were primarily for the sake of hype since right after publishing the post on Weibo, the number of followers increased by over ten million within just one day.
Now fans equal economy, so the increase in followers further confirmed Ling Zhenfei's hype motives.
Moreover, regarding the free hospital, such hospitals don't follow common sense. Medical services have required money for thousands of years.
Even famous doctors in the past only treated the poor for free, so a completely free hospital is unreasonable.
Without regulatory oversight, its operating time can shut down anytime, and once closed, the consequences are unpredictable.
There's also the concern that this model might foster hatred among ordinary people towards other hospitals with high drug prices, possibly causing public safety issues.
Ling Zhenfei's actions are undoubtedly hyping his foundation, making it more famous, leading to increased donations for the foundation to support the free hospital, allowing Ling Zhenfei to profit.
Because this person is a well-known figure online, once these remarks were made, and considered convincing, many people forwarded them.
Ling Zhenfei was infuriated, wondering why every time he did something, someone would come out to criticize as if it were true, but had he not always managed to prove his critics wrong?
Ling Zhenfei didn't want to dwell on it; the more attention he paid to it, the happier they seemed to be.
Ling Zhenfei simply shut his computer down, letting things be, thinking about interacting with fans but decided against it now.
At this moment, Chen Qian called, and Ling Zhenfei answered in haste.
"Boss Ling, how could you make such a big move without informing me beforehand?"
Ling Zhenfei asked: "You mean the issue of the free hospital? I feel it's just an ordinary matter."
Chen Qian said: "It's not as simple as that, but it can be entertaining. This matter is definitely going to lose money, but the publicity will benefit you even more."
Ling Zhenfei responded: "I honestly didn't think of making money; if I can do some good, I will."
Chen Qian said: "I fully support you on this. Having too much money lying around is quite pointless."
Ling Zhenfei knew Chen Qian would surely support him.
Chen Qian said: "There's another issue I wanted to discuss on this call."
"Just tell me whatever it is; no need for further discussion." Ling Zhenfei knew Chen Qian wouldn't say such things without reason.
Chen Qian said: "Actually, it's a trivial matter. You know, I'm about to go to Moergawa soon, and you know my junior sister hasn't seen the sea, so I intend to bring her along this time."
Ling Zhenfei said: "That's great, why even discuss it with me?"
Chen Qian said: "Your fiancée is in Moergawa, isn't she? Since I won't have time to take care of my junior sister there, I thought of asking you to inform your fiancée so she could help look after her."
Ling Zhenfei said: "Once you arrive in Moergawa, just stay at my place. Mao Xuejing is now Moergawa's Foreign Minister, not sure if she has the time, but I'll have Xue Jing take care of your junior sister."
Chen Qian said: "That's wonderful; we can experience staying in your grand castle, see what it's like living in one."
The two chatted some more about Moergawa before hanging up the phone.
By this time, it was already evening, and the restaurant started getting customers.
After spending a long time reading online comments, Ling Zhenfei felt somewhat irritable and wanted to take a walk.
He intended to invite Chunyu along, but Chunyu was having fun with Yang Zixuan, and certainly wouldn't return with Ling Zhenfei.
So, Ling Zhenfei went out alone, wearing just a hat and glasses.
Although Ling Zhenfei was quite famous in Binyang, no one expected him to appear on the street, so no one noticed.
While walking, Ling Zhenfei suddenly sensed a fluctuation of Spiritual Energy, and was immediately puzzled.
No need to say, just knew that there were cultivators around.
Driven by curiosity, Ling Zhenfei headed towards the place with Spiritual Energy.
It was a small alley; who could have thought such a place would be experiencing a battle at this moment.
Before seeing anyone, he heard the sounds of fighting.
Ling Zhenfei first extended his Divine Sense, understanding instantly what happened.
It turned out around the corner of the alley was a somewhat hidden billiard hall, and the fight was coming from there.
Two groups were fighting inside the billiard hall, and the hall's people were clearly at a disadvantage against the outsiders.
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