Director Wen seemed to recall something, his expression tinged with a bit of nostalgia. "None of my current friends know about this matter. I didn't expect Dr. Wen to be able to deduce something from so long ago."
This time, Director Wen is being sincere.
[What exactly is it? You're making us so curious. Stop keeping us in suspense, will you!]
"Let Dr. Wen speak about it; this matter is my scar."
"This matter is quite simple. When the patient was young, he and a friend once chased a stray dog. Unfortunately, the patient was bitten by the dog. He was a bit scared and promptly got a rabies vaccine. However, his friend didn't believe in such things, thinking he was tough and that the minor injury would heal quickly. So, he didn't get vaccinated. A few years later, he developed rabies and left this world."
[Should I feel sympathy for this? Getting bitten by a dog and not getting vaccinated? Does he think his body can resist all viruses?]
[Those who do not understand to respect the virus can only be said to be beyond sympathy.]
Last week, I was bitten by my cat, and I immediately went to get a rabies vaccine! Your life is your own, you must take it seriously!
Director Wen seemed somewhat sad; older people tend to reminisce about the past more easily.
"Every time I think about it, I feel it's my fault. If I had taken him to get vaccinated with me back then, maybe this tragedy wouldn't have happened. Whenever I think about it, I can't forgive myself."
[Doesn't anyone think that the stray dogs are a problem too? I want to ask everyone, should the stray dogs be killed, or should we let them be?]
[For dog lovers, killing them is too cruel, but for the innocent, it's best if the wild dogs are dead.]
[Speaking of wild dogs, I... I'm not sure if I can say this, but a little child was... by a wild dog. The child was playing alone at the time, with no parents or anyone else around... I think wild dogs deserve to die!]
[The things upstairs, I imagined them, and I can't accept it! Stray dogs should all die! I hope those who eat dog meat are eating stray dogs!]
"So this matter has become an unhealable wound in Director Wen's heart. Don't you think I should take a look?"
Director Wen shook his head, "No, I want to remember this feeling, I don't want to forget him."
"I came to connect with you this time because I actually want to invite Dr. Wen to participate in our variety show."
[Participate in a variety show? Are you kidding me! Dr. Wen is a doctor, and you want her to join a variety show?]
[You probably noticed the huge following Dr. Wen has and wanted to ride on his coattails! You directors are really too scheming!]
[It doesn't seem impossible! I want to see Dr. Wen on the variety show, but I want to ask, how much appearance fee can you offer Dr. Wen?]
[It can't be less than four million, right? Even though our Dr. Wen isn't in the entertainment circle, he's still top-tier in the industry! Always trending! Spending this little to buy a trending spot and it comes with its own traffic, you should be secretly delighted!]
[I've heard that Dr. Wen's face is on a variety show. Should I watch Dr. Wen or the show?]
[With all that said, what kind of variety show is it? If it's one of those shows full of scandals, Dr. Wen absolutely shouldn't go!]
"The variety show the patient mentioned is 'Let's Go on an Adventure,' right?"
"Yes, Dr. Wen is indeed impressive!"
[Isn't this your nickname? Goodness! This way of promoting is really something! At least the two hundred thousand night owls in the live stream all know about it now! Brilliant!]
Director Wen saw everyone's comments and couldn't stop smiling.
Originally, I thought that joining a live stream to promote might get us trending, and if we could invite this person, even better. Although they're an amateur, they seem to be full of interesting quirks.
A few thousand bucks, what a bargain!
"The appearance fee might not be that high, after all, we are a new variety show, a small program, we don't have that much money. Dr. Wen probably won't mind, right?"
"Likes to argue."
[Hahahahaha! Dr. Wen is so poor, and you still try to take her money?]
[What a lousy production team! If you don't have money, just go off the air! Stop leeching off our Dr. Wen's popularity!]
"Don't you know that those who try to take advantage of Dr. Wen never end up well?"
The person on the screen turned around, seemingly talking to someone behind them, and then glanced down at their phone.
"Although our production team is very poor! We are still willing to offer Dr. Wen two million for the show! As long as Dr. Wen agrees, we can sign the contract tomorrow!"
[Agreeing so readily, could there be something fishy?]
[They definitely don't have good intentions, but I'm even more eager for Dr. Wen to teach them a lesson. Just thinking about it is so exciting!]
"Of course, I would! After all, money makes the world go round, oh no, it can make you travel the world! Two million per episode, it's settled! Now that we've finalized the show's details, why don't we talk about the patient's illness?"
[No, Dr. Wen, can't you show a little restraint? It's only two million! A bit of restraint might have raised it to four million!]
[To the person upstairs, please don't bring your brain into the live stream, thank you.]
[It's over! I might not be able to study properly anymore! You ask me why? Because I have to follow Dr. Wen's variety show!]
"Dr. Wen, I really don't want to look anymore."
"Alright then, if you don't check it and something goes wrong, will it affect my fee?"
Director Wen was stunned. Had things already gotten this serious?
"Dr. Wen, what illness do I have?"
"Severe psychological illness!"
"My mood is quite good, I didn't feel it."
"Have you been struggling with something lately? Is it keeping you up at night and affecting your appetite?"
"There is something."
"That's right! You must make a choice as soon as possible, understand? Otherwise, the consequences will be severe!"
"What consequences?"
"It's not just about affecting my show's budget; this variety show might get canceled! Don't you think that's serious?"
[Blind guess! Does Dr. Wen think it's serious because he can't get paid, or because the show can't be aired?]
[If it were a real firefly, it would know that agreeing is definitely the first thing to do!]
So I'm curious, what exactly is this director going to do to mess up the show?
"Dr. Wen, you must be joking, right? This matter of mine isn't really a big deal."
[Can't you just say it outright? What's with the hemming and hawing, playing this guessing game?]
"Exploiting a female actress isn't serious? Even if she's just a newcomer, it's still exploitation! If you really go through with this, the consequences will be you getting reported, the show being disbanded, and you facing astronomical compensation and lawsuits!"
The lighter that Director Wen held between his fingers slipped and fell to the ground with a click.
[Unspoken rules for actresses? So disgusting! As expected, there's nothing clean in this industry!]
[Such a terrible director dares to appear in the live stream? Brothers, let's take him down!]
[This kind of trashy show must be rigged! Our Dr. Wen won't participate!]
"Meet, meet, meet, how can we not meet? Let the light of justice shine upon the earth! And don't misunderstand this patient, it's his first time encountering such a situation, he's still torn and hasn't made a decision yet!"