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Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 1306: Nothing More Than Human Sentiments
Chapter 1306: Chapter 1306: Nothing More Than Human Sentiments
Lin Heihu was quite bewildered when he heard, "I didn’t do anything, what does ’domineering CEO’ mean?"
Seeing the three of them looking at him strangely, he could only smile wryly and explain, "This small world is really nice, Ma Sanniang holds Heavenly Dao and established a temple for me, isn’t it just reasonable? You’re the one who canonized me... After all, I’m pretty skilled at working with the land."
"Don’t even think about it, deities have to respond to all kinds of demands," Ma Sanniang sneered, "I’m the only deity in this small world, you want to take my job... You bad old man!"
Lin Heihu was really confused, "Only with you could I be canonized."
"I won’t canonize you," Ma Sanniang declared loudly, "Not in this lifetime!"
Although Lin Heihu is relatively old, he lacks cultivation level and is reliant on others, so he had no choice but to accept it.
However, he still sent a message quietly when Feng Jun was leaving, "Senior Feng, please don’t casually destroy that body, or else you’ll really have to help me find a spiritual cultivation technique."
Feng Jun took quite some time leaving this time, and when he returned, the second round of cancer patients seeking societal help was almost completely healed.
Feng Jun didn’t continuously follow this because the results of the first phase of treatment had already spread widely, as the propaganda said—begun to ferment, so there was no need to worry about whether thirty slots were enough or not.
The truth is that because there’s more demand than supply, many Daoist sects have received substantial donations—many people want to be saved sooner, just like the expert consultation numbers outside Imperial Capital Hospital; wealthy people always hope to solve things with money.
However, people from Luohua Manor experienced less of these disturbances because the people from Luohua understood the Elder’s abilities best, and their information was quite clear; many of the first and second-phase patients were their connections.
By the third phase, there were fewer. Those with good connections were already introduced; those coming indirectly didn’t need serious consideration.
In this phase, apart from Yang Yuxin, who has large connections, there was a patient introduced by Wang Haifeng—this person once helped Coach Wang’s brother and, even though the connection wasn’t direct and the information arrived late, Wang Haifeng couldn’t refuse since they came.
So this time, all the Daoist sects were lively, especially Wudang.
People from Wudang were quite depressed because Luohua not only considered first-come-first-served but also allocated quotas to each Daoist sect—Wudang could introduce a maximum of three people per phase, while Maoshan could introduce four.
Not satisfied? Certainly, some were, but it was useless; Luohua wouldn’t reason with you—if you think it’s too little, you can refuse.
Actually, when faced with the great terror of life and death, many are willing to choose to believe in metaphysics.
Xu Leigang also introduced a patient, a relative from Madam Xu’s family. That side was a bit hesitant when paying, saying two million wasn’t a small sum, was Xu Lei’s recommendation reliable?
Why could they ask this? Because it was a friend recommendation, it didn’t involve metaphysics, plus some familial feelings, so they had doubts and asked outright.
Xu Leigang felt agitated; he always felt he couldn’t focus on cultivation, the factor of the little princess was secondary, the main reason being his wife’s influence—she kept saying he’s not getting younger, can’t he do something proper?
Isn’t what I’m doing proper? Your family comes seeking me and still doubts me. Should I stop doing it then?
Xu Leigang wouldn’t explain to his wife saying Yang Yuxin keeps introducing people—after years of explanations, he’s exhausted, so he coldly stated, if you think I’m unreliable, just forget it,
As for whether cancer can be cured—who dares to guarantee such things? If a guarantee is made and it doesn’t work, it’s on me.
Madam Xu’s relative was also temperamental, saying if there’s no guarantee, then I’ll wait and see, after all, it’s two million, we need to spend wisely, right?
This is the result of reputation yet to form on a large scale; Xu Leigang can understand this information asymmetry but is tired of the distrust from his wife’s family, thinking they will regret their own foolishness.
So he directly notified Li Shishi, saying his slot is canceled, and she should arrange someone else.
Li Shishi, having experienced the incident with the village chief, could empathize with his feelings, but the payment was about to proceed, saying you are not playing anymore, well... it really affects everyone’s efficiency.
The two talked about this matter on the manor’s intercom channel, after Li Shishi hung up, she intended to notify the next person.
But right then, her mobile phone rang, the caller... was the leader of another team of thirty people, a very proud young person, but at this moment, his attitude was excellent, "Hello Assistant Li, did you have an open slot?"
He didn’t hide his eavesdropping behavior at all, but it really doesn’t matter; Luohua Manor’s intercom channel was already like a sieve, with less than twenty people inside the manor using it, and outside... at least two hundred people listening.
Li Shishi also deeply hated this phenomenon, but there was no other way, intercom was really convenient, she couldn’t just stop using it.
So she calmly expressed, "Our manor has its own arrangements, no need for Your Excellency to worry."
The young man didn’t get angry but smiled and said, "Can we meet and talk? It’s a good thing."
When it came to meeting, it turned out the young man was helping to introduce a Mai Nation cancer patient, "...pro-Chinese, and crucially, very wealthy, you can easily charge a hundred million."
Li Shishi knew that her boss didn’t like people from Mai Nation and could vaguely sense that her boss was not short of money right now. However, since there was a possibility of a big income, she couldn’t arbitrarily reject it.
But she also couldn’t report it to her boss just like that. Before that, she must find out about this guy named Richard.
Thanks to Feng Jun, even though Li Shishi was just an insignificant little assistant serving an individual, those who knew her dared not underestimate her—a gatekeeper to the prime minister is a seventh-rank official.
So it took her only half an hour to find out about this person, and as expected, he was a pro-Chinese.
Richard was a typical second-generation rich kid. During his youth, he lived recklessly and had a terrible reputation. Later, his father died of liver cancer, and he also discovered that he and his brother had liver cirrhosis. A few years later, his brother also developed liver cancer.
This was a genetic issue, and so Richard suddenly woke up; besides actively receiving treatment, he engaged heavily in philanthropy. Because of his poor reputation in Mai Nation and conflicts with many media outlets, he simply went abroad to do charitable work.
Initially, he often went to Africa, but considering the terrible conditions there, he felt his charity was breeding laziness. So later, he focused on Huaxia.
He even sponsored research into four genetic projects—some related to liver cancer and others not.
Besides that, he also funded the construction of many hope primary schools in Huaxia, and would not actively discuss politics.
Such behavior wasn’t common among Mai Nation people, though not unheard of, but doing charity solely abroad was indeed quite unorthodox—after all, the individualism emphasized by Mai Nation was vividly reflected in him.
Feng Jun, after hearing Li Shishi’s report, became a bit interested, "Genetic liver cancer? That’s intriguing... since he built so many hope primary schools, we should give him a chance. No need for a hundred million, twenty million will do, and remember to ask for US dollars."
The young man, after receiving the response, did not bargain but immediately informed his superiors.
Richard had long heard about a place in Huaxia that’s excellent at treating cancer, and it’s also a private organization, but due to treatment eligibility issues, it’s not open to the public.
However, having wandered abroad for so long, he could somewhat guess some real reasons—not being open to the public might not only be a matter of practicing medicine legally, but also potentially prioritizing certain special groups for treatment.
This sort of thing wasn’t uncommon. Mai Nation also did this; with new inventions, military uses were, of course, prioritized.
This was why the young man had to contact Li Shishi; the line he was on had no qualification to arrange for foreigners to receive treatment, and they could only use social quotas.
Richard was already in the capital, and upon hearing he got a quota, he immediately went to Zhengyang without saying anything further.
As for the twenty million US dollar treatment cost, to be paid in advance, it wasn’t an issue for him—his brother had already passed away last year, and he himself didn’t have much time left.
Richard came with a team, but he was also sensible. After hearing the manor’s "strict requirements," he merely confirmed whether everyone else followed the same rules and immediately gave up his insistence.
Upon hearing that the entire treatment process prohibited photography and recording, he even proactively handed over his mobile phone, iPad, and computer.
In this regard, he did better than other patients—many domestic patients had pleaded with Luohua, hoping to be allowed to keep their phones, otherwise, the entire treatment process would be too trying.
The third phase of patients thus began treatment. Xu Leigang’s wife, upon hearing the news, almost exploded— "How did they start treatment? What about my quota?"
Xu Leigang explained a couple of sentences, and seeing his wife still unrelenting, he couldn’t help but push her a couple of times, "I damn tried to reason with you, and you think I’m all vegetarian now? Your family thinks that spot is too expensive, so Luohua gave it to a foreigner, and it’s also twenty million..."
"But it’s US dollars, it’s twenty million US dollars!"
His wife was stunned upon hearing this, "Twenty million US dollars, paid in advance even if it’s not cured?"
Xu Leigang answered irritably, "What do you think? Elder Feng wasn’t even willing to take that person; he just dislikes foreigners. He only agreed because someone pleaded, and your family’s fool withdrew at the last minute, otherwise, that guy wouldn’t have had a chance to spend his money."
His wife was truly stunned, and it took her a long while to speak, "But, you introduced him, didn’t you? You’ve been with him all along, if not for credit, there’s some hard work, right?"
"You know nothing..." Xu Leigang looked at his wife helplessly, "It’s me who wants to follow, not that they want me to follow... I’ve already signed up for your family’s next batch, if you still complain, I really won’t care anymore."