Chapter 640 - 294: Too Late Means Death, ’Birthmark
Li Jingsheng leaned in to take a look and found a video titled "The Strongest Supporting Doctor in Jiangli City" had made it to the news trending list.
Upon clicking it, the first thing that appeared was a short video made up of a carousel of images.
It featured Li Jingsheng’s dashing appearance during a skill competition.
Even when he was helping Xiao Linlin, the director of the gastroenterology department, answer questions, it was caught on camera.
Paparazzi these days really are everywhere!
Almost every time Li Jingsheng participated in a competition, the team would win an award, which is why he was called the best supporting doctor.
There was also footage of him assisting Professor Luo Binggang in successfully completing what was nearly an impossible cardiovascular interventional surgery, accompanied by detailed textual descriptions.
This freelance journalist was certainly someone with a keen eye.
Likely, they had been following Li Jingsheng since the beginning of the competition.
"Boss, by the way, didn’t you create a verified account for Sunshine Clinic last time? Quickly check if the followers have increased."
Tang Ping suddenly remembered something more important.
More than a month ago, ever since the Sunshine 2 Clinic incident, Li Jingsheng, to prevent being exploited, registered accounts on various online platforms and verified them officially.
Upon hearing this, he immediately took out his phone, swiped open the screen, and directly entered the current hottest app, Douyin.
As soon as he got in, the phone froze.
"This lousy phone should’ve been replaced ages ago."
Li Jingsheng had to force quit and then restart, but this time it didn’t freeze, and the message notification bar showed 99+ directly.
The followers of the Sunshine Clinic account had surged from 176 to 3891.
And it was still increasing at a staggering speed.
Private messages and comments flooded in, making it impossible to respond to each one.
"Excuse me, is this Dr. Li from Sunshine Clinic? My calf fracture hasn’t healed after almost a month, can I come to you for a checkup?"
"Dr. Li, if doctors like you and Professor Luo were around when my husband had an attack, he wouldn’t have passed away!" along with a long string of crying emojis.
"I want to go to Sunshine Clinic for treatment, do I need an appointment?"
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Looking at these messages, Li Jingsheng felt immense pressure.
His eyebrows furrowed tightly.
These days he had been thinking about enhancing the clinic’s earning ability through clinical treatments, wanting to take in more outpatient surgical patients.
Unexpectedly making the trending list caught him off guard.
People could easily find the verified account of Sunshine Clinic by searching for Dr. Li Jingsheng.
This was just on Douyin; presumably, other platforms also had numerous online followers.
He vaguely realized this was a grand opportunity, but also carried many potential risks.
A slight mishandling could lead to a downfall.
"Sister Tang, first help me record a short video, otherwise, our clinic will soon be overwhelmed by patients seeking treatment."
After calming down, this was the first thing Li Jingsheng thought of.
"Isn’t having too many patients seeking treatment a good thing?"
Tang Ping looked puzzled.
"Our clinic has limited capacity, injecting a large number of patients at once would overwhelm us. Many patients come from out of town and are already unwell, which is not good for them."
Li Jingsheng first thought of the patients’ hardships.
If a flood of patients comes in and the clinic can’t handle it, their conditions would only be delayed.
He recorded a video outside the reception hall, where the sign of Sunshine Clinic was clearly visible.
"Thank you to all the patients and fans for your support and trust in both myself and Sunshine Clinic. If you are an out-of-town patient, please be sure to contact our clinic before coming. The clinic’s medical staff and resources are limited, and we are currently nearing full capacity. Coming for treatment without prior communication could lead to not securing a slot for the day, thus delaying the condition. We kindly ask for your understanding and patience."
After recording this video, Li Jingsheng made slight edits and then uploaded it online.
He didn’t directly provide a contact number.
Given the current popularity, if he gave out his phone number, his personal number would become useless immediately.
It was also impossible to have a dedicated person answering calls.
He had long thought about getting a new phone number.
This time presented an opportunity, and he decided to proceed with getting one.
He bought a new phone and a new SIM card.
This number could thereafter be used as the clinic’s contact, to avoid affecting his personal number’s usage.
Separating work and personal life is a wise decision.
On the way back to the clinic, he stopped by an advertisement shop where the owner had made the sign for him; they were already familiar given his rising fame in the Old Street of South City.
Upon seeing him enter the shop, the owner greeted him with a smile from afar.
"Dr. Li, what brings you here today to support my business?"
"I’d like you to make me a few boxes of business cards, and could you also update the contact number on the clinic’s sign?"
"Sure, I’ll arrange it for you right away."
The advertisement shop owner registered his request on the spot.
The business cards would be ready for pickup the next day, while the number change on the sign could be done that afternoon.
On the way back to the clinic, Li Jingsheng pondered whether the clinic’s business phone should be split into two parts.
Separating pharmaceutical sales from the treatment business might be better.
Currently, inquiries about pharmaceutical sales mostly went to Xiaogao.
From the clinic’s perspective, this posed a high risk.
If Xiaogao ever left for another job, he could easily take the customer base with him.
After careful consideration, he decided to get two numbers at once. One for treatment business inquiries and one for pharmaceutical sales.