Chapter 1007: Chapter 739: Human Nature
Traditional Chinese medicine only uses herbs for treatment, making prescriptions immensely valuable.
There are countless traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, and basically, doctors who study Chinese medicine know their medicinal properties and value.
But why are some Chinese medicine practitioners highly skilled, while others are quacks?
The key lies in the diagnosis and the prescription.
Prescriptions are the lifeblood of Chinese medicine!
The Doctor Xia before her could prescribe a treatment plan combining medicinal herbs for her illness, so it’s only right for Doctor Xia to charge her a high consultation fee.
If not, even with money, she wouldn’t be able to get treatment for her condition at Western medicine hospitals!
Chen Ran understood this point.
Though she’s a strong woman, she clearly understands reason when it comes to major issues.
"I accept."
Chen Ran stated sincerely.
Xia Liang nodded and said, "Alright, since you’re a Baoya platform supervisor, I’ll only charge you one-tenth of a currency unit for the consultation. I’ll private message you my bank card number."
Then, Xia Liang sent his bank card number to Chen Ran backstage.
Upon hearing the amount, Chen Ran didn’t think it was expensive at all!
In fact, she felt relieved because it was so cheap!
Paying ten million Yuan to save her life was a real bargain!
Considering her current status, her annual salary is well over one Yuan, and adding bonuses and dividends, her annual income is at least several Yuan, possibly even higher.
Therefore, one-tenth really isn’t much for her.
However, this number was quite shocking to the viewers in the live stream.
"Whoa, a consultation fee of one-tenth for one visit; Doctor Xia is demanding a hefty amount!"
"Look closely, only Doctor Xia can treat this illness; outsiders can’t. Is charging one-tenth too much? Not at all!"
"In my opinion, it’s not expensive at all. You go to a hospital not for cancer but just for slightly difficult issues; if you need hospitalization, it’ll cost you this much after ten days."
"Yeah! Doctor Xia is just charging upfront, while hospitals slowly drain you bit by bit. Now that’s truly irritating!"
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Most people were quite rational; only a small number felt Xia Liang was charging too much at once.
But Xia Liang certainly wouldn’t pay attention to those people; his medical skills are worth that amount.
Furthermore, this is just the beginning; once more people know about his skills, he might charge even more for consultations in the future.
Possibly a Yuan or ten Yuan!
This largely depends on the patient’s condition!
If it’s just a common cold or fever, Xia Liang will naturally charge less.
But for complex or serious issues, he’ll charge more.
He’s neither a saint nor a martyr who sacrifices himself to pity all people.
After all, he bears the responsibility of promoting Chinese medicine.
To expand the influence of Chinese medicine, more money, a lot of it, is needed.
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Chen Ran readily accepted the price set by Xia Liang and immediately transferred the money.
After receiving the money, Xia Liang smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I’ll tell you the prescription now. Write it down."
Chen Ran quickly nodded.
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Chen Ran promptly nodded and said, "Got it, Doctor Xia."
Meanwhile, the viewers in the live stream, upon hearing Xia Liang begin to discuss the prescription, decisively started their familiar operation—getting the free advice.
This has become their standard practice.
Previous prescriptions for infertility and late-stage pancreatic cancer gave many people benefits.
To know the value of such prescriptions, they’re basically priceless!
Even if you have money, looking for famous old Chinese medicine practitioners, they wouldn’t have them.
During his live streaming, Xia Liang openly shared the prescriptions to lay the foundation for the future propagation of Chinese medicine.
These prescriptions are very targeted but also quite applicable.
Basically, for similar symptoms, as long as there are no complications, they can be used.
This is part of Xia Liang’s consistent approach, and whenever this happens, viewers in the live stream call it Xia Liang’s welfare time.
"Everyone, get your notebooks ready; it’s anchor’s welfare time!"
"I’ve been ready for a long time; how could I miss such an iconic moment!"
"Feels great, I got three free prescriptions again; I’m truly a smart kid!"
"Teacher taught me since childhood, if you don’t know it, just write it down. I’ve kept that in mind."
"Forget it, I’ll send the anchor a rocket gift; it’s only fair."
"Me too, I feel like I should send a gift; these three prescriptions are priceless, and I always feel bad getting them for free!"
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In the villa, after Chen Ran seriously noted down the prescription and instructions for concocting the medicine, she said, "Doctor Xia, thank you. If it weren’t for you, I might still be lost and helpless now."
"Rest assured; I will report this truthfully and submit all materials to the relevant departments."
"I am willing to be a steadfast flag bearer on the path to promoting Chinese medicine!"
With a slight smile, Xia Liang said, "Alright, thank you. With supporters as steadfast as you, I believe Chinese medicine will once again flourish globally someday."
"As long as Chinese medicine doesn’t die, everyone should benefit from it!"
Xia Liang’s words instantly resonated with countless people in the live stream.
Even those who previously doubted Xia Liang were won over by Xia Liang’s attitude.
As Xia Liang shared the prescription, the gifts in the live stream bloomed thoroughly red, with frantic gifting.
Rockets, spaceships, shark fins, and so forth flooded the screen like a deluge.
On the Baoya platform, such grand displays only occur during year-end PK battles in the big anchors’ streams.
However, most of the gifts in those big anchors’ streams have significant fluff.
Many are investments from guilds.
But with Xia Liang, these are genuine contributions from sincere viewers.
Xia Liang glanced at the live stream and saw that in just five or six minutes, the gift-flow backstage had reached Two Cents, estimated that this wave could earn him a few Cents.
Yet, Xia Liang didn’t mind, and there were still many freeloaders who, despite all your efforts, wouldn’t spend a penny.
Such people are prevalent online because they always feel like they should maximize their benefits.
They enjoy this feeling.
Some people even turn their guns back on Xia Liang after enjoying his benefits.
Of course, such people are a minority, and Xia Liang need not concern himself with them.
