Chapter 429: Wasting Things, Wasting G.o.d’s Gift
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The a.s.sistant was amused as well. During the audition, s.h.i.+ Jin had hyped things up, but from the looks of it, she was nowhere as good as she made herself out to be.
s.h.i.+ Jin said to Director Cao, “Director Cao, can you make some slight changes to the camera positions?”
Director Cao walked up to her and the two of them discussed for a while.
Director Cao got someone to change it according to s.h.i.+ Jin’s request.
Chu Jia’s expression was full of disdain. She had been wondering how s.h.i.+ Jin got into the production team. So she had relied on her looks to impress Director Cao?
After the cameras were set up, Director Cao said, “Let’s begin.”
“Attention all units, action!”
s.h.i.+ Jin pulled out her sword.
Chu Jia and her a.s.sistant thought, “That’s all?”
Even Chu Jia’s manager shook his head secretly.
However, the next moment, s.h.i.+ Jin moved her wrist, spun the sword elegantly, and inserted the sword into the scabbard. The plastic sword body made a soft humming sound because of the movement.
Director Cao smiled and said, “Not bad!”
The martial arts director widened his eyes. What else could he do here?
Chu Jia and her a.s.sistant: “…!!!”
Everyone knew that this action was difficult, so the custom was to film a sword drawing backwards as a sword returning to its sheath.
“Alright, that’s all for today. s.h.i.+ Jin, go back and rest first.” Director Cao’s att.i.tude towards s.h.i.+ Jin was completely different from his att.i.tude towards Chu Jia.
s.h.i.+ Jin went to change.
Throughout the entire process, she did not even glance at Chu Jia. On the other hand, Chu Jia kept looking at s.h.i.+ Jin.
After changing, s.h.i.+ Jin picked up her phone. Just then, Li Yuanyuan sent a message. “s.h.i.+ Jin, I heard from Senior Li that our cla.s.s can go to the experimental field to look at the herbs today. Are you coming?”
s.h.i.+ Jin finished her scenes early and had time, so she replied, “Yes.”
“Okay then. Senior Sister Su and I will wait for you to come before we go together.”
s.h.i.+ Jin agreed and asked Xiao Li to send her to school. After she entered, she went to the research cla.s.s to look for Su Sitian and Li Yuanyuan.
After entering, she said, “You’ve waited long, haven’t you? Shall we go now?”
Li Yuanyuan looked up and said in a sobbing voice, “It’s gone.”
“What?”
“The experimental plot is gone. They originally agreed to give it to our research cla.s.s, but in the end, the higher-ups decided to give it to the Chinese and Western medicine combined major.”
s.h.i.+ Jin sat down and placed her bag down. “Why?”
“They said that it’s a waste of resources to give it to people who study traditional Chinese medicine. They said that our major is useless. There are fewer and fewer cases of pure Chinese medicine being used now. No matter what hospital it is, it has to rely on advanced western medicine science. Even schools like ours are popular with Western and Chinese medicine. People like us won’t have any standing in the future.”
s.h.i.+ Jin frowned. “Who said so?”
“Everyone is saying that. Even Chinese medicine is made using western medical equipment.”
Su Sitian chewed on her milk candy. “If this continues, it’s meaningless for our cla.s.s to continue existing. It’s called a research cla.s.s, but there’s actually nothing there. The Chinese and Western medicine combination major is really something. Every year, there’s a large sum of money to buy equipment, and there are also various cla.s.ses in the experimental field. It’s enough, yet they still want to s.n.a.t.c.h our things.”
Li Yuanyuan added, “I heard that Director Zhang is willing to take in our cla.s.s. In the future, this research cla.s.s will only exist in name.”
s.h.i.+ Jin stood up.
“Where are you going, s.h.i.+ Jin?”
“Going outside to answer a call.” s.h.i.+ Jin walked out.
After calming down, she did not go straight to the Director’s office. She was about to return to the cla.s.sroom when Ouyang Ping walked over.
“Vice Director.” s.h.i.+ Jin greeted him.
“Perfect, I was looking for you.” Ouyang Ping’s expression was still calm and collected. “Do you know that we don’t have any test fields?”
“I heard.”
“The people at the top of that experimental plot are planning to give it to the Chinese and Western medicine integration major to let them study it. Our cla.s.s doesn’t have this. In the future, there will be fewer practices that we can learn.”
He said it tactfully, but s.h.i.+ Jin knew that it wasn’t just a small amount. Without medicinal herbs to study and without any foundation, how could they learn?
“s.h.i.+ Jin, have you thought about transferring to Director Zhang’s elite cla.s.s? You have a good foundation and you can have a better future there. In the future, you can even go to the International Ancient Chinese Medicine School for an interns.h.i.+p.”
“I’ve never thought about it,” s.h.i.+ Jin answered immediately. “Vice Director, didn’t you say that we have opportunities to interact with patients?”
“Yes, but…” Ouyang Ping thought about it and said, “The foundation of our cla.s.s is not solid, and there is a limited amount of research on drugs. In the past few years, when we went to our school’s affiliated hospital to get in touch with the patients, we were just by the side and didn’t get to do anything.”
Even Li Liangjing and Meng Xiuyuan, who had good grades, were only there to a.s.sist the elite cla.s.s every time they went, not to mention facing students from the combined Western and Chinese medicine major.
“Vice Director, let’s go for an interns.h.i.+p. If we can use the methods we have learned to treat the patients, can the higher-ups give us the experimental plot?” s.h.i.+ Jin asked.
“So far, only Qin Fanya and Hu Hao have been able to use their own methods to treat the patients. Because of the funding restriction, the people in our cla.s.s didn’t have enough research materials, so they didn’t dare to do anything.”
Ancient Chinese medicine had little resources to begin with. More than half of it was controlled by Zhang Fengnian, so less fell into Ouyang Ping’s hands.
A clever housewife cannot cook without rice. His research cla.s.s did indeed have a feeling of only existing in name.
Although he had tried his best to educate Li Liangjing, Meng Xiuyuan, and the others, there was still a gap between them and Zhang Fengnian. Not to mention compared to the combined Chinese and Western medicine majors.
“How would we know if we don’t try?”
When s.h.i.+ Jin said this, her eyes were clear and her gaze was firm.
Ouyang Ping thought about it and nodded. “Alright, I’ll apply for it.”
“If you do your best, we will also do your best.” s.h.i.+ Jin nodded and returned to her cla.s.s.
Wu Siqi was packing up and leaving.
Li Yuanyuan said to s.h.i.+ Jin, “Look, he’s going to the elite cla.s.s.”
Su Sitian peeled another candy and said, “He’s still angry about Tian Xinjie’s matter. He keeps feeling that someone has s.n.a.t.c.hed his girlfriend’s position. Those who should go can’t stay, and those who should stay won’t leave either.”
Li Yuanyuan placed both her hands on the table and said, “Forget it, let nature take its course. Many doctors have never studied those medicinal herbs, but aren’t they also skilled in medicine? I don’t believe that only that experimental plot can make us successful!”
Su Sitian stood up and patted her shoulder. “Good job, you have ambition.”
As for Ouyang Ping, he would fight for the chance to intern for the students in his cla.s.s. Even Princ.i.p.al Ling could not make the decision.. He had tried his best to fight for the resources given by the higher-ups, but since even the students wanted to try, Princ.i.p.al Ling and Ouyang Ping went to fight for it together.