Chapter 421 Filming a Movie at a Location

The last exchange meeting didn't take place because of the interference of those foreigners.

We plan to hold another academic exchange meeting at the end of May.

As soon as the academic exchange conference was announced, everyone was scrambling to get an invitation.

Even if it's just money, I'd be willing to accept it.

After the Chinese New Year, Jiang Ning's paper on lung cancer was published and quickly attracted attention within the industry.

The academic exchange meeting was still held at the Capital Hotel, and many people traveled from afar to the capital just to participate in this exchange meeting.

At this exchange meeting, no one dared to question Jiang Ning because of her youth.

The academic exchange went smoothly. Jiang Ning shared the proportions of some medicinal properties and which medicinal properties might conflict with each other without reservation with everyone present.

The more experiences Jiang Ning has, the less resistant she becomes to interpersonal communication.

Even when facing a large group of people, they can communicate calmly.

Even when someone approaches Jiang Ning to make a movie, she remains unmoved and refuses the request.

The other party was a well-known director from mainland China. He came directly to the hospital and found Dean Kong, wanting to borrow some of the hospital's facilities to film a movie without disturbing the patients.

Dean Kong initially refused without even thinking about it, but the other party said they wanted to make a movie related to traditional Chinese medicine, so that they could promote Chinese medicine in China.

Upon hearing that he could promote traditional Chinese medicine, Dean Kong hesitated.

Jiang Ning was called to the dean's office, where Dean Kong solemnly introduced both parties.

"Dr. Jiang, his surname is Hu, he is a director, and he hopes to borrow our hospital's facilities to shoot a movie."

Recently, whenever there are any major decisions made at the hospital, he would call on Jiang Ning. He has recently been thinking about stepping down, after all, he will be eighty years old in two years, and managing such a large hospital is really beyond his capabilities. Jiang Ning is his most favored successor.

The hospital consults her on every decision, subtly influencing her little by little, so as not to scare her when the position is actually given to her.

Jiang Ning was unaware of Dean Kong's ulterior motives.

I'm just wondering why Director Kong always involves her in all the recent hospital decisions?

They even asked her to help them make decisions.

She's just a minor department head; the hospital's decision-making process doesn't involve her at all.

As soon as Jiang Ning entered the dean's office, Director Hu's attention was immediately drawn to her, and his small eyes widened in surprise.

There's a huge difference between seeing it in the newspaper and seeing it in person.

The actors were selected from various places, and since the four-man group stepped down, all walks of life have been doing well.

When choosing a movie theme, he was suddenly drawn to traditional Chinese medicine, which had been frequently featured in newspapers in the past two years.

Now, with the rise of traditional Chinese medicine in mainland China, people are gradually becoming aware of its benefits, which gave him the idea to make this type of film.

When I arrived at the hospital, I thought that the 615 Hospital was famous for its traditional Chinese medicine and had a venue. If I could borrow the venue and invite a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to provide guidance, that would be killing two birds with one stone.

But he wouldn't lend it for free; his price for the venue and the guidance from the traditional Chinese medicine doctor was not low.

As a director, he has the ability to recognize talent.

The moment Jiang Ning appeared, her calm and composed demeanor captivated him.

If we could also get her to play the most important role in the film...

But his plan backfired.

Not to mention Dean Kong's disagreement, Jiang Ning also rejected Director Hu's film offer.

Given Jiang Ning's current importance in the medical field, Dean Kong would never allow her to do anything unrelated to medicine; that would be a complete waste of her talent!

Jiang Ning said, "I'm sorry, I refuse."

The light in Director Hu's eyes gradually dimmed.

Director Hu said, "Dr. Jiang, you don't have to rush to refuse. We can discuss anything, including the salary."

In this day and age, money is a valuable thing, and he firmly believes that as long as the money is right, this Dr. Jiang might be willing to consider it.

Upon hearing the other party mention money, Dean Kong almost burst out laughing. "There are plenty of people who come to Dr. Jiang's door asking for large sums of money to treat their illnesses. You think you can move her with money? You've miscalculated."

Dean Kong then told Director Hu about how Mr. Hansen had spent 100,000 M coins to seek medical treatment, and Director Hu knew that the plan was no longer viable.

Jiang Ning refused resolutely, and Director Hu knew there was no room for negotiation, so he compromised, "Since Dr. Jiang is unwilling, I will not force her."

He then looked at Dean Kong and asked, "Dean Kong, could you consider borrowing the hospital space and inviting doctors to provide guidance?"

Dean Kong was somewhat hesitant about borrowing the venue.

After all, hospitals are bustling with people every day, and there are quite a few patients.

Sometimes there aren't enough hospital rooms to accommodate everyone, so where would they find space for someone else to film a movie?

But he also hopes to use the film to make more people aware of traditional Chinese medicine.

This film collaboration is also an opportunity.

Seeing that Dean Kong hesitated, Director Hu smiled and said, "Dean, if you are worried about not having enough space, I see there is a vacant lot behind your hospital. I am willing to fund the construction of the space. Once the space is built, I will not take it back; I am willing to leave it to the hospital."

Originally, he just wanted to borrow the venue; after all, there are so many hospitals in China, surely one of them could be borrowed.

But the moment he saw Jiang Ning, he changed his mind.

Jiang Ning's frequent reports on the matter ultimately benefited the film's promotion in every way.

Moreover, he has always had a good eye for people, and this Dr. Jiang will probably lead this hospital even further in the future!

When the other party proposed building a site, Dean Kong was indeed tempted.

Previously, he had invested most of the hospital's funds in establishing a traditional Chinese medicine department, and the entire cabinet of medicines in the Chinese medicine pharmacy was quite expensive.

To ensure that everyone can access medical care, hospital fees are not exorbitant.

Therefore, the construction of a new inpatient building for the hospital has not been put on the agenda.

Dean Kong thought for a moment and said, "I have very high requirements for the materials used in the construction of the hospital. Can you accept them?"

When the other party proposed repairing the building, Jiang Ning knew that the collaboration on making a movie had been finalized.

Dean Kong is a person who is not driven by wealth, power, or any other interest; he is wholeheartedly devoted to the people.

Jiang Ning also learned a lot from him.

She greatly admired Dean Kong's character.

Therefore, she would not refuse any of Dean Kong's requests as long as she could fulfill them.

Director Hu said, "Dean Kong can personally supervise the construction of the site."

This time, Dean Kong did not refuse.

Director Hu then brought up the matter of finding a doctor for guidance, and the guidance fee was negotiable.

The other party was willing to build a site for the 615 Hospital, and Dean Kong naturally wouldn't accept the site fee again.

As for the guidance fee, he also assured that he would discuss a reasonable fee with the doctor providing guidance.

Director Hu is very sincere. He has never made a mistake in choosing film topics. He made a lot of money in Hong Kong back then, and providing a building for the hospital was not a huge financial burden for him.

With the venue and guidance secured, the next step was to prepare for filming.

Preparations for filming and the construction of the filming location can be carried out simultaneously.

The most important thing right now is to select the actors to participate in the film.

However, it would take at least half a year from the construction of the site to its final use, and then until the filming of the movie wrapped up, which would take at least 85 years.

After Director Hu left, Jiang Ning turned to Dean Kong and said with a half-smile, "Dean, you can make your own decisions on such a small matter. You called me here, are you planning to hand over the dean's position to me after you step down?"

Considering Dean Kong's age, he should have retired long ago, but he later devoted a lot of hard work to the rise of traditional Chinese medicine.

Everyone has seen how hard he works, including Jiang Ning.