Inspired by her enthusiasm, Director Chen called in technicians to play the master tape.
The old-fashioned projector clattered and clicked as it ran. On the screen, red lanterns hung under the arcades of Shenzhen, and vendors carried malt sugar baskets as they walked by. The camera then panned to the kitchen of Nanhai Pavilion, where flames leaped up to waist height as the chef tossed the wok. Finally, the scene settled on the whole family raising their glasses, and the calligraphy of "Nanhai Pavilion, where the New Year's flavor endures" slowly appeared.
“That’s interesting.” Director Chen rubbed his chin. “But the advertising time exceeds the limit; the TV station’s regulations state that it cannot exceed 30 seconds.”
Lin Li's heart tightened, and she quickly explained, "We can cut it! We can highlight the scene of family reunion at the New Year's Eve dinner, and add catchy narration. It will be concise yet captivating."
She took out a spare script from her bag, with key shots circled in red.
"That's fine!"
After listening to Lin Li's explanation, Director Chen nodded.
Afterwards, Lin Li and Director Chen discussed the details of the advertising placement over tea.
The advertising cooperation process in the 1980s was cumbersome, requiring not only review of the content orientation but also pricing based on prime time slots.
Lin Li counted on her fingers: "The evening news slots from the 28th of the twelfth lunar month to New Year's Eve attract the most viewers, and we want to secure that slot."
"This time slot is fine, but the cost will be quite high!"
Lin Li's heart skipped a beat when she saw the price quoted by Director Chen; it was more expensive than she had imagined.
"Director Chen, we are a new store, and we are counting on this advertisement to open up sales channels. Could you give us a discount? We can also offer New Year's Eve dinner packages and give coupons to TV station employees."
"this……"
...
After a heated negotiation, the two sides finally reached an agreement.
Holding the signed contract, Lin Li felt completely exhausted, as if her body was falling apart, but her heart was filled with joy.
For the next month, Lin Li was as busy as a spinning top, constantly on the go.
Distributing promotional posters, discussing cooperation with companies...
That day, Wang Jianguo walked towards Lin Li with a set of architectural drawings in his hand.
"Boss, business is booming, and we're running out of private rooms and tables. Can we expand the restaurant?"
Expansion? Lin Li expressed great interest!
"There's land available?"
"Here it is, boss, take a look!"
Wang Jianguo handed the documents in his hand to Lin Li, "I saw last time that the land next to our restaurant had become available, and we have enough money in our account, so I asked the management committee for a set of documents. Let me show you..."
Lin Li glanced at the documents and immediately nodded.
"Build, build, we must build! And if you see any other new plots of land coming up, we should try to get them if we can. I also want to build a five-star hotel!"
When Wang Jianguo heard Lin Li say that, he felt relieved.
He hesitated for a long time before making this suggestion.
He was afraid that Lin Li would think he was overstepping his bounds, or that she had other plans.
Seeing that Wang Jianguo's expression had relaxed, Lin Li's eyes lit up and she smiled.
"Work hard, and if we grow the business into a big and successful company, I'll give you shares!"
Wang Jianguo's eyes lit up when he heard that!
He knew about the shares; it was the boss's recognition of his abilities. "Thank you, boss. I will definitely work even harder!"
Seeing Wang Jianguo's enthusiasm, Lin Li's mood also improved.
She has big ambitions; besides restaurants, she now wants to enter the women's skincare industry.
She is a living advertisement, and many people have already asked her how she maintains her youthful appearance.
She plans to spend this time studying traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. The medicinal herbs in her space are of good quality and plentiful. If she takes them out and uses them, the effect will definitely be very good!
After coming up with an idea, Lin Li called Wang Jianguo over and asked him to keep an eye out for any new factory buildings that might be available, as she wanted to build a cosmetics processing plant.
Upon hearing Lin Li's plan, Wang Jianguo's eyes involuntarily turned to her face.
The boss wants to enter the cosmetics industry; he'll definitely succeed!
If she didn't go out and tell everyone, who would know she's almost 46 years old!
With her skin, figure, and complexion, you could easily believe she was in her twenties!
"Don't worry, boss. I'll keep an eye on it!"
Having finally finished a phase of her work in Shenzhen, Lin Li calculated the time and realized that final exams were approaching.
For the past month, she has basically stayed in Shenzhen and has no time to go back to Beijing, let alone study at Peking University's medical school. She doesn't even know if she can pass the exam!
After arranging things, Lin Li returned to her home in Shenzhen.
They then appeared directly in a courtyard house in Beijing.
As soon as he stepped out of the room, he saw a note left for him by Lin Laosan on the bedroom table.
"Mom, Dr. Yu has been looking for you for several days. Go to Renxin Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic as soon as you get back. It's urgent!"
I checked the time; the note has been here for almost three days!
Lin Li opened the door and hurriedly walked towards Renxin Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic.
As soon as I reached the door, the sharp-eyed head nurse stopped me.
"Sister Lin, you're finally here! I've been looking for you for days!"
"Yes, I went back to my hometown. Did something happen?"
"A while ago, B University's medical school admitted a group of seriously injured people from a chemical plant explosion. One of the injured had extensive burns that led to an infection, and Western medicine's antibiotic treatment had no effect whatsoever. Dr. Yu thought I'd like you to give it a try!"
Burns? Perfect opportunity for her to thoroughly research skincare formulas!
"Okay, where are they now?"
"B University Medical School, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine!"
Lin Li nodded and was about to walk towards B University's medical school when she was stopped by the head nurse.
"Let's get in the car, hurry up!"
"good!"
Just as Lin Li got into the car, Professor Zhang and Dr. Yu received a notification from the head nurse, who immediately asked Dr. Wang to go to the main gate to pick up Lin Li.
Dr. Wang, who had walked quickly to the hospital entrance, kept stamping his feet back and forth, and occasionally stood on tiptoe to look around, his face showing anxiety!
Finally, he saw the black sedan approaching!
After the car came to a complete stop, he hurriedly opened the back door and breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw Lin Li.
"You've finally arrived! The patient's blood oxygen levels are dropping again!"
Lin Li took the test results from Dr. Wang's hand, her brows furrowed. "Take me there to see him quickly!"
"good!"
Dr. Wang led Lin Li to the intensive care unit. After briefly examining the patient's condition at the door, she hurriedly went to the changing room, changed into a white coat, and disinfected her entire body before entering the intensive care unit.
Lin Li bent down to examine the patient's condition. As she slowly unwrapped the gauze, she saw that the charred wound was oozing foul-smelling pus, and the edges of the rotting flesh had an eerie bluish-purple tinge. Suddenly, the monitor's alarm blared sharply.
She asked the nurse to bring her a set of sterilized silver needles, "to prepare for warm acupuncture."
The nurse hurriedly set up the moxibustion box, and Lin Li wiped the silver needles again with an alcohol swab.
The patient began to convulse unconsciously while in a coma, but her thumb and forefinger precisely pressed on the Zusanli acupoint, and the silver needle sank into the muscle like a swimming fish.
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