Over at Dream Pharmaceutical Group, dark clouds hung overhead, while on Lu Hengâs side, the atmosphere was much more relaxed.
After breakfast, Zhao Shuo suggested visiting the two injured from yesterdayâs car accident at the hospital.
Firstly, to check on how the two are doing.
Secondly, he wanted to create a follow-up report.
Everyone agreed with this suggestion.
Lu Heng, having nothing to do, also accompanied the four to the hospital.
Because of the severity of their injuries, the two patients were sent to the intensive care unit as soon as they were admitted.
When Lu Heng and the group of five arrived at the entrance of the intensive care unit, they saw a young man in a suit talking to the patientsâ families.
Lu Hengâs senses were keener than most peopleâs.
So even though he didnât move closer, he could still hear the conversation between the two sides.
"Hello, Iâm the promoter of Ocean Funding, you can just call me Wang."
The young man in a suit introduced himself with a smile.
The patientsâ family members exchanged glances, a bit unclear of this personâs intentions.
Seeing this, the young man in a suit smiled slightly and said, "I see youâve been waiting outside the intensive care unit, so there must be someone inside in critical condition, right?"
"No shit!"
A family member with a bit of a fiery temper retorted unhappily.
"Uncle, Auntie, the costs of the intensive care unit arenât cheap, are they?"
The young man in the suit, unfazed, continued, "For a regular family like ours, we simply canât afford such heavy expenses."
"At times like these, if you can get assistance from society, things will definitely get better."
"Our Ocean Funding platform is here to help families like yours who are in need."
"Since our platform launched, weâve accumulated over 10 billion yuan in funds and helped more than 700,000 financially distressed patients with major illnesses, bringing together the warmth of 400 million generous donors."
"Just last year, we received the âOutstanding Poverty Alleviation Partnerâ honor from the Celestial Sea City government..."
The introduction from the young man in a suit truly amazed the family members of the patients.
A family member couldnât help but ask, "Can you really help us raise the medical fees?"
"Of course we can!"
The young man in a suit nodded enthusiastically and continued, "Thatâs exactly why our platform existsâto help everyone."
"You just need to do a few simple operations on our platformâs app or public account, like filling in some necessary information, and you can launch a fundraising project."
"If any kind individual notices your project and chooses to donate, youâll receive the donations."
Hearing this, some of the family members were quite moved.
After all, the medical fees for the intensive care unit are not something common families can easily afford.
If they could get help from kind-hearted people, it would definitely relieve their families.
"Your Ocean Funding or whatever, doesnât it have any hidden charges?"
Another family member asked.
"Uncle, you can rest assured!"
"Our Ocean Funding platform can guarantee that we wonât charge you any fees throughout the entire fundraising project."
The young man in a suit vowed.
"Then how do you guys earn money?"
"Youâre not just doing charity work for free, are you?"
Another curious family member asked.
Hearing this, the young man in a suit laughed and said, "Uncle, Auntie, hereâs the situation..."
"For our platform to operate normally, we will charge a platform service fee on each fundraising."
Upon hearing this, several family members suddenly realized and finally understood.
"So what is your commission fee rate?"
The family member with the fiery temper couldnât help but ask.
"Not much, not much, itâs just thirty percent!"
The young man in a suit replied with a smile.
"Thirty percent isnât much?"
The family members were a bit dumbfounded.
They originally thought it would be around five percent, not expecting it to be a whopping thirty percent!
The young man in the suit patiently explained, "Uncle, Auntie, a thirty percent commission isnât much!"
"At least you can still get seventy percent left, right?"
"If a kind individual fundraises a hundred thousand, then youâll get seventy thousand."
"If itâs two hundred thousand, then youâll get one hundred forty thousand!"
"This free money, getting seventy percent is already a lot..."
After hearing this, the family members thought it made some sense.
Itâs better to have someone help than no help at all!
Therefore, they began to ask the young man in a suit about the specifics of applying for fundraising.
Listening to this, Lu Heng couldnât help but feel emotional.
People in this parallel world are truly something else!
No matter what the project, they can always come up with ways to make money from it.
Zhao Shuo and the other four didnât pay attention to what was going on with the young man in a suit; they wandered around but couldnât find the families of the car accident victims from yesterday.
After stopping a nurse and asking, they learned the patientsâ families had gone to the conference room.
The group of five had to head to the conference room that the nurse mentioned.
Just as they reached the door of the conference room, they heard a quarrel.
Zhao Shuo immediately took out his phone and began recording.
"We refuse to issue a statement of understanding for the traffic accident!"
"That Gou Jie not only drove drunk, but after the accident, he arrogantly flaunted his wealth, completely disregarding human lifeâwe will not forgive him!"
"If it hadnât been for someone risking their lives to charge into the fire to save her, our daughter would have been burned to death!"
"Yes, we want to sue him!"
These voices, filled with anger, came from the victimsâ families.
"Everyone, please calm down!"
"Lives havenât been lost yet, right?"
"From my previous consultation, given the condition of both, the daily medical expenses are no less than ten thousand."
"Given your family situation, you canât possibly afford it for long, right?"
"Once you run out of money, does that mean youâre ready to give up on treatment?"
"Whether itâs for the benefit of the victims or your own good, I urge you to issue the statement of understanding."
"Anyway, our chairman wonât care about these hundreds of thousands or millions..."
The voice was clearly that of a lawyer hired by the Gou Family.
"Bullshit!"
"Even if I have to sell everything I own, Iâll send that little prick to jail!"
The victimâs family member shouted angrily.
"Heh!"
After a cold laugh, Gou Familyâs lawyer slowly said, "Do you know how long it takes from filing a case to investigation, to gathering evidence, and then to court trial?"
"We can wait, but can you wait?"
"If you run out of money, will the hospital still let your children stay in the intensive care unit?"
"Will you just watch them die because thereâs no money to save them?"
As soon as the lawyer finished speaking, there was a sound of clattering and a few miserable cries from inside the conference room.
Lu Heng and others exchanged glances.
Apparently, that Gou Familyâs lawyer got beaten up...