At night.
He only returned home after 8 PM.
His mother asked, "Why did you go out so late?"
"I brought a friend out to have some fun." Zhang Ye was also quite tired. "I've been to the Forbidden City, Qianmen, and Summer Palace Park. Quick, give me some water."
His mother handed him a cup. "Who was it?"
"A friend from out of town." Zhang Ye did not elaborate.
Today, he did not do anything but accompany his junior martial sister around Beijing. Moreover, there was no way he could turn her away. Her parents were no longer alive and she had come all the way to Beijing to look for him. Later on, she even acknowledged him as her "biological brother" and kept calling him "Senior Bro." No matter how thick-skinned Zhang Ye was, he would not be able to leave her alone. After all, they were the only two left of the Taiji branch.
His father turned down the volume of the television and looked at his son. "You've been away for a month and have only just returned. Why are you still not doing anything proper?"
Zhang Ye nodded and said, "Alright, I'll work hard tomorrow."
His mother also urged, "You don't seem to be that popular anymore."
"Is that so?" Zhang Ye had not been paying attention to it for the past few days.
His mother said, "You're still at the bottom of the A-list rankings. It's your fault for not releasing any works in the past month. If it weren't for your car accident with Jiang Hanwei that day, which attracted a lot of attention, I reckon that the former A-list celebrity at the top of the B-list would have overtaken you by now. Aren't you worried?"
Zhang Ye said, "Alright, I understand."
After returning to his room, he looked at the Celebrity Rankings Index.
Sure enough, his popularity had dropped out of the A-list rankings again. The main reason was that in the less than a month since the National Martial Arts Conference, Zhang Ye had not released any works or gained any exposure. Actually, only Zhang Ye would dare to do this. If it were any other A-list celebrity, would they not even get on the news for a month? They wouldn't even participate in any on-camera activities or programs or interviews? That would really be courting death! Exposure was more important to an artist than their life!
Moreover, at this position, the competition was quite intense. If one's popularity did not increase, it would actually decrease. Which celebrity would be easy to deal with? All of them had a rather large fanbase, so it wouldn't be surprising if anyone of them shot to fame overnight. Therefore, Zhang Ye's current position was still quite dangerous. He also wanted to get rid of this unstable position at the bottom of the rankings as soon as possible so that he could increase his popularity score. It wasn't easy for him to get into the A-list rankings, so he couldn't just hand it over to someone else. There were countless B-list celebrities eyeing him covetously, so he couldn't just keep going.
Sleep first.
Tomorrow morning, he would have to make some plans. It was time to find something to do.
Lying down, Zhang Ye fell asleep.
One hour.
Three hours.
He didn't know what time it was, but his phone suddenly rang!
Zhang Ye subconsciously hung up on the first ring. He went back to sleep, but when his cell phone rang a second time, Zhang Ye wondered who it was in the middle of the night!
He looked at his watch. It was three o 'clock at night!
Then he looked at the caller ID. Ha Qiqi?
Zhang Ye was a little more awake now. If it were a reporter or some kind of harassment call, he wouldn't care if they called at this time. But Ha Qiqi was his assistant and had always been a very steady person. She was also working with Zhang Zuo on the new air pollution documentary. Zhang Ye knew that unless it was something serious, Old Ha would definitely not call him at three o 'clock in the morning, much less twice?
He immediately answered. "Sister Ha, what's the matter?"
Ha Qiqi's voice was a little low. "Director Zhang, sorry to disturb your rest."
"It's fine, go ahead." Zhang Ye sat up in bed.
Ha Qiqi said, "I …"
Zhang Ye said, "What's the matter?"
Ha Qiqi said, "They didn't allow me to tell you, but I felt that you had to be told no matter what." She paused for a few seconds. "Can you come to the hospital? Something happened to Huang Dandan! "
Huang Dandan?
Tong Fu's girlfriend?
Zhang Ye hurriedly asked, "What's the matter with Little Huang?"
Ha Qiqi said, "It's just been diagnosed. Lung cancer."
Zhang Ye's mind buzzed and he was stunned. "That's impossible!" He lifted the blanket and got out of bed. He shouted, "Which hospital? Which ward? I'll be there right away! "
Get dressed!
He went downstairs and drove off!
Along the way, Zhang Ye's mind was filled with Huang Dandan's face. He had a very deep impression of this subordinate of his. In the past, Huang Dandan was not part of The Voice's program team and was an old staff member of the Documentary Channel. It wasn't until Zhang Ye came over that he recruited her, her boyfriend Tong Fu, and a few other old staff members of Department 14 to form the program team for A Bite of China. When they were filming A Bite of China, Huang Dandan, as a female comrade, had accompanied the group of men as they traversed mountains and ravines. She had never once complained and was much stronger than many of the male colleagues. She would even liven up the atmosphere from time to time and was a source of joy for the team. Everyone liked her a lot!
Lung cancer?
Zhang Ye couldn't accept it!
...
At 3: 30 AM.
Oncology Hospital. Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.
When Zhang Ye arrived, Yan Tianfei's secretary was also here. The two of them went upstairs together and saw that there were quite a lot of people surrounding the ward. They were all from Department 14!
Ha Qiqi was talking to a doctor.
Zhang Zuo and Wu Yi were clenching their fists anxiously.
Tong Fu was squatting there in a daze, not saying a word. When he saw Zhang Ye, Tong Fu felt a lump in his throat and his eyes misted up. "Director Zhang!"
Everyone also looked over!
"Director Zhang!"
"Teacher Zhang!"
"Huang Dandan, she, she …"
Little Wang was crying. She was usually the closest to Huang Dandan.
Zhang Ye said loudly, "What's going on?"
Zhang Zuo said, "After you left yesterday afternoon, when we were eating out, Huang Dandan started coughing violently. At first, we didn't think much of it because Huang Dandan had been feeling sick from the flu for the past month. But towards the end, Huang Dandan suddenly couldn't breathe and her face turned purple. Only then did we know something was wrong and rushed her to the hospital. There was a small hospital nearby, and after a checkup, the doctor suggested that we transfer her to another hospital. That was when we knew something was wrong! In the end, we got someone to send her to a cancer hospital. They were doing tests and tests during the day, and some of the test results were just released! "
Zhang Ye said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Ha Qiqi said, "Tong Fu and Huang Dandan said that you were busy and didn't want us to tell you!"
"Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter? You guys are really great! "Zhang Ye was really angry this time. He said to the doctor," Doctor, are you sure that it's … lung cancer? "
The doctor also knew Zhang Ye, but he didn't have time to be surprised at this moment. He said, "The diagnosis is basically confirmed. The other results will only be out tomorrow morning."
Zhang Ye took a deep breath and asked, "Which episode?"
The doctor said, "The preliminary diagnosis is that it's early stage."
Zhang Ye quickly asked, "Early stage? Does that mean it can be cured? "
The doctor hesitated for a moment. "We'll treat it with surgery first. After that, it depends on the patient's willpower. It's not that it can be cured in the early stage, but the five-year survival rate of lung cancer in the early stage is higher than in the late stage."
Survival rate!
This phrase made a lot of people's hearts wrench together when they heard it!
Zhang Ye clenched his teeth. "She's only in her twenties!"
The doctor sighed. "I know."
"Huang Dandan has never smoked before!" Zhang Ye questioned.
The doctor nodded. "Yes."
Zhang Ye said, "Does her family have a history of hereditary diseases?"
The doctor said, "No."
Zhang Ye said excitedly, "Then how could she possibly have lung cancer? That doesn't make sense at all! "
That's right!
Why?
None of the people of Department 14 could understand!
At this moment, the doctor looked at them and said, "Based on the clinical and pathological findings, this is lung cancer. At most, the family will be informed that it's an unexplained lung cancer and nothing else. But based on my clinical experience and the results of some of the lung tests, I can clearly tell you all. " He suddenly took out a few scans and laboratory reports. "There's a 90% chance that the cause of Ms. Huang Dandan's lung cancer is due to air pollution, which is also commonly known as … smog! She doesn't smoke, nor does she have a family history of lung cancer, and she's still very young. But she needs to breathe, and she has to breathe every moment of the day. The pollutants will enter her body through her respiratory tract, destroy her, and infect her — this is the cause of the so-called unexplained lung cancer! "
Zhang Ye said, "Are you sure?"
The doctor nodded. "In recent years, similar cases have increased exponentially." He pointed to a ward not far away. "Look, before you guys, there were two other patients with lung cancer who were admitted today. They were both the same. They don't smoke, have no family history of hereditary diseases, and are not involved in toxic or harmful jobs. But they both contracted the same cancer. Why do you think that is? And from what I've seen, Little Huang's hometown is in Shanxi, right? That place has always been one of the hardest hit areas of smog. "
Then the doctor said, "It's getting late, and the other patients still need to rest. Let's not keep so many people here. Let's go back first." Then he left.
Leaving behind the angry crowd of Department 14!
Smog?
It was actually the smog that they had been investigating for the past month?!
The ward's door opened.
A female staff member of Department 14 came out and wiped away the tears in her eyes. "Little Huang, please let everyone in for a moment."
Zhang Ye led the way and went in. "Little Huang!"
The lights were on in the room. Huang Dandan was lying on the hospital bed. She looked very haggard and was still taking in oxygen. "Director Zhang, what are you doing here? I've already told them not to tell you. "
Zhang Ye said, "How could I not be here! Don't worry, Little Huang. Don't worry either. The doctor said that you're in the early stages of lung cancer, so you'll be fine! The whole of us will be here to accompany you! "
Little Wang said, "Right!"
Ha Qiqi said, "We're all here!"
Wu Yi said, "We're all here to accompany you!"
Zhang Zuo said, "Just rest well and don't think about anything else. We'll come and visit you every day!"
Seeing Huang Dandan like this, everyone felt their hearts ache.
But Huang Dandan shook her head. "I can take it. You don't have to accompany me, and you don't have to come over either."
"Dandan!" Tong Fu's tears were about to fall.
Huang Dandan looked at everyone and suddenly said, "Can you all promise me something?"
Zhang Ye said, "Say it!"
Ha Qiqi hurriedly said, "Anything is fine!"
Huang Dandan's tone suddenly became very firm. "I heard what the doctor said just now, so don't worry about me. You all must take my place and produce our documentary on the smog. We can't let the people be kept in the dark anymore. We can't let the same thing happen to others, alright?"
"Dandan!" Little Wang cried again.
Zhang Ye's expression turned serious. He clenched his teeth and said, "Alright, I promise you! I will let everyone see this documentary! "
"Thank you, Director Zhang." Huang Dandan fell asleep contentedly.
After leaving the ward, they went down to the hospital building.
Zhang Ye stood in the yard and suddenly announced to all the people of Department 14, "From today onwards, our Department 14 and the smog … will not rest until one of us is dead!"
"We'll fight it out with it!"
"Motherfucker!"
"Not rest until one of us is dead!"
"Not rest until one of us is dead!"
At this moment, the people of Department 14 were furious!
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