As soon as Qin Jiang said this, the situation became incredibly awkward.
Ge Qiang’s smile froze on his face. Reporter Wu also remembered that when they had gone for the interview before, they had indeed seen a very high-end recliner in the office.
Ge Qiang had mentioned at the time that the employees had specifically bought the recliner for him to rest on, but that he hardly ever used it.
Looking at it now, the credibility of what Ge Qiang said seemed pretty low.
Ge Qiang glanced at Qin Jiang, looking like he wanted to say something but held back.
He really wanted Qin Jiang to play along with him, after all, he was in the middle of an interview here.
But Qin Jiang acted like he didn’t pick up on the hint and said to Ge Qiang, “No problem. You go ahead with your interview, and I’ll do my examination. If I notice any issues, I’ll just say so directly.”
Ge Qiang was about to lose it.
Who asked you to say it directly!
The fact that you’ll say it directly is exactly why I don’t dare to continue the interview!
Ge Qiang cleared his throat and explained to Reporter Wu, “Occasionally, when I’m really tired, I do rest on that recliner.”
“But I also get off work pretty late in the evening. Usually, I finish work around 11:30 PM, spend about half an hour organizing the day’s work stuff, and then go to bed at 12.”
As he said this, Ge Qiang nervously glanced at Qin Jiang.
Luckily, Qin Jiang didn’t say anything to ruin his act.
Reporter Wu continued asking, “So it sounds like you work pretty hard, Mr. Ge. Your daily work hours are quite long.”
Ge Qiang let out an “Ah, well.”
“That’s how it is when you’re the boss. You have to lead by example.”
“If you’re not putting in the effort yourself, then what right do you have to ask your employees to work hard alongside you?”
“That’s just my personality. If I want to make a good product, I’ll put my heart into it.”
“I’m not like other people who complain about things like the 996 work schedule. For me, all my time is dedicated to work.”
Ge Qiang’s little speech made the netizens in the live stream feel very uncomfortable.
“Who is this guy? He’s putting on such an act.”
“You can tell at a glance he’s one of those shady bosses who encourages overtime and that ‘wolf culture’ stuff.”
“He goes to the company to sleep. Employees go to the company to work. Can you really lump those two together?”
“Exactly. Didn’t you see his face turn green when Dr. Qin said he goes in early just to sleep? Man, he really knows how to fake it.”
Just as the netizens were getting all worked up, Qin Jiang finally reached a conclusion on his end.
“You have a gastric ulcer. There’s already inflammation in your body, and it’s quite serious. If you don’t pay attention, there’s a high chance it could develop into a gastric perforation.”
“I’ll prescribe you a few doses of Banxia Xiexin Decoction. Take them home, decoct, and drink. During this period, you absolutely need to stick to a light diet. No alcohol, and don’t eat hot or cold things frequently.”
Just as Qin Jiang finished speaking, two assistants walked in from outside carrying a box.
“Mr. Ge, this is the latest batch of products from today.”
Qin Jiang was still writing out the medical instructions when the two assistants, right in front of him, took the items out of the box and laid them all out, covering the entire table.
Qin Jiang looked closely and saw that they were all ice cream bars, and all the same flavor.
Just as Qin Jiang was feeling puzzled, Ge Qiang picked up an ice cream bar, tore open the wrapper, and took a big bite right then and there.
Seeing this almost made Qin Jiang laugh out of sheer frustration.
He had just told Ge Qiang not to eat cold or hot things recently, and then Ge Qiang goes and eats an ice cream bar right in front of him?
Reporter Wu looked at the ice cream bars on the table and saw they were products from Ge Qiang’s company.
He quickly asked, “Mr. Ge, is this a new product from your company?”
Ge Qiang shook his head. “No.”
“If it’s not new, then why are you eating it?”
Ge Qiang explained seriously, “We require every factory, for every batch of ice cream, to randomly send one sample to me. I have to taste them all.”
As he spoke, Ge Qiang took another bite.
Qin Jiang reminded him from the side, “If you keep eating like this, there’s a chance your gastric ulcer could get worse.”
Ge Qiang explained to Qin Jiang, “Doctor, sorry, but this is my job.”
As Ge Qiang said this, his face showed less helplessness and more a sense of pride, or rather, a kind of showing off.
It was like he knew he was doing something unconventional, but he just enjoyed the surprised looks people gave him for this kind of behavior.
It’s like when you were a kid, there were always one or two other kids who would do something different just to attract their parents’ attention.
To put it nicely, they’re show-offs. To put it bluntly, they just love pretending.
For someone like that who loves to put on airs, Qin Jiang wouldn’t give them the time of day.
Qin Jiang said flatly, “If your condition worsens, in the most severe cases, you might need surgery. You’d better think carefully about that.”
Ge Qiang ignored Qin Jiang’s warning, opened another ice cream bar, and took a bite.
Qin Jiang just shook his head.
Truly, good advice is wasted on those destined to die.
Reporter Wu seized the chance to ask another question, “Mr. Ge, so with you eating like this, about how many ice cream bars do you eat in a day?”
Reporter Wu’s question stumped Ge Qiang.
The truth was, he just thought of putting on a show on the spur of the moment because there was an interview today.
How would he know how many he usually eats?
Ge Qiang didn’t answer the question about how many.
Instead, he cleverly sidestepped it and said, “Let me put it this way: sometimes when I come in early in the morning, I eat even more ice cream bars than the ones laid out here.”
“You know what it feels like to eat that many early in the morning?”
“Your whole stomach feels like a block of ice. I often can’t feel right for the entire day.”
Qin Jiang folded his arms across his chest and quietly watched Ge Qiang try to show off.
Yeah, keep talking. I’m listening.
Let’s just see if you’ll be crying and begging me to treat you later.
The netizens in the live stream had had enough, too.
“This guy is way too good at pretending. Eating that many ice cream bars every day? If he can actually eat that many, I’ll kowtow to him!”
“So their company has no quality control? They have to use such primitive methods to check the quality of each batch of ice cream?”
“It means their company’s products aren’t even mechanized yet. If they had a fixed recipe and assembly line, there wouldn’t be quality issues, let alone texture issues.”
“This boss is obviously a master at deflecting. See how he doesn’t answer the reporter’s question about how many he eats every day? He just blurs the concept. He just wants to show how dedicated he is to the product’s texture.”
“I think I’ve bought their ice cream before. Sixty bucks for one bar. Crazy expensive.”
Just as the netizens were all complaining, Ge Qiang, who was eating his ice cream, suddenly furrowed his brows. He felt something wrong with his stomach.
Qin Jiang picked up his teacup, took a sip, and sneered coldly to himself.
Gotcha. Feeling it now, are we?
Reporter Wu also noticed that Ge Qiang’s expression was a bit off.
“Mr. Ge, is your stomach bothering you?”
Ge Qiang forced himself to wave his hand, squeezed out a smile, and said, “It’s nothing. Just an old problem. Let’s continue.”
