Chapter 348
Chapter 348: Realizing a Short-Term Goal
Translator: Min_Lee Editor: Tennesh
After the Galaxy Awards prize ceremony, Fang Zhao's name recognition was boosted yet again . Both journalists who were part of and outside the establishment showered praise on him .
If any big star in the entertainment industry was made the topic of the day, these media types would typically feud to no end, yet this time, they all stuck to the same script .
Why was that?
The circumstances were different . One had to pick one's battles . The pundits weren't stupid enough to bicker over this one . Regardless of whether or not Fang Zhao had simply been lucky in providing the breakthrough to curing the Hull virus, the results were what they were . He had received an official commendation . He had picked up his prize . Even if they wanted to take issue with Fang Zhao, now was not the time . They could only hold back for now . There would be plenty of other opportunities down the road . Who knows, they might have something on Fang Zhao next time .
The director of the Hull virus documentary intended to capitalize on Fang Zhao's popularity . Government-owned media outlets on every continent were already pushing the documentary, generating plenty of headlines, but the director's fear was that few readers would actually go to see the documentary .
The name "Fang Zhao" guaranteed traffic, which meant more potential viewers .
To give the documentary broader exposure, the director shot a short film that used Fang Zhao's new song as the score . Fang Zhao's authorship of the song was highlighted .
Nanfeng was peeved when he found out .
Nanfeng voiced his concerns to Fang Zhao directly . "So it turns out that high-class shows like this will hitch a ride on someone's popularity too . Isn't it a bit underhanded?"
But as far as Fang Zhao was concerned, as long as they meant well, he wasn't going to quibble with the director or the team over their calculated moves .
Fang Zhao was happy to see more people learn of the Hull virus and the stories of the strong family members who supported the patients .
The first trailer that the production team for the documentary released was about three minutes long .
A mournful piano solo conveyed sadness and a heavy heart .
A stifling mood permeated the darkness, as if the world were deep in slumber .
Hull-virus patients experienced an out-of-body experience of sorts . They couldn't express themselves . They couldn't experience the world, so they didn't feel sadness and pain . Those who suffered the most were their immediate family .
As far as the immediate family members of Hull-virus patients were concerned, the world was a mean place, but they had no choice but to confront it head-on .
They were forced to abandon their own life plans, like the power couple of Ming Cang and wife, for example . They gave up their promotions and bright futures so they could track down a cure and diligently keep vigil, hoping that Lady Luck would pay them a visit .
But when would that day arrive?
Nobody knew .
Maybe their children would recover tomorrow—or never .
Human beings weren't afraid of hardship . What they feared the most was the lack of courage and determination .
A man squatted in a corner smoking a cigarette and taking in the picture of his 5-year-old daughter, who wore a blank expression . He tugged his collar over his lips, which were frozen pale, got up, and shivered in the relentless winter breeze . He had to get back to his life .
After a long night of entertaining, a middle-aged man reeking of alcohol and vomit returned home to his stone-like, expressionless child . His shoulders collapsed and he stormed into the bathroom . He washed his face with cold water and stared into the mirror with his bloodshot eyes . How much longer can you keep your sh*t together?
A mother sat on the seat of a swing, watching squealing children scamper in the park . Her eyes turned tearful . She dusted off her dress, left, and leaned on a railing, her eyes filled with fear .
A gray-haired couple steered a wheelchair-bound young man out of the hospital and into the quiet streets as they slowly made their way home .
. . .
Not everyone was as well-off as Ming Cang and his wife . There were so, so many folks who had already been suffocated by the cruelties and hardships of life . For them, the world was a brutal place . Fate was a form of torture, a multitude of setbacks, painful and full of desperation . In one fleeting moment, they had contemplated giving up . They had wanted an end to it all .
"Life is an extended wait . Everyone is waiting for something important or meaningful . It could be a certain person, a single utterance, a belief, or an opportunity . "
"We're prepared to wait for our whole lives . "
"Thankfully, Lady Luck shined on us this time . Our break has finally arrived!"
A letter arrived informing them that there had been a breakthrough in the battle against the Hull virus and that their loved ones qualified for an upcoming clinical trial .
Three years ago, the release of the four movements of the "100-Year Period of Destruction" series had provided the missing link in the race to cure the Hull virus .
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