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Chapter 1658 "In the Name of Beauty" - Qiao Yang and Li Qi

“Yes.” Dugu Banruo briefly explained the plan to establish a cultivation academy.

"A cultivation academy, similar to a university in the First World." Jiang Chen understood that Sheng Liya's purpose in proposing a cultivation academy was similar to that of a university. The difference was that this cultivation academy belonged to the Jiang family.

However, this also reminded Jiang Chen of Chu Mengyao from "The School Beauty's Personal Bodyguard".

In fact, according to the timeline of the spirit world, he hadn't seen them for over a year.

I wonder how Chu Mengyao is doing now.

"My lord, it would be great if we had something to test talent," Dugu Banruo said.

"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded slightly.

What is cultivation talent?
Cultivation talent refers to special attributes that one is born with and that can directly affect one's cultivation efficiency or combat ability.

From the perspective of personal growth, "cultivating talent" focuses more on training and development after birth. Talent may provide some initial advantage, but what truly determines the level of achievement is continuous effort and the right practice methods.

Talent can be seen as the "initial velocity" on the racetrack of life. Those with talent may have an easier start, but this doesn't mean they can smoothly maintain their lead to the end. What truly differentiates us is the "cultivation" we acquire—continuous effort, practice, and learning. Someone without talent but through long-term, diligent practice can absolutely surpass those with talent but lacking effort in a particular field.

Of course, whether talent can be successfully transformed into ability largely depends on whether the correct deliberate practice methods are used. If the methods are inappropriate, even talent will be difficult to fully realize. Therefore, finding a suitable training path and methodology is a crucial step.

In the novel *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality*, items used to test spiritual roots are commonly called spirit-testing stones. In *Battle Through the Heavens*, the most common stones used to test one's battle qi or cultivation aptitude are also spirit-testing stones (also known as spirit-testing jade). These are basic testing tools often used to determine spiritual root aptitude or cultivation technique attributes. For example, when a sect recruits disciples, touching them causes them to glow, indicating spiritual energy sensing.

I wonder if this spirit-testing stone can test the cultivation talent of the Jiang family.

“Once we reach the Fourth World, we’ll try to find something that can test cultivation talent,” Jiang Chen said.

"Does the Fourth World have such a thing?" Mu Nihuang asked.

Upon hearing this, Ma Zhaixing and the others also looked at Jiang Chen.

“There were spirit-testing stones in the Dou Qi Continent and Tiannan Continent before that could test talent and ability. I just don’t know if they are suitable for us.” Jiang Chen did not hide what he knew, after all, the Dou Qi Continent and Tiannan Continent had discovered this for some time: “We will try it out when the time comes, but although cultivation talent is important, it is not the most important thing.”

“That’s true.” The women nodded.

Talent for cultivation is innate.

Just like there are many geniuses in the First World, hard work after birth is also very important.

After sorting out the spoils from the second secret realm, Jiang Chen went to the family's medicinal herb garden and the Mulan Hunting Ground breeding farm.

Finally, Jiang Chen went to the Jiang family army camp to offer his condolences.

The Jiang family army is the foundation of the Jiang family, and Jiang Chen values ​​it highly. Although Ma Zhaixing and the others are female commanders and generals, he is the ultimate ruler. It can be said that without his orders, Ma Zhaixing and the others have no authority to deploy troops.

This is a matter of principle.

……

Shanghai, Xingchen Group.

"Mr. Jiang, this is the detailed information about Meituan's IPO." Xue Chunyu handed a document to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen opened the file and began to read it.

Meituan went public in the United States a few days ago.

Xingchen Group is a shareholder of Meituan, but it doesn't hold a large number of shares. Therefore, when Meituan went public, Jiang Chen only sent one representative.

However, Jiang Chen is still very concerned about Meituan's IPO.

Jiang Chen was aware of Meituan's potential after its IPO in his previous life; however, Meituan's stock price fluctuated significantly after its listing. Xingchen Group, aiming to maximize profits, also needed to manipulate these shares.

"Meituan...please notify the securities investment department to keep a close eye on Meituan's stock price," Jiang Chen said to Xue Chunyu.

"Okay," Xue Chunyu replied.

"in addition……"

Jiang Chen then began to attend to other matters.

A moment later, Ning Meng arrived.

"President Jiang, the acquisition contract for Logicor has been processed." Ning Meng explained the situation regarding Logicor.

"Okay, you can keep an eye on this." Jiang Chen was quite confident in Ning Meng's abilities.

"President Jiang, we learned about the shareholders of the French Dessini Group seeking Blackstone Fund when we left France," Ning Meng said suddenly, remembering something.

"You mean, the shareholders of the French Dessini Group are looking for other capital in order to deal with our takeover?" Jiang Chen understood what Ning Meng meant.

“Yes, and it’s quite obvious that this information was deliberately leaked to us by the French company Dessinibo Group,” Ning Meng said.

"Then let's play with them," Jiang Chen said.

"Just playing around?" Ning Meng was slightly taken aback and looked at Jiang Chen with some confusion.

"The business world is like a battlefield, Secretary Ning. You should understand what this means, right? Our company has acquired quite a few companies and encountered many competitors, but why were we able to make acquisitions while other companies failed?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Those shareholders of the French Dessini Group want to play a takeover battle with us, so we'll play along. Secretary Ning, what's next..." Jiang Chen lowered his voice as he finished speaking.

Ning Meng's eyes lit up as she listened.

Finally, Ning Meng said, "President Jiang, you're really cunning."

"What are you saying?" Jiang Chen glared at Ning Meng. "You want to deduct my salary?"

"I misspoke, Mr. Jiang is a cunning old fox," Ning Meng quickly said.

Jiang Chen's face darkened further.

"Yes, it is truly wise and powerful." Ning Meng realized she had said the wrong thing again and quickly tried to make amends.

"Go back to work," Jiang Chen said irritably.

Ning Meng smiled, took the documents in her hand, and left the office.

Jiang Chen watched Ning Meng's retreating figure, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Ning Meng has worked at Xingchen Group for so long, and not only has her personality become more and more cheerful, but she has also become more and more charming.

The president's office has now hired five secretaries.

Who will be taken down next?

Michelle Ye and Zhang Wei are veterans in the president's office, but they are not characters in the drama.

Yuan Ge, Ning Meng, Lin Qian, Chen Yayi, and Shi Chuchu, who was promoted from assistant to secretary in the president's office, are all the female leads in the drama.

Who do you want to take down next?

We should choose from among them.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Jiang Chen said.

The office door opened, and Li Qian walked in.

"Secretary Li, is there anything I can help you with?" Jiang Chen asked Li Qian with a smile.

Li Qian glared at Jiang Chen, annoyed.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Chen asked, somewhat puzzled.

"President Jiang, you're so... lecherous... do you do that kind of thing in the office too?" Li Qian asked after closing the door.

"What...what?" Jiang Chen was a little confused, but he quickly realized, "Secretary Li, are you implying something to me?"

"Pah! Don't talk nonsense, I didn't mean that at all." Li Qian rolled her eyes.

"You didn't mean that? Really?" Jiang Chen looked unconvinced.

“You…” Li Qian glared at Jiang Chen, then went to the desk: “President Jiang, this is the office, the place to work.”

“Yes, this is your workplace, and you're feeling anxious,” Jiang Chen said. “…” Li Qian.

"Let's give a report," Jiang Chen said in a serious tone.

Li Qian felt that Jiang Chen was putting on an act, but she still reported on her work, after all, she didn't want anything to happen at her desk.

"We're going to the Fourth World the day after tomorrow. How are your preparations going?" Jiang Chen asked after Li Qian reported on her work.

“This…” Li Qian hesitated for a moment: “I’ve heard Yu Qingqing mention it, is it really that amazing?”

“You’ll only truly appreciate its wonders once you go there yourself,” Jiang Chen said with a smile. “However, you can also visit the Daming Palace beforehand.”

"We'll talk about it later," Li Qian replied.

"Are you scared?" Jiang Chen asked back.

“How could I be afraid?” Li Qian said.

"..." Jiang Chen glanced at Li Qian but said nothing.

……

At noon, Jiang Chen left Xingchen Group and drove to Hengshi Group.

Jiang Chen is going to the Fourth World the day after tomorrow, and he plans to make arrangements for Xingchen Group and Hengshi Group in advance. As for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, he has other things to do.

"Unfortunately, Tang Lili is the only member of the Jiang family in Hengshi Group."

Jiang Chen thought of the female protagonists from Hengshi Group: Li Yi, Qiao Chu, Su Qian, Lei Li, and An Yan.

However, Li Yi is currently the only woman who could potentially become his next woman.

"We'll have to wait until we get back from other worlds to figure it out."

The day after tomorrow we're going to the Fourth World, the day after that to the Second World, and on January 4th we're going to the Third World.

These are arguably the days when I travel to other worlds most frequently.

Because it was close to New Year's Day, there were many people in the company, and even the parking lot in the Pioneer Building was not enough. Therefore, Jiang Chen drove to a parking lot near the Pioneer Building.

After parking the car, Jiang Chen walked out of the parking lot.

However, just as Jiang Chen stepped out of the parking lot and was about to head towards the Pioneer Building, two women came from ahead.

"Ok?"

Jiang Chen's gaze swept over the two of them, and his eyes narrowed.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received a low-level spirit boat.]

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten million-year-old Vermilion Fruits.]

"A low-level spirit boat?"

"This is the fourteenth time I've checked in."

"The spirit boat is essentially a flying magical artifact."

"A low-level spirit boat is the lowest-level spirit boat."

“The low-level spirit boat is similar to a tower ship, with a length of twelve zhang (about 23 meters) and a width of one zhang and six chi (about 3.5 meters), and has three floors.”

"The low-level spirit boat is engraved with mirror light arrays all over its body. Not only does it have powerful defensive capabilities, it can also reflect all attacks below the mid-stage of the Martial God Realm."

"Most importantly, it also has a flight speed of 20,000 miles per hour."

"A day's flight consumes no more than one mid-grade spirit stone."

"This low-level spirit boat is quite fast."

"With this low-level spirit boat, exploring new continents in the Fourth World will be much less troublesome."

"Ten Vermilion Fruits a million years old?"

"This is the second time I've received ten million-year-old Vermilion Fruits from signing in."

"The existence of the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit is a rare treasure that allows martial artists at the Martial King Realm to advance to the Martial Emperor Realm as quickly as possible. After refining the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit, one's strength increases by 314, physique by 283, mental strength by 70, and agility by 180."

"I wonder how much it will improve after the Vermilion Fruit is refined over a million years."

"By the way, besides refining it directly, it can also be used to make pills."

"If everyone signs in a few more times, then everyone can take it."

"This sign-in reward is pretty good."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Qiao Yang is a character in the TV series "In the Name of Beauty".

In the drama, she plays a plastic surgeon at a public hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital, who is about to perform the most important surgery of her career. Her patient, Fang Ting, is nicknamed "Dinosaur Girl" due to fibrous dysplasia of bone. Seeking facial tumor removal surgery to achieve her goal of beauty, she comes to the Third Affiliated Hospital. Qiao Yang, whose approach is somewhat impulsive but who cares deeply about her patients, defies public opinion and chooses a full resection. Although the surgery is successful, she is promoted but demoted by the hospital, which demands she reflect on her risky actions.

Lee Ki, a character in "In the Name of Beauty".

In the drama, she plays the operations director of Gemu Plastic Surgery Hospital, responsible for handling various complex interpersonal relationships and operational matters. She is Zhou Jingwen's most trusted right-hand woman. She excels at using business acumen to solve medical problems. When the hospital's operations and consulting staff collectively take leave, she faces immense pressure, but collaborates with Qiao Yang and others to successfully manage the crisis and ensure the hospital's normal operation.

"The plot of 'In the Name of Beauty' begins in 25 years."

"Qiao Yang... is about the same age as Zhou Jingwen."

"Qiao Yang in the drama is practically a perfect character, aside from his physique, he also has excellent work ability."

Qiao Yang graduated from medical school and was a brilliant craniofacial surgeon at a public hospital. Due to her insistence on high-risk treatment plans, she was transferred to the hair transplant department. However, she always upheld medical ethics. Later, due to controversy surrounding her surgical plan, she was promoted but secretly transferred, and chose to resign and join a private plastic surgery hospital.

However, Qiao Yang resigned from a reputable top-tier hospital and received four job offers. One was an offer from the hospital to retain him, another was a sincere invitation from Gemu, a third was an offer from a foreign hospital, and a fourth was an invitation from Gemu's rival hospital.

Leaving the public system, she joined Zhou Jingwen's Gemu Hospital, promoting industry standardization through her own technological innovation, while bravely fighting against illegal cosmetic surgery forces.

Qiao Yang's style is somewhat impulsive, but she always cares about the needs of her patients. She once defied controversy and chose a total hysterectomy despite opposition, and although the surgery was successful, she was demoted in name only by the hospital and asked to reflect on her risky behavior. She combines idealism with pragmatism, often challenging traditional authority, and in the drama, she once contacted her colleagues late at night to discuss a plan.

Qiao Yang and Zhou Jingwen went from having conflicting ideologies to collaborating to treat patients. Even when faced with career setbacks and thwarted ideals, they remained committed to their professional ethics and contributed to the healthy development of the medical aesthetics industry.

Qiao Yang had a troubled marriage. Her ex-husband was the director of her former hospital, with a higher rank and salary than her, and he always tried to please her. Even when Qiao Yang argued with her father, it was her ex-husband who acted as a go-between. After becoming single, Qiao Yang threw herself into her work, her only hobby being cycling at night. During one of her rides, she met Lu Ziyou, a fellow cyclist. They became fast friends after meeting less than three times and ended up at a hotel together.

The romantic relationship between Qiao Yang and Lu Ziyou breaks away from traditional marriage and romance patterns. Instead of formally establishing a relationship, they choose a model of mutual independence and support. Lu Ziyou respects Qiao Yang's personal space and career pursuits, and Qiao Yang clearly states that love will not dictate her life's main path. In the drama, the long-standing estrangement between Qiao Yang and her father is dissolved through reconciliation based on their professional ideals, and family relationships are repaired.

“Li Qi…”

In the drama, Li Qi is a shrewd and capable deputy general manager who is in charge of consulting at Gemu. Don't underestimate the consulting department; Li Qi is very successful in it. After she leaves, Gemu's performance declines, and doctors can't even get their bonuses paid.

Li Qi, despite having no formal training in cosmetic medicine, managed to open a cosmetic clinic and make a considerable amount of money. Initially, Zhou Jingwen, after giving Qiao Hui the wrong injection, wanted Li Qi to help her turn herself in. However, Li Qi gave her 100,000 yuan to study in Germany, indicating the clinic was quite profitable.

Zhou Jingwen and Qin Gui founded Gemu, Tang Jun invested in Gemu, and Li Qi was Tang Jun's girlfriend, so Li Qi naturally became Gemu's vice president. Li Qi didn't have any core technology; she controlled Gemu simply through her words. She consistently advocated merging the dermatology and plastic surgery departments. Her aim was simply to force Zhou Jingwen out, then install a director who would obey her commands, ultimately gaining complete control of Gemu.

However, Qiao Yang's arrival thwarted her ambitions; her practice of having customers take out loans for cosmetic surgery was no small matter. After discovering a college student taking out a loan for cosmetic surgery online, Qiao Yang learned from the student that it was Zhang Qing, Li Qi's subordinate, who was behind it. Li Qi immediately fired Zhang Qing. Sensing danger, Li Qi destroyed all previous loan customer data, making it impossible for Qiao Yang to find any relevant information.

Because of the loan for plastic surgery, Li Qi left Ge Mu and switched jobs to Jiao Ai. Once at Jiao Ai, she started causing trouble again, either poaching Ge Mu's doctors with high salaries or secretly sabotaging Ge Mu's reputation. She even planned to use the incident of Zhou Jingwen giving the wrong injection years ago to completely destroy Ge Mu. She also had another intention: to acquire Ge Mu at a low price.

Li Qi attempted to control Gemu Medical Aesthetics through public opinion and power struggles, but his actions, including inducing patients to take out loans for cosmetic surgery and his financial problems, were exposed in a medical malpractice incident, leading to widespread alienation. In the end, Li Qi chose to relinquish his shares, ceasing to use Gemu as a tool for profit, and took full legal responsibility out of affection for Tang Jun. Although Tang Jun couldn't wait, he stated he would wait for her release from prison. Li Qi's failure also prompted other characters, such as Zhou Jingwen and Qiao Yang, to reconcile and work together to push the hospital back to a patient-centered philosophy.

"I never expected to run into Qiao Yang and Li Qi."

"However, judging from their appearance, they probably don't know each other."

Jiang Chen saw Qiao Yang and Li Qi walk out of the Pioneer Building one after the other.

Jiang Chen didn't know what they were doing at the Pioneer Building, but it was already good that they were able to sign in.

At that moment, Jiang Chen walked into the Pioneer Building and arrived at Hengshi Group.