A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 594 First acquaintance

After an hour and a half of communication, Ms. Liu left Lu Cheng's consultation room happily after paying 450 yuan for the consultation. On the way, she bought a fish and prepared to cook a big meal for her boyfriend. She actively apologized and asked for forgiveness.

Considering Lu Cheng's professional level, the charging rate of three hundred yuan per hour is not considered high even in this era.

Of course, this is only the fee for the first consultation. If it is a follow-up consultation or long-term treatment is required, the fee standard will be different.

Moreover, this treatment method of hypnosis plus "talk therapy" alone cannot achieve the best treatment effect, and the income will also be limited.

Therefore, for some patients with severe symptoms, Lu Cheng will also prescribe some decoctions to calm the nerves and help them sleep, or to restore their body's vitality.

Mental illness can easily affect physical health. While treating psychological problems, it is best to replenish the body's depleted vitality in order to completely solve the problem.

Fortunately, Lu Cheng also has a master's degree in traditional Chinese medicine and the corresponding medical qualifications, so he can prescribe Chinese medicine for patients.

Western medicine also has some drugs for treating psychological and mental illnesses, but most of them only treat the symptoms and not the root cause, or they may cause certain harm to the human body, so Lu Cheng does not like to use them.

Many patients suffering from severe anxiety and insomnia have had their symptoms relieved immediately after private treatment and taking the calming soup prepared by Lu Cheng himself, and the effect is surprisingly good.

Because of this, many customers come to Lu Cheng for some of the medicines he prepares, which can be considered a form of extra income.

After seeing off the first customer, two more customers came for follow-up consultations, and then left with the medicine packages specially prepared by Lu Cheng.

In just one morning, Lu Cheng earned a total of 1,600 yuan from consulting fees and profits from selling medicine, which was considered pretty good.

In the afternoon, Lu Cheng received two guests and interviewed six applicants. Among the six applicants, two wore too much makeup, two did not have enough knowledge, and the remaining two were obviously just pretty vases, or not very pretty vases.

However, Lu Cheng was not in a hurry. The number of customers was not too many now, and Lu Cheng could handle it.

Moreover, the position of assistant is very important. Answering the phone, receiving customers, organizing files, arranging time and other tasks seem simple, but in fact they require sufficient knowledge reserves, efficient work efficiency, and good interpersonal skills.

Therefore, the salary offered by Lu Cheng was definitely high enough, which attracted a large number of applicants to submit their resumes.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, Lu Cheng packed up his things, changed into casual clothes, closed the office, drove to a nearby river where fishing was allowed, leisurely took out his fishing rod, and started fishing.

This is the advantage of opening your own consulting room. You don’t need to work for others, you don’t need to punch in and ask for leave, you can work when you want to work, play when you want to play, and live your life as you wish.

As for income, Lu Cheng really didn't expect to rely solely on that psychological counseling room.

After living a new life and coming to a modern city, Lu Cheng never thought about starting a business. He thought that simply operating in the stock market was enough to achieve financial freedom.

Moreover, Bitcoin was just launched not long ago, and one Bitcoin is only a few cents now. Lu Cheng has already saved some. Just in case, he may be able to buy some other virtual currencies at a low price in the future, which will be enough for him to have no worries about food and clothing in the future.

Or, wait until Lei Jun founded Xiaomi in 10 and buy some dry stocks. Then, invest in large-cap stocks after the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect in 14, and invest in the ChiNext in 15, and so on.

Therefore, Lu Cheng did not think about starting a business or doing scientific research in the short term. He just wanted to enjoy life.

The title of the richest man is often used, but it is just that. When you have a certain amount of money, it is just a string of numbers.

The reason why Lu Cheng chose to open a psychological counseling room was that he just wanted to see how many strange people and things there were in this world, so as to add some color to his life.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, it was getting dark. Lu Cheng put away his fishing rod and checked today's catch. There were only a few small crucian carp and whitebait, which was really not good enough.

It must be because the fishing spot was not chosen well today, the wind direction was wrong, and the fish were not biting, which is why Dr. Lu, who has the level of master fishing skills, had little catch.

After pouring all the small fish into the water, Lu Cheng drove to the nearby vegetable market, bought a perch and a carp, put them in the fish basket, and then drove back home.

I parked the car in the underground parking lot, carried my fishing rod and fish basket and entered the elevator. As soon as I arrived on the first floor from the underground second floor, I saw Hu Yifei and Lin Wanyu walking in arm in arm. The two women were also holding some daily necessities such as toilet paper and laundry detergent in their hands.

"Hey, Doctor Lu, did you go fishing? How was your catch? Let me see. Wow, these two fish are pretty big."

"Let me see, these are two big fish. Where did you catch them?"

"It's by the river. I went there to play for a while in the afternoon. By the way, have you eaten? I'm preparing to make steamed sea bass and braised carp. Do you want to try them?"

"We haven't eaten yet. Can Teacher Lu cook? I must try it."

"I want to come too. Teacher Lu, do you want help?"

"No, just come over here in a minute."

Not long after, Lu Cheng returned home, tidied up, put on an apron, killed two live fish, scraped off the scales, cleaned the internal organs, scraped off the mucous membrane, cut the body of the sea bass, and rubbed it inside and out with onion, ginger, garlic, Huadiao wine, salt, sugar, and white pepper. He then added a small amount of starch and some peanut oil to make the sea bass meat more tender.

After marinating the sea bass, mix the steamed fish soy sauce and cut the green onions into shreds...

As the first dish was ready, the rich aroma spread instantly, and the entire floor, even people on the floors above and below, could smell the aroma.

Soon, there was a knock on the door. Lu Cheng opened the door and saw Hu Yifei, Lin Wanyu, Chen Meijia, Lu Zhanbo, Lu Ziqiao, and Zeng Xiaoxian, all gathered at the door.

"Doctor Lu, we are all here to taste the food you cooked."

As they spoke, several people handed over some gifts. Some brought fruit desserts, some brought cooking oil, and some directly brought beer and drinks. It was quite lively.

Lu Cheng also welcomed them with a smile: "Everyone is here, it seems I have to cook two more dishes and steam more rice."

"Doctor Lu, how can I help you? I can help pick vegetables."

“I can chop vegetables.”

"I'll clean up."

"Doctor Lu, the food you cook smells so good. I can smell it from next door."

"That's right, it tastes better than what a chef in a restaurant makes..."

Although these people have different personalities, they are generally pretty good. They are basically loyal and enthusiastic.

Soon, Lu Cheng made a steamed sea bass, a braised carp, fried a few more side dishes, prepared seven or eight dishes, and steamed a large pot of rice.

A group of people couldn't wait any longer and immediately started eating with their chopsticks. They all praised the food highly: "It's so delicious. There's only one word to describe it: awesome!"

"Chen Meijia, don't snatch it from me!"

"Zeng Xiaoxian, this is mine!"

"Come on, let's have a toast to Dr. Lu who has worked so hard today, and to all of us who are here together!"

"cheers!"

During the meal, Lu Cheng quickly became familiar with everyone, and the more they talked, the more they got along, making everyone feel that they had met him too late.