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Chapter 663 The Tiger Cub Remains the Mountain King (Please Subscribe)
Fang Ziye is still the same Fang Ziye, he has never changed.

Humility and respectfulness are his usual attitude towards life, while unyielding and indomitable spirit are his approach to dealing with matters.

Once you've made up your mind about something, you'll do it no matter what, and nothing can change your mind.

Du Xinzhan couldn't be pulled back, and neither could Fang Ziye's teacher, Deng Yong...

A year ago, when Fang Ziye was leaving Zhongnan Hospital for a sanatorium, something similar happened. A little over a year ago, when the Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital wanted to bring in another senior professor, something similar happened again.

After a moment of fluctuating emotions, Zeng Duoqin said coldly, "Fang Ziye, don't think that just because you're someone important, you can interfere in the internal affairs of the orthopedics department."

"Our Zhongnan Hospital operates on a professor-led system, with senior professors leading their teams. And these are professional senior professors."

"Zeng Duoqin," both Du Xinzhan and Du Yingshan from the Department of Orthopedics called out.

These words are somewhat malicious and may provoke a desperate counterattack from Fang Ziye.

If Fang Ziye really storms off in a huff, and no one can stop him, all of them will be in deep trouble.

Those old professors will definitely go ballistic, and nobody will have a good time.

This was a golden opportunity, and Zeng Duoqin's proposal was perfectly legitimate. Even Du Xinzhan and Du Yingshan couldn't dissuade him: "Directors Du, Zhongnan Hospital is a comprehensive hospital, not someone's private garden. No one can have the final say."

"Rules are rules; they're there, and that's an established fact."

"Fang Ziye is very outstanding and was promoted exceptionally, but he is only an associate senior physician and deputy chief physician. He cannot fulfill the responsibilities of a senior physician."

"he……"

Zeng Duoqin had already drawn his sword, but Fang Ziye interrupted calmly: "Professor Zeng, do you have absolute confidence in yourself and can guarantee that you'll always remain a full professor?!"

After saying that, Fang Ziye lowered his eyes: "I can even revise my own teacher's paper. I look forward to exchanging ideas and learning from Professor Zeng."

“You…” Zeng Duoqin’s eyes widened, his gaze sharp as thorns, piercing Fang Ziye.

His eyes were filled with fear, his expression was panicked, and his face was etched with terror.

The expressions on the faces of the others also changed drastically.

Who is Fang Ziye? He's a young man who looks quite ordinary.

But as professors specializing in bone tumors, they have the deepest understanding of what they did.

Some time ago, because of Wu Xuanqi's case at Tongji Hospital, the underlying logic of bone tumor experiments was completely changed, causing related scientific research across the country and even the world to come to a standstill.

This is the person who can change the rules.

If Fang Ziye really wanted to target Zeng Duoqin, how many of Zeng Duoqin's published articles would remain?

If they are all withdrawn, will the rest of the trauma surgery department just sit idly by and watch themselves remain firmly in their professorships?

"Fang Ziye, are you threatening me?" Zeng Duoqin's voice was slightly distorted.

He didn't actually want to confront Fang Ziye directly, but now was his chance.

The Department of Bone Diseases has four full professors, but there are no sub-specialties. He is currently subordinate to Professor Du Yingshan.

At first, he felt okay, thinking he could gain experience for a while, but now he sees that the road ahead is uncertain and there is no hope of advancement.

Living under someone else's roof, Professor Zeng Duoqin had no ambition of his own. If he wanted to do anything, he had to be obsequious and hesitant.

So he really wanted to be independent and leave.

This is a good opportunity; if he can't lead a group on his own, he's thinking of leaving.

However, even with this situation, Zeng Duoqin still dared not confront Fang Ziye head-on.

Fang Ziye once went live and challenged the staff of the national-level oncology laboratory at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, even pulling down an academician's article, but none of them have returned it intact.

But Fang Ziye remained lively and energetic.

"Director Du, my meaning is very clear. You can make the decision."

“Fang Ziye is so disrespectful. He even dared to threaten me in front of so many people.”

“He’ll dare to threaten you in the future. He wants to establish a one-man rule, he wants to create an academic clique, a departmental clique.” Zeng Duoqin had to make the implications clear.

"If Director Du thinks my suggestion is against the rules, then I personally feel that I don't need to stay at Zhongnan Hospital any longer."

"Without hierarchy, disregarding rules."

Zeng Duoqin was not an ignorant person. Although he was not afraid of Fang Ziye framing him, he was afraid that Fang Ziye would destroy his scientific research results in the most extreme way, which was the result of his life's work.

Moreover, Zeng Duoqin knew that if he could go to the trauma surgery department, he would be the de facto administrative director, and no one could compete with him.

Not only Zeng Duoqin, but other professors in sports medicine, as well as Professor Dong Yuanqing in mechanical surgery, all coveted this position.

The administrative director of the ward is just a stepping stone.

However, they are currently leading their own teams, so the demand gap is not as drastic as Zeng Duoqin's, and they are in a stage where going is optional.

No one spoke.

Zeng Duoqin then pointed at Fang Ziye and muttered, "Fang Ziye, what are you so arrogant about?"

"I have the ability, the qualifications, and the professional title. What's wrong with me wanting to lead a team? What gives you the right to deny me that?"

“You have no right to disagree with me. This is our orthopedics department’s internal affairs, and it’s the hospital’s allocation and management. You have absolutely no right to say no.”

There is nothing wrong with this.

Fang Ziye was not an administrative member of Zhongnan Hospital, nor even the director of a ward. He had no power to allocate personnel, only the power to make suggestions.

But Fang Ziye didn't feel angry: "Okay, Professor Zeng, I agree with your idea."

"But I will also apply to the hospital to be admitted to the bone disease ward so that I can lead a team."

"Our hospital has a policy that associate professors can lead research teams!"

"Our hospital also stipulates that professors leading research groups should be as young as possible, right?"

“Professor Du Yingshan, my request is very clear: if Professor Zeng Duoqin is to come and lead a group in our trauma surgery department, my request is that he come and lead a group in the orthopedics department.”

"I want to specialize in trauma surgery within the orthopedics department, and I'll also be involved in functional reconstruction procedures!"

Fang Ziye said something even more offensive than cursing, because that's the situation that trauma surgery is currently facing.

Isn't it disgusting? Isn't the department disgusting?

Come on then.

We're all deformed together.

In any case, the abnormal hierarchical structure of different subspecialty groups within a single department can be seen in teaching hospitals across the country.

If you're coming, then there's only one possibility.

Either Professor Du Yingshan, Professor Ning Haiqing, or Professor Hu Pingdong will give me a place.

"Fang Ziye? You've gone too far!"

"What do you mean by this?" Zeng Duoqin asked, somewhat flustered.

Fang Ziye wants to recruit a team from the Department of Orthopedics. Isn't this putting him in a dangerous situation?

"Does Professor Zeng think he understands bone disease treatment better than I do?"

"The capable should occupy the position."

"My request is not wrong."

“Professor Zeng can ask any professional academic committee of bone disease in the country to assess my abilities, or we can go together to find other professors in the national bone tumor group to assess my abilities.”

"Am I, Fang Ziye, qualified to lead a team in the Department of Orthopedics?"

"Or, if I go to apply for jobs with you, Professor Zeng, I can guarantee that wherever you, Professor Zeng, can go, I can go too."

“But where can I go? Can you, Professor Zeng, help me?” Fang Ziye asked calmly.

"Professor Zeng, don't think that just because you are a full professor, you don't have any difficulties in choosing a career. I don't either."

"Trauma surgery is the root of orthopedics, the most fundamental aspect of all orthopedics. Trauma surgery cannot be changed! No hospital's orthopedics department would dare to abolish trauma surgery."

"What is our hospital trying to do?"

Zeng Duoqin immediately broke down and blurted out her true feelings: "Fang Ziye, you're a jinx! Isn't the current state of your trauma surgery department entirely because of you?"

"Your mentor was removed from his clinical position because of you."

"Your mentor, Professor Dong!~"

Hearing this, Deng Yong could no longer remain seated and coldly retorted, "Zeng Duoqin, how dare you!"

"How dare you criticize Teacher Dong?"

"Are you going to accuse my student of betraying his master and killing his grandmaster?"

"Did Fang Ziye encourage Han Yuanxiao to falsify his thesis while he was still in his mother's womb?"

"As for my matter, if it is not an accident, it is completely compliant and reasonable."

"What's wrong with Fang Ziye graduating in a year?"

“If your students are as outstanding as my son, you’ll be even more ruthless than me in making exceptions, and you might even be more outrageous than me.”

"You want to use psychological tactics?" Deng Yong's eyes darted up and down Zeng Duoqin, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Zeng Duoqin, do you still look like a chief physician and professor?"

Boom boom boom!
Professor Du Xinzhan tapped the table at that moment: "We are in a meeting, not arguing in the market. Let's all keep quiet."

Deng Yong and Zeng Duoqin both shut up, and Zeng Duoqin returned to his position and stopped moving.

"Director Du, I'd like to withdraw early," Professor Hu Pingdong, who had been silent until now, spoke up in a low voice.

Professor Hu Pingdong is the former director of the Department of Bone Diseases. He is only 64 years old this year and is currently on a re-employment period to lead a team.

Currently, there is a slight surplus of senior professional titles in the Department of Bone Diseases. Besides Zeng Duoqin being exceptionally talented and managing to snatch a senior professional title from among many surgeons, he was also rehired and his position was taken up.

Otherwise, according to the normal pace, Zeng Duoqin should have been promoted to full professor after Hu Pingdong stepped down, thus completing the succession of the group professor position.

"Master!" Du Yingshan exclaimed anxiously.

"Professor Hu." Du Xinzhan's voice was also somewhat disordered.

"When you get old, it's time to go back and rest."

"Stop arguing, all of you! It's all just about a spot, isn't it?"

“I’m stepping down… Zeng Duoqin took over my position to lead the team, and the trauma surgery department remains the same.”

"Trauma surgery is the foundation of our orthopedics, and this is the bottom line everywhere and at all times."

Du Yingshan immediately said, "Master, this won't do."

Professor Hu Pingdong is currently at the peak of his career, both provincially and nationally. Treatment of bone tumors involves not only surgical procedures but also the precise application of chemotherapy regimens. Professor Hu's age is his prime; he is the face of the Department of Bone Diseases at Zhongnan Hospital.

"As long as I say yes."

"But I have one condition, as Fang Ziye just said, that he has to come to our orthopedics department."

“With this condition, Fang Ziye can choose whoever he wants to be with,” Hu Pingdong interjected.

“That’s impossible,” Deng Yong said immediately.

"Teacher Hu, you are deliberately misinterpreting Xiao Fang's meaning. Fang Ziye would never come to the Department of Orthopedics."

"Director Deng, what an imposing official you are!" Hu Pingdong clasped his hands together.

"This is impossible, that is impossible. Is it really as Zeng Duoqin said, that Director Deng thinks he can have absolute power in the orthopedics department just because of Fang Ziye?"

"There are gains and losses. The current situation of your trauma surgery department has nothing to do with us."

"If we continue to place Ziye in trauma surgery, who else can provide backup for him?"

"Without a senior official to back you up, are you planning to make Ziye face everything right now?"

He's only thirty years old!

Upon hearing this, Deng Yong no longer concealed anything: "There are people here, Teacher Hu, you don't need to bother."

“Someone came in October; it was Professor Gong Jiahe from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University.”

"Standing committee member of our Trauma Surgery Branch."

Deng Yong's words made Fang Ziye, who was standing next to him, suddenly raise his eyelids, his eyes gleaming with delight.

Deng Yong actually managed to poach Professor Gong Jiahe from Zhongnan Hospital?
That's interesting! Professor Duan Hong will now have a worthy opponent, whether in the open or in the shadows, instead of trying to win against a much larger opponent on his own.

Each branch has standing committee members, vice chairpersons, chairpersons-elect, and chairpersons.

All of the above, when added together, amount to only thirty-one people nationwide.

Most of the people who can become standing committee members are truly among the top players in the country, not necessarily recognized national-level players, but they have similar potential.

The highest-ranking position held in the orthopedics department of Zhongnan Hospital is currently only a standing committee member of the branch association.

Du Xinzhan, the director of joint surgery, has now firmly established himself as the chief of orthopedics, and no one doubts his authority.

Du Xinzhan knew about this: "Professor Gong agreed?"

"Zhengzhou University Affiliated First Affiliated Hospital has agreed to release him?"

Du Xinzhan asked two questions very urgently: if Gong Jiahe could join Zhongnan Hospital, then Zhongnan Hospital would be able to openly rival Tongji Hospital's Department of Trauma Surgery in terms of overall strength, or even surpass it.

The competition among top teaching hospitals is not much different in terms of overall strength; it comes down to the resources controlled by the leader and the speed of progress.

"It's been finalized. Our hospital's personnel department is discussing the procedures with Professor Gong in detail."

“Because Professor Gong is recognized by the hospital as a leading figure in his field, we can bypass the department and discuss salary directly,” Deng Yong nodded.

Du Xinzhan looked at everyone: "Professor Gong Jiahe is indeed a standing committee member of the Trauma Surgery Branch. This was confirmed by the Trauma Surgery Branch through an election!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Pingdong could only swallow hard.

There are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. Although Hu Pingdong was confident in his own abilities, he dared not doubt the true strength of the other professor who was recognized as a standing committee member.

It seems the stone I picked up has ended up hitting my own foot.

With Gong Jiahe protecting Fang Ziye, he dared not mention Fang Ziye's impending exile again.

Therefore, the previous suggestion to have Fang Ziye come to the orthopedics department is out of the question.

"Why would Professor Gong come to our hospital?" Zeng Duoqin muttered.

But no one answered his question.

Gong Jiahe's purpose in coming here is very clear: to take over Du Xinzhan's position.

Originally, if Deng Yong hadn't stepped down, Du Xinxian's position would have been Deng Yong's successor next year.

But Deng Yong was sniped from a distance.

Fang Ziye checked his phone and then looked at Zeng Duoqin, adding, "Professor Zhang Xingze and Professor Qiu Zhenghua just replied to my messages."

"If I'm willing to go there, I can lead a clinical team, a laboratory, five research assistants, three doctoral positions, and establish a postdoctoral research station."

"The research start-up fund is five million, and the annual research funding is five million. There are other aspects as well, but I won't go into details."

Zhang Xingze and Qiu Zhenghua are academicians of the Chinese Academy of Orthopedics.

Fang Ziye brought out these two people as backup plans—a decisive move, with no way to counter it!
Fang Ziye was indeed not without options.

As for the penalty for breach of contract with Zhongnan Hospital, rest assured, the hospital where the two academicians work can afford it; it's only a few million.

Moreover, if Fang Ziye had jumped ship to Tongji Hospital instead of going to another province, he wouldn't have had to pay the penalty for breach of contract for provincial talent introduction, which would only be a matter of a little over one million yuan.

Someone can give you double just by touching their finger.

Hu Pingdong's lips twitched for a moment before he said, "Director Du, I'll write an application for the department. Let's expedite the process and get our orthopedics department's group assignment application withdrawn and resubmitted!"

"I'm going fishing next month."

A promise is a promise.

When resources are unevenly distributed within a department, and when there are successors for the younger generation, either the older generation will overthrow the younger generation, or the older generation will step down to let the younger generation take their place.

Previously, Zeng Duoqin had never been so open in arguing and throwing tantrums.

"Teacher Hu, no."

“I can go outside.” Zeng Duoqin had a good relationship with Hu Pingdong, so he stepped forward and grabbed Hu Pingdong.

Hu Pingdong turned his head and whispered, "Professor Zeng, what are you doing outside?"

"Stay here and behave yourself."

As Hu Pingdong spoke, he glanced at Fang Ziye with a meaningful look in his eyes.

Without saying anything more, he pushed open the door and walked out.

This departure marked the end of his era. From then on, he could only perform "outside surgery" and his time in the Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital came to a complete close.

The department of orthopedics lacks sufficient expertise to be divided into two sub-specialties, and this outcome was inevitable.

After Hu Pingdong left, Du Yingshan, Zeng Duoqin, and even Professor Ning Haiqing looked at Fang Ziye with intense hostility and reluctance.

Fang Ziye, meanwhile, kept his eyes downcast and thought to himself, "Professor Hu Pingdong's life has been worthwhile. His authority and the people he has won over in the Department of Orthopedics are beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Even when their mentor, Professor Dong Yaohui, took early retirement, no one else had ever been so united in their mindset.

Hu Pingdong is definitely a qualified professor, a qualified director, and a qualified teacher.

Of course, he was only a qualified professor of orthopedics.

It didn't benefit trauma surgery much, and when there was competition for resources, he acted very decisively.

However, since the matter has come to light and the final outcome has not been achieved, an explanation is necessary.

This was not only to give Du Xinzhan a way out, but also to give Zeng Duoqin a way out and a way out. This was a way out that Hu Pingdong had thought of long ago.

Successfully, Zeng Duoqin went to the trauma surgery department to develop orthopedics.

If that doesn't work, he can step down, and Zeng Duoqin can still lead the team as he wishes and showcase his talents.

There is no absolute right or wrong here; it's just that Fang Ziye is quite powerful and very capable, so no one dares to mess with him.

Now, it's not just other professors who admire Fang Ziye anymore; Fang Ziye's own existence and development have become firmly integrated with the entire Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital, making him a true pillar of the department.

If Fang Ziye were to be involved, not only would the foundation of the entire Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital collapse, but the Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital might very well be unable to stand up again!

It won't perish, it just won't be able to develop.

This is not something everyone wants to see.

How many years does it take to produce someone like Fang Ziye?

Even Hu Pingdong and Professor Zeng Duoqin wouldn't actually think of driving Fang Ziye away to treat the pain with pain.

Du Xinzhan and the others stood up, including Fang Ziye and Deng Yong. After watching Hu Pingdong leave and disappear from sight, they sat down one after another.

"That concludes today's meeting."

"Actually, there's not much good news to announce."

"Liu Huanglong, you stay here for a moment. Everyone else, disperse." After Du Xinzhan gave the order, everyone truly dispersed.

After leaving the house, Fang Ziye stood obediently beside Deng Yong, neither sad nor happy, neither humble nor arrogant.

Professors Du Yingshan, Ning Haiqing, and Zeng Duoqin feigned anger at this moment.

Even Du Yingshan, a professor who had previously been on very good terms with Fang Ziye, muttered a curse in a low voice: "Fang Ziye, you've gone a bit too far."

“That’s Director Hu!” He didn’t mention that he was my mentor.

Fang Ziye slightly raised his eyelids and said expressionlessly, "Professor Du, whether it's excessive or not depends on our respective perspectives."

"What the Department of Orthopedics lacks is development, space, resources, and internal conflicts, not that I drove Professor Hu away."

"Moreover, this kind of thing will happen many more times in the orthopedics department in the future."

"Whether you, Director Du, admit it or not, I, Fang Ziye, am still an orthopedic specialist, and in the future, I am very likely to be the first to be promoted to chief physician of the bone disease department and professor of bone tumor research."

"It's not just me who will benefit from this," Fang Ziye said calmly, and then said no more.

The application of the microcirculation device to chemotherapy for orthopedic tumors represents a revolutionary breakthrough that transcends social classes and fields. The benefits it will bring to the Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital will be immense, with even minor players experiencing a significant boost.

At that time, we will truly reach the point where senior professional titles are everywhere and associate senior professional titles are as worthless as dogs.

As the current director of the bone tumor department, Du Yingshan must carefully consider how to retain the talent in the department and how to solve the problem of equal distribution of resources.

Otherwise, everyone will just run away with their cakes, and the Department of Orthopedics at Zhongnan Hospital will still fall apart.

However, this is an internal matter for the Department of Orthopedics, and Fang Ziye is not responsible for resolving it.

On the contrary, Deng Yong's long-term plan for trauma surgery is already in place, namely the establishment of a trauma center sub-ward.

Associate Professors Yuan Weihong, Chen Fang, Peng Long, and Xie Jinyuan are all close to being promoted to full professor.

Because when Fang Ziye was in his second year of master's studies, they were already associate professors and associate chief physicians.

Now, many years have passed, and they should be promoted, but Deng Yong has already set up the platform, with positions available and many more.

This is what it means to teach by example.

(End of this chapter)