top student at medical school

"Yes, I finished an early shift today. So I came to check on things." Fang Ziye returned to the department from the animal laboratory to inspect the patients who had been post-operative yesterday. He encountered two people at the ward door who greeted him, and Fang Ziye replied.

The visitors were a man and a woman, both around thirty years old. The man had a mature and steady appearance, while the woman had a hot figure and wore heavy makeup to make her face look thinner.

Fang Ziye assumed they might be patients' family members or colleagues from the next department.

"Professor Fang, Professor Fang, please wait a moment..." The young man saw that Fang Ziye was about to go directly into the department and forced a smile to stop him.

"Professor Fang, we have come here specifically to visit you. We wonder if you could spare some time for us?"

Fang Ziye paused slightly, turned around, and asked, "And you two are?"

The middle-aged man said, "Professor Fang, we are from Huaxia Hospital... it's like this, Professor Fang..."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye's eyes narrowed instinctively. Only after the two explained themselves did Fang Ziye realize that the other party was from a private hospital.

This is to connect with Fang Ziye so that he can come over for a consultation and surgery.

"I don't know, Professor Fang, could you give us a little time? We can discuss the details of this matter in more detail," the young man said politely after finishing his sentence.

"We are confident that our sincerity will satisfy you, Professor Fang."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye smiled and shook his head: "Forget it, my current work schedule is very full, and I can't find the time."

"I also have to do experiments this weekend. Thank you for your trust and kindness!"

Fang Ziye accepted the gift with both hands, which was a rather polite way of declining.

Fang Ziye was not stopped upon entering, but the two followed him into the ward. The young woman's voice was very soft and sweet: "Professor Fang, please don't refuse so soon?"

“We have come with sincerity. You can come to our place for consultation and surgery. You just need to go directly to the surgery. You don’t need to worry about anything else. We will pay the opening fee according to the difficulty of the surgery.”

The young woman was very cunning; she spoke loudly enough for the other patients in the ward to hear.

They wanted Fang Ziye to lead them to a place where they could talk.

Fang Ziye's face hardened, and he pointed at the young woman, his tone unfriendly: "Are you going to resort to such methods?"

"If you say another word, I'll have you thrown out right now!"

For some well-known experts who are very protective of their reputation, such words from a young woman might make them back down slightly and take them to the office.

Fang Ziye's anger dampened the young woman's momentum somewhat. She lowered her voice and said, "Professor Fang, we are also here on a mission. Why don't you listen to our sincerity?"

"If you're truly not satisfied, it's not too late to refuse!"

"I didn't mean it either."

Fang Ziye took a deep breath after hearing this: "Fine, then tell me, tell me right here, how are you going to give it to me?"

"Speak," Fang Ziye said, taking the initiative as he saw patients and their families coming out of the ward because of the woman's voice and his own.

"Tell me, how much would your hospital charge for one surgery? What's the name of your hospital?"

The other party is an adult, and since he's going to use cunning, Fang Ziye doesn't mind if the other party gets hurt because of his cunning.

Adults must take responsibility for their actions, even if they are unintentional. They must be responsible for their words and actions!
"Professor Fang, is this a convenient place?" The young woman was still sincere, but now that they were being watched, how could she possibly ask Fang Ziye for money?
Fang Ziye, hands on his hips, said, "Just say it here, I'm not afraid. Tell me, how much money are you going to give me?"

"If you don't tell me I'm leaving, then following me will constitute malicious stalking. I have so many witnesses; if I call the police, you'll have to go to the police station and give them a proper explanation!!!"

There are advantages to having more people.

Fang Ziye clearly refused to walk with others in public. If you still follow him, then you have ulterior motives.

Putting aside the possibility of being detained, it's almost certain that after Fang Ziye reported the incident to the police, they would be taken away by the other party for a period of explanation.

Furthermore, if Fang Ziye were to actually sue the other party for stealing data resources related to important national issues, they would be in serious trouble.

This is no joke!

Given the importance of Fang Ziye's current research group's data, the loss of Fang Ziye's data would not only alarm the provincial party committee leaders, but the leaders of Wuhan City would also be very concerned and take responsibility for it.

The young man glanced at the young woman, signaling her to be quiet.

Then he approached Fang Ziye and whispered, "Professor Fang, if you come to our hospital for surgery, we are willing to give you three thousand yuan per hour, plus a 15% commission on the medical expenses, or a ten thousand yuan per procedure fee depending on the difficulty of the surgery."

After saying that, the young man said in a normal tone, "That's the market price, and it's the highest in the industry!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye replied in a normal tone, "That's all?"

Fang Ziye's words left the two of them completely bewildered.

What's wrong? Professor Fang, it's an average of ten thousand yuan per unit, three thousand yuan per hour, plus a fifteen percent commission. Isn't that enough?
But Fang Ziye's amused gaze seemed genuine. The young man said, "Professor Fang, what we can offer is truly the most honest market price. Our hospital only earns a small fee for our own efforts."

Fang Ziye nodded: "I agree with you, but I already told you that I'm very busy and can't find the time."

"You insist on playing tricks on me. I thought you guys were rich and would pay me a high salary?"

"Didn't you do any research before you came?"

"To put it bluntly, the meager amount you've given me is less than what I could earn lying at home all day."

"Since we're all just trying to make money, and adding you won't make me eat any better, why should I come?"

"Forget it, I've already stated my position from the beginning, so don't waste your time. I haven't considered discharge consultation surgery for the time being, so don't waste any more of your time."

"I'm going to work now, please don't bother me."

“Sister Yao, if they continue to follow us, please call the police in the name of the department!” Fang Ziye turned to look at Wang Xinyao, the nurse on duty.

Wang Xinyao had already come out of the nurses' station by now, and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Director Fang, with so many of us watching, they definitely won't dare to follow us anymore."

The young man and woman left in great embarrassment.

……

Once outside the department area, the two went to the stairwell.

The young woman's expression immediately changed: "This Director Fang is such a show-off! What is he? He can only perform surgery, yet he acts like he's so rich."

"If he were really that rich, would he still be able to stay at Zhongnan Hospital as a doctor? And with such a small amount of money!"

The young man took a deep breath: "Chen Fang, I told you not to act rashly, and not to bring your cleverness into your work, but you just wouldn't listen."

Why did you suddenly shout so loudly? Now you've made the situation so tense. How are we going to explain this when we get back?

The young woman's lips curled slightly: "What do you mean I deliberately made such a loud noise?"

"It's clearly that Director Fang who acts all high and mighty, but he won't even take money offered to him. He's such a poor scumbag!"

"Aren't we paying him enough? If he does a good job, he can earn 20,000 or 30,000 a day, which is more than he earns here."

There's a saying online that goes, "You can't make money beyond what you understand," and that perfectly describes someone like him...

"You still complain it's not enough? You're just being stubborn and suffering for the sake of saving face!"

"Maybe he'll call me soon, after all, it's such a lot of money."

The young man was speechless: "Chen Fang, are you crazy? Did Director Fang ask you for your phone number before calling you?"

"He's calling you out of thin air, isn't he?"

Chen Fang's expression changed slightly: "Oh right, he didn't get our phone number, but we've already told him about the hospital. Maybe he'll find our hospital's reception number and contact us then?"

The young man completely broke down: "Fine, you're awesome! You're amazing."

"I don't deserve to work at this hospital anymore, I should quit!"

The young man was speechless at the bizarre person who had suddenly appeared.

"You still look down on me? Let me tell you, the way you usually handle things is wrong. You're always so obsequious."

“What do you know? We are partners with other professors. We should be on equal footing and each get what we need.”

"In fact, we are the clients who are paying them."

"It's like our hospital's profits come from patients; patients are customers, and customers are king..."

The young man left without looking back.

He felt he couldn't reason with this person; if the other person had even a college diploma, they wouldn't have such a distorted thought process.

He picked up a few terms from somewhere and started spouting nonsense, bringing up both the client and the service provider...

The young woman didn't chase after her, but said indignantly, "You can leave or not, it's more convenient for me to talk business without you here."

"..."

Fang Ziye didn't take the young men and women appearing in the department seriously. He was too busy this week to properly clean up the patients for next week's surgeries.

Since I didn't have any special tasks today, I left the animal laboratory early to check the basic information of the newly admitted patients.

After showing the on-duty doctor around the wards, Fang Ziye asked, "Xiao Dai, did Hu Qingyuan and Lan Tianluo go to the emergency surgery room again?"

Dai Zhusheng said, "Yes, Professor Fang, recently Senior Brother Tianluo and Xiao Hu have been spending a lot of time in the emergency operating room, it seems to be to practice the basics of tendon suturing."

"I heard from Senior Brother Lan that he is no longer satisfied with simply being able to perform functional reconstruction surgery, but wants to try his hand at functional rehabilitation surgery. As for Xiao Hu, he's just going there to learn it as a side project!"

The difference between functional rehabilitation and functional reconstruction lies in the different tendon suturing techniques used. Although both originate from the basic skill of suturing, there are still certain techniques and theoretical variations required.

Fang Ziye's learning came from Professor Zhou Yan of Xiangya Hospital, with some additions. For people like Lan Tianluo, they need to gradually accumulate knowledge in clinical practice by combining it with the theories compiled by Fang Ziye.

Fang Ziye has nothing to worry about with these two people who know how to learn practicing their basic skills together.

Lan Tianluo's suturing technique has reached level 4, and it can handle common tendon injuries without any problems.

Dai Zhusheng added, "As for Senior Brother Tian Yao and Senior Brother Feng Junfeng, they went to the training room. It seems they'll be able to sew up the water-floating foam boards soon..."

"Professor Zhu Quanlin from the Department of Hand Surgery said that the two senior students' suturing skills are almost better than those of their fellow doctoral students in the same year in the Department of Hand Surgery."

Fang Ziye understood what Dai Zhusheng meant.

The so-called suturing technique for suturing water-floating foam boards corresponds to a skill level of approximately beginner level 3. It is perfectly normal for an orthopedic doctor to have a level 3 skill; anyone with a little talent can achieve that.

However, both of them worked very hard!

Any progress is a good thing.

"You've worked hard. Take good care of the ward. Order fruit if you want. I will keep my word, so you don't need to worry about saving me anything," Fang Ziye said politely.

"No, no, Teacher Fang, I just really like cucumbers. Otherwise, cucumbers aren't cheap. I'll just order other fruits," Dai Zhusheng quickly replied.

Cucumbers are indeed not cheap these days, costing close to ten yuan per kilogram.

"Xiao Dai, you are still very good. I've heard Hu Qingyuan and the others talk about you. Work hard and try to get a doctorate and stay on as a faculty member. I have high hopes for you in your year." Fang Ziye encouraged him.

Dai Zhusheng, slightly shy, said modestly, "Professor Fang, that's too far off. I'm only a first-year graduate student, and I only got in on my second attempt..."

Dai Zhusheng called Hu Qingyuan "Little Hu" because they knew each other during their undergraduate years. Dai Zhusheng was Hu Qingyuan's senior, and they had met before.

Back then, Dai Zhusheng was just an ordinary undergraduate student, while Hu Qingyuan was a top student in the following year. They didn't interact much, but he was still a senior. Although they were now in the same year, he didn't easily change the nickname "Little Hu," as it felt more intimate...

Fang Ziye then went out the door.

Just as Fang Ziye stepped out of the ward, he saw the young woman.

The young woman's face looked extremely pale; her already powdered complexion appeared even whiter. "Professor Fang, I'm so sorry!"

"I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please don't call again." The young woman's voice was filled with fear and tears!

"What phone call? What phone call? Who did I call?"

"Get up properly and speak seriously!" Fang Ziye took a few steps back, making sure the young woman didn't touch him.

The woman collapsed to the ground after Fang Ziye dodged her.

"Professor Fang, I really know I was wrong. Please don't let them fire me. I really didn't mean to." The young woman staggered to her feet, looking extremely pitiful, her voice delicate and tearful.

Fang Ziye said, "I told you, I didn't make a phone call. Tell me what exactly happened."

The woman then explained the situation in detail, saying that the major shareholder of Huaxia Hospital had received a call from Huacheng in person, and that he wanted to fire her immediately.

The young woman made a series of phone calls, but still couldn't figure out what was going on, so she called her "boyfriend"!
Only then did she realize that she had offended someone, and her 'boyfriend' immediately distanced himself from her.

Fang Ziye turned his head and looked in the direction of the ward, seemingly lost in thought.

Then she said, "I didn't call your hospital. You can clearly tell them that I'm not angry or blaming you!"

"After all, you haven't caused me any harassment or harm. Go back and just tell them that."

"If they don't believe me, they can call me. Of course, it's impossible for me to call you first."

Fang Ziye had already reached the elevator.

"Director Fang! Please help me!" the young woman pleaded.

Fang Ziye warned, "If you keep pestering me, I can't guarantee I won't say anything inappropriate when I get the call later. There are cameras everywhere here, don't even think about playing any dirty tricks on me!"

"Don't come again, I'm really busy."

"Thank you, Professor Fang!" The young woman was somewhat frightened. If she still didn't understand that Fang Ziye was someone she couldn't afford to offend, she would have been dead long ago.

However, she was too naive and always thought that her 'boyfriend' was very influential in Han City, so she could look down on a doctor in a small hospital.

That might have been the case before, but meeting Fang Ziye today has given her a better understanding of the complexities of this world.

Fang Ziye got on the elevator alone.

She refused Fang Ziye's offer to let the young woman go first.

……

"Huh? Really? Did Song Yi really say that?"

"Teacher Duan, you can't joke with me like that. I'm quite familiar with Brother Yi. He should have just sent me a message..." Fang Ziye hadn't even gotten into the car yet, but he was already pacing around the parking lot.

His expression was one of unbridled joy.

Fang Ziye hadn't even figured out how to approach Professor Duan Hong about bringing Song Yi over when Duan Hong called him, saying that Song Yi had volunteered to come and study for an exchange period.

As the saying goes, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." It's perfectly normal for Song Yi to want to integrate into a better team and learn better technology.

However, this happiness came too suddenly.

This made Fang Ziye, who always actively sought happiness, feel somewhat unaccustomed to it.

"Ziye, don't exaggerate like that, okay? We're already so familiar with each other."

"Of course it's true. If you don't want to believe it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

“Song Yi was too embarrassed to talk to you directly, and it was only after a long period of careful consideration that he thought of asking me to step in and ask you for a favor!” Duan Hong said.

"After all, Professor Fang is not the same person you used to be."

Duan Hong specifically emphasized the name "Professor Fang".

"Teacher Duan, if I have done anything wrong, please just tell me directly. There's no need to treat me so rudely, is there?"

“From the very beginning, I have always respected you, Teacher Duan. You have always called me Ziye. Is there something I have done wrong that has affected you, Teacher Duan?” Fang Ziye asked with a smile.

Fang Ziye's current overall achievements certainly surpass Duan Hong's. In terms of social status, it wouldn't be a big deal for Fang Ziye to say in private that he is on par with Duan Hong.

No one will have any special ideas.

However, Duan Hong's many years of experience and the health benefits he has brought to so many patients deserve Fang Ziye's utmost respect.

While it's true that it's wrong to only respect the clothes and not the person, to a certain extent, those who can afford to wear such clothes are at least somewhat wealthy.

The fact that Duan Hong was able to take up the position of Chairman of the Trauma Surgery Committee of Hubei Province proves that he is of good character, has not made any major mistakes, and is technically proficient.

Otherwise, he would have been exposed long ago!

How can you expect to get promoted from your 'competitors' when you have such poor character?

I want to eat shit.

Even now, if Fang Ziye did something that 'disregarded human life,' his fellow disciples would probably report him.

"Fang Ziye, stop saying such nice things."

“That’s the truth, but Professor Fang, you’re different now. You don’t see it normally, and you don’t see it during holidays either,” Duan Hong hinted, and then actually pointed it out.

"Teacher Duan, it's my fault, but I was really too busy during the Spring Festival this year. Not to mention Uncle Duan, I didn't even visit the homes of my two teachers."

"If you don't believe me, you can call and ask yourself. If I'm lying, may I not be able to sleep for a month!" Fang Ziye made a vow that was close to reality!
"Is that so? Fang Ziye, you've been quite busy lately, haven't you?"

"Something that could make you so engrossed in it, even neglecting to eat and sleep, must be something important, right?" Duan Hong pressed.

Fang Ziye thought about it carefully for a while and did not hide it: "It is functional reconstruction and functional regeneration after spinal cord injury."

Duan Hong fell silent.

His breathing, however, rose and fell dramatically!

This continued for at least thirty seconds, perhaps longer.

Duan Hongcai said, "I knew it. Fang Ziye, your existence is a blessing to our orthopedic community in Hubei Province."

"Even if this research topic isn't within the scope of trauma surgery, I'm still happy and proud of it!~"

Duan Hong's voice trembled, but his tone was resolute: "Fang Ziye, our Hubei Province Orthopedics Association will definitely rise to prominence, and may even surpass the entire nation!!!"

"We can be humble in other pursuits of fame and fortune, but in the pursuit of academic fame and fortune, you can consider everyone as your opponent, even an academician's team, and you can still crush them!"

"Because this is the most proper and upright method."

"Striving to serve the country through science and technology, even if it means sacrificing the 'honor' of some veteran comrades, is not a shameful thing!"

Duan Hong spoke each word with solemnity and emphasis.

indeed so!

This is a very simple truth.

In China, how great were Mr. Yuan's achievements and reputation? Did the world respect him?

Of course, we respect it.

However, if you can build upon Mr. Yuan's already impressive achievements and surpass his reputation with even more outstanding accomplishments, then you will be able to achieve something truly remarkable.

Then everyone will speak well of you.

No one will say you disrespect your teachers, nor will anyone think you disrespect older comrades.

The significance of scientific research lies in innovation.

The essence of scientific research lies in continuous innovation and constantly reaching new heights!
Your excellence will not completely overshadow the achievements of others!
"Teacher Duan, when can Brother Song Yi come over? If it's convenient for him and he doesn't have any important tasks recently, he can come over now, right?" Fang Ziye said with a smile.

Fang Ziye told Duan Hongming what he had said precisely because of this sentence.

"Come on, come tomorrow."

"No, I'll have him come over right now, and we can find him a place to live..." Duan Hong said.

Fang Ziye has shown such sincerity, being willing to involve Song Yi in such a large project.

If he, as a teacher, doesn't express his opinion promptly, then he'd be being a bit hypocritical.

"Okay, Teacher Duan, have Yi call me after he comes over. I need to treat him to a meal," Fang Ziye said with a smile.

Duan Hong didn't stand on ceremony any longer: "Then I'll pass on this good news to Song Yi."

Duan Hong did not mention the other members of the team again.

It's already quite generous of Fang Ziye that Song Yi was willing to interfere. Now that Fang Ziye doesn't need any more people, forcing more people into Fang Ziye's team would be too unseemly.

……

Fang Ziye's expression relaxed after hanging up the phone.

He's short-staffed!
Song Yi happened to be one of Fang Ziye's key figures, which was why he had this idea, and then someone came along to offer him a pillow. This feeling was too subtle.

So, after getting in the car, Fang Ziye immediately started playing music and headed home.

The car phone rang just then; it was Luo Tingzhu: "Senior brother, have you gone back yet...?"

"We're on our way back. Oh, by the way, I have something interesting to tell you..." Fang Ziye then told Luo Tingzhu about several things that had happened to her that day.

Luo Tingzhu didn't seem surprised that Chen Guangbai had come, and didn't even care about the specifics of the visit. Instead, she analyzed the situation very carefully:
"Senior brother, do you think those two people you met today might be spies planted by other private hospitals?"

"They first planted someone there to make you think that Huaxia Hospital is unreliable. Then, if they come to invite you, you'll have the previous comparison, and you might be able to succeed."

Fang Ziye replied, "That shouldn't be the case, but we can't rule out the possibility."

"What happened today made me realize that there are quite a few hidden talents in our new hospital wards, and quite a few people have considerable influence."

"Just by hearing the name of Huaxia Hospital, they were able to directly contact the major shareholder!"

Private hospitals are for-profit entities and are essentially no different from companies.

If they want to fire someone, as long as they're willing to pay compensation, there's nothing you can do; if they tell you to leave, you have to leave!
Luo Tingzhu replied, "Isn't that because you're becoming more and more important, so more people are willing to have surgery because of your reputation?"

"Regardless of the type of disease, it could be someone with power and influence."

"They don't care about the cost, they only care about the quality of the treatment."

"Also, senior brother, you said Professor Duan will send Song Yi to our team? Is that true?"

“We discussed Song Yi privately just a few days ago.”

"Could it be that Brother Nie Mingxian leaked the news, or that he made an appointment with Song Yi in advance..."

Luo Tingzhu then offered another guess about a 'conspiracy'.

"No, Tingzhu, what drama have you been watching lately? Why do you always seem to have some kind of hidden conspiracy behind everything you do?" Fang Ziye suddenly said with a smile.

"It's a spy film, an old one. I watched three episodes in one go today," Luo Tingzhu said, her tone slightly exaggerated.

"It's okay, you can watch a few more episodes," Fang Ziye said.

After regaining her composure, Luo Tingzhu asked shrewdly, "Senior brother, given the current situation, how do you plan to get along with Teacher Duan and his team in the future?"

"Is it the same as before? Or..."

Luo Tingzhu's words left Fang Ziye somewhat silent. He calmly considered the matter for a full minute before saying, "Actually, I haven't thought it through either."

“In the beginning, you should definitely show them enough respect.”

"Actually, in my opinion, I would like Professor Duan and his team to explore the topic of artificial intelligence and orthopedic medicine more deeply."

"However, Professor Duan's team is very mature, and their clinical expertise is far superior to ours. In fact, it is far superior, so I cannot give any specific advice."

"Actually, if there were an opportunity to recruit Professor Duan's entire team, that would be even better."

“However, such a thought is too greedy!!” Fang Ziye did not hide his true feelings.

If the trauma surgery team at Zhongnan Hospital had the capabilities of Professor Duan Hong's clinical team, Fang Ziye would have made significant progress in limb-sparing surgery by now.

Unfortunately, Fang Ziye is now going to play the nurturing game.

Even if Professor Duan Hong's team were to integrate, it would still take a long time for them to adjust to each other.

Luo Tingzhu laughed and said, "Senior brother, you really dare to think that way. This kind of thing is impossible."

"As a professor and director of the Department of Trauma Surgery at Tongji Hospital, Professor Duan Hong would not be willing to give up his own potential to fully cooperate with other teams."

"Collaboration is one thing, but directly integrating with other teams is another."

"Anyone with a bit of ambition wouldn't do something like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

"It's better to be controlled by yourself than to be controlled by others!"

Fang Ziye said, "Of course I know it's wishful thinking, which is why I dare to talk to you about this."

"Don't be too greedy. Being able to temporarily transfer Song Yi over is already a very good thing."

"Now that Professor Liao Jia has returned and Shang Kunpeng is still in the team, we have gained another great member, making our team more and more well-rounded."

"The overall framework is quite complete, and now it's time for vertical development."

"If one day, Jiehan can fully recover, our team will truly become a very stable hexagon!"

“Yes, yes!” Luo Tingzhu replied.

"By the way, senior brother, could you tell me in detail what Dr. Chen Guangbai talked to you about today?" Luo Tingzhu still didn't let this detail go.

Fang Ziye naturally agreed, and the two delved deeper into this private topic.

It wasn't until around 11 o'clock that Fang Ziye received a text message from Song Yi to greet him.

"Professor Fang, I've arrived and settled into my dorm. I wonder if you're busy today, or if you'd be free to grab a late-night snack together?"

Fang Ziye showed the message to Luo Tingzhu and said, "Tingzhu, you should rest first. I have to go out and deal with some social obligations, and I might need to have a drink!"

I'll text you when I get back tonight.

Fang Ziye really liked Song Yi.

He'd never been able to get his hands on this pillow before, but now that it's been delivered, Fang Ziye absolutely can't let it go!! (End of Chapter)