Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1002 - 966: Using Himself as a Test Subject

At two in the afternoon, Cheng Xingguang walked into Lin Jie's office with an issue of the English journal "The Lancet," smiling as he said, "Expert Lin, this article of yours published in 'The Lancet' can earn you a bonus of 300,000.""You must treat us to a meal, then."

Lin Jie took the journal, placed it aside, and modestly said, "It's just a communication style article, not a formal paper, so there shouldn't be any bonus, right?"

He had already read the article online.

Ariel Skeller, the editor of "The Lancet" journal, had simplified and edited Lin Jie's lecture at Heidelberg University Hospital.

The article also included a biography of Lin Jie and an introduction to his research achievements, forming a communication-style article.

"There is a bonus."

Cheng Xingguang lightly tapped on the "The Lancet" journal with his finger and said, "In this article, the rapid localization of clot positions via cerebral angiography and the answers to several questions are all part of your original research, holding significant reference, inspiration, and practical value."

"Moreover, this article summarizes your medical achievements over the past year, allowing peers worldwide to gain a deeper understanding of you."

Cheng Xingguang, in a somewhat envious tone, exclaimed, "This kind of treatment is usually reserved only for internationally recognized medical experts; it's clear that 'The Lancet' values and acknowledges you highly."

"One could say, this communication article draws more attention from the medical community than would a paper."

The analysis by Cheng Xingguang made Lin Jie very happy, and he promised, "Dean Cheng, if there really is a bonus, I'll be sure to treat everyone to a hearty meal."

"Then we shall await it."

After saying this, Cheng Xingguang hesitated for a moment and slowly said, "Last night, Cheng Zhe was a bit reckless, and I apologize on his behalf!"

Last night, Lin Jie's outright refusal did not spare Cheng Xingguang's feelings.

Now bringing it up, he felt it necessary to give an explanation.

"Dean Cheng, my refusal last night wasn't directed at Cheng Zhe; hiring part-time experts is something Anlin Hospital strives to avoid."

Lin Jie asked, "Dean Cheng, can you tell me how many specially appointed part-time experts the Affiliated Hospital has?"

Cheng Xingguang pondered for a moment and said, "Like you, Expert Lin, there are eleven specially appointed medical experts receiving stipends. As for those who just hold a title as part-time doctors, there are more, probably around fifty or sixty; I can't remember the exact number."

Lin Jie further asked, "How many patients do they see and how many surgeries do they perform each year?"

With a somewhat awkward expression, Cheng Xingguang said, "Those who receive stipends occasionally come to the hospital for consultations."

"The other titled doctors, the hospital doesn't really use them either..."

He sighed and said, "Expert Lin, I understand your point."

"Those stipend-receiving medical experts have reached top domestic levels in some medical fields, and our hospital needs to latch onto their fame, which is why we try hard to win them over."

"And those who are merely name-only part-time doctors need to use our hospital's fame as a facade."

"Overall, the benefits these part-time experts bring to the hospital are scarce, and some even have a negative impact."

Somewhat helplessly, Cheng Xingguang said, "With a hospital this large, there are many things that even I, as the dean, cannot control."

"I envy Anlin Hospital for having a top expert like you, making no one dare to object."

In a hospital with thousands of staff, especially a public hospital, coupled with complex interpersonal relationships, Lin Jie can imagine the management challenges involved.

Lin Jie jokingly said, "Dean Cheng, as the saying goes, 'hearts do not move as actions do.' If you're willing to settle, Anlin Hospital would certainly welcome you warmly."

Cheng Xingguang laughed heartily and said, "I have only a few years left until retirement. By then, if you still want me, I'll commit these old bones to you."

Lin Jie earnestly said, "Alright, we've made a gentleman's agreement. By then, Dean Cheng, don't back out by telling me you're enjoying family time and a peaceful retirement to pacify me!"

Moved, Cheng Xingguang extended his hand and high-fived Lin Jie, lightly laughing, "Alright, it's a gentleman's agreement. If my health allows and you still need me then, I won't decline."

He then cautiously asked, "Director Xing Yue of the Anesthesiology Department privately revealed to me he plans to resign and move to Anlin Hospital. Expert Lin, you're not secretly poaching from our Affiliated Hospital, are you?"

"Absolutely not!"

Lin Jie explained, "Dean Cheng, I'm someone who values relationships and would never do something so dishonorable. Dr. Xing Yue reached out to us for certain reasons, and it was not a case of us deliberately poaching."

Cheng Xingguang nodded and said, "Director Xing also told me the reason for his move."

"To be honest, Expert Lin, I'm really a little worried about the personnel turbulence this summer."

"Anlin Hospital, Phoenix Mountain Hospital, Limin Hospital West Branch, and Tongren Hospital West Branch are all opening one after the other, and I wonder how many key staff the hospital will lose then."

Lin Jie clicked his tongue and said, "Dean Cheng, stop worrying needlessly."

"As the leading hospital of Binhai City and a nationally renowned top-tier hospital, it's a place countless doctors look up to. No matter how many people are lost, you'll be able to find replacements in a short timeframe."

"Appropriate staff turnover is actually a good thing for a large hospital like the Affiliated Hospital, as it can invigorate the team."

Cheng Xingguang softly snorted, "Expert Lin, it's easy for you to say."

"Is it easy for us to train a key doctor? It takes at least ten years of effort, and replacements aren't easy to find."

"With you at Anlin Hospital, it's an irresistible temptation for young and middle-aged doctors eager to improve their skills. Those three hospitals, I know, they're waving their checkbooks around to poach people."

"I've already anticipated the turmoil that's going to happen in the hospital in two or three months."

As he said this, Cheng Xingguang added with a bit of schadenfreude, "According to some inside information, the board of Donghua Hospital has given a strict order to the management. If the loss of medical staff exceeds thirty percent, the entire management will be dismissed."

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "If they're able to retain even thirty percent, they'll be lucky."

"As far as I know, almost all the truly skilled doctors at Donghua Hospital are planning to leave."

"Did Anlin Hospital take a big bite too?" Cheng Xingguang asked curiously.

Lin Jie admitted frankly, "We only poached some experienced nurses and caregivers. Their information is pretty up-to-date."

They chatted a bit more about rumors involving the four major comprehensive hospitals in the Phoenix Mountain District. Lin Jie changed the topic and asked, "I heard that Dr. Cheng Zhe's orthopedic hospital is already being renovated?"

Cheng Xingguang made a sound of acknowledgment and said somewhat disappointedly, "The financial strength is severely lacking, so Cheng Zhe just rented a few floors of an office building for renovations. It looks somewhat awkward and mismatched."

"I even suspect that patients, upon seeing the hospital's location and appearance, will think it's a shady, unreliable hospital."

Lin Jie smiled and said, "Dr. Cheng Zhe managed to become an attending physician at the New York Special Surgery Hospital, the top orthopedic hospital in America. His skills must be quite impressive."

"Once the reputation is built, patients will definitely come in droves."

Cheng Xingguang said with some concern, "I'm worried that he might become too eager for quick success and won't handle things steadily. After all, running a hospital and being a doctor are quite different ventures..."

At around three in the afternoon, on the way to Binhai University, Lin Jie received a call from An Kexin.

"Ah Jie, I'm officially informing you that our 'handsome strategy' has been a huge success."

Upon hearing An Kexin's smug voice, Lin Jie asked obligingly, "Oh, how so?"

An Kexin's voice came through the phone with pride, "Coincidentally, Limin Hospital West Branch also held a special recruitment event at the medical school today. And there's only one grand auditorium suitable for presentations!"

"We negotiated, and their presentation was held in the morning while we stepped back to the afternoon."

"In the end, only a little over five hundred people attended their presentation. In contrast, at least a thousand attended ours, filling even the corridors outside the auditorium."

"Those guys I pushed out as image representatives and promoters, I asked them, and each had at least forty to fifty young girls asking them for WeChat contact info."

At this, An Kexin hummed softly and added, "However, during the free Q&A session, many questions were about you. Especially when playing your promotional video, I heard quite a bit of drooling."

"A promotional video about me?" Lin Jie asked, a bit puzzled.

An Kexin chuckled, "I had someone edit together clips from Miaomiao's, Kemeng's, and my previous videos of you, including your workout clips, surgery livestreams, and news footage, into a promotional short."

"Needless to say, with your growing fame, striking looks, and exceptional medical skills, it's understandable those young girls see you as a dream man."

She added seductively, "Ah Jie, I can tell you that among these young girls, I've spotted several with the looks to be real heart-stealers."

"Should I recruit all of them in?"

Lin Jie, not easily fooled, responded righteously, "As a surgeon who sees the essence beyond the surface, and can transform a sow's ear into a silk purse, all beautiful women are just skeletons to me."

"To you, am I also a skeleton?"

Recognizing the threatening tone in her voice, Lin Jie quickly said, "How could that be? To me, Kexin, you're the embodiment of beauty, the pinnacle of existence, my Venus..."

He piled on the flattering words to temporarily appease An Kexin and quickly hung up under the pretense of having something to handle.

Arriving at Binhai University Medical School, Lin Jie headed straight for the medical research building.

On the fifth floor, as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Xue Linlin bent over, pushing a grindstone wheel back and forth in the stone mill trough.

Lin Jie recognized the tool; it was a traditional Chinese medicine grinder used to pulverize herbs.

"Xue Linlin!" Lin Jie called out.

Xue Linlin jumped like a startled rabbit, hastily greeting, "Ah, teacher, you're here!"

Lin Jie glanced at the medicine in the grinder, discontentedly asking, "In this day and age, aren't there electric grinding tools? Why use such a traditional, inefficient grinder?"

Xue Linlin whispered, "Dr. Zhou said that electric grinders might introduce trace iron shavings, affecting the quality of the medicine. This traditional grinder is the only way to suitably pulverize the herbs."

Is there such a consideration?

Confused, Lin Jie looked towards the lab, noticing a few people busy inside but no sign of Zhou Ziyan.

"Where's Zhou Ziyan?"

Xue Linlin hesitated before approaching Lin Jie, speaking in a lowered voice, "Dr. Zhou used his own body for an experiment, had some adverse reactions, and is now at the campus hospital."