Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2037 Without the word "business," one cannot go far in medicine.

When Bian Mu was still working at Huikang Hospital, there was a constant overlap in the patients he treated with Lu Shiyuan, Sun Zhengting and other colleagues.

Huikang Hospital is notorious in the industry for its high fees. Patients and their families who choose to see a doctor at Huikang Hospital are generally from relatively well-off families. The introductions of each doctor on the hospital's electronic background wall are quite brief. A significant number of patients and their families register based purely on their feelings, and some even just look at whichever doctor they find pleasing to the eye and register with that doctor.

After seeing doctors like Lu Shiyuan and Sun Zhengting, people felt that the treatment was not very effective or not as ideal as they had imagined. Naturally, they would try their luck with another doctor. At Huikang Hospital, as long as it was a follow-up visit, the registration fee was half price if the patient changed to another department of the same type. This was a management measure by the hospital leadership to indirectly incentivize medical staff. Doctors generally disliked this practice, feeling that the hospital was indirectly "stirring up hatred" among colleagues, which could easily breed vicious competition among them.

At that time, Bian Mu's approach was acceptable. In his view, there was indeed some internal competition among colleagues, and it was fine to encourage each other, as long as the professional level of each doctor could be improved in the end.

Bian Mu was proficient in mathematics. Later, he gradually discovered that among his colleagues, he had the least interaction with Sun Zhengting. In other words, Sun Zhengting's patient attrition rate was relatively low, which was different from Lu Shiyuan and others.

However, when faced with the same patient, Bian Mu gradually realized that Sun Zhengting's medical practice was somewhat rigid. Sometimes, with a slight change, the patient's treatment cycle could be shortened significantly. But Sun Zhengting insisted on doing things his own way and seemed very confident.

After some time, Bian Mu deduced Sun Zhengting's medical records based on the details of the treatment plan he had devised, and gradually realized that Sun Zhengting did have some talent in medicine, but... when his own medical skills advanced to a certain level, Sun Zhengting stopped progressing.

Bian Mu guessed that Sun Zhengting's way of thinking might be somewhat narrow-minded, and there were some things he really couldn't think of.

Seeing Sun Zhengting's blank expression, Bian Mu smiled and explained a few words.

“Dr. Sun! What I mean is, if you guys really want to cooperate with us in practicing medicine in the future, your original consultation procedures, diagnostic systems, treatment philosophies... I mean all aspects, more or less, will have to be revised. To put it bluntly, from now on, you'll practically be learning from scratch! Please sit down and discuss this carefully when you get back. In a sense, this is almost... a complete negation of your many years of medical practice. If this happened to me, I probably would find it hard to accept.”

Hearing this, and connecting the dots, Sun Zhengting finally understood.

"Oh... I see! I'm fine with that. I admit I'm not as skilled as you. I secretly pondered this a lot when you were working at 'Huikang.' At my age, being able to get a fresh start is my luck, really! I've been thinking about this for half a year now. I understand the concept of being stuck in a rut. In this day and age, it's the AI ​​era. Even with a special skill, you can be obsolete at any time. No problem! I can accept that! As for the others... I haven't really talked to them much. I'll think about it carefully later and come up with a better way to talk to them, one they can understand, and give you an answer as soon as possible!"

"Alright! There's no rush. Now that we've reached an agreement, let's get started. I'd appreciate it if you could spend some time studying the electronic map and figuring out which district or area would be suitable for a site. Then, we can do some on-site inspections. I'll try to find some time to go out and do some research as well. Once we have some information, we'll arrange a meeting. Also, we need to discuss your established medical practices with me. Let's find common ground while respecting our differences! Okay!"

"Thank you so much! I finally see some hope. I won't bother you any longer, you've been busy with such important matters! A few days ago, a senior figure in the field of traditional Chinese medicine came to our hospital on business. I overheard him saying goodbye to the hospital leaders in the hallway, and he mentioned you along the way. He said that you might very well change the course of the development of traditional Chinese medicine in Lijin in the future! By the way, he also mentioned traditional Chinese medicine and spoke very highly of you!"

"It's just a compliment! Don't take it seriously. Well then, thank you for your hard work. I hope we can cooperate happily in the future!"

"It's a pleasure to work with you!" Sun Zhengting said, chatting and laughing, as he politely accompanied Bian Mu toward the bar.

The tea cost very little, so Bian Mu paid the bill on his phone and politely escorted Sun Zhengting to a nearby parking lot. He watched as Dr. Sun slowly drove onto the main road and gradually disappeared into the vast traffic...

I walked back along the sidewalk, and before I had gone far, my phone beeped a few times.

Bian Mu took out his phone and checked it. Oh! Liu Xiangyang sent a text message. The gist of it was that his company had suddenly dissolved without any prior warning. The female boss had quietly run away, leaving behind a pile of debts and disappearing without a trace. When he arrived, the finance department still owed him two and a half months' salary.

Liu Xiangyang also said that the female boss was too ruthless. She insisted that they work overtime during the National Day holiday, giving the impression that the company was very busy. She said that she would pay the employees' back wages along with the holiday bonuses in a week. Who would have thought that it was a scheme by the boss to trick everyone. Liu Xiangyang asked Bian Mu if there was any suitable work for him to do. He said that if he didn't earn money, he would be evicted by the landlord.

In the autumn wind, Bian Mu couldn't help but sneer a few times and immediately blocked Liu Xiangyang!

In Bian Mu's memory, among the programmers he had worked with, Liu Xiangyang was the worst in character—he only cared about money and not about people! So young, yet he's becoming less and less decent! Even a good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed! He'll just slowly slide down the path of becoming a street thug!

……

I had a wonderful afternoon nap! I got up and opened the bedroom window about a third of the way to let in some fresh air.

The tea was ready. Bian Mu came to the living room, sat on the sofa, and took a few sips. That's one of the good things about being a doctor; there's always good tea available, both at home and outside.

The phone rang.

Qi Yuewei's phone call.

"Do you have plans tonight?"

"We're not seeing patients today. Our clinic will be closed for two days. We'll be open again first thing tomorrow morning."

"Well... how about we go out for a chat with one of my relatives?"

"What exactly happened?" Bian Mu asked casually over the phone.

"He is now one of the heads of an investment company and wants to talk to you about developing new TCM technologies."

"New technology in Traditional Chinese Medicine?! What exactly does that mean?"

“He said that if you don’t combine medicine with business, you’ll never have a good future. Practicing medicine and developing traditional Chinese medicine at the same time is too slow! Moreover, it’s a bit like working in isolation, wasting a lot of time. My father also mentioned something similar. He said that since he has such a superior technical advantage, why not just commercialize it so that a wider range of patients can benefit directly?!”

"I don't understand. While traditional Chinese medicine techniques may not be as vast as the ocean, they are still quite comprehensive! Could you narrow it down to which area your relative is referring to?"

"He said they had some professionals carefully analyze the traditional Chinese bone-setting surgery you performed, and they were very inspired, which led them to consider investing in you. They want to help you set up a medical laboratory of a certain level. The location has already been found. It used to belong to a pharmaceutical company, but after the company underwent restructuring, they felt that the existing laboratories were a burden, so they auctioned them off through a relevant platform. If you agree, they plan to transform it into a traditional Chinese medicine research laboratory according to your needs. When you don't need it, they will rent it out. I heard that you are very principled in your dealings with people. My relative... has been exceptionally outstanding since childhood, but he is somewhat arrogant. If we meet abruptly, he's afraid you might offend him again, so..."

Bian Mu was completely confused!