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Chapter 878 A Good Place for Cultivation!
"Tianluo, have there been any patients or their families causing trouble in the department lately?" In the trauma surgery department director's office, Fang Ziye and Lan Tianluo sat facing each other, the teacups in front of them steaming slightly.

After all, they were getting on in years. Fang Ziye and Lan Tianluo were no longer young, and they dared not and were not in a position to squeeze into the chief resident's office to have breakfast with a bunch of master's and doctoral students.

Lan Tianlu smiled back: "Senior brother, ever since you started coming to the department less often, everyone has tacitly accepted that Professor Xie and Brother Qin will be the main surgeons, and there hasn't been much of an objection."

"But is Professor Wang really going back to the main campus? Are we not planning to open a hand surgery department at the new campus?"

The new hospital campus opened in 25 and has been operating for over three years. Associate Professor Wang Zongkai has also completed his professional title and technical accumulation here. He is scheduled to be promoted to full professor this year, after which Liu Huanglong will transfer him back to lead his team.

"That's what Professor Wang thinks, and he's already made up his mind. We can only wish him well."

“Tianluo, you also need to consider Professor Liu Huanglong’s arrangements. After all, Wang Zongkai is a full professor who was produced by our institute. The newly recruited professor is newly recruited, and he doesn’t have much affection for our department.”

"If we allow him to become the director of the hand surgery ward, it's hard to say whether personnel issues will arise in the future."

"If Professor Liu Jiadong really develops an affection for our hospital and wants to work here in a down-to-earth manner, then the position of director is not out of the question."

“Professor Liu is not a young man anymore… He will be taking over as the head of orthopedics, so he has to make sure the hand surgery department is in place,” Fang Ziye said.

Wang Zongkai is not like Lan Tianluo or Jie Han. Everything Wang Zongkai could expect from coming to the new hospital has already happened. Wang Zongkai doesn't have many scientific research dreams, so he naturally has to respect the opinion of Liu Huanglong, the ward director, and go back to his original hospital to lead his team.

After Liu Huanglong removed several senior professors from the hand surgery department, it took many years for the department to recover. Now, with Professor Liu Huanglong bringing in Professor Liu Jiadong and Wang Zongkai being promoted to senior professor, the hand surgery department has finally regained its vitality.

Wang Zongkai is an orthopedic surgeon, but he is also a hand surgeon and will think about developing his own subspecialty.

"In the blink of an eye, Professor Deng is almost retired. Time really flies..." Lan Tianluo sighed.

Fang Ziye is nearly thirty-four this year, and he is twenty-nine and almost thirty.

Luo Tingzhu is two years younger than Fang Ziye, and Lan Tianluo is two years younger than Luo Tingzhu. Eight years have passed since Lan Tianluo came for standardized training...

“When I first came to Zhongnan Hospital, my mentor was still in his prime. He was only forty-seven years old then, and his skills and physical strength were at their peak. At that time, Professor Dong Yaohui was about the same age my mentor is now…”

"Back then, my mentor was the chief resident, younger than I am now," Fang Ziye muttered to himself, gently picking up a cup of tea.

The wheel of time can crush everything, bring everything in, and take everything away.

Lan Tianluo said, "Senior brother, do you think Professor Deng will be able to surpass Professor Duan in terms of professional skills before he retires? That has always been Professor Deng's dream."

Fang Ziye shook his head: "No, it's impossible!"

"Master was certainly lucky and worked very hard, but Professor Duan Hong's fundamental aptitude was stronger than his. Just six months after Professor Deng's basic skills took off, Professor Duan's debridement technique also came in."

"It's just six months earlier... Although my master is my master, I can only say that in front of Professor Duan, Professor Deng is just a younger brother."

"However, Professor Duan is half a year older than my master; he should be sixty next year."

The delayed retirement policy will be implemented gradually, and people of Deng Yong and Duan Hong's generation can retire on time.

Fang Ziye and Lan Tianluo watched a head of trauma surgery go from his peak to retirement...

"Professor Duan will definitely accept the re-employment offer; he's not willing to throw away that whole mess."

“But Tongji Hospital is really ruthless. Professor Duan Hong hasn’t retired yet, and Professor Zhong has already been promoted to the national team. Associate Professor Long Yuan’s level is also very, very high…” Lan Tianluo’s gaze was restrained.

Nowadays, Lan Tianluo is only aiming for the national-level level in all aspects.

The wheels of time have certainly crushed more than just Deng Yong; they have also consistently done so in other hospitals.

For example, at the Provincial People's Hospital, Professor An Luming is nearly sixty, and the department is undergoing a generational change. Similarly, Professor Duan Hong at Tongji Hospital remains a pinnacle of trauma surgery, but his student, Zhong Wenyuan, a former associate professor, became a "national-level" expert a full three years earlier than Duan Hong!
If it weren't for Fang Ziye's expertise at Zhongnan Hospital, Tongji Hospital would still be dominating Zhongnan Hospital's trauma surgery department.

"Professor Zhong is ruthless and doesn't talk much... He's talented, hardworking, has a famous teacher, and a platform... His early promotion was expected."

"Of course, Tongji Hospital was also quite lucky. Professor Dong Dongsheng from Union Hospital was left out of the application process."

"I still remember when I was competing in Enshi back then, I was filled with envy looking at Professor Dong's basic skills," Fang Ziye said with emotion.

"Senior, speaking of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, did you give a gift when Professor Qi passed away?"

"I only gave five hundred yuan, is that a bit too little?" Lan Tianluo asked.

In the field of trauma surgery in Hubei Province back then, there were four peaks: Deng Yong from Zhongnan Hospital, An Luming from Hubei Provincial People's Hospital, and Duan Hong from Tongji Hospital. Among them, Professor Duan Hong was the most outstanding, followed by Professor Qi Qiaowen from Tongji Hospital.

Professor Qi Qiaowen died of a sudden cerebral infarction during surgery in 2007 at the young age of 55!
Among this generation, Professor Qi is the youngest, and he originally had the opportunity to be promoted to 'national champion level'...

"Everyone does it this way, why are you worrying about the money for wedding gifts?"

"Professor Qi... Professor Qi actually helped me a lot in the past, but I took Jiang Daohu in not because he was Professor Qi's student, but because Jiang Daohu was strong enough on his own," Fang Ziye explained to Lan Tianluo.

Lan Tianlu chuckled and said, "Senior brother, I'm not saying Brother Jiang isn't capable. I'm just thinking that there's a good master's student at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. I can't supervise doctoral students yet, so I'd like to recruit him for you, senior brother."

Fang Ziye: "???"

"Tianluo, have some decency..."

Lan Tianluo was truly in love, so he said decisively: "Accepting students is a matter of mutual consent, and I'm not doing anything crooked."

"Besides, when it comes to technology and scientific research, who am I lacking compared to Professor Dong, Professor Pang, Professor Xing, and Professor Duan Yun at Peking Union Medical College Hospital?"

That makes sense. If he's willing to come, and Lan Tianluo wants to take him in, Fang Ziye really will need to step in and shoulder some pressure and trouble.

"Alright, let's make this clear first, we can't do anything underhanded."

"Next month, you'll be going out with Professor Tang and Brother Nuo to lead a team on your own. Remember to be alert, and you can still call me if anything happens."

After Wang Zongkai left, a team became vacant, and no new staff were transferred from the hand surgery department.

The new hospital campus has ample manpower. Currently, Fang Ziye's group alone has five or six senior professionals, and any one of them could lead a group.

Of course, the most legitimate reason for Professor Tang to lead the group is to do so. Professor Tang has long been a chief physician and professor, and after following Fang Ziye for three years, his skills are almost perfect.

In the treatment of spinal cord injuries, the current overall level is such that, apart from Fang Ziye, only Lan Tianluo can rival him. Apart from Fang Ziye and Lan Tianluo, even Liao Ruifeng, who developed the 'puncture technique' with Fang Ziye back then, cannot compare to Tang Yi.

Liao Ruifeng was just lucky; it wasn't that he had exceptional talent. He learned quickly, but in terms of overall accumulation, comparing himself to a genius like Tang Yi was pure wishful thinking.

"Senior, I think it's no problem. I can handle routine surgeries, and with my basic skills, I should be able to master the joint surgery techniques in about six months."

"By then, I will be an expert who can master three sub-specialties."

"Although I'm still far behind you, senior brother, it will take Hu Qingyuan at least ten years to catch up with me!" Lan Tianluo was in high spirits.

Lan Tianluo has great talent, and although Hu Qingyuan has even greater talent, Hu Qingyuan does not have the advantage of age.

Moreover, Lan Tianluo had earlier clinical experience, so he had more time to accumulate knowledge than Hu Qingyuan.

In cases involving qualifications, bridging the gap in years of experience requires a long period of time to make up for it. Currently, Hu Qingyuan has graduated with a master's degree and is pursuing a doctorate. He works as a trainee resident, essentially serving as a backup for the current chief resident, and sometimes even having to step in to handle cases that the chief resident cannot manage.

This is the true strength of Fang Ziye, his core disciple.

“I originally didn’t plan for you to work with Professor Tang, but Teacher Xue Tao is coming to our hospital, and it’s not appropriate for him to be in the same department as his mentor, since they have a good relationship.”

"So you've got no choice but to come here!~"

“I have a connection with Teacher Xue from a long time ago, so I can’t neglect him as soon as he arrives.”

“Over the years, Teacher Xue Tao has had few opportunities to learn and practice, so I need to give him some basic training,” Fang Ziye explained to Lan Tianluo.

Lan Tianluo said, "Senior brother, why are you explaining so much to me?"

“I can understand that, but I don’t believe you’re the kind of person who’s xenophobic.”

Lan Tianlu put down his teacup at this point: "Although Jie Han and I dream of beating you to a pulp, it's only human nature..."

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good soldier. Just ask anyone in the department, including your students, if the opportunity were right, wouldn't they want to surpass their teachers?"

"It's all in my mind."

"But despite our thoughts, we are still fellow disciples..."

"With more than enough rice in the pot, it seems like we don't need to worry about or compete with anything... This feeling is really good."

Lan Tianluo and Jie Han both followed Fang Ziye and were promoted to higher professional titles through special procedures. They had more opportunities to perform surgeries, learn new things, conduct research projects, and have students to mentor them.

The road ahead is promising, with not many obstacles.

If anyone else in the department wanted to compete with Lan Tianluo and Jie Han in terms of experience, neither of them would be afraid. Fang Ziye would not be in competition with them.

Furthermore, the three of them were members of a rookie growth group a long time ago, and such a relationship is hard to find anywhere else in the country.

"Then you'd better keep it up..." Fang Ziye looked at his skill panel, which already had more than twenty maxed-out skills, and could only offer encouragement to Lan Tianluo.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it would be a pipe dream for Lan Tianluo to ever reach his level in any skill in his lifetime.

However, it seems that Lan Tianluo will never realize the gap between him and Fang Ziye.

These skills are the magic weapons that allow Fang Ziye to generate various clinical research projects and achieve various breakthroughs...

Friday, January 5th.

During the morning shift handover, after the nurses and on-duty doctors had finished their shift handover, Wang Zongkai took the initiative to say, "Director Fang, Professor Zeng, may I chime in a bit early today..."

“Professor Wang, please speak,” Fang Ziye said generously.

"Over the years, thanks to the kindness of the two directors, I have made remarkable progress. Although we are not officially mentors, we are in fact mentors. Here, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the two directors."

"It can be said that without you, there would be no Wang Zongkai today."

"Although I'll be returning to the main campus next month, I'll still be in Han City, and I'll continue to come here often to receive your guidance!"

Wang Zongkai's voice became a little hoarse as he said this: "Actually, I am also reluctant to leave the atmosphere of the new campus, but I can't ignore the atmosphere of the original campus either, after all, I came from there."

"Our hand surgery department, as both professors know, has been somewhat stagnant for many years after the changes."

"So, I thought I'd go there with the 'protection' of the two teachers to lend a hand, and if I encountered any trouble, I might need their help to cover for me..."

"Really, if I have the chance in the future, I will definitely come back."

"Professor Zhang and Dr. Zhu also think so! That's why they don't want to come with me." Wang Zongkai's voice and emotions were genuine.

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit strange.

Fang Ziye's gaze swept over Wang Zongkai, and he understood Wang Zongkai's helplessness.

Even a fool knows that following Fang Ziye in the new hospital area means you can make a living.

Wang Zongkai was promoted to professor and chief physician, Zhang Wenlin was promoted to associate professor and associate chief physician, and Zhu Quanlin is also a candidate for promotion to associate senior physician.

If Wang Zongkai wants to make a name for himself in the underworld in the future, staying is the best option.

But everyone has a source in life. The hand surgery department trained Wang Zongkai, and now that he has mastered his skills, he has to go back temporarily to fill in...

Fang Ziye wasn't surprised. He simply said, "Professor Zhang, Dr. Zhu, aren't you two going back with Professor Wang? Do you want to stay?"

During the shift handover, Fang Ziye was the director, so Brother Zhang and Brother Zhu were not present.

When he was working, Professor Fang Ziye was Professor Fang Ziye; he was no longer the same Fang Ziye he had been back then.

Zhang Wenlin nodded, looked at Fang Ziye, then at Wang Zongkai, and said softly, "We have already discussed it with Professor Wang and decided that we are willing to stay and continue our dedicated cultivation."

“Director Fang, so many of our colleagues in the department are willing to spend money to come and learn. We have such a natural resource, of course we can’t let it pass us by.” Zhang Wenlin then looked at several visiting doctors and spoke in a mercenary tone.

This also skillfully shifted the mood from Wang Zongkai's previous emotional outburst to a more cheerful atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)