top student at medical school

June 19, Friday, cloudy.

"Ziye, is that the kind of person you're talking about who wears a red dress and walks around looking really cool?" Liang Xia asked curiously as they were about to leave.

Upon hearing Liang Xia's words, both Luo Tingzhu and Min Limin laughed.

Fang Ziye shook his head: "I will wear clothes, but not the red academic gown with gold trim, just ordinary professor's or mentor's clothes."

"The red academic gown you saw online is for academicians only; I'm not qualified to wear it now."

Fang Ziye is currently a doctoral supervisor, but he hasn't been officially promoted to the full professor rank yet, although he's close. After all, he hasn't reached that rank yet.

Therefore, although Fang Ziye was promoted by the school to be one of the professor representatives of the medical school, his current status is only that of an "ordinary doctoral supervisor"!
The truly impressive thing about Seoul University is its bigwigs who wield the academic scepter.

Of course, Fang Ziye's professorship and chief physician title is on its way and will be issued in September this year, at which point he will be officially hired.

"Mom, besides the different colors, the academician's gown also has a special national emblem enamel badge with the academician's number on it. The tassels are also different. The academician's tassels are pure gold eight-strand tassels, and there are also dragon patterns and other designs."

“It’s certainly eye-catching, but at your age, being able to attend the graduation ceremony and degree conferment ceremony is something most professors wouldn’t even dare to dream of,” Luo Tingzhu explained to Liang Xia in detail.

Liang Xia, being a bit vain, nodded upon hearing this: "Ziye is still young after all. Maybe he'll be able to wear those gold clothes in the future?"

"It's just a scepter, it looks really weird."

Luo Tingzhu said, "This scepter element was introduced from the West, and nowadays, very few academicians bring it out on formal occasions."

"Mom, your seat will be a bit towards the back later, the front seats are all for students..."

Liang Xia didn't mind; "Yeah, it's fine. My eyesight is pretty good."

In Liang Xia's view, she doesn't expect anything more from Fang Ziye's current status.

Neither her mother-in-law nor Luo Tingzhu answered her question about Fang Ziye becoming an academician in the future, which proves that this thing is very difficult to obtain.

……

At first, Fang Ziye was excited and curious to participate in the degree conferment ceremony as a doctoral supervisor who was receiving the tassel. However, after the process started, he felt that the corners of his mouth were about to twist.

It was really just a cursory visit, turning tassels on unfamiliar children and awarding them bachelor's degrees, signifying their graduation from undergraduate studies...

Then they thanked him, even though they didn't know Fang Ziye.

Only a small number of medical students, after seeing Fang Ziye's photo, would politely address him as Professor Fang.

Some of the bolder boys even said, "Professor Fang, I love you, but you don't love me and you dumped me..."

Fang Ziye lost count of how many batches of students he conferred degrees upon that morning. In short, each batch would come, he would take photos, thank them, and present them with their red tassels.

Actually, the red booklet is empty; it doesn't contain any official degree certificates. They have to go back to the college to get their own page of the degree certificate.

Fang Ziye only managed to go to the restroom after the degree conferment ceremony ended.

He didn't speak, nor was he assigned any other tasks, nor did he need to stay and do anything more.

Fang Ziye was well aware that even though he had produced quite a few research projects, when all things considered, the combined research achievements of many top professors at Han City University were more significant than his combined achievements. There were at least twenty professors whose combined research results were more substantial.

This is not boasting; it is the culmination of many years of hard work by Han City University.

It can be said that the current reputation of Han City University is largely due to them.

Fang Ziye's current academic achievements are merely icing on the cake and cannot make Hanshi University stand out among universities nationwide.

Universities are universities, colleges are colleges, and sub-specialties are sub-specialties...

After the ceremony, everyone agreed to go out for lunch.

Liang Xia stared in disbelief and said, "Ziye, those people who were sitting with you earlier, wearing the same color clothes as you, were all doctoral supervisors and professors?"

"How come your school has more professors than high school teachers?"

Fang Ziye said, "Of course. If the number of doctoral supervisors and professors in Wuhan University is less than the number of teachers in a high school, would its college entrance examination scores be so low?"

"Tingzhu, does our school have more than a thousand professors and associate professors in total?"

Luo Tingzhu replied with a smile, "No, Han City University has more than 2,700 associate professors and professors, 3,700 full-time teachers, and 1,040 full professors. Han City University only enrolls more than 6,000 new undergraduates every year."

"Mom, did you hear that? There are over three thousand people with the same or higher professional titles than me," Fang Ziye said.

Upon hearing this, Liang Xia's expression turned somewhat dejected.

However, Xi Yan said, "Dad, Dad, but not many people go up on stage to pick flowers, right? Dad, you went up on stage too, you must be really good."

Liang Xia's eyes lit up instantly: "Ziye, that's right, not many people went up on stage to confer tassels on the students today."

"There won't be many, just a few people as representatives."

"Mom, wasn't the ceremony beautiful today?" Fang Ziye asked in return.

Luo Tingzhu had already booked the seats, while Fang Ziye started arranging for a taxi.

There are many people and cars here today, and many parents have come from afar to attend their children's graduation ceremony, so Fang Ziye did not drive here.

However, just as Fang Ziye's order was placed, Lan Tianluo called: "Senior brother, Senior Brother Jie Han and I have parked our car here at Lingbo Gate. Do you want to come over?"

"How about we have lunch together?"

Lan Tianluo and Jie Han are also associate professors and attended the meeting as representatives of the faculty, but they were the audience members among the associate professors!

"Jie Han said they've driven off and are near Lingbo Gate," Fang Ziye asked Lan Tianluo for his opinion.

“Then Mom and I will go to the restaurant first, and you can take Tianluo back to pick up Mom,” Luo Tingzhu said.

"Okay, then it's settled."

After Fang Ziye finished speaking, he checked the time again: "I have a meeting at three o'clock this afternoon, so I need to hurry up."

Luo Tingzhu nodded: "It's okay. I'll take Xiyan to the water park this afternoon, and I'll wait for you to come back for dinner tonight."

……

What Fang Ziye didn't expect was that, in a corner he couldn't see, Feng Junfeng and Tian Yao were sitting under a tree, looking sadly in the direction Fang Ziye had left.

However, the two did not disturb Fang Ziye. Instead, they sat under the shade of the tree until the graduation ceremony was completely over. Then they looked at each other and sighed.

"Brother Yao, next time I go to Kunming, let's have a drink together again."

“My mentor is actually quite outstanding. Among so many doctoral supervisors, he, an associate professor, was able to stand out. It’s just that we haven’t been able to inherit his excellence.” Feng Junfeng’s tone was conflicted, and his voice was a little hoarse.

Tian Yao said, "I kind of regret applying for the Minority Cadre Training Program before. But if I hadn't applied, I might not have been able to get into the master's program."

"Actually, our master is quite good to us."

Feng Junfeng glanced at Tian Yao, then greedily looked at the graduation ceremony venue, and patted the dust off his backside; "In the end, we've been here once, and here we come again."

"With so many people, all of them are quite talented, but only a handful will ultimately remain." "The skills we learned from our master are enough for us to make a living from them."

"I never imagined that I would be able to work a shift on my own right after graduation, and even lead a team in a roundabout way."

“Destructive injury is still a highly complex and difficult disease to treat in prefecture-level city hospitals.”

Tian Yao said, "Yes, limb preservation surgery is something that anyone can do with Master, but outside, it's actually a relatively high-end technique."

"Our department head currently only knows simplified versions of limb-sparing surgery, which is barely enough."

“Master’s vision is still limited to his own. The speed at which technology spreads is not as fast as he thinks. It usually takes at least twenty years.”

"Although I've only been working here for a month, I actually miss the days I spent with my mentor, where I could focus on my studies without any distractions."

"But where I work now, there are people who are jealous of you and will try every means to get rid of you, and you also have to worry about being targeted by backstabbing..."

Feng Junfeng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this: "Has he gone mad?"

Tian Yao shook his head; "No, no, no, Brother Feng, you don't understand."

"Kunming is in Yunnan Province, which is far away from Han City. Not to mention that most people don't know Master, even if they do, so what?"

“I’m different from you. You’re in Hubei Province, and everyone in the trauma surgery department knows my master!”

"Even if you don't respect the monk, you should respect the Buddha..."

"That's why I said I regret it, because shallow waters attract many turtles."

"I'm not saying anything more, I should go." Tian Yao's expression was dejected.

Feng Junfeng said, "Brother Yao, if anything happens, remember to call. If it's inconvenient for Master to come forward, we can ask other senior brothers or uncles to help."

After graduation, Feng Junfeng realized that everything he could learn from Fang Ziye was a valuable skill in every aspect.

After he went to a municipal hospital, he had no skills to learn, and for a long time afterward, he was just a simple worker.

Unlike before, I can no longer learn whatever I want.

Without opportunities or teachers, you can only rely on yourself...

After parting ways with Tian Yao, Feng Junfeng scratched his head: "How did I end up like this..."

However, Feng Junfeng's voice went unnoticed by anyone. Han City University had buried countless such whispers.

No university lacks such murmurs.

……

"Master, I think I saw Senior Brother Feng and Senior Brother Tian." Fang Ziye's student Cao He sent him a message before he even got home.

Fang Ziye was stunned for a moment after reading the message.

The faces of Feng Junfeng and Tian Yao are clearly imprinted in his memory, but they can only remain in his memory.

Fang Ziye had assumed that Feng Junfeng could stay in the hospital, and he had given Feng Junfeng a very detailed development plan. However, Zou Qian's arrival disrupted Fang Ziye's entire plan.

Zou Qian was not his student, but he was indeed better than Feng Junfeng in every way, and Fang Ziye had no reason to force his student to stay.

Therefore, all of Fang Ziye's efforts in planning were in vain.

To be honest, I'm not in a good mood.

At this point, Fang Ziye began to understand his teacher, Deng Yong, a little better.

Students, apprentices you take on, are sometimes really like your own children. You put in a lot of effort to raise them, and that bond is there for them.

If at some point you find that the apprentices you've trained are inferior to others, you'll have to kill them with your own hands to seek 'justice'!
Honestly, this feeling is extremely uncomfortable.

However, since Fang Ziye had already made the move, there was no turning back.

"Then ask them. They didn't send me any messages, so maybe they've come." Fang Ziye sent a voice message.

Fang Ziye understood the principle of stepping aside and avoiding trouble, but he hadn't done so for many years. On the contrary, his two classmates, Li Yuanpei and Xiong Jinhuan, were experts in this.

Even if they want to avoid it, it's perfectly understandable that they want to see their graduation ceremony.

Lan Tianluo understood and asked, "Senior brother, are you thinking of Junfeng again?"

"Hmm." Fang Ziye sighed, "For people, the chance encounters and serendipity are really important."

"Tell me, Feng Junfeng's talent is clearly better than Ling Fengguang's, but he didn't have the chance to stay in the hospital."

"On the contrary, Ling Fengguang will most likely be able to stay next year. Where can we find justice in that?"

So far, Fang Ziye has not encountered any experts who have invaded Lingfeng Guang.

Ling Fengguang is a PhD student with a Level 26 certificate, and he will soon be in his third year of doctoral studies.

He saved someone back then, which is why he was granted a special doctoral degree. His talent is average, but he is adventurous and hardworking. The skills he has accumulated are barely comparable to Tian Yao's, but not as good as Feng Junfeng's.

It is highly likely that Ling Fengguang will be able to stay in the hospital.

"You can't think like that, senior brother!"

"Zou Qian is still very good. Feng Junfeng's bad luck is part of his destiny. It's not that you didn't try your best, Senior Brother," Lan Tianluo comforted him.

In fact, Lan Tianluo also has his troubles. He started teaching students in 26 and is currently a second-year master's student.

However, Lan Tianluo was not as lucky as Jie Han. With a master's degree, Jie Han basically didn't have to worry about pursuing a doctorate.

But this student of his was the kind he couldn't guide.

His academic career culminated in pursuing a master's degree, and completing two CSCD papers nearly killed him.

"I don't think Zou Qian is bad."

"Never mind..." Fang Ziye's feelings were complicated.

Regardless, none of his first cohort of doctoral students could stay at the hospital. But Hu Qingyuan, one of his first students, is now a towering figure in the doctoral community.

Even Lan Tianluo and Jie Han back then couldn't overshadow his 'brilliance'!
Hu Qingyuan, after only three years of training, can now not only be a junior manager in a research group, but also a group leader in a clinical group.

If no one had lent him a spot to apply for a national general research grant, Hu Qingyuan could have obtained a general research grant during his doctoral studies!

He is a treasure student for whom Fang Ziye has no need to worry about his future.

"Senior brother, after today, that 'limb hormone' will be officially named. What do you plan to call it?" Lan Tianluo smiled and changed the subject, thinking about something happy.

Fang Ziye said, "Let's name it 'Life-Generating Hormone,' meaning 'continuous life'..." (End of Chapter)