The Self-Cultivation of a Reborn Massage Therapist

Chapter 234 Pleading
What can an associate chief physician accomplish after leaving a top-tier hospital like Jishuitan Hospital?
This question has already received the most direct answer under the eager gazes of Zhou Yaqin and Cheng Jin.

Like Zhao Xiaochui, Dr. Lin Zhiyuan is at the pinnacle of his profession. Just as Zhao Xiaochui has no shortage of clients, Lin Zhiyuan has no shortage of patients. As a leading expert in neurosurgery, his scalpel has saved the health of countless patients, and patients flock to him seeking his expertise.

With a population of 1.4 billion, accidents happen every day, and the demand for postoperative rehabilitation and functional reconstruction is astronomical.

The passion between Zhou Yaqin and Cheng Jin is undeniable.

Although Zhao Xiaochui's revenue alone is enough to support all the employees, they enjoy high salaries, not to be useless.

Developing new businesses and creating new value is not only their inherent responsibility, but also their aspiration for career development.

“Little Hammer,” Zhou Yaqin began, her eyes filled with anticipation, “I’ve looked into this industry. After a certain rehabilitation hospital in HD District joined the medical consortium, 60% of its patients were referred from tertiary hospitals, and its revenue increased by 40%.”

What does this indicate? It shows that while top-tier hospitals excel in surgery, there is a significant market gap and efficiency bottleneck in postoperative rehabilitation and long-term management.

"If an expert like Dr. Lin could break free from the system and combine his expertise with our unique techniques, it would be revolutionary!"

Zhao Xiaochui shook his head: "Our store's international booking channels are all full. We only have two senior technicians. Even if we include me, wouldn't it be better if we only earned US dollars?"

“Master masseur!” Cheng Jin suddenly exclaimed.

"What?"

Cheng Jin looked at Zhao Xiaochui expectantly, a hint of slyness in her eyes, and explained, "Senior Sister said that if something happens that is good for the shop, but you disagree, you should say this word."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaochui's face immediately darkened. He picked up his phone, dialed Yu Xiaoning's number, and put it on speakerphone.

He knew that Yu Xiaoning was definitely behind this.

"Zhao Xiaochui, if the two of you team up, it won't just be as simple as one plus one being greater than two!"

On the phone, Yu Xiaoning's voice carried a hint of laughter, as if she had expected Zhao Xiaochui to call.

Zhao Xiaochui explained the reason, but unexpectedly received this response.

"I don't care about being a fool!"

“But your future will be bad, and mine will be bad too!” On the phone, Yu Xiaoning sounded very patient, but her tone left no room for doubt. “On the way here, I was thinking about how to get Dr. Lin’s patients out of the hospital after their surgery—this procedure is very troublesome, involving referrals, medical insurance, and medical record handover, which is inefficient and results in a poor patient experience.”

If Dr. Lin is willing to skip this process and cooperate directly with us, then the benefits for me and for our new company in terms of talent acquisition will be undeniable.

New company?
At the scene, Zhou Yaqin and Cheng Jin looked at him with suspicion. Zhao Xiaochui waved his hand, indicating that he would explain later.

"You took all my money."

On the phone, Yu Xiaoning chuckled softly: "What's the expected dividend for Relaxing & Slow Travel this month?"

Zhao Xiaochui remained silent, his face dark. He knew Yu Xiaoning was reminding him how "wealthy" he was now with Easy Slow Travel. Yu Xiaoning didn't press further, turning directly to Lin Zhiyuan: "Dr. Lin, if we want to establish an independent medical institution focused on post-operative rehabilitation and functional reconstruction, meeting the standards of a level-two or higher hospital, how much basic investment would be needed?"

Lin Zhiyuan answered without hesitation: "The investment for a laminar flow purification operating room in a hospital of level two or above is about 200-500 million yuan; the investment in medical equipment is about 500-1000 million yuan."

However, in recent years, some hospitals have been rushing to expand their operations and have left a lot of top-of-the-line equipment idle. I can get it for about 3% of the price, and some can even be rented before buying.

Yu Xiaoning quickly calculated in her mind: "So how much is needed in total?"

Lin Zhiyuan pondered for a moment: "If we can get some unused equipment, the maximum is 800 million!"

Yu Xiaoning's voice rang out again, her tone habitually carrying a hint of command: "Zhao Xiaochui?"

Zhao Xiaochui looked at his phone with a cold smile. He knew Yu Xiaoning meant for him to pay the money: "Easy and Slow Travel can easily come up with this money, but..."

He stared intently at Lin Zhiyuan, his tone carrying a sharp question, "How do we cooperate? Through a medical consortium? You're such a skilled surgeon, why are you still only an associate chief physician? Through a medical consortium, to get a share of the pie from Xue F? Sister Xiao Ning, even 4+4 isn't enough for those people, what makes us think we can compete? Can we even get involved in those deeply entrenched chains of vested interests?"

Having been reborn, he knew how outrageous the news would be in the future, and was well aware of the complexity of the domestic medical system and the power of interest groups, so he was unwilling to get involved easily.

Yu Xiaoning: "No! We'll go down the franchise route!"

"..." Zhao Xiaochui said incredulously, "How is that possible!"

“Remember what happened to us a while ago? Right now, the health department is in a power vacuum! Zhao Xiaochui, if we’re going to do it, get Secretary Liu to cooperate. We’ll make every effort to speed things up. Once the paperwork is done, no one can stop us.”

"Now there's only one problem left." Zhao Xiaochui looked at Cheng Jin.

"Now there's only one problem left." Zhao Xiaochui looked at Cheng Jin, his tone tinged with weariness.

Even if they successfully obtain the necessary permits and launch new business, it would be irresponsible to both parties and even more so to the patients if Lin Zhiyuan's patients do not have enough technicians to assist with their rehabilitation.

“I already have a plan for recruiting new technicians for the store,” Cheng Jin said firmly. “I no longer focus on the level of their skills or what they want to gain here, but rather on what they have had and what they have lost!”

What a mess.

Zhao Xiaochui shook his head, wearily lowered his head to think for a while, and then looked up at Zhou Yaqin:
"The franchise rights will be handed over to the new company with Dr. Lin as the legal representative. All employees of Easy Slow Travel will vote on whether to allow the enterprise annuity to participate in the investment. I will personally bear the remaining funding gap!"

"The ease and slow pace of travel has already affected the livelihoods of hundreds of families, and I hope that the management will take this into consideration when making decisions!"

"And another thing," Zhao Xiaochui said, taking out his tablet and looking at the group with a hint of pleading, "I'm serving an international client, with prices starting at $48888. That doesn't even include the subsequent sales of essential oils. It's enough for me to support everyone!"

"We're just a tiny massage parlor that's only a month old. I beg everyone, please let it live on and stop causing trouble!"

He was almost pleading; he just wanted to stay in his little corner of the world, make money peacefully, rather than get caught up in a bigger storm.

(End of this chapter)