Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1159 - 1118: Exchange Quotas

"What? Minister Xiao Chen from the Health and Wellness Commission is coming to the opening ceremony tomorrow? Are you sure, Lin Jie?"Lin Jie clearly heard the trembling in An Weize's voice over the phone and couldn't help thinking to himself, isn't it just a minister? Is it worth getting this excited?

He replied in a relaxed tone, "Uncle An, Minister Xiao called me personally to confirm this a few minutes ago."

"As a major minister, he wouldn't be joking or teasing me on purpose."

On the phone came the sound of urgent breathing.

After a while, An Weize's excited voice came through, "Lin Jie, since Minister Xiao is coming tomorrow, Binhai City's officials will surely accompany him."

"With Minister Xiao's rank, unless there are special circumstances, the mayor needs to accompany him, and the secretary might also be involved."

"In that case, we need to rearrange tomorrow's opening ceremony."

Lin Jie quickly interjected, "Uncle An, let's not make any changes."

"Anlin Hospital is already full of patients, and if the ceremony is too noisy, it could affect their condition. I believe that at the minister's level, he's no longer focused on the formality and ceremonials of a welcome."

"What they're focused on is tangible achievements. We just need to do our part well."

"What you said does make sense!"

An Weize slowly agreed, "If it weren't for you, Lin Jie, making groundbreaking medical research achievements one after the other, how would our Anlin Hospital have garnered so much global attention?"

"Not only have hundreds of directors from renowned hospitals at home and abroad come, but the highest leader of the national health system is also coming."

At this moment, an unstoppable laugh came from the phone, "Haha... After the spectacular opening tomorrow, who will remember Phoenix Mountain Hospital!"

Hearing this, Lin Jie couldn't help but shake his head.

Both An Kexin and An Weize had deep resentment towards Phoenix Mountain Hospital and saw it as a target for comparison and competition.

Little did they know, in some ways, Anlin Hospital had already left that hospital far behind.

Shortly after ending the call with An Weize, Lin Jie welcomed over a dozen guests who arrived with Cheng Xingguang.

After exchanging pleasantries with Fang Lianggong from Limin Hospital, Tao Taqing from Tongren Hospital West Branch, Dean Lu from Jingcheng Hospital, Dean Shang from Guangshen Baiyun Hospital, and Dean Wang Yuansen from Jingcheng University Affiliated Medical College, he had a brief introduction and exchange with several directors who came with them.

Lin Jie's office was a bit small and couldn't accommodate so many people, so everyone moved to Cheng Xingguang's dean's office.

After taking their seats, Cheng Xingguang pointed at Deans Shang, Lu, and others and started, "Expert Lin, these eleven major directors arrived early in Binhai to attend Anlin Hospital's opening ceremony tomorrow."

Lin Jie stood up and cupped his hands in gratitude, "Thank you all for coming to show your support despite the distance! Thank you very much!"

Fang Lianggong chimed in, "Old Cheng, enough with the small talk, let's get to the point. You know very well that Expert Lin doesn't like beating around the bush."

Cheng Xingguang glared at him, then looked at Lin Jie with a smile and said, "Today at noon, Fang, Tao Taqing, and I hosted a meal for these eleven familiar faces. Just halfway through the meal, we unexpectedly started discussing a matter."

"Once we started on it, we didn't even finish our meal and hurried over."

"Expert Lin, we came together because we want to confirm something..."

He paused and asked, "Expert Lin, for tomorrow's signing ceremony, how many foreign medical organizations are you signing collaboration agreements with in total?"

Lin Jie directly answered, "As of now, there are twenty-one confirmed."

"An Kexin and Dean Gong are still negotiating with foreign medical institutions, and it's expected that the number may increase by a few more tomorrow!"

Cheng Xingguang followed up, "Your collaborations surely include mutual exchange of doctors, right?"

Lin Jie nodded, "That's the most important clause in the cooperation agreement."

Cheng Xingguang exchanged a glance with Fang Lianggong, Dean Lu, Dean Shang, and the others, and took a deep breath, saying, "Expert Lin, Anlin Hospital is officially opening tomorrow. The doctors are either newly hired from various places or freshly graduated students."

"The first year should be about letting employees become familiar with each other, focusing on enhancing cohesion and centripetal force among employees, as well as fostering a sense of belonging to Anlin Hospital, right?"

Before Lin Jie could respond, Cheng Xingguang continued, "Even if you plan to send hospital doctors abroad for exchange, given Anlin Hospital's current staffing, you probably can't send many, can you?"

Hearing this, Lin Jie understood Cheng Xingguang's implication.

His gaze swept over Fang Lianggong, Dean Lu, Dean Shang, and others who were closely watching his reaction, and he chuckled, "Are you aiming for Anlin Hospital's exchange spots, hoping to impersonate our hospital's doctors to receive training abroad?"

Dean Lu nodded, saying, "Expert Lin, to be honest, that is indeed our intention."

"For years, we've been striving to expand collaborations with internationally renowned medical institutions, but to our embarrassment, progress has been limited."

"Because it has always been us seeking them out, the relationship is somewhat unequal."

"Even when we occasionally manage to establish an exchange or training collaboration, it's often a month or two of short-term training akin to tourism, coupled with the other party's perfunctory attitude, so the doctors we send out don't learn much."

He said with some excitement, "However, this time, Expert Lin, your collaboration with Anlin Hospital is different."

"This time, it is they who are seeking a favor from Anlin Hospital; they want to send people over to learn from you, Expert Lin."

"At this moment, if we also send people to their place to study, we will definitely receive considerable attention."

Wang Yuansen took over the conversation and sincerely said, "Expert Lin, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity. Even if Anlin Hospital doesn't want to give up these spots, please do not waste them."

"You can use these training slots to recruit young doctors who are interested in medical development."

Lin Jie smiled and said, "The cooperation agreements Anlin Hospital signed with each of them have a minimum cooperation period of three years. The number of people exchanged by Anlin Hospital is generally ten people a year."

"Which means, Anlin Hospital can send out two to three hundred people every year!"

Upon hearing this number, Cheng Xingguang, Fang Lianggong, Dean Lu, Dean Shang, and others' eyes almost sparkled with envy.

The things they constantly pursued are as commonplace to Lin Jie as carrots and potatoes in the market.

Lin Jie sighed lightly and said, "These exchange slots are indeed a bit excessive for Anlin Hospital."

"It's not impossible to transfer some..."

Wang Yuansen hurriedly said, "Expert Lin, just state your terms, even if they're exorbitant. Jingcheng University Affiliated Medical College wants twenty, no, thirty slots!"

"Thirty slots? Old Wang, aren't you afraid of overreaching and getting overwhelmed?"

Dean Shang teased Wang Yuansen, then looked at Lin Jie, smiling amiably, "Expert Lin, name your conditions as you wish. Baiyun Hospital will suffice with twenty slots."

Cheng Xingguang said discontentedly, "One wants thirty, another twenty?"

"I think you're the ones being exorbitant. Out of just over two hundred slots, the two of you are taking a quarter; have you no shame?"

"Expert Lin, I'm putting my words out here."

"Given your relationship with the Bin University Affiliated Hospital, if our quota isn't first or second, then I must say, I've failed as a dean and am unworthy of this position."

Well, this old guy is subtly threatening me now.

At this point, other deans also spoke up, expressing their own demands and belittling others.

Back and forth, the office became quite lively.

Seeing more than a dozen deans from top-tier hospitals or Class A hospitals arguing with flushed faces and raised voices made Lin Jie cough heavily several times.

These coughs were indeed remarkably effective.

The office immediately returned to silence.

Wang Yuansen took a sip of tea, self-deprecatingly chuckled, and said, "Expert Lin, please forgive our lapse in composure. Such an opportunity is truly a rare find in a hundred years."

"Especially with so many internationally renowned medical institutions available for us to choose from all at once."

"Each of them has departments or expertise areas ranked among the world's top, and combined, they cover virtually all fields of medicine."

"This gives us full choice, we can't help but go crazy."

Lin Jie thought of something and asked, "Do you want to take this opportunity to enhance your hospital's strengths, or to make up for your shortcomings?"

Cheng Xingguang, Dean Lu, and others were silent for a moment before they said in unison, "Enhance our strengths!"

Dean Lu explained, "There's a saying, 'A unique skill can lead to many opportunities everywhere,' which also applies to our hospital."

"When a department is unanimously recognized as number one, it generates a significant social clustering effect, continuously attracting patients."

"And compensating for shortcomings is not something that can be done in a short time."

Cheng Xingguang said somewhat wistfully, "For example, the clustering effect of being the top hospital is very significant."

"After all, this concerns personal health and safety. When physical and financial conditions allow, patients will always choose to register at the best hospital for treatment."

"If the Affiliated Hospital loses the name of being the best in Binhai to Anlin Hospital, the loss of high-quality patients won't just be marginal but will decrease significantly."

Lin Jie chuckled and comforted, "Dean Cheng, don't worry needlessly."

"Anlin Hospital is taking a research-oriented approach, so it won't have many patients. Doctors there will need more time for research and experiments."

"Of course, in pursuit of speed and scale, early development might be somewhat rough."

He pondered for a moment, then continued, "Anlin Hospital is officially opening tomorrow and lacks a lot of foundational things, such as cadavers for experiments, pathological specimens, surgical training videos, medical reference materials, and some specialized medical equipment!"

"So, I'll discuss with the hospital's departments and quickly come up with a detailed list of needs."

"If you want more slots, it depends on how much you can provide!"