Chapter 135

As the conversation neared its end, Yuan Weihong suggested, "Ziye, you haven't been to the Training Room in a long time. How about we go to the Training Room together to celebrate?"

Using practice operations in the Training Room as a way to celebrate was indeed a bit novel.

But Lan Tianluo was quick-eyed and fast-mouthed: "Senior Brother, Master has recently made great progress in operations, so he wants to."

Jie Han kicked Lan Tianluo. Yuan Weihong looked at Lan Tianluo with a conflicted expression. In that instant, he really wanted to hit someone, but since Lan Tianluo had already spilled the beans, what could he do?

"Master, have you also made progress in the Second Practice Room? Can you let us broaden our horizons?" Fang Ziye immediately grew interested and did not lose his curiosity just because Lan had blurted it out.

To tell the truth, Fang Ziye had only heard of the Second Practice Room. This is the Training Room where our hospital's physicians and attending physicians must spend time. The practice materials and high-end level inside are no less than the Hand Surgery Department's Second Practice Room. I heard there are even rats for practicing steel plate open reduction internal fixation of fractures.

Yuan Weihong, however, felt instantly bored, but he couldn't blame Lan Tianluo.

Compared to Fang Ziye's collecting obsession, compared to Jie Han's ten thousand whys, digging to the bottom of things, Lan Tianluo's blunt and fast speech was already the smallest window God had closed for him.

People can't all be that perfect, right?

"Forget it, I won't go then." Yuan Weihong stretched lazily.

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After the master and disciples parted ways, Yuan Weihong rode his Electric Scooter in another direction. On the way, he made a phone call: "Dear, while Xiao Qi is in class, let's go stroll around. It's been a long time since I accompanied you shopping..."

"These little brats, it's a wonder they don't anger me to death." Yuan Weihong laughed and scolded, complaining to his wife.

Not giving him a chance to show off, Yuan Weihong felt very uncomfortable inside.

"Did I just say something wrong?" After Yuan Weihong left, Lan Tianluo poked his finger toward his neck.

Jie Han shook his head and encouraged him: "No, you can keep saying it like this from now on."

Fang Ziye naturally didn't want to screw over Lan Tianluo and explained: "Learn slowly. Figuring out the teacher's mood is also a subject, and there are no techniques or formulas for it."

If we talk about teaching technique, Fang Ziye felt there were traces to follow, but in the matter of human relations and worldly wisdom, Fang Ziye also just went by feeling and his own understanding. To say he had reached the realm of teaching others, he hadn't reached it yet.

The three walked leisurely back. On the sidewalk by Fruit Lake opposite Zhongnan Hospital, about to turn onto the Zhongnan Hospital path toward the Training Room, they needed to wait for a traffic light.

Only now did Jie Han look at Fang Ziye and ask: "Senior Brother, are you going down to Enshi next month?"

Jie Han's tone was slightly desolate. His head was big, but he no longer had that pure childishness and invincible arrogance he had when he first came to Zhongnan Hospital.

He stood sideways, the mole at the corner of his eye facing Fang Ziye directly, with an indescribable temperament pressing down on him.

Lan Tianluo retreated two steps slightly, pricking up his ears to listen seriously.

He had always treated both Jie Han and Fang Ziye as Senior Brothers. In the whole group, Lan Tianluo discovered these two older brothers were older than him and their minds were much more mature.

"Going in April, departing March 31st. I'll buy tickets in a couple of days."

"How come you still can't bear to part with me?" Fang Ziye put his arm around Jie Han's shoulder.

Jie Han watched as his clinical professional capability matured greatly, his mind also gradually matured quite a bit.

Fang Ziye was aware that the current Jie Han had slowly shed the heroic spirit of his first few months at the hospital. Because Jie Han was already very excellent before coming, and after coming, he gradually developed in the direction of a Research Big Shot. Even now, among the same cohort, he was still excellent.

But ever since Fang Ziye went from half-detached to fully drilling into the lab, a lot of clinical pressure naturally piled onto Jie Han. Jie Han had to take it on. Although it was strenuous, he at least felt there was still a Senior Brother beside him who could be called over anytime to help out.

But once Fang Ziye left, Jie Han suddenly discovered that in the less than a year since he came to the hospital, not only had he lost his Senior Brother's support clinically, but there was also a Junior Brother, Lan Tianluo, who was younger than him, and the two of them needed to grow together.

And to a certain extent, Jie Han felt he was even more mature than Lan Tianluo. After all, he was the Senior Brother. Lan Tianluo switched paths halfway, so there were still places where theory wasn't meticulous enough.

Besides these, Jie Han also discovered that once Senior Brother left, a lot of the teacher's workload would pile onto him.

Next year, he would also have to guide Lan Tianluo to start writing grant proposals, to see if they could get a School-level Project. And from Fang Ziye's departure in April to his return next April, this year's time, he would still have to follow the teacher to complete the Youth Thousand Talents Defense, Project Applications, chasing Experimental Progress...

Lan Tianluo felt being a Junior Brother was really good. Once you become a Senior Brother, there's a heavy feeling on your shoulders.

"It is a bit reluctant." Jie Han maintained his respect for Fang Ziye while restraining his own emotions.

"But thinking that after Senior Brother returns, you can lead us to take off, I also feel Senior Brother, you have it pretty tough." Jie Han had thought about many things in recent months.

Precisely because he had gone deep into research, Jie Han knew that for a Small Research Group like Yuan Weihong's to show its presence within a Large Research Group, it was ultimately very difficult.

Looking at Associate Professor Xie Jinyuan, a single Associate Professor, now in Teacher Deng's group, his presence was still extremely, extremely low.

And Yuan Weihong's foundation was even thinner than Associate Professor Xie's. But in just such an environment, under the leadership of his own teacher and Senior Brother Fang Ziye, they had now taken a step forward, making their Small Research Group almost completely exist in parallel with Teacher Deng's Research Group.

This parallel is not an exaggeration.

Teacher Deng's Group, over a year of accumulated workload, was still less than what Senior Brother Fang Ziye alone fought for in less than half a year. Such capability — how many people in the hospital can achieve it?

Estimated to be very hard to find a second person. Even if searching, maybe some experimental big shots in Internal Medicine, and Academic Master's Student big shots, might have a chance to touch it.

But Fang Ziye is a Professional Master's Student.

As the saying goes, throw a brick to attract jade. Jie Han felt the pressure of taking over the stick passed down by Fang Ziye was enormous.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Your main tasks right now are still two: one is to familiarize yourself with clinical operations, enter the Training Room; the second is to use your own project funds to solidify your experimental operations."

"You don't even have the pressure of showing project results. You only need to learn operational proficiency. That should be very relaxing, right?" Fang Ziye replied.

The Junior Brothers were reluctant, but Fang Ziye still had to leave. This is a promotion channel that everyone in medicine currently cannot avoid.

Without going overseas, Hospital Retention is very difficult, and future promotion paths would also become extremely narrow.

Others all have overseas experience. You don't. Even if you get hired by Ben Yuan, the income you can get might be lower than others, and you also lack the corresponding vision and insight.

Naturally, if Fang Ziye can accumulate about half a year of Grassroots Experience during his Doctor period, then he can guarantee that before Deputy Chief Physician, he won't need to go on Rural Rotation. This can save Fang Ziye a lot of time.

The conversation having reached here, it seemed a bit like it was taking the sentimental route.

But a few Big Men taking the sentimental route isn't very suitable.

Jie Han just said: "Thank you Senior Brother for the opportunity. Before you leave, the three of us should drink a bit together, see you off. Next year we'll welcome your return."

"Good!" Fang Ziye didn't play up any sentimentality either.

Now there aren't many people inside the group, so getting along is relatively simple, and the feelings are increasingly sincere. It's because you don't need particularly much investment.

If the group later grows to the scale of Teacher Deng or even the scale of Hong Zili Associate Professor, then the Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers getting along then definitely won't be as harmonious as the three of us now, and there won't be that much energy.

Because everyone has to grow. After growing, they have to temporarily separate. After separating, they become their own teams. Although there's communication, they've separated after all...

Inside Training Room 801, it was bustling with voices, everyone chatting very happily.

When Fang Ziye brought the two Junior Brothers in, it didn't affect the interest of the people inside at all. Instead, someone said, "Another one's here," and then another person came.

Hearing this, Li Yuanpei, who was at the relatively most core position of the topic, hurriedly turned back with a smile: "Who is it?"

The moment he saw clearly that it was Fang Ziye who had entered, Li Yuanpei straightened his posture, then immediately stood up, his expression becoming relatively tense, and walked toward Fang Ziye: "Brother Ye, long time no see."

Only after Fang Ziye had greeted everyone one by one did he ask: "Today's training room, it seems not a single Senior Brother is here?"

Li Yuanpei replied: "Mhm, the Senior Brothers who should go abroad have gone abroad, those who should return have returned, so they've gone for a banquet, it's been like this for quite a long stretch of time recently."

"Is it Senior Brother Xue Cao and Senior Brother Yan Zhiming who plan to go abroad?" Fang Ziye understood.

To go abroad, the optimal time is the second semester of the first doctoral year, that is, after the Spring Festival of the first doctoral year, then go abroad for one year, and return during the second doctoral year.

For example, Dong Wenqiang and Wang Yuanqi went abroad for about half a year and returned. But Senior Brother Gu Yi, who was in the same cohort as Wang Yuanqi and Dong Wenqiang, had no opportunity to go abroad.

His resume was too thin, he couldn't secure a scholarship for going abroad, and self-funding was not cost-effective.

Of course, Wang Yuanqi and Dong Wenqiang went abroad even earlier, in December of their first year of doctoral enrollment, they applied for the opportunity to go abroad, a half-year term from January to June.

This year, Teacher Deng's doctoral Senior Brothers are the professional-type Yan Zhiming and the academic-type Xue Cao, both secured opportunities to go abroad, which is quite difficult.

"Yeah. Both Senior Brothers are very outstanding."

"Doctor Fang, heard you're even more outstanding than Luo Tingzhu? Can you give a demonstration?" a visiting senior asked.

He is the same age as Yuan Weihong this year, thirty-four, entered a prefecture-level city hospital after graduating with a master's, now in his fifth year of intermediate rank, just about to be promoted in professional title, but if he wants to be promoted, he needs visiting study experience, grassroots work experience, and publications.

He came from Xian City People's Hospital, relatively fat, his build somewhat similar to Senior Brother Duan, Hong Zili's student.

"Brother Dong, these are all just rumors, where am I outstanding, Senior Brother Wang Yuanqi is the one we should learn from." Fang Ziye originally intended to show off a bit in front of his two Junior Brothers.

Only, Fang Ziye had just seen his classmate, Li Yuanpei, who used to be even more outstanding than himself, suddenly restrain his bearing, and Fang Ziye also put away that thought.

Li Yuanpei and he were on extremely good terms privately; back when Fang Ziye was at his most down-and-out, no one stepped on him, mostly encouragement and mutual commercial flattery, but not the kind that mocks.

Fang Ziye now would absolutely not do anything to mock Li Yuanpei or put pressure on him; even if by chance the brothers could look out for each other, that would be excellent.

Wang Yuanqi entered this hospital the same year as Fang Ziye, but at that time Wang Yuanqi was a doctoral student.

Only this doctoral student Wang Yuanqi carried more weight than even Gu Yi and Dong Wenqiang, because Wang Yuanqi came up through the Specialized Special Program, and his undergraduate wasn't great, so he chose the Orthopedics Department of Han City University Zhongnan Hospital in Hubei Province to avoid excessive competitive pressure or being looked down upon for his first degree.

Even now, Senior Brother Wang Yuanqi, although his height in basic operations doesn't match Fang Ziye, in the specialty basic skills of passing the benchmark training room for doctorates, he is stronger than Fang Ziye, and Fang Ziye hasn't yet striven in this direction.

If you really count it up, Teacher Deng's tied third favorite is probably Wang Yuanqi, and the other tied one is second-year doctoral student Dong Wenqiang, also an academic master who does experiments very outstandingly.

"Doctor Fang is being a bit modest, we've been at Central South Hospital for over half a month, everyone including the old professors, praise Doctor Fang to the skies, affirming Doctor Fang's operations are exceptionally outstanding. Let us broaden our horizons." Li Yuanhong, who came from Enshi Central Hospital for visiting study, also made this request.

But Fang Ziye still didn't agree, only saying: "I'm just practicing casually, still have a lot to learn, won't make a fool of myself in front of you Senior Brothers and seniors."

Seeing Fang Ziye refuse, although several seniors were very disappointed, the fact that Fang Ziye could not come to the training room for several months yet still suppress the operations of a top-tier genius like Luo Tingzhu whom they personally acknowledged, he definitely has the level.

But Fang Ziye wouldn't show off, and when practicing, he operated on specialty basic operations he was relatively rusty at, so they had no way.

After Fang Ziye finished operating, he went to the operating tables where Lan Tianluo and Jie Han were practicing, watched each for over half an hour, and patiently gave each some pointers on details.

This pointer mode was learned by Fang Ziye from Luo Tingzhu; when Luo Tingzhu first entered the training room, he was even more solid than Fang Ziye, therefore, when Fang Ziye sought advice from Luo Tingzhu back then, he not only learned the professional content he pointed out, but also learned the pointer mode, and Fang Ziye felt it was pretty good.

Anticipating that the two Junior Brothers, before long, would each advance a step further in incision technique and suturing technique respectively, Fang Ziye's mood was also good.

Only, glancing again toward Li Yuanpei's direction, Li Yuanpei just happened to be preparing to leave.

Seeing this, Fang Ziye said: "You two continue practicing, gather at the lab again at ten tonight, I'll go out and find Li Yuanpei to talk about something."

"Okay Senior Brother, if you have business with Senior Brother Li, you go ahead."

"I feel what we lack isn't technique, it's proficiency, still a bit short." Jie Han nodded.

Lan: "Me too, about the same, Senior Brother Fang."

The two continued bowing their heads in bitter practice.

After Fang Ziye left the training room, several visiting doctors occupying operating tables asked: "This Doctor Fang, is he really that awesome?"

"Senior Brother Fang is of course awesome, damn, you didn't see him perform severed tail artery reanastomosis." Zhu Yunwen, close to the visiting doctors, said.

Just this one sentence, one term, directly floored several people.

Goddamn severed tail artery reanastomosis, in a prefecture-level city hospital, people who can do severed tail reanastomosis, or say limb replantation, and do it well are extremely rare, each one is the most precious asset of hand surgery, as long as the vascular patency rate reaches above ninety percent.

Hired with heavy gold!

Regardless of degree, just want to be the strongest in hand surgery at a prefecture-level city hospital.

Outside the training room building, roughly a few dozen meters distance.

Fang Ziye invited: "Brother Pei, go eat some late-night snacks together? I might need to trouble you with a little something."

"Brother Ye, I have to make a trip to the lab, late-night snacks would be inconvenient. Although I can't make waves professionally, the basic graduation requirements still need to be prepared." Li Yuanpei declined politely, feeling a heavy burden as if unable to break free from a great mountain.

Fang Ziye didn't know how to help either, just smiled and said: "Brother Pei, actually we can relax a bit, having a particularly good Master is you and my fortune."

"I'm looking for you, hoping that after I leave, you'll help look after the two Junior Brothers."

"Last year they were both still silly-cute, total novices in clinical work, I'm afraid once I'm gone, they'll have no one to ask and no one to help them."

Hearing this, Li Yuanpei froze for a moment, then shook his head: "That's impossible, Brother Ye, you're overthinking."

"Whether it's Jie Han or Tian Luo, their connections are very good."

Li Yuanpei indeed felt Fang Ziye thought too much; their accumulated connections, aren't they no worse than yours, Fang Ziye?

"Brother Pei, surface-level social exchanges are exchanges, genuine support is still needed. Brother Pei, if it's inconvenient for you, I'll go ask Xiong Jinhuan." Fang Ziye simply changed his approach.

Fang Ziye himself has suffered losses; many things, he couldn't find anyone to ask, couldn't properly ask teachers, could only slowly figure out on his own, because some things, if you directly ask doctoral Senior Brothers, others won't necessarily give you the real answer.

This winding road, Fang Ziye has walked it, so he hopes to find a relatively reliable support for the two Junior Brothers.

A distant relative is not as good as a near neighbor; distant water cannot put out a nearby fire.

Li Yuanpei said: "Brother Ye, you Senior Brothers really get along well. So envious of you guys."

"No matter, Brother Ye you go pursue your future, little brother I'm willing to be a gatekeeper, live off past achievements, just stay here honestly." Li Yuanpei's tone was slightly bleak, but very formal.

Like a village guardian's stubbornness.

"Brother Pei, you definitely can, the road ahead is long, who knows who won't burst forth with unprecedented energy?"

"You look back at last year's you and me, in front of you, I wasn't desolate like this either."

"Brother Pei, I'm not deliberately being sarcastic, I just feel, as long as there's hope, willing to work hard, everything else is definitely just fate not yet arrived." Fang Ziye said.

If he had early on handled things with Li Yuanpei's current mindset, Fang Ziye would have been abandoned long ago.

"Alright, thank you." Li Yuanpei nodded. He bumped fists with Fang Ziye, then turned and vanished into the night, going to strive for his own struggle, to seek his own opportunities and breakthroughs.

The road is long, the lights not bright enough to illuminate the way, yet at this moment Li Yuanpei seemed not to feel any confusion about the future, because the path he walks now is the same path his former classmates walked; his classmates managed to walk out of it, and so can he.

End of First Volume.

Looking back, the First Volume only had the character Xiong Jinhuan, and I didn't find a suitable landing point for him. According to the outline, I was supposed to sort him out, but considering he's not in the same group and there's no interaction, I'll leave him for later.

Xiao Yu feels the First Volume was written relatively successfully, regarding academics. Regarding Master's students and Doctors, regarding Attending Physicians, regarding Chief Residents, regarding Associate Professors, their respective positions, choices, why they strive, resource allocation — too many things mixed in.

Although Fang Ziye has only just started, in the real world, in the medical field, even Professors have only just started, so don't be anxious; medicine is inherently a Late Bloomer discipline...

The next volume will be a very pure Career Arc and Specialty Arc. Trust Xiao Yu; the Career Arc and Specialty Arc are easier to write well and more likely to shine than the Academic Arc and Study Arc.

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