Chapter 557: Seeking Fame and Reputation While Secretly Being Servile and Fawning

"Professor Fang, aren't you curious why?" Old Chinese Doctor Chen Song asked.

Fang Ziye was video-calling Luo Tingzhu on his computer; hearing Chen Song's words, she had no mind left to revise her thesis, blinked her big eyes, cut off the sound on her end, and started gnawing her favorite duck claws while eating melon.

"Hmm, actually I'm a bit curious. But whatever Teacher Chen should tell me, he'll definitely tell me; whatever I shouldn't know, asking probably won't get me an answer," Fang Ziye replied.

Chen Song sighed, then continued: "Because he courted his own death."

"Hmm, the 'courting death' I'm talking about isn't the kind where he really courted death; he made a bet with me, then set a trap for you, Professor Fang, and he lost."

"He felt too embarrassed to stay, so he left, and I didn't stop him!"

After finishing, Chen Song also drew a breath and asked calmly: "Professor Fang, aren't you at all tempted by these things?"

"Who exactly is guiding you behind your back?"

"Should be some old fossil, right?"

Fang Ziye thought to himself: not just one, but two old professors.

But he couldn't say that, only saying: "Dean Chen, regardless of whether you think I'm deliberately setting up a persona, I personally feel that a person can't appear upright and righteous on the surface, seeking fame and reputation, while secretly being servile and fawning."

"Living like that is exhausting; being pure is good!"

Chen Song replied: "Professor Fang, your state of mind is already rounded and mature; it seems you've truly received guidance from others, so I won't interfere anymore."

"Small physicians pursue technique, Chinese medicine cultivates virtue, great physicians act."

"Professor Fang, thank you for making me look at you with new eyes!"

"You didn't hear wrong, it's thank you." After saying this, Chen Song hung up the phone himself.

Luo Tingzhu was stunned at that moment.

"Senior Brother, why did Old Chinese Doctor Chen thank you? Is your chat still twenty-first-century chat content? Is it Eastern Han speech?" Luo Tingzhu hurriedly opened the voice message to ask.

Fang Ziye shook his head: "I didn't quite understand either; maybe there's another meaning, we at our age probably can't understand."

"You also know, the Traditional Chinese Medicine we learned at the undergraduate level has a certain degree of philosophical flavor; Old Chinese Doctor Chen's attainments are profound, his words need to be slowly savored."

Luo Tingzhu immediately sent Fang Ziye a photo.

The photo showed an old man.

The old man wasn't tall, about 1.6 meters.

Half-white hair, one-character eyebrows!

Looking seventy or eighty years old, his body seemed very robust; in the photo, he seemed to be practicing boxing, strong and powerful, wearing white practice clothes, facing the camera directly.

Fang Ziye: "……"

"???"

"Tingzhu, how do you have his photo?" Fang Ziye hurriedly asked.

This old bastard—how could he not be familiar? He was the old man who came to the sanatorium yesterday and scolded him for no reason!

Luo Tingzhu sat cross-legged on the sofa, hearing this she shook her head left and right: "I knew it; Xiao Yeye must have seen you, Senior Brother, recently."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly told me that you, Senior Brother, are very good."

Fang Ziye's mouth corner twitched slightly: "No, I didn't quite understand."

Luo Tingzhu briefly explained: "Xiao Yeye was my grandfather's former subordinate!"

"But I haven't contacted him for a long time; he probably doesn't know I have a boyfriend, and I don't know why he came to your place to find you."

"He didn't say anything to you, right?" Luo Tingzhu hurriedly asked.

Fang Ziye shook his head: "No, we just met once!"

That old man, in the end, it wasn't about the sanatorium patient's matter; Fang Ziye had also confirmed it from Professor Zheng Dahai.

But which crazy old man it was, how could Fang Ziye be sure?

But now, Fang Ziye had cracked the case.

The other party really was completely targeting himself!

It's just that regarding the matter with Luo Tingzhu, he didn't mention a bit; he just specially came to pick a fight, and was even fiercely PUA'd by himself for a while.

But why he came out to scold himself, Fang Ziye couldn't figure out again.

This kind of thing is really hard to figure out!

"It's fine if he didn't say anything; Xiao Yeye's temper is a bit impatient. I was thinking, if he said something to you, Senior Brother, I'll come apologize to you." Luo Tingzhu continued gnawing on duck claws.

"No, really no." Fang Ziye shook his head.

……

The next day, during rounds, the patient with the previous half pelvic fracture and the patient whose fracture hadn't healed had already left the sanatorium; new patients would be transferred in after the holiday.

Therefore, the time for rounds was very short.

After arriving at the operating room, Fang Ziye discovered that the instrument company from Enshi attached great importance to this place; they still dispatched four "engineers" to be on standby in the operating room, ready to answer questions at any time!

After learning that Fang Ziye wouldn't go on stage, one middle-aged man was overjoyed and stayed by Fang Ziye's side chatting, asking questions off and on.

As if Fang Ziye was a gold mine, and if he dug out even a little, it would be enough for him to make a fortune.

But after chatting a few sentences with him, Fang Ziye focused his attention on the surgical team, and from an objective angle, critiqued everyone's level on stage!

Professor Fang Zhikuan's comprehensive strength was several points more impressive than his own teacher Deng Yong!

Gong Jiahe and Deng Yong were about the same; estimated to be a giant-level professor within a province, definitely very famous in Henan Province, just that he hadn't seen him before.

Professor Yan Huanan's capability was average, his strength not much different from Professor Han Yuanxiao's, but his qualification was somewhat better than Han Yuanxiao's.

Miao Haoyu, although a Deputy Director Physician, came from Peking Union Medical College Hospital; his strength was strong, his foundation deep; his comprehensive strength was not much weaker than Professor Yan Huanan's, and the proficiency of many techniques had reached expert level.

Even if he returned to Peking Union Medical College Hospital in the future, he estimated he could still shoulder the big banner.

Qu Shuyuan was younger, only thirty-six years old; besides Gu Yi, he was the youngest! His technique was average, a bit worse than his own teacher Yuan Weihong.

He was also a taciturn person, but had a good learning attitude; his actions and operations were clean and neat.

He was from military medicine; previously a Military Medical Student, he had read to Doctor level, but seemed not good at scientific research.

Gu Yi's progress had been considerable since coming to Enshi Yangyuan, likely because he had been exposed to many major and high-difficulty surgeries; his rate of improvement was even a bit faster than Wang Yuanqi's, and his current strength was probably comparable to Wang Yuanqi's, perhaps even surpassing him.

This place was still a place to temper people.

Indeed!

Professor Gong Jiahe's boast earlier was no lie; any clinical group here, if sent out nationwide, would be top ten level.

Even if they didn't win by quality, just stacking three Chief Physicians would be enough to crush some teams!

Throughout the entire surgery, Fang Ziye did not go on stage; even if he noticed some operations could be better, he did not go to correct them.

Still the same words: Fang Ziye could not demand everyone meet his own standards; if he really wanted to benchmark against them, now in the whole world it might not be possible to find a single person whose comprehensive abilities could match his!

Individual operations might have someone more excellent than him, but in comprehensive strength, absolutely no one could rival the current Fang Ziye!

Gong Jiahe and Professor Fang Zhikuan probably knew they were showing off their strength to Fang Ziye, so they did not push the surgery's progress quickly; every step was steady and solid.

Professor Fang Zhikuan was the core of the Lead Surgeon, Gong Jiahe was a First Echelon assistant, Professor Yan Huanan was trying hard to cooperate, and also gained some opportunities he could operate on.

This surgery was completed one hour earlier than expected, concluding at 2:20 PM.

"Professor Fang, what do you think of this level of reconstructive surgery?"

"Can it reach a standard level?" Professor Fang Zhikuan dared not ask too much of Fang Ziye's evaluation.

If it were someone else, Fang Zhikuan probably couldn't be bothered to ask the other party, but Fang Ziye was different; Fang Ziye had truly convinced him, completely convinced him through theory alone!

Plus the operation, he was convinced heart and mouth.

He only felt Fang Ziye was a freak, the kind of 'all-around' freak even more freakish than some old monsters.

"Very good, Professor Fang; the basic process has no problems."

"Later I will gradually expand this design prosthesis mindset and method within the group; by then, Professor Fang, if you are willing, you can also use such a method to design prosthesis reconstruction for bone defects exceeding twenty centimeters!" Fang Ziye replied with a smile.

"Willing, of course willing!"

"Professor Fang, if you are willing to part with it, I would be overjoyed!" Professor Fang Zhikuan was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Where was this surgery strong?

Theory and cognition lay in the design of the prosthesis model, rather than the reconstructive surgery itself.

"Since that's the case, Professor Fang, you go back and rest first; after we close the incision, we can announce the pre-New Year cessation of surgery!" Professor Fang Zhikuan spoke especially much today.

This time, because of the help of the personalized prosthesis, his surgical quality had improved by at least thirty percent; which old surgeon wouldn't be moved by such improvement?

If moved, wouldn't you have to seek change?

Even the most wooden person could squeeze out a few words of love talk, let alone Professor Fang Zhikuan just didn't like talking, not that he couldn't talk.

"Let me take another look; start to finish, anyway there's nothing else to do." Fang Ziye left early without putting on airs.

The others continued to go on stage.

After the surgery, Gu Yi returned to the office area to be on duty, acting as a "leisurely ox and horse"!

Professor Fang Zhikuan, after finishing the surgery, seemed to have gained more insight, and asked all the way: "Professor Fang, is this individualized prosthesis model construction specifically designed for large bone defects?"

"This mindset?"

"I have to say, very practical, just that the required pre-operative basic reserves are also many!"

"No wonder Professor Fang you all accumulated two years of data volume before having the current model structure; accumulation leads to breakthrough!"

"Also able to keep a steady mindset." Professor Fang Zhikuan praised without reservation.

There were many research projects; taking several years or even decades, all required researchers to endure the unknown stage, and then become famous overnight.

There were also many teams that couldn't endure, and just burned out like that, burned and scattered!

"Professor Fang, it's that we have other projects to make up for the idle period, so we can endure, and it's not as exaggerated as you said!"

"Professor Fang, I think for the defect reconstruction within the group in the future, you and Professor Gong can both handle it; I don't need to make a fool of myself anymore."

"I was not very sensible before." Fang Ziye replied.

Gong Jiahe hurriedly said: "Professor Fang, these words are a bit too heavy; if Professor Fang you were too sensible, we would really become ignorant people."

"Without you setting an example in front, I might still suspect Professor Fang you were bragging!"

"Fortunately, Professor Fang your previous boldness convinced."

"And willing to learn."

Fang Ziye became sensible and let the opportunity go; they didn't even have the chance to know Fang Ziye's true strength, and remained ignorant all along.

Just with this personalized prosthesis reconstruction model design, Fang Ziye could apply for a patent, and then sell it for a super good price!

If they wanted to use it in the future, even when going out to meetings to show off, they had to respectfully bring out Fang Ziye's name, or keep Teacher Fang on their lips!

Respecting originality is respecting oneself.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Fang Ziye and the others went to check on the patients again; after finding no other special situations, they rode three electric scooters back to the opposite villa area.

When parting at the fork in the road, Professor Gong Jiahe formally said: "Group Leader Fang, come back early next month?!"

"This is my personal sincere invitation, and also expectation."

Professor Fang Zhikuan also looked at Fang Ziye and nodded: "I should be back on the second! I'll go back to my hometown first."

"Two Professors, see you after the New Year. Wish you also reunite with family and have a lively time."

Reunion is a sentiment unique to Eastern Han.

During festivals and holidays, as long as it's convenient, no family doesn't want to reunite together.

Several teachers also have families and have to go back.

"Group Leader Fang, then see you after the festival!"

"Remember when going out for consultation, still don't be too rash." Professor Fang Zhikuan added a sentence, then started the electric vehicle and went back to start packing luggage.

This time, the professor staying behind to guard the department was Yan Huanan; several Deputy Directors and Gu Yi could not leave.

Gong Jiahe and Fang Zhikuan's abilities having reached here, enjoying special treatment was very normal; Fang Ziye also enjoyed such treatment.

The greater the capability, the relatively greater the freedom!

When Fang Ziye finished packing his luggage and came out, he also saw other professors happily heading toward the Villa Area one after another.

However, after they saw Fang Ziye pushing his suitcase out, they were all stunned, then smiled and greeted Fang Ziye one by one, merely envious, without any imitation.

Not everyone can end their workday early and take leave like the Trauma Group.

This month, although the Trauma Group had fewer surgeries and fewer patient treatments, they completed several impossible possibilities!

Some treatments cannot be won by quantity over quality.

When Fang Ziye reached the Doorway and was about to hail a taxi, he didn't expect a car to stop right in front of him!

After the window of the Driver's Seat rolled down, it was Director Liang: "Professor Fang, I'm leaving too, and it happens to be on the way. Shall I take you to the Airport or the Train Station?"

Fang Ziye looked at Director Liang, his expression somewhat complex for a moment: "Director Liang, what is this?"

"Retiring early by taking the opportunity?" Director Liang laughed lightly.

He then said: "Professor Fang, 'See Off'—we all have a day when we each return to our own places!"

"The Logistics Support Department will soon have a new director; even without me, it will still operate at high speed and high efficiency."

"Professor Fang, you are one of the few people I truly respect."

"Give me a chance to see you off, okay? By the next meeting, who knows when it will be." Director Liang was very carefree!

He was already over fifty years old, and his knowledge, vision, and experience were all very rich, so he viewed such a parting very openly.

"Then thank you, Director Liang." Fang Ziye couldn't refuse anymore, and got into the car...

Chapter End