Chapter 2690: 2592.2493 Major Shareholder

2592.2493 Major Shareholder

The next day, after finishing surgery, Zheng Ren sat in his familiar spot pondering Xiao Shitou's condition.

Xiao Shitou's surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning, the entire medical team will be on stage, and Zheng Ren is still refining the surgical procedure.

Compared to when he chatted with Xiao Shitou, his confidence in the surgery's success has greatly increased, yet Zheng Ren remains dissatisfied. He diligently simulates the surgery, recalling the details of performing operations in the system operating room, striving for further improvement.

Meanwhile, the other members of the medical team are each busy with their own tasks, and work proceeds in a tense yet orderly day‑by‑day fashion.

"Zheng Lao Ban!" Director Kong's voice came from the doorway.

"Director." Zheng Ren immediately stood up and walked out with a smile.

However, Director Kong's complexion looked a bit off, and he said, "My spouse is feeling a little unwell; I'll go check on her."

Zheng Ren immediately understood and said, "I'll come along to see what's wrong with sister‑in‑law."

Director Kong nodded slightly and strode out.

Su Yun followed behind Zheng Ren and curiously asked, "Director, how is your spouse feeling unwell?"

"She had a slight cold a couple of days ago; this morning when she went out she was still lying down. I felt her—no fever. But just now when I called, she said she had no strength, even squeezing a fruit juice was exhausting. Walking to the bathroom she almost fainted, but once she lay down she felt fine, and I hear her speech is normal."

Knowing she could still squeeze fruit juice for herself, they thought it probably wasn't a serious matter.

"She says walking is now difficult, her whole body aches, and any movement makes it worse," Director Kong added.

"Let's go take a look," Zheng Ren said. "Director, can you drive?"

"It's fine; I'm not that panicked yet," Director Kong said with a stern face.

Arriving at the underground parking lot, Director Kong drove.

"Zheng Lao Ban, what do you think of Doctor Liu Xu zhi?" Director Kong suddenly asked.

"Director, you're joking," Su Yun interjected. "You don't even know whether his surgery was good or not."

"I think his surgery was not bad," but that's not what I'm asking, Director Kong said. "I mean, what's his character like? Does he have management ability?"

"..."

Zheng Ren and Su Yun both stared for a moment; Su Yun reacted faster in this regard, immediately lowering his voice to ask, "Director, do you have shares in Yimei? Impressive—that's a money‑making venture!"

Working at a public hospital, having a private clinic outside is common; otherwise the meager hospital salary would make supporting a family difficult.

Di Du is relatively better; in Hai Cheng Zheng Ren earns over three thousand a month, making marriage impossible, let alone in this lifetime.

Unless he meets someone like Xie Yiren, marrying into the family would be the only way.

Those who run outside clinics are mainly doctors from minor departments, especially dentists—who wouldn't do a bit of private work on the side? They have little presence in the hospital, but they are the type who silently make big money.

Director Kong having shares in Yimei isn't surprising; just look at his usual attitude toward Lin JiaoJiao.

"Well, I won't hide it from you—I'm the major shareholder," Director Kong said.

Zheng Ren felt a bit embarrassed, especially since Lin JiaoJiao's side had funded the renovation of the community hospital—turns out much of that money came from Director Kong.

"Director, why bother with this? You're not in cosmetic surgery," Su Yun said with a chuckle.

"That was over ten years ago—Lin JiaoJiao was beaten by a patient's family member, quite seriously." Director Kong said in a low voice: "She absolutely didn't want to work anymore, said she wanted to quit. I feel guilty too, after all she was my patient, and I'm still the director."

Zheng Ren and Su Yun listened quietly.

"Later I thought, not working is fine too; in medicine, especially nursing, it's just about scraping by." Director Kong said, "Working hard for a bowl of youth‑food, when you get older and can't keep working, what then? At that time she wasn't even a formal staff member."

Nurses on night shifts are indeed especially hard‑pressed; after 35, night shifts become an ordeal, and few at that age can withstand the emergency rescues of clinical night shifts.

One or two times don't matter; the key is day after day, year after year—life basically has no hope.

"I gave her some money as startup capital and contacted the old consultant from Kongzong's plastic surgery department to give her outpatient sessions."

"Tsk tsk, Director, you're really far‑sighted," Su Yun laughed.

"That's not all—Lin JiaoJiao's talent. In over ten years she built Yimei to its current scale; annual dividends alone are at least five million." Director Kong shifted tone: "Before the Nobel Prize, I heard Lin JiaoJiao say you kids suggested giving Doctor Liu more benefits."

Su Yun gave a hehe laugh and didn't continue speaking.

"Raise the wages, increase the operating table fees—that's reasonable. But as for shares, I haven't made up my mind yet."

"Have you decided now?" Su Yun asked.

Zheng Ren suddenly said, "Director, Old Liu used to be just a small doctor in the radiology department of Xilin Town; he lacks management experience, so he's unsuitable as hospital director."

"Boss, you're so blunt you have no friends."

"Frankly, if we dumped Old Liu into the director's seat, he wouldn't be able to handle it, and that wouldn't be good for anyone."

Zheng Ren said seriously.

This time Director Kong summoned him and Su Yun out, not in his office, putting himself on an equal footing. His words were not a solicitation of opinion but a negotiation.

"Hmm." Director Kong gave a noncommittal nod.

"Director, speak frankly—what do you think?" Su Yun asked. "Old Liu is an honest man; when we went to Xilin Town to scalp flying knives, his wife chased after him to the hospital with a rolling pin for a few thousand yuan."

"Anything else?"

"That cowardly bastard—go easy on him," Su Yun continued muttering.

Director Kong laughed despite himself; the originally serious matter, after Su Yun's meddling, became a joke.

He gave a wry smile, then glared at Su Yun.

"It's not your fault!"

"What's it to me, Director? We need to speak fairly." Su Yun protested. "Old Liu is unpolished jade; just watching the surgery livestream he could start pondering TIPS surgery. You say he's been held back in Xilin Town all these years—change his work environment and he'd have taken off long ago."

Su Yun knew Director Kong was referring to the article in The Lancet.

This article is packed with value, directly defeating the research findings of the Johns Hopkins research group.

This article put tremendous pressure on Director Kong and Lin JiaoJiao.

There may be some interventional doctors who can perform TIPS surgery, but those who can publish in The Lancet are top‑tier physicians.