The crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the banquet hall sparkled, and it was as if hundreds of crystals were alight, bathing the banquet hall in even more grandiosity. It was as if the hall was illuminated by a crystal chandelier, which it was.
Huo Congjun walked in a leisurely manner toward Dobin with several hospital leaders, and he was enthusiastic as he explained things to them. “The one performing tracheostomy right now is Doctor Ling from our Emergency Medical Center. The CPR team in our center was trained by Ling Ran. So, if CPR is needed, Doctor Ling is definitely the right choice to perform it.”
“The patient is a foreigner, isn’t he? Things aren’t looking good, right?” Section Chief Jia from the Health Department began his career as an administrator. When he saw that Dobin’s eyes were tightly shut and that his chest was cut open, he instinctively sensed that things were not going well.
In movies, people who were in this kind of predicament died all the time. Hence, it would not be too much of a big deal if a foreigner were to die here…
Section Chief Jia’s expression naturally relaxed.
Huo Congjun was not anxious at all. He said calmly, “Mister Dobin is a doctor from New York–Presbyterian Hospital, and he’s having a short visit in Yun Hua Hospital. He’s probably suffering from an acute illness… Hmm, the one who’s assisting right now is our young resident doctor, Ma Yanlin.
“There’s nothing we can do if it’s an acute illness.” Section Chief Jia’s expression became even more relaxed.
“Ahem.” Department Director Long, who was once a doctor, cleared his throat and said, “For young people, there is an air of capability to both of them indeed. The maneuvers of both doctors are perfect.”
Department Director Long took the opportunity to show that he still possessed the standards of a doctor.
Department Director Huo, though, chuckled internally. Department Director Long probably compared Ling Ran and Ma Yanlin because those two seemed like they were around the same age.
Huo Congjun had always thought of the other party as a veterinarian instead of a doctor, and he still thought of the other party as a veterinarian instead of a doctor. However, he was a chief physician for many years, and he had mastered the art of flattering other people. “Department Director Long, you are a man of good taste. Right now, Doctor Ling sets the standard for all the other doctors in the Emergency Medical Center. Ma Yanlin is also one of the best junior doctors, and he’s also very patient.”
Department Director Long nodded a little. He looked like he would have stroke his beard if he had one.
“The patient’s condition looks very serious. Will he be fine?” Section Chief Jia glanced at the doctors who were smiling and chit-chatting, and then at the patient who was no longer able to breathe and looked like he was about to die at any moment. Section Chief Jia found the atmosphere very strange.
‘Shouldn’t they be more anxious when resuscitating a patient?
‘Or are foreigners not considered living beings for them?’
Huo Congjun smiled and explained in a humble tone. “Acute myocardial infarction is definitely something that needs to be treated with urgency, but we don’t have to worry too much as the best doctors are treating him… Hmm, there shouldn’t actually be too many people around the patient. It might do more harm than good. Usually, when we resuscitate this kind of patient, all we need is an attending physician along with a resident doctor.”
“Shouldn’t we ask a more experienced doctor to come forward…”
“Most associate chief physicians are around forty or fifty years old. It would be too hard on their bodies for them to perform CPR. They wouldn’t have the strength to perform chest compressions,” Huo Congjun explained a little sternly. He must not laugh at a time like this, as if he were to laugh, the cadre who was not even a veterinarian might think that he was mocking him.
Huo Congjun mocked people all the time, and he always made it known to the other party that he was mocking them. If other people were to think that he was mocking them when he was not actually doing so, it would not be worth it for him as he did not even get to experience the thrill of mocking people.
Section Chief Jia looked like he understood what Huo Congjun meant. He asked, “Would the success rate be higher if the doctor is skilled?”
“Of course. It might be hard to believe, but Ling Ran is the best doctor in the Emergency Medical Center.” Huo Congjun made it a point to recognize Ling Ran’s abilities in front of all the leaders. He continued, “This celebratory banquet is mainly held to honor Doctor Ling for having performed a successful combined liver and pancreatic radical surgery some time ago. This is a world-class surgery, and very few doctors in the world are capable of it.”
Huo Congjun praised Ling Ran earnestly so that the “veterinarians” would hold Ling Ran in high regard.
Even though Ling Ran’s performance when carrying out hepatectomy was also world class, hepatectomy was a well-developed surgical method. So, no matter how good at hepatectomy a doctor was, he would just be doing something that other doctors before him had done. In short, it was hard for a doctor to become very famous courtesy of hepatectomy.
It was not easy for a doctor to gain recognition in the field of surgery just because he had completed a difficult world-class surgery. Several years ago, a doctor would still make the news after completing a world-class surgery. However, for the past few years, hospitals are becoming more and more well-equipped, and the quality of drugs and equipment were getting better and better. Hence, it was hard for Chinese surgeons to make a name for himself just by completing a world-class surgery. In the field of hepatectomy alone, doctors in the world had already set various precedents when it came to liver cancer patients, liver transplant, and laparoscopy a long time ago. Hence, doctors in China would not become highly renowned just by performing hepatectomy. At most, they would be famous among patients and other doctors.
However, with the state of the field of medicine in Yun Hua City, the word “world-class” still carried some weight.
The leaders listened earnestly as Huo Congjun boasted about Ling Ran. When they looked at Ling Ran after that, as expected, they noticed something different about this young doctor.
“His maneuvers are very perfect indeed. We didn’t even used to be so meticulous back in the days.” Department Director Long who used to be a doctor pretended to be professional and gave a professional remark.
Huo Congjun praised him. “Department Director Long, you’re totally right.”
“It’s the truth.” Department Director Long smiled.
As they spoke, Ling Ran was done with the tracheostomy. Now that Dobin had enough oxygen supply, his face was obviously less pale.
“Will the party go on?” Faulkner watched as Dobin was carried off in a stretcher and asked a little worriedly.
Ling Ran looked at Zuo Cidian.
Zuo Cidian shrugged. “The time for the banquet is allocated already.”
“That’s great, then. It’s way too boring in the hotel,” Faulkner said and downed the wine in his glass.
He was not really interested in the food served in the banquet. Mayo Clinic was located in Minnesota, and it was a cold and untrendy state. Faulkner was not interested in Chinese food, but he loved alcohol very much.
“You have a girlfriend with a winery. A very beautiful girlfriend at that. This is what I admire about you the most.” Faulkner gave Ling Ran a thumbs up. He had no intention of talking about medicine or surgery, as surgeons did not like to praise other doctors regarding their skills. But it was not difficult for him to praise another surgeon’s girlfriend.
Ling Ran turned and glanced at Tian Qi. “You have a winery?”
“I have three.” Pleased with herself, Tian Qi extended three of her fair fingers. She explained, “My mother gave me my first winery, and my grandfather saw that I was good at running the winery, so he gave me my second winery. I purchased the third winery, the one that produces the No. 7 that we are drinking now, myself. I hired some new winemakers and came out with a new sales plan…”
Tian Qi said all of this in one breath. When she saw how earnest Ling Ran’s expression was and could not help but smile. “Was I talking too much?”
Ling Ran smiled. “Not at all.”
