Surgery Godfather-Chapter 622 - 565: Chat Room

The conference room of Beijing’s Peking Union Medical College Hospital exuded an antique charm, a testament to its hundred-year-old architectural style.

Although it wasn’t the most luxurious building, it housed some of the best doctors.

As the saying goes, "A mountain does not need to be high; it is the presence of an immortal that makes it magnificent. A body of water does not need to be deep; it is the presence of a dragon that makes it powerful."

As a titan in the orthopedics field, Professor Liang was deeply respected by his peers. He had twice been the chairman of the National Orthopedic Committee, and his influence surpassed that of the newly appointed Professor Su.

Moreover, as Professor Su had just taken up the position of chairman, it was not suitable for him to organize this kind of conference.

Therefore, after the two professors discussed over the phone, Professor Liang suggested that he should preside over this meeting.

At this moment, the conference room was filled with top orthopedic specialists from almost all premier hospitals in China. Besides those who were attending conferences abroad, everyone else had arrived.

Present were Professor Qin from 301 Hospital, Professors Meng and Ye from the three top hospitals in Beijing, Professor Fu from Huaxi, Professor Hong Zhigang from Mo Sixth, as well as representatives from Jishuitan, Huashan in Shanghai, and more.

This was an informal conference, there would be no official records or resolutions. The professors had hurriedly gathered for this private discussion. As they were pressed for time and some had not had lunch, they munched on pastries and fruits as they discussed.

The graduate students at Peking Union Medical College Hospital sensed the uncommon urgency of the day as they witnessed these top doctors rushing around.

After the three-hour conference concluded, the professors hastily dispersed.

After the meeting, Professor Liang was busy making phone calls while Professor Hu Guolin immediately convened heads of various medical teams: "Considering safety issues, from now on, we shall completely stop using all products by the medical giant. The National Orthopedic Professional Committee will soon issue a formal notice to investigate and evaluate the safety of their products. Department secretaries will submit data from the safety monitoring of these products over recent years."

Professor Hu also met with the head of the equipment department, and halted the procurement of all products from the medical giant. He also asked them to clear out all existing products from their inventory.

A complete halt, a full recall, indefinitely!

——

Shanghai, Mr. Hans’s office.

Subordinates were rushing in and out of the office, and reports were fluttering in like snowflakes.

"More than four hundred grade three class A hospitals have removed our products. The Orthopedics Professional Committee has issued a notice expressing doubts about the safety of our products and declared the initiation of a safety investigation and evaluation."

China only had about seven hundred grade three class A hospitals. More than four hundred had withdrawn their products. This was akin to market annihilation, with no warning, and all of them removed our products at once.

Mr. Hans’s temples bulged as sweat formed on his forehead.

How could Ruixing have so much clout?

All the four hundred grade three class A hospitals were just the first wave.

This signified that they might have to withdraw from the Chinese market.

Hans dared not report to the headquarters without figuring out what to say.

"Ruixing has launched a new product, announced officially on the market."

This news hit him like a ton of bricks.

How could they roll out new products so quickly? That was impossible.

From molding to trial production, final production, and assembly line setup, none of this could be achieved in a few days - it could take years.

Did they have the production line set up and ready to go, just waiting for this day? How could this be possible?

Mr. Hans felt like he could vomit blood. Coming back from the United States after defeating a French company, he never thought he would be defeated by a small Chinese company.

He had long prepared a production line and even produced a large amount of new products in advance?

Everything Fengyi said was true. Mr. Hans had thought that Fengyi was just exaggerating to save Ruixing.

"Mr. Hans?"

Richard Chen looked at Hans, who had turned pale.

"They’re just putting on a show. They won’t be able to hold out for long. Now the question is who can hold on till the end. Let me think about how to report this."

Hans didn’t know that Ruixing’s new products had been in the warehouse for a while, and were being brought out now due to considerations of cost and profit. Using the products of the medical giant would lower their costs and increase their profits.

If it hadn’t been for these sudden events, President Huang wouldn’t have wanted to use them yet, at least not until he amassed some reserves.

At this moment, President Huang calmly stood in front of his office window, peering into the distance with an air of solemn wisdom.

"President Huang!"

Huang Jiahui entered.

"Do I look cool?"

"Cool!"

"Help me take a picture!"

——

"I’m August from the Harald Orthopedics Hospital in Germany, specializing in spinal surgery!"

Despite regaining his courage and typing out another line in English, nobody noticed him.

People in the chatroom were all using nicknames; he had no idea from which hospitals they came, or what their ranks were.

Did he greet them wrongly?

August browsed the chat history and noticed everyone was using Chinese. The letters mixed in were Chinese pinyin and not English.

So August re-entered the sentence in Chinese.

The input method Markus installed for him was useful. He typed a complete sentence in Chinese.

Finally, he got the greeting right!

Someone called Radish Head said, "First of all, the official language of this forum is Chinese. Second, you need an appropriate Chinese name."

Chinese, oh, they communicate in Chinese.

Since parting from Yang Ping in Malaysia, the persistent German had been diligently learning Chinese so he could communicate with Yang.

"I’m August from the Harald Orthopedics Hospital in Germany, specializing in spinal surgery." He then used a bowing emoji.

Professor Yang had personally recommended him for the group, so his qualifications weren’t an issue.

Moreover, his Chinese seemed pretty good.

Choosing a Chinese name? August searched his mind to find a name that fit him.

After a long search, he decided on - Oreo.

Yes, Oreo it is.

August quickly changed his nickname to Oreo.

"Oreo?"

If this German guy picked the name himself, his Chinese language ability shows potential for being a moderator, as the role requires a high level of Chinese fluency.

The Orthopedics section is the most lively on the forum. Even though John Ansen founded the forum, clearly Robert is the most active one.

Robert has recommended all the top-notch professors from the New York Special Orthopedics Hospital to join the forum, including Rongge from Joint Surgery, Luo Sha from Spinal Surgery, and McKinland from Bone Tumor Surgery, Brauen from Trauma Orthopedics.

This gang came strongly prepared, aiming to seize the roles of moderators in their respective sub-specialties of Orthopedics.

Because the requirement for Chinese proficiency for a moderator is high, there are only Robert and Takahashi who are official moderators.

Robert is the moderator of the major Orthopedics section and the Sports Medicine section.

Takahashi is the moderator of the Trauma Orthopedics section.

Because of this, Robert’s crew is very unhappy with Takahashi and has plotted to take back the Trauma Orthopedics moderator role from him.

The other sections, such as Neurosurgery, are still small sections without the thriving community found in Orthopedics, as the Chinese language proves to be a barrier.

John Ansen himself is still acting as a moderator, as his Chinese proficiency does not meet the moderator standards.

"I have a case that I would like to share with everyone."

August, a bit nervous, still hadn’t recovered from the shock of the external spinal fixation.

"Before uploading the case, first upload your nude photos, front position, rear position, left side and right side, all full-body shots. Nothing else, this is the rule for joining the forum."

Robert typed a line of text.

Right now is when everyone has time.

There are some odd rules for joining organizations in Western secret societies, such as making certain private aspects of your life public. For example, the joining ceremony for some organizations has members masturbating in front of other members.

The purpose of doing this is to test sincerity and to prevent easy betrayal or exit in the future.

"Oreo---"

Oreo didn’t respond.

"Is he really going to send nude photos?"

"No way, right?"

"Germans can’t be this serious, can they?"

After a long time, August responded: "Does it require a specific resolution?"

Holy shit!

Precise German people.

Luckily, no photos were uploaded yet, so Robert could breathe a sigh of relief.

"Okay, it was just a joke, we are an academic organization, we’re only interested in cases, quickly upload your cases."

August processed his case for privacy and uploaded it onto the forum.

A spiral spine, the only one in the world!

"If this case had been presented before, the surgery would have been impossible. Now with the invention of an external spinal fixation rack, we can attempt to use the new technology. But it will require Professor Yang to perform the surgery, as not all of us have mastered this technique."

On the forum, only Yang Ping is referred to as ’Professor’. This is his nickname.

"The main location, direction, and depth of the osteotomy require a certain amount of accumulation. We are currently applying to participate in clinical trials, and you should try to apply."

"This kind of mild orthopedics, the most ingenious part is that while it corrects the spine, the theory of tension is also applicable to the spinal cord, nerve roots, and other soft tissues. Moreover, the orthopedics is spread out through each part, reducing the risk of spinal cord nerve damage to the lowest possible."

"To unwrap the spiral of this spiral spine, there’s no start for surgery unless you aren’t afraid of paralysis."

"Professor’s straightener device is different. I look forward to the phase three clinical trial approval. I want to play with this thing properly."

"The professor has been busy lately and hasn’t uploaded new cases."

"I heard he’s not happy, he encountered something troublesome."

"What happened? Medical troublemaker?"

"No."

This is Robert and Takahashi talking. They both speak Chinese very well and their conversation has a Chinese flavor.

"I asked around a little, I heard that Professor Yang’s preferred medical equipment company is being blocked by big capitals."

"Is that true?"

"Absolutely true, I confirmed it with Teacher Zhang."

"Confirmed it’s big capitals?"

"Absolutely true!"

"How did they block it?"

"If acquisition is impossible, they aim to kill the professor’s preferred company."

"Fellas, isn’t this a declaration of war from capital to academics?" Robert was very active.

Robert, the chair of the North American Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Association.

The always outgoing Robert, how could he be an onlooker this time?

"I’m watching the situation closely. Hospitals in China have issued a statement, due to safety issues, they’ve removed all products from the big capital, and are now conducting a safety investigation and evaluation."

"Respond to this statement! Fellas, shall we vote?"

"New York decided to support, Professor Yang is the future of medicine, academics cannot lose to capital."

"No, it’s North America that decided to support!"

"Bird country has one vote!"

"Bird country?"

"A typo, it’s supposed to be island country."

"What’s the input method?"

"Five Strokes!"

"Fuck yeah!"

It seems the difficulty to take back the Trauma Orthopedics moderator line from Takahashi is too great.

"Oreo? Vote!"

"What exactly happened?"

This one’s brain reaction is a bit slow. While everyone else is voting and deciding, he’s still in the dark.