Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s
Chapter 1020: Many people came for the celebrity doctor

Chapter 1020: Many people came for the celebrity doctor

In the Capital’s circle, Guoxie has always had the best reputation. Unable to surpass Guoxie’s deep-rooted foundation for the time being, Beidu could only take the route of expansion.

Guoxie only had two affiliated hospitals, whereas Beidu had opened seven, recruiting and retaining many more medical graduates each year than Guoxie. This resulted in Guoxie’s graduates either staying at their own hospital or being poached by Beidu as potential talent.

Guoxie was not afraid, though; they had always taken the boutique approach, confident that as long as they could attract the best graduates from Beidu each year, they need not fear Beidu’s mischief.

Now with a special lecture from Guoxie’s star department, people from Beidu came to learn while also trying to find Guoxie’s weaknesses. Representatives from other hospitals flocked to the event with similar thoughts and intentions.

"There are quite a few experts here," Teacher Lu observed some familiar faces in the crowd, anxiously on behalf of those preparing at the hospital.

Before the lecture started, the audience looked over to Guoxie’s team and began to speculate.

"There are quite a few people from Guoxie here today."

"Hepatobiliary Surgery has a big influence at Guoxie."

That was certainly a misunderstanding. People in their own hospital knew best about their situation. Attendees like Qiu Ruiyun were well aware that people from General Surgery Department Two and Cao Yong certainly did not come for the Hepatobiliary Surgery people. Normally, the competition between the departments was so fierce it was almost violent.

"Isn’t today’s speaker listed as Dr. Tao?"

Many people looked towards the stage to find Tao Zhijie. As expected, some were here to see the celebrity face of Tao Zhijie.

Qiu Ruiyun picked up the microphone and explained the situation to the audience: "Teacher Tao has to be busy in the operating room first, and will come to answer questions with everyone after the surgery is finished."

Hearing this, the peers were excited. Being able to observe Tao Zhijie’s surgery and then talk with him was a privilege not available at other lectures.

"Dr. Tao is a role model." A group of uninformed doctors from other hospitals laughed and paid compliments to Tao Zhijie.

According to Tao Zhijie’s status, he indeed need not rush around and present himself everywhere. It was unclear why Guoxie was taking today’s lecture so seriously, which was beyond their expectations.

The big curtain dropped and the signal was established, showing the live connection to the operating room inside Guoxie Hospital. The anesthesiologists and operating room nurses were making final preparations. Once the patient was anesthetized, the surgeon would be in place.

As the surgery was about to begin, the audience felt a restless anxiety, like they couldn’t wait, which created a lively atmosphere in the conference hall, like a bustling morning marketplace. They started gossiping.

"The new laminar flow operating rooms built by Guoxie, quite beautiful."

"It’s said their new surgical building will be completed and put into use within the next two years."

"It’s about time. After Xuanwu’s emergency building was completed, it outdid Guoxie’s old main building by a mile."

"Yeah, Guoxie’s emergency building is quite old."

"But building a new one takes money."

"Does Guoxie really lack the money?"

A group of doctors laughed out loud, mocking themselves. If Guoxie didn’t have the money to rebuild their building, it just showed how impoverished the medical industry was, and that they needed to tighten their belts.

Guoxie’s own people listened and rolled their eyes, recalling President Wu’s words: "It’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Why indulge you all? The quality of the hospital and doctors isn’t measured by the buildings, but by your skills in the eyes of the public."