Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1283 - 977 The Essence of Surgery is in the Game_2

Chapter 1283: Chapter 977 The Essence of Surgery is in the Game_2

Manager Mo felt that, according to marketing theory, there was still potential for market development, and if there was no market, one could be cultivated. So he decided to come over these past few days to lobby for it.

Manager Wang of Da Vinci was also all in. The fastest delivery from their company would still take a month, but in order to expedite the installation at the Surgical Research Institute, Manager Wang coordinated with the company’s China headquarters to dismantle a training machine in Shanghai and air freight it over, allowing the robot to be installed at the Institute the next day.

Yang Ping hadn’t expected that the surgical robot would be installed so quickly. As soon as doctors from the Surgical Research Institute such as Song Zimo, Xu Zhiliang, Zhang Lin, and Little Five finished work, they immediately came here to play "games" with it; it was probably the most expensive toy.

In the new training room for the surgical robot, everyone gathered around the machine, unable to keep their hands off it. Some circled around it, some touched it with their hands, and others checked the nameplate to make sure the robot was real.

Because he was so busy, Manager Wang checked that there were no issues once the robot was installed, left an engineer there, and then went back himself.

Although Manager Mo’s product was not selected, she did not give up and continued to come to the Surgical Research Institute every day to develop the market. She knew a basic marketing principle: to capture a market, keep in touch with it, and find a proper reason to make continuous contact.

"Brother, it wouldn’t be up to us to compensate if this thing broke, would it?"

"The Manufacturer has warranties, why be afraid?"

"Is this the real deal or a replica model?"

"Why don’t you go play with it for a bit and see if it’s a model?"

"My goodness, this is a real surgical robot."

"It would be nice if they installed one of these in the animal surgery laboratory as well, using experimental pigs to practice surgeries."

As everyone discussed around the new surgical robot, an ever-vigilant Manager Mo immediately seized on this very valuable piece of information she just heard, that another robot could be installed in the animal laboratory. She quickly approached Yang Ping and said, "Professor Yang, you could install a surgical robot in the animal laboratory to use experimental pigs for surgical training. This would not only improve training levels but also allow for the distribution of trainees, preventing everyone from queuing up around one machine. Shall we help you install another one in the animal laboratory?"

It seemed to make sense. Having a robot here only for dry runs, but being able to have another in the animal lab, would establish a three-tier training model: dry run—animal simulation—clinical practice, which is the best training model for surgical robots, safe and efficient. It would allow young doctors to proficiently master the sophisticated robotic surgeries by the time they are senior doctors.

"Then please do!" Yang Ping agreed immediately.

The tall and beautiful manager felt as if she had hit the jackpot, utterly thrilled, nearly throwing herself to give Yang Ping a kiss. However, knowing that Yang wouldn’t appreciate that, she restrained from any impulsive action, and immediately called her company to prepare the machine and set up the installation time.

Manager Mo was glad she hadn’t left immediately but had instead stuck around at the Surgical Research Institute. How else would she have gained such an unexpected opportunity? Sometimes, a few words from an influential figure could change an ordinary person’s life; Manager Mo understood the truth in this saying.

Sending out the surgical robot was only the first step. With this step, Manager Mo could establish a solid connection with Sanbo Hospital and the Surgical Research Institute, which ensured that many follow-up tasks could be accomplished.

Given the current development speed of Sanbo Hospital, the future demand for surgical robots would definitely be massive. Now that the Surgical Research Institute had established a training center for surgical robots, the doctors trained here would become key figures in a few years, and they would be highly proficient in robotic surgery technologies, both domestically and internationally.

These people trained based on their own brand of robots, which would definitely make them favor their own brand in the future. Moreover, their brand was not significantly inferior to the leading brands—the difference was merely in market share.

As a new brand, if their robots did not sell, it would be better to distribute a few more now to create a gap in the market. Manager Mo was indeed far-sighted.

She immediately reported to her superiors, hoping they could provide more robots as gifts and thereby establish a benchmark at Sanbo Hospital and raise their flag.

"Professor Yang, the animal experiment laboratory on your side has ample space, and the doctors at Sanbo Hospital are very eager to learn. If you don’t mind, we could send a few more, install them together so everyone can have enough time to train and improve their skills as quickly as possible," Manager Mo suggested to Yang Ping.

"Do your robots have tactile feedback?" Yang Ping was quite familiar with the technical features of various surgical robots.

Manager Mo immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes, that’s an advantage many other brands don’t have right now."

"Then you go over there with Dr. Song and see how many you can install," Yang Ping said casually.

A casual remark became a turning point in Manager Mo’s life. In her company, she was merely a salesperson, known only for her charm, which was why she was sent to handle this business. Manager Mo’s company was a new brand, currently having only a few installed units, but thanks to its latecomer advantage, it was technologically on par with established brands. While Da Vinci surgical robots lacked pressure-sensitive tactile feedback, this brand had it, giving it a technical edge, yet it was well behind the Da Vinci surgical robots in the market.

Professor Yang’s remark meant that if conditions at the animal experimentation lab allowed, they could install more than one. In Manager Mo’s mind, the more robots she could provide to Sanbo Hospital, the better. While other companies might just donate robots as a token gesture, her approach was to go all out and donate as many as possible.

However, Manager Mo’s superiors didn’t think the same way. Robots were items costing tens of millions; dispatching so many at once was not something a regional general manager in South China could decide, so they only agreed to donate one.

Manager Mo planned to install one first, then go back and persuade her superiors to install as many as possible, as this was a rare opportunity to penetrate the market. If she missed this chance, there would be no other.

Not wanting to miss this rare opportunity, Manager Mo also adopted a method of transferring goods to quickly deliver the robots, to avoid any prolonged delays.

The current hardware configuration of the animal surgery laboratory was higher than that of the average major hospital, not to mention all the standard equipment and instruments they had. They also had various kinds of minimally invasive surgery equipment, ECMO, and the soon-to-be-installed surgical robots, probably making it second to none worldwide.

Yang Ping asked Director He and Director Fang to play video games, which was for mastering advanced surgical techniques, especially since computer games were more effective than mobile games. Thus, the adage "The essence of surgery lies in gaming" became widely spread, and Sanbo Hospital quickly spawned a trend of playing computer games. Naturally, doctors didn’t have time to play games, but when gaming was regarded as a serious matter, one could naturally make time.

Ruixing Medical’s Chen Zhi planned to closely cooperate with Nandu University Digital Medical Laboratory and Sanbo Hospital to develop a virtual reality surgical training system. This system, based on virtual reality games, would be widely welcomed by doctors if the development succeeded, as they could learn surgery through this extensive game, blending learning with fun.

After a day of exhausting work, not only could one relieve fatigue and stress through gaming, but they could also improve their surgical skills, so why not?

Yang Ping had high hopes for Chen Zhi’s system, believing that once it was available, each doctor would have their own surgical training system, enabling them to repeatedly practice surgeries in a virtual reality setting. This would shorten the training period and rapidly enhance the doctors’ surgical skills.

Upon hearing about the sudden surge in gaming at the hospital, Dean Xia immediately went to Yang Ping for confirmation. Getting Yang Ping’s confirmation that gaming indeed helped with certain types of surgical training, such as endoscopic and robotic surgery, Dean Xia pondered for a moment and said, "Professor Yang, do you think it would be necessary to establish a computer gaming center in the hospital for everyone to play games?"

Yang Ping knew Dean Xia was innovative, but he didn’t expect him to be so daring and pioneering.