Hospital Director Bo of Junan Clinic rushed to Lower Groove Clinic as fast as he could.
When they entered the courtyard, they heard Zuo Cidian half grumbling and half explaining, "Doctor Ling really doesn't care much about things other than medicine. He just wants to perform a check-up for his neighbors, and he doesn't think about the problem of how to spend money for the follow-up treatment. He doesn't even think about how to collect money …"
Hospital Director Bo chuckled and went along with Zuo Cidian's words. He said, "Just leave the trivial work to us. Doctor Ling just needs to do what he likes to do, and we can take over the rest."
"I'll take over." Zuo Cidian glared at him.
"Yes, yes, we'll do the parts that are inconvenient for you to take over." Junan Clinic, where Hospital Director Bo worked, was also quite famous among private clinics. There were always patients who came because of its reputation and spent a lot of money to see a doctor. But when he was outside, Hospital Director Bo spent a lot of money to make friends with doctors. After all, patients always needed doctors to treat them, and his private clinic could not afford to support really good doctors. It was not just a matter of money. So, the more he wanted to pretend to be superior, the more he needed to make friends with high-ranking doctors.
Zuo Cidian was also at ease to let Hospital Director Bo handle the "trivial" work. He was the one who called Hospital Director Bo over. Zuo Cidian still patiently explained the situation. "Most people want to find two foreigners to perform surgery, but foreigners have limited time and energy. Besides, the fees they charge abroad are high. Junan should have experience in this regard."
"There are many ways. Just leave it to me." Hospital Director Bo did not explain much. It was not a trade secret. If it was Ling Ran, he would be willing to use it as a topic of conversation. But when it came to Zuo Cidian, Hospital Director Bo felt that he should be careful with his words and actions.
"Don't be too expensive. The two foreigners don't rely on this to make money, but don't think about making money …" Zuo Cidian continued to explain.
Hospital Director Bo listened quietly and even made a few notes. Then, he said, "I understand. It's just to build a good reputation."
"Something like that." Zuo Cidian paused for a moment and said, "When the time comes, I'll arrange which hospital to perform the surgery. You have to explain to the patients and their families."
Hospital Director Bo's eyes sparkled. "Oh, what's the principle of arrangement?"
Zuo Cidian looked at Hospital Director Bo and smiled. "There's nothing wrong with letting the hospitals gain some knowledge."
Hospital Director Bo felt that he understood what was going on. He was using these two foreigners to intimidate others, or it could be said that he was using the emperor's power to order the nobles around.
Of course, Hospital Director Bo could only cooperate with him. After confirming some details with Zuo Cidian, he went down to observe the situation.
Right now, Lower Groove Clinic was bustling with activity.
Needless to say, the local residents in Lower Groove had long since been attracted by Ling Jiezhou's red banner. Even those who stayed at home were bombarded by all sorts of messages in their neighborhood groups.
By then, not only were most of the people queuing up not Lower Groove residents, but they were also not even their relatives or friends. Hundreds of patients and their family members surged into the clinic's courtyard in an endless stream, and this piqued the interest of many Lower Groove residents.
The owner of the small supermarket nearby carried two boxes of Nongfu Spring water to the clinic in one go, and it was sold out in minutes. He immediately went back and carried another two boxes. Before he left, he thought about it and put down a box of Nongfu Spring water and replaced it with Centennial Mountain.
When he entered Lower Groove Clinic again, the two boxes of Nongfu Spring water were still sold out at lightning speed. The owner of the small supermarket quickly called his wife, but he did not go back. Instead, he limped into the crowd and fought to get an appointment number.
"282 is number 282?" The owner looked at the number on the number and asked, "How long do we have to queue up?"
"I can't guarantee it. They'll leave when they see the foreigners." Ling Jiezhou was also polite to the neighbors, and he made up some nonsense. "I can't guarantee when the foreigners will leave and how long they'll be able to provide consultations. Anyway, I don't need to pay for the registration. If you can't get the number, I can't do anything about it. You can just fly to the United States."
"Two hundred is too many. How long can we get the number? Old Ling, we've been neighbors for so many years. Aren't you embarrassed to give me number 282? "
"All the numbers in front of me are taken. If you don't believe me, you can ask them yourself. If there's a number in front of me that is reserved by me, I'll be struck by lightning." Ling Jiezhou quickly swore and made a promise.
There were risks in trying to make a good impression in front of the neighbors, and Ling Jiezhou was experienced in this.
The owner of the supermarket could only believe him. He mumbled as he put the number into his pocket and said, "I'll go get some snacks."
'With so many people squeezing around, some of them must be hungry … Hmm, I'll get two boxes of condoms while I'm at it. It's filthy when it comes to foreigners.'
The owner of the supermarket glanced at Felix. He was an Anglo-Saxon in his forties, and he looked exactly like the characters in the movies he had watched.
After a while, the owner and his wife moved the items into the clinic and started selling them while shouting.
Juan Zi heard them and helped them move a table so that they would not have to bend their backs.
"There are so many people here." The owner's wife smiled at Juan Zi and handed her a bottle of Coke. She said, "Take this and drink it."
"Thanks." Juan Zi did not reject it. She smiled and accepted it. Then, she helped them find a stool.
The owner's wife sat down and asked her husband excitedly, "Did you get a number just now?"
"I did. I might not be able to see the number two hundred and eighty. " The owner was a little annoyed and said in a low voice, "I asked the people in front, and a lot of people outside came to line up."
"Why didn't you queue earlier?" The owner's wife shook her head.
"I didn't think much of it when I saw the publicity and advertisements." The owner of the supermarket shrugged. "At that time, I even said that Lower Groove is such a small place. How many people have heart problems?"
"You also said that there's nothing wrong with your heart, so why did you queue again?"
"Who doesn't have heart problems these days?" the owner of the supermarket said proudly.
The owner's wife was speechless, but she did not object to her husband queuing up.
Just as she said, who didn't have heart problems these days? There was no harm in taking a look.
Hospital Director Bo stood in the courtyard to observe Lower Groove Clinic and the patients, but he also observed Felix and the others.
In his line of work, the biggest taboo was to come into contact with important business people without any preparation.
For example, before he met them, he would read through the research papers and books written by the people he met, and he would also understand the situation of the people he met. If he did not do that, how could he, a person in charge of a private clinic that traveled all over the country, widen the gap between him and those coquettish and local pharmaceutical sales representatives?
After he watched for a while, he saw Ling Ran walk down the stairs.
Hospital Director Bo nodded. No matter what the reason was, Ling Ran should accompany the attending physician from Cleveland Heart Center. By the looks of it, Ling Ran was not completely unreasonable.
While he was thinking, he saw Felix and Karen stand up in unison.
"Doctor Ling." Felix and Karen greeted him together.
Ling Ran nodded and gestured for them to sit down. He then sat in front of Felix and gestured for him to diagnose the patient normally.
Hospital Director Bo, who had been an intermediary in the medical field for many years, was so surprised that he almost dropped his tongue.
"Felix and Karen want something from Doctor Ling?" Hospital Director Bo looked at Zuo Cidian.
"Sort of. They want to learn from me secretly. "Zuo Cidian's answer hit the nail on the head.
Hospital Director Bo felt that his knowledge was bleeding. "Why would an attending physician from Cleveland Heart Center want to learn from me secretly?"
Zuo Cidian felt that this was a stupid question, so he smiled and explained, "Maybe it's because he's lonely."
Hospital Director Bo smiled very cautiously. He originally thought that Zuo Cidian wanted to intimidate Ling Ran, but he did not expect that Ling Ran was still as intimidating as the doctor from Cleveland.
As a result, Zuo Cidian's image became a little bigger in front of Hospital Director Bo.
(End of chapter)
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