Chapter 148: Chapter 139: Sensation! The Wu Ting Special Issue Debuts
"These past few days, our team has been preparing for the expert consensus on Daytime Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. So, we won’t be staying."
Hearing what Huo Yun and his team had to say, Dean Xu and the others, who had hoped to have the team from City First Hospital stay for a banquet, could only drop the idea.
After all, this was indeed a major event.
Liang Ang and Liu Rong also bid a respectful farewell to the Fan City First Hospital team:
"We’ll see you at the expert consensus meeting, then. We’re looking forward to your presentation."
Dean Xu and his group also went down the line, shaking hands with Huo Yun, Wu Ting, and the rest of their team.
Dean Xu made a special note of the young man when he shook hands with Wu Ting.
"Dr. Wu, you’re truly a young talent with a limitless future. Professor Shen has mentioned you to me several times. After this expert consensus meeting is over, you’re welcome to visit us at Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital for an academic exchange."
As Shen Guofeng was saying his goodbyes to Wu Ting, he leaned in and spoke quietly:
"Wu Ting, admissions for this year’s class at the Jinggang University Medical School Graduate Department will be starting soon. I’ll give you a call later to chat about it in detail. We’d welcome your application. Afterward, I can also help you analyze your options and give you some advice on which supervisors to apply to work with."
Shen Guofeng himself was a doctoral supervisor and had taken on graduate students a few years ago. However, due to his rising academic status and age, he hadn’t accepted any new graduate students in the last couple of years. Therefore, he could only introduce Wu Ting to a suitable supervisor.
Since Wu Ting would be a part-time graduate student, even if he were officially under another supervisor, Shen Guofeng could still guide him as long as he came to Haijin Port. He could also leverage his personal network to provide Wu Ting with all sorts of resources at Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital to further his studies.
Shen Guofeng extended the invitation personally, wanting to lock Wu Ting down before he was snatched up by someone else.
As a Fan City native and a doctor at City First Hospital, Jinggang University Medical College in Xiao City was an excellent choice for Wu Ting.
Wu Ting was very grateful for Professor Shen’s kind offer.
"Okay, I’ll definitely give it some serious thought. Thank you, Professor Shen."
Wu Ting had a very favorable impression of Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital. Compared to going to Xianglin City or Qinghe City, he was personally more inclined to choose Xiao City.
’Anyway, I have my system, so academic credentials are just a formality. The most important thing is to participate in all kinds of surgeries and network with the top experts. Thanks to Professor Shen’s presence in Haijin Port, and now with the intricate connections I’ve forged through the research center and the surgery on Dean Song’s own aunt, it’s a great option.’
It was indeed a good choice. Once the expert consensus was established and the youth fund grant was approved, Wu Ting planned to start working on advancing his academic qualifications.
Having the degree would make it easier to pursue many other opportunities.
’It was quite something to think about. Not long ago, as an undergraduate in a standardized residency program for independent trainees, I didn’t even qualify for a contract position at City First Hospital.’
’I never thought that now, even Professor Shen Guofeng from Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital would be extending an olive branch to me.’
「After Wu Ting and his team returned to Fan City.」
Professor Liang Ang and Dean Liu Rong were shown to the hospital’s reception room to rest for a while. That evening, they attended a banquet where a good time was had by all.
That night, Professor Liang Ang and Dean Liu Rong stayed over in Xiao City.
「The next day」
After waking up, Professor Liang Ang recalled that after the expert consensus meeting, he was scheduled to go to Bei City to operate on Wang Wanguang’s grandfather.
Normally, he and Dean Liu would have been fully confident in performing a surgery for liver cirrhosis complicated by liver cancer. However, after seeing the assistive techniques used by Wu Ting’s team yesterday, Professor Liang hesitated.
’It wasn’t that he was afraid the surgery would fail. It was just... with a better surgical approach and a more capable medical team available right there in Fan City, why should he be the one to perform it?’
Professor Liang Ang thought for a moment. He decided to first ask Wang Wanguang to send over his grandfather’s medical records. Then, he would find Dean Liu to discuss whether they should still take the lead on this surgery.
If both he and Dean Liu concluded that the team from City First Hospital was better suited for the procedure, he would decline to perform it. He would then tell Wang Wanguang to seek out Director Huo and Wu Ting’s team at Fan City First Hospital for the surgery.
’Of course, he wouldn’t be the one to make the request. After all, he’d only met Wu Ting and Director Huo once. Besides, he didn’t feel Wang Wanguang was important enough to warrant him calling in a favor. As a Fan City local, he was sure Wang Wanguang had his own network and could contact Director Huo and Dr. Wu Ting’s team himself. Since he was going to recommend the team from City First Hospital take the lead, it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to get involved any further.’
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While Wu Ting and the others were preparing for the upcoming expert consensus meeting, a storm was brewing in the academic world.
Early one morning, an excited Cheng Feng rushed into the research center’s private office, clutching a delivery package.
"Brother Ting, Dr. Yan, Dr. Ling, Dr. Jin! Good news! Great news! The special issue with our papers is out!"
"These are the sample copies they mailed us! Brother Ting, you do the honors!"
Cheng Feng was beyond excited. After all, he was the author of one of the papers in this special issue. And for all the other papers, he had made major contributions by helping with the filming, compiling data, and organizing materials.
He was practically trembling with excitement just holding the special issue.
’Wu Ting hadn’t expected the special issue to come out so quickly. Professor Ma Mengchao really lives up to his reputation,’ he thought, ’he’s incredibly efficient!’
Taking the package, Wu Ting tore it open in front of the others who had gathered around. Inside were four sample copies.
The first thing that greeted them was a striking cover: Wu Ting front and center, backed by three beautiful doctors, each with her own distinct look...
He looked at the title on the cover: *Jin Country Surgery Journal - Wu Ting Special Issue*, a special publication from the Fan City First Hospital Center for Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology.
Wu Ting was filled with a sense of accomplishment. This special issue represented the heart and soul of the entire research center.
Wu Ting kept one copy for himself and passed the other three to Yan Xi, Ling Ling, and Jin Yan.
The three women were thrilled to receive their own copies of the special issue.
"Brother Ting, let me see it!"
Cheng Feng eagerly took it, quickly flipping to the paper that had his name on it and tracing the words with his finger excitedly.
"Aha! This is incredible! I can’t believe our research center got its own special issue."
Cheng Feng stared at it, then pulled out his phone and started snapping pictures. CLICK! CLICK! CLICK!
After he was done, he reluctantly handed the journal back to Wu Ting. He sent a few of the photos to Dr. Qin and Luo Ming, then began composing a post for his social media feed.
He typed something out, deleted it, then started again, a goofy grin plastered on his face.
’What a great day for the research center!’
Yan Xi, Ling Ling, and Jin Yan did the same, flipping through their copies and treasuring them as if they were priceless.
Yan Xi also took out her phone to snap some pictures and share them with her best friends.
Meanwhile, outside the research center, the entire medical field—especially the hepatobiliary surgery community—was in an uproar.
Doctors everywhere were forwarding photos and news about the special issue in their group chats.
The Fan City First Hospital Center for Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology became famous nationwide overnight.
The cover photo of Wu Ting and the three female doctors—a veritable ’dream team’ of good looks—went completely viral.
It wasn’t just academic circles, either. Even entertainment blogs and social media accounts were reposting the cover.
「Bei City First People’s Hospital.」
Wang Wanguang saw the news on his social media feed and in his group chats.
Since he was from Fan City, a few colleagues had messaged him to ask if he knew the team or knew anything about this research center at City First Hospital.
Wang Wanguang had been ready to just enjoy the gossip, but when he saw the name—the Fan City First Hospital Center for Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology—he froze. His expression soured:
’Isn’t this the team that was mentioned for Grandpa’s surgery before?’
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