Chapter 371: Chapter 214: Handover Procedures
Zhong Junyun’s voice was polite: "Tell me, why on earth do you have to be so stubborn?"
"What’s the matter? Do you feel embarrassed? Is there something you can’t let go of?"
"I’ve retraced my steps so many times, and I haven’t felt anything about it."
"Lu Cheng, life is long, everyone makes mistakes, and you have to allow others to make mistakes while allowing yourself to make them too. That’s true magnanimity."
"Extreme perfectionism or being too lenient on yourself is both inadvisable."
"Haven’t you always considered yourself an extreme pragmatist? So why, at this critical moment, are you making choices that are unfavorable and, to outsiders, even somewhat foolish?"
Zhong Junyun’s tone was amiable, but his words were sharp, tearing down every facade.
Zhong Junyun didn’t boast about himself; he openly admitted his ’comings and goings’ without any embarrassment.
Honestly, for a moment, Professor Zhong Junyun’s words left Lu Cheng at a loss.
Even Tong Yuan’an, sitting in the passenger seat, was especially surprised, thinking that Zhong Junyun was quite generous.
Not every superior openly admits their ’mistakes’ and insists on not being stubborn.
And in the circle of hand surgery, Professor Zhong Junyun is one of those rather extreme ’superiors’!
From Lu Cheng’s perspective, Professor Zhong’s words were equally sharp, and this was an issue Lu Cheng had to face head-on.
Lu Cheng took about twenty seconds to digest it before responding: "Teacher Zhong, the greatest self-interest is actually ambition."
Zhong Junyun wasn’t one to badger endlessly: "Exactly, so whatever you’re thinking, say it openly. Just say you don’t want to be beneath anyone and want your own freedom."
"There’s nothing to shy away from."
"The result of leveraging others is being constrained by that leverage!"
"But, I must remind you, Xiao Lu, that going it alone will be more complicated and convoluted than you imagine."
"From this angle, leveraging power also has its dual nature."
Lu Cheng simply laid it all out: "Teacher Zhong, you’re right, but I truly want independent support after relying on others many times, and each result has been unsatisfactory."
Zhong Junyun countered: "Then why can’t you trust one more time?"
"You think with just your little girlfriend’s strength and your current accumulation, you can be self-sufficient?"
"Isn’t that a bit too optimistic?"
"I can tell you clearly, with your current resources, even applying for a project will be very troublesome."
"The techniques you’ve developed have future benefits, but your team and foundation aren’t strong enough for leaders to trust you with such a major project."
"So, you still need to leverage power, whether it’s Xiangya Hospital or Xiangya Second Hospital."
Lu Cheng said: "Teacher Zhong, you’re just intentionally trying to trap me; I’ve decided to come to Union Hospital, and I will definitely come."
"I don’t think the emergency department platform won’t provide me with enough support."
Zhong Junyun continued: "Isn’t this just going back to bargaining?"
"Your choice now is just that you have more bargaining power."
"If, the first time I met you, you were as outstanding as you are now, and I didn’t recognize that, it’s my lack of discernment."
"But think back..."
"In that situation, who gave you a higher value assessment? Did Xiangya Hospital show such vision?"
"You’re not a wavering person, so you must have promised me something."
Tong Yuan’an hung his head at this point.
If Zhong Junyun had known Tong Yuan’an was there, he certainly wouldn’t have spoken so bluntly.
But actually, what Zhong Junyun said was the truth.
All recognition is an invisible transaction; when we first encountered Lu Cheng, everyone was hesitant, basically disregarding Lu Cheng’s ’capital.’
Once you strip away many things to their essence, it’s a massive ’market’!
Filled with tangible and intangible exchanges of interest.
Lu Cheng replied: "Teacher Zhong, I chose to trust you because my wife works at Union Hospital. It’s not that I think little of the promises from teachers at Xiangya Hospital or Second Hospital."
Zhong Junyun chuckled awkwardly: "Is your motive really that simple?"
"Think it over carefully?"
Lu Cheng replied: "Well, it’s not just that. After all, Teacher Zhong, your reputation and status do have a big impact on me."
"Well then, since we’re both realistic people, most things are transactions. If a transaction can’t be made, it’s simply because the stakes or the offer aren’t satisfactory."
"Name your price." Once again, Zhong Junyun steered the conversation back.
This is the essence of an old fox; many things, if soft approaches don’t work, he strips away all veneers.
A transaction is a transaction; reality is reality.
If most things are transactions, then it’s a matter of stakes.
Lu Cheng, of course, didn’t get caught: "Teacher Zhong, I’m not qualified to name stakes, nor do I even have the ability to complete a transaction with you. I am very self-aware of that."
"Even if it’s a transaction, you need your target client. I wouldn’t dare to consider you as a target client, so the transaction you mentioned doesn’t stand."
"Besides, though I’m realistic, I am still a person, and people have personal emotions."
