Chapter 528: First give advice to Mr. Deng, then recommend Lao Xiao to join the group

We only had one car. I told him the location, and Lao Xiao nodded and said, "I know."

When we arrived at Mr. Deng’s office, I introduced Lao Xiao to Cheng Mingliang.

They shook hands and said hello. After we sat down, Mr. Deng poured us tea.

Lao Xiao waved to Mr. Deng: "You sit over there, I'll cook."

President Deng stood up and asked Lao Xiao to make tea, then said to Cheng Mingliang:

"The three of us are all from Wuxiang, so we're pretty casual. There's no need to avoid Lao Xiao when talking about anything. Let's just continue with the original topic."

Cheng Mingliang took a sip of tea and said, "Last night, I met with the owner of Jinxiu Shopping Mall. We had a very pleasant conversation.

He bought the mall when it was restructured in the 1990s and has been making money ever since. But it started to decline five years ago, so he's just looking to sell it as soon as possible.

I said, "I used to be a lucky charm, but now I'm a hot potato."

Cheng Mingliang said to me, "Shanhong is here too. Mr. Deng said you're willing to invest. We'll formally negotiate the price tomorrow. Please join us then."

Mr. Deng looked at me.

I smiled and said, "I'm willing to invest, but I won't be involved in the actual management. I can offer some ideas."

Cheng Mingliang asked: "Why?"

I said, "There's a type of person in this world who can come up with ideas, but can't execute them properly. They're called chiefs of staff."

Mr. Deng smiled and said, "Mr. Cheng, Shanhong has never run a business before. I can go with you to negotiate."

Cheng Mingliang asked: "What suggestions do you have for the negotiation?"

"They're eager to sell, so you can't exploit their weakness and try to drive down the price. Since you're running a hospital, you need to be compassionate. So, I have only one piece of advice: hold back on the price."

Cheng Mingliang and Mr. Deng nodded.

Mr. Deng said, "Yes, you must satisfy yourself and make others feel comfortable."

At this time, Cheng Mingliang's cell phone rang. He went outside to answer the call. After a while, he came back and said:

"The mall owner wants me to come over. He has a partner, and the meeting was originally scheduled for dinner. But now it's been moved up."

Mr. Deng said, "Then go ahead."

Cheng Mingliang bowed to Lao Xiao and me and left.

The three of them chatted for a while before getting down to business.

Mr. Deng said: "Running a hospital is a completely new discipline for me."

I said, "I watched a speech by a certain Yun yesterday. I completely agree with what he said."

President Deng said, "Tell me about it."

"He said, 'Others say I'm great, but I'm not. I don't understand technology, so I invited the best technicians to come here.

I'm not good at management either, so I brought in the people who understand management best. Of course, I do have strengths, which is that I'm good at leveraging resources and brainpower."

Lao Xiao said, "Yes. President Deng is also a typical example in this regard."

President Deng smiled and said, "Old Xiao, don't praise me, but I do want to borrow Shanhong's intelligent brain."

I took a sip of tea and said, "Mr. Deng, you asked me to learn some knowledge about hospital management. I do have some ideas of my own."

"Tell me quickly."

"The prospects for hemodialysis hospitals are better than those for dental hospitals. But the downside is that patient care is more difficult. Patients lie on the dialysis bed for hours, and the pressure on family members to accompany them is high."

Mr. Deng frowned. "Yes, it's inconvenient for the patient if there's no one to accompany him. Even if he stays with her every day, how can the family have that much time?"

I took out cigarettes, one for each of us, and Lao Xiao lit them for me.

I took a sip and said, "Given the special nature of this hospital, I think if we can create a unique professional accompanying team, it will definitely be popular with the families."

President Deng's eyes lit up: "Be more specific, the more specific the better."

I began to explain my thinking: "The hospital is recruiting while it's undergoing renovations. At this point, in addition to recruiting doctors and nurses, we also need to find someone to set up a property management company.

The property management company not only has to manage the underground shopping mall, canteen, and security, but also has to establish a "nursing team".

This 'nursing team' must be composed of individuals who are hardworking and diligent, and who also receive professional skills training. Besides caring for patients, they must also be able to collaborate with nurses.

When President Deng heard this, he said, "That's a good idea."

I continued, "In addition to general nursing care, nurses also have two other roles. One is to provide emotional comfort. The other is to build a bridge of communication between family members and patients.

"To provide spiritual comfort, I need to learn some basic psychology. To build a bridge of communication, I need to film a video of the patient receiving treatment every day and send it to the family. This will reassure them."

Mr. Deng understood immediately and said excitedly:

"Nurses are like family members of patients. During the treatment process, they take videos and send them to the family. When they return to the ward, they send the conversations between the two parties to the family. This makes the family feel like they have a relative taking care of the patient."

I slapped my thigh and said, "Yes."

Lao Xiao said: "This is great, my grandson is in kindergarten, and the teacher sends us some videos every day.

"We can see our grandson participating in activities, including eating and sleeping. Seeing these videos, we feel extra reassured."

I said: "This measure is for patients coming from the countryside who are accompanied by their family members and naturally do not need a caregiver.

But it is very practical for patients in this city upstate or within an hour's drive.

In modern society, there are many only children. Some people don't lack money, but they lack time. Some people are not unfilial, but they are unable to fulfill their filial duties.

Spending money to buy time and spending money to show filial piety is an inevitable trend in the development of modern society.

If we train a professional team to do the job for them, they can work with peace of mind and gain the reputation of filial piety.

If one day, it becomes known that patients can feel safe and confident going to a hemodialysis specialist hospital and that their money is well spent, then this hospital will be a success.”

Mr. Deng listened for a long time without saying anything. Suddenly, he stood up, waved his arms and said:

"Shanhong, although I am still a layman, I understand what you mean.

Other hospitals also have nursing staff. What you mean is to build a more professional and caring nursing team.

Satisfy patients, reassure their families, and ultimately, make the hospital famous throughout the world."

I clapped my hands. "Yes, I've been talking till my lips are dry, and you've summed it up perfectly in one sentence. So, I'm a soldier, and you're a commander."

Mr. Deng said to Lao Xiao: "I only admire three people. One is Zhuge Liang, one is Liu Bowen, and the other is surnamed Wan."

The three of them burst into laughter.

After saying this, President Deng stood up and said, "Let's go eat. The food in my cafeteria is just as good as outside."

After lunch, I signaled Lao Xiao to leave first.

Lao Xiao made an excuse and left. I stayed to chat with Mr. Deng alone.

I said, "Let me tell you something. I'm investing and want to bring Lao Xiao along."

"Why?"

"Didn't you say the other day that I would devote the rest of my life to Taoism? I will indeed devote myself to practicing Taoism. If Lao Xiao joins, he can participate in the management on my behalf.

There's another reason. Lao Xiao has some extra money and nowhere to invest it. Working with you is a good idea."

"You will devote yourself to cultivating the Dao and not concern yourself with worldly affairs?"

"No, you can call me anytime. I'm just a temporary worker who comes when you're called and leaves when you're done."

Mr. Deng laughed out loud.

After laughing, he said, "Okay, I'll discuss it with Mr. Cheng. I don't think there will be any problem. Master Wan Shanhong's words carry a lot of weight in his heart."

I burst out laughing: "You are mocking me again."

Lao Xiao was waiting for me in the car. When I got in, I said, "There's absolutely no problem with your investment."

Lao Xiao praised me as he opened the conversation: "Shanhong, you are really organized. Let's talk about how to manage the hospital first. Then put forward the requirements, and everything will fall into place naturally."

As my master said - when someone praises you, you must never interrupt - I stopped talking to Lao Xiao and called Zhou Yan instead.

"Can I take a leave this afternoon?"

When she received my call, she was very excited and said in a trembling voice:

"Teacher Wan, you found me a job so quickly? I can take a leave this afternoon."

"Please take a leave of absence and come to my office, Room 1701, in the Rising Sun Hotel. I want to talk to you first."

"OK."

Lao Xiao said: "Meet a strange woman."

"How do you know?"

"You're afraid women will get suspicious of you. If you say room 1701, she'll be a little scared. But if you say it's my office, she'll be reassured."

"Why a strange woman?"

“If she comes to see you, you don’t have to explain, just say you’re in room so-and-so.

Now that you've taken the initiative to meet her, it shows she's not very familiar with you and doesn't know if Wan is someone she can trust."

I laughed out loud.

Lao Xiao said, "After hanging out with you for so long, I've also learned the art of speaking, right?"

I burst out laughing: "You can definitely run a training class."