After the Japanese left, Lin Sanqi began to think.
All the laparoscopic surgical machines were to be shown to the Japanese. Wasn't it too cheap for the Japanese to get only 10 million US dollars?
How should I dig a hole for the Japanese? How can I exploit the technological gap between the two eras to increase the complexity of the machine, so that even if they disassemble every part, they will not be able to defend themselves?
The Japanese's ability to copy is undoubtedly the most powerful in the world today, and they should not be underestimated.
Lin Sanqi sat in the office, stroking his chin and thinking, when he suddenly thought of a Da Vinci surgical robot that he had seen by chance when he was performing surgery with Senior Brother Cai Yang.
"Yeah, how could I have forgotten about this?"
Lin Sanqi previously learned the manual mode of thoracoscopic surgery, which is the most suitable technique for beginners. However, there is actually an automatic robotic mode for laparoscopic surgery.
Compared with ordinary thoracoscopes, the advantages of the da Vinci robot are that its field of view is wider and clearer than that of manual thoracoscopes, and its magnification is higher.
The lesions can be observed more clearly, the blood vessels, nerves, and trachea can be separated more carefully, and the lymph node dissection can be more thorough.
In addition, if vascular or tracheal resection or reconstruction is required, the robotic arm is more flexible, allowing for more precise sutures and much faster postoperative recovery.
Of course, the da Vinci robot is not all advantages, it also has obvious disadvantages. For example, the cost of surgery will be higher, which is 50,000 yuan higher than the cost of ordinary thoracoscopic surgery.
Moreover, robotic surgery actually places higher demands on doctors because they must be proficient in applying and operating various robotic programs.
So the question is, this kind of Da Vinci surgical robot hardware may be relatively easy to copy and imitate.
But the software, the ROS robot operating system, could never have been replicated in 1961, let alone 1961, even in 2001.
Without software programs, a machine is like a soulless creature, a walking corpse.
Just like China did eventually master the manufacturing technology of five-axis machine tools, but had to rely on imports for the software programming to control the machines, otherwise the machines would still not be able to start.
Lin Sanqi thought of setting a trap for the Japanese, and software programming was the biggest trap.
In this way, even if they produce the hardware, the machine cannot be used without the software, and the research direction is wrong. By then, the endoscopy technology may lag behind other countries.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi stood up, said a few words to Feng Shiqi, then opened a door at random and returned to modern society.
After changing his clothes, Lin Sanqi came out and stayed in the VIP ward that served as a temporary dormitory for a long time to adjust to the jet lag before heading towards the thoracic surgery department.
Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Lin Sanqi took out his cell phone to ask if Senior Brother Cai was in the hospital.
Later I thought, as the deputy director of the department, he is really busy with all kinds of things every day. If he goes home to be with his wife and children at 7 o'clock in the evening, he will definitely not be a qualified doctor.
Doctors should consciously stay in the hospital to work overtime, check on patients, or continue to perform overtime surgery, or organize research materials. If that doesn't work, they can also read various medical journals in the office.
Sure enough, when Lin Sanqi arrived at the thoracic surgery department, the light in the director's office was still on.
Lin Sanqi knocked on the door and asked, "Brother, you haven't come home yet?"
Cai Yang was still in the office, typing information on the computer. When he saw his junior brother coming, he smiled and said,
"Didn't you say you were going to perform surgery on a mysterious patient? So, was the operation successful?"
Lin Sanqi found an empty seat and sat down:
"The operation was a success. After a month of special training with my senior, even a pig can master a lobectomy. But now there's a new problem. Senior Brother Cai, can you lend me your Da Vinci surgical robot for a night?"
Cai Yang, who had just stopped typing and picked up the water cup to drink, spat out the water when he heard it:
"Ahem, what do you want a robot for?"
Lin Sanqi said a little embarrassedly, "Well, my clients want to study what a robot that can perform surgery looks like?"
Cai Yang was speechless when he heard this. If it were someone else, he would probably get angry and shout "Get out!"
But this overbearing CEO junior brother really didn't dare to curse, so he said patiently:
"How about this? Whenever your clients want to visit, you bring them to the hospital and I'll make sure they can see it. How about that?"
Lin Sanqi thought that he was not allowed to bring living people with him when he traveled through time, so he couldn't live like that.
"Well, Brother, you know that my clients have special conditions and can't even come to the hospital for surgery, let alone come to our Oriental Hospital. You should lend me one."
Cai Yang was really at a loss for words:
"Can I lend you another one? We only have one Da Vinci robot in our thoracic surgery department. It's not that I refuse, but it's simply too valuable. If it gets bumped or scratched while you're out, it's a disaster. I can't be held responsible."
There are only more than 4,000 da Vinci surgical robots in the world, and there are only 58 in China. The affiliated hospitals of Huadu Medical University have only two in total.
It can be said to be the treasure of all major hospitals, and it is absolutely impossible to lend it out.
Lin Sanqi thought so too. These Japanese wanted to take it apart for research. Based on the technology in 1961, it was estimated that once it was taken apart, it would most likely be impossible to put it back together.
Just like those X-ray production lines in Shanghai before, the Americans and Russians couldn’t put them back together and were blackmailed.
If he borrowed a complete machine and returned a pile of parts, Cai Yang, even as the deputy director of the department, would not be able to explain it. After all, this was the hospital's public property, not private property.
"Brother, where can I buy this Da Vinci robot? How about I buy one?"
Cai Yang was also convinced. He was indeed a rich man. If he couldn’t borrow it, he would just buy it, as casually as buying a TV.
"Buy one? Oh, it's not cheap. If it's an imported robot, it's about 20 to 30 million yuan. For example, the Da Vinci robot produced by Olympus in Japan costs 26 million.
"If it's a domestically produced Da Vinci robot, it's cheaper, around 15 million yuan. However, the maintenance cost of the Da Vinci robot is very high, at least 2 million yuan a year, and the software needs to be updated from time to time, which is very troublesome."
Upon hearing the price, even Lin Sanqi, who was rich, was shocked:
"Wow, it's so expensive! I have to buy a machine worth tens of millions just to show it to customers. Isn't this a bit of a poor value for money?"
Lin Sanqi's eyes kept turning, and he was thinking about how to make back the cost of buying the machine.
Southerners don't do business at a loss.
"By the way, Senior Brother, are there any used Da Vinci robots like this for sale?"
"Second-hand goods? There should be some, right? I don't have any access to them. After purchasing the Da Vinci robots, major hospitals treat them like treasures. I don't think anyone would sell them easily. You'd better forget it."
"Well, I can't borrow it, and I can't buy it second-hand. It seems I have no choice but to buy it."
Lin Sanqi now has money in his pocket, so he is not worried. If he can't borrow, he can just buy it. At worst, he can let the Japanese pay for it.
"Brother, can you help me contact a dealer? I want to buy a domestic machine."
Cai Yang nodded. For a department director like him in a major large hospital, at least half of the phone book was filled with numbers of various drug dealers and equipment distributors.
He flipped to a Fuxing Zhao Mingxu and turned on the hands-free mode:
The call was connected, and a man's voice came from the receiver. His voice was full of flattery:
"Hello, is this Director Cai? Haha, good evening."
"Good evening, Mr. Zhao. I have something to trouble you with."
"It's no trouble, no trouble. Director Cai's affairs are my business. Haha, you say, as long as I can do it, I will do it without hesitation."
"I have a junior fellow who wants to buy a Da Vinci robot produced by your company."
Mr. Zhao on the other end of the phone was excited when he heard this:
"Oh, thank you so much, thank you Director Cai for the introduction. Which hospital is your junior brother the director of? I'll go see him tomorrow!"
Selling one machine worth more than 10 million yuan is a achievement.
Although domestic robots are half the price of imported robots, they are still having a hard time because they are far inferior to imported products in terms of precision, operability and failure rate.
Sometimes which brand of machine a hospital purchases depends on whether the dealer is "sensible".
Imported machines are expensive, have high profits, and have a lot of room for operation. Naturally, they are more "sensible" than domestic machines, and hospitals are also happy to use imported products.
So when Zhao Mingxu heard that someone wanted to actively purchase their company's domestically produced robots, he was so excited. In the past, every time he tried to sell something, he had to beg for help.
Cai Yang glanced at Lin Sanqi and motioned him to speak, so Lin Sanqi spoke directly:
"Mr. Zhao, I'm Director Cai's junior. I'd like to buy a domestically produced robot from your company. I'm not from the hospital, so I don't need to go through a bidding process. So, I have two requests."
The person on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then the evidence became more enthusiastic:
"Hello, hello, what's your name?"
"No need to bother, my last name is Lin."
"Boss Lin, hi, what do you want? As long as I, Xiao Zhao, can do it, I will do my best."
Lin Sanqi thought, this dealer always promised everyone, which really made things difficult for them. If it was a female dealer, wouldn't it be... ahem...
"This is what I want, Mr. Zhao. My first request is that I get the robot tonight. Of course, you can rest assured that I can pay you tonight and I won't default on your payment."
Zhao Mingxu on the other end of the phone thought, "What kind of request is this? You are such a nice person!"
Everyone knows that these days, it’s really uncertain when you’ll get the money back after selling something. It always takes a long time, and you have to give them a lot of gifts and treat them to a lot of drinks before the finance department finally agrees to lend them the money.
He gave the machine on the spot and paid on the spot. He is simply a great customer.
"Boss Lin, don't worry. Just tell me where you want the robot delivered. I'll go pick it up from the warehouse myself as soon as I hang up. As long as it's within Huadu, I'll be there within two hours. If I'm even a minute late, you'll slap me!"
Lin Sanqi appreciated this work efficiency and made a second request.
"Mr. Zhao, as for this price, is it based on the price of the voting..."
Lin Sanqi is not a sucker, so he naturally knows the tricks of hospital bidding. If he calculates it based on that price, he will suffer a huge loss.
Mr. Zhao on the other end of the phone coughed lightly, his mind clearly racing as he thought about how to respond.
"Boss Lin, since you are Director Cai's junior, you are my brother, Xiao Zhao, so I will tell you the truth.
According to the price in the most recent bidding, the price of our Fuxing Company's Da Vinci robot was 15.8 million, and it was for XX Hospital. I still have the bidding documents, and I absolutely did not lie.
But you also know that we have to pay some PR fees during the bidding process. Mr. Lin, I will directly deduct this PR fee from the price of the machine. 14 million, you take it."
Lin Sanqi was trying to trick Zhao Mingxu, but he actually got a kickback?
But Lin Sanqi was not sure whether there was still room for negotiation on the 14 million, so he looked at Cai Yang for help.
Cai Yang nodded slightly, indicating that the price was acceptable.
Lin Sanqi then pretended to be generous and said:
"Well, Mr. Zhao, please send the Da Vinci robot to May Square on Tianhe Road. There's a Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Clinic over there. I'll wait for you there. It's 8 p.m. now. How about we meet at 10 p.m.?"
There is money to be made, so Zhao Mingxu wouldn't even blink at 3 a.m., let alone 10 p.m.
"Okay, Mr. Lin, see you in two hours."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Sanqi called Yin Lianyi again:
"Hey, honey, go to the Chinese medicine clinic in Plaza de Mayo and wait for me. I'll be there soon."
Yin Lianyi was already at home at this time. Although she received more than 10 million in salary and bonuses last year, the characteristic of the villagers in Huadu's urban villages is that they will not easily leave their hometown to live outside.
Even though the urban villages are dirty and messy, and even though they cannot be compared with those high-end villas and large apartments.
Just like Lin Sanqi, he would rather exchange his homestead than live in Shilou Village.
Yin Lianyi was a little confused when she received the call from her boyfriend: "The Chinese medicine clinic is closed, right? Why are you going there?"
"I bought a Da Vinci robot to play with. It will be delivered soon. You can purchase it in the name of the company. I need you, the financial director, to transfer the money."
Yin Lianyi didn't care, thinking it was some kind of robot game console that boys liked to play, so she nodded and said:
"Got it, Mr. Lin, I'll go to the Chinese medicine clinic now."
Yin Lianyi put on her makeup again, changed her clothes, and was about to set off on her electric bike when her mother, Jiang Shufen, came out of the room.
"Where are you going so late? It's not good for girls to run around at night. It will be bad for your reputation if people get the news!"
Yin Lianyi said speechlessly, "Mom, I'm going to work. My boss ordered some equipment for the company, and I have to go pay for it."
"Oh, it's company business. Why are you standing there? The boss is offering you such a high salary, you have to work hard. By the way, do you want your dad to take you there?"
"No, no, it's right in Plaza de Mayo. The electric car will be there in a few minutes. You guys can rest first."
"Are you coming back to sleep tonight?"
"I won't be back. I guess I'll be busy all night. Bye~~"
The roads in urban villages are not car-friendly, so unless the journey is long, villagers generally prefer to travel by electric scooter.
When Yin Lianyi arrived at the Chinese medicine clinic, Lin Sanqi's car just arrived and two people got out of the car.
Lin Sanqi quickly introduced:
"Brother Cai, this is my girlfriend, currently the financial director of our Lingnantang Company. Lianyi, this is my senior brother, the director of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Oriental Hospital."
Yin Lianyi quickly bowed slightly: "Hello, Senior Brother."
When Cai Yang saw Yin Lianyi, he was simply astonished. He pointed and thought:
"No, no, Junior Brother, your girlfriend looks familiar to me. Have I seen her somewhere before?"
Lin Sanqi laughed heartily after hearing this:
"Brother, I guess you've seen Zhang Jizhong's version of The Return of the Condor Heroes before, right? How is it? Does it resemble the Little Dragon Girl in that film?"
"Ah, yes, yes, Xiao Long Nu, just like Xiao Long Nu. Oh, no, Junior Brother, isn't your sister-in-law the female star?"
Cai Yang looked Yin Lianyi up and down, thinking that since his junior brother was so rich, it was normal for him to have several female celebrities as his friends. Not only did they look similar, but their ages were also suitable.
Yin Lianyi was used to being misidentified, but she never expected that such a great doctor and expert would be so gossipy.
Lin Sanqi was also at a loss for words:
"Brother, my girlfriend is much prettier than those actresses, okay? Actresses have such messy private lives. It's okay to play around with her, but who would dare to really marry her? Aren't you afraid that people of the same trade will have all sorts of nephews all over the world?"
Cai Yang also said when he heard it: "That's right, no decent man would marry a female celebrity, it's too messy, too messy."
Several people walked towards the Chinese medicine clinic together. Yin Lianyi fell behind and pinched Lin Sanqi's waist hard:
"Humph, you still dare to play with female celebrities? Do you want to die?"
Lin Sanqi quickly begged for mercy:
"How dare I? Who knows what diseases these women have? If they're taking drugs, I'm a decent man. Besides, I already have such a beautiful wife, who else can I look down on?"
Yin Lianyi then waved her fist: "Men, huh, better behave yourself!"
Lin Sanqi rubbed the sore spot and hurriedly held his girlfriend's hand, feeling somewhat guilty. He couldn't tell her that he actually had a wife in another time and space who looked like Mao Xiaotong...
Of course, Lin Sanqi is also confident. He is not afraid of Yin Lianyi checking his transfer records, following him closely, or hiring a private detective. Anyway, he is clean in this time and space.
Half an hour later, a truck drove up to the Chinese medicine clinic with its horn honking. When Lin Sanqi and Cai Yang came out, they found that it was indeed Zhao Mingxu who had delivered the goods.
A man in his thirties in a suit jumped out of the truck and jogged over from a distance, extending his hand as he ran:
"Ah, Director Cai, hello. This must be Mr. Lin, young and promising. It turns out Mr. Lin is also the owner of Lingnan Hall. Wow, Lingnan Hall is so famous, everyone in the south knows it now."
When businessmen meet, they pour out nice words as if they are free.
After shaking hands, Cai Yang asked, "Did you bring the machine?"
"I have it, I have it. It's on the truck."
Lin Sanqi also quickly said: "Then let's unload the goods. Our Chinese medicine clinic is large, so let's test the machine first."
Zhao Mingxu patted his chest and said, "Okay, our machine is guaranteed to be fine."
In the lobby of the Chinese medicine clinic, the Da Vinci surgical robot was quickly installed by the staff. Cai Yang sat in front of the operating table and began to test the machine.
Cai Yang was seen holding two operating handles in his hands, stepping on a pedal, looking at a magnifier that looked like an electron microscope, and his hands began to move slightly.
Every time Cai Yang makes a small movement, the four robotic arms of the surgical robot on the other side will start to move according to the instructions. It is very magical and very high-tech. (End of this chapter)
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