Lin Sanqi: “So, if Chinese medicine doesn’t reform and progress, by the time this generation of young people grow up and mature, the decline of Chinese medicine will be inevitable because they don’t believe in it.
So I want to take advantage of this time when these masters of traditional Chinese medicine are still around and the country is supporting traditional Chinese medicine, and quickly let traditional Chinese medicine take another path, adapt to the current medical system, and even perhaps develop and flourish.”
Vice President Fan Yaolai tapped the table with his fingers and suddenly made a suggestion:
"Director Lin, what do you think of the scientific research and clinical level of our Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine?"
Lin Sanqi was stunned, thinking, is this going to get the guests to praise him?
"The Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is naturally the world's top hospital of traditional Chinese medicine. I remember when the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was founded, it almost gathered all the famous Chinese medicine practitioners in the country, such as the Four Famous Doctors of Peking.
Aside from the two who passed away early, the remaining two, Shi Jinmo and Xiao Longyou, entered the Chinese Medicine Hospital. Furthermore, in the first year of the hospital’s establishment, famous Chinese medicine practitioners from all provinces across the country were recruited…”
If you want to talk about the history of traditional Chinese medicine hospitals, then Lin Sanqi will not be tired anymore.
Fan Yaolai had only heard of the history of the hospital's founding, but Lin Sanqi had personally experienced it. He had even served as the hospital's vice president and recognized the president as his godfather, so he had a deep relationship with him.
"Director Lin, it seems you know our Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine quite well. Haha, it's our honor. So, Director Lin, which do you think is better, our Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, or our alma mater, Peking University of Chinese Medicine, or your Huadu Medical University?"
Facing Fan Yaolai's renewed question, Lin Sanqi grumbled, wondering if people in the north were all so concerned about their reputation. "Do you want me to keep bragging?"
Emotionally speaking, Huadu Medical University is his alma mater, and he definitely thinks his alma mater is the best no matter what.
But when it comes to business, of course we can only brag about it:
"Teacher Fan, from the perspective of Western medicine, Peking University of Chinese Medicine is not as good as our Huadu Medical University. But from the perspective of pure Chinese medicine teaching and research, Huadu Medical University is not as good as your Peking University of Chinese Medicine."
Fan Yaolai chuckled, then suddenly leaned forward and said seriously:
"Mr. Lin, you invested $500 million to modernize Traditional Chinese Medicine. Our school leaders, including our hospital team, also strongly agreed with this concept during the meeting. They all thought that the slogan of modernizing Traditional Chinese Medicine was a good one!
Whether it is traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, it must grow stronger through continuous development and constantly improve clinical practice and even theory.
There was a study abroad that re-examined papers published in medical journals 30 years ago and found that 90% of the medical theories, new drugs, and new surgical procedures from 30 years ago were overturned and proven to be wrong when they were reviewed 30 years later.
Western medicine has the courage to admit mistakes, constantly improve based on the mistakes, and ultimately form a more reasonable, scientific, and safer treatment plan. So why can't we Chinese medicine do it?
There is great resistance to the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine. I think it is more because some people feel guilty because the current traditional Chinese medicine system is their comfort zone, especially some old Chinese medicine practitioners who make money like fish in water.
But if TCM is modernized, these people may be the first to be eliminated, or they may be forced to accept new things and learn new clinical techniques. They feel they can't complete it, so they might as well not make progress and just muddle through."
When Lin Sanqi heard this, he thought that Vice President Fan, or the entire leadership team of Peking University of Chinese Medicine, were very clear-headed. Not bad.
Fan Yaolai spoke sincerely, and the look he gave Lin Sanqi was even more sincere:
"So, Mr. Lin, you see, we have the same ideas, which means we are comrades.
Look at our Peking University of Chinese Medicine, or our Capital Hospital of Chinese Medicine, we are the top in the country in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. We have the largest number of famous Chinese medicine practitioners in the country, and our collection of ancient Chinese medical books is also the largest in the country.
Similarly, our University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and its affiliated Chinese Medicine Hospital are also gradually exploring the modernization of Chinese medicine. We have established many scientific research teams, conducted some research on Chinese medicine, and achieved many results.
But, ahem, this research is too expensive. Whether it's the school or our department, salaries alone take up the bulk of our funding. It's basically just a living. There's no more money and energy to invest in research.
It just so happened that Director Lin, you suddenly emerged in the south and launched a big satellite at Huadu Medical University. We were so envious of you. At that time, we said that it would be great if Director Lin was a graduate of our Peking University of Chinese Medicine.
Well, you've dropped by unexpectedly today, so why not have a private chat? Since Director Lin wants to modernize Traditional Chinese Medicine, he shouldn't limit himself to one city, one school, or one hospital. He could look at other top institutions across the country.
What do you think of our Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Lin Sanqi and Yin Lianyi looked at each other. This proposal caught them off guard. They came here to poach people and had never thought about collaborating.
Lin Sanqi, Lin Tianhua and Yin Lianyi share a common view, which is to try not to conduct business outside Dongguan Province and to stay in the south to be their own King of Peace.
Because if they invest in other provinces, the business will become bigger and bigger. Lingnan Hall is still just a makeshift team so far. It has not established a modern enterprise management system and has too many loopholes.
A bigger business means more difficult management.
With more investment, all kinds of corporate corruption will emerge.
Similarly, your expansion means that you have less control over your branches in other places, making you more likely to be targeted by competitors or bad capital.
Therefore, Lin Sanqi did not think of spending money all over the country. Even though he was recruiting famous doctors from all over the country, it was only to bring them back to Huadu.
"Teacher Fan, your proposal is quite sudden, and we are not mentally prepared. This..."
Lin Sanqi wanted to shirk the responsibility. He had no connections at Peking University of Chinese Medicine, or the current Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and didn't know anything about the situation. Now he wanted to invest his own money, which was like throwing money into the water.
Just like when he refused to be an angel investor at Citibank before.
In contrast, at Huadu Medical University, from the president to the deans, to the senior professors of traditional Chinese medicine, all are relatives of the Lin family. The two sides have a close relationship and enjoy pleasant cooperation, so even if there are risks, they can be discovered and controlled early.
But the capital is far away and is not an ideal partner.
When Fan Yaolai saw that Lin Sanqi wanted to refuse, he quickly interrupted him and started playing the emotional card:
"Director Lin, you are also an insider in the industry, so you should understand the current predicament of our Chinese medicine hospitals and Chinese medicine universities. Every year, the teaching and research funds our superiors give us are almost a fraction of those given to Western medicine schools.
We used to have our own affiliated hospital, which made money and provided blood transfusions. But look at our Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a prestigious national-level hospital, whose campus covers only 42 mu.
Given our scale, any district-level Western medicine hospital would far surpass ours. Why? Because Western medicine hospitals can make money, they have the money to develop and build new hospitals. But our Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital can’t, so we can only live in a small space.”
Lin Sanqi thought that this was indeed true.
The Chinese Medicine Hospital was originally rebuilt from a royal palace. The 42 acres of land at that time was definitely a lavish property in Beijing, where land was extremely expensive.
However, with the changes of the times, fifty or sixty years have passed, and the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine has miraculously been rebuilt on the original site, with the same area, but the original small bungalow has been converted into a building.
The newly built campuses of other Western medicine hospitals are all very grand, often covering hundreds or even thousands of acres.
For example, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Huadu Medical University was simply sold directly.
Vice President Fan Yaolai saw that Lin Sanqi's expression had relaxed, so he prepared to add fuel to the fire:
"The jobs of Chinese medicine practitioners in our public hospitals are really tough. They are not as good as those in private Chinese medicine clinics. A few prescriptions cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, and massage and acupuncture are all money that can be put into your own pocket.
The TCM doctors in our public hospitals have a wealth of skills but no place to use them, and they're living in poverty with a flat salary. They have no research projects, and even if they do have projects, they don't have the funding. Even if we want to modernize TCM, this modernization can't be achieved by just talking about it.
So my thought is, since Lingnan Hall can collaborate with Huadu Medical University, why not also collaborate with Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine? After all, we have the strongest traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the country and the most literature, which are our advantages."
Lin Sanqi sighed lightly and looked out the window. Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was his "home" after all, so he would help if he could.
"Teacher Fan, how do you plan to cooperate with our Lingnan Hall?" (End of this chapter)
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