When Jia Xuesheng, Feng Ruoqi and others heard this, they all gasped. It was obvious that they had taken Dean Lin's words to heart.
Jia Xuezhen took a sip of tea and said in frustration:
"Lintou, you are right. I was obsessed with it. Traditional Chinese Medicine is indeed not rigorous enough, at least it cannot be popularized."
Feng Shiqi was relatively optimistic and patted his old colleague on the shoulder:
"If it's not rigorous enough, then we can make it more rigorous. We can start TCM research now, completely following laboratory standards, and get results quickly."
Lin Sanqi thought, what's the point of rushing? Even in 2015, the problem of inaccurate Chinese medicine has not been solved.
If you open the instructions for Chinese patent medicines, you will see that all the adverse reactions, contraindications, precautions, etc. are followed by the words "not yet clear".
It is not clear yet, so you go ahead and research it. Once you have thoroughly researched it and passed the fourth phase of clinical trials, you can put it on the market and sell it.
People just don't want to do that. If such Chinese medicine is put on the market, it will cause great harm to people.
At this time, the dishes were slowly arriving. Dean Lin, who was about to receive $20 million, naturally ordered whatever was most expensive.
"Come on, come on, everyone, have a bowl of shark fin to rinse your mouth. Don't save money for me today."
Everyone chuckled, even Jia Xuezhen, who had let go of his grudge, smiled with ease.
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Lin Sanqi continued:
"Besides, I'm inviting everyone to dinner today, and I have something else to discuss with you. You all know that I'm building a new industrial zone in Bao'an County, next to Xiangjiang, but the industrial zone is only part of it.
I am also planning to build the world's most advanced infectious disease hospital in Bao'an County. It will primarily focus on tuberculosis for the time being, but will also develop surgery in the long term. This way, those of you with a surgical background will have room to develop your talents in the future.
There is another thing. Old Jia, you are still upset that traditional Chinese medicine cannot be included in the "Clinical Guidelines", but in our own hospital, traditional Chinese medicine can be used.
The cure rate in Hong Kong is 88%, and our own cure rate in the mainland has reached 94%. This shows that our traditional Chinese medicine is effective, and this is our unique advantage in China.
How can we transform this advantage into clinical practice? After much thought, I decided to open an international hospital.
By then, we will not only be able to treat domestic patients, but also foreign patients, and make a lot of money from foreigners."
When these words were spoken, everyone at the dinner table was stunned again, wondering why Dean Lin always mentioned money so openly?
Lin Sanqi saw everyone's constipated expressions and continued to smile:
"Don't be disdainful when you hear about making money. Money is not the original sin.
As the saying goes, a penny can make a hero fall. Look at these years, there has been a shortage of food in our country, and you have all been hungry.
But because our country has no money and cannot import large quantities of food, how many people have starved?
So money is a good thing. Having money can at least allow us to have enough food and clothing, which is the most basic material need of human beings.
Specifically speaking, in medicine, only with money can we conduct scientific research and invent new drugs and surgical procedures. Even more so, only with money can we build hospitals and better serve the people. All of this requires money.
Take the present as an example. If I have no money, how can I establish the Bao'an Industrial Park?
If I don't establish this industrial park, we won't be able to build new pharmaceutical factories and other high-tech factories, and our country will still be poor.
So you guys, don’t get angry when talking about money, and don’t have an absolute aversion to money.
I know that you disregarded your own gains and losses, and gave up the superior life abroad and were willing to return to China to eat coarse food just to serve the motherland, but this is different from whether you make money or not.
You are serving the motherland by treating patients. Similarly, when I earn foreign currency and send it abroad, I am also serving the motherland, right? "
Feng Shiqi sighed and said:
"Back then, I was also aloof. My family was well-off and I had no worries about food and clothing. I was a rich young master.
People with money naturally don’t worry about money, so they especially look down on those who talk about money all the time and think they are very vulgar.
But later I was laid off from the hospital and returned home, where I lived in the charity cemetery.
You know what a charity cemetery is? It's a place where people who died and had no one to claim their bodies would temporarily store their coffins. It was built solitary outside the village.
I live in this world of the dead. Half of my house has collapsed. I want to buy some bricks and tiles to rebuild it, but I have no money.
So our family could only stay in the broken house, feeling scared and cold.
One Chinese New Year, the other children in the village at least got a piece of candy, but what about my two daughters? Not only could they not eat candy, they didn't even have any food.
My wife used to weigh 110 pounds, but she lost weight to just over 70 pounds. She still had to do farm work every day and almost died in the fields.
At that time, I thought, "Ah, Feng Ruoqi, are you a jerk? You think you are noble and you are great!"
You gave up the good life abroad and returned to China, but caused your family to suffer with you, and it is hard to say whether you can survive.
I don’t mind being laughed at by everyone, but at that moment I regretted returning to China and regretted not staying in the Eagle Country to live in a villa and drive a car.
Really, I really need money. I need money to buy food, I need money to buy candy for my daughter, I need money to buy meat for my wife to nourish her body, and I also want to have money to buy a can of Coke.
So what Lin Tou said is right. Money is not a bad thing. I studied hard for ten years and I have medical skills. Why should I be poor? Why should I starve? Why should I not enjoy material life?
As soon as Feng Ruoqi finished speaking, everyone at the table agreed, but was also afraid to agree. They all glanced at the leader Lin Sanqi who was present.
Those who have been beaten by society understand that Feng Ruoqi could be sent to the northwest to dig sand just because of his last sentence.
Lin Sanqi, however, remained calm, eating a large lobster with gusto:
"Hey, why are you all looking at me? Keep eating. This big lobster, wow, it tastes really good. You can't get a chance to eat it in China."
After Feng Ruoqi said this, he felt a little regretful for his impudence and asked cautiously:
"Lintou, I just said the wrong thing, please don't take it to heart."
Lin Sanqiyuan chewed the dragon meat and said casually:
"Why should I take it personally? You're not wrong. Poverty is not something that should happen in our system.
Of course, it is not our country either. No matter which country or government, they should not let their citizens become poor. That will be a bad review.
However, our country’s poverty was not caused by our generation, nor even by the Qing Dynasty. The root cause is controversial.
For example, a family that has been practicing surrender for generations, some people say that the root of the problem lies in the doctrines advocated by their ancestors, which emphasized culture, suppressed military power, suppressed commerce, and suppressed science. They showed off their imperial mentality all day long and devoted themselves to internal strife.
But let the past be the past. What is important is the present and the future, so we need to work together to build our motherland.
The sufferings we have endured should not be repeated on our descendants, and the blessings we have not enjoyed should be left to our descendants.
I do not approve of poverty, nor will I praise it. Regardless of the dynasty or country, poverty is wrong and we must oppose it."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the table instantly became relaxed, and everyone started complaining at once.
Anyway, the dean has said so. If we want to dig sand, let's go together and no one can escape.
Only then did Lin Sanqi reveal his final goal:
"So I came here this time to discuss with you that I plan to build a new infectious disease hospital in Bao'an County, which will require a large number of doctors and nurses. My personal idea is to keep all ten of you, including the ten nurses.
"My hospital is built to international standards, and the salaries are on par with doctors in Hong Kong. I guarantee you won't suffer any setbacks. Your family can also move to Bao'an County. What do you think? Consider it."
Jia Xuezhen didn't even think twice: "Lintou, I'm willing to go to Bao'an County. Anyway, wherever you go, I'll go with you!"
Feng Ruoqi laughed and scolded, "Old Jia, take back what you said and let me speak."
Ma Zhongli, Zhao Guixiang, Xue Xiang, Xu Benyi, Guo Jinming, Zhang Xiaofeng, Xu Xinyan, and Dong Xun, among eight other doctors, also did not consider:
"Lintou, we are willing to go to Bao'an County with you. We will talk about whether the income is high or not later. We can eat meat by following you. That is our simple wish."
Lin Sanqi asked in response, "Don't you guys think about it anymore? Don't you want to discuss it with your family?"
Jia Xuezhen glanced around at his colleagues and said firmly:
"Dean Lin, don't worry about it. Let's not talk about the issue of food. We also know that only by following you can our lives be safe."
Feng Ruoqi also said firmly:
"Lintou, I don't want to go back to the dilapidated house in Yizhuang, my hometown. I'll follow you. You won't ignore us. I'm determined to go to Bao'an County with you."
"good!"
Lin Sanqi slammed the table and said, "Witt, take away all the drinks and replace them all with 1982 Lafite!"
The waiter beside him looked confused:
"Sir, you want a '62 Lafite? No, we have a '60."
Lin Sanqi said with disdain:
"You don't even have 1982 Lafite. Your seafood restaurant isn't very good..." (End of this chapter)
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