924 Let Him Come Over (1/2)

That night, Huo Congjun held a feast.

The buffet for 299 RMB per person in Prosperous Fountain Restaurant was akin to a normal work meal for Huo Congjun, and he invited many to it. He did not have this in his original plan, but just like what he said, those who wanted to pay for this had looked for him through their connections, so it would be unreasonable for him to get in the way of their spending. Besides, even if he wanted to spend their money, he had to do it reasonably. Arranging two meals and then upping the standards of those meals was a given.

Hospital Director Bo was forced to receive the invitation. As troubles and nervous anticipation plagued his heart, he went inside and ate. Then, he felt a little more at ease.

As a medical intermediary, the psychological preparation that he needed the most was to resign himself to being at the receiving end of insults.

Doctors were not particularly known for their patience, especially surgeons, and skilled surgeons were very bad tempered.

Did rich men really not have any connections that led them to the best doctors? Not really. Sometimes, they were willing to pay in order to suffer fewer stink eyes and rejections.

Even people who worked for their bosses and took it to the face — even with their high pay—were sometimes willing to look for a medical intermediary to approach doctors.

Therefore, while being rejected by Huo Congjun was out of his expectations, it was just a standard occupational injury for Hospital Director Bo. A few hours would be enough for him to recover and regain his spirits.

”Department Director Huo, let's talk more.” After he had his fill, Hospital Director Bo looked for Huo Congjun, who was surrounded by everyone. He put a smile on his face, and he did not look like he had just suffered a blow and was forced to call his girlfriend to complain just now.

”We can talk, but those talks will play out to the same conclusion.” Huo Congjun had also boasted for some time, so he was ready to take a break and confess his sins at that moment.

Two of them sat on the small couch by the side.

Hospital Director Bo stared at Huo Congjun for a while before he smiled and said, ”Department Director Huo, you truly look very confident.”

”Get straight to the point.”

Hospital Director Bo muttered to himself before he dove in. ”50,000 RMB for one freelance surgery. If you have any other requests, we can talk about them.”

50,000 RMB for one freelance surgery was considered to be the second highest price offered in the industry. With a medical intermediary's methods, the patient might even need to pay 100,000 RMB to 400,000 RMB, but that depended on the medical intermediary's skills. After all, first, Ling Ran was not an academician, secondly, he was not a director in a top tertiary Grade A hospital in Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, so if he demanded the second highest price among all freelance surgeries, Hospital Directo Bo would have a lot of words to exchange with his clients.

However, this high price was actually not really high.

The price of freelance surgery was related with the doctor's labor intensity and risk profile.

In simple terms, a freelance surgeon performed three hours for a hepatectomy at 10,000 RMB, and if he performed two hepatectomies of normal intensity in a day, he would earn 20,000 RMB. In combined liver and pancreatic radical surgery, normal doctors might need seven to eight hours, or then, even This had surpassed the intensity of two hepatectomies, which meant that the surgeon would need to work for triple the time.

On one hand, combined liver and pancreatic radical surgery had very stringent conditions. Even if CT, PET, and MRI scans had been done before the operation, the possibility of realizing that the patient's abdominal cavity did not coincide with the scans after the surgeon opened up the abdomen still existed. Similarly, there was great uncertainty in the failure rate of such surgeries and the death rate of the patient.

Tripled duration, more than thirty times the risk in surgery, and 50,000 RMB. While prices always went up and down, the increase was not outworldly.

Meanwhile, if this price could be fixed, it would be definitely advantageous for Ling Ran's freelance surgery fee and status in the industry.

No matter what, it was 50,000 RMB. Even doctors who worked on varicose veins and performed ten surgeries in a day to earn 100,000 RMB, a single freelance surgery fee would never come close to 50,000 RMB for a ten-hour surgery.

Huo Congjun felt Hospital Director Bo's sincerity, but he still showed contempt. ”Even if our Ling Ran wanted to perform freelance surgery, we will not go through you.”

”Isn't it better with one more safety cushion?” Hospital Director Bo became more humble. His shoulders were hunched, and his head was down, but his face was tilted up. He even showed a face that said, ”Look how good I am at buttering up” like a comprador, which was typical of a pharmaceutical sales representative.

Huo Congjun was quite surprised, yet he became even more wary. ”Is there a need for that? Ling Ran is not the only doctor who can perform combined liver and pancreatic radical surgery in the country. Now, you're being all humble in front of me? Are you trying to cause trouble?”

If Hospital Director Bo took up a surgery that only Ling Ran could perform, Huo Congjun believed that Hospital Director Bo's attitude would be much better. However, if it was not a unique case or an exclusive surgery, Hospital Director Bo's expression would be too much of an exaggeration.

Hospital Director Bo showed a faint smile. ”There are people who can perform combined liver and pancreatic radical surgery, but Doctor Ling is the only one with youth on his side. He is really the only one, and it won't be a mistake to say that he is the only one in the country.”

”You might as well give the title of only one in so and so category for every age group.” Huo Congjun was still displeased.

”If we add all age groups together, I still think that only Doctor Ling is the only one who can actually perform a combined liver and pancreatic radical freelance surgery.” Hospital Director Bo emphasized once more.

It was only at this moment that Huo Congjun faced what Hospital Director Bo said squarely.

”A ten-hour surgery is not a joke,” Hospital Director Bo said in a reminiscing tone, ”At that time, I watched the video, and I was extremely surprised. He only took a short break during the middle, right? The surgery was done very cleanly. I think that if Doctor Ling is more skilled, his speed can still be improved.”