998 Explosion (1/2)

Yu Yuan stared at Ling Ran, and she looked so anxious it was as if her face was about to explode.

Academic discussions were naturally proposed by the officials, but if someone put forth contradicting academic opinions in the same academic conference, it would arouse confrontations.

This was unlike conferences for natural science or internists. Surgeons had always been bold and passionate. In other words, their academic confrontations were often extremely intense, and the hostility would often leave a huge impact.

In her haste, Yu Yuan could only use her best skill as a weapon and made a promise. ”Doctor Ling, why don't we go back and write an article to voice your opinions? You can make an outline so that you can get your points across when you speak, and it is also more acceptable. I'll do the actual writing and make sure it'll be a good one.”

Ling Ran looked at Yu Yuan in surprise. ”Have you always been writing the articles casually? No wonder…”

Yu Yuan's jaws dropped. ”No wonder what?”

”You've been writing quite slow lately. You used to be able to write an article in two or three months, but nowadays, you only write one after a few months.” Ling Ran recalled.

”That's because I was preparing for the attending physician licensure exam… right, Doctor Zuo?” Yu Yuan sent a distress signal to Zuo Cidian.

Zuo Cidian hesitated for a few seconds, looked at the operating table, and slowly said, ”I think that Chief Physician Ji of the Provincial Research Institute of Digestive Diseases should be the one who took the lead for giving the expert opinions on the 'choosing of materials for surgery sutures', right?”

Yu Yuan nodded quickly. ”Yes, Chief Physician Ji is able to get many projects and funds every year. I think his research institute for digestion is the earliest institution to be built in this field of medicine.”

”It doesn't matter how early they built it. It still belongs to the provincial hospital, and since it's the provincial hospital's institution, we don't need to be afraid of him.”

”Doctor Zuo, please don't give crazy suggestions.” Yu Yuan sensed that something was wrong.

Zuo Cidian curled up his lips and said, ”Doctor Yu, Department Director Huo has offended a lot of doctors from the provincial hospital. Besides, if they are provincial hospital doctors, even if we don't offend him, should we be flattering them now?”

Zuo Cidian made a thorough analysis of who was their enemy and friend, and he instantly diverted Yu Yuan's attention from the situation at hand.

Yu Yuan moved her lips. ”We're not Department Director Huo. Doctor Ling is still so young. Do you think it's good for him to be offending experts like Chief Physician Ji?”

”You don't say, but it might be possible.” Zuo Cidian laughed a couple of times before saying, ”Do you think you can be famous by appearing somewhere? There are so many people doing that, but they only end up as people who attend conferences and cannot contribute to it. Do you think it is possible to be respected, be an expert, make expert opinions, organize an expert consensus session, and not offend anyone?”

Yu Yuan was worried and became serious. ”B-But… Doctor Zuo, engaging in academic confrontation is not that simple. If you put forth a refutation, the other party can also refute your points. This kind of thing may last for many years, but in the end, we will need evidence-based work to back up our arguments, and we will need a lot of money for that. We will suffer a lot if the opponent gets a hold of our weakness as well.”

”I believe in Doctor Ling.” Zuo Cidian did not understand how complex and serious were academic issues, academic confrontations, or expert opinions, but he knew that Ling Ran definitely in first-class in terms of academic issues, and his surgical skills were also top-notch. He believed that Ling Ran would win both in confrontations and getting evidence to back his claims.

Who cared if it was an arms race as long as they won?

Yu Yuan looked at Ling Ran and then at Zuo Cidian. She was so anxious that she did not know what to do.

Ling Ran saw that the argument was over, and he said, ”Then let's follow the original plan.”

Yu Yuan was incredibly anxious, but she had no choice but to quietly take out her phone and send a text message to Huo Congjun through WeChat.

Soon, Huo Congjun texted back.

Yu Yuan quickly opened the message and saw Huo Congjun's reply, it was as simple as ever.

[I wish you victory in your first battle!]

…..

Uneasiness, anxiety, excitement…

After Yu Yan was tormented by a stream of emotions, the afternoon session finally arrived.

The place where Ling Ran's second surgery was located was already crowded.

The medical staff from different hospitals, staff from different pharmaceutical sales companies, hotel service staff, as well as the guests, occupied the room so much that it was as crowded as a tourist bus, even though the staff had originally estimated that half or one-third of the room would be empty.

Several cameras faced the stage from afar, all of which broadcasted Ling Ran's speech as the main event.

In addition to the live-streaming platform from Yunli Medical Company, two more pharmaceutical companies joined the market. They wanted to establish a live broadcast system between hospitals and medical schools. The scope was not very large, but they lacked a lot of selling points.

Ling Ran looked at the manuscript in his hands, turned on the microphone, picked it up, and said, ”I'd like to talk about some problems regarding hepatectomy today.”

There was no need for speeches in academic conferences like Duco to be too formal.