Chapter 701 - 349: Seeing Is Believing!

The atmosphere at the dinner table was neither good nor bad.

Everyone sat across from each other, glancing around, with varying expressions.

They were all adults; no one was anyone else's sycophant, and no one would mindlessly start ranting.

Lu Cheng was not familiar with Xue Yunfei.

To Xue Yunfei, his presence was optional.

Actually, for Lu Cheng, it was the same; Xue Yunfei could come or not.

Chen Song was the one he had actively requested; he had already persuaded Professor Chen Song.

The others were just tools.

Whether Lu Cheng was qualified was a separate issue; just because I don't have the credentials, does that mean I can't do this?

Xue Yunfei smirked: "Director Lu really is an interesting person."

"I quite like him."

No matter what, Lu Cheng at least wasn't pretending, not the type to make grand promises and speak in clichés.

He consistently responded to what was said and did not deliberately extend any topics.

Chen Song noticed the atmosphere was slightly off and quickly clarified his stance: "Professor Xue, actually, Director Lu and I have known each other for quite a while."

"Director Lu is someone who is pragmatic in work and straightforward in speech."

"I believe that if Director Lu invites people, he surely wouldn't be unprepared for no reason."

"Why don't we hear out what Director Lu plans to do?"

Xue Yunfei nodded: "Willing to listen attentively, since everyone is here, even if it's just for show, we should play along for a while."

"Director Lu is an intriguing person, eager to hear more."

Lu Cheng scrutinized Professor Xue Yunfei for a while and said: "Professor Xue, actually, there aren't any flashy or profoundly obscure preparations."

"There are only two points: first, we are capable of performing this surgery."

"Secondly, our research team is equipped with animal models, and our scientific group has members who can replicate clinical conditions onto the animal models."

"Here, before officially stepping onto the operating table, there is sufficient sunk cost."

"Apart from those preparations, I don't have the luxury to spare; everything else is provided by the hospital—I can't afford more than that…"

In fact, interactions among strangers often need to focus on mutual benefit.

No benefits?

Then coming to Xiangzhou is like going into the countryside, going anywhere else would be the same countryside, so why should I come to Xiangzhou in Xiang Province?

"Animal models?"

"Replicate clinical conditions?" Xue Yunfei's expression was no longer calm.

How do most people learn surgery? It's through observation, shadowing, and performing parts of procedures, switching to another part the next day on the operating table.

After years of accumulation, if a superior feels you can complete the entire process, you get more opportunities to operate.

Although Union Hospital is a top teaching hospital, not every research group is indulgent enough to provide animal models.

Not to mention replicating clinical conditions onto animal models?

Such resources seem a bit excessive.

This is equivalent to treating surgical learning as a research project, with several animal trials before the lead surgeon formally takes the operating table…

You can learn first, then practice and make mistakes on the animal models, and once you are skilled on the animal models, you proceed to the operating table.

Theoretically, everyone could have ample opportunities to operate!

"This is considered precious cargo second only to the anatomy teacher in our surgery department."

"Director Lu, do you have that much funding?" Xue Yunfei suddenly became interested.

In surgery, everyone knows the core principle.

The fundamental rule in medicine is to achieve what others cannot.

The actual performance is, "If you can do it, I can do it too!"

One surgery can be performed by hundreds or even thousands of people, and likely more…

"No, the animal models in our research group are all self-produced."

"Not imported!"~

"The funding for this is part of the normal expenditure of the research; presented as a learning initiative, it gathers more funding!~" Lu Cheng replied.

Xue Yunfei blurted: "Who?"

"Director Lu, does your research group also have such an expert on animal models?"

"Could we meet them?"

"Ahem~" Dai Linfang timely coughed.

"Professor Xue's curiosity is a bit peculiar; someone who doesn't know might think Professor Xue is coming with a pickaxe to poach talents."

Dai Linfang spoke of others being peculiar, but his tone itself was peculiar.

Xue Yunfei quickly realized his faux pas.

"Apologies, I was out of line."

"Director Lu, so our team members coming here have two goals."

"One is to perform surgery in the animal lab, learning while accumulating research data."

"Accelerate the accumulation of animal model data, speed up the advancement of clinical research?"

"Is that correct?" Xue Yunfei didn't list them separately but blended the two purposes together.

"Exactly!~"

Lu Cheng nodded: "But there's no room for unlimited waste; each person can have a maximum of thirty animal models."

"Beyond that, I can't afford to cater."

Even though it sounds infinite, Lu Cheng knows better than to provide limitless supplies.

Do animal models cost nothing to maintain?

Professor Qu Daowen and others can have as much as they want, but it's on their own expense.

Those who came this time are here to assist with the research project, but it's not entirely self-service—you can't have everything you want.

Lu Cheng can't support such freeloaders now.

"Having thirty before clinical practice is already quite a lot!~"

"Normally, in the department, where could you have the chance to rehearse thirty surgeries in advance?" Xue Yunfei thought to himself.

"Director Lu, but if after performing all thirty animal surgeries you still feel not proficient enough, what should be done?"