It was Monday again. After finishing his morning class, Lin Jie found Chu Jing from Binhai University Press waiting for him.

"Is something the matter?"

Chu Jing nodded, with a gentle smile, said, "Expert Lin, may I invite you for a simple meal, so we can talk while eating?"

Lin Jie declined, "I still need to rush to the Affiliated Hospital. I only have time for a boxed lunch at noon."

"Either you make it quick, or we reschedule for another time."

Today, Lin Jie indeed had very little free time.

He even postponed his previously arranged meeting with Pei Fengzi to Wednesday morning.

"Indeed, not a single successful person is lucky, diligence and effort are indispensable."

Chu Jing gave a small compliment to Lin Jie and continued, "If you don't mind, I'll eat takeout with you..."

In the office of the academy, while eating the boxed lunch bought by Guan Muhua, Lin Jie listened to Chu Jing explain his purpose for the visit.

"Expert Lin, as of last weekend, not only have sales been accounted for, but also the distribution to major bookstores, professional bookshops, and online bookstores nationwide has reached 220,000 sets."

Every pore on Chu Jing's face exuded joy.

"The press has already submitted your medical series for the annual outstanding exemplar book award, and there's at least a 99% chance it will be recognized by the National Publishing Administration."

Hearing these two pieces of news, Lin Jie was quite pleased.

Even though all the proceeds were donated to the university, the fame and honor still belonged to Lin Jie personally.

"Expert Lin, the content of the remaining five volumes of this series?"

Lin Jie calculated briefly and said, "The classroom content will be finished before New Year's Day."

"By then, the last lecture notes can also be handed over to you."

Chu Jing assured, "Expert Lin, right now, everyone at the press is working hard on your series."

"By then, we will surely print the remaining five volumes as quickly as possible, with the highest quality, so every interested reader can easily and quickly obtain it."

"Expert Lin, we conducted a follow-up survey of over four hundred readers."

She licked her lips, somewhat excitedly, said, "Their evaluation of this series is very high, and all expressed a desire to continue purchasing."

"According to our estimates, once the remaining five volumes are released, sales could potentially reach 250,000 sets within six months."

"It will also slightly boost the sales of the first five volumes."

Expert Lin took a sip of water and said, "Director Chu, you've said so much, yet you haven't mentioned your true intention!"

Chu Jing brushed a few strands of her hair from the front, and with a light smile said, "It's like this. Expert Lin, we are promoting the international rights of your medical series."

"Currently, two international publishers are in discussions with us."

"Considering the series' popularity domestically, we don't want to use a full buyout approach; we prefer revenue sharing based on sales."

Lin Jie let out an understanding sound and asked, "Are you seeking my opinion on this?"

"The agreement signed at the time should have granted you full agency over the rights, right?"

"So, you are free to handle it as you wish, I have no objections."

Since the proceeds were donated, Lin Jie was not particularly proactive about this matter, you could even say he wasn't interested at all.

Chu Jing smiled and said, "The main purpose is to inform you about this and one other related matter we wish to discuss with you."

She paused and said, "It's regarding the book translation."

Chu Jing further explained, "For international sales, the most important is the English version. To ensure translation quality, naturally, the original author with excellent English, like you, would be the most suitable."

Lin Jie furrowed his brows.

He knew Chu Jing was speaking the truth.

Involving a vast array of medical terminology, he didn't want his books to be translated inaccurately, imprecisely, or worse, incorrectly.

However, these ten volumes together amounted to three or four million words, translating them into English individually was not a small task.

Seeing Lin Jie silent, Chu Jing spoke up, "Expert Lin, the press will provide a translation fee."

"But please understand, translating books is not like translating specialized papers, and the price is considerably lower. The press is willing to offer 200 per thousand words..."

Lin Jie interrupted Chu Jing's words, saying, "It's not about the money."

"As you may know, if I wished, performing a single surgery can bring in tens of thousands, even millions."

He pondered for a moment and decided, "I'll take up the translation task myself!"

"I also don't want to see my hard work being mishandled by others..."

Lin Jie arrived at the office of the Affiliated Hospital to find Fang Huanru and Guo Peng already waiting for him.

Fang Huanru waved the latest 'Clinical Medicine' journal in her hand happily and said, "Professor, this journal contains a total of twenty-one papers."

"Almost all articles written by others mentioned you, and there's even the one you published in 'Nature'."

Guo Peng chimed in, "After reading this journal, I realized that the idea of arterio-venous shunting can actually be applied to the treatment of so many diseases, it's truly eye-opening!"

Lin Jie said calmly, "Many of the studies and ideas in these papers are still preliminary due to time constraints."

"As for whether they can truly be effective, more experiments are needed for validation."

"The reason I called you both here is due to a patient..."

Before he could finish his sentence, there was a knock on the door.

Fang Huanru opened the door, and Lin Jie saw Zhai Siying walk in.

As for Tang You, she was holding Zhai Siying's hand, limping and hiding behind Zhai Siying, with her head lowered, not daring to look at Lin Jie.

Seeing her like this, Lin Jie didn't say much more.

He directly instructed Fang Huanru and Guo Peng to take Tang You to complete the hospitalization procedures and to conduct a comprehensive examination of Tang You's left leg and foot.

The remaining Zhai Siying earnestly said: "Lin Jie, I still owe you a thank you."

"If it weren't for you, perhaps Weize and I would still be like this, ambiguous and unclear."

Lin Jie politely said: "The main thing is the feelings between you two."

"Have you met Kemeng?"

Zhai Siying nodded and said: "I have met her, she was very well-behaved."

"I can sense that she has some resistance towards me, it's just hidden away, I will try to get along with her well."

"No, don't try to please Kemeng intentionally."

Lin Jie straightforwardly said: "Kemeng accepts you because Uncle An needs you."

"But Kemeng doesn't need a stepmother, to Kemeng, she has only one mom."

"More interaction with Kemeng will only make her feel uncomfortable. What you need to do is to live harmoniously with Uncle An, that's all."

"When Kemeng sees Uncle An happy and living well, over time, she will accept you."

Zhai Siying pondered for a while, lightly nodded, and said: "You are right in your reminder. Kexin and Kemeng are willing to accept me because of Weize, not because they like me."

"I was thinking too much."

She then smiled and said: "Tonight Weize has arranged a family dinner, will you attend?"

Lin Jie shook his head and said: "I won't attend. Please don't misunderstand, it's not because I have any issues with you."

"There's a surgery tomorrow, and I'm not fully prepared yet; I don't have time for other things."

Zhai Siying smiled gently and said: "I understand, surgery is important and cannot be neglected. We will have more time to interact in the future, there's no rush for this family dinner."

She then asked with concern: "Lin Jie, are you confident about Tang You's situation?"

"It's still hard to say, we need to wait for the specific examination results to come out before we can be sure..."

After seeing Zhai Siying off, Lin Jie pulled up Gan Yong's 3D facial structure, appearance images, and several facial expression animations of Hu Ge like joy and anger on his computer.

He made comparisons while refining the plastic surgery plan.

The preparation for this surgery exceeded Lin Jie's expectations significantly.

He had to postpone meeting with Pei the Madman and decline An Weize's family dinner invitation.

The difficulty of this surgery lies not in making the bone structure similar, but in aligning the facial muscle fibers to ensure the direction of muscle arrangement is the same.

Even identical twins can have differences in their appearances if they grow up in significantly different environments.

Take a simple example: People from regions that frequently eat hard foods like buns and pancakes have more developed chewing muscles compared to those from areas that predominantly consume rice.

An extreme example is the region in the country where people habitually eat pancakes, even the jawbones are much more developed.

The habit of blowing one's nose, sleeping positions, and other daily life habits, all accumulate over time, contributing to differences in appearance.

Not to mention that Gan Yong and Hu Ge are two people who have nothing in common.

Lin Jie needs to precisely grasp the muscle alignment on Hu Ge's face and use it as a reference to adjust the numerous muscles on Gan Yong's face.

Observing and analyzing Hu Ge's facial muscles can only be done through pictures and videos, which is an enormous task that took up a lot of Lin Jie's time.

In tomorrow's surgery, Lin Jie's main tasks are to adjust Gan Yong's facial bones, muscles, and also handle the burn and knife scars on his face.

In the second surgery, Lin Jie will adjust Gan Yong's facial features.

In the third and fourth surgeries, detailed optimization will be done on Gan Yong's face and features.

Just as Lin Jie was deeply optimizing this plastic surgery plan, two uninvited guests came into the office.

Lei Jun and Guan Yifan.

"An orthopedic doctor and a plastic surgeon, do you have a patient in common?"

Lei Jun chuckled and said: "We just happened to meet Dr. Guan on the way, we don't have a common patient, I'm here to collaborate with Expert Lin."

"To be precise, I want to be your surgical assistant."

"I have seen the new patient you've taken in. Her leg and foot corrective challenges are immense; this is a great learning opportunity!"

He said somewhat cheekily: "Expert Lin, you must agree to this."

"If you don't agree, I'll stay in your office and not leave."

Lin Jie smiled and said: "You came at just the right time."

"I need a strong orthopedic assistant, and you've come to me voluntarily, so I'll gladly accept."

"Dr. Guan, how about you?"

Guan Yifan also chuckled and said: "My intent is the same as Dr. Lei's; aren't you going to perform a plastic surgery tomorrow."

"This targeted plastic surgery represents the highest level of cosmetic procedures, and I wish to learn from it as well..."

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