Under the call of national interest, Lin Jie agreed to the middle-aged man's request.

After the middle-aged man left, Ye Peihua and Nie Yuming returned to the private room and did not mention anything about what had just happened, as if the middle-aged man had never appeared at all.

However, both of them were a bit more enthusiastic toward Lin Jie...

Lin Jie returned home after nine o'clock in the evening.

Seeing Lin Jie enter the house, An Kexin flew over like a happy little bird.

She intimately took Lin Jie's arm and said cheerfully, "A Jie, in the past few days we've interviewed students from Jingcheng University Medical School and Peking Union Medical College."

"Let me tell you a piece of data, the interview attendance rate is one hundred percent!"

"This shows that they have a great recognition of our Anlin Hospital."

An Kexin paused and laughed, "No, I should say, they have a great recognition of you."

"More than one of them expressed that even if the salary and benefits offered by Anlin Hospital were inferior to other hospitals, they would still choose us."

Lin Jie said with satisfaction, "Of course, they are thinking very clearly."

"For medical college students, in the first few years after graduation, it's not the time to think about making money, it's the key time for learning and gaining experience."

"They will become accomplished here with me, and then the sky's the limit."

An Kexin pulled Lin Jie to sit on the sofa together, laughed, and said, "Yes, yes, the eyes of the vast majority of students are bright, they have firstly recognized you."

"In about ten years, you will have disciples all over the world, just like Uncle."

She playfully asked, "Now, besides Binhai University Medical School, you've unknowingly conquered two other top domestic medical schools, A Jie, haven't you?"

"Aren't you happy? Excited?"

Lin Jie gently tapped her nose, laughed, and said, "It seems like you're even happier and more excited than I am."

"Of course, I'm deeply honored and proud!"

An Kexin kissed Lin Jie's cheek, then said, "There's one more thing I need to tell you."

"Slophel has introduced another patient, said to be a new client signed by Jenny, a somewhat famous talk show host in the United States."

"He had a polyp removal surgery on his vocal cords, but it resulted in his voice breaking, and after a repair surgery, his voice became even worse."

"After that, no one dared to take on his surgery."

"For you, this is a piece of cake!!"

Lin Jie nodded and said, "Let's have Slophel send over this person's medical records first."

He deliberately sighed and said, "When I think about the two to three million salary expenditures of Anlin Hospital every month, I feel immense pressure..."

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoxiao appeared at the stairs on the second floor and shouted, "A Jie, that Guo Changlin from Hong Kong Island called, would you like to take it?"

A call from Guo Changlin?

Lin Jie got up and went to the stairs, took the phone from Zhang Xiaoxiao, and said, "Mr. Guo, hello, this is Lin Jie!"

"Dr. Lin, sorry to bother you in the evening!"

Guo Changlin's distinct Hong Kong-accented Mandarin came from the phone, "Dr. Owen Maxwell from Massachusetts General Hospital, will be coming to Hong Kong Island this week to perform surgery on Xiaobao."

"This is good news, I wish the surgery to go smoothly."

Lin Jie politely said, while inwardly feeling a bit skeptical, just for this, you specifically called me?

Guo Changlin's voice continued, "It's like this, there are quite a few clots in Xiaobao's brain, Dr. Maxwell expects the surgery to last more than twelve hours."

"And having experienced a long flight from the United States to Hong Kong Island, Dr. Maxwell needs at least two days of rest to perform the surgery with full energy."

"This way, the doctor's schedule becomes hard to arrange."

Lin Jie didn't respond, still listening to Guo Changlin.

"Dr. Maxwell suggested that he only handle a few very sensitive position clots, and the less dangerous clots in other positions could be managed by other neurosurgeons."

Lin Jie immediately understood the implication and said, "Collaborating on a surgery with a world-renowned Dr. Maxwell is a very rare opportunity..."

"Yes, yes, I think so too..."

Lin Jie smiled and said, "The medical level in Hong Kong Island is also very high, there must be highly skilled neurosurgical experts who are very willing to collaborate with Dr. Maxwell."

The other end of the phone went silent.

After a while, there was a light cough from the mobile phone, followed by the voice of Guo Changlin, "Dr. Lin, I have to tell you the truth."

"It was Dr. Maxwell himself who suggested inviting you to participate in Xiaobao's surgery."

"Dr. Maxwell himself suggested it?"

This indeed surprised Lin Jie, and he asked, "How did he know about me?"

"When discussing Xiaobao's condition with the doctor, I mentioned it was you, Dr. Lin, who performed craniotomy decompression on Xiaobao, which alleviated his condition."

"It should be this matter that made the doctor aware of you, Dr. Lin."

Lin Jie let out a soft "oh," but he couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed, thinking that his reputation had already spread to the United States.

"Mr. Guo, please convey my thanks to the doctor for his regard, but indeed my schedule is too tight for me to leave."

"I also believe that the neurosurgeons on Hong Kong Island have enough capability to assist him in successfully completing the surgery on the child..."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Jie saw An Kexin beside him, her expression somewhat complicated.

He asked somewhat displeased, "Kexin, do you also think I should accept this collaboration invitation?"

An Kexin hurriedly shook her head and said, "Absolutely not, I fully support your rejection of this invitation."

"Your level in neurosurgery is comparable to, if not surpassing, Dr. Maxwell. It would be more fitting for him to assist you."

"Accepting to be his assistant would certainly be degrading."

Seeing the flicker in her eyes, Lin Jie knew she wasn't being entirely truthful. He tapped her on the forehead and said, "Don't think I don't know what you're really thinking."

"Although you, Uncle An, and many others believe my medical skills are at the world's top level,"

"Compared to someone like Dr. Maxwell, who is already recognized as a world-leading medical expert, you all still don't fully trust in my abilities."

"After all, even though I have performed several quite challenging surgeries, my skills have not yet been recognized by this level of medical authority."

An Kexin once again linked her arm through Lin Jie's, smiling slyly, "I recognize it, Dad recognizes it, Uncle recognizes it, and the entire Binhai medical community recognizes it."

"A-Jie, it's only a matter of time before you step out internationally and gain recognition from these authoritative medical experts."

"All you lack is just one opportunity..."

The only thing missing is an opportunity; Lin Jie agreed with this statement.

He didn't expect this opportunity to come so quickly.

On the morning of the following Monday!

Lin Jie was giving a lecture in a small auditorium when he saw Dean Yuan Guangxi standing outside the door, gesturing repeatedly to him.

He had no choice but to pause the lecture and step outside the auditorium to ask, "Dean, is there something urgent?"

Yuan Guangxi eagerly said, "You know Dr. Owen Maxwell from the Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States, right?"

"I know, a world-renowned neurosurgery expert, what's up?"

Yuan Guangxi excitedly said, "His assistant contacted us, and Dr. Maxwell hopes to speak with you as soon as possible."

Lin Jie nodded and said, "Okay, have him leave his contact information, and after I finish my lecture..."

He hadn't finished speaking when he saw Yuan Guangxi enter the small auditorium and loudly announce to the students, "Expert Lin has an urgent matter to attend to, class will resume in thirty minutes."

Seeing this, Lin Jie helplessly followed Yuan Guangxi to an office on the fifth floor of the administrative building.

"This is a telemedicine consultation center, and it can also be used for video calls."

After Yuan Guangxi gave a few instructions to the staff nearby, the large screen in front of Lin Jie began flashing.

After a few flickers, a white man in his forties with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing blue surgical scrubs, appeared on the screen.

"Dr. Lin Jie?"

"Yes, that's me. Hello, Dr. Maxwell."

Lin Jie knew who Dr. Maxwell was.

On screen, Maxwell looked Lin Jie up and down a couple of times and said, "Dr. Lin, I'm very sorry for directly contacting your office number."

"Your assistant told me you were lecturing at the university."

"Since the matter is somewhat urgent, I managed to contact your school. If there's any offense, please forgive me."

Lin Jie generously said, "It's no problem at all."

"Dr. Maxwell, you're contacting me in such a rush, is there something important?"

Maxwell nodded and said, "Yes, there's something I need to respond to immediately, and I hope to get your definite answer."

Then he changed the topic and said, "I heard from Mr. Guo that you refused my collaboration invitation. I must say I'm not surprised by this result."

"Oh, why do you say that?" Lin Jie was somewhat puzzled.

Maxwell candidly said, "There are two possibilities for your refusal."

"One is that you consider yourself on par with me, and your refusal is out of pride."

"For example, I could serve as an assistant to a doctor much less skilled than I am, but for me to be an assistant to Dr. Siselda would be impossible."

"The second possibility is that your skills are not as high as advertised."

"Refusing to be my assistant is out of fear of exposing your true abilities. Please forgive me for saying this; it's merely a conjecture, not intended to offend."

Lin Jie forced a smile and said, "Dr. Maxwell, you are indeed very straightforward!"

"You might as well directly state your purpose!"

"Alright!"

Maxwell paused briefly and said, "I hope to have a live surgical competition with you to uphold my reputation."

"A competition? Your reputation?" This time Lin Jie was utterly confused.

Maxwell made a sound of realization and said, "This video is still circulating in a small circle; you might not know yet."

"Please hold on a moment!"

Lin Jie saw Maxwell pick up a phone, tap it a few times, and then point the phone screen at the large screen...

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