Chapter 625: Chapter 624: Major Medical Breakthrough

In Wang Zenglin’s hospital room, Yan Feifan met his family, as well as Director Yi Honggang, the head of Wang’s unit, who had made a special trip to see him.

Yan Feifan was rather surprised that the head of the district bureau would drop everything—his work and his rest—to travel such a long way to visit.

In Mr. Yi’s words, Wang Zenglin was a man who had been injured and shed blood in the line of duty. Providing logistical support to ensure Wang Zenglin could undergo surgery without any worries was his current top political priority.

With a solemn expression, he also implored Yan Feifan to ensure the surgery was a success, no matter the cost.

Yan Feifan was glad to see the country making sure its heroes wouldn’t have to shed tears after they had already shed blood.

However, faced with this plea, the gaunt Wang Zenglin, and his family’s expectations, Yan Feifan could only say that he would do his best.

This would be his first time performing surgery by controlling a robotic surgical arm, so Yan Feifan’s confidence was a little shaky.

Furthermore, Wang Zenglin’s various physical test results were far from ideal. They were, in fact, quite poor.

His liver and lung functions hadn’t improved much compared to his test results from a few months ago.

Considering Wang Zenglin’s physical and mental state over the past few months, Yan Feifan could only console himself.

’The fact that things haven’t gotten worse is a blessing in itself.’

Now, Yan Feifan could only hope this minimally invasive surgery with the robotic arm would go smoothly and pray there would be no complications.

Otherwise, he would have no choice but to perform an open laparotomy on Wang Zenglin to remove the bullet.

Given Wang Zenglin’s current physical condition, just surviving such a major open surgery—let alone getting through the post-operative recovery period—would be an immense challenge.

After performing a few basic examinations on Wang Zenglin and offering some last-minute instructions, Yan Feifan left the room.

The moment he stepped out of the room, he asked Yu Nanxing, "That surgical arm—when exactly will it be delivered?"

Yan Feifan was asking about the surgical arm he kept at his home in Binhai for practice.

Baining Medical Technology had been working around the clock and had only just managed to produce this single functional unit.

Then again, even if there were a second one for backup, Yan Feifan would still choose the first.

After all, he was familiar with it.

A delicate surgery like this left no room for error, so Yan Feifan naturally chose the equipment he was more proficient with.

Yu Nanxing replied softly, "I heard at noon that it’s already on a high-speed train. It should be delivered to the hospital around eight o’clock tonight."

"The technicians will work through the night on adjustments, testing, and maintenance, and our team will handle the sterilization."

He promised, "Mr. Yan, by tomorrow morning, the surgical arm will be fully prepped and on standby."

Yan Feifan nodded. "I’ll run an inspection and a test at eight tomorrow morning."

Yu Nanxing agreed, saying he would make the arrangements.

When they reached the ground-floor lobby of the inpatient building, they saw Yu Youlian hurrying toward them.

"Feifan..."

Yu Youlian pulled Yan Feifan to a corner of the lobby and said excitedly, "Over the past week, we’ve secured a ton of letters of intent for our intelligent surgical robots."

"Guess how many!"

Yan Feifan shook his head. "I’m no good at guessing games, Ms. Yu. You’d better just tell me."

Yu Youlian held up her fingers, crowing, "Forty-one! A grand total of forty-one units!"

Yan Feifan smiled and teased, "Oh? Were some hospitals ordering them by the half-unit?"

Seeing Yu Youlian was about to glare at him, Yan Feifan quickly adopted a serious tone and marveled, "Hospitals really do have deep pockets. Ordering multi-million-yuan medical equipment just like that."

Yu Youlian huffed. "Of course they do their calculations."

"Buying our surgical robots makes their facilities look state-of-the-art, not to mention they can recoup their investment in a year or two. After that, it’s all pure profit."

Yan Feifan chuckled. "That’s true."

"The better you sell, the less pressure on me. Plus, I get a nice little cut, so it’s worth celebrating."

According to the partnership agreement they had signed, Yan Feifan received a commission for every surgical robot Baining Medical Technology sold.

The detailed terms were somewhat complex. It included a one-time sales commission, as well as a per-procedure fee charged for every puncture performed.

The percentage was small, but it added up due to the large volume of procedures.

Yan Feifan did some quick mental math. For a surgical robot priced at ten million yuan, he would earn at least fifty thousand yuan in commission.

If all forty-one of those letters of intent turned into firm orders, Yan Feifan stood to make two million yuan.

"With your current income, you still care about this chump change?"

Yu Youlian rolled her eyes at Yan Feifan, then reminded him, "Feifan, according to our partnership agreement, we provide a ten-percent funding subsidy for any medical R&D projects you’re leading."

"I happen to know you have two projects on your plate: one is the audio hypnosis and arousal stimulation research, and the other is the penis reconstruction surgery."

"Feifan, how come you haven’t submitted an application?"

Yu Youlian stressed, "This is money we’re sponsoring. It’s free for the taking."

Her reminder finally made Yan Feifan recall that clause in the agreement.

He didn’t admit that he’d forgotten. Instead, he said gravely, "Accepting gifts puts you in their debt. There’s no such thing as a free lunch."

"Besides, my research projects aren’t short on funding."

Yu Youlian gave a faint smile, her expression warm. "You and Su Ye are practically husband and wife, and I’m her aunt. That makes us family."

"Family should be open with each other. I’m not going to cheat you, am I?"

"Besides, with your current status and reputation in the medical community, who would dare take advantage of you?"

Yu Youlian said warmly, "My motives are very pure. I’m just hoping that when your medical research bears fruit and is ready for commercialization, you’ll give us priority for the partnership."

Yan Feifan asked, a bit puzzled, "Ms. Yu, you seem a little *too* enthusiastic."

"Did something happen that I don’t know about?"

Yu Youlian chuckled slyly. "Well, there are two things."

"First, up in the northernmost part of Hei Province, the weather is already getting quite cool in late August."

"We’ve launched a pilot sales program for the infusion controllers there."

"I received the market research report from the field today, and patients are extremely receptive to the infusion controllers."

"Clinics of all sizes are showing strong purchasing interest as well."

"Feifan, I can say with certainty..."

Yu Youlian’s face was flushed as she said, "This little infusion controller is going to be a star product in the medical market for the second half of the year—a real breakout hit."

"Feifan, your Extraordinary Medical Technology is about to make a huge splash."

Feeling a little excited himself, Yan Feifan corrected her, "Ms. Yu, I’m just a shareholder. I’m not the one in control of the company."

Then he asked, "And what’s the second thing?"

Yu Youlian shot him a look. "The second thing is something you should be telling me."

"Your audio hypnosis and stimulation research has had a major medical breakthrough, and you’ve been keeping it from us, all calm and composed."

"Are you planning to save it all up to drop some huge bombshell?"

"A major medical breakthrough?"

Yan Feifan said, puzzled, "Ms. Yu, the audio hypnosis research is still in the mass volunteer recruitment and testing phase."

"We’re still in the process of accumulating experimental data."

Yu Youlian said, annoyed, "Still trying to hide it? You’re really treating me like a stranger."

"I already know that your project team used specific audio frequencies to wake up a patient who had been in a vegetative state for three months due to a brainstem injury."

Yan Feifan was stunned. "Ms. Yu, is that true?"

Seeing his surprised expression, which didn’t look feigned, Yu Youlian asked back, "Feifan, you really don’t know about this?"

"Someone at my company saw a short video the patient’s family posted, where they were crying tears of joy, and they told me about it right away."

"Was the video a fake?"

"Or... did your team members conduct human trials behind your back?"

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