When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Chen Cang was quite happy when he heard how much money could be made.

Recently, he had been keeping in touch with Howard from X-Pri Company. The X-Pri technology was a heart valve procedure similar to an interventional method.

Chen Cang thought it was very promising!

However, it was certain that Chen Cang couldn't be the sole shareholder of X-Pri, because running it alone was beyond his capabilities.

In running a company, if you don't have enough ability, it's best to bring in a few reliable partners.

But right now, it was obvious that Chen Cang didn't even have enough money to secure 10% of the shares.

Now that Howard's business in the U.S. was nearly wrapped up, and the China operations were almost finalized, discussions about equity shares also needed to happen soon.

When it came to making money, Chen Cang wasn't driven by greed.

It was just that having more money was always better than having less.

Money could solve a lot of problems, problems that are all too common in society.

As for his elephant trunk stent technology, Chen Cang didn't want to sell it to X-Pri because their research on vascular materials wasn't reliable.

Chen Cang put the paper in his hand back into his pocket.

At this time, Xu Ziming became the center of attention. After all, having over fifty patents was something to brag about.

This kind of achievement might even land him on the Forbes list of wealthy Chinese doctors.

As for whether such a list existed, Chen Cang didn't know.

Standing nearby, Xu Ziming let out a sigh, shook his head, and said, "Actually, it's not as simple as you think. For those smaller patents, innovation is enough—they don't take much effort. But… think about it, if you came up with the idea, couldn't someone else think of it too?"

"Once others know the idea, can't they work on it themselves?"

"On the other hand, profitable patents require long-term research, which is really hard to pull off. Take Director Li from the retired Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, for example. Decades of his clinical experience only fetched a patent fee of less than half a million."

"Capitalists aren't stupid!"

After speaking, Xu Ziming glanced at Chen Cang. "Take Professor Chen's elephant trunk stent technology, for instance. Ordinary people couldn't come up with something like this. Sure, it makes money, but do you all realize how much effort Professor Chen had to put in?"

At first, everyone thought Xu Ziming made a lot of sense.

But his final remark left them silent.

They turned to look at Chen Cang, deep in thought.

Was it really that exhausting?

Had he truly put in that much effort?

Wasn't it just because this guy had natural talent?

Seeing everyone's expressions, Xu Ziming shook his head with the air of someone who had been through it all. He sighed and said, "You guys really shouldn't look like that."

"Why don't you ask Professor Chen how much effort and energy he put into this!"

Chen Cang nodded. "Yes, it's true. It was quite exhausting!"

Everyone looked at him with skepticism, clearly unconvinced.

Chen Cang couldn't help but press his forehead and sigh. "I'm serious!"

"At least… a week!"

"No, actually two weeks! From the moment I started brainstorming this procedure's method, I had already begun conceptualizing the material. Altogether… hmm, two weeks in total!"

Chen Cang felt this should seem impressive enough, right?

The people around him relaxed instantly, their expressions turning into ones of "I knew it."

See? Only two weeks!

Meanwhile, when Xu Ziming heard this, he nearly spat out blood in frustration.

At this moment, he realized one thing: in the future, never boast when Chen "King of Bragging" is around, or he would ruin it all.

Xu Ziming took a deep breath!

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...

Xu Ziming was very responsible, tirelessly running around for the patent matters.

Applying for patents often took much longer than publishing papers.

By the time you got through the queue, there were even cases of patents being stolen.

If paper publication timelines were measured in months, patent applications were measured in years...

After all, there was only one patent bureau in the country, and yet there were so many daily applications.

Xu Ziming was experienced, and he truly treated Chen Cang's matter as if it were his own, even paying out of his own pocket to grease the wheels.

Chen Cang canceled his Saturday and Sunday plans, following Director Xu everywhere. This debt of gratitude was etched in his heart.

Interpersonal relationships are mutual, after all.

On Monday, Xu Ziming appeared glowing with excitement and found Chen Cang, saying with a laugh, "No problem now. I sent the patent to the tech department today for duplication checks. If there are no major issues, they'll expedite the review!"

Chen Cang expressed his gratitude immediately.

Suddenly, Xu Ziming remembered something and quickly added, "But… Professor Chen, I estimate plenty of pharmaceutical companies will be reaching out to you soon!"

Chen Cang was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

Xu Ziming explained directly, "The patent bureau will release the announcement. The critical thing here is, when I submitted the application, many people were already paying close attention. I estimate that in the near future, you'll have a lot of people knocking on your door."

"And besides, the buzz around you is still ongoing!"

Chen Cang's face lit up. "That's good news!"

Xu Ziming smiled, "Of course it's good news. I'm just giving you a heads-up in advance—get ready for people fighting to give you money!"

Thinking of this good news, Chen Cang couldn't help but grin with excitement.

Later that morning, Gao Ronghua called.

"Professor Chen, Wang Dong woke up!" Gao Ronghua said excitedly.

Hearing this, Chen Cang's eyes lit up immediately. "He woke up? I'm coming up now!"

Wang Dong had indeed been causing great anxiety for Chen Cang and the others.

After the surgery last Sunday, it was initially expected that he would regain consciousness the next day. But three or four days passed without any sign of waking up.

This had everyone very worried!

It was clear that Wang Dong had fallen into hepatic coma after the liver surgery.

Chen Cang had visited several times over the past few days.

The patient's condition made things particularly difficult for Chen Cang.

Wang Dong's wife had been even more distressed over the past few days, her emotions swinging wildly from hope to despair.

When she originally prepared to sell their home for his surgery, she suddenly discovered that her husband had insurance!

Before she could feel any lasting relief, her husband didn't wake up after the surgery.

Each day, after dropping their child off at school, she came to the hospital and waited outside the ICU doors for Wang Dong to wake up.

But day after day, there was no news.

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

She began to worry—would her husband become a vegetable?

When Wang Dong finally woke up, he opened his eyes and saw the world again, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt as though he had slept for an eternity, trapped in countless nightmares.

And yet...

He just couldn't wake up.

But there was a constant thought, a voice reminding him: he couldn't fall asleep again—his wife and child were still waiting for him to wake up.

He began to fight with everything he had!

It was unclear how long he struggled, but at some point, Wang Dong finally opened his eyes.

He wasn't dead!

"Doctor, am I… okay?" Those were Wang Dong's first words after waking up.

Looking at Wang Dong, Gao Ronghua replied, "Your condition is still quite critical. You've just come out of hepatic coma."

"The car accident caused severe liver damage. We removed most of your liver during surgery. Right now, your liver isn't sufficient to sustain your daily activities for long. You'll need a liver transplant as soon as possible."