Chapter 13 of 100

Chapter 13

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"Let me have them find you, but the head of your company's HR department said they might not be able to invite you, so I came to ask you myself," Dean Zhou was certainly not a fool; he had already detected something amiss from Chuan's tone.

After all, he had risen through the ranks in a hospital, a place with complex personnel issues, and he knew at once that Chuan must have had some discord with his old company.

"It seems no software company has the right to ask a former employee to be responsible for the old system after they've resigned," Chuan said coolly, feeling a deep dislike for the fat man in charge of HR.

When someone was no longer useful, they were pushed aside, but when they were needed again, all sorts of reasons were found to involve them. This was the fat man's way of doing things.

If he hadn't had other plans, he would have confronted the fat man first before taking any action. However, it was never too late to deal with such a small person.

"Alright, I know there must have been something between you before, but even if I owe you a favor, please help me resolve this issue first. Whatever conditions you have for your old company, tell me, and I'll make them meet your demands. Otherwise, I'll sue them. Just one day of business disruption means a loss of four to fifty million in revenue, not to mention the social and industry impact," Dean Zhou hit the key point.

Chuan held his phone. Even if the other party hadn't mentioned owing him a favor, he couldn't refuse because of the past medical care he had provided. Besides, he still needed to follow the mysterious person's instructions to go to the hospital and find some people who were about to die, staying with them until they passed away. It was convenient to handle both matters at once.

"Alright, Dean Zhou, I'll handle it for you. As for the old company, tell them that the labor fee for this problem-solving is one hundred thousand," Chuan said. Although he could take care of his own matters at the same time, he wouldn't let the fat man off easily. Moreover, he would need to be active in the modern world for the next two months, and the more money, the better.

"One hundred thousand it is. They have to pay, even if they don't want to. If it weren't for the long-term relationship, this incident would be enough to sue them," Dean Zhou sighed in relief.

"Then please wait a moment," Chuan had extensive experience. The current issue wasn't about changing requirements but about switching back to the old system. He knew every detail of the old system, which he had stabilized step by step. Once he arrived on-site, it wouldn't take much time to resolve the issue, and the rest of the time could be used to find opportunities.

"Alright, I'll take a taxi over, and you can reimburse me," Chuan picked up the laptop that had been idle for over a month and headed out to catch a taxi.

The night was quiet, with fewer cars and no traffic jams. Chuan quickly arrived at the hospital. After paying the fare, he got out of the car and rushed to the hospital's IT department, having already informed Dean Zhou on the way.

Just as he reached the office building, Chuan encountered two people: the head of the IT department, Director Yang, and an old company employee named He Zhendong. Both were waiting there late at night.

"Manager Chuan, good, good, come quickly to the server room. Dean Zhou has been watching over there all night," Director Yang was anxious, sweating profusely.

Chuan naturally knew there was a problem. The hospital would first contact Dean Zhou, and then him.

Although he felt a bit sympathetic, Chuan wasn't nervous. If this had happened two months ago, before he resigned, he would have been very anxious, facing fines at best and criticism at worst.

Now that he had resigned, he had no responsibility for this issue.

Of course, under his improvements, the old system had become very stable, and there hadn't been any problems causing a complete hospital shutdown in the past two years.

"Alright, I'm on my way," Chuan responded to Director Yang and then asked, "Brother Dong, what's the situation inside?"

He Zhendong was of average height, a bit dark-skinned, and had been with the old company for a long time, joining a year earlier than Chuan. He was honest and hardworking, never competing for salaries or bonuses, making him a very reliable employee.

"Oh, Manager Chuan," He Zhendong said as they walked, "The old system has been switched back, but it still can't run normally. A few data tables seem to be damaged, and the recovery was unsuccessful."

Chuan immediately knew the problem. It was because they had been too eager to upgrade to the new system and hadn't properly backed up the old system's data.

"Who is handling it now?" Chuan continued to ask.

"The new manager, Wang, is in the server room, having the old system's development team handle it."

The three quickly arrived at the computer server room on the second floor of the office building. When they pushed the door open, they saw about seven or eight people standing in the hundred-square-meter room.

A burst of angry shouts greeted them, clearly from Dean Zhou, echoing far in the quiet night.

"How is your Green Mountain Company handling this? The system is down, and even after a day, you still can't switch back to the old system. Do you want to make things worse?!"

"You can't do it yourselves, and you push away the capable ones. Now you have to beg the hospital to call them back for help. You really know how to handle things!"

Seeing Chuan enter, the angry Dean Zhou stopped. Some of the others looked relieved, while others looked awkward.

"Manager Chuan, you're finally here," the tall, 41-year-old Dean Zhou, who had been about to explode, hurriedly came forward to shake his hand.

"Alright, no need for more words. I'll get the old system up and running first," Chuan said to Dean Zhou.

He glanced around and saw the new development manager, Wang Zhiguang, standing there, head down, being scolded, no longer showing the authority he had in the HR department.

"Alright, go ahead and get to work," Dean Zhou said hurriedly.

Chuan went to the server, with He Zhendong following behind.

"Have the server login password and the database login password been changed?" Chuan asked first.

"All changed. Just two days after you resigned, all the passwords were changed," He Zhendong said, his tone also carrying some anger. He had also been scolded, and even the most honest person has a limit.

Moreover, if it weren't for Wang Zhiguang's urgency to showcase his abilities by switching to the new system, they wouldn't have hastily shut down the old system, leading to incomplete data backups and the current issues.

Chuan got the passwords and quickly entered the database.

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"Alright, Director Yang, please call each department that has on-duty doctors and inform them that the old system is now operational. Have them confirm it," Chuan said to Director Yang, who was watching, after more than an hour, his face also sweating.

The problem was due to an error in the data backup. He found the previous system's automatic backup and made some adjustments to get it running normally. Of course, if the old employees had more time, they could have found and fixed the problem, but the pressure was too great, and they couldn't pinpoint the issue quickly.

"Great, I'll call right away," Director Yang immediately took out his phone and dialed the internal lines of the departments.

"Don't let him do it alone. You few also call the departments to inform them, especially the pharmacy, registration, and emergency, which are the busiest during the day," Dean Zhou, hearing this, first breathed a sigh of relief and then instructed the others.

"The registration is back to normal and working," Director Yang's face lit up.

"The inpatient department is also normal."

"The pharmacy is normal."

"The emergency is normal."

"The ICU doctor said it's still not running normally. A webpage won't open," an engineer said.

"No problem. There are fewer patients in the ICU, and the critical care system is not used much. Most of the equipment is manually operated. This isn't urgent. We can fix it tomorrow," with the most critical systems running normally, Dean Zhou's frown had eased. As long as most of the current business could run, he would be satisfied. Tomorrow, if the patients weren't congested in the registration hall and Dean Li didn't see it, he would be content. Things always need to be compared to appreciate the value of a peaceful life.

"No problem, while I'm here, let's fix it properly before leaving," Chuan said, wanting to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Dean Zhou, as he still needed his help for his own plans.

"Alright, I'll have Director Yang accompany you. The on-duty doctors in the ICU might not recognize you. I'll send a text to Dean Li to update him on the situation. He'll be relieved when he sees it in the morning," Dean Zhou said, then saw Wang Zhiguang and got angry again.

It was because of Wang Zhiguang's exaggeration about the new system's capabilities and improvements that he had fallen into this trap. Wang had also said that the main developers of the old system had left, and the old system could no longer be updated or maintained, potentially leaving behind hidden dangers.

"Look, look, this is the difference. I don't understand what's wrong with your company, hiring unreliable people. Remember, Manager Chuan isn't working for free. The labor fee is one hundred thousand," Dean Zhou criticized again, "Tell your boss that if your company doesn't pay, we will sue you for this incident."

Chuan couldn't help but sigh. In modern society, money talks. Wang Zhiguang could show off in front of him, but in front of the client, he had to bow his head, regardless of right or wrong. Even the boss would have to listen to the scolding if they wanted to keep the clients in this province. To get by easily in the modern world, it was very different from the new world; money could solve most problems.

Chuan had his own plans. He didn't waste any more time, said a few words to Dean Zhou, and then went to the inpatient building with Director Yang. The ICU was on the third floor of the inpatient building.

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