Chapter 95: Encounter

Xu Chunliang didn't take the breast enhancement matter to heart at all. On Monday morning, Yan Huiyi called him to the office. It was clear that Yan Huiyi was in a good mood today. He had finally found a reliable connection and had privately communicated with them, securing their promise to help him with some operations. The initial target was set on the Dongzhou Infectious Disease Hospital, where the hospital director was facing a promotion, and the position would be vacant after he left.

From the deputy director of a comprehensive tertiary hospital to the director of a tertiary specialized hospital, the infectious disease hospital director had recently been promoted to a deputy department level. If Yan Huiyi went to the infectious disease hospital, it would mean that he might not get another promotion for nearly a decade in his career. He didn't care; he preferred to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of an ox. As long as he could leave Changxing, making some sacrifices was worth it.

In a good mood, Yan Huiyi spoke much more fluently today. He didn't stutter at all and briefly explained the plan for the quality control work this month to Xu Chunliang. They would start with the branch hospitals and community clinics in Dongzhou, as these were not large in scale, and the work was expected to be completed in about a week.

For the next three weeks, they would head to Weishan Island Hospital. This hospital, also known as the Weishan County Second People's Hospital, is a secondary hospital located on Weishan Island in the center of Weishan Lake. It has multiple departments and over 200 beds. Last year, under Gu Houyi's efforts, it was successfully taken over, and Weishan Island Hospital became a branch of Changxing. This would be the focus of the quality control inspection, and Yan Huiyi planned to stay at the Weishan Island branch for three weeks.

Yan Huiyi understood Xu Chunliang. He didn't pick him because he was indispensable, but to express his dissatisfaction to Zhao Feiyang. Considering that Xu Chunliang might resist, he had to communicate with him first. After all, they would be working together for more than half a month, and if the young man caused trouble, it would make life difficult for both of them.

Yan Huiyi first emphasized the importance of this quality control work, then praised Xu Chunliang's abilities and expressed his appreciation for him.

Xu Chunliang had already learned from Gao Xinhu how he was assigned to the second quality control group. He knew what Yan Huiyi was worried about and couldn't help but laugh, assuring him that he would actively cooperate with his work.

Yan Huiyi was satisfied with Xu Chunliang's attitude: "I've always seen that you have a big picture mindset, Xiao Xu. Don't worry, after this quality control inspection, I will definitely give you credit."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, "You are like a clay Buddha crossing the river, struggling to save yourself, and you still want to give me credit? Take care of yourself first."

Yan Huiyi said, "Actually, the scenery on Weishan Island is quite nice. You can treat this as a long holiday and take the opportunity to enjoy yourself." This was a way to curry favor with Xu Chunliang. Even ghosts fear the wicked, let alone someone like Yan Huiyi, who values his reputation.

Zhao Feiyang's first full hospital quality control inspection was launched with great fanfare. At the same time, Changxing's medical aesthetics center was re-tendered. Zhao Feiyang rejected the proposal to bring the medical aesthetics center under the hospital's unified management and decided to continue with the cooperative management model.

Some departments in the hospital have certain special characteristics, and if they were managed uniformly by the hospital, some projects would be difficult to implement. The medical aesthetics center has experience with cooperative management, and this time, Zhao Feiyang's decision to push it to the market was a test. In essence, he was following Gu Houyi's policy, but Zhao Feiyang found the policy basis for the national promotion of medical reform and the introduction of private capital.

This time, the hospital adopted a public bidding process to seek a partner. The successful bidder was Pei Yu. One week after the closure of Ting Mei Breast Enhancement, she became the contractor of Changxing Hospital's medical aesthetics center. The results have not been officially announced to the hospital yet.

Gao Xinhu was not responsible for this tender. When he heard the news, he was quite surprised and couldn't help but think of the time Zhao Feiyang had asked him to help Pei Lin out of a difficult situation.

Gao Xinhu was certain that Pei Yu was just a front, and the real contractor was Pei Lin. This woman was not simple. He remembered that when they met at Minnan Seafood City, Pei Lin had proactively added his contact information and later tried to get to know Zhao Feiyang through him.

At that time, Gao Xinhu guessed that Zhao Feiyang might take over Changxing Hospital, and later events confirmed his guess. Although Gao Xinhu did not help them connect, from what he had seen, Pei Lin had clearly succeeded in building a strong relationship with Zhao Feiyang.

Gao Xinhu thought this was inappropriate and, out of respect for the old team leader, decided to give Zhao Feiyang a gentle reminder. He couldn't be too direct and had to consider the leader's face.

During a private meeting, Gao Xinhu tactfully pointed out that Pei Yu was the owner of Ting Mei Breast Enhancement, which had recently been involved in a scandal.

Zhao Feiyang, of course, understood his meaning. He didn't think there was any problem. Pei Yu had won the bid through a proper process, and there was no under-the-table operation.

Gao Xinhu's reminder was brief. Whether Zhao Feiyang listened or not was up to him. He didn't mention Pei Lin, as sensitive topics should not be touched.

Zhao Feiyang's focus was now on the land in the high-tech zone. Next week, the high-tech zone government would officially announce it, marking the beginning of a new journey.

Zhao Feiyang also planned a large-scale personnel adjustment, starting with the administrative departments. The Procurement Office was established, and the former deputy director of the Equipment Department, Huang Liancheng, was appointed as the director, responsible for the unified allocation of medical equipment, drugs, medical supplies, and consumables.

In the past, these tasks were handled by different people. Now, all the power was concentrated in one department. Huang Liancheng's brother-in-law worked in the government secretariat, and it was hard to believe that there was no support behind this.

Other major administrative departments would also undergo corresponding adjustments. The office director, Liu Dengke, was transferred to the Equipment Department as deputy director and now had to report to Huang Liancheng. Everyone knew that with Gu Houyi's departure, his loyal followers were being targeted for removal.

The new office director, Lin Yansheng, was transferred from the Central Hospital and had previously worked with Zhao Feiyang. Such an important position naturally required someone he trusted completely.

Gu Houyi's former dedicated driver, Xiao Feng, no longer handled the hospital director's car. The new driver was Liu Haiguang, transferred from the emergency center.

These changes were all expected. Zhao Feiyang would not allow Gu Houyi's loyal followers to remain in his inner circle.

Among the deputy directors, the most favored were currently Geng Wenxiu and Gao Xinhu, especially Gao Xinhu, who had become the most popular figure in the eyes of all employees.

Unlike others in Changxing who were eager to build relationships with the new hospital director, Gao Xinhu began to consider maintaining a distance from Zhao Feiyang. Zhao Feiyang was an ambitious leader, always focused on reform, but he was not the right leader for Gao Xinhu.

Zhao Feiyang's aggressiveness made Gao Xinhu wary and even worried. It might not be Zhao Feiyang's problem but his own, as he was not adapting to the current work style.

According to Gao Xinhu's understanding, the high-tech zone government would not provide much financial support to Changxing. The so-called cooperation was to provide the land for medical use, and other districts had similar precedents. They could provide the land but not the money.

If Changxing could not get financial support from the high-tech zone, and given its current status, it would be impossible to obtain a large loan from the bank. The only remaining possibility was to introduce external assistance.

Zhao Feiyang revealed to Gao Xinhu that at the end of the month, Huannian Group would send representatives to visit, and he planned to assign the reception task to him.

Gao Xinhu believed that the external assistance for Changxing was likely to be Huannian Group. Changxing was eager to develop, and Huannian Group was facing a transformation, publicly announcing its intention to enter the health industry. Both parties had mutual needs, and the possibility of cooperation was high.

Issues involving public-private partnerships were risky, and Zhao Feiyang had already probed several times, seemingly intending to entrust this matter to him.

Gao Xinhu keenly sensed that this could be a thankless task, and he did not want to get involved. Before Zhao Feiyang made his intentions clear, he needed to find a reasonable excuse to decline.

Gu Houyi finally heard that the Changxing Phase II expansion project, which he had been preparing for six years, had been completely rejected by his successor, Zhao Feiyang. On the day he learned this, he went to the Phase II site alone.

It was raining, and Gu Houyi walked slowly along the western wall of the site, holding an umbrella. As he passed the west gate of the construction site, he saw the planning board. Gu Houyi stopped, looking up at the Phase II expansion plan, which had faded due to wind and sun exposure. His glasses suddenly fogged up.

The wind and rain beat against the umbrella, as if an invisible hand was urging him to hurry. Gu Houyi stubbornly pursed his lips, but his heart felt like a leaf in the wind and rain, aimlessly drifting in the autumn rain, losing its anchor.

As Gu Houyi decided to leave, he saw an old man walking towards him, and the old man also saw him.

Xu Changshan was at the Dongge Market buying groceries. Although he had moved away, he still preferred to shop in this area. He was familiar with the neighborhood and the vendors, and even the haggling made him feel close. Strangely, the older he got, the more he missed these trivial matters.

Gu Houyi and Xu Changshan knew each other. One was the director of the comprehensive hospital who had ruled Changxing for over a decade, and the other was a renowned traditional Chinese medicine practitioner with a century-old lineage. They had been neighbors for a long time, even dating back to Gu Houyi's youth, with a deep connection.

Strangely, in the past few decades, they had never had a proper conversation. At most, they would meet on the street, exchange greetings, and then go their separate ways. Although both were in the medical field, their paths were entirely different.