Chapter 454 - 268: Wu Ting: 100 Points
Chapter 454: Chapter 268: Wu Ting: 100 Points
When the scores were announced, everyone was stunned.
Director Li Chunpei left everyone else in the dust. Most contestants were hovering around the 90-point mark, but he was in a league of his own with a score of 95!
In the main hall, Dean Yu of Anzhen beamed with pride as he looked at his protégé’s score.
The other members of the panel offered their congratulations as well.
A score of 95 had undoubtedly secured him a spot in the top twelve.
In the main hall’s audience, a buzz of discussion arose.
"As expected from the powerhouse North China Region. Director Li Chunpei from Anzhen is crushing the competition. A score of 95 is insane."
"Sigh, it looks like our Jin Province hospitals are still a long way behind. Director Dong from Haijin Port First Hospital only scored 85."
"Looks like Jin Province is going to get wiped out again this time. The gap between them and the top-tier cardiac surgeons is just too wide."
The cardiac surgery departments from Jin Province’s hospitals weren’t top-tier to begin with. While these results were expected, it was still a source of embarrassment for the attending experts from the province.
Vice Director He from the Ministry of Health also looked displeased.
Other nearby attendees from the Eastern Region were also disappointed in Jin Province’s contestants.
"Looks like the Eastern Region’s hopes ride on Xianglin City’s hospitals. As long as Vice Director Li Xun from the cardiac surgery department of Xianglin City Xuanshang University Affiliated Hospital is in the running, we still have a chance to go head-to-head with Director Li from Anzhen."
"That’s right. With a composite score like 95, Vice Director Li Xun is the only one in the entire Eastern Region who has a shot at catching up."
Amid the discussions, the first group of contestants received their scores and made their way to a specially reserved section in the main hall.
When Li Chunpei came out, he was met with a round of applause and sounds of admiration from the entire hall.
Li Chunpei acknowledged the crowd with a debonair gesture, then walked to his hospital’s designated area. He glanced up at the scoreboard and was quite satisfied.
His goal wasn’t just to make the top twelve; he was aiming for the top three.
Li Chunpei took his seat with an air of detached confidence.
Vice Director Dong Bo also returned to his seat, blushing slightly as he apologized in a quiet voice:
"Director Shao, Director Shen, I’ve let you down."
"As long as you tried your best."
The two directors offered some consolation. They had seen Dong Bo’s submission video; he truly wasn’t in the same league as Li Chunpei.
Director Shao and Director Shen remained calm and continued to watch. ’After all, Jin Province still has a dark horse in the running!’
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「In the Eastern Region’s waiting area.」
Without missing a beat, Wu Ting sat down next to his next "target" and struck up a casual conversation.
Seeing how young Wu Ting was, Vice Director Xin Tian from the Xianglin City Transportation University Medical College Affiliated Children’s Medical Center also began to chat with him.
"Director Wu, I’ve heard quite a bit about you. Forgive me for being blunt, but isn’t your specialty Hepatic Tumor Surgery? And I hear you’ve recently been challenging the research from Professor Edwards’s team in the Southern Country..."
"While I don’t know much about Hepatic Tumor Surgery, I admire and respect you for your work, and I wish you success with your research project... However, regarding your participation in this national cardiac surgery competition, I think you shouldn’t get your hopes up too high."
"We’ve all looked into your submission for the preliminaries. Its main feature, the fourth-generation bioresorbable polymer vascular stent, was good enough to get you through qualifying, but if you want to make an impact in the finals, the phase-one results alone won’t be enough."
As one of the female contestants, Director Xin had done some very detailed investigation and pre-competition statistical analysis.
"I’ve also seen the recording of your phase-one surgery. That vascular stent... it’s absolutely astonishing. I’m also concerned for Lou Musaang’s condition. As for her phase-two surgery, I’ve even discussed it with my director and our internal team. So far, we’ve found it truly difficult to come up with a solution."
"After the competition is over, we could bring up Lou Musaang’s case for discussion at the general conference. I’m sure that with so many of the industry’s top minds brainstorming together, we could find an optimal surgical plan!"
Wu Ting hadn’t expected Director Xin’s research on him to be so thorough; she knew the details of Lou Musaang’s case crystal clear.
Just as Wu Ting was about to tell Director Xin that Lou Musaang’s phase-two surgery had already been completed, it was her turn to enter the competition room.
[Ding! By mutually encouraging contestants in the national competition waiting room, you have acquired an Entry from Director Xin: Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (Yellow). A first-line treatment for aortic diseases such as aortic dissection and aortic aneurysm, this method is more advanced than conventional open surgery.]
Wu Ting’s eyes lit up. ’Even though it’s just a Yellow-tier entry, it’s another practical technique in the field of cardiac surgery!’
"Good luck, Director Xin! I’ll treat you to dinner tonight."
After offering his encouragement, Wu Ting sidled up to the next doctor.
Li Xun, who was sitting by himself, watched in surprise as Wu Ting struck up a conversation with yet another doctor.
’Who would’ve thought the famous Director Wu was so energetic and such a chatterbox.’
’Although Wu Ting’s fundamentals in cardiac surgery seemed average, his influence in other areas within Jin Province and Xianglin City was considerable.’
’At Saint An Hospital, Wu Ting was a role model for the younger generation of doctors. Li Xun had to admire a young scholar who could make the Forbes list and had published so many papers in top-tier journals.’
’It was a shame Wu Ting’s specialty was Hepatic Tumor Surgery. Otherwise, he really would have been a competitor worth paying attention to.’
As time passed, contestants left the waiting room one by one, until only Wu Ting and Li Xun remained.