This Doctor Is Too Wealthy

Regarding Du Heng’s question, Li Jianwei was at a loss for words. What does it concern him whether others get bonuses? He wants to give more money to his own department staff, raise everyone’s enthusiasm, and provide some benefits for them. Is that wrong?

”Looking at your stingy attitude, just say whether you’ll give them or not,” Li Jianwei glared.

Du Heng also felt he wasn’t wrong. Of course, if bonuses are given, they can’t just go to these few people from Provincial First Hospital. Others should receive equal treatment too. Otherwise, who else would help collect data? On my reputation alone?

However, I can’t directly confront Li Jianwei now. After all, he’s my Teacher and has helped me deal with many school affairs and matters outside of work. One can’t be insensible and disregard the importance of relationships.

”Teacher, the money must be given, but I think the other collaborating groups should also get some,” Du Heng said.

”Give it to them for what?” Li Jianwei was very displeased. ”The patients they are treating now are still under your guidance. They’re getting fame and profit. Why should they still be given money?”

He said angrily, leaning back and directly uttering two words, ”Not giving.”

Seeing Li Jianwei’s attitude, Du Heng suddenly found it difficult as well.

It was Jin Zan who had helped connect him with the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The Zhonghu Health Center was no longer up to the task, but the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine had a strong foundation. They had gradually come to understand Du Heng’s methods thoroughly and had provided the most significant help among all the collaborating units. Furthermore, they had done so much and still paid him several thousand yuan each month in technical guidance fees.

If the bonus doesn’t include them, it would be too unprincipled, and Jin Zan would also lose face. Then there’s the Zhonghu Health Center. Although Wu Buwei and I have left, and the Health Center can’t really provide much support in this regard anymore, their previous contributions can’t be erased.

Li Jianwei wasn’t genuinely angry; he just wanted to secure some benefits for his subordinates. After all, Du Heng had already achieved results, so the funding this time would definitely be more than a trivial amount. If so much money came in and he didn’t fight for his people, he wouldn’t be a proper leader.

However, seeing Du Heng’s predicament, Li Jianwei also knew his approach was somewhat inappropriate. He sighed and said, ”Xiao Heng, our four units are all now considered members of your research group.

”Indeed, it’s not appropriate to give or not give money to anyone, or even to give different amounts.”

Du Heng was the leader. Although everyone worked separately and had never mentioned this matter, they had offered considerable convenience when they collaborated.

”Actually, there’s only one reason for the current situation: your research group is too scattered. Everyone is fighting their own battles. You can only provide technical guidance; you haven’t integrated this force at all. This doesn’t help much with everyone’s improvement and results in a huge waste of the group’s strength formed around you.”

Du Heng looked at Li Jianwei blankly. It’s been like this for the past six months, and I didn’t think there was any problem with it.

Since the matter had been broached, Li Jianwei didn’t beat around the bush and continued, ”A normal research project group first applies for a project. Then, an academic leader gathers one or more technical teams to leverage their strengths and overcome difficulties.

”But your project is special. This current situation had already formed before you even applied for the project.

”And we can’t exclude everyone after the project is approved; that would be too detrimental to your reputation.”

Hearing all of Li Jianwei’s words, Du Heng asked humbly, ”Teacher, what should we do now?”

”Integrate.”

”Integrate?” Du Heng was somewhat confused. How can we integrate, with four units involved?

Provincial First Hospital’s Chinese Medicine Department has Li Jianwei, and I can have a say there now, so that shouldn’t be a problem. For Zhonghu Health Center, my words should still carry some weight. Besides, integrating would be helping them, so they have no reason to disagree. But Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Municipal First Hospital are both Class A hospitals. Would they agree to integrate their groups just because I say so? And now that I’m the Dean of the Municipal Maternal and Child Health Hospital, shouldn’t I also fight for some benefits for them?

Du Heng suddenly frowned. I didn’t realize it before, but thinking about it now, my head hurts. Why is it so complicated?

He looked at Li Jianwei with a worried and bitter expression. ”Teacher, will they agree? And how should this integration be done?”

Li Jianwei seemed to have already considered this problem and said without hesitation, ”Before today, if you wanted to integrate these units, it honestly might not have been possible.

”But starting today, if you talk about integration, they will definitely agree—they’ll be scrambling to agree.”

”Why?”

”Research papers.” Li Jianwei’s mouth curled into a slight arc. ”Do you know how many attending physicians and deputy directors in our Grade 3A hospitals are held back by their inability to publish papers? They have the clinical skills, but they lack the ability to write papers or conduct research.

”But you’ve already published a research paper, one in a core journal. And this project of yours, according to your projections, can be broken down into several large components.”