Chapter 655: Chapter 590: Trio of Porters Chapter 655: Chapter 590: Trio of Porters Professor Su usually maintains a composed facade, but secretly, he cherishes his son-in-law.

When Ruixing was being targeted by the giant corporation, Old Su got angry and launched a ruthless counterattack against them.

I might not be so hard on them if it was directed at me, but if it’s directed at my son-in-law, I will ensure they get their just desserts. This is Professor Su’s logic.

“With the success of the spinal external fixation frame, there’s a good chance that Professor Yang’s next project application will be Outstanding Young Talent,”
It’s no wonder that Professor Zou is Professor Su’s proud student, as their ideas align.

‘Outstanding Young Talent’ refers to the recipients of the National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars. Only about 200 people are selected across the country each year. The program aims to foster promising young talents in the field of cutting-edge technology worldwide, creating a group of excellent academic leaders.

Outstanding Young Talent selections occur once a year, with research funding ranging from a minimum of 800,000 yuan to a maximum of 1 million yuan. The funding is available for four years.

The minimum requirement for participating in the Outstanding Young Talent scheme is holding a senior professional title or possessing a doctoral degree.

Yang Ping hasn’t completed his Ph.D. yet, so this is a hurdle. Thus, the primary task is to graduate Yang Ping with his doctorate ahead of schedule.

Once he receives his doctoral degree, he’ll have a solid chance at becoming an Outstanding Young Talent.

After carefully evaluating the situation, Professor Su estimated a 90% probability of success.

If Yang Ping’s spinal external fixation frame can win the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and combined with his numerous top-tier journal papers, then he would have a 100% chance of becoming an Outstanding Young Talent.

Professor Su knew the process thoroughly.

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The surgeries proceeded swiftly. After the first one was finished, the second one began preparations.

In each surgery, whether positioning the patient or preparing for the surgery, August worked extremely hard. Whether or not it was the typical German efficiency, it earned him considerable brownie points.

Anyone unaware of the circumstances would think that the hospital had hired a foreigner to act as a porter, specifically for transporting patients.

A few doctoral students gathered, discussing in hushed tones.

“Did you hear that the foreigner is Europe’s top spine specialist, August?”

“How is that possible? He probably just looks similar. Anyway, all Europeans look the same to me if they have comparable heights and builds.”

“Are you delusional? August, acting as your porter, carrying patients?”

“Yeah, he was just admonished by Professor Yang because he didn’t position the patient properly. If it were really August, is there a chance that he would let Professor Yang scold him? Probably the other way round, right?”

“Don’t think too much, I just asked my boss. It’s not August, just a lookalike. August is the president of the European Spine Surgery Association, so it’s impossible for him to come to China to work as a porter.”

“True, didn’t Professor Zou study in Germany? He mentioned August was his tutor. If it’s him, wouldn’t they interact?”

“My boss also studied in Germany and worked with August; he said it’s not him.”

The doctoral students huddled at the back of the classroom, whispering amongst themselves.

Most professors from the Spinal Surgery Department at the hospital frequently attend international conferences. Apart from Professor Zou, many others had completed training programs in Germany as well, so several of them know August.

For orthopedic doctors, unless they have achieved a certain level, they wouldn’t have the chance to go abroad. Once they reach that level, they start sub-specializing and tend to stick to their circles.

It’s not surprising for spinal surgeons to not know prominent trauma orthopedics and sports medicine doctors.”

So, some of these doctors recognized August but no one recognized Takahashi and Robert.

Lin Hao, one of Robert’s students, was not present. He works in the Department of Sports Medicine and had not had the chance to meet Robert.

Ou Lichun and Dr. Zeng huddled together in a corner, observing.

Dr. Zeng was boasting to a fellow doctor about having shared a table with Professor Yang for a meal. In reality, it occurred during an academic conference at Sanbo Hospital where everyone sat around a table for a buffet lunch. They didn’t exchange a single word nor did they share a bond of any sort.

But this didn’t stop Dr. Zeng from bragging about having shared a table with Yang Ping.

“Why don’t you greet Professor Yang when the surgery is over?” Someone who was sick of Dr. Zeng’s boastful behavior challenged him.

Dr. Zeng, stubbornly responded: “I’ll greet him later, just you watch!”

He wondered if Professor Yang would refuse his greeting or handshake. Wouldn’t a professor be expected to have good manners?

Actually, respected professors usually don’t refuse greetings from others. Sometimes at academic conferences, many doctors seek to have photos taken with well-known professors, and these usually aren’t denied.

Taking a photo with a well-known professor is akin to brushing with the red carpet in the entertainment circle.

Some people display these photos with professors on their office desks, purposely leading others to believe they share a master-student relationship to enhance their image.

Whenever the professor’s stories come up in casual conversations, they would chime in with more details, portraying themselves as insiders.

Contrary to Dr. Zeng, Ou Lichun refrained from showing off and only found Dr. Zeng amusing.

I’ve been classmates with Professor Yang for eight years, but have I ever bragged about it?

I often have meals with Professor Yang, but have I ever come off as arrogant because of it?

Have I ever told anyone about the time when Professor Yang and I sneaked out of campus past midnight for some food and gaming?

Ou Lichun thought to himself, I have never mentioned it.

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Mrs. Su watched an entire surgery before she left, feeling proud that her daughter’s skills as a scrub nurse have reached her level in her prime.

Well, strictly speaking, her daughter has already surpassed her in skills, but Mrs. Su liked to think of them as equals.

It appears that her daughter’s relationship with Yang Ping wasn’t just due to physical attraction, but also because of their abilities.

“The scrub nurse today is really outstanding, should we invite her to give our nurses a lesson?”said the head nurse in the operating room, seizing the opportunity to suggest.

The Director of Nursing, striding away, responded: “She is indeed excellent but there’s no need for a lesson. She’s probably quite busy with her work.”

The third surgery was a robotic surgery.

The surgical team moved to the Tianji robotic operation room under the leadership of Su Nanchen.

Professor Su hasn’t seen Yang Ping perform robot surgery yet. This morning, he put off all other work to watch Yang Ping’s operation wholeheartedly.

While the team settled into the new location, the patient was still on the way.

The three heavyweights stood side by side about one and a half meters from the operating table, like soldiers eagerly awaiting orders from their superiors.

The operating room door swung open, and the patient on the stretcher was wheeled in.

Before the doctor from the affiliated hospital could react, the three heavyweights had already sprung into action, stabilizing the stretcher, cooperating together to smoothly transfer the patient onto the operating table.

There are two camera setups in the operating room–one set on the surgical lights, aimed directly at the surgical field, and another set in the four corners of the ceiling, filming the entire operating room.

The impressive display of the three-person team, led by August, was displayed in real-time on the screen.

August’s expression was somewhat comical, because every time he exerted effort, he would puff up his cheeks.

Once the patient was bedded, the three-man team retreated to a safe distance of one and a half meters from the operating table, ensuring they didn’t disturb the operation.

Turns out, these three came just to help move the patient onto the operating table.

Everyone finally understood.

Any doubts regarding August’s identity were dismissed.

How could the comical mover possibly be the arrogant and impressive spine surgeon who presented at the international academic conference?

While people can look similar, their temperament cannot be imitated.

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The robotic surgery began.

The murmuring lessened, the Dean was present, and no one dared to be bold.

This time, Su Nanchen got on stage as an additional assistant.

First step, percutaneous pedicle screw placement.

The robotic arm, under Yang Ping’s control, performed excellently. Song Zimo installed a guide needle onto the robotic arm, which then quickly made a small incision with the scalpel.

The robotic arm quickly navigated and percutaneously inserted the guide needle into the pedicle of the spine, reaching halfway into the vertebra.

The robotic arm was incredibly fast, and the cooperation between Song Zimo and the robotic arm was very practiced.

It was like digging holes to plant beans.

Each needle took only a few seconds, and in just a couple of minutes, two densely packed rows of guide needles were inserted into the bony canals of the pedicles.

Professor Su and Dr. Zeng were nervous watching the rapid pace–if a single needle went awry, it could damage nerves or blood vessels and cause major trouble.

Professor Su was about to step in to remind Yang Ping to slow down–there was no need to rush for the sake of demonstrating the procedure.

But before he could, all the guide needles had already been inserted.

The robot was now carving pathways and inserting pedicle screws.

The robotic arm was like the king of surgery with a soul, striking wherever it pointed, both quickly and accurately.

If everyone were standing next to the robot at this time, they would undoubtedly hear the friction sound of the robotic arm moving at near-limit speed.

The surgical robot can be played like this?

The young doctors were hit with a wave of deja vu, similar to playing video games.

A serious surgery was treated by the young doctors as if they were watching a game.

Moreover, the layout on the big screen only added to the game-like feel, with the 3D image of the spine on the right side of navigation screen, and the video of the robotic arm’s operation on the left.

A navigational line passes through the pedicle, then the image of the pedicle screw appears, moving straight along the navigational line without deviating, maintaining sub-millimeter precision, and stopping automatically when it reaches the predetermined depth.

This demonstrative sequence continued.

Some young doctors even itching to try, getting a mixup sense that they would be even better at this “game” than their mentors since they had a gaming background.

The 3D image of the spine on the screen revolved 360 degrees, showing the positions of every screw.

Step two, bone cutting.

With the help of the robot, bone cutting could also be done precisely under minimally invasive procedures.

Inside the small incision, the noisy ultrasonic knife began to work.

The advantages of high technology were fully demonstrated. The ultrasonic knife was effective only on bone tissue and not soft tissues such as nerves and blood vessels. This characteristic, combined with accurate navigational equipment, virtually ensured error-free operation.

Each vertebra was cut at various locations, and the responsible vertebrae were all cut within about ten minutes.

Lastly, Song Zimo installed the external fixation frame.

The whole surgery carried a strong gaming analogy, with the top-tier experts seeming like they were playing a game.

Everyone was waiting for the game-time-out box to pop up at the end of the surgery, only to be jolted into realization; this wasn’t a game, it was a robot operation.

The young person was able to operate the robot so fluently.

Professor Su heaved a sigh of relief, thankful that no problem had arisen given the fast pace. With time, he found his son-in-law increasingly unpredictable; he appeared even more talented than the previous time.

Yang Ping walked away from the console and stood by, observing Song Zimo’s work. With a quick eye and a swift hand, August immediately brought over a stool for Yang Ping to sit down, then respectfully gestured for Yang Ping to sit before obediently retreating back to the three-person group.

The scene was too jarring!

It looked like a tutor sitting down with three students standing behind him and a photographer in front of him yelling, “Cheese!”

Sitting on the stool, Yang Ping waited for Song Zimo to finish up, completely unaware of the three people standing behind him in a line.

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