What do you mean by "my senior Xia"??
Hearing this from Xu Man Ni, Zhao Heng was a bit speechless.
"But junior, you should seriously consider the assistant to the director position. I know the dean's nephew just returned from overseas, and those high-achieving overseas elites all want to follow Director Song. You can imagine how competitive this assistant position is."
Xu Man Ni reminded Zhao Heng.
Maybe because of the significant difference between the two sides, Xu Man Ni now hopes even more that Zhao Heng can succeed.
"Senior, do you think this is something I can secure just because I want to?"
Zhao Heng said with some helplessness.
"But senior, isn't Director Song the head of the emergency department? Although he's indeed great, he shouldn't be that sought after, right?"
After pausing, Zhao Heng asked with some doubt.
"What? You think emergency medicine is weak? Then you're wrong. The more basic the discipline, like emergency medicine, the higher its status within the industry. The knowledge from emergency medicine is useful to most doctors. Just think about it, even if a new surgical technique is developed in a specialty, how many doctors can actually use it?"
Xu Man Ni replied indifferently.
"Now that you put it that way, senior, I kind of get it."
Zhao Heng nodded in realization.
"Glad you understand. The hospital is currently building a top-tier national emergency center, integrating research and clinical practice. You can't imagine how many doctors want to join."
Xu Man Ni said again.
Indeed, a big hospital offers so many opportunities, thought Zhao Heng.
"Senior, you're so good to me. Should I promise you my life?"
Zhao Heng half-jokingly said.
"Promise your life? At the very least, you need to become an attending physician at Eastern Hospital for that to make any sense."
Hearing Zhao Heng's words, Xu Man Ni smiled gently and said softly.
"Then I'll work hard to hopefully make you find it somewhat meaningful, senior."
Zhao Heng also smiled.
Xu Man Ni, with her good family background, native to North City, owning properties, and an excellent figure and appearance, is the epitome of Zhao Heng's aesthetic preference.
However, such strong and independent modern women have very high expectations for their partners.
Although Zhao Heng is handsome himself, being just handsome is far from enough these days.
Frankly, it's already incredible that Zhao Heng has caught Xu Man Ni's attention. As for anything beyond that, it's a bit of a stretch given Zhao Heng's current status.
Just then, Gao Jun walked in from outside and said to Zhao Heng, "Xiao Zhao, there's a surgery."
"Okay, teacher."
Zhao Heng nodded and joined Gao Jun in administering anesthesia, earning money, which Zhao Heng currently needs the most.
Not to mention, earning some money to move out from that small, under-twenty-square-meter room in the old little urban village and rent a place closer to the hospital, doesn't that sound nice?
As they walked out of the lounge, Gao Jun stopped and said earnestly to Zhao Heng, "Xiao Zhao, right now, being able to make a living is what's most important. You understand what I'm saying, right?"
He feared that Zhao Heng was one of those idealistic people who would hit a brick wall.
Honestly, he didn't think Zhao Heng stood much of a chance for the assistant director position.
Everyone thought Song Siming valued Zhao Heng highly and would surely choose him, as if it were a foregone conclusion. But from Gao Jun's perspective, although Song Siming had expressed admiration for Zhao Heng, everything remained uncertain until Song Siming personally decided.
Not to mention the strong competition.
When the time comes, if word spreads but Zhao Heng doesn't get chosen, Gao Jun didn't think many young people could handle that huge gap between expectation and reality.
"Teacher, I understand."
Zhao Heng nodded. Gao Jun had already spoken so directly; if he still didn't understand, he'd be a fool.
No matter how rare the opportunity for assistant director is, or how far it might take him once he becomes one.
For Zhao Heng right now, the person who guides him in anesthesia, shares platform fee, and provides more security in his life is Gao Jun, who truly values him.
A few words from big figures may get small fries excited, but someone willing to share a meal with you is someone who truly cares about you.
"Good, as long as you understand."
Seeing Zhao Heng deep in thought, Gao Jun felt gratified.
He was afraid young Zhao Heng, lacking life experience, might easily fall for empty promises.
Although Song Siming wasn't the type to make hollow promises, what can temporary attention truly accomplish?
After mixing in Eastern Hospital for so many years, he's seen a lot, and genuinely appreciated talent. That's why Gao Jun decided to lend Zhao Heng a hand at a critical moment.
Soon, Zhao Heng followed Gao Jun to the operating room.
On their way to the operating room, many greeted Gao Jun.
Some even teased Gao Jun about taking on a new apprentice. Gao Jun took this banter lightly, just smiling.
Following behind Gao Jun, Zhao Heng had an indescribable feeling, starkly different from being a small unnoticed assistant in the past.
Quickly, Gao Jun and Zhao Heng changed into surgical gowns and entered the operating room.
Upon entering, the instrument nurse Sun Li, familiar from often working with Gao Jun, exclaimed in surprise, "Old Gao, you took on an apprentice? Is this an intern?"
It's not surprising that instrument nurse Sun Li was puzzled since although there are interns everywhere in the hospital, interns in the anesthesiology department were always scarce.
If in the clinic, ward, or surgery collaboration, interns could do some simple tasks like holding retractors or cutting sutures, but in anesthesia, without rich experience, all an intern could do was watch.
"An apprentice, kind of. Not an intern; he used to be in the surgery room."
Speaking of an apprentice, Gao Jun felt a little pride.
Anesthesia is critical in surgeries, so why do leading surgeons always have followers, while a distinguished anesthesiologist like him often works alone?
"Today's surgery is a heart bypass with extracorporeal circulation. Can he help out?"
Looking at Zhao Heng, Sun Li asked with some doubt.
After all, heart bypasses are extremely complex, and anesthesia requirements are at the highest of all surgeries.
Furthermore, heart bypass surgery involves extracorporeal circulation, with its difficult regulation of the body's internal environment.
"Skill comes with practice. What you don't know now, you'll learn in the future,"
Gao Jun laughed it off.
If Zhao Heng already knew everything, what was there for him to teach?
Seeing Sun Li's skeptical look, Zhao Heng didn't say anything.
Doubt was normal, and he indeed didn't know about extracorporeal circulation at the moment.
But just because he didn't know now doesn't mean he won't know later.
After all, he's got some backing!