Healing Doctor

Chapter 736 Licking the Dog

Is this even human language?!

Is this even human language?!

Lin Jiu is confident in himself, but that is the confidence of an "ordinary person" in the normal sense.

This is fundamentally different from Ji Xiang's fantastical confidence.

"If there are no objections, then let's do it this way," Ji Xiang decided.

Lin Jiu was heartbroken.

I do have my own opinions, but what reason can I give for them?

This is one of the four major medical journals. There is no way that a journal whose editorial board member is his teacher, Tang Chenghua, could compete with it.

Forget it.

Lin Jiu then fell silent and returned to stealth mode.

While reading, Ji Xiang chatted with Zhao Zhe about the lives of his friends.

Some people like fixing cars, some people like laying bricks.

Fishing is a perfectly normal hobby.

"What kind of weirdos are these?!" Lin Jiu thought to himself as he listened carefully.

He tried to glean details about the strange young man's past from Ji Xiang's words, but all his efforts were in vain.

Lin Jiu could only vaguely guess that Ji Xiang's background must be extraordinary.

Finding an opportunity, Lin Jiu went out and made a phone call to his teacher.

He no longer cared what time it was in America or whether the teacher was sleeping.

When Tang Chenghua heard Lin Jiuze say that his newly written paper would be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, he was speechless.

It is one of the four major medical journals, a large journal comparable to The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, and The British Medical Journal.

Own……

After a long silence, Tang Chenghua said in a hoarse voice, "Jiuze, what have you thought about what I told you?"

"Stay in the country?"

"Yes."

"Teacher, I've thought about it too, and I've been hesitant. You know this is a huge decision for me. Can you give me a reason to convince myself?"

"Nine, I have a question for you. The paper you just wrote is indeed quite good, and normally it has a chance of being published in JAMA. But if you were in MIT, what would the chances of it being published be?"

"Even if it can be published, how long will it take?" Tang Chenghua asked again, "Six months? Or a year?"

Tang Chenghua asked a series of questions, and Lin Jiu knew that these were also questions that the teacher himself was wondering about.

Moreover, he knew more things, but he couldn't tell himself them.

Lin Jiu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Yes, teacher!"

"You made the right choice."

"Teacher, the professorship at Massachusetts... I'll be leaving as soon as the offer letter came through."

"I'll save it for you, whether it's three or five years." Tang Chenghua gave Lin Jiu a definite answer, without any ambiguity.

"good!"

Lin Jiu then agreed.

After finishing their conversation, both the master and apprentice were distracted and quickly hung up the phone.

Lin Jiu sat on the steps of the fire escape, lost in thought.

I decided to stay on my own initiative; Ji Xiang never said he necessarily needed me.

This is considered sycophantic behavior; just don't end up with nothing.

Ji Xiang... He publishes papers in JAMA, and they don't care about papers with an impact factor below 20.

That alone is enough to make a point.

distressed.

Lin Jiu recalled the high spirits he felt when he first received his job offer at Massachusetts General Hospital.

But all of this was shattered by Qin Chu's invitation.

Without Qin Chu, I wouldn't have returned to China to participate in variety shows; without participating in variety shows, I wouldn't have met Ji Xiang.

Damn it, a specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital is worried about wanting to stay in the country but not being able to!

Lin Jiu was left speechless, both amused and exasperated by his own last thought.

This is absurd!

It may be absurd, but the matter still needs to be done.

To get Ji Xiang to "agree" to stay, you have to cater to his preferences.

What does Ji Xiang like?

Lin Jiu was quick-witted and immediately came up with a solution.

After calming himself down and carefully managing his facial expressions, Lin Jiu did not return to the doctor's office, but went directly to the government building.

Lin Jiuze is a man of action; he acts on his words immediately and has exceptional initiative.

He walked into the government building as if it were empty, and the security guards acted as if they hadn't seen him at all.

Upon arriving at the door of the head of the medical affairs department, Lin Jiu knocked on the door.

"Enter."

Director Bai's voice came through.

Lin Jiu pushed open the door and went in with a smile on his face.

Director Bai frowned slightly, raised his hand to cover his forehead, and then lowered his eyes to look at the floor tiles in front of Lin Jiuze.

"Professor Lin, is there something you need? Please have a seat."

Lin Jiu was also quite interested in Director Bai, one of the very few strong people who could spot him "at a glance".

"Director Bai, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

"Professor Lin, what's the matter? Please tell me. I will do my best to help if I can."

"I just wrote a paper, and JAMA has agreed to publish it in the latest issue."

"!!!"

Director Bai was slightly taken aback.

"First author, are you interested?"

"Um?"

"I'd like to put your name as the first author. You don't mind, do you?" Lin Jiu looked at Director Bai's expression with great interest.

He'll be shocked.

He would be ecstatic.

I've heard that the requirements for advancement in China are extremely high, and they even create some kind of scientific research.

The vast majority of scientific research is just a charade.

Now that a huge pie has fallen from the sky, will Director Bai be so happy that he goes crazy, like Fan Jin passing the imperial examination?

If he passed the imperial examination like Fan Jin, should I slap him?

However, a few seconds later, Lin Jiu was confused.

Director Bai's expression was indifferent. He even wanted to observe me, but only glanced at me before lowering his head again.

What happened?

"Professor Lin, Xiao Ji just called me. He's the first author."

These words seemed nonsensical, but Lin Jiu immediately understood.

Myself,

Damn, I'm late!

When Ji Xiang arrived, he had already given the first authorship of the JAMA paper to Director Bai!

Lin Jiu felt incredibly stupid.

He almost went crazy, and his father-in-law had to slap him to bring him back to his senses.

In the blink of an eye, the person who had gone mad became himself.

But Director Bai did not laugh or mock. He even stood up and said, "Professor Lin, please sit down. I happen to have something I'd like to discuss with you."

Lin Jiu was a little confused.

JAMA has been forgotten.

Director Bai was certain that although he hadn't observed Lin Jiuze's expression, the fact that Lin Jiuze had come to him and "gifted" him the JAMA magazine already spoke volumes.

"Professor Lin, I really hope you can stay for a while, but unfortunately your time is limited and very precious. When are you going back to the United States?"

"It might take a while longer," Lin Jiu said vaguely.

"I have an idea that I've been wanting to discuss with you recently, but I felt it would be too abrupt. Since you're here, I'll take the liberty of bringing it up."

"Director Bai, you're too kind."

"Then let me share my thoughts. If there's anything inappropriate, we can discuss it together."

(End of this chapter)