Surgery Godfather-Chapter 1984 - 1346: Liquan International Medical Center (2)

After leaving, he did not hesitate for long. The innate business acumen and daring spirit of the Chaoshan people began to take effect. He identified a market gap in high-end medical services, particularly in the field of orthopedics. He pooled all his savings, and with the help of family and friends, rented several floors of an old building in an inconspicuous area of Nandu, and hung up the sign for "Liquan Orthopedic Hospital."

Lack of talent, equipment, and brand, coupled with the poor reputation of private hospitals, made the start challenging, known only to him.

In times of confusion about his future, he sought guidance at a dojo, and the old Taoist master, with eyes closed in meditation, pointed outward. Cheng Liquan followed the direction of the Taoist master’s finger—a lush forest of cottonwood.

Suture yang must prosper?

I understand, Cheng Liquan had written about the Taoist master.

Soon after, his friend Su Nanchen introduced Yang Ping to him—at that time, Yang Ping was just an emerging young attending doctor.

After some interaction and recalling the Taoist master’s guidance, Cheng Liquan made a firm judgment: This young man is not ordinary, destined to soar to the heavens like a dragon! Yang Ping was the benefactor destined for him.

He invited Yang Ping as a specially appointed chief expert to guide the most challenging orthopedic surgeries at Liquan and to explore new technologies. He granted Yang Ping absolute authority, surgical freedom, and resource support, while he stepped back to the background to ensure full support.

At that time, Yang Ping also needed a platform free from traditional constraints, where he could boldly experiment. Liquan’s flexible mechanism and Cheng Liquan’s unwavering trust became his most handy surgical knife and experimental field. Numerous complex surgeries that rewrote textbooks were completed here, and cutting-edge concepts were validated here. More importantly, Yang Ping never kept knowledge to himself; his techniques, ideas, and even his reflections on the future of medicine subtly influenced the doctors following him at Liquan.

Cheng Liquan seized this rare opportunity. On one hand, he selected the most promising young doctors within the hospital to form the "Yang Ping Technical Core Group," requiring them to follow Yang Ping like shadows to learn, record, review, simulate, and innovate. On the other hand, he spared no expense in sending these key talents in batches to top medical centers such as the Mayo Clinic, USA, Hopkins, and German Charité for systematic training, requiring them to bring back not just techniques, but also an international perspective and patient-centered service culture.

Meanwhile, he demonstrated exceptional business leadership skills. With precise strategic vision and strong execution, he brought in Ruixing Investment for expansion and upgrades. From "Liquan Orthopedics" to "Liquan Hospital," he gradually introduced strong disciplines such as cardiovascular, tumor, nerves, and endocrine.

After accumulating some funds and introducing Ruixing Investment, he decided to build a new campus, relocating to a newly planned government area, creating this comprehensive medical center, regarded as a "benchmark for private medical care in China," with an almost obsessive perfectionism.

Yang Ping’s brilliance became increasingly dazzling until it illuminated the halls of the Nobel Prize. Cheng Liquan always maintained the right level of close connection. Liquan Hospital became an important base for many groundbreaking basic research to translate into clinical applications at Sanbo Institute, a validation platform for innovative therapies like K Therapy, and a cradle for Yang Ping’s team to cultivate talents with both research and clinical capabilities. Cheng Liquan knew well that deep ties with Yang Ping and Sanbo were core strategies for Liquan to maintain absolute technical leadership.

Cheng Liquan was grateful for the Taoist master’s guidance back then and thankful for having made an incredibly correct choice back then—sometimes all it takes for life to take off is one choice.

"Chairman Cheng, the Mayo team is in place," the secretary reminded.

"Good!" Cheng Liquan composed his thoughts, his eyes regaining the clarity and sharpness of a business magnate.

In the panoramic demonstration hall of the International Exchange Center, Dean Cai fluently and elegantly presented the core philosophy and practices of Liquan Medical Center to the Mayo Clinic’s expert team. The presentation wasn’t about piling up data or equipment images, but about vividly showing how Liquan integrates top expert teams, cutting-edge technology, refined process management, and humanized services based on several successful interdisciplinary treatment cases, providing "one-stop, personalized, full-cycle" solutions for patients with complex illnesses.

"We are committed to breaking down departmental barriers and building a multidisciplinary integrated medical model centered on diseases and patients," Dean Cai pointed to the dynamically evolving diagnostic and treatment pathway map on the big screen. "From precise prevention, early screening, multidisciplinary joint diagnosis, personalized comprehensive treatment, to long-term health management and follow-up, Liquan provides seamless closed-loop services. Our strategic alliance with Sanbo Institute and Ruixing Medical ensures we are always at the forefront of medical innovation."

The Mayo experts were focused and nodded frequently. They had evidently done their homework and were particularly interested in Liquan’s deep collaboration with Nobel Prize winner Yang Ping’s team. The subsequent site visits impressed them even more: the "Future Operating Room Cluster" with real-time intraoperative molecular imaging navigation; the "Digital Patient Integrated Decision Support System," integrating genomic, proteomic, metabolomic, imaging, and clinical phenotype data; and the "Panoramic Rehabilitation Center" that combines virtual reality psychological intervention, robotic-assisted rehabilitation, and environmental healing factors. The depth of technology integration, the precision of process design, and the extreme focus on patient experience earned deep respect from these world-class medical experts.

In the afternoon, Cheng Liquan met with Huang Jiacai in his office. The two were good brothers, both having met Professor Yang Ping at humble beginnings, and now each successful in their own fields.

The two had an enjoyable conversation and finalized the equipment plan for the ’System Regulation Medicine Comprehensive Demonstration Center.’

After sending off Huang Jiacai, Cheng Liquan changed into an ironed White Gown and began his weekly clinical rounds. He went to the tumor center, which is an important application base for K Therapy.

The center head reported an exciting case: A patient with late-stage pancreatic cancer with liver metastasis, for whom traditional treatments were almost ineffective, showed a significant decrease in tumor markers and reduction in metastases through system-regulated K Therapy.

Cheng Liquan watched the video of the patient’s journey from being in critical condition to standing again, silently for a long time. He thought of Sisi and the life miracles made possible over the years at Liquan—each one turning the impossible into possible. That was the ultimate meaning of why he left the system in anger and poured his heart into building this medical sanctuary—to gather global wisdom, challenge the limits of medicine, and give more lives the hope and dignity of being cured.

The rounds ended as night quietly fell. Cheng Liquan returned to his top-floor office but did not turn on the lights. The intelligent lighting system in the park activated, making the atrium dome resemble a starry sky. The interiors of the "petal" buildings emitted a warm glow, and the aerial corridors were like ribbons of light, with the entire Liquan Medical Center tranquil, brilliant, and full of vitality in the night.

From angrily leaving after Dean Shan’s slap to the hard times of renting a building to start a business; from the discerning vision to bind with Yang Ping to now owning this world-class comprehensive medical stronghold—each step of this journey was filled with sweat, wisdom, and determination.

He built a new medical ecosystem: a comprehensive medical center driven by the dual cores of exceptional clinical outcomes and ultimate patient experience, deeply integrating top talents, cutting-edge technology, meticulous management, humanistic care, and business wisdom. Here, doctors can pursue the pinnacle of medical skills with dignity and focus, and patients can receive cutting-edge, precise, and warm medical services.

He and Yang Ping—one pioneering on the public scientific research peak, the other building an urbane stronghold in private healthcare soil—though their paths diverged, their hearts were set on the same stars and seas, advancing medicine, and protecting health and life.

"Mr. Cheng, President Zhu will be here shortly!" the assistant knocked on the door and reported.

"Good, I’ll go down to meet him right away!" Cheng Liquan drew back his thoughts.

He took one last look at the silent old surgical scissors on the crystal base.