On Sunday morning, Lin Jie had just arrived at the Affiliated Hospital with An Kemeng when he received a call from An Kexin.

On the phone, she said excitedly, "A-Jie, as of nine o'clock today, Anlin Hospital's email system has received a total of 1,056 resumes."

"Among them, there are 226 doctoral students' resumes, 341 master's students' resumes, and the rest are undergraduates' resumes."

"This recruitment seminar can be considered a complete success. Next will be two to three rounds of interviews, as well as seminars at Jingcheng University's Medical College and Peking Union Medical College."

"We're thinking that half of the hospital's recruitment selection should be from Binhai Marine Medical University, and the remaining half from Jingcheng University and Peking Union Medical College."

An Kexin explained, "People from different medical colleges competing and interacting with each other will prevent them from forming cliques."

"A-Jie, do you want to participate in the interview work and the other two medical colleges' seminars?"

Lin Jie thought about the recruitment plan involving hundreds of people, plus his current work schedule, and shook his head, saying, "The student quality from these three major medical colleges is quite good, it's like selecting the best among the best."

"I won't be involved in the subsequent work. You guys can make decisions on your own."

He said confidently, "Once these people start working at Anlin Hospital, the hardworking and progressive ones will naturally gather around me, and I will further cultivate them."

"Alright then, we'll handle all the recruitment work for the fresh graduates ourselves."

After a pause, An Kexin's voice came through again, "Mr. Slophel has already arrived at the company, and we need to prepare for the negotiation. A-Jie, I'll hang up now."

After ending the call, Lin Jie handed the office keys to An Kemeng, saying, "You go to the office and wait for me. I need to make some preparations first."

Just after parting with An Kemeng, Lin Jie turned to head to the specimen preparation room when he saw Fu Xiuyuan walk into the lobby of the comprehensive building, so he stopped to greet him.

Seeing his somewhat haggard expression, Lin Jie couldn't help but ask, "Are you feeling unwell, or are you here at the hospital for work?"

Fu Xiuyuan touched his face and smiled, "I've been dealing with a lot of stuff these days, and I haven't slept well at night, so I seem a bit fatigued. I'm here for work, to adjust some sales data for the company's medications from the hospital."

He smiled bitterly, "Expert Lin, to tell you the truth, the sales of several key medications at the company are showing a slow declining trend, and my pressure is far from small."

Lin Jie understood that Fu Xiuyuan had taken over Zhengmao Pharmaceutical not long ago and was eager to prove himself.

Because of generic drugs, Lin Jie specifically researched some related information online last night and said, "In the next two to three years, patents for dozens of drugs will expire in the country."

"This is a great opportunity. How is your progress in this area?"

Mentioning this, Fu Xiuyuan was visibly angry, "My cousin-in-law is hopeless, with no vision for development at all. When I took over the company, the pharmaceutical research department only had a dozen or so people."

"The few capable ones who were originally there left because they saw no hope."

"Even though I've done some major restructuring and added some investment, I can't expect much in the short term. For the next few years, we'll have to rely on past gains."

Fu Xiuyuan said helplessly, "I'm negotiating with a few foreign pharmaceutical companies to see if we can become suppliers of semi-finished materials for them."

"Let's not talk about these upsetting topics so early in the morning."

He suddenly remembered something and said, "Expert Lin, did you know that Luo Wantong and the chairman of Zhengda Pharmaceutical are going to become in-laws?"

Lin Jie nodded, "I know, I unexpectedly met the chairman's daughter yesterday."

Fu Xiuyuan sighed, "Zhengda Pharmaceutical and Phoenix Mountain Hospital are really a powerhouse combination."

"With Phoenix Mountain Hospital as a medical testing platform and the wisdom of many medical experts, Zhengda Pharmaceutical's new drug research and development capabilities are set to reach a new level."

"It's a case of the strong becoming stronger."

He looked at Lin Jie expectantly and said, "Expert Lin, I hope Anlin Hospital and Zhengmao Pharmaceutical can also establish a good cooperative relationship and develop together."

Lin Jie just sneered and said directly, "Fu Xiuyuan, striking the iron requires it to be hard itself. Your company's internal capability isn't strong, and Anlin Hospital is a new hospital, how much support do you think we can really give you..."

He then thought of a feasible plan.

So, Lin Jie beckoned Fu Xiuyuan to come closer and said in a low voice, "I do have a business opportunity for you, involving generic drugs."

"After you're done with your work, let's find a private place to discuss in detail."

Fu Xiuyuan's eyes lit up, and he grasped Lin Jie's hand eagerly, "We can talk right now. Adjusting the sales data is a minor thing, not urgent for today, and I can have someone else do it."

"The business about generic drugs that Expert Lin wants to discuss is a big deal, I can't be indifferent about it."

Lin Jie shook his sleeve, freeing himself from Fu Xiuyuan's grip and said, "I do have things to take care of. Let's have lunch together."

"Alright, let's have lunch together."

Fu Xiuyuan said excitedly, "I'll make the arrangements and personally pick you up then..."

An Kemeng, seeing Lin Jie entering with a long arm bone, laughed and said, "Brother Jie, you're not going to use this arm bone as a test question, are you? It's too simple."

She giggled again, seemingly realizing something, "I understand, Brother Jie is looking out for me."

"I knew it, I must be different from other students in Brother Jie's eyes, there's always some leniency..."

"Leniency?"

Lin Jie snorted, swung the long arm bone in his hand, and said, "Leniency is absolutely impossible, it will only be stricter. This arm bone, I took it since it was handy, as a pointer, you can also call it a ruler."

He swung it a few more times, creating a whistling sound, and said sternly, "Pain can deepen one's memory. For this assessment, if you make a single mistake, I'll hit you once with this."

Seeing An Kemeng's eyes wandering, clearly disbelieving, Lin Jie continued, "I've already informed Uncle An and Kexin, they said I can use corporal punishment, even if it swells or bleeds, no problem."

Not believing it, An Kemeng naturally pulled out her phone and dialed An Weize's number.

"Dad, I want to ask something..."

Before she could finish, An Weize's voice came through the phone, "I know what you want to ask. A-Jie has my authorization; he can use physical discipline. You either accept it or quit."

"Kemeng, Daddy has to talk to visitors, hanging up now."

An Kemeng shifted her gaze from the phone to Lin Jie, pitifully saying, "Brother Jie, you're not really going to do it, are you? You said you would treat me like your own sister."

Lin Jie said expressionlessly, "It's precisely because our relationship is too close that I realize that the methods of dealing with others aren't very effective on you."

"Only physical discipline can make you learn the lesson."

"Of course, if you don't want to be disciplined, besides choosing to quit, there's another option: do your best, so that I won't have the chance to punish you."

As he said this, Lin Jie took a sealed bag out of his pocket, poured over twenty phalanges and toe bones onto the desk, and threw a pair of rubber gloves to An Kemeng.

"Three minutes, sort these bones according to their order in the human body."

An Kemeng's eyes widened as she shouted, "Brother Jie, aren't you supposed to test my recognition of vertebrae, ribs, and such?"

With a stern face, Lin Jie said, "It's up to me what test questions to set. You've already wasted ten seconds."

Upon hearing this, An Kemeng stopped arguing, immediately cleared a space on the desk, put on the gloves, and picked up a small bone to carefully distinguish...

Lin Jie observed An Kemeng's actions.

He saw her pick up a small bone, turn it over a few times in front of her eyes, and then without much hesitation, place it on the desk.

After arranging seven or eight bones, the positions of the left and right hands and feet were confirmed.

Distinguishing between phalanges and toe bones is quite easy, but distinguishing between the left and right phalanges and toe bones requires a certain level of skill.

Moreover, Lin Jie didn't bring a complete set of a person's phalanges and toe bones this time. Some disjointed phalanges and toe bones required even more precise judgment.

Three minutes are up!

Lin Jie glanced at the desk, looking at the well-formed yet incomplete left and right hand phalanges and toe bones, then glanced at An Kemeng standing nervously by the side, softly asked, "Do you think you got everything right?"

An Kemeng bit her lower lip, pointed to two disjointed phalanges between the ring finger and middle finger of the left hand, and said, "Except for these two phalanges, which I'm a bit unsure about, the rest should be correct."

Lin Jie nodded slightly, praising, "You've been working hard this week, and your learning is not bad."

"As you said, you arranged the other phalanges and toe bones correctly. However, with these two, there's only a fifty percent chance they are correct."

"Relatively speaking, the human ring finger is the least used, even less than the little finger, so the wear between its phalanges is naturally the lightest."

"Take another look..."

An Kemeng picked up the two phalanges, compared the wear under close observation, and after putting them down, they had exchanged positions.

She glanced at the arm bone in Lin Jie's hand, and with a flattering face, said, "Brother Jie, I only got this one wrong, how about you note it down first, and don't hit me, okay?"

Lin Jie waved the arm bone in his hand, asking, "What do you think?"

An Kemeng thought for a moment, analyzing, "To establish your authority, to eliminate my fluke mentality, to make me understand that studying medicine is not easy, to make me work harder..."

As she spoke, her face showed fear, saying, "You're definitely going to hit me."

An Kemeng kept inhaling and exhaling, slowly calming down her fearful expression, suddenly stretching out her left hand, and said, "Brother Jie, go ahead and hit me..."

"I want to prove to you that studying medicine for me won't be just a fleeting interest, I'm truly determined."

"No matter how strict and harsh your demands are, I will persevere and won't quit!"

"Let the storm hit harder..."

Seeing An Kemeng with her eyes tightly closed, muttering, Lin Jie hesitated.

He had already resolved that this time he had to hit her, but at the last moment, he was reluctant to do so.

However, studying medicine would take several years.

A moment of passion and interest simply wasn't enough to endure that long.

Lin Jie knew himself well; he wasn't an education expert, and didn't have good educational methods; he seemed only capable of simple and crude teaching, requiring students to put in much effort themselves.

He had to let An Kemeng feel that as a teacher, he was totally different from his usual self.

Only in this way would she rid herself of the fluke mentality, and when facing any difficulties in learning, she would treat it seriously, not slack off.

To achieve this requires a significant contrast to make her profoundly aware of this fact.

Physical discipline was the simplest and most practical method Lin Jie could think of.

Persuading himself one more time in his mind, Lin Jie clenched his teeth and hardened his heart, swung the arm bone, and struck An Kemeng's left palm.

With a crisp sound echoing in the small office,

An Kemeng suddenly opened her eyes, looked down at her suddenly reddened left palm, then looked up at Lin Jie, unbelievingly saying, "Brother Jie, you really hit me! You really hit me..."

"I... I..."

Holding back her emotions, An Kemeng couldn't hold it in, her eyes reddened, and shiny tears overflowed from the corners, crying, "My hand, it hurts... and it's numb... it really hurts... boo hoo..."

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