78: Chapter 78 Medical Frontline Deployment; Aerospace Material Samples Completed

Su Qingyue had just finished her rounds and was organizing medical records at the nurse's station. Her white coat accentuated her slender figure, but her movements were efficient and crisp. Hearing footsteps, she looked up and saw Lin Hao peeking in from the doorway.

“Brother Hao?” she said, somewhat surprised. “Why are you here? Chen Fan's side...”

“Fan Zi sent me to be your assistant!” Lin Hao grinned, jingling the car keys in his hand. “He wants me to coordinate with you on the medical device company. So, Doctor Su, what are your instructions for today?”

Su Qingyue's eyes lit up, but then she felt a bit self-conscious. “This... won't it interfere with your work at the factory?”

“Fan Zi is keeping an eye on the factory, and there's Uncle Wang, so things won't get messy.” Lin Hao walked in and lowered his voice. “On the other hand, Fan Zi specifically instructed that your project be handled as a strategic mission. Come on, let's touch base first.”

The two of them found an empty consultation room.

Su Qingyue took a stack of printed documents from a drawer. On top was the 'List of Scarce Primary Healthcare Equipment,' and below were materials she had organized over the past few days, such as 'Comparative Analysis of Similar Domestic and Foreign Products' and 'Potential Supplier Assessment.'

“Brother Hao, look,” Su Qingyue opened the list, which was marked in different colors. “The red ones are the most urgently needed but are completely dependent on imports in China, such as Portable Hemodialysis Machines, High-end Ventilator Core Modules, and Miniature Endoscopic Imaging Systems. The import prices for these devices are artificially high, making them unaffordable for many primary hospitals, so patients have to settle for inferior alternatives.”

She pointed to one of the items: “Take this, for example—the Portable Hemodialysis Machine. An imported unit costs over eight hundred thousand yuan, and the consumables must be from the original manufacturer, making the cost of a single dialysis session over a thousand yuan. Many kidney patients in remote areas can only afford it once or twice a week, which doesn't even meet the standard treatment frequency.”

Lin Hao looked at the dense data and case studies, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.

He didn't understand medicine, but he understood technical barriers, monopoly pricing, and especially the frustration of 'clearly having a solution but being unable to afford it.'

“The yellow ones are those where domestic alternatives exist, but there's a significant performance gap or insufficient stability,” Su Qingyue continued flipping through the pages. “For instance, with these Surgical Robots, the precision and flexibility of domestic ones are a level below the imported ones; many top-tier hospitals would rather spend more to buy imports. And then there's these...”

She spoke for over twenty minutes in one breath. Behind every piece of equipment were specific clinical needs, patient hardships, and industry pain points.

After Lin Hao finished listening, he remained silent for a long while.

“Qingyue,” he began, his tone much more solemn than when he arrived, “I originally thought Fan Zi started this medical company just to have another way to make money. But now I understand—he truly wants to accomplish something meaningful.”

Su Qingyue nodded, her eyes reddening slightly. “I've been in clinical practice for so many years and have seen too many patients whose treatment was delayed or... because the equipment wasn't good enough or they couldn't afford the good stuff. When Chen Fan told me he wanted to do this, I couldn't sleep all night. It wasn't because I was worried it wouldn't work; it was because I felt... finally, someone is willing to do this.”

“Then let's do it!” Lin Hao slapped his thigh.

“The first step is site selection and registration. I've listed a few potential areas; Brother Hao, you have more experience, help me take a look.”

She spread out the electronic map Chen Fan had sent and circled three locations. “This one is near the Medical University, so it'll be easy to recruit talent; this one is in the Development Zone, with many policy incentives; and this one... is not far from Grandpa Qin's house.”

Lin Hao looked closely and pointed his finger at the third location. “I think this one is suitable. Being near Old Master Qin's home is only one reason; the key is that this area is being planned as a 'Smart Medical Industrial Park,' so there will be supporting policies in the future. Moreover, the transportation is convenient, and since it's not the core commercial district, the rent costs are controllable.”

He paused. “Additionally, I suggest that when registering the company, we apply for both 'R&D' and 'Production' qualifications directly.”

Su Qingyue's eyes brightened further. “Right! If we can research and produce the core components of some devices ourselves, costs could drop significantly! But...” she hesitated, “the R&D investment will be huge, and the cycle is long...”

“Don't worry about the money,” Lin Hao waved his hand. “Since Fan Zi started this, he won't give up halfway. Let's get the framework set up first and take it step by step.”

The two then discussed the business registration process, initial team building, and the first batch of equipment categories to focus on in detail.

Su Qingyue's professional knowledge and Lin Hao's practical experience complemented each other, and many details became clearer as they talked.

At noon, Lin Hao drove Su Qingyue to visit the three candidate sites. Along the way, he said while driving, “Qingyue, there's something I should remind you—I'm afraid this company of ours won't have it easy.”

Su Qingyue was stunned. “What do you mean?”

“Fan Zi has been clashing with the Long Corporation lately, and it's caused quite a stir.” Lin Hao glanced at the rearview mirror. “Although the medical sector doesn't directly conflict with the Long Corporation's main business, given Long Zaitian's personality, if he finds out we're opening a new front, he'll definitely find ways to trip us up. So in the early stages, we should try to keep a low profile and only speak out once things are established.”

Su Qingyue gripped the document bag in her hand. “I understand. But because of that, we have to do this even better. This isn't just business; this is... the hope of many people.”

Lin Hao glanced at her in the rearview mirror and suddenly smiled. “Qingyue, I know why Fan Zi likes you now.”

Su Qingyue's face turned red. “Brother Hao!”

“I'm not teasing you anymore.” Lin Hao said seriously, “In short, although our front isn't full of swords and shadows like Fan Zi's side, it's just as important.”

The car drove into the third candidate park.

Under the sunlight, several brand-new gray factory buildings stood quietly, the roads were wide and clean, and a research building under construction could be seen in the distance. At the entrance of the park, the sign for 'Smart Medical Industrial Park' glinted in the sun.

Su Qingyue got out of the car, stood at the park entrance, and took a deep breath.

She could almost see, in the near future, piece after piece of equipment being shipped from here, entering thousands of hospitals and clinics, and going into those wards where patients once felt despair because they 'couldn't afford it.'

And the beginning of all this was today.

She turned around and gave Lin Hao a brilliant smile.

“Brother Hao, I think this place is great.”

“Then it's settled.” Lin Hao locked the car. “Come on, let's go talk to the park's management committee.”

—

At Fanxing Factory, Chen Fan was focused on rushing out the five sets of insulation units for Engineer Li.

He stood before the main production line console, his fingers sliding quickly across the touchscreen to pull up the detailed parameters for Engineer Li's order.

On the screen, a 3D model rotated and expanded—it was an aerospace-grade heat exchange unit with breathtakingly precise structural detail. Twelve cooling channels wound and interlaced like blood vessels, the inner walls required a nano-scale ceramic coating, and the overall weight could not exceed 4.2 kilograms, yet it had to withstand instantaneous high temperatures of over ten thousand degrees Celsius.

After putting in the Stardust raw material pellets, they were all completed quickly under the processing of the 3D printer.

“Xiao Zhi, check if they meet the standards.” Chen Fan asked Xiao Zhi to perform the final inspection.

“All meet the standards!” Xiao Zhi verified at last.

Chen Fan's work here was going smoothly, but the issues with the Long Corporation's network system wouldn't be resolved so quickly...