After a while, the director of the school office came back and said to me: "Mayor Feng, the Standing Committee meeting will be over soon. The principal would like you to go to his office and sit for two minutes."
I thanked him and followed him to the principal's office. The new principal of the school was promoted from the director of the affiliated hospital. I knew this person, but I had rarely interacted with him before.
I observed this office and found that the furnishings inside were completely different from those of Principal Zhang's time.
The desk was replaced with a new one, and the position of the desk was also changed. I thought to myself, people say that today’s colleges and universities are similar to officialdom, and it seems that is indeed the case. The principals of colleges and universities have also begun to pay attention to some taboo things.
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After a while, the principal appeared in front of me. He came to shake hands with me and said to me with a smile: "Mayor Feng, I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long."
I smiled and said, "It's okay. I hope I don't disturb your work."
He put the things in his hands on the desk, and then sat across from me, "Mayor Feng, do you have anything to do with me?"
I said, "I've always wanted to visit you, but I've just transferred my job recently and I really can't spare the time."
He nodded and said: "You have just been transferred to Dongjiang Industrial Park. Of course, you have a very heavy task. But this also shows that the leaders in the province value you. Mayor Feng, you are the most developed among the people in our school.
, it is the pride of our school.”
I waved my hand to him and said, "Don't say that. That's right. I came to you today for one thing: I want to resign as a visiting professor at the Medical University.
It's very embarrassing to say that I currently hold the title of a visiting professor at the school and a master's tutor, but I haven't done anything. It's not that I don't want to do things, but that I really can't spare the time.
Although I have left college now, I still respect academic purity in my heart. Therefore, I feel very guilty for holding these titles."
But he waved his hand at me and said: "Mayor Feng, I don't think we can look at the problem this way. As a university, we need visiting professors like you. Universities are places to cultivate talents. It is important for us to cultivate professional talents, but we are more important.
A benchmark needs to be set for students.
What is a benchmark? In the final analysis, it is a model of success. You are a model for the younger generation of our school. Although you do not have time to do scientific research or teach graduate students, your successful deeds can inspire more students to strive in your direction.
, and you are also a role model for our young teachers.
Of course, success comes from many aspects. While we are cultivating academic talents, we may also wish to cultivate outstanding talents in other industries. For example, our school now has several humanities majors, such as medical management, and we also
Disciplines such as medical ethics, medical history, medical philosophy, medical sociology, medical law, and medical aesthetics have been added to cultivate students' comprehensive qualities.
In addition to becoming doctors, medical students can also become top talents in pharmaceutical sales, and can also develop their careers. This is an inevitable development idea for modern colleges and universities.
Mayor Feng, do you understand what I mean? In other words, the visiting professors and honorary professors we hire do not require you to engage in academic research or teach graduate students. What we need is to be able to set a benchmark for students.
Therefore, Mayor Feng, we don’t want you to resign as a visiting professor. Or let’s do this, we will hire you again as an honorary professor.”
I still feel a little embarrassed. After all, the school still pays me a basic salary and various subsidies every month, which totals more than 10,000 yuan. But now that the principal has spoken to such an extent, I also
It’s hard to say anything more. If I continue to refuse, it will seem a bit pretentious. I said: "Then, I have to do something, right?"
He smiled and said: "Well, you try to arrange one evening every month to give a lecture to the students. It doesn't have to be about medical knowledge, as long as it can encourage the students' future development."
I thought about it and said, "Okay. Then I'll give a lecture in the near future. I'm really not used to this kind of thing where I just get paid and don't do anything."
He laughed and said, "Mayor Feng, Director Wu has spoken highly of you. I fully believe that one of your lectures will have an impact that many of our teachers cannot achieve even after a month of classes."
Now I realize that once something becomes a fact, it is really not easy to throw it away. Of course, I know that there must be other factors involved, such as my current position and level.
The principal invited me to have dinner with him at noon, but I politely refused. The reason for my refusal was very simple, that is, I was very busy. I said, "I will treat you to dinner another day and report some things to you."
The principal said: "The school wants to open a branch in Dongjiang. Does Mayor Feng have any good suggestions for this?"
I smiled and said, "Your idea is very good. Building a branch in Dongjiang can cover a large area east of the provincial capital."
Then I thought about it and said: "Two ways. The first is to acquire the land yourself and build a new branch. We can provide you with the allocated land, and the price will definitely be cheap. We just take it from the farmers and give it to you at the original price."
You, the government will never make a penny, and we can exempt Dongjiang from all taxes and fees that should be charged.
However, you still need to invest a lot of money. If it is a hospital with 500 beds, the initial investment in basic construction and medical equipment will be at least 200 million, and it will also involve the recruitment of medical personnel in the future.
The second way is that we directly deliver the existing Dongjiang People's Hospital to you, but you must accept all our existing personnel and ensure minimum investment.
I personally recommend that you adopt the second method, because it is very beneficial to both of us.
On the one hand, you can reduce a lot of investment. You only need to modify the existing conditions, add or replace some medical equipment, and strengthen the training of existing medical personnel.
On the other hand, we can also reduce investment in this area and provide better medical services to the people."
He nodded and said: "Mayor Feng, let's take another time to sit down and talk about this matter."
I smiled and said, "Okay. Just call me anytime." (To be continued)