Chapter 466: Chapter 272: Overwhelming the Competition, The Great Synthesizer: Wu Ting

Next, it was time for the top three contestants from the first half to take the stage!

Deputy Director Li Xun from the Xianglin City Xuanshang University Affiliated Hospital carried the hopes of the entire Jindong Region.

Faced with such a cutting-edge and profound topic, no one believed Wu Ting could continue his miraculous run.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire Eastern Region, Deputy Director Li Xun entered the examination room.

Upon hearing the topic, Li Xun furrowed his brow slightly. He was familiar with the subject, but his knowledge wasn’t deep enough.

After all, the project was currently being personally spearheaded by Scholar Jiang of Fuwai Hospital. While the top cardiac surgery departments within Qinghe City could collaborate and exchange information, Li Xun, being far away in Xianglin City, lacked that convenient environment.

He had only learned about the subject during an academic conference in Qinghe City. At Saint An Hospital, he had only assisted Director Ren Anyi on two or three cases before dedicating himself entirely to his own project on biventricular repair.

Li Xun’s focus was singular; he could only delve into one topic at a time. Therefore, after seeing the prompt, he surprisingly felt at ease.

He presented a discourse based only on what he knew and understood, drawing from his scant experience with a few surgeries to offer some of his own insights.

"Regarding this Hybrid Technology, I believe coronary artery bypass grafting is a crucial adjunctive technique..."

"Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting can reduce the incidence of complications. Of course, this type of bypass surgery has a drawback: it doesn’t allow for effective exposure of the target vessel, making complete coronary revascularization impossible. The resulting incomplete revascularization rate is also a significant issue..."

"If I had the honor of participating in the research on Hybrid Technology, I would want to treat aortic lesions by improving and optimizing coronary artery bypass grafting in conjunction with interventional therapies..."

Although Li Xun hadn’t spent much time on this subject, his acuity and talent still astonished the members of the panel.

Scholar Jiang hadn’t expected that just by seeing the topic and drawing on his experience from only a few surgeries, Li Xun would propose an entirely new possibility.

It was only an exploration, an attempt at a new direction, but the ability to identify the right questions was just as important as finding the solutions—and perhaps even rarer.

Scholar Jiang, inspired by Li Xun’s groundbreaking line of thought, began to discuss it with enthusiasm.

"Director Li, your idea is excellent. It has a high chance of success. As you said, if we could solve the issues of adequate target vessel exposure and maintaining hemodynamic stability by using an improved coronary artery bypass graft in conjunction with interventional techniques..."

As he spoke, a few ideas genuinely began to form in Scholar Jiang’s mind:

"If—and this is just a hypothetical—if we could develop a completely new beating-heart technique, we could combine all the advantages of both coronary artery bypass grafting and interventional methods, while also avoiding the various complications caused by cardiac arrest itself..."

As Li Xun listened to Scholar Jiang’s developing train of thought, his own mind raced. A brilliant expression lit up his face.

He recalled the video from the first half—the controllable, adjustable, self-expanding valve delivery system that Wu Ting had proposed. He said, with a surge of excitement:

"Scholar Jiang, I think it might actually be possible."

"If Director Wu’s delivery system from this morning could be modified to incorporate that concept of automatic adjustability, we could achieve a clear field of view on a beating heart, overcoming the limitations of conventional interventional therapy..."

Scholar Jiang lauded Li Xun’s brilliant idea.

"Excellent. Director Li’s idea has a lot of potential. We’ll just have to consult with Director Wu later and see if he can modify the algorithm and handle the corresponding hardware and software development."

Scholar Jiang was suddenly in high spirits. This national competition had truly brought him one surprise after another. An exceptional crop of talent had emerged from this new generation.

Scholar Jiang eagerly looked forward to the end of the competition, when he could bring this group of young geniuses into the Hybrid Technology R&D project. The infusion of new blood would undoubtedly accelerate the technology’s development immensely.

After their discussion concluded, Scholar Jiang, full of admiration, had Li Xun go to the waiting room.

Though Li Xun’s own understanding of the project was not deep, his inspiration flared during the discussion. Even though he leveraged Wu Ting’s new technology, his ability to synthesize ideas and think on his feet earned him thunderous applause.

And so, Wu Ting’s name came up again in the competition’s discourse. Everyone understood that even if he said nothing for the rest of the event, he had already, by default, become a key figure for the future of Hybrid Technology.

Of course, everyone also felt it was a shame for Wu Ting. He was doing his fellowship at Jinggang University Affiliated First Hospital and thus lacked a deep understanding of Hybrid Technology. Otherwise, if he could have integrated his own new technology into a proposal, he would have had a real shot at becoming the ultimate champion.

When Li Chunpei came out and saw Li Xun’s performance, he too was filled with admiration.

"Li Xun truly is a formidable figure."

In the end, Li Xun’s score for the second half was 97 points, second only to Li Chunpei.

His final weighted score—40% from the first half and 60% from the second—was 96.6 points!

Trailing Li Chunpei by a mere 0.2 points, the two were perfectly matched rivals.

Amid the sighs of regret from the Eastern Region, the favorite to win the championship, Fuwai Hospital’s own Deputy Director Hu Zhipeng, finally took the stage.

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