Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic-Chapter 65: It’s Too Late Now

The most frightening might be the chest puncture among the four major punctures, especially pericardial puncture, which is quite risky.

After seeing the three people off, Li Jingsheng picked up the phone and mulled over whether to report this to the disease control center.

According to regulations, infectious diseases must be reported directly online within six hours.

And the infectious disease report card must be completed in full.

This matter made Li Jingsheng feel troubled because the patient hadn’t undergone a pathological examination, so there was no basis for diagnosis.

Moreover, he was just a small clinic. If even big hospitals couldn’t find the disease, would the disease control center believe him if he reported it?

After hesitating for a moment, he finally decided to report it.

As soon as he finished, President Tian called again.

It seems that this wimp was really anxious.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

Li Jingsheng wanted him to also taste what it feels like to be disregarded by someone.

Don’t talk to him about broad mindsets or heart forbearance. For a businessman like President Tian, no matter how much of a saint you are, if your purchase volume drops, he’ll immediately leave you out to dry like clothes on a rack.

When conditions allow, Li Jingsheng prefers to get quick satisfaction from grievances.

There was about a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

President Tian was accustomed to being flattered by him, and now suddenly faced with a different attitude, he must be feeling uncomfortable.

But what is this bit of grievance compared to securing this big deal?

"Boss Li, it’s me, President Tian!"

His tone was so similar to the once-humble Li Jingsheng, who was begging to place an order.

The wheel of fortune surely turns, and karma never fails.

"Oh, it’s you! What’s up?"

Li Jingsheng asked politely.

Inwardly, he felt particularly satisfied.

Damn it, he finally vented this pent-up anger after so many days.

"Haha, don’t be mad. I’ve been super busy these past few days. The company set a performance target for each of us salespeople, and I’m still way behind, so I’ve been busy finding new customers. Look, when I just returned to the company, the first thing I did was check the procurement list you sent me. The prices are out, and I’ve sent them to your email. Could you please take a look?"

President Tian’s attitude had an abrupt change.

This morning at half-past eight, he was still lofty in front of Li Jingsheng, arrogant like an eagle. Now, he had fallen from a peak to a valley, almost wishing to lick Li Jingsheng’s shoes clean.

The bigger the pharmaceutical company, the easier it is to acquire quality customers.

Their prices, quality, and product lines all have advantages; everything is guaranteed.

In contrast, a small-scale pharmaceutical company like Litong Pharmaceutical has a hard time acquiring quality customers.

They can only pick up leftovers from big pharmaceutical companies, such as small clinics like Sunshine Clinic, and some small pharmacies, etc.

If a salesperson builds good customer relations, it’s possible to expand into some hospitals, although that’s quite challenging.

Just getting the pharmacy director to place an order isn’t easy.

Then, the heads of the clinical departments have the authority to recommend drugs.

If a drug enters a hospital and the doctors don’t use it, it’s just sitting there uselessly.

Getting the business into a hospital is quite difficult, as you can imagine.

Everything at every level needs to be arranged properly.

Every salesperson at Litong Pharmaceutical carries a heavy burden.

President Tian was now extremely eager to secure this deal with Li Jingsheng.

At this moment, he was probably regretting deeply, wishing he had checked Li Jingsheng’s procurement list earlier in the day to avoid the current situation.

"So that’s what it is. Why are you calling just now? I’ve been waiting since yesterday, and now it’s too late. I thought your company had run out of drugs, so I’ve already sourced from another pharmaceutical company. I have other matters to attend to, so let’s leave it at that!"

Click!

The phone was hung up by Li Jingsheng.

What’s the deal, begging President Tian to help procure drugs since yesterday afternoon, and being disregarded like that? Now still wanting to secure this business? Dream on!

Even a clay Buddha has a temper.

Moreover, Li Jingsheng is a man of flesh and blood.

You can imagine that at this moment, President Tian must be tearing his hair out in regret.

"Boss, I’m going to pick up my kid after work now!"

Tang Ping had already changed clothes and walked out with her bag.

Originally, it was agreed to end work at half-past five, but because there were continuous customers and they received two suspected tuberculosis patients requiring disinfection, she was busy until now.

"Go ahead!"

"Thank you, boss. I’ll come back after picking them up!"

"After you pick up your child, just go home. If there’s any urgent work, I’ll call you for help."

Li Jingsheng gave her the utmost care.

Sometimes, being good to employees makes them more loyal to the company and more diligent at work.

Smart bosses always do this.

After Tang Ping left, the small clinic became temporarily quiet. It was already close to six o’clock in the evening, the peak time for getting off work, with people rushing home to rest after a long day of work.

Those with a wife at home could look forward to a warm meal waiting for them.

Single folks usually cooked for themselves or ate out.

During this time, without any disease, few people would visit a clinic.

Li Jingsheng removed his mask and sterilized it carefully before sitting behind the counter to settle accounts.

Sales in the afternoon were a bit lower than in the morning, but they still managed to sell a good amount of health and wellness supplements. As for cold medicine, common digestive medicine, and minor injury treatment medicines, the profit margins were very low.

The first time opening a clinic, Li Jingsheng was especially cautious with procuring medication.

All the medications for treating illnesses were sourced from reputable big-name manufacturers to ensure maximal effectivity and safety.

The profit margin on drugs from big factories is generally low.

Pharmacies and clinics don’t make money from selling those.

If pharmacies only sold drugs from big manufacturers, many would go out of business.

According to the accounts, today’s total revenue should be over seventeen thousand yuan.

A pretty decent gross income.

The majority of the supplements and health products in the counter were practically sold out.

The last home-use blood glucose meter was also sold.

In the future, they could source from Best Medicine, allowing his small clinic to have a significant advantage over other clinics and pharmacies in terms of supplements and health products.

He was genuinely looking forward to the first batch of goods arriving tomorrow morning.

He purchased a total of more than twenty-seven thousand yuan worth of goods, something Li Jingsheng could never have imagined doing before.

If he could maintain this level of success every day, he’d wake up laughing in his sleep.

And the income from diagnostics also showed an encouraging trend.

It would be great to someday learn orthopedics.

He pondered in his mind.

Though the current situation seemed overwhelmingly positive, he hadn’t let this temporary success go to his head.

Once the bustle settled and the small clinic returned to calm, he would surely still rely on treating patients to make money.

How much can you earn from treating colds and fevers?

Moreover, pharmacies, clinics, health service stations, and primary hospitals can all treat these, utterly lacking uniqueness.

Patients have many choices, and for convenience, they usually buy medicine or seek treatment nearby.

This obviously doesn’t benefit his small clinic in its effort to emerge from fierce competition.

Those big pharmacies, old clinics, and state-supported primary hospitals each have deep foundations and unique customer bases.

Even if Li Jingsheng’s medical skills improved continuously, offering more precise medication than other clinics or primary hospitals, and attaining more remarkable therapeutic effects, and diagnosing causes more cleverly, building a good reputation isn’t an overnight endeavor.

It requires a long period of accumulation before it could stabilize and solidify, becoming as firm as a rock.

He works hard to improve his surgical skills to have a distinctive feature.

Doing what others can’t; that’s the ultimate trump card.

"By the way, I successfully diagnosed two tuberculosis patients earlier. Does that come with any extra life value rewards?"

He subconsciously opened the attribute panel to check.