Introduction

Night falls.

Four Seasons Hotel New York.

Banquet hall.

This place has long been prepared for an upscale cocktail party.

Uniformed and good-looking male and female waiters move through the crowd, providing the most attentive service to the guests.

Guests dressed in suits and ties, or elegant formal wear, gathered in small groups, holding champagne glasses, chatting and laughing.

"Adam, let me introduce you. This is Professor James Mulder from Columbia University Medical School."

Leonard led Adam to a Black professor and introduced them, saying, "James, this is Adam Duncan, my good friend, a bestselling author, and a future Columbia University Medical School student."

"Professor Mulder, hello."

Adam greeted him politely.

"Hello, Mr. Duncan."

James laughed and said, "I'm curious about Leonard's bad temper. Even we old guys can't stand it. How did you, at such a young age, become good friends with him?"

"Damn it!"

Leonard laughed and retorted, "I have a bad temper? Who was it back then who was always ready to fight?"

Who is it?

James looked bewildered. "Isn't it you?"

"It's me!"

Leonard threatened, "Do you want to try again now?"

"OK, OK."

James shrugged and looked at Adam: "Leonard and I were classmates in medical school, but I chose to go back to my alma mater to teach, while he stayed on the front lines of the hospital. We were the two Columbia University Medical School back then."

"Come on."

Leonard scoffed, "I could barely be considered a hero back in the day, and you? Ha!"

Adam watched the two bickering with a smile, in a good mood.

It's clear that Leonard and Professor James Mulder have a very good relationship.

Indeed, regardless of whether it's in the East or the West, the feelings between classmates are special and among the purest.

Back then, everyone was still young and had a touch of idealism. But after graduating and entering society, working hard to earn money and climb the social ladder, and seeing all kinds of struggles, they cherished that initial innocence even more.

Of course, medical schools are special. The medical profession has been highly competitive from the very beginning, which is a requirement of the profession.

Because you lack the ambition and confidence to be the most important person in the world, how will you control the life and death of patients in the future?

Often, a moment's hesitation can lead to a patient's death.

The impact of losing one's life in one's own hands is something that cannot be handled without a sufficiently strong mental fortitude.

Therefore, doctors, especially the top few, are all confident to the point of being arrogant. They don't trust anyone but themselves.

This is an innate personality trait selected from the moment one enters medical school, which, combined with diligent nurturing, ultimately leads to the ultimate goal of "I am the best, and everyone else is trash."

Of course, in this process, your skills must also keep up, otherwise you won't be the most awesome, but the most stupid.

However, once a major surgery is performed, it will become clear who is the most capable and who is the most foolish. There is no such thing as self-deception or group deception.

If someone thinks they're the best, then they genuinely have amazing skills.

The intense competition required for growth sets medical school students apart, but that doesn't mean that classmates are all strangers and rivals.

Compared to the fierce competition among so many doctors across the country for important positions, where most would choose to leave and start over in a new place if they failed, the competition among medical school students can be considered relatively warm and friendly.

This feeling wasn't so obvious during my student days, but when I reached Leonard's age, after failing to compete and feeling frustrated and unable to rise to the top, the competition I experienced in medical school to learn skills seemed like a beautiful fairy tale.

However, judging from the interaction between Leonard and Professor James Mulder, their relationship was already very good during their medical school days. Otherwise, even if they were close as classmates, they would never have been this intimate.

Too.

Although the competition in medical school is much fiercer than in other schools and majors, friendships also depend on chemistry. Once you hit it off and become good friends, the competition becomes more like a friendly game between friends.

Being interesting is the most important thing.

After all, New York is so big, with so many hospitals, surely it can accommodate me and a few good friends?

"So, Adam, you're a bestselling author, what made you decide to go to medical school?"

After exchanging a few words with Leonard, James turned his attention to Adam. Leonard's intention in bringing Adam to this occasion was self-evident.

"I admire the noble spirit of doctors who save lives."

Adam said, half-jokingly, "This is something that no amount of money can compare to."

"This is not just empty talk."

Leonard added, "Adam has had this dream since he was a child. When he graduated from high school, he chose Columbia University's Columbia Biology Department. He also volunteered at New York University Medical Center. Now he has passed the MCAT and is preparing to apply to Columbia University Medical School this year. He has a clear goal step by step. Back then, he hadn't become a bestselling author yet."

"Rare!"

James nodded.

"Not only that."

Leonard added, "After becoming a bestselling author, he even spent money to buy medical equipment and practice surgery in advance by hunting for three years. I can say with certainty that Adam is definitely the best among this class of students."

"That's really amazing."

Now James really started to see Adam in a different light.

Having a dream from a young age, taking it one step at a time, and having a clear goal—this is just a standard resume. Even children know about doctors' income and status. There are far more people who aspire to be doctors than scientists.

It's not surprising at all.

However, it is extremely rare for someone to spend a lot of money to buy medical equipment and practice surgery by hunting in order to familiarize themselves with the procedure in advance after making money.

Yeah, don't even think about it if you don't have money.

Money once again shines with its unique brilliance and weight at this moment.

Upon hearing this, James knew that Adam's talk of saving lives was a genuine dream of healing the wounded.

Instead of just talking about ideas while secretly thinking about business.

No matter how nicely they put it, it's all just for higher income and status.

Even though the United States, from top to bottom, doesn't shy away from admitting that everything is for making money, sometimes the light of a genuine dream can still be touching.

"I wouldn't dare say that Adam is the best one in this class."

James praised, "But I believe Adam is definitely one of the best."

"Huh?"

Leonard asked curiously, "Is there anyone better than Adam in this draft class?"

He knew this old classmate too well. Even after he praised Adam so highly, this old classmate still didn't agree with his assessment of Adam, and there must have been a reason for that.

Knowing that this old classmate was a professor at Columbia University Medical School Columbia University Medical School also one of the members responsible for freshman admissions, his information network was far more extensive than that of Attending Physician on the front lines of a hospital. He must have received some inside information...