Chapter 19 Establishing a Physiotherapy Center (Part 2)
As the saying goes, before the troops arrive, food and grass will come first. When Dr. Thomas Carter was still treating a "big man" in Qatar, Zhuang Mingge, who returned to Italy, had already started the first phase of the Florence Physical Therapy Center according to the various medical equipment listed on the fax sent by Dr. Carter.
It is said that everything is difficult to start with. Zhuang Mingge, who rarely has enough time on hand, feels that buying many high-tech things that he has never heard of before is not difficult. Except for the slightest delay in transportation, the other links are going smoothly.
Although it has not reached the level of being able to buy freely in supermarkets, all the "movable" devices can be fully in place within five days after ordering. This efficiency made Zhuang Mingge surprised and greedy, thinking that if he had put a "express delivery" label on the boxes of these medical equipment like he was mailing packages at the post office, he might be able to squeeze out some "water" from the already abnormal five days.
In response to this, Antonioni, who has been in Italian football for many years, has a little bit of emotion like Zhuang Mingge: What does it mean that people in the court are easy to work, and money is easy to do? If there is no relationship between Dr. Carter, or the millions of dollars spent without Zhuang Mingge's brows, I want the seller to efficiently fulfill his trading obligations? What are you kidding? There is no door!
However, what made Zhuang Mingge feel the most was not this universal business "convention", but rather that China would rather bear the pain and make layers of concessions to China back then than find a way to squeeze into the WTO in the shortest time. Many so-called "expert professors" gave pediatric reasons, which really cannot convince Zhuang Mingge, who likes nothing but thinks about it.
Now that Zhuang Mingge has experienced it personally, he finally understands that behind the simple concept of "trade equality", there is too much complexity and sadness. Not to mention anything else, if the advanced medical equipment purchased by Zhuang Mingge is sold to China, which is "isolated" by the EU outside of technological barriers, it will be unacceptable to China in terms of trading procedures and transaction prices.
The newly appointed team doctor Nelson has almost become the busiest person in the club during this period. His abilities and familiarity with modern medicine are all needed by Zhuang Mingge. After all, the physiotherapy center has been built, and the placement of these equipment needs to be handled by this professional.
The two doctors, Thomas Carter and Aaron Nelson, are naturally responsible for the daily operation of the physiotherapy center and the specific operations of treating players' injuries. In addition, under the suggestion of the two, Zhuang Mingge is also preparing to return to his "motherland" in the future to see if he can find a high-level Chinese medicine doctor to supplement and improve the work of the other two from the perspective of Eastern medicine.
At this time, Zhuang Mingge was visiting the construction of supporting facilities of the Florence physiotherapy center with the team doctor Nelson, such as gyms, swimming pools, and massage rooms. All kinds of health care facilities are available in the newly built physiotherapy center in Florence. This also unexpectedly saved a lot of dollars for Zhuang Mingge, who was originally ready to continue to invest a lot of money in this area based on the opinions of experts.
This is also due to the opinions of Dr. Nelson. Targeted improvements were made in the most economical and practical way, such as re-planning without increasing the original area of the massage room, especially adding the content of traditional Chinese medicine massage. Of course, the equipment in this area still needs to be installed after Zhuang Mingge "captured" a traditional Chinese medicine doctor.
"Well, Dr. Nelson, what do you think is missing in the physiotherapy center now?"
Although Zhuang Mingge himself felt that there was nothing to add, as an outsider, Zhuang Mingge, who was quite self-aware, seemed very modest in front of experts.
At this time, facing Zhuang Mingge's inquiry, Aaron Nelson, who had been "reporting worries but not good news" since he arrived in Florence, seemed very hesitant at this time.
Looking at Nelson's expression of silence, Zhuang Mingge knew that he had something to say.
"Doctor Nelson, do you think there is any problem now?...It doesn't matter, but it doesn't matter. I can accept whatever you say."
"Okay, maybe I'm over-thinking. I think the club may not be able to invest in the physical therapy center at the moment."
"Uh, what you mean..." When Zhuang Mingge was still wondering why the doctor had such concerns, Karin next to him raised an objection before herself.
"Doctor Nelson, I think you are a little too cautious. You should know that the construction budget of the physiotherapy center has reached an astonishing $2 million, and the funds we have invested more than 1 million. I remember that the cost of the rehabilitation center just built in Barcelona last year did not exceed 1 million. They are already the most advanced athlete rehabilitation center in Europe. I think even if Florence is higher than their construction standards, there will be no shortage of funds, right?"
Karin's words also reflected Zhuang Mingge's inner thoughts. While listening, the latter nodded deeply. In Zhuang Mingge's memory, even the rehabilitation center in later generations that almost copied the past at a high price from his neighbors, including the transfer of technology usage fees, the total cost was only more than US$2 million.
Zhuang Mingge didn't know where Nelson's worries came from. He was a little nervous in his heart, and could only wait for the following text from the expert in front of him.
Nelson seemed to feel that what he had expressed just now was a little vague, so he reorganized his thoughts and said:
"Mr. Chairman, what you just said is investment in infrastructure. What I mean is that in the construction of relevant supporting facilities, whether the capital investment is in place, such as the number of relevant employees such as physiotherapists, masseurs, nutrition analysts, and the construction of the electronic system that is equipped with them, we will not be able to perform purely human operations. If that is the case, according to the current scale of this physiotherapy center, it is probably difficult to achieve the ideal results no matter how many employees you hire."
"Uh, Mr. Nelson, you're worried about this..."
Zhuang Mingge, who finally understood Nelson's meaning, finally fell into the ground at this time, because the questions raised by the doctor just now were the other core project of the experimental center - the information center that carries out computer management, analysis and prediction, and establishes a player database, which can directly solve. Zhuang Mingge's funding budget for this project was not included in the budget of the physiotherapy center, so the physiotherapy center's current capital investment is completely sufficient.
Zhuang Mingge was a little surprised that Dr. Nelson was able to consider the problem so comprehensively. These considerations seemed to have exceeded the scope of modern medicine. They have mastered very advanced medical theory and practical experience, and can keep pace with the times and even think about problems from a macro-management level. It is really lucky to be able to meet such talents.
Chapter completed!