Knowing that Zhou Qiao was in a hurry to leave and return to San Francisco, Governor Hulk urged Zhou Qiao to ask for the bill.
Zhou Qiao took out his laptop, logged into the clinic's settlement software remotely, did some on-site calculations, and asked the other party to pay US$2.03 million this time.
The secret medicine is 2 million, and the remaining 30,000 is the out-of-pocket cost of the surgery.
In addition, you can get about $150,000 from Medicare and insurance companies.
Originally, he was thinking of sending a bill to Governor Hulk in a few days. After all, the amount was quite large. Although the governor was rich, he might not be able to come up with so much liquidity at once.
Unexpectedly, Governor Hulk had already prepared 5 million in cash, and immediately wrote a check for 2.1 million dollars, and the extra money was considered a tip.
As for the remaining more than 10 million, Governor Hulk is also making preparations. As long as he is given ten days and a half, not to mention 10 million, even 100 million can be taken out.
Governor Hulk and Zhou Qiao made an appointment for the next surgery, which will be around February 18th.
At that time, the Chinese New Year had already passed, and the medical mystical points were probably being accumulated again.
Zhou Qiao glanced at the twin girls and thought to himself, it will be harder for you to go back and redeem the Qiangshen Capsule again this time!
Elena and Ava looked at him and immediately understood. They screamed in their hearts, no hard work, no hard work!
They also noticed that Zhou Qiao seemed to become particularly brave every time.
In fact, the silent period of Qiangshen Capsule has passed.
"Dr. Zhou, thank you! It's a pity that I can't take you to the airport!" Veronica said reluctantly.
"Haha, you should take good care of your health and relax your mind. In half a year, you will be a beautiful woman again!" Zhou Qiao said comfortingly.
Veronica looked at Thalia and said, "Talia, can you send Doctor Zhou and the others for me?"
Thalia blinked and immediately agreed: "No problem!"
Governor Hulk personally sent them out and watched them get into the special car. As for the airport, he would not go to the airport and had already arranged a private jet.
He is busy with official duties and has to spend time with his daughter. He has too many things to do and he really can't leave.
As for the complimentary red wine he had agreed to give, he had already asked the driver to prepare it and deliver it to the plane in advance.
It is the treasure of Mr. Governor. It is a fine product carefully brewed by his own winery more than 20 years ago. There is not much inventory, and most people can't drink it if they want to.
When Governor Hulk returned to the ward, he saw his daughter looking out the window in a daze. He couldn't help but go up and gently touch her bald head, and said with a smile: "My dear, with a famous doctor like Dr. Zhou here, what are you worried about?"
Veronica said: "I'm worried about Dr. Zhou's safety. Daddy, if something happens to him, wouldn't I have no one to treat him? Why don't you send a bodyguard to protect him, daddy?"
Governor Hulk burst into laughter and said, "Don't be too nervous. Don't worry, I have informed the officials in San Francisco that I will take care of Dr. Zhou and his Iris Clinic. I guarantee that no one will cause trouble for him."
Moreover, Governor Hulk has also checked Zhou Qiao's background in the past few days and learned that he and Luo Ya have a close relationship. There are also many members of the Violent Queen Security Company near the clinic, so there is no threat to his life.
It's okay for him to threaten others.
The Violent Queen organization owns many security companies, laundries, fast food restaurants, and mercenary legions abroad. The wealth it controls is amazing, and it has evolved into a huge monster. Even Governor Hulk is now vaguely afraid of it. point.
In particular, Luo Ya, a woman with many other official identities, complex connections, and interests with some big bosses, is very difficult to mess with.
I heard that she is currently planning to become a Texas senator. He said he wanted to contribute to his hometown!
He didn't even know how Luo Ya, a woman with no background, grew up. Maybe, everything requires talent.
Luo Ya is a person born to be a leader!
Just like Dr. Zhou, it was hard for him to imagine how such a young Zhou Qiao could be so skilled in medicine and be able to surpass so many experts from prestigious schools!
On the second day after Zhou Qiao returned to San Francisco, someone came here.
Because as soon as the news media reported it and the news came out, many people were shocked. Some female celebrities or wealthy people who were also burned in the Hawaii fire heard the news and came here.
One of the congressmen's daughters was the first to come. After seeing the report, she went to visit Veronica in person. Naturally, she admired Zhou Qiao's therapeutic effect very much, so she begged her father to bring her here.
The governor has "endorsed", how can this congressman doubt it? After coming here, he was very humble and polite.
The second patient was a wealthy man. His house in Hawaii was not burned down. He just encountered a fire in a cafe while going to the beach and was caught in the face by the sudden fire. Fortunately, he jumped into the sea in time. Only then did he save his life, otherwise, he would have probably perished in the sea of fire.
At that time, the water was deep and scorching, the mobile phone was lost in the sea, and the female companion who was traveling with her was also lost. She was unable to call for help and could only drift with the tide, watching the raging fire on the shore sweep everything away, feeling confused.
The third patient is a female star, more famous than Simone, but not as famous as Thalia, and also has multiple burns on her body.
Fortunately, the degree of burns suffered by these people was far less than that of Veronica, and Zhou Qiao kept some medical knowledge as backup, so he made an appointment with these people for surgery, and helped these three people solve their illnesses in almost two weeks.
Since their injuries were relatively minor, the medical expenses for each person ranged from 2 million to 4 million.
In the end, it added up to more than 10 million dollars again.
Counting the 2.1 million previously paid by Governor Hulk, the 1 million given by Adriana, other bits and pieces and the clinic's original cash, Zhou Qiao's assets at this moment have exceeded 14 million US dollars.
According to the current RMB exchange rate, 1 U.S. dollar is exchanged for 7.28 yuan. He is already a billionaire in China!
Of course, once the tax is paid, it may fall back again. Taxes in the United States are too heavy!
Moreover, the IRS is very powerful and pervasive. At first, Zhou Qiao thought about whether he could evade taxes, but later he paid the taxes honestly.
Because Luo Ya told him that although she also had an identity in the IRS, it was a pity that the various groups of IRS inspectors were not subordinate to each other. Reasonable tax avoidance was fine, but tax evasion was fine. There was no need to fight against the state machinery for this.
The "armed tax collection" of IRS inspectors has always been very rough. This group of people has far greater power than the police or even judges.
They can legally access all asset records of taxpayers, freeze assets, seize property, seal private homes, auction assets until tax loopholes are filled, and even put suspects in jail without going through a court trial.
Although after paying the taxes, Zhou Qiao became a "multimillionaire" again, but didn't Veronica still have more than 10 million US dollars unpaid?
His "unique secret medicine" is here. If this business cannot be run away, the more than 10 million will be his own sooner or later. At that time, even after paying taxes, you will still be a billionaire when converted into RMB. Not counting the fixed assets of the clinic building.
Zhou Qiao sighed with emotion. Fortunately, he didn't sell his house and return to China. Otherwise, how could he have achieved a small goal so quickly?
He looks forward to the day when he can achieve his small goals in U.S. dollars.
Naturally, there are far more people with burns than these, but Zhou Qiao's charges are too expensive, so some people with limited financial resources are deterred.
Zhou Qiao happened to be short of points and needed to save up to cope with Veronica's treatment next month.
But Zhou Qiao’s reputation as “California’s No. 1 medical beauty practitioner” has spread. He believes that in the future, all wealthy clients who need scar removal will choose him first.
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Iris Clinic, Internal Medicine Clinic.
Rachel is treating Farah, an old woman in her seventies.
Grandma Farah came to see a doctor a few days ago. At that time, Rachel thought it was a common cold and wrote a prescription. Little did she know that after five or six days, she still wasn't feeling better and her cough was getting worse.
So, Rachel arranged for Grandma Farah to take a CT scan. Now, Rachel is watching the film.
Then it was discovered that the grandmother's lower lungs were white, which suggested that there was some kind of inflammation in the lung tissue.
"Dear Ms. Farah, you have pneumonia in your lungs. Let me prescribe another anti-inflammatory medicine for you." Grandma Farah took the prescription and went out to buy medicine.
But a few days later, Grandma Farah came back for a follow-up visit and took another CT scan. She still wasn’t feeling better and her condition was getting worse.
Rachel asked: "Farah, do you really take your medicine on time?"
Grandma Farah said in surprise: "Of course I do!" After saying that, she couldn't help but start coughing.
Fortunately, Rachel was wearing a medical mask and there was an air purifier in the clinic.
Rachel thought for a while and then said: "Wait a minute, I'll call the other two doctors over for a consultation."
She felt that Grandma Farah's condition might be a bit complicated.
According to her previous practice of working in other clinics, this case was directly transferred to a large hospital.
However, she has spent a long time in Iris and understands Zhou Qiao's temperament, that is, no matter what the disease is, she will treat it as much as possible, and will not refer patients unless it is absolutely necessary. At least, she has not seen Zhou Qiao refer patients.
Of course, Zhou Qiao's medical skills are really great, and he can treat almost every patient he encounters with the best treatment method.
This was one of the reasons why she really admired this young oriental doctor.
Zhou Qiao and Murphy came over, both wearing masks.
Then, Rachel introduced Grandma Farah’s condition in detail and showed them the CT films taken twice by her.
"This is obviously inflammation of the lungs." Zhou Qiao said.
Grandma Farah had also heard of this young Chinese doctor, and knew that many people in the community respected him, so she asked anxiously: "Then why have I taken anti-inflammatory drugs for so many days and not gotten better? Is it right? Do you want an infusion?”
Zhou Qiao shook his head and said: "Inflammation in the lungs may be caused by many reasons. Some are related to infection, such as community-acquired pneumonia, which is bacterial infection in the lungs. Treatment with antibiotics can improve the condition; some are related to infection. Viral infections are related, and antibiotics are ineffective against viruses. In this case, antiviral drugs are needed, and in severe cases, short-term hormone therapy is required.
In addition to bacterial and viral infections, some autoimmune diseases can also cause lung inflammation. This kind of inflammation requires the replacement of other drugs and longer-term hormone and immunosuppressive treatment.
If the real cause of the disease is not understood, hasty infusion will be ineffective. "
"Then what's going on with me? What medicine should I take?" Grandma Farah was so anxious that she coughed as she spoke.
These past few days, it felt like she was about to cough her heart out. Moreover, when people around her heard her coughing, they acted like snakes and scorpions, which made her very embarrassed.
Zhou Qiao smiled slightly and looked at Murphy: "What do you think?"
Naturally, he wanted to test Murphy, who was born with medical seeds. As for himself, he has a system and has long known the real cause of the disease.
Murphy thought for a while, took a look at Grandma Farah's rough hands, stood up, came to the grandmother's side, and said, "Can you check your hands for me?"
The old lady said: "Of course."
She held out her hands.
These are very rough hands, like the hands of someone who has been doing heavy work for many years!
"You are so old, do you still work outside? What do you do?" Murphy asked.
Grandma Farah was stunned and said, "No. I'm retired and enjoying life every day."
"How long have you been retired?" Murphy asked.
Grandma Farah thought to herself, does my illness have anything to do with how long it will take me to retire?
Rachel was thoughtful, while Zhou Qiao had a faint look of admiration in his eyes, saying to himself that Murphy is Murphy, he found a breakthrough so quickly!
Although Grandma Farah felt that Murphy's question was puzzling, she still suppressed a cough and answered: "It's been more than ten years. When I was young, I also did the kind of easy office clerical work."
"Then your rough hands are probably not caused by work, but just appeared recently?" Murphy asked.
Grandma Farah was stunned and said quickly: "Yes, yes, it has been almost seven or eight days. I thought it was caused by the dry weather these days, and I am old and have dry skin."
Murphy lowered his head and looked carefully at the old woman's hands. At this time, he discovered that there was actually a faint dark red rash under the nail folds around the old woman's nails. This showed that in addition to pneumonia, the patient also had vasculitis.
Murphy looked at Zhou Qiao: "I suspect that Grandma Farah has interstitial pneumonia related to a special autoimmune disease, but further examination is needed to make it clear."
Zhou Qiao nodded approvingly and looked at Rachel: "What's your opinion?"
Rachel gave a thumbs up: "I agree!"
She really admired Murphy more and more. She was indeed a genius girl who got a doctorate in medicine at the age of 19 from a prestigious school!
In fact, Rachel has worked in grassroots clinics for many years and has considerable experience in the diagnosis and treatment of some common diseases, but she has little experience in screening such difficult and complicated diseases.
(End of chapter)
