The section chief of the personnel department at the Second Hospital. He initially tried to keep Zhou Yun working without pay by dangling the promise of contract renewal. When Zhou Yun decided to resign, Chief Fang was stunned and tried to persuade him to stay longer, mentioning that a position had opened up. He eventually offered to find a way to pay Zhou Yun's back wages, but Zhou Yun declined. Chief Fang represents the hospital administration that exploited labor dispatch workers.