545: Chapter 545: Meeting Gift 545: Chapter 545: Meeting Gift The Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, still the same meeting room as last time, Tangyu and Liu Shiyi walked in.
There were already five people in the meeting room, Rao Yuanzhi and Rao Yuanzhi, and then Yu Zhaoke, Bian Tong, and Shi Naixin three people.
Yu Zhaoke still didn’t show a good face upon seeing Tangyu, looking as if he harbored a great grudge.
Tangyu couldn’t be bothered to care about Yu Zhaoke’s displeased expression and went straight to greet Rao Yuanzhi.
“Don’t be nervous, just consider yourself here to learn and don’t put too much pressure on yourself,” Rao Yuanzhi said with a smile.
Liu Shiyi nodded her head, knowing she was indeed just there to learn.
She didn’t believe she could play a major role herself.
Ye Mai, Ma Qiyu, and Bi Wanting still arrived together, but this time they made a beeline for Tangyu, actively greeting him and showing friendliness, especially Ye Mai and Ma Qiyu who clearly now respected Tangyu as their captain.
Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Yu Zhaoke’s eyes.
How did they become allies with Tangyu?
This puzzled Yu Zhaoke.
Logically, with the pride of people like Ye Mai, they should still be unwilling to accept Tangyu.
Doctor Xiao and Xiao Yudie always arrived fashionably late, both walking in calmly, merely nodding and saying hello to Tangyu before retreating to the side.
A while later, Chairman Bi walked in solemnly: “Is everyone here?
Let’s go to the entrance to welcome the Western delegation.
Our people have gone to pick them up at the airport, and they are on their way here, arriving in a few minutes.
Since we are a country of etiquette and the host this time, we need to be thorough with our courtesies.
Let’s go,” he said.
Everyone followed Chairman Bi to the entrance of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association.
As soon as they stepped out, they heard the sound of camera shutters clicking and a cacophony of noise.
Tangyu swept a glance over the scene and realized that the entrance to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association was surrounded by reporters, and many passersby had also stopped.
Not only were there media journalists, but even television stations were present, with their equipment set up, filming.
With over a hundred media reporters, the scene was anything but small.
Tangyu furrowed his brows, “Why are there so many journalists here, and even TV stations?
Could it be that this Chinese and Western medicine exchange meeting will be live broadcast?”
“Yes, a live broadcast, with media participation for real-time transmission.
Of course, this wasn’t our suggestion, it was proposed by the Western delegation, and they’ve already sent messages to the media in advance.
So, we couldn’t stop it.
The ambition of the Western medical team is not small, and their actions show that they are eager to deal our traditional Chinese medicine a heavy blow this time.
But this is also an opportunity for us, an opportunity for traditional Chinese medicine to stand proud.
Since the Western medical team wishes to maximize the scale and impact, we’ll grant their wish.
Because I believe in you, you will surely bring victory for our traditional Chinese medicine,” Chairman Bi explained.
“Don’t worry, Chairman Bi, we will definitely win,” they said.
“Hmph, since they dare to come, let them leave utterly defeated,” another voice scoffed.
Tangyu smirked, “Isn’t this getting a bit too high-profile?
But what’s done is done, there’s no helping it now.”
Liu Shiyi, facing such a large crowd for the first time, was naturally a bit constrained, staying close to Tangyu, “Now that it’s come to this, aren’t we going to be famous?”
“It seems so, Liu Shiyi, you’re going to be a big star,” teased Tangyu.
“Ugh, stop teasing me.
I’m so nervous; this is my first time facing journalists and the media like this.
Can you help me check, is there anything wrong with my clothes?
Has my makeup come off?” Liu Shiyi asked.
“No, no, you look beautiful, very pretty.
You’ll be tomorrow’s newspaper headline,” reassured Tangyu.
Liu Shiyi smiled.
If she really made the headlines, Grandpa would be thrilled, as it would be an honorable thing.
“If I knew it was going to be like this, I should have dressed more sharply.
Big loss.
Appearing on TV and in the news like this, probably not many girls will fall for me, such a big loss.
Rao Yuanzhi is going to take all the advantage,” Tangyu shook his head and said.
“Pfft—” Liu Shiyi couldn’t help but laugh, “You wish.
Even if you dressed better, you’d still be the same.
And comparing yourself to Divine Needle Rao?
He’s always been the handsome and talented Great Marshal.”
“Hey, I completely disagree with you.
I’m also charming and dashing,” Tangyu immediately responded.
“Your charm I can completely agree with, but as for being imposing, I don’t see it,” Liu Shiyi said, and with such banter, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
What they didn’t know was that every word, every action was captured by the cameras.
After waiting for a few minutes, the crowd parted, and a motorcade drove in.
When the cars stopped, a group of fair-skinned individuals stepped out.
All cameras were aimed at them as they got off the cars and greeted the cameras with smiles, clearly enjoying the attention.
The Western medical team consisted of over thirty people in total, including twelve Western medical experts, one team leader, and the rest were staff responsible for carrying things and the like.
The reception staff of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association led most people to the rest area, leaving the team of Western experts and the leader.
“Haha, Mr.
Pia, it turns out it’s you leading the team in person,” Chairman Bi laughed and stepped forward to greet him, speaking in Huaxia language.
“Haha, Chairman Bi must not have expected that I would be the one leading the delegation this time.
But I had no choice, the country gave me this mission, and I had to accept it.
I’ve heard that Chairman Bi has gathered a group of genius practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine for this event.
Haha, I am indeed very much looking forward to the performance of these young people,” Mr.
Pia also spoke fluently in Huaxia language.
Chairman Bi said, “Then we’ll be relying on Mr.
Pia’s guidance.”
Mr.
Pia turned, waved, and beckoned over a tall man in his late twenties.
With blonde hair and green eyes, his sharp features and piercing gaze left no doubt he was a formidable character.
Chairman Bi gestured to Tangyu, who stepped forward and sized up the man.
From the documentation, Tangyu already knew his identity—this time the leader of the Western medicine delegation was Nathan Anselin, an absolute expert in Western medicine, a specialist in global perplexing diseases.
He had considerable renown, having developed a number of treatments for worldwide medical puzzles and boasted a good number of successful cases.
Chairman Bi gave Tangyu a look, signaling him to greet the other party.
The cameras of the media reporters also focused on these two, who clearly were key figures in this East-West medical exchange meeting, the captains of their respective teams.
“Hello, welcome to Donglin City,” Tangyu extended his hand with a smile and said.
Nathan’s gaze fell on Tangyu and the smile on his face carried a somewhat mocking and dismissive tone as he reached out his hand to grasp Tangyu’s, trying to embarrass him with a show of force.
But to Nathan’s surprise, he quickly found that the other man was resisting without batting an eyelid, not conceding any advantage.
Moreover, it was the other way around; Tangyu’s strength was overpowering his own, to the point where his hand began to ache.
Nathan’s expression also immediately changed as the two men were locked in a silent struggle.
The handshake lasted for a while before Nathan, outmatched, hastily let go, his eyes flashing a dark shade.
“Who are you?
Are you the leader of the traditional Chinese medicine team?” Nathan asked, whether it was a rhetorical question or he really hadn’t checked Tangyu’s background was unclear.
With a light smile, Tangyu said, “Indeed, I am the captain of the traditional Chinese medicine delegation.”
“Oh, hehe, it seems that your Chinese medicine team really doesn’t care who they pick as their leader.
I’m a little curious though, why someone as unknown as you would be the captain instead of Rao Yuanzhi, who is known as ‘Divine Needle’, or Doctor Xiao, known as the ‘Divine Doctor’?
Why you?” Nathan asked with a strange smile.
Tangyu curled his lip and said with a light smile, “I’m just a nobody, but that’s enough.
Our traditional Chinese medicine is profound and has many capable people.”
“Haha, it seems Captain Tang is quite the humorist.
But let me ask you, do you have any fame?
Specialties?
Notable successful cases?
Academic papers?” Nathan continued.
The exchange meeting hadn’t even begun, and the tension was already thick between the two teams.
Such clashes were exactly what the media reporters liked to see.
Reports were rapidly being sent out, and photos were snapped.
This was the first confrontation between the captains of the Eastern and Western medical teams, and it set the tone for the competition between the two teams.
Both Chairman Bi and Mr.
Pia pretended to hear nothing and stepped aside, allowing the two men to freely collide, while the members of both teams stared at each other intently.
For the Western medicine team, which already felt superior and had come to Donglin City to trample over traditional Chinese medicine and promote their own, it was natural that each member felt unbeatable and didn’t take the Chinese medicine team seriously at all.
In their eyes, the traditional Chinese medicine team was not worthy of consideration.
Tangyu shook his head and said truthfully, “I have none of that.”
“Then what right do you have to engage with us?
And what makes you think you can lead this team?
I think it’s better to change people; I don’t want to be subjected to such humiliation.
If your traditional Chinese medicine can’t choose someone, then don’t choose anyone at all.
Just let us show you how it’s done.
Actually, I think this East-West medical exchange is meaningless.
Our most advanced medical techniques—I’m not even willing to showcase them here.
Oh right, I know your Huaxia Country is very capable of copying and plagiarizing stuff.
Hmm, this might be a good opportunity for you.” Nathan said with disdain.
These words inflamed the anger of the Chinese medicine delegates, and many patriotic individuals on location were also greatly angered.
Chairman Bi’s face darkened slightly, and Mr.
Pia glanced at him and said to Nathan in an unnoticeable tone, “Nathan, such rudeness is not acceptable; we are here for a friendly exchange, you know.”
Nathan turned to Mr.
Pia, bowed slightly, and said with a smile, “My mistake, I’ll keep quiet.”
Tangyu said with a cold laugh, “Mr.
Nathan, I don’t need those things, nor do I care for them, because I have the strength to stand here and talk to you, and I have the strength to hold the position of captain.
In this exchange meeting, we will surely win, and we’ll win beautifully.”
“Haha, I must have heard the funniest joke in the world,” Nathan laughed out loud.
Tangyu curled his lip and said, “Let’s make a bet then.”
“A bet?
What on?” Nathan looked at Tangyu with amusement.
“On our dignity,” said Tangyu.
Nathan shook his head and replied, “No, your dignity is worth nothing.”