Chapter 1257 Speech

Looking at Ye Bufan’s back, Zhang Jie said angrily, “I never thought the World Medical Association would become like this, where money can get you in.”

In his opinion, Ye Bufan must have bought his way in; otherwise, it was simply inexplicable.

Pan Guangfa said with a gloomy expression, “If he just bribed the doorman and snuck in to gain some experience, then fine. But if he really participates in the exchange meeting later, I, as the head of the Chinese delegation, will raise an objection to the World Medical Association. Are there any rules left?”

Cao Xinghua naturally knew what was going on and sneered, “My Senior Brother is right, you think too highly of yourself.”

Lou Baiming followed up, “Why can the Medical Immortal participate in the exchange meeting? You are simply not qualified to question him.”

“Truly muddle-headed.”

Pan Guangfa glared at the two of them. In public, as the head of the delegation, it was not appropriate for him to argue with his subordinates, as that would be a great loss of Face. After saying one sentence, he led the group towards the venue.

Inside the venue, the staff had already allocated areas in advance. The Chinese side’s seats were still empty, and Ye Bufan was nowhere to be seen, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

This made him feel another surge of complacency; it seemed the other party had only snuck in to observe and ultimately was not qualified to attend the meeting.

After everyone was seated, the exchange meeting quickly began. A group of people walked out from backstage and went directly to the podium to take their seats.

Leading the group was none other than President Alice, and there were also six or seven other invited lecturers from the World Medical Association. Any one of them was a world-renowned medical expert.

Although most of these people practiced Western medicine, they were all quite old, with the youngest being in their late forties or fifties.

This made the young and handsome Ye Bufan particularly conspicuous among them, so much so that Pan Guangfa and the others recognized him at first glance.

“This… this… how is this possible? He… he… how did he get up there?”

This discovery was too much of a shock for Pan Guangfa. Since the beginning in China, he had used his authority to bar Ye Bufan, and along the way, he had constantly used this to comfort his wounded heart.

But he never expected that while Ye Bufan couldn't participate in the exchange meeting as a member of the delegation, he became an expert invited by the World Medical Association. Instead of sitting below, he became a guest and sat directly on the podium.

Such a huge disparity made all his previous actions seem like those of a clown, making his Face burn with shame.

No wonder Ye Bufan said just now that he was not qualified to question how he got in. Now it seems it was indeed the case. Although he was the head of the Chinese delegation, he was not qualified to sit on the podium.

Zhang Jie’s mouth dropped open in surprise. After the shock, he said, “What’s going on? How did he become a guest at the exchange meeting?”

Cao Xinghua sneered from the side, “President Pan, it seems your power isn’t great enough. Without your permission, my Senior Brother not only participated in the exchange meeting but also sat at the front.”

Wang Xuande followed with a sarcastic remark, “President Pan, I think you should protest to the organizers of the conference. How could they invite guests without your permission?”

The words of the two men were like slaps to Pan Guangfa’s Face, making him feel even more disgraced.

Protest to the conference? Did he have the courage for that? Question a guest invited by the World Medical Association? Did he have the qualification for that?

At this point, he could only let out a cold snort, pretending he heard nothing.

He had lost this game, and he had lost completely, utterly defeated.

“Everyone, welcome to this World Medical Exchange Meeting…”

On the podium, President Alice personally presided over the exchange meeting. After a brief opening speech, she continued, “Next, I would like to introduce the invited lecturers for this exchange meeting.

The first is Dr. Ye Bufan from China, a practitioner of Chinese medicine.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Dr. Ye is the most skilled doctor I have ever met, and also my teacher. In China, he also holds the title of Medical Immortal. Please give him a round of applause.”

As soon as her words fell, the entire hall erupted in thunderous applause. All members of the World Medical Association were seated below the stage. Those familiar with Ye Bufan had eyes filled with admiration and respect.

Those unfamiliar, however, were curious about this Young man, wondering how he managed to sit on the podium.

One must know that this was the highest Rank exchange meeting in the World Medical Hall. The other guests on stage were all world-renowned medical experts, but this Young man was seen for the first time and was a practitioner of Chinese medicine, something never heard of before.

The exchange meeting then proceeded as planned. Alice was very efficient and quickly concluded the opening ceremony, moving on to the first item on the agenda: speeches by the heads of each country’s delegation.

Of course, not all countries had the qualification to speak; ten representatives were selected, and the Chinese delegation was among them.

In the order of speeches, Pan Guangfa was scheduled last.

As the head of this delegation, he had made thorough preparations beforehand, preparing a 20-minute speech, the main content of which was to elaborate on the development of Western medicine in China.

The nine representatives who spoke before him were all practitioners of Western medicine, and the development of Western medicine in their countries far surpassed that in China. Therefore, his lukewarm speech did not cause any stir, as the audience was not interested in that.

After the speech, the question-and-answer session began as per regulations.

“Mr. Pan, my question is, as a Chinese person, how do you view Chinese medicine?”

As soon as the speech ended, a white journalist stood up to ask a question. This was clearly the most interesting question for everyone.

Pan Guangfa glanced at Ye Bufan, who was seated next to him, and sneered inwardly, “Aren’t you impressive? Aren’t you a lecturer? I’ll make sure to cause you some trouble.”

He cleared his throat and replied, “Although I am a Chinese person, I study Western medicine.

If I must express my personal opinion, I believe that Western medicine is more scientific, more representative of the times, and will be the main direction for the future development of human medicine.

As for Chinese medicine, even in our China, it is constantly declining. According to my personal prediction, I believe it will soon be completely eliminated by the times and eventually perish.”

As soon as he spoke these words, the scene erupted in an uproar.

Normally, as a Chinese person, even if one does not support Chinese medicine, one should maintain a reserved opinion in such a setting, or at most, not express a view.

His action of directly supporting Western medicine and disparaging Chinese medicine went beyond everyone’s understanding. This was clearly an attempt to undermine Chinese medicine.

“Bastard!”

Below the stage, Cao Xinghua and the others were so angry their beards trembled. As the head of the delegation, he never expected him to do such a thing.

At the same time, they also realized a problem: with this guy stirring things up, Ye Bufan would likely Face more trouble when he lectured later.

Even Alice on the podium was quite surprised by this answer. She glanced at Ye Bufan beside her and found that he remained calm, showing no unusual expression.

Although surprising, his answer ignited the journalists’ enthusiasm, and indeed, questions about Chinese medicine were subsequently thrown out one after another.

Pan Guangfa answered one after another. His only principle was to disparage Chinese medicine and elevate Western medicine.