"Chairman Gu, are you really resigning as Chairman?"
Chen Jiadong and others were surprised, as they were unaware of Gu Yuanbai's decision.
Gu Yuanbai nodded, gesturing to Xia Xinhou beside him. "I invited Minister Xia here today precisely for this. Now, I invite Minister Xia to announce the appointment of Wan Yunting as the Chairman of the Hua Xia Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. Everyone, please applaud..."
Wei Datong, Shen Tonghe, and others applauded. Chen Jiadong and Yuan Jingguo also reacted, slowly joining in the applause, though still in a daze...
Xia Xinhou stood up and pressed his hands down, signaling for everyone to stop. He scanned the attendees and said with a smile, "Wan Yunting had previously resigned from the position of Chairman of our TCM Association due to certain matters. Chairman Gu took over and has served until now. Chairman Gu has worked hard."
Gu Yuanbai, seated, nodded slightly.
Xia Xinhou pointed at Wan Yunting and smiled at everyone, "Now that Wan Yunting is returning to our TCM Association, taking over the position of Chairman of the TCM Association once again, I believe no one will object, right?"
Ding Huixiang and Shen Tonghe exchanged glances and smiled, shaking their heads slightly.
Chen Jiadong and Yuan Jingguo did the same, but they no longer had any intention to object.
Currently, Wan Yunting, by combating the Red Devil hemorrhagic fever virus in Mali, Africa, had not only saved countless lives but also brought glory to Hua Xia in the eyes of the world.
He had now become a household name in the Hua Xia Traditional Chinese Medicine community, a truly well-known figure. Who would dare to object to him becoming the Chairman of the TCM Association?
Not only was there no objection, but nearly ninety percent of the members of the Hua Xia Traditional Chinese Medicine Association wholeheartedly supported him taking over as Chairman of the TCM Association again.
"Good, if no one objects, then it's agreed."
Xia Xinhou smiled, turned to Wan Yunting sitting beside him, and said with a smile, "Yunting, please stand up."
Wan Yunting nodded and stood up. Xia Xinhou said solemnly, "From today onwards, Wan Yunting will succeed Chairman Gu as the Chairman of the TCM Association. I hope Chairman Wan will dedicate himself to the future of TCM, with pure intentions, to restore the glory of TCM."
"Congratulations, Chairman Wan..."
As soon as the words fell, everyone present rose and offered warm applause and cheers to Wan Yunting.
Wan Yunting also smiled and nodded to everyone, saying sternly, "My colleagues, please rest assured, we will forge ahead together in the future, fearless of difficulties, dedicating ourselves to our TCM cause, and restoring its glory!"
"Good, well said! Dedicating ourselves, restoring glory..."
Everyone was inspired by Wan Yunting's bold declaration, especially young figures like Huang Jingshan and Shen Yingrui, who regarded Wan Yunting as a leading figure of the younger generation in TCM.
"Everyone, please be seated. I have another appointment to announce!"
Seeing everyone's high spirits, Xia Xinhou pressed his hands down again, signaling for the applause to stop. He then asked Li Yuxiu, who was sitting next to Wan Yunting, to stand up. Instantly, everyone began to guess the outcome of Xia Xinhou's next appointment.
"Li Yuxiu, the daughter of Old Li, has always been our TCM ambassador abroad, a physician who has made great contributions to the promotion of TCM overseas!" Xia Xinhou looked at Li Yuxiu and said to everyone with a smile, "This time, Dr. Li and Chairman Wan successfully discovered a local herb called Kapuda grass in Mali, Africa, and successfully treated the Red Devil hemorrhagic fever virus."
"Currently, medical teams worldwide and our country's peacekeeping force's virus expert team are researching that Kapuda herb, but they have not yet developed a red vaccine based on the herb."
"Therefore, their country has been using the prescription jointly developed by Chairman Wan and Dr. Li to treat virus carriers. As of today, the Red Devil hemorrhagic fever virus infection in Mali has been basically controlled, the mortality rate has been greatly reduced, and the cure rate has significantly increased."
"It can be said that the two of them have saved countless lives!"
"Magnificent..."
Everyone present gave Wan Yunting and Li Yuxiu a thumbs-up. Based on their heroic deeds alone, they could be considered outstanding figures in the Hua Xia Traditional Chinese Medicine community.
"Next, I appoint Li Yuxiu as the Vice Chairman of our TCM Association!" Xia Xinhou then announced.
"Good, no objections..."
Immediately, Shen Tonghe and others applauded and laughed heartily.
Others also nodded in agreement, applauding to show no objections.
Setting aside the heroic deeds of Li Yuxiu and Wan Yunting in Africa, based on her personal capabilities and significant contributions to promoting TCM culture abroad, she was qualified to hold the position of Vice Chairman.
And it was Wan Yunting who recommended Li Yuxiu to become Vice Chairman!
"Excellent! With Chairman Wan and Vice Chairman Li, these two leading figures of the younger generation in TCM, leading the way, I believe we can certainly achieve the revival of TCM in the near future," Ding Huixiang said with a loud laugh, looking at Wan Yunting and Li Yuxiu.
Meng Kang, Chen Jiadong, and others nodded in agreement. Naturally, the happiest person was Li Tiangui. He had not expected Wan Yunting and Gu Yuanbai to actually decide to make his daughter the Vice Chairman of the TCM Association.
Before, he had wanted to talk to Gu Yuanbai to see if his daughter Li Yuxiu could get a position in the TCM Association.
But he never expected that they had already planned to make Li Yuxiu the Vice Chairman of the association directly.
"Alright, the appointments of both have been completed. I will be leaving now," Xia Xinhou said with a smile as he stood up.
"Minister Xia, safe travels..."
Everyone bid farewell. Wan Yunting personally escorted him out of the conference room and said with a smile, "Uncle, when will your official ministerial appointment be finalized?"
Only in private would he call him Uncle. Xia Xinhou smiled and said, "Still a long way to go, but it's unavoidable."
Wan Yunting nodded and smiled, "Good, then I congratulate you in advance."
Xia Xinhou looked around to ensure no one was nearby, but still waved his hand and smiled, "Keep it low-key."
Wan Yunting smiled, escorted him downstairs, and watched him leave. He then turned back upstairs and returned to the conference room, where everyone had already taken their seats, their faces filled with joy and laughter...
"Chairman Wan, please give us your instructions now!"
"Yes, we are eager to get to work!"
Wei Datong, Shen Tonghe, and others were all excited. Everyone was eager to make bold changes and completely reform the current chaotic situation of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Wan Yunting sat down, exchanged glances with Gu Yuanbai and Li Yuxiu beside him, and then said, "Everyone, next, we will convene a national conference of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association. At the conference, we will specifically discuss how to reform TCM, and eliminate the hidden parasites and quacks within TCM!"
Chen Jiadong, Yuan Jingguo, Li Tiangui, and others nodded. However, someone said, "Making such drastic changes, aren't you afraid of causing instability?"
Wan Yunting's eyes were sharp as he looked directly at the person who raised this question. He raised his finger and said sternly, "We must understand that the current situation of TCM has reached a dead end!"
"Therefore, we must seize this opportunity to make drastic reforms, promote talented individuals, and completely eliminate incompetent doctors, so that TCM can be reborn from the brink of disaster and have a chance to develop and change all of this."
"Well, I agree with Chairman Wan's idea and decision!"
Shen Tonghe nodded, and his stern gaze swept across the surrounding crowd, saying, "If we don't change now, then TCM will be completely beyond saving."
"Yes, let's have a thorough great reform!"
Huang Jingshan stood up and shouted with a wave of his hand. Instantly, everyone's enthusiasm surged again, and they cheered: "Great reform, great reform..."
Seeing everyone's high spirits and their determination to change the entire Hua Xia Traditional Chinese Medicine community, Gu Yuanbai felt very gratified.
He knew that the entire TCM community was about to usher in a tremendous change...
"The conference will be held in the TCM Association's assembly hall in five days!"
Wan Yunting pressed his hands down, asking everyone to quiet down, and said loudly, "Now, everyone please contact the presidents of the TCM associations in various provinces across the country and inform them that they must attend the conference. If anyone is unwilling to come, I will, with the authority of the Chairman of the TCM Association, dismiss their presidential position!"
Seeing Wan Yunting's serious expression and the inherent authority in his tone, everyone nodded, knowing that this time it was serious.
"Alright everyone, today's meeting will conclude here. Everyone please go and contact each other, inform the presidents of the provincial TCM associations that in five days, that is, November 16th of that year, we will hold a major conference of the national TCM association." Wan Yunting said with a relaxed smile.
"Okay..."
Everyone nodded, then stood up and dispersed. Everyone went about their business...
"Elder Li, Vice Chairman Li, Elder Ding, let's stay behind. We will discuss together the specific implementation plan for reform and the elimination of parasites and quacks!"
Immediately, Wan Yunting called out to Li Tiangui and Li Yuxiu, as well as Ding Huixiang, Shen Tonghe, Wei Datong, Meng Kang, and other important members to stay for a continued meeting.
Huang Jingshan, Song Sinan, and others, as well as members of the TCM Association from Beijing, could only leave the conference room first...
"Also, I have another announcement for everyone. The Ministry of Education has already appointed Chairman Gu as the President of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine University!" Wan Yunting then said with a smile to everyone present, "Everyone, please applaud to congratulate Elder Gu..."
"Congratulations, Elder Gu, no, it should be President Gu..."
Zhang Fenglin and others erupted into thunderous applause. Gu Yuanbai smiled and pressed his hands down, saying, "The Ministry of Education has only given notice, and it hasn't been finalized yet. So please don't spread the word."
"Haha, Yuanbai, this is a done deal." Li Tiangui said with a smile.
Gu Yuanbai waved his hand with a smile and looked at everyone present, saying, "My asking Xiao Wan to continue as Chairman of the association was also for this reason!"
Previously, the president of the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, due to his dealings with the Liu and Xue families, and having committed certain violations, had been dismissed by the Ministry of Education.
Therefore, after deliberation by many leaders of the Ministry of Education, they considered Gu Yuanbai to be the most qualified person to become the President of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine University!
After all, Gu Yuanbai had been involved in education from the very beginning. He was the president of a university in Huadu City, and after coming to Beijing, he had also served as a professor at Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine University.
In addition, Gu Yuanbai's efforts in various reforms of TCM education had earned him great recognition from the leaders of the Ministry of Education, and they had decided to appoint him as the President of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine University.
"Education is our foundation!"
Gu Yuanbai looked at everyone and said sternly, "Therefore, I am resigning from the position of Chairman in order to lead our Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine University through a major transformation in the future!"
This news surprised everyone present.
"Yuanbai, are you saying you want to solve the problem from the students' fundamental level?" Li Tiangui asked in surprise.
"That's right."
Gu Yuanbai nodded and said solemnly, "If we want to revive TCM, the first step is to completely separate our TCM education from Western medicine!"
"Separate?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was once again shocked.
After all, TCM and Western medicine were now almost integrated!
Although these two belong to different medical systems, in major hospitals, Western medicine takes the lead, while TCM is merely supplementary.
This is precisely why TCM cannot compete with Western medicine!