When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Such a grand event was staffed with professionals dedicated to reception.

By the time I arrived in Rochester, a town in Minnesota, it was about three in the afternoon.

After converging with Sun Guangyu and other small squads, we checked into the hotel.

Rochester is the third-largest city in Minnesota, referred to as a town, but... there's a vast difference from what we'd imagined.

Rochester is also a city with a long history, boasting numerous historic buildings, many of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, including the Chateau Theatre and Avalon Music Hall.

However, the city is world-renowned for something else entirely, as the headquarters of the Mayo Medical Center, a major medical institution.

Without the intent to sightsee, we took a quick tour and then returned to the hotel.

We checked in, received conference materials, and followed a specific process.

This time, the conference was considerably longer than the usual Saturday-Sunday meetings, spanning four to five days.

Naturally, the conference attracted media from all over the world, and there had been much anticipation.

Particularly because the Chinese Pancreatic Surgery Organization had withdrawn from the pancreatic fistula research group, making Chen Cang and Jim Lawrence the subjects of much discussion and controversy.

The organizers were more than happy about such a competitive event generating so much interest.

The World Health Organization committee and secretary's office had sent their dedicated staff.

This conference was one of the projects decided upon at the last general assembly of the World Health Organization, and many executive committee members had also arrived to ensure its smooth operation.

Chen Cang had just reached the hotel entrance when he was surrounded by a group of journalists.

Unable to dodge them, Chen Cang faced the media head-on.

However, it was evident that most questions from journalists were tricky, aiming to extract some sensational news from Chen Cang.

"Mr. Chen Cang, there are rumors that you want to run for president—are they true or false?"

"Mr. Chen Cang, do you really think you're qualified to run for president?"

"What do you think of Jim Lawrence, Mr. Chen Cang…"

A slew of questions were thrown at him.

Chen Cang faced everyone calmly and confidently said, "Yes, I'm here to run for president. A soldier who doesn't aspire to be a general isn't a good soldier!"

"As for the qualifications, I'm certainly qualified to be nominated, but whether you have the right to vote, I'm afraid, is not up to me."

"Lastly, I have great respect for my seniors like Jim Lawrence and Hubert. They're academics I look up to, and their papers and scholarly thoughts have greatly inspired me. But the notion of progress results from academic clashes, and competition is a driving force for advancement. I eagerly await the chance to compete on the same stage as them!"

Chen Cang's straightforward responses made his colleagues nearby clench their fists in support.

Well said!

Chen Cang's tit-for-tat answers left the media somewhat taken aback.

In their view, Chinese people tended to be modest, but Chen Cang seemed to be different.

The journalist who was told that they lacked the qualifications was taken aback. He didn't expect Chen Cang to publicly challenge his credentials, leaving him speechless with indignation.

Because... indeed, they had no right to vote.

After speaking, Chen Cang went straight back to his hotel room, sharing with Qin Yue.

Upon returning, Chen Cang smiled and asked, "Did I go too far with what I said?"

Qin Yue shook her head, "It was quite satisfying!"

Chen Cang chuckled and opened up the conference schedule.

Tomorrow would be the first day of the meeting, mainly to officially establish the World Society of Digestive Surgery, with the World Health Organization announcing the member states attending.

Then the leaders of the World Health Organization would make their speeches, followed by a statement from Hubert, the head of Mayo Medical Center.

In the afternoon, the formal meeting of the members would begin.

The meeting was chaired by the preparation team, and among the digestive surgery prep team were several leading figures in the field from the World Society of General Surgery, including Hubert, Jim Lawrence, Hamilton, Li Zhengjin, Austar... and a total of nine people.

Next came the shortlist of candidates for the standing committee members, presented to the assembly for nomination by the honorary members of the prep team, and each candidate required a recommendation.

Then came the voting to elect the standing committee members.

The voting this time was interesting, involving not only the nine prep team members but also five executive committee members sent by the World Health Organization and five voters sent by the academic media organizations.

Thus, the entire process seemed rather fair.

Standing committee members would be elected tomorrow afternoon.

The first day of the conference would then officially end.

The second day would see the first council meeting.

The prep team and the standing committee would chair this most crucial stage because they nominate and recommend preliminary candidates for president, vice president, and secretary-general.

The list of candidates needed to be confirmed!

This process was complicated because the positions of president, vice president, and secretary-general were significant; nomination was the easy part, but introductions were cumbersome.

Next was to make speeches, stepping up to introduce oneself and one's philosophy, essentially to lobby for votes.

Two days were allotted for this process!

On the fourth day, the second general meeting of the members would be held.

The council would announce the official nominees for president, vice president, and secretary-general to the assembly, and the election would begin.

Then the World Health Organization would announce the results and confer the insignia.

The last day, which was the fifth day.

The president would convene the meeting to determine the internal structure, assign tasks to personnel, and hire honorary presidents, vice presidents, consultants, and other staff.

One new item was added to the agenda for this meeting: determining the location of the headquarters.

This would largely be at the discretion of the first president.

What followed would be the inaugural declaration.

Having reviewed the entire process, Chen Cang found himself overwhelmed by the complexity of the conference proceedings.

And most crucially, Chen Cang realized one thing...

He seemed to have overlooked one issue—the location of the headquarters.

Where to place it?

If he became president, where would he situate the headquarters?

Surely not in this little town of Rochester?

Of course not!

It would definitely have to be close to him.

Otherwise, any issue would require a plane ride of more than a dozen hours, which would be too troublesome.

In the capital?

Suddenly, Chen Cang thought of a place!

"Anyang!"

That's right, place the headquarters in Anyang, the capital of Dongyang Province.

Thinking of this, Chen Cang considered whether to give Leader Kong a heads-up.

Having such an international organization in a city would undoubtedly be a tremendous fortune for that city.

Not to speak of anything else, even hosting meetings could drive economic development annually.

Chen Cang suddenly hesitated; if he called now, and if... if he didn't win the election, how embarrassing would that be?

Perhaps it would be better to wait until after winning the presidency, considering there was still more than a day's time.

Otherwise, if the leaders ended up celebrating for no reason, that would be too awkward!