MTLNOVEL Chapter 1067: President! President!
After lunch, everyone was in good spirits!
Everyone also took a turn around this historical city, buying some souvenirs and the like.
Chen Cang received a call from Hubert and went to meet Oli and Judy, along with their parents.
The two had awakened and were now in the intensive care unit, their eyes gleaming with excitement as they observed the world around them, a palpable sense of anticipation in their gaze.
The children's parents were immensely grateful upon seeing Chen Cang!
It was then that Chen Cang learned Judy and Oli's parents were members of the MSF organization, the so-called Doctors Without Borders!
They had been involved in medical rescue work for several years and had come back after Judy and Oli were born.
This earned Chen Cang's great respect.
After all, compared to working in a hospital, the safety of life for a Doctors Without Borders member was not sufficiently guaranteed.
This organization is one of the largest independent medical relief organizations in the world.
They pay attention to natural and man-made disasters around the globe and mobilize emergency support personnel and materials to help with disaster relief as quickly as possible.
After a detailed chat, Chen Cang didn't stay for long; after leaving contact information with the children's father, Piers, Chen Cang left with Qin Yue.
Before departing, Hubert looked at Chen Cang and said with a smile, "Dr. Chen, I will support you!"
Chen Cang smiled in return.
The next day's conference proceeded as scheduled.
When Chen Cang entered the venue, a round of applause broke out, and many people came over to talk and shake hands, hoping to get to know him.
No one would refuse to meet such an impressive doctor.
After some polite small talk, everyone returned to their seats.
Today was destined to be a day filled with anticipation as the election results for the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary-General would be announced.
The actual election began after the speeches by the Vice-Chairman and Secretary-General had ended.
The most thrilling moment had arrived!
Who would be the Chairman?
60 council members, 9 preparatory group members, five academic organization members, and five members of the World Health Organization.
A total of 79 votes!
Each person present could choose only one to become the Chairman.
Who would be chosen?
No one felt sure of the outcome.
Hubert, as the host, stood on the stage, smiling more today than usual. He looked at everyone and said earnestly,
"The position of Chairman affects the development and direction of our society. This is the first congress, and the person elected will be our first Chairman. I hope everyone will consider carefully, follow your hearts, and cast your precious vote!"
It was now electronic voting, which didn't take much time, and even Chen Cang himself had a vote.
On the large screen, the portraits of Chen Cang, Jim Lawrence, and Hamilton appeared, with vote counts next to them.
Once voting began, the graphs next to each candidate continuously changed, and the numbers began to shift.
This breathtaking sight tugged at many hearts!
Jim Lawrence had never considered giving up.
Even if Chen Cang was more formidable, he still wanted to contend.
Everyone below watched the fluctuating numbers next to the three candidates with excitement and tension.
At the instant voting began, Sun Guangyu and the others pressed the vote button.
Chen Cang's vote count continued to change.
5 votes... 10 votes... 15 votes... When it reached 20 votes, the momentum suddenly slowed.
But Jim Lawrence was not to be outdone.
Years of popularity had built up an impressive foundation.
The votes followed closely at 18.
It seemed the election had indeed become a fierce battle.
Surprisingly, Hamilton's votes stayed at just 6 and then halted.
There were 2 minutes left before the voting ended.
Just then, the numbers moved again!
Chen Cang's votes rapidly increased, 25... 30... 35!
At the moment Chen Cang's vote count hit 35, the outcome was becoming clear.
With 79 votes in total, Chen Cang had 35, Hamilton had 6—that was 41 votes. There were less than 38 votes left. Could they all go to Jim Lawrence?
It was clearly unrealistic!
The vote count continued to change...
Finally, when Jim Lawrence's count reached 23, it stopped moving!
Hamilton remained at 6 votes!
And Chen Cang's final tally was 50 votes!
As Chen Cang's graph suddenly surged, everyone understood—the trend seemed unstoppable.
Jim Lawrence exhaled deeply as he watched the screen, his whole body relaxing.
It was over!
He turned to glance at Chen Cang and smiled, "Congratulations!"
Chen Cang nodded with a smile, "Thank you!"
Jim Lawrence leaned back in his chair; in that moment, he felt he had tried his best and fought for it. He may have failed, but it didn't mean he didn't make an effort.
Watching the vote numbers fluctuating just then, Jim Lawrence understood.
Many people were also facing hesitation and choice.
Choose him, with ample experience and familiarity with such organizations, ensuring smoother work integration.
Or choose Chen Cang, perhaps choosing a future.
If it was about the future, then it meant embracing uncertainty!
Yet on Chen Cang, they saw a promising future.
In an instant, applause resounded throughout the entire venue!
Perhaps the happiest were Sun Guangyu and his colleagues; everyone watching was visibly moved.
They had succeeded!
Tears nearly streamed down Sun Guangyu's cheeks.
He clapped vigorously until his hands hurt!
Not only him, but the older generation of digestive surgeons also wept with emotion.
For so many years.
We can finally stand on that stage.
Everyone rejoiced, clapping, laughing, and crying.
Just looking at one's peers was enough to bring a lump to the throat.
Perhaps in the grand scheme of the world, ours is an insignificant field, but!
A spark has been kindled, and a wildfire is surely not far behind?
Hubert, looking at Chen Cang, also said with a smile, "Allow me to congratulate Chen Cang once again with the warmest applause, for becoming the first Chairman of the World Digestive Surgery Society!"
Chen Cang stood up, walked forward, and bowed deeply to everyone!
In that moment, he was also filled with countless emotions, hardly able to compose himself.
They had done it!
They had truly achieved it.
But Chen Cang knew that this honor was not just his own; without the Chinese digestive surgery team's day and night efforts to perfect the guidelines, perhaps... this day wouldn't have come for who knows how long?
Chen Cang took a deep breath and bowed again in the direction of the Chinese area!
Thank you, my dearest comrades!
This bow once more blurred the vision of many.
This time, we made it!
We succeeded!
We will only get better!
Chinese medicine, go for it!