Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1186 Small Things Reveal Great Character: Details Show True Character, Inviting Distinguished Guests to a Family Banquet to Discuss Cooperation (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

At the dinner table, everyone was clearly flattering each other.

Fang Yan gave Deng Tietao and his group a lot of face, and the group didn't sit idle either, constantly talking to the leaders about the glorious deeds of Fang Yan that they knew.

At this point, the letter that Xiao Chengzhi wrote to his master Deng Tietao became a crucial piece of information.

Many things are not found in dialect materials.

When Qin Kaiyuan heard that there were so many things he didn't know, things that happened when Fang Yan was in school, he realized that Deng Tietao and Fang Yan's relationship was much closer than he had thought.

Upon closer inquiry, it turned out that Fang Yan had Deng Tietao's apprentice by his side, and he learned all this from the apprentice's letter.

Who is a kind person who keeps mentioning their classmates when writing a letter to their master?

Qin Kaiyuan silently complained to himself, but he knew that Deng Tietao would give him a completely new understanding of the dialect.

Compared to the well-known facts in the documents, these stories make Fang Yan, as a person, more vivid.

After the meal, Qin Kaiyuan and the others at the table gained a much deeper understanding of the dialect.

Qin Kaiyuan said to Fang Yan:

"Dr. Fang takes such good care of his classmates."

"Not only do you guide their daily studies and selflessly share your medical cases of treating and saving lives, but you also help them apply for scholarships for those from poor families. No wonder you were able to become the class monitor."

Fang Yan was surprised that Qin Kaiyuan cared about such a trivial matter. He said:

"You flatter me... This kind of small thing is what I, as the class monitor, should do."

Qin Kaiyuan didn't think this was a small matter; one incident could reveal a person's character.

At least from the stories told by Deng Tietao, it can be seen that Fang Yan is of noble character, responsible and humane, and also has great leadership, team cohesion, subtle influence in various daily details, and solid foundation in various aspects, enabling him to comprehensively guide the students trained by these famous doctors.

Qin Kaiyuan smiled and said to Fang Yan in a somewhat profound tone:
"Great character is revealed in small things, true character is shown in details, and the future can be seen in the subtle things!"

Fang Yan was taken aback; this was his boss praising him.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

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There was a half-hour break left. The leaders were going to have a short meeting, while Fang Yan rested and drank tea with Professor Deng and the others.

The lounge was large, and all sorts of people gathered there, huddled together in twos and threes, greeting each other whether they knew each other or not.

Everyone who appeared on stage this morning came over to say hello.

Fang Yan returned after making phone calls to Editor-in-Chief Xia and Lao Zeng. He had originally planned to use this time to talk to Deng Tietao about inviting them to dinner and discussing the technology investment, but he kept getting greetings from people.

He was quite helpless, but these people were all officers in the army, so he didn't dare to be negligent in his dialect and could only greet them.

However, when greeting them, Fang Yan also noticed that these were troops that would be given priority allocation, including those from Guangzhou, Wuhan, Kunming, and the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army.

These people also provided a lot of detailed requirements for the dialect.

The dialect really makes a lot of sense. It seems that communication between the two sides is still very important. If they just work behind closed doors, there are still many things they don't know.

Each unit has a different nature, and their requirements also differ.

For example, treatment of sunburn, wounds caused by seawater pollution, regional substitution charts for effective herbal remedies, leech bites...

The standard version they created for the dialect can handle most scenarios, but they still haven't considered some minor details. So, they need to develop several more detailed versions. Of course, only a few parts will be modified, and the dialect version can actually handle everything.

So we decided to write down all these requirements in the dialect and make improvements later.

When everyone had finished speaking, and it was time for the meeting to resume in the afternoon, Fang Yan and Professor Deng Tietao walked together toward the Great Hall of the People.

On the way, Fang Yan said to Deng Tietao:
"It's finally a bit quieter now. There were so many people earlier, and I didn't have a chance to properly tell you some things."

Deng Tietao said:
"You've worked hard. Today's speech was excellent. Everyone wants to get to know you, but hearing so many practical needs from the front lines makes all the work worthwhile. You have a quick memory; I see you remembered all those things they mentioned about leeches and sunburn from seawater?" Fang Yan nodded.

"Yes, I've memorized them all."

"After the meeting, our research institute will first sort things out to see which parts can be quickly integrated into the existing manual's supplementary version or regional version. The amount of information we learned during this meal was even greater than the meeting itself."

He paused, leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice, and became more serious:
"Professor Deng, since we still have some time, there's something I'd like to discuss with you and the other teachers. You mentioned this morning the medical team's arrival and there are also more far-reaching cooperation plans."

"Oh?" Deng Tietao paused and looked at Fang Yan.

He softened his tone and spoke sincerely:
"That's right. As you saw in the speech this morning, the reason why our 'Comprehensive Explanation of Nanyang Materia Medica' was able to be published so quickly is not only due to everyone's sincere cooperation, but also thanks to the support of some resources and funds behind us. On our side, as you know, Comrade Hu Daohu and I are partners. He provides the funds, and I provide the technology. We work with the Chinese Medicine Hospital and other departments to complete resource allocation and industrial transformation, earning foreign exchange for the country."

"Hu Daohu, Director Liao, and I have discussed this together. We believe that traditional Chinese medicine, especially teams like yours that are dedicated to solid projects such as military support, regional cooperation, and drug development, has great potential, but often it may be limited by practical issues such as funding, venues, or equipment, which prevent it from fully realizing its potential."

"You mean...?" Deng Tietao frowned slightly.

The dialect speaker cut to the chase and said:
"My idea is that after the conference, I would like to formally invite you, Professor Huang, Professor Liu, Professor Situ, Brother Shen, and the core members of the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine team to a meal."

"The location is... my home, where I feel more comfortable."

"I wanted to discuss a model with you in detail: technology as equity." They had originally planned to go to the Yanjing Hotel, but that kind of setting made things awkward, so they decided to meet at home instead, where they would feel more comfortable.

"Technology as equity? Hmm... I've heard Cheng Zhi mention that term before," Deng Tietao said.

This is where Xiao Chengzhi's merits become apparent.

He has already explained most of the things that need to be explained about the dialect, so there is no need to go through too much trouble explaining the dialect.

Fang Yan nodded and said to Deng Tietao:
"You see, just like the manuals and books we've produced through this collaboration, they contain the culmination of everyone's experience and wisdom."

"We can provide some start-up capital, venue support, and even channels for the commercialization of results."

"For example, the 'Research and Standardization of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Military Use' you mentioned in your project proposal requires establishing production lines and streamlining drug regulatory processes. We have a site in Shenzhen where we can build a team for seamless integration. You also have the 'Long-Term Health Management Project for the Military,' which also requires upfront investment in data collection and system support..."

"What Lao Hu and I mean is... we provide funding, a platform, and some support for commercial operations, while the teachers and their teams contribute core technologies and expertise. The profits from the final commercialization of the results will be shared according to a pre-agreed ratio, ensuring funding for everyone's continued research and development and project expansion."

"Sharing benefits and sharing risks allows everyone's research to truly take root and contribute to the cause of traditional Chinese medicine in the long term, serving more soldiers and even ordinary people. This is what I mean by the technology-for-equity model."

Deng Tietao's eyes lit up, clearly showing interest in the suggestion. He looked thoughtful, obviously considering the idea quickly, as did the others.

After a few seconds, he said:

"Sharing benefits and sharing risks"... Hmm, those eight words are indeed true. In the past, when we were working on projects, it was really difficult to apply for funding. Sometimes, we would see good ideas shelved because we didn't have the money to buy equipment or rent venues...

After saying that, he asked the people behind him:
"What do you think?"

He looked at Huang Yaoshen, Liu Shichang and others beside him, and they all nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing that his companions had all expressed their opinions, Deng Tietao turned around and spoke in a more serious tone:

"Dr. Fang, I can clearly see your vision and dedication to the development of traditional Chinese medicine today."

"We definitely have to go eat this meal!"

"That's great!" Fang Yan said with a smile.

Deng Tietao continued:
"To be honest, Minister Qin just privately encouraged us to be bold and proactive, and to be willing to try new models. Your idea of ​​contributing technology as equity provides a perfect solution. It's good that we chose your home; it's quiet! Let's discuss in detail how this 'technology as equity' will be implemented. It's time for our theoretical plans to have a real 'ground' to take root and sprout!"

A relieved and joyful smile appeared on Fang Yan's face:

"Great! It's settled then! I'll call a car to pick up all the teachers after the conference."

"Everyone can rest assured that the core of this model is to respect and protect everyone's knowledge and skills, and to work together to truly turn the 'hard power' of traditional Chinese medicine into a systematic project that can support national defense and benefit both the military and the people!"

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(End of this chapter)