Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 936 A Letter to Henry, School on Fire (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

There are not only ways to use dialects, but also more than one way.

His first thought was naturally the media in Hong Kong. In order to promote their company's traditional Chinese medicine, Lao Hu had built a team in Hong Kong.

These media outlets are relatively neutral and, to some extent, have channels to influence international public opinion, especially those media outlets that have influence in the West.

Releasing information through Hong Kong makes it easier for Western media to cite the news than domestically, thus attracting the attention of the United States.

He then thought of making the American medical community aware of the information by publishing articles or revealing it in international academic journals, thereby creating public pressure and prompting the government to take action.

Of course, this idea is still too convoluted.

Then, the dialect came to mind with overseas Chinese businessmen.

Overseas Chinese businesspeople have their own networks and influence, which can help spread information to the United States. In particular, overseas Chinese businesspeople in the business and medical fields have easier access to relevant decision-makers or media in the United States.

Just like Lao Zhou, he spent a lot of money to treat his daughter in the United States. Although he didn't cure Zhou Zhaoqin, he got to know many top doctors in the American medical industry. If he spreads the news through them, it will definitely have an impact.

However, after thinking about it, Fang Yan rejected the plan.

Since Lao Zhou can be contacted, why not contact him directly yourself?
Henry Heimlich had previously visited China and expressed great interest in the secret recipes of the dialects.

Fang Yan thought he might as well call Henry directly and tell him the terms of the exchange, using Henry's influence in the American medical community to pressure the United States on Japan.

So Fang Yan explained his plan.

When everyone heard Fang Yan's proposal, they were surprised that it could be done in this way.

Fang Yan contacted Henry Heimlich directly, leveraging his influence in the United States and his emphasis on the secret formula to convey the terms of the exchange to the American decision-making level, thereby putting pressure on Japan through the United States.

The intention is to use this method to eventually force Japan to return ancient Chinese medical books such as the Yongle Encyclopedia.

This strategy does not rely on media opinion, but rather precisely utilizes international political relations and interest chains to achieve its goals.

Secretary Xia thought for a moment and then said to everyone:

"I think so."

“After his previous visit to China, Henry publicly referred to Fang Yan’s secret recipe as the ‘Sputnik crisis’ of Western medicine, meaning that he believed that what Fang Yan possessed was a technological breakthrough that posed a major threat to Western medicine.”

"And most importantly, this viewpoint is known to many people, which means that he has considerable influence in the American medical and political circles. Otherwise, it would be impossible for his casual remarks to be taken seriously."

"So influential, and so aware of the value of the secret recipe."

"So by directly contacting Henry, it is indeed possible to bypass the bias of Western media and accurately convey the condition that 'Japan can exchange the ancient books for the secret recipe' to the US decision-making level."

“For the United States, this move requires no cost to itself, yet it can gain a strategic advantage in the medical field by pressuring Japan. As a stakeholder, Henry will actively push for US intervention to force Japan to accept the deal.”

"Finding the right person is much better than going directly to the media."

Secretary Xia paused after speaking, and then said:
"I think we should handle the contacting. We need to carefully consider the wording. We can't be too direct or too vague. We just need to make sure they understand our requirements, but don't guess our intentions."

Hearing Secretary Xia's idea, the others were somewhat puzzled.
Secretary Xia explained:

“If a person speaking in a dialect were to call Henry directly and speak too bluntly, it could be misinterpreted by Western media as ‘a Chinese doctor using a secret formula to coerce another country into returning cultural relics,’ or even accused of violating academic ethics.”

"We should use the name of 'promoting medical cooperation' to package 'the return of ancient books to their origins' as a 'foundation of cultural mutual trust' and downplay the political color."

"Moreover, our intentions are too straightforward; they can understand what's going on as soon as they think about it."

Fang Yan thought for a moment and said:

"Perhaps we could send a letter to Henry in a accusatory manner."

"Huh?" Secretary Xia was taken aback.

He said in dialect:

“I said that his public statements after returning to China have caused me great distress.”

"Now, the traditional Chinese medicine practitioners are repeatedly pestering me, trying to obtain the secret formula from me. You must know that I told Henry the relevant knowledge 'without reservation' back then, and it was their team that failed to decipher the mysteries and conduct their own research. Now they are sending people to pester me relentlessly, trying to exchange a few ancient Chinese medicine books with altered contents for the original secret formula. Henry must be involved in this. If he really wants it, then he should have the Imperial Household Agency return all the looted artifacts, otherwise, there's no point in discussing anything!"

"Of course, it's best not to say this directly to Henry in my own words, but rather you should get involved and relay it to Henry. This way, we can avoid the risks of my personal actions and ensure that the information is accurately transmitted to the other party's decision-making level. We can also strengthen our moral advantage by 'accusing the Japanese of tampering with ancient books,' making it difficult for them to openly support us."

“The past few years have also been a period of thawing relations between us and them. Think about how the United States once used the name of ‘cultural exchange’ to push Japan to return some cultural relics to South Korea. This plan is essentially an upgraded application of a similar strategy.”

After listening, Secretary Xia nodded repeatedly. As someone involved in diplomacy, he understood all too well how this method was implemented.

The dialect-based approach is highly feasible, provided the wording is revised and the implementation is led by the government. Its essence lies in leveraging the US's "technological hegemony" mentality and the Japanese's "cultural inferiority complex" to achieve the tracing of the origins of ancient Chinese medicine texts at minimal cost—a classic example of a "using someone else's strength against them" strategy.

The combined leverage of the United States' control over Japan, Henry's influence, and the medical value of the secret formula is enough to force Japan to compromise. He believes the plan has a high probability of success.

After going through everything from beginning to end, Secretary Xia confirmed that there were no problems.

At this moment, Secretary Xia couldn't help but sigh, Fang Yan was indeed a genius.

Fang Yan even thought that this was a model for the United States to replicate from Japan and South Korea, giving them a successful example.

As expected of someone who can get full marks in five subjects.

After confirming that there were no problems, Secretary Xia said:
"Okay! We'll do it your way! Leave the rest to us."

……

After the meal, Fang Yan and the others got into their cars and went home.

Fang Yan needs to go back and write out the Yongle Encyclopedia. There are also overseas Chinese businessmen seeing doctors tomorrow morning. Ms. Lü from the Huo family's eldest branch is being discharged from the hospital, and I need to go see her off. Anyway, I'll be busy tomorrow.

He didn't need to take the others home either. Once he got home, Fang Yan immediately began writing.

It's quick to memorize, but slow to write. At this point, the dialect is starting to yearn for the future of voice input.

The next day soon came.

Early in the morning, after finishing his morning exercise, Fang Yan called Director Liao to check on his current condition.

The next day, Director Liao said that the bruises on his feet had subsided, but there was still some purplish discoloration. Fang Yan told him to continue taking the medication. Then, Director Liao talked about Fang Yan's meeting the day before. Fang Yan thought that something had happened on the Japanese side, but Director Liao said that the Japanese side said the meeting was very successful and that both sides expressed their intentions. However, there were still some details that needed to be discussed, such as seeking common ground while reserving differences in academic matters.

These terms are so familiar; even if people argue like crazy, they can talk about it calmly and casually afterward.

Of course, Director Liao also learned the truth about what happened last night and said that everything was fine now. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken over the case, and everything will proceed according to Fang Yan's plan. There are dedicated people to follow up, and Fang Yan only needs to continue to take good care of the patients.

Fang Yan agreed and hung up the phone.

After having breakfast, I prepared to go do my rounds.

When Fang Yan left, he discovered that apart from Yuan Qingshan and Lao Fan, other teachers had not come today.

We used to eat breakfast together at this time.

Fang Yan asked Yuan Qingshan:
"By the way, why didn't the other students come to class today?"

Yuan Qingshan said:
"I don't know, bro! I didn't go back to school last night; I stayed with Brother Fan."

Fang Yan thought for a moment, then went to the study to call Lao Liu.

It turned out that someone else had been cooking in the dormitory last night and set it on fire. Fortunately, the fire was discovered early and the students put it out without any injuries. However, the incident has been taken seriously by the school. The school is currently closed and not doing anything this morning. They are conducting safety training in the school auditorium, which all students who come to school today must participate in.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan finally understood that this was what had caused the delay.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Yan told Lao Fan and Yuan Qingshan about the matter.

"I think you two don't need to go to school this morning. You'll just be attending the auditorium fire safety training anyway. You might as well stay here and be my assistants. I have four patients to see this morning," Fang Yan said to them.

Upon hearing the dialect, Lao Fan immediately agreed:
"Okay! You can talk to Lao Liu on our behalf."

Yuan Qingshan nodded repeatedly, thinking that following the dialect was a really promising idea.

“Okay! I’ll talk to Lao Liu.” Fang Yan agreed with a smile.

After saying that, the three of them headed towards the Concordia Hospital across the street.

Today we'll do our rounds first, then process Ms. Lü's discharge, and only then will we see her for her medical appointment.

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(End of this chapter)