Chapter 69: The Divisional Match Begins

  In the manor of Eighth Master's family, Miao Rui Bo and Fang Ba walked on the stone steps in the middle of the green grass. Miao Rui Bo's tone became increasingly serious: "Eighth Master, this Chu Nan is becoming more and more difficult to deal with. His relationships with Wu Chang Qing, Wu Qing Yuan, Hua Ling Long are all very unusual. Not to mention that Seventh Brother fell into his hands earlier, now even Du She and Lü Yun have been outsmarted by him."

  Fang Baizhen said in a low voice, "I didn't expect that Jiangwan City would suddenly produce such a young man. With his appearance, the pattern of Jiangwan City's underground world has changed immediately. Hua Linglong is an ambitious woman, and the two of them joining forces will challenge my position sooner or later."

  Miao Rui Bo nodded in agreement, saying: "Eighth Master, this person cannot be kept here. If he stays, he will bring disaster and the longer we delay, the harder it will be to deal with him."

  "Don't worry, this matter won't drag on for too long, someone will naturally come to help us with it." Fang Ba pointed his foot and stopped for a moment, looking at Miao Rui Bo with a serious expression: "What's most important now is the medical competition. This time, we must grasp the first place in the Northern Medical Competition firmly in our hands. This matter is of great importance, not even a slight accident can occur."

  Miao Rui Bo asked: "That Chu Nan has a reputation as a minor divine doctor, will Fang Jun Zhou be his opponent?"

  "Fang Junzhou's strength is definitely very strong, but this Chu Nan always comes as a surprise, and can't be underestimated... It seems I need to urge certain people to take action sooner."

  As he spoke, a flash of murderous intent flickered in Fang Baizhen's eyes.

  After the opening on the south side of Chu, a banquet was held for all the guests at Hua Linglong's restaurant, and the medical clinic officially started business in the afternoon. Perhaps it was because of Chu Nan's reputation that people came to see a doctor, and Hu Diao and Chu Nan were busy with joy, while others were helping on the side, even Wang Hu and his wife joined in to help with the work.

  After being busy until after 4 pm, the remaining patients were all sent away, and everyone was so tired that they didn't want to move, sitting limply in their chairs. Ling Luo Xi, however, was happily calculating the accounts with her ledger, finally smiling and saying: "Today's earnings are not small, just one afternoon's time, pure profit is over 5,000 yuan."

  "More than 5,000 yuan?" Chu Nan smiled and said, "That's still not enough. I have an idea, let everyone listen."

  Everyone looked over with rapt attention, and Chu Nan said seriously: "Now if you want to make a lot of money, you must take the high-end route. If you take the ordinary people's route, you can only earn some small money. This is the reason why everyone likes to buy more expensive things."

  "Hutong asked: "But Brother Chu, what about those poor people?"

  Chu Nan smiled and said, "Didn't I say so? If they are people without money, they can go to the community to open a poverty certificate. We can give them discounts based on this certificate, only charging them for medical expenses, and at cost price. This is also in line with the purpose of our Jishitang!"

  Everyone nodded in agreement.

  "But if it's like that, then our profits will necessarily be less, so we have to find ways to get them back from the rich."

  "How did you find your way back?"

  Chu Nan smiled and said, "You little money lover. It's actually quite simple. Everyone who comes here to see a doctor has to register in advance, and there are two types of registration: ordinary and VIP. The ordinary registration is handled by Hu Niang and Wang Yue, while the VIP registration is handled personally by me. Of course, the registration fee will be more expensive, and the consultation fees will also increase accordingly."

  "This...," Hu Niang shook her head and said, "What if they all use ordinary numbers?"

  Ling Luo Creek smiled and said: "Tiger girl, you don't understand this. Rich people care about their status, for them, as long as they can spend more money, they will try not to spend less money, it's a matter of face. Am I right, Brother Chu?"

  Chu Nan snapped his fingers and smiled, "Alright! From tomorrow on, Brother Wang Hu and Luo Lie will be in charge of security, Sister-in-law will take care of our meals, and also prepare some tea for the patients every day. Xiao Lingling will handle the registration, while Tiger Girl, Wang Yue, and I will take care of treating the patients. For now, we're short-handed, so let's just arrange it like this first. Later on, when we recruit more people, everyone can relax a bit."

  After being busy for so long, finally having something to do is a good thing. Everyone was cheering and thought that as long as they had business to do, even if it was tiring, it was still a happy thing. However, what everyone didn't expect was that the degree of busyness would far exceed their previous imagination.

  Because of the great reputation of Xiao Shenyi, the business of Jishitang has been booming since the second day. Most patients only had minor illnesses that Wang Yue and Hu Niang could handle. During the treatment, although Wang Yue graduated from a professional school, she didn't have any experience in treating diseases, but she learned many things from Hu Niang. When Hu Niang occasionally talked about medical theories with Wang Yue, she also gained some insights.

  Chu Nan thought that since Hu Niang and Wang Yue were now both people of Ji Shi Tang, the more things he taught them, the less pressure he would have in the future. So every time there was a patient with a difficult disease, Chu Nan would explain it to them on the side. In just a few days, Hu Niang and Wang Yue learned many things from Chu Nan. Chu Nan even taught his "Six Paths Reincarnation Needle" to Hu Niang alone, but this acupuncture technique had extremely high requirements for the practitioner, making it very difficult to learn. Hu Niang now only knew a tiny bit of its surface, but just that little bit was enough for her to benefit greatly.

  A few days later, the preliminary round of the Medical Competition officially began. There were thirty contestants from Jiangwan City and its more than ten towns who signed up for the Northern Medical Competition. In the end, five people will be selected from them to participate in the final round of the Northern Medical Competition.

  On the day of the competition, although it was only a divisional match in Jiangwan City, it still attracted countless onlookers. In the middle of the arena, including Chu Nan, thirty contestants were seated on chairs, while thousands of ticket-buying guests surrounded them. On the high platform at the front were the judges and the host of the competition.

  The judges this time were selected from the top experts in five major hospitals in Jiangwan City, and the host of the competition was Mr. Wang Tianling, the president of Jiangwan Medical University First Hospital.

  Chen Tianling is 58 years old, has been a doctor for over 30 years, and is one of the country's top cancer experts. He has published numerous influential medical papers and attended several international medical forums, making him a leading figure in Jiangwan City's medical community.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, dear guests, contestants, and fellow judges who have joined me on this stage to witness this grand competition, I am thrilled that we have the opportunity to gather here together."

  "Although Chen Tianling said that he is not young, he still looks spirited and his voice is very thick. His face is filled with smiles: 'Today, we have gathered the top young medical elites in Jiangwan City under our stage. They are the rising stars of today and the future pillars of national medicine. Among them, five people will qualify for this competition and strive for the first place. Perhaps one day, some of them will be famous all over the world! So, I am very happy to host this competition and become a member of the judging panel.'"

  Chen Tianling finished speaking, and warm applause erupted from below.

  Chen Tianling continued: "As the country pays more and more attention to medicine, the scale of medical competitions is also becoming larger and larger, and the competition is becoming increasingly fierce. The north-south medical dispute is the most obvious, perhaps among these thirty contestants, there will be a champion in our northern medicine, who can bring honor to our northern medical community. But all this is not important, I believe that these competitions are all good, whether it is the prosperity of northern medicine or the prosperity of southern medicine, what is most important is that our Chinese medical community should move forward, produce more talents, and let our people be free from disease, this is the most important thing!"

  Another round of applause erupted.

  "Alright, the competition is about to begin. Let me introduce the contestants: Lin Feng, a young attending physician from Medical University No. 2 Hospital; Fang Junzhou, recommended by Mr. Zheng Guangran; Zhang Jingran, known as the 'common people's small Hua Tuo'; Francis from our Medical University No. 1 Hospital; and Chen Xiaoxiao from our Medical University No. 1 Hospital..."

  Chu Nan sat below, casually sizing up the contestants around him. Zhang Jingran would occasionally glance at Fang Junzhou, clearly still dwelling on their previous encounter. Francis was a handsome American-born Chinese in his early twenties, with an air of confidence about him. Chen Xiaoxiao was very pretty... she was the daughter of Chen Tianling, who had spoken on stage earlier. Chu Nan had seen her photos before - she was a lively girl with glasses. In person, she looked even better than in the pictures, with smooth skin and a slender yet curvy figure.

  When he saw Fang Junzhou, Chu Nan and Fang Junzhou exchanged a glance, sparking a spark. Fang Junzhou's mouth also revealed a hint of sarcastic cold smile, apparently not taking Chu Nan and others seriously.

  Chu Nan always felt that Fang Junzhou had a kind of evil spirit on him, especially when he saw him use poisonous ants to treat people's illnesses last time, and felt that Fang Junzhou's method of treating illnesses was probably taking a strange and abnormal route.

  Chen Tianling on the stage said with a smile: "These contestants are all medical elites, and I am proud to have so many medical talents in our Jiangwan City. What makes me even prouder is that this year's Northern Medical Competition will be held in our Jiangwan City, which will take place in half a month. This is one of the largest medical events in the country and also the largest event in Jiangwan City in recent years. From this, we can see that Jiangwan City's medical capabilities have been recognized by the entire medical community, and we should be proud of our city's medicine!"

  After finishing this speech, applause thundered, and half a month later, Jiangwan City was destined to be turbulent!