Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
The next day!
Now that Lin Fan knew about the conference, he had to prepare his clothing and at least dress a little more formally as a sign of respect for others. Although he wasn’t very willing to go, he had already agreed to it.
At the Education Conference Centre.
Zhao Ming Qing had been waiting since much earlier. When he saw his teacher, he immediately went forward with a wide smile on his face and said, “Teacher, you’re here.”
“Ming Qing, I really don’t like to join such conferences.” Why would a low-key person like him want to join any conferences? He didn’t want to show his face in public and he didn’t even think there was any point in holding a conference when things were already settled.
Zhao Ming Qing pulled on his teacher’s arm and said with a beaming smile, “Teacher, you’re already here so you should just join. This is a custom. Moreover, after the audit of the Chinese Medicine foundational teaching materials, many professors who write teaching materials want to see you, Teacher.”
Lin Fan shook his head, “Fine, fine. Let’s go in then.”
When they reached the entrance, Zhao Ming Qing saw someone he knew, so he greeted, “Professor Wang.”
Professor Wang looked at Zhao Ming Qing, then a Lin Fan, who was at the side. He instantly smiled and said, “This must be Master Lin.”
Lin fan smiled thinly, “Nice to meet you.”
Professor Wang sighed, “Master Lin is able to write this kind of teaching materials at such a young age. You really are a genius. Come, let’s go in together.”
“Mmm.” Lin Fan nodded and laughed. He didn’t expect that these people would be so friendly. It seemed that he had been thinking too much.
However, what he didn’t know was that these people had already agreed beforehand that they must be very friendly and courteous to Master Lin if they see him. After all, they want to sign their names on his teaching materials. If they act all high and mighty, unless he was an idiot, he would never agree to have their names signed on the teaching materials.
But whether or not he agreed, they had already decided on this matter.
They were split into sectors here, the North sector and South sector. The teaching materials in the North would be signed by the people in the North sector while the teaching materials in the South would be signed by those in the South sector. All these years, everyone has minded their own business and not interfered with each other.
But this time, they were going to work hand in hand. These teaching materials written by Master Lin were exceptional. They had to be issued in the entire country’s various Chinese Medical Academies. It was a significant matter. Hence, the North and South sectors had agreed that each sector would nominate five people to have their names added to the teaching materials.
Although some people were envious, it couldn’t be helped since their statuses weren’t high enough. They couldn’t match up to the older generations.
“Master Lin is here…” At this moment, Professor Wang entered.
Everyone’s gazes fell upon Lin Fan.
For some people, this was the first time they had seen Lin Fan and they were a little astonished. He was indeed very young. They couldn’t help but grin slyly. It’s good that he’s young, young people are easy to take advantage of.
Then, a group of people came gathering around him.
“Master Lin, it’s an honor to finally meet you.”
“Master Lin is really young and promising. Your medical skills are admirable. Now that I’ve seen you, you are indeed not average.”
“For Master Lin to be able to write these Chinese Medicine foundational teaching materials, it is indeed admirable.”
The praises flowed unceasingly.
Lin Fan smiled. He hadn’t expected these old professors to be so friendly. That saved him some trouble.
After exchanging some courteous words with these old professors, he found his seat and sat down. He had a pretty good seat allocated to him, in the first row.
Lin Fan said softly, “Ming Qing, what are these people’s backgrounds? Why haven’t I seen any of them before?”
Zhao Ming Qing leaned towards Lin Fan’s ear and said, “Teacher, these are all professors who specialize in writing teaching materials. The one who just greeted you and asked for a group photo is Professor Chen, who wrote ‘The Study of the Human Vascular System’. He’s considered to be great at theories.”
Lin Fan looked at Zhao Ming Qing curiously, “What’s strange about them?”
Zhao Ming Qing saw that there was no one around so he didn’t try to hide anything. “I haven’t interacted with them very much but according to my knowledge, they are very anti-outsider. For example, the teaching materials written by you should have been a thorn in their sides but the situation today has made me slightly surprised. I keep feeling as if something is wrong. I’m afraid that something bad might happen.”
Lin Fan said in a surprised tone, “That can’t be, can it? What could happen? Forget it, let’s not think about it. The conference is starting soon. We’ll just stay low-key and leave once it ends.”
“Mmm.” Zhao Ming Qing nodded. He was still worrying in his heart. This really didn’t make sense. Although his teacher’s medical abilities were amazing, the people would not care about these. After all, no matter how great someone’s abilities were, if he did not have enough connections, he could still be smothered and pushed aside by a crowd.
This power of crowding out someone was terrifying. Even if you had shocking talents, you would still be unable to reach the top if you were to be crowded out.
“Chief is here,” at that moment, someone in the conference room shouted.
“Professor Yang is here.”
Lin Fan looked over. The initially empty stage now had six people seated on it.
Zhao Ming Qing pointed and said, “That is the leader of the Education Department and that is Professor Yang who’s considered the bellwether of the teaching material-writing industry. He has written numerous teaching materials and he has many followers. However, I heard that he is a smiling tiger. He has a peaceful appearance but on the inside, he is very sinister…”
“Is that so?” Lin Fan had never been to such a conference and he didn’t really understand the situation. The people in here were all at least a generation older than him, so it didn’t feel quite right. He didn’t want to interact too much.
“These are all just rumors but most students don’t know them. Those senior professors who write teaching materials are basically all busy with attending various conferences so I haven’t come into contact with them much,” said Zhao Ming Qing.
“Ahem!” At that moment, the leader coughed gently and the whole place turned silent. Then, he swept the place with his eyes and finally stopped when his eyes met Lin Fan. He smiled thinly as a form of greeting.
Lin Fan took out his phone and put on his earphones. He swept through his Weibo boringly. This kind of conference just involved every one boasting a little, talking about their hopes for the future and making some small talk. It was basically useless.
The people on the stage started talking. As for what they talked about, Lin Fan didn’t listen so he didn’t know.
Time passed very quickly.
The leader’s speech ended and he left the place for the moment, perhaps because he knew what was going to happen, so he left to avoid the awkwardness.
He wasn’t a person from this industry, so he left it to these industry people to handle it.
Half an hour passed.
Lin Fan was about to doze off.
Suddenly, Lin Fan was woken up by Zhao Ming Qing. He just saw Zhao Ming Qing stand up and, with his face bright red, he said furiously, “I object! How could you all do that? You’re stealing the crystals of my teacher’s wisdom, the fruits of his labor! You’re all senior professors, how could you do that?”
“Ming Qing, what are you doing?” Lin Fan took out his earphones and asked with a puzzled look on his face. He had no idea why Ming Qing was so agitated.
Professor Yang said, “Director Zhao, please sit down. This is a conference. If there are any issues, you can wait till the conference has ended before we slowly talk it out. Moreover, your teacher didn’t even say anything so why would you have any opinions?”
They had just talked about the signing of names on the new teaching materials. They had added the names of ten professors onto the credit page. Initially, they were afraid that Master Lin wouldn’t agree but when they saw Master Lin just bury his head there motionlessly, they all laughed in their hearts. It seemed that he had agreed with it.
Zhao Ming Qing ignored that Professor Yang and said to Lin Fan, “Teacher, they’re being absurd. They want to add ten names to the credit page of your teaching materials.”
Lin Fan was startled, “You mean that they want to add their names to the teaching materials written by me?”
Zhao Ming Qing nodded furiously, “Yes, that’s exactly what they’re trying to do.”
Everyone else kept silent as they just fixed their gazes on Lin Fan as if waiting for something to happen.
Professor Yang coughed gently, then said, “Master Lin, this is what we’ve decided after deep consideration. Teaching materials are very important. If they are only credited to one person and the outside world finds out, it’ll become a joke. They’ll say that our countrymen are incapable and our teaching materials can only be written by one person. Moreover, we are protecting you too. You are young but you can already write such teaching materials. If it is found out by people with bad intentions, it might turn out to be very troublesome.”
“Also, in your teaching materials, we’ve discovered some problems and we’ve already corrected them all. Hence, we wish that you would agree to this. Of course, your name will still be first and you will still be the top writer of these teaching materials. That is an undeniable truth.”
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