One million was definitely a huge sum of money for Hong Kong in 1962. It was enough to buy a villa in the center of Hong Kong Island. The stakes were huge.
Ji Junhao was able to study in the United States, graduate with a doctorate, and then work in a top hospital. This shows that his original family is definitely a wealthy family with no shortage of money.
He called out the bet of 1 million Hong Kong dollars because he underestimated the mainland doctor who could not afford it. In the mainland, where the monthly salary is only a few dozen yuan, who could have such a huge sum of money?
If he couldn't come up with the bet, it would be Lin Sanqi who would be embarrassed, because he didn't dare to accept the challenge and didn't have the courage to take the bet. This was a very uncivilized thing to do in the upper class circle.
Doctors all over the world are watching. Will Lin Sanqi still have the nerve to brag about his knowledge of the subject in the future? He will have no chance of making it in the mainstream medical community.
When Professor Theodore heard about the 1 million bet, he looked at Lin Sanqi's constipated and conflicted expression.
I understood it immediately.
I was screaming in my heart: Don’t be fooled, this bastard Lin Sanqi is setting you up. I lost 5 million US dollars in this way before.
Professor Anthony had an expression that said, "As expected." However, he was not going to remind his colleagues in Hong Kong. He thought it was none of his business and would just stay out of it.
The other experts from various countries who were watching were all smiling. Being a doctor is such a boring job, but now they can have some fun. They are also very gossipy.
Lin Sanqi seemed very troubled, muttering, "One million Hong Kong dollars, this, this is too..."
Ji Junhao thought that his trick of asking for a high price was very wise, so he smiled and asked:
"Doctor Lin, are you afraid to gamble? Aren't you very confident in yourself?"
He was forcing the emperor to abdicate. He did not ask Lin Sanqi whether he had money to gamble, but emphasized whether he lacked the confidence to gamble, without giving Lin Sanqi a chance to explain.
Is Lin Sanqi afraid of the 1 million bet? He thinks 1 million is too little.
As mentioned before, the clinical verification of tuberculosis was carried out in Hong Kong, which attracted the attention of the medical community around the world, but it did not have enough social influence and international recognition.
Lin Sanqi hopes that this matter will be known to everyone, not only the medical community, but also ordinary people and the media.
If this bet can make the whole city go crazy, it will be like giving free advertising to "Epyridamole tablets" because ordinary people like this kind of bet gossip.
Then all tuberculosis patients knew that such a magical anti-tuberculosis drug had been invented and had been used in clinical practice. The savior had come.
So if you want to have fun, do it on a bigger scale, at least until everyone knows about it.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi pretended to smack his lips:
"Doctor Ji, we are men. If we are men, we should either not gamble or leave ourselves no way out."
After saying that, Lin Sanqi took out a checkbook from his briefcase, quickly filled in a number, and then held it up to show everyone.
"My colleagues, here is a cash check for 10 million Hong Kong dollars. I support on-site verification. I am willing to bet 10 million Hong Kong dollars with Dr. Ji Junhao of Welsh Hospital on whether it is mucinous adenocarcinoma or tuberculosis. Please be my witness."
Dr. Theodore looked at Ji Junhao sympathetically with an expression that said, "As I expected."
Things change, Lin Sanqi becomes a general!!!
Ji Junhao's mouth twitched. 10 million Hong Kong dollars was not a lot for his family, but for him personally, it was his entire net worth.
Is it really worth it to risk your entire net worth and professional reputation just because of a moment of impatience?
At this moment, Ji Junhao was a little hesitant and didn't want to play with this madman anymore.
"Ten million Hong Kong dollars, you poor fellow! Do you know how much money ten million Hong Kong dollars is? That's enough to buy a big villa in Repulse Bay. Can you come up with that?"
Lin Sanqi shook the check and said with a smile:
"To check whether this check is real or fake, just call the bank and check. My father is the owner of Lingnantang Clinic. Just ask around and see how much my family's monthly cash flow is. I'm short of this little money.
I'm afraid you, Dr. Ji, don't dare accept my bet? Surely your earlier doubts were malicious speculation, just grandstanding. Trying to scare me with a million? Are you still a naive person?
Don't miss this if you're passing by. Take a look! Mr. Ji Junhao, the associate consultant physician at Welsh Hospital, is such a coward he wouldn't even take a bet. This not only embarrasses the Ji family, but also embarrasses Welsh Hospital in front of its peers around the world.
Professor Philip, the deputy director of the Welsh Hospital, and Huang Jinheng, the director of the infectious department, all looked at Ji Junhao, wanting to see how he would respond.
After all, this not only involves Ji Junhao's personal reputation, but also the reputation of the Welsh Hospital. After all, they violated the previous verbal agreement and have been making things difficult for the Chinese medical team.
If they want to gain power by stepping on mainland doctors, they must be prepared to be stepped on in return.
Ji Junhao didn't say anything and discussed with several Hong Kong doctors in the hospital for half a day while looking through the medical records again.
"Do you want to bet?"
"I think we can gamble. This is a very typical tuberculosis X-ray. There's no reason for us to lose."
"I have to gamble. My colleagues all over the world are watching."
Ji Junhao looked at Huang Jinheng again with a questioning look in his eyes.
Huang Jinheng is also Chinese after all, timid and afraid of trouble, so he quickly waved his hand: "Don't look at me, make your own decision, I don't have that much money anyway."
Ji Junhao looked down on the department head in his heart, then looked at Lin Sanqi with a smile:
"Okay, let's gamble, but I don't have 5 million. I have a family-inherited villa in Causeway Bay worth 4 million. Add this 1 million check and we can make 5 million Hong Kong dollars. How about that?"
Professor Theodore slapped his forehead and wondered why there were such money-giving boys everywhere.
Lin Sanqi signed another check for 5 million Hong Kong dollars without saying a word, then looked around the audience and saw Professor Witte who was looking stunned.
Professor Witte is a member of the WHO observation team and an infectious disease expert in West Germany.
"Mr. Witte, could you please act as a middleman?"
Westerners are very interested in gambling. Otherwise, look at the neighboring Haojing, there are so many novel things, all of which were invented by Westerners.
So Mr. Witte happily took the check:
"OK, Lin, I'll be the middleman. And this Ji..."
Ji Junhao handed the 1 million yuan check to Professor Witte and said, "I'll have the deed to the villa delivered right away. Let's start the gambling now."
Lin Sanqi looked around at the other doctors from various countries present:
"Professors, gentlemen, and ladies, are you interested in a bet? I'll be the banker. Let's bet on whether this patient has tuberculosis or mucinous adenocarcinoma. If it's cancer, I win. If it's tuberculosis, I'll pay you two for one. How about that?"
If Dean Shen from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was present, or even if Leader Jing was present, they would definitely slap the brat to death.
Is it appropriate to openly gamble in such an international setting? Does it reflect national dignity? Will it be looked down upon by international friends?
But now there is no one who can suppress Lin Sanqi, and coupled with the gambling nature of Westerners, Lin Sanqi's proposal quickly attracted the interest of many doctors in the conference room.
At this time, a middle-aged doctor from Eagle Country came out:
"Lin, I bet $1,000 that this is tuberculosis."
Lin Sanqi waved his hand and said, "Feng Ruoqi, come and take notes for this gentleman. Oh, and please state your name."
"Alfred, five thousand dollars, don't make a mistake, here you go."
As soon as the words fell, another white doctor jumped out:
"I, I, Colby, will bet $10,000 that it's tuberculosis."
Lin Sanqi pretended to be dissatisfied, "Wow, why don't you have confidence in me?"
In fact, he was very happy in his heart. These people were eager to give him money. Although a few thousand dollars was just pocket money for these well-known experts, even a small fly is still meat.
As experts from various countries came on the scene, in general, most of them bet on tuberculosis, which accounted for the largest proportion.
Professor Anthony and Professor Theodore looked at each other and immediately wrote a check for $1 million each. Both were diagnosed with mucinous adenocarcinoma.
"Feng, here, let's bet on Lin to win."
Lin Sanqi's face turned green when he saw this. He picked up the check and stuffed it back into the two men's hands.
"Anthony, Theodore, you are my allies. You don't have to write checks of such large amounts just to cheer me up. If I really win, do you think I'd have the nerve to take your money? Take it, take it."
Professor Theodore was amused: "Lin, why don't you give us a bet? You are discriminating against us Americans."
Lin Sanqi thought to himself, I'm not sick, I'm just giving you money, a total of 2 million US dollars, this is going to bankrupt him.
Anyway, he is the banker and has the right to interpret. If he says betting is not allowed, then it is not allowed.
Which bookmaker in the world is honest?
When the doctors at Hong Kong Wales Hospital saw this, they had no reason not to stand on the side of their colleague, so they also bet that it was tuberculosis.
Originally a bet between Huaguo and Xiangjiang doctors, after this incident, it turned into a carnival for everyone. (End of this chapter)
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