Actually, Li Chu received a call as soon as he arrived at the office that morning. It was from the head of the business department.
The main question was whether he was confident about George's condition. After receiving an affirmative answer, the leader then asked him to cooperate with the business department's negotiations.
That's perfectly fine, which is why we have this scene now.
After George sat down, Li Chu coughed lightly and said, "President John..."
Upon hearing this title, George's heart skipped a beat. He knew the real issue was approaching, and the excitement in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by his usual shrewdness.
"Dr. Li, please speak."
"You've seen our sincerity, so now it's up to you. The second treatment will last three days. If the negotiations during this period are just another five days of wrangling, then I'll have to apologize to you."
A threat, this is a clear and unambiguous threat.
George's face immediately turned very ugly.
"Dr. Li, as a doctor, shouldn't saving lives be your top priority?"
"President John, I think you've misunderstood something. It's true that I'm a doctor, but there are prerequisites for you to receive my treatment. If you don't meet those conditions, and I'm going to say something you might not like to hear, what qualifications do you have to ask me to treat you?"
Just like Sarah, if it weren't for her husband securing an additional seven million dollars in investment from their head office, do you think she would have received my treatment?
Our relationship is a transaction, and only a transaction. I hope you don't get confused.
"Does Dr. Li treat patients in your country the same way?"
"Hehe, you said it yourself, he is a patient from our country. First of all, he has to be from our country. You see, that's a prerequisite."
Five days ago, George would have turned and left, but now...
You've given a wealthy person who was destined to die a glimmer of hope; it would be strange if they didn't cling desperately to that lifeline.
George took a few deep breaths and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Dr. Li, I am also very willing to facilitate this investment. However, I am just a president, and there are many things that I cannot decide on my own. Even if I can make some decisions, they must be made on the premise of not harming the company's interests."
siluke.
“I know, I know. Many of your decisions, especially these kinds of investments, require board approval, and some major matters even require a shareholders’ meeting.”
However, I'm not asking you to finalize this immediately. A multi-million dollar investment project can't be negotiated in a day or two; I understand that. So, Mr. John, your treatment will require at least another month. Also, I must remind you that if treatment is suddenly stopped during this period, and any adverse consequences arise, you will be solely responsible for that.”
George understood, and so did the others who came with him.
The embassy staff simply shrugged. For example, with cross-border investments like this, their embassy only provides necessary assistance to its own citizens and doesn't concern itself with the specifics.
The government will review the contracts, but as long as the specific content of the cooperation does not harm national interests or involve any high-tech that needs to be kept secret, the US government will not obstruct it too much.
"Dr. Li, I understand what you mean."
“Very good,” Li Chu nodded with a smile, then pointed to the pulse pillow on the table and said, “Now President John can put his hand on it.”
George looked at the pulse pillow and couldn't help but smile bitterly; this doctor was too pragmatic.
Mark, the private doctor behind them, was now staring in disbelief as Li Chu began to take his boss's pulse.
He racked his brains but couldn't understand why the doctor's conditions didn't involve any benefits for him.
Mark believed that if the doctor asked for a consultation fee of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars at this point, his boss, in order to save his own life, would absolutely slam it on the table without the slightest hesitation.
But what conditions did he propose? To facilitate investment? What does that have to do with him? The investment funds won't go into his pocket.
What a strange Chinese person.
George was incredibly frustrated; he hadn't been threatened like this in years, but he had no choice but to swallow his pride and accept it.
He cursed the Chinese medicine doctor he brought from China in his heart, saying that he was the best doctor, but the doctor couldn't even understand why he prescribed the medicine the way he did, which led to him being threatened.
Actually, Li Chu was quite cunning. When he treated foreigners, he would add a few herbs to his prescriptions that had no effect on the original medicine and would not affect its properties.
The medicine he prescribed for George contained five ingredients in a horrific way; it would be a miracle if that Chinese medicine practitioner could understand it.
If these medicines were removed, the person wouldn't have suffered this undeserved disaster.
His purpose in doing this was to prevent others from studying his prescription, especially powerful people like George, who would inevitably do so.
Now it's all good, feel free to do any research you want.
George stared at the medicine Li Wenxuan had just brought back for him, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
Is this a three-day supply of medicine? Why is it so much more than the previous five-day supply?
"Dr. Li, are these medications for three days?"
"Of course, you can have another check-up after you finish taking these medicines to see the effect. However, you will need to rest for five days after this treatment, which means the third treatment will be conducted eight days later."
"But isn't this a lot?" George asked, swallowing hard.
"This is meant to be made into a soup, not eaten dry. What difference does it make how much there is?"
After retrieving the medicine, Li Wenxuan stood at the back, secretly chuckling to himself.
When he went to get the medicine, he carefully looked at the prescription. As far as he knew, at least three of the ingredients were completely ineffective and were only meant for charlatans.
Moreover, he believed that there should be more than just these three herbs in the prescription. He had never seen his father prescribe more than thirty herbs when treating patients.
Therefore, he estimated that at least one-third of the medicine in this prescription should be unusable.
That's right, Li Chu was even more ruthless this time, because the second to fourth treatments were the most crucial, so he couldn't let those with ulterior motives figure out the prescription.
If you're in China, even if the meat rots, it's still in the pot. But it's different abroad.
Therefore, the medicine he prescribed this time has multiple layers of mutual generation and restraint. If any one of the ingredients is missing, it will not only fail to cure the disease, but will also worsen the condition.
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