Come on, Dr. Wu

Chapter 508 Winning the Prize
When Wu Xiaofu was a child, his mother told him that when he meets someone he doesn’t know but knows him, he doesn’t need to say anything and just keeps smiling. Smiling can solve all problems, so Wu Xiaofu has always followed this principle.

When you meet a stranger and say hello, don't worry about anything else, just smile.

Facing Wu Xiaofu's bright and kind smile, the people walking towards them were even happier.

"Professor Wu, we were looking for you. We didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence."

They all spoke English, but they did not doubt whether Wu Xiaofu could understand or not. After all, a top student like Wu Xiaofu should not be able to understand some daily English communication.

"It is fate indeed. How many of you are looking for me?"

"Oh, by the way, we should introduce ourselves first. I am Miller, the chairman of the Warren Gene Factory, and this is..."

Uh!
I understand, Wu Xiaofu said. He is so famous now. After several people introduced themselves, Wu Xiaofu basically understood their purpose. These people are the heads of famous genetic companies and bioengineering companies at home and abroad.

Now, because of Wu Xiaofu, China's medical community has begun to integrate its strength and engage in genetic research. To be honest, in the whole world, I am afraid that only China has such strength. Although other countries are also engaged in genetic engineering, none of them dares to go all in.

Moreover, other countries are not as united as China.

What the entire Chinese medical community is doing together, not to mention China itself, even foreign countries are optimistic about China, so they are looking for opportunities for cooperation. Medicine has no borders, this is not a military or political project, and it is entirely possible to cooperate in genetic engineering.

Since we want to cooperate, we should find the person who has the most decision-making power.

And who is this person?
They quickly locked on their target. They had already figured out why China suddenly united to engage in genetic engineering. The fuse was Wu Xiaofu. If it weren't for Wu Xiaofu's initiative, the Chinese medical community would never have been able to unite.

If it were not for Wu Xiaofu's initiative, even if China united, the focus would not be on genetic engineering. If it were not for Wu Xiaofu's success in genetic engineering, China would not have been able to achieve much success in genetic engineering in a short period of time.

All in all, they were full of expectations for Wu Xiaofu.

Perhaps the future of genes lies in China, here with Wu Xiaofu, so after hearing that Wu Xiaofu was going to attend the Shao Award ceremony, they rushed over as soon as possible, stood at the door, doing nothing but looking around and waiting for Wu Xiaofu to come.

Originally they wanted to meet Wu Xiaofu in private, but due to various reasons, they failed. So they could only wait for Wu Xiaofu at the award ceremony.

"It's Mr. Miller... I've heard a lot about you. I wonder who you are looking for?"

Seeing that Wu Xiaofu was asking questions even though he knew the answer, they did not get angry. Instead, they pulled Wu Xiaofu aside with a smile and kept sweet-talking him, praising his achievements in various ways.

There is no one who doesn't like to be praised, and Wu Xiaofu is no exception. To be honest, he even blushed and his heart beat faster. Wu Xiaofu might not take the compliment from one person seriously, but there were six or seven people complimenting him, and they were all foreigners.

I heard that foreigners are very honest when speaking, so he is really that outstanding and successful.

Well, this strategy is still very successful. Now if a few people talk about some small things and want Wu Xiaofu's help, Wu Xiaofu will just nod directly. After all, he feels really good when others praise him.

"Hey, Professor Wu, you're here. I've been looking for you for a long time. Why are you here? Some famous professors in our medical field are here and want to communicate with you. Is it convenient for you?"

It’s convenient! It has to be convenient.

The person who came was Professor Huang. Wu Xiaofu agreed and broke away from the encirclement of several foreigners and followed Professor Huang. Behind him, six or seven foreigners looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.

They had been chattering for quite some time but hadn't even gotten to the point yet, and Wu Xiaofu was gone. Didn't their praise go in vain?

He wanted to hold Wu Xiaofu back, but found that Wu Xiaofu was walking so fast that he had lost his sight.

"Professor Wu, what did they tell you?"

Professor Huang asked quietly, Wu Xiaofu did not hide it, "She just said how excellent I was. Don't mention it, I feel embarrassed because of the compliments. I didn't even know I was so excellent. She didn't seem to say anything specific, and then you came."

Professor Huang was speechless when he saw Wu Xiaofu's narcissistic look. Although he admitted that Wu Xiaofu was very outstanding, he looked a bit childish now.

But when I thought that Wu Xiaofu was only in his early thirties, I felt relieved. Compared with them, Wu Xiaofu was just a child. He already had grandchildren, and Wu Xiaofu's family had just gotten married.

"Professor Wu, you better be careful. These foreigners love to fool people. They praise you so much because they must want to get something from you. You must not be fooled by them."

Wu Xiaofu smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll definitely pay attention. By the way, who's coming?"

There are really a lot of people coming here. For this Shao Prize award, some countries with good biomedical development have one or two expert professors nominated, so there are really a lot of experts and professors who come here.

Many people have only heard of Wu Xiaofu but have never seen him in person, and many have only seen his name in a book. But now, they have all gathered together and shook hands with Wu Xiaofu.

"Professor Wu, I have long heard of your great name. I have long heard that Professor Wu is young and promising. Now I see that he is even more outrageous than the legend. I really can't imagine that Professor Wu can achieve such an outrageous achievement at such a young age."

This is a professor from Japan. Well, he speaks very honestly. However, after listening to the flattery and praise from those foreigners just now, I feel that his level of flattery is average.

Although it is called communication, it actually starts with rounds of mutual flattery, and then comes the real communication moment. However, although it is called real communication, it is actually hidden.

No one cared about the basic part and everyone spoke freely, but when it came to the core stuff, they all hid it, mumbled and talked about other things. Wu Xiaofu just shook his head as he listened. They said that medicine had no borders, but it would be strange if it didn't.

These people all wanted to hear more core knowledge from other people, but they didn't want to reveal anything of their own. Every time when talking about the key points, they always looked at Wu Xiaofu, as if Wu Xiaofu would be unworthy of their praise if he didn't say something.

Wu Xiaofu is not a fool. If you all keep things secret and he speaks freely, then he would become a real fool.

So, after an hour of communication, there was no substantial gain, but a lot of saliva was wasted, mouth dry, and brains racked. This kind of conversation is actually very tiring, because you are afraid that you will accidentally reveal your core knowledge, so you must be alert and vigilant at all times. In this regard, it is obvious that these old professors are the experts.

"Professor Wu, I didn't expect you to be able to handle this kind of situation with ease. It seems I was too worried."

Professor Huang's face was full of admiration, but Wu Xiaofu didn't want it to happen again. Fortunately, the Shao Award ceremony was about to begin, and many people wanted to find Wu Xiaofu during this period, but Wu Xiaofu cleverly avoided them all.

Once communication starts, there will be trouble. In this world, the easiest thing is to say no, and the hardest thing is also to say no.

The award ceremony began and the venue returned to silence.

The first thing to do is definitely to introduce the major guests and organizations attending the conference. Among them, there are more than a dozen institutions, all of which are world-renowned large research institutes. The head of the jury is the chairman of this time's jury, the director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Country D. His speech made people understand the significance of the Shao Prize.

The groundbreaking achievements of the Shaw Prize winners have set a good example for the next generation of scientists in Hong Kong and around the world, allowing the current government to strengthen its conviction to invest in the development of science and innovative technology and to implement them in different sectors such as the education system and the economic system.

Wu Xiaofu agreed with what he heard. There are very few glamorous scientists. Most of them are conducting their research in obscurity, in places unknown to people. Some of them even work hard on research for their entire lives, but may not necessarily achieve any remarkable achievements that would make them famous in the country or even the world.

They do these studies not for the sake of winning awards, but the existence of these awards can ultimately provide recognition for their research, and this is what is most important.

After listing the development and achievements in the world's astronomy, mathematics and biological sciences, it is time to present the awards.

Wu Xiaofu was also a little nervous at this time. After all, he had won the award, but what if?

Not only him, but all the nominees in the row started to get nervous.

The Shao Prize is not just a vase award. Once they win, no matter how much the prize money is, it itself is a recognition of their contributions to scientific research and society.

"Let us congratulate the winners of the Astronomy Prize..."

"Let us congratulate the winners of the Mathematics Prize..."

The first to be announced were the Astronomy Prize and the Mathematics Prize. Although there were two awards, there were four winners. They worked in pairs and were both partners and supporters in related research.

So whether it is awards or bonuses, they will be divided equally among them.

Finally, it’s the turn of the Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine.

"Congratulations to Wu Xiaofu, winner of the Life Science and Medicine Prize."

When he heard his own name, Wu Xiaofu's whole body relaxed. His first feeling was, it was really him. This was the first time that Wu Xiaofu won an international award. Unlike the last World Surgery Competition, this award was an overall recognition of his contribution to medicine.

The voices did not stop there, and began to list Wu Xiaofu's contributions to life sciences and medicine, from solving the problems of colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer through genetics to Wu Xiaofu's efforts in preventing and treating the Ebola virus.

The success of others may just be the promotion of related science, but Wu Xiaofu's success is that he has really saved countless patients, so the time spent on this achievement is particularly long.

clap clap clap!
Wu Xiaofu walked towards the stage, with applause following behind him. Wu Xiaofu was also very excited listening to it, but what Wu Xiaofu didn't know was that it wasn't just those in the venue who were applauding at this time.

Thanks to the Hong Kong Hospital incident, his fans now know that he has been invited to attend the Shaw Awards ceremony, so these fans are watching the live broadcast on TV with excitement and anticipation.

They support Wu Xiaofu, and they also hope that Wu Xiaofu can win the award, which shows that they did not support the wrong person. Moreover, if Wu Xiaofu can win the award, he will be the first Chinese to win the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine, which is of great significance.

So at the moment when the award winner was announced, these fans were even more nervous than Wu Xiaofu, and after hearing Wu Xiaofu's name, warm applause resounded in front of the TV.

Many people are saying that they don’t know what’s going on, but there are so many people applauding today. They don’t know if it’s some kind of event, but millions of people are applauding together. At this moment, the whole country is congratulating and being moved by Wu Xiaofu’s winning the award.

Looking at Wu Xiaofu standing on the stage, they knew that this was not only Wu Xiaofu's success, but also China's success; not only Wu Xiaofu's honor, but also China's honor.

After the award was confirmed, the news spread quickly. Those who were not fans of Wu Xiaofu and did not know Wu Xiaofu also learned of Wu Xiaofu's name for the first time because he became the first doctor and scientist in China to win the Shaw Award in Life Science and Medicine.

Every medical staff in the First Affiliated Hospital feels proud of it, for the simple reason that Wu Xiaofu is from their First Affiliated Hospital.

As a teacher, Yu Shifu was even more excited because his student had started to venture out into the world. Once upon a time, Wu Xiaofu was just a little star behind his moon, who needed his light to care for him.

In the blink of an eye, Wu Xiaofu had become the shining sun, giving him light and warmth.

Before, when people met Yu Shifu, they complimented him the most about his achievements and his position as vice president. But now when they met Yu Shifu, they talked more about how he had taught a good student.

Although his achievements were somewhat ignored, Yu Shifu did not feel bad about it. Now Wu Xiaofu was his greatest achievement and everything else had to take a back seat. What else could he be dissatisfied with as he could cultivate a student like Wu Xiaofu?

"Thanks to my parents and family, thanks to my teachers, thanks to my wife, thanks to my fans and patients..."

At this moment, Wu Xiaofu was happiest because his acceptance speech was not prepared in vain. To be honest, he had been a doctor for such a long time and had always worked very hard, but at the same time, he had also neglected many people and things around him.

A qualified doctor always owes too much to his family.

And those lovely fans, Wu Xiaofu has never thanked them properly. Now this opportunity is actually an opportunity that Wu Xiaofu has been looking forward to for a long time, an opportunity to thank his family and fans.

(End of this chapter)