TCM Gaoyuan

Chapter 396 Crash

The young Gao Yuan stayed up for a month before compiling his medical experience and medical records into a book, and then mailed it out according to the address given by Zhou Bo.

After Zhou Bo got the manuscript, he showed the first draft to the president.

"Is this the treatment record of the rural miracle doctor you mentioned?" President Guo looked through the manuscript.

Zhou Bodao: "Yes, I think this is of great publication value and will definitely cause quite a stir."

President Guo looked through it for a while, but his brows furrowed.

"Is there any problem?" Zhou Bo had bad thoughts in his mind.

President Guo said: "As the editor-in-chief, of course you have the right to choose to publish, and you have told me before, and I agree. However, now such a situation has arisen."

As he spoke, President Guo took out a report from the drawer and said, "This is another topic selection report and the opening draft of the main text. It conflicts with this one."

Zhou Bo was greatly surprised: "Why didn't I know?"

President Guo pushed the report in front of him and said, "I just got it. The author of this book is Wang Hongsheng, a professor at Southern University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is quite famous nationwide."

"I have been studying Chinese medicine for decades. I have been teaching and educating people conscientiously. I have visited famous doctors from all over the country and compiled it into a book like this. The superior leaders attach great importance to it, so it must be published. It just depends on which company publishes it. question."

"This is an unexpected situation. I haven't had time to tell you yet. Now that we have two books in front of us, which one to publish has become a problem for us. We cannot publish two books at the same time, especially because their views are opposing .”

Zhou Bo looked through the report.

President Guo added: "The core of both books is to revitalize and develop traditional Chinese medicine, but Professor Wang believes that traditional Chinese medicine should give full play to its unique advantages to treat chronic diseases, prevent diseases, and nurse the body, and should not compete with Western medicine for critical and serious diseases. This is Hitting an egg against a rock does not overestimate your ability.”

"But the book by Dr. Gao you brought has been emphasizing the ability of traditional Chinese medicine to treat serious diseases, and this should be the focus of the future development of traditional Chinese medicine. The two people's views are contradictory, so they are destined not to be published by the same publisher at the same time. Come out, it’s an either/or choice.”

Zhou Bo understood, because publishing a book is not just about publishing, it also requires distribution and publicity.It is impossible for them to promote with two contradictory views. They cannot say today that Chinese medicine should not engage in critical care, and tomorrow say that Chinese medicine should vigorously develop critical care. Then these two authors must not settle accounts with them.

Moreover, they also need to hold offline presentations and find a series of industry experts to come to the platform and write comments for them.The cost here is also very high, so they can't do it if they fight with themselves.

Zhou Bo frowned and asked, "What do you think?"

President Guo pointed to the new report: "If I had to choose one, I would definitely choose this one. After all, this represents the mainstream view, and Professor Wang is a well-known figure in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. It will be very convenient and obtainable when the time comes to promote it. There are more resources. As for this old folk traditional Chinese medicine doctor, well...it will only last a few years, and he will come out again after a while. What about you, what do you think?"

Zhou Bodao: "I still think of Dr. Gao Yuan's book. Although it goes against the mainstream view, this is its characteristic and the key to arousing discussion. I believe that as long as this book comes out, it will definitely achieve a sensational effect." "

President Guo said: "It is certainly possible to gain huge returns by taking a different approach, but it also means uncontrollable risks. Many of the views in this book are extreme, the prescriptions are also outrageous, and a large number of toxic drugs are used, which may not even be approved. If we come down and publish it, our work will be in vain."

Zhou Bo was speechless.

President Guo added: "Furthermore, I obtained Professor Wang's "Traditional Chinese Medicine" through my connections. There are many publishing houses, including ours. After all, Dr. Gao Yuan is just a folk Chinese medicine doctor, still in the countryside. That kind of thing. From the perspective of risk and benefit, this folk Chinese medicine doctor who has nothing is not in any way."

Zhou Bo still wanted to fight for it: "But Dr. Gao Yuan's medical skills are really..."

President Guo raised his hand to interrupt: "We are publishers, not patients." Zhou Bo was speechless.

President Guo said with relief: "I will read Dr. Gao Yuan's book carefully. If he is not in a hurry, I will put it out first. If it must be published, then I will find friends and see if other publishers are interested. .Okay, that’s it.”

Zhou Bo frowned.

……

Zhou Bo didn't expect that the situation would change like this.

After returning to the office, Zhou Bo was depressed for a while. In the end, he had no choice but to accept the reality. After all, his arms could not twist his thighs.He took out a stack of address books and rummaged through them.If his own publisher couldn't publish it, then he would have to find another publisher. He really wanted to see this book published.

After making phone calls all afternoon, there was no definite result. Most of them said to read the manuscript first, but when they heard that the content in it was so "explosive", they all hesitated. They either asked the boss, or asked the boss. I asked the author whether he had enough connections and background, and whether he had enough resources to ensure publication and distribution. When he heard that the other party was just a rural Chinese medicine doctor, they all became mute.

So I was busy all afternoon.

In the evening, all his colleagues got off work, and Zhou Bo was very worried.In the end, he had no choice but to call Gao Yuan.

"Doctor Gao, I'm looking for you." Liu Sanquan stretched out the microphone towards Gao Yuan.

"Here we come." Gao Yuan went to answer the phone: "Who's looking for me?"

Zhou Bo apologized: "It's me, Zhou Bo."

"What happened?" Gao Yuan heard something wrong in his tone.

Zhou Bo was very embarrassed: "This... I encountered some difficulties in publishing..."

Gao Yuan frowned: "What's wrong?"

Zhou Bo explained all the difficulties he encountered today to Gao Yuan. He said: "Doctor Gao, I'm so sorry. I really want to publish this book. I'm already trying to find other publishers, but There are no definite results yet.”

After listening, Gao Yuan simply said: "I understand, you don't have to worry about this matter. Just go home from work and see your leader when you go to work tomorrow. Whether it can be published in the end is not up to me." . But what I can guarantee is that none of the problems you are worried about will be problems."

"Ah?" Zhou Bo didn't understand.

Gao Yuan has already hung up the phone.

"Are you so confident?" Zhou Bo was full of doubts. Even he, an industry insider, couldn't solve these problems and difficulties. How could a rural doctor who stayed in the countryside all year round be able to solve them?
"Doctor Gao seemed to be the director of the county hospital of traditional Chinese medicine before." Zhou Bo thought of this again, but it was wrong to think about it again. The director of a county-level hospital of traditional Chinese medicine is definitely not as good as a well-known university professor across the country. , and approval is not something that doctors can handle.

Zhou Bo was quite puzzled and in the end he could only go home confused.

The next day, Zhou Bo woke up in a daze. When he looked at the time, he found that he was almost late. He hurriedly rushed to the unit. Before he could catch his breath, he heard someone shouting: "Chief Editor Zhou, the editor-in-chief of the society, I’ve been looking for you for a long time.”

(End of this chapter)