Chapter 454: Charity Dinner
"Mark, my medicine has passed China's review and can be officially produced and sold, how is it going here?" A few days later, Shen Long came to Washington again.
"Filming for 'Dallas Buyers Club' is over, post-production is underway, and it will soon be on the big screen; Through some special channels, leukemia patient mutual aid associations across the United States have also received a lot of information about that drug, and many people have gone to China for treatment. "Mark's complexion is much better than last time, and it is difficult for ordinary people to ship medicine back to the United States, but it is a simple matter for him.
"Yes, every day I see a lot of white and black people waiting in line outside my clinic." Shen Long nodded in response, "They didn't scold the FDA and those pharmaceutical giants in front of me. ”
"Ha, these pharmaceutical giants have also been scolded in the United States recently, their negative news often breaks out on the Internet, and some traditional media have to follow up on reports, and their public relations expenses this year must exceed their budget!" "That's good news for us, because the more negative they and the FDA receive, the more room we have to operate." ”
"So I think it's time for us to step up our efforts, and we can send some media reporters to China and let them see for themselves how those leukemia patients are recovering, and when the news spreads on a large scale, the leukemia patients in the United States will definitely be even more angry!" Shen Long came over this time to finalize the final sprint plan with Mark.
"There are already reporters who are planning to do this, and they need to cooperate." Mark had already thought of this, "I can have a party for the report, invite some reporters who are not distracted by the pharmaceutical companies to come over, and let them talk to them first; As you know, although many reporters want to go to China, they are a little worried about the environment in their countries. ”
"No problem, they come to report on our scientific progress, and we welcome it, as long as they don't have an ulterior purpose, otherwise there will be no problem." Shen Long assured.
"When I get back, 'The Dallas Buyers Club' should be released, and then I'll start getting the patients to protest." Mark went on to say that if Shen did this while he was still in the United States, it would be easy to cause trouble, "There are still politicians who need their votes." ”
Every political system has its own advantages and flaws, and the use of democracy in Europe and the United States has given ordinary people false confidence that they can use their votes to promote the progress of the country, thereby weakening their resistance to the country and the government, and accepting the rule with peace of mind.
But correspondingly, whether politicians believe it or not, they must make a pro-people posture and listen to the voices of the people, which also gives some people the opportunity to use public opinion to achieve their own goals.
"In general, people are always sympathetic to the vulnerable, such as minorities, such as women, and even more so children, so now is the time when our Angela Angels come in handy." Shen added, "I see that her blog attention has increased to a very impressive number, and I believe that there will be politicians who will take notice of this and intend to use her influence to increase their own popularity, which is also an opportunity for us." ”
"Cheng, it's a pity not to be an American, I think if I was born in the United States, I can definitely become a senator, or even run for president, and I know too much about the political operation model of the United States!" "That's what my team and I are thinking about next. ”
I'm not interested in being president, I have several presidents in the Godfather world, what if I don't know anything about that?
Shen Long spent a few days in the United States, attending academic events and hosting media receptions, and when he returned to China, many American scholars and journalists followed him to China, and they kept transmitting the news back to the United States, causing a huge repercussion in the media.
Acutely aware of the opportunity, Hollywood distribution companies seized the opportunity to get "Dallas Buyers Club" released, once again pushing public opinion to a peak, and many politicians took notice of the protests of many leukemia patients and their families, as well as sympathetic citizens across the United States.
"Mr. Underwood, we've invited Angela's little angel to attend your charity dinner." Senator Francis Underwood's assistant reported back to him.
"Well done!" Senator Underwood nodded with satisfaction, during this time, many politicians planned to let Angela cooperate with him to put on a show in order to win more popular support, but he took the lead.
"Mr. Senator, I still have reservations about this event, you know, for politicians, children are a double-edged sword, and while you can use your child's innocence to win you more support, it's hard to make sure that a child isn't as easy to control as an adult, and if she says something at dinner that makes you embarrassed, that's not good, especially at this time." Another assistant reminded that there are also many politicians who make a fool of themselves in front of their children.
"I know, I know, don't you think I can't even handle a child!" Senator Underwood raised his hand to signal his figure to change his tie and said confidently as he looked back and forth in the mirror.
The assistant shrugged, he had fulfilled his duty to remind, and since Mr. Senator insisted, then he didn't have much to say.
The charity dinner was held as scheduled, and the innocent and lovely Angela won the welcome of all those present as soon as she appeared, and the handmade works she took out were also auctioned at a high price, and the money will be donated to certain charities for the treatment of poor patients.
Senator Underwood spoke eloquently on the stage, his graceful and sincere speech, and his sympathy for the patients overflowing with words, and many guests were moved to tears.
When the final climax arrived, Senator Underwood came to Angela with the microphone, "Let's hear what this strong little angel has to say, shall we?" ”
"Thank you, Mr. Senator, thank you to all the well-wishers who are here today, thank you to the gentlemen and ladies of the media, and thank you to the staff who have worked so hard for this dinner; Being able to participate in this ......." Angela spoke appropriately and quickly won everyone's favor.
But Angela suddenly changed her words, "..... I thank everyone very much for their kindness, but I and all the leukemia patients feel that what we need most is the medicine that can treat us." ”