Doctor: Picking Up Attributes in the Hospital-Chapter 535 - 417: The Long Road of Medical Science Popularization
"Director Zhao, I’ll leave the consultant matter to you. The film crew will be coming over this afternoon, and we’ll have a meeting then."
Liu Xuedong, seeing that the conversation was wrapping up, said to Zhao Heng.
It’s only because it’s Zhao Heng; otherwise, with an ordinary doctor, Liu Xuedong would just directly notify them.
"Alright."
Zhao Heng nodded. He wasn’t particularly curious about the film crew’s shoot, but since the director was Old Luo, and there was some medical knowledge dissemination involved, Zhao Heng had to take it on.
At twelve-thirty noon, in a small room on the second floor of the hospital cafeteria, Zhao Heng, Xu Man Ni, and Tian Zhen were having lunch.
Even though they were at the hospital cafeteria, there were several dishes on the table. When work wasn’t busy at noon, Zhao Heng would often go with Xu Man Ni to the small room on cafeteria’s second floor to order a few dishes for lunch.
Other doctors hardly came here because they were too busy. Usually, they would have interns carry two meat and two vegetable dishes from the cafeteria and make do with a meal.
Those who were more particular about food would order their favorite takeout. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
If you were doing your residency, training, or interning, a good mentor would generally bring you along to eat.
"Did the medical department look for you this morning?"
Taking a small bite of braised potatoes, Xu Man Ni asked Zhao Heng casually.
"Is it about the public recruitment exam?"
With Xu Man Ni’s question, Tian Zhen curiously asked as well.
"Director Liu said a film crew for a medical drama is coming to shoot, and they want me as a medical consultant."
Zhao Heng took a bite of his favorite fried eggplant and said nonchalantly.
"Huh? Medical drama? Filming?"
Xu Man Ni was somewhat surprised. Recently, she’d been busy competing for the head nurse position and hadn’t paid much attention to the new happenings in the hospital.
"Yeah, it’s directed by Old Luo, the Luo Ji I told you about."
Zhao Heng finished another piece of fried eggplant and said.
"Honestly, medical dramas these days are too over-the-top. All the doctors and nurses are just left dealing with love affairs."
Xu Man Ni complained.
As a member of the healthcare staff, every time she accidentally watched a medical drama, she’d cringe at the portrayal of doctors and nurses enough to "dig a three-bedroom apartment" from the awkwardness.
"Yeah, some even mess up basic medical knowledge. 9% saline solution, that’s not an infusion; it’s like brining the patient raw. These scriptwriters should at least check some medical facts when writing."
Tian Zhen agreed wholeheartedly.
As a seasoned nurse, every time she sees nurses in medical dramas chatting at the nurse’s station, seemingly only gossiping, drinking milk tea, and snacking on seeds, she feels the urge to complain.
Chatting? Snacking on seeds? Eating snacks?
At Eastern Hospital, you’re busy to the point where even finding time to eat is hard!
"That’s why they need a medical consultant, right?"
Zhao Heng laughed and said.
"I found it. It’s called ’Young Doctors,’ right? A Noon Eye production, directed by Luo Ji, starring Ren Cong and Zhang Li."
"Why are they actors I haven’t really heard of?"
As she ate, Xu Man Ni fiddled with her phone and quickly found information on this medical drama. Clearly, Noon Eye had already started promoting it.
"I know Zhang Li, everything under the neck is all legs, famously known as ’legs essence,’ with skin so pale it’s exaggerated."
Zhao Heng hadn’t spoken yet when Tian Zhen chimed in.
"You girls also pay attention to actresses?"
Hearing Tian Zhen’s remarks, Zhao Heng asked a bit surprised.
"Girls also like to look at beauties.."
Tian Zhen said.
"Current beauty standards are really homogeneous, always talking about long legs and cold, pale skin. If you ask me, a little chubbiness is best."
Zhao Heng critiqued.
As times change, public aesthetics also evolve, yet there hasn’t been a time like now, especially in the entertainment industry, with so many distorted perceptions of beauty.
Take, for instance, the now-popular pointed chin, prominent jaws, and European double eyelids, prompting many girls to emulate them, even reaching a highly unhealthy, sickly beauty standard.
The first impact, also the one most detrimental to health, is the notorious ’comic waist.’
The ’comic waist’ refers to a slender waist, a pursuit that has existed since ancient times.
In the entertainment industry, the pursuit of a slender waist among female stars has a long history. Whether mature women of the past or new generation young girls, all find beauty in an extremely thin waist. Some even resort to various diets, severely damaging their health to attain a palm-width tiny waist.
Even pregnant celebrities sometimes strive for slender waists during pregnancy to maintain their figure, reaching nearly pathological levels of waist pursuit.
As for breaking ribs to achieve the tiniest waist possible on the red carpet and ending up in the hospital, that’s just a small witch against a big witch.
The second issue is the obsession with whitening.
In the entertainment industry, regardless of gender, stars strive for a glowing white complexion on camera, applying foundation aggressively and choosing the lightest shade available.
Moreover, it isn’t just actresses; some actors do the same, applying thick foundations to mask their less-fair skin. Some even whiten themselves to such an extent that they appear as lifeless mannequins, eerily bloodless and quite creepy.
