Doctor: Picking Up Attributes in the Hospital

Chapter 547 - 423: Filming Officially Begins

After leaving the oncology department, Zhao Heng had just returned to his office and barely sat down when he saw Luo Ji bringing yesterday’s two leading actors, along with several crew members, including someone carrying a camera and someone holding a backlighting board, to the office door."Old Luo?"

Zhao Heng stood up, somewhat surprised. The efficiency of Uncle Luo Ji was really something. They had just talked about location scouting yesterday, and today he was already here.

"Surprised I’m here so quickly?"

Luo Ji said to Zhao Heng with a cheerful smile.

In fact, for someone of Luo Ji’s age, most people would have already retired, but in the art circle, sixty years old is just another starting point. Many veteran artists in their seventies or eighties have more vigor than young people these days. The saying that art keeps you young is not just idle talk.

Then, Luo Ji naturally sat down, with the leading actors Ren Cong and Zhang Li sitting beside him, while several staff members began adjusting the filming equipment.

"Starting the location shooting today?"

Zhao Heng asked with great interest.

To be honest, observing the shooting of a TV drama up close is a rare experience for ordinary people.

"The company plans to make this drama a high-quality production for this year. In terms of location shooting, we have to be more thorough. If we don’t start now, we won’t make it in time."

Luo Ji nodded and said.

"What do you need me to do?"

Zhao Heng continued, since he and Luo Ji were considered friends despite the age gap, he would definitely help if he could.

Of course, with Luo Ji’s status, he wouldn’t really need Zhao Heng’s help, except if he were ill.

But Zhao Heng hoped that Luo Ji would never have to come to him because of illness.

"You’re straightforward, unlike companies which are always slow in setting up projects."

Seeing Zhao Heng’s straightforwardness, not needing to be asked, Luo Ji felt very pleased. At his age, he had already enjoyed all those things worth enjoying.

So for Luo Ji, a happy and pleasant life was what mattered most now.

Zhao Heng, his cross-generational friend, could bring him this rare feeling.

"Actually, you don’t need to do much, just familiarize yourself with the environment, and let us shoot some more material as long as it doesn’t affect your work."

Luo Ji thought for a moment and said.

"That’s no problem."

Zhao Heng nodded.

"Originally, the company has a film studio where they could create sets and arrange props, but filming in a real hospital would give the audience a stronger sense of immersion."

Luo Ji explained a little.

For this drama to ultimately present a better effect, Luo Ji had put in a lot of effort. At the very least, he wanted the audience to see a medical drama different from the usual ones.

"Can I make a suggestion?"

Seeing Luo Ji so serious, Zhao Heng couldn’t help but say.

"Sure, go ahead."

Luo Ji nodded. He was very curious about what kind of suggestion Zhao Heng would make. Sitting next to him, Ren Cong and Zhang Li were also full of curiosity.

After returning from the hospital yesterday, the two had developed an interest in Zhao Heng, this young department director, and did a little research. Just a little bit of looking, and wow, it was really something.

It was simply inadequate to describe him as a genius.

"I think in the medical dramas over the past few years, the doctors and nurses have been portrayed too perfectly. Old Luo, you should know our medical staff’s workload now; it’s impossible to always look energetic, let alone female doctors and nurses always having perfect makeup."

Zhao Heng thought for a moment and said.

It’s something he always wanted to critique. At the very least, after a long shift or a night shift, doctors always appear quite exhausted. At the very least, they have dark circles under their eyes, red eyes, and as for their hair, it’s a mess. With such a busy night shift, who has time to tidy it?

"You do have a point, but little Zhao, you also need to understand that since this is a TV drama, if we make it too realistic, it could lose some audience."

Luo Ji thought for a moment and said.

"It doesn’t have to be as realistic as a documentary, just something like that popular show ’Raging Storm’ from a while ago, I think would be enough."

"Of course, I’m just an outsider, so I’m just making a casual suggestion."

Zhao Heng said.

The show ’Raging Storm’ left a deep impression on Zhao Heng. Although the show’s popularity had faded, it remained tremendously memorable for many viewers.

"Producing a blockbuster like that is not something that can be done easily; all the right conditions must be met. But you’re right, nowadays urban dramas are moving towards a more refined direction, with big houses, luxury cars, and they’ve basically become distanced from the real life of young urban white-collar workers."

Luo Ji said in full agreement.

There’s a highly popular question on Zhihu:

[Why do more and more domestic urban dramas lack realism?]

The top-rated answer goes like this:

[In a certain drama, the male lead is an orphan with a younger sister, living together in a big city. He is poor, needs to attend school, and needs to support his sister. Yet he can afford to rent a more than 200-square-meter house in Deep Sea City, wearing all sorts of fashionable clothes. He needs to work part-time and do three jobs in a day, but he still has enough time to study and... pursue the female lead.]