In 2003, the TV series "Happy Doctor" received a lot of attention once it was broadcast. David's repeated broadcasts let the whole country know that this is sometimes serious and sometimes nonsense. But there is a very interesting story behind the appearance of the role of "Helal".
When the screenwriter Zhou was young, he often told him anecdotes about doctors and doctors in his early years because several relatives in his family were practicing medicine.
Once, a warlord's concubine fell ill and said that she would not live for a few days. But after seeing several Chinese medicine practitioners, they all said it was nothing serious, just a little angry. They were all beaten into quacks and thrown out.
Then I found a smart doctor. At first, he was not in a hurry to see a doctor, but asked the warlord aunt something. It turned out that the warlord took his new wife to the front, and this concubine was sick just to compete for favor.
So, the Chinese doctor pretended to be surprised and said, "You are very ill", so he gave her a lot of ginseng antler. Sure enough, when the warlord saw the prescription, he thought that the concubine was seriously ill and hurried home. When menstruation was happy, he also rewarded the Chinese medicine practitioner.
This is an interesting and true story, which makes Zhou deeply feel that in that social environment at that time, the key to whether the medical skill is brilliant or not lies in the separation of internal medicine and surgery. Not only can we cure stubborn diseases, but we can also save difficulties, so Zhou was inspired and decided to shape a little person with superb medical skills and humor.
At that time, the image of Liu Sanfen, played by Li Baotian, was very suitable for Zhou's inner personality setting, so he tailored such a role for Li Baotian and named it "the imperial doctor Mao Dele". Li Baotian didn't think the name was appropriate after reading it, so Zhou changed his name to Happy Doctor. When shooting, it was changed to the well-known "Happy Doctor".
The name is nice and the characters are full, but it is not easy to play this role successfully. In order to make Xilaile a "magic doctor", Zhou studied ancient Chinese medicine books all day, including the Compendium of Materia Medica, The Queen of Elbow and other ancient Chinese medicine books, as well as local remedies and local laws, such as "Scaring can cure hiccups, green onions can save coma", and all kinds of ingenious tricks made the audience sitting in front of the TV enjoy it.
At that time, many well-known Chinese medicine practitioners also expressed authoritative opinions and participated in the discussion of these remedies. As a result of their discussion, many remedies are traceable. Because of the heated discussion, many people watch TV to see a doctor. Is this ok? In order not to cause uncontrollable accidents, the producer directly gave a sentence, "The prescription of this play should not be used indiscriminately." This also reflects the influence of the play at that time.
In order to create the role of "Hilaire" tailored for him, Li Baotian asked himself to recite all the lines before filming, no matter how complicated the prescription was or how long the lines were. Therefore, Li Baotian is always the first to be present at every shoot and doesn't communicate with others. Just talking to myself and thinking over and over again. In this way, we saw a Chinese doctor with superb medical skills and a good sense of humor. He saved lives, outwitted the powerful, promoted the culture of traditional Chinese medicine and exposed the bottom.
Another unknown story is that the Southeast Asian economic crisis happened just after Zhou finished writing the script, and numerous film and television projects were dismounted. At that time, a Hong Kong company that had bought Hailaer had no choice but to cancel the filming plan and didn't even pay the manuscript fee. Until 2002, Shi Yang bought it back. Although the copyright has changed several times and the director has changed several times, the only one that hasn't changed is starring Li Baotian.
Besides Hilaire, other supporting roles in the play are also brilliant. Mrs. Xi, with a fiery personality, is affectionate and beautiful, smart and loyal to Telford, ungrateful Tian Kui, and unscrupulous Meng Qinghe, which is bad to the bone marrow.
One by one incisive characterization drives many people to laugh and gnash their teeth. Laughter and scolding are the true feelings of the world, and love and hate tell the flavor of life. Because of his popularity, Li Baotian, who "never plays twice", rarely plays the second part.
Looking back on the play now, it is full of memories. At that time, the TV series was not only fascinating, but also impressive. I think, excellent film and television works may not make people talk about it every day, but once they bring back memories, you and I can always be amazing.
I don't know, does this passage remind you of Hilaire, a wonderful doctor?