At the end of July in the south, the scorching heat hasn't dissipated, and the air seems to be stagnant in a sweltering golden haze.
Sanshui Village, Baixiu Village, Shili Town.
A young man wearing deep red pants and a Fire Cloud Evil God-style white shirt is touching a cow and happily sipping on a crystal-clear Luoshang Lady.
His name is Zhang Lingchuan.
A role model for all the kids in Dagou Village, Shili Town.
He excelled in his studies from a young age, truly a model child in the eyes of others. On the day he left for university, the ancestral hall set off ten bundles of firecrackers as a send-off for this authentic Shili Town's handsome young man.
Back then, he almost attended Qing Hua, but discovered they dared not admit him, so he turned and embraced Northeast People's University. Of course, people mostly refer to it as Spring City Land Development Corporation, given its huge campus.
From the first day he was born, he loved animals, so out of passion, he chose the veterinary program at the School of Veterinary Medicine.
"Teacher Zhang, the camera is ready."
Much like today's civil engineering, the veterinary profession has fallen into decline.
To revitalize and further popularize veterinary medicine,
the authorities, in conjunction with TikTok, organized a live broadcast competition to explore a vet's daily life. Judging is based on medical skills, popularity, influence, and other dimensions. The top prize is 2 million yuan in after-tax cash rewards, as well as signing a contract to be the official x TikTok veterinary promotion ambassador.
So,
as soon as Zhang Lingchuan returned to his hometown from school, he signed up for this competition.
Originally, he thought he would be streaming by himself, as he is unlike those streaming in city vet clinics or pet shops. His streaming location is a small county called Qing County in the south, even more, an isolated village in the countryside.
Unexpectedly,
because this competition had official backing, tasks were distributed to the county.
And as the only participant from this county who signed up for the vet competition, they forcibly assigned him a three-person volunteer media center shooting team.
Since they're all young people, as a gesture of gratitude, Zhang Lingchuan arranged a Luoshang Lady for each of them.
"Teacher Zhang, my lighting setup is almost done too. Just say OK, and we can start shooting immediately."
The lighting team member spoke up.
Even though it's 4 PM,
the sky is a bit gloomy.
"Alright then, when I go over to do the diagnosis, you can start shooting. Thanks a lot."
He took a big sip of his Luoshang Lady.
He then threw it mercilessly into the trash can next to the cowshed.
And Zhang Lingchuan also put on his stethoscope.
"Ah Chuan, truly deserving of the university student from our Shili Town who got into a prestigious university, even when making a house call, there's a TV crew filming."
The female owner of the cowshed, with a somewhat robust physique, genuinely praised him, her eyes glimmering.
"Impressive!"
The male owner also gave him a thumbs up.
After all, they've never seen such a scene before.
So it goes to show, studying indeed offers opportunities for success.
See, selling pork as a Peking University student, is not the same as selling pork as an ordinary pork vendor.
"Uncle Li, it's not the TV station, I just signed up for a veterinary competition. I'll go check now."
Zhang Lingchuan explained and then walked with his stethoscope toward the cow in the shed.
Just now, while sipping on a Luoshang Lady, he wandered into the cowshed, touched the cow lying on the ground, but he still needed the stethoscope to listen carefully.
"Alright, alright! I'll go get the alcohol!"
The slender male owner smiled.
Then went inside to fetch some alcohol.
As a veterinarian,
seeing such situations is common. It's generally postpartum paralysis caused by the cow's frail constitution.
After some inquiries, he found out it had been like this for two or three days.
So he could use fire therapy to open up the channels.
But since it's a live broadcast,
he figured it best to show the whole process; otherwise, there's nothing to film, and the county leaders hope he can bring some recognition to Qing County.
After all, they sent such a media center team.
"3, 2, 1, cameras ready, action!"
With a voice falling,
on TikTok, among the 13,107 newly started videos of the national veterinary live broadcast competition, one more named [Dr. Zhang's Daily Life] was added.
[Number of viewers: 0.]
[Live broadcast popularity: 0.]
That was Zhang Lingchuan's newly registered account.
If you click on the profile page, you would find, the number of followers is also 0.
"Hello, everyone, I'm veterinarian Zhang Lingchuan, a participant in the TikTok national veterinary live broadcast competition to promote veterinary culture, popularize veterinary knowledge, and experience daily veterinary life. This live stream mainly captures my daily house calls."
The start time of the veterinary competition was this afternoon.
Some people began streaming at two o'clock.
But due to a long journey and the remote mountain location of the call, Zhang Lingchuan started streaming only at four o'clock.
However, whether you start streaming early or late, it doesn't really make much of a difference because the preliminary round of the veterinary competition lasts over three months.
As for that opening line, it is something every participant must say.
"Hey? Another contestant, but why does this place look like it's in a village? Is this a rural veterinarian?"
The veterinary competition has special traffic support, especially a hundred-person traffic pool thrown into newly started streams. How many can it attract to watch, and how many will stay, depends on how interesting the stream is.
Very quickly, an audience member entered Zhang Lingchuan's stream.
Unlike the other bright streaming rooms, this one looked like it was in the countryside, which piqued their curiosity.
"For cattle farmers, an old cow giving birth should be a cause for celebration, but unexpectedly the new calf landed, and the old cow is paralyzed. Let's learn today about postpartum care for mother cows."
Of course, Zhang Lingchuan didn't know.
After all, the camera was on him.
When he first started the live stream he was a bit uneasy, but now he's getting the hang of it.
Trying to use some humorous words, to make the stream more interesting.
"Wow, there's even someone treating cows here. Do you really need a stethoscope to treat cows? I've learned something new!"
The number of people in the streaming room reached four.
Perhaps there are too many veterinary live streams focusing on cats and dogs in this competition.
Live streams treating cows are rare, especially in a village, and with the streamer heading towards the cow with a stethoscope, it immediately piqued everyone's curiosity.
"In general postpartum paralysis of cows, to better assess the cow's breathing, health condition, and to avoid disturbance from the surrounding noise, we veterinarians will also wear stethoscopes when making house calls."
After speaking, Zhang Lingchuan squatted down and listened to the cow's heartbeat.
While the filming crew followed behind, capturing close-up shots.
[Ding! The current host meets the requirements, the Perfect Medical System is binding...]
Yet just as Zhang Lingchuan placed the stethoscope on the cow's belly, he was stunned.
Why is there such a sound from the cow's stomach!
He discreetly removed the stethoscope.
Aside from the sound of the wind and the calf's cries, there was no other sound.
Strange.
Could it be that he hallucinated?
It's probably because he's a bit tired lately.
He guessed.
So he once again placed the stethoscope on the cow's tummy.
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