Let Me Take Your Pulse

Let Me Take Your Pulse (lit. Hello My Doctor) is a Hong Kong television series created and produced by television network TVB. It premiered on 11 September 2023 and ran until 13 October 2023, spanning 25 episodes. Starring Sisley Choi and Matthew Ho, the series follows the lives of a group of young Chinese Medicine practitioners and their life journey in healing themselves and others.

Cast

 * Sisley Choi as Ching Ka-ying – a Chinese Medicine physician who works and concurrently assumes the Chief of Staff role at the Fu On Club Chinese Medicine Centre For Training and Research, a government clinic
 * Isabella Hsu as the child Ka-ying
 * Matthew Ho as Koo Ching-king – Ka-ying's ex-boyfriend and childhood friend who is currently a PhD holder and physician of Chinese Medicine. A decade ago, following the completion of his bachelor's degree, he engaged in overseas volunteer work with the aim of accumulating clinical experiences. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he applies to the trainee programme at the government clinic where Ka-ying is currently employed.
 * Harry Lau as the child Ching-king
 * Ricco Ng as Ricci Lo Yuen-chi – a junior Chinese Medicine physician practicing in the trainee programme at the government clinic
 * Kayan Yau as Hiraku Tong Siu-kwong – a junior Chinese Medicine physician practicing in the trainee programme at the government clinic
 * Erica Chan as Cicely Yuen Si-si – a junior Chinese Medicine physician practicing in the trainee programme at the government clinic
 * Danny Hung as Edgar Pang Ching-mong – a third-year graduating physician in the trainee programme at the government clinic
 * Lincoln Hui as Hunter Cheung Syun-kei – a Chinese Medicine physician; Ka-ying's friend and current landlord who has a crush on her
 * Don Li as Francis Ng Wing-lam – Ka Ying's supervisor at the government clinic
 * Yen To as Grand Master Duan Zhan-hua – a famous senior Chinese Medicine practitioner who Ching-king met during his volunteer work and subsequently became his apprentice
 * Chan Ka Fai as Cheng On-sang – Ka-ying's deceased father
 * Eva Lai as Sze Yuk-ling – Ka-ying's mother
 * Angelina Lo as Tin Suet-gyun – Ching-king's grandmother
 * June Ng as Sheung Wai-yan – Ka-ying's school junior and a Chinese Medicine practitioner at the government clinic
 * Ngai Wai-man as Ling Wut – a Chinese Medicine practitioner at the government clinic
 * Sam Tsang as Brandon Shing Ka-kit – Ching-king's biological father, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist, who abandoned him when he was still unborn.

Synopsis
After graduating from the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ching Ka-ying became a registered traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. She joined the government Chinese medicine clinic and has been there for ten years. She has now been promoted to the position of Chief of Staff, responsible for managing the entire clinic and training new Chinese medicine practitioners. Among the group of fresh graduates, there is her childhood friend, classmate, and ex-boyfriend, Koo Ching-king. Back then, Ching-king chose to continue his studies in Chinese medicine, forsaking Ka-ying. He has since earned a doctorate degree in Chinese medicine, ironically becoming Ka-ying's subordinate. Just as before, Ka-ying focuses on practicality while Ching-king emphasizes idealism. Ka-ying must consider cost-effectiveness and regulations in her job, while Ching-king's eyes are only on the patients, seemingly ignoring the rules. With new grudges and old resentments entangling them, emotions interweaving, despite their conflicts and differences, both share the compassionate heart of healers. They are united in promoting traditional Chinese medicine and hope to use their medical skills to help more patients. Faced with the injustices in the field of Chinese medicine, in the end, they both find a common path. Together with a group of other young Chinese medicine physicians, they break through the constraints of reality and embark on the path of benevolent medicine, striving to create the ideal clinic in the hearts of everyone, overcoming obstacles to serve as compassionate healers.

Production and background
Principal photography took place approximately from June to October 2022. This series was the second instance where TVB had selected Traditional Chinese medicine as the central theme for a TV show, the first being A Herbalist Affair in 2002. The series delves into topics of human emotions, conflicts with Western medicine, and the struggle of traditional Chinese medicine to gain recognition. The screenwriting team and producer Dave Fong studied the lives and work of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners for a period of two to three months. With strict oversight from professional consultants in traditional Chinese medicine, the series primarily adapts stories from real medical cases and examples found in books. The actors also received an instruction course from the professionals before filming.

Music
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Reception and ratings
The series reached its peak with a viewership rating of 22.9 points, equivalent to 1.47 million viewers.