Famous author has the characters for his next bestseller: The TCM clinic that left him in agony
- Chen Xu, better known as Zi Jinchen, was left bedridden after a botched injection treatment caused ‘so much agony’
- Now he plans for revenge by including the clinic and the doctor as key characters in his next books
A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) shop in eastern China may soon find itself as high-profile characters in the next bestselling mystery novel, although the clinic probably hopes that fate does not come to pass.
Now, the famous Chinese mystery novelist is planning to “expose” the establishment by including the names of the clinic and the prescribing doctor in his upcoming novels.
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It is unlikely those characters would be portrayed in a flattering light and Chen added that the future characters would be involved in crucial plot points.
“Renyitang and Doctor Tang’s names will be important parts in my next three works, and they will enjoy free product placement,” Chen told the mainland news portal Thecover.
He added on Weibo that: “I just want to expose them so that no more people will be tricked. I don’t need a refund or compensation. I am not for lack of money.”
The debacle originated from a diagnosis of a lumbar muscle strain at Ningbo Renyitang TCM Hospital on Saturday. Chen says that the doctor, Tang Xianyou, said acupuncture and massage would not be an effective treatment.
Tang recommended a “tiny molecule inflammation-eliminating injection” and he claimed most patients recover on the same day after receiving the treatment.