Healing Doctor

Chapter 469 Record-Breaking Ratings and the Blissful Troubles

"Yan'er, how come this person recovered so quickly?" Feng Yuqing looked at the "talkative" patient on the screen and still couldn't connect this person with the patient who had vomited violently on the roadside and then collapsed unconscious.

"That's how the disulfiram reaction is; it's over now," Tang Yan said nonchalantly.

"What if we can't get through?" Feng Yuqing asked.

"He's dead," Tang Yan said. "If it weren't for Ji Xiang's actions, he'd probably be ready to be cremated by now. By next year, the grass on his grave will be growing really tall."

"!!!"

Even though Feng Yuqing witnessed it all, she still couldn't believe it.

But you can't disbelieve it, since the footage recorded by the camera is very continuous, and Tang Yan is narrating on the side.

"During my internship, I encountered a patient with an acute allergic reaction and laryngeal edema. When he was brought to the hospital, his face had turned purple and he couldn't breathe. It was distressing to see him like that."

"The emergency room doctor called the ENT department immediately. I grabbed an oxygen tank, and the doctor pushed a cart as we raced to the ENT department. But when we arrived, the patient's family refused a tracheotomy!"

"Refuse? Why refuse?!" Feng Yuqing asked in surprise.

"I don't know, who can guess what someone is thinking?" Tang Yan said. "In short, it was a refusal, and the doctor prescribed the medication. Later, the patient suffocated to death."

"..." Feng Yuqing stared blankly at Tang Yan, unsure how to comment on this matter.

It must be so painful to suffocate to death.

"Then there was definitely some commotion, but the patient's family signed a consent form refusing a tracheotomy," Tang Yan said. "Actually, laryngeal edema isn't that difficult to treat, but severe cases can lead to respiratory arrest. How long can a person hold their breath? You know what I mean, Sister Yuqing."

Feng Yuqing nodded.

She recalled the moment when Ji Xiang's hand turned into a mosaic.

Without Ji Xiang, the patient would never have been so lively and energetic in front of the camera for an interview. Just as Tang Yan said, the person would probably be waiting to be cremated in the morgue right now.

It was truly amazing that Ji Xiang's seemingly reckless action could pull a dying patient back from the brink of death. Feng Yuqing stared intently at the patient, pondering what was going on in her mind.

"Yan'er, his voice sounds strange, is it weak or breathy?"

"Yes, Ji Xiang did that yesterday." Tang Yan made a gesture, imitating Ji Xiang poking his trachea with a pen tube, and then said, "There was a tear in his trachea. It must have been treated after he was admitted to the hospital. This is normal for patients who have had a tracheotomy and have been taken off the ventilator. They can speak by blocking the tear with their hand."

"It's nothing, it's just that my voice sounds a little strange when I speak."

"Ji Xiang is really amazing," Feng Yuqing said sincerely.

"I heard from the old doctor that these are all basic procedures," Tang Yan said. "It's just that the situation has become increasingly tense in the last twenty years, which is why no one dares to do something like this. The patient I just mentioned, when I went back with the emergency room doctor, he said that if it were in the past, the patient's family wouldn't even have a chance to complain; they would have just cut him open."

"This isn't a good idea," Feng Yuqing frowned.

"So, similar situations happen." Tang Yan shrugged. "It seems that after that mess in 06, similar incidents have been popping up one after another. In addition, the hospital leaders, with their attitude of keeping things quiet, have been constantly condoning such behavior and only punishing doctors, so now basically no one dares to take action."

"You mean time was of the essence, the decision rested with the patient's family who lacked medical knowledge, and there was also suspicion between the patient's family and the doctor, leading to this situation?"

Feng Yuqing summarized everything in a very coherent way, which stunned Tang Yan for a moment before she finally understood what Feng Yuqing had said.

"That's about it."

Feng Yuqing didn't continue the conversation on that topic. She watched the interviews and recollections of patients on the screen with a smile.

After the patient finished speaking, the production team also invited two passersby and an intern to provide additional perspectives.

Finally, there was even an animated short film that explained the principle.

The animated short film is a bit rough, but viewers can understand it and roughly understand why Ji Xiang's "reckless" action was able to save the person.

Director Fan is so capable; he produced so much in less than 48 hours. No wonder his previous shows were so popular.

……

The music ended, and the crowd dispersed.

The reality show has ended.

Director Bai finally sat up straight, picked up the wine bottle, and poured Liu Zhi a glass.

"Old Bai, where do you think Ji Xiang got his clinical experience from?" Director Liu asked.

"I don't know." Director Bai shook his head.

Both of them understood that genius can manifest in every aspect, but this kind of extremely rich clinical experience, composure in the face of chaos, and calmness in the face of danger are difficult to explain as genius.

Perhaps, Ji Xiang is such a person.

However, Director Bai's mind was not on this. He was clearly very happy, and he raised his glass and clinked it with Liu Zhi's.

"Old Bai, you care even more than I do," Director Liu said with a smile.

"It's alright," Director Bai said. "Ji Xiang is really strange, and this show is strange too. To be honest, I wasn't optimistic about this reality show at first. But now..."

"Started to look forward to it?" Director Liu teased.

"Yeah, I'm already looking forward to it." Director Bai didn't deny it and asked directly, "When will the next episode air?"

……

……

Director Fan watched with delight as the number of concurrent viewers continued to climb. Although it was only the second episode of the third season, the number was already close to 600 million.

It refers to people, not numbers.

After the program ends, the number of views is expected to climb again in the coming days as word-of-mouth spreads.

The show became a huge hit even with only two episodes.

Director Fan knows that he can guarantee a minimum standard for the variety shows he produces, but the maximum standard is a matter of luck.

Ji Xiang is truly a lucky man. While I can guarantee the most basic viewership ratings, Ji Xiang manages to elevate them to a level I never dared to dream of.

"Director, this number of people online at the same time... I could never dream of such a thing," Director Fan's assistant murmured.

"It's not over yet." Director Fan suppressed his excitement and said as calmly as possible, "Has the script for the third episode come out yet?"

"Director, this is too difficult," complained Director Fan's assistant. "If we had known it would be like this, we should have aired this episode in the later part of the series; it would have been a ratings powerhouse."

"It's different." Director Fan waved his hand.

Although the show has ended, the number of people watching online at the same time has not decreased, but has continued to rise at a considerable pace.

It's likely that people who had already watched it were watching it a second time, and the trending topics on social media attracted even more people to continue watching.

With this kind of reputation, it's bound to be a hit! Director Fan smiled slightly.

"Meeting."

"Director, is this the script for the next episode?"

"Yeah, we're having a meeting tonight to discuss what to do next. Nobody's getting any sleep until we come up with a good idea."

(End of this chapter)