Healing Doctor

Chapter 531 Reality and Imagination

"This is incredible... How did the production team manage to do that?" Director Liu said in a low voice.

His tone was full of disbelief.

It's safe to say that Director Liu has never seen such a realistic animation in his lifetime.

"Spend money," Director Bai said. "Besides spending money, we also need the cooperation of surgeons from local hospitals. Many of the details of the movements are so complex that the surgeons can't even remember them without careful recall; they've become muscle memory."

"The production team really put in a lot of effort, they even gave the practitioner a close-up! That close-up was fantastic. If you could make an animation of it for me, even just a few seconds would be great." Director Liu smiled, with a hint of envy.

I wish I could appear in the animation. I could show this to my grandchildren in the future and tell them how awesome I was back then.

"They really put in a lot of effort," Director Bai remarked with emotion.

At this point, encouraged by the bald host in the commentary room, Professor Shen began to look up information.

The results of a review of 14 types of free vitreous tumors in the abdominal cavity, after decades, have once again shocked everyone.

Director Bai and Director Liu knew the disease was rare, but they never imagined it would be this rare.

There are definitely more than 14 cases globally, but certainly not many more.

This actually appeared on a TV show, a variety show at that! It should have been on a learning platform!

Director Bai held the wine glass in his hand, like a surgeon handling a tumor, his index finger constantly rubbing it, lost in thought.

"Old Bai!" Director Liu disliked the guest commentary segment. He looked at Director Bai and said, "I didn't expect the production team to actually come up with something new."

"I really enjoyed the animation production process, but unfortunately, our hospital doesn't allocate any funds for it."

"It's not like you'd dare use the money if it were allocated to you." Director Liu laughed, pointing out Director Bai's regret, "Even if you're doing this for the public good, spending such a large sum of money on useless animation will get you sued to death. All sorts of 'transfer of benefits' will be pinned on you, let's see what you do then."

"Well done."

Director Bai knew he couldn't do it, so he could only watch the TV with longing, recalling the exquisite animation he had just seen, ignoring the facts mentioned by Director Liu.

The entire surgical procedure was almost perfect, and the mastery of light and shadow was also at a master level.

The use of light and shadow is masterful in two details: when the surgeon examines the tumor to determine if it has a stalk, and in the pathology tray on the instrument table.

This is an animation made using cinematic concepts; both are at a master level, and when they collide, sparks fly.

Moreover, this surgery is extremely rare.

It not only interested ordinary viewers, but also piqued the interest of all the doctors watching the program.

The operating room was quiet, and everyone, including the surgeon, waited in silence.

The animation shows this scene, demonstrating the waiting process in the operating room that ordinary people take for granted.

"Hahaha, that's nonsense." Director Liu laughed loudly, "Wait until the freeze is applied during surgery, and then not say a word?"

"This might be the average person's perception of an operating room," Director Bai said. "The director didn't stick to that in this segment, which is good."

"Good my ass."

"Would you only be happy if it were filmed showing you driving on the operating table?"

"Hahaha." Director Liu was in high spirits and very happy, as if he had drunk a little too much.

"Old Bai, Xiao Ji is really good."

"Yes, whether it's rare diseases or outpatient visits, the performance is impeccable," Director Bai said. "Actually, the latter part doesn't matter; it's just a gimmick. We've encountered 14 similar patients worldwide over the past few decades; whether they know it or not is really unimportant."

"Normally, they would probably perform an exploratory laparotomy, remove the tumor, and send it for pathological examination. If the pathology report is normal, the patient would recover and be discharged, and the surgeon would probably have no idea what happened," Director Liu added.

"Yes," Director Bai said. "Dr. Xu from the nephrology department was reported a few days ago, did you know?"

"Every doctor gets complaints someday, but Xiao Xu has a good temper, so how could she get a complaint?"

"That day, she was seeing patients in her outpatient clinic when a patient came in and left his phone face down on the table."

"Where's the recording?!"

"Um."

"..." Director Liu scratched his head, the effects of the alcohol dissipating almost completely.

He glared fiercely at Director Bai, "It's really a downer to bring up the recording at this time."

"Everyone encounters this. Xiao Ji subconsciously glanced at the patient's movements while making a house call just now. Did you notice?" Director Bai asked.

"..." Director Liu was speechless.

He lacked this awareness, or rather, his sense of vigilance was rather weak.

Unexpectedly, Ji Xiang has surpassed himself in many small details.

"Xiao Ji is more mature than you," Director Bai gave a "fair" assessment. "Although he didn't see the patient recording the conversation, and given that it was a TV program recording, it was impossible for him to record anything. However, he still subconsciously glanced at the patient."

"Tch, maybe he just glanced at it casually."

"Every word Xiao Ji said to the patient was impeccable, or rather, there was no obvious fault in it."

"That's true."

"Alright, this episode is probably about over by now. Whether you're just looking for entertainment or to see the details, you can find something to enjoy."

Seeing that the program was almost over, Director Bai stretched and yawned.

"I'll go pay the bill, are you still looking at GG?"

"I'm not watching anymore."

The two packed their things to leave, and the animation on the screen continued.

When the intraoperative frozen section revealed a benign tumor, the operating room erupted in jubilation.

Although it may seem a bit exaggerated, both Director Bai and Director Liu knew that this was the truth.

The patient is fine, the surgeon can leave the operating room early, the nurses can rest, and everyone is happy.

This is from a utilitarian perspective.

From a realistic perspective, every doctor, deep down, hopes that their patients will be alright, stemming from the most basic conscience.

So the slightly exaggerated cheers are real, while the scene of silently waiting like a machine for intraoperative freezing is the most ridiculous.

The film crew then filmed footage of themselves visiting the pathology department and gaining a better understanding of the department.

Neither Director Liu nor Section Chief Bai were particularly curious about this. The pathology department of the First Affiliated Hospital was much larger than their own department, and they needed to perform dozens of intraoperative frozen sections and large-scale pathological examinations every day. Without sufficient manpower, it would be impossible.

I estimate their pathology department alone has one or two hundred people.

The phrase "strong army and powerful horses" is a very apt description.

Just as the two got up to leave, a voice came from the television.

"Mengmeng, what are you busy with?"

"Dr. Ji Xiang said he wants to write a case report about this case, and I'm looking for information."

"Oh?!" Director Liu paused slightly.

Ji Xiang is amazing; he manages to record variety shows while also writing his thesis.

Director Bai's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced back at the television.

(End of this chapter)