In addition to accompanying Lao Liu for the review, Fang Yi also had one more thing to do, which was to visit the Korean War veterans in the 301st Hospital.
This man was a patient on the same floor as him. He claimed to be one of the countless survivors of the Korean War. Because of his rich life experience, he was a popular person in the ward. He talked about his experience in the Korean War with great clarity.
He entered the DPRK in July 1950 and participated in the Battle of Changjin Lake and the Battle of Cheorwon. During this period, he was basically transformed into a human being. His comrades also changed, either dead or missing. He became a company
Du Miao, maybe this incident caused him to have a death wish and insist on fighting to the end. In the winter of 1951, when the warring parties held armistice negotiations, he was rotated down and found that his body functions were seriously damaged, and he was actually no longer able to go to the front line.
The organization did not agree to his request to join the war again, but gave him a sinecure to spend the rest of his life.
Maybe he was traumatized by the war, and his personality became withdrawn and weird after the war. Fortunately, his son was very good and had a prosperous official career. In turn, he protected me and got him a 301 hospital.
But he and Fang Yi got along very well. When he met Fang Yi for the first time, his eyes lit up and he talked to himself about his experiences in the Korean War, and even gave Fang Yi apples to eat.
The reason why Fang Yi made war films was because he was inspired by his stories. Fang Yi left Lao Liu downstairs and went upstairs to find the ward, only to find that it was empty and no one was there.
Transferred to another hospital?
Still fine.
So he went to the nurse's desk and explained his purpose. The nurse asked: "There are many veterans in our hospital. Which one are you talking about? Do you have a name?"
"I really forgot, I didn't pay attention to ask his name."
"Then how do you know him?"
Fang Yi thought for a while and suddenly realized: "It's weird, I don't actually know him, but he knows me."
The nurse glanced at Fang Yi and said, "You are a great director, so it's not surprising to meet you... Can you provide any other information?"
"Okay, I've been hospitalized here."
"Which ward is it?"
"I was in the special care ward and there was no one else, so I didn't know which ward he was in, but he should be on this floor."
Normally, the nurse would have found an excuse to tell you to get out at this point, but for the great director's sake, the nurse patiently helped him look through his files and found several veterans who were hospitalized at the time, seven in total.
Three have died, four more are staying in this hospital, and one of the four is in the intensive care unit, so he may not be here for long.
Not just any cat or dog can visit these veterans. Knowing that Fang Yi was here to collect stories for a movie, the hospital sent a nurse to accompany Fang Yi and search for them one by one according to the four people on the list.
He is neither of the first two, and he is not a soldier who has participated in the Korean War.
The third person had participated in the Korean War. Fang Yi went in and talked with him for twenty minutes and recorded some information. When he came out, he shook his head: "Not the person I was looking for."
This means that the person Fang Yi is looking for can only be the three people who died, or those in the intensive care unit.
Of course, the little nurse was not an idiot. She immediately thought of this and said in a deep voice: "Do you still want to go see me?"
Fang Yi sighed: "Go."
He thought of the last time when he said goodbye to the veteran, the veteran asked him "When will the great director come again?" He did not expect that it might be a farewell now. He also hoped that the person lying in the intensive care unit was the veteran, and felt that this hope seemed too vague.
It's strange, because according to Fang Yi's previous understanding, this veteran has a weird and stubborn personality. Is he willing to meet him in such a scene? This kind of thing may be difficult for the veteran to accept mentally.
But you have come, right? The worst thing you can do is not go in, so as not to irritate others.
In front of the intensive care unit, through the window, Fang Yi confirmed that he was the veteran he was looking for. However, this person seemed to be in good condition and did not seem to be in a "severe" state.
The little nurse was also puzzled. She lowered her head and flipped through the information: "It turns out that I have Alzheimer's disease."
"How far has it developed?"
"In the intensive care unit, that's the point where I can barely take care of myself. Let alone knowing you, I might not even recognize you as my own mother or children, and I can't say anything logical - Director Fang, you are an artist.
You don't know much about these things. I've seen them a lot in hospitals. No matter how unwilling you are, people will get older when they get older, and they won't be as smart as when I met you."
Fang Yi stood there without moving and took a while to accept the nurse's words. He asked the nurse: "What's his name?"
"Talk about Ziwei."
"knew."
"——Tan Ziwei, Tan Ziwei..." Fang Yi repeated this name, and the more he read it, the more familiar it became, and he decided to add this name to his movie.
Tan Ziwei - we call him by this name now. Tan Ziwei was lying on the hospital bed in a drowsy state. He suddenly turned over, opened his eyes, and looked at Fang Yi through the window.
There was a pause for two or three seconds.
Neither of them responded. Tan Ziwei was like a child, with a hint of innocence and confusion in his turbid eyes, as if an adult thought of something in his childhood, and the memory made him stunned for a while.
The little nurse explained: "You see what I said, he doesn't recognize you anymore. You came a little late. If it had been a few months earlier and he hadn't developed to this point, maybe we could have chatted for a while."
Fang Yi: "Is there any way to save this kind of thing?"
"Alzheimer's disease is irreversible."
"Did Tan Ziwei leave any information? He always told his stories, and they were clear and logical. Did anyone write a biography for him, at least take a few notes?"
"Every veteran has a story, and Tan Ziwei is one of them... How can he remember them all? Veterans are great, but they are also ordinary. Can you understand what I mean?"
"I see."
Unexpectedly, while talking, Tanzi got out of bed because of trembling, walked slowly but firmly to the opposite side of Fang Yi, and knocked on the door. The sound was exactly like a normal person.
Fang Yi and the little nurse were both surprised. Looking at Tan Ziwei's expression through the window, Fang Yi asked: "You are a nurse, what is his condition now? Does he want to eat or go out for a walk?"
The little nurse said blankly: "He should be, should be..."
"——Fang, Yi."
These words did not come from the little nurse, but from Tan Ziwei. He did not say it out loud, but made that mouth shape, making Fang Yi realize that he recognized Fang Yi.
Of course Fang Yi insisted on going in and taking a look.
The young nurse immediately used the intercom to apply for the leadership's approval, and there was a flurry of excitement. Several residents even came to see Tan Ziwei's physical condition and do some examinations, but they were kicked away by Tan Ziwei.
He insisted that only Fang Yi go in.
How can you reason with a seriously ill patient? Of course, he can do whatever he wants.
"Snapped!"
After closing the door, Fang Yi hadn't spoken yet, so Tan Ziwei struggled to say: "Are you finally going to make a movie?"
"How did you know?"
Tan Ziwei laughed loudly and coughed, "You told me."
"when?"
Tan Ziwei stared at him for a while: "You told me before."