The Great Hypnotist

Don't be afraid, my dear.

Is there a problem?

There is a woman wants to rob my daughter.

Please help me.

Don't worry, you're safe here with me.

I just read in the newspaper,

an old woman and her grandchild...

...were being chased by a violent man.

Hush! Quiet.

Then some nice security guards...

...chased the man away.

But guess what?

The man turned out...

...to be the child's real father,

while the old lady was a kidnapper.

What are you saying?

How do I know if

this girl is your daughter?

Of course she is my daughter.

This is our picture together.

Look closely at the woman in the picture.

What...?

Read this article.

Do you remember?

This newspaper is from twenty years ago.

Rui Rui, come here.

Remember now?

This is you from twenty years ago.

Time to let go.

The mistake we made,

let me bear it alone.

I'm sorry.

Rui Rui has already forgiven you in the past.

Mommy promises you,

I will live on.

Now listen to my count-

One.

Two.

Three.

Do you still see Rui Rui now?

I remember now,

she is gone.

Dr. Xu, you have been treating me for six months.

Why don't I recognize you in my dream?

Hypnotherapy... the best thing about it is that...

...it allows the patient to forget...

...that you are their doctor during therapy.

This helps the treatment.

But the subject

you just saw,

...is still a subject accepting instructions while in a trance.

Today we will talk about Waking Hypnosis.

Actually Waking Hypnosis is very simple.

Right now, as I speak to you,

it's possible that you have already entered...

...into a trance inducted by me.

In fact, from the moment you walked into this hall,

I have hypnotized you all.

Now, one, two, three.

OK, I didn't hypnotize you.

Let's look at the screen.

What do you think when you see this color?

Fire.

China. Red flag. Flame.

Blood.

OK, next.

Corn.

Sunflower. Sunshine.

Bananas. Pineapple.

Yes, all you can eat.

Next.

McDonald's!

Correct!

Studies show that most

of the time, most of us...

...receive "waking suggestion" from advertisements

Waking Suggestion is the basis of Waking Hypnosis.

My university classmates

studied Waking Suggestion extensively,

now they all end up in advertising.

Girl over there,

Dr. Xu,

from what I know, hypnotherapy has always been controversial...

...because the patient is not

treated out of his own will.

Why don't we just use...

...a more straightforward method of therapy?

If you have problems, do you tell your parents?

I talk to my dad.

Do you talk to your best friend?

Yes.

What if you go home one day...

...and see your dad and your best friend...

...lying in bed together.

Who will you talk to then?

Don't laugh.

Over one million people die from suicide every year,

do they have no parent,

best friend and relatives,

no buddies to talk to?

The problem is they can't talk about it.

Some patients don't want to talk...

...and some patients don't even know how.

I am a doctor,

to be precise I am a psychiatrist,

I don't just chat with patients.

I treat them.

My job is to cure them,

I don't care what method I use as long as it works.

How do I know that

when a doctor hypnotizes me,

he is helping me instead of harming me?

Don't worry,

there are more than 300 people here today,

you're absolutely safe.

Wake up.

You gave a good speech,

but you are the same as you were in university-

short temper, sharp tongue.

Professor Fang,

you're not here today just to scold me, right?

I have a patient, it's a peculiar case.

I'd like to refer her to you.

Her name is Ren Xiaoyan.

She was adopted by a Hong Kong couple...

...at a local orphanage when she was six years old.

She lives in Hong Kong now.

A few years ago, she started to have this condition.

She consulted many doctors but it didn't go away.

Her foster parents are friends with my husband,

so they asked me for help.

But I feel you're more suitable than me.

What's her condition?

Heard of "I can see dead people"?

Delusion?

I wouldn't be here if it's that simple.

I arranged Dr. Shen Li to treat her first in Hong Kong,

Shen Li says this patient is extremely logical,

her story has no flaws whatsoever.

This surprised Shen.

I'm surprised Shen even got her license.

There you go again.

If you are OK with this,

I will arrange an appointment as soon as possible.

Are you OK?

Uh... yeah.

There is a restaurant...

“.nearby.

We can...

...just walk there.

Let's go eat.

When I was a child,

my father often beat my mum.

Whenever he was dunk,

my mum hid me into the big wardrobe...

Doctor,

I don't know if I can talk about it...

Dr. Xu.

Come in.

Why are they still renovating?

I asked the carpenters,

they will finish soon.

Your coffee.

You can go now.

You have one more patient today.

One more? I thought there were four today.

Ren Xiaoyan, referred by Professor Fang,

she says you know.

I remember now.

Where's her picture?

I don't know.

This was just sent over from Dr. Shen Li.

The patient has been waiting outside for some time.

Let her come in.

OK.

Miss Ren, you can go in now.

Miss Ren...

Excuse me, Miss Ren...

Hush“.

Listen to the clock-

something's wrong with the sound.

Maybe a mechanical problem,

I'll get it fixed tomorrow.

I see

it's slow.

Nice to meet you for the first time,

my name is Ren Xiaoyan.

Nice to meet you, come with me.

Sorry, no smoking here.

Wait a minute, I'll be right back.

Where are you going?

Nobody has lived here for years,

why must they renovate tonight?

It's affecting my work, tell them to stop!

OK.

Shen Li, it's me.

Ruining.

You're not already in bed, are you?

I just put my baby to bed, what's up?

I have a patient referred by you,