247. Jiangcheng City Mental Hospital

Jiang Weicai an entertainment reporter, and also known as a paparazzi by many.

Sometimes he would stake out rental apartments near his target for a month at a time, capturing evidence of the other person's infidelity.

He sometimes uses various means to get close to his target and obtain first-hand information.

Jiang Weicai believes that calling him a paparazzi is an insult; he is a new-era agent and a professional intelligence officer.

This time, Jiang Weicai set his sights on Lu Ban.

Lu Ban's film "Crying" set a box office record for domestic horror films, and its box office of over 2 billion yuan also ranks among the top 20 in the domestic box office charts.

The promotion for this film, "The Mouth of the Madman," is even greater, and with the previous film already in the works, industry insiders generally expect it to gross over 2 billion yuan, and possibly even 3 billion yuan.

Therefore, obtaining firsthand information about this film is a major scoop for an entertainment reporter like Jiang Weicai.

Some say that entertainment reporters are always trying to create a big news story. Jiang Weicai thinks this statement is correct. If a reporter can only write about neighborhood relations, cultural performances, and leaders' meetings, then he is an incompetent reporter. If a reporter cannot write some earth-shattering news stories, then he has done nothing at all.

Driven by a journalist's sense of mission, Jiang Weicai decided to follow Lu Ban.

However, Lu Ban was notoriously immune to reporters. Apart from a few major national magazines, getting anything out of Lu Ban was practically impossible. Moreover, the actors in Lu Ban's film were kept very secret, and Jiang Weicai's colleagues searched for a long time but couldn't find a single piece of information.

On one occasion, several magazine reporters rented a house across from Lu Ban's house to investigate, but they were inexplicably taken away by the police, which made the reporters wary.

Therefore, capturing gossip about Lu Ban has become the biggest pursuit for entertainment reporters.

Jiang Weicai heard that Lu Ban might go to Jiangcheng Mental Hospital, he immediately felt that this was a good opportunity.

Since Lu Ban didn't tell anyone else, there probably weren't any bodyguards or anything like that, so I could easily get close to Lu Ban.

However, after Jiang Weicai and some other entertainment reporters scouted the location in advance, they discovered that the security measures at Jiangcheng Mental Hospital were much stricter than they had imagined.

Because some patients who may suffer from serious mental illnesses live here, guards have been added to prevent these patients from being agitated, and ordinary people have no way to enter.

Many reporters backed away, but Jiang Weicai did not give up.

He believes that this is what makes him different.

Jiang Weicai up with a solution.

He contacted a doctor he knew, used his connections to obtain a medical certificate, and then completed the transfer procedures.

The day before Lu Ban went to the mental hospital, Jiang Weicai had already been admitted to Jiangcheng Mental Hospital as a patient with schizophrenia.

He waited for Lu Ban.

By the end of April, the weather had become quite hot, and spring in Jiangcheng carried a damp smell. The fragrance of flowers mixed with the humidity entered people's noses, causing some patients with rhinitis to suffer from both.

Lu Ban arrived at the Jiangcheng City Mental Hospital and saw his contact person.

"Doctor Hao, it's been a long time."

That was the doctor who had diagnosed him earlier; his surname was Hao, and he was a good doctor.

He thoughtfully asked Lu Ban many questions and even prescribed him medicine. Although Lu Ban didn't take it, he felt much better.

How have you been feeling lately?

Doctor Hao looked at Lu Ban with a sense of unreality.

This person should clearly be an extremely dangerous mental patient, but unexpectedly, he has now made a blockbuster movie and even visited a mental hospital.

For a time, Doctor Hao didn't know who had the mental illness.

Of course, good cooperation is essential.

The investors in this mental hospital Jiangcheng Industries. They have been instructed by higher authorities to assist Lu Ban in gathering information, so Doctor Hao naturally has to accompany him throughout the process.

"I feel pretty good about myself."

Lu Ban replied.

"Regarding the sample collection, we have arranged for some patients with mild symptoms to provide some support."

Before Doctor Hao could finish speaking, Lu Ban raised his hand to signal.

"Doctor Hao, I think that this one-on-one consultation method may make patients feel suppressed, restrained and unable to open up. These patients are all extremely sensitive people, and their behavior under such circumstances may not be true. I think it has little reference value."

". really."

Doctor Hao nodded slightly.

Many patients are resistant to doctors and treatments, and many even believe they are not sick.

If you try to communicate with them like you would a doctor, they might resist, and you'll end up empty-handed.

"I have a suggestion."

Lu Ban looked at the hospital ward and said.

"How about I pretend to be a mental patient and live with them? That way I can eliminate the barriers and get the most authentic information."

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Doctor Hao looked at Lu Ban.

Pretending to be a mental patient?

Aren't you a mental patient?

Why would you need to pretend?

"But that might upset the patient."

Doctor Hao. Hao hesitated.

Because mental illness can sometimes be contagious.

It's not a viral infection or anything like that, but rather something like meme transmission in science fiction. Sometimes a patient with a self-consistent fictional worldview will tell their delusions to other patients, and some patients with milder symptoms will become infected and their symptoms will worsen.

Therefore, patients with mild symptoms should generally be separated from those with severe symptoms, and patients with different diseases should also be separated, otherwise these people may worsen if they stay together.

It is said that there was once a seriously ill patient in a mental hospital who even persuaded the doctors and nurses, and eventually led a group of people to escape from prison.

If Lu Ban were to mingle with these patients, their symptoms might become even more severe!

"It's okay, Doctor Hao. I'm a professional actor. They definitely won't be able to tell that I'm not actually a patient."

Lu Ban patted his chest.

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You don't even need to act, you're already mentally ill!

Doctor Hao's mind was racing.

It seems that persuasion is not an option; the only thing to do is to minimize Lu Ban's influence on some people.

Doctor Hao called over a nurse and whispered a few words of advice to her.

"Little Tao, take Director Lu Ban to the entertainment room. Before you go, find him a hospital gown and keep a close eye on him to make sure he doesn't hurt the other patients."

"Keep an eye on him?"

The nurse was a young girl, and she was somewhat puzzled when she heard what Doctor Hao said.

What is the purpose of changing into a hospital gown?

Generally speaking, shouldn't we be preventing patients from harming visitors?

With a puzzled look in her eyes, she approached Lu Ban, looked at the tall, handsome director, fidgeted with the hem of her clothes, and said in a slightly soft voice.

"Hello, I'll show you around the ward."