Interview

Lu Ban's job posting quickly spread throughout the industry.

It caused quite a stir not only within the industry but also outside of it.

Some believe this reflects Lu Ban's insufficient production capacity, and that Lu Ban's film production speed will slow down in the future, allowing many film and television industry professionals to take a breather for the time being.

Some people believe that Lu Ban's decision to recruit people only now actually indicates that his previous production capacity was extremely high. He completed a large-scale film with only a small number of people, and recruiting more people now will only make the film's production speed even faster.

Some people believe that this is a great opportunity to learn from Lu Ban. Talented professionals can join Lu Ban's team, learn his special effects production techniques and filming methods, and then start their own businesses. Given Lu Ban's current dominant position in the horror and thriller genre, even learning just a little bit would be enough to make a living.

Lu Ban himself received even more resumes, and some reporters even pretended to be job applicants, trying to find out more about the situation.

Feeling that he couldn't afford to waste his time like this, Lu Ban improved his interview strategy.

In mid-May, a group of interviewees arrived at the office of Lu Ban's company, "Silent Culture".

This place has changed a lot since the beginning. The tables and chairs are all arranged neatly, and it looks thriving, but it's just missing some people.

Bai Qiquan was among this group of interviewees.

He was about to graduate from Yannan University of Media, and with the thought that since it was free, he might as well give it a try, he submitted his resume, hoping to join Lu Ban's company.

What Bai Qiquan didn't know was that he was quite lucky. He submitted his resume just when Lu Ban felt that carefully selecting resumes was too inefficient and started to collect resumes in large quantities, which is why he got the interview opportunity.

Otherwise, a recent graduate like him might not even be able to get started with the job right away, so it would be really wishful thinking for Lu Ban to work for him.

Companies that recruit a large number of fresh graduates are usually large companies that have no shortage of money or people. They can maintain a stable talent pool to prevent talent shortages. Startups like Lu Ban, on the other hand, mostly require immediate combat capability, so that employees can start working as soon as they arrive.

Holding his resume, Bai Qiquan nervously read through his prepared interview self-introduction. His suit was rented, but when he arrived at the office, he found that no one around him was dressed so formally.

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"Is this the special effects artist from that popular movie? He actually applied for a job?"

"This person looks a bit like one of the alumni who gave a speech before. Could it be him?"

"Could it be that everyone who came for the interview, except me, was a big shot?"

Bai Qiquan felt cold sweat pouring down his forehead, and he forgot what he was supposed to say when introducing himself.

The other interviewees seemed to know each other to some extent and were whispering among themselves.

"I heard that this interview is very difficult. A friend of mine came here before. He didn't talk about the specifics, but he said that Lu Ban seemed to torture the employees from the very beginning of the interview."

"No way, is he really that arrogant? I always thought he just had a weird personality."

"He seemed to have gone to a mental hospital to gather material before, maybe he's gotten some new inspiration. Speaking of which, if he gets the job, will we have to go to a mental hospital too?"

As a result, since no one had passed Lu Ban's previous recruitment, and those who failed the interviews never mentioned the interview process, as if they had some kind of PTSD, it only made things more mysterious.

Hearing those people's words, Bai Qiquan felt out of place.

"Hey buddy, where were you before?"

At this moment, a man with a ponytail came over and greeted Bai Qiquan.

"I am from Yannan University of Media"

Bai Qiquan said somewhat hesitantly.

"Being a teaching assistant at the Communication University of China? That's impressive for someone so young."

The other party made a business compliment.

"Uh, it's a recent graduate."

Bai Qiquan had no choice but to explain, forcing himself to do so.

"This year's graduates are indeed not very good. Yannan Communication University has not had a good student body in the last two years."

The other person then proceeded to read and try to understand the text on their own.

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Bai Qiquan felt he couldn't explain it clearly.

Fortunately, Lu Ban appeared in time, easing his embarrassment.

The group noticed that there were several other interviewees behind Lu Ban.

Their eyes were somewhat vacant, their lips were pale, and their hands and feet trembled slightly, as if they had suffered some inhuman torture and abuse.

Take care.

Lu Ban saw the interviewees off, said goodbye, and then turned back.

"It's your turn."

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Exclamation marks appeared above everyone's heads.

What was that just now?

What did Lu Ban do to these people?

Is this really an interview?

Thinking about the movie Lu Ban had made before, the group began to feel uneasy.

"Could this be some kind of trial, requiring me to come into contact with some strange things?"

Bai Qiquan was puzzled.

"Don't be nervous. As you all know, I have a lot of horror and thriller movies here, so some of the scenes might be a bit intense. To prevent you from being affected by these scenes while you're working, I need to test your tolerance first. If you can't handle it, then there's nothing I can do. This is for your safety."

Lu Ban explained with a light laugh.

"For our safety?"

Several people were somewhat confused.

Isn't Lu Ban making a mountain out of a molehill?

Although his movies are indeed very good and have a great sense of horror, that's only true in theaters. It's the combination of audiovisual effects that creates that sense of immersion.

When editing and producing the final product, who would feel scared when faced with those raw clips?

The movie about Lu Ban is pretty good, and they seem to put a lot of effort into the publicity stunt.

Some people thought to themselves.

Upon hearing Bai Qiquan's hands immediately trembled.

He watched all of Lu Ban's movies.

That wasn't just ordinary terror; it was the kind of terror that would keep you up all night, your mind filled with images from the movie. Even now, Bai Qiquan gets chills just from the smell of disinfectant in the hospital.

According to what Bai Qiquan heard, what was shown in the movie was actually a cut of Lu Ban; the truly terrifying scenes were not shown.

If I were to come here to work, wouldn't I have to be in close, face-to-face contact with these things?

He immediately backed down.

But Lu Ban had already turned around and led the remaining people toward the screening room.

Bai Qiquan swallowed hard and could only follow helplessly.

The company's small screening room was built based on the previous music studio. It had excellent sound effects and could accommodate up to twenty people. Lu Ban asked the interviewees to sit down and then turned off the lights in the screening room.

"If you feel anything is wrong later, just shout it out, and I will stop playing it."

Lu Ban gave a special instruction, which made the others laugh, thinking it was a joke.

Only Bai Qiquan sat upright, because he knew very well that what Lu Ban said was very likely the truth.

This interview video is seriously terrifying!!!

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