"Weekend Date" is an interview program hosted by Jiang Xia. Most of the program content consists of her interviewing celebrities and showing the celebrities' mental journey through dialogue. It was quite popular in the beginning. After all, it is the best way for ordinary people to find out celebrity gossip.

But later, as the program was broadcast more and more frequently and the industries of the people interviewed became wider and wider, the host Jiang Xia's lack of knowledge became apparent. Coupled with some of her own problems, the program was often criticized.

However, this was a TV program with a wide audience. Lu Ban felt that it would be beneficial for his own publicity and would also make more people interested in his movies, so he agreed to the interview.

You know, although there are more than one billion people in China, there are actually not that many Internet users. Many people still get information through television, and television stations are still the most influential communication media.

On the second Thursday of May, Lu Ban came to the building of Shonan TV Station.

Shonan is a southern province famous for its spicy food. Shonan TV was also one of the first TV stations to reform in the early years. It launched many variety shows and talent shows, and discovered a number of TV dramas that became popular all over the country. At one point, its ratings were close to those of the national TV station.

In today's Internet age, Shonan TV is still one of the better local TV stations, and its attention to the entertainment industry is higher than other local TV stations.

When he arrived at the studio, Lu Ban was greeted by a young girl who said she was Jiang Xia's assistant.

"Hello, Director Lu, these are some questions for our interview later. You can take a look first."

She handed Lu Ban a document.

Lu Ban took a quick look and found that they were all routine questions that he could answer with his eyes closed.

But he had checked before and found that the host of the show "Weekend Date" particularly liked to ask some impromptu questions, some of which were quite sharp, often embarrassing the guests, and she would not cut out these clips later, which gave people the feeling that she was very sharp and the guests were hiding something.

"Will your host ask some questions that are not mentioned here?"

So Lu Ban went straight to the point.

"?"

A question mark appeared over the assistant girl’s head.

Is this person a little too straightforward?

"Our sister Jiang sometimes has a flexible mind, so she would ask questions on the spur of the moment."

The assistant girl explained.

"Very high emotional intelligence."

Lu Ban nodded.

"It's okay, it's okay. Sister Jiang is still a very good person."

The assistant added.

"No, I'm talking about you."

Lu Ban explained as a matter of course.

"ah?"

The assistant girl didn't understand again.

The waiting time was over, and Lu Ban quickly started recording the show.

Just like the process of the program he had watched before, the host Jiang Xia first asked some questions about his latest work "Mouth of a Madman".

Jiang Xia: "What kind of ideas do you think you want to express in this work?"

Lu Ban: "Love and hope."

Jiang Xia: “Ah?”

Lu Ban: "Love and hope."

Jiang Xia: "But, according to the reviews, this movie is actually a story of despair. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to say that the theme is love and hope?"

Lu Ban: "If you have never experienced despair, you will not understand the importance of love and hope."

Jiang Xia: "You mean, your works are meant to make people feel these warm emotions, which is why you show the evil of human nature?"

Lu Ban: "My works are all full of positive energy. If there is anyone in the film industry who insists on positive energy, my name is definitely one of them."

Jiang Xia: “???”

Lu Ban: "Have you seen my movie?"

Jiang Xia: "I have watched The Wailing. I think it is a movie that makes people feel cold and scared. After watching it, I didn't dare to go to the hospital for a long time."

Lu Ban: "Do you dare to go to the hospital now?"

Jiang Xia: “Of course.”

Lu Ban: "Congratulations, you have overcome your fear."

Jiang Xia: “Ah?”

Lu Ban: "My movies can create fear. Those scary things will stimulate your heart and leave a mark, but in the end, everyone can overcome the fear brought by the movie and return to real life. Isn't this a great thing? You have overcome your fear. What a positive energy."

Jiang Xia: "... Let's talk about creation. Many people say that your movies are very creative and the plot is interesting. Can you tell me what ideas and methods you have in mind?"

Lu Ban: "I don't have any ideas or methods. These are all my personal experiences."

Jiang Xia: "Do you mean the ideas that emanate from personal experience? When creating something like this, have you ever encountered a situation where you were not inspired enough or didn't have a good story?"

Lu Ban: “No.”

Jiang Xia: "Is this true or not? I don't believe it."

Lu Ban: "Indeed, no."

Jiang Xia: "If you come across some good inspiration in your daily life, do you collect and record it for later use?"

Lu Ban: “No.”

Jiang Xia: "Is this true or not? I don't believe it."

Lu Ban: "A good inspiration will never be forgotten. If it is forgotten, it must be a bad inspiration. It's that simple."

Jiang Xia: “…”

Jiang Xia: "In your works, apart from you as the protagonist who survives, many other characters die tragically, including some popular characters. Why do you set it up this way?"

Lu Ban: "I wanted to save them, but they did die."

Jiang Xia: "...You mean their fate in the story has been determined, so it can't be changed?"

Lu Ban: "Next time, I want to show you a story where no one dies."

Jiang Xia: "That's really exciting. So, have you planned your next work? You release works very quickly. Some people think you have prepared a lot of works in stock. Is this true?"

Lu Ban: "No, I don't have any in stock. I always start the next one after I finish one."

Jiang Xia: "Your production speed is really fast. Can you tell me why you choose to create horror movies?"

Lu Ban: "The reason why I create horror movies is very simple, because those weird things are actually around us, but many people either turn a blind eye to them or cannot see them. Humans are generally either afraid of or contemptuous of unknown things. Nowadays, most people have a contemptuous attitude towards those things, which is not good. I think only when everyone realizes that these horrors are real, the world will become a better place."

Jiang Xia: "Is this referring to the setting in the movie?"

Lu Ban: "No, I am serious. For example... I have been wanting to say this since a while ago. Ms. Jiang, it looks like there is a dead baby lying on your shoulder."

Lu Ban's words made Jiang Xia suddenly feel her shoulders sink.