“It’s difficult.”

Lu Ban felt a headache when he thought about the 5 billion in profits.

The profit was clearly 100 million before, how come it suddenly became 5 billion?

The difference in multiples is the same as the upgrade conditions of [Silent Department Store].

If the box office was 5 billion, Lu Ban could still struggle and rely on popular films like "War in the Pocket" to give it a try.

But 5 billion in revenue means that it would be extremely difficult for Lu Ban to get this money from the movie box office.

Lu Ban still has a clear understanding of himself.

The reason why he can have the status and achievements he has today is not only due to his personal struggle, but more importantly, the course of history.

The production of horror and thriller films in China is relatively backward, and there is a large market gap. In addition, the film material of A Quiet Place itself can make people feel as if they are in the scene. This is the reason why Lu Ban can achieve success.

If he really thinks he is a big director and Lu Ban is not crazy, how could he think so?

Therefore, if the current situation continues, it would not be a problem for Lu Ban to spend several months to make a corresponding film and get billions at the box office, but it would be too difficult to make history.

Those movies that can reach this level, regardless of their artistic level, are at least at the cutting edge of the film industry. It is really difficult for Lu Ban to fight against them alone.

Unless you pay more.

Lu Ban thought.

His equipment needs to be replaced, and he needs to hire some professional teams, and then carry out various publicity and promotion activities to deceive as many people as possible.

The system said the profit was 5 billion, but there was no restriction on investment.

To put it more extremely, Lu Ban could spend hundreds of millions of dollars to achieve a profit of 5 billion, which would be considered mission accomplished.

"It's just that... the professional team also needs to be assessed."

Lu Ban did not doubt the professional level of those famous film and television studios, but the images in these videos had extraordinary characteristics. Lu Ban felt that if ordinary people were surrounded by these images for a long time, they would probably have mental problems sooner or later.

Of course, thinking about it the other way around, if ordinary people do not develop mental problems after being exposed to such extraordinary images, then it can also indirectly confirm Lu Ban’s conjecture that moderate mental pollution can help resist mental pollution.

This may sound unbelievable, similar to how you can better treat an illness if you are sick, or how you can better obey the law if you don't break the law, but it is true.

At the cost of small-scale pollution, its ability to fight pollution is enhanced. For Lu Ban, this is the same as a vaccine!

Thinking of this, Lu Ban decided to post a job notice to recruit some production staff.

He immediately contacted Li Zijian.

"Brother Li, I have something to trouble you."

"Are you going to inspect the mental hospital again?"

This was Li Zijian's first reaction. The last time Lu Ban went to the mental hospital, a lot of trouble occurred, and some reporters were locked up in the mental hospital and couldn't get out. Li Zijian just hoped that Lu Ban would go to the mental hospital less often so that he wouldn't have to clean up the mess himself.

"No, no, I want to recruit some people."

"You want to recruit people to the mental hospital?"

Li Zijian blurted out subconsciously.

"?"

Lu Ban was stunned. He didn't expect that the other party's imagination would leap forward so much only in the mental hospital.

"No, I want to recruit some people in the film and television industry, mainly in post-production and video production."

He hurried to explain.

"Are you going to hire someone?"

Li Zijian was even more surprised.

At the beginning, Lu Ban seemed to be a one-man army, and he didn't have any help in these movies. Li Zijian found it very strange at first, but over time he just treated Lu Ban as a superman who could take care of everything, or he had his own house-elf who could help him do things after he went to bed at night.

Now when I hear that Lu Ban is recruiting people, I feel like I am in another world.

"Specific requirements are probably... the salary is preferably the highest in the industry, and for those with particularly good skills, the salary can be doubled. By the way, I need to interview in person, so if you have a suitable candidate, please tell me directly, Brother Li."

Lu Ban sent over his requirements, then extracted some previous video clips and edited a short sample clip for the interview.

Simply put, even if you have good skills, you have to withstand the content of the video. If you can't bear it, Lu Ban can't harm others. It's better to have poor skills, but you need to have enough willpower.

This mission has a deadline of one year, so Lu Ban has plenty of time to hone his skills.

When the box office of "In the Mouth of a Madman" exceeded 3 billion, Lu Ban finally got his first resume for an interview.

This is a late-stage director working abroad. He has participated in the production of many Hollywood blockbusters and has a very impressive resume.

Lu Ban interviewed him in the newly rented company office.

"Hello, Director Lu, my name is Mike, nice to meet you."

The other party shook hands with Lu Ban and then looked around.

It looked like it had just been renovated. There was nothing in it, not even the plastic cover on the desk had been removed.

"It's Zheng Shuo, right?"

Lu Ban took a look at the resume.

"You can call me Mike."

The friend who insisted on using his English name twitched his lips.

"Okay, Mike, I've read your resume and it seems pretty good. Why do you want to return to China to develop your career?"

Lu Ban did not do anything impolite like “Okay Zheng Shuo, I understand Zheng Shuo”. He knew that after living abroad for a long time, some people get used to using English names, and they feel strange and uncomfortable to be called by Chinese names.

"Because I think Director Lu, your movie is very attractive to me. As a creator, I think there should be some soul resonance between us..."

He spoke a long string of words mixed with Chinese and English, which made Lu Ban feel uncomfortable.

Although this person may have good skills, it is not a good idea to speak like this.

Lu Ban thought.

After the other party finished explaining his ideas, Lu Ban turned the computer screen around.

"It's like this, because a large part of the movies I produce here are horror stories, so in order to prevent the staff from having some adverse reactions after seeing these pictures, I need to test your ability to accept these pictures. Is that okay?"

Lu Ban asked earnestly.

"No problem, Director Lu, I was often exposed to these when I was in LA. This type of horror film is a piece of cake for me."

The other party patted his chest, looking fearless.

“I can even speak idioms now.”

Lu Ban muttered something and pressed the play button.

Ten minutes later, Lu Ban pressed the pause button.

"Are you okay?"

He patted the other person on the shoulder.

This slap made the other party jump up and look at Lu Ban with horror in his eyes, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Don't come over here, don't come over here..."

He spoke Mandarin with a hint of his hometown dialect.

Before Lu Ban could catch him, the man ran away directly down the stairs without even looking back.

“It’s so hard to recruit people…”

Lu Ban felt a headache.