The online debate has already exploded even before a decision has been made.

Even before filming and auditions began, fans of various celebrities were already arguing and discussing online, generating even more buzz than some movies that were already released and promoted.

If someone can land this role, as long as their acting isn't ridiculously bad, then becoming a top-tier actress is practically guaranteed. In fact, some top-tier actresses are even interested in this role.

Besides that, there's Lü Ming.

Even before "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" aired, although there were various online condemnations and criticisms of Lü Ming, no one ever said that Lü Ming was ugly or that ugly people are always up to no good.

Even among the ridiculously handsome young male celebrities, Lü Ming's looks and physique are absolutely unique.

Based solely on his looks and physique, even without anything else, many female celebrities would be willing to have a sweet one-night stand with Lü Ming.

Not to mention that Nazha is a bit of a looks-obsessed person. Not long after she met Lü Ming, she was attracted by his handsome appearance.

Rich, good-looking, and talented!
It would be strange if Nazha didn't like it.

"Sister Cai!"

"Sister Chen!"

At this moment, as if she had seen something, Nazha quickly stood up and said.

It turned out that Cai Yinong, the owner of the sugar figurine shop, was walking towards them with his subordinate Jin Chen.

"Why are you standing up when we're sitting down to chat?"

After seeing Nazha stand up, Cai Yinong warmly shook one of Nazha's hands, and then gave Jin Chen a meaningful look.

Upon seeing his boss's expression, Jin Chen quickly greeted Lü Ming, who was standing to the side, "Mr. Lü, hello, my name is Jin Chen!"

"Oh, hello!"

Seeing Jin Chen come up and introduce himself, Lü Ming instantly understood Cai Yinong's meaning and nodded to indicate that he understood.

For Jin Chen, a relatively unknown actress, being brought out into the public eye like this is all too common.

To put it bluntly, those who are brought out to broaden their horizons and meet people are definitely highly regarded by their respective companies.

Back when Lü Ming was still working under Song Zhe, he didn't even have the opportunity to go out and broaden his horizons.

"Mr. Lü, we're counting on you for Nazha!"

After chatting briefly with Gulnazar, Cai Yinong seemed to remember something and spoke to Lu Minggong, who was standing beside him.

"We're all friends!"

Lu Ming said politely, having long since guessed what the old fox was thinking.

It's obvious that Cai Yi-nong's intention is not this!

Seeing that Lü Ming didn't respond, Cai Yinong knew he couldn't waste any more time.

Keep in mind that right now, the heads of other companies are watching closely, and it was only because of Nazha's connection that Cai Yinong managed to get the first chance.

Otherwise, given its current half-dead state, Sugarman is definitely not qualified to compete with the big companies in the industry.

"Mr. Lü, I heard that your 'Candle in the Tomb - The Lost City' project is about to have auditions. I wonder if our Nazha has a chance? Our Nazha really wants to work with you!"

Cai Yinong glanced at Nazha beside him and noticed that she avoided his gaze. He knew that Nazha hadn't brought up the topic yet, so he asked Lü Ming tactfully.

"You want the female lead role?"

After hearing Cai Yinong's words, Lü Ming naturally knew what Cai Yinong was thinking.

Given the relationship between Lü Ming and Gulnazar, the fact that Cai Yinong personally spoke up for them meant it wasn't for any ordinary supporting role or extra; their only desire was the role of 'Shirley Yang'.

"If possible, that would be the best!"

After hearing what Lü Ming said, Cai Yinong quickly replied.

"I think President Cai is also aware of the situation with this drama. Kiwi and Penguin have invested a lot of resources in this role."

At this point, Lü Ming shook his head, a hint of difficulty on his face. Then, as if remembering something, he said, "However, considering my friendship with Nazha, I can decide to give Nazha an audition opportunity. As for whether she will be selected in the end, that depends on Nazha!"

After seeing Lü Ming's expression, Cai Yinong had already given up hope.

In fact, Cai Yinong had already anticipated this, after all, the current Lü Ming is not the same Lü Ming as before. When Lü Ming was filming "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer", he could only rely on connections to get Dilraba to act in the show for free.

At the time, no one could have predicted its immense popularity; everyone thought it would be a terrible show, but it turned out to be a huge hit.

But things are different now. Even before filming began, "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" was already a shoo-in for the year's biggest hit, so there's no worry about finding actors.

According to Cai Yinong, many top female celebrities and actresses in the industry are drooling over this role, and even Shi Shi, the leading lady of their sugar figurine brand, couldn't help but be tempted.

With so many top female stars competing for the role, you can imagine how difficult it is.

And what about Gulnazar?

To put it nicely, she's a second-tier actress; to put it bluntly, she's just a popular actress.

He doesn't have any representative works at all.

It's only because Cai Yinong knew that Nazha and Lü Ming had a fairly good relationship, and because of Dilraba's previous example, that Cai Yinong felt there might be some hope. Otherwise, Cai Yinong wouldn't have even mentioned it.

Just when Cai Yinong was about to give up, he heard Lü Ming say that he would give Nazha an audition opportunity, and he instantly felt alive again.

Cai Yinong completely disregarded Lü Ming's suggestion to consider the opinions of kiwifruit and penguins.

Such polite words might work to fool those minor artists, but for the bosses of entertainment companies, they already know everything about the show.

According to information gathered by Cai Yinong and his team, the kiwifruit and penguins, aside from providing funds and resources, hardly cared about the filming process.

It can be said that Lü Mingcai was in charge of everything.

Whether it's casting the roles or the final filming, everything is decided by Lü Ming.

In other words, whoever Lu Ming says he wants to play the role of 'Shirley Yang' will get the role.

The reason so many entertainment company bosses, female artists, and celebrities are here today is because everyone knows that Lü Ming is the one with the final decision-making power. If the final decision-making power lay with iQiyi and Tencent, they would have already used other connections instead of coming here.

Although Lü Ming did not agree to the role, Cai Yinong did not feel much regret; instead, he looked pleasantly surprised.

To put it bluntly, there are far too many people in the industry who are eyeing this role right now.

Most people don't even have the chance to meet Lü Ming; they can only see the company send their information, resumes, and other documents to him.

Lü Ming is not a superman and cannot read every resume. In fact, he would not look at the vast majority of resumes.

Even those female celebrities and actresses who are lucky enough to have their resumes seen may not necessarily have the opportunity to enter another film or get to the audition stage.

Given the current situation, it would be almost impossible for a second-tier actress like Gulnazar, who doesn't have any representative works, to even get into the audition stage. But now, Lü Ming has given Gulnazar a chance.

All we need to do now is get Lü Ming on board.

"Then I'll thank Mr. Lü on behalf of Nazha!"

Cai Yinong quickly thanked Lü Ming, then pulled Nazha aside and whispered some instructions.

Seeing that Nazha entered the audition for the role of 'Shirley Yang' based solely on Lu Ming's words, Jin Chen, standing to the side, was filled with envy.

Although Jin Chen is a little older than Gulnazar, she entered the industry later than Gulnazar.

Despite being highly regarded by Cai Yinong, she is still an unknown actress in the industry, only appearing in obscure roles in some obscure dramas.

Jin Chen didn't even dare to dream of a big-budget production like "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City".

Although Jin Chen occasionally fantasized that she could be chosen by Lü Ming like Dilraba and become an overnight sensation, she knew that it was just a dream.

Given her current level of fame, she wouldn't even have the chance to submit a resume, let alone be chosen by Lü Ming.

It's worth noting that even the opportunity to be here today was something she fought hard for, and she even agreed to do more appearances during her free time because of it.

The reason for doing this was to have this opportunity to meet Lü Ming.

For Jin Chen, she never thought about participating in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City"; she simply wanted to show her face in front of Lü Ming.

In this way, if Lü Ming finds a suitable role for her in the future, perhaps Lü Ming will remember that there is such a person.

That's enough for Jin Chen.

As for the kind of treatment Nazha received, Jin Chen wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

Just as Nazha was pulled away by Cai Yinong, a round-faced girl sat down next to Lü Ming, looking him up and down with some curiosity, and said with a click of her tongue, "I was wondering what the guy who killed my show looked like. So this is what you look like in real life!"

"Sis, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Looking at the other person's distinctive round face, Lü Ming recognized him immediately. Seeing the other person's curious eyes, he couldn't help but shrink back and said somewhat warily.

Although this was the first time Lü Ming had met this student, Xiao Zhao, he was still very close to him.

However, Lü Ming had a good impression of her. After all, when You Han wrote a short essay online taking advantage of the popularity of "Boss & Me", this girl Zhao had spoken to Lü Ming.

Keep in mind that at the time, Lü Ming was preparing to compete with Zhao Liying's "Boss & Me," not to mention the public outcry against Lü Ming that day. It was extremely rare for the other party to say some good things about Lü Ming online.

"What are you afraid of? I'm not going to eat you!"

Seeing Lü Ming's wary look, Xiao Zhao seemed intrigued. She moved closer to Lü Ming, pinched the muscles in his arm, and smacked her lips, looking like a female hooligan. She said, "Not bad muscles! I didn't realize you had such a good physique! Want to go out and have some fun with me? I'll show you some fun things!"

"Sister, please don't do this, I'm scared!"

Seeing Lü Ming's expression as if he had encountered a female hooligan, Xiao Zhao couldn't help but laugh.

She knew, of course, that Lü Ming was just putting on an act. She found herself somewhat interested in this younger brother, but then, remembering her business, she asked Lü Ming, "Little brother, do you think I'm suitable for the role of the female lead in your new drama?"

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

After hearing Xiao Zhao's question, Lü Ming did not answer. Instead, he asked with a hint of curiosity, "Does your company agree to this as well?"

Xiao Zhao's current company is Huayue, the same company where Lü Ming used to work.

To put it bluntly, even before "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" aired, Lü Ming and Hua Yue were already mortal enemies.

After "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" became a hit, stories circulated online about Lü Ming forcibly performing a story lacking acting skills in order to escape Hua Yue's control.

Regarding this rumor, not only netizens, but even some celebrities in the industry couldn't help but agree with it.

After all, in everyone's memory, it hasn't been long since Lü Ming starred in that web series. If it were said that Lü Ming had improved his acting skills from an amateur to a veteran actor in such a short time, they would absolutely not believe it.

Everyone knows what acting is!

Some people are born with it, just like some people are praised for their acting skills as soon as they debut. There's nothing we can do about it, and we can only envy them.

However, such people are a minority; you can't find many like them in the entire film and television industry.

The vast majority of people actually improve their acting skills through the process of learning and accumulating experience, gradually transforming from novice actors into veteran actors in the film and television industry.

Actors like Huang Yingdi and Hong Lei actually went through the same process.

And what about Lü Ming?

But this doesn't fit the logic at all.

Compared to the claim that Lü Ming suddenly had an epiphany, people are more willing to believe that Lü Ming had previously tricked Huayue Entertainment Company.

In other words, Lü Ming was one of those exceptionally talented actors that others talked about, but in order to get rid of Hua Yue, he deliberately pretended to be someone who couldn't act.

Otherwise, none of this can be explained.

However, this is not good news for Huayue.

What Hua Yue found even more unacceptable than being ridiculed by netizens was that they practically gave away Lu Ming, such a money-making machine, for free.

If Lü Ming were still with Huayue Entertainment, they could not only profit handsomely from "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," but also gain even greater benefits from "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City," which hasn't even been filmed yet. (End of Chapter)

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