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Hearing Lü Ming's somewhat arrogant words, Gangzi and Hu Tao had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Lu Ming is right!

It was precisely because of Lü Ming, his acting skills, his current popularity and buzz, and that good script, that they agreed to Lü Ming's somewhat demanding conditions without hesitation.

Otherwise, given the power and influence of kiwifruit and Tencent Video in the industry, they would never tolerate others haggling with them.

You should know that they are the ones who always set conditions for others; this is the first time someone has set conditions for them like Lü Ming has done.

"However, this female lead is still..."

Hu Tao still looked somewhat troubled as he spoke to Lü Ming.

In Hu Tao's opinion, although Lü Ming was right, there were clearly better options!
Furthermore, they also said that even if Lü Ming chooses a top-tier female star, he doesn't need to worry about the salary; Tencent Video will cover it.

"First of all, there's no need to worry about Nazha's acting skills at all. The role of 'Shirley Yang' didn't require much acting skill, and I think Nazha's acting skills are good enough to play a pretty face!"

"Besides, Nazha might have an even better effect than top female stars!"

Upon hearing Hu Tao's slightly troubled words, Lü Ming feigned mystery and said as if everything was under control.

Ok?
"How to say?"

Upon hearing Lü Ming's words, Gangzi, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask Lü Ming a question out of curiosity.

Naza is just an ordinary second-tier actress. In the eyes of ordinary people, she might be considered a big star, but in the eyes of Gangzi and Hu Tao, she is just an ordinary artist who is not worth mentioning at all.

Looking at the entire entertainment industry, there are very few people that Gangzi and his group take seriously or look up to.

Nazha definitely wasn't included in this.

She's just an ordinary second-tier female celebrity, at most she's a bit pretty.

Being good-looking isn't exactly an amazing ability in the entertainment industry, since there are just too many good-looking people in the industry.

The entertainment industry has everything, but it has no shortage of beautiful women.

As for Gulnazar's acting skills, needless to say, they're not good, but definitely just average.

In other words, they knew perfectly well that the role of 'Shirley Yang' didn't require much acting skill; she was more of a decorative figure.

If the role required any acting skills, they wouldn't have agreed to it even at the risk of offending Lü Ming, upon hearing Nazha's name. After all, they invested so many resources not to produce a bad film.

There are many conditions required to create a good work.

For example, you need a good story, a good rhythm, and even publicity and promotion are required.

But it's much easier to ruin a good work.

If a bad actor comes along, they can easily pull off the scene a few times and turn off a large number of viewers.

As the owners of the video company, they clearly understood this principle. This is why, when they heard Lü Ming say that he wanted Nazha to play the role of 'Shirley Yang', although they felt it was somewhat inappropriate, they didn't say it was absolutely impossible. This was because the role of 'Shirley Yang' did not require high acting skills.

However, this is not enough to say that Nazha can get a leading role in a top-tier production in the industry!
Does Nazha have some other abilities or special skills that they don't know about?

"My two brothers, you must know about my relationship with Nazha, right?"

"of course!"

Gangzi and the others replied without hesitation that they were neither deaf nor blind, nor were they old scholars who were unfamiliar with the internet.

They had, of course, seen the news and press releases circulating online about Lü Ming and Gulnazar being promoted as a couple.

It's well known that there's an unwritten rule in the entertainment industry regarding creating on-screen couples: when two people are working together, their respective companies will create some hype around the relationship. However, this hype usually subsides once the collaboration ends.

The pairing of Lü Ming and Gulnazar as a couple started with a variety show, which boosted the show's popularity significantly.

However, as is usually the case, such hype should gradually decrease after a variety show ends. But right now, the hype surrounding the CP between Lü Ming and Gulnazar hasn't decreased at all.

According to Gangzi and his team, there must be some kind of relationship between Lü Ming and Nazha.

But what does this have to do with Gulnazar playing the role of 'Shirley Yang', the female lead in "Candle in the Tomb"?
We can't just give such a crucial role to Nazha because of the possibility of a romantic relationship between her and Lü Ming, can we?
If Lü Ming is indeed that kind of person, then Hu Tao and Gangzi should reconsider their future cooperation with Lü Ming. After all, in business collaborations, the worst thing is to act on emotion.

"Gentlemen, if it were to be revealed now that Gulnazar is about to collaborate with me, what do you think the online reaction would be?"

Lu Ming looked at Gangzi and the other man, and said something meaningful to them.

"of course"

The two spoke instinctively, then instantly realized what was happening.

Gangzi and the other man weren't fools; they naturally understood what Lü Ming meant.

It's worth noting that Gulnazar's fans are quite formidable. Even when Gulnazar was less popular and less famous than Dilraba, her fans still fought back and forth with Dilraba's fans.

Given Lü Ming's current fame and popularity, coupled with the long-standing CP relationship with Gulnazar, if news of a collaboration between Gulnazar and Lü Ming were to spread, it would likely cause an instant sensation across the internet.

By then, their investment in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" will probably not even have been filmed yet, but its popularity will already set a new record.

Just like when Lu Ming's "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" was released, although there was a lot of promotion from TVB and other companies, what really made "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" a hit on the internet before it even aired was the conflict between Lu Ming, Hong Lei, and Huang Yingdi.

Otherwise, although Lü Ming's "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" was of decent quality, it would never have become a phenomenal work like it did later.

Gangzi was aware of Lü Ming's method.

But Gangzi never expected that Lü Ming would want to use it again.

If you ask me if this method works, Gangzi will nod very seriously and tell you that this method is very effective, even better than the effect of spending a lot of money on advertising.

The method doesn't matter if it's new or old, as long as it works.

"What you say does make some sense!"

Gangzi nodded in agreement, then looked at Lü Ming with a slight hint of doubt and asked, "But what about you?"

It's worth noting that the number of people shipping Dilraba and Lü Ming as a couple online far exceeds the number shipping Lü Ming and Gulnazar. Apart from Gulnazar's fans who still insist that Lü Ming and Gulnazar are a match made in heaven, the vast majority of ordinary netizens are more optimistic about Lü Ming and Dilraba.

After all, Dilraba knew Lü Ming earlier than Gulnazar, and they had interacted with each other on Running Man a long time ago. Moreover, due to the drama "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer", the on-screen couple image of Lü Ming and Dilraba had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

If it were revealed at this time that Lü Ming had chosen Gulnazar to play the role of 'Shirley Yang', it would probably cause an uproar on the entire internet.

In Gangzi's opinion, even if Dilraba Dilmurat had played the role of "Shirley Yang" in "Candle in the Tomb," it wouldn't have had as much impact as if Gulnazar had played the role.

After all, despite what netizens say online about "a long and happy marriage" or shipping Lü Ming and Dilraba, the reality is that most netizens love gossip, especially celebrity gossip.

It can be said that Lü Ming's choice of Gulnazar to play the role of "Shirley Yang" is beneficial to iQiyi, Tencent Video, and even the entire "Candle in the Tomb - The Lost City". The only one who will suffer is Lü Ming.

Gangzi didn't need to guess to know that once this news got out, Lü Ming would inevitably be criticized by netizens as a scumbag.

It's worth noting that in the eyes of many netizens, Dilraba was already their goddess, and they were already somewhat angry that Lü Ming had taken away their goddess.

However, the mutual affection between Lü Ming and Dilraba, coupled with Lü Ming's appearance and talent, left those netizens somewhat annoyed but with little to say.

Since Dilraba didn't say anything, these outsiders naturally couldn't say much either.

However, if Lü Ming gives this role to Gulnazar, the situation will be different.

what happened?
Do you, Lü Ming, want to be a scumbag?
Not satisfied with Dilraba, he even wants to seduce Gulnazar?
"It's only right that I suffer a little for the sake of our drama!"

Upon hearing Gangzi's question, Lü Ming replied resolutely, as if he were willing to pay any price for the sake of "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City".

However, that's just talk. The real reason is that Lü Ming doesn't care about any scandals or news at all.

Compared to the verbal attacks and public opinion that Lü Ming had previously suffered, this label of "scumbag" is hardly an attack at all to him.
To put it bluntly, is that all?
Besides, the whole thing is just a scandal. Compared to other celebrities who commit crimes or have a lot of negative press, Lü Ming's situation is nothing.

Upon hearing Lü Ming's words, Gangzi and the other man couldn't help but feel touched.

They never expected that Lü Ming would make such a great contribution to this "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City".

"Since you've put it that way, we have no objections!"

Gangzi and Hu Tao exchanged a glance, then spoke to Lü Ming.

For Gangzi and his group, the casting process had already been left to Lü Ming to decide. They were just here to ask questions, knowing they couldn't change Lü Ming's mind.

After all, the original contract clearly stated everything.

However, after hearing Lü Ming's explanation, they felt that Nazha was the most suitable candidate for the role of 'Shirley Yang'.

After all, there are plenty of female celebrities and artists in the entertainment industry these days, and you can easily find some top stars. But there aren't many who can be linked to Lü Ming in so many scandals or news. If you count them on your fingers, there are only Dilraba and Gulnazar, and Zheng Jie can barely be counted as one.

But unlike Dilraba and Gulnazar, the relationship between Lü Ming and Sister Zheng is one of mutual exclusion.

To put it bluntly, if Sister Zheng were to play the role of 'Shirley Yang', Gangzi and the others were afraid that Sister Zheng wouldn't survive the entire filming process.

Since Lü Ming was willing to make such a big contribution to his novel "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City", Gangzi and the others naturally wouldn't object.

"In that case, do we still need to arrange auditions?"

Gangzi seemed to remember something and asked Lü Ming.

You should know that during this period, Kiwi and Penguin Video have been busy with auditions. They will be holding an audition in five days, and the most crucial role is naturally the female lead role of 'Shirley Yang'.

According to the information Gangzi and his team received, not only would many first- and second-tier female celebrities and artists be there on the day of the audition, but even Sister Zheng, who had a conflict with Lü Ming, had already submitted her resume through her agency.

If it had been revealed before the audition that Lü Ming had already given the role of the female lead 'Shirley Yang' to Gulnazar, it would have likely caused a lot of dissatisfaction.

"Yes, of course we should do it!"

"However, we still need to maintain good relationships. Let's talk to the top female celebrities in the industry and tell them that the role has been decided, and if they are interested in other roles, they can come and audition!"

Lu Ming spoke to Gangzi and the others, then a hint of ruthlessness appeared on his face as he continued, "But there's no need to notify Sister Zheng. Just have her come for the audition that day!"

For Lü Ming, the reason for keeping this audition is partly to audition some supporting roles or some important extra roles.

By the way, this is a good opportunity to get revenge on Sister Zheng.

After all, during this period, Sister Zheng has been making the most of Lü Ming's popularity and fame, and she has certainly profited handsomely.

Lu Ming is not a magnanimous person; he can't just stand by and watch his enemy exploit his online popularity.

For Lü Ming, he wished he could slap Sister Zheng to death.

The main reason he didn't do that was that Lü Ming considered himself a law-abiding citizen, and he certainly couldn't do something like killing someone.

However, this does not mean that Lü Ming has no other options; this audition is a great opportunity.

Upon hearing Lü Ming's words, Gangzi couldn't help but glance at Lü Ming.

Gangzi and the others understood what Lü Ming meant by those words: he wanted Sister Zheng dead.

But for Gangzi and his group, this was completely unimportant; what did it matter to them whether Sister Zheng lived or died? (End of Chapter)