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There are too many scammers these days!

It's no wonder Zhang Songwen suspected that Lü Ming on the other end of the phone was a fraud; the key is that Zhang Songwen knew his own status.

Looking at the entire entertainment industry, Zhang Songwen is just a nobody.

Apart from a few people who know him, probably not many people know him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to cast a wide net and send out resumes everywhere to try to get some roles, and most of them are just ordinary supporting roles or extras.

Even though Zhang Songwen knew about the TV series "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City", he never even considered submitting his resume.

Zhang Songwen was well aware of just how popular the TV series "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" was, attracting attention from almost the entire industry. Not to mention the important roles, even minor supporting roles and extras with few scenes were highly sought after.

It's worth noting that the people vying for these supporting and extra roles are almost all more famous than Zhang Songwen, and some are even quite well-known in the industry, able to play the second or third male lead in ordinary productions.

Even so, he only dared to try for minor or supporting roles in the TV series "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City".

Everyone knows what the situation was like with "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City". It can be said that as long as you can get into this role, even if it is just an ordinary supporting role or extra, it is a very good resume for many people.

After all, not everyone is qualified to be one of the hit works.

It's important to know that the Chinese entertainment industry produces at least several thousand TV dramas and web series every year, including some big productions, but only a handful can truly become blockbuster hits.

The current version of "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" has almost everything it needs to become a blockbuster.

So when Zhang Songwen heard Lü Ming on the other end of the phone invite him to audition, he instinctively thought he had encountered a liar.

"Is it possible to get approved by spending some money?"

Zhang Songwen spoke dismissively to Lü Ming on the other end of the phone.

He's not young anymore, and he's heard stories of young actors in the industry being scammed.

It was obvious that the guy on the other end of the phone was a scammer, probably trying to cheat me out of my money by playing a role.

He's overthinking things!
Putting aside whether Zhang Songwen would be scammed, the key point is that Zhang Songwen doesn't have much money at all, so there's no way to scam him.

You don't think I'm a scammer, do you?

Upon hearing Zhang Songwen's words, Lü Ming on the other end of the phone quickly realized what was going on and said with a helpless smile.

You see, Lü Ming is a hot commodity right now. Countless people want to get a role in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" from him. Lü Ming was preparing to personally invite someone, but he never expected to be mistaken for a swindler, which left him both amused and exasperated.

"Is not it?"

Hearing Lü Ming's words, Zhang Songwen wasn't too surprised, assuming it was just a trick by those con artists. Instead, he asked Lü Ming, "If you said you were anyone else, I might believe you, but you're Lü Ming? Are you kidding me? Lü Ming knows me? Would such a big star call me?"

Faced with Zhang Songwenzhe's series of questions, even Lü Ming was momentarily speechless.

Just as Zhang Songwen said, if it weren't for his memories from his past life, knowing that Zhang Songwen on the other end of the phone had performed in the movie "Raging Storm," Lü Ming probably wouldn't have known that there was such a person in the entertainment industry.

But there's no way to explain this. I can't exactly say that I learned about you from my memories of a past life, can I?
It's likely that as soon as Lü Ming uttered those words, Zhang Songwen on the other end of the phone would believe that Lü Ming wasn't a liar.

This guy is totally insane!

"How about this, I'll add your contact information, and we can video chat!"

Seeing that the phone conversation was too complicated to explain, since Zhang Songwen now considered him a conman, Lü Ming figured that saying too much over the phone would only be seen as a scam by Zhang Songwen. He decided it was better to just have a video call.

"Fine, I'd like to see what other tricks you have up your sleeve!"

Zhang Songwen originally didn't want to pay any more attention to Lü Ming, but he didn't have much to do today, so he decided to just keep Lü Ming company for a while.

Soon, Lü Ming added Zhang Songwen on WeChat and made a video call to him.

"Wow, they actually look quite alike!"

After the video call connected, Zhang Songwen looked at Lü Ming, who bore a striking resemblance to him, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Young man, with your resemblance to that nobody, you could easily become an internet celebrity. Why bother being a con artist? It's much easier to scam that nobody's fans than to scam money from a con artist."

Do I really look like a fraud?

Lu Ming held his face up to the camera and said to Zhang Songwen on the other end of the video with some suspicion.

Is there another man in this world as handsome as me?

"Don't say it, don't say it!"

"You look so much like that nobody, I almost mistook you for him!"

Zhang Songwen looked at Lü Ming carefully, his eyes slightly surprised. He hadn't expected that the swindler on the other side of the camera would look so much like Lü Ming. Even though he had watched Lü Ming's performance in "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" countless times, he almost mistook him for someone else.

"Tell me, what role are you going to give me?"

Zhang Songwen looked Lü Ming up and down in the camera lens, then casually asked Lü Ming a question.

"The second male lead!"

Upon hearing Zhang Songwen's words, Lü Ming assumed that Zhang Songwen had finally recognized him and said to him.

Snapped!
As soon as Lü Ming finished speaking, Zhang Songwen on the other end of the phone turned off the video without hesitation.

What the hell?

Even scammers should adhere to basic logic.

Others may not know, but does Zhang Songwen himself not know his own situation? He's just a nobody in the entertainment industry.

Although I've been struggling in the entertainment industry for over a decade, I've only ever played minor or supporting roles.

Even small, unknown productions wouldn't invite him to play any important roles, let alone a big-budget production like "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" to play the second male lead.

That's the second male lead in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City"!

Given the current popularity of "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City," if the role of the second male lead were offered, it would definitely cause a frenzy of competition, and even top-tier and second-tier male stars would be tempted to take it.

Why would Lü Ming choose someone as obscure as him in the entertainment industry to play this role?
That's absolutely impossible!

So, when Zhang Songwen heard Lü Ming invite him to play the second male lead, he knew he was definitely a scammer and wasn't going to waste his time on him. He immediately blocked Lü Ming's number. "Did he just hang up on me?"

Meanwhile, Lu Ming was completely stunned when he saw that his phone had been disconnected.

Lu Ming originally thought that Zhang Songwen had recognized him, which was why he asked him those questions, but he didn't expect that Zhang Songwen still considered him a liar even now.

"It seems I'm not suited for these kinds of things!"

Although Lü Ming hadn't anticipated this situation, he could actually understand it.

After all, if he were a nobody in the entertainment industry like Zhang Songwen, and suddenly received a call from Zhang Yimou asking him to play the male lead or second male lead in Zhang Yimou's movie, Lü Ming would probably think the other party was a fraud.

Not to mention that Lü Ming's phone number is a secret within the circle. Apart from a few people, no one else knows his phone number, so it's no wonder that Zhang Songwen didn't recognize him.

Got it!

Lü Ming quickly remembered who he should contact.

Among all the people Lü Ming knew, only Gulnazar was a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy. After all, Gulnazar was known as the goddess of the Beijing Film Academy back then, so he called Gulnazar.

"what?"

"Did Teacher Zhang think you were a fraud?"

When Nazha heard that Lü Ming was treated as a liar by Zhang Songwen, Nazha was completely stunned, and then couldn't help but laugh.

Although she wasn't Zhang Songwen's student, she had taken his acting classes and knew who he was. But Nazha never expected that Zhang Songwen would mistake Lü Ming for a fraud.

"I understand. I'll call my teacher right away and ask her to contact Teacher Zhang!"

Although Nazha didn't know where Lü Ming had learned about her teacher Zhang, since the latter wasn't very well-known in the industry and even she, a student at the Beijing Film Academy, didn't know much about him, let alone Lü Ming, she certainly wouldn't refuse since Lü Ming had asked her for help.

So after hanging up with Lü Ming, Nazha, who was on her way to the headquarters of their Sugar Man company, called her teacher at the Beijing Film Academy, briefly explained the situation, and asked her to help contact Zhang Songwen.

"Teacher Cui, is there anything I can help you with?"

Zhang Songwen had just stepped out of the door and arrived at the training class outside when he saw a call from a colleague from his school. Thinking it was something from the school, he answered the phone.

"Old Zhang, why did you hang up on them?"

What puzzled Zhang Songwen was that the colleague from Beijing Film Academy on the other end of the phone didn't talk about anything related to the school, but instead talked about other things.

Hang up on someone?

"I don't understand what you're saying."

Zhang Songwen looked puzzled as he spoke to his colleague on the other end of the phone.

"It was Lu Ming who contacted you, why are you treating him like a scammer!"

"If it weren't for Nazha helping to contact you, we probably wouldn't have been able to reach you at all!"

After hearing his colleague's words, Zhang Songwen finally realized what was happening, his face filled with disbelief.

Was that really a phone call and video call from Lü Ming just now?

If that's really the case, then wouldn't I have just pushed away the opportunity that was thrown right in my face?
Thinking of this, Zhang Songwen briefly thanked his colleague on the other end of the phone, then quickly took out his phone, pulled out Lü Ming's phone number from the blacklist, and then called Lü Ming.

Zhang Songwen clearly understood what this opportunity meant for him.

Having worked in the industry for over a decade, he clearly understands what such a role represents for an actor.

It's worth noting that the role of the second male lead in the TV series "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City" was highly coveted by top-tier and second-tier male celebrities, let alone someone as relatively unknown as him.

Zhang Songwen couldn't even imagine playing a supporting or extra role in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City," let alone a 'second male lead' role like this.

Thinking about his actions, Zhang Songwen felt very regretful.

Zhang Songwen now only hopes that Lü Ming will not hold a grudge against him for his actions just now, otherwise Zhang Songwen will definitely regret it for the rest of his life.

"Teacher Zhang, it seems you believe my identity now!"

When Lü Ming received the call from Zhang Songwen, he knew that Zhang Songwen must have known his identity, and he jokingly said to Zhang Songwen on the other end of the phone.

"I'm so sorry, I really didn't know it was you. I thought it was some kind of scammer!"

Hearing Lü Ming's teasing words, Zhang Songwen finally felt a little relieved and quickly apologized to Lü Ming.

After all, if Lü Ming held a grudge against him because of what had just happened, he wouldn't have used such teasing words.

He didn't think his status in the circle would make Lü Ming hesitate, after all, Zhang Songwen knew about the things between Lü Ming and Lu Chuan.

It's worth noting that Lü Ming doesn't even respect Lu Chuan, a big director in the industry, let alone care about someone as insignificant as him.

The fact that Lü Ming could say these things to him in such a joking manner shows that Lü Ming did not take his previous actions to heart.

"fine!"

Lu Ming said nonchalantly, not caring about Zhang Songwen's previous behavior, and continued to say to Zhang Songwen, "Teacher Zhang, when do you have time? Could you come over for an audition and we could meet?"

"no problem!"

Upon hearing Lü Ming's question, Zhang Songwen quickly nodded and said, "I'm available anytime!"

For Zhang Songwen, the most important thing now is to land the role of the second male lead in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City," which is almost a life-changing opportunity for him.

Zhang Songwen knew perfectly well what it would mean if he landed this role.

"Oh! Teacher Zhang, this role might require you to gain some weight, I wonder if you know?"

Lu Ming thought about Zhang Songwen's physique in the video he had just seen. It was quite different from Wang Pangzi's image. If Zhang Songwen were to play this role, it would be best for him to gain some weight. Otherwise, he would have to rely on makeup. It all depended on the other party's attitude.

Lu Ming wasn't the type to be overly meticulous or insist on gaining a certain amount of weight; there were other ways to achieve the same result. (End of Chapter)