Upon hearing the assistant's words, the surrounding media reporters began to bombard Sister Zheng with questions.

Faced with the aggressive questioning from these reporters, Ms. Zheng found that she had no words to defend herself.

Although Lü Ming never admitted anything or gave Zheng Jie any reply, his decision to reject everyone else's applications and only accept Zheng Jie's seemed to make Zheng Jie think that this was Lü Ming's hint to her, without considering any other possibilities.

Or perhaps Sister Zheng thought of it, but was unwilling to believe it.

The result is that the rumors circulating online these days were deliberately spread by Sister Zheng and her company. Even when Sister Zheng was interviewed, she acted as if she were the female lead in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City," giving the outside world a vague and ambiguous answer.

It can be said that all of this is Zheng Jie's own fault.

"It's all that nobodies' fault!"

"He framed me on purpose! All of this is his fault!"

Perhaps unable to cope with the reporters' aggressive questioning, Sister Zheng vented her frustration by shouting loudly at the cameras of the surrounding media, as if she had given up entirely.

For Sister Zheng, she never thought she was wrong.

If she did nothing wrong, then the only one who must be wrong is Lü Ming.

Upon hearing Sister Zheng's words, the media reporters below immediately brightened up; this was a major news story.

Just as I was thinking of pressing Sister Zheng again to see if I could get some big news out of her, I saw Sister Zheng's manager suddenly go black and rush to Sister Zheng's side. She covered Sister Zheng's mouth with one hand and dragged her hand with the other towards the car not far away.

As Zheng Jie's agent, she knew things were in trouble when she heard what Lu Ming's assistant said. After all, they had used this as an excuse to gain a lot of attention recently.

But now it turns out it was all a 'false alarm'!
Just as Sister Zheng's agent was considering how to resolve this crisis, Sister Zheng suddenly went berserk again and started criticizing Lü Ming in front of so many cameras.

Regardless of whether Lü Ming had anything to do with the whole thing, even if Lü Ming had arranged it all, so what?
If they hadn't brought this upon themselves by trying to ride this wave of attention, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

It's important to know that from beginning to end, Lü Mingke didn't say anything or make any promises to Sister Zheng; it was all just their own speculation.

Not to mention Lü Ming's current status in the industry; he's not the same Lü Ming he used to be.

Lu Ming is now regarded as one of the future giants in the industry. Even if he offends Lu Chuan, no one will doubt Lu Ming. Even if he doesn't enter the film industry, it won't affect Lu Ming's status.

Given Lü Ming's current status in the industry, if he were to say something about blacklisting Sister Zheng, he could do it with absolute ease, especially in the world of TV dramas and web series.

Unless Sister Zheng decides to leave this industry altogether and move into the film industry, she absolutely cannot criticize Lü Ming in front of so many cameras.

As for entering the film industry?

With Zheng Jie's acting skills, if she had any talent, she wouldn't be so washed up now.

"See? This is what happens when you offend that nobody!"

Meanwhile, Sister Mi, who had brought her actors to the audition, looked at Sister Zheng, who was being pulled out of the crowd of media reporters by her manager not far away, and said to her artists with a hint of disdain.

Honey Sister has never really liked Sister Zheng.

It wasn't just because of what Sister Zheng had done to Lü Ming, but more importantly, it was because of Sister Zheng's personality. She was like a madwoman, and almost no one wanted to be friends with her, since no one knew when she would suddenly go crazy.

"understood!"

The artists under Sister Mi's management looked at Sister Zheng, who was surrounded by media reporters, and their faces showed not much envy, but rather some fear.

Although they had fantasized about when they could receive media attention, they would rather not have any of the kind of 'adoration' that Sister Zheng received.

Don't believe those online claims that being infamous is still fame; given even the slightest chance, who wouldn't want to become famous openly and honestly?

"Who did you choose to play the female lead?"

After arriving at the audition room, and introducing her artists to Lü Ming and Gangzi, Sister Mi couldn't help but ask Lü Ming a question out of curiosity.

Honey Sister knew long ago that Lü Ming would never choose Sister Zheng to play the female lead, but over the past few days, many actresses and female artists that Honey Sister considered very competitive have been persuaded to withdraw. Honey Sister couldn't help but be curious about who would ultimately get the female lead role.

"You'll find out later!"

After hearing Sister Mi's question, Lü Ming looked up at her and casually replied.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Cai Yinong pushed open the door and walked in with Gulnazar.

"Why are they here?"

Upon seeing Cai Yinong and Gulnazar, Sister Mi looked at Lü Ming with some confusion, then, as if remembering something, asked with disbelief, "It couldn't be her, could it?"

After seeing Lü Ming nod slightly, Sister Mi's face was still somewhat shocked.

Honey knew there must be some kind of relationship between Lü Ming and Nazha, otherwise she wouldn't have told Dilraba to be careful of Nazha. But Honey never expected that Lü Ming would give such a valuable role to Nazha. She thought that Lü Ming would at most give Nazha a supporting role.

She's the female lead in this top-tier, big-budget production!

Even Sister Mi was tempted when she first learned about the scale of the production, and what about Nazha?

To put it bluntly, what qualifications does Nazha have to play the female lead?
Aside from her relationship with Lü Ming, Nazha is inferior to the other actresses competing for the role in every aspect.

To be honest, when I saw Lü Ming nod and admit that Gulnazar would be playing the female lead role in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City", I couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Is this what it means to have the confidence of a man?

Look at the two people who have been paired with Lü Ming now. One of them, Dilraba, has already starred in the wildly popular drama "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" and has become a rising star in the entertainment industry.

As for Gulnazar, she is about to play the female lead in "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City," and her future popularity is almost a certainty.

Thinking about how she has struggled in the industry for more than ten years to gradually reach the status of a top-tier female star, and then looking at Dilraba and Gulnazar, how could I not be envious?

Why didn't she meet a man like Lü Ming when she first entered the entertainment industry?
"Mr. Lü, thank you for taking care of our Nazha!" After leading Nazha into the audition room, Cai Yinong hurriedly said to Lü Ming with a grateful expression. Then, looking at Sister Mi who was staring blankly at Nazha, he couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Cai Yinong doesn't have a good impression of Mi Jie; the conflict between the two is almost common knowledge in the industry.

Back then, Cai Yinong even offered the lead role in Chinese Paladin 3 to Mi Jie, who was still a promising new star at the time, in order to win her over to their Sugar Man team. However, after Chinese Paladin 3 became a huge hit, Mi Jie acted as if she had never made a promise and betrayed Cai Yinong.

Since then, Sugar Man and Honey Sister have not collaborated at all.

For Cai Yinong, it was incredibly satisfying that Gulnazar snatched the role from Dilraba and her friends.

"Mr. Cai, you're too kind!"

Lu Ming nodded, then pointed to Nazha, who was following behind Cai Yinong and seemed a little reserved, and introduced her to Gangzi and the others: "Brothers, this is the female lead of our novel 'Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City'!"

"We trust your judgment!"

Gangzi and the others already knew about Lü Ming's decision. They looked at Nazha standing to the side and said with a smile.

"Thank you both, bosses!"

Upon hearing Gangzi and the others' words, Cai Yinong knew that there were no problems with the role, and quickly took Nazha's hand to thank Gangzi and Hu Tao.

As the cast members gradually arrived, the auditions soon began.

For the actors that Sister Honey brought before, who were preparing to play supporting roles, the audition was just a formality. Unless they performed terribly, there wouldn't be any problems at all.

After receiving Lü Ming's approval, each of them thanked him excitedly and left.

After them, it was Nazha's turn to audition.

After seeing Nazha's performance, Gangzi and the others nodded.

Gangzi and the others knew that the female lead role of 'Shirley Yang', played by Nazha, didn't require that much acting skill, but they were also worried that Nazha might not have any acting skills at all, just like Lü Ming had done before. If that happened, even if Lü Ming forced Nazha to take the role, they would still be worried.

Fortunately, while Nazha's performance wasn't particularly amazing, it was decent enough, and she should have no problem playing this role.

Compared to Gulnazar's performance, Zhang Songwen's performance amazed everyone present. They never expected that such a little-known actor in the industry would have such superb acting skills, as if he had brought the character of "Fatty Wang" to life.

When the performance ended, Gangzi and the others couldn't help but look at Lü Ming, wondering how he had found such an actor.

That's amazing taste!

With Zhang Songwen's audition over, the entire audition process has come to an end, and the next step is the subsequent filming work.

While Lü Ming and his team were auditioning, the entire internet was in an uproar because of what Sister Zheng had said and what she had said in front of the audition building.

Previously, when netizens saw the widespread online speculation that Sister Zheng would play the female lead in Lü Ming's new drama, almost everyone thought it was a done deal. After all, Sister Zheng had made some ambiguous statements during an interview, and everyone assumed that she had received a promise from Lü Ming to make those statements.

However, netizens, including Zheng Jie's fans, never expected that they had been deceived by Zheng Jie. Lu Ming had not said anything at all; it was all Zheng Jie's own shady dealings. Therefore, after hearing what Lu Ming's assistant said, the entire internet was filled with condemnation of Zheng Jie.

[Wasn't she supposed to be playing the lead role? Wasn't she supposed to be getting back together with her ex? Wasn't she supposed to be the new "unremarkable girl"?]

What the heck is this "unpopular girl"?

[It's basically a selection of obscure actresses, similar to the "Zhang Yimou Girls"!]

[What are you chatting about, are you fighting?! I'll go first, Sister Zheng, I'll steal your horse!]

[Haha! The person upstairs is so genuine!]

[That's ridiculous! Seeing all those news articles online these past few days, I thought he was really going to play the lead role. Turns out it was all a lie! Shameless!]

[How dare they criticize a washed-up celebrity? Where did they get the nerve? Did that washed-up celebrity say anything?]

[Exactly, they lack both looks and acting skills, but they have a lot of guts to try and gain attention and deceive netizens!]

[Where are Zheng Jie's fans? Come out and show yourselves! Weren't you all so enthusiastic a couple of days ago? Why are you so quiet now?]

Do they dare to speak up? They've all been fooled by their own idols!

[I'm a fan of Sister Zheng, but from today onwards I'm a Zheng hater. This is too much! They're treating us like fools!]

If Zheng Jie was having a great time a couple of days ago, then she's in a terrible situation right now.

This is a very serious blow to Sister Zheng. If she was only seen as bad by netizens before, now she is also seen as deceitful, and even her fans think so.

This is not good news for Sister Zheng. She doesn't have much public support to begin with. If she can't even keep these fans, then it will be difficult for her to not only make a comeback, but even maintain her current status.

"What exactly are you doing?"

Before Sister Zheng could even complain after being brought back to the company, she saw her boss yelling at her, "Didn't you say that lead role was yours?"

You know, just a couple of days ago, Sister Zheng confidently told them that the lead role was hers, so he spent a lot of money finding her gigs and even some high-priced endorsements.

But the current result is that everything before was false information, and Lü Ming never made any promises to Sister Zheng.

Putting aside the money spent on press releases and media reporters, the breach of contract fees for those endorsements alone would be an astronomical figure. Not to mention that Sister Zheng angrily berated Lü Ming in front of so many cameras. If Lü Ming were to pursue the matter and take his anger out on their company, it would be an absolutely undeserved disaster.

"It's not my fault!"

Hearing her boss's words, Sister Zheng said with some resentment.

In Sister Zheng's opinion, it was all Lu Ming and the others' fault, not hers, so why should they get angry at her?

It was clearly Lu Ming and his group who deliberately tried to frame her; her only mistake was being a little careless and falling into Lu Ming's trap. (End of Chapter)

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