How to say "这件事本身就是一场骗局" (zhè jiàn shì běn shēn jiù shì yī cháng piàn jú) in Chinese dialogue

zhèjiànshìběnshēnjiùshìchángpiàn

this whole thing is a setup.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0103:10
dàn
huà
shuō
huí
lái

But on the other hand,

LINE 0203:11
PLAYING SCENE
zhè
jiàn
shì
běn
shēn
jiù
shì
cháng
piàn

this whole thing is a setup.

LINE 0303:14
zhè
shì
wàng
lǎo
gōng
shàng
gōu
de

Yu He wanted Gong to take the bait.

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E4
Timestamp03:11
TMDB ID240446