This director is vindictive.

Chapter 305 This year's audience brought their own levers to watch the film.
As Chen Mo's "investment advice" spread within the production crew, the news quickly went viral.

That evening, netizens posted the story on social media.

[Rumor] I heard that a newly minted ninth richest man transformed into a "God of Wealth" on the set of "The Vanished She," directly distributing stock codes to the entire crew? Pinduoduo + Enlight Media, and even boasted, "Hold on for three years and it will triple in value!"
Although no names were mentioned, it was practically as if they were just about to give out Chen Mo's ID card.

Chen Mo is currently a hot topic, so naturally, this revelation quickly attracted many netizens.

The comments section exploded instantly!
"Would you consider this a unique kind of on-set perk?"

"Is it too late to sign up as an extra?"

Director Chen: I suggest buying Pinduoduo. Netizen: Go all in immediately! Director Chen: I suggest holding for three years. Netizen: Sell tomorrow! (doge)

"Three years? I can't even hold on for three days! Director Chen: I suggest a long-term investment. Me: I've already sold everything, made 5 yuan, thank you boss!"

"Enlight Media: Sitting at home, the stock price skyrockets. Director Chen's one sentence, and the market value rewrites the script overnight!"

"Got it, I'll go apply for the production assistant position at 'The Vanished She' right now—daytime scalping, nighttime scalping (stock market)!"

However, things can be quite surreal sometimes, and while netizens mostly made fun of it.

However, the capital market's reaction was quite realistic when the market opened the next day.

Pinduoduo's pre-market gains in US stocks extended to 3%, while Enlight Media's A-shares opened 5% higher and briefly hit the daily limit.

Brokerage analysis reports were urgently updated, all with the same title: "The 'Chen Mo Effect' is fermenting again: The entertainment + e-commerce sector may usher in a long-term value reassessment."

The most ridiculous thing was that the comment section of the official Weibo account for "The Vanished She" was suddenly flooded with stock market investors:
"Please, Director Chen, do a live script review! And while you're at it, let's talk about candlestick charts!"

"I've already bought ten movie tickets. I'm begging the God of Wealth to recommend Hong Kong stocks next time!"

"I've already bought it, and I've already uninstalled Tonghuashun! See you in three years!"

Of course, most people just treat this as gossip.

Although Chen Mo recommended stocks, the premise was that they had to be held for three years. Stock investors all too well understand how difficult long-term investing is for them.

Many people have joked about this:

Director Chen: Hold on for three years. Me: Three days later—'Help! It's down 5%! Sell everything and run!'

"Three years? I can't even withstand three days of stock trading software pop-ups! (Image: Screen full of 'market crash warning' notifications)"

"So, judging from the looks of it, Chen Mo's recommendation is genuine, but three years is really too long. Unless you're stuck with it, how many people can actually hold on to it?"

The person most puzzled was Wang Changtian of Enlight Media.

The main reason was that Chen Mo suddenly asked about his company's stock, which left Lao Wang somewhat dumbfounded.

He even made a special phone call to Chen Mo.

Old Wang's voice on the other end of the phone was filled with confusion and anticipation: "Director Chen, do you really think Enlight Media can triple its value in three years?"

Chen Mo chuckled lightly, took a sip of his tea, and replied, "President Wang, Enlight Media's market capitalization is only 20 billion right now, which is clearly undervalued. Don't forget how much 'Ne Zha' grossed, and I've read the script for 'Ne Zha 2.' Your strategy in the animation industry—"

He paused deliberately for two seconds: "Three years from now, even three times might be a conservative estimate."

Old Wang's breathing clearly faltered: "You mean... Nezha 2 can replicate the miracle of its predecessor?"

"If you're not confident, why don't you give all your investment to Shengshi Pictures? If you're not confident, why are you even planning an animated film universe?" Chen Mo joked with a smile.

"Alright, Director Chen, if you're so confident, and even the investment god of the film industry has your eye on it, I'd have to be a fool to give it up!" Wang Changtian said with a smile.

"That settles it then?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

Old Wang suddenly sighed and said, "Well, the market only recognizes short-term performance now, and the shareholders are urging me to do mergers and acquisitions every day."

That's why it's called 'hold on for three years'.

Chen Mo teased, "If you don't trust me, just sell tomorrow—my crew's production assistant's account is already fully invested anyway."

The dull thud of Lao Wang slamming his fist on the table came from the other end of the phone: "I'm going all in! I'll have the finance department stop all share reduction plans right now."

He hesitated again and said, "But Director Chen, next time you make this kind of judgment... could you please inform me privately beforehand?"

Chen Mo laughed: "Okay, on the condition that Enlight Media's cinemas reserve enough prime-time slots for me when 'The Vanished' is scheduled for screening."

"Deal!" Old Wang suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, what about Pinduoduo..."

"Mr. Wang!"

Chen Mo interrupted, "If you keep asking, the next issue of 'Financial Weekly' will have the headline 'The Ninth Richest Man's Stock Market Manipulation Confirmed'."

They both burst out laughing. Before hanging up, Old Wang muttered one last thing: "If it really triples in three years, I'll build you a shrine!"

Chen Mo's "investment advice" wasn't just random.

He's not a finance expert; to be honest, he doesn't know anything about things like candlestick charts.

And look, he recommended two stocks, but set a three-year timeframe. To put it bluntly, he could say anything like that without any problem.

After all, that's three years!
Even Wang Changtian, the controller of the light, lacked confidence, let alone others.

Of course, if someone actually believes it and takes the full three years as they say, then it will only become a legendary tale.

Short-term trading can be manipulated, but long-term investment can only be based on the company's value growth.

In fact, it wasn't just Wang Changtian who lacked confidence; Huang Zheng from Pinduoduo also dared not say that he could triple Pinduoduo's market value in three years.

Therefore, most people are just listening to this wave of "investment advice" for fun, and its real impact is actually not that significant.

Time flies, and everyone has already heard about Chen Mo's wealth myth and investment advice.

As I said before, no topic can stay popular forever, and Chen Mo is no exception.

The world will keep turning no matter who is missing.

Filming for "The Vanished She" has resumed as normal.

Meanwhile, the media reporters outside the film crew saw that the hype was starting to die down, and Chen Mo remained silent, seemingly focused solely on filming, making it difficult to maintain the momentum of the topic. Gradually, they realized there was no more news to dig up, and fewer and fewer people were keeping an eye on Chen Mo.

This gave Chen Mo a period of peace and quiet.

Filming for "The Vanished She" went very smoothly. By mid-May, filming was basically completed, and "The Vanished She" officially wrapped up filming!
In fact, the entire film industry has been experiencing a downturn in the past few months. Apart from the surge during the Spring Festival season, there have been very few blockbuster films from the end of February to May.

Of course, this is also closely related to the current environment.

"The Vanished She" has entered the post-production stage, but the release date has already been put on the agenda.

Chen Mo looked at the list of movies scheduled for release this summer, from June to the end of August, and shook his head.

Because apart from "The Lone Ranger," which was also invested in by Shengshi Pictures, there really isn't another film that can compete!
Although many films have been released, Chen Mo can recall that there are actually only a few that have achieved particularly high box office numbers.

In my previous life, there was another film called "Life's Big Events" that took second place at the summer box office during this period. However, Chen Mo's appearance led to the film being released much earlier, so this year's summer movie season is truly a great one!

Although he is very confident in the film "Gone Girl", it would be better if he could avoid the most direct competition and have the exclusive release date!

Therefore, Chen Mo ultimately decided to release "The Vanished She" in July.

Because this release date is just too good!
Although this will make time tight, it's not a big problem.

Once the release date is set, even though the film isn't finished yet, the promotional campaign will officially kick off.

Chen Mo quickly edited the first version of the trailer.

The title of the first trailer was the complete opposite of "The Vanished She".

Because the title is "The Vanished Her - The Happy Her"!
"The Vanished She" was already a highly anticipated film due to the publicity and hype surrounding its initial filming, as well as Chen Mo's subsequent actions.

Therefore, the first trailer for "The Vanished She" attracted a lot of attention as soon as it was released.

Despite the extensive publicity surrounding "The Vanished," the film's content and theme remain shrouded in mystery.

The goal of Chen Mo's first trailer is to make the fog even thicker!
Otherwise, they wouldn't have used "Her Happiness" as the title.

Cao Yu and Lin Ying, the newlywed couple, met through Chen Mo's film "The Phoenix Brings Auspiciousness" and later became die-hard fans of Chen Mo.

With the hype surrounding "The Vanished" beforehand, they naturally had high expectations for the film.

Sure enough, after the first trailer for "The Vanished She" was released, titled "The Vanished She - The Happy She", the two of them immediately clicked to watch it together.

In the scene, sunlight shines on the beach, and He Fei, played by Zhu Yulong, strolls hand in hand with Li Muzi, who is wearing a long white dress. Their shadows are long in the sunlight.

The subtitles appear: Meeting you is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me!

Accompanied by the sound of waves and a gentle piano melody, this first scene left Cao Yu and Lin Ying somewhat taken aback.

Isn't this a suspense film? Why are they showing off their love at the very beginning?

Keep reading.

The scene changes, and the romantic sound of a violin begins.

What came into view was He Fei putting a ring on Li Muzi's finger; she lowered her head and smiled sweetly.

The subtitles reappear: A promise is the beginning of love!
The camera shifts again, this time accompanied by the sound of ocean waves and a gentle piano melody.

The difference this time was that the two were having a candlelight dinner at a seaside restaurant, their two glasses of red wine clinking together.

"Oh!"

Suddenly, the sound of fireworks rang out in the distance, and the dazzling fireworks illuminated He Fei's face.

The camera pulls back to reveal the silhouette of He Fei embracing Li Muzi, who is radiating surprise and happiness.

Suddenly, the photo was torn in half.

The surveillance footage shows "Li Muzi" leaving the hotel alone (the footage is filled with static).

He Fei sat there somewhat uneasy: "My wife has disappeared!"

He looked utterly dejected, his facial muscles twitching. Suddenly, he grabbed a medicine bottle, poured out a handful of pills, and stuffed them into his mouth.

Fan Binbin, playing the fake Li Muzi, suddenly appears on screen, looking at him with a worried expression, shaking his arm and crying out, "Honey, don't scare me, I'm Muzi!"

The screen went black.

"Who are you? Do you think I don't recognize my wife?" He Fei's furious voice rang out.

The subtitles reappear: All the sweetness was foreshadowing!

"Click!" The lighter was lit, and a missing person poster for Li Muzi appeared.

The bright red title of the film, "The Vanished Woman," emerges amidst the flames!
Cao Yu and Lin Ying looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Did you understand?" Cao Yu looked completely bewildered.

Lin Ying shook her head: "It seems that the Li Muzi from before and the Li Muzi played by Fan Binbin later are not the same person!"

"His wife was replaced?"

"probably?"

"However, the shots in front of us also seem a bit strange."

Which one is the truth?

"Didn't you notice the male lead was taking medication? Could it all be a hallucination?"

This trailer is short, and unlike the original trailer which focused on "selling fear," Chen Mo's first trailer can be summed up in four words: "deliberately creating suspense"!
Because there is so little content, the audience has to fill in the gaps with their imagination.

This is also what Chen Mo wants.

The best thing about the original "Gone Girl" is that it "sells fear"!
From the repeated use of the word "husband" in the trailer to the content itself, everything carries a "thriller" feel.

This is why the film received mixed reviews after its release.

After the trailer for "Happiness of Her" was released, the hashtag #WhatDetailsAreHiddenInTheTrailerOfHappinessOfHappiness# quickly rose to the top of the trending search list.

"I was dumbfounded after I finished reading it. What the hell is this?"

"Which one is the real Li Muzi, the one in front or the one behind?"

"The one in front is definitely real, isn't the missing person poster just a picture of that one?"

"Chen Mo deserves to die! I hate riddle solvers the most! There are too few clues, and he just wants to watch us guess like idiots!"

Different people have different interpretations of the trailer, which is exactly what Chen Mo wanted to see.

This is only the first trailer, and Chen Mo deliberately only released a small portion of the content, and even the character Shen Man (Chen Mai) did not appear.

The point is to let everyone guess and fill in the blanks with their imagination.

Moreover, the trailer was designed in this way, or rather, it was done intentionally.

As expected, this quickly sparked netizens' own speculation and conjecture.

Netizens quickly split into three factions, one of which was the "body double conspiracy theory faction"!
"There are clearly two Li Muzi in the trailer. Notice that the two Li Muzi are dressed in completely different clothes."

The first Li Muzi wore a white linen dress from beginning to end, and the key point was that it was white!

The second character, Li Muzi, played by Fan Binbin, is clearly wearing bright red!
And the so-called "missing person" footage from the hotel surveillance shows a woman wearing a black slip dress, which is quite obvious.

Do you remember what Chen Mo said in an interview when he was filming "Fame and Fortune"?
He said, "White symbolizes purity and truth, while black represents deception and lies!"

Furthermore, the missing person poster doesn't feature Li Muzi, played by Fan Binbin, at all. Therefore, it's speculated that "The Vanished Woman" is about the real wife disappearing and a fake wife (played by Fan Binbin) taking her place! This is a meticulously planned conspiracy against the male protagonist!

As for the medicine bottle and such, they're definitely distractions. He Fei's hysterical statement, "Who is she? Don't I recognize my own wife?" proves everything!

The second faction is the "Schizophrenic Faction!"

Is "The Vanished Woman" Not a Suspense Film at All? An In-Depth Analysis of He Fei's Hallucination Construction

"We've all been completely fooled by Chen Mo!"

The medicine bottle is the key. If a man is so happy, why would he become so dejected?

The answer is that it all started as a fantasy!
Why is the film titled "The Vanished Woman"?
It is not a physical "disappearance", but a spiritual "disappearance"!
If it's speculated that He Fei's relationship with his wife Li Muzi was not good, causing him to suffer from severe paranoia, then wouldn't everything make sense?

The more people lack something, the more they want it.

Therefore, the "happy her" mentioned earlier is actually "happy him," which is his imagined happiness and sweetness with his wife.

To escape reality, he mistook fantasy for reality and reality for conspiracy.

The entire film might be He Fei's fantasy while in a mental hospital! All the female characters (the real/fake wives, etc.) are his split sub-personalities—which also explains why Chen Mo made the six actresses "disappear en masse," a metaphor for personality integration therapy.

The two groups of netizens actually managed to argue fiercely over their differing viewpoints.

"The missing person notice must be real, right? It's clearly a double-personation conspiracy! And they're still spouting nonsense about it being some kind of mental fantasy!"

"How do you explain that medicine bottle? If He Fei is truly so happy, why has he become so颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of listlessness, apathy, and apathy)?"

"His wife has disappeared. How can he not be depressed if he can't find her?"

"The medicine bottle, I'll say it again, how do you explain the medicine bottle? The movie trailer is only a few dozen seconds long, Chen Mo couldn't just randomly add useless shots, could he?"

There's also a third group: those who are simply bystanders.

A third group of netizens, who were just watching the drama unfold, joked: "I suggest the two groups make a bet: if the main story is a double conspiracy, the schizophrenic faction will collectively give Chen Mo a ten-year Weibo membership; if it's a mental illness, the entire double faction will change their IDs to 'He Fei's fellow sufferers,' how about that?"

"Chen Mo is terrifying. A short trailer of only a few dozen seconds has actually caused two factions to argue. But I'm smart enough not to guess. I'll just wait for the movie to be released and see for myself to find out the answer."

"What you think is just what he wants you to see. Do you really think that your thoughts and arguments right now aren't deliberately created by Chen Mo?"

"As expected of Chen Mo, he didn't say anything, but it's like he said everything, and he still managed to make so many people completely fooled. Amazing!"

To be honest, Chen Mo was a little dumbfounded when he saw these netizens' wild ideas.

Damn, how come the stories they made up are also quite interesting?
After the trailer for "Happiness of Her" was released, it can be said that the effect completely exceeded Chen Mo's expectations.

Chen Mo was scrolling through the "He Fei's Split Personality Timeline" and "Li Muzi's Substitute Conspiracy Theory Relationship Diagram" made by netizens on his phone when he suddenly turned his tablet upside down and placed it face down on the sofa.

"What's wrong?" Fan Binbin asked curiously.

Chen Mo couldn't help but laugh, "These netizens have even made up a plausible ending for the mental hospital story; I'd almost like to pay them for their writing."

"Haha, wouldn't you say this is like having built-in leverage to watch movies?" Fan Binbin couldn't help but laugh and tease.

(End of this chapter)