This director is vindictive.

Chapter 308 Abyss Gaze: A mad gambler sacrifices the underwater starry sky with the tear ducts of millions of netizens!

The seven-member group on the red carpet was like a lightning bolt that cleaved through the night sky of the entertainment industry.

Chen Mo, dressed in a dark patterned suit, walked at the front, with Jing Tian holding his arm. Behind them, five female stars lined up in a "V" shape: Fan Binbin in a fiery red dress, Zhang Yuqi in a silver fishtail gown, Zhao Liying in a starry gradient long dress, Yang Mi in a black lace haute couture, and Gao Yuanyuan in an elegant white veil. Under the flashing lights, they intertwined to create a dazzling spectrum.

"This lineup is simply bringing the pinnacle of visual appeal in the Chinese entertainment industry to the red carpet!"

A fashion editor-in-chief frantically pressed the shutter button, only to find that his DSLR viewfinder couldn't capture this epic scene together, and he had to take three steps back to get the whole picture.

Meanwhile, the fans at the scene had already turned this place into their home ground, not to mention Chen Mo.

Which of these six women isn't a female celebrity with a large fan base in the entertainment industry?

Therefore, the atmosphere at the scene reached its peak.

Chen Mo is probably the only one in the entire entertainment industry who can be both a "true idol" for men and a "true husband" for women.

In fact, in the internet age, information spreads too fast.

Before Chen Mo and his friends had even finished walking the red carpet, the photo of "Chen Mo and his female confidantes" had already gone viral online.

The hashtag #ChenMoAndSixGoldenFlowersInOneFrame# quickly became a trending topic!
Social media went into a frenzy.

The hashtag #ChenMoSixGoldenFlowers# generates 12 new discussions every minute, with 38% of them being female netizens asking "how to join this family", 25% of male netizens calculating "how much box office revenue is needed to maintain this harem", and 17% of onlookers analyzing "positioning" - Jing Tian, ​​as the official girlfriend, is on the left, while Fan Binbin, as the female lead of the movie, is standing on the far right edge.

Female netizen:
"I just want to ask, how do I join?"

"Same question, even being a maid is fine!"

"Sisters, stay away from Chen Mo, that scumbag! Let me handle this!"

"I don't need many scumbags like that, just give me one. Don't confuse scumbags with scumbags, okay?"

"Sisters, wake up! This isn't a scumbag, he's a philanthropist—he's donated all the top handsome men in the entertainment industry to himself!"

"I'm so envious and jealous! Why bother filming dramas? As long as I have Chen Mo, I'll be happy. I'd cry buckets for him. Let's not even talk about how much he gave them. Just look at all the things Chen Mo did for them. Every single one of them was so thoughtful. He's romantic to the extreme! He's the real national husband!"

"Does Chen Mo's family need a cleaning lady? Someone who graduated from a top-tier university and plays three musical instruments!"

Male netizen:
"Chen Mo's entourage is amazing! Six goddesses in the same frame and they didn't even start fighting. I suggest he start a course called 'Advanced Time Management Master Tutorial'!"

"Ten years ago, I sought out Chen Mo to learn how to woo girls during the promotional tour for 'Love is Not Blind'; ten years later, he's walking the red carpet with a top girl group—this is the most hardcore male-centric coming-of-age story!"

"Urgent development of 'Chen Mo's Harem Combat Power Calculator': Enter your annual income and it will automatically generate how many female celebrities you can support. Friendly reminder: If your monthly salary is below 3, we recommend choosing the 'Gao Yuanyuan AI Voice Companion Version'."

Even a feminist blogger couldn't help but analyze: "When men envy Chen Mo, it's essentially a desire for 'emotional value supply power' that is recognized by the collective!"

Of course, Chen Mo was unaware of all this at the time.

Actually, this wasn't something he had planned beforehand; it was a tacit agreement made by several women.

The main reason is that they haven't attended Chen Mo's movie premiere for a long time.

So I decided to go all in.

After entering the premiere venue.

Chen Mo's female confidantes naturally sat in the center position of the first row.

The signature program of Chen Mo's premiere was performed again after two years.

Female celebrities from all walks of life sat in the front row, vying for attention and posing for photos with the media.

Entertainment media reporters, however, are now facing a sweet dilemma, because there are just too many headline-worthy stories from this premiere.

They all have some difficulty making decisions.

First, Chen Mo appeared in public with his six female confidantes for the first time, which was definitely enough to make the front page. Now, there's another highlight from Chen Mo's premiere.

The first row features the officially recognized "flower seat" in the entertainment industry!
The quality of the first row at this premiere was the highest ever.

From veteran actresses born in the 1980s to middle-aged actresses born in the 1990s and new generation actresses born in the 2000s, they all gathered together.

It includes Chen Mo's six confidantes, including Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, as well as Dilraba, Song Zhuer, Guan Xiaotong, Yang Zi, and others.

It can be said that it has truly captured all the most popular actresses in the entertainment industry.

Needless to say, the star-studded lineup tonight is just as impressive as any film awards ceremony.

These are all definitely headline-worthy.

Of course, these are all secondary, or rather, just supporting elements. The main attraction tonight is still the movie "Gone Girl"!
After all, this was a movie premiere.

Soon, the pre-premiere procedures were completed, and the film officially began its screening.

People are very interested in and looking forward to this suspenseful movie.

Many movie fans and critics are curious whether their previous guesses were correct.

Zhou Xiaobin is one of them. As a die-hard fan and film critic of Chen Mo, he has almost never missed any of Chen Mo's works.

Actually, he was still a little worried about the movie "The Vanished She". The reason was that the movie's pre-release publicity was too strong. It's not that the movie was bad, but the publicity raised public expectations. However, if the movie failed to meet expectations, even if it was slightly weaker, it would be magnified.

Suspense films, on the other hand, are arguably the most logical.

To be honest, there aren't many good domestically produced suspense films.

The film opens in a Southeast Asian island town, where the male protagonist, He Fei, played by Zhu Yulong, goes to the police station to report that his wife, Li Muzi, has mysteriously disappeared for half a month during their wedding anniversary trip.

The film opens with this premise, pointing to a case of searching for a missing wife.

It can be said that this opening has laid the foundation for some things and revealed some things.

Because of the previous publicity, Zhou Xiaobin and the others knew that if the story was adapted from a real case, then the disappearance of He Fei's wife, Li Muzi, was definitely suspicious.

However, it's hard to say exactly how it will unfold or how well the story will be told.

The story continues.

When He Fei's fruitless search brought him to the brink of collapse, he woke up to find his "wife" suddenly appearing in his bed.

The plot can be described as somewhat abrupt, or rather, somewhat formulaic.

But sometimes, a routine doesn't mean it's outdated.

At least, the audience was very engrossed in the show.

Because no photos of Li Muzi were shown beforehand, the audience didn't understand why.
Why would he call the police and report his wife missing when she was right beside him?

At this moment, no one knows whether Fan Binbin's character, "Fake Li Muzi," is real or fake.

The first suspense arises: Is Li Muzi, played by Fan Binbin, really He Fei's "missing" wife?

But He Fei insisted that this woman, in both appearance and personality, was not Li Muzi. She was a stranger impersonating him for some unknown reason. With only four days left before his visa expired, if he couldn't find his wife soon, he might never see her again.

In fact, many viewers have naturally put themselves in He Fei's shoes here.

Imagine a man in a foreign country who wakes up to find that his wife has become a completely different person, yet this person acts as if he were the one in the wife's body.

It's terrifying to even think about.

But shouldn't this be easily exposed?

Is it so easy to impersonate someone?

He Fei would not so easily allow a strange woman to take his wife's place.

Therefore, he began to expose the other party's identity.

However, strange things began to happen one after another.

Whether it's identity information, mobile phone photos, or even hotel staff testimonies and video surveillance...

All the evidence points to her being Li Muzi.

Furthermore, to He Fei's dismay, his wife explained to the police that He Fei was a diving instructor who suffered from a neurological disorder due to prolonged diving, frequently experiencing facial twitching and other symptoms. He had been taking Class II controlled substances for treatment, and his mental state sometimes became unstable. At this point, all clues pointed to He Fei's mental breakdown.

The disappearance case was thus turned into a mystery of the real and fake wives. Or rather, it became a question of whether He Fei was actually a delusional patient, and whether everything was just his imagination.
Is it a trap set by a film noir-style "femme fatale," or has a mentally ill person lost sight of reality? Regardless of whether she is Li Muzi or not, one of them, Li Muzi and He Fei, is lying. The audience is completely engrossed in the story.

Everyone is curious: who is lying?
As He Fei said, "How could I not recognize my own wife?"

However, he also suffers from a neurological disorder and is prone to hallucinations, which gives the matter another possibility.

That is, he was ill, so he couldn't recognize his wife.

"The key point is that Chen Mo used these suggestive shots to imply that Li Muzi, played by Fan Binbin, has a problem!" Bai Yue whispered.

Zhou Xiaobin frowned slightly, because at this moment, although the movie's effects could be described as excellent, especially the suspense was truly overwhelming.

Moreover, that sense of fear was genuinely felt by the audience.

What is the source of this fear?

However, Zhou Xiaobin frowned because he felt that although the previous plot was effective and the audience was indeed immersed in it, how would he make up for these things later?
In his view, if the character Li Muzi, played by Fan Binbin, is fake, then the identity information, mobile phone photos, even the hotel staff's testimony and video surveillance all need to be reasonably explained.

How can we explain this in a way that makes sense?

If the logic doesn't hold up, then no matter how exciting the beginning or how good the suspense, it will cause major problems for the movie.

Selling fear is fine, but the problem is that suspense films need basic logical consistency!
If all these methods are fabricated, how much power would it take to accomplish this with so many people involved, including law enforcement officers?

This is the hardest thing to reconcile!
Could it really be a criminal gang?
With these questions in mind, let's continue reading.

Ni Ni's character, Chen Mai, appeared as promised, presenting herself to He Fei as a top local lawyer!

Everything seemed to be going so smoothly. When He Fei was desperate and helpless, when no one was willing to believe him, she chose to believe him.

Thus, quite naturally, she became He Fei's lifeline!
At He Fei's request, Chen Mai intervened in this bizarre case, taking on the role of "detective."

Upon hearing the initial details of the case, Chen Mai instinctively thought of the "fitting room hidden door" incidents circulating in Southeast Asia—his wife, who suddenly vanished because of a hidden door, became a performer in a "freak show." Every year, a large number of people disappear without a trace in Southeast Asia, and their fates are often unknown.

This also drew the audience in!

Chen Mai's appearance and intervention, along with her analysis and doubts, gave the audience and Zhou Xiaobin a misconception.

That is, He Fei became the target of this group of people!
With Chen Mai's help, they began to unravel this bizarre case.

He recounted his life with his wife, Li Muzi, to Chen Mai. Under Chen Mai's surveillance, the woman in red began to reveal her true colors…

But at this moment, the thing Zhou Xiaobin feared still happened.

As the plot unfolds, many logical inconsistencies begin to surface!
Why can't He Fei produce a photo of his wife? This is illogical! Or rather, extremely illogical!
You have to understand, even though Southeast Asia's internet development isn't as advanced as China's, it's still the age of smartphones! So how could they possibly not find a single real photo of his wife?
Is he really delusional? But Chen Mai's meticulous investigation reveals to the audience that He Fei's wife has indeed disappeared, and Li Muzi, played by Fan Binbin, is not the real He Fei's wife, Li Muzi!

The logic flaw here is too obvious.

Although such bugs serve the purpose of the movie, it doesn't seem like a big deal; after all, it's a commercial film, so it's normal for it to have flaws.

However, Zhou Xiaobin was somewhat disappointed because, in his opinion, such an obvious logical flaw was too much for Chen Mo to do, even if it served the plot.

The audience isn't stupid!

The story continues. During a search for evidence, Chen Mai finally discovers He Fei's unspeakable secret. He's not a victim at all; he's clearly the mastermind behind the entire scheme, the heinous perpetrator.

At this point, part of the secret began to be revealed.

He Fei's character also began to change; he was a gambler, and even his wife's disappearance might be related to him.

Chen Mai began to pressure He Fei, trying to get him to tell the truth.

When key clues like "the female lead is a director" and "the male lead is a gambler" are revealed!

For Zhou Xiaobin, this can be described as a major reversal!
Don't get me wrong, this major plot twist isn't a compliment; rather, it gives the impression that once these two elements are revealed, the story loses all suspense.

While some suspense films may not be afraid of spoilers or letting the audience know the ending, the problem is that after building up so much suspense in the beginning, there's a sudden major plot twist.

This allows the audience to know the answer without even watching what happens next.

This is clearly a big problem.

Indeed, many viewers were moved when Chen Mai revealed the answer, when He Fei was forced to reveal the answer, and when the truth was revealed.

Everyone is a little confused.

"That's it?"

This is how many people react right now.

Although, in "The Vanished She," the scumbag He Fei took the Mandela Effect to the extreme. He used Mandela to plot his own schemes while simultaneously using the Mandela Effect to numb himself.

He started pursuing Li Muzi intensely after learning about her wealthy background from the news reports.

However, the encounter between the two was romanticized as: he fell in love with Li Muzi at first sight, and a ray of light suddenly shone into his life.

He can push his wife into the deepest abyss on one hand, and sincerely arrange the most beautiful anniversary fireworks for her on the other.

These are all quite wonderful.

At this point, it seems that the main storyline and the mystery have been revealed.

This is a story about a best friend seeking revenge for her best friend, but problems arise.

What were Zhou Xiaobin's previous concerns, such as how to cover up logical bugs?
The same issue was also noticed by the audience.

However, Bai Yue smiled and said, "You should know that the movie is only halfway through. Do you think Chen Mo wouldn't think of something you can think of?"

Zhou Xiaobin was taken aback.

Meanwhile, Chen Mai (Shen Man) finally found the place where her best friend "real Li Muzi" died and found her body!

The scene flashes back to the moment when He Fei tricks Li Muzi into going down to the seabed to complete the "scene" of the underwater starry sky.

Finally, the real Li Muzi used the distress gestures He Fei had taught her to call for help. She was calling for help; she wanted to speak, but she couldn't...

When He Fei turned his head back twice at first, but didn't turn his head back at all the last time, many people in the theater had tears in their eyes.

Everything seemed to have come to light.

However, at this moment, the biggest twist in the film occurred.

He Fei, who had been hysterical and on the verge of collapse, suddenly smiled when the police arrested him.

This smile gave many people a chilling feeling.

Could there be a twist?

He's already admitted to murder, huh?

Suddenly, Zhou Xiaobin was taken aback to realize that he had never directly described the process of killing someone.

Or rather, could the scene shown to the audience in this movie really be telling "Chen Mai"?

Just then, a lawyer in a suit and tie appeared.

This is a real lawyer, why did he suddenly say, "I didn't kill anyone!"

Shen Man (Chen Mai) was stunned!
The audience was stunned!
Why do lawyers not defend their clients in court?

The final verdict: Because the existing evidence was insufficient to prove that He Fei had premeditatedly murdered his wife Li Muzi, he was acquitted.

The entire audience was stunned!

Zhou Xiaobin and Bai Yue were also dumbfounded.

Is this reasonable? Is this even possible?

No, Chen Mo, how dare you?
The audience was so angry they couldn't help but think of the real-life case of someone falling off a cliff.

But isn't the "ending" of Chen Mo's "The Vanished She" even more unsatisfying?

Hell is empty, and all the devils are here on earth.
It's important to understand that if he cannot be convicted due to insufficient evidence, it means that he can not only go unpunished, but also receive a huge insurance payout and inherit his wife Li Muzi's estate after returning to China!

(End of this chapter)