This director is vindictive.

Chapter 320 What a simple and unpretentious view of love!
Chen Mo has always considered himself a very ordinary "scumbag"!
After his rebirth, his views on love are the same as most "scumbags".

First, she is beautiful and understanding, and she likes him!
Secondly, she is beautiful and understanding, but she only likes herself!

Third, she is beautiful and understanding, and she only likes him and allows him to have a harem.

What a simple and unpretentious view of love!
He was undoubtedly lucky; the young, wealthy woman perfectly matched his views on love in these three aspects!
Even so, she couldn't avoid being jealous! Her feelings towards Zhao Liying and Yang Mi initially stemmed from jealousy!

However, Chen Mo never expected that she would bring up the idea of ​​putting six women together to make a movie.

At this moment, Chen Mo wasn't thinking about how to adapt "Sunny Sisters" to a local context, but rather whether he could survive after the show was finished.
Having a harem is great, after all, several beautiful women are the mothers of your children. In my previous life, I could probably only see this in novels.

The problem is, you can't put people together like that. It might not be a big deal for a short time, but if it goes on for too long, oh my god, that's absolutely deadly!

No amount of goji berries will help!
Needless to say, none of them are easy to deal with.
"Ahem, well, Tian Tian, ​​how about we just let this go? Aren't you filming 'Si Teng'? The others also have scenes to film." Chen Mo tried to gloss over the matter.

He wanted to make the film back then, but that was entirely because he was young and naive!
Now, just thinking about it gives him a headache. Imagine how they can attack each other openly and covertly in front of hundreds of millions of people, let alone when they get together in private.

"It's okay, I've already discussed it with them, and they all voted in favor!" Jing Tian smiled mischievously, her eyes crinkling.

Chen Mo was stunned, momentarily taken aback: "Wait, when did this happen? How come I had no idea about it?"

"It was right after the last live stream ended."

She explained lightly, "Everyone thinks that since we're all actors and you're the director, with a ready-made project in front of us, why not make something together as a memento? That would be so interesting!"

Chen Mo looked at his little rich girl seriously and said, "Tian, ​​you've changed. You really haven't been like this before!"
I still prefer your innocent and naive look from before. Isn't it said that pregnancy makes you stupid for three years? How come you've become so shrewd after having a baby?

"Besides, wasn't this something you planned before? It was inconvenient back then because we were having a baby, but now it's convenient for everyone!" Jing Tian blinked at Chen Mo and continued.

But the cunning glint in her eyes revealed her true feelings at that moment.

"But think about it, it's really not suitable! In the original 'Sunny Girls,' there were girls of all heights, weights, and appearances, some beautiful and some plain. You girls are all naturally beautiful and stunning, and it's obviously unreasonable for you to be classmates in the same school!" Chen Mo tried to find excuses and reasons to refuse the offer.

"Who says it's unreasonable?" Jing Tian suddenly pulled out a yellowed old photo from her phone's album and proudly waved it in front of Chen Mo. "Look, I've even prepared the props!"

The photo showed six girls in 1990s school uniforms, arm in arm in front of the school's podium. Chen Mo squinted and leaned closer to look, then suddenly gasped – it was clearly AI face-swapping technology that had photoshopped them into students! Fan Binbin sported ramen-noodle hair and a lollipop, Zhao Liying had a dowdy double ponytail, and the most outrageous was Zhang Yuqi, who was photoshopped into a buck-toothed girl with freckles all over her face, perfectly recreating the "ugly duckling" character from the original movie.

"Are you sure there's nothing wrong with this photo?" Chen Mo asked, completely bewildered.

"I even calculated the height difference." Jing Tian counted on her fingers as if she knew them by heart: "Yang Mi wears flat shoes, Yu Qi wears 5cm height-increasing insoles, and Sister Yuanyuan can play a transfer student, which perfectly matches the setting added in the script halfway through."

She became more and more excited as she spoke, failing to notice Chen Mo's gradually stiffening expression.

Chen Mo's mind was already filled with images of disaster on set: Zhang Yuqi chasing and hitting the photo editor with a makeup mirror, Fan Binbin stepping on the script with her high heels and saying, "You think I'm worthy to read these lines?", and Yang Mi and Zhao Liying secretly competing for the center position.
What's even more terrifying is that, given the professionalism of these women, they might outwardly cooperate with the filming while secretly finding ways to make him "pay back his debts" at night.

"No way!" Chen Mo shook his head, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

"Why not?" Jing Tian blinked and asked.

“Well, you’re playing middle school students from the 1990s, but who in that era ate so well? That definitely won’t work! It’s completely mismatched, okay?” Chen Mo quickly added.

“This is a minor problem. At worst, we can each find a ‘young version of ourselves’.” Jing Tian was clearly prepared and had blocked all of Chen Mo’s paths.

"Actually, there is another fatal problem."

Chen Mo, quick-witted, said, "The original version had seven female leads, but we only have six."

Jing Tian immediately laughed and said teasingly, "We've already discussed it. We have two options. One is to hold a public recruitment, and let netizens vote to choose. You're lucky. This is a public selection of your concubines."

Or you can directly specify one, such as Liu Yifei, or Dilraba from Yang Mi's company. It depends on whether you want a young and beautiful one or a more mature, elegant one.

"So, darling, who do you want to choose?" Jing Tian asked again.

"I won't choose anyone! That's not reasonable!" Chen Mo wouldn't fall into such an obvious trap.

Just kidding, this question is a death trap, okay?
We already have six. Are we really going to collect all seven Dragon Balls to summon Shenron?

Women, your name is hypocrisy!
Seeing Chen Mo's constipated expression, his attempt to refuse while racking his brains for an excuse, Jing Tian burst into laughter and fell into Chen Mo's arms: "Now everything's complete! We can even hold auditions for the role of the beautiful school beauty who was bullied in the original version!"

She suddenly leaned close to Chen Mo's ear, her hot breath making his earlobe tingle: "Don't worry, we signed a gentleman's agreement—no palace intrigue scenes are allowed during filming, or anyone who violates it will be forced to eat vegetarian food for a month!"

What kind of gentleman's agreement is this? You're women, okay? And you call yourselves gentlemen?
Chen Mo didn't believe a single punctuation mark!
Goodness, even a gentleman's agreement is rife with palace intrigue!
Is this some kind of extended term for palace intrigue dramas? They're practically calling it a palace intrigue drama! Just imagining that scene makes Chen Mo's head spin!
As Chen Mo was thinking of an excuse, his phone suddenly started vibrating wildly.

He glanced at it and noticed that a new group had appeared at some point, named "The Scumbag and Victim Alliance." Chen Mo was immediately speechless!
I can accept that he's a scumbag, but what's with this "victims' alliance" thing?

Also, when was this group created? Who created it?
When I opened it, it was bustling with activity; the number of messages had already reached 99+.
Yang Mi: "Korean poster for 'Sunny Sisters'.JPG"

Yang Mi: "I suggest remaking it as 'The Great Battle of the Chinese Entertainment Sisters,' no need to change the script, just let them play themselves! [doge]"

Zhao Liying: "Ah, right, right, just add the scene where Tian Tian gives you the foot masseur's perfume! Hahaha!"

Yang Mi: "(Three cleaver emojis)! Zhao Xiaodao, you've got some filth in you!"

Fan Binbin: "I think Xiao Zhao's suggestion is great!"

Yang Mi: "I'm so angry! So angry! So angry!"

Zhang Yuqi: "[File](90s Props List.xlsx)"

Zhang Yuqi: @Everyone, I've compiled a list of must-have items from the 90s: pagers, cassette tapes, Little Tyrant game consoles, old-fashioned school uniforms... These are all so interesting, they're all memories, I have to include them!

Gao Yuanyuan: "[Image] (Collection of 90s School Uniforms.JPG)"

Gao Yuanyuan: "I think school uniforms could be a bit more retro, like this blue and white sporty style, paired with pigtails, it would have a more vintage feel!"

Zhao Liying: "[Link] On How to Balance Screen Time in Multi-Female Lead Films—An Analysis of Narrative Strategies in Hollywood Ensemble Films"

Zhao Liying: I suggest director @ChenMo study this paper first to avoid "unexpected accidents" caused by uneven distribution of screen time [smile]

Chen Mo: ... (Silently watching the screen, not daring to speak)
Yang Mi: @Chen Mo "Where is the director? Stop playing dead, hurry up and say something! [cleaver]"

Fan Binbin: @Chen Mo "I heard you want to run away? [smile]"

Zhang Yuqi: @Chen Mo "Dare not to film? Believe me or not, we'll make sure you can't get out of bed! [fist emoji]"

Fan Binbin:
Yang Mi:
Zhao Liying: @Zhang Yuqi: "Are you sure this is punishment? Not a reward?"

Gao Yuanyuan: @Chen Mo "Look, everyone's so enthusiastic, you won't refuse, will you? [Pity]"

Zhao Liying: @Chen Mo "We're still planning to choose a seventh sister! Are you happy? [smile]"

Chen Mo:
Did you see that? Did you see that? Damn it, they almost started fighting in the group chat before filming even started.

If filming were to begin, Chen Mo stared at the ceiling and sighed deeply. In a daze, he seemed to see the filming schedule for the next three months, each day marked with the words "Survived Today" in large, blood-red letters. And right now, the sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling window looked exactly like the flames of a battlefield.

The culprit, the wealthy young woman Jing Tian, ​​had somehow fallen asleep. Chen Mo looked down at the sleeping Jing Tian in his arms, his fingertips brushing against the lingering sly smile on her lips, and finally chuckled helplessly.

Since they were so enthusiastic, why not go with the flow? After all, they were all mothers of their own children. Using filming as an excuse to spend time together would fulfill a secret wish for family reunion.

As for those undercurrents of competition, consider them merely a spice to spice up life.

Besides, thinking about it carefully, if I really got them all together for a few months, I could totally use filming as an excuse—

For example, it's reasonable for a director to instruct actors, right?

It would be reasonable to find two people to perform a script reading in the dark that night, right?
After all, cinematic art should always strive for an immersive experience.

As for the seventh sister, well, well, Chen Mo said he really had no interest in her!

They've all wronged me! Even if Chen Mo wanted to search, he wouldn't be so stubborn as to openly search right under their noses, would he?

Chen Mo gently placed the young heiress on the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then lowered his head to kiss her forehead.

He then went outside and went to the study.

Since there was no way to avoid it, Chen Mo stopped being coy. However, to be honest, "Sunny Sisters" is actually not a film that is easy to adapt.

Of course, if it were just a remake with a different skin, that would be simple, but Chen Mo certainly couldn't just be a remake with a different skin!
The localization adaptation in the previous version was really quite poor.

Chen Mo naturally did not want to follow that old path.

As a classic South Korean youth female ensemble film, Chen Mo summarized that the first difficulty in adapting "Sunny" to a local context is the dilemma of transplanting the imprint of the era!
The original version is based on the special background of South Korea in the 1990s, such as the broadcast of the Gwangju Uprising and student demonstrations. These historical symbols constitute the special memories of South Korean girls' generation.

However, directly transplanting it to China would be unsuitable, as it lacks the appropriate contemporary relevance.

If a localized adaptation is to be carried out, then a reasonable historical context is needed first.

Of course, it doesn't necessarily have to be the 1990s; it could also be the beginning of the century. It's just a matter of what point in the beginning of the century would be suitable to be inserted into the plot.

Actually, if it were a male ensemble film, it would be easy to solve; we could simply use the time when "Meteor Garden" was released as the starting point.

After all, when "Meteor Garden" aired, many students in schools across the country were influenced, and many of them started imitating things like F4.

There were indeed quite a few cases of "F4" on campus at that time.

Moreover, there was also the influence of the Hong Kong film series "Young and Dangerous".

It's gotten so many names like "Brother Hao Nan" and "Brother Shan Ji" everywhere.

But honestly, for girls, the plot of "Sunny" would be really hard to adapt to a Chinese audience!

Chen Mo sat in the swivel chair in the study, tapping his fingertips on the table, recalling the reasons for the failure of the localized film adaptation in his previous life.

The awkward grafting of the era and the superficial portrayal of sisterhood ultimately reduced the film to a cheap patchwork of sentimentality.

He rubbed his chin and suddenly realized that perhaps he shouldn't be fixated on replicating the timeline of the 1990s, but rather should look for a localized entry point in more universal themes of youth.

Chen Mo still has no complete idea of ​​how to adapt "Sunny Sisters" for the local market.

However, there is still plenty of time.

Moreover, Chen Mo plans to do this film in a different way!
Well, the main reason is that he himself is not very confident that he can make a good film, after all, this film involves his blind spot.

After all, Sunny Sisters mainly highlights the feelings between girls. Wouldn't it be better if a female director made the film or even a female screenwriter rewrote the script?
Thinking about this, Chen Mo suddenly had a sudden realization.

The next day, Chen Mo arrived at Shengshi Film Industry.

They summoned all the female screenwriters from Shengshi Pictures and entrusted them with the localization adaptation of "Sunny Sisters".

He simply became a hands-off manager.

He even considered hiring a female director to helm the project.

As for myself? Since they all want me to participate, I'll participate too. Hmm, I can play the scumbag in the drama, which would be a natural performance!
As long as I'm not the director, it doesn't matter how the movie turns out; the important thing is that they have fun.

And you don't have to face the chaos every day; out of sight, out of mind—it's perfect!

At most, he would visit the set every few days, check on the cast, and mediate their conflicts. He didn't need to be there every day. The more Chen Mo thought about it, the more he felt that he was too clever.

It gives me a strange sense of déjà vu of the idyllic life of ancient emperors!
You see, the palace intrigues are real, but since you can't see them, distance can create beauty. In short, there are many advantages!

However, despite his optimistic plan, he was met with unanimous opposition from several women as soon as he mentioned it.

In an instant, they all transformed into Yin-Yang masters and began aiming their guns at Chen Mo.

In the chat group, Chen Mogang expressed: "For a film like 'Sunny Sisters,' which deals with the youth and friendships between girls, I think it would be better to find a female director to make it?"

Yang Mi replied instantly: "Director Chen, at least come up with a more plausible excuse. The original director of 'Sunny Sisters' was also a man, okay? Using that as an excuse seems a bit far-fetched." (with a smiley face emoji)

Then she posted another screenshot—the Wikipedia page for the male director of the original "Sunny" series, with the caption: "Look, ladies! Our Director Chen's 'professional advice' got slapped in the face right there and then~ (dog head holding a rose.jpg)"

Fan Binbin followed up: "Hey, is someone probably thinking we're too old and past our prime? Why don't we just publicly find him a young and beautiful one this time? Director Chen, surely we can get you to do that?"

Yang Mi: "I think it's fine. How about we skip the public selection? @ChenMo, just tell me, which one do you want?"

Zhang Yuqi: "Some people were so eager to buy the rights to 'Sunny Sisters,' but now they're playing dead, huh? (cleaver.jpg) @ChenMo, how about I direct it for you? I recently took a directing course on 'how to beat up the male lead with wires'~"

Zhao Liying quietly added insult to injury: "Oh, isn't this the initiator of our 'Global Emotional Movement'? How come you don't even dare to direct your own sister's drama? @ChenMo are you afraid that if we fight on set, it will delay your efforts to save world culture?"

Gao Yuanyuan: "(Gentle smile.jpg) Is someone worried that our acting skills aren't good enough? It's okay, we can film a 'Sisterhood Version of The Legend of Zhen Huan' for you to review first~ @Zhao Liying Huanhuan, you agree?"

Zhao Liying: "(Nods obediently) Yes, I've even thought of my lines: 'That year, the apricot blossoms were in the light rain, you said we'd film a movie together, maybe it was all a mistake from the beginning...' (wipes tears.gif)"

Chen Mo was completely dumbfounded. He knew he shouldn't have let them get together! This was just the beginning, and it was already this outrageous.

That year, the apricot blossoms were in a light drizzle.
Then the rich young woman came out too.

Jing Tian: "Pfft, stop bullying him~ (rubbing Chen Mo's head.jpg)"

Chen Mo felt a warmth in his heart; it was still the little rich woman who cared about him.

But the next moment, he was Spartan.

Jing Tian quickly followed up with: "Our family is very democratic, we just decide by voting, right @ChenMo!"

(End of this chapter)