This director is vindictive.

Chapter 324 True Immortal Sword: Left-behind Children Re-employed
The casting for "Sunny Sisters" hasn't been finalized yet, but it's already become a widely known topic of discussion.

However, after Jing Tian, ​​the last of Chen Mo's six confidantes, posted on Weibo...

Naturally, everyone's attention began to shift to the seventh newcomer!

Hmm, although everyone knows that the so-called seventh sister of "Sunny Sisters" can't really be "into Chen Mo's harem" like the first six, after all, the other six are still around.

But the hype and the aroma of the melon are irresistible!

In reality, if it were truly a "selection of concubines" or something like that, there wouldn't be many candidates.

After all, most of the top actresses are married women, but this one happens to be somewhere between casting for a role and choosing a concubine, so you see, anyone could be a potential candidate.

If it's a single woman, then it's like selecting a concubine; if it's a married woman, then it's like selecting an actor. No problem!

However, Liu Yifei is still the most popular. There's no way around it; she's a left-behind child of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series!

And she's not getting any younger, it's definitely time for her to find a husband.

Everyone originally thought that Hu Ge, the actor who played Xiaoyao, and Ling'er could make up for the regrets of the Legend of Sword and Fairy in real life. Unfortunately, the two never seemed to have much chemistry in real life.

Liu Yifei even preferred to choose a Korean male celebrity rather than Hu Ge, which left many CP fans feeling quite helpless.

Fortunately, she finally realized her mistake, understood that Koreans were unreliable, and returned to being single.

She is also the only one in the Chinese entertainment industry whose breakup was met with widespread celebration.

It's fair to say that Liu Yifei's popularity is well-deserved, because to some extent, she is the "white moonlight" in the hearts of many fans in the Chinese entertainment industry!

In the past, Liu Yifei's fans naturally did not want their "white moonlight" to fall into the hands of any man, not even Brother Xiaoyao.

However, as time went by, those die-hard fans from back then have all started families and careers, and Liu Yifei herself has passed the age of thirty.

Look at the other female celebrities in the entertainment industry, they've all found their place. Although most of them are divorced, at least they've found their place.

In particular, of the four beauties who rose to fame through the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, she is the only one left behind.

As a result, fans have started to worry about this former "white moonlight".

However, looking at the entertainment industry, it seems that even if you try to pair up celebrities, it's not that easy.

After all, Liu Yifei is indeed very special in the hearts of her fans, but just at this time, an even more special figure in the entertainment industry appeared.

In particular, Chen Mo's harem made a collective appearance this time.

The gimmick of the Seventh Sister has been created again, and suddenly many netizens have realized that Chen Mo is actually a good choice!
"There's no need to guess. If it's not Liu Yifei, I'll wash my hair upside down!"

"No problem. Of the four beauties in Chinese Paladin, only Ling'er is still without a partner. I'm thinking, Yang Mi is fighting alone in the harem and doesn't get along with the Empress. According to the palace intrigue dramas of 'Empresses in the Palace,' she definitely needs to get some help. Wouldn't Sister Yifei be the most suitable?"

"That's right. Liu Shishi and Tang Yan are both settled down. If they came, their husbands would probably explode on the spot. So Liu Yifei is the most suitable! Chen Mo is handsome, talented, rich, and even romantic. He could totally bring Yang Mi and Liu Yifei together for a fairy-tale wedding!"

"Archaeological team, come quick! A stunning discovery: Little Dragon Girl from the 2006 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' VS Jing Tian from the 2006 'Anaconda'—it turns out Chen Mo has been collecting 'limited edition' beauties from both 2006 and 2006! We suggest forming a '06 Celestial Couple' combination (with comparison photos: Liu Yifei in flowing white robes VS Jing Tian in a cheongsam and updo)."

"Hilarious! Is this Yang Guifei personally selecting concubines for Emperor Xuanzong? @YangMiMi, look! Your best friend from the Legend of Sword and Fairy series is going to enter the palace! I suggest adding a spin-off to 'Sunny Sisters': 'The Four Beauties of Legend of Sword and Fairy: The Legend of Zhen Huan in the Harem.' I've already come up with the plot—Yang Mi plays Hua Fei, who is vying for the emperor's favor; Liu Yifei plays Duan Fei, who is cold and aloof; and Jing Tian plays 'Empress Chun Yuan,' playing herself!"

"Sisters, let's get #LeftBehindChildrenOfChineseParadiseFindingEmployment# trending! Let Chen Mo see what public opinion is all about! The Xiaoyao Brother that Ling'er couldn't wait for back then, is now being fulfilled by a real-life 'Sea King'!"

Top comment: What the hell is this "buying a ticket" nonsense? Is this a train heading to kindergarten?!
at the same time.

Liu Yifei actually received an invitation. Well, don't misunderstand, it was Yang Mi who, on behalf of the "Sunny Sisters" production team, invited her to play the seventh sister in "Sunny Sisters".

However, she hesitated!

Why the hesitation? It's obvious, just look at the jokes from netizens.

Although it may seem like just a movie role offer, is that really the case?
Liu Yifei has worked with Chen Mo before, including on the film "Fame and Fortune".

But that movie and "Sunny" are completely different things, okay?

Why did Chen Mo decide to remake the movie "Sunny Sisters"?

The reason is almost common knowledge: this film was created by Chen Mo for his six female confidantes.

Liu Yifei held her phone and repeatedly refreshed the Weibo topic #LeftBehindChildrenOfChineseParadiseFindingRe-employment#, her fingertip hovering over the invitation message sent by Yang Mi for a long time.

As the undisputed "white moonlight" of the Chinese entertainment industry, she knows all too well what taking on this role means—it's definitely not just about becoming the seventh sister in "Sunny Sisters," but rather about implicitly joining the "Chen Mo harem universe" that has been ridiculed across the internet.

Although it's just a gimmick, it might actually come true! For some reason, she blushed a little.

Given a man like Chen Mo, which female celebrity in the Chinese entertainment industry could truly turn a blind eye and a deaf ear?
Look at the women around Chen Mo, each one of them, although they are indeed not perfect in terms of "love".

After all, there is only one Chen Mo, but there are six of them.

But apart from that, it can be said that Chen Mo gave everything he could.

This includes career, money, status, and children.
Yes, Chen Mo is a womanizer and a scumbag, but he's clearly a scumbag, so you don't need to be suspicious like other couples do, because he's made everything out in the open.

For some reason, she suddenly felt a bit flustered!

When she was young, her mother always protected her very well, but that doesn't mean she was completely ignorant about the relationships between men and women in the entertainment industry.

She had once felt a slight attraction to Brother Xiaoyao, but her mother quickly extinguished that budding flame.

Later, after meeting more people, witnessing more breakups and makeups in the entertainment industry, and seeing more of the deceit and treachery within it, she gradually lost interest in that kind of thing.

But she's a human being too! She's a woman too!

Over the years, she has felt lonely, and she has longed to find a shoulder to lean on when she is tired or wronged, but she has never been able to find one. As for that Korean man, it was just a scandal created for his career.

Suddenly, she saw a comparison picture of "06 Fairy Couple" compiled by netizens—her own white-clad Little Dragon Girl at age 18 and Jing Tian's cheongsam look at the same age. This reminded her of Chen Mo's joke when they collaborated on "Famous and Prosperous": "If Fairy Sister had met me ten years earlier, her child would be old enough to run errands now."

Although at the time it was just because everyone was joking that Liu Yifei was everyone's white moonlight, even Chen Mo was no exception.

The fact that the Nightingale in the movie could make people willingly die for her gives the feeling that reality has come to life in the movie!

At the time, it was just a joke, but now it seems like a foreshadowing of fate.

Thinking back to the wedding of Chen Mo and Zhao Liying, and how my friend Yang Mi, despite complaining about Chen Mo, couldn't hide the happiness radiating from her face when we met.

At that time, didn't she feel envious too?
A man who is willing to go to that extent for a woman, though imperfect, is still much better than the vast majority of men.

For some reason, as she looked at her beautiful face and graceful figure in the mirror, she felt a strange sense of loneliness, as if she could only admire herself alone.

On the dressing table lay script offers made after the box office failure of "Mulan," all of which were repetitive formulas of "celestial beings descending to earth."

Speaking of which, many people in the entertainment industry jokingly say that she has thick skin, but isn't that also a reflection of her helplessness?

Her resources have always been very limited, especially in recent years; she has simply not been able to access any truly top-tier resources.

The character settings in the script of "Sunny" are indeed captivating—this may be a key turning point in breaking away from fixed images.

But when she saw a screenshot of Fan Binbin's recent WeChat Moments post—a popular comment from netizens: "Yang Mi is bringing Liu Yifei into the fray to form a 'Chinese Paladin' fanbase to fight against the main heroine"—she frowned again. At over thirty years old, should she gamble on a groundbreaking performance, or continue playing the safe card of remaining aloof and detached?
Liu Yifei put down her phone, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and stared blankly at the night view outside.

Unconsciously, her fingertips traced the window frame, and the sweetness that Yang Mi couldn't hide when talking about Chen Mo kept appearing in her mind—that hardworking woman who used to be so exhausted on set that she had to revise the script even while on an IV drip, and whose voice would soften when she talked about "the one at home".

With a "ding," a private Moments post by Yang Mi popped up on WeChat.

The photo shows Yang Mi wearing a dinosaur onesie pajamas being used as a slide by her child, with the caption "A director said this is a new parenting concept #HumanCubTamingRealLife#".

Liu Yifei's finger hovered over the "like" button, hesitating to press it, a bittersweet feeling welling up inside her—this kind of lively yet mundane happiness was precisely the rarest thing in her more than thirty years of life.

The mirror reflected her hand, clenching the collar of her pajamas. The silk fabric still carried the scent of the perfume Yang Mi had given her for her birthday last year. Back then, her best friend had winked and said, "It's a scent that can seduce men," which she had taken as a joke, but now she sensed a deeper meaning.

A song she didn't know was playing from her neighbor's house outside her window. The cheerful melody made her suddenly realize that she seemed to always be standing outside the glass window watching other people's fireworks, without even the courage to reach out and catch a snowflake.

Standing outside her daughter's bedroom door, Liu's mother saw Liu Yifei staring blankly at her phone screen through the half-open crack, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the collar of her pajamas—it smelled like the perfume Yang Mi had given her last year, but now it felt like a thorn stuck in her heart.

She recalled how, years ago, she had personally nipped her daughter's budding feelings for a male actor she was working with, and sternly warned her: "Relationships in the entertainment industry are all superficial. Just focus on your career."

At that time, Liu Yifei was only a teenager, her eyes still shining, and she obediently nodded and said, "I know, Mom."

But now, his daughter is over thirty years old and doesn't have anyone who cares about her. On the contrary, Yang Mi and Fan Binbin, who are "troublesome," are all doing very well with Chen Mo.

She had always been very protective of her daughter, and she believed that everything she did was for her daughter's good. However, this also led to Liu Yifei always being passive in matters of the heart.

For the first time, she wondered if she had made a mistake.

Mrs. Liu tiptoed back to the living room and picked up her tablet to browse Weibo. The trending topic #LeftBehindChildrenOfTheLegendofSwordsMangaEntertainment# brought tears to her eyes; the netizens' sarcastic remarks felt like knives stabbing into her heart.
"If Liu Yifei takes on the role in 'Sunny Sisters,' wouldn't that be tantamount to her joining Chen Mo's harem? Her fans are furious!"

"If the cabbage that Aunt Liu has protected for thirty years is ultimately taken away by the Sea King, pot and all, the plot is more surreal than 'Mulan'!"

With trembling fingers, she clicked on Jing Tian's stills from "The Python" when she was 18, and then found her daughter's costume fitting photo of Little Dragon Girl when she was the same age—two equally youthful faces, but one became "Chen Mo's empress", while the other became "the last white moonlight in the Chinese entertainment industry" in the eyes of netizens.

A wave of guilt washed over me.

After filming "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was completed, the producer quietly told her, "Sissi is too naive. You'll have to be more careful about her relationships in the future."

She wholeheartedly agreed and from then on became extremely vigilant, even forbidding her from adding male actors she was working with on WeChat.

But what about now? Yang Mi posts photos of her child riding on Chen Mo's shoulders on her WeChat Moments, Zhao Liying's wedding attracts countless onlookers... while her own daughter doesn't even dare to publicly talk about dating.

"If only I hadn't stopped her from being with..." This thought was quickly extinguished by her.

But the next second, a very soft sigh came from her daughter's room—like a needle, piercing the "for your own good" mask that she had maintained for so many years.

She suddenly remembered a producer's drunken quip at a dinner party last week: "Sister Liu, if your Qianqian keeps acting so 'ethereal,' she'll only be able to play Xiaolongnu's master in the future!"

It turns out that in other people's eyes, the daughter's "perfection" had long become a shackle.

She took out her phone to message Yang Mi, typed and deleted, and finally sent only one message: "Mi Mi, about Qian Qian's matter... let her decide for herself."

Her eyes welled up with tears as soon as she finished posting. At that moment, she finally understood: she had been guarding against scandals and scumbags for thirty years, but she had also prevented her daughter from having a vibrant life.

Her hunched back was reflected in the glass window, overlapping with the silhouette of her daughter caressing a perfume bottle in the room.

Two lonely women, one trapped in guilt, the other trapped in the persona of a "celestial being".

Liu's mother still pushed open her daughter's half-closed door and saw Liu Yifei staring blankly at an old photo of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" on her phone's screen saver. The cold light reflected from the perfume bottle in front of the mirror stung her eyes—it was the "man-slaying fragrance" she had secretly put away last year, and had inexplicably put it back this morning.

"Sissi!"

"mom!"

Liu Yifei suddenly turned off her phone screen, revealed a smile, and stepped forward to pull her mother along.

"Actually..." Mrs. Liu hesitated, then stopped herself in her tracks.

"This time, Mom won't interfere with your choice. Whatever you choose, Mom will support you!" Liu's mother said, gently stroking her daughter's hair.

Liu Yifei looked at her mother with some surprise.

"What? Surprised? Silly child, everything your mother has done is just to make you happy, but in the end, your mother is not the one who can accompany you for a lifetime!" said Liu's mother.

"Mom!" Liu Yifei hugged her mother.

In fact, Liu's mother hadn't been as vigilant as she used to be for a long time.

So she didn't blame her at all, because she knew that if it weren't for her mother's strict protection back then, she might have been taken advantage of long ago.

She doesn't know what the entertainment industry is like; she's not really a naive and innocent girl who doesn't understand anything.

However, upon hearing her mother's words, she suddenly felt somewhat relieved.

Perhaps netizens are right. Rather than being labeled a "left-behind child," it's better to actively seek out the "Sea King's Castle," a place that can tolerate all criticism, where at least Yang Mi, an old friend, can take care of you.

After seeing her mother off, she went into the bathroom.

The bathroom was filled with steam, and Liu Yifei buried her face in a towel and took a deep breath.

She knows all too well what her fans are like: those long-time fans who have followed her since "The Story of a Noble Family" both hope that she will find a partner and cannot accept the ridicule that "her white moonlight has become one of the concubines".

Just like the highly-rated comment under Zhang Yuqi's Weibo post: "Choosing Chen Mo is at least an open and honest scumbag," but the image of a fairy has never been related to "enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens."

Suddenly, the image of Fan Binbin from "The Vanished She" appeared in the mirror—the "Jin Suo" who was once ridiculed by everyone, is now Fan Ye who has turned her dark history into a crown.

at the same time.

Chen Mo and Yang Mi were also talking about Liu Yifei.

Yang Mi scrolled through the trending topics on her phone: #LeftBehindChildrenOfChineseParadiseFindRe-employment#, and suddenly nudged Chen Mo, who was revising the script, with her knee: "Hey, netizens are all betting that Yi Fei will become the 'Seventh Sister,' and they've even written a palace intrigue script about 'Chinese Paladin fans versus the main wife.'"

She shook her phone screen, which displayed a fan-edited composite image of Liu Yifei wearing a school uniform from the TV series "Sunny Sisters." "Seriously, when you cast her as Nightingale in 'Fame and Fortune,' did you have this in mind?"

Without looking up, Chen Mo crossed out a line from the script: "Back then? Back then I thought she was perfect for playing the 'white moonlight that all men would be willing to die for'."

"Besides, you know what happened back then. I was even thinking of setting her up with Lao Hu, but who knew Lao Hu would be so unhelpful! He didn't even succeed with such a good opportunity, and Liu's mother wasn't even there. He couldn't even get the chance!"
This is the first time in my life I've acted as a matchmaker, and it still didn't work out! I didn't even understand the whole story!

"But now"

He suddenly reached out and pulled Yang Mi into his arms. His phone screen showed that Liu Yifei had liked Fan Binbin's Weibo post two minutes earlier: "Do you really think she'll accept this?"

"Hard to say."

Yang Mi sat down on his lap without hesitation. "But do you know what the most ironic thing is?"

She suddenly laughed: "Her mother just messaged me saying she would no longer interfere with her choices, but our fairy sister herself is trapped in her 'persona'."

(End of this chapter)