This director is vindictive.

Chapter 326 The Greatest in Film History: A Scumbag Transmigrates into the Entertainment Industry
Today is audition day, and also the day when the seven best friends will choose the actors to play their respective younger versions of themselves.

Yang Mi quickly made her final choice.

After auditioning for several roles, she ultimately chose Zhao Jinmai, who won the role of the younger version of Yang Mi in the Seven Sisters thanks to her popularity with "The Beginning".

As netizens have said: This person's micro-expression of pouting and making a peace sign is simply the embodiment of Honey Sister herself.

However, when Chen Mo asked her why she chose her, Yang Mi gave a reason that left Chen Mo somewhat dumbfounded.

"Haha, we originally had someone else in mind, but I heard that Mai Mai would sneak snacks from props while filming, just like me back then!"

"Back when I was filming 'Chinese Paladin 3,' I took Tang Yan's candied hawthorns. When I was filming 'Palace,' I replaced the time-traveling jade pendant prop with chocolate coins—this kind of ancestral skill must be inherited by someone!"

Chen Mo couldn't help but facepalm: "So your casting criteria is the food spoilage rate on set?"

"Is that not allowed?" Yang Mi glared! Although she was already the mother of her own child and was known as Boss Yang outside, she was still a complete idiot in front of Chen Mo!
"I thought you would choose Dilraba," Chen Mo asked with a smile.

“Fatty Di, I’ve recommended her to Qi,” Yang Mi said.

Chen Mo nodded. This seemed to make sense. Both had a touch of exoticism, which was indeed more suitable for Zhang Yuqi.

Soon, the group selected their final choice.

Liu Yifei chose Zhou Ye, Zhang Yuqi chose Dilraba, Fan Binbin chose Wen Qi, and Zhao Liying chose Zhang Zifeng.

Jing Tian chose Song Zuer!
Gao Yuanyuan was the last to finish casting. After repeatedly comparing the audition videos, she finally decided on Li Gengxi. When the result was announced in the meeting room, Fan Binbin was suddenly surprised: "Yuanyuan, why did you choose someone who is least like yourself to play yourself?"

Chen Mo curiously leaned closer to the monitor to replay the scene—Li Gengxi was performing a classic scene from "Seventeen Years Old Don't Cry," and her doe-like eyes were indeed exactly the same as Gao Yuanyuan's when she was young.

"What's wrong with it?"

Gao Yuanyuan lightly tapped the screen with her fingertip: "When I was filming 'Spicy Love Soup,' the director said that there was a sense of brokenness in my eyes."

She turned to look at Chen Mo: "Don't you think so?"

Suddenly called out, Chen Mo leaned back tactically: "Right?"

"Haha, Sister Yuanyuan, what a question you asked. When you filmed 'Spicy Love Soup,' Chen Mo was just a high school student, right?" Yang Mi felt a chill run down her neck after saying that.

However, both Gao Yuanyuan and Fan Binbin gave her a death stare!
Chen Mo felt a chill run down his spine and glared at Yang Mi. This woman...
"Hey, look, netizens made a comparison picture of our chosen group of seven and the characters from the original 'Sunny'!" At this moment, Yang Mi's best friend Liu Yifei suddenly came to her rescue, waving the tablet in her hand.

The screen displayed two sets of nine photos in a grid, with the caption "On the aesthetic uniformity of Aquaman - all members have youthful faces and story-telling eyes, I suspect Chen Mo has a DNA-level concubine selection process."

Zhao Liying leaned over and read out the top comment: "'Wen Qi's world-weary face paired with Fan Bingbing's sharpness, Zhang Zifeng's dullness paired with Zhao Xiaodao's stubbornness, I suggest changing the title to '108 Ways to Find Yourself'. This generation of netizens knows how to deconstruct."

The meeting room erupted in laughter, but Chen Mo remained staring thoughtfully at the comparison photo. Yang Mi poked his cheek with the end of her pen: "Director Chen, are you actually running some kind of concubine selection program?"

"I'm thinking," Chen Mo glared at Yang Mi with annoyance, then pulled up a group scene clip from the audition!

"Have you noticed? The aura of these seven girls standing together is just like yours on the set of 'Chinese Paladin 3' back then."

The scene freezes on the moment Zhou Ye helps Song Zuer adjust her headdress. Sunlight streams in through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the rehearsal room, gilding the girls' silhouettes. Liu Yifei suddenly sighs softly, "If someone had told me sixteen years ago that someone would one day recreate our youth..."

"You must think the other person is crazy," Zhang Yuqi retorted, her fingers unconsciously tracing Dilraba's audition photo.

But looking at them now, I suddenly understand why netizens call this 'time folding'.

A brief silence fell over the meeting room as the setting sun cast a warm glow on everyone through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Chen Mo's gaze swept over everyone present—Yang Mi was biting a pen cap and doodling on the audition evaluation form, Liu Yifei was staring blankly at the frozen group scene, and Fan Binbin and Gao Yuanyuan were huddled together, flipping through netizens' comments and occasionally chuckling.

Meanwhile, the hashtag #SunnySistersYouthGroupOfficialAnnouncement# has already gone viral and become a trending topic.

"Chen Mo is truly a role model for men! 'Sunny Sisters' has captured half of the goddesses in the entertainment industry!"

"Who says otherwise? This film is incredibly well-chosen! What other film can gather so many female characters? Fourteen of them! Wow! I'm so envious!"

"Hopefully this wave represents a true succession of leading actresses in the entertainment industry. The new generation of actresses still lacks distinctiveness by a significant margin!"

"Who says otherwise? But I wonder if Chen Mo's crew needs any odd jobs? If I could get in, wow, I could truly experience what it means to be a feast for the eyes every day!"

"Help! This isn't 'Sunny Sisters,' it's clearly 'Chen Mo's Harem Chronicles'! The mature group is the empresses, and the youthful group is the trainee imperial concubines. I suggest renaming it 'The Legend of Zhen Huan: Sunny Imperial Concubine Selection Ceremony'!"

"The casting of Chen Mo is basically a 'nostalgia trip' theme park - Zhou Ye's stubborn eyes = Liu Yifei's Little Dragon Girl in 06, Zhang Zifeng's cuteness = Zhao Liying's early chubby face, Wen Qi's world-weary face = Fan Bingbing's prequel to her dark side..."

Especially when netizens photoshopped the younger and more mature versions of the girlfriends into one picture.

The photo was immediately and widely shared, with netizens exclaiming that this was a true "certification" of a leading lady in the Chinese entertainment industry!
This is actually due to the unique nature of the show "Sunny Sisters". Other film and television works don't have that many characters.

Even in an ensemble piece, it's impossible to suddenly create a dozen or so female characters, all of whom are main characters.

Of course, for Chen Mo, it was also a case of "what's the use of trying" in some ways.

The main issue is, which school, not an art school like the Beijing Film Academy, has a student body that is entirely composed of good-looking students?
Yes, it's true that you can make yourself look ugly with makeup, but it still looks somewhat unrealistic.

However, Chen Mo didn't care too much. He had already given up. To put it bluntly, the movie "Sunny Sisters" was more hype than substance at the moment.

Chen Mo simply turned off his phone.

It's unwatchable, absolutely unwatchable!
A group of silly netizens claimed to be the happiest man in the world, completely unaware that this filming of "Sunny Sisters" was definitely the most difficult one he had ever endured since his debut.

Three women make a drama, but these fourteen women could easily fill three mahjong tables.

Moreover, these rising young actresses are no pushovers either!
Suddenly, Zhao Liying raised her phone: "Haha, Wen Qi posted on Weibo!"

The screen showed Wen Qi's latest update - she posted a comparison photo of Fan Binbin's magazine cover photo from 20 years ago and her own profile, with the caption "Reporting to the organization, I have successfully infiltrated the cold and glamorous queen camp (salute)".

Fan Binbin raised an eyebrow and reposted the message, commenting, "I suggest renaming it 'The Childhood Version of a Cold and Elegant Older Sister'." This interaction instantly became a trending topic, and the hashtag #WenQiFanBinbinMealReplacement# also started to gain traction.

Zhang Yuqi was also intrigued and exclaimed with a smile, "Wow! Kids these days know how to have fun much better than we did back then!"

As she spoke, she casually posted a screenshot of Dilraba dancing during her audition on Weibo: "I've seen the look in her eyes, she's someone I can eat skewers with until the early hours of the morning @Dear-Dilraba"

Yang Mi suddenly grabbed Chen Mo's arm: "I suddenly have a brilliant idea!"

Her eyes lit up with an astonishing excitement as she said, "How about we have the seven of us shoot a series of photos in the style of 'The Lady's Character'? It would perfectly match the 'time-space folding' concept that netizens have been talking about!"

Liu Yifei looked at Chen Mo thoughtfully: "You wouldn't be thinking of..."

Yang Mi snapped her fingers: "That's right! Release the materials first to whet our appetites, and then let them appear in the same frame as the real person when filming officially starts—double the beauty overload, this wave of popularity will blow up the trending search list! Hehehe, what do you think, our marketing master?"

Before Chen Mo could respond, Jing Tian suddenly chuckled and said, "Song Zuer just messaged me saying that the seven of them created a group chat."

She turned her phone around, and the group name was clearly displayed as "[Sunshine Sisters · Youth Edition (Unauthorized)]".

Gao Yuanyuan leaned closer and read the chat log aloud: "'Hello teachers, we secretly rehearsed the original corridor dance battle scene, please check it out!' followed by a groundhog screaming emoji."

"Young people these days..."

Chen Mo rubbed his forehead and smiled wryly, but his fingers honestly clicked on the rehearsal video that came with the message.

The scene features seven girls with distinct styles dressed in school uniforms, recreating a classic scene. The arc of Zhou Ye's ponytail sweeping across the camera when she turns around is exactly the same as the scene Liu Yifei filmed in "May Love".

It has to be said, sometimes youth really is an asset!

Compared to the seven mature sisters, these seven, the new generation of girlfriends, are clearly more active.

Yang Mi suddenly leaned close to his ear and whispered teasingly, "Your Majesty, your obsession with collecting time and space has been perfectly replicated."

The warm breath he exhaled carried a familiar perfume scent, making Chen Mo's ears itch.

Chen Mo grabbed her mischievous hand and said irritably, "Stop it. If I really turned into a werewolf and ate them all, wouldn't you tear me apart?"

"You can give it a try!" Yang Mi said with a smile.

"You're not allowed to have designs on others, but if you can win over Yifei, we might be open to it," Yang Mi suddenly added. Chen Mo couldn't help but glance up at Liu Yifei, who was still repeatedly watching the rehearsal video.

The last rays of the setting sun brushed past her lowered eyelashes, casting dappled shadows on the conference table. Chen Mo suddenly recalled the night the filming of "Fame and Fortune" wrapped up, the image of Liu Yifei standing under a streetlamp, looking up at the snow after the night scenes were finished. The swirling snowflakes had landed on her eyelashes then, creating a similar interplay of light and shadow.

It must be said that although Liu Yifei has lost the youthful innocence of her younger days, she has gained a more mature and charming allure.

Yang Mi suddenly waved her hand in front of his eyes: "Snap out of it! Sure enough, men are all big pigs. They say they're not interested, but their bodies tell a different story!"

Chen Mo rolled his eyes. To be honest, if he hadn't met these women, he probably wouldn't have let go of a woman like Liu Yifei.

But right now, although he admires it, he really doesn't have that kind of interest.

A sly glint flashed in Yang Mi's eyes. Suddenly, she picked up her phone and quietly sent a message in a group chat containing only the six of them.

If Chen Mo saw Yang Mi's WeChat interface, he would easily find that Yang Mi and her group of six ended up with seven or eight groups, which was quite absurd.

The other five of Chen Mo's women all looked down and then the six of them exchanged glances.

"Cough cough, I drank too much water just now, I need to go to the restroom!" Zhang Yuqi suddenly stood up with an excuse.

“Perfect timing, let’s do it together!” Fan Binbin said with a smile.

Chen Mo hadn't realized the problem until the two of them left.

"I'll go check on the girls. Xiao Zhao, Tian Tian, ​​want to come along?" Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile.

“Okay! Let’s go together!” Zhao Liying and Jing Tian said in unison.

As he spoke, he winked at Yang Mi.

Yang Mi suddenly shouted, "Wait for me, I want to go take a look too!"

Before Chen Mo and Liu Yifei could react, they hurriedly left the conference room.

Even the most clueless Chen Mo and Liu Yifei could sense that something was wrong.

Chen Mo was somewhat amused and exasperated. He was also quite puzzled, as he hadn't added any new members to his harem over the years.

As for the claim that they wouldn't mind having one or two more people, Chen Mo didn't believe it.

It's easy to guess that Yang Mi was the one who started this; it's just a mystery how she managed to convince the other five.

Meanwhile, in another room, Yang Mi quickly pulled out her tablet and brought up the surveillance footage.

The six heads instantly formed a circle.

The screen clearly showed that inside the conference room, Chen Mozhen and Liu Yifei exchanged an awkward glance.

Liu Yifei clearly sensed something and unconsciously lowered her head to tuck her hair back, but when she did so, the tips of her ears turned noticeably red.

"Yang Mi, what kind of terrible idea is this, testing Chen Mo with this? I feel like you're deliberately trying to bring them together," Zhang Yuqi said, looking at the awkward scene of the two people in the conference room on the screen.

"Hehe, if he really wants to find us new sisters, can you stop him?" Yang Mi said dismissively.

Everyone was stunned for a moment. Could they really stop them?

Although they have maintained this peculiar relationship for many years, and Chen Mo has indeed not brought any more people home, who can really explain such things?
And just as Yang Mi said, can they really stop them?
There's no way to stop them!

“If he really can’t control himself, then I’d rather have someone I know well, someone simple, at least…” Yang Mi didn’t finish her sentence, but everyone understood what she meant.

"Moreover, we'll be spending several months together on set, such a long time. And don't forget, there are so many young and beautiful girls there. These new generation girls aren't so reserved," Yang Mi added.

"Besides, if you didn't agree, why did you come out with me?"

"Click!" Suddenly, a peculiar sound rang out, and everyone turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

But it turned out that Empress Jing Tian had somehow gotten a bag of potato chips and was eating them.

"Do you want some?" Jing Tian asked, holding up the extra-large pack of cucumber-flavored potato chips.

"Tian Tian, ​​you're really carefree. Aren't you worried at all?" Zhao Liying suddenly asked.

Jing Tian shook her head and smiled as she looked at Chen Mo and Liu Yifei on the monitor, saying, "If he really had the intention, it wouldn't have mattered if this hadn't happened!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

However, thinking about the others, Jing Tian seemed to have never stopped them, and she immediately felt relieved.

Perhaps this is why Chen Mo has always doted on her the most.

"How long do you think Chen Mo and Liu Yifei can stay silent?" Zhang Yuqi took the potato chips from Jing Tian, ​​popped two into her mouth and crunched as she spoke.

Meanwhile, only Chen Mo and Liu Yifei remained in the conference room, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment. Liu Yifei's fingertips unconsciously traced the edge of the tablet, the screen still showing Zhou Ye and the others rehearsing their group dance.

However, her reddened ears revealed that her mood was not so calm at the moment.

For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward!
"They're fast runners."

Chen Mo touched his nose, got up to get water from the water dispenser, and the sound of the glass clinking together was particularly crisp in the quiet space.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Liu Yifei looking down at the group chat history. Sunlight streamed through the blinds, casting dappled shadows on her profile, much like the Little Dragon Girl shrouded in the shadows of a tree in the classic novel "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

It has to be said that some people are truly blessed by nature.

For a moment, Chen Mo was stunned, mainly because the quiet scene was really pleasing to the eye!
"Oops!" Suddenly the water overflowed, and Chen Mo was a little flustered.

"Are you alright?" Liu Yifei was also startled and quickly stepped forward to ask with concern.

"It's nothing, it's just warm water!" Chen Mo shook his head.

Liu Yifei suddenly chuckled, glanced at the monitor, and said, "What do you think they're doing right now?"

Chen Mo glared at the monitor, as if he could see Yang Mi and the others from afar.

"What else could they be doing? They're probably using us as a bet!" Chen Mo understood perfectly well at this point.

On the other side, Yang Mi and the others were all a little numb.

"Cough cough, was it that obvious? How could they guess it so easily?" Yang Mi crunched on a potato chip that she hadn't had for many years and said with some annoyance.

"Ugh, this is boring, there's no good show to watch. Let's go see what the little girls are playing!" Zhang Yuqi said with a smile.

They all knew that Chen Mo and his group had already discovered them, and there was nothing more to see if they looked any further.

They all stood up!
On the other side, Chen Mo turned off the surveillance.

However, he suddenly seemed a little embarrassed.

He suddenly realized that his action was somewhat unnecessary. The two of them were alone in a room, and he had even turned off the surveillance camera. What would Liu Yifei think?
The atmosphere in the meeting room became even more awkward.

"These women."

Chen Mo rubbed his forehead and casually pulled back the curtains.

As a result, in the open-air rehearsal space downstairs, the seven teenage sisters were playing around.

Then Chen Mo saw Yang Mi and the others appear.

Soon, after a dozen or so women sat in a circle, no one knew what they were saying. Then, Song Zuer stood in the middle and said something, and suddenly everyone burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)