This director is vindictive.

Chapter 504 Sofa Practice: What is the Ceiling of a Son-in-Law?
However, before the other party could even be happy, many opposing voices appeared under the post "Chen Mo is challenging traditional ethics and corrupting social morals!"

Reply to the original poster "Messenger of Justice":
"Hilarious! The poster is still showing off his thinking about the Qing Dynasty that has been gone for 100 years? So what if Chen Mo wore a wedding dress? When Wu Zetian became empress, didn't all the officials curse her as a 'hen crowing at dawn'? Now everyone praises her as one of the greatest emperors of all time."
Tradition is meant to be broken—Chen Mo's actions perfectly demonstrate his audacity! While others create a persona only to have it backfire, he turns that persona into performance art; that's called 'being a scoundrel openly and subverting it beautifully'!

"Hilarious! Does Chen Mo need to resort to this to grab attention? His movies easily gross billions at the box office, okay?"

"Goodness, you know Chen Mo is a public figure, so why would you say such things?"

"Has the original poster forgotten Chen Mo's 'money power'? He gives away shares worth billions of dollars at a time. Is that 'living off a woman'? That's 'living off a woman with a real sense of wealth'!"
I suggest you take a look at the phoenix crown in "The Empress's Wedding"—one of the pearls on it is worth ten years' salary for an average person. Chen Mo is showing the whole internet this through his actions.

"Even if I wear a wedding dress, I'll still be someone you can't possibly be close to!" (Attached is a close-up picture of the phoenix coronet)

"From Princess Guantao of the Han Dynasty keeping male lovers to Princess Taiping of the Tang Dynasty presiding over her second marriage, noblewomen in ancient times had long practiced 'women marrying men'!"

Chen Mo's approach actually restores history—the Empress's marriage to a new man originally involved a ritualistic ceremony of 'imperial bestowal' (refer to the palace lantern carried by the maiden in the trailer), which is far better than some historical dramas that drastically alter history!

"The way that sour chicken jumped around was really ugly!" Fan Bingbing's fans commented.

Chen Mo is willing to wear a wedding dress and hold a wedding for Binbin. That's the ultimate romance!

Some people have their own marriages in complete disarray, yet they're meddling in other people's weddings? (Posting comparison photos of foot-washing gifts and wedding sedan chairs)

"The Book of Rites clearly states that 'a wedding is to unite two surnames in good relations,' and it never stipulates that it must be a man marrying a woman. There are records of 'matrilocal marriage' in the Han Dynasty. Moreover, in 'The Empress's Wedding,' this matrilocal marriage is essentially Chen Mo's doting on Binbin to the core; it's just a manifestation of pampering, not a real matrilocal marriage. Doesn't the poster know this? How did it become immoral in the poster's eyes?"

In fact, many people understand this principle.

Chen Mo's move wasn't a true marriage into the family. After all, what family's son-in-law could marry seven women?
It's like a simp. If he only licks one person, then he's a real simp. But if he licks a bunch of people, then who would dare to call him a simp?

It's just a pity that you can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.

Seeing this, the opposition shifted their attack focus again: "Even if he existed in history, what right does Chen Mo, a public scumbag, have to represent the modern man?"

However, this statement is not even as strong as the previous viewpoint.

Soon, netizens responded with laughter: "Hilarious! What do you mean by 'representing the new generation of men'? It seems Chen Mo never said that, did he? You're the ones who put the label on him; he never intended to represent anyone, okay?"

"Role model? This is a real role model, okay? Chen Mo showed everyone with his actions that if you want to be a scumbag, you have to be a scumbag in a clear and honest way. If you want to learn from him, you have to have hundreds of billions in assets, be exceptionally talented, and be able to treat everyone fairly. How many people in the world can do that? A bad role model, corrupting social values? That's hilarious!"

"Hilarious! Chen Mo is a total scumbag. All seven of his female confidantes are successful career women, and they're all willing to be with him. Some guys probably can't even find a girlfriend, right?"

“No problem. What I admire most about Chen Mo is this: he didn’t act like many wealthy men and instead gave each of them ‘freedom.’ This freedom wasn’t just talk; it was real.”

"Exactly!" another netizen chimed in. "Chen Mo gave each woman shares, and now those shares are worth billions. Just the foot-washing gift he gave to Fan Binbin moved the entire internet. What can some keyboard warriors do besides typing on their keyboards?"

Seeing that public opinion was overwhelmingly against the original poster, the self-proclaimed champion of justice changed his perspective: "This kind of movie will mislead young people. Who will want to get married properly in the future?"

Netizen "Sociology Graduate Student" directly criticized:
"Hilarious! The original poster's brain-bound comments are truly classic! The latest 'Generation Z Marriage and Love Views White Paper' data is right here—after watching the trailer, 92% of eligible men and women believe that 'marriage is essentially an equal partnership, not a matter of who marries whom,' and another 78% said 'whether to wear a wedding dress or a suit, it's up to you to decide!'"
These days, sports weddings and school uniform weddings are quite common. According to the original poster's logic, these people are all misleading people.
It's people like the original poster, who keep spouting "ancestral rules," who are the most annoying people in the dating market!

"You live in the Qing Dynasty, and you blame others for not kowtowing to you?"

For a time, the two sides were locked in a fierce struggle.

Chen Mo and Fan Binbin were browsing the news at home, but their reactions were quite different.

Chen Mo leaned lazily against the leather sofa, his fingers swiping through the trending topics list on his tablet, a playful smile on his lips. The cold light from the screen reflected on his face, making his smugness even more pronounced.

"How about it? You don't have to worry anymore, right?" He turned to look at Fan Binbin beside him, his tone carrying a hint of self-satisfaction. As he spoke, he deliberately nudged her lightly with his shoulder, like a primary school student waiting for praise after getting a perfect score.

Fan Binbin didn't speak. Her knuckles were slightly white as she gripped her phone, the screen displaying the frenzied messages from her fan group. Comments like "fairytale love" and "a real man who lives off a woman" washed over her like a tidal wave, blurring her vision.

Honestly, if she hadn't seen these netizens' comments, whether they were opponents or supporters, she wouldn't have had a particularly direct understanding of this "wedding".

But after seeing these comments, she truly realized just how exaggerated Chen Mo's actions for her had been.

This is far more extravagant than the traditional "foot-washing ceremony." After all, a man washing a woman's feet is generally considered a "domestic" matter.

But a "wedding" is a ceremony, so why has it caused such a big controversy this time?

Despite the apparent overwhelming advantage of the supporters, the term "son-in-law" is actually not a positive one.

Don't be fooled by those netizens who support the idea that marriage is essentially an equal partnership, not a matter of who marries whom!
However, in reality, the terms "son-in-law" and "son-in-law who moves into another's home" are still highly derogatory.

And who is Chen Mo? His influence is too great; given his status and position, he shouldn't need to do these things at all.

Look at those wealthy people who don't have Chen Mo's talent, wealth, or status. Even they couldn't have achieved all of this, yet Chen Mo did.

How could she not be moved?

In fact, Chen Mo's harem was already incredibly jealous at this point.

Although Chen Mo arranged a special wedding for each of them, Fan Binbin's wedding was obviously too special.

Despite sacrificing his own image and even taking huge risks, Chen Mo still fulfilled Fan Binbin's dream of marrying into a wealthy family.

She suddenly threw her phone aside and threw herself into Chen Mo's arms. This queen, who always exuded an aura of power in front of the camera, was now clinging to the man like a koala, her head buried deep in the crook of his neck. Chen Mo could even feel warm liquid seeping into his collar.

"Ouch, your makeup's going to run," Chen Mo deliberately dragged out his words, his fingers gently running through her thick, long hair. He could feel the woman in his arms trembling slightly, like a sailboat that had finally found its harbor.

Chen Mo was quite pleased with himself. In fact, despite everyone's exaggerated claims, Chen Mo's own thoughts were actually quite simple.

In essence, "The Empress's Wedding" is just a "movie".

It's not like we're actually getting married.

Well, this actually illustrates one point: the attitude towards these "weddings".

So, Chen Mo really just wanted to help them fulfill their dreams, even if they were virtual dreams.

For example, Fan Binbin's "wealthy family" comment back then, although for Fan Binbin, saying that sentence back then may just be a way of venting after years of suppression.

But for Chen Mo, since spending a little money could help her realize her dream of "I am the rich and powerful," why not?

That's really what he thinks. He'll pamper his own woman, and he doesn't care about other people's opinions.

What do you mean by "wise men don't fall in love"? Well, Chen Mo says, I'm not wise!
What does it matter to him what he means by representing the new era of men or challenging social ethics? What does Chen Mo represent? He can only represent himself. He did all this simply to make his woman happy.
Now look, such a queen-like woman is moved like this, this is Chen Mo's ultimate goal.

When Fan Binbin looked up, her eye makeup had indeed smudged a little. But her usually sharp phoenix eyes were now glistening with tears, and her gaze towards Chen Mo seemed to melt his heart.

Her fingertips gently traced the man's jawline, from his Adam's apple to his earlobe, finally stopping at the corner of his mouth that always wore a mischievous smile.

"Do you know what I want to do most right now?" Her voice was eight octaves lower than usual, with a honey-like stickiness.

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow and said, "You don't mean you're thinking of doing my bridal makeup too, do you?"

Fan Binbin suddenly bit his lower lip, and said indistinctly amidst a painful gasp, "I want to make that number one trending topic a reality."

"What?" Chen Mo was completely bewildered. What was that number one trending topic again?

How can it become a reality?

Before Chen Mo could react, Fan Binbin quickly provided the answer.

Her knees were already on the sofa, and her silk nightgown slid down to her thighs with the movement.
"Now I'll let you experience what the real 'ceiling of contemporary live-in son-in-law' is."

(End of this chapter)