This director is vindictive.

Chapter 533 Dragon's Roar Across the Nine Heavens, All-Star Attire Conquers Cultural Sovereignty
The so-called feuds between cheongsam and Hanfu have always been created by some rather extreme individuals.

Nowadays, mixing and matching qipao and Hanfu has been done in many creative ways.

As the popularity soared, the final "Hanfu Millennium Show" naturally became the most anticipated show.

If the previous shows were still just models walking the runway...

So this final show can be described as an all-star lineup.

Initially, Chen Mo didn't think too much about it. Hoping to seize the right to speak in the fashion world by holding a few big shows was actually unscientific and unlikely.

After all, they've been doing this for so many years, and their fashion resources are far superior to Chen Mo's.

As you can see, the death of a fashion figure from a luxury brand can prompt a host of celebrities to post messages of condolence.

Are they actually familiar with each other? Not really.

That's the sheer power of this guy! Why post a memorial? Is he really mourning the person? Bullshit, it's all about self-interest.

Because they were their sugar daddy, my friend! Forget about being a foreign worshipper; frankly, their sugar daddy died, so isn't it only natural to mourn him? After all, it was real money he gave them!
Otherwise, what's the point?

Of course, if an ordinary person does this kind of thing, no one will care, but it's different when a celebrity does it.

Closer to home.

Actually, although the previous shows had created a good buzz and promoted traditional Chinese culture, focusing on history and historical figures, Chen Mo still felt it wasn't quite enough.

He doesn't have as many luxury and fashion resources as those foreign brands, and he's not as sought after by those celebrities.

Although celebrities have become increasingly controversial in recent years, it is undeniable that, as public figures, they are, to some extent, "fashion leaders" among ordinary people!
Why do celebrity-endorsed items often become bestsellers?
It's precisely because they are public figures that they naturally receive more attention.

So, Chen Mo suddenly realized that while he couldn't compete with others in terms of fashion resources, he had the advantage in the Chinese entertainment industry!
So, with a wave of his hand, he decided not to let any models that nobody recognized appear on stage this time.

Let's just go for an all-star lineup.

Cost? That's not even a consideration. In fact, with this surge in popularity and the explosion of traffic, the cost is already very high.

Many domestic celebrities are happy to go up and show off.

And then there's Chen Mo, isn't there? Just because Ma Li is in the business, he makes a movie like "Gong Shou Dao" and so many celebrities flock to him to play along with the big boss. Chen Mo may not have the same influence as Ma Li, but in the entertainment industry, if he says he's second, no one dares to say they're first.

What are we waiting for? Let's get started!

When he shared his idea, those around him were immediately surprised.

Their eyes lit up immediately.

"All-Star Fashion Show?"

"Is it such a big deal?"

However, the entertainment industry's reaction to the news was nothing short of an earthquake.

Especially after news broke that the final chapter of "Hanfu Millennium Show," titled "Rivers Flow into the Sea," would be transformed into an all-star show, inviting celebrities from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong to participate.

The domestic entertainment industry was almost immediately in an uproar.

After all, Chen Mo may not have the same level of influence in the fashion world as those international fashion giants.

But if you're talking about Chen Mo's tricks in the entertainment industry, then really no one can beat him.

Moreover, he may have just wanted to make this All-Star show bigger and more exciting, but people in the industry don't think so!

Just like some celebrities who take pride in endorsing luxury goods, and even regard the endorsement as a symbol of status.

Similarly, this all-star fashion show is also a symbol of status and a certification of star power for the entire entertainment industry.

Chen Mo's "rising star certification" at the premiere has become an authoritative certification, more authoritative than any media ranking of rising stars.

Now, "Hanfu Millennium Show" has swept the globe, and it's even an exaggeration to say that it has brought about a revolution in the fashion industry.

You couldn't even appear in the "Hanfu Millennium Show" All-Star Show, how dare you say you're so famous? In an instant, all the major entertainment companies also took action, actively recommending themselves to the "Hanfu Millennium Show" official and even using their connections to try to get people in.

Chen Mo received numerous phone calls pleading for his life, as did the women around him.

And appearance fees? Don't be ridiculous!

Really? They wouldn't actually dare to offer such an unreasonable appearance fee, would they?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Anyone who dares to do that is essentially cutting themselves off from the Chinese entertainment industry!
After all, Chen Mo and Shengshi Pictures Group have long been a major force in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Sure enough, the cast, after obtaining consent, immediately posted an article in Versailles.

The fans were as happy as if it were Chinese New Year.

The celebrities who haven't received an invitation yet are getting anxious, but their fans are even more anxious.

Everyone was offering suggestions, and some even went to Chen Mo's and the official Weibo accounts of "Hanfu Millennium Show" to leave comments recommending their idols.

In no time, this all-star fashion show, "A Thousand Years of Chinese Costumes," became the hottest topic of the moment, bar none.

On the night the news was announced, six of the top ten trending topics on Weibo were related to it: #AllStarLineupForHanfuShow#, #EntertainmentTeamBuildingScene#, and #ChenMo'sFashionStrategy#, with a combined readership exceeding 50 billion.

"Holy crap! An all-star lineup?! Is CEO Chen trying to collect all the Dragon Balls in the Chinese entertainment industry to summon Shenron? I suggest dividing them into teams by dynasty—the Tang and Song dynasty team should have Liu Yifei wearing a Qi-Xiong Ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) and playing the pipa; the Ming and Qing dynasty team should have Chen Kun wearing a flying fish robe and embroidered spring knife; and the Republic of China cheongsam team must have Tang Wei with the background music from 'Lust, Caution'! This cultural export is absolutely perfect, even if the neighboring South Korea tries to steal it overnight!"

"I suggest dividing the group into units according to dynasties: Hu Ge in a curved-hem robe for the Qin and Han dynasties, Liu Shishi in a long-sleeved gown for the Tang and Song dynasties, Maggie Cheung in a cheongsam for the Republic of China... and finally, when the whole group sings 'Land of Etiquette' together, they'll all be mixed up and become legendary!"

"Chen Mo's move is absolutely brilliant! LV's fashion show at most invites top celebrities to stand on stage, but he's got half the entertainment industry as models. I suggest changing the red carpet segment to a 'Hybrid Knowledge Quiz,' with those who answer incorrectly forced to walk the runway in a suit—let's see who dares say celebrities are uncultured then [doge]"

"It has to be Chen Mo. Most people couldn't afford to play this game, but with Chen Mo, it's no problem. This is truly an entertainment and fashion extravaganza, and it's exclusive to China!"

“In the past, when we talked about fashion, it was either Paris Fashion Week or Milan Fashion Week. They were all foreign events. There wasn’t even a decent fashion show in China.”

The power of discourse in the fashion industry has always been firmly controlled by others, but unfortunately, China is now the world's largest market, which is quite sad.

I hope that shows like "The Millennium Show of Chinese Costumes" and other all-star fashion shows can become regular events, held annually!

As for whether celebrities are professional or not, to be honest, nobody really cares.

After all, what is fashion to the general public? They can't really explain it, but they do have their own aesthetic sense.

Honestly, how many people think that the super skinny aesthetic of models at overseas fashion weeks is really beautiful?
We're all just ordinary people, and you think you're the only cultured ones? You think you're the only ones who understand aesthetics?
And the key point is that their fashion weeks don't care at all about what ordinary people think.

But Chen Mo's move was completely different!

To some extent, celebrities represent the public's aesthetic standards.

To put it simply, this kind of thing is like the supermodels in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show—why do people like watching it so much more?
If you were to switch to a fashion week event where everything is lacking, and the models are either flat-chested or skinny, what would people look at?
As one netizen put it: "Anyway, fashion week and all that, no figure, no face, as for those weirdly shaped clothes, let whoever wants to look at them look at them, I just don't understand what's so beautiful about them. I'm just a common guy, I just like to look at big, long, white, and beautiful things, and this 'Hanfu Millennium Show' has it all!"

"No problem. When I watched the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show before, to be honest, were you really watching what was supposed to be fashion? Bullshit! I'm not even talking nonsense, you guys are just despicable, you're just drooling over supermodel bodies!"
But now it's finally the foreigners' turn to drool over our stellar lineup! I suggest holding a live poll, letting netizens decide what the celebrities wear—should we have Fan Binbin transform his dragon robe into a high-slit cheongsam, or have Hu Ge mix a flowing skirt with a motorcycle leather jacket? This is way more exciting than Paris Fashion Week!

"Your suggestion upstairs is really outrageous! A high-slit cheongsam? What the hell are you trying to do? Rewatch 'Lust, Caution'? Chen Mo is so stingy and petty, do you really think he'd even be able to see it?"

"No problem. If we can't see his harem, we can at least see other people's, right?"

"I dug out my 1920s antique cheongsam, which has been passed down for three generations, and am waiting for the invitation! I suggest setting up a 'family heirloom costume' segment, where celebrities can walk the runway wearing heirloom clothing provided by ordinary people—if I could see Yang Mi wearing my great-grandmother's Suzhou embroidery cheongsam, my life would be complete!"

"Secretly anticipating a dramatic showdown! If these two top celebrities, who are known for their 'no-kings-a-night' relationship, were forced to wear matching Hanfu and walk the runway hand-in-hand, Weibo's programmers would probably have to work overnight to harden the servers! Chen Mo's actions are worthy of being called an ambassador of peace in the Chinese entertainment industry; I suggest he apply for the Nobel Prize in Culture (doge)."

"I'm in New York, and I just recommended the trailer for 'Rivers Flow into the Sea' to my foreign classmates. Now the whole class is begging me to buy Hanfu and cheongsams for them! I suggest the fashion show open an overseas live stream with bilingual (Chinese and English) explanations of cultural references—let foreigners know that our 'Oriental fantasy' isn't ninja outfits and hanbok, but a divine aesthetic that has evolved from the beauty of the Book of Songs to the Republic of China era!"

"I used to think the Hanfu community was full of hostility, but now seeing Chen Mo use an all-star team to deliver a devastating blow is so satisfying! All those who advocate for the form or reform should shut up in front of the stunning good looks of these top celebrities! I suggest that all cultural disputes should be resolved according to this standard: stop arguing and just invite handsome men and beautiful women to wear it for you to see!"

The final chapter of "A Thousand Years of Chinese Costumes," titled "Rivers Flow into the Sea," was an all-star show that became an instant hit.

It can be said that it truly became an unprecedented and exclusive fashion show for China!

Overseas media reports revealed the true purpose of the show.

"This show was never just about clothes; it was a battle for the right to define culture."

(End of this chapter)