This director is vindictive.

Chapter 622 Public Enemy of the Entire Internet, Chen Mo, You Really Deserve to Die!

Southern Weekly's latest roundup has left countless movie fans both complaining and reluctant to see it go.

The main issue is that so many of them retired all at once, and they aren't the current generation of internet celebrities or influencers.

Traffic stars or internet celebrities in the era of mass-produced stars without time to accumulate experience or solid works often become popular quickly, but at the same time, they are unlikely to leave any impression on the public.

But these girls are different!

As a result, many of the fairy sister's fans were furious, after all, she was the white moonlight of 20 years!

Suddenly, many fans started calling Chen Mo "the number one sinner in the Chinese entertainment industry"!
Netizens unearthed an old interview video of Liu Yifei, in which she smiled and promised, "I'll act until I'm 80, so Ling'er can wait until Brother Xiaoyao grows old!" Comparing this to her retirement statement, fans are in an uproar.

"A woman's mouth is a deceitful devil! She promised to 'act until 80,' but what we got was Chen Mo, this 'old ox,' plowing the field and giving birth!"

Someone photoshopped a picture of Liu Yifei in ancient costume with the caption "This fairy has completed her KPIs and is going back to heaven to nurse her baby," which was forwarded more than 10 times.

Fans were heartbroken: "The nationwide tour to pray for a child has already turned the 'white moonlight' into the 'Red Boy's mother,' and now they're even going to confiscate the mortal version of the fairy sister? Chen Mo, you are guilty of a terrible sin!"

Someone edited a montage of Liu Yifei's classic roles, suddenly inserting a scene at the end where she prays for a child at Duoziquan, prompting a flood of comments: "From Little Dragon Girl to 'Hot Mom,' all it takes is one Chen Mo."

Of course, once a celebrity becomes famous, they will inevitably have haters.

This time, even the haters are probably a little reluctant to let it go. After all, they've been hating it for so many years, they've even developed a kind of affection for it!

However, their way of expressing themselves remains consistently dark.

Some haters mocked her for the flop of the movie "Mulan," but her fans countered by showing her the Douban rankings:

"Xuejian from 'Chinese Paladin,' Xiaolongnu from 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'—do I need box office success? I'm the ratings champion just by standing there!"

A poll launched by straight men on Hupu (a Chinese sports forum) asked, "What is the most heartbreaking role Liu Yifei played after leaving the entertainment industry?" Wang Yuyan from "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" topped the list with 82% of the votes. The comments section lamented, "From now on, there will be no more fairy sister in the world, only Mrs. Chen's pregnancy test report!"

Then Chen Mo's Weibo was flooded with criticism because he was attacked by a group of people.

He became a public enemy.

The president of Liu Yifei's fan club posted a long article accusing Chen Mo of deceiving seven goddesses with "Huayun Wedding Attire" and now even extinguishing the last glimmer of hope!

Netizens created a "wanted" poster featuring Chen Mo's photo and the caption "Crimes: Abducting a fairy, committing murder with kidneys, destroying the domestic entertainment industry," which was then widely shared.

Of course, many people made memes, with some splicing together a rain-praying scene from "Chinese Paladin" with a vlog about praying for a child, adding the caption: "Back then you prayed for rain to save the people, now you pray for a child to tie down a man—Ling'er, you've changed!"

Putuoshan Scenic Area has been overrun by tourists, with captions like, "I used to come here to pray for a good marriage, now I come here to ask for a warranty card for Chen Mo's kidneys."

Under the trending Weibo topic #LiuYifeiRetiresFromEntertainmentPTSD#, fans collectively broke down in tears:

"You can fall in love and get pregnant, but you can't retire from the entertainment industry! Are you expecting us to spend the rest of our lives watching old shows?"

A prominent online commentator scathingly summarized: "Chen Mo's actions are akin to 'killing immortals'—first getting a fairy pregnant, then causing fans to have heart attacks!"

Fans: "Sister, we can fix the broken filter, but how are we supposed to live if you retire from the entertainment industry?"

Haters: "I suggest investigating whether Chen Mo drugged them, causing all seven of them to quit the entertainment industry—this is practically a pyramid scheme!"

Even passersby were moved: "Although I don't follow celebrities, when 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' is re-broadcast on TV in the future, the thought that Little Dragon Girl has really 'disappeared from the martial arts world' suddenly makes me want to cry."

One marketing account summarized: "Chen Mo rewrote history with his kidneys, Liu Yifei crushed youth with her retirement from the entertainment industry, and fans can only curse while hoarding 'Chinese Paladin' DVDs. This generation of netizens is having a tough time!"

This is just the "Fairy Sister" (Liu Yifei), and her power is already so great. Not to mention the fighting power of other female celebrities' fans, which should not be underestimated!

The same applies to Zhao Liying.

Some people dug up her "tacky advertising lines" from her early drama "Boss & Me," which were widely ridiculed. Comparing them to her current retirement announcements filled with "farewell to the ratings queen," they lamented, "The brands that called her tacky back then must be regretting it now."

Zhao Liying's fan club posted a long article titled "To Sister Dao: The most ruthless knife you ever stabbed me in was retiring from the entertainment industry," accompanied by a still from "Princess Agents" where she is holding a knife, with the caption "Filming wrapped means killing intent."

"You made us accept that round faces can be just as beautiful, but then you personally stabbed yourself in the back! You truly are something else, Zhao Xiaodao, that was a ruthless blow!"

Fans of other female celebrities, such as Yang Mi and Gao Yuanyuan, also joined in the riot.

Everyone knew perfectly well that these struggles were futile. But Chen Mo was just too hateful—not only had he snatched up seven of the top goddesses in the entertainment industry, but now he was even going to lead them all out of the business! Who the hell could tolerate that?

Fans, with tears in their eyes, unleashed a torrent of abuse on Weibo:
"You bastard surnamed Chen, listen to me! You slept with the fairy godmother and now you're even going to cut off our last chance to admire her?"

"Fuck your grandpa! Yang Mi said back then that she would act until she needed crutches, and now you've fooled her into retiring from acting altogether?" "You even managed to tame that tigress Zhang Yuqi, Chen Gou, what kind of bewitching potion did you give them?"

Even passersby couldn't stand it anymore:

"I suggest investigating whether Chen Mo cast a spell on them. Seven top celebrities just quit like that, is that reasonable?"

"Hehe, there's no need to check. Even the grandmaster of scumbags would shake his head in disapproval. Compared to him, Duan Zhengchun is just a little scumbag!"

"I used to think he was amazing at making movies, but now I realize his most amazing thing is that he collects female celebrities like figurines!"

Fan clubs have gone completely mad. Liu Yifei's global fan club's announcement was scathing: "Chen Mo, I curse your grandma! You just dumped my 20-year-old white moonlight like that? Now you won't even let me take photos of her?"

Yang Mi's fan club even organized fans to make effigies at temples. In the photos that were taken, the curse effigies clearly read "Chen Mo will be childless and have premature ejaculation!"

The most outrageous thing was when an e-sports streamer angrily slammed his keyboard during a live stream: "This persona is even more ridiculous than the cheater in my game! Seven! Seven of them! Damn it, we single people have to be fed dog food just watching a variety show, and now they're even taking away our right to lick the screen?"

But as one entertainment blogger aptly commented: "Criticism aside, he still goes home at night with two women on either side. Blame it on your idol voluntarily retiring from the entertainment industry to become a cook—I heard Liu Yifei can even cook sweet and sour pork ribs now, tsk."

Seeing the overwhelming insults and curses from fans on Weibo, the women showed no pity whatsoever; instead, they huddled together, laughing hysterically. Chen Mo, his temples throbbing with anger, slammed his phone onto the coffee table—

"Is there no justice left in this world?"

He pointed at the group of heartless women on the sofa and said angrily, "You're still laughing? Was it me? Did I make you leave the entertainment industry? I'm more wronged than Dou E, especially you few. Not only do you not feel sorry for me, but you're also heartlessly gloating. Now the whole internet is just short of calling me a dog who traffics women!"

Yang Mi, with her legs crossed, munched on sunflower seeds and chuckled, "Oh my, wasn't Director Chen quite the big shot last night? Why is he chickening out now?"

He even imitated a fan's comment, exclaiming in a high-pitched voice, "'Chen Gou, give my Mi Jie back!'"

Chen Mo stepped forward, annoyed, and pinched her conscience hard.

"Don't you feel any remorse saying that?"

The woman, however, didn't seem to care at all. Instead, she looked like Xi Shi clutching her heart and said, "Of course it won't hurt if I say that, but it really hurts when you pinch me like that!"

Zhang Yuqi, that fierce woman, went even further, directly pulling out her phone and reading out the trending topics: "#ChenMoIsTheEternalSinnerOfTheEntertainmentIndustry#, #SuggestInvestigatingChenMo'sPUA Case AgainstFemaleStars#".

After reading it, she winked at him and said, "Brother, you're so awesome! You can seduce seven top stars so easily!"

Chen Mo glared at her, annoyed. If this tiger woman weren't pregnant, he might have to give her the Layton family discipline again. She's really like a child who gets on the roof if she's not disciplined for three days.

"And you, why did you pray for something when you said it was nothing? You even shattered that 'white moonlight filter' all over the place, that stuff is completely useless, okay?" Chen Mo then looked at another fairy sister who was scrolling through Weibo and enjoying watching everyone criticize Chen Mo.

Liu Yifei blinked her innocent-looking big eyes, then suddenly burst into fake tears: "My hormones are unstable during pregnancy. Should I post on Weibo now saying it was all your fault?"

He reached for his phone as he spoke.

"Do whatever you want! It's only once anyway!" Chen Mo said, throwing caution to the wind.

He realized that these women were just bored and wanted to go wild one last time before retiring from the entertainment industry.

It's pitiful that Chen Mo not only works hard every night, but also gets scolded by a group of strangers every day.

It's really tough for him!
Of course, I'm not really angry; it's just that they're happy, so I'll play along.

Regardless of what people are saying or complaining about, they still ended up booking hotels and flights.

When Shengshi Pictures and Tianjin Culture & Tourism jointly announced that the premiere and retirement ceremony of "Back to Dreams" would be held in Tianjin, the entire city was instantly thrust into the spotlight.

This grand event, dubbed the "most extravagant farewell banquet in the history of the Chinese entertainment industry," not only attracted the attention of fans nationwide, but also unexpectedly gave rise to a phenomenon of "family migration-style idol worship" due to its timing close to the Spring Festival (Valentine's Day falling on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month).

The hashtag #TravelingToTianjinWithFamily# dominated the trending searches.

Unlike the typical "student frenzy" of popular celebrities, Chen Mo and the seven female stars' fan base are already middle-aged.

The comments section has a unique style:
"After ten years of marriage, my wife asked for a trip for the first time, only to find out it was to see the farewell ceremony of the fairy godmother?"

"My dad dug out a 20-year-old DVD of 'The Story of a Noble Family': Daughter, the whole family is going to Tianjin for the Spring Festival this year, and we'll fulfill your dad's youthful dream while we're at it!"

"My son, born in the 00s, asked me why I was buying high-speed rail tickets: Don't ask, let me show you what a true top influencer looks like!"

At this moment in Tianjin, civil servants are simultaneously cursing, "That bastard Chen Mo really knows how to pick his days," while carrying folding beds into their offices—after all, this citywide frenzy triggered by the retirement of a top celebrity has long since transcended the realm of entertainment, evolving into a nationwide "Spring Festival-style celebrity worship." And that viral summary from netizens perhaps best encapsulates this absurd yet heartwarming spectacle:
"We didn't go to Tianjin; we went to our youth that we can never go back to."

(End of this chapter)