This director is vindictive.

Chapter 628 Chen Mo, you scoundrel! This grave-digging, face-to-face ultimate attack!

The ending of "Princess Agents" was heavily criticized by many people back then.

When will Yuwen Yue be rescued? This has become a popular meme among countless drama fans.

However, it suddenly occurred to me that Chu Qiao is about to retire from the entertainment industry, so Yuwen Yue probably won't be able to get her back in this lifetime.

The netizens suddenly fell silent.

The alley suddenly went dark, and the surrounding lights went out as if swallowed by a black hole.

In the darkness, a "buzz" was heard, and suddenly a cluster of eerie blue lights exploded in the air, like a swarm of fireflies suddenly awakening on a summer night.

These points of light spun and gathered wildly, instantly condensing into a three-meter-high holographic light screen—the disheveled Chu Qiao from the original "Princess Agents" was struggling to crawl out of the blood-stained slave camp!
Zhao Liying's breathing became noticeably heavier. Her knuckles turned white as she gripped the mallet, staring at the blood-scarred "herself" on the screen—the holographic Chu Qiao's rough cloth collar was torn, and the "wolf head brand" on her collarbone was still bleeding, but her eyes shone with a frightening light. Suddenly, the projection switched to a hunting scene: in the pouring rain, Chu Qiao snatched an arrow and "whoosh!" shot it through the pursuer's throat, the blood splattering in the rain!
"I had to do seventeen takes for this scene!" Zhao Liying suddenly pointed at the projector, laughing and scolding, but her eyes were already red. The comments section was flooded with messages.
"Sister, please stop! My knees are already raw from kneeling!"

"This archery skill would make her a female general in ancient times!"

"If Chen Mo dares to bully you, we'll use this trick!"

The screen suddenly switched to the bloody battle of Hongchuan City—Chu Qiao, her armor tattered, stood on a pile of corpses and roared, with the burning red night sky behind her.

When the scene shifted to her and Yan Xun fighting back-to-back, the comments section suddenly erupted with "The Yan-Chu faction is back!"

The most amazing thing is that the ground vibration device is activated simultaneously, and the audience can even feel the vibrations as the horses' hooves tread!

Suddenly, the scene freezes on a farewell in the snow. The holographic Chu Qiao's tears, which had just rolled down to her chin, froze into ice crystals. She opened her mouth to look at Yan Xun's departing figure, but only exhaled a cloud of white mist.

At this moment, Zhao Liying, who was standing in front of the light screen, suddenly turned around and read out her monologue in the hoarse voice that had been rubbed by sandpaper back then: "Yan Xun, we can't go back!"
The line "We can't go back" is a line from a movie, but isn't it also a farewell?

Yes, time cannot be turned back, we can't go back!
As the live stream was nearing its end, Zhao Liying suddenly rushed to the gray-blue pottery jar at the entrance of the alley.

She gripped the mallet tightly with both hands and swung it in a half-circle above her head—"Crash!" With a loud bang, the pottery jar shattered on the spot!
Before the flying pottery shards even hit the ground, the camera zoomed in rapidly: crouching amidst the rubble was a fluffy green Sugar Baby doll, the adorable spirit insect from "The Journey of Flower." Suddenly, the doll's eyes glowed red, and a mechanical voice, both cute and fierce, cried out, "Mother, take this!"

Suddenly, it sprayed out three cotton candies, which landed precisely on Zhao Liying's face.

"Hahaha!"

"This reversal happened way too fast!"

"Tangbao is so cute!!"

The scene instantly switches to "Primordial Power Steamed Bun Shop" on Tianjin Food Street.

The moment the steamer was lifted, more than twenty grotesque bone-shaped red bean buns appeared in the white mist—each "bone" was specially baked to a golden brown color, with blood-red strawberry jam drizzled at the joints.

Zhao Liying grabbed the thickest "leg bone bun" and took a big bite; the red bean paste filling immediately gushed out from the broken end.

However, the next moment, Zhao Liying was dumbfounded.

Because at the end of the alley, a large screen suddenly lit up.

Then, many netizens burst out laughing.

Zhao Liying herself was also a little stunned.

Don't let Zhao's current status as a fashionable and beautiful top female celebrity fool you; back then, she was truly unfashionable.

The images that appeared on the big screen were from when she first started out, and without exception, she was either a village girl or a maid or extra.

These roles were not her breakout roles, nor were they important roles, but they all had one thing in common: they were rustic!

Among them, the most eye-catching, and also the most familiar to everyone, is probably none other than...
The scene shows a plain-looking girl with two braids and a floral cotton-padded jacket squatting in a corner of the film crew, eating her boxed lunch from a broken porcelain bowl. Her cheeks are covered with deliberately dark makeup.

The scene cuts to her playing a minor role in "Golden Wedding" wrapped in a cheap scarf, looking exactly like a rural girl from twenty years ago.

"Pfft—" The chat burst into laughter instantly:
"Help! This is a massive replay of Zhao Xiaodao's embarrassing past!"

"Hahaha, from a country girl to a queen, the contrast is too stark!"

"The props department should be punished! Who edited this 'evolution of tacky style'?"

"To be honest, Zhao Liying was really unsophisticated back then, but she was so cute!"

"It inexplicably reminded me of the time Dior rejected her product; that's definitely Zhao Liying's biggest black mark on her history!"

Zhao Liying clearly didn't expect that Tianjin Culture and Tourism would arrange this.

However, she immediately raised an eyebrow and glared angrily.

Tianjin Culture and Tourism Bureau would never do such a thing, since it was done without her consent. So why is this happening?
Which girl doesn't want to always look beautiful?
Even Zhao Xiaodao is no exception! This dark history, though it exists, is absolutely the last thing she wants to see, especially in front of tens of millions of viewers in a live stream—it's practically a public execution. Therefore, this definitely wasn't Tianjin Culture and Tourism's doing; it was absolutely, definitely the work of that bastard Chen Mo.

"Chen Mo! You're finished!" Zhao Liying said through gritted teeth.

At that moment, the screen played a clip of her early audition video—an embarrassing moment where she was wearing fluorescent green sweatpants and a red sweater and was criticized by the director for being "too tacky".

It's confirmed. Tianjin Culture and Tourism couldn't possibly have gone out of their way to find this kind of video. Only that bastard Chen Mo could have found it; it's like he dug up an old grave!

Recalling the embarrassing scene from back then, where she could practically dig out the three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment with her toes, she instantly covered her face and squatted down, her ears turning bright red: "Turn it off! Turn it off now!"

But in his heart, he was thinking that he must get his revenge when he got back.

It's so abominable!
But netizens don't care about any of that.

The comments section erupted in celebration.

"Too late! The whole internet has already taken screenshots!"

"So, the 'fashion queen' was mistaken for an extra while handing out flyers on a film set in her early years?"

"This is Tianjin Culture and Tourism handing out razor blades to their haters!"

"No way? No way? Surely no one really thinks this is a scheme by Tianjin's cultural and tourism sector?"

"Right, Tianjin Culture and Tourism Bureau says they won't take the blame for this. These audition videos are practically ancient. Only Chen Mo would dare to do something like this, daring to go to such lengths face-to-face! My heart goes out to Ying Bao for three seconds, hahaha! Chen Mo, you're a real scoundrel!"

Of course, Zhao Liying wasn't really that angry. After all, she was an actress, so she naturally knew how to act effectively.

Moreover, these characters are indeed a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

It could even be said that Zhao Liying's current success, her status as an inspirational queen, and her story of a grassroots comeback are all made more significant by these images of her historically-inspired "rustic" appearance!

As the scene unfolds, it truly embodies what a "textbook example of grassroots success" and a "history of the evolution of rustic charm" means!
From eating boxed lunches in "Golden Wedding" to becoming a ratings queen, it has taken her twelve years to walk this path.
Suddenly the screen went dark, and a line of large golden characters appeared:
[The ultimate secret to a goddess's comeback: Extreme tacky style is the ultimate trend!]

Then, a slideshow of her transformation over the years began: from the coarse cloth clothes in "Legend of Lu Zhen" to the elegant haute couture, and the barrage of comments instantly filled the screen with "an inspirational textbook".

If the past was her dark history, then the future is her extraordinary journey, step by step, this round-faced girl went from being an extra to becoming a queen.

She can be called the true queen of comebacks in the entertainment industry!

Moreover, this is the only branch with no other branches.

Even Wang Baobao, another example of a grassroots success story in the Chinese entertainment industry, is still the same old "Sha Gen" (a character from a popular Chinese TV series).

However, Zhao Liying truly exemplified what a magnificent transformation looks like.

Suddenly, the lights along the entire street turned a golden hue, and she stood in the cascade of light, hands on her hips, laughing loudly: "Now who dares to call me unsophisticated?!"

Yes, who would dare say she's unfashionable now?
All the unbearable past experiences became the richest nutrients for her to grow strong!

The video continues.

If the previous live broadcasts showcased Zhao Liying's youthful past, then what is presented to millions of viewers now is a vivid epic of a celebrity's rise to fame.

The screen began playing a montage of her acting career—from Tong Duoduo, a young girl with only a few lines in "Golden Wedding," to the gentle Qing'er in "New My Fair Princess"; from the intelligent and resolute female official in "Legend of Lu Zhen," to the screen-shaking Xiao Gu in "The Journey of Flower"; and then to the indomitable heroine in "Princess Agents."

Each role is a solid step, witnessing how this girl from Hebei, with no background and no formal training, transformed herself from a "professional maid" to a "ratings queen" in ten years.

The live chat was instantly flooded with nostalgic comments:

"Oh my god! The little girl with braided pigtails in 'Golden Wedding' is actually her!"

"When I watched 'New My Fair Princess' back then, I felt that Qing'er's style was different from everyone else's!"

"Was 'Meteor Shower' just the beginning of their comeback?"

Suddenly, the scene cuts to a precious video of Zhao Liying's interview from back then—when the young Zhao Liying faced the host's question that "a round face is not suitable for being a leading lady," she simply smiled and said, "It's okay, I can play supporting roles, and one day the audience will remember me."

One netizen exclaimed, "This isn't a celebrity retirement ceremony; it's the ultimate face-slapping stunt in the entertainment industry coming true!"

Zhao Liying has proven over ten years that ordinary people without a background can still carve out a path in the entertainment industry; her once-mocked round face has become her most recognizable feature; and her so-called "rustic" appearance has transformed into a popular and down-to-earth appeal to audiences.

When the big screen finished playing her last scene—the classic image of Xu Banxia, ​​the self-made female entrepreneur in "The Wind Blows in Half Summer," looking back in front of a steel factory—which perfectly overlapped with the real Zhao Liying, it was not only an actress's farewell to the entertainment industry, but also a perfect curtain call for an inspirational legend of an era.

Just like the light reflected by the Broken Rainbow Sword in her hand—it illuminated the path she had come from and pointed the way for countless dreamers who followed.

(End of this chapter)