This director is vindictive.

This absurd yet grand "Chen Mo's retirement funeral" has simply lowered the bar for what is considered acceptable in the entertainment industry.

Who would have thought that a celebrity's announcement of retiring from the entertainment industry could trigger such a magical nationwide frenzy?

Look at this scene: "electronic funeral parlors" on Xiaohongshu, "anniversary of death" topics on Weibo, "mourning vlogs" on Douyin, and "paper offerings" selling like hotcakes on Taobao. They've turned leaving the entertainment industry into a social death scene.

The most outrageous thing is that even Chen Mo himself got involved and interacted with netizens on Weibo, asking for a "new energy aircraft carrier". This move is simply outrageous!

Of course, many people also remarked that, looking at the entire entertainment industry, only Chen Mo could pull off such a unique farewell ceremony.

If other celebrities had their photoshopped funeral portraits taken, legal letters would have been flying everywhere.

But Chen Mo was different; not only was he not angry, he even joined in the joke.

This outrageous move of "attending one's own funeral while still alive" has made peers green with envy—after all, it has genuinely generated over 10 billion views!

People in the industry are secretly relieved: thankfully, this big shot is really retiring.

After all, during this period, topics related to Chen Mo have dominated the trending searches like they've been given a cheat code:

#SevenFairiesRetiringFromTheEntertainmentCircle#, #OneHundredMillionDollarBounty#, #TelecomFraudRogueGroupCrushed#
Any one of them would generate massive buzz. Now they've come up with an "online funeral," turning the trending topics into a personal showcase.

Industry peers are practically going crazy—is this some kind of life-or-death situation? New drama promotion? Sorry, the top 20 trending topics are all about Chen Mo. Movie release? Sorry, audiences are all posting "retirement commemoration packages".

Even when buying a promotional ad slot, the platform will subtly remind you: "Recently, traffic has been drawn away by the Chen Mo incident, so why don't you wait a bit longer?"

What does it mean to say "When Chen Mo goes to war, not a blade of grass will grow"? This is it! This guy can make the entire entertainment industry tremble with just a flick of his finger.

Now that he's finally retiring from the entertainment industry, countless people are secretly celebrating with firecrackers: they're finally free from the shadow of this great demon king!

If you were like other popular celebrities, an entertainment star making such a big fuss, you would have been criticized to the point of being ridiculed long ago. Yes, there would definitely be people who would say that you are wasting public resources.

But this time, they weren't completely outmatched; they were just totally stunned.

Actually, back when the Seven Fairies were still active in the entertainment industry, their fans' arguments were at least somewhat dignified.

If anyone dares to verbally abuse Zhao Liying and her friends online, the fans will at most retort with a few words like "If you're so good, then you do it" or "If you're blind, then don't watch it." It's like playing house; their fighting power is just so-so.

But things are different now! Ever since they announced their retirement from the entertainment industry, these fans have completely let loose, their fighting power has exploded, and even the brainwashed fans of those popular celebrities have to call them "Big Brother".

These days, anyone who dares to rant and rave online will be bombarded with insults until they question their existence—if you post a single negative comment, you can receive hundreds of elaborate and scathing posts, cursing everything from your ancestors to your future descendants, with even the punctuation marks exuding murderous intent.

What's most amazing is that these fans aren't afraid at all now. They used to worry about "idols being held accountable for their fans' actions," but now they're openly declaring: "Our idol has retired from the entertainment industry, so we can curse them however we want!"

Before, it was a civilized exchange; now it's a direct confrontation.

You just posted a sarcastic emoji, and when you turn around, you find that the Weibo comment section has been flooded with negative comments, and your private messages are full of sarcastic and abusive posts, digging up even your dark history from ten years ago.

The entertainment industry now calls this the "retirement fan phenomenon"—the retirement of seven female celebrities has somehow unearthed a group of fanatics even more ruthless than professional haters.

These guys have practically become internet honey badger; they're either fighting or on their way to fight.

A marketing account made a comparison chart: ordinary fans arguing is like elementary school kids bickering, while fans who have left the fandom fighting is like a tank pressing in – leaving nothing but desolation in their wake, and even making your keyboard smoke!
Of course, the saying goes "respect for the dead," cough cough, no, it's "respect for the retired," after all, they've already retired from the industry, what's the point of you still settling scores here?
Therefore, people are actually quite tolerant of these "honey badger" (flying jackals), after all, they can't keep going like this forever.

Without idols, fans cannot maintain their cohesion indefinitely.

So if others try to dig up dirt on them or post negative comments at this time, they will be attacked by the crowd. Not only will no one sympathize with them, but they will also be told "They deserve it" or "They're out of their minds"!
Isn't that just plain stupid?
In the past, when fans argued, it was because of their own interests. But now that he has retired from the entertainment industry and no longer cares about fame and fortune, why are you still kicking him when he's down?

In reality, during this period, celebrities throughout the entertainment industry issued gag orders to their fan clubs, warning them not to mess with Chen and his seven women.

Well, actually, no one would be so brainless as to provoke them.

After all, even if they haven't retired from the entertainment industry, their fan base might not be the most powerful, but their background and influence are something no one can afford to mess with.

Even so, celebrities throughout the entertainment industry are on edge and see threats everywhere.

There's no other reason than that there are precedents to learn from.

The fighting power of fans who left the fandom was already evident when the Seven Fairies left the fandom—at that time, a marketing account sarcastically questioned whether it was "real marketing but fake departure," and as a result, the account's comment section was flooded with 200,000 insults within three days, and the blogger finally had to delete the account and run away.

And now, these wandering souls are looking for a place to vent their frustrations.

Not to mention, there's also Chen Mo, a formidable and outrageous figure who's a former fan of the industry.

It's safe to say that whoever touches it will die.

Even major entertainment companies held meetings with their agents and artists, telling them to keep their fans quiet and not cause trouble!

They all understand one thing: those who leave the fandom are the real nuclear weapon—they have no weaknesses, no scruples, and can be destroyed together at any time.

One marketing account lamented: "I used to be afraid of brainless fans, now I'm afraid of fans who don't even have an idol."

Today is another family gathering day at Chen Mo's manor.

The children are usually either in school or attending extracurricular classes, and they don't get together most of the time.

So after the seven women discussed it, they decided on a family gathering day once a month.

On this day, all seven women will bring their children to gather together.

The manor is very large and has a lot of children's play facilities, which Chen Mo specially built for the children.

The laughter of children echoed across the manor's lawn. Seven women in casual clothes sat around a white wicker round table laden with fruit, snacks, and a glass vase filled with daisies. Chen Mo lay lazily in a hammock, sunlight filtering through the sycamore leaves and casting dappled patterns on his face.

"Little Grape snatched her brother's Lego again!" Zhang Yuqi suddenly put down her phone and shouted towards the sandpit in the distance. Today she was wearing an oversized light purple sweater, the neckline slipped to one side revealing her collarbone, and her five-month pregnant belly showed a rounded curve under the sweater.

Yang Mi stopped her from getting up, saying, "I'll go."

She wore a loose ponytail, the ends of which carried the scent of orange blossom shampoo as they brushed against Chen Mo's nose. Chen Mo took the opportunity to pinch her waist, earning him a glare in return.

Over in the sandpit, the little guy was clinging tightly to his Star Wars Lego ship, while his three-year-old brother was jumping up and down in frustration.

As Yang Mi squatted down, Little Grape immediately jumped into her arms to complain, "Auntie Mi, Little Tree is going to tear down the Millennium Falcon!"

—This child perfectly inherited his mother Zhang Yuqi's acting skills, with two tears still clinging to his eyelashes, about to fall.

"But step 47 in the instructions is to disassemble and reassemble it," Yang Mi explained patiently, pointing to the diagram, unaware that there was sand in her hair.

Chen Mo appeared out of nowhere, reached out to brush the sand from her hair, and then picked up both children and hoisted them onto his shoulders: "Come on! Daddy will take you to see the new dinosaur models!"

The two little ones immediately forgot their argument and wriggled excitedly on Chen Mo's shoulder. As they passed his eldest daughter Dou Dou's swing, the now much older girl was engrossed in reading "The Three-Body Problem." Chen Mo bent down and rubbed his stubble against her cheek: "Little bookworm, want to ride a big horse?"

The girl pushed his face away in disgust: "Dad, you're so childish." — This expression was a perfect replica of Jing Tian's.

Chen Mo was somewhat helpless. As his first child, he naturally devoted the most attention to his eldest daughter. However, this little one, who was very naughty when she was young, gradually turned into a little bookworm.

Chen Mo even felt a little nostalgic for the little devil who used to climb all over him and act like a tyrant.

Watching Chen Mo playing with the child, the little one occasionally let out a cry of surprise.

Several goddesses who have retired from the entertainment industry have shed their star aura at this moment. Although they are still beautiful and dazzling, they no longer have any idol baggage.

"Hey, what do you think would happen if we hadn't met Chen Mo?" Fan Binbin, suddenly dressed in a sexy silk slip dress, said leisurely.

This topic immediately piqued the interest of the other sisters. Sunlight filtered through the sycamore leaves, dappling Jing Tian's profile. Leaning against the white wicker chair, her fingertips unconsciously traced the rim of her coffee cup, her gaze fixed on the swing in the distance—her ten-year-old daughter, Chen Xing, was swinging her legs while reading "The Three-Body Problem," her hair fluttering in the wind, strikingly resembling a still from her own time filming "My Love from the Star."

She said softly, "If I hadn't met him, I don't know when I would have been able to integrate into the crew. Maybe I would still be filming those terrible movies that everyone criticizes?"

She remembers very clearly that in 2008, on the set of "An Epic of a Woman," she was wearing a homespun cheongsam and was privately called a "wooden beauty" by the director.

Back then, she had so many resources that people were envious, but the most praised comment on Douban was "Jing Tian's acting is like an AI reading an instruction manual".

"Perhaps she's still single now. She's someone with so many resources, so many that others envy her, but she just can't seem to become famous?"

The women all looked at her with some surprise.

They all know that Jing Tian is a well-connected person and a wealthy woman.

They knew about her background, and from their perspective, they didn't even understand why she wanted to be a star.

Of course, everyone has their own pursuits, but they all nodded in agreement with Jing Tian's words.

Although Jing Tian wasn't that famous back then, they had heard of her. Her early works were, to put it mildly, an eyesore.

"If I hadn't met him, I wouldn't know, but I often think that my life trajectory might have been completely different."

Perhaps I'll continue to struggle in the entertainment industry, like many actresses, desperately clinging to the last vestiges of youth at the awkward age of thirty, taking on some insignificant roles. If I'm lucky, a certain drama might suddenly become a hit, propelling me to A-list status; if I'm unlucky, I might just drift along in obscurity until I'm forgotten by the audience.

As for marriage, I think I'll probably do what most female celebrities in the industry do: marry a male actor or a wealthy businessman of similar social standing. On the surface, I'll appear glamorous, but behind the scenes, I'll have to endure my husband's infidelity. Perhaps one day, like those predecessors, I'll post a "cherish what you have" statement on social media, pretending to magnanimously forgive my cheating husband.

Or perhaps she'd simply get a divorce, become a single mother, raise her child alone, and secretly shed tears in the film set's dressing room late at night.

As she spoke, Zhao Liying's gaze unconsciously drifted to a spot not far away. Chen Mo was lying on the ground, willingly serving as a horse for the children, his face covered in childish doodles.

Seeing this, Zhao Liying's lips unconsciously curled up into a smile.

Gao Yuanyuan replied calmly, "I didn't think that much about it, if I hadn't met him."

She shook her head: "I don't want to think about it. I'm happy right now, and that's enough!"

She was extremely satisfied with the current situation; apart from that guy's womanizing ways, she couldn't find any flaws.

"You're just taking his side!" Zhang Yuqi was somewhat dissatisfied with Gao Yuanyuan's attitude. This older sister was the one who spoiled Chen Mo the most of all the women.

"If I hadn't met Chen Mo, I estimate I would have gotten divorced again, married another man, and then we couldn't tolerate each other, so I would have gotten divorced again, then married a second, third, and fourth time. Hmm, I would probably be one of the female celebrities with the most divorces in the entire entertainment industry, right? Hahaha!"

Tiger girls are tiger girls after all; what they said left the other sisters speechless.

But thinking about it carefully, this really is her personality.

In fact, this woman is really fierce. She's beautiful and sexy, but her temper... well...
Why did Wang leave so many people baffled back then? He had such a sexy and beautiful wife at home, yet he still went out to cheat on her, and the worst part was, he even paid for it!
Tiger girls are indeed tiger-like in nature; they can be passionate and intense when they like something, but they can also be just as violent when they don't!

Such a wild horse is truly impossible for an ordinary person to tame!

"Sister Binbin, it's your turn!" Zhang Yuqi said, then looked at Fan Binbin.

"Me? I don't know. Maybe if I hadn't met him, I would have been retired from the entertainment industry long ago?" Fan Binbin suddenly said, surprising everyone.

"What's going on?" All the women looked at her in astonishment.

"How should I put it? You all know about the difficulties in the production of 'Cell Phone 2' back then, right?" Fan Binbin said, brushing a strand of hair that had fallen onto his cheek.

All the women nodded.

"You mean the tax evasion scandal that was exposed?" Yang Mi asked.

Fan Binbin nodded and said, "Before that, well, when we were filming the movie 'Caught in the Web,' I made a deal with Chen Mo."

This is something that really didn't happen to anyone, and the way people were looking at Fan Binbin was a bit strange.

"Well, I didn't expect this guy to be engaging in underhanded tactics back then!" Yang Mi said through gritted teeth.

“But that’s not right!” Yang Mi suddenly frowned again.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuqi asked, picking up a grilled chicken wing and handing it to her.

"How come these unspoken rules have even extended to our homes?" Yang Mi said.

"Actually, at that time, it really was just a transaction between us. I wanted to act in the movie he was filming, he was lusting after me, and he was so handsome, so I wasn't at a loss," Fan Binbin said quite generously.

"Actually, later on, it was because I saw his interaction with you, Liying, during filming that I couldn't help but feel a little envious, and gradually I started to have feelings for you," Fan Binbin continued.

"And then?" Jing Tian asked, looking like she was watching a melon seed.

"Then, right from the beginning, he reminded me that being a celebrity means high income and a lot of money, so naturally, you also have to bear more responsibility. Therefore, it's best to pay taxes according to the law! At first, I didn't take it seriously. After all, that's what everyone did back then." Fan Binbin's thoughts seemed to return to those days.

The women all nodded; they knew about this as well.

However, because Chen Mo did not mistreat them in this regard and always emphasized this point, they did not encounter any such problems.

"Later, for the sake of that bastard, I obeyed! But I still didn't take it seriously until the 'Cell Phone 2' incident broke out, and I broke out in a cold sweat! I really can't have any wishful thinking!" she said with a hint of lingering fear.

"Now that I've talked about myself, what about you, Mimi? Speaking of unspoken rules, I remember you were involved even earlier than me, right?" Fan Binbin immediately turned his gun on Yang Mi.

Jing Tian immediately looked at Yang Mi with a curious expression.

Although she knew that Yang Mi and Chen Mo were together during the filming of "The Shallows".

But she really didn't know exactly how they got together.

She had a premonition when she met Yang Mi back then, otherwise she wouldn't have given her the "foot masseur" perfume.

Yang Mi suddenly smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it has a lot to do with you, Tian Tian."

"Me? What does that have to do with me?" Jing Tian asked, puzzled.

"Back then, I only had a good impression of him, but it wasn't to that extent. Besides, Mr. Liu, who I had worked with before, was pursuing me," Yang Mi said.

"But we haven't even done anything yet, and you actually sent me this 'Foot Massager' perfume! I'm so angry!"

"Besides, I already had feelings for him, so partly because I wanted to get revenge on you, and partly because I half-heartedly went along with it and slept with him! Hahaha!" Yang Mi couldn't help but burst into laughter as she spoke.

Now it was Jing Tian and Zhao Liying's turn to look at each other in bewilderment.

"Yifei, it's your turn! Tell us!" Yang Mi decisively looked at the fairy sister who was enjoying the gossip to the side.

"Me? I don't know. As you know, my mom and dad divorced a long time ago. She's always been very worried about me, afraid that I'll get hurt. So on set, most of the time, other male actors don't dare to get too close to me."

But when I was young, it was okay for my mom to do this, but I will grow up too!
Actually, the rumors about me dating that Korean guy were just a stubborn act of rebellion on my part.

I also want to have a proper relationship.
As you know, Mimi, I think no woman could truly be without feelings for him, right? The fairy sister stroked her slightly protruding belly and looked at Chen Mo, who was walking towards her, a charming smile appearing on her face.

As the seven women posed for a photo with their juice glasses in hand, Chen Mo walked towards them. He saw the setting sun gilding the women's silhouettes, with children playing behind them and barbecue grills emitting wisps of smoke. On the lawn lay flip-flops with painted toes.

Such days are a million times more precious than any box office record or trending topic. (End of Chapter)