Looking at the director team and the by-now familiar camera, Lin Momo rubbed her eyes and got down from Lin Cheng’s arms.

“Hello,” Lin Momo waved to the director team.

Seeing Lin Momo’s sleepy look, the director couldn’t help but smile. She said to Lin Cheng and Lin Momo, “We meet again! Lin dad and baby have worked hard all the way.

“Do you still remember what [Family Background] you drew last week?” the director asked..

Hearing the words ‘Family background’, Lin Momo suddenly became energetic.

“Oh, yes! Dad’s an actor!” Lin Momo said in a loud voice.

“An extra,” Lin Chen added next to her.

The director nodded. “That’s right! Dad’s job this week is to be a bit actor in the Film and Television City  here in E City, all according to the regulations of the profession. Lin dad and baby team will earn their living expenses by participating in film and television shooting.

“First of all, this is your pass.” The director took a large ID badge similar to a work permit from one of the staff and handed it to Lin Cheng.

Lin Cheng took the ID pass from the director and looked at it. It was a short-term pass, with Lin Cheng’s photo, identity information, and other relevant data on it. The validity period indicated at the bottom began today and ran for one week.

Seeing Lin Momo next to him with her head raised and curiously looking at the pass in his hand, Lin Cheng smiled and hung the pass around Lin Momo’s neck.

“Don’t lose it.”

“Okay,” Lin Momo nodded.

At this time, the director also emphasized, “This pass is necessary for you to go around the Film and Television City this coming week and to obtain jobs. There is only one copy. Please keep it safe, dad and baby. If you lose the pass, or if you accidentally misplace it, you need to go to the Actors Service Center and apply for a reissue by yourself, and you also need to bear the cost yourself.”

Listening to the director’s warning, Lin Momo instinctively tightened her hold on the pass and whispered, “Don’t worry. I won’t lose it.”

Hearing this, the director nodded with a smile and continued to hand two other envelopes to Lin Chen.

In the first envelope was the living expenses provided by the program team to Lin Chen and Lin Momo for this week: a total of 150 yuan.

In the second envelope was a piece of paper with an address and a receipt.

“The address is where dad and the baby will live for the coming week. The program team has already paid one week’s housing rent for you. You can check in using the receipt,” the director explained.

Lin Chen nodded and put the envelope away.

“There are a few things I need to tell you in advance,” the director continued. “First of all, in order to ensure the authenticity of the program recording and not affect the normal shooting of other crews in the Film and Television City, for this week, we have replaced all the visible camera equipment in the room where dad and baby will live and other licensed public areas with hidden equipment, and we will try to take long-distance shots when recording.

“If there is any confidentiality issue involved with the film crew and other personnel, the program team will ensure privacy through live editing of the livestream, so you can just record as usual with confidence.

“In addition, to make sure you experience the actual situation of the supporting actor profession, the program team did not arrange fixed jobs for Dad, and there will be no guaranteed income. Dad needs to contact the crew and find a job by himself. 

“But considering the increased difficulty of the task this week, this time, Dad and baby will be given the opportunity to ask for help from the program team.”

… …

As soon as the director said this, viewers’ comments exploded in the live broadcast room.

[This dog director team has finally become human again.]

[That’s right, when I watched the first episode of recording, Momo had a high fever in the middle of the night, and no one from the program team was present.]

[Fortunately, they can ask for help this time. ]

[However, Lin Cheng’s team is still miserable!]

[It’s really miserable, the living expenses is only 150 yuan, which is less than even the first week! Is this humane?!]

[It seems that the life of low-level extras in films are really like this, super miserable.]

[It’s so tragic…]

[It’s really funny and at the same time makes me want to cry. The father and daughter are so lucky. They get the worst option every time!]

[Did they get the worst?]

[I just went to check the situation of the other groups, and I can answer you responsibly: Yes!]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

As for the other groups, Bai Yulin’s family drew the job of a voice actor. Although he was not particularly suitable for this job since Bai Yulin debuted as an idol star, dubbing was not difficult for him to adapt to.

Actor Gao Yuankai, who experienced a setback last week, finally got a relatively easy-to-play role this week as a piano store owner.

The company president dad, Zheng Chengye, got the job of a hotel bed tester. 

Finally, the team of the most popular actor, dad Duan Bei, got the job as a TV station intern reporter.

[Lin Cheng and Momo… their family background is indeed the worst again…]

[The jobs in all other teams are so good!]

[Wait! Am I the only one who noticed? Zheng Chengye’s job is to test hotel beds for sleeping?!]

[Awesome, he can just sleep at work, it’s so cool! ]

[And I heard some netizens on the Internet say that the hotel where Zheng Chengye and his son is staying is their family’s own property. ]

[The big boss acts as a sleep tester in his own hotel? Ahhhh, what kind of magical luck is this? It’s so cool!] 

Not only was it cool, but it was also easy and relaxing!

[It’s really true, there is no harm without comparison…]

Serve as Contrast Team in a ‘Dad with Baby’ Show translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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