After the two women sat down, they took out the information in their bags and started discussing it.
“I asked a senior sister to help me ask around about these, and they can be treated as accurate information.”
“These are the ones that have just started shooting, and those that are about to start shooting!”
“That’s right, so this is a good opportunity.”
… …
As the two discussed, Lin Momo tried to stay quiet and not disturb them.
However, Lin Momo still couldn’t help but listen to the conversation between the two.
Seeing Lin Momo looking at them in confusion, the two girls smiled and joked, “Kid, can you understand what we are talking about?”
Lin Momo shook her head and said, “Are you talking about this crew information?” Lin Momo picked up her stack of colored sheets and showed it to them.
“Similar but not the same,” the taller of the two women said.
The flyers in Lin Momo’s hand were sold to temporary extras who had just arrived, or to those who had limited access and could not rely on a group leader. They would thus rely on the information in these sheets and try their luck with each filming crew.
What the two women had in their hands was supporting role casting information, actor recruitment information, and registration forms. If they pass the interview and audition, and were chosen by a certain filming crew, then they can join that crew to start shooting.
Lin Momo didn’t quite understand their explanation and looked confused.
The woman pointed to her list and reminded, “Besides, Xiao Momo, these lists are all expired.”
“Well, I know that, I’m just taking a look,” Lin Momo whispered.
How seriously could a child study the lists anyway?
Therefore, the two women only thought that Lin Momo was reading the flyers for fun and did not pay too much attention to it. They continued their discussion with their supporting actors’ information.
After a while, Lin Cheng finished tidying up their room and walked out to the common area.
“Momo, it’s time for you to sleep,” Lin Cheng said.
Hearing this, Lin Momo said ‘okay’ obediently and introduced him to the two girls, “This is my dad.”
“Momo, don’t bother other people when they’re working,” Lin Cheng reminded.
“Oh,” Lin Momo responded. She got up from the sofa, gathered her own lists, and said to the two girls, “Good night, sister Xiao Mai, sister Chen,” and then walked over to Lin Cheng’s side.
After sitting there chatting for a while, Lin Momo already knew the names of the two women. The taller girl was called Shu Mai, and the shorter one was called Chen Manman.
After calling Lin Momo back, Lin Cheng said to the two women, “Sorry for bothering you.”
Hearing this, the two women quickly waved their hands and said, “No, no, Xiao Momo is very good.”
… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
The two women looked at Lin Cheng taking Lin Momo back to the room. They looked at each other and then began to discuss in low voices.
“That was Momo’s father just now? So handsome!”
“Same! When she said that she and her father came here to work as extras, I thought that her father was not young anymore, and that his looks were just average. I didn’t expect that he would be so handsome. And quite young, too!”
“Based on looks alone and not worrying about acting skills, I think he can be the male lead…”
Both of them couldn’t figure this out.
However, they didn’t pay too much attention to this matter.
After a few more gossipy chats, the two women’s focus once again returned to the documents in front of them.
“How about this <Against the Grain>? It’s currently choosing supporting roles. How about we give it a try?”
“We can give it a try, but the audition requirements for this drama are probably very strict, and I heard that the main cast is very strong. Many of them are from the ‘national team’, so we may not get chosen.”
“Let’s just give it a try.”
“Okay.”
“What about this one? <Hidden Moon By The Western River>.”
“I know this one. It’s a big IP1, right?”
“That’s right, and it’s invested in by Starstone Entertainment2. It says that it’s currently recruiting supporting actors.”
“Really? Hasn’t the filming of this show started more than a week ago? Why are they still recruiting supporting actors? Also, there are so many young artists under Starstone Entertainment, some of whom have not yet debuted, so there is no need to conduct wide casting in the Film and Television City.”
“Maybe it’s to increase the popularity,” Chen Manman said, paused, and then said, “But I also heard a rumor.”
“What rumor?”
“I heard that Starstone Entertainment’s original plan for acquiring this IP was to favor Shu Yimeng and specially arranged for his senior Le Bai to act as supporting role for the newcomer. But what happened was, the two of them seemed to have fought over roles and screen time. They were both working under the same agent, and the agent didn’t like to favor one over the other.
“In the end, it was changed to a drama with two male leads. It’s a pity that some male and female co-stars became scapegoats and were fired by the crew, so they are recruiting actors again.”
“So that’s the case, no wonder,” Shu Mai said. “I heard on the Internet that Le Bai’s agent seems to be quite powerful. It seems that the agent even has shares in Starstone Entertainment.”
Serve as Contrast Team in a ‘Dad with Baby’ Show translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com
T/N: I’ve read a bunch of c-novels set in the Entertainment industry and ‘Starstone’ seems to be a popular name for an entertainment company.
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