All the actors and equipment were ready in place and—with the ‘clack’ of the clapperboard—filming officially began.

Lin Cheng was arranged to stand at the entrance of the casino. At this time, a car slowly drove through the gates.

“The car goes a little further, a little further, okay! It can stop…” The director’s voice rang from time to time outside the camera shot.

“The greeter can come up and open the door. Be quick.”

Following the director’s prompts, Lin Cheng walked to the car and opened the door.

The first person to get out of the car was the heroine.

When she saw Lin Cheng, the young actress who played the heroine was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously nodded to Lin Cheng and expressed her gratitude.

This was not in the original script, but it was just a fleeting moment, and there seemed to be no sense that something was wrong, so the director did not stop the cameras from filming.

As the filming continued, Lin Cheng lowered his head slightly and turned sideways to let the two leading actors get out of the car. He kept his head down as he took the two inside the casino.

After this scene ended, there was another scene where the two protagonists walked into the casino promenade. 

When the director finally shouted “Cut!”, these two scenes were completed in one go, and Lin Cheng’s role was officially over.

… …

Since this section was censored during the livestream of the program, the audience in the livestream channel were not able to see how Lin Cheng performed as an actor. Everyone couldn’t help but become curious. 

[What should I do? I’m really curious about how Lin Cheng acted!!]

[Me too. Although this role sounds like it doesn’t require any acting skills, I’m still very curious.]

[Ahh I want to leave a review!]

[What drama is it and when will it be broadcast? I will definitely go watch it when it airs!]

[Me too…]

… …

Not only the audience in the livestream channel, but also Chen Yu and the two assistants in front of the computer were also deeply curious about Lin Cheng’s acting skills.

“This kind of background role that doesn’t require much emotion or acting skills shouldn’t be difficult for Brother Cheng, right?” Wang Xi said.

Chen Yu shook his head and said, “It’s hard to say.”

Zhou Qi, who was next to him, nodded and agreed, “It could be pretty terrible.”

“Why?” Wang Xi asked in confusion.

Zhou Qi explained, “Think about it, how would things look in the film with Brother Cheng’s aura…” 

It turned out that Lin Cheng was half a head taller than the actor who played the male lead. In addition, his facial features and presence were a bit too prominent, which made him very eye-catching… 

It was really hard to say whether he would be replaced because he was too spotlight-grabbing for an extra.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The concerns of Chen Yu and the little assistants were really not unreasonable.

At the shooting scene, Lin Cheng was indeed very conspicuous in the camera lens, so much so that during the process, the director kept adjusting the lighting and props on the scene to highlight the two protagonists.

After completing the shooting, the assistant director next to him was frowning while watching the video playback.

“Director, should we use another actor to reshoot these two scenes?” the assistant director suggested.

The director stared at the screen for a while, then shook his head and said, “No need to change.” 

In these two scenes, the actors performed well. The heroine’s performance was not only good, but even amazing, and the male protagonist’s performance was also outstanding. 

As for Lin Cheng’s role as the casino greeter, in terms of performance and behavior, it did not steal the spotlight at all.

If the director had to say something, it was that he was so handsome that it was difficult for people not to pay attention to him.

“It’s enough to do a little lens blurring in the later stage,” the director said.

The director obviously intended to retain this section recorded by Lin Cheng.

In addition to the fact that this scene was acted well, there was another reason: the people from the [Living with Dad] program team contacted him earlier, so the director knew that Lin Cheng and Lin Momo were actually recording a program.

The director has paid little attention to this show before, and he didn’t know if Lin Cheng would become popular because of the show, but he still plans to keep this clip. Later, if the program or Lin Cheng himself becomes popular, this scene would be very important to them. 

It would be a good publicity opportunity.

… …

After Lin Cheng completed filming, he received his performance remuneration from the crew’s finance department.

Because it was a face-to-face performance, the pay was higher than that of ordinary extras. Lin Cheng received a total of 300 yuan for the two scenes.

After walking out of the set and looking at the extra 300 yuan on her phone, Lin Momo smiled brightly and happily recorded the income in her little notebook.

The crew member from before sent them out.

“Thank you, uncle,” Lin Momo thanked the other party again.

The staff member also smiled kindly at Lin Momo and said, “You’re welcome.”

After that, the man looked at Lin Cheng again and said, “Leave a contact information. If there is another opportunity in the future, I can recommend you.”

This staff member helped out in more than one filming crew, and having one more actor’s contact information was also one more resource.

Furthermore, in his opinion, given Lin Cheng’s conditions, being an ordinary extra was actually a bit of a waste. He could be in a speaking role or even a supporting actor.

Lin Cheng nodded and exchanged contact information with the other party.

… …

After leaving this filming crew, Lin Cheng and Lin Momo continued on to the next.

This time, the two of them still targeted a low-budget, small-scale production crew.

This type of crew required more temporary extras.

However, due to limited funds and costs, and sometimes the actors’ schedule, the shooting schedule was usually chaotic and could be changed and adjusted at any time.

The only way to find a job as an extra in this situation was to wait.

… …

Lin Cheng took Lin Momo to a relatively shady place to sit down.

The two once again fell into a state of waiting.

Lin Momo was still thinking about her job as a ‘little assistant’, so she fanned Lin Cheng very dedicatedly like how she saw the assistants of the other stars in the crew did.

However, this state did not last long. Lin Momo’s eyes began to droop, and her upper eyelids and lower eyelids started to fight.

Originally, it was Lin Momo fanning Lin Cheng, but gradually it became Lin Cheng fanning Lin Momo, and Lin Cheng wiping off the hot sweat on Lin Momo’s forehead with a towel from time to time.

After a while, Lin Momo tilted her head and her little body leaned against Lin Cheng. She was now sound asleep.

… …

At this time, two people with crew badges walked past Lin Cheng and the sleeping Lin Momo.

“Teacher Li is scolding the crew right now. Let’s hide for a while before we go back,” the younger of the two men said.

The other man wearing glasses showed a curious expression and asked, “I haven’t been here in the last two days. What happened?”

“Teacher Li is not satisfied with several casting choices,” the younger man replied.

Hearing this, the bespectacled man frowned and said, “What can he do if he is not satisfied? I heard that several people were already picked to join the group this time. You have to endure it even if you are not satisfied.” 

At this time, the young man smiled. “Then you have sorely underestimated our Teacher Li. He has made a lot of noise in the crew and has succeeded in pissing off the traffic stars who were selected to join the cast. There is also that naughty kid who was scared off by Teacher Li. He went away crying.”

“Haha, the old teacher is really amazing! So why are you hiding from him now?”

“Didn’t I say that some actors left and people are now looking for someone to replace them? Some of those squeezed out would be easy enough to replace. But I can’t come back because I haven’t found a suitable replacement for the role of ‘Xu Duo’…”

“Ahh, yes, that would really be hard to find…”

At this time, the younger man suddenly stopped and stared at Lin Momo. 

“Brother Yang, look! Doesn’t that kid look like someone who’d beg for food?”

Lin Cheng: ? ? ?

Lin Momo, who was awakened by the voices around her and was still a little confused: …

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

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T/N: Momo is not a beggar!! 😳