As everyone was looking at Lin Momo with surprise and inquiry, an old man in his early seventies who had come to the set made himself known.

This person was none other than Old Li, Li Jianhong, one of the veteran actors from the older generation mentioned by Guo Fei earlier who was also part of the [Where Are You?] project. He was also this drama’s producer.

Li Jianhong listened to most of the conversation just now. After looking at Lin Momo carefully for a while, Li Jianhong said to everyone, “There’s no need to worry about the proper way to do it. Just let her do it as she did before.”

“Come now, just act as you like,” Li Jianhong sat down on a stool next to Lin Momo and urged her, “Go on, go and give it a try again.” 

Although this old man looked a bit awkward, Lin Momo could feel that he had no ill intentions, so she nodded, put the woven bag on over her shoulders again and started to perform.

It was a silent performance. From Lin Momo walking, to running away when confronted by the ‘passer-by’, it all took less than a minute in total, and no one interrupted during the process.

Seeing Lin Momo running away, Li Jianhong stood up from his chair and chased after her.

“Aiya! Run slower, this place is crowded, don’t fall,” Li Jianhong nervously shouted to Lin Momo.

——Although the bag was partially filled with foam, it still had some weight. Li Jianhong did not expect that this child could run so smoothly with such a big bag on her back.

Seeing this, other people on the set couldn’t help but smile.

Although Mr. Li has not commented on Lin Momo’s performance at this time, everyone can already see from the change in the old artist’s attitude that he was very satisfied with Lin Momo’s performance.

After everyone settled down again, Li Jianhong directly expressed his hope that Lin Momo could join the cast of [Where Are You?].

Lin Cheng did not immediately agree but first carefully read all the background information, script, and sample contract provided by the crew.

“How long is the shooting time?” Lin Cheng asked.

“Well…” Li Jianhong looked at Lin Cheng and didn’t know what to say for a moment—he didn’t know whether Lin Cheng wanted it to be longer or shorter.

Fortunately, Lin Cheng added, “We have other recordings later, so we can’t shoot on the set for a long time.” 

Hearing this, Li Jianhong understood and quickly waved his hand, saying, “Not long at all. The section’s story itself is not long. The shooting is focused. If everything goes well, it can be completed in three days, no, two to two and a half days. However, if additional shots are needed later, then we will just contact you again.”

Lin Cheng nodded.

“What about the payment?” Lin Momo asked. This information was not filled in on the sample contract.

Hearing Lin Momo’s words, Yang Dong laughed at first, and then explained to Li Jianghong half-jokingly, “Xiao Momo is particularly concerned about the payment issue.” 

Hearing this, Li Jianhong nodded and asked Lin Momo, “What do you want then? How much payment does Momo want?”

Lin Momo seemed to bury her head in thought for a while, then she bravely shouted, “2,000 yuan.” 

As soon as these words came out, the crew members were obviously stunned.

Seeing this, Lin Momo felt a little guilty and changed her words,, “It’s also fine if it’s not less than 1,600.

“I will act very seriously,” Lin Momo promised again.

Looking at Lin Momo’s serious and nervous look, Lin Cheng smiled secretly from the side—this daughter of his thought too little of her performance.

However, Lin Cheng did not change Lin Momo’s price. Looking at Li Jianhong and the film crew, he said, “Just 2,000, and her performance will not let you down.” 

Here, Li Jianhong looked at Lin Momo, then looked at Lin Cheng again and smiled. Well, the father and daughter in front of him should not be short of money. Lin Cheng probably wants to do this more because he wanted Lin Momo to have the experience.

Not changing the amount Lin Momo wanted was a kind of respect for the child’s wishes and a way to protect her growth.

Li Jianhong touched his chin and looked at Lin Momo pretending to think about it, then nodded reluctantly and said, “2,000, okay 2,000, but I have a request.” 

“What request?” Lin Momo asked him seriously.

“For 2,000 yuan, your dad has to be on board and play a guest role in the play.”

“You would like to take on my dad?” 

Lin Momo did calculations in her head: her dad has earned a total of 470 yuan from acting in several film crews today. Right now, she and Lin Cheng could earn 2,000 yuan in two days, which seemed to be not a loss.

Lin Momo turned to look at Lin Cheng, and when she saw Lin Cheng nodding, she happily nodded towards Li Jianhong too and said, “Okay! We are satisfied.”

The two parties signed the contract on the spot.

Lin Momo would play ‘Xu Duo’, while Lin Cheng would make a cameo at the end of this section of the film to pick up ‘Xu Duo’ as a police officer who finds her.

… …

Seeing that Lin Cheng and Lin Momo had signed a contract, the barrage in the livestream channel was immediately flooded with comments from the audience: 

[Although I know that Daddy Lin is trying to train Momo, it’s still funny.]

[I originally thought that Momo has finally become a protagonist in a film and could get rid of poverty and become rich, but I didn’t expect that the salary was only 2,000! It’s too awful. ]

[What the hell is 2,000 pay?! ]

[In addition to the food expenses, it is just enough to pay off their ‘debt’ this week.]

[This…]

[Momo: Am I only worth 2,000? ]

[Wrong, Momo is 1,600 and Dad is 400.]

[Dad Lin’s true strength is to cheat his daughter.]

[Momo, do you know that you were tricked by your father and the crew?]

The next second, the words [Momo, don’t sign!] and [Momo, run away quick!] were all over the screen in the livestream channel.

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

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T/N: Momo, run away! 😂

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