Lin Momo and Lin Cheng only had a combined salary of 2,000 yuan to film their last drama, and the fact that the crew had a ‘Buy 1, Get 1 More’ deal for dad and daughter had become a hot topic in the livestream channel that everyone would never let go off.

[To be honest, the two crews should be almost the same size, both have big IPs.]

[No, the crew of [Against The Grain] is just low-key. In terms of production, I personally think [Against The Grain] is even better than [Hidden Moon by the Western River].]

[I feel the same.]

[The drama [Hidden Moon by the Western River] has become such a spectacle.]

[I don’t understand, why are they recasting the drama in such a big way? It’s almost turning into a press conference and a large-scale variety show.]

[Of course it’s hype! I have to say that the hype for [Hidden Moon by the Western River] is really great.]

From the beginning when the male and female leads’ fans were at odds with each other, to the female lead’s eventual withdrawal from the crew—every incident made this film a hot topic.

Recently, the need to recast the film has also led to the production team to come up with new tricks. There was the early online recasting promotion, and open audition sessions to amateurs, then the two male leads would occasionally appear at audition sites to find the best female lead, and so on.

As soon as these reports came out, topics related to [Hidden Moon by the Western River] immediately occupied 5 hot searches.

[My guy, this crew is too hyped, right? ]

[Even before they aired they’ve already become a hit…]

[Wrong, it should be that even before they started filming they’ve already become a big hit.]

[So powerful.]

[I heard that it’s a drama invested in by Starstone Entertainment. Hasn’t Starstone Entertainment been quite good at creating hypes for a long time now?]

… …

While the audience in the livestream channel was having a great time eating melon, Lin Cheng led Lin Momo to the narrow passage that led to the next building. From here, they could go to the elevator of Building A.

At this moment, an excited scream suddenly came not too far away. “Ah ah ah! Look! Le Bai! Le Bai is over there!”

There were many fans of Le Bai on site, and someone recognized the figure of this film emperor in the passage between buildings, which was where the temporary casting call by the production team of [Hidden Moon by the Western River] was being held.

As the scream rang out, other fans around also noticed the actor and rushed as a wave towards the passageway.

Seeing the dozens of crazy fans who were suddenly running their way, Lin Momo—who was coincidentally in the same passageway—became a little frightened and dumbfounded. Before she could hide behind Lin Cheng, the fans were already running in.

Lin Momo was almost pushed to the ground by the crowd. Fortunately, Lin Cheng was able to grab the stupefied Lin Momo and protected her behind his bigger frame.

Standing in the same tunnel, Le Bai, who had just come out from behind a security door, seemed to have noticed the movement. After winking at his assistant on the side, he shouted to everyone at the scene, “Don’t crowd, please. Didn’t you see that you almost bumped into the child?!

“I will go to the conference room in a moment to work with the casting crew. You can wait for me there in front. This is where the crews and building staff members work, so if you are here, it will affect other people’s work. And it’s not safe for so many people to be crowded here, not to mention there are children on site.”

After hearing Le Bai’s words, the enthusiastic fans at the scene finally became quieter.

The staff brought by Le Bai and a few spontaneous fans began to maintain order in the corridor and evacuated the other fans one by one.

Le Bai looked in the direction of Lin Momo with a concerned look on his face.

“Kid, are you okay? Did you get hit somewhere?” Le Bai approached Lin Momo and asked with concern.

Lin Momo—who had finally breathed a sigh of relief when the passageway became a little empty—was startled when she saw the person who suddenly appeared in front of her and subconsciously shrank behind Lin Cheng.

The moment Le Bai saw Lin Cheng in front of him, his expression arrested, his pupils shrank sharply, and his next words stopped on his lips.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

In the livestream channel, seeing Le Bai appear on the screen, many viewers who liked Le Bai became excited.

[Am I seeing Le Bai? It’s actually Le Bai!]

[This livestream episode is so happy.]

[Watching a parent-child variety show, I actually saw some big stars. Is this an extra bonus?]

[Make money, make money.]

[Unfortunately, the recording camera was too far away and I couldn’t hear what they were talking about.]

… …

At the same time, in front of the company’s computer, Chen Yu and Wang Xi, who were paying attention to the situation in the livestream channel, were also a little surprised.

“Le Bai?! He is an artist under Manager Sun, right? So he and Brother Cheng should have been under the same agent before?” Wang Xi said.

Chen Yu nodded, but his expression was not good.

“They can only be regarded as somewhat the same,” Chen Yu said in a deep voice.

Seeing Chen Yu staring at the screen with an expression that looked like he had a deep grudge against Le Bai, Wang Xi asked in confusion, “Why do you say that?” “

“These all happened before I came to Starstone so these are only things I have heard about. Some of the seniors said that Brother Sun originally took care of Lin Cheng. Later, Lin Cheng became popular and had a lot of resources. Then Brother Sun brought Le Bai in. At that time, Le Bai was a newbie with no resources, so he had to share from Lin Cheng’s…

“Before, this Le Bai liked to rely on Lin Cheng’s popularity to get heat for himself. Later, something happened to Lin Cheng and he was blackened by the whole internet. Le Bai snatched all of Lin Cheng’s resources the next day.”

Hearing Chen Yu’s words, Wang Xi’s eyes widened. “Oh my God! Is this true? Le Bai has a hard-working and low-key personality online, but he could actually do that kind of thing?” 

“You said it too: that’s just the personality he has online.” Chen Yu glanced at Wang Xi, paused, and said with an unhappy face, “Even I originally doubted whether Le Bai was behind it when Lin Cheng was framed and the entire internet went after him.”

“Damn, if it were true, it would be too scary,” Wang Xi sighed.

At this moment, Zhou Qi, who had been silent on the side, muttered in a low voice, “It’s not necessarily Le Bai who did it.” He felt that a young newcomer shouldn’t have that much ability.

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

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T/N:  Marriage First, Love Later. A family-arranged blind date that led to marriage. You know, if you keep making exception after exception for someone, one day you’ll wake up and realize they’re already someone very special to you.