Director Liu sat down next to Zhou Haihua. He looked at the script, then looked at Lin Cheng up on the stage, and whispered softly, “Seems pretty good…” 

When some young actors perform the scene of ‘Facing the Enemy’s Interrogation’, they will show nervousness and eagerness to pass the interrogation according to their own understanding. 

As a result, there would be just a few elements missing in their performance. That is, the mindset of ‘I am the master here, and you are the guests. How can the host follow the guests and do as the guests pleased?’ as well as the confidence and temperament to make it work.

Some actors were too passionate and angry, and they used too much force and lacked some rationality and calmness in dealing with the situation.

It could not be said that Lin Cheng’s acting skills were so good when he performs like this, but his calm and rational attitude just fit the performance requirements of the character.

After listening to Director Liu’s words, Zhou Haihua on the side remained unconvinced and continued to stare at Lin Cheng on the stage.

Zhou Haihua belatedly noticed that a very strong gaze seemed to be focused on him. When he turned his head and looked to the side—he saw a child standing in the corner of the room staring straight at him.

Zhou Haihua subconsciously touched his face: it’s not dirty is it?

Since he couldn’t get used to being stared at by Lin Momo, Zhou Haihua couldn’t help but wave to her, “Come here.”

Lin Momo came to Zhou Haihua’s side as directed.

“Why are you staring at me?” Zhou Haihua asked suspiciously.

“I…” Facing this fierce, old man, Lin Momo was a little nervous, but she still replied in a low voice, “I’m afraid you’ll scold my dad.” 

Hearing this, Zhou Haihua was stunned at first, and almost couldn’t bear it the next second—he wanted to smile so badly!

“That’s your dad?”

“Yeah.” Lin Momo nodded and said, “My dad is very good at acting. If you think there’s anything wrong with him, you can tell me.”

Just don’t scold Lin Cheng like you scolded the two people before. It must have been so miserable for those two people, having to leave after being scolded like that. Lin Momo didn’t want Lin Cheng to be scolded.

Hearing this, Zhou Haihua finally couldn’t help his smile.

“I don’t even like swearing, so what can you be afraid of?” Zhou Haihua retorted.

Director Liu on the side: Haha…

After Zhou Haihua said that, he watched Lin Cheng’s performance on the stage for a while and commented, “As for your father’s performance, he could just about make it work.” 

Hearing what the old man said, Lin Momo’s eyes were filled with happy surprise, and she asked excitedly, “So can we join your crew?” 

“That’s not necessarily true, we have to look again,” Zhou Haihua said leisurely.

“You should also sit down and watch together with me.” After saying that, Zhou Haihua pointed to the chair next to him and asked Lin Momo to sit down.

Glancing at the chair right next to Zhou Haihua, Lin Momo whispered, “Thank you”. Then she pulled out the chair a little farther away from Zhou Haihua and sat down.

Zhou Haihua: “…” How come this little girl still dislikes him?

Lin Momo probably didn’t dislike Zhou Haihua, but simply thought this old man was a bit scary.

After Lin Momo sat down, they continued to watch Lin Cheng’s performance up on the stage.

Zhou Haihua, while watching the performance, secretly glanced at Lin Momo from time to time, feeling unhappy in his heart: He didn’t even have a grandson yet, but that guy surnamed Lin actually had a great-granddaughter.

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Up on the stage, Lin Cheng completed his performance. Director Liu touched his chin and nodded several times.

“I think it’s pretty good,” Director Liu was the first to comment.

They mainly selected actors based on whether they were suitable for the role and the background according to the script. Lin Cheng’s temperament and acting status were exactly what he wanted.

Director Liu looked at Zhou Haihua again and asked, “Teacher Zhou, what do you think?” 

“He still needs to polish his acting skills and line delivery, but it’s okay,” Zhou Haihua said pertinently.

Hearing these words, Director Liu was almost moved to tears.

They had auditioned several actors in the past few days, but most of them were scolded by this old artist. Later, no one even dared to come to their crew for auditions anymore.

Being able to get Zhou Haihua to say ‘it’s okay’ was a huge affirmation.

“Then you want him to join now? Have you decided on that role for him?” Director Liu asked.

“Let’s decide now,” Zhou Haihua said, and then added, “He will play the role of Lin Annan.”

Director Liu:? ? ?

“Wasn’t he playing Fu Rui?” Why did he become Lin Annan?

Lin Annan was a wealthy industrialist who had returned from overseas. He did not leave many colorful traces behind but, in fact, he made great contributions to the country.

Director Liu was confused. “Didn’t I just give him the script of Fu Rui?” 

Zhou Haihua rolled his eyes at Director Liu, and then said with a smile, “Let him play the role of Lin Annan, he won’t go wrong.” 

Director Liu was still confused.

…

After confirming Lin Cheng’s role, all that remained was to sign a contract with the film studio.

The details of the contract were negotiated back at the small office, and the two parties began to discuss the issue of remuneration.

“In terms of remuneration, you can first tell me your expected price,” the person from the film crew said to Lin Cheng.

Lin Cheng did not answer the other party immediately, but lowered his eyes and looked at Lin Momo aside.

Lin Momo was a little confused and started to calculate with her fingers.

“Is this many okay?” Lin Momo turned to look at Lin Cheng and showed Lin Cheng three fingers.

Before Lin Cheng could speak, Lin Momo thought for a moment, then quickly extended an extra finger and said, “That’s the number.”

“Okay,” Lin Cheng chuckled.

On the other side, the person from the film crew watched Lin Momo show off four fingers, nodded, and said, “This number is not a problem.” 

The two parties reached an agreement very easily.

The film’s legal staff drafted the contract on site.

“Take a look, and you can sign if there are no problems.” The producer handed the contract to Lin Cheng.

Lin Cheng opened the contract. At the front were the contract regulations that had been determined before, and at the end was the remuneration for Lin Cheng’s performance this time: 40,000 yuan.

Official investment dramas were different from popular commercial film and television dramas. The cost, actors, and remuneration were all reasonably priced. Lin Cheng’s role and the number of scenes in the drama were not many, so the remuneration of 40,000 yuan was actually very reasonable.

After reading through the contract, Lin Cheng placed his signature at the end.

By his side, Lin Momo stared at the designated pay with a dumbfounded look on her face.

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

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T/N: Little Momo’s brain can’t grasp that extra zero 😂