Lin Momo was dumbfounded when she saw the numbers on the contract.

Lin Momo blinked, rubbed her eyes again, and repeatedly confirmed that the ‘4’ she saw was followed by four zeros, and the words in the brackets written after were in ‘ten thousand’ instead of ‘thousand’.

Lin Momo secretly reached out her hand and carefully tugged at Lin Chen’s sleeve.

“Dad.”

“Hm?”

“Isn’t it 4,000?” Lin Momo asked Lin Cheng in a very, very small voice.

Lin Momo thought that no one else present would be able to hear her, but the person from the film crew could still somewhat judge what Lin Momo was saying through the shape of her mouth and the little bit of her voice that could be heard.

“4,000?” The person in charge of the film crew was startled. He raised his eyebrows and said, “How can it just be 4,000 yuan?”

After a pause, the man continued, “We are a legitimate crew, not an illegal crew. How could we casually lower an actor’s salary?”

No matter whether Lin Cheng was famous or not, or whether or not he was a professional actor, as long as he met the requirements of the crew and officially participated in [Against The Grain], they would give an appropriate salary based on the role he would play and the difficulty of filming.

Was that so?

Lin Momo was stunned, but the words ‘illegal crew’ lingered in her mind.

… …

In the livestream channel, many viewers laughed when they saw Lin Momo’s stunned look:

[Although I feel a little sorry for baby Momo, but… I’m sorry, I can’t help but want to laugh.]

[Hahaha, when Momo secretly showed her fingers to her dad just now, I guessed that what she wanted to say was either 400 or 4000. ]

[I feel like Xiao Momo struggled a lot when she increased her remuneration from 3,000 to 4,000 just now. ]

[Momo: I never expected it to be 40,000! ]

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Lin Cheng chatted with the people from the film crew a few more times, and then left the temporary office and casting call area with Lin Momo in tow.

They need to return to their current residence to pack their belongings and then go back to the crew.

Because this week’s program recording has already reached the second half, it was very close to the time for Lin Cheng and Lin Momo to go back to their real home. After that, the Lin dad and daughter team still had 3 episodes recording, with 1 week of rest somewhere in between, which was about a month of program recording. Therefore, there wasn’t much time to do the filming here, so there’s a good chance they’ll have to stay up late to shoot.

Therefore, the father and daughter needed to temporarily live on the set.

On the way back, Lin Momo kept her head buried on her chest. Lin Cheng didn’t know whether she was thinking about something or feeling depressed.

Lin Cheng raised his hand and rubbed the top of Lin Momo’s head.

Lin Momo then raised her head, looked at Lin Chen, and asked the question that had been on her mind the entire time, “Dad, when we were filming that drama before, why did I get less?”

At this time, ‘illegal crew’ mentioned by the crew member before came to mind again…

Looking at Lin Momo’s confused and worried expression, Lin Cheng couldn’t help but smile.

Lin Cheng paused, thought for a while, then stroked Lin Momo’s head, explaining seriously, “The [Where Are You?] that we shot before was a non-profit film, and the producer hopes that through such non-profit film it could make everyone pay attention to the plight of left-behind children and important environmental issues.

“You also hope that children like ‘Xu Duo’ can be protected and live happily with their families, parents, right?” 

“Yeah,” Lin Momo nodded.

“So, if you participate in the filming of that drama, no matter whether you get more or less remuneration, you are doing something good.”

Lin Momo nodded again. This seemed to be the truth.

“And,” after a pause, Lin Cheng said something that Lin Momo hadn’t realized et, “2,000 yuan is enough to complete this week’s tasks.” 

Sure enough, when she heard Lin Cheng’s words, Lin Momo’s eyes lit up, bright with stars.

“Oh, that’s right!” They have completed their task this week!

Thinking of this, Lin Momo had a smile on her face again, and cheerfully followed Lin Cheng back to their residence.

… …

After returning to the room and packing up their luggage, Lin Cheng and Lin Momo said goodbye to their neighbors and landlord one by one. They arrived back at the set on time in the afternoon.

Different from the low-budget look of the temporary office and audition room, the entire [Against the Grain] shooting location was very large, and the background, props, and even the costumes of the extras were highly accurate.

You could also see many national-level actors rehearsing and acting together.

Seeing this scene, the barrage in the livestream channel exploded:

[Oh my God! The crew of [Against the Grain] contracted an entire filming area!]

There were many dramas filming in the Film and Television City at the same time. In order to save on costs or shooting time, many filming locations would be cross-rented by the crews only as they need it and have filming crews lined up on a schedule.

The situation of [Against the Grain] was indeed like contracting the entire filming location for themselves. The venue and even many of the buildings were built one-to-one according to historical documents researched by the crew of [Against the Grain], all with the intention of making the filming more realistic.

[[Against the Grain] is such a huge investment! ]

[Because there were so many characters, there were rumors on the Internet that this drama would take at least a year to film.]

[Awesome…]

[The previous office was so low-key that I thought it was a scam, pretending to be the crew of [Against the Grain]. I didn’t expect all these money would be spent on it. ]

[And the cast is as strong as it can be!]

[Yes, in just a short time, I have seen 6 veteran artists, and one young powerhouse!] 

These veteran actors were not the highest paid in the industry, but there was no doubt that each of these actors was a treasure in the film and television industry.

[That’s it. I didn’t really watch this kind of material in the past for fear that my heart wouldn’t be able to bear it, but this drama hasn’t even been filmed yet and I’m already excited.]

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

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