After the filming was completed, Lin Cheng and Lin Momo packed up the house and luggage, followed the director’s car to the airport, and took a plane back to City C.

The plane arrived safely.

At this time, Chen Yu had already brought Zhou Qi, and Wang Xi outside the dedicated VIP passage.

Seeing Lin Cheng and Lin Momo, Chen Yu and the other two were delighted.

Chen Yu first said, “You have worked hard this week.”

This week has indeed not been easy for Lin Cheng and Lin Momo. If it were him, he couldn’t be sure he would survive under such conditions.

“Is there something?” Lin Cheng looked at Chen Yu and asked.

Before they left last time, he told Chen Yu that he didn’t need to come to pick him up at the airport. Now that Chen Yu came, he must have other matters to discuss.

“I have a few announcements to discuss with you.” Chen Yu replied, his tone filled with excitement that he could not hide.

“Let’s talk it over somewhere more comfortable.”

“Okay, I’ll make it short.”

… …

They all walked to the airport lounge, and Chen Yu handed some of the documents in his hand to Lin Cheng.

“The first one is a message from the [Secret War in Tianjin] crew. [Secret War in Tianjin] is tentatively scheduled to be released next month, and they want to put a photo of you filming in the promotional poster.”

“That’s it,” Chen Yu pointed to a still photo sent by the film company in the file and said to Lin Cheng, “I think this shot is pretty good. Besides, it’s just a still photo, not a special promotional photo or makeup photo, so there’s no problem in posting it. It’s also a promotional opportunity for both of us.”

[Secret War in Tianjin]  was the low-budget patriotic drama set during the Republic of China that Lin Cheng participated in filming at the Film and Television City. At that time, Lin Cheng played the role of an attendant who opened the casino doors and led the way for the male and female protagonists. This was actually a very small role that only appeared in one scene, not even a supporting role.

Normally speaking, such a character was not qualified to appear in promotional pictures, but Lin Cheng’s popularity has risen recently, and the film company certainly won’t miss the opportunity to ride on his coattails.

“Also, the film company has also sent us an invitation for the press conference. I haven’t accepted it yet. I want to see what you think, Brother Cheng.”

“You can release the still but forget about the press conference,” Lin Cheng said.

There was no problem in releasing the still, but it was obviously inappropriate for an actor in such a minor role to attend the press conference.

“Okay, I’ll get back to them on this.”

After that, Chen Yu continued, “The second thing is about the filming of the [Against the Grain] crew. You still have two scenes to do and a few shots to reshoot.”

Hearing this, Lin Cheng nodded. He was expecting this about [Against the Grain]. Due to the time constraints of the previous shooting schedule, he was only able to complete the shooting of three plots in the Film and Television City. It was agreed that the remaining scenes would be shot later.

“Has the time to join the crew been decided?” Lin Cheng asked.

“It’s settled. It’ll be from Monday to Thursday this week now that you’ve returned. If everything goes well, you can finish the shoot in three or three and a half days.

“But this time the filming location is not in the Film and Television City,”

“Where?”

“In the Lin Mansion.”

Although the crew of [Against the Grain] built a set in the Film and Television City that was almost a one-to-one replica of the original, a set built later could never compare to the real scene of the incident in terms of authenticity and heaviness.

“I heard that the Lin Mansion was lent by the Lin family’s descendants after they learned that the crew was going to shoot this drama,” Chen Yu muttered.

Suddenly, thinking of something, Chen Yu looked at Lin Cheng with a strange expression.

Because he had to continue recording [Living with Dad], Lin Cheng handed all the follow-up matters with the [Against the Grain] crew over to him. In order to help Lin Cheng continue to deal with the matters of this drama, Chen Yu naturally learned about the script of [Against the Grain] and the character background of ‘Lin An’nan’ played by Lin Cheng.

If you look closely, Lin Cheng and that ‘Lin An’nan’ did look a bit alike.

Besides, Lin An’nan’s last name was Lin, and Lin Cheng’s last name was also Lin, so it was not impossible that…

The more Chen Yu thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible indeed, and the look he gave Lin Cheng became more and more incredulous.

Until Lin Cheng’s voice interrupted Chen Yu’s guess.

“Anything else?” Lin Cheng asked.

“Oh, there’s this too.” Chen Yu suppressed his speculation and shock, and handed another thick document to Lin Cheng, explaining, “This script was personally sent by the film crew and Director Liu. In addition to the previously scheduled scenes, the crew has added another scene for you.”

“Also, this is the script for Momo. I heard that this is a role that senior Zhou Haihua personally recommended.”

Most of the background places related to the content of [Against the Grain] have been destroyed in the war. As for those that survived, many have become cultural relics protection sites and could not be easily loaned out. 

It was not easy for a place like the Lin Mansion—which survived the catastrophe and had been carefully restored to its original appearance by the family that privately owned it—to be loaned to the crew for filming.

The director and screenwriter did not want to miss such a good opportunity, so they simply dug deeper into the Lin family’s story and added more content.

Although this added scene may only last less than half a minute in the final drama, it was also a recognition of Lin Cheng’s acting skills.

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Lin Momo got the role of Lin Haiying, the youngest daughter of Lin An’nan. She was someone who rarely mentioned in the records.

‘Lin Haiying’ was a tragic character in the play as she died at the age of eight. But this role was indeed very suitable for Lin Momo because she was lively but sensible.

At that time, in order to raise more funds for the front, Lin An’nan visited and lobbied everywhere, raising money one after another from many businessmen. He recorded the names of these heroic businessmen who had made contributions to the motherland.

However, that list was soon targeted by the enemy’s military.

The enemy’s army came after Lin An’nan’s family for this reason.

In order to protect their children and the list, Lin An’nan hid his two children in the secret rooms in the Lin Mansion, one in the attic, one in the basement. He gave the detailed payment details and donation list to each of the two children respectively, and he took his wife to lead away the enemy.

After a small number of enemy soldiers entered the Lin Mansion, they did not find any trace of the two children. But what Lin An’nan did not expect was that the enemy soldiers actually set fire to the Lin Mansion before leaving.

The fire made the list forever a secret, but it also took away the life of Lin Haiying hiding in the west wing attic.

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Chapter 93.3 — Script
Chapter 94.1 — The Lin Mansion
Chapter 94.2 — The Lin Mansion
Chapter 95.1 — Filming
Chapter 95.2 — Filming