Serve as Contrast Team in a ‘Dad with Baby’ Show

Chapter 28.1: — Lottery

Zhou Ming handed the folder in his hand to Old Master Lin.

Zhou Ming was not surprised by the program team’s move.

Even if it was a reality show, there must be a script to ensure there would be high ratings. The so-called ‘lottery’ was just a formality.

In previous weeks, the program team would first decide what [Family Background] each family team would draw then they would communicate with the star. If the star was dissatisfied with anything, they could then make adjustments.

It was only that Lin Cheng signed a B-type contract with the program group, and his family was also designated as a contrast team by the entertainment company, so he had no right to choose his [Family Background] at all.

Old Master Lin took the folder and looked through it.

There were a total of 8 sections in it, which were introductions to the 8 [Family Backgrounds] that could be selected for next week’s episode and the corresponding program scripts.

The possible Dad’s occupations were: Sea World commentator, kindergarten music teacher, Michelin restaurant chef assistant, advertising company planner, housing sales director, drama club actor, small restaurant owner, and construction worker.

Obviously, among these materials, the first three professions that were more interesting and more likely to be praised by the audience should have been prepared for Bai Yulin and Duan Bei, while advertising planning and house sales were prepared for the CEO dad, Zheng Chengye. Actor Gao Yuankai has two possible careers: drama actor and restaurant owner. Choosing the former would allow him to show off his acting skills in the show, while choosing the latter will continue to deepen the audience’s impression of this ‘all-round dad’.

As for the last one: construction worker…

Needless to say, if it weren’t for Old Master Lin’s intervention, this would have been ‘drawn’ by Lin Cheng.

Old Master Lin looked through every family background, but he was a little undecided.

Butler Zhou on the side thought for a while and suggested, “The kindergarten teacher and the aquarium commentator are pretty good, the work is relatively easy, and the children should also like it.”

After hearing Butler Zhou’s analysis, Old Master Lin nodded.

He nodded but frowned again the next second, saying, “This is not good, the income is too low.”

With such a small salary, how can their little Momo live a good life on the show?

“What about house sales? The income is high, there are commissions, the living conditions of the family are good, and there is a car as a means of transportation,” Zhou Ming suggested, pointing to another piece of information.

The old man glanced at him and shook his head, “Don’t even look at how long the working hours are.” From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and he still needed to go out to entertain clients from time to time, so there would be no time to take care of little Momo. “This won’t work either. Let’s find another one.”

“What about the small restaurant owner? His time is relatively flexible, and he has his own small shop, so he doesn’t have to worry about food and drink,” Butler Zhou suggested again.

Old Master Lin pursed his lips and snorted, “What can that brat do? How can we expect him to open a restaurant to feed our little Momo when he can’t even support himself?”

Why let their little Momo suffer? He’d just end up hungry and in the end it would be little Momo who would raise him.

Hearing the undisguised dislike for Lin Cheng in the old man’s tone, Butler Zhou on the side twitched his lips. He knew that the old man was just worried about Lin Cheng’s ability to survive.

But in fact, Lin Cheng’s abilities were not bad at all.

During the years when the old man was undergoing treatment and recuperation, Lin Cheng actually did not have a good life, especially the years when Lin Cheng was abroad and when he had cut ties with the Lin family. Because his stepmother did her best to suppress him, Lin Cheng had to rely on himself for all his living and academic expenses.

If not for this, Lin Cheng would not have chosen to enter the entertainment industry at that time.

Old Master Lin read the documents over and over again, picking here and there, but he could always find something he was dissatisfied with.

After struggling for a while, the old man stopped reading and returned the documents and folder to Zhou Ming.

“Forget it, forget it, let’s not choose. Let the kid try his luck and draw it by himself.

“Let their program team do the lottery fairly and clearly, and don’t do any behind-the-scenes tricks!” the old man emphasized.

Hearing this, Zhou Ming was taken aback for a moment and asked again for confirmation, “You really don’t want to choose, old master?”

If it was a completely fair and random drawing, there were a total of 8 options. If you just relied on luck, Lin Cheng could still draw the worst one.

“Okay, then I’ll head over and talk to the program team,” Zhou Ming finally said.

Butler Zhou on the side gave a timely reminder, “Old master, it’s getting late, you should rest.” In order to watch Lin Cheng’s live broadcast, the old man went to bed more than three hours later than his usual bedtime.

Looking at the livestream, Lin Cheng and Lin Momo, father and daughter, had finished wrapping their buns and were now ready to wash up and go to bed. Old Master Lin nodded, got up and prepared to go to his bedroom.

Before going upstairs, the old man did not forget to give instructions, “My mobile phone is playing advertisements, don’t forget to check it for me.”

Assistant Xiao Zhou: “…”

Butler Zhou: “Okay…”

… …

Early the next morning, Old Master Lin came into the dining room for breakfast. His eyes lit up when he saw the animal-shaped buns on the dining table.

“Why do these buns look so much like those made by our little Momo?” The old man glanced at Butler Zhou next to him..

Hearing this, Butler Zhou snickered happily and explained, “These are indeed little Momo’s buns. I sent people there early in the morning to buy a few back for you.”

Zhou Xing has been the butler in this family for so many years. Yesterday, he could easily see from the look in the old man’s eyes that he wanted to eat the buns made by that child.

T/N: Grandpa Lin calls Lin Momo ‘our family’s Xiao Momo’.