Different from the kid next to him and the nervous Mr. Lin outside the live broadcast room, Lin Cheng calmly pulled out a card from the lottery box.
"What did you draw?" asked the director.
"Manager of a small restaurant." Lin Cheng turned over the card, took a look at it, and said yes.
Hearing Lin Cheng's words, the director secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
According to the original plan, construction workers were the 'family background' prepared for Lin Cheng's group, but this morning, the chief director suddenly called and said that Lin Cheng's group must be allowed to enter the lottery fairly.
Although she didn't know why the leaders above suddenly changed their minds, it was not uncommon for stars to suddenly become popular, suddenly get involved in a certain line, or suddenly receive additional investment and need to temporarily adjust their "treatment" during the recording of a variety show. Therefore, they just needed to do as they were told.
"It seems that Dad is lucky this time," the director said with a big smile, "Let the audience come and see it too."
Lin Cheng handed the card to the camera.
At the time of opening, there were still six pieces of information recorded on this card.
Home address: Shop No. 17, Liuming Street (the actual area of the shop is 29.6 square meters. The previous owner built a loft in the shop for living. The upper loft is 1.5 meters high and the actual usable area is 7.2 square meters).
Dad’s occupation: restaurant owner.
Annual family income: 60,000 to 120,000 yuan.
Means of transportation: A 2003 Wuling van, which can be used for cargo transportation and daily travel.
Financial situation: Family deposit of 100,000 yuan (50,000 yuan of which is fixed and cannot be withdrawn; 50,000 yuan has been paid to the store landlord as a deposit and cannot be withdrawn); 30,000 yuan of loans were borrowed for opening a store, with equal monthly repayments of 1,200 yuan; store rent of 6,800 yuan per month; car insurance, annual inspection and other fixed expenses of 3,000 yuan per year. The total monthly fixed expenses of the family are 8,250 yuan (equivalent to 2,100 yuan per week).
This week's disposable funds: 8,000 yuan in working capital for running a small restaurant and 1,000 yuan in other disposable funds.
…
In the live broadcast room, seeing the information on Lin Cheng's card, the previously quiet bullet screen area finally became lively:
A small restaurant? It seems OK.
Haha, yes, at least he is a small boss.
Oh my god, I was so scared. I thought Lin Cheng was going to be unlucky and draw some miserable "family background".
That's right. I thought Lin Cheng would get a job like brick-maker, cleaner, janitor, or vegetable seller this week. It's not bad.
If this group really gets drawn into a job that requires hard work but pays well, people will start to doubt whether this program is shady.
However, it would be too fake to say that Lin Cheng and Baby are always the worst group.
Who says this isn't the worst? It's still good.
…
In front of the computer, watching the discussion in the bullet screen, Wang Xi turned his head to look at the other two people next to him and asked, "Is Brother Cheng still the worst this time?"
Zhou Qi nodded: "It seems so."
He just went to the live broadcast rooms of the other four groups to take a look at the results of their draws: Bai Yulin drew the assistant chef of a Michelin restaurant, Duan Bei drew the house sales, Yuan Kai drew the advertising planner, and Zheng Chengye drew the oceanarium commentator.
Compared with the occupations of the other groups, the family situation of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo's group was indeed not good.
After hearing Zhou Qi's explanation, Wang Xi nodded, but soon he said "eh" as if he had discovered something: "That's not right."
"What's wrong?" Zhou Qi asked.
"It's the professions of the other groups. Don't you think they don't match well?"
According to the normal program routine, Bai Yulin will be assigned a relatively high-end profession, Zheng Chengye will be assigned a workplace-related profession, Yuan Kai will be assigned a profession related to his all-round personality, and Duan Bei will be assigned a profession that is simple to operate, does not require too much technical content, and is easy to interact with fans.
But this time, apart from Bai Yulin's draw which was quite 'suitable', the others'... seemed like real results.
"Has the program crew changed their tactics? Why can't I understand this wave of operations?" Wang Xiyang asked.
Chen Yu also frowned, and he also couldn't figure out the purpose of the program group's operation.
"Could it be that Brother Cheng's group is still a trap?" Wang Xi muttered to himself.
Chen Yu: “…” To be honest, he thought so too.
—I always feel that the program crew won’t be that kind.
Chen Yu complained silently in his mind.
—
Unlike Chen Yu and the others who were worried, Lin Momo at the scene opened her mouth wide with a look of surprise when she saw the information on the card.
"Our family is so rich." Lin Momo couldn't help but sigh: She felt great to be the owner of the steamed buns shop this week, but she didn't expect that she would become the owner of a small restaurant the next week!
Not only do they own a shop and a place to live, they even own a van!
Hearing Lin Momo's sigh and looking at her satisfied expression, Lin Cheng secretly laughed.
Although the amount of disposable funds they have in the next period may not sound large, the expenses incurred in running a small restaurant are likely to be much greater than this figure.
As for the 2003 car, apart from the huge annual inspection and maintenance fees, it is hard to say whether it can be driven.
Although Lin Cheng was somewhat surprised by the "kindness" of the program crew this time, he was not optimistic about the situation next week.
The people in the director team also chuckled when they heard Lin Momo's words.
"It seems that the baby is very satisfied with the life that will start next week?" The director smiled.
"Satisfied!" Lin Momo nodded vigorously and said.
"Then, baby, please go back and rest with daddy for the weekend, and do your best next week."
"Okay!" Lin Momo said, and then said to everyone in the director team: "Thank you."
—
Because this week the father and daughter completed their tasks smoothly, there was no need to wait until night like in the first period.
So, the director immediately announced that "shooting is over".
Lin Cheng took Lin Momo back to the room where they had stayed for a week to pack up their belongings, then went to find the landlady to return the items and express his gratitude.
It was not until the afternoon that the car sent by Chen Yu came to pick them up.
When the company's car drove to the entrance of the alley, Lin Momo was still holding the corner of Lin Cheng's clothes with one hand, and said to him excitedly: When their small restaurant officially opens, they will invite the landlord and the landlord's wife, and Grandma Zhang from the substation community to dinner.
It was not until she saw Chen Yu, Zhou Qi, and Wang Xi standing in front of the car that Lin Momo suddenly realized: the program recording was over, and now her father could no longer be her father.
Lin Momo loosened her hands from the corner of Lin Cheng's clothes and stood quietly beside Lin Cheng.
Looking at this pair of parents who barely survived an episode of a 'parent-child reality show', Chen Yu felt a little emotional, and at the same time, he was more confident about Lin Momo's performance.
"Momo's performance was good this time." Chen Yu smiled at Lin Momo and said.
Originally, he wanted to give Lin Momo more money, but when he thought about the fact that Lin Cheng was not making ends meet even though the show was popular, he had to suppress the idea.
"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Cheng." Chen Yu said to Lin Cheng.
"We drove two cars here this time. Brother Cheng, you can get in this car." After Chen Yu finished speaking to Lin Cheng, he looked at Lin Momo and said, "Momo, you will follow Brother Zhou Qi and get in the car behind. He will be responsible for taking you back."
As Chen Yu spoke, he also returned Lin Momo's belongings to her.
"Okay..." Lin Momo took over her real Li and held him in her arms. She nodded and walked obediently to Zhou Qi.
"Dad, um... goodbye." Lin Momo waved to Lin Cheng, said 'goodbye', and then lowered her head, not letting anyone notice the slight sadness on her face at that moment.
"goodbye."
—
Lin Momo and Zhou Qi walked towards the car behind.
Halfway through the walk, Lin Momo suddenly stopped.
"Wait a moment." Lin Momo said to Zhou Qi, then turned back and ran towards Lin Cheng again.
Looking at the boy running in front of him, Lin Cheng's eyes moved slightly.
"What's wrong?" Lin Cheng asked.
Lin Momo squatted down, took out a small cloth bag from the bottom of her heart and handed it to Lin Cheng.
"Here, can you keep it for me for a while?"
As she spoke, Lin Momo smiled and said, "This is my tuition and living expenses for next semester. I lost it and it's gone."
Lin Momo didn't dare to take the money with her.
These two days are the days when the community gives condolence money to grandma, and Zhang Xiaoqiang will definitely come back home to ask for money. Lin Momo is worried that the money will be snatched away by the other party if she carries it with her.
Perhaps it was because she knew that Lin Cheng was really her father, or perhaps it was because during their time together she felt that Lin Cheng was a good person, Lin Momo instinctively trusted Lin Cheng.
Although Lin Cheng was a little surprised by Lin Momo's proposal, seeing the girl's serious expression, Lin Cheng nodded: "Okay."
Lin Cheng took the cloth bag from Lin Momo, put it in his pocket, and promised: "I will keep it for you temporarily and won't lose it."
Hearing this, Lin Momo smiled: "Thank you."
When Lin Momo was about to turn around and run towards Zhou Qi, she was stopped by Lin Cheng.
Lin Cheng asked Lin Momo to take out a pen and paper from her schoolbag and wrote down his phone number for her.
"You can contact me by calling the number above." Lin Cheng said, thinking that Lin Momo might not have a mobile phone, he asked, "Do you have a home phone or mobile phone?"
“No…” Lin Momo shook her head.
Originally, a charity organization bought my grandmother a one-year-old mobile phone, but it was later snatched away by Zhang Xiaoqiang and sold.
Hearing this, Lin Cheng thought for a moment, then took out another mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to Lin Momo.
"Whatever you need, you can call me." Lin Cheng said.
This phone is the one Lin Cheng uses for work. Except for a few important calls, very few people know the number of this phone.
In fact, it was not appropriate for Lin Cheng to temporarily give the phone to Lin Momo, but at that moment just now, Lin Cheng did it without thinking much.
"Don't send her off, send her home safely." After Lin Cheng's Chen Yu finished speaking, he said to Zhou Qi who had turned back.
"Okay, don't worry, Brother Cheng." Zhou Qi nodded and left with Lin Momo.
Chen Yu looked at Lin Cheng with some surprise and asked, "Brother Cheng, aren't you going to take our car back?"
"No," Lin Cheng glanced at the message on his phone and said solemnly, "I'll be back in a while."
Just as Lin Cheng finished speaking, he saw another car driving over and stopping not far in front of Chen Yu and his car.
Zhou Ming got out of the car and walked quickly to Lin Cheng.
"Grandpa."
Zhou Ming called Lin Cheng, but his eyes were stealing glances behind Lin Cheng and around him, as if he was looking for something.
"What are you looking for?" Lin Cheng asked with raised eyebrows.
"That kid..." Zhou Ming was halfway through his words when he met Lin Cheng's slightly cold gaze. He realized that he had overstepped the line and quickly and cautiously closed his mouth.
"It's Master..."
"Is it because your blood pressure nearly caused you to faint, or is it because you feel chest tightness, panic, and shortness of breath that may mean you won't live long?" Without waiting for Zhou Ming to finish his words, Lin Cheng took over the conversation and asked with a raised eyebrow.
Zhou Ming's words froze at his lips: "..."
Every time Grandpa wanted to 'trick' Grandpa into going back, he almost always used these two reasons, and he was not very nice to say them.
"It seems that he doesn't sleep well and can't sleep at night. Uncle, you should go back and take a look." Zhou Ming lowered his head and made up an excuse.
This is not entirely a lie. The old man has indeed been sleeping very lately.
But the reason was not insomnia, but just to watch the live broadcast.
Lin Cheng glanced at Zhou Ming and did not comment on what he said, but he still got into the car in front with him.
—
On this side, seeing Lin Cheng getting into the car in front and leaving, Chen Yu and Wang Xi behind him almost dropped their jaws in shock.
"Brother Cheng's car looks... not cheap, right?" Wang Xi asked.
"As for this number." Chen Yu pointed out a few fingers.
What he didn't tell Wang Xi was that the truly valuable thing about the car might not be the car itself, but the license plate.
Seeing the number Chen Yu gave, Wang Xi's eyes widened: "Fuck! No way!"
"Is Brother Cheng so rich?!" Wang Xi asked in disbelief.
She had always thought that Lin Cheng was just an outdated artist, but she never expected...
"Didn't the guy just now call Brother Cheng 'Uncle'?" In this day and age, anyone who still addresses someone like that is either a moron or a truly super wealthy person.
Judging from the car that just came to pick up Lin Cheng, the other party should obviously be the latter.
Not only Wang Xi, Chen Yu also looked surprised.
The apartment that Lin Cheng lives in is not cheap. Even ordinary fourth-tier stars may not be able to afford it. However, Lin Cheng, an out-of-date artist who has not made any announcements for many years, has spent a lot of money and seems to be living well.
Therefore, Chen Yu had always guessed that Lin Cheng might be a wealthy man, but he never expected that Lin Cheng would be so rich.
But if that was the case, why did Lin Cheng allow himself to be hacked in the first place
Could there be some secret that he doesn't know about
Chen Yu was puzzled.
—
On the other side, Lin Cheng has returned to the Lin family.
Before the car arrived at the gate, Lin Cheng saw from afar that Master Lin was already standing at the gate in high spirits.