[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-told-to-stay-grounded-you-start-ta":3,"chapter-entertainment-told-to-stay-grounded-you-start-ta-entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-111":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: Told to Be Down-to-Earth, You Took Up Funeral Gigs?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1930696,2633,"Chapter 111","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-111",111,"\u003Cp>His applause woke everyone up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more people stood up, offering the most enthusiastic applause of the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An artistic masterpiece! This is the true artistic masterpiece!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being lucky enough to hear such a piece today, I truly have no regrets even if I die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Why did I say die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On stage, Su Meng shook his head with slight regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today is an indoor performance, I have to say, the soundproofing of the concert hall is really good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were outdoors, and it attracted a hundred birds to dance, that would be spectacular!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s not right either, if so many birds came, would the cleaning lady be furious about the bird poop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Su Meng’s thoughts had drifted off to who knows where.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ying ran onto the stage, her eyes full of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su, you are truly amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you introduce this 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' to us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng laughed and took the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' is a suona solo piece, with three sections, I’m sure everyone heard it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first section is 'Falling Phoenix', the phoenix is about to pass away, and the hundred birds come to mourn, used for performances after someone passes away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second section is 'Nirvana', the phoenix is reborn from the fire, and the hundred birds celebrate, used for performances when a child is one month old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The third section is 'Harmony', the phoenix is about to take flight, and the hundred birds pay homage, used for performances at weddings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this piece, from birth to death, can accompany a person’s entire life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the legendary... one suona for a lifetime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the venue and in the livestream room, countless people were instantly not okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So my whole life, I can't get away from this one suona?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ying tilted her head and thought for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su, I only heard the phoenix as king and the hundred birds crying, I really didn't think that much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng smiled, his tone carrying a bit of mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re young, it’s normal that you can't fully understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s an old saying, when you first hear the suona, you don't understand the meaning, when you hear it again, you’re already in the coffin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the venue and in the livestream room, it suddenly became dead silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you first hear the suona, you don't understand the meaning, when you hear it again, you’re already in the coffin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I seem to have... really understood it just now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the silence, Su Meng slowly raised the suona in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, I want to ask everyone a question!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who still thinks the suona is... rustic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who still thinks folk music is... rustic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Now, I want to ask everyone a question!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who still thinks the suona is... rustic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who still thinks folk music is... rustic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Su Meng said this, everyone at the venue and in the livestream room was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After today’s audiovisual feast, who would still think the suona is rustic? Who would still think folk music is rustic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s awesome, isn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng smiled, his voice softening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like folk music, but I don't reject Western music either, there is no conflict between the two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I play the suona, the guzheng, and the erhu, but I can also play the piano and the violin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are all musical instruments, there is no distinction between high and low.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you like it, listen to it and learn it; if you don't like it, throw it aside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the big deal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some people play the piano in a concert hall, some people play the suona at a grave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone is earning money with their skills, why look down on others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words made many people silent, but many also frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although theoretically, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these words...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Deyun Society, Uncle Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kid, he really can't keep things in his heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, he’s made a lot of people unable to sit still.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Dagang nodded instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The logic is correct, and the perspective is clear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your little junior brother has ability and his own opinions, his future is limitless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Yu laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s only if he can get past this hurdle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During this time, the little junior brother has a lot of fame and traffic, but his foundation is thin, so he has become a piece of fat meat in the eyes of many people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for the Master holding things up, just in the crosstalk world, I’m afraid some people would have had crooked thoughts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Dagang shook his head and suddenly started singing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you talk about closeness, the audience is close, the audience and the actors are heart to heart~~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kid has good audience appeal, everyone likes him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as he firmly grasps the audience, his roots will be stable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't our Deyun Society come through the same way back then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Yu nodded and suddenly smiled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s true, but since he’s our little junior brother, we should help where we can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two looked at each other and smiled, everything understood without words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Star Sea Culture office, Boss Yang gasped, her whole body numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just came back to be your agent, and you’re giving me such a big problem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were just playing a few folk music pieces, that wouldn't be anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you’re trying to raise folk music to the height of Western music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to know, in the current landscape, the status of Western music is high and mighty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now you want to pull them off the altar, how many people will you offend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My life is so bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did I end up with this little bastard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, at critical moments, I, the professional agent, have to step in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Yang pondered for a moment and took out her phone...\u003C\u002Fp>",1011,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-14T06:01:34.412Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","878e5e462f4a19c54d784fe3ba8165e3dd69776240fb4568566f14483dc974b4","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-112","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-110",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]