[{"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-120":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},1930705,2633,"Chapter 120","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-120",120,"\u003Cp>Many old men in front of the screen also nodded secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man is so good, knows how to care for people, and can sing opera; good, really good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng cleared his throat and said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This piece of Peking Opera of mine has a great background.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back in the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, when the Four Great Anhui Troupes entered Beijing, this act was the grand finale!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor Qianlong ordered this act during the Thousand-Elder Banquet, and later Empress Dowager Cixi personally commented on it during her 60th birthday; it can be called a legendary classic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, after the turmoil, this act was completely lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By chance, I accidentally rediscovered this act.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the grandpas want to hear it, I'll put in some effort and bring this traditional Peking Opera to everyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good~~~\" A wave of cheers sounded in the comments instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many old men were grinning from ear to ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This act has such a big background?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man is really sincere, taking out such a hidden skill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Deyun Society, Uncle Yu frowned, looking puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Guo, do you know what this act with such a big background is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Dagang shook his head, also looking dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm familiar with most traditional Peking Opera pieces, but I really don't know this one he's talking about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue was serving on the side and suddenly felt this scene was a bit familiar, so he blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Traditional clapper talk 'Three Heroes Battle Kakashi'? Traditional clapper talk 'Neji Battles Nine-Tails'? Traditional clapper talk 'Ultraman Battles Little Monsters'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Dagang was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Xiao Yueyue, what are you muttering about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue's expression was a bit eerie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, if I'm not mistaken... Little Uncle's traditional Peking Opera... won't be very serious either...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Huan-ge, lend me the recording studio for the next two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the phone, Su Meng said hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Huan also laughed dumbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, the studio is yours; you can come whenever you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you preparing to release a square dance single?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\" Su Meng was also a bit melancholy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The words have already been said, so I have to coax the aunts to be happy, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already written the song; I'll send it to Huan-ge in a while, you be my producer and help me arrange the accompaniment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's no problem, I like your songs too.\" Liu Huan agreed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you singing this song yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" Su Meng denied it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This song is the destiny song of the Phoenix Legend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix Legend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Huan was stunned, then suddenly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this the duo Su Meng formed with Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing that Su Meng had a plan, he didn't interfere too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Meng... how am I as a boss to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Su Meng hung up the phone, Duan Duan Jiangping leaned over, full of enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could reply, Sister Qin leaned over and pushed Duan Duan Jiangping away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Meng, don't listen to him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, how has Sister Qin treated you all these years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng was also a bit dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss and Sister Qin have been very good to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right!\" Sister Qin chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you quite familiar with Bai Bai Xiaoling? Why don't you talk to her and see about signing her to our company?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And also, also!\" Duan Duan Jiangping jumped up and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that Thousand-Finger Master, and the twins Beibei and Beibei Beibei Tata, I want them all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Sister Qin glared at him, scaring Duan Duan Jiangping into changing his words quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our company wants them all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Qin will personally serve as their manager, and it definitely won't delay them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng finally understood what they meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, Sister Qin, go talk to them directly, why come to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they don't want to, can I kidnap them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kidnap!\" Duan Duan Jiangping and Sister Qin nodded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng choked and helplessly raised his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's talk about this later; I'm busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to call the Deyun Society and borrow from them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, his phone suddenly rang, showing an unknown number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Answering the phone, a warm voice came from the other end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Meng, I'm your Fifth Brother...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft! I'm your Fifth Grandpa!\" Su Meng hung up the phone without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These days, all kinds of scammers are coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone thinks I'm stupid and wants to fleece me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Duan Jiangping and Sister Qin nodded at the same time, but suddenly felt something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ring-a-ding-ding~~~\" The phone rang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Su Meng's mood was good when he answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Bai Xiaoling, what's up? Is it about the new song?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling's voice carried a hint of a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Su, Fifth Senior Brother called you just now, and you hung up on him? And called yourself his Fifth Grandpa?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth... Fifth Senior Brother?\" Su Meng was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call he just hung up was Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling's Fifth Senior Brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth Senior Brother is named Shen Shen Liangjun, and he is also a direct disciple of the teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After graduation, he joined the National Peking Opera Theater, starting from playing the qin, and now he is the deputy head of the Third Troupe of the National Peking Opera Theater.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! A big shot!\" Su Meng was also shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Hu Zhengyuan is called the pillar of the domestic folk music world.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The direct disciples he taught are all incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, he was also curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is Fifth Brother looking for me for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling smiled and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The music you've brought out these past few days has made the three major folk music troupes very popular.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth Senior Brother is so jealous his eyes are red.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that he heard you have a lost traditional Peking Opera piece, so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn! Su Meng was numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just casually talked about it in the livestream room, and it alarmed the National Peking Opera Theater?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he felt a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth Brother~~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling back, Su Meng's voice lacked confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't, you're my Fifth Grandpa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Meng, we're not outsiders, I'll be direct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can give that act to our Third Troupe, I'll call you Fifth Grandpa from now on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words made Su Meng silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Liangjun was also nervous and quickly added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Meng, brothers settle accounts clearly, the costs will definitely...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh~~~\" Su Meng let out a long sigh and said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth Brother, why talk about money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The main thing is that this traditional Peking Opera... it's a bit not serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not serious?\" Shen Shen Liangjun was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there such a thing as an unserious Peking Opera?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it influenced by Japan, some kind of erotic film?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not right either, the Qianlong era didn't have that stuff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss... the one that old witch Cixi liked, it wouldn't be some boudoir secret play, would it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng was numb; why isn't there a single serious person among these brothers and sisters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, Fifth Brother, I won't say anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll add you on WeChat, send you the script, and you can see for yourself...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Liangjun glanced at his phone and jumped up in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Shen, what's wrong? Is this script not good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man next to him asked quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Liangjun took a few deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Head, I sent the script to the group, everyone take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... really is damn unserious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head picked up his phone suspiciously, took a look at the title, and was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his speech became stuttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... what is this stuff?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the head's expression, everyone in the room was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of earth-shattering play is it that makes you, the great head, so surprised?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone quickly picked up their phones and opened the group file, and were instantly dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone subconsciously started reading a few lines of dialogue from the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which made everyone in the room almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is... Peking Opera?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whose Peking Opera is so unserious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, everyone started talking at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought there was really some lost traditional Peking Opera piece, but... isn't this a prank?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, he's an outsider, how would he know the breadth and depth of Peking Opera?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peking Opera is an art, how can it be used for pranks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, Head... Head?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone noticed that the head was lost in thought while looking at the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shen Liangjun pushed him, and he woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he speak in a complex tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This act isn't long, and although there are only four characters, it has sheng, dan, jing, and chou roles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the lyrics not only pay attention to rhyme, but the content is also humorous and popular.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a bit interesting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? A group of people was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Head, are you serious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You actually think such a messy play is interesting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head steadied himself and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should have noticed recently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Meng's 'Getting Up Early to Pick Manure' was a prank, but it made many people pay attention to Henan Opera.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peking Opera is in danger of being lost, and many young people think it's an old-fashioned thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This act looks messy, but it will also make many young people pay attention to Peking Opera.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I personally think... it wouldn't hurt to try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the head say this, everyone was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long time, many people nodded silently, agreeing with the head's point of view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head's gaze swept across everyone's faces and ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Shen, contact Master Su, we... want to try this act!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will sing the jing role myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Zhao, you sing the dan role, and Master Lu will try the chou role.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He named these two, who are famous actors in the Third Troupe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Needless to say, as the head, he is the well-deserved pillar of the Third Troupe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the sheng role, it will be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Head!\" Shen Shen Liangjun interrupted him quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Meng said, he wants to sing this sheng role himself...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm so angry! Can't this kill him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a luxury mansion, Hua Hua Chenyu swept the things on the coffee table to the floor fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sat on the sofa and panted heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager sat on the side, his expression also not very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was originally a great hand of cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who knew that Su Meng's ability to write songs would be so heaven-defying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he write pop songs perfectly, but he could also write large-scale folk music ensemble pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have thought of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the furious Hua Hua Chenyu, the manager also slandered in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>",1832,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-14T06:01:34.412Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9fa4ed4fe4259fa2f7b7b3b9a824f5588b730aa7edf3630814a0612f8b0798be","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-121","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-119",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]