Chapter 14

Su Meng suddenly got a bit anxious.

"So what if I'm a big star? A big star can't work for free either!"

"I make a living by my craft, it's not shameful!"

"Well said!" Niu Niu's father glared at her, snatched the red envelope from her hand, and shoved it into Su Meng's hand.

His face was already beaming like a flower.

"You young man are truly honest. With this craft, what's there to be ashamed of?"

"By the way, young man, do you have a partner?"

Huh? This sudden turn of events left Su Meng stunned.

The father pushed Niu Niu in front of Su Meng and said with a smile.

"My daughter is also single, and since you know each other, why don't you try dating?"

What? Su Meng was completely numb.

Big brother, we're at a grave!

You're introducing a date to your daughter... is this appropriate?

"Su Meng, can you say a little less!"

On the phone, Ms. Qin's tone even had a bit of pleading.

"These few home truths of yours have offended all of them!"

"To put it even more exaggeratedly, you're almost the public enemy of the entertainment industry!"

"Ms. Qin, what does that mean? How did I become the public enemy of the entertainment industry?" Su Meng was also a bit puzzled.

Ms. Qin sighed and said gloomily.

"For these stars, maintaining a good persona and a high level of prestige is a must."

"With your talk of pooping and farting, didn't you instantly drag down their prestige?"

"Without high prestige as support, why would those international first-line brands look for them?"

Su Meng curled his lips, feeling a bit dismissive.

In his past life, he was just an ordinary person and didn't understand the ins and outs of the entertainment industry.

But as a big shot with a system, aren't I the one with the most prestige?

If I, a dignified system big shot, can lower myself to take on funeral work, are you mortals still embarrassed to be high and mighty?

"But having said that, although your move of taking on funeral work is a bit... the effect is not bad."

"The online buzz these past two days has been very high; you must absolutely stabilize your popularity."

Ms. Qin exhorted earnestly.

"By the way, the Longguo Music Academy sent an invitation to the company, inviting you to give a few lectures."

"In addition, they are willing to cooperate with you to record the piece 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix'."

"The company thinks this is a good thing, what do you think?"

Longguo Music Academy? Su Meng's eyes lit up instantly.

"Good, good, why don't we discuss it with them, how about I release a suona album?"

"I've written many suona pieces, some for funerals, some for weddings..."

"Su Meng~~~~" Ms. Qin's voice changed pitch.

"Why are you so obsessed with funeral work?"

"The persona the company set for you is the cold and domineering boss type."

"Look at your performance these past few days, what have you become?"

"Forget it, forget it, just focus on recording the show for now, we'll talk after it's done."

Ms. Qin gave a few hurried instructions and hung up the phone.

Su Meng chuckled, not taking it to heart.

Is a persona important?

As a big shot with a system, backed by the civilization of an entire planet, do I need to consider a persona?

Thinking of the system, Su Meng suddenly remembered.

I've been having too much fun these past few days, I forgot to check the system.

……

"System, come, come, let me see how much popularity value I have now."

"Ding~ System prompt: You currently have [X] popularity points."

Over a million?

Su Meng was also a bit surprised.

The calculation of the system's popularity value isn't just counting people entering the livestream.

It requires fans to genuinely recognize his work, behavior, etc., to gain popularity points.

It's already over a million?

Then what are we waiting for, must do a draw!

"System, give me a ten-draw!"

Following his words, the system's popularity value instantly dropped by one million, making Su Meng suck his teeth.

Making money isn't easy, but spending it is too easy.

One hundred thousand per draw, this million is gone just like that.

"Ding~ Congratulations on completing the draw, you have received the following rewards:"

"1. Mastery of basic music knowledge."

"2. God-level erhu skill mastery."

"3. Proficient-level acting skill."

"4. Proficient-level hosting skill."

"5. Movie script 'Falling Leaves Return to Roots'."

"6. Thanks for your patronage *5."

Pfft~~~ Su Meng almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

God-level "thanks for your patronage"!

What a waste, truly a waste!

But after looking carefully, he laughed again.

Another god-level skill?

Although it's the less common erhu, it's still a god-level skill, right?

In the system mall, a god-level skill costs a full ten million popularity points!

And there are two proficient-level skills, plus mastery of basic music knowledge?

And a movie script?

Profit, profit, huge profit!

……

"Master Su..."

Bandleader Li just opened his mouth to call him, but Su Meng glared at him fiercely, scaring him into changing his address immediately.

"Master Su, are you really willing to take on a wedding job for us tomorrow?"

Su Meng chuckled and said indifferently.

"You've seen it these past two days, my funeral work vibe is a bit too strong, even the filial sons and grandsons can't take it."

"Weddings are good, festive!"

Only Wang Wang Laowu looked resentful; after all, this was clearly the master he had picked up, why did he end up benefiting the Li family band?

Su Meng patted Wang Wang Laowu on the shoulder and laughed.

"Alright, Old Wang, don't be too sad."

"I'm an actor after all, I can't be blowing the suona with you every day."

"But since we're fated, maybe there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

Opportunities for cooperation?

Wang Wang Laowu blurted out.

"Master Su, will you come back to blow the suona in the future?"

Su Meng shook his head, suddenly remembering a movie from his past life.

"That's hard to say, after all, I'm an actor."

"Maybe in the future when I'm filming, I'll drag you all over for a cameo."

"Hmm... let's film a movie about the suona!"

"Really?" Wang Wang Laowu's face instantly beamed.

Filming a movie, how high-end is that.

Who would have thought that after blowing the suona for a lifetime, I'd have a chance to film a movie? And a movie about the suona?

He had no doubt about Su Meng's words.

Although they had only been together for a day or two, in his heart, he had completely accepted Su Meng.

The cameraman next to him was even a bit envious.

I'm half a person in the entertainment industry too, why don't you look for me for something like filming a movie?

Could it be that in Su Meng's eyes, someone as handsome as me has no human rights?