[{"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-173":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},1930758,2633,"Chapter 173","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>\"It is one of my most satisfying works to date.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Wu, there is no need to be polite. If you have any dissatisfactions, feel free to point them out directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Wu Guangren nodded slightly and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This piece is quite good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially since it leans more towards showing off technique; it is perfect as an etude for students.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An etude for students?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students of the Imperial Music Academy held back their laughter with great difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Wu was truly wicked; what did he mean by \"an etude for students\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ferdinand also caught the implication, and his expression immediately soured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Wu, I would like to know, what do the students at the Imperial Music Academy usually use for their etudes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Wu Guangren smiled faintly and said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jian Mingcheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher!\" A student stood up from the crowd and said respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also one of the participants in this exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also appeared when Su Meng came to crash the venue last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is your practice of Mr. Su's 'Flight of the Bumblebee' coming along?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Mingcheng's face immediately fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, this piece is still too difficult for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After practicing for so long, I can only play it at about seventy or eighty percent proficiency.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seventy or eighty percent? That's about enough.\" Wu Wu Guangren did not mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students' progress was all under his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since this is an exchange, why don't you practice this piece.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, Teacher!\" Jian Mingcheng walked onto the stage and spoke to the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dear friends who have traveled from afar, I am Jian Mingcheng, a piano student at the Imperial Music Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, I will perform 'Flight of the Bumblebee'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is also a piece written by one of our school's teachers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another new piece? Also written by a teacher at the school?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group from Berklee was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this too much of a coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On stage, Jian Mingcheng had already begun his performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to represent the piano department of the Imperial Music Academy, his level was naturally extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been practicing this piece for two months and was already quite proficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the black and white keys, his ten fingers danced, leaving behind trails of afterimages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if dozens of wild bees had flown up from the black and white keys, dancing throughout the entire concert hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, everyone from Berklee was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all experts; how could they not see the brutality of this piece?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling in the back row suddenly burst into a giggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hu Zheng's curious expression, she explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher, look, Berklee brought 'Blooming Wildflowers'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su brought 'Flight of the Bumblebee'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bumblebees are specifically for gathering nectar from flowers; isn't this too interesting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed.\" Hu Zheng gave her a meaningful look and said leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems that kid Su Meng is quite skilled at 'gathering nectar'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling shook her head subconsciously, and just as she was about to retort, she stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt something was not quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the piece ended, Jian Mingcheng slowly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could speak, Ferdinand had already stood up, his face looking quite unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This round, we at Berklee have lost!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In terms of technique, difficulty, speed, and every other aspect, this piece is... stronger than mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an expert and naturally understood the gap, so admitting defeat directly seemed more straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone at the scene nodded; wasn't it obvious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Wu Guangren, however, shook his head slightly and said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just an academic exchange; where is there any talk of winning or losing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Learning together and improving together is the main purpose of this exchange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his gesture of goodwill received no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ferdinand continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since your school has such an excellent piece, we cannot keep our secrets either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some time ago, the teachers in our school's piano composition department collaborated on a piece called 'King of the Piano'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The performance difficulty of this piece is extremely high; even in our school, only a few teachers in the piano department can present it perfectly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the next round, the head of our Berklee exchange delegation, Mr. Benedict, will perform this piece himself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone at the scene was stunned, and then burst into warm applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benedict was an internationally renowned performance master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To have the honor of hearing him perform in person this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was a new piece?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... \"King of the Piano\"? What a bold claim!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the applause, a middle-aged man stood up and walked slowly onto the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in front of the piano, his entire aura changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, and his ten fingers flew rapidly across the black and white keys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the music began, the entire concert hall entered a state of frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if countless notes were flying out from the keyboard simultaneously, weaving into a giant net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It covered everyone in the hall, making it hard to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Berklee College of Music, truly lives up to its reputation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Wu Guangren savored the music while secretly marveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again... is our Imperial Music Academy any worse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the piece ended, the scene erupted into warm applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benedict stood up, bowed slightly, and said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This piece is extremely difficult; using it for an exchange is indeed a bit of an unfair victory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his words, he had already placed himself in the position of the winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe.\" Wu Wu Guangren slowly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a coincidence, the teacher at our school, besides writing 'Flight of the Bumblebee', also has a piece called 'The Clock'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Mr. Benedict has personally stepped out, let me have an exchange as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? Wu Wu Guangren was actually going to perform himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students of the Imperial Music Academy were immediately excited and burst into warm applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people from Berklee, however, were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if you perform?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you have to counter our \"King of the Piano\"?\u003C\u002Fp>",1013,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-14T06:01:34.412Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5ae6b00237cf4de44a4e395cf57101dbc184057938025ac31dab7ee642734ea9","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-174","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-172",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]