[{"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-178":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},1930763,2633,"Chapter 178","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-178",178,"\u003Cp>\"Oh, oh, oh, I understand; just releasing it in a few surrounding small countries, that also counts as a global simultaneous release.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, this is also the routine of many singers; going around the neighborhood and calling it a world tour concert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, movies are the same; showing in a few countries covered by Chinese language and calling it a global release; the entertainment industry is just like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think Master Thousand Fingers is quite proud; why did she also start picking up these bad habits? This bragging is big enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operations department of Cool Cat Music was holding an emergency meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager looked serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone heard both songs just now; regarding our resource allocation, does anyone have anything to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone below laughed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, is there any question about this? Are you questioning our basic aesthetic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, although my English isn't good, Su Meng's new song is just too flavorful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Bai Xiao's singing skills are so strong; singing it with this vocal range is simply amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you notice that MV? It's so creative.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only pity is that Bai Xiao's tone is too big, actually saying something like global simultaneous release? But it has nothing to do with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, does such an obvious thing need a meeting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager smiled slightly and said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is why I can reach the position of operations department manager, and you can only be ordinary staff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, we...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operations department of Cool You Music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager was leisurely holding a teacup, pointing at a few people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, right, right, that's it, highlight Su Meng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't look at how he offended CCTV during this time and seems to have kept a low profile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But for us, he is the real traffic password.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this song is really good to listen to!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people below were skillfully operating the computer according to his instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small staff member raised his hand and said weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Manager, isn't Hua Hua Chenyu also going to release a song? He has quite a few fans too...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager snorted coldly and said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is why I can reach the position of operations department manager, and you can only be ordinary staff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were normal times, giving Hua Hua Chenyu some resources wouldn't matter, but running into Su Meng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, the interface of Cool You had already changed, with Su Meng and Bai Xiao on the left and right of the large banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle was the song title \"...\", which was particularly eye-catching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager nodded with satisfaction and said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, open Cool Cat, let me see how they did it, but it must be the same idea as mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people below quickly opened the Cool Cat Music program, and the manager scanned it at a glance and was instantly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw Su Meng and Bai Xiao on the left of the homepage banner, and a small Hua Hua Chenyu placed in the bottom right corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The link was also split into two, with \"...\" on the left and Hua Hua Chenyu's new song on the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn't explicitly stated, who couldn't see this stance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This damn thing is blatantly setting up a ring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at them, then looking at his own platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manager sighed slightly; no wonder they could become the boss of music platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This damn thing is really good at picking fights!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the office, many people were secretly observing their manager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does your face hurt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their expression, the manager was instantly annoyed and embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you still standing there for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why aren't you hurrying up to work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't you even copy homework?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In a group called \"CEO Fan Group Three,\" it had been silent for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, a message suddenly sent broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there anyone still alive in the once-mighty CEO fan group?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, the group was still silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The account called \"Maruko\" still didn't give up and sent another sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a premonition that CEO Su is about to return!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence finally had some effect, and someone said listlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now the CEO has gone bankrupt; to survive, he's even started taking funeral jobs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you see that the CEO is returning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing someone reply, Maruko instantly became excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you see the news? Su Meng's latest work is out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Rolling in the Deep'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an English song; isn't it very high-class?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether it's Master Su, Beggar Su, or Sect Leader Su, they are all biased towards traditional culture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does this mean our CEO has started to pick up his vibe again and is preparing to revive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words seemed to attract the attention of many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People replied one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really or fake? Is our CEO from before coming back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you kidding? It's just a song.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it's possible; after all, fluent English is also the CEO's trademark.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her words had an effect, Maruko became even more excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And didn't you notice the name of this song? There is a great mystery in it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group instantly became awkward, and some people silently started checking English-Chinese dictionaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others said righteously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm only in the second year of junior high; it's normal not to understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maruko hurriedly explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Rolling in the Deep', translated into Chinese, means falling into the abyss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say songs express ambitions; does this mean the CEO is expressing some kind of emotion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What abyss did the CEO fall into?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think Su Meng has realized that his previous bumpkin performance was an abyss for him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this song of his is actually saying he is about to climb out of the abyss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow!\" Someone in the group became excited instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Saying it like that, I suddenly feel this song is so burning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It feels like the God of War has returned!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone said, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've read novels about the God of War returning; is it just like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The God of War returns, discovers his wife has been sold to a brothel, and is instantly filled with rage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With a single command, he gathers one hundred thousand troops and storms into the brothel...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To patronize his wife's business!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group fell silent all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, someone drifted out a faint comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The website where you read those novels, does it also have a lot of videos? Like Madou, Tianmei, Jinding, Maomi, 91, or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know that?\" the previous person asked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group suddenly became lively, all posting the same thing in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Link please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Link please +1!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Link please\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the topic she had sparked had gone off the rails, Wanzi was completely bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren't the fan groups of a domineering CEO supposed to be ignorant young girls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How come it feels like you all know so much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurriedly interrupted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's stop this topic right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we keep talking, this group won't even be able to survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you really want to read novels, read the official ones; I recommend Feilu Novel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are two books in there where the protagonist is actually named Su Meng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, let's talk about the song.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless, this is a signal that the domineering CEO has returned, we must support...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just Su Meng's domineering CEO fan group; countless people became interested in this new song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including Master Su's fans, Su Qi'er's fans, Sect Leader Su's fans, Su the Great Bluffer's fans...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiao Ling's fans were naturally not few in number either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For most people, Su Meng's songs... that stuff is simply like opening a blind box!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You never know what kind of song he will actually sing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside those traditional Chinese music pieces, the pop songs alone are quite numerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The songs released earlier were still considered normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Map of Mountains and Rivers,\" \"Hero's Song,\" \"Ruling the World,\" \"Grass on the Path,\" \"The Rest of My Life\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although these had different styles, they were still considered normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, \"The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style\" turned directly into a tacky hit, becoming the favorite of square-dancing aunties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wrote \"Piggy Song\" for Deng Deng Deng Ziqi, which actually made her a spokesperson for pork!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this song became incredibly popular in kindergartens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is just damn weird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard enough to write a song to sing at the Spring Festival Gala, and it ended up being a collaboration with a group of old farmers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, this song, looking at the name, seems very normal, but what kind of surprises will it have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the anticipation of the masses, this song was finally officially released!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was in the middle of the night, countless night owls clicked on the major music platforms immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did they pleasantly discover that this song actually had an MV?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people clicked play immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Su Meng having so many songs, this is the first official MV, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a slightly dilapidated and messy room, Bai Xiao Ling sat quietly on a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music started, and Bai Xiao Ling began to sing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mellow vocal line instantly drew everyone in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The singing continued, and the MV continued as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The filming of this MV was not complex; there were only three rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first room, Bai Xiao Ling sat on a chair and sang the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the second room, a dancer danced in a room covered in white flour and dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the third room, the floor was covered with glass cups filled with water, which vibrated continuously with the drum beats of the music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the drummer played the drums behind the stairs, with porcelain plates being shattered against the wall one by one following the drum beats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a simple MV, paired with this piece of music, complemented each other perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the vibration of the glass cups, which had a kind of inexplicable impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknowingly, it made everyone become addicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Weibo's trending list, a new topic suddenly appeared and soared rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#Su Meng Bai Xiao Ling New Song#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the topic, countless people had already started a screen-scrolling mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's so good, so catchy, I've already listened to it five times and can't stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My English isn't good, I don't understand the meaning, but this melody is just too good, right? I can hum along to it now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this MV too catchy? That scene of the glass cups vibrating is just classic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, I'm going to cram English! I must sing this at KTV next time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Bai Xiao Ling's voice too versatile? Her vocal lines in several songs are all different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can Su Meng actually write English songs? And write them so well? Who said he was a country bumpkin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just went to the Great Mage next door to take a look; that song is really... hard to describe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also went to scout the enemy's situation and watched his MV; it was just changing clothes the whole time, but fortunately, he was a bit more restrained this time and didn't perform rituals on a large scale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't you listen to his song? He didn't perform a ritual, he switched to chanting spells! Damn, he just sang one line over and over again; if that's not chanting a spell, what is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a narrow and cramped rental apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hardcore otaku was playing the song on a cheap speaker bought for 9.9 with free shipping while scanning the trending list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how high the popularity of the discussion about this song was online, his eyes lit up, and suddenly inspiration struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the backend of Feilu Novel on his computer and tapped away on the keyboard with a clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still muttering to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a total loser, riding the wave of popularity to earn a living shouldn't be considered excessive, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The great readers will definitely not mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a web novel author with the pen name Xianyun Xianyun Shisilang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently writing an entertainment novel called \"Entertainment: You're Asked to Be Down-to-Earth, You Go Do Odd Jobs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-finger zen technique was activated, and after a full six hours, he finally finished a chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the novel, his protagonist also sang this song and filmed this MV by following the pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did you think that was everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this novel, an artificial intelligence named \"MOSS\" secretly recorded all of this. \u003C\u002Fp>",2103,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-18T03:10:38.119Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1a1706b63f977290ea9b1b187f12d262cb8f11f168b437b193c9308daa148aa3","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-179","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-177",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]