[{"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-216":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},1930801,2633,"Chapter 216","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>“However…” Su Meng’s smile became even stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I originally planned to use this painting to get 300,000 or 500,000 to help renovate the teaching building of Daping Village Elementary School.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t expect Mr. Xie to be so generous, actually spending so much at once, benefiting various fields in Wanshan County.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Xie’s boldness is truly admirable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since that’s the case… hahaha… Mr. Xie, don’t feel like you’re losing out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations, the ‘Spring Trees and Autumn Frost’ is yours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng actually agreed to the deal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for such a bizarre price?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a hall in the Imperial Capital, the Chief’s hand, which was about to tap the screen, suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze for a moment, then suddenly became furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Meng! Are you playing with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you had been one second later, my offer would have gone through!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I even took out the old man’s coffin money!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And it was only one second away from this masterpiece?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! I lost a billion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire hall was silent, everyone staring at the Chief in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deputy Commander’s mouth twitched a few times, and he said gloomily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You gave him 567 minutes just now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you hadn’t been watching the fun on purpose, this painting would have been in your hands long ago, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief sat back in his chair, looking devastated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could I have imagined that someone would actually guess his thoughts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this Xie Xie Lecheng, he actually used those few short hours at noon to finalize the intent with Wanshan County.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This boldness… tsk tsk tsk… it seems there’s an expert guiding him from behind!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even I only guessed it after watching him sit under the Daping Village Elementary School sign for so long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There really is always someone better, and heavens beyond heavens!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I had known earlier, I definitely wouldn’t have given him those five minutes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?” The Deputy Commander glanced at his phone screen and suddenly laughed dumbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“346,000… tsk tsk tsk… what a grand gesture!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To use such a large sum of money, you must have had to get your wife’s approval, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So those five minutes just now… were you going to report to your wife?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter clatter… clatter clatter…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of keyboards suddenly erupted in the hall, and everyone stared at their screens with serious expressions, pretending to be working hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m working hard, I didn’t hear anything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t hear any gossip about the Chief being henpecked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad! How was it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanzi puffed out her chest, looking proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Xie Xie Lecheng was completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, he couldn’t believe that he had actually taken down this world-class masterpiece?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeated the three richest men, defeated a billion in cash, just with 300 million?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is this world… so surreal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart and stared closely at Wanzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you guess long ago that Su Meng only wanted to renovate Daping Village Elementary School?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.” Wanzi nodded and said proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already said, I’m Brother Su Meng’s die-hard fan, I know him best!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… then you…” Xie Xie Lecheng pointed at her, his fingers trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you guessed it long ago, why did you make me spend so much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was something that could have been done with 300,000 or 500,000, but I actually spent… 300 million?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!” Wanzi said as if it were only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As a die-hard fan, isn’t it only natural to be a leek for Brother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft~~~~ Xie Xie Lecheng couldn’t hold it back anymore, and a mouthful of old blood sprayed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did this little cotton-padded jacket in front of him suddenly turn green?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough cough cough!” The Chief coughed a few times and quickly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… is not important!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s important is that this kid is in big trouble now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.” The Deputy Commander’s look at Su Meng also had a different meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He made such a big scene, dug out so many billionaires, even the three richest men stepped out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And they all returned in defeat, who knows who might have other ideas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the future, in the entertainment industry… hehe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief nodded and said thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems it’s time to make our stance clear…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Teacher Su, how did your painting sell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bell for the end of class rang, and Teacher Liu walked over with a book, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish swish swish~~~ Everyone’s eyes at the scene turned toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Liu looked at this one, then at that one, suddenly feeling a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue held it in for a long time before finally blurting out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Liu, this teaching building of yours… is really valuable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the heck? Teacher Liu turned to look at the dilapidated, low teaching building, looking completely confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Valuable? It’s just a row of broken houses that are decades old, what’s valuable about it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at the dilapidated houses and fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sake of this broken building, Su Meng gave up a billion and offended the three richest men!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng shook his head and said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Liu, the house isn’t valuable, the hope nurtured inside the house is the most precious thing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words… everyone looked at him and fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this be the real reason he made such a choice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su… Brother Su, someone else made an offer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant’s words broke the silence at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? Everyone at the scene and in the live broadcast room was stunned, and Su Meng was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t I make it clear just now? The auction is over, the painting has been given away! Why are you still making offers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, curiosity also arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who made the offer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant looked carefully, and her eyes suddenly widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Brother Su, it’s… it’s that Jin Jin Dafu from the Imperial Capital Jinyuan Real Estate Agency!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His message is… it is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it? Tell me quickly.” Boss Yang was so eager she wanted to grab his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant was silent for a while before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m a rough guy, I have nothing but money, but I really like this painting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since I’ve already taken out the billion, I won’t take it back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I had my secretary check, the situation in Qianshan County and Baishan County next to Wanshan County is about the same.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I will invest 500 million in each of these two counties, copying the homework of Mr. Xie from Shanghai!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The only request is that when Master Su’s next masterpiece comes out, I hope you can give me a chance to participate in the auction!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Master Su!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? Everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s already over, and you still won’t give up, voluntarily taking out a billion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the only request is to get a chance for the next auction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this what they call being stupid and rich?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng was also numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, I really just wanted a teaching building, how did things turn out like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the most confused person at the scene had to be Teacher Liu, the old man’s whole brain was spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That… did I hear that right? A billion? What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Liu Tianxian looked at Teacher Liu, her eyes looking a bit different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Liu, Su Meng raised 300 million in funds for Wanshan County.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Used for renovating mountain elementary schools, subsidizing rural teachers, building roads…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? As she spoke, Teacher Liu’s eyes widened more and more, wider and wider…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Su! There… there’s more!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More? Everyone turned their heads sharply, staring at the assistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant’s hands were shaking a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pinghe City Xie Yingying Musical Instrument Store donated 768,200 yuan to Project Hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s also a netizen named **, who donated 346,000 yuan to Project Hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They… they didn’t make any requests…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait! There’s more…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Netizen Zulong donated 1.2 million yuan to Project Hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Netizen donated 500,000 yuan to Project Hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Netizen Dazed Little Sheep donated 666,600 yuan to Project Hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Netizen Luoyue Qiusheng donated 40,000 yuan to Project Hope, and donated 1,244.7 yuan for their daughter…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she read them one by one, the scene and the live broadcast room suddenly became silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a hall in the Imperial Capital, the Chief suddenly laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems we don’t need to take action.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This kid Su Meng… did a beautiful job!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deputy Commander shook a document in his hand and laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We used him as a gun, and we caught such a big net of fish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have the heart to let him work for free… work for nothing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief snorted coldly and said righteously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong with that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back then, I overcame all opposition and pushed two of his programs onto the Spring Festival Gala.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shouldn’t he repay me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…” The Deputy Commander gave a contemptuous smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t your face a bit too thick?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He was able to get on the Spring Festival Gala because of his own real ability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there anyone else who would shamelessly gild their own face like you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really don’t know if this shameless look of yours is inherited…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough cough cough!” Several people in the command seats suddenly coughed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deputy Commander froze and quickly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That… no matter what you say, anyway, we in the tax department owe Su Meng a favor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We will take action to help him out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief nodded and instructed seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful with the measure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, understood.” The Deputy Commander nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the two of them suddenly fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Wang Jianlin’s face darkened, and he said angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Wang Wang Sicong became anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, he didn’t give me face just now, and he didn’t give you face either!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this painting had really been taken by the two Mas, that would be one thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But that bullshit Xie Lecheng Investment…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up!” Wang Wang Jianlin’s face was so dark it was almost dripping water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, is it too late for me to practice with a small account?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, that’s a luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From today on, even if we can’t be friends with Su Meng, we must absolutely not become enemies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, you…” Wang Wang Sicong saw Wang Wang Jianlin’s murderous gaze and finally shut up resentfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young people these days…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Huateng took off his glasses and wiped them slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have the video and film departments step forward and go to Xinghai Entertainment to move around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether we cooperate deeply is another matter, but we must convey a friendly attitude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, Boss!” The secretary didn’t ask anything and agreed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting, it really is a big show!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yun sipped his tea, watching the screen with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Increase this month’s charity quota by 10%, and tilt it toward Project Hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, Boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, in my private name, formally issue an invitation to Su Meng, asking him to come to Hangcheng to sit for a while when he’s free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, Boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The internet, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly exploded like a mountain torrent and tsunami.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy crap! Is this Su Meng’s true purpose?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I kneel! This wave, I kneel to the big boss with complete conviction!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For such a masterpiece, Su Meng’s psychological expectation was just a mountain elementary school?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A billion! The three richest men! Su Meng rejected so much, just for a teaching building?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t understand, can’t understand, but… this wave, I’m a fan of Su Meng!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1930,"2026-06-14T05:02:40.391Z","2026-06-14T06:01:35.269Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ebd939e310a4e6099f2363663ac59b0fa3284002b9f0a5d2a102402b1c03e762","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-217","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-215",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]