[{"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-3":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: I Was Told to Be Down-to-Earth, Not Handle Funerals",{"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},1930588,2633,"Chapter 3","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>Hua Hua Chenyu looked at the information on his phone and said with a dark face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the live stream, it was already filled with insults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong with a 21-yuan delivery? Why isn't it fit for human consumption?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen, listen, is this something a human would say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong with earning three yuan per order? Isn't that how delivery guys earn money? Why is it not okay when it's you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hua Hua is working so hard, my heart aches for Hua Hua.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is hard work? Others can do it, why can't your Hua Hua do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were arguing, someone suddenly exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap! Hurry to Su Meng's live stream, that professional poker-face is pulling out his big move!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? This sentence piqued many people's curiosity, and many quickly switched over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you, are you the passenger with the last four digits 4644?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Deng Deng Ziqi entered the role quickly and asked seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, to Huanghe South Road.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young lady who had just sat in the car responded, took out her phone, and played with it on her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Deng Deng Ziqi chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our car has a special service; passengers can request songs for me to sing. Do you want to experience it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" The passenger lady raised her head curiously, thought for a moment, and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like Deng Deng Deng Ziqi's songs the most, can you sing them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Deng Deng Ziqi made a \"V\" sign at the camera and said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? You like Deng Deng Deng Ziqi too? She's pretty and sings well; I love her too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the live stream, many netizens had already burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, I didn't expect Deng Deng Deng Ziqi to be so fun, and she even praises herself like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, I can't take it, my stomach hurts from laughing; I didn't expect Deng Deng Deng Ziqi to be so down-to-earth in private?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Deng Deng Deng Ziqi, why is she blurting out such truths?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a unique bullet comment scrolled by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, let me laugh for a while; I dare not stay in Su Meng's live stream anymore, if I stay any longer, I'll cry to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words also piqued many people's curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Meng's live stream? What did he do? Why are they crying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullet comment replied quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy is actually playing the suona! And he's playing funeral music, making everyone cry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? Su Meng? That professional poker-faced CEO? Played the suona and made people cry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, many netizens could no longer suppress their curiosity and crawled over along the network cable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, Big Honey really lives up to her reputation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Boss Yang's live stream, many people were almost drooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss Yang made a light turn, showing off her perfect figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an actress, she also knew how to use her advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come to think of it, this swimming pool lifeguard should be a relatively easy profession.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should only need to sit here and watch others swim, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the live stream, there was a sudden sound of howling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, you only need to be responsible for being beautiful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like this cameraman, must give him a chicken leg!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss Yang's figure, even as a girl, I can't help but have a nosebleed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the howling, a different bullet comment suddenly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, let me wash my eyes and change my mood; Su Meng's live stream is too damn toxic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng's live stream? Toxic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words also made many people curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Great Master, which troupe are you from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instrument shop, a middle-aged man walked over and asked with a fawning smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Master? Which troupe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question made Su Meng freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a suona troupe that specializes in funeral work, and it's quite well-known in this area; how come I haven't seen you before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which troupe's lead suona player are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah? Su Meng was stunned for a moment, then finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In rural areas, suona troupes are popular; a troupe doesn't have many people, just five or six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are those who play the suona, those who play the sheng, and those who play the gongs, drums, and clappers, specializing in rural weddings and funerals; they are considered a type of folk artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this middle-aged man took him for someone from a suona troupe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng was just about to explain, but suddenly remembered his popularity points and immediately had a new idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't the goal to experience a down-to-earth profession?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What profession is more down-to-earth than doing funeral work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you seriously try to be a musician, how much popularity can you gain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this day and age, you have to do something flashy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, you have to do some \"white work\" (funeral work)!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Su Meng gave a thumbs up and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good eye, I do specialize in funeral work, but I don't have a troupe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? The cameraman beside him was instantly confused and quickly pulled Su Meng aside to whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Su, the profession you drew is a musician! How can you go do funeral work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng glanced at him and asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me ask you, is the suona a musical instrument?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then is playing the suona making music?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then is the person playing the suona a musician?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman subconsciously nodded, then suddenly felt something was a bit off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You call someone doing funeral work a musician too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, the professional CEO, are you really this down-to-earth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New journey begins, begging for all kinds of data.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Su Meng say this, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and the smile on his face grew even wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Master, with such great skills, you don't have a troupe? Then do you take jobs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do! I definitely do! You have a job?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng became interested when he heard him say this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The middle-aged man said with a fawning smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, Great Master, our troupe happens to have a job these two days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The host family is quite wealthy and has hired two suona troupes to compete against each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My suona happened to break, so I specifically took the time to come out and buy a new one, which is why I had the fate to meet you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's convenient for you, could you help us out with a job?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The pay is negotiable; with your skills, you are definitely a Great Master, I'll pay 500 a day!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh ho? A funeral competition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng became interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also a custom in local rural areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When an elderly person in the family passes away, they will hire a suona troupe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the family is wealthy, they might even hire two suona troupes to play together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When both sides start to compete, neither willing to admit defeat, and each shows their skills, the performance becomes truly exciting and lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the host family, the livelier the performance, the more face they have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the suona troupes, this is a PK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How good your skills are is revealed by comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with good skills are naturally triumphant and have more confidence in taking future jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with poor skills naturally lose face, and even the pay they receive will be a notch lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today he just happened to run into this kind of job?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, I'll take this job!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng slapped his thigh and agreed directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman beside him opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, I'm just a small cameraman; how a star acts is his own business!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing him agree immediately, the middle-aged man was full of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been doing funeral work for over a decade and was an expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had never encountered a situation where a single tune made people cry directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a Great Master joined his troupe, his troupe would definitely become famous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also a savvy person and knew the price he offered was still a bit low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly took the initiative to help Su Meng pay for the suona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng didn't decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, for this star experience, everyone was penniless, so even if he wanted to pay, he couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the number of people in Su Meng's live stream had soared to seventy or eighty thousand, and all the netizens were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap! I thought he was just joking, I didn't expect him to really go do funeral work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you kidding me? Isn't he a professional CEO? Why do I feel like the style is a bit off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Meng's image should be playing the piano in a tuxedo in a concert hall, but he's actually doing funeral work? This is too down-to-earth, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This style is truly beautiful; it really overturned my perception.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I used to think Su Meng was a bit pretentious, but looking at him today, he's clearly a funny guy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, kill me! Brother, kill me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This star has something; he's much better than those stars who don't know the hardships of the common people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Su Meng can actually play the suona? What serious star learns this stuff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As more and more people flooded into the live stream, the popularity points in Su Meng's system also grew rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Su Meng nodded secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move was the right one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a van, the middle-aged man said while driving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh right, my surname is Wang, everyone calls me Wang Wang Laowu, our troupe is called the Wang Family Troupe; how should I address you, Great Master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng didn't mind and said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My surname is Su.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Su, nice to meet you!\" The middle-aged man said and asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Master Su, what was the name of the tune you played in the instrument shop earlier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I could tell it was a funeral tune, but how come I've never heard it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be strange if you had heard it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng couldn't help but complain to himself; this was a tune from Earth in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, it didn't exist in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that tune? That's called 'The Grand Funeral', I wrote it myself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy crap?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man was instantly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has the threshold for funeral suona players become this high nowadays?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be a suona master, you have to be able to compose your own music?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, he asked weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Su, besides this 'The Grand Funeral', have you composed other tunes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, plenty!\" Su Meng became interested and started counting on his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'The Grand Funeral', 'Crying at the Fifth Watch', 'Crying to the Emperor of Heaven', 'Song of the Blue Sky', 'Song of the Crying Farewell', 'The Peaceful Road to the West'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing him count these tunes, the live stream fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that, vaguely, a cold wind blew past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren't you a big star? Aren't you supposed to be a musician?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what kind of underworld tunes are you making?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, play something for the living!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New book journey begins, begging for all kinds of data!\u003C\u002Fp>",1871,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-14T06:01:34.412Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","074a05077cb629e419a1f919fcd3d59daa59624298f3bc3a4abd4b26a4a043ff","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-4","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-2",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]