Chapter 44: *Lianhualuo* = rap, a means of begging?

"Boss!" Putting down the phone, Sister Qin suddenly trembled.

"There are several female singers contacting me now, wanting to sing a duet of *Map of Mountains and Rivers* with Su Meng."

"Are you sure you want to fire me at this time?"

Duan Duan Jiangping snorted coldly and said indifferently.

"Anyway, without you, the company still has others to do the work."

"Look at you, such a good kid, what have you turned him into?"

"What kind of way?" Sister Qin said proudly, pushing the phone over directly.

"I led him to dominate the hot searches!"

What was displayed on the phone screen was clearly the Weibo hot search list.

The hot search list was in complete chaos.

Several sudden topics had broken into the top twenty.

#Down-to-earth Big Star Episode 2#

#Su Meng Flips Three Big Female Stars#

#Su Meng: Rap is just a nursery rhyme#

#First sentence goes up↗, second sentence goes down↘#

#Southeast Asian rap is too catchy#

#I am your father#

#Half a *Map of Mountains and Rivers*, Su Meng's a cappella is god-tier#

Sister Qin said with her head held high.

"Although I turned Su Meng into a cold-blooded CEO, I fully developed his hot-search physique."

"If this continues, the hot search list will be ours!"

"This is a great achievement of mine!" ===== CHAPTER 107 =====

"If you fire me now, that's killing the donkey after it's done grinding, crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, hiding the bow when the birds are gone, cooking the dog when the rabbits are finished—you're heartless, ungrateful, and forget favors!"

"Boss, are you sure you want to fire me?"

A hint of conflict appeared on Duan Duan Jiangping's face; a moment later, he finally made up his mind.

"Since that's the case, then I'll take back what I just..."

Before he could finish, Su Meng's voice suddenly came from the computer.

"A broken bowl... isn't this hint obvious enough?"

"Boss Yang, we're going to be beggars; I'm taking you begging on the street!"

What? Both of their eyeballs almost popped out.

Who is Boss Yang?

A top-tier little flower! She is capital herself!

You want to take her begging on the street?

After a moment of silence, Sister Qin suddenly stood up, her face full of determination.

"Boss, you're right; I'm guilty of heinous crimes, unforgivable, unpardonable, and deserve death; if I'm not killed, the public anger won't be appeased."

"You don't need to fire me; I'm resigning and getting out right now!"

"You can't leave!" Duan Duan Jiangping grabbed her, his voice filled with pleading.

"I've thought about it, I can only rest easy if Su Meng is handed to you!"

"You must stay; I... I'll double your salary!"

"Damn it, compared to curing heart disease, what's a little salary increase?"

……

What?

You're taking me begging?

Boss Yang pointed at Su Meng, then pointed at her own nose, almost unable to believe her ears.

Not just her, everyone at the scene and in the live stream was stunned.

Damn it, did I hear that right?

You want to take a big star begging?

"Brother! My own brother!" Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue's face turned green; he grabbed Su Meng and begged bitterly.

"You must not do anything rash!"

"I'll give the clappers back to you; play however you want."

"You let Sister..."

"Get lost! Who are you calling sister?!" Boss Yang interrupted him reflexively.

Su Meng patted Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue's shoulder and chuckled.

"Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue, do you think I'm doing something rash?"

"You're wrong! Actually, begging is also an art form!"

What? Begging is also an art form?

Everyone was numb; where is all this coming from?

Seeing Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue's confused expression, Su Meng chuckled.

"Come, let me test you: what is the earliest origin of clappers?"

Involving his own profession, Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue blurted out without thinking.

"Clappers are a traditional rap art, belonging to the rhythmic recitation category of Dragon Kingdom folk art."

"In the early years, it was called *Shulaibao*, also known as nursery rhymes, *Liukou Zhe*, or *Lianzizui*; it evolved from the *Lianhualuo* performed by the poor in the Song Dynasty."

"That's right," Su Meng nodded with satisfaction and added.

"Actually, in the earliest times, clappers were initially a way and means for beggars to ask for money or food while begging on the street."

"It wasn't until the founding of the New Dragon Kingdom that clappers truly existed as a performance form of folk art."

"So, since clappers are an art form, why can't begging be an art form?"

Ah? A group of people were even more confused.

Your logic... is so powerful!

Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue subconsciously looked at the clappers in his hand and instantly felt they weren't as appealing.

Holding this thing, why do I also look like a beggar?

……

"No!" Deng Deng Deng Ziqi tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly shouted.

"According to your theory, clappers are an art form, but begging isn't."

"After all, clappers are just a means of begging."

"Just like... just like..." She thought for a long time, saw Liu Liu Liu Tianxian, and suddenly her eyes lit up as she blurted out.

"Just like you and Liu Liu Liu Tianxian having children early; that's a great happy event."

"But the process of you two having children early... mmph mmph mmph..."

Liu Liu Liu Tianxian's face turned green; she covered her mouth desperately, wishing she could strangle her.

I've been low-key enough today, why do you keep bringing up things that shouldn't be mentioned?

And "having children early"? And "the process of having children early"?

Are you afraid of being banned?!

……

Su Meng also almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Holy crap, what kind of dream did I have last night, how do you know?

He coughed a few times and brought the topic back.

"Right, begging naturally isn't an art form, but... does *Lianhualuo* count?"

"*Lianhualuo*?" Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue jumped up.

"Su Meng, you know *Lianhualuo*?"

"Really?"

"Even my master doesn't know it!"

In a teahouse in the Imperial Capital, Guo Dagang's face turned black.

I regret taking this apprentice; is it too late to expel him from the sect now?

Su Meng nodded, looking calm.

"*Lianhualuo*, I know a thing or two."

"Actually, *Lianhualuo* is very simple; it's just a nursery rhyme."

"Rounding it up, it's the same thing as the high-and-mighty 'rap' in some people's mouths."

"So, rap actually isn't that mysterious; it's just a means of begging."

What? Everyone was stunned.

*Lianhualuo* ===== CHAPTER 108 =====