[{"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-5":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},1930590,2633,"Chapter 5","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>Before she could come up with a plan, her phone rang again; it was the little assistant calling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Qin, look at Weibo quickly, Su Meng is trending!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? Sister Qin was stunned. She hurriedly opened Weibo and discovered that among the top ten trending topics, three were actually related to Su Meng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#The most down-to-earth superstar in history!#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#You're a musician, so why are you taking funeral gigs to play the suona?#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#A single song, \"The Grand Funeral,\" plays countless people to tears#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the experienced Sister Qin was instantly bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't buy any trending spots, so how did he get up there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is taking funeral gigs this popular these days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Wang troupe opposite stop playing and instead huddle together whispering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suona player from the Li troupe also stopped, thought for a moment, and walked over with his suona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Wang, why did you stop playing? Did you admit defeat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The host family paid us to do a job; is this how you fool people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two troupes were rivals, but they often collaborated, so they were naturally no strangers to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that he had outdone the Wang troupe today, his tone was somewhat smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Wang Laowu glared at him and snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you so smug about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me tell you, I specifically hired a suona master today, so you'd better show some respect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suona master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of the Li troupe scanned the area and, seeing Su Meng giving instructions to the others, couldn't help but feel stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A suona master? You mean this young kid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Wang, have you lost your mind? Don't you know that a beardless mouth can't handle serious business?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at how he's dressed. I'd believe you if you said he was a pretty boy, but a suona master? Are you joking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this time, Su Meng had already finished giving instructions to the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these troupe members, they might not be able to read sheet music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were experienced, and the gongs, drums, clappers, and cymbals were all percussion instruments, primarily focused on keeping the rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, they quickly understood what they needed to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng raised his head, smiled, and said nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Head of the Li troupe, right? You don't need to worry about the quality of my work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, let's get to work! Start with 'Crying for the Fifth Watch'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, he brought the suona to his lips...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, an old man slowly walked up to the main entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the middle-aged men from the host family saw him, they hurriedly went to greet him, fell to their knees with a thud, and kowtowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seventh Uncle, you've come too. Please, come inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man helped them up, his face filled with sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was your grandfather, and my old uncle too. I've come to see him off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged men were just about to speak when, suddenly, a sorrowful sound of a suona rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suona's sound was heart-wrenching, as if someone were wailing in deep grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this sound, it directly stirred the sorrow in their hearts, and they couldn't help but burst into loud sobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandpa! My dear grandpa, why did you leave... so soon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seventh Uncle... please... come inside...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just them; the old man, hearing the suona, couldn't help but let his old tears flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Uncle, you only lived to be 102, why... why did you have to go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you all shouldn't be too sad... waaaah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps moved by their crying, or perhaps triggered by the sorrow in their hearts from the suona's sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, inside and outside the mourning hall, everyone couldn't help but burst into loud wails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crying resounded through the sky, shrouding half the village in sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng, while playing the suona, couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this skill gifted by the system too overpowered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a God-level suona mastery can cause such a huge reaction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This really lives up to the saying—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the suona sounds, everyone cries for me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new book sets sail, begging for all kinds of data!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The countless netizens in the live stream were already going crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people were tearing up while sending bullet comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, this tune is toxic; I want to cry as soon as I hear it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap! Su Meng is so professional at funeral work? One tune made people cry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, I want to cry listening to this tune, but seeing a big star doing funeral work, why do I want to laugh so much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hearing this tune, I thought of my grandfather; my dad asked me what was wrong, I let him listen to it, and then we both hugged and cried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Toxic! Isn't Su Meng a professional CEO? Why is he doing funeral work? This is too toxic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng's manager, Sister Qin, was on the phone, her voice still choked with sobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did Su Meng learn the suona? How come I didn't know? And this is a tune he wrote himself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little assistant's eyes were also red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Qin, I don't know either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Sister Qin, should we have Su Meng release a suona album?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Qin thought for a moment and said, choking back tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's wait and see; I'm going to take a few days off and go back to my hometown to visit the graves...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just them, but the program's backstage was also filled with crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deputy director's expression was extremely strange, wanting to cry and laugh at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, the popularity of Su Meng's live stream is continuing to rise, this is too... waaa waaa waaa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director was also about to lose it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shift all current resources to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we're talking about being down-to-earth, he's the most down-to-earth of the six...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Baishi Village, it was already a scene of crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the family holding the funeral or the friends and relatives who came to pay their respects, everyone was crying out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was crying deeply, their tears flowing uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the people from the two suona troupes, having seen such scenes often, could barely hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, they were all looking at Su Meng, their eyes almost popping out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of skill is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suona comes out, and the whole audience cries?\u003C\u002Fp>",1076,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-14T06:01:34.412Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","759375614829b25fab9b350d7df733635adf9410f8884b7fe1ce32d767c602ce","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-6","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-4",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]