[{"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-81":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},1930666,2633,"Chapter 81","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>“I’m here… Miss, how is your erhu playing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Bai Xiao who was more familiar with him; she pursed her lips and explained with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Eldest Senior Sister’s erhu skills can rank in the top five domestically.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoa~~~ That impressive? Su Meng was also a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s fine then. I have an erhu piece here called ‘Horse Racing’; I’ll hand it over to the Eldest Senior Sister later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great, great! That’s wonderful!” Qin Qin Qin Qianyan became excited immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Meng, Eldest Senior Sister really thanks you so much!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, the Imperial Capital Folk Music Troupe is your home!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you need anything, just say the word!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If your Eldest Brother dares to refuse, I’ll make him kneel on a durian!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emmm… The Eldest Senior Brother was instantly depressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My dear wife, why do you say everything that comes to mind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Meng, I won’t say anything formal; from now on, your business is the business of our Imperial Capital Folk Music Troupe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same here!” The Third and Sixth brothers said in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the crowd, a man shrank his neck and raised his hand weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Meng, I’m your Fourth Brother, I play the suona.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your ‘Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix’…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem!” Su Meng agreed without a second thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the Fourth Brother was so happy he almost jumped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the group so joyous, a beautiful woman in the crowd sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a pity you don’t play the pipa, Little Meng, otherwise your Sixth Sister here…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pipa?” Su Meng was stunned and said subconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can play the pipa, but my skill is just average, basically at a beginner’s level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?” The Sixth Sister became excited all of a sudden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Meng, your Sixth Sister’s pipa playing is quite good; if there’s anything you don’t understand about the pipa, you can ask me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should learn the pipa well soon, and when the time comes, get a pipa piece; I’ll reserve it first…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have one!” Su Meng’s words startled everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you Doraemon or something? How do you have everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although I’m not very proficient at the pipa, I have written a few pieces.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is one called ‘Ambush from Ten Sides’ that is just right for the Sixth Sister!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve already given away so much today, one more won’t hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this was just a single track, costing only 200,000 popularity points; for Su Meng, it was a drop in the bucket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire office was suddenly filled with a warm and festive atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they didn’t know the quality of the pieces Su Meng mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, many people were already somewhat superstitious about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the pieces brought out by someone who can create so many classic suona and erhu tracks be bad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the festive atmosphere, Su Meng was also in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he gave away so many pieces, this was all a pre-investment, so it wasn’t a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, he gained so many brothers and sisters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a small harvest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Discussion…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Hu… you recently… Yo, so lively here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The office door was suddenly pushed open, and someone walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing so many people in the office, they were also a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group in the office turned their heads and hurriedly greeted them respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, Mr. Liu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng looked up and was instantly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn! Another big shot!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The person who pushed the door open wasn’t tall, but had a sturdy build… well, chubby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long hair tied into a ponytail at the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such obvious features, Su Meng recognized him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the top male singer in the country, Liu Huan, and also the department head of the Vocal Music Department at the Imperial Capital Conservatory of Music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Huan walked into the room and was also surprised to see so many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing who these people were, his face darkened, and he let out a “humph” from his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng was also a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Huan had a great reputation in the music scene, but looking at this posture, he seemed to be at odds with these brothers and sisters of his?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Huan turned his head, saw Bai Xiao, and instantly went from cloudy to sunny, putting on a smiling face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Ling, I have a concert at Liukesong next month; would you like to be a guest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was Hu Zheng’s turn to have a dark face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Liu, you’re going too far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Poaching my student right in front of me? Do you have no shame?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have no shame?” Liu Huan jumped up instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Hu, how can you say that? Who was the one playing dirty back then? Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of a top male singer, this volume was truly no joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zheng snorted coldly and changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you have something to say, say it; why are you looking for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Huan curled his lips and brought the topic back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I came to find you because there’s a job, I wanted to let you… Su Meng? Why are you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly seeing Su Meng standing to the side, Liu Huan was stunned, then overjoyed, and pulled Su Meng out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I had known you were here, why would I look for that old fox?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you much better than him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng was also a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the critical moment, Bai Xiao stood out, pursed her lips, and said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Liu, if you have anything to say, just say it directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re so enthusiastic, be careful not to scare Su Meng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Huan seemed to favor Bai Xiao; hearing her say this, he let go of his hand begrudgingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know that CCTV is remaking ‘Water Margin’, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s almost done now, but the ending theme song hasn’t been decided, so they came to me for a song.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was thinking of adding some folk music elements, so I came to find Old Hu to discuss it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knew you were here too, Su Meng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I watched your last two episodes; you can write and sing, and your suona and guzheng skills are also top-notch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll definitely look for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-14T06:01:34.412Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b8c5bedc5c12511e7cc87d5e69bd8ebb2a66d2fbc0c316faecf7c3ccbe83bab9","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-82","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-80",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]