[{"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-84":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},1930669,2633,"Chapter 84","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>Imperial Capital Conservatory of Music, Vocal Music Department, in the department head’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Huan looked at Su Meng, who was sleeping like a dead pig, and then at his own messy office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the Moutai in his hand again and fell into deep contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Moutai he had treasured for twenty years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he realize… he had been hiding a bottle of fake wine?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liu Huan!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zheng ran in with his students, furious, pointing at Liu Huan’s nose and cursing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at you! What the hell have you done!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Meng is the hope for the revival of folk music; you are going to destroy him, you are going to destroy folk music!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, you, you!! You are a disaster!!! A sinner!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are a sinner to the revival of folk music! A sinner in history!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are going to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, despised by countless future generations!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Huan was stunned by this sudden barrage of abuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, what did I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t I just persuade Su Meng to drink a glass of wine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did I become a sinner in history?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little assistant raised her hand tremblingly and said weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Hu, don’t blame Mr. Liu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s mainly because Su Meng’s alcohol tolerance is poor, he falls as soon as he sees alcohol…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But he’ll be fine after sleeping for a while…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re still speaking for him?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zheng glared at her and said viciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m setting a rule for Su Meng; from now on, the Vocal Music Department is his restricted area!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Especially Liu Huan, don’t let Su Meng see Liu Huan again even if he dies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little assistant nodded subconsciously, then suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, what is your relationship with our Su Meng? Why are you making decisions for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Liu Huan come to his senses and became furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Hu! You are truly an old fox!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Meng is definitely a master at writing songs, and his singing skills are also remarkable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you want to trap him in the folk music department and just let him do folk music?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it enough that you snatched Bai Xiao, you want to snatch Su Meng too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have no shame?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone sighed in unison, and then turned to look at Qin Qin Qin Qianyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eldest Senior Sister, do you have any more melon seeds?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Qin Qianyan shook her head, looking regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I usually only prepare five bags of melon seeds when I come to see the teacher; who knew this wouldn’t be enough?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems I am still too young.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Eldest Senior Sister, you are only eighteen, young, truly too young!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiao looked at the two big shots who were about to roll up their sleeves and fight, and then at Su Meng, who was sleeping like a dead pig, and sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear Senior Brothers and Sisters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The main reason for inviting Su Meng this time was to have him give a few lectures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now that he’s like this, how can he possibly get on the podium?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you are all here, why don’t you go and fill in the numbers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Senior Brother nodded and agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since we’re here, we can’t come for nothing; let’s consider it working for the teacher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go first… Wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Junior Sister, what did you say? We go and fill in the numbers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are at least famous figures in the domestic folk music world; you say we are just filling in the numbers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiao didn’t speak, just raised her hand and pointed at Su Meng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone sighed in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Senior Brother said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In front of Su Meng, we seem to have really become fillers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it, this is like playing a game; let’s be the small monsters first, and let Su Meng be the final boss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eldest Senior Brother is right!” Everyone nodded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only… Qin Qin Qin Qianyan’s gaze suddenly became dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Playing a game? When did you secretly go to play games?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“And who did you go to play with?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was wondering why I felt like someone was sniping me when I played games recently.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That… I’ll go to class first.” The Third brother darted out with a “whoosh”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same here!” The Fourth and Sixth brothers were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiao sighed, suddenly feeling very tired in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eldest Senior Sister, wait a moment, I’ll go get a bottle of safflower oil first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… after all, Eldest Senior Brother still has to go to class later, it doesn’t look good to be bruised and swollen…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the large lecture hall, it was already packed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only students from the folk music department, but even many teachers had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this folk music master who was a domineering CEO more than a week ago but had suddenly risen, who wouldn’t be curious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ying glanced at the twins next to her and muttered with a pout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beibei, Beibei Beibei Tata, why did you two come?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Sect Leader is good at guzheng and erhu, he doesn’t play pipa or zhongruan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You all ran over, and this classroom can’t even fit everyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twins giggled and said in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are here to see the Sect Leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ying was instantly unhappy, her little mouth pouting high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if something she loved had been snatched away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment, the classroom door was suddenly pushed open, and Bai Xiao walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her walk in, the scene suddenly quieted down, everyone staring at her tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiao walked onto the podium and said loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Students, Mr. Su Meng has already arrived at the school.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow… A burst of cheers erupted from the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiao reached out to press down, and after it became a bit quieter, she continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, right now, Mr. Su is… um… discussing some issues with Mr. Hu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to Mr. Hu’s wishes, this class has been adjusted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The department has invited several folk music masters to communicate with everyone first and provide one-on-one guidance, okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay~~~” the crowd below said listlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came for Su Meng today, and now he’s not coming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just at this moment, the lecture hall door opened, and a group of people filed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing these people, exclamations erupted one after another in the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my god, it’s Mr. Xu Tianming, the head of the Shanghai National Music Troupe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Wu Shanhong, head of the Imperial Capital National Music Troupe! Huh? What happened to Mr. Wu’s face?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu Qinghe! Head of the Broadcast National Music Troupe! Oh my god!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Beibei was shaking Xiao Ying’s shoulders desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Ying, do you see? It’s Qi Qi Sixian! The pipa principal of the National Music Troupe! My idol!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at your ignorant look!” Xiao Ying gave her a look of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My second idol, Wan Wan Yuyan, the erhu principal of the Imperial Capital Folk Music Troupe, has been taking classes with us for several days, am I proud?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh~~~~ Sect Leader, you made me wait so hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The big river flows to the east, the stars in the sky reflect the Big Dipper!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When we say go, we go, you have it, I have it, we all have it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar when you see injustice, take action when it’s time to take action, rushing through the nine provinces with vigor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, truly good! It’s a perfect match for ‘Water Margin’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bearded director shook his head while savoring the song, praising it while shaking his head with regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the general director of the CCTV version of ‘Water Margin’, the famous director Zhang Jizhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the song, Zhang Jizhong took off his headphones and said loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you confirmed with Mr. Liu Huan? When can the official version be recorded?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just listening to the demo is not enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant director replied hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have confirmed, the official recording there will take another four or five days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jizhong nodded and urged again, worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember to urge Mr. Liu Huan more, at least contact him three times a day; I can’t wait to hear the full version!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant director agreed hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jizhong thought for a moment and confirmed again, unable to believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did this song really get written by that little fresh meat Su Meng who only plays domineering CEOs? Impossible, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant director was almost crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Zhang, you’ve already asked three times!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so? I still don’t believe it, just a flowery pillow…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant director sighed and interrupted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Zhang, your information is already outdated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During this period, Su Meng has been very popular.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Playing the suona, erhu, guzheng, clapper, crosstalk… oh, right, he’s also a master at begging and singing lotus songs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And now he is the Junior Uncle of Deyun Society!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several huge question marks appeared above Zhang Jizhong’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words… do they have any connection?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did you naturally connect them together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant director thought for a moment, took out his phone, and quickly opened a video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Zhang, the netizens have edited it into a collection; if you have time, just watch it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now whoever says Su Meng is a domineering CEO is really a country bumpkin…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jizhong took the phone and suddenly felt that something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Okay, I know, I will notify Su Meng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhang Zhang Xiaoyan put down the phone, feeling a bit confused, but didn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rehearsal hall, the music slowly stopped. Then, warm applause erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This ‘Spring Festival Overture’ has been polished almost enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone adjust your state these two days, and we can officially record and release it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of applause erupted from the group, and everyone’s eyes on Su Meng were filled with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third brother Xu Tianming and the Sixth brother Hu Qinghe darted over directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Meng, it’s our turn for ‘Joyous’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Sixth, go away, it’s time to listen to our ‘Golden Snake Dancing’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng sighed and said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third Brother, Sixth Brother, by the way, Mr. Hu is still standing on the side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t ask him for guidance, but insist on asking me; isn’t this betraying your master and slapping Mr. Hu in the face?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the two could speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Zheng had already spoken with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s okay, I don’t mind; you are the creator, the person who understands these pieces the best.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1783,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-14T06:01:34.412Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","34cb60b390a03e96fc6199e5176314e6f3fc35618d4dfeb80f5618f4a1cd275e","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-85","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-83",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]