Chapter 9

Before, they only watched Su Meng making people cry and laugh, and didn't think much about it.

Now that they think about it carefully, the suona... does seem a bit tacky, right?

The trend in the livestream room was captured by the director's team immediately.

The director thought for a moment and quickly issued instructions to Su Meng's cameraman.

The cameraman had a mournful face and almost couldn't hold it together.

Damn it, do I still dare to approach Su Meng?

He's still thinking about making me carry the coffin!

But duty called, so he could only approach helplessly and whisper.

"Brother Su, I want to interview you with a question."

"Do you think playing the suona is a bit tacky?"

This question made the livestream room suddenly quiet.

"Tacky?"

Su Meng glanced at him and chuckled.

"Why do you think playing the suona is tacky?"

The cameraman scratched his head, also a bit confused.

"Isn't it? Playing the suona seems to have always been used for rural weddings and funerals; it can't reach the halls of elegance at all."

"Even if you want to play music, you should be playing the piano in a concert hall; that's what you call elegant!"

"This suona thing is really both tacky and vulgar."

Oh?

Su Meng raised an eyebrow and suddenly remembered a crosstalk piece, "On Elegance," by the crosstalk master Guo Dagang from his previous life.

"Come, come, come. Since you've brought up this topic, let's have a good discussion about it."

Seeing him look so serious, the netizens in the livestream room also became interested.

"Some people say listening to symphonies is elegant, and listening to the suona is vulgar."

"Listening to celebrities lip-sync is elegant, watching original online content is vulgar."

"Drinking coffee is elegant, eating garlic is vulgar."

"Watching body art is elegant, a couple telling dirty jokes is vulgar."

Pfft~ The cameraman laughed out loud.

Why do I want to laugh when I see you looking like this?

In the livestream room, there was also a burst of laughter.

Su Meng continued.

"What is 'Ya' (elegant), what is 'Su' (vulgar)? 'Ya' is composed of 'tooth' and 'good'."

"A tooth character and a good character, this character is read as 'Ya'."

"Saying it out of your mouth, when you're full and have nothing to do, sitting there babbling—that is 'Ya'."

"A 'Su' (vulgar) character is composed of a person and 'grain', the grain of the five grains. Eating, drinking, and excreting—that is 'Su'."

"Let's go back to the suona. Why is the piano elegant and the suona tacky?"

"They are both musical instruments, both things that make sound. Why do they have different ranks?"

"You say the suona is popular in the countryside; that's called being rooted in the people, deeply loved by the broad masses."

"That's what you call vigorous artistic vitality!"

"Finally, I'll leave everyone with one sentence: Elegance isn't something you can fake, being a jerk is!"

Pfft~ Many people laughed subconsciously.

But immediately, many people fell into deep thought.

This seems to make some sense.

"Good! Well said!"

In a teahouse in the capital, a short, chubby man with a heart-shaped hairstyle shouted loudly, full of excitement.

He is Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue's master, the famous crosstalk actor Guo Dagang.

Originally, he wanted to see his apprentice's performance, but he accidentally entered Su Meng's livestream room and heard these words.

In an instant, he developed a great liking for Su Meng.

This young man is truly my soulmate!

In the office of the Folk Music Department at the Longguo Conservatory of Music, Teacher Hu also nodded, full of gratification.

"This young man is not bad; he sees things clearly."

"They are all musical instruments, why is folk music considered tacky? Why is folk music considered inferior?"

Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling looked at Su Meng on the screen with admiration, her eyes shining.

Teacher Hu pondered for a while and said slowly.

"Bai Bai Xiaoling, this young man seems to have deep insights into folk music."

"Later, help me contact his agency and invite him to give a few lectures."

Lectures? Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling was stunned.

Although it's a fact that folk music is in a slump, where is this? This is the Longguo Conservatory of Music!

The highest temple of music in Longguo!

A traffic celebrity, and the teacher actually wants to invite him to give lectures?

Su Meng's words made the people from those suona troupes nod repeatedly.

"Master Su is right. They all make sound, so why is the suona inferior?"

"We people don't have much education, and we don't understand what's elegant or tacky."

"But we eat by our skills, that's not shameful!"

Su Meng nodded and said with a smile.

"Did you hear that? This is the voice of the people."

The cameraman was already a bit confused. After thinking about it, he said unwillingly.

"But there is one point you cannot deny, and that is that the suona is only used for rural weddings and funerals."

"If we really talk about artistry, it's still a bit lacking, right?"

In this world, the situation of folk music is not ideal, and many people sneer at it.

His words also represented the thoughts of many people.

Su Meng pondered for a while and said slowly.

"You're right, the artistry of the suona is indeed slightly lacking at present."

"But this is not because of the instrument itself, but because there are no suitable tunes."

"Oh right, Master Wang, the official funeral and burial is tomorrow, right?"

Ah? Wang Wang Laowu was stunned for a moment and quickly said.

"Yes, the burial is at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

"Our troupe has to play for a while after the burial, and then this job will officially end."

Su Meng nodded and said slowly.

"It seems it's time to play my trump card!"

"Let the brothers work hard tonight; I'll teach everyone another tune."

"For the finale performance tomorrow afternoon, you all will cooperate with me to play this tune."