[{"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-9":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},1930594,2633,"Chapter 9","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>Before, they only watched Su Meng making people cry and laugh, and didn't think much about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they think about it carefully, the suona... does seem a bit tacky, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trend in the livestream room was captured by the director's team immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director thought for a moment and quickly issued instructions to Su Meng's cameraman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman had a mournful face and almost couldn't hold it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, do I still dare to approach Su Meng?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's still thinking about making me carry the coffin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But duty called, so he could only approach helplessly and whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Su, I want to interview you with a question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think playing the suona is a bit tacky?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question made the livestream room suddenly quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Tacky?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng glanced at him and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you think playing the suona is tacky?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman scratched his head, also a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you want to play music, you should be playing the piano in a concert hall; that's what you call elegant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This suona thing is really both tacky and vulgar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng raised an eyebrow and suddenly remembered a crosstalk piece, \"On Elegance,\" by the crosstalk master Guo Dagang from his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, come, come. Since you've brought up this topic, let's have a good discussion about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him look so serious, the netizens in the livestream room also became interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some people say listening to symphonies is elegant, and listening to the suona is vulgar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listening to celebrities lip-sync is elegant, watching original online content is vulgar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drinking coffee is elegant, eating garlic is vulgar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watching body art is elegant, a couple telling dirty jokes is vulgar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft~ The cameraman laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do I want to laugh when I see you looking like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the livestream room, there was also a burst of laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is 'Ya' (elegant), what is 'Su' (vulgar)? 'Ya' is composed of 'tooth' and 'good'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A tooth character and a good character, this character is read as 'Ya'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Saying it out of your mouth, when you're full and have nothing to do, sitting there babbling—that is 'Ya'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A 'Su' (vulgar) character is composed of a person and 'grain', the grain of the five grains. Eating, drinking, and excreting—that is 'Su'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go back to the suona. Why is the piano elegant and the suona tacky?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are both musical instruments, both things that make sound. Why do they have different ranks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You say the suona is popular in the countryside; that's called being rooted in the people, deeply loved by the broad masses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what you call vigorous artistic vitality!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, I'll leave everyone with one sentence: Elegance isn't something you can fake, being a jerk is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft~ Many people laughed subconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately, many people fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seems to make some sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good! Well said!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a teahouse in the capital, a short, chubby man with a heart-shaped hairstyle shouted loudly, full of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is Xiao Xiao Xiao Yueyue's master, the famous crosstalk actor Guo Dagang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he wanted to see his apprentice's performance, but he accidentally entered Su Meng's livestream room and heard these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he developed a great liking for Su Meng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man is truly my soulmate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the office of the Folk Music Department at the Longguo Conservatory of Music, Teacher Hu also nodded, full of gratification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This young man is not bad; he sees things clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are all musical instruments, why is folk music considered tacky? Why is folk music considered inferior?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling looked at Su Meng on the screen with admiration, her eyes shining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Hu pondered for a while and said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Bai Xiaoling, this young man seems to have deep insights into folk music.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, help me contact his agency and invite him to give a few lectures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lectures? Bai Bai Bai Xiaoling was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it's a fact that folk music is in a slump, where is this? This is the Longguo Conservatory of Music!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highest temple of music in Longguo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A traffic celebrity, and the teacher actually wants to invite him to give lectures?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng's words made the people from those suona troupes nod repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Su is right. They all make sound, so why is the suona inferior?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We people don't have much education, and we don't understand what's elegant or tacky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we eat by our skills, that's not shameful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng nodded and said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you hear that? This is the voice of the people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman was already a bit confused. After thinking about it, he said unwillingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there is one point you cannot deny, and that is that the suona is only used for rural weddings and funerals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we really talk about artistry, it's still a bit lacking, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, the situation of folk music is not ideal, and many people sneer at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words also represented the thoughts of many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng pondered for a while and said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right, the artistry of the suona is indeed slightly lacking at present.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this is not because of the instrument itself, but because there are no suitable tunes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh right, Master Wang, the official funeral and burial is tomorrow, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah? Wang Wang Laowu was stunned for a moment and quickly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, the burial is at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our troupe has to play for a while after the burial, and then this job will officially end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Meng nodded and said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems it's time to play my trump card!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let the brothers work hard tonight; I'll teach everyone another tune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the finale performance tomorrow afternoon, you all will cooperate with me to play this tune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1007,"2026-06-14T05:02:39.376Z","2026-06-14T06:01:34.412Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1c76dcbcc917cf89676505391c9ffe76a8102ac02431480eef7b78e12e8990b8","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-10","entertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-chapter-8",277,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-i-was-told-to-be-down-to-earth-not-cover.jpg"]