"How come you seem so familiar with him?" Wang Yao scratched his head, wondering if Jiang Dafu and Hua Tuo used to live next door to each other. Although Hua Tuo said he didn't know anyone with the surname Jiang, he introduced him as if he knew him intimately.
“Sigh, back then, Jiang Dafu’s braised mutton was the best in Huadu. I’ve had it several times and I still can’t forget it. Now that the old man has made a fortune, he doesn’t cook anymore. The braised mutton at his Dafu Private Kitchen tastes much worse than the old man’s own cooking,” Hua Tuo sighed.
The two were whispering to each other when the situation in the restaurant quietly changed. It turned out that the man surnamed Yu had flatly rejected Jiang Yongshun's proposal, leaving Jiang Yongshun in an awkward position. So, he ordered Hui Shuo to hold a blessing ceremony at the Qunshan Hotel for nine days straight.
Today, whatever amount of money the person surnamed Yu gave, he will pay nine times that amount, and he will also cover the entire bill for everyone present, including the nine-day blessing banquet.
When Wang Yao stopped talking and heard this, he couldn't help but tremble uncontrollably. He was about to resign, and this was such a good start. He wouldn't mind not going to dinner. Knowing Hui Shuo as he did, he knew that this so-called blessing ceremony would cost at least 10,000 yuan.
Nine days in a row plus tonight's show, that's 100,000 yuan! It's like money is rolling in, unstoppable! Who would have thought that the fake monk I brought along would turn out to be a god of wealth?
Just as the young master of the Jiang family made his boast, the man surnamed Yu objected. He hadn't originally intended to turn against the Jiang family, but since he had already spent money tonight, he couldn't let someone else steal the spotlight. So he suggested that the young master Jiang do his thing tomorrow, and he wouldn't yield to him tonight.
Unexpectedly, this young master Jiang was incredibly cunning. Although he charged the same price as him for every game, he insisted on charging nine times more. If you were to pay only one-ninth of the price for a game, even Master Hui Shuo would have to agree. This is not only taking advantage of others but also acting innocent, which is just too much of a bully!
If you're so capable, pay nine times the price for one game, and the Yu family won't bother arguing with you. They're like a son selling his father's land without a care in the world. Your Jiang family has the money to build for you, and the Yu family is too lazy to compete with you. But your words, Young Master Jiang, clearly show that you're taking advantage of the Yu family, and he's not going to tolerate that.
The man surnamed Yu chuckled and turned to look at Hui Shuo.
“Master Huishuo, it’s too late today. The price we agreed on this afternoon has to be changed. Your blessing ceremony tonight will no longer be 33,000 yuan. I’ve changed my mind. As soon as the bank opens tomorrow morning, I’ll transfer 330,000 yuan to you!”
Holy crap! Wang Yao was sitting in his chair and almost collapsed. The happiness was too overwhelming. Well done, Hui Shuo! A Dharma assembly actually cost 33,000, far exceeding Wang Yao's expectations. What surprised him even more was that Boss Yu directly raised the price by 10 times, to 330,000, without even blinking an eye.
There's still Jiang Shao's 2.97 million left, and the 10-day Dharma assembly will cost 3.3 million. Damn it, I have to resign. Being a fake monk is too promising. I'll hand in my resignation tonight and shave my head tomorrow! Wang Yao secretly made up his mind.
Hearing Yu's counterattack, Jiang Shao wasn't a brainless guy, and he didn't raise the price. However, the atmosphere at the scene was still heated up. Some of Yu's friends started making sarcastic remarks, saying that the Jiang family only had this much guts, but they were first-rate at verbal battles.
“Our boss has gone out on business, but he keeps his word. The Nine-Day Dharma Assembly will follow, and the 2.97 million will not be shortchanged!” a guy spoke up for Jiang Shao.
Hui Shuo, standing on the stage, could also see that Jiang Shao had become a coward. If they continued to argue, it would just be a pointless war of words. Bai Hua had already made a net profit of 3.3 million in ten days, which was already quite good. So he stopped waiting with a smile and spoke up at just the right time.
"May Buddha have mercy. I am truly pleased to see such enthusiastic Buddhist believers in Huadu since I have just arrived here. Both Benefactor Yu and Benefactor Jiang are incarnations of Bodhisattvas, willing to give their wealth to Buddha. Buddha will naturally bless your families with harmony, your businesses with success, and your wealth and happiness to last forever."
"When ordinary people seek Buddha, their motivations are nothing more than fame and fortune. Some people disagree and ask me, 'I only ask Buddha for peace. How can that be about fame and fortune?' But they don't realize that peace is the greatest fame and fortune! What use is a wealthy person with a fortune if they encounter misfortune as soon as they go out?"
"Isn't it just benefiting others? A poor man earns only enough to eat and drink each day, yet he lives to be over 100 years old without getting sick or suffering. Every extra year he lives is a bonus, isn't it? So, to sum it all up, only when you are at peace can you think about fame and fortune..."
Hui Shuo began his so-called blessing ceremony in a rambling, disjointed manner. The principles he preached were nothing more than some old-fashioned inspirational platitudes, but derived from Buddhist theories. They were easy to understand and even seemed to contain some Zen principles.
As Wang Yao listened to Hui Shuo's ramblings and watched the restaurant gradually quiet down, a group of men and women nodded knowingly and showed reverence in their eyes, he was greatly surprised.
Hui Shuo was just a farm boy, and he was only talking about some simple truths. How could he move everyone like that? Then he suddenly realized that he had studied some psychology in college and knew that people were actually quite interesting. They liked to hear truths that their subconscious believed in.
If you publicly incite people to commit murder and arson, no matter how eloquently or sweetly you phrase it, unless it's a chaotic era, you're guaranteed to be ousted and handed over to the police. In times of peace, people crave stability; while some may want to cause trouble, their subconscious desire remains to avoid chaos.
So when you stand on the stage and say that everyone should abide by the law and live in harmony with their neighbors, it naturally aligns with everyone's subconscious perception of the current society, and you will be recognized by people. In fact, what they recognize is not you, but their own pre-existing beliefs.
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