Designer: "Planting tea trees won't do. Let's plant grapevines instead. We can build a grape trellis here, running from the yard entrance all the way to the living room entrance. Just imagine, the trellis will provide shade in spring and summer, and in autumn you can pick grapes right in the yard. Isn't that beautiful?"
Yun Zhaozhao patiently negotiated with the other party. "It is indeed very beautiful, but I still want to plant two tea trees, or how about planting them in the corner?"
To my surprise, the designer got angry. "This is disrespectful to my design. Do you even know what art is?"
Yun Zhaozhao really didn't understand what art was; how could someone who studied philosophy understand art? But she was too lazy to waste any more words with this garden designer and decided to just replace him.
Because communication is very important when doing things; if you can't communicate, even if you understand art, it won't work.
Seeing that Yun Zhaozhao had suddenly fallen silent, the designer was still wondering what she was planning to do. However, Yun Zhaozhao, Wen Xu had been watching the drama unfold for a while, very sensibly gestured to the designer, "You can leave here with your art."
Designer: "?"
Wen Xu: "We may not understand art, but you really don't understand employers. Do you even know what an employer is? My dad taught me from a young age that whoever pays is the boss!"
Designer: "..."
Yun Zhaozhao, standing to the side. "..."
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Yun Zhaozhao never fights a battle unprepared, so naturally she wouldn't just meet with one landscape designer. She made appointments with three in total that afternoon. Apart from the first one who was very knowledgeable about art but lacked common sense, the other two landscape designers were quite normal.
Yun Zhaozhao later shared her ideas with them and asked them to go back and create a design sketch for the courtyard. Anyway, the courtyard design was almost the final step; they needed to wait until the interior of the guesthouse was almost finished before they could start decorating the exterior.
Therefore, she can take her time to select suitable candidates and strive to design a courtyard that she likes best.
Wen Xu spent half a day working overtime with Yun Zhaozhao that day, and Yun Zhaozhao felt embarrassed to charge him 100 yuan for fried rice at dinner.
Fortunately, Wen Xu didn't ask Daoist Chang Kong to cook extra rice for dinner that day; he just ate whatever everyone else ate, so Yun Zhaozhao simply didn't mention money.
Clear Breeze Temple remains quiet after closing its gates at night. The temple is quite large, and there aren't many staff members. After dinner, everyone is busy with their own things – reading, meditating, etc. – making the place even more peaceful and serene.
Wen Xu strolled around the Daoist temple twice, then gave Yun Zhaozhao his opinion. "I think your Daoist temple is great in every way, except it lacks some music."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Our Daoist temple has music!"
Wen Xu looked around. "Where is it?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "Our Daoist temple not only has music, but also its own band!"
Wen Xu was greatly shocked. "... Your Daoist temple actually has its own band?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "You're making a fuss over nothing. Not just our Daoist temple, every Daoist temple here has its own band. However, our band doesn't perform easily; they only perform for a fee."
Wen Xu: "Are you worried I can't afford it? Let me tell you, I can afford any amount."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Then you should pay first!"
Wen Xu was really curious about what kind of band would perform at a Daoist temple, so he readily transferred the money. He didn't even ask Yun Zhaozhao Yun Zhaozhao much she wanted, and directly transferred 10,000 yuan to her.
Yun Zhaozhao held the ten thousand yuan, feeling a bit overwhelmed. "Since you're giving me so much money, I'll have to assemble a huge band for you. Here's what I'll do: I'll get everyone in our Daoist temple who can play instruments and sing to give you a proper performance."
Wen Xu thought to himself, "I'm really going to have my eyes opened this time. I never expected such a small Daoist temple to be so full of hidden talents, even having its own band. I just wonder what this band is good at..."
Before he could even figure it out, the group of Daoist priests that Yun Zhaozhao had summoned lined up, and then, under Wen Xu's expectant gaze, they took out their suonas and began to play...
Wen Xu: "????"
Most bands charge money, but this band is literally killing him. The sound of that suona playing could probably send him to his death.
Chapter 95
This was probably the most exciting performance Wen Xu had ever heard in his 20 years of life.
He didn't even have time to react at first, and was held captive by the sound of the suona for several tens of seconds.
After he realized what was happening, he instinctively wanted to stop him. But Yun Zhaozhao said that whoever pays is the boss, and ten thousand yuan is not a small amount, so Wen Xu had to hear it all.
So the suona was played for most of the night.
Fortunately, Clear Breeze Temple is a deserted area, so there is no disturbance to the residents. Otherwise, with the sound of the suona playing, the complaint hotline of Clear Breeze Temple would probably be flooded with calls.
Of course, although Yun Zhaozhao had the Clear Breeze Temple band perform for Young Master Wen, they played very festive tunes, such as "Good Days" and "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix"... After all, although the Daoist temple mainly performs religious ceremonies, they are versatile and can play anything.
As Wen Xu listened, he became somewhat numb, and even felt that he might develop PTSD from the band's performances for a while.
You see, he doesn't have many other hobbies besides going to concerts or recitals. Before, whenever he went to a city, he would ask a friend to go with him to see a performance. But after this solo concert at Clear Breeze Temple, Wen Xu felt that he would have to give up band performances for at least half a year.
As expected, Clear Breeze Temple's skill was evident from the moment they made a move.
Wen Xu stayed at Yun Zhaozhao's place for two consecutive days and was deeply impressed by the variety of ways Yun Zhaozhao made money.
Firstly, the cafeteria is definitely the main source of profit.
Wen Xu had privately calculated the figures for Yun Zhaozhao. Leaving aside the new Guan Canteen, since he rarely went there, let's take the old Guan Canteen as an example. The old Guan Canteen has more than a dozen tables, nearly 150 seats. Assuming an average spending of 100 yuan per person, if 70% of the seats are occupied, the daily revenue would be equal to the number of seats * seat turnover rate * average spending per person, which is 150 * 100 * 70% = 10,500 yuan.
This is only Wen Xu's conservative estimate. You should know that the dining hall of Clear Breeze Temple is often 80% or even 90% full.
Moreover, the Clear Breeze Temple canteen is only one of the Clear Breeze Temple's sources of income.
Clear Breeze Temple's income sources also include the new temple canteen, the Daoist medical clinic, and the agricultural breeding base that Wen Xu and Huang Xi visited before.
Do you think this is all the income Clear Breeze Temple has?
You're seriously underestimating Clear Breeze Temple.
Wen Xu later learned from other Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple that the Clear Breeze Temple's Clear Breeze Temple sold souvenirs and even incense and candles, as well as donations, all of which brought in substantial income.
And this doesn't even include the various pocket money that Yun Zhaozhao, the money-making genius, extracted from Wen Xu, a sucker.
Simply put, although Wen Xu prides himself on being a rich second-generation, if you really put all the money to the table, he might not actually be able to beat Yun Zhaozhao.
Although Wen Xu was very curious about Yun Zhaozhao's income, his relationship with Yun Zhaozhao Yun Zhaozhao n't good enough for him to inquire about her specific income. So, he would only do the math in private and didn't say anything in front of Yun Zhaozhao.
After making inquiries from various sources, Huang Xi and Lin Qi finally found several suitable locations for building the factory. These locations were not too far from Clear Breeze Temple's breeding base. The next step was to send these selected locations to the factory management and have relevant experts come over for comprehensive consideration. After all, building a factory, like opening a shop, requires taking into account many factors.
The factory site was selected, and the cooperation contract with Clear Breeze Temple was successfully signed. Yun Zhaozhao then treated Huang Xi and Lin Qi to a celebratory banquet in the name of Clear Breeze Temple, and then sent Wen Xu and the others onto the high-speed train for their return journey.
On the way back, Huang Xi was preparing the work report to be submitted, while Lin Qi, Huang Xi's assistant, was sharing the local specialties that Wen Xu brought back from Clear Breeze Temple.
Wen Xu brought back a lot of delicious food from Clear Breeze Temple this time.
There were all sorts of beautiful pastries that Lin Qi couldn't name, as well as some dried fish and even some wine.
Lin Qi and Wen Xu have a good relationship, partly because they are about the same age, and partly because Young Master Wen is very approachable, so the girls in the company are not afraid of him and even dare to joke with him.
Lin Qi was enjoying the Wen Xu food Wen Xu had brought on the high-speed train when he couldn't help but tease and praise Wen Xu: "... Young Master, you really have a good idea. Why didn't I think of bringing back some local specialties from Clear Breeze Temple? I wonder if they can be bought online."
As he spoke, Lin Qi prepared to take out his phone and search online.
Wen Xu: "No need to look anymore, I've already checked. Clear Breeze Temple's products aren't currently sold online. But once our new factory, which we're cooperating with Clear Breeze Temple on, opens up, will you still worry about not being able to buy Clear Breeze Temple's products?"
Lin Qi thought about it and agreed, "That makes sense. Then we can eat the chickens, ducks, and geese raised by Clear Breeze Temple every day, as many as we want."
Wen Xu: "But I think the real culprit at Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple n't the food they sell, or the chickens, ducks, and geese they Clear Breeze Temple, but rather their incredibly skilled chef in the canteen!"
When the head chef was mentioned, Lin Qi couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in praise, "Yes, that head chef's cooking is absolutely amazing. With such a good chef, don't you think anyone has tried to poach him?"
Wen Xu sneered, "Hmph, poaching people from Clear Breeze Temple? You probably haven't witnessed the power of their abbot."
Lin Qi hadn't had much contact with Yun Zhaozhao, and every time they did, Yun Zhaozhao was always smiling, seemingly having a very good temper. So, when she heard Wen Xu say this, she was quite surprised. "What's wrong? What's wrong with this abbess?"