Just like when she renovated the back garden of Clear Breeze Temple, she planted flowers and trees little by little. At first, there might not be any particularly obvious changes, but over time, she was able to reap a sea of flowers and a forest.
Yun Zhaozhao thought about it herself and found the "tree planting and afforestation" plan quite romantic.
However, afforestation is hard work, and it's basically impossible to rely on machines; many things can only be done manually. Although Clear Breeze Temple now has many more Daoist priests than before, it still needs to maintain the basic operation of the temple, so it can only spare about twenty people a day for afforestation. As for the nearby villagers, they need to be paid on a daily basis, so free labor is particularly important at this time.
After all, Yun Zhaozhao's methods for accumulating wealth over the years have been nothing more than increasing revenue and cutting costs.
The first person Yun Zhaozhao thought of was Brother Xiao Ma often led tour groups to Clear Breeze Temple.
Yun Zhaozhao coaxed Brother Xiao Ma: "Look, these days city dwellers like to experience life when they go out, and planting trees is a rare and wonderful experience! Plus, planting trees is so meaningful; it benefits the environment and helps pass the time. How about this: you could organize a 'One-Day Tree Planting Camp' on your company's website, just like when you took kids to visit the university. This time, it's specifically for adults and children who love planting trees to experience it. You can charge a little less, just a token amount, consider it a perk from your travel agency."
Brother Xiao Ma was completely bewildered and genuinely tempted. "... Then I'll go back and ask the customers in the customer group for their opinions?"
Yun Zhaozhao smiled and said, "Ask around, ask around. If your colleagues at the travel agency have some free time, they can bring their families and friends to come and have some fun. It's free; consider it an employee benefit."
Brother Xiao Ma is quite responsible. "But let me make this clear beforehand, planting trees is a highly technical activity. Most of the tourists I bring have never planted a tree before. What if they actually participate and kill all the trees?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "Don't worry about that. Since they can arrange for your guests to do it, they certainly won't worry about you messing it up. Just go and ask them with confidence. Oh, and remember to get them all the accidental death insurance! Don't end up losing money on them after only planting a few trees."
When Brother Xiao Ma went back and asked around, he found that some tourists were indeed interested in planting trees.
Of course, the vast majority were parents with children, but occasionally there were also young couples who said they wanted to plant a tree together as a symbol of love.
It was only later that Brother Xiao Ma learned why Yun Zhaozhao wasn't worried about the tourists messing up the tree planting: she had only assigned the digging work to the tourists, while the more technical tasks of planting the saplings and watering them were handled by the Daoist priests in the temple and the nearby villagers.
Even Brother Xiao Ma couldn't help but privately remark, "The more I interact with Temple Master Yun, the more I realize how much I still need to learn."
In fact, besides making use of the guests around Brother Xiao Ma, Yun Zhaozhao also made full use of the guests at the Daoist temple.
Many worshippers who come to the Daoist temple to offer incense have something on their mind. Even if they have no desires, they all have some form of faith. Yun Zhaozhao had Tang Li post a notice at the entrance of the temple, telling everyone that they could adopt a sapling for free, and each sapling would come with a blessing slip. All the customers had to do was plant the sapling in the nearby mountains, and the Daoist priests would chant sutras and pray for them.
The notice was met with a great deal of response.
Some tourists from other places even paid extra to cut in line in order to save time.
Planting trees is usually a tough job, but for Yun Zhaozhao, it's become a lucrative one that can make her a little money.
In the end, not only did Yun Zhaozhao and Brother Xiao Ma's travel agency work together, but even the village's primary school started organizing students to plant trees with Yun Zhaozhao and his group.
As the saying goes, many hands make light work, so what was originally a very difficult task for others progressed with astonishing speed for Yun Zhaozhao.
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Wen Xu later brought his company's employees to help.
Moreover, Wen Xu has mastered the secrets of internet traffic by engaging in live-streaming e-commerce this year. Even while planting a tree, he doesn't forget to broadcast it live to his viewers.
He doesn't talk much when he's promoting products; most of the time he just Daoist Priest Jingting. His main job is to eat and use his handsome face to attract fans who appreciate his looks.
These days, when he does live-stream tree planting, he talks even less than when he does live-stream selling goods. He just digs holes the whole time, occasionally pointing the camera at other people so everyone can see what they're doing.
The viewers in Wen Xu's live stream were obviously quite easy to talk to, patiently listening to the sounds of Wen Xu digging a hole, and even saying that it was quite stress-relieving.
Occasionally, when the camera focuses on other people, they'll discuss it in the live stream, for example:
You know what, these days Daoist priests are definitely more handsome than Buddhist monks.
[I wouldn't dare look down on those Daoist priests. I've heard that the educational requirements for the Clear Breeze Temple are quite high now. With my qualifications, I feel like I'm not even qualified to be a Daoist priest!]
[But don't you guys find it strange? Why does the streamer seem to be constantly hanging around Clear Breeze Temple? Not only are the products they collaborate on selling all from Clear Breeze Temple, but even now, when they're planting a tree, they're with the Clear Breeze Temple.]
[By the way, who exactly is at Clear Breeze Temple?]
The discussion fell into an eerie silence for a moment, as everyone assumed that Daoist temples only had male Daoist priests, not female ones. And given the large number of gay people these days, it was perfectly natural for everyone to have the wrong idea.
Finally, someone said, "[How could that be? Think positively, maybe the streamer just wants to cultivate immortality!]" and then Wen Xu's live stream started to get lively again.
Wen Xu was focused on digging holes and planting trees at the time, so he didn't see everyone's discussion immediately. By the time he saw it, everyone had already started discussing whether he would become the face of Clear Breeze Temple if he were to cultivate immortality.
Wen Xu is usually quite confident in his looks during his live streams and is never afraid to compare himself to anyone. Surprisingly, he was unusually humble this time, directly telling his viewers, "There are plenty of good-looking people at Clear Breeze Temple, how could I possibly be the face of the temple!"
The viewers in the live stream cheered. "[Look, look...]"
Wen Xu raised his phone, looked around, and then pointed the camera at Yun Zhaozhao, who was watching others plant trees not far away. He said, both generous and stingy, "You're only allowed to look once!"
Chapter 150
Yun Zhaozhao was already somewhat famous online, after all, reporters and media outlets had interviewed her specifically because of the popularity of Clear Breeze Temple.
However, online popularity comes and goes quickly, and since Yun Zhaozhao has mostly retreated behind the scenes and rarely appears on screen, even in live events, it is Jingting who makes the appearance. So, many viewers in Wen Xu stream were seeing Yun Zhaozhao in person for the first time.
Most of Wen Xu stream are attracted to good looks, so even though Wen Xu's camera only briefly focused on Yun Zhaozhao, everyone still managed to capture Yun Zhaozhao's beauty through the lens.
A string of comments scrolled across the screen in unison:
[Beauty]
[Beautiful woman]
[nice]
Looking at the comments, Wen Xu felt both Wen Xu and proud. "Beauty is nothing; it's just one of her most insignificant strengths."
To be honest, if the fans in Wen Xu's live stream were only wondering if Wen Xu on this beautiful young lady before, after hearing this, almost everyone was certain that he was head over heels in love.
Because of his Wen Xu tone and his nonchalant attitude, his affection was already far too obvious.
In fact, it wasn't just the viewers in Wen Xu's live stream who noticed this; even the Daoist priests from Clear Breeze Temple who came from other Daoist temples to learn about live streaming and experience tree planting activities realized that Wen Xu Xu's real intention wasn't to plant trees.
After all, what big boss would deliberately wear white pants and pure white sneakers when seriously planting trees?
Besides, Wen Xu Xu's hairstyle is clearly meticulously styled; even physical labor like digging a hole couldn't shake it an inch.
Compared to Wen Xu, Yun Zhaozhao, who came to inspect the work, seemed more like she was there to do the work.
Yun Zhaozhao didn't come empty-handed this time to inspect the tree planting. On the contrary, she specially asked Daoist Chang Kong to prepare pastries, tea and fruit for everyone free of charge.
Why should we provide these things for free?
Because Clear Breeze Temple has its own tea garden, its own orchard, and its own dessert chef— Daoist Chang Kong.
For a top salesperson like Yun Zhaozhao, any opportunity is a good time to promote and sell their products.
At the tree-planting site, many people tasted Daoist Chang Kong's pastries and exclaimed how delicious they were. Some even said they were better than the pastries they bought from those chain trendy cake shops.
Yun Zhaozhao wasn't surprised by such praise at all, so she replied casually, "Of course! The culinary skills of our Clear Breeze Temple's Daoist priests are officially certified. Not to mention desserts, even our vegetarian dishes have won top prizes in formal culinary competitions. We welcome everyone to visit Clear Breeze Temple and taste the skills of our Clear Breeze Temple firsthand. These pastries are a hundred times better when eaten hot."
After hearing this, everyone expressed that they would definitely want to try the food at Clear Breeze Temple's canteen if they had the chance.
Although Wen Xu was live streaming, he didn't speak during the stream, so his attention was always focused on Yun Zhaozhao. Naturally, he saw Yun Zhaozhao personally promoting Clear Breeze Temple cakes, tea, and fruits to everyone.
If it were anyone else, Young Master Wen would only find such relentless and inconsiderate sales pitches vulgar. But because the person making the sales pitch was Yun Zhaozhao, Young Master Wen only felt admiration.