Yun Chaochao had expected Lawyer Wang Lawyer Wang to refuse outright, but to her surprise, he readily agreed. However, while agreeing, he offered Yun Zhaozhao another tempting offer. "I can give you the million, but I have another million-dollar task here. Would you like to try it out?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "What kind of mission is it? Tell me about it?"
Lawyer Wang: "Recruit a highly respected Daoist priest for Clear Breeze Temple, then treat him as the revered leader, and train 50 new Daoist priests."
Yun Zhaozhao was very rational. "Isn't this task a bit too difficult? Putting aside how difficult it is to recruit 50 Daoist priests, just recruiting a highly respected Daoist priest for Clear Breeze Temple is no simple task."
Lawyer Wang was also quite rational. "If it weren't difficult, this task wouldn't be worth 1 million. Do you really think money is so easy to earn these days? Clear Breeze Temple is, after all, a Daoist temple, so it needs not only money but also status. Popularity and traffic can bring money, but status has to be earned through real ability!"
Before Yun Zhaozhao could speak, Lawyer Wang continued, "Anyway, the 1 million task is right here, you can give it a try! It would be best if you could complete it, but if you really can't, you won't lose anything, right?"
That's true!
It has to be said that lawyers are indeed skilled at persuading people. Originally, Yun Zhaozhao was very resistant to this task at first, but as she talked with Lawyer Wang, her resistance completely disappeared, and she even felt that it was worth a try.
But then again, every time Lawyer Wang came over, he either brought her money or gave her system tasks, just like an NPC in a game world!
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NPC Lawyer Wang transferred the 1 million to Yun Zhaozhao's account that same day. Yun Zhaozhao already had a considerable amount of money in her account, so seeing this 1 million didn't excite her as much as when she first saw the 1 million she had earned. Moreover, because this 1 million appeared suddenly, it felt somewhat unreal, like a windfall.
But making money still brings joy.
Yun Zhaozhao first took out 100,000 yuan and gave it to Grandpa Lin, asking him to take care of the daily expenses of the farmland.
He then took out some money and gave bonuses to the Clear Breeze Temple.
The other long-time employees were already very used to and accustomed to Yun Zhaozhao's practice of distributing bonuses whenever she made money. However, Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao, who were receiving bonuses for the first time, were quite flattered.
"We're still in our internship phase, do we get bonuses?"
Daoist Cen directly voiced Daoist Mao's thoughts.
Yun Zhaozhao: "Yes, everyone in Clear Breeze Temple has one."
Jingting, standing to the side, said, "Take it! Not only you, but even the stray cats at Clear Breeze Temple and the little rooster in the backyard will get extra food. What's that saying again? Oh, this is what they mean by 'When one attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.'"
Everyone: "..." This idiom doesn't seem to be used like this, does it? But for some reason, it feels strangely fitting here.
Since Jingting and Yun Zhaozhao had both said so, Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao no longer refused and accepted the money with profuse thanks. If Daoist Mao and Daoist Cen had any hesitation about coming to Clear Breeze Temple before, after spending time with Yun Zhaozhao, that hesitation had long since disappeared. After all, a leader who was willing to give them opportunities and guarantee them in terms of benefits and treatment was truly a god-like leader!
At this point, all they could feel was gratitude—gratitude that they had chosen Clear Breeze Temple in the first place.
Besides spending money on employee benefits and farmland cultivation, Yun Zhaozhao also remembered her promise to donate books and notebooks to the village's primary school. After much thought, she finally entrusted this task to Zhang Lu, Xiao Yao's classmate.
On one hand, Zhang Lu was staying with Teacher Liu, so she could ask Teacher Liu immediately what notebooks and extracurricular reading materials their school needed; on the other hand, she heard from Xiao Yao that the rebellious high school student Zhu Ruiming seemed to be getting along well with Zhang Lu lately, calling her "Teacher Zhang and " Teacher Zhang" Zhang Lu every day, asking Zhang Lu to tutor him. Incidentally, even the sixth-grade elementary school student named Fan Ruocai had become more enthusiastic about learning than before.
Buying and moving books is physically demanding work. Although the task was ostensibly assigned to Zhang Lu, it was effectively done for three people. After all, Zhu Ruiming and Fan Ruocai certainly wouldn't stand idly by and watch Zhang Lu move the books alone.
Besides, Zhang Ruiming's family is so wealthy; his parents even kept a driver specifically to take care of him. So, when Young Master Zhu needs to buy and move books, can the driver just stand by and do nothing?
As it turned out, Yun Zhaozhao's plan was indeed brilliant and effective, because Zhang Lu not only exceeded her task of buying and moving books, but also got Zhu Ruiming's father to donate another set of sports equipment to the rural school.
Yun Zhaozhao had previously considered using charity work to promote Clear Breeze Temple, but given her qualifications and social experience, the most she could think of was inviting some print or online media, and she didn't dare invite those with particularly high profiles, fearing they would be too expensive.
But this time, due to a series of unexpected events, Zhu Ruiming's father got involved, and the situation instantly changed.
The Zhu family owns their own company, and this isn't the first time Zhu Ruiming's father has done this kind of charity work, so their company has a very complete publicity process. Most importantly, their company has its own well-known media partners, so charity news can be broadcast directly on television. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be Yun Zhaozhao's Clear Breeze Temple's place to share in the benefits of Zhu Ruiming's father promoting his own company's charitable activities. However, because Yun Zhaozhao was willing to take in Zhu Ruiming, and because Zhu Ruiming has indeed changed recently, Zhu Ruiming's father took the initiative to suggest that a donation ceremony be held at the rural primary school when school starts. Their company will invite the media to conduct on-site interviews, and Yun Zhaozhao can represent Clear Breeze Temple to attend the donation ceremony with him.
Simply put, they set up the stage, they hired the media, and they handled all the expensive stuff. Yun Zhaozhao just needed to cling to their coattails.
Yun Zhaozhao was so moved she almost cried; this was the legendary benefactor!
In return, Yun Zhaozhao specifically instructed Zhang Lu to take good care of young master Zhu Ruiming on behalf of Clear Breeze Temple. In addition, she also asked Daoist Chang Kong to cook a delicious meal for Zhu Ruiming and then invited him to Clear Breeze Temple for a meal.
Although Young Master Zhu had been living in the village for some time and occasionally worked in the tea garden with Zhang Lu, this was his first time visiting Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple eating there.
Before coming, he didn't have high expectations for the canteen at Clear Breeze Temple, after all, his family had several chefs, both Chinese and foreign, who could cook both northern and southern cuisines.
As a result, Daoist Chang Kong won over the young master's stomach with just one dish of rice paddy fish.
I don't know how those fish were raised, but the fresh fish meat was incredibly fragrant, tender, and smooth. With each bite, it felt as if the fish itself was alive, sliding effortlessly down your throat. The dried rice paddy fish, on the other hand, was exceptionally fragrant and crispy, crunching and leaving a lingering aroma in your mouth. Moreover, when Daoist Chang Kong stir-fried the dried fish, he specially added his secret-recipe bean paste and Clear Breeze Temple's unique chili peppers, creating a slightly spicy and refreshing flavor that was incredibly appetizing.
Zhu Ruiming lost interest in all the other dishes on the table and focused solely on the two plates of fish, devouring them.
The young master, simple-minded as he was, asked Yun Zhaozhao earnestly after finishing his meal, "Master, is your Clear Breeze Temple's chef considering switching jobs? I can ask my mother to pay him double. I feel like all four chefs in our family combined aren't as good a cook as him."
Yun Zhaozhao smiled and said, "I'm not switching jobs. But if you like his cooking, you can have your four chefs come and learn from him. Considering your father donated a large sum of money to our Clear Breeze Temple, I can ask Daoist Chang Kong to waive the training fees for your chefs."
Zhu Ruiming was easily persuaded by Yun Zhaozhao: "Oh, okay. I'll go back and talk to my mom about it."
As it turns out, Zhu Ruiming is a man of action. No one knows what he told his family when he got back, but the next day his family sent over four chefs, and specifically asked them to learn how to make rice paddy fish from Daoist Chang Kong.
Yun Zhaozhao was shocked. "You've sent your entire chef over?"
Young Master Zhu remained calm. "No, these four are newly hired; the four from the family are still at home."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..." Indeed, poverty limits my imagination.
However, since she had promised Zhu Ruiming that he could send his family's chef to learn the craft, Yun Zhaozhao naturally wouldn't go back on her word.
Having witnessed the formidable recruitment capabilities of Zhu Ruiming's family, Yun Zhaozhao seriously set her sights on Zhu Ruiming's father. "Your company's HR department must receive quite a few resumes every day, right?"
Zhu Ruiming's father respected Yun Zhaozhao quite a bit, so he answered all her questions, "There are indeed quite a few; we basically can't keep up with them all."
Yun Zhaozhao: "If your company has suitable talent that you can't use, you can also recommend them to our Clear Breeze Temple."
Zhu Ruiming's father, as expected of someone who had seen it all, remained unfazed by Yun Zhaozhao's outrageous request. "I can put in a word with HR for you, but I can't guarantee it will be effective. After all, the career leap from our company to Clear Breeze Temple is quite significant."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Let's give it a try, what if it works?"
Although the task of recruitment was handed over to Zhu Ruiming's father, Yun Zhaozhao didn't actually have high expectations for him. After all, those who could interview at Papa Zhu's Papa Zhu were definitely high-level talents, and they certainly wouldn't be interested in a small unit like Clear Breeze Temple... Moreover, just as Papa Zhu said, the career gap was too large.
Unexpectedly, three days later, a young man and a young woman appeared at the entrance of Clear Breeze Temple.
Upon hearing Jingting's report, Yun Zhaozhao hurriedly came out to greet them, asking incredulously, "Are you really introduced by President Zhu? To work at our Clear Breeze Temple?"
The young man replied with a smile, "That's right. We're here on President Zhu's orders to promote and recruit for Clear Breeze Temple. I used to be in charge of planning and publicity at President Zhu's company, while my colleague was in charge of human resources."