The two-day team-building activity was mostly spent sightseeing and enjoying themselves. When it was time to head back after the activity, Yun Zhaozhao remembered that Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao were still working overtime at the Daoist temple, so she specially bought some local specialties for the four of them to take back. One of the local specialties in Banyan City is dried small fish, and the other is the local green mango.
Yun Zhaozhao deliberately bought a little extra when she bought the food, since the " Subduing Demons " crew was still there and there were many people, and she was afraid that if she bought too little, there wouldn't be enough to eat.
Yun Zhaozhao and the others returned to Clear Breeze Temple the next afternoon. When they arrived, the " Subduing Demons " crew was still filming.
This was the first time Yun Zhaozhao had seen up close how a film crew worked.
After watching, I felt that being an actor, even just a short video actor, is a profession that requires a great deal of conviction. Because you might be facing a person, but you need to truly imagine her as a demon. Or you might be facing a green screen, but you need to imagine that there are thousands of troops on the other side.
In any case, Yun Zhaozhao felt that she was not cut out for this job.
Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao adapted quite well. Daoist Cen, in particular, was like a fish in water.
He even described his filming footage to Yun Zhaozhao, saying that his death was very realistic and lifelike.
Yun Zhaozhao: "... Great! If any other short video or commercial production crews come to film in the future, I'll arrange for you to be an extra."
Daoist Cen: "Then wouldn't I be destined to become the face of Clear Breeze Temple? With my appearance, I'm not really suited to be the face of the temple, am I?"
Yun Zhaozhao reached out and patted his shoulder. "Don't underestimate yourself. It's your presence that truly highlights the uniqueness of Clear Breeze Temple!"
Daoist Cen was instantly comforted, "That makes sense!"
Daoist Mao, standing to the side, remarked, "Your blind self-confidence is truly beautiful!"
Chapter 68
When Yun Zhaozhao was having a team-building activity, she thought about bringing spring water down from Clear Breeze Mountain. So after returning to Clear Breeze Temple and resting briefly, she invited the designer and Daoist Chang Kong to go to Clear Breeze Mountain together.
She's been at Clear Breeze Temple for so long, but she's hardly ever been up Clear Breeze Mountain, unlike Daoist Chang Kong and Jingting, who are more familiar with the mountain routes than with the routes around Clear Breeze Temple because they often go up the mountain to pick wild fruits or mushrooms.
There are many water sources on Clear Breeze Mountain, but considering that these water sources will eventually be connected to Clear Breeze Temple, the water source that Yun Zhaozhao and her group need to find not only has good water quality, but also cannot be too far away from Clear Breeze Temple. After all, the farther away, the higher the labor cost. Although Yun Zhaozhao now has a little bit of savings, she wants to save money wherever possible!
The three of them wandered around the mountain for half a day but couldn't find a suitable water source. Even if they could find one, drawing spring water down the mountain would be quite difficult.
In the end, even the designer advised Yun Zhaozhao to give up, " Temple Master Yun, I think if it really doesn't work, we can just install a water pipe at the new Daoist temple and then draw water from the stream outside to Clear Breeze Temple."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."
There is indeed a stream flowing through the land that Grandpa Lin contracted, and the villagers usually use the water from that stream to irrigate their fields. But what Yun Zhaozhao wants is exceptionally clean and clear water like that in Banyan City. Otherwise, the water their Daoist temple already has is sufficient, and there's no need to go through all this trouble. After all, their temple already has a pond and a well...
well...
Thinking of the well, Yun Zhaozhao suddenly had a flash of inspiration: if drawing water from Clear Breeze Mountain downhill was difficult, could she think of a way to make better use of groundwater?
After all, the fact that they can dig wells near Clear Breeze Temple indicates that their groundwater resources are quite abundant. Moreover, Clear Breeze Temple is located at the foot of Clear Breeze Mountain, where rainwater and streams likely converge. Perhaps they could try digging an artificial irrigation canal...
She shared this idea with the designer and then took him back to see the current well at Clear Breeze Temple. The old well at Clear Breeze Temple wasn't very deep, maybe only 5 or 6 meters, but the water was already very cool. Before the temple had running water, Yun Zhaozhao and Daoist Chang Kong used the water from this well to meet their daily needs. Later, when they got running water, it was more convenient to use than the well, so the well wasn't used much on a daily basis.
The designer didn't know much about drilling for water, so he jotted down Yun Zhaozhao's idea in his notebook, said he would study it carefully when he got back, and then left.
Besides giving Yun Zhaozhao a new idea and a new request for the designer during the team building trip, Yun Zhaozhao also remembered the two local Banyan City dishes that she found particularly delicious.
So that evening, Daoist Chang Kong tried to cook dinner using his own method. It has to be said that Daoist Chang Kong really has a talent for cooking. He simply made two dishes that he had only eaten once, and the taste was almost exactly the same as what Yun Zhaozhao and the others had eaten at the guesthouse owner.
These two dishes are local specialties of Banyan City, and they were almost impossible to find in City A before. Now that Daoist Chang Kong has made them, they should naturally be added to the menu of Clear Breeze Temple.
So the next day, when Clear Breeze Temple reopened, a group of people who frequently ate at the Clear Breeze Temple's canteen noticed that two new dishes had been added to the Clear Breeze Temple's menu.
Of course, since the menu at Clear Breeze Temple Temple's canteen is frequently updated with the changing seasons, people weren't surprised by the two new dishes; they were more delighted. After all, they had great faith in Daoist Chang Kong's culinary skills and knew that anything on the Clear Breeze Temple canteen's menu must be incredibly delicious. So, many people ordered these two dishes to try them out.
Yun Zhaozhao was initially worried that her taste was too niche and that these people wouldn't be used to it, because the Lemon duck was on the sour and spicy side, and the locals in City A didn't usually eat sour food.
But it turns out that no matter the flavor, as long as it tastes good, there will be a market. In fact, this Lemon duck dish even sold slightly better than the snail and duck feet stew.
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Now that Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao have two more apprentices, there are more people coming to help out in the cafeteria.
With more staff, the speed of serving food and the table turnover rate have increased dramatically. So, although Clear Breeze Temple Canteen's business hours remain the same, Clear Breeze Temple daily revenue has been steadily rising.
Although the crew of " The Subduing Demons " had been filming in the Daoist temple for two days, they had only managed to finish shooting the scenes in the temple. There were still many other scenes to be filmed.
For the remaining scenes, they chose to film in the bamboo forest of Clear Breeze Mountain.
After all, there are few people, it's quiet, and the environment is good. Most importantly, the deep mountains and forests are more suitable for the female protagonist, the snake demon, to grow up in.
When filming was being done at the Daoist temple, Daoist Chang Kong went on a team-building trip with Yun Zhaozhao and the others, so the Daoist Chang Kong didn't get to eat the meals he cooked. Now that Daoist Chang Kong has returned, the task of cooking for the Daoist Chang Kong has fallen to him.
The film crew didn't charge any location fees for filming Yun Zhaozhao at the Daoist temple, since it was a win-win situation, and Clear Breeze Temple even needed the crew's help to take promotional photos! However, for meals in the canteen, Yun Zhaozhao asked Daoist Chang Kong to charge according to the normal rates.
Daoist Chang Kong didn't prepare any special food for the film crew. He simply used whatever ingredients were left in the temple's canteen to cook for everyone. After cooking, he had Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao pack the food into boxes and then deliver it directly to the film crew.
The director had tasted Daoist Chang Kong's cooking before, but the rest of the crew hadn't, so when Clear Breeze Temple first delivered the boxed lunches, they didn't show any anticipation. After all, boxed lunches are good enough to fill your stomachs; what could you expect them to be delicious?
Moreover, filming is quite tiring, and when a person is overly tired, their appetite doesn't increase; in fact, it may decrease.
As soon as the lunchbox was opened, the aroma of food filled the bamboo forest. This kind of fragrance is usually only found in delicate stir-fries. In fact, the crew members had never smelled this kind of aroma in lunchboxes before, despite having eaten so many lunchboxes with the crew over the years.
Most boxed meals look like they've been simmering in steam for a long time, and their color isn't very fresh. The texture is also watery and not very refreshing.
But this boxed lunch doesn't have that problem. Every dish looks clean and refreshing, and the chives are even tender green. You can feel a vibrant energy even before you eat it.
Moreover, the lunchbox was packed with a generous amount of ingredients, including duck, stir-fried dried tofu with chives, braised eggplant with perilla leaves and green beans, and stir-fried ham with white jade mushrooms.
In addition, each person was also served a bowl of white radish and meatball soup.
Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao, along with their two young apprentices, cheerfully distributed all the boxed meals. They then encouraged everyone, saying, "These are all freshly cooked. From the time they're cooked to when they reach you, the whole process probably takes no more than 10 minutes, so eat them while they're hot! You know, our Senior Brother Changkong Changkong's cooking skills are on the front page of the local food section!"
The crew members, already whetted by the aroma of the food, immediately opened their chopsticks and began to feast after hearing Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao's enthusiastic recommendations.
As it turned out, the dishes truly lived up to their visual appeal. Each dish had a unique flavor, yet they were all incredibly delicious. The duck, in particular, was tangy and spicy with a hint of Lemon; many people who usually pride themselves on not eating duck couldn't resist finishing it all.
Not to mention the director, who has loved eating duck since he was a child.
After finishing his meal, the director, still wanting more, asked Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao, "Could Daoist Chang Kong make this duck for us again tonight? It's really delicious."
Daoist Cen: "Well, I really can't guarantee that for you. Our Senior Brother Changkong has quite a temper. He usually refuses to order food, even from our Abbot. He only eats what the Abbot cooks. If you anger him, he might not cook at all. You know, if he doesn't cook, the only person in our temple who can cook is Senior Brother Jingting, but as for Senior Brother Jingting's cooking skills, I can only say they're... well, let's just say they're not great."