Chapter 158: Met a predestined person at Long Hu Temple, kidnapped an assistant

The news that Jin Li asked for leave on the weekend to participate in the worship ceremony at Long Hu Temple was not hidden from the crew. Before the weekend arrived, the whole crew knew where she was going.

In China, even people who don't believe in religion have heard of Long Hu Temple.

Originally just an unknown small Taoist temple, it was later filmed by the crew as a major filming location for a Taoist movie, and it became famous overnight.

The temple master is also good at management.

Did not commercialize the Taoist temple, but offered high salaries to the Taoist priests, raising the overall cultural quality of the Taoist temple.

Like what requirements for college students, masters, and doctors, all started from Long Hu Temple.

Young people are energetic, study scriptures deeply, and have held several activities jointly with other big Taoist temples. Coming and going, they also made a name for themselves among the people.

Decades later, Long Hu Temple is developing better and better, expanding larger and larger, and it has become the leader of big Taoist temples.

Xu Wenwen doesn't believe in religion, but after hearing about this, she specifically searched for the Ghost Festival.

Only then did she know that Taoism has the saying of "Three Origins", divided into the Shangyuan Festival, the Zhongyuan Festival, and the Xiayuan Festival, corresponding to the saying of the three officials of heaven, earth, and water.

Heaven official gives blessings, earth official pardons sins, water official solves disasters.

The Shangyuan Festival, which is the Lantern Festival, is still a major traditional festival in China. Activities such as guessing lantern riddles and setting off fireworks have become national customs and are widely welcomed by people.

The Zhongyuan Festival, commonly known as the Ghost Festival among the people, has customs such as worshiping ancestors and setting river lanterns, which have continued to this day. For people in many places, it is also a festival with great significance.

The Lower Yuan Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month; customs have gradually evolved into holding fasts and rituals, offering sacrifices to ancestors, and praying to deities, which is somewhat similar to the Mid-Yuan Festival.

But now very few people know about Xiayuan.

Xu Wenwen asked her assistant curiously: "My scenes on the weekend are not much, can I participate in the ceremony at Long Hu Temple?"

The assistant checked it for her and said helplessly: "No, the Zhongyuan Festival ceremony at Long Hu Temple is too famous. Many rich businessmen specifically return to the country to worship on this day, and you need an invitation letter from the Taoist temple to participate."

Xu Wenwen frowned: "How did Jin Li get the invitation letter?"

If she bought it, she could also pay.

The assistant knew this point. Someone in the crew asked Jin Li, and Jin Li said it.

"Jin Li obtained the invitation letter by ability. When she was recording a program abroad, she found a dilapidated Taoist temple, sent a letter to the Taoist Association Center, and was invited to thank her for her contribution to the protection of overseas Taoist temples."

Xu Wenwen was speechless. This is really...

Can't compare!

Which celebrity records a program abroad and still cares about this point?

If you are not a devout Taoist believer, you wouldn't think of going to worship overseas Taoist temples, let alone maintain them.

On this weekend, Sui Lingfang came to the crew early in the morning and set off with Jin Li.

Jin Li specifically observed Fang Jie and found that although her eyebrows were a bit tired, the center of her forehead was full and flat, shiny and wide, faintly carrying a yellow air.

This is a trend of excellent luck and everything goes well.

Jin Li asked curiously: "Fang Jie, have you been very happy recently, everything goes well?"

Sui Lingfang stared at her speechlessly, "I am about to be exhausted by the endorsements of you and Xi Sister Meng Ze, not happy at all."

"Especially you, you can't leave the crew to film advertisements for three or four days. I have a lot of suitable endorsements in my hand, and I'm afraid they will all run away!"

Jin Li smiled and said: "The old ones don't go, the new ones don't come, this endorsement thing can't be rushed."

Sui Lingfang said helplessly: "You don't need to rush, but Xi Sister Meng Ze can't wait. Recently, all my attention has been on Meng Meng."

She paused and pondered: "I am thinking about whether to promote some agents to come up and specialize in bringing Xi Sister Meng Ze full-time."

"Bringing you two by me feels a bit biased. In the past, I would have taken time to come to your crew to say hello to the director, but I haven't had time to come this time."

Jin Li didn't think so, "I am an adult, not a child, where do I need you to say hello specifically?"

"Changing a new agent also needs to be re-run-in. The schedules picked up by the agent may not be to our taste. If you have this idea, you must tell Meng Meng in advance."

Sui Lingfang asked back: "Don't you feel neglected?"

Jin Li shook her head: "It's quite good to be stocked like this now. The agent's help to my career is not very big."

Sui Lingfang pondered for a while, Jin Li was right.

For first-tier celebrities, the role that agents can play is already very small, not to mention that Chenxi Entertainment is relatively small.

Relying on the company's ability, it is impossible to fight for any high-quality resources for Jin Li.

Jin Li's fame is played out, but she pulls resources to the company.

Sui Lingfang figured out this point and said refreshingly: "Okay, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me!"

Jin Li looked at Fang Jie's face again. Just by looking at this face trend, she didn't think Fang Jie couldn't take care of it.

Feeling that two or three more first-tier, she can take care of it.

Some people complain, but let her do things, the efficiency is not to be said.

A group of people took a plane to Long Hu Temple.

On the plane, Jin Li communicated with Fang Jie about the assistant.

Mentioning this, Sui Lingfang also had a headache. It is very difficult to find a reliable assistant!

She said: "Originally, the company recruited a few, but something happened a while ago. A third-tier celebrity was exposed by a former assistant for having a bank card balance of two million, which set off a wave of hatred for the rich. That celebrity has been frozen by the company."

"Assistants are to take care of actors closely, and know many things in the entertainment industry. I want to find someone with good character and tight mouth, and I don't dare to use people I don't know."

"If it weren't for the fact that all my relatives around me found jobs, I would have wanted to introduce relatives to come."

Jin Li pondered: "Relatives are still better not to. Although your own people are used with peace of mind, they are the most ruthless when they are ruthless."

"Once exposed, netizens will definitely believe it because of her identity, so you don't have a place to wash it."

She didn't want to use the so-called "own people". Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly.

Since ancient times, there have been a lot of relatives who have made things very ugly for money.

Jin Li said: "How about this, in the future, when you hire assistants, find a time to have an online video with me, and I will pick people myself."

Relying on the ability to see physiognomy, she can at least know the character of that person.

Of course, this is not to say that good physiognomy can do the job of an assistant well, but it is definitely better than those who are lazy and slippery.

Sui Lingfang asked surprisingly: "Can you see people?"

Jin Li smiled and said: "No, but if it is a person I picked myself, if I want to be a traitor in the future, then I recognize it."

Sui Lingfang said refreshingly: "Okay, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me!"

Two hours later, they got off the plane and took a taxi to Long Hu Temple.

At the same time, the paparazzi who had been following Jin Li also took a plane and a taxi with them.

Jin Li's itinerary is not difficult to check for insiders. If paparazzi have intentions, it is easy to find her whereabouts.

After discovering that her final destination was Long Hu Temple, the paparazzi were very surprised.

"This celebrity believes in religion quite fiercely, not doing superficial work."

"Alas, wasted effort. I thought this was a cover for saying it to the outside world. Actually, I came out secretly to move my face or make an appointment. I didn't expect to really come to participate in the worship ceremony."

"Do you say, will Jin Li really have a relationship with Taoism, like that female celebrity in Hong Kong, and become a monk?"

"No way, her career is booming!"

"Eh, that female celebrity's career in the last century was very hot, isn't it said that she became a monk."

A paparazzo asked Zhuo Qiang: "Boss, should we sneak in and film?"

Zhuo Qiang pondered for a long time and shook his head slowly: "The day of the Zhongyuan Festival is very special, so forget it. I'm afraid of filming something unclean, I don't want to make a 'Strange Tales'."

These paparazzi have experienced the period when it was very chaotic decades ago.

At that time, in addition to various underworld bosses coming out to support people, there were many male and female stars who would do anything to be popular.

These paparazzi who have mixed in Hong Kong have heard some of the "raising little ghosts", "repaying yin debts", "changing life feng shui" over there...

But they didn't report it, just afraid of being entangled in unclean things. By then, if they want to clear it, it will be too difficult.

There is a saying that "it is easy to invite gods and difficult to send gods". If you really encounter these things, maybe you don't know how to die.

Zhuo Qiang emphasized: "We just film outside."

After Jin Li and Sui Lingfang showed the invitation letter, they were led by the Taoist boy to the bamboo room in the backyard. This area is for guests who want to stay overnight to borrow for one night.

The ceremony will not start until the afternoon. Taking advantage of some time, Jin Li took Sui Lingfang to worship first.

Fang Jie naturally worships the God of Wealth. The God of Wealth Hall is very popular and has to queue for a long time.

Jin Li worships the Ancestor Hall. This hall worships the Three Pure Ones, with plaques standing on the left and right sides.

Left: Three Classics Cave Brightness Seeking Cloud Brocade

Right: Nine Returns Pill Completed Returning Crane Cry

Today is a special day. In addition to the Taoist temple preparing worship ceremonies, it is also open to other pilgrims to worship gods.

Jin Li's Ancestor Hall also has to queue, but the team is not so long,

Perhaps because there were many pilgrims and everyone was very devout, Jin Li mingled among them and was not recognized.

After exiting the Patriarch Hall, she immediately felt a surge of divine power enter her body, and her body felt somewhat warm and glowing.

There were no other changes this time, just an inexhaustible supply of energy and a sense of abundant vitality.

Suddenly, a camera flash went off, and Jin Li's appearance was captured.

She looked over sharply, only to see a white figure fleeing in a hurry.

Judging by the back, it should be a girl.

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"Here is the photo you wanted."

Chen Qin sent the photo from her phone to the paparazzi and asked with some nervousness and trepidation: "You won't use this photo to do anything bad, will you?"

The paparazzi glanced at her and said speechlessly: "What bad things could we do? It's just exposing her online. She's a celebrity; us releasing news can even increase her exposure!"

Chen Qin is 20 years old this year and grew up in an orphanage. After coming of age, she didn't go to college and worked odd jobs after leaving the orphanage.

She is not sick; she was voluntarily abandoned by her parents. According to the orphanage director, there was a note in the basket she was left in, with the name "Chen Zhaodi."

The director didn't use that name and named her Chen Qin instead.

For the past two years, she has been doing odd jobs near the orphanage, washing dishes and serving food at restaurants, and selling flower baskets near the Daoist temple during holidays.

She grew up here since she was a child and hasn't been anywhere else. She doesn't have any particular feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with her current life; she just keeps going as long as she can.

The paparazzi saw that she was young and quick-witted, so they specifically sought her out, asking her to go into the temple to take a photo of someone, promising her five hundred yuan if she succeeded.

Chen Qin was fiercely tempted.

She would have to work odd jobs for five days to earn that much money, and all she had to do was take one photo.

The paparazzi looked at the photo and said with some disdain: "I told you to take a photo of her offering incense; why did you take it after she came out? You didn't even get the main hall in the shot."

Chen Qin had actually been following Jin Li for a long time. She doesn't follow celebrities, but the person the paparazzi described was too easy to recognize; among the crowd of pilgrims, her temperament was very ethereal.

She grew up nearby and still holds the temple in great awe; she didn't dare to photograph the statues, fearing it would be disrespectful.

Besides, who knows what these people want Jin Li's photo for? If they were to do something bad, she would be an accomplice, and that would bring bad karma.

Chen Qin immediately said: "The Three Pure Ones are above; I have already taken the photo for you. I told you at the time that I would try my best to capture the incense offering, but if I couldn't, you can't blame me. If you go back on your word, the Three Pure Ones will stand up for me!"

"Huh." The paparazzi looked Chen Qin over carefully; how rare.

They were used to being the ones threatening others; they didn't expect to be threatened by someone else today.

The paparazzi wanted to say something more, but Zhuo Qiang suddenly said: "Forget it, transfer the money to her; today is a special day."

Zhuo Qiang looked at the photo with a deep frown, "Just make do with this."

They had asked several people to help them go in and take photos today, but all of them refused after hearing the request; only Chen Qin was willing to help them.

But they certainly weren't willing to go in and take the photos themselves.

Zhuo Qiang said: "When the worship ceremony starts this afternoon, help us take a few more."

Chen Qin shook her head quickly: "I can't take them unless I get permission from the temple. You might not be afraid, but I am!"

The paparazzi:...

After Chen Qin left, the paparazzi looked at each other, and one asked: "Are we going in to take them this afternoon?"

Another said: "Is your horoscope strong enough? I asked my mom, and she said my horoscope is weak; if I get close to these gods and ghosts, I'll get sick!"

"Screw you, why didn't you say so earlier? My horoscope is weak too; I get a fever every time I go to the hospital!"

Some people didn't believe in these things originally, but after being pushed back and forth, they didn't want to go in either.

As for Zhuo Qiang, he had no intention of going in at all.

He sighed and said: "Fine, no need to take more. We can publish it with this photo; I'll work it, and at the very least, it can make the trending list."

Zhuo Qiang muttered to himself, wondering if it was just psychological, but why did he feel that Jin Li in the photo looked so radiant?

Wasn't it said that she was in very poor health? Why does it feel like there is a glow of divinity?

Chen Qin returned to her small stall and continued selling flower baskets.

And as if by coincidence, she actually ran into the celebrity she had photographed earlier—Jin Li.

Sui Lingfang asked: "Which flowers are good to buy? Are they needed for the afternoon ceremony?"

Jin Li said: "Ask this little sister; she should know."

Chen Qin felt very nervous and whispered while pointing to the larger flower baskets, "These are bought by more people today; white represents..."

Jin Li listened patiently to her explanation, bought two flower baskets, and after paying, she suddenly looked at Chen Qin and smiled.

"You were the one who took my photo this morning, right?"

Chen Qin's heart beat wildly, and she stammered: "Yes, a few people approached me and asked me to specifically photograph you, saying you were a celebrity and they wanted to release news."

Jin Li smiled lightly: "You revealed the content of the deal so easily; is that okay?"

After saying it out loud, Chen Qin felt much more relaxed and secretly vowed never to do such sneaky things again, otherwise, her conscience would be uneasy.

Chen Qin said clearly: "One thing is one thing; I promised them I would take the photo and I got the money, so the deal is over, and they didn't ask me to keep it secret.

I sell flower baskets here, and you coming to my stall means we are fated; it must be the deities guiding you here to let me tell you the truth."

Seeing this, Sui Lingfang asked curiously: "Little sister, if we hadn't come over, would you not have told us the truth?"

Chen Qin thought about it seriously and said: "I probably would have, and I would have even given you half of the money I received. I've never done this kind of thing before, and only after doing it did I realize how anxious I felt; I'll never do it again."

Sui Lingfang took out her phone and specifically searched for "Jin Li," but found no relevant news.

But there is an advantage to being notified in advance; she can think of a response plan now, so she walked aside to call her colleagues at the company to see how to handle the public relations.

Jin Li stayed where she was, continuing to talk to Chen Qin, asking about her family situation and what she was doing.

After asking, Jin Li discovered that Chen Qin's background was quite similar to her own.

Chen Qin also loved chatting with the beautiful older sister and couldn't help but express her thoughts about the future.

"I think I still need to learn a skill, preferably one that can break the monopoly of academic credentials, so I can make money."

Jin Li asked: "Is there an industry you want to join?"

Chen Qin nodded: "Yes, one is to be a professional door-to-door cleaner; for this, I can find a housekeeping company for training. Although it's a bit hard, the pay is high.

The other is to be a maternity matron. I've scrolled through many short videos, and professional maternity matrons have very high salaries, but you also have to learn a lot of things.

I have strength, I'm young, and I'm smart; I'll definitely learn faster than those aunts in their forties or fifties, so I should be able to do it."

Jin Li couldn't help but smile: "You said we are fated, so let me give you a suggestion: your situation isn't very popular in the maternity matron market. Customers will definitely prefer matrons who have given birth themselves and have experience taking care of children.

You have to know that a maternity matron not only has to take care of the employer but also the infant; the situation is very complicated. If you really want to do it, you can only lower your price."

She changed the subject, "But I don't recommend being a professional cleaner either; it's manual labor, and after doing it for a dozen years, you'll end up with all sorts of ailments."

Chen Qin couldn't help but ask: "Ah? Then what am I suitable for?"

Jin Li's eyes curved as she smiled, and she looked her over carefully: "Although I said that, you are still very suitable for taking care of people. How about this, how about coming to be my assistant?"

Chen Qin was stunned.

Jin Li continued: "As my assistant, the starting salary isn't high, only 3,500 a month, but I will pay for your social insurance and housing fund. After the three-month probation period, I will give you a raise depending on the situation.

I can tell you don't know who I am. Let's add each other on WeChat; my name is Jin Li. If you want to know about me, I suggest Baidu Baike; it knows me better than I know myself.

I can't promise you anything, but I can take you out of your world."

Sui Lingfang walked over at this moment and looked at Jin Li: "It's already been handled; let's go in."

Jin Li took out her phone, signaled for Chen Qin to scan her QR code, and then left.

Sui Lingfang asked curiously: "Why did you let that little girl add you?"

Jin Li explained her situation and said: "I think her situation is quite suitable to be my assistant."

Sui Lingfang sighed: "She's also had a hard life, but she could take your photo for money; who knows if she'll leak information about you for money in the future."

Jin Li laughed and shook her head instead: "Fang Fang Jie, she has awe for the deities. Even if the benefit is great, some people can't get past that mental barrier, and no matter what, they wouldn't dare to do it."

Jin Li guessed correctly; Chen Qin is someone who believes in fate.

Hearing Jin Li say these words, she didn't even add Jin Li on WeChat before rushing into the Long Hu Temple to draw a fortune.

"A thousand freedoms follow as one comes and goes, the price of goods is low or high, skillfully tailored.

One should be happy that the beauty knows of the past, as people welcome the guest who has returned.

Interpretation: Great wealth and honor are the rewards for the virtue accumulated by the Yan family."

Chen Qin recited it a few times, feeling the meaning was quite good, and quickly handed it to the Daoist priest to help interpret the fortune.

The priest took it and glanced at it: "Asking about love or career?"

Chen Qin: "Asking about career."

The priest said without thinking: "Seize the opportunity, work hard and earnestly, and be down-to-earth."

Chen Qin felt settled in her heart, knowing how she should choose.