Hogwarts Crawler

Studying abroad at the School of Business and Management at Oxford, Fang Zheng knew the faces of capitalists very well. They could even turn black and white on things that were written in contracts, not to mention verbal promises.

As for the contractual spirit of foreigners advocated by those so-called progressive magazines, Fang Zheng knew that it was just that the profit that could be obtained by breaching the contract was not big enough, or that abiding by the contract was the choice of maximizing benefits.

But thinking that Adam's business in the UK was so big, he had never heard of such a situation, and he really couldn't do anything about something that didn't happen, Fang Zheng could only keep an eye on it.

In the future, after Adam and the office reach a cooperation, it would be best to assign some people to keep an eye on the trends of his industry...

"Mr. Fang Zheng doesn't have to leave in a hurry. Although I prefer the office as the main partner of cooperation, I believe that the office can't be comprehensive in China."

With a clear conscience and the previous goodwill bonus, Adam believed that there would be no problem in the business cooperation with the office, but Adam didn't intend to let go of this partner who took the initiative to find him.

International students at Oxford University in this era should be more or less outstanding in terms of their abilities, not to mention their moral character.

It's a pity that the resources controlled by the other party do not meet Adam's requirements, and Adam plans to do more than just business in the wizarding world in the future.

For example, when packing potions, some design drawings were accidentally mistaken for shock-absorbing newspapers, or a photolithography machine was mixed into a pile of candies... With such a large business, occasional mistakes are indeed unavoidable.

Fang Zheng's company obviously cannot handle such emergencies, and it has to be the office that can properly take over and deal with these accidents.

For Adam, he didn't want to let go of the talent that came to his door, and for Fang Zheng, it was a pleasant surprise, because the tone of cooperation had been determined, and the two quickly agreed on a framework, and the rest had to wait for Adam to finish talking with the office first.

After the chat, Adam also had a preliminary understanding of Fang Zheng. How to say... It's almost impossible to tell that he is a Buddhist disciple.

Feeling that he and Fang Zheng had become somewhat close, Adam asked a question that he was not sure if it was presumptuous:

"How did Mr. Fang Zheng manage to balance his studies in business management with his Buddhist practice?"

Fang Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and then realized that Adam was asking him why he entered Buddhism but studied business management, or rather, why he studied business management but entered Buddhism.

"Regarding this question... I want to ask Mr. Adam a question first. What do you think is 'Buddha'?"

Speaking of this, Fang Zheng was particularly excited. He had always wanted to share his theories, but unfortunately his master did not allow him to take the initiative to tell others, and others inevitably felt that this question was too offensive and did not ask... It made him feel very depressed!

"Buddha... Enlightened One? Someone who understands the ultimate emptiness?"

Adam's words once again left Fang Zheng speechless. He could actually talk about the ultimate emptiness. Was Adam really a British wizard, not a British scholar studying Chinese culture?

After adjusting his mindset, Fang Zheng said:

"Well... Mr. Adam's research on Buddhism really shocked me. Maybe we can talk about it again when we have time, but what I want to say is that for people nowadays, Buddha has actually become an idol."

"Oh? Idol?"

When it came to Fang Zheng's exposition of his ideas, Adam naturally would not interrupt. He just needed to be a good supporting actor and listener and echo a few words.

"That's right. Although the Buddha opposed the idolatry of Hinduism when he first established Buddhism, it is helpless that as time goes by, Buddhism has also followed the old path of Hinduism in this regard."

Fang Zheng naturally followed Adam's agreement and continued:

"The Three Treasures of Buddhism, Buddha has now become an idol used to attract people to become monks and learn the Dharma."

"Come and learn Buddhism! You can enter the Pure Land in your next life, where there are countless gold and silver, all kinds of joy, and you can be free from suffering and pain."

"Are there all kinds of worldly ties that prevent you from entering the Buddhist world? It doesn't matter. Chant my Buddha name and make sincere offerings. Even if you can't enter the Pure Land, you can live a better life in your next life..."

"The next life, the Pure Land, blessings, and all kinds of beauty constitute the Buddha in the world today, attracting countless people."

After hearing this, Adam looked at Fang Zheng with a strange look in his eyes.

No... Do you still remember that you have a Dharma name called Kong?

These words really don't sound like what a Buddhist disciple should say, not to mention a disciple of the Pure Land Sect.

You should know that the main purpose of the Pure Land Sect is to be reborn in the Pure Land by riding on the power of Buddha's vows. The main way of practice is to chant the name of Buddha, which is especially attractive to believers with low cultural level or limited conditions.

The kind of people who hold a string of Buddhist beads and chant "Amitabha" all the time"Buddha" is the Pure Land School's method, which is to keep thinking about it in order to be reborn in the Pure Land.

After saying this, Fang Zheng sighed:

"But now the times have changed. Although these things like the afterlife and the Pure Land are still effective now, they will not work for a few years. People nowadays value money more than such empty things as the afterlife."

"So, this is why you went to study business management? In order to prevent the idol of Buddhism from falling because of scientific development and people's disbelief in the Pure Land afterlife?"

Adam couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Yes..."

After nodding in response, Fang Zheng looked at Adam and asked:

"Mr. Adam, do you think that the existence of such idols is a bad thing?"

"..."

Adam wanted to say yes, and Fang Zheng himself had given a lot of examples, but seeing that there was obviously a turn behind his attitude, he asked back:

"Since Mr. Fang Zheng is still in Buddhism, he obviously thinks this is not a bad thing. ”

“No offspring means being unfilial, not working, evading taxes and labor service, fooling people to seek wealth… these are all raised by people who oppose Buddhism in history. All of these are caused by human desires, and Buddhism is just a cover.”

Fang Zheng said calmly:

“I don’t deny that the Buddhist teachings themselves are ‘useful’ enough in this regard, and it is precisely because of this ‘usefulness’ that Buddhism has been widely spread to this day. But in the future, in China today, after the people are enlightened, similar things will become less and less, even if they cannot be eliminated.”

Hearing Fang Zheng’s truthful words, Adam couldn’t help but say:

“You are very honest.”

“Monks don’t tell lies. False principles cannot cross the sea of ​​suffering and reach the other shore.”

Fang Zheng clasped his hands and said:

“As a philosophical view, Buddhism itself is excellent enough. With these crimes being increasingly strictly monitored, is it a bad thing for Buddhism to be an idol? ”

“No matter what his reason is when he comes to learn Buddhism, those who are truly predestined to learn Buddhism will naturally become enlightened in the process of contacting Buddhism. Even if there is no predestined relationship, and he learns Buddhism only for the sake of benefit, he will be influenced by it. When he has evil thoughts in the future, even if he hesitates for a moment, it is also compassion. ”

After listening to Fang Zheng’s philosophy, Adam thought for a moment:

“You should rarely say this to others, right?”

“Amitabha, Master doesn’t let me tell others actively, so I can only wait for others to ask.”

Fang Zheng sighed.