Don't call me Master, call me Director

[Then the old antiques in your house and the immortals in the clock tower must be very easy to chat with. 】

Shen Er complained in his heart.

It seems that the mysterious forces in all parts of the world are similar. There are old people who are stubborn and young people who want to change.

It's a pity that Qian Xuliang didn't follow this topic, but avoided topics related to mysterious forces.

Shen Er was not in a hurry, so he and Qian Xuliang ate together while chatting about film and television entertainment.

Qian Xuliang is very interesting. He can talk about movies, TV series, and even music.

Shen Er said that he invested in "Mission: Impossible", he said that the spy movie is very exciting, and the action scenes are very thrilling;

Shen Er said that there are many fairy tales in your local area that can be filmed, and he said that they can indeed be filmed, but they can't be filmed. They are not as skilled and capable as Shen Er;

Shen Er said that maybe one day I will shoot a movie in Lin'an, and this man said with confidence, if necessary, I will promise to find the most beautiful scenery in Lin'an for Shen Er to match Shen Er's good movie.

This flattery made Shen Er very comfortable and did not show any signs of it. It could be seen that Qian Xuliang must have done his homework in advance.

Finally, after some chatting, Qian Xuliang finally opened his mouth cautiously after seeing that the dishes on the table were almost eaten.

"Speaking of which, Shen Er, can you tell me? How do you guys think about this cooperation?"

"It depends on what you want. But there must be two types of cooperation. One is a dead thing like a spirit vein, and the other is a talent."

Shen Er was smiling, talking nonsense with his eyes open.

How could he have thought of a draft for cooperation, but who would tell the opponent what cards they have in the first round of playing cards?

"Talent... I heard from Mr. Yan Ye that you, Xingyue, are currently cultivating a group of magicians from scratch?" Qian Xuliang hesitated, but still asked cautiously.

"Yes, there is such a thing." Shen Er did not deny it, "Because Xingyue has a group of magicians to maintain the magic operation that the company needs."

"But..." Qian Xuliang pinched the bridge of his nose helplessly, but couldn't say what he wanted to say.

Shen Er said with a smile: "Brother Xu Liang, you can ask whatever you want. I won't mind."

Qian Xuliang was a little dazed, but this "Brother Xuliang" really gave him goosebumps.

But Shen Er didn't think there was anything wrong with it, because it was unethical for him to train a magician, and Qian Xuliang should be the one who cared.

What I do is like holding a taekwondo training class at the entrance of a karate martial arts gym, just like Huaqiang buying melons, it is a clear-cut act of finding fault.

If they didn't rush out and beat you to death, they were already a civilized person.

Chapter 287 Shen Er: This "Journey to the West" can cultivate immortals?

Probably because Shen Er was always polite, Qian Xuliang's mood was not as nervous as it was at the beginning.

He rubbed his thumbs and explained with a smile: "Some magic formulas are confidential, everyone can understand this, but I don't know how many magicians you plan to train, Shinji?"

"Well...it's hard to say."

Shen Er tentatively said: "The number of magicians I need depends on the size of my company. Now I can't give you an exact number."

"Oh?"

A trace of disappointment flashed in Qian Xuliang's eyes.

The other party's expression made Shen Er feel a little strange. It didn't seem like he was dissatisfied with Shen Er's answer, but more like...disappointed?

"Brother Xu Liang, do you have any good suggestions?"

Hearing what Shen Er said, Qian Xuliang immediately got excited, and he said with a smile: "That's right, Shen Er, have you considered training local alchemists from the Celestial Dynasty?"

"Ok?"

Shinji raised his eyebrows.

What is this, the karate martial arts school doesn't smash the taekwondo training class, but sends people to train?

"Brother Xuliang, it's better for you to speak clearly. It's hard for me to judge if you're covering up."

Hearing Shen Er's question, Qian Xuliang immediately replied: "Actually, it's nothing. I still want to find a way out for the lads. After all, it's hard to find jobs for alchemists these days."

"Isn't it easy for you to make money?"

Hearing what Shen Er said, Qian Xuliang gave a wry smile: "Of course it is easy to use alchemy to make money, but most of the methods of making money coincide with the items in the criminal law."

Shen Er thought so too, the police in China are not as useless as Japan, people who really think that they can hide everything with a little tricks will end up with a luxury package of "a pair of silver bracelets and 24-hour guards".

In contrast, the police in Japan are really useless.

Shen Er always thought that the incompetence of the police in "Conan" was an exaggeration to set off the protagonist, but the reality is a hundred times more outrageous than the fantasy story.

Even if "Conan" is not a Japanese criminal investigation documentary, it is not too far behind.

But this time, Shen Er was a little curious.

Where did the alchemists of the Chinese dynasty get their funds for researching mysteries? For some well-known reasons, most of the alchemists of the Chinese dynasty did not have a large amount of ancestral wealth like those magic families in Japan.

In the end, Qian Xuliang's answer almost made Shen Er wince: "What else, ask the government for subsidies."

"puff----!"

The second master took a sip of tea, and he asked in a speechless manner, "Subsidy?"

Seeing that Shen Er didn't understand the routine at all, Qian Xuliang quickly explained.

At least two-thirds of the alchemists in the Celestial Dynasty rely on subsidies from above.

The subsidy here is divided into two parts. One part is that alchemists in some places apply their alchemy techniques to the higher authorities in the name of intangible cultural heritage.

This is not surprising, after all, intangible cultural heritage covers a wide range, and even jokes can become local intangible cultural heritage.

Of course, this joke is definitely not a Soviet joke, but a Wanrong (county name) joke.

Basically, as long as a group of "craftsmen" can form an association and rely on this craft for a living, they can at least apply for county-level intangible cultural heritage.

Another way to apply for subsidies is religion.

When talking about the religions of the Celestial Dynasty, many people first think of Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity and Islam.

There are indeed many people who belong to mysticism in these four major religions, but in terms of the proportion of alchemists and magicians, it is actually other secular beliefs that account for a greater proportion.

This does not refer to the traditional religions of ethnic minorities, but to existences such as Guandi Temple and Chenghuang Temple.

That's right, the Town God's Temple Miao Zhu who negotiated with Shen Er is the representative of Lin'an's secular religion.

By the way, because of the novel "Fengshen" and the prehistoric concept settings derived from it, many modern people always like to return the heaven to Taoism.

But in fact, the Jade Emperor, Thunder God and Lightning Mother, Dragon King Yama and other gods included in the Heavenly Court actually all belong to the secular beliefs of the people and have nothing to do with Taoism.

The Jade Emperor, the Laojun, and the Buddha, theoretically, the three exist at the same level, and there is no such thing as a higher status than the other.

This is like the heads of railways, highways, and aviation under the Ministry of Communications. Regardless of the people they manage and how much power they actually have, the three are all at the same level on the surface.

Of course, there is a gap between rich and poor among people, and there is also a difference between fat and thin among religions.

There must be no mention of the four major religions of Buddhism, Dao, Ji, and Green, and they are definitely the richest existence.

As for Guandi Temple and Chenghuang Temple, it depends on the location. Qian Xuliang, the Chenghuang Temple in Lin'an, is also not short of money.

You must know that Lin'an City God is Wen Tianxiang. With this great god as the boss, there will be no fewer tourists and incense in Lin'an City God Temple every year.

But the town god temples in some small places are not so good. The town gods enshrined are not well-known and have no special characteristics, so they are naturally reduced to relying on subsidies from above.

It would be fine if it was before, but not in the past two years.

The economy is developing at a high speed, but how can the increase in appropriation above outperform inflation?

Qian Xuliang, as a Chenghuang Temple Zhu, naturally has no worries about food and clothing, but he always has to think about the younger brothers below.

Why didn't Shen Er get too much hindrance when he rented the spirit veins in Tianchao for film screening? In the final analysis, it was all about money.

After listening to Qian Xuliang's explanation, Shen Er couldn't help sighing that magicians all over the world in modern society are not doing well.

Whether it is Japan, Britain, North America or China, there are always a group of magicians whose pockets are cleaner than their faces.

However, what brother Xu Liang said gave Shen Er some inspiration.

These mysterious test members distributed all over the country can be said to be the perfect candidates for the installation, maintenance and repair of the magic projection equipment in Shen Er's mind.

They have a wide range of distribution, a large number of people, and have basic alchemy literacy. As long as they can understand those magic formulas, they are perfect skilled workers.

"Brother Xu Liang."

After pondering for a moment, Shen Er asked: "How big is the difference between your Celestial alchemy and our magic? Can you handle our magic?"

These words made Qian Xuliang's eyes light up.

But Qian Xuliang didn't speak directly, but looked at Shen Er with searching eyes, for fear that he might misunderstand what the other party meant.

Shen Er expressed his thoughts on letting alchemists act as installation and maintenance masters for the projection equipment in the whole country of the Celestial Dynasty.

"This is not bad, at least it can solve the employment problem of a large number of people."

Qian Xuliang nodded again and again, as if he was very satisfied with Shen Er's proposal.

"I have a question here, can you provide that many people?"

Shinji asked seriously.

"I'm sure there won't be any in a short period of time, but it can be trained. So many places come one by one. I don't think you will open branches all over the country tomorrow, Shen Er?"

Qian Xuliang waved his hands and said boldly.

If this thing can be done, then I will lose face, and Lin'an is likely to become the core of alchemists in the new era.

Seeing that Qian Xuliang was so generous, Shen Er hesitated.

"There shouldn't be a small difference between magic and alchemy, right? Can your people turn the corner?"

"Of course." Qian Xuliang said with a smile, "Actually, alchemy is not as evil as it is taught. In essence, it is not much different from magic, but it focuses more on external things. Unlike your magic, which is mainly based on the use of magic circuits. .”

"The work that Shen Er will be involved in here is the magic of spiritual veins. This kind of formation and enchantment is exactly what our alchemists are good at."

Shen Er took a sip of tea and said, "It sounds interesting. I think we can learn from you when we study projection technology in the future."

Qian Xuliang replied directly: "Then Shen Er, you can read the alchemy mentioned in "Journey to the West" which is very comprehensive, and you can take it as an overview of alchemy."

"..."

Shen Er's mouth twitched.

Reminiscent of the rumors that Taoist priests in the Qing Dynasty regarded Journey to the West as Qiu Chuji's work in his previous life, and identified it as the purpose of Jindan, Shen Er made a complaint.

"Is co-authoring Journey to the West really about cultivating immortals?"

Qian Xuliang shook his head: "Cultivation of Immortals is not considered, at most, it can be regarded as a simplified outline of the alchemy of the Celestial Dynasty, similar to children's encyclopedias in bookstores."

"Even so, you guys are open enough." Shen Er said gratefully, "This kind of mysterious thing, you actually open it up to ordinary people."

"You think we thought, before we realized it, the book had already spread, and we couldn't stop it even if we wanted to."

This time it was Qian Xuliang's turn to complain: "I guess the author also knew that he was wicked, so he didn't leave his name on purpose, otherwise he would definitely be buried by countless alchemists."

"Should... not be."

Shinji smiled awkwardly.

But hearing what Qian Xuliang said, Shen Er believed that "Journey to the West" was really not written by Wu Chengen.

It's normal to think about it. The original name of the book "Journey to the West" was "Journey to the West".

The current evidence proving that Wu Chengen is the author of "Journey to the West" is that there is a book named "Journey to the West" in the official bibliography of the Ming Dynasty.

But actually, what is the relationship between "Journey to the West" written by you old Wu and "Journey to the West"?

You must know that the other books included in Wu Chengen's record are all geography books, and it is impossible to collect a novel alone.

"Journey to the West" written by Wu Chengen may actually be his own journey to the West, and has nothing to do with "Journey to the West" of the four great classics.

This is somewhat similar to the theoretical basis for the Taoist priests in the Qing Dynasty to say that Qiu Chuji was the author of Journey to the West.

Taoist priests also believed that Qiu Chuji was the author of the novel "Journey to the West" because he wrote a travel note of "Journey to the West".

Inferred from the perspective of inheritance, "Journey to the West" can be regarded as a fan work of "Journey to the West", a drama of the Yuan Dynasty.

Because this book was so popular after it came out, people directly replaced the Pinghua "Journey to the West" with this book, and even made Pinghua "Journey to the West" lost.

Is this the true story of Douren turned to the real story, but the true story of Douren Destroyer?

If Pinghua "Journey to the West" was a human being, it would definitely say the classic line:

It's over, I'm a stand-in.