Chapter 765: A Pot of Gentleman's Orchid
It is indeed not long before the day of the opening of the Great Cloud Temple and the Falling Goose Guanyin. Chen Guan waited for a day in Wulongyu, loaded with 10 sets of brand-new engraving and engraving "Huayan Sutra", took the Dayun Temple to preside over Shi Yanming, drove to the Shuiquan City Religious Affairs Bureau to open a letter of introduction, and went to the municipal government to do the official "on holding the Dayun Temple, Luoyan Guanyin Opening Ceremony" report, went straight to the provincial capital, went to the Provincial Religious Affairs Bureau to stamp the report, and went to the Provincial Buddhist Association to complete the relevant procedures, returned to the newly renovated house of the Mingyue of Tangtai for a night, lingered with the beautiful Mingyue of Tangtai, and drove directly to the capital.
Shi Yanming came out of Shaolin Temple, strictly speaking, he was also a halfway monk, and he couldn't be called a master. However, after the Cultural Revolution, whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, there are very few people who can be called masters. As long as you really take refuge in Buddhism, and you are dedicated to studying Buddhism, whether you have understood Buddhism or not, you can be called a master!
During the Cultural Revolution, the Confucian shop was smashed, and the holy master Confucius was called the second brother of Confucius, where in China will there be any masters!
There are Buddhist teachings, classics, and people's hearts are good, so you don't have to worry about cultivating Buddhist masters!
Shi Yanming has a calm temperament, is taciturn, and basically doesn't talk to Chen Guan much along the way. When Chen Guan asked him to speak, he always raised his left palm, twisted the Buddha beads with his right hand, and pronounced the Buddha's name.
The reason why this is the case, in addition to Shi Yanming's calm temperament and his reluctance to talk much, is mainly because Shi Yanming can see from the various plaques and couplets inscribed by Chen Guan to Dayun Temple, knowing that Chen Guan is knowledgeable and very cultivated in Buddhist doctrine, plus he knows that the "Huayan Sutra" engraved by the Chen family bookstore was written by Chen Guanmo, so he will not talk much, for fear of saying the wrong thing and letting Chen Guan underestimate it!
In this way, the road is quiet. Chen Guan concentrates on driving, and the speed is fast!
After arriving in the capital, Chen Guan originally wanted to remember to be with Yu Yanshu, so that he could report and ask for instructions nearby. Unexpectedly, Secretary Yu Yan stayed with the Central Plains delegation, and the garrison was heavily guarded, and he couldn't enter without a representative card, which was very inconvenient. Chen Guan had no choice but to contact Secretary Yu Yan's secretary and live with his entourage.
There are three deputies to the National People's Congress in Shuiquan, in addition to Yu Yan, the former mayor and current secretary of the municipal party committee, there is also a well-known model of supporting the army and a model of righteousness and courage.
The secretary came to convene the people's congress, and there were many people accompanying him. In addition to Secretary Yu's driver, who arrived by car later, Lin Hechen, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary General, Secretary Yu's secretary, director of the Shuiquan City Radio and Television Bureau, reporters from television and radio stations, editors-in-chief and reporters of Shuiquan Daily, and so on, all came with him, and there were twenty or thirty people in his entourage alone. That's it, Secretary Yu still doesn't like publicity, and controls the scale of the entourage, compared with other cities, the number of people is much smaller!
It was during the two sessions that the leaders of the Buddhist circles across the country were all at the meeting, and they were very busy, and it was difficult for Chen Guan to meet them.
In fact, even if it weren't for the two sessions, it would be difficult for Chen Guan and Shi Yanming to meet those Buddhist leaders, and it was basically impossible!
As soon as Shi Yanming heard that the great monks of the Buddhist Association of China were participating in the two sessions, he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, and kept chanting Amitabha!
Chen Guan didn't think so, he felt that this was better, the leading figures in the Buddhist world gathered in the capital, as long as the work of the Buddhist Association of China was done, things would be done more smoothly!
The current president of the Buddhist Association of China is Zhao Puchu!
Chen Guan was anxious to see Mr. Zhao Puchu, so he reported to Secretary Yu on the phone, saying that there were two ways to meet Mr. Zhao Puchu, one was to ask Secretary Yu to report to the provincial leaders, and the provincial leaders would come forward to meet President Zhao. This method is the fastest and most convenient! Another option is for him to find someone to contact Chairman Zhao with ideas, but it is estimated that it will take some time.
Secretary Yu Yan said to Chen Guan on the phone: "After the provincial leaders meet with President Zhao, the major event should be decided. However, you need to further report and communicate with Chairman Zhao on specific issues. It's up to you. If you can get into the eyes of President Zhao, things may be done very smoothly and smoothly; If you can't get into President Zhao's eyes, it is likely that the number and level of the virtuous monks who go to Wulongyu to enlighten Luoyan Guanyin will be affected! ”
Chen Guan's answer was: "Please rest assured Secretary Yu!" If I can rebuild the Dayun Temple and build the statue of the Great Buddha, I will be able to get President Zhao to support us and personally go to Wulongyu to support the opening ceremony! As long as the leaders bring me to Chairman Zhao, I will have a way to move his old man! ”
After Secretary Yu Yan heard this, he probably trusted Chen Guan, who created a miracle, so he asked him to wait for the call in the hotel!
In fact, Chen Guan could go to see Mr. Zhao Puchu without alarming the leaders and his own ideas. With his skills, who can't see him? Besides, he can also get through Luo Xu and Li Guangming to find a way, and with Director Li's energy, it is not difficult to meet Zhao Puchu, the president of the Buddhist Association of China!
Chen Guan is much more mature now, and he knows that everyone is really good. People who don't know how to do it will think that asking the leaders to come forward to meet with Chairman Cho Puchu is causing trouble for the leaders. But Chen Guan doesn't think so, he thinks that being a leader will not be too troublesome, and leaders will never refuse such a thing as icing on the cake. Moreover, for such a big thing, it is better to involve the leadership!
After calling Secretary Yu, Chen Guan slept honestly in the hotel for one night. At noon the next day, Chen Guan received a call from Secretary Yu, saying that there was a period of time after the group discussion in the afternoon. The principal leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government should visit Mr. Zhao Puchu, president of the Buddhist Association of China, and let Yu Yan, Lin Hechen, Chen Guan, and Shi Yanming accompany him.
Secretary Yu told Chen Guan not to go anywhere, wait in the hotel, wait for the call, and there is a special car responsible for pick-up.
After Secretary Yu hung up the phone, Chen Guan pondered for a while, and felt that the leaders went to see Mr. Zhao Puchu and didn't know what kind of gifts they would bring. Of course, this should not be something he considers, and the leaders of the provincial party committee and the provincial government responsible for external liaison are responsible. However, as the main leader of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, it is impossible to bring any gifts to Mr. Zhao Puchu that makes him happy, and he has to think of a way to do it himself.
Having a ready-made engraving of the Huayan Sutra on hand is naturally a good gift. However, Chen Guan felt that it was not enough, not enough to express his admiration for Mr. Zhao Puchu! Is it possible to buy a pot of famous Junzi orchid and give it to President Zhao?
When I think of Junzi Orchid, Chen Guan thinks, a pot of famous Junzi Orchid, a set of engraving engraving "Huayan Sutra", the flower is the gentleman in the flower, the Jing is the king of the scriptures, presented to the Buddhist leader, calligraphy master Zhao Puchu, implying Mr. Zhao's noble character, profound Buddhism, it is more appropriate!
Chen Guan immediately called Luo Xu and asked where there was a famous store in the capital that specialized in cultivating Junzi Orchid!
It's not okay to ask Gao Qun about this, Gao Qun has been in the capital for a short time, and he is focused on the operation of Hechuang Real Estate, and he doesn't care about flowers, birds, insects and fish at all! It's not okay to ask Li Guangming, Li Guangming is busy with work and taking care of her husband, where will he be in the mood to pay attention to flowers, birds, insects and fish! It's best to ask Director Li, but unfortunately Chen Guan doesn't have Director Li's phone, only his secretary Luo Xu's phone.
Just ask Luo Xu!
Luo Xu is the chief's secretary, well-informed, and must know where there is a famous Junzi Lan!
After the phone was connected, Chen Guan was not verbose, and directly told Luo Xu that he had come to the capital, and wanted to see if there was a flower shop in the capital that specialized in cultivating Junzi Orchid, and wanted to buy the famous Junzi Orchid.
Luo Xu smiled at once, saying that Chen Guan had found the right person, and now the leaders love to raise Junzilan, and he has also run through many shops that specialize in cultivating Junzilan, and he knows the details. No problem, he took Chen Guan to buy it!
Chen Guan has been to the capital twice, and the road is also familiar, so he didn't let Luo Xu drive to pick him up, he drove to find Luo Xu, and the two of them ran a few flower houses that specialized in training and selling Junzi Orchid, and selected them repeatedly. In the end, in a cultivation base known as the largest junzi orchid in the capital, a junzi orchid named "Fengming" was selected.
This junzi orchid belongs to the "oilman short leaves" variety, with a total of 36 leaves, the color is dark green, the top of the leaves is round and blunt, the veins are distinct, the green tendons are striated, the sword leaves are strangely beautiful, and the fan-shaped green stacks; The two stand side by side, and the color is bright. Looking at a line from the side, it looks like an open fan, like a peacock opening the screen; The lower part of the leaf is a pseudobulb made of leaf sheaths, which resembles a delicate tower!
The list price is 16,800 yuan!
Since you like it, you just have to pay for it. However, Chen Guan had to bargain, and began to pick his nose and eyes, saying that the thickness of the leaves of this Junzi orchid was only 2. 4 mm, if it reaches 2. 5 mm is better; It is also said that the width of this gentleman's orchid is only 10. 8 cm, the aspect ratio of the leaves, although it reaches 3 times, is not perfect. Wait, wait, in the end, Chen Guan said that a Junzi orchid can be worth so much money? It's not bad to pay 2,000 yuan!
This statement annoyed the manager of the Junzilan cultivation base, saying that Chen Guan didn't know how to do it at all, and it was a waste to sell this flower to him, so he didn't sell it!
Luo Xu knew that Chen Guan was bent on buying, but he just wanted to bargain, so he began to make peace in the middle.
The manager said that this pot of Junzi Orchid is not one in a hundred, one in a thousand, but one in a thousand. If it is left in 85 years, it will have to be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan or hundreds of thousands of yuan, at least for a crown car! Now that the Junzilan market is sluggish, they are all sold as cabbage, and Chen Guan is still talking nonsense, obviously not sincere to buy! Where to go, don't sell!
Chen Guan said that the salary of a civil servant is only a few hundred yuan a month, and a pot of Junzi Orchid dares to sell for 16,800 yuan, which is worth the salary of a civil servant for several years! Isn't this a money grab? If you don't sell it, I won't buy it yet. At this price, I won't be able to sell it in another two years, and I have to pay for it!
Makes the manager snort so angrily!
People who raise flowers and love flowers have a good temperament, if they were other people in the capital, I am afraid that they would have already raised their fists and beat Chen Guan!
Luo Xu Menqing pulled the manager to negotiate the price, saying that as long as the price is about the same, it will be sold! Anyway, now that the Junzilan market is sluggish, it is difficult to meet big customers who are willing to spend money!
In the end, Luo Xu bargained from the middle and asked Chen Guan to pay 8,800 yuan and buy it!