According to all the information I had received about Tianji Pavilion before, I instinctively thought that this ancient and mysterious Xuanmen sect was definitely an extremely obscure existence. But when I entered the Tianji Pavilion building, I was dumbfounded.
Son.
Wrong, completely wrong!
The Tianji Pavilion in the past was not what I imagined.
Looking at the inside, it looks like a modern hotel!
Shan said that the hall is magnificent, with glazed headlights, gold-painted mahogany dragons and tigers roaring, and it is magnificent. Apart from the extreme luxury, it also has an ancient solemnity and atmosphere.
Well, how should I put it, it's a bit like an ancient palace.
"Is it surprising?" Tongshan asked next to him.
I nodded, "It's indeed a bit surprising!"
"Actually, it's nothing. It's not much different from our Tang Sect. Now is the era of economicization. Everything depends on money. People always need to eat."
I nodded, it was indeed true!
Don’t people live in this world just for three meals a day and a night’s sleep?
Take our industry as an example, whether it’s a fortune teller under an overpass or a coffin shop on the street, let’s face it, everyone is here for money. The rules of the world are like this. No matter how awesome people in Xuanmen are, they can’t escape from this.
The mundane world.
At this time, Chen Longxiang and his group did not stop after they came in, and entered the elevator directly. I was worried about my mother's physical condition, so I wanted to follow him secretly to see the situation, but Tongshan pulled me and said that he wanted to go inside.
Take a stroll.
After hesitating for a moment, I could only follow him.
Who knew that after walking around, I discovered something fishy inside this building, because the first floor of this hotel is not a traditional business, but is divided into many shops.
Moreover, the scope of business of these shops is finally a little different from those outside, and they seem to be very particular.
Inside, I saw large-scale antique shops, a century-old traditional Chinese medicine shop, a Feng Shui shop that offered people fortune-telling services, and even a shop run by monks that seemed to specialize in consecrating people...
There are all five methods and eight methods...
Tongshan looked at these shops and whispered: "These are all the internal businesses of Tianji Pavilion and are affiliated with Cai Pavilion. Although they are not large in scale, they are extremely profitable. Basically, the upper class and nobles of the entire imperial capital will come here to conduct business.
Consumption, it is said that their daily turnover will reach tens of millions!"
"Tens of millions!" I suddenly gasped.
What is the concept of earning tens of millions every day?
Ten days is one hundred million, one hundred days is one billion, and one year is several billion?
Tongshan continued: "This is still a conservative estimate, and it is under relatively normal circumstances. I heard that when it is good, it is possible to reach hundreds of millions every day!"
When I heard this sentence, even I couldn't help but tremble violently, which made me feel incredible.
"How is this possible?" I really can't imagine that there is such a business in the world.
"You do not believe?"
Tongshan suddenly looked at the monk's shop next to him, "Look, someone has come to the door again. If you don't believe me, let's go over and have a look."
Sure enough, while we were talking, a young man walked in from outside and walked directly into the monk's shop.
Tongshan's words completely aroused my curiosity. I wanted to know how the Tianji Pavilion managed to make money in a good way.
With the fox's impatient eyes, we followed and walked in.
The shop doesn't look big from the outside, but when you come in, you find that the house is very deep, about 20 meters deep. So, the area of the shop is at least nearly 200 square meters. As soon as you step in, you will feel a faint feeling.
The scent of sandalwood hits your face and makes you feel refreshed.
"Da da da..." The sound of wooden fish also penetrated into the ears. When I looked up, under the golden body of Sakyamuni sitting at the top, there was an old monk wearing cassocks and kind-faced eyes. He was concentrating with his eyes closed.
Knocking on the wooden fish in front of him.
On the walls on both sides, one side is covered with Buddhist amulets, Buddhist beads... and the other side is filled with shrines, which are shining like pure gold.
There were no electric lights in the shop, but hundreds of candlelights illuminated the entire shop.
Not to mention anything else, walking in with one foot immediately gives people a feeling of sacredness, solemnity and boundless Dharma, as if they have entered the world of Western bliss, which calms the whole body and mind.
A young monk greeted the young man and bowed with one hand, "Amitabha, Mr. Zhu, do you want to worship Buddha or ask for a fortune?"
This young man's eyebrows are full of nobility. He is no ordinary person at first glance, and he always looks familiar, as if he has seen him somewhere.
Facing the Buddhist ceremony, he quickly clasped his hands together and said, "Master, I'm here to offer incense to my great-grandfather and renew my annual fee by the way!"
The young man pointed at the Buddhist niches all over the wall and said respectfully. Then he took some incense sticks with the young monk. Amidst the bursts of Buddhist sounds from the young monk, he walked to one of the shrines and said respectfully.
He offered incense and then knelt down to make a buckle.
After the young man finished worshiping his ancestors, he casually took out a bank card and went to Gongde Huanxiang to swipe it.
I was shocked by the amount. This guy actually spent half a million in one go.
Is this the annual fee that young people think of?
Just for one year, you can get half a million?
To be honest, I was really shocked, because this was simply a money grab, and it completely refreshed my outlook.
And looking at the location of the shrine just now, it doesn’t seem to be in a very good place, or even somewhere close to the edge.
It costs 500,000 yuan a year. How much does it cost to be in the middle position?
Moreover, there are not only 1,000 but also 800 shrines on the entire wall. If you calculate it this way, it is an astronomical figure, okay?
I can't imagine it.
The Imperial Capital is indeed the Imperial Capital! It is a place far beyond my imagination.
The young man turned around and left without staying much after renewing his subscription. I took a few steps forward curiously and looked at the shrine where he worshiped.
Originally, I just took a casual look out of curiosity, but when I saw the name of the person enshrined in the shrine, I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then I stood in awe.
At this time, the young monk came over and asked, "Does the donor know the deceased?"
I nodded slightly, "I've heard a little bit!"
I have only heard about the person enshrined here, but his descendants are famous people in Kyushu. They were also the people I admired when I was a child, the inspiring hero who vowed to rectify things.
The young monk nodded, "Is this the first time the donor has come, but I don't know why?"
"Nothing, I just came in to take a look." I said.
The monk smiled and said, "Donor, please do as you like!"
I hummed, then pointed to an empty grid above and asked, "Excuse me, young master, is this location better?"
The young monk suddenly became energetic and his attitude became more enthusiastic.
"This is a third-class place, so it's naturally better."
"How much does this position cost per year?" I asked.
"One million!" The little monk's eyes brightened even more.
I nodded, then pointed to the shrine where the young man worshiped just now, and asked, "Can you change it to this position?"
The young monk was obviously stunned for a moment, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he said: "Of course you can, but the cost..."
"The cost is not a problem. I will make up for the rest. Let's do this. I will pay for three years in one lump sum. What do you think?"
One million a year, which is three million in three years, except for the fifty I just paid, which means I need to spend two and a half million.
The young monk quickly clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to me, "The donor has a deep kindness, and his merits will surely be immeasurable in the future!"
I smiled, said nothing, walked directly to the merit box and swiped my card.
When Tongshan next to me saw that I actually paid more than two million yuan in cash, his mouth couldn't help but grow bigger, and he looked at me in disbelief.
"Brother Zhang, you are crazy. What will happen to the auction fees later?"
I smiled and shook my head, turned around and was about to leave, but just when I was about to step out of the shop, the wooden fish that kept ringing suddenly stopped.
Then, an old voice sounded from behind.
"Donor Zhang, please stay!"
I looked back and saw the old monk who had been knocking on the wooden fish with his eyes closed, and slowly opened his eyes.