Collection of Gods

Chapter 958 The Fifth Day

Five minutes later, Tang Yuan met Fan Chongzheng and Shen Wenxu.

Today, there were only two of them, so even though they had reserved the entire place, they did not choose a box that was too large so as to avoid looking too distant.

"Mr. Tang, long time no see!"

When Fan Chongzheng and Shen Wenxu saw Tang Yuan, they both stood up from their chairs.

After a year, the two are still standing still and have not made any progress for the time being, but Tang Yuan is no longer the Tang Yuan he was a year ago. Even Zhou Xuyuan from Zhonghai has to be friendly to Tang Yuan, let alone them.

"Manager Fan, Secretary General Shen, long time no see, you two are still as charming as ever!"

Tang Yuan saw Fan Chongzheng and Shen Wenxu, who were still very enthusiastic, no different from before, and they soon started greeting each other in a familiar manner.

"Mr. Tang, please sit down."

"We are old acquaintances. We can chat while eating later."

After a brief greeting, Fan Chongzheng led Tang Yuan to his seat. Li Zheng, who was guarding the door like an invisible man, immediately ordered the waiters to start serving the dishes when he saw this.

"Director Tang, would you like to have a drink?"

The person in Zhejiang Province who is mainly responsible for the Tianmu Taoist Temple project and the liaison with Tang Yuan is Shen Wenxu. Because of their relationship with Chen Song, the two of them are more familiar with each other than Fan Chongzheng and others.

"I can do either. It all depends on what the two leaders think."

"If the two leaders are interested, I will ask the driver to bring in two bottles of Yuehua Jingjiu."

Tang Yuan is still as humble and polite as before, which makes Fan Chongzheng and Shen Wenxu like Tang Yuan even more, because the times now are different from the past. Tang Yuan is still as humble and polite as before, and that feeling is completely different from the past. This is human nature.

"Tomorrow is the weekend, I think I can have a couple of drinks."

Fan Chongzheng glanced at Shen Wenxu and responded with a smile.

"OK!"

"Then let's have a couple of drinks. No feast is complete without wine!"

Shen Wenxu said with a smile: "It is true that I have not seen Mr. Tang for a long time, and Mr. Tang's experience during this period is simply legendary. Let's drink and listen slowly, it must be extremely exciting!"

The three of them were talking and laughing, and they were all smart people. There was no way anyone would let their words fall to the ground or have a dull situation.

After Tang Yuan consulted with Fan Chongzheng and the others, he sent a WeChat message to Yuan Meng outside the private restaurant, asking him to send in two bottles of Yuehua wine.

At the same time, staff from the private restaurant came in one after another and brought a wide variety of dishes to the table. The cuisine was indeed more vegetarian, with the main feature being Yunnan Province's precious mushrooms paired with rare seafood.

In addition, each dish is paired with different varieties of precious tea, which does look quite unique, but I don’t know how it tastes.

After many dishes were served, the three of them simply filled their stomachs and began to drink and chat. During the conversation, Tang Yuan shared with them his experiences in Seoul, and the two of them also shared with Tang Yuan how Zhejiang Province survived that difficult period. After all, Zhejiang Province is not far from Beihu Province, and there are still a lot of migrant population traveling between the two provinces.

After three rounds of wine, five tastes of food.

After Fan Chongzheng and Shen Wenxu got tipsy, the topic gradually shifted to Tianmu Taoist Temple. Tang Yuan also knew why the two invited him to a banquet today. It was nothing more than that Zhejiang Province saw that the Tianmu Taoist Temple project was about to be completed and wanted to see what he planned to do next. "Mr. Tang, I went to the local area for an inspection a few days ago. On the way, I passed by Tianmu Mountain. Even from a distance, I saw the majestic and magnificent scene of Tianmu Taoist Temple. It was exactly the same as the rendering you gave me. It looked so spectacular."

Speaking of Tianmu Taoist Temple, Shen Wenxu couldn't help but express his feelings.

"Secretary General Shen, our Tianmu Taoist Palace does not only look majestic and magnificent from the outside, it is also very beautiful inside. The many Taoist temples have their own characteristics. When the Tianmu Taoist Palace is officially opened, Secretary General Shen can come in person to visit and play." Tang Yuan responded with a smile.

"That's for sure."

Shen Wenxu smiled and nodded, then asked, "I just wonder when Director Tang plans to officially open the Tianmu Taoist Temple to receive guests?"

"The date has been set. It's the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar."

In response to Shen Wenxu, Tang Yuan answered very straightforwardly.

"Oh?"

"The date has been set."

"The seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar, what date is that? And what date is today?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Chongzheng and Shen Wenxu were both shocked, and then quickly opened their phones to check what day it was in the lunar calendar.

Seeing this, Tang Yuan took the initiative to answer: "That day was August 8th, which is about four weeks away from today."

"Whoa whoa……"

"There are still four weeks left. There's still enough time."

Upon hearing this, Fan Chongzheng and the other man both breathed a sigh of relief.

You should know that Tianmu Taoist Palace is the largest investment project in cultural tourism in Zhejiang Province in the past two years, and the cultural value contained in this project is immeasurable. Even before the Tianmu Taoist Palace was completed, news came from Yanjing that the National Ministry of Culture and Tourism intended to rate the Tianmu Taoist Palace as a 5A tourist attraction.

Under this circumstance, Zhejiang Province naturally attaches great importance to it and has been holding back its efforts for a long time. It planned to promote Tianmu Taoist Temple with all its strength at the beginning of its establishment, striving to make Tianmu Taoist Temple a new benchmark in cultural tourism in Zhejiang Province, so as to attract tourists from all over the country and even the world to consume in Zhejiang Province.

After all, in terms of culture and tourism, Zhejiang Province has never had any significant advantages compared to several surrounding provinces. It is relatively disadvantaged in terms of cultural customs, natural scenery, and historical heritage. If Hangzhou had not been built into an Internet celebrity city in recent years, Zhejiang Province's cultural and tourism strength might be even weaker.

Fan Chongzheng knew the exact time and felt a little more confident. Then, out of curiosity, he asked Tang Yuan, "Mr. Tang, the opening day of Tianmu Taoist Temple is set as the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Is there any reason for this day?"

"The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is one of the five La days of Taoism, and also one of the five fasting and sacrificial days of Taoism. Taoism calls it the Moral La Day, a good day for everything to go well."

Tang Yuan told him the reason truthfully. This day was the best date found by many senior Taoist priests hired by Tianmu Taoist Temple according to Tang Yuan's wishes.

In fact, the most suitable date for the opening of the temple should be the 15th day of the second lunar month next year, because this day happens to be the birthday of Lord Daode, which is more in line with the founding purpose of Tianmu Taoist Temple. Unfortunately, this date is still more than half a year away from now, which is somewhat inconsistent with Tang Yuan's wishes.

"I see……"

Fan Chong showed a look of sudden realization and nodded to show that he understood.

Next, since the opening date of Tianmu Taoist Temple had been confirmed, the three of them discussed the publicity work for the opening of Tianmu Taoist Temple. As the banquet was drawing to a close, Fan Chongzheng quietly revealed a big news to Tang Yuan...

(End of this chapter)