I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 403: Worship the Water God to Eliminate Disasters
Chen Lin looked at him curiously.

"If this was said by the captain, I would agree without hesitation, but since you said it, I think it should be discounted. Why do you want to go to the team building for no reason?"

Not to mention Chen Lin was confused, even Luo Yi was confused. This was not like Gu Cheng's style.

Gu Cheng is not a person who is very keen on team activities. Apart from his serious work, he likes to stay alone in his private leisure time.

Unless the activity location where he is being taken out is nearby, Gu Cheng will exercise for the sake of his health.

It can be said that he is the laziest star in March.

Even Luo Yi, who likes to drink tea, also goes running and hiking in private.

Yan Xingdong asked directly: "You don't have to keep me in suspense. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Gu Chengfeng said calmly: "Tomorrow is the 15th day of the 10th month of the lunar calendar, the Lower Yuan Festival, the birthday of the Water God, and one of the 'Three Yuan Festivals' of Taoism.

We are going to hold a concert next week, and with so many people at the concert, it is inevitable that something unexpected will happen, so I want to go and pray to ward off disasters and difficulties."

After hearing the first half, Chen Lin was obviously not interested.

But after hearing the second half, he couldn't help but nodded: "This is a good idea, it's better to believe it than not to believe it.

I heard that every crew would specially worship before filming begins. There is a reason why people in the industry recommend worship so much.

We are going to hold concerts and tour many places, I think we need to be prepared, what do you think? "

Chen Lin immediately voted in favor.

Luo Yi asked in detail: "What is the function of this water official? Is it useful?"

Gu Cheng said without hesitation: "The Water God has come down to earth today to 'check the sins and blessings'. This is the best time to relieve disasters and pray for peace."

Luo Yi glanced at him and asked, "How do you know so much?"

Gu Cheng didn't answer, so Chen Lin said it for him: "Is there any need to ask? It must be Jinli who told him. If you ask who among us is the most enthusiastic about worship, it must be Jinli."

It happened that they walked for a long time and finally walked out of the winding underground area and came to the top through the upward passage.

This is another long staircase. Standing on the ground and looking up, it gives you a feeling of climbing a ladder to heaven.

There were elevators on both sides, but it was early morning and the elevators had long been out of service, so everyone had no choice but to take the stairs.

Everyone paused their conversation and focused on climbing the stairs.

Chen Lin took a breath and complained, "Fortunately, I always practice regularly, otherwise I wouldn't have the strength to walk up the stairs."

Before this, they had been walking for at least half an hour, at a moderate pace, and their legs felt slightly numb.

After walking out of the stairs, everyone's cell phone signal was restored and a "ding dong" sound was heard.

I was busy attending announcements and couldn’t look at my phone.

The notice ended in the early morning, and there was no signal when traveling underground.

Now that we are on the ground and looking at the rows of familiar streets, everyone can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that dawn has arrived.

Everyone looked down at their phones and found that Jinli had posted a lot of information in the group, all of which were explaining the "Water Official Emperor" and the benefits of worshiping him on October 15th.

After reading it, Chen Lin winked at Gu Cheng, and his meaning was very clear -

I knew I was right.

Yan Xingdong was a little hesitant at first, but now that Jinli said so, he made a prompt decision and said, "Let's take some time to go to the Taoist temple tomorrow. I remember there are quite a few Taoist temples nearby."

Luo Yi also said: "Yes, I have also seen it. Other Taoist temples are built in quiet and secluded places, but the Taoist temples here are built in a quiet place in a noisy place. It is said that this is helpful for practicing in the mundane world.

I saw a video a few days ago, it looked very good, with many pilgrims. "

Chen Lin said with some concern: "Since the traffic is not bad and there are many people, we don't have to wait in line for half a day when we go there to burn incense."

Luo Yi thought about the area of ​​the Taoist temple and shook his head: "It shouldn't be necessary. There are a lot of cushions placed in the Taoist temple. It won't take a long time to burn incense and worship."

Gu Cheng asked the captain: "I'm a little worried that we don't have enough time. Can we spare some time during the day tomorrow? The meditation there ends at 11pm."

Yan Xingdong also felt a headache when he thought of this.

Suddenly, he remembered something and said, "I remember that the Taoist temple would arrange special people to receive pilgrims who donated large amounts and take some special channels.

We just want to pray and don’t ask them to do anything else. They should be able to meet our needs quickly.”

Luo Yi asked: "Then how much is appropriate to donate?"

Chen Lin spoke faster than his brain, blurting out: "I heard that Taoism likes the number '3', so how about we donate three million?"

The others looked at him with an indescribable expression.

Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat: "What's wrong? Is it inappropriate? Do I have to donate more?"

He really felt that the three million was quite sincere.

Gu Cheng shook his head. "It's not that it's inappropriate, it's too appropriate. You've been in the entertainment industry since you were a minor, so you don't know how difficult it is to make money out there. If we donate 3 million, I'm afraid it will bring disaster."

Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi both nodded in agreement: "Yes, we have been in the limelight recently, so it is better to keep a low profile."

They donated three million just to burn some incense quickly. If a natural disaster happens somewhere later, won’t they have to donate 30 million?
Donating is a favor, not a duty.

As long as you are willing to donate, no matter how much, it is a token of your kindness. People should not measure the value of something by the kindness of the person.

That's not a donation, but moral kidnapping.

Yan Xingdong asked Gu Cheng: "I am not a Taoist enthusiast, how much do you think is appropriate to donate?"

Gu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "We are just burning some incense, so let's just donate 333,333. It's good enough as long as the intention is there."

They waited there for a while, and finally the assistant drove over.

Sitting in the comfortable nanny car, everyone felt a little drowsy and their eyelids were drooping.

The 3D Magic City is a good place, but the roads are too winding, so the most convenient way to travel is to take the subway.

It’s a pity that they are celebrities and cannot take the subway.

But the traffic jam on the ground was so severe that they had to ride shared bicycles for the entire day, and it felt like they were traveling all over the mountain city.

Before Chen Lin lost consciousness, he specifically asked his assistant: "How long will it take us to get to the hotel?"

The assistant looked at the navigation and said happily, "It's not rush hour now, so we can go much faster. There will only be traffic jams on the tourist roads passing by popular attractions. We can get to the hotel in two hours!"

Marchday people: ...

It’s better to let them sleep in the car and don’t wake them up when the time comes.
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After Gu Cheng got in the car, he endured his sleepiness and sent a message to Jinli, but accidentally typed a few wrong words.

After he finished sending it, he realized belatedly that it was already early morning and Jinli had already gone to bed.

He thought about it and finally did not withdraw the message. He put down his phone and took a rest.

The next morning, Jinli received a text message from Gu Cheng. She checked the time and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. "It's really hard! Fortunately, the pink girl has disbanded, otherwise I can't stand this intensity even if I have a cheat!"

She still remembered the experiment that Gu Cheng had told her about before, so she sent him a message and asked him to video chat with her before he said his prayers.

She quickly packed up at the hotel and took Chen Qin and Xiao Cheng to a nearby Taoist temple.

This time she went specifically to the "Sanguan Temple".

As the name suggests, there are three statues of gods inside: the God of Heaven, the God of Earth, and the God of Water, covering people's comprehensive demands for blessings, forgiveness of sins, and relief from disasters.

The Taoist temple is a two-hour drive from the film and television city, and today is the day to worship the Water God. If she doesn't set off early, Jinli is worried that she won't be able to worship him.

She specifically checked online and found out that the main hall of the Sanguan Temple enshrines the statues of the gods of heaven, earth and water, while the secondary hall is dedicated to Emperor Wenchang, which is suitable for students and civil servants.

Although there are no major exams recently, I'm afraid the deputy hall will also be very popular.

Today is the weekend again. If parents bring their children to worship the three temples, they will definitely not miss the Emperor Wenchang.

After leaving the film and television city, both assistants were very excited.

Chen Qin also had someone to chat with this time. Knowing that Xiao Cheng had excellent driving skills and chatting would not distract her, she told her many interesting stories about following Sister Jinli to worship.

As Chen Qin was talking, she suddenly thought of something and couldn't help laughing:

"I think the funniest thing is that we would encounter paparazzi when we were praying, but those paparazzi didn't dare to take pictures of the statues, but sometimes they could only get the right angle when Jinli was praying."

Xiao Cheng asked curiously: "What did the paparazzi do in the end?"

Chen Qin said with a smile: "The paparazzi had no choice but to take photos of the statues of gods. But after taking the photos, they would go to pray and burn incense for the statues, asking the gods not to blame them and that they did not mean to offend them."

"I saw the paparazzi apologizing to the statue with my own eyes, and I thought it was very funny. And the best part is... you will never guess it!"

Xiao Cheng: "Why, after apologizing to the statue, is there anything else to do?"

Chen Qin: "Yes, yes, yes. The next day, the paparazzi had dark circles under his eyelids. He ran up to us and said that he had dreamed of a god the day before. The god said that he had photographed him without his consent and he was very angry. He asked him to go and pray for three consecutive days to calm down.

The paparazzi immediately got scared. He came over to apologize to Jinli, saying that he didn't mean it. He also returned the photos he took yesterday, deleted them in front of Jinli, and said that he would never take photos of her again next time.

Seeing that he was very sincere, I couldn't help but ask him what to do next.

The paparazzi said that he decided to stay and eat in the Taoist temple for a week, not only to go there to pray every day, but also to clean the temple.

Xiao Cheng couldn't help but say: "This is too exaggerated, does he believe this so much?"

Xiao Cheng is an atheist and is not enthusiastic about worship, but he will not pour cold water on others when they worship.

Jinli intervened in their conversation: "He offended a different god. At that time, I was worshipping the Jade Emperor, who symbolizes respect and blessing for the order of heaven and earth.

The Jade Emperor’s rules are very strict. If he takes photos without the Emperor’s consent, he will be unlucky for several days in a row.

But other gods interceded for him, saying that I was the one who brought him here, so I also needed to take some responsibility, so I was copying scriptures during those days."

After hearing what she said, Chen Qin also remembered it.

"Yes, I saw you copying scriptures during your rest time those days, and I thought you were practicing calligraphy. It turns out you were also punished! No, Sister Jinli, did the gods also send you dreams?"

Jinli smiled and said, "Yes, I think it's wonderful too."

She didn't meet the emperor, but her master suddenly appeared in her dream, telling her to be humble and calm in the mortal world, to gain experience, and not to be overwhelmed by being liked by so many people.

Then I asked her to copy more scriptures during those days.

After waking up, she still felt strange. After all, the master only asked her to copy scriptures when he punished her, but she hadn't made any mistakes recently.

It was not until the paparazzi came to her door that she found out the reason and accepted the punishment.

Jinli looked at the scenery outside the window and felt relaxed for a rare moment.

She put down the exercise book in her hand, gave her brain a rest, and looked forward to the future.

By this time next year, she should be in college, and perhaps even undergoing military training on campus.

What will her time at university be like? Will she be able to get along well with her classmates? What major should she choose?

These problems did not dampen her enthusiasm, but made her even more excited and expectant.

Time passed quickly and they arrived at the Sanguan Palace.

The parking spaces outside were full, so Xiao Cheng could only park in a more remote place.

After parking the car, the three got out. The weather was a bit hot at the moment, so the three of them all wore hats so they didn't stand out among the crowd.

People who occasionally pass by would glance at Jinli, but they didn't recognize her as a star. They just thought she had a beautiful figure and stood out from the crowd.

This has something to do with her image and temperament, and perhaps also involves some special magnetic field, which Jinli cannot change even if she wants to.

There is a river next to the Taoist temple. When Jinli and others passed by, they found that there were many altars on the road along the river, with flowers, fruits, wine and food and other offerings placed on them.

Jinli whispered to them, "The Water God is in charge of the water area. Offering sacrifices near water will appear more pious. These altars are for offering sacrifices to the Water God."

Chen Qin asked curiously, "Isn't there a Sanguan Temple nearby? Why don't we worship inside the temple?"

Jinli: "It doesn't matter whether you worship in the main hall or worship on your own. Some people want to worship more often, so they choose to worship on their own."

She thought for a moment and added, "You can worship at home, too. You just need to clean the surroundings and place the altar in the courtyard or main hall."

Xiao Cheng curiously observed the offerings placed on the roadside altars and found that there were pigs, chickens, and fish on each altar. He asked, "Is there any special meaning behind this?"

Jinli said leisurely: "Yes, this symbolizes completeness and abundance.

Not only the three animals, if you look closely at the fruits, you will find that there are five fruits - apples, representing peace; oranges, representing good luck; bananas, representing wealth; grapefruits, representing protection; and red dates, representing the early fulfillment of wishes.

There are also three cups of tea and three cups of rice wine. In some areas, special tributes are placed, such as "gold and silver bags": red and green paper folded fairy clothes, tin foil folded silver ingots, put into a white paper bag and write blessings. "

Jinli is in a good mood today.

She remembered that every year on the birthdays of the Three Emperors of Heaven, Earth and Water, her master, Taishang Laojun, would make elixirs for the Three Emperors.

Those three days were rare happy days for these little fairies. They would receive many gifts from the human world, and occasionally even gifts from the fairies.

The Three Emperors treat the fairies very kindly and would take some of the gifts from the immortals and spread them all over the heaven. Some fairies could even open up other opportunities after receiving the gifts from the immortals.

She is a lucky fish, and there are very few gods in heaven who have better luck than her, so during that period of time every year, she is the busiest -

Hehe, busy receiving gifts.

But she did not accept the gifts from the upper fairies. If she really showed up, there would be no share for other fairies, so she only accepted the gifts from the fairies.

If you make her happy, she will point in a direction and tell you the approximate location, and the fairies will leave happily.

When the master found out about this, he praised her for being smart and cunning, but he didn't say that she was wrong.

Misfortunes are often accompanied by blessings, and blessings are often accompanied by misfortunes. It is better to be safe than sorry.
As they passed an altar, they happened to see someone lighting three incense sticks, kneeling three times and knocking nine times before the statue of the Water God, and reciting the blessing words:
"The Third Grade Water Official of the Lower Yuan Dynasty to relieve disasters, the Great Emperor Dongyin, I bow down to you with all my heart and pray for you to eliminate disasters, protect your home and family, and bring you a long and blessed life!"

I didn't check the time when I was writing, and found that it was already past midnight. Hhh, here comes the update