Chapter 634
Hearing that, the director turned around and glared at the cast actor, saying, "What are you shouting about? What's wrong with that?"
The doctor was startled and lowered his voice, saying, "Monk, the monks in the temple are coming out now. They say that the Buddha statue is priceless. They didn't expect it to be so expensive, so the estimated price is increased from 200, 000 to 500, 000."
"What?" The director shouted loudly. "Isn't this group of monks a little too dark? Isn't it just a bumpkin who has lived for a hundred years? 200, 000 is already a bargain for them, and they've even turned it over a few more times. This is blackmailing!"
Helplessly, the envoy said, "Monk and the others have surrounded our equipment. They said they didn't want to pay, so they're not allowed to move those things away."
The director suddenly had a headache. Those equipment were his lifeblood. The set of equipment was worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, which was worth more than one million yuan. He could not suffer any damage at all. At this moment, Zachary also frowned and said, "Dean Liu, let's go and have a look."
Dean Liu nodded, and then together with Zachary, they quickly walked toward the Mahavira Hall in the temple.
Great Buddha's Hall was where the scene had just been recorded. Because it had broken the Buddha statue, the recording had stopped, and all the devices had been left there.
When Zachary and Dean Liu came in, they found that the atmosphere was a little tense.
All seven monks held wooden sticks and surrounded a bunch of equipment with alert eyes. In front of them, the crew were anxiously talking about something with an old monk in his sixties. Both sides were so excited that there was even a possibility that they would fight.
When they saw Zachary and the director coming in, the crew quickly came over and said, "Dean Liu, come quickly. This group of monks is insatiable. They..."
Dean Liu waved his hand and said, "I know everything!"
Then he looked at the old monk and said with a serious look, "Master Yuan Dong, we have reached an agreement before. The compensation fee is 200, 000 yuan. Now you ask for more money temporarily. Isn't that a bit too much!"
This Master Yuan Dong read Buddha's Palm and said, "Benefactor Liu, that's because our previous estimation of the value of the Buddha statue was not high enough. This Buddha statue was crafted more than a hundred years ago by our grandmaster from a famous family at that time. Its value is far beyond our previous estimation. Now we only need to pay half a million yuan, which is already a concession."
"500, 000! That's even more than the double we did just now. This is still a concession?" Dean Liu said angrily.
Master Yuandong said, "It's not about money, but the spirit and treasure of our inheritance. If Donor Liu can restore the Buddha statue to be as original and intact as before, we won't give it a single cent."
Dean Liu's face suddenly twitched. Who could recover anything that had been broken? This old monk was really good at it.
Seeing Dean Liu's expression, the old monk continued to say, "If Dean Liu can't restore the Buddha statue, then the money must be compensated."
"500, 000 is too much!" Dean Liu said with a bitter face.
Master Yuan Dong shook his head and said, "That's not about how much money you have. It's about the study of Buddhism and the inheritance of heritage." "You... "
The two sides were still entangled. At this moment, Zachary went around behind them and came to the three-meter-high statue. He looked around the statue. Zachary's eyes fell on the fractured place, carefully picked up a piece of debris and began to check it carefully.
Silently, Zachary released a sense of grassy smell and put it into the Buddha statue. After a while, his face turned cold and he looked at the monks.
Then he quietly shuttled back and forth in the temple and quickly searched it. Then he took out his mobile phone and made a phone call. "Huangpi, it's me. Help me to check a place and a few people. I'll send you the photos and locations immediately. Be quick."
After contacting with Huang Pu, Zachary walked back slowly.
As a result, when he came back, he was seen by a young monk. The man's face suddenly changed and shouted, "Who let you go inside?"
"No one, I just walked around." Zachary looked innocent.
"Come and walk around. This is our place. Do you want to walk around with our permission?" The young monk shouted, "Besides, it's difficult to ensure that you go in and break our things. What should we do?" When the old monk heard this, he winked at one of the monks and said, "Go, check it out!"
Then, he darkened his face and said to Dean Liu, "Alms Giver Liu, you know the situation clearly. Not to mention the Buddha statue, but now this benefactor has broken into our temple. If something is damaged, what should we do?" Dean Liu's face was gloomy. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. After all, Zachary did run into the house.
Seeing this, the old monk became more arrogant and shouted, "If your crew does this, we will consider renting the temple for you to shoot a film. Is it a right choice?"
Hearing this, Dean Liu's face was even more gloomy. After all, this temple was selected with great difficulty, and it was not far away from the temple's layout.
At this moment, the monk who went to the back to check came back and said to the old monk, "Master Yuan Dong, we haven't found any damage yet. But it's difficult to guarantee some places. We can't check it out now."
Hearing this, the old monk said to Dean Liu, "Mr. Liu, it's not our intention that things have come to this point. If Dean Liu really doesn't want to compensate, please go back. I'll also invite professional personnel to identify the compensation. At that time, we'll send a lawyer's letter to you."
Dean Liu felt helpless when he heard this. He was sure that professionals would not worry about it. But if he pulled the crew back now, it would definitely delay the filming schedule of the movie. It should be known that the schedule of each star was very tight. If he was delayed here, he might have a chance to finish the movie.
Thinking of this, Dean Liu could not help but soften and said, "Master Yuandong, don't be angry. We also did not say that we would not compensate you. It's just that this five hundred thousand yuan is indeed too much. Our crew is not rich!" Master Yuandong put his palms together and said, "Alms Giver Liu, I've said that 500, 000 is the lowest requirement. If you can't accept it, then I can only regret it."
Dean Liu was about to speak, but Zachary's cell phone rang. As soon as he saw the message, his face changed slightly and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. Then he grabbed Dean Liu, looked at the old monk, and said, "Master, you really don't want a penny less?"
Master Yuan Dong shook his head and said: "Five hundred thousand is the lowest requirement!"
Zachary said, "Oh, a small hole costs 500, 000. Master, your Buddha statue is really valuable. If all of it is smashed, how much will it cost?"
Master Yuandong changed his face, stared at Zachary, and shouted, "Alms Giver, please mind your words and deeds. Buddha does not allow insult." "Buddha doesn't allow you to be insulted! Then wouldn't it be an insult to Buddha if you blackmail him in the name of Buddha?" Zachary said coldly. "Nonsense, are you slandering us, against Buddha?" The monk's face was red with anger, and he shouted loudly.
Zachary snorted and said, "I'm slandering you. I'm really slandering you now."
While speaking, Zachary turned around and smashed his fist toward the huge Buddha statue. The surface of the statue was suddenly covered with cracks, and then it broke into countless pieces. Finally, only the throne was left. At this moment, almost everyone on the scene was dumbfounded, staring at Zachary with their mouths agape.noveldrama
The old monk was the first to wake up. With a look of grief and indignation, he pointed at Zachary and said, "You, you actually destroyed my Buddha statue, you..."
Zachary didn't take it seriously and shouted, "Master, look, the whole Buddha statue is broken. How much do you need to pay now?"
"This is a priceless treasure. You can't afford it. This is the most precious treasure of our Buddhism!" The master and a group of monks roared in grief and indignation.
Zachary snorted and said, "It's a priceless treasure. Pooh. Do you think that the fake Buddha statue you made can deceive everyone?"
"Fake Buddha statue? Mr. Ching, what the hell is going on?" Dean Liu asked hurriedly.
Zachary picked up a broken piece of the Buddha and said, "This so-called Buddha statue passed down for hundreds of years. It's just a fake one that was made of mud not long ago. It's totally a fake. Look at the fractured part of the broken piece. It shows that it's still hard to distinguish it after being processed. But judging from the broken part in the middle, you can see that it's not something that's been broken for more than a hundred years."
"You destroyed our Buddha statue. How dare you talk nonsense! You are guilty of terrible crimes. We'll call the police!" Master Yuan Dong shouted.
Zachary was not afraid at all. He said with a sneer, "Call the police. You can call the police! I'm looking forward to the police coming. Where will you go then?" "Escape?" Dean Liu's face was full of confusion.
Zachary said coldly, "These people are not monks at all. This temple is not their inheritance. These people are fake people who play antique on the street." "What?" Everyone turned pale with fright.
Immediately, the expressions of Master Yuan Dong and the rest changed drastically. Some of the younger monks began to panic.
"What are you talking about? Donor Liu, did you break our things? Are you trying to avoid responsibility like this?" Master Yuan Dong shouted angrily.
Zachary looked at him with a smile and shook his mobile phone, saying, "Li Yuandong, go on. Anyway, I have already called the police. You can go on. When the police come, you will know the truth."
Hearing this, Master Yuandong's face suddenly changed. He no longer cared about anything else and turned to run out of the temple. The other monks saw this and also turned to run.
Seeing this, Zachary snorted and "want to run". Then, like a flash of lightning, he turned into a shadow and chased after the monk.
"Bang bang bang!"
In less than three minutes, these fake monks all fell to the ground.