Chapter 1180: The Threat From Entertainment
Several great monks including Guangwen of Buddhism stayed in the holy place of Chenxi Church for more than half a month, pestering Batley and others to preach scriptures all day long. Facing such a person, he couldn't be beaten or scolded, which made Bartley and others very headache. Fortunately, after half a month of planning, Ye Zan finally came up with some possible solutions.
The first is the "square dance". Brainwashing singing accompanied by demonic dances may have limited impact on a few monks, but at least it can enrich the spare time life of believers in the church. After all, the daily life of the original believers, apart from praying and studying, their spare time is quite boring, and it is easy for the monks to take advantage of the loopholes.
When do people need faith? One is when life is facing despair, and the other is when the spirit is empty. Although, the believers of the Church of Dawn, who believe in the Goddess of Dawn, should be less likely to be spiritually empty. But the reality is that not all believers can fill their spirits with faith, only a few fanatics can do it. The vast majority of believers, while having faith, also need some entertainment.
Of course, the entertainment that Ye Zan prepared for the believers was not just the loud and noisy square dancing, but also a variety of other entertainment. It's just that everything has to be done step by step, and it's impossible for Ye Zan to throw everything out at once.
Ye Zan's plan is to gradually move the Internet, film and television, drama, music, etc. to the world of Chenxi. And the believers of Dawn Church are actually just the first to experience these things, and all things will eventually spread to the whole world. Moreover, this spiritual entertainment is also a great boost to cultural invasion, which can further allow people in the dawn world to accept monastic civilization.
Monk Guangwen and the others only thought that Ye Zan was going to quarrel them with square dancing, and hadn't thought about anything deeper. It's not that they are stupid, it's just that their fixed way of thinking makes them unable to think of other things. It's as if in the matter of preaching, almost no one thought that Ye Zan would popularize the concept of "Tao" by tampering with the history of the Chenxi world.
Hearing Batley's "invitation", Monk Guangwen and the others didn't think too much about it, and while they kept chanting Buddhist scriptures, they followed Batley's footsteps indifferently. In the eyes of Monk Guangwen and the others, it is impossible for Ye Zan to have any good way to deal with his rogue methods, unless he directly fights.
In fact, not only Monk Guangwen and the others, but also Batley didn't have much confidence in Ye Zan's so-called method.
Soon, under the guidance of Bartley, a group of people came to a room that had just been emptied. At this time, the room that had been cleared of the original furniture had been rearranged into another look. Right in front of the room, besides a huge white curtain, a not-so-small stage was also set up. And under the stage, there are rows of chairs neatly arranged, which looks like some school auditoriums, or simple movie screening halls.
"Several great monks,
Please sit casually, there are good things to read later. "Batley had already received Ye Zan's summons, so he turned his head and said to Guangwen and other monks who followed him.
"Oh, isn't this arrangement meant to be used for lectures?" Monk Guangwen saw the arrangement in the room, and the first thing he thought of was: This place is really suitable for lectures.
"Hehe, you don't have to speculate wildly, you don't have to just sit and wait for a while, and you'll know exactly what it's for." Batley gathered with several other high-level church officials, and came to the best viewing position in the middle of the auditorium, and each found a seat. sat down.
Seeing the actions of Batley and others, Monk Guangwen and others stopped guessing wildly, and followed them to sit nearby. Of course, until this time, they haven't forgotten, and continued to harass Batley and the others, each of them still talking non-stop.
However, at this moment, the entire projection hall suddenly went dark, and then a moving image appeared on the huge white curtain in front of it.
"The Legend of the White Snake?" Seeing the title on the screen, Monk Guangwen and the others were puzzled, but they couldn't help but stop talking.
"In order to go a step further, let people in this world yearn for and learn something about the 'Tao', Ye specially prepared these dramas. He called this cultural invasion, or cultural infiltration. Accept all kinds of things related to 'Tao', and be able to take the initiative to explore and learn with interest." Seeing that Monk Guangwen and others stopped talking, Bartley explained to them.
"Drama... for preaching?" Monk Guangwen and the others still didn't quite understand.
Through entertainment such as drama, film and television, and music, it is Ye Zan's assistance in the "universal education" plan to further promote the civilization of Taoism to the world of dawn. After all, if you want people to learn something, you must first let them know that learning it is useful, and then make them interested enough to learn it.
However, Ye Zan made some changes to those entertainment works because Monk Guangwen was playing a scoundrel. For example, in "The Legend of the White Snake" that is being played now, "Fa Hai" could already be regarded as a villain, but Ye Zan modified him to be much more shameless.
Sure enough, after watching for a short time, seeing the various manifestations of "Fahai" inside, the expressions of Monk Guangwen and others finally turned somber, which is rare.
"This... This is a slander, a slander against my Buddhism!" A great monk suddenly stood up and said angrily to Batley and others.
"Don't be in a hurry, great monk! Don't you violate the Buddhist precepts of anger with your angry appearance?" Fei Luna said with a light smile, seeing a few monks' anxious eyes, she immediately felt relieved.
"Guangzhi, sit down, read on with peace of mind, and see what gift fellow Taoist Wuji has prepared for us!" Monk Guangwen could still sit still, and said to his junior in a deep voice.
"Yes, although this Fa Hai is hateful, he only represents himself, so how can he say that he is defaming Buddhism." Batley also argued cheerfully, but the tone did not have any credibility.
As the movie played, the plot reached the final climax step by step, but unlike the traditional Legend of the White Snake, the ending of this Legend of the White Snake was naturally changed by Ye Zan. In this Legend of the White Snake, at the end a monk appeared, rescued Xu Xian, the White Snake, and the Green Snake, and defeated the evil and dirty villain Fahai. Moreover, Xu Xian worshiped that ascetic as his teacher, practiced the art of immortality, and became a couple of gods and immortals with the white snake.
"Huh!" Several great monks let out a sigh of relief after seeing the end of the film.
"Fellow Daoist, what do you mean by asking me to look at this thing?" Monk Guangwen asked Batley unnaturally.
"Hehe, great monks, don't be in a hurry. Let's look down, there are still many more." Batley seemed quite happy, and didn't immediately answer the question of Monk Guangwen.
In order to fight back, and to disgust the monks, Ye Zan arranged many works similar to this "Legend of the White Snake". He didn't need to worry too much, he just needed to replace some of the villains in his works with a monk. And with his technological means, it is quite easy to do this, and there is no need to re-shoot or anything.
Ye Zan, who comes from the world of science and technology, is well aware of the terrifying influence of including private goods in entertainment works. In the world of science and technology, why do countries have strict management of cultural and entertainment works? It is because of the private goods caught here, it is too easy to guide people's thoughts and emotions unconsciously.
The so-called "defending the mouth of the people is better than defending Sichuan", does it really mean that people's speech should be allowed to go unrestrained? In the face of the torrent of public opinion, simply building a dam to stop it is indeed not a good way. However, in terms of water control, isn't there a saying that "blocking is worse than dredging"! The meaning of "sparse" is to have conscious guidance, which is the so-called "public opinion control" in the Internet age.
Therefore, Ye Zan used his own knowledge in this area to add "reflection" to various entertainment works. It is conceivable that after the spread of these entertainment works, the sense of "Buddhism" of the indigenous people in the entire Dawn World will inevitably be greatly affected.
After all, not everyone can clearly distinguish what is reality and what is illusory. In the world of science and technology, there have been incidents where an actor who played a villain in a drama was shot dead by the audience below on stage. Then came the Internet age, the era known as "the wisdom of the people", and there are also many people on the Internet who can't distinguish between reality and fantasy.
For example, there is a "entertainment category" on the Internet, which basically means that one person travels to a different world, and then transports the works from the original world to gain fame and fortune in various aspects. In this kind of book review area, there are often a group of people who call out "copying and infringement" in order to show their noble morals, which is simply baffling. Even some authors have "moral cleanliness" and think that writing "copy" is an infringement, so they insist on their own "original" works...
Therefore, if these "anti-interpretation" works of Ye Zan are taken out, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble for Buddhism. When that time comes, the "preaching" of Buddhism in the dawn world will not be fruitless, but it must be a bumpy road.
It took a whole day for Batley to invite several great monks to enjoy more than a dozen entertainment works, all of which contained elements that vilified Buddhism. This time, Monk Guangwen and others couldn't sit still, their faces were full of annoyance and anxiety, and they wanted to turn their backs but had a lot of scruples.
"Fellow Daoist, let's talk about what you guys want." Monk Guangwen finally couldn't hold back the question again.
"Several great monks have been guests here for more than ten days, and let us see the methods of Buddhism. It's a pity that we have no intention of turning to Buddha, so we can only live up to the kindness of these great monks." Hearing Hearing the monk's question widely, Batley felt that the fire was almost over, so he stopped playing new entertainment works, stopped and said with a bit of regret.
Although Bartley's words are still euphemistic, the meaning of "chasing away" is also obvious. Several great monks have been guests for more than ten days, and they have bothered Batley and the others for more than ten days. Now it is time to take the initiative to say goodbye.
"Fellow Daoist, the poor monk already understands, it's just these things..." Monk Guangwen didn't dare to be a rascal anymore, and he really felt helpless and afraid of the works he had seen.
"Ye has already said that if your family and my family don't violate the river water, then these things will not appear in this plan. On the contrary, if the monks still don't give up and continue to be guests here, we will wait for you." Although we can't be rude, but..." Bartley said with a smile on his face, seeming to be in a quite comfortable mood.
Indeed, even a fly could be knocked out with a fly swatter. After being annoyed by these great monks for more than half a month, they still couldn't drive people away. This made Bartley and others very aggrieved. Now, I finally have a way to deal with it, and it seems that the monks are extremely afraid, and I can finally spit out the depression.
"The poor monks have bothered you here for more than ten days, and it is indeed time to leave!" Although Monk Guangwen was unwilling, but facing Ye Zan's threat, before he could figure out a way to deal with it, he had no choice but to leave. It is to give up the original plan for the time being.
Of course, why do you say that when Ye Zan took out these things, he "injured the enemy one thousand and hurt himself eight hundred"? It is because these things shown by Ye Zan, while threatening Monk Guangwen and others, actually inspired them. Even though Monk Guangwen and the others did not have Ye Zan's technological means, it was not impossible to just start with drama.
Moreover, one thing to know is that Ye Zan's equipment and methods for shooting movies have long been a secret in the Shenhua Domain. For example, Meizong is a "big factory" that produces local film and television works in the Shenhua domain, and has already broken away from the shackles of the "Eighteen Prohibition". Therefore, as long as Buddhism has the heart, it is not so difficult to obtain the method of filming.
But no matter what, being able to get rid of these great monks was considered a catastrophe from Ye Zan's side.
"Since that's the case, then I won't keep a few more!" Bartley was also straightforward, and when he heard that the other party was finally leaving, he even omitted the politeness to keep him.
"Oh, I just hope that Fellow Daoist Wuji can reduce his prejudice against my Buddhism, and don't let these absurd things prevail in this world." Monk Guangwen didn't waste any time, and after giving Batley a final warning, he With a long sigh, he led several brothers and sisters to get up and walk out of the screening room.
In the projection hall, Batley and the others looked at each other with a smile, and exhaled a long breath, and immediately followed Monk Guangwen and others who went out. After all, the guest is leaving, so it's fine if you don't keep it, but you still have to give it away, and you can't be too rude. Fu Pin Chinese