Chapter 53, The Living Dead
From noon to afternoon, Qin Kun and Chu Qianxun spent 5 hours here. The funeral home can be described as a distant place. Anyone who asked said that the funeral home was recruiting morticians, crematoriums, etc., had left as if they were escaping.
Almost few normal people like to stay in such places.
So Director Wang’s plan to expand his enrollment was vacancies.
Qin Kun looked at the leaflet and muttered, "Old Wang, who did you design this list? The style of painting is so terrifying. I said that I shouldn't find those designers who have read too many supernatural novels..."
On the leaflet, there are several Japanese ghost heads, plus a group of funeral attendants doing funerals. The background is a row of people who are blowing and beating under the full moon, carrying a coffin. The lid of the coffin is still half open, and a corpse is sitting inside. This design style is so sad and graceful that people can see the soul stirring and their hearts are hard to calm down. Is this a leaflet that a funeral home should have?
Director Wang seemed to think it was inappropriate and whispered: "This was made by your aunt's niece, a senior designer in an advertising company. I didn't know that the little girl would design it like this..."
Qin Kun was speechless: "Old Wang, you won't even look at it after the design is completed. You designed the leaflets like the signing order issued by Yin Cao. Even if you are a disciple of Fengdu, you can't do this!"
Director Wang couldn't hold back his face and glared at him, "Are you a leader or I a leader? Isn't it okay to introduce new designs this year? In previous years, the leaflets are just right but no one will come!"
Qin Kun was convinced, but there was no way. The funeral home had a basic salary of 2,000+. Although there were many bonuses, commissions and subsidies, it would have to work for at least one year. Nowadays, the social atmosphere is impetuous, and everything you do is paying fast pace. A monthly salary of 2,000+ is better than moving bricks in a big city like Linjiang.
"What should I do? By the way, don't you know how to look at the photos? Why don't you show us who is suitable for this business? How about I snatch someone up?"
Qin Kun proposed another idea.
There is no way, you can't recruit people to grab people, right? Now the older generation of the funeral home is too old. In addition to him, the official staff member is the youngest and urgently needs fresh blood injected.
I remember a few years ago, I was also a small worker in the talent market. I couldn’t eat enough and didn’t wear warm clothes. I came from a small town to the city. If Director Wang hadn’t fooled him to the funeral home, I might be on the streets now.
Since Lao Wang and the others are old, Qin Kun feels that he should make some contribution to the funeral home.
"Grab? My funeral home has a good salary, so why should I grab it? I used to cremate, and I had to give gifts to treat you when doing funerals! Why did this world change all of a sudden?"
After Director Wang finished talking, he had no choice. Anyway, he didn't know when it started, and the funeral home, which was directly doing idyllic business, was no longer popular. Instead, the small shop where paper-cutters were spent on money became popular. Every year, it was a booming trend.
Director Wang had no choice but to accept Qin Kun's idea now: "This is what you said, Xiao Qin, it depends on you whether our funeral home can recruit people this time! In this way, Lao Qu guards the stall and I go to find people. You and Xiao Chu go to the other side to send leaflets. I will call you if there is a suitable person."
Qin Kun said: "Finish!"
Qin Kun and Chu Qianxun left the crowded talent market. The two sat on the bench in a store and fed cold drinks.
"Qin Kun, I heard from my grandfather that Senior Wang is also a person in the realm of life and death. Why is it like this now? Is your funeral home so miserable?" Chu Qianxun told her what Chu Laoxian told her.
It turned out that in the 1970s, cremation had gradually become popular and the funeral industry was even more perfect. At that time, the LJ City Funeral Home was called "LJ City Cremation Factory". Director Wang was already a big shot in the funeral industry at that time.
Funerals pay attention to guarding, holding coffins, eulogies, sacrifices, verses, mourning, opening the way, and burials. A series of etiquettes have existed since ancient times. In ancient times, people believed that only by completing etiquettes could the dead family be sent to the underworld safely. Therefore, paper money, blowing and crying are all for ghosts to see. In this way, the ghosts in the underworld will be moved by true emotions and are willing to guide the dead family to the underworld.
Moreover, Director Wang not only did a good job in the funeral industry, but also seemed to have some skills, which were related to ghosts. Similar to ancient alchemists, they could look at the qi and observe appearances, and often had more contact with dead people. Sometimes Director Wang could see whether the normal person had a "decline in energy" at a glance, and was well-known at that time.
However, most people in the realm of life and death are low-key. As Director Wang got older, he did not show his skills and started a funeral business in peace.
But I didn’t expect that this industry will be in a downturn.
"Etiquette, law, etiquette, ancient people paid attention to etiquette, and I didn't read much, but I also know that this etiquette is just a psychological comfort. It is normal for the declining funeral industry to go down. Now, the etiquette is simple, and everyone who has seen it can find it, so who can ask for a professional one."
Qin Kun said that if Lao Wang had not been named a director, he would have been unemployed long ago.
Nowadays, you can get one-stop funeral service when buying a cemetery, and the business atmosphere is too heavy.
Chu Qianxun said: "By the way, Qin Kun, have you ever thought about what to do after taking your apprentice out?"
Qin Kun was stunned. He was only 22 years old now. Although he entered society early, he was a young man after all, and he had plenty of time to wave to him. However, Qin Kun didn't know what he was going to do.
He pinched his finger and said, "I don't need much money and I have a house. If you change a motorcycle in a while, the rest of the time, it will be enough for my sister to go to college and dowry in the future. Why don't you think about it for me, what should I do?"
Chu Qianxun is knowledgeable and Qin Kun thinks she should have some good ideas.
Chu Qianxun lowered his head and thought for a while, and looked at Qin Kun with a smile: "How about you come to the Seven Star Palace? I will pay you a double salary. My grandfather said you are a malleable talent and can teach you how to do rituals!"
Qin Kun curled his lips: "Miss, stop teasing me... Your grandfather is thinking about the 'way money' in my hand. Don't worry, I will be the first to send this thing to your grandfather after I have it."
Chu Qianxun stuck out his tongue, but unexpectedly Qin Kun saw through her purpose.
Then, Chu Qianxun said: "In fact, life and death are all related to dead people. They either have funerals, or have clothes and paper, or have ghosts caught and catching things. There are so many strange things in the world. If you are a ghost hunter, open a 'ghost hunting office'."
Chu Qianxun thought, "Don't you have a few very powerful ghost messengers under your command, take them with you. Although you don't have the ability to control ghosts in the three sects of Zhudou Fu, no one can compare to your ability to control ghosts in the south! Many rich guys in the coastal areas believe in your skills."
Ghost hunting office...
Qin Kun thought about it and said that he has completed the [Ghost Mission] now to maintain the daily food and clothing of the ghosts under his command. There are not many ghosts in LJ City now and cannot complete any tasks to get merit. If he can help others to resolve the troubles and catch ghosts and settle things, I don’t know if the system will automatically generate tasks!
This suggestion is worth considering!
1. Help others to make money by themselves.
2. If you catch a ghost, you can refine Yin candles and have merits.
Third, it would be even better if the system automatically generates tasks!
Is it too complicated to catch ghosts in other places?
Local colleagues are not vegetarians. If they can really take jobs from other places, they will probably be evil ghosts or even evil ghosts. The danger factor is still very high.
"I'm only level 20 now, so it's time to try the Mage PK platform. Let's talk to other system hosts to see where the gap is. I believe that other hosts will have troubles, and I just happened to have the opportunity to ask their opinions."
Qin Kun thought about it and made up his mind to go to the [Ghost PK Station] to ask about the situation. He will put this suggestion of the ghost hunting office aside for the time being.
Qin Kun and Chu Qianxun chatted for a while, and then Director Wang called.
Qin Kun answered: "Hey, Lao Wang, have you found a suitable one?"
"Finished! I just encountered some accident."
"Accident? What an accident?"
Director Wang pondered for a while before saying, "The Eight Characters hide blood."
Eight characters... hide blood?
Qin Kun was a little confused. He couldn't understand Director Wang's terms and asked in a low voice: "Do you mean that person is a murderer?"
Director Wang smiled bitterly and said, "I mean... that man has been killed. I don't know why he didn't die. He is a living dead!"
Qin Kun's hand holding the phone froze there.
He turned his head and blinked: "Chu Qianxun, has your grandfather told you what is a living dead?"
Chapter completed!