Chapter 313 Do Not Disturb
Gu Wei certainly had no idea what Xu Zheng was thinking at the moment. After watching "Lost on Journey", he, Liu Yifei and Su Chang had a hotpot meal together at noon.

After dinner, the two continued to stay at home, and Gu Wei also came to the company. The box office revenue of "Love Is Not Blind" had been shared, and there were several documents that required his signature and confirmation.

A movie usually goes through six steps, from its release and ticket sales to the profit sharing and settlement with the producer, with an average cycle of six to nine months.

They are ticket purchasing, cinemas, theater chains, medium-sized companies, distribution companies, and production companies. Among them, the audience purchases tickets at medium-sized companies, which belongs to the first half and the cycle is about three or four months.

Cinemas and theater chains usually settle accounts on a monthly basis, and the time required is predictable. However, China Film Corporation needs to settle accounts with more than 40 theater chains for each film, and there are hundreds of films released each year, so the workload is quite large. Coupled with the efficiency issues of state-owned enterprises, the queues for box office settlement can be imagined.

The transition from the distribution company to the production company takes an uncertain amount of time due to various reasons and is the second half.

In fact, the main reason that can affect the second half of the payment period is the status gap between the two parties. Generally speaking, the relationship between the distribution company and the production company can be simply regarded as "OEM processing".

The distribution company is responsible for contacting numerous channel dealers (cinema chains) and delivering goods to sales terminals (theaters) for sale. It is responsible for the brand building and advertising of the film, and also sends promoters to theaters to assist in terminal sales.

A pure production company is equivalent to a processing factory of varying sizes and strengths. The difference between them is like some factories can make the best super sports cars, while others can only produce walk-behind tractors. But the similarity is that their production cycles are too long and their output is limited.

Because the film market is usually composed of many production companies surrounding a distribution company, which serves as the "core" and supplies films to it.

It is only natural for the issuing company, as a core enterprise, to use its strong position to require the surrounding weaker enterprises to provide payment terms.

After the film's profit sharing payment is transferred from "Zhongshu Company" to "Distribution Company", it officially enters the distribution company's payment period, which can be as short as three months or as long as half a year.

It is common in the industry for distributors to occupy funds, and most production companies are accustomed to it, either looking for financing channels on their own or reducing production. Their capital turnover cycle is often as long as one and a half to two years, and the efficiency of use is very low.

For example, a blockbuster movie can easily have a box office of hundreds of millions. People will take hundreds of millions or even millions of dollars in box office share and delay it for you for a year or two. The interest generated from this money alone is a considerable sum.

Due to funding issues, when Gu Wei signed agency distribution contracts with China Film, Light Media, and Wanda for several previous films directed by him, he mentioned a clause that the distribution company needed to pay Xingchen Film and Television within one to two months after receiving the box office share from China Film Group.

Because several companies considered that they would have to continue cooperating with Gu Wei in the future, they agreed. Now that the film is directed by Lu Yang, they will definitely not settle the payment according to the time agreed with Gu Wei at that time.

After all, how much benefit can be gained and how much can be accomplished by using it for an extra half year?
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The next day, the first day box office of "Lost on Journey" was released. The first day box office of 1439.6 million surprised people in the industry.

“It really can break 100 million.”

"Fuck, he made a killing again."

Xu Zheng called immediately, his tone full of excitement.

"Director Gu, it's over 10 million. Looking at the first day's box office, it could really be over 100 million.

Thank you for your support, without you this movie wouldn’t exist…”

On the phone, Xu Zheng was so excited that he was almost incoherent. Hundreds of millions! The title of director of the billion-dollar box office club seemed to be just around the corner.

Although it is common for box office revenue to exceed 100 million yuan in the circle nowadays, that is only for those big directors. For Xu Zheng, who succeeded in his first transformation, he can finally relax and have a happy new year.

"You still have to follow Director Gu. Look at Ning Hao, Wu Ershan, Lu Yang, and now Xu Zheng. Who didn't succeed?"

"If you think about it carefully, Xingchen Film and Television Company is probably the most powerful production company in the industry right now."

A careful person counted the directors under the Star Film and Television Company and couldn't help but sigh.

"There is a top international director and several domestic directors who are in the billion-dollar box office club. It's no problem to say that they are the most capable."

At this moment, Xu Zheng also felt the treatment Ning Hao, Lu Yang and others had received. Since the first day's box office figures came out, he has been receiving calls non-stop.

Moreover, the other party kept calling him "Director Xu" all the time, and his attitude was extremely enthusiastic.

Actors in the circle who had little contact with me before are now constantly sending text messages and making phone calls to congratulate me.

While saying congratulations, they also added at the end that if there are any movies in the future, he can contact them at any time and they will make time for them, giving Xu Zheng enough face.

Compared to Xu Zheng's excitement, Wu Jing on the other side was a little impatient. He directly asked Lu Yang to come out, and the two of them started to discuss after drinking a little wine.

"What, can't you help it?"

In a specialty restaurant in the capital, Lu Yang asked with a smile as he watched Wu Jing chugging glass of wine in front of him.

"Do you believe me if I say I can hold it in? Oh, I am envious. When I first made a movie, I lost a lot of money, but they succeeded in one go..."

Wu Jing, whose face was flushed from drinking, kept talking to Lu Yang.

"What about our movie? When will it start?"

Wu Jing often went to the company and knew that the logistics department had completed most of the costumes and props. However, the person in front of him was neither anxious nor impatient, as if nothing had happened.

"Don't worry. I'm reading a novel called "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" recently. It's very well written. I plan to revise the script."

Lu Yang spoke leisurely, paying no attention to Wu Jing's murderous look.

"Brother, you are a director. What's the point of reading those messed up novels? Hurry up and start."

Hearing this, Lu Yang smiled slightly. He was teasing Wu Jing. The script had been basically revised and it would be ready to start filming after the new year. On the other hand, Gu Wei, who left the company, did not go to the villa, but returned to his parents' courtyard.

By the way, he bought the villa a few years ago. Because he was always filming, traveling between other places and Hollywood, he only stayed in China longer this year and lived there for a while.

The house is located in Chaoyang District, where the Chaoyang Masses, known as the world's fifth intelligence organization, was born.

Many people are curious about why celebrities must live there. In fact, it is because there are many film and television companies and media units in Chaoyang District, it is close to the Capital Airport, has convenient transportation, and the environment is livable.

The success of "Lost on Journey" allowed Gu Wei to put down the last thing in his mind. He returned to the courtyard and saw his parents busy preparing for the New Year. At this moment, he felt extremely at ease.

In this life, with his parents alive and well, a beautiful girlfriend, a successful career and a good reputation, Gu Wei now felt a lazy feeling in his heart.

"Jingle Bell!"

"Shit." The ringing of the cell phone brought him back to his senses. He picked it up and saw that it was Wuershan calling.

"Hey."

"Director, Mr. Song and I have discussed the celebration party for Painted Skin 2 and we plan to hold it before the end of the month so that it won't interfere with everyone's New Year celebrations. You still have to leave for Berlin after the New Year, and I'm afraid that we won't have enough time by then."

"Well, you guys decide."

Just after hanging up the phone, Lu Yang called again and said that they were preparing to launch "Assassin's Blade" after the New Year. He also said that Wu Jing was a little impatient and kept urging him for the whole day.

Soon after, Song Ge, Wang Chen and even Reid from the other side of the ocean called to report on the work at hand.

After answering the calls from these people, Gu Wei thought for a moment, then picked up his phone and posted a message on Weibo.

"During the New Year, please do not disturb!"

After sending the message, I threw my phone on the sofa, got up and went to the kitchen to see what delicious food my mother was making.

...

In the other villa, Liu Yifei was petting the cat peacefully in the living room, while Su Chang was reading the news on his phone.

"Haha, Xixi, take a look at the post your Gu Wei posted. There are so many people commenting on it."

As a big director whose Weibo fans are no less than those of celebrities in the circle, Gu Wei also has millions of fans.

Less than an hour after his post was published, tens of thousands of comments appeared below it.

"New Year's Day? Big director, are you still going to celebrate New Year's Day? Hurry up and get to work."

"Learn from Director Zhang. You are so young, but you can't do it?"

"I'll only say this once, hurry up and write the script, Yifei and the others are waiting."

...

In addition to netizens, there are also many comments from other actors and artists.

Zhou Xun: "Come out for a drink, two glasses."

Huang Xiaoming: "Director Gu, you have worked hard. Take a good rest during the New Year."

"Thank you for the hard work, director." Ning Hao, Wu Ershan, Lu Yang and Xu Zheng all made the same comment.

At this moment, Gu's mother had just finished cooking and Gu Wei had just put the food on the table when the cell phone rang again.

He picked it up and saw that it was Han Sanping calling. After Gu Wei answered the phone, he said unhappily, "Boss Han, don't you check Weibo?"

"Weibo? What does that mean?" Han Sanping on the other side was a little confused, but he continued, "After the new year, the Berlin Film Festival will have someone from China Film Group go with you. You can help to select a few movies, and we will buy the copyright."

"Fuck." Gu Wei was too lazy to complain. He didn't get paid by China Film Group, but he still had to be responsible for this job.

"You can also see if there are any good films. We will give you two spots. You buy the copyright and China Film will be responsible for import and distribution."

Hearing this, Gu Wei retracted his previous complaints. This can be considered a benefit, and it's pretty good.

At the same time, in the office of the chairman of China Film Group, Han Sanping, who had just hung up the phone, took a look at Weibo and found the post posted by Gu Wei.

"Good boy, you still want to be lazy, this is not acceptable."

Thinking of this, Han Sanping smiled slightly. He felt that he had to keep a close eye on Gu Wei. He had to hurry up and finalize the domestic special effects blockbuster. What if the other party went directly to Hollywood after the New Year? He didn't know how long he would have to wait!

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(End of this chapter)