Traffic Star Development Program

Chapter 46 Company Revenue

Zhou Zhennan's performance: His footwork control is stable, and his relaxation has improved compared to last week. The main problem at this stage is that his shoulders habitually hunch forward when standing still, which needs to be continuously corrected. Progress: A down, maintain.

Chen Linong's progress: Significant improvement in tone control; the issue with the arm extension finishing, raised last week, has improved this week; currently, further strengthening of breathing coordination during extension is needed. Progress: B+, upward channel open.

Xu Kunkun's performance: Physical foundation is average, no obvious weaknesses. This week, she had a burst of rhythm during a runway walk, specifically during the second rehearsal of the third set. Her rhythm and positioning were precise, and Teacher Lin has made a separate note of it. Progress: B+, direction is stable.

Wang Yuxuan's line: The issue of center of gravity was raised last week. It fluctuated for the first three days of this week, improved on the fourth day, and stabilized on the fifth day. However, this stable state can only be maintained during slow practice; once the pace accelerates, the center of gravity still shifts backward. Progress: B, observation period continues.

Lin Youna's line: No obvious problems, stable, progress B.

Zeng Hao flipped the evaluation form to the back, which was blank. He put the paper down and said to Teacher Lin, "Regarding Wang Yuxuan, his center of gravity shifted backward after accelerating. Please evaluate this problem and see if it can be resolved within three weeks."

Teacher Lin flipped through the assessment book. "The root cause of this problem is his weak core strength. He relies on leg power to control his center of gravity. Once he accelerates, his leg rhythm cannot keep up and he will fall backward. To solve this, systematic core training is needed. We can see improvement in three weeks, but it will take longer to completely solve the problem."

"How much improvement can be expected in three weeks?" Zeng Hao asked.

"I can maintain stability at slow and medium speeds, but I still have problems at high speeds," said Teacher Lin.

Zeng Hao paused for a moment in his mind, then asked, "Where is Wang Yuxuan now?"

Xu Wen said, "He didn't leave the practice room after class today; he was still practicing by himself."

Zeng Hao handed the evaluation form back to Xu Wen and walked towards the practice room.

The practice room was next to the training room. The door was ajar, and not all the lights were on inside except for the light near the mirror.

Wang Yuxuan stood in front of the mirror, practicing his catwalk moves. He walked through it once, stopped, looked at his feet in the mirror, then stood still again and walked through it once more.

After walking through it a second time, he looked down at the position of his feet, then stood still.

Zeng Hao pushed open the door, walked in, and stood in the middle of the practice room.

Wang Yuxuan saw him in the mirror, turned around, and didn't say anything.

Zeng Hao paused on his face for a second, "Do you know what your problem is?"

Wang Yuxuan said, "Teacher Lin said it was the focus."

"Teacher Lin is talking about the result," Zeng Hao said. "The reason is that your core is not strong enough. You rely on your legs. When your legs move fast, your center of gravity shifts. This cannot be solved by practicing catwalk. You need to train your core separately, such as plank, dead bug pose, and bird dog pose. Add forty minutes every day in the evening. It won't take up class time. Can you do that?"

Wang Yuxuan listened to the names of the movements once, and said, "I can do it."

"Starting today," Zeng Hao said, "I'll see the results in three weeks." He paused for a moment, "You have one week left in your observation period. I'll give you my assessment at the end of next week. If you can maintain your balance at a moderate pace, you pass. If you can't, we'll have to reconsider the direction."

Wang Yuxuan stood in front of the mirror without looking down. After listening to Zeng Hao's words, he nodded and said, "I understand."

Zeng Hao reopened the practice room door, walked out, stood in the corridor for a moment, and went over the things that had happened that day in his mind.

The program's supplementary agreement will be renegotiated within three working days; contact with NetEase Cloud Music regarding distribution will begin this week; Wang Yuxuan's core training begins today; and Xue Zhijian's distribution plan B has been confirmed.

He took out his phone, opened the notes app, updated today's entries, finished writing, locked the screen, and put the phone back in his pocket.

The lights in the corridor were warm-colored. In the early afternoon of February in Qianhu City, it got dark earlier than in January, and the streetlights outside the window were already on.

The script issues for "Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" haven't been resolved yet, and he plans to go back and read it again tonight.

The filming of "Diamond Lover" will wrap up in a little over two weeks.

The distribution window for "Ugly Eight" has opened. NetEase Cloud Music made contact this week, discussed digital distribution next week, and the project is expected to be finalized within two weeks.

He walked towards the parking lot, mentally reviewing Xu Jiaying's song choices for the first episode. She was suited to emotional songs, not technical ones. To make an impression on the judges in the first episode, the song choice had to grab the audience's attention as soon as the intro started.

We can discuss this after filming of "Diamond Lover" wraps up; there's still time.

Peng Bing arrived early the next morning.

He entered with a roll of construction plans tucked under his arm and his phone in his other hand, the screen still lit. He walked to Zeng Hao's office door and knocked twice.

Zeng Hao was inside. "Come in."

Peng Bing pushed open the door, placed the rolled-up floor plan on the table, unfolded it, and pressed down on both ends with his hands. "President Zeng, there's a problem with the location shooting today. I spent two hours there before I came, and I've tried everything I could think of, but it's completely stuck now."

Zeng Hao shifted his gaze from the computer screen to the floor plan, which showed an aerial view of a commercial street. Several locations were circled in red, marking the planned camera positions for today's shooting.

"Say it," Zeng Hao said.

"Today we're filming scene 38, the one in the commercial street," Peng Bing said. "We completed the paperwork last week, contacted the street office, and have the cultural bureau's records. We were supposed to start filming at 9 a.m. today, but when we got there, we found another film crew was already there. They have approval documents, and the timestamp is later than ours, but they got them yesterday and started filming before us."

"Did you contact the neighborhood committee?" Zeng Hao asked.

"We contacted them," Peng Bing said. "The people at the neighborhood office said both families have the necessary permits, but they can't do anything about it. We have to wait for the neighborhood director, who won't be back until 2 PM. We can't wait that long. If we can't finish filming this scene today, there are two indoor scenes the day after tomorrow that rely on the plot logic of this outdoor scene. If we can't finish filming the outdoor scene, the lines for the two indoor scenes will have to be changed. Changing the lines will require revising the script. And Fang Qing's side—"

"Did you look at the other party's approval documents?" Zeng Hao interrupted him.

Peng Bing paused for a moment, "I glanced at it, but didn't look at it closely."

"Is there a filing area on the document?" Zeng Hao asked.

Peng Bing thought for a moment, "Yes, they are registered with Nanhu District."

Zeng Hao pushed his chair back, stood up, picked up his phone from the table, walked to the window, and dialed a number.

The phone rang about three times before being answered.

Zeng Hao said, "Old Chen, I have something to tell you. The 'Diamond Lover' movie is filming on location on Jinjiang Road today. Our approval documents are filed with the Cultural Bureau in Qianhu District. You should have them in your system. Could you check the remarks column for me to see if there is a note indicating priority shooting rights?"

He paused for a moment and listened to what the other person was saying.

"Yes, that's the column. Scroll down, it's the second to last line."

It paused for a few more seconds.

"That company is registered in Nanhu District, which is a cross-district application. Please refer to the cross-district coordination rules. According to the normal procedure, the place of jurisdiction takes precedence. We are registered in Qianhu District, while they came from another district to submit their application. Therefore, our priority should be higher."

He stood by the window, glanced at the street outside, and waited for the other party to reply.

"Okay, then please tell Lao Zhang for me to ask the urban management department to reconfirm the filing area of ​​the two documents this morning and process them according to the jurisdiction. My film crew is waiting on site. Can you give me a result before 11:30?"

Pause and listen to what the other person has to say.

"Okay, I'll wait for your call. Just call me if you need anything."

He hung up the phone, placed it screen-down on the windowsill, and turned to look at Peng Bing. "Go back to the set now and tell the crew to stay put and not leave. I'll give you an answer before 11:30. If the urban management authorities reconfirm the priority of local jurisdiction, the other crew will have to give us space today. If they don't confirm it, the backup plan is to rearrange the order of today's outdoor scenes and shoot the 39th scene that doesn't require the street scene first. Try to talk to the street director in person this afternoon about the reshoot schedule for tomorrow."

Peng Bing rolled up the floor plan again. "Understood. I'm going back now."

"Also," Zeng Hao said, "Fang Qing doesn't need to touch the script today. Just wait for my message. Don't change the lines unless absolutely necessary."

Peng Bing tucked the floor plan back under his arm and left.

Zeng Hao sat back down in his chair, glanced at the computer screen, picked up his train of thought again, and continued working on it.

At 11:08, Lao Chen returned the call.

Zeng Hao answered the call, listened for about forty seconds, said "Okay, thanks," and hung up. He then sent a message to Peng Bing: "The city management has confirmed that the local area has priority. The other crew will leave the set before 1 p.m. You can enter the set as normal, and today's scenes will be filmed as originally planned."

Peng Bing replied with three words: Received.

Zeng Hao put his phone back on the table, opened today's memo, and added a note to the first line: "Emergency at the location has been dealt with. The case was closed at 11:08. Peng Bing will be on set as scheduled this afternoon."

After finishing writing, he closed the memo, stood up, and walked downstairs to the finance office.

He hasn't gone to Sister Liu's monthly account reconciliation yet this month, so he'll do it today.

The finance office is on the second floor of the company. It's not big; there's a desk, a computer, and a filing cabinet next to it. There are a few sticky notes on the cabinet door, which Sister Liu herself put up as memos.

When Sister Liu saw him come in, she moved her chair aside, opened the ledger on the table, and pushed it toward him. "Mr. Zeng, you've come at the right time. I was just looking for you. This month's cash flow has been reconciled. Please take a look."

Zeng Hao sat down opposite her and took the account book.

Sister Liu pointed to the first line, "As for the Crown Princess, iQiyi has settled the bill for this month. They reported 1340 million views for the month. According to the contract, the revenue sharing is multiplied by the platform's settlement price per view. This month's settlement is 7.2 yuan. In addition, there was a 3000 yuan balance from last month that was not settled. It was transferred together this month, totaling 7.5 yuan. It arrived in the account this morning."

Zeng Hao memorized the number, "Back to when I was twenty."

"Return to the bank settled a payment this month," Sister Liu flipped to the next line, "The third batch of revenue sharing from the cinema chain was supposed to arrive at the beginning of this month at the end of last month, and it arrived today. This payment is 143 million yuan. Adding to the 2336 million yuan that has already arrived, Return to the bank has received a total of 2479 million yuan. The remaining receivables are 4527 million yuan according to the contract."

Zeng Hao paused the number 2479 in his mind and did some mental calculations.

The 4527 million has not yet arrived in the account.

At a monthly settlement pace of 1.3 to 1.5 million, it will take another 30 to 35 months, and this final payment line will continue to drag on until the end of 2018.

He already knew that, so it wasn't a problem.

"What about the Diamond Lover?" he said.