madnovel Chapter 36 Absence Makes the Heart Blossom
Chapter 36 Absence Makes the Heart Blossom
Before we knew it, it was March 9th, the second day of the second lunar month, the day the dragon raises its head.
At Gu Qingshan's home, the feng shui master was explaining matters, and Gu Qingshan's parents were listening attentively.
Tomorrow is the third day of the second lunar month, an auspicious day for demolishing houses and breaking ground.
Now that the entire set of design drawings has been completed, it's time to get down to earth.
Otherwise, we'll have to wait several months.
The entire house cost 1.5 million yuan for design and construction fees, and 3.5 million yuan for decoration, totaling 5 million yuan. The design institute was responsible for both construction and decoration.
As for the rural craftsmen, Gu Qingshan dared not hire them, since they couldn't even understand the design drawings and their construction quality was unsatisfactory.
However, professional construction teams are different. Large design institutes like these wouldn't risk ruining their reputation for a five-million-dollar project.
At 5:00 a.m. the next day, the worship ceremony began, and then the bulldozer quickly demolished the old house.
In the evening, Gu Qingshan also pulled his suitcase, boarded a plane, and embarked on his return journey.
Instead of returning to school, she went to Jing Tian's place.
As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. For two young people, being apart for half a month and then meeting again was like a bolt from the blue.
The small flame of desire burned for two hours before gradually being extinguished.
The two took a quick shower in the bathroom before returning to bed to cuddle and chat.
Although the two maintained the habit of talking on the phone every day during this period, and chatting on QQ for as long as two or three hours a day, it was a completely different experience from hugging and talking in person.
The two embraced and talked about what had happened in the past two weeks.
Then, inevitably, the conversation turned to movies.
"Do you think 'Love is Not Blind' can break 200 million at the box office?" Jing Tian's eyes were full of anticipation.
The box office of "Love is Not Blind" is not far from the 200 million mark.
A box office of 190 million and 200 million may seem like only a difference of 10 million, but they represent different levels of success.
Among mainland directors, only Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang's films have grossed over 200 million yuan. The rest are like Chen Da Shi Ren, whose highest-grossing film, "The Promise," grossed 1.75 million yuan.
For Jing Tian, it was completely different.
A female lead with 200 million yuan in box office revenue is in a completely different league from a female lead with 100 million yuan in box office revenue.
"Love is Not Blind" was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, achieving great success in both audiences and box office. Countless people praised her performance.
"CJ7" made Zhang Yuqi a star, and similarly, "Nightclub" and "Love is Not Blind" made Jing Tian extremely popular.
Zhang Yuqi didn't have many scenes in "CJ7", but Jing Tian was the female lead in "Night Shop" and "Love is Not Blind", especially in "Love is Not Blind", where Jing Tian had a lot of scenes.
This also made Jing Tian a highly anticipated actress.
Jing Tian truly experienced the taste of fame, and she finally understood what it meant to have a constant stream of film offers, GG endorsements, and commercial activities.
Gu Qingshan said, "Who can say for sure? We'll know by the end of the month."
"Aren't you going to pay attention? If the box office is a little higher, it will be 200 million, and you can become a 200 million box office director!" Jing Tian said.
Gu Qingshan smiled and said, "We've already made a lot of money, that's real. What I'm concerned about is when the money will arrive."
The box office revenue of "Night Shop" was 1694.6 million yuan. Of this, 847.3 million yuan belonged to Qingshan Film and Television. Then, after deducting the 600 million yuan investment in "Love is Not Blind" from the 847.3 million yuan belonging to Jing Tian, 247.3 million yuan was given to Jing Tian.
As for taxes, each party is naturally responsible for their own.
With 847.3 million yuan from Qingshan Film & Television, plus a 600 million yuan investment, and after deducting 20% personal income tax according to Gu Qingshan's investment dividends, Gu Qingshan received a total of 1157.84 million yuan.
Money that you actually have in your hands is truly your own.
"You're really honest!" Jing Tian said.
"Uh... I'm just an ordinary person!" Gu Qingshan smiled.
Jing Tian suddenly asked, "Have you made any progress on your next film?"
"I've already written the script, and I'll arrange for someone to submit the application tomorrow," Gu Qingshan said with a smile.
Jing Tian was somewhat surprised, "So fast?"
It hasn't been long, and Gu Qingshan has already finished writing the movie script.
That's incredibly fast!
"Fortunately, this movie is similar to 'Nightclub,' just a low-budget comedy, so the script was written relatively quickly," Gu Qingshan said. "So, do you want to play the female lead? Let me tell you, none of the female characters in this movie are particularly outstanding."
Jing Tian thought for a moment, "Then forget it. I have to get busy filming GG and doing commercial performances next."
"You've taken on a lot of gigs and commercial performances?" Gu Qingshan asked curiously.
Jing Tian nodded and said, "Of course, the company has secured four brand ambassadors and three brand ambassadors for me, and we are in talks for five more and six more brand ambassadors."
"Now that we're famous, wouldn't it be foolish not to take advantage of this opportunity to make more money?" Jing Tian said matter-of-factly.
Gu Qingshan was immediately impressed with Jing Tian. It seemed that Jing Tian's team was not incompetent in business operations, and knew to take advantage of their popularity to get more gigs and commercial performances.
Why do so many celebrities choose to make movies even without a salary? It's because once they become famous, they can easily make a fortune by taking on gigs and doing commercial performances.
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The next morning, Gu Qingshan and Jing Tian arrived at the central villa area of the Tianzhu district in Shunyi.
Jing Tian said, "I really don't understand you. My neighborhood is so nice, with a beautiful environment, perfect for living. Why don't you buy there? Why do you have to come to this remote place to buy a house?"
The Central Villa District is remote!
Yes, at that time, the Central Villa District was indeed very remote. It had only been developed for a few years and was far from the city center. The supporting facilities such as transportation, education, and living conditions in the area were not very well developed.
However, Gu Qingshan had been here before and had a very deep impression of it.
"It's close to the airport, so it'll be convenient for travel in the future!" Gu Qingshan said with a smile.
Its proximity to the airport was naturally one of the reasons Gu Qingshan chose this location.
Another important reason is, of course, the potential for appreciation in value.
He arrived at the Grand Palace, which had just opened for sale not long ago. The first phase consisted of 89 units, all of which were detached villas. The lowest price for a single villa was over ten million yuan, causing a sensation in Beijing.
Many people scoffed at it, after all, it's far from the city center and yet it's so expensive.
Like Jing Tian, he would never buy a villa here.
Upon arriving at the sales office, I found it to be very luxurious, with numerous model displays on it.
Phase 1 comprises 89 units in 7 different layouts, with the smallest being 789 square meters, comprising 11 units. All units are identical, consisting of three floors above ground and one floor below ground.
Gu Qingshan looked at the different apartment types and chose type A. Type A has a property area of 1472 square meters. There are 5 units in the first phase, and it is allowed to be expanded to 2500 square meters. The garden area is 700 square meters and it is adjacent to the river.
The entire unit is priced at 2500 million yuan, which is significantly higher than the price of surrounding villas.
These are all unfinished houses; a lot of money will be needed for renovations.
Gu Qingshan naturally didn't have the money to pay in full, but that didn't stop him. He chose to pay a deposit first, and then wait for the box office revenue sharing of "Love is Not Blind" so he could easily pay in full.
After signing the contract, Gu Qingshan looked at it and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride, realizing that he now owned a house in Beijing.
Jing Tian was still puzzled, not understanding why Gu Qingshan was so keen on buying a house in such a remote place. Life would be inconvenient, and besides, it would probably take two years to take the house to be handed over and then renovated.
It would be better to just buy the apartment in the same complex where she lives; they're all ready-built, so you can start decorating right away.
However, since the house was to be bought by Gu Qingshan and the money belonged to Gu Qingshan, she couldn't interfere.