Booked Work but No Payment: Wealth in Zi Wei Dou Shu

For freelance work, separate inquiry, contract, delivery, approval, and collection before calling an order income.

Three new freelance contracts do not mean three payments have arrived. Separate an inquiry, signed scope, delivery, approval, and cash collection. The Wealth Palace can prompt a question about the payment route; the Career Palace can prompt one about delivery and revisions.

An illustrator might receive ten inquiries, sign two projects, and collect only one deposit this month. Hua Lu does not turn all inquiries into cash. Check who approves a deliverable, whether a platform holds funds, and how change requests are billed. Then review three recent projects by date and amount. Adjust milestones or acceptance terms where the real delay occurs. Use bank receipts, not chart language, to confirm income.