Chapter 850 - Very Powerful

The Moran Group is mainly engaged in printing, publishing, newspapers, magazines, television networks, and other businesses.

In Laila's view, the publishing work is the easiest because she knows too many novels that will have a great influence in the future. She signs unknown authors and works in advance, and then just sits back and counts the money.

At the same time, she also borrowed the way of operating IPs from the future, adapting some excellent works into TV series to be broadcast on NBC. Surprisingly, this operation was very successful, and the series produced was very popular with audiences.

The production and broadcast of American dramas are very different from those in the East. They shoot while broadcasting, and if the ratings drop, they cut it and change to a new drama. The advantage of doing this is that it allows funds to flow back quickly and allows them to see the audience's reaction in real time and make adjustments in the following episodes.

For example, if the audience likes a character, they will give him more scenes; if they like a scene, it will appear more frequently; and if they particularly dislike a character, they can make him leave early.

If the series is successful, they can continue to shoot season after season. The airing time can also be extended as much as possible to maximize the impact of television.

Laila didn't arrogantly demand that the TV station change its current filming habits to her liking; she just provided a direction and let the people below her handle the rest. If they couldn't even do this, she didn't mind using her power to kick those useless people out of the company.

In fact, the Moran family's business is quite healthy. There are none of the situations commonly seen in family businesses where "relatives are appointed to middle and senior management positions just because they are relatives."

The old man has no siblings, and his parents are no longer alive. His grandmother came to the United States alone and has little contact with relatives in her home country, only exchanging greetings during major holidays. In all the years Laila has been here, she has never seen any of her grandmother's relatives from back home come to visit, indicating that their relationship is not very close.

Janet is their only child, but the old man saw early on that she was not cut out for it, so he never thought about handing the company over to her. Even when Laila's health was not good in the beginning and she was occasionally critically ill, the old man just thought he still had a few years left and might even wait until his daughter had another child or something.

So, the people recruited into the company are all truly capable individuals and a healthy system and operation have enabled the company to reach its current level under the leadership of the old man.

In the blink of an eye, it was 2007, half a year later, and Laila appeared in public for the first time for the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King."

This is the final installment of the trilogy, and with the record-breaking box office numbers of the first two installments, even media outlets that were biased against Laila couldn't fabricate excessively false numbers to denigrate it. Because readers wouldn't buy it; everyone knows the truth.

Is it possible that the first two parts were classics, but the last part turned into a pile of crap?

Yes, it is! Really. Unfinished stories are not uncommon in movies or novels.

However, adding "Produced by Dragon Soul Films" before the unfinished part seemed to make it an impossible scenario.

Is Dragon Soul Films very powerful?

Very powerful! I believe that walking down the streets of Hollywood and casually asking a passerby, they would all answer this question with a very affirmative tone. It's just that powerful! It represents a legend, a myth of never failing. Without exception, every film produced by Dragon Soul Films has been a huge success.

This kind of achievement has made many film companies jealous. But they can only envy, they have no way to fight back.

There are three methods usually used for retaliation. The first is to use the media and hire online commentators to discredit. Many media outlets and film critics say that the film is a flop, and people will think, is there a need to go see it?

Just look at how Cooper made the Phoenix so miserable; a reputable film critic can completely ruin a film production company! However, this trick doesn't work on Laila because her family is in the media, and she has several newspapers and magazines in her hands, as well as her own television network. She can completely use her media to counterattack without worrying about being unable to respond.

The second method is to invest more and use a high-profile production with bigger stars to squeeze the opponent's box office during the same period.

This is still ineffective against Laila. Not to mention that no one has the confidence to surpass Laila in box office sales, even if they really do, she wouldn't worry about going bankrupt due to losses.

It is speculated by relevant people that the cash flow in her hands is probably the most abundant among all the film production companies in Hollywood. In other words, she can shoot films at will, invest in films, and even afford to lose because she has money! Money makes one willful, everyone understands this point without saying.

The last method is to control the theaters. If major theater chains refuse to screen Laila's new films, those films naturally won't make money.

Unfortunately, this method is still ineffective against Laila.

Theater owners don't run movie theaters for charity, nor do they follow the orders of other film production companies. They have only one purpose—making money!

Why can Laila's films always get many screens so smoothly? It's because theater owners are very confident in her films; they know that as long as her films are screened, they don't have to worry about no one coming to watch. What they care more about is how to get more screens from other films for Laila's films.

The more people go to the movies, the more money theater owners make. Unless other film companies are willing to compensate for this loss, theater owners have no reason to push out a cash cow like Laila, who can make them rich.

Moreover, with the development of the Eastern film industry, box office revenues there have been increasing in recent years. Previously, Hollywood films didn't make much money there, so naturally, there wasn't much attention paid to the East. But now, things are different; they've discovered that it has become a new goldmine, with the potential for rapid growth.

As a result, more and more Hollywood companies are paying attention to the Eastern film market. In this situation, the cinemas Laila invested in there have become objects that must be courted. Therefore, every company is trying to curry favor with her. How could they possibly risk losing money by blocking her films from being shown in cinemas?

In reality, all of this boils down to one word: "money."

In a capitalist society, it's all about the money. It doesn't care about relationships or feelings. As long as there's money to be made, who cares if others are crying or laughing?