Chapter 854 - The Big Conspiracy Discovered by a Tabloid

But it was different in the group. She didn't understand the operation of the group at all before and was directly thrown over by the old man. Even if she arranged tasks and wanted the people below to do them, she didn't know who to find.

It was only after some time that she gradually began to understand the abilities of the people below, and gradually delegated her work.

While Laila was working hard, the first week's box office of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" came out. Two hundred million box office in five days, without any surprises, won the box office championship for the week.

Such results were terrifying no matter where they were placed, but even with such box office numbers, the media seemed not too interested in them, just a few brief reports before changing direction.

Some even only mentioned it when releasing the North American weekly box office champion list, there was no special coverage like before about the box office champion.

This phenomenon was discovered by a small tabloid, and they thought they had discovered a major conspiracy. They believed that as long as they exposed it, the newspaper's sales would definitely reach a peak in history. So they published the report titled "Laila Moran and Her Movie Encounter Collective Cold Treatment by the Media."

Their report was thrilling to read. First, they believed that Laila had touched too many people's interests, so she was boycotted by all the media. Otherwise, why didn't she even get an entertainment headline when she won the box office championship for the week?

Furthermore, they speculated that major film companies had decided to take action against Laila. If they didn't suppress her now, her company would soon become the largest film production company in Hollywood. Currently, Hollywood has eight major film production companies, and adding her would change the landscape of Hollywood. Who would sit idly by and watch their cake being taken away by others?

The report speculated on many possibilities. If one believed them, they would think that Laila was too much of a failure and tragedy, a person rejected by Hollywood.

Surprisingly, some readers actually believed their words, really thinking that Laila was being ostracized and deliberately suppressed. Otherwise, why did every previous box office champion have a special report, but when it came to Laila, there was nothing, as if nothing had happened?

Some people shared this report on the internet, speaking up for Laila. There were too few directors like her who could make movies that young people liked. She was about the same age as them, so she knew exactly what movies they liked and wanted. 

Why envy and be jealous of her for this? If they thought she did a good job, why not reflect on why they didn't do well themselves? Seeing that she was loved by many people, and wanted to suppress her, not even reporting her box office results, was really too much!

What they didn't expect was that such a topic would be instantly overwhelmed by laughter on the internet.

"The media only reports what's worth paying attention to. Is it really rare for Laila's movie box office to be high?"

"Don't forget, every time her movie comes out, it always wins the box office championship."

"Everyone knows this, why would the media care? They just want to report more things that can attract attention."

"Yeah, if they were suppressing Laila, why would they keep reporting on her and Roy's relationship?"

"Did Roy and Laila break up? No! They are the best couple in my heart. I would rather see the end of the world than see news of their breakup."

"If even they break up, I will never believe in love again."

Now, those who initially believed the tabloid's report realized that it wasn't a conspiracy, but rather, everyone was already accustomed to Laila's box office success. The media also knew that such reports wouldn't attract readers' attention, so they focused more on speculating about her and Roy's emotional life. If her movie didn't win the box office championship this time, then various media outlets would have written extensively about it.

So everyone's attention began to turn to how amazing Laila was. So amazing that even the newspapers couldn't be bothered to report on her greatness, so amazing that the public didn't need others to report on her greatness. Such a person was simply too amazing!

She was not yet thirty years old, who could imagine what kind of achievements she would create in the future? Based on her current achievements, winning an Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award would be enough.

Laila's fans were proud to see all the praise for Laila as if they were being praised. They were very happy and fortunate to live in the same era as Laila because they could witness the birth of a legend.

Meanwhile, in another office in Hollywood, the atmosphere was not so good.

Faaris looked at Cooper, "Is this your new way? Not only did you not disgrace her, but you also let her be high-profile again?"

"I'm Sorry." Cooper lowered his head, not daring to even breathe heavily in his anger. Since the last time he saw this man smiling and smashing someone's head with an ashtray, he never dared to go against him again. He believed that if the man didn't want to be bothered, he might have killed that person directly. Someone who didn't value others' lives, what could he use to compete with him?

The outside world thought that not reporting Laila's box office was a coincidence, but this time it was planned by him.

Laila's movie once again won the box office championship, and the fact that it broke two hundred million box office in the first week was not reported, all because of him.

Some media did indeed turn more attention to Laila and Roy's relationship, thus neglecting to report on things that everyone already knew. Another part of the media was influenced by the connections he had accumulated over half his life and the money he had bought them with.

Even with money, it was impossible to buy all the media, so he chose media with relatively large influence and good relations with him, hoping that they would not report too much on Laila's movie winning the box office championship.

The higher the box office, the more people would want to see it, and the box office would continue to rise, attracting more audiences. This cycle would lead to the movie's box office breaking records again and again, maybe even creating a shocking number that would shake the world.

His idea was not necessarily wrong, but unfortunately, he chose an unequal opponent.

Laila's current reputation meant that she didn't need any more publicity. As long as there were people who liked watching movies, people who paid attention to the entertainment industry, and people who were interested in watching TV and newspapers, they would know how good Laila and her movies were.

Even if she didn't promote herself, her fans or fans who had seen her movies would spontaneously spread the word. With her current status, would she care if the media reported that her movie had won the box office championship again?