Hardy had previously instructed Bill to send someone to San Francisco to keep an eye on the Selden family of the Mafia.

Now that the head of the Selton family is being investigated by the FBI and there is unrest within the family, Hardy calls Bill and orders him to send more people to San Francisco to investigate the Selton family's business in depth.

"Sometimes when doing business, we don't have to have a direct conflict with the other party. We can take advantage of multiple parties, such as newspapers, police, patrol teams and even the FBI."

"All of the Selden family's businesses are underworld businesses. Find clues about these businesses and provide them to the police. Use the power of the police to strike him down. Find evidence of his tax evasion and hand it over to the IRS. Find evidence of his crimes and hand it over to the FBI. Any of these can make him suffer." Hardy said with a smile.

Bill nodded continuously.

Then I thought about my own business.

"Boss, if others use this method against us, how should Los Angeles respond?" Bill asked with some concern.

“That’s why I told you to be careful before. Black business is black business and will never see the light of day.

The business in Los Angeles is now divided into different levels of responsibility. If we encounter a strong investigation, we can directly cut off our arms and at most lose some of our men. Others can't even think of investigating higher levels and can't touch the foundation of Los Angeles."

"Over in San Francisco, send more people over there to investigate what's going on and report it to Henry and the others in a timely manner. The security company will use legitimate means to deal with the Selton family. If they deal with them a few times, the Selton family will be seriously damaged."

"Okay, Boss. I'll send more people over right away."

......

After Bill left, Hardy received a call.

"Mr. Hardy, I'm back in Los Angeles." Elizabeth Taylor's sweet voice came from the phone.

"Leon: The Killer" is about to be released. Taylor has been out promoting the movie during this period. She hasn't seen Hardy for a long time. When she came back, she couldn't wait to contact Hardy.

"Are you tired?" Hardy asked concernedly.

"I am a little tired, but I am excited and worried when I think about the movie coming out soon," said Taylor.

"How could the story I wrote fail? Don't worry." Hardy said with a smile.

The two chatted for a while, and the girl said, "Mr. Hardy, the movie will be released the day after tomorrow. How about we go to see it together then?"

"Okay, let's go there secretly." Hardy replied.

After a period of vigorous promotion, "Leon: The Professional" is finally going to be released. On the day of the release, Hardy took Taylor secretly into a cinema in Los Angeles.

The leading actor of this movie is Gary Grant, and it can be said that most of the audience went to the theater just for him.

But some people were attracted by Taylor. During the promotion, the MGM publicity team claimed that Taylor was the Barbie doll 'Princess Taylor', and many little girls clamored to see Princess Taylor.

The cinema opened to a packed house.

Among them were quite a few little girls.

There is no rating system for movies now. A movie like Leon: The Professional, which has many gunfights and bloody scenes, can definitely be rated as a special guidance film and can be watched by children under the age of 13 accompanied by their parents.

As the movie played, people were gradually attracted by the plot.

Matilda's life was miserable at the beginning, and her whole family was killed. But after she met Leon, her life gradually became colorful.

The strength of a girl.

The killer uncle's care.

This makes the movie full of an alternative love flavor.

The final gunfight and revenge scene brings the plot to a climax.

Although the film is somewhat different from the Leon: The Professional that Hardy had seen in his previous life, it is still a rare good movie.

Taylor's acting skills are also absolutely online.

When the show is over,

Many people walked out while discussing the plot.

"I like uncles like Gary Grant. He is so handsome. It would be great if I could meet such an uncle." said a girl about five or sixty-four years old.

"Taylor is so beautiful and her acting is great. When I was watching the movie, I completely forgot her previous image and felt like she was Matilda," said a man.

Taylor walked out holding Hardy's arm, and she was very happy listening to people's discussions. Her efforts were recognized by everyone.

After watching the movie, Hardy was about to send Taylor home. Taylor looked at Hardy with his purple eyes and said, "Mr. Hardy, I want to visit your manor."

"OK."

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Hardy sent Taylor home. When he got out of the car, his lips were a little swollen. He ran to the door, turned around and looked at Hardy, waved goodbye to him vigorously before entering the house.

Sarah saw her daughter coming back and asked happily, "How was the movie showing today?"

"The theater was packed, and after watching the movie many people praised my acting skills," Taylor said happily.

"That's great, Taylor, what did you and Mr. Hardy do after the movie?" Sarah asked.

Hardy picked up Taylor in the afternoon and brought him back at 11 o'clock in the evening. The movie was already over.

Taylor's eyes flashed with panic.

"I went to Mr. Hardy's estate and had dinner there. After dinner, Mr. Hardy told me that if I liked the story of "Beauty and the Beast," he would ask the film company to write the script," said Taylor.

"Ah, another new movie?!" Sarah was surprised.

Actors are most afraid of having no roles to play. Taylor knows Hardy, a big money sponsor, so now she doesn't have to worry about having no roles to play. Sarah touched her daughter's face and thought she was so lucky.

"By the way, Mr. Hardy also told me that if I wanted, I could go to ABC TV to do a show. There is a children's puppet show called Sesame Street on TV. I can play a character in the show. Everyone else wears puppet clothes, but I don't. I play Princess Taylor."

Taylor said happily.

Sarah was even happier, because her daughter would no longer have to worry about not having any roles to perform.

The next day.

Several newspapers published film reviews.

"'Léon: The Professional' is a very novel name. I didn't understand what it meant at first, but after watching the movie, I finally knew the origin of the name. It is indeed not too cold.

He was originally a cold-blooded killer, but later he met a lovely girl. He cared for her, helped her, and accompanied her as she grew up. The girl also gradually fell in love with the killer. This was a kind of dependent love, and I felt it was more like the girl's love for her father.

The scene that I remember most vividly was when the girl was in danger of her life and asked the killer for help. The killer didn't want to cause trouble, but after a fierce ideological struggle, he finally opened the door. When the door opened, a ray of sunlight shone on the girl's face. The light at this moment was the light of life and the light of humanity.

This movie is definitely worth going to the cinema for. I believe that after watching this movie, you will remember it for the rest of your life."

Most other film critics also gave the film extremely high praise, with many people commenting that Elizabeth Taylor's performance reached a new height and was in no way inferior to Oscar winner Gary Grant in the film.

Of course there is noise.

Some film critics said that letting a 14-year-old girl fall in love with a 40-year-old man is immoral in itself and is absolutely not worth promoting.

Fortunately, there are no intimate scenes in the movie, otherwise these people would directly call for a ban on the movie.

Hardy received a report from MGM that the first day's viewing data was out. The film was shown in more than 900 theaters across the country, and the box office revenue reached an astonishing $950,000.

This is an extremely high number.

According to MGM's analysis, the total box office may reach more than 8 million, and may even hit 10 million.

To achieve such an effect is inseparable from the Oscar-winning actor Gary Grant, but some people think that Taylor's influence is no less than Gary Grant's, especially in the promotion of the Barbie Princess.

MGM boss Mayer personally called Hardy to congratulate him. Hardy smiled and said, "This movie was made by our two companies together. Mr. Mayer made more money than I did."

Maye paused and said.

"Hardy, your ABC Radio Company has approached MGM and wants to buy its films. Hardy, are you optimistic about the future of television broadcasting?" Mayer asked.

"Very optimistic." Hardy said firmly.

Meyer thought about it.

"To what extent do you think broadcast television will develop into a threat to film?" Mayer asked again.

"Haha, Mr. Mayer, to be honest, I think it's more serious than what you said. It's not just a threat, but it's beyond all else and will even have a serious impact on the future of the film industry," said Hardy.

Meyer felt that Hardy's words were a bit alarmist.

"The entire film industry is worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year, and more than 30 million people go to theaters every year. We have box office revenue, copyright revenue, and theme parks, while the television industry only has advertising revenue. How can it possibly surpass the film industry?" Mayer countered.

"Free, convenient, family-friendly, and long-duration, these are the biggest advantages of television," said Hardy.

"When you buy a TV, you get an endless supply of shows, but to watch a movie you have to pay for it every time."

"With a TV at home, people can watch it anytime, without having to prepare for a few days in advance to watch a movie. People can enjoy TV anytime. After dinner, the whole family can gather in the living room to watch TV. It is a happy occasion and can enhance the relationship between family members."

"A movie is only two or three hours long, but you can watch TV all day. Now other TV stations only have five hours of programs a day. When my ABC starts, I will adjust it from 8 am to 12 pm."

Meyer was surprised. "Do you have that many shows?"

"Haha, there are as many shows as you want." Hardy said with a smile.

Meyer was silent.

In fact, he was not blind to the advantages of television and its impact on the future of movies. Other film companies also saw some clues. For example, Paramount was considering acquiring ABC.

I just don't think it's as scary as Hardy said. I always feel that TV can never replace movies.

After hearing what Hardy said, Mayer's mind wavered again, "Hardy, are you going to sell the shares of ABC?"

Hardy knew that Mayer was moved.

"sell."

Meyer was delighted.

"How to sell?"

"10% of the shares is $10 million, and I can sell you 20% of the shares."

Meyer was almost pissed off.

He heard that Hardy bought 100% of ABC's shares for only 12 million US dollars, but now it would cost 10 million to sell 10%, and the value increased tenfold.