The Great Writers of Hogwarts

Chapter 81 Do third-rate newspapers take themselves seriously?
It was about nine o'clock in the evening.

Andre and Lupine are still communicating about the idea of ​​character cards in the workshop.

There is a board on the wall on which Andre has drawn a mind map.

In the past two days, he had several rounds of brainstorming with Lupin, and the various functions of the character card, such as displaying the character's name, ability, and task text records, have been listed in detail.

At the beginning, Lupine only knew that Andre was going to make such a thing, but he didn't know what the purpose of this thing was.

After two days of discussion, the appearance and function of this character card gradually became clear in Lupine's mind.

Not only that, Andre also told Lupine many directions that can be developed through character cards in the future.

For example, readers can use their own character cards to virtually play against their friends.

For example, open an epic story to readers, let them team up with friends to explore and overcome difficulties.

And in the future, if the function of displaying stereoscopic images can be added to the character card, it can achieve the effect of a 3D holographic game.

After Lupine listened to Andre's explanation, although he didn't understand many things, he was shocked by Andre's ambition in entertainment just by understanding the part.

Even though "The Quibbler" has become the most popular magazine in the magic world recently, Andre seems to be far from satisfied, and is still eager to create and make progress.

For others, maybe the character card is just a useless plaything.

But for Andre, it represents a possibility to change people's entertainment life!

This gave Lupine a sense of accomplishment. If the things he made could enter thousands of households in the magic world, that would be an achievement he had never had before.

When the frame had clearly emerged, Andre looked at Lupine.

"Can such a character card be realized?"

Lupine breathed a sigh of relief and showed a confident smile.

"Don't worry, the basic function of the character card you want is not difficult to achieve.

Even compared to the Marauder's Map I made with my friends in school, this is far less technically difficult, and I can easily complete it by myself. "

"I can bring a sample over tomorrow..."

Andre smiled even more when he heard Lupine's answer.

But just when he was about to speak, his brows suddenly frowned, and he looked outside the protective magic of Lovegood's house.

"Someone's coming, not from the Weasleys.

Who else will come over at this point? "

Outside the door, Xenophilius had already walked out and asked outside the protective magic.

"It's so late, who is it?!"

Lupine already held his wand vigilantly, telling Andre to stay well, and he went out to take care of Xenophilius.

In the past ten years of wandering around in the magic world, he has seen a lot of dark sides in the magic world. God knows what the strangers who came over this night will be planning. It is always right to be on guard.

I finally saw the hope of changing my life, but I didn't want this hope to be shattered in an instant.

At this time, Ole, the director who came from the "Daily Prophet" and planned to acquire "The Quibbler", was surprised when he saw the protective magic outside Lovegood's house.

This thing is not common, and it often appears outside some noble manors.

After all, even low-level protective magic is far more effective than the dozens of protective spells cast by ordinary wizards. It is not at the same level at all, and naturally consumes a lot of Galleons.

And if it is high-level protective magic, it cannot be described as burning money, and the consumption is beyond imagination.

Of course, Ole didn't think that the Lovegood family could have that kind of high-level protective magic. He felt that at most it was a low-level protective magic, which should have been made by "Quieter" by throwing money at it.

Thinking of this, Ole's eyes became more and more fiery.

"It seems that the Quibbler is more profitable than I thought, and it can afford the protective spell after only a few issues."

"Hmph, it's true when you think about it, a savior card that costs about the same as a chocolate frog card can be sold at a high price of one Galleon, isn't that a lot of money?

Five knuts for a copy of the Daily Prophet! "

"In the final analysis, it is authorized by Harry Potter, this thing is a cash cow, how can it stay in a third-rate magazine like "The Quibbler"?
Only the Daily Prophet deserves a Harry Potter license! "

At this moment, a gap in the protective magic slowly appeared, and Xenophilius and Lupine appeared.

Only then did Ole reveal his background with obvious arrogance.

After hearing that Ole came from the "Daily Prophet", Xenophilius showed a bit of surprise on his face, and then regained his composure.

The "Daily Prophet" used to be very great in Xenophilius's heart. Compared with the previous "The Quibbler", it was a giant to an ant.

But now that "The Quibbler" has been selling well again and again, with such a sales base, Xenophilius naturally has confidence in his heart.

What's more, Andre also showed him what the "Daily Mail" looked like, and the "Daily Prophet" seemed to pale in comparison to Xenophilius, unable to arouse waves in his heart.

Xenophilius' calm expression made Ole feel uneasy.

He has never seen "Daily Mail", "Times", etc., he knows that "Daily Prophet" is the leader of the newspaper industry in the magic world.

Even if "The Quibbler" has sold well recently, it's only been good for a while, and it's still a younger brother compared to the "Daily Prophet".

Usually, when Ole came to this kind of small newspapers and magazines in person, he was greeted with a humble and flattering expression.

Especially in the recent period, he came to the door directly to make acquisitions when the other party was at the end of its rope. With the backing and endorsement of the Ministry of Magic, the other party could only let the "Daily Prophet" conduct bone-sucking acquisitions and hand over all of his market share. out.

Being used to doing such domineering things, suddenly seeing Xenophilius' calm expression, Ole was naturally upset.

Xenophilius is not an idiot, of course, seeing Ole's dissatisfied face, Xenophilius felt baffled, and his heart burst into flames.

You came here in the middle of the night to disturb our rest, and you still look like a dick full of displeasure?

Dumbledore's already deflated in "The Quibbler", who are you?

Therefore, Xenophilius didn't even have the idea of ​​inviting Ole in, and he didn't have a good mood.

"What are you doing here so late?"

"If it's a matter of work, it's already very late today, come back at work tomorrow, our family is going to rest."

"If you have nothing else to do, please go back."

Seeing Xenophilius' attitude, Ole became even more angry.

He simply had a showdown and handed over a contract.

"Are you sure you want me to go back, Mr Lovegood?
Let me tell you the truth, I'm here on behalf of the Daily Prophet to give The Quibbler a chance to join. "

"Five thousand gold galleons at a price, buy out your "Quiet" and your agency system, Harry Potter authorization...

Not only can you get this huge sum of money, but you can also have an independent department at the headquarters of the "Daily Prophet", and you can be the head of the department yourself.

Presumably you understand what this means, and you can attract people's attention wherever you go and take out your business card. "

"Now are you sure you want me to leave?"

After Ole finished reporting his purchase price for "The Quibbler", the scene became strangely quiet.

Even Lupine, who had just joined The Quibbler, looked at Ole like he was looking at a madman.

Although he didn't know much about the overall profitability of "The Quibbler", the annual salary Andre gave him was more than two thousand Galleons.

Five thousand gold Galleons, this is a huge sum of money to others, but what is it to "The Quibbler"?
A department head plus five thousand Galleons would take away so many things. Is the "Daily Prophet" an acquisition?This is pure stealing!

Andre, who came here, laughed angrily when he heard this brazen offer, walked up to Xenophilius, and stretched out his hand to accept the purchase contract handed over by Ole.

Then, in front of Ole, Andre tore the contract in half and threw it on the ground.

"Your Daily Prophet are here to beg for food?
If you run out of money, you propose to close down, and you still look like a beggar here, and the third-rate newspapers still take themselves seriously? "

(End of this chapter)