The Great Writers of Hogwarts

Chapter 59 Old Horse, People Have Dreams!
After closing the box, Lucius suddenly felt a sense of relief.

At this moment, he looked at the time and remembered that he had agreed with Mr. Weasley. The specific cooperation matters required him to go to Lovegood's house to discuss with Andre, and now the agreed time was approaching.

Thinking of this, Lucius' eyes flashed strangely.

It never occurred to him that Arthur Weasley, a core member of the Order of the Phoenix, actually looked like he was working for Andre.

Even when Mr. Weasley mentioned Andre, he actually had a feeling of convincing, as if he was so relieved of Andre's judgment and decision-making that he was willing to obey him completely on such a major matter!
"Andre Lovegood, the Lovegood boy, isn't he only ten years old, the same age as Draco?"

"How did he do it..."

This made Lucius think of some rumors.

"He was said to have been hit by the Cruciatus Curse but was unscathed by so many people who had seen this and claimed he was the second Boy Who Lived."

"Harry Potter started to be serialized on "The Quibbler". If it's just a story, they can still get Harry Potter's photos and authorization, and now Arthur Weasley is also It's the only way to look after him..."

Lucius had been thinking about these things before, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Andre was covered with a veil of mystery, and he didn't look like an ordinary ten-year-old child at all.

After a while, Lucius let out a sigh of relief.

Regardless of his rumors, hearing is believing, seeing is believing.

What is going on with the Lovegood boy, you will find out for yourself.

……

Fifteen minutes later, the Lovegood house.

The news of Lucius Malfoy's visit came from the Aurors patrolling outside. Moody looked at the time with dissatisfaction on his face.

"Didn't I say that no one who can't be trusted can come near the Lovegood house at this time?"

"What time is this, what is Lucius Malfoy doing here at this hour?"

The Auror said with a bit of embarrassment on his face.

"He said he was here to do business with the Lovegoods, and it was urgent."

"You also know that the Malfoy family is the big benefactor of the Ministry, even if you ask for instructions in the newspaper, it probably won't stop him..."

Moody took a deep breath and sneered.

"In these days, as long as he has money, a Death Eater bearing the Dark Mark can appear majestically in front of so many Aurors, and the Aurors still have to treat him as a guest of honor.

Hehe, the Aurors these years are really promising. "

The Aurors who heard this had unnatural expressions on their faces, but no one responded to Moody.

Before joining this team, they must have wanted to fight against evil, but the belief in justice cannot be eaten as food.

There is a saying that goes well, what do you do to get so little money a month?
There is another saying, the same two Galleons are in front of you, can you tell which one is noble and which one is dirty?
It has been ten years since the war, and the politicians have changed from batch to batch. You can turn a blind eye to the previous affairs. Unless there is a blood feud in the family, why bother to hold on to the benefactor.

Moody could tell at a glance what these young Aurors were thinking.

But he didn't bother to talk too much, he was in a semi-retired state, and this time he was only asked to come out of the mountain again because of too many things.

No one in the ministry welcomes him, and he will probably be kicked away after this matter is over, and he is not interested in talking about life ideals with these Aurors, so he can do whatever he likes.

Just like that, the defensive magic that the Aurors set up next to Lovegood's house opened an opening, and an Auror led Lucius in.

Lucius didn't care that this place was surrounded by Aurors. Anyway, it was a peaceful age, and he was a big taxpayer of the Ministry of Magic. What could these Aurors do to him?
Instead, his eyes fell on Andre who was sitting in the hall.

Strange to say, in Andre, Lucius did not see the restraint of being "protected" at home by the Aurors, but he also had a calm attitude.

Seeing Lucius coming, Andre greeted him calmly.

"Nice meeting, Mr. Malfoy, I hope we have a pleasant talk today."

Lucius pulled out a half-smile.

It was clear that Andre wanted something from him, but this kid still had such a calm posture, and he didn't know who he learned from.

Lucius also wanted to try Andre, and wanted to see if Andre was a "child prodigy" "created" by someone, or a prodigy with real talent.

He decided to put some pressure on Andre to see if he could see something.

So Lucius just nodded lightly.

"first meet."

"But it doesn't matter whether the discussion is happy or not, after all, the Lovegood family and the Weasley family are tied together, and there is no cost for me to discuss cooperation.

I just want to see who can make Arthur Weasley do things. As for cooperation, I'm really not interested in making small troubles. "

He sat on the sofa in the living room with a calm and powerful demeanor, as if this was his home field.

Andre smiled.

Just wanted to take a look, not interested?

I believe in ghosts, if you are not interested, you will not come, if you come, you are interested, it is very simple, isn't it?
What he said was nothing more than putting pressure on himself, wanting to see his own flaws.

I don't need to care about what Lucius said, otherwise I would fall into his rhythm and make myself too passive.

Andre still followed Lucius slowly according to the rhythm he had prepared.

"The sales of the savior cards in "The Quibbler" have been quite good recently, part of which comes from Mr. Malfoy, and you must have felt it.

But are you interested in hearing about the specific sales volume? "

Lucius' expression moved slightly, obviously interested in this.

Before he could speak, Andre continued.

"When the savior card was launched on the first day, the daily sales had already exceeded [-] Galleons."

"The next day, the number was more than three thousand."

"By the third day, the number had already exceeded [-], and it has continued until now, and it has risen steadily..."

When Lucius heard the sales data, his pupils shrank suddenly.

He guessed that the sales of this kind of card would be exaggerated, but he never expected it to be so exaggerated.

With a daily sales volume of over [-] Galleons, this is simply printing money!

Even among those properties in Malfoy Manor, there is no single property that can provide such a high daily sales volume!

However, the costs of those industries are not low, and the profit figures after deducting costs from sales are not so exaggerated.

But what grade should the net profit of this savior card be?
Andre seemed to guess what Lucius was thinking.

"Mr. Malfoy, although Malfoy Manor has a huge property, I can find out about those properties after a little inquiring. They are all old properties for many years. Has there been any change?
The production link is old, the production efficiency is low, the labor cost is high, plus various costs such as transportation and wear and tear, what is the profit margin of your family in the end?
I will make a rough estimate, when the market is good, it is estimated to be around 15.00%, and when the market is not good, [-]% is not bad. "

Lucius had a sullen look on his face.

He felt that Andre's words seemed to disdain the Malfoy family's business model, which made him feel strongly offended.

Lucius no longer intends to talk to this impolite brat anymore, he has already got up and is about to leave here.

As for cooperation?

Cooperation is impossible, impossible in a lifetime, the face of a nobleman is better than the sky...

But the next moment, when Andre said a number, Lucius' mind went blank.

"One thousand and five percent, that's the rate of return on The Quibbler."

thump.

Lucius' body, which had stood up, suddenly lost strength at this moment, and fell heavily back on the seat.

He cried out in an unbelievable tone.

"How many?"

"One thousand and five percent?!"

Andre said leisurely.

"That's still a net rate of return excluding costs."

Lucius felt his eyes spinning.

Grandma's, the average profit rate of the Malfoy family's industries is similar to what Andre said, or even a little bit worse.

The profit margin of "The Quibbler" is hundreds of times higher than that of your own home?
Why!

"and many more……"

"I #￥%@!"

"The rate of return is [-]%. I bought a card of almost [-] Galleons from you, so you earned almost [-] Galleons from me?"

"Are you stealing money?!"

Speaking of this, Andre couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

"This is what you love and what I want, how can it be money grabbing?
High added value, we are high added value, the industry has been upgraded, understand?

This is to meet the growing spiritual and cultural needs of wizards in the magic world..."

After some nonsense, Andre changed the subject.

"Well, after all, the past is the past.

Let me just say this, we are willing to bring in the Malfoy family to earn the money together, so you can say whether you want this opportunity or not. "

Lucius' eyes were red, and he completely forgot about his decision not to cooperate with Andre just now.

Still not doing the job of stealing money?
You are not stupid!
Andre nodded.

"Then the Malfoy family must prove something if they want to join in the money grab."

Lucius gritted his teeth.

"How do you want the Malfoy family to prove it?"

Andre showed a triumphant smile.

"In one day, you can open as many channels in the magic world in other countries as you can, and help us sell "The Quibbler" and Savior cards, as much as you can sell.

Let's see what the Malfoy family can do, can they do it? "

Lucius sneered.

"On this matter, how much do you look down on the Malfoy family?
I'll be shipping your Quibbler to any high-class wizarding party in a day, except Yankee bumpkins, just wait and see. "

Andre said with a smile.

"Then we will look forward to the good news."

"Old horse, I promise you will never regret joining us.

Think about it, what does this rate of return mean?
Before long, you'll be able to earn another Malfoy Manor back.

How will your Malfoy family tree record your great achievements?

How should the wizarding world praise your vision?

You are recognized as the richest man in the magic world, the god of investment, any pure-blooded noble will come to you for business secrets..."

"Old horse, people have dreams.

What kind of skill is it to guard the foundation left by the ancestors, but to lay down an industry ten times larger than the ancestors, that is the real skill! "

Following Andre's description, Lucius felt his head was dizzy, and a long-lost blood rushed to his heart.

"Stop talking, stop talking, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it now!"

(End of this chapter)