Harry Potter and the Attack of the Squibs

Chapter 23 Protecting Reputation

There are only three editors in the entire Daily Prophet, and they are the three partners of the newspaper. As a new thing that draws on Muggle things, the owner of the Daily Prophet is not old, but he is not young either.

At least these three partners are all elderly wizards in their fifties and sixties.

There was one witch and two wizards, and the one who was talking to Lu Ke just now was the witch.

She is the nominal owner of the daily newspaper.

And now, this lady with both wealth and status was looking at Lu Ke sternly.

"A student who has not graduated from Hogwarts, is this what you call sincerity?"

William nodded: "Lu Ke can calmly consider the demands of both parties and come up with a choice that is best for both of us. I think this is the highest sincerity I can provide."

The witch nodded: "Okay then, what conditions are you going to give us?"

Lu Ke smiled: "Everything remains the same, but I can provide professional news writing training and double the number of reporters within three years."

The witch fell silent.

William looked at Lu Ke in surprise, but didn't say anything.

The witch nodded: "Do you mean that the other parts are not important?"

Lu Ke nodded: "For the Daily Prophet, this is the only important thing."

This was the proposal he deduced based on the witch's performance and was most likely to pass.

William told him more than once about previous conversations. Although the witch did not show any specific inclination, she finally firmly rejected the acquisition proposal from Handsome Adventure Publishing House.

Based on the conditions offered by William, Lu Ke felt that this might be the problem.

The witch stood up, picked up a pair of glasses from the table, put them on, and looked at Lu Ke condescendingly.

"If I told you I refused, would you cry in disappointment?"

Lu Ke sighed helplessly: "The Daily Prophet will not have any intersection with the Handsome Adventure Publishing House. They are two completely different places and different existences. They will not be associated with each other by anyone, even if If you wish, then the owner of the Daily Prophet will be a multi-party holding company.”

The witch looked at Lu Ke in silence.

Her eyes flickered, and she was obviously thinking hard.

“What is multi-party holding?”

Lu Ke smiled: "It is a company with many shareholders that only exists for profit. All decisions in operations are made without any personal ideas."

The witch was obviously moved.

"So who are the shareholders of this multi-party holding company?"

Lu Ke turned around and gestured to William: "The Shafiq family and current shareholders."

The witch turned around and glanced at the two wizards beside her, then nodded: "This reassures me a lot. Wouldn't it be troublesome to form a company?"

The witch looked at Lu Ke and smiled: "So you are the only right candidate, and you are worthy of being trusted by William Shafik."

William spoke at the right time: "If you agree, then Lu Ke will also be the one working for you."

The witch let out a long sigh.

"Old guys, I don't have any objections. If you want anything, just say it now."

The two wizards shook their heads together.

The witch nodded, then walked up to William and the others: "Let's find a place."

Then she took William and the two of them to a room in the Ministry of Magic.

This seems to be a resting place for staff, but no one is there now.

"The Daily Prophet was founded by my father. At that time, he had two or three reliable friends, one of whom was the Minister of Magic at the time."

The witch sat at the table and looked at William and Lu Ke opposite.

"It's hard to say what my father was insisting on, but what I insist on now is what he insisted on. We have many journalists, and I like the unruly ones because they are difficult to be bribed."

Lu Ke nodded. This can be seen from the fake news manufacturing machine Rita Skeeter.

The witch let out a long sigh: "I know you are businessmen, and making money is your first priority."

Lu Ke and William nodded in agreement.

The witch looked at the two of them helplessly: "You are definitely biological brothers."

William smiled: "I'm honored."

Lu Ke was speechless for a moment.

The witch shook her head: "In short, the so-called Handsome Adventure is not a publishing house at all, and the books you sell are not valuable at all. In any case, the Daily Prophet will never have anything to do with that clown."

William smiled and nodded: "Of course, Lu Ke will arrange everything."

The witch nodded: "This is the only reason why I am willing to sit here. In addition, there are some basic things, prices, and those reporters who have been ****ing. Of course, you are there at the Ministry of Magic."

The witch looked at William, who smiled confidently in return.

"So I'm not worried. In short, everything has to satisfy me."

Lu Ke nodded: "Yes."

The witch nodded: "Goodbye then. If you need anything, I'll be in the office."

Then she stood up and left.

William looked at the witch's back and sneered: "What a Slytherin."

Lu Ke smiled: "Then can I leave?"

William nodded: "Our meeting is over. You have solved the problem. The rest will be left to the Muggle-born wizards. They take my money and of course they have to work and prove their worth. "

Lu Ke followed William out of the room, and then walked towards the exit.

"Did you really not think of this as the reason for her rejection before?"

William smiled meaningfully: "But I can't think of a suitable solution, Lu Ke."

Lu Ke shook his head: "That's not what I want to say. You know what she wants, but you never mentioned it to me before coming here."

William smiled: "What does it matter?"

Lu Ke sighed: "What is this, making things difficult for your boss?"

William shook his head: "Just think of it as an opportunity for me to show off. After all, you see, you solved this problem easily, didn't you?"

Lu Ke was speechless.

William is a boss who is always willing to create a little trouble for Lu Ke. This is not a problem. The problem is that he can always find the most suitable scale so that this little trouble will never become a real trouble.

And this is what Lu Ke can't get used to the most.

"By the way, Lu Ke, you still haven't told me how we are going to make money with the Daily Prophet."

Lu Ke sighed: "I told you, you forgot."

William shook his head.

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