HP's Platinum Temptation

"But this does not guarantee the security of our information." The person sitting on the second seat on the right hand of the Duke of Rezlan made a low and emotionless voice through a mask, which was obviously a disguised voice: "We are not Know if this, Mr. Winter, is really reliable."

"Don't you think, a person whose identity we don't know, even if someone wants to get news from him, they can't do it?" Mr. Collins, who was seated next to Clarence, said in a nonchalant tone, as if to Emphasizing his meaning, he also gave Clarence a look that seemed to represent trust.

"I think it's the same as randomly finding an unfamiliar Muggle in London and expecting him to protect our secrets." Another masked person beside Collins said succinctly.He also felt, though unspoken, that a consultant who appeared out of the blue could not be trusted.

"Yes, there is only one mysterious identity, which is naturally like—" Old Rist paused here, and the hidden part can roughly be understood as the name of the second masked person who spoke: "The said That, not really reliable. But the reason Mr. Winter deserves our trust is not this one mysterious characteristic that will ensure that he will be difficult to leak in the future. In fact, if you don't ask, I am ready to explain. In my Witnessed, Mr. Winter swears with his magic power and soul that he will never do anything to harm the business alliance, and the effect of the spell will last until the day his true identity is revealed."

"So, there will be a day, will your identity be exposed. I assume that you, Rist, are also our loyal and 'trustworthy companion'." The masked man sitting next to Rist spoke with a less obvious emphasis The articulation of the last few words.

"Of course, you are trustworthy just like me, but we chose to keep some harmless information." Old Rist was naturally able to understand the meaning implied by the former's last emphatic words.The fact that only he and the Duke of Rezlan knew who this Mr. Winter really was made the former feel distrusted: "So, can we end the topic of trusting identities?"

The two masked participants turned their gazes back to Clarence's calm expression that had never changed from the beginning to the end, and finally nodded without a trace.

"Do you have any questions?" Clarence looked at the rest of the people sitting around the long table who had never spoken.

"Mr. Consultant, you can start your explanation first. As for our right to ask questions, shouldn't we be deprived of this?" The masked man beside Rist asked sarcastically.

Clarence then saw that many participants nodded silently to this sentence.

"Of course, if you have any questions, you can interrupt me at any time." Clarence stood up straight, put away his smile, and put on a serious expression: "Then, let's get started."

"The official establishment of the business alliance was at the beginning of this year. I will not give a detailed introduction to the members of the alliance here. The first point that needs to be explained to everyone is that our alliance adopts the core alliance. The five families represented by the five men sitting next to me. Among them, three members will be announced to the public, namely the Lambert family, the Lister family and the Collins family. The other two wear today In order to ensure the smooth progress of the future plan, the core members who attended the mask will not disclose their identities for the time being. However, please trust their loyalty to the alliance just as you trust the other three."

"There are two contact methods that the alliance will adopt in the future. One of them is a two-way contact between the patriarchs of the three core families and you. If you have any questions in the future, you can owl the three at any time. The other method is When it comes to strategic deployment, it is a one-way contact from me. For the sake of confidentiality, I will continue to maintain the identity of Mr. Winter in the future. I believe everyone can understand that the identity of Mr. Winter cannot receive owl emails. The subsequent arrangements will be made by The five core members make the final decision based on the opinions of all of you.”

"As you all know, the purpose of our coming here together is for a common goal that is inclusive of your personal goals - to seek opportunities for family revitalization and development from the current wizarding world. The reason we are united is to resist Blocking by the forces that now dominate the wizarding world. Here we can understand that the alliance's enemies, or opponents, are the pure-blood families that currently hold power in the British wizarding world, mainly represented by the Medici family." Clarence said: "I don't think I need to emphasize to everyone the importance of clarifying the opponent's information to our decision-making. However, my personal suggestion is that everyone should pay attention to the Death Eaters who have been hit by the mystery man incident but have not completely failed. Families, representatives of which are the Malfoy family. According to the latest information we have obtained, the Medici family, which has discovered the existence of the commercial alliance, has recently invited various powerful families to prepare to establish another alliance specifically for the commercial alliance. Power. And the Malfoy family is among them."

"The so-called families in power have the power to control the direction of the wizarding world, mainly because they occupy the resources, political and economic power that affect the direction of the wizarding world. But everyone here, for various reasons, does not have that kind of power." Competitive advantage. What we can take advantage of is the unanimous cooperation that these powerful families can never reach and the current situation that the other party cannot obtain accurate information from us for the time being."

"The emerging powerful families, represented by the Medici family, mainly control the influence in the commercial field of low-end daily products, such as food and clothing. The traditional old families control the initial resources that restrict product production. industry, such as the supply of high-end magic materials. At the same time, these powerful families recognized by everyone are also leading the trend of the British wizarding world. In contrast, what we can do is to avoid their edge and strive for More living space. To this end, I have developed two simultaneous development plans for the league."

"One of them, I call it the first plan. The threats we will face at present mainly come from emerging pure-blood family forces such as the Medici family that conflict with our commercial resources. In the field of daily necessities in the wizarding world, Their advantage lies in word-of-mouth, so what we can do is to break their word-of-mouth effect. By means of media publicity, with better quality and lower price, we can snatch the current market share. It can be predicted that the possible reaction of the other party will cut off our Raw material supply channels. And the countermeasures we will take afterwards are to bypass the strengths of the other party and start from the Muggle world, which most pure-blood families have not dabbled in. This is why, at the beginning of everyone joining the business alliance, the three patriarchs asked A belief passed on by everyone. In order to better develop the wizarding world, we must start using Muggle resources. In this regard, we would like to thank the Lambert family. In the future, Mr. Lambert will be a member of our alliance The spokesperson for the outside world, appearing as the leader of the alliance, to cover up our real decision-makers."

"The addition of Muggle elements will inevitably re-compensate the strength contrast between us and traditional forces. Afterwards, the most likely way they will take is to find a way to figure out our resource channels. When Muggle elements are exposed to them, what they will inevitably adopt The method is to restrict us through the regulations of the Ministry of Magic on the restrictions on the use of Muggle items. For this reason, Mr. Lambert will become an official of the Ministry of Magic before they make such a move. We are already working on this matter We are in the midst. Before they can take advantage of the regulations, we must eliminate this hidden danger!"

Various commotions suddenly resounded in the quiet auditorium.This is the first big news tonight.Even Mr. Collins, who was sitting next to Clarence, looked surprised.

"Do you mean that Mr. Lambert will be an official official of the Ministry of Magic in the near future?" The following asked anxiously.

"Yes, we have been able to guarantee this news. It is only as part of our response plan that this will happen after the opponent discovers our Muggle channel and resists. And this is why, we must Another reason why the Lambert family is our external leader." Clarence replied very positively: "I believe that I am based on sufficient intelligence information to predict the opponent's reaction. Of course, we also design I have developed other coping methods to face all possible situations that I can think of. The specific information will be reflected in the different plans that will be sent to you separately after the meeting. If everything does not deviate from my judgment, half a year Within the period, we will control more than half of the market share and will not be recaptured by the original competitors."

The people who had been waiting for the next article completely changed their expressions at this time. The so-called first plan is actually not a difficult conclusion to draw. An omission can only explain one problem. For this plan, the preparations for the business alliance may have started many years ago.

"However, even if the first plan is successfully implemented, it is impossible to shake the accumulated influence of those ancient families." The masked man next to Rist raised the topic again, and many key questions showed that he treated this project well. A cautious approach to affairs: "So, there's a second plan, eh?"

"I believe that many of you here are still living in the Muggle world. Then, you must have heard about the sale of the Black Pearl about 30 years ago. Our second plan is based on this principle." Claren Si looked at the former and nodded very positively.

"Are you referring to luxury goods?" The masked man, who doesn't understand the Muggle world, deduced the direction suggested by the consultant only through the name of the item: "Do I need to remind you, dear Mr. Consultant, that the market for luxury goods is It is the most powerful field accumulated by the ancient family. There is no doubt that this will be a field that can attract a large number of Galleons. But because of this, it is also possible to understand their mastery in this area only by guessing. What's more , as far as I know, all the sources of luxury goods in the wizarding world were divided up by them many years ago."

"I don't know if you have ever thought that there is another thing that can stir everyone's nerves more than the luxury goods consumed by the rich and powerful?" Clarence continued to maintain a confident tone.

"If you mean elements from the Muggle world, I'm afraid it won't be effective in your high-end route. The entire wizarding world has the strongest resistance to Muggle elements, and this is it." The masked man said coldly He snorted, as if he knew the outcome of the second plan's undoubted failure.

"Of course, it's impossible for me to ignore this point. Then, what do you think will happen if a limited supply store of magic props entirely produced by fairies appears in our plan?"

"Impossible!" The masked man stood up abruptly, and the words in his mouth were negative, but he looked at Clarence with a completely unbelievable look: "No wizard has ever obtained the goblin craft control! Who can provide such a guarantee?"

The answer to him was Clarence's two words full of confidence.

"I can!"