Chapter 656: Repercussions
Hermione started out a little depressed after hearing what Ryan said, but picked herself up after a few minutes. After being exposed to so many things, she doesn't look at the world in black and white now. So for everyone to be selfish in this matter, except for being a little surprised at first, I was quickly relieved.
"Of course, that doesn't mean they're supporting us out of selfishness. Ryan reassured Hermione, "I'm sure they'll brave enough to fight to the death in the face of the mystery and his army." ”
"You're right, human nature can't be completely bright, but it's definitely not just darkness. Hermione nodded earnestly after listening to what Ryan said. "Regardless, our plan is finally a solid step forward. Let's hope that tomorrow's newspaper will have the effect we expected. ”
"I think everything will go as smoothly as we imagined. Ryan said as he reached out his left hand and patted the hands of the two men. "Rest assured, I think our readers should be very welcoming to these carefully selected messages. ”
Early the next morning, Ryan and the others ate a sandwich and headed to the Weasley Joke Shop in Hogsmeade. In the room behind the joke shop, a huge machine was rapidly spitting out newspaper sheets. One wizard was wielding a wand to manipulate the machine, while another sat at a nearby table doing the final proofreading.
"Sir. After seeing Ryan and Hermione enter, the two wizards greeted Ryan and them, but they didn't stop their work.
They were two of the group of hemp wizards that Ryan had recruited before, although the previous recruitment and training of so many hemp sorcerers had made the store slightly more expensive, forcing Ryan to develop a large number of high-profit products. But after the outbreak of war, these people quickly came in handy with the rapid expansion of the business.
As someone who knows the plot, Ryan has been preparing for this war for a long time. Therefore, when training these people, they are all trained according to a certain level of organizers, similar to the training method of 100,000 troops in Weimar Germany. So even if you need to let them out on their own now, there's no problem at all.
"How's it going?" Ryan asked. "Is there a problem that we need to solve?"
'Not yet, sir. The young wizard, who was manipulating the printed newspapers one by one, said, "Everything is normal, according to the plan, today we will print two thousand newspapers, of which fifteen hundred will be placed in our controlled areas, and the other five hundred will be put into the south according to the plan. ”
At this time, the witch who had been sitting next to the colonel had also completed her task, and she had followed up after the young wizard had finished reporting. "We have a long-term partnership agreement with the Owl Post Office in Hogsmeade and we will deliver these to the post office once they are printed. ”
With the help of machines, two thousand copies of the newspaper were quickly printed. After that, the two of them and two staff members took all the things to the owl post office in the town, and finally watched the owls take off with the newspapers.
When Ryan and the others returned to Hogwarts Castle just in time for breakfast, they passed by the entrance to the Great Hall and saw that owls were delivering various letters to their classmates, many of which were carrying the British Magic Newspaper.
"Looks like there are quite a few people willing to buy our newspaper!" Hermione said to Ryan when she saw this. "Hopefully they'll be receptive and enjoy our newspaper. ”
"No problem. Ryan said. "You have to believe the content that we have carefully selected, especially the things that you have selected, I think it is much better than the antique content of the Daily Prophet. At least I think our newspaper has an advantage in attracting the attention of young people, even compared to the normal Daily Prophet. ”
Their thoughts were confirmed at noon, and after lunch, Ryan and the others went to the Weasley Joke Store to check on the newspaper sales this morning, only to enter the office and see a large flock of owls crowded together to occupy the entire windowsill of their office.
"Did our magazine order anything before?" asked Hermione, surprised at the sight of this. For when they saw Ryan and them enter the door, the owls all scrambled to the front, trying to be the first to get the letter to them. "Isn't that going to be a bit too much, and now the house is full of owls. ”
"I don't think that's what we're procuring. Ryan said as he took a letter from an owl's foot and looked at it. "This should be a letter from our readers. And judging by the contents of the letter, at least the first issue of the newspaper worked well. ”
After speaking, he raised the letter in his hand and read it happily. "The British Magic Newspaper is the most relevant newspaper and magazine I've ever read, and it's here that I found what I desperately need. For example, I tried your cooking magic when I was cooking at noon today, and the apple pie I made was very good—"
"It seems to be one kind of letter. Hermione also took a letter from an owl. "I read the letter, ah, it said that he was glad to learn the magic of war on the last page of the newspaper, and he said that as a father of three, he had been worried that he would not be able to protect his children, but now he was confident that he could protect his wife and children in this war. ”
All the letters are like this, all with the sound of praise. However, Ryan knew that this did not mean that his newspaper had surpassed the Daily Prophet, but that his newspaper did meet the needs and interests of those who read it.
Pure-blood wizards who have lost their interest in this newspaper will either not read it at all. Either some dangerous emails will be intercepted by Hogsmeade's inspections, or they won't be seen by Ryan and them now.
"In any case, as things stand, our newspaper is well established here. I think the next step is to maintain the quality of the newspaper and maintain the good condition it is in now. After reading all the mailings and having entertained the large flock of owls with a full packet of owl food, Hermione said in a brisk tone that she seemed to be very happy with the current situation.
"You're right. Ryan nodded. "The next thing is to hope that our daily newspaper can maintain this level, by the way, who is the editor-in-chief of our newspaper?"
"Mr. Lovegood, that is, Luna's father. Hermione explained as she looked at Ryan's eyes widen. "No way, because we really need an experienced editor-in-chief, but there aren't many of them. Fortunately, the Weasley brothers were able to convince Mr. Lovegood in the end. ”
"And what about 'Singing Against the Tune'?" asked Ryan, curious, knowing how stubborn people like Xenophilus Lovegood were to run magazines with love, and that ordinary people could not convince him to give up his magazine and work for someone else.
"I don't know the specifics, after all, this matter was all handled by Penelope before the exam. Hermione shook her head slightly. "But it seems that Penelope said that the twins had agreed to Mr. Lovegood's terms. ”
After speaking, Hermione took out a letter from the space bag and unfolded it, and said, "When I was in France, Penelope sent me a letter and said a lot of things. It's a pity that I was too busy at the time to finish reading it at all - yes, here. The twins promised Mr. Lovegood a column in his newspaper for letters from readers and special writers, and they told Mr. Lovegood that so more people would be able to see what he had written. ”
"Either way, it's good to have people in charge. Ryan nodded. "Hopefully it will go as smoothly as it is today. ”