Chapter 33: A Night Tour of Hogwarts
"You two want me to invest?"
Luke looked at Fred in surprise, he really didn't expect such an answer.
He did anticipate the twins' lack of money. After all, the Weasleys were well-known in the entire pure-blood circle due to their poor family background.
And the twins also have a hobby of making some small inventions. Don't look at the small inventions they made later, which were all the rage in the school, and even later opened a big store with this. But don't forget, all gizmos fail in the early stages.
Failure also costs materials.
The current twins, not to mention being poor, can only be said to be penniless.
Luke was ready to be slammed by the two of them.
Money is just a number to him. If he could exchange a little money for the friendship of the twins and even the entire Weasley family, Luke felt that he would not lose at all.
Seriously, in the original books, after the end of the war, as long as the Weasleys have a heart, then they are the new leaders of the pure-blood family.
But what he didn't expect was that Fred was referring to investment. Keep in mind that this is a completely different concept from selling a live map for money.
This made Luke a little confused.
George knew that although he was similar to his brother in pranks and inventions, and even better than his brother in some details, he was not as good as Fred in general decision-making.
So now although he was puzzled, he was simply watching the conversation between the two of them on the side.
Fred looked at Luke and nodded earnestly.
Luke looked at Fred's determined eyes, was silent for a moment, and then said, "If you are willing to sell me the map, I can actually give you a price that you are satisfied with." Then you don't have to give me a penny. You can have absolute autonomy over your business. ”
Luke reminded Fred once again that he had always liked the twins in the original book, and from the conversation and interview just now, the twins left a pretty good impression on Luke.
So he is willing to remind them on the side, so as not to cause conflicts or estrangements over trivial things like money in the future.
After all, if he was unreasonably asked to quit later, then Luke was not sure what he would do.
"I've thought about it, and I'm sure it would be wiser to bring you in." Fred was also very happy, and immediately explained to Luke, "First, you have enough money, although you say that you will give us a satisfactory price, but we ourselves are not sure how much money will be spent when the finished product is actually produced." Second, the influence of the surname Gaunt is enough to avoid a lot of business competition troubles, of course, this is something that we will only consider after we graduate. ”
Fred is well aware of his family's reputation in the circle, and if they do open a store, some families will already have enough face for the word "pureblood" to make a stumbling block.
"Anything else," Fred said with a smile as he looked at Luke, who was a head shorter than himself, "I think you can be trusted." ”
Luke was somewhat flattered by this remark, and he was glad that he had given a speech at dinner.
Those words may have really poked at a certain point in Fred's heart.
Although the main purpose of the lecture was to make a stand on the professors' side, and to get Draco on his boat. But now it seems that the secondary purposes of buying people's hearts, improving impressions, and finding the same kind have been more or less achieved.
"Of course I don't have a problem, a little money, it's all a small thing."
Luke didn't say anything back, and then continued, "If you do invent something that is more popular, there's no need to wait until you graduate to open a store. ”
"In a few days, the Lance family will send me some property, and the preliminary estimate is that there will be a few shops in good locations in Diagon Alley. We can spare a room to sell your inventions. ”
"If you are interested, you can take care of the store for a long time after graduation, and if you are not interested, you can also hire someone to take care of it, and you can work on inventions with peace of mind."
Luke's words made George and Fred instantly overjoyed. You must know that the relatively good shops in Diagon Alley are expensive in rent, let alone buy them directly.
And Luke's words mean that they don't have to wait until they graduate to make money on a large scale. As long as you toss something that is not bad, you can immediately put it on the shelves to make money. In this way, the family's financial situation can be improved soon.
George looked at his brother with some admiration, and his idea was to sell the map and make a fortune to finance his invention. But I didn't expect my brother to pull investment with this trick, and he actually did almost everything in the follow-up, and even advanced their plan a few years in advance.
Fred himself didn't expect Luke to give such a big chip.
Only then did he suddenly remember that the person in front of him was not just the heir of the Gaunt family. He's the only one left in the Gaunt family. All the money, a lot of money, is at your disposal. I don't have to think about whether the adults will agree to it.
"The follow-up distribution, let's divide it equally among the three people." Luke didn't care about the share distribution either, but he had to make it clear.
Fred subconsciously wanted to refute, but was interrupted by Luke: "Don't shirk, I trust the earning power of the two of you, and...... That little extra money doesn't mean much to me. ”
Fred and George were speechless by what was said.
"Okay, then it's settled." Fred didn't plan to be polite to this big money, after all, their family really needed money. It's best to be able to produce results this school year. That way, Ginny won't have to use their leftovers for school next year, or Mom and Dad will squeeze their little savings again.
Not to mention, a wand of seven Galleons is a sprinkler for Luke, and for the Weasleys, it is necessary to grit their teeth.
"Let's sign a contract when we go back, lend me the map first, and I'll go to the Forbidden Forest to have a look."
Luke wasn't polite to the two of them anymore. Now that he has become the father of the gold owner, he can be a little more arrogant!
Fred gave Luke the map in his hand, and then explained to Luke how to use the map.
Actually, they don't say that Luke knows. "I solemnly promise that I will not do good deeds." and "The prank is over." These two mantras are also familiar to me.
Then he looked at the twins and asked suspiciously, "Where did you two plan to play?" ”
The twins looked at each other, then turned back to Luke and said, "Now we're going to go to the Forbidden Forest." ”
Luke smiled dumbly, and then said.
"Let's be together, then."