"071" Tumbledown Alley
Is this called undemanding?
Isn't this called a greedy person?
Is this called a newbie?
Ms. Grace suddenly regretted why she hadn't taken two sips of the black tea handed by Ringo, otherwise she would have had a reason to spit on the other party's face.
And now......
She could only look at the other party embarrassedly and politely: "Lockhart's treatment, ahem...... You know, Lockhart is a veteran author, and he's extremely influential in his own right, and you're ......"
"But I think I'm going to sell as well as he does." Ringo interrupted her, "Please think about it, don't you think this book will not be a big seller?" ”
The book ......
Grace looked at the title again.
still shook his head: "Maybe it is destined to become popular, but you are just a newcomer after all, and there are no publicity gimmicks in the early stage, so you can only rely on time to slowly accumulate readers." ”
"Yes."
Ringo took out his wand and wrote a line in the air with the marker:
"Gilderoy Lockhart Recommended"
There is nothing special about this line.
But with Ringo's wave.
The words "Gilderoy Lockhart" have become very large, and "Recommended" has become very small...... It's even so small that it's negligible.
And then.
Further down the page, "by Mary Sue" is written in smaller letters, which is Ringo's pen name, the same name as the protagonist of "Dumbledore Falls in Love with Me".
"What do you think would happen if you put this thing on the cover?"
Grace's eyes widened.
She immediately understood what Ringo meant: "In this case, people will think it's Lockhart's new book......"
"Not bad." Ringo lamented that the wizarding world did not have this habit, "Do you think that if you do this, there will be a gimmick for publicity." ”
"But if the reader knows the truth, you will be scolded." Grace felt like she was being moved, but she was still frantically trying to make up for it.
"Scold, scold."
"But ......"
"Nothing, but." Ringo frowned, "I can also give you the right of first refusal in the future, my creativity is so much, "The Guide to Evaluating Magical Creature Customs", "If Muggles Defeat Wizards", "I Swapped Bodies with Harry Potter", "My Years as Headmaster of Hogwarts", "Time Magic: Dating Merlin Through Time", ......"
Frankly.
Grace was still struggling at first.
But when Ringo said the title of the second book, her face changed, and then with the third and fourth titles.
She finally gritted her teeth and said, "Don't say it, don't say it, I won't see it if you say it now...... You win, I give Lockhart the treatment! ”
She's kind of found out.
Although the writing of the book in front of me is not very good, the ability to choose a name is really amazing, so that after finishing speaking, she subconsciously added: "Sir, do you have a job?" If not, our company still lacks a publicity director......"
"I'm sorry, I'm a professional writer." Ringo pushed the non-existent glasses.
……
Half an hour later.
Ringo walked out of the office of Rumihat Books.
Compared to just now.
He has another 1,200 gold galleons on him - this is his basic manuscript fee.
and a 35 per cent profit for each additional copy sold.
This made him have to sigh that in his past life and in this life, people who can write books will always make money - although the long time before writing a book is quite difficult.
But anyway.
Now Ringo is more sure of getting the Vanishing Cabinet.
Therefore.
He didn't linger in Diagon Alley any longer, but walked to the Tumbledown Alley next door in the twilight that had completely fallen into the night.
Both alleys are famous shopping streets in the wizarding world.
But Diagon Alley is full of order.
Even at night, there are colorful lights, and the streets are full of people, which is actually no different from daytime.
And Tumbledown Alley......
As soon as Ringo stepped inside, he immediately felt that something was wrong.
Narrow.
Murky.
Damp.
Immediately after entering, it felt as if someone was being watched, but when I looked around, there were not many people, and the only pedestrians were all wrapped in black robes and hurried along the corners of the wall.
There are lights here though.
But the lights are dim and green, so that people can only see the road clearly.
Syllable!
There was a sudden collision ahead.
It was a tall, burly sorceress who knocked over an emaciated young man, and then screamed at him with his wand, "Where did the bugs come from?" How dare you steal from me? Tired of living? In that case, I don't mind educating you for your elders who don't know where to lie under the tombstone - "digging into the heart and cutting the bones""
"Ah......h
The young man immediately let out a scream, his body shaking wildly like a sheep's madness, and his distorted face looked very strange with the green lights of Tumbledown Alley.
However.
The passers-by next to him didn't even look at it.
Occasionally, I looked at the past.
was also kicked by the dark wizard in front: "What? Envious? I'll reward you with a few Drill Heart Spells when I get back, but for now, get over here and move things honestly! ”
"Yes, the host ......"
The person being taught is very skinny.
I don't know if it's bloodline.
It's still young.
If it was the latter, I am afraid that he was only eight or nine years old, but he fell into the hands of the dark wizard, and depending on the situation, he was often tortured by the Diamond Heart Curse......
on this.
Ringo was indifferent.
He wasn't a good person in the first place, and if he was in the middle of his ability, he wouldn't mind saving others from suffering, but now he himself was extremely cautious, let alone others.
After all......
Even in the Snake Courtyard, you can "be a blessing".
That's also based on the premise that the senior who can deal with himself is forced to do it by the school rules.
Really talk about strength.
Ringo felt that he could only reach the level of fifth or sixth grade in some of his spells.
Against adult wizards.
Especially adult wizards who are good at black magic.
It's basically no fun.
So, as if he didn't see anything happening in Tumbledown Alley, Ringo made a well-targeted headline for Bogin Bock along the corner.
The Borgin-Burke store is the only bright spot in Tumbledown Alley.
The light is dim.
But enough pedestrians can see the goods through the window at the door: lamps with four chains, black drums, and skulls supported by various brackets or soaked in containers.
Pity.
The occasional tag is enough to turn off a watcher, as there are almost no items under 100 gold galleons, so naturally......
Even if it's the brightest store, there's no one at all right now.
Ringo pushed the door in.
After a quick glance around, he soon saw an opal necklace that cost 1,500 Galleons and died at the touch of an eye, the glorious hand that had captured Harry in the original books, various speculums, and a vanishing cabinet that looked like an iron virgin with the shape and torture instrument.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, young gentleman, if you need anything, just mention it, everything here is good and cheap." A middle-aged man with messy hair and an open mouth as if he had a tooth problem walked out, and said in an earnest tone, "Whether it's a human head, a curse, a noose, or an alchemical item......"
This is the boss Bogin.
Ringo felt that he had some resemblance to the movie.
But not so sure.
Wen Yan nodded, and looked at the various speculums hanging on the counter: "I only need a speculum, a speculum that can guard against all kinds of accidents and black magic, and as for the rest, I'll take a look at it casually." ”