Hogwarts: The Wizarding World's First Capitalist

"The press conference is just a good start, but the most important thing is the marketing methods that come after that."

"I hope you can pay more attention to this. After all, I can't leave Hogwarts yet. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lucius."

The day after the press conference, Carl sat in the principal's office, drinking and chatting with Lucius.

After class today, he walked here from the classroom. All the classmates he passed by were enthusiastically discussing yesterday's press conference.

This was a good start. In order to strike while the iron was hot, he even resisted the urge to eat.

I rushed here right after class, and I was really worried about the team.

Lucius felt a little restrained, after all, the principal was still working outside, and the two of them hid in the principal's office drinking.

There was always a bad feeling, but Carl saw the other party's conflict of conscience and was ready to correct this serious cognitive error.

Said disdainfully.

"Mr. Lucius, you don't need to think about other irrelevant things. In this matter, you said Headmaster Dumbledore."

"We are just colleagues and partners. He made a mistake at the press conference. I did not deduct his salary."

"It just added a little bit of workload to him. He should thank me instead of showing his unhappiness on his face."

Hearing this, Lucius felt a little embarrassed, and at the same time he was complaining madly in his heart.

The interactive session with the principal, which was originally offered to the first 10 users who placed an order, was expanded to include all 99 users who ordered the limited edition flying broomsticks.

Under the pretext of providing benefits to the family, the workload suddenly increased almost 10 times when I walked out of the auditorium.

Looking at his former principal, who was acting in the auditorium as a machine that only knew how to smile and hug.

He had to take photos with others from time to time, and Lucius was a little worried because Dumbledore was so old.

If I get facial paralysis because I laughed too much in the past few days, that would be really difficult to deal with.

Thinking of this, Lucius wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. After all, even Dumbledore didn't take him seriously.

Being with Carl was a bit too stressful.

But Karl didn't seem to care about it at all. He asked slowly while shaking his wine glass.

"Okay, let's not talk about that old thing anymore. Tell me how the sales of the flying brooms are going."

“How many reservations have been made? Have you encountered any difficulties?”

Hearing that the other party was talking about serious matters, Lucius did not dare to delay. He hurriedly put down his wine glass, took out the report he had prepared in advance and handed it over.

As he watched Carl flipping through the pages, he slowly explained.

"The sales far exceeded our expectations. The number of pre-orders on the first day reached 1000, of which the standard version was the most popular, with more than 500."

"The Pro Max version is the second, at about 300, and the customized premium version is the cheapest, at just over 150."

"In fact, there is another problem. I found that the people who buy it are generally younger, even though the price is already very cheap."

"But there are still many people who can't afford to pay so much money at one time. If this problem can be solved, sales are expected to double."

Looking at the professional and detailed account forms in his hand, Carl expressed great satisfaction. It seems that the Malfoy family, known as the platinum nobility.

He is quite capable, at least he has a good learning ability and can produce such a professional account book in a short time.

Praise should also be given, Carl slowly closed the account, looked at Lucius with a smile and said.

"Very professional Mr. Malfoy. I recognize your ability. Please keep it up, just like you promised when we first met."

"As long as you keep working hard, you will be blessed with wealth, honor and everything you want, and I will never lie."

"You should be happier working with me than with that psychopath who only writes empty promises."

"Of course, Mr. Hohenzollern." Lucius nodded with a smile, but still couldn't help wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and spoke in a low voice.

"But if possible, I still hope not to mention that person."

Carl found it very funny to see that this guy was about to have a stress reaction due to Voldemort.

But he did not express it directly. After all, he was good at gentle persuasion, and he never cared about using violence to force women into prostitution.

So he nodded.

"Of course, no problem. As for the question you just raised, it is exactly what I expected, and it is also an opportunity."

"When you return, immediately publicize through all channels that the Wizard Cornucopia Foundation has reached an exclusive financial cooperation with our company."

"As long as you are a student studying at Hogwarts, you can apply directly from the Foundation for a 12-installment interest-free loan to purchase our flying broom."

At this point, Carl paused, stood up, picked up the bottle, and slowly filled Lucius's glass.

The amber liquid kept swirling in the glass. Carl looked at the wine in front of him and said lightly without even raising his head.

"You need to think more flexibly. In terms of business, you still need to learn more from the Muggle society."

"It's easy if he doesn't have money. We can lend him money, not just for the flying broomstick industry. We can also lend him new wizard robes, potion materials, and so on."

"In all high-consumption areas, you can go to those stores and ask them to cooperate with us."

"Of course, after all, they are not our company, so they need to charge fees. When lending money, they also need to charge appropriate interest. I think 20% a year is pretty good."

Hearing this, Lucius was a little dumbfounded. He picked up the wine glass and took a big gulp. A large glass of sherry went into his stomach, but he still felt his tongue a little dry.

He really had never thought that business could be done in this way, but he soon discovered the problem and asked with some fear.

"But if that happens, what if many people borrow money and spend money in advance and can't pay it back in the end?"

"Then we'd be in big trouble, and it looks like that's probably going to happen."

Hearing this, Karl just chuckled, sat back in his seat and shook his head desperately, as if he had heard a good joke.

It was not until Master Lucius wanted to ask again that he interrupted by shaking his hand.

"It seems you still have some morals Mr. Malfoy, which is a shortcoming that needs to be overcome, but I will not focus on that today."

"In the future, don't ask such stupid questions again. When you return, immediately set up a new financial institution company."

“From now on, for all the loans our foundation has made, we will only charge 5% interest from them, and the rest will be in the loan account.”

"It will be a financial product with an annual return of 15%, and sold to the public by that new company. The Ministry of Magic is said to have stored a lot of money in Gringotts."

"That money just sits there day after day without any return, and a considerable management fee is paid every year."

"Then why not invest? So do the other pureblood families. We can give them a way to make a fortune."