Robbing Money
After hearing Albert's words, the two were slightly excited, but the thought of their five Galleon going down the drain filled them with frustration. The quality of the Pimple Potion they had created was beyond poor; it was practically a pile of garbage.
"It's too difficult! The formula for the Pimple Potion is even harder to master than I expected. No wonder you just revealed the formula directly!" Fred sat next to Albert, sulking. He was angry with himself.
After they tried to concoct the potion, they both realized that most students simply couldn't concoct the Pimple Potion. Even if they could, the cost of the raw materials was less than the cost of the finished product; they would have preferred to just buy a bottle.
To make matters worse, the shelf life of redness and Pimple Potion Pimple Potion is actually not very long. If they cannot be made into a paste, they are inconvenient to store and use.
This is why Albert packaged the Pimple Potion in a small bottle for sale.
After hearing Albert's story, Lee Jordan couldn't help but burst into laughter. He thought Kenneth Toller was in trouble, while the Weasley Twins were even more annoyed.
Albert, seeing the Weasley Twins' disappointment, comforted them, "Don't worry, you should look further ahead."
"I think we've already taken a long-term view?"
Whenever Albert talked about making money, he would tell them to take a long-term view and not focus on immediate gains.
"By the way, I'll keep the bottle of Bubotuber Pus you bought for now. I'll improve the Pimple Potion when I have time."
Albert unceremoniously confiscated the raw materials the Twins had purchased from Mundungus Fletcher, intending to take some time to research version 2.0 of the Pimple Potion.
With the help of the control panel, improving the Pimple Potion is really not difficult.
Albert plans to launch version 2.0 of the Pimple Potion after Kenneth Toller helps him expand the market.
Yes, this time we'll work with Isobel again. Girls are always particularly enthusiastic about how to make themselves more beautiful.
"If Madam Primpernelle's Beauty Potions is willing to cooperate with you, you'll definitely make a fortune."
Looking at the 2.0 version of the Pimple Potion in Albert's hand, Isobel couldn't help but sigh.
In such a short time, Albert had already completed the improvement of the Pimple Potion. They changed several ingredients in the original formula and added ginger and menthol. When using the agent, the skin will have a cooling sensation, and the appearance of the agent is more like an ointment.
Most of the Pimple Potion 2.0 produced was taken away by Isobel. She gave some to her sister Katrina and her friend, which was a way of helping Albert promote the Pimple Potion 2.0.
Soon, the girls at school learned about a better Pimple Potion, and they all started ordering it from the Weasley Twins.
Before long, the Weasley Twins received a pre-order list, and most of the girls generously pre-ordered three Sickle.
The sight of the three of them counting Sickle in the Gryffindor Common Room made Ron, who was doing his homework nearby, extremely envious.
"Where did you get so much Sickle?" Ron finally couldn't help but ask.
"This money belongs to Albert," Fred explained. "We're just helping Albert some things."
They wouldn't tell anyone that this was Albert's reserve fund for opening a store in the future.
"What are you selling?" Hermione asked curiously, realizing that Albert was really good at making money.
"Pimple Potion version 2.0 can help you solve the problem of being troubled by acne." George cleared his throat and said the advertising slogan he had prepared beforehand.
Hermione asked, "How much?"
"Three Sickle bottle, you need to pre-order." Fred looked Hermione up and down and said, "You don't need it now, so don't take up someone else's share."
"You want to buy the formula for Pimple Potion 2.0?"
Albert looked at Kenneth Toller, confirming his intentions once again. Ever since Kenneth Toller produced that batch of high-quality Pimple Potion, Albert had been eyeing him.
"Yes," Kenneth Toller nodded seriously.
"What do you need that for?" Albert pretended not to know. "I bet if you made and sold a 2.0 version of the Pimple Potion, you'd go bankrupt."
Are you selling or not?
"Sell? Why wouldn't I sell? Maybe I can improve the Pimple Potion to version 3.0 in a while," Albert said jokingly.
Kenneth Toller opened his mouth, but suddenly didn't want to talk to the guy in front of him anymore.
Is it really that easy to improve medicine?
Kenneth Toller didn't think so, but since the other party was Albert, he had to consider the issue.
"If you ask for too low a price, I won't sell it to you," Albert warned. "After all, if I sell you the potion formula, I can't make money from it anymore, unless I really develop a 3.0 version of the Pimple Potion. But improving a Potions isn't as easy as you think."
"100 Galleon," Kenneth Toller gritted his teeth and quoted a price.
"I want this price," Albert said, squinting and waving his hand.
"You're robbing me!" Kenneth Toller stared in disbelief at the five raised fingers. His face flushed red, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "Can't the price be any lower?"
"If it were anyone else, I would give them a thousand Galleon." Albert said with an expression that said, "I'm already very sincere." He reminded him, "The Pimple Potion 2.0 is already a mature product."
Albert is not wrong. Even some boys are using the 2.0 version of the Pimple Potion to remove acne from their faces. After all, everyone wants to look good.
It's worth the price.
Kenneth Toller opened his mouth, but ultimately did not agree immediately.
"Actually, I don't recommend you buy Potions recipes. It's more practical to spend some time improving the Pimple Potion yourself," Albert suggested, patting Kenneth Toller on the shoulder.
"If it were that easy, would I need to buy the formula from you?" Kenneth Toller rolled his eyes at Albert and turned to leave.
Are you really going to sell the formula?
The three were surprised to find that Albert was actually planning to sell the formula for the Pimple Potion, and was even asking for 500 Galleon.
"Why not? We can't possibly produce them on a large scale anyway, so it's more cost-effective to sell them and get Galleon," Albert explained to the three of them.
"What do we do then?" George asked, frowning. "Is there something better?"
"There will definitely be even better ones in the future. I believe that before graduation, we will be able to improve the Pimple Potion to version 3.0. During this time, I think the guy who bought the formula should be able to recoup his costs and make a profit. It's a win-win situation for everyone, so there's nothing wrong with it."
"Wait, you mean Kenneth Toller bought the formula, not..."
"Anyone with a brain knows that's definitely not it. Unless Kenneth's head got caught in a door, how could he possibly buy the formula himself? Besides, he wouldn't have the money to buy it. It's probably from some beauty Potions... well, like that Madam Primpernelle beauty Potions in Diagon Alley."
"Madam Primpernelle's Beauty Potions?" Lee Jordan asked blankly. "Is there such a shop in Diagon Alley?"
"At 275 Diagon Alley," Fred reminded him.
"But...is five hundred Galleon too expensive?" George felt that one hundred Galleon was already quite high.
"Expensive? No, no, not expensive at all. She'll be willing to spend money to buy it. I dare say she's definitely not short of Galleon. Women's money is easy to earn. They'll be willing to spend a lot of Galleon for their beauty." Albert explained to the three of them, "That Madam Primpernelle must have heard about this from somewhere. She probably wants to monopolize this industry, so she's prepared to spend money to acquire this formula."
The three exchanged bewildered glances, all shocked by Albert's idea. So this guy had planned from the start to make a fortune selling the formula for the Pimple Potion agent? (Revised version)
Oops, I uploaded the wrong version. I didn't notice and uploaded the unmodified version instead. Oh dear, my bad.