The reporters' shoot lasted a full two hours: one hour of staged photographs, followed by an hour of individual and group interviews. A substantial amount of time would also be set aside for promotional filming of Witch House, including the kitchen, study, and the dry-steam room the witches loved most.
All this time, Witch House's image in the minds of most witches had been that of a club.
This was a perfect opportunity to promote its proper image and a positive public-facing appearance.
"So, Miss Jiang, are you truly an adult?" a female reporter asked Jiang Han as she led them toward the dry-steam room.
Jiang Han drew in her shoulders, tilted her head, put on a flirtatious smile, and bit her lip as both hands smoothed down the long hair draped over her shoulders.
"Me? I'm already eighteen, almost nineteen." She deliberately muddled a few sounds—not to act coy, but to give the impression of a young girl whose pronunciation was still a little unclear. After speaking, she quickly licked her upper lip and smiled with pursed lips. "We had a sixteen-year-old witch apply before, but she didn't have a student work permit, so we turned her down. Witch House only accepts adult witches for work. After all, the nature of our work can sometimes lead people to misunderstand us, can't it?"
Her answer was watertight, leaving the reporters with no explosive scoop at all.
In fact, she had asked Store Manager Qin that question too. Store Manager Qin had said that she hadn't been sure whether Jiang Han was an adult at the time either, so she had simply signed her on first. If she turned out to be underage, they would transfer her... uh, educate her for two years first. No rush, anyway.
Witch House's dry-steam room