How About Sponsoring Hogwarts?
Diagon Alley.
Lucien scooped up ice cream with one hand and flipped through the day's Daily Prophet with the other.
The newspaper's front page headline boldly proclaimed. "A Groundbreaking Creation! ' Instant Whisper ' Officially Released!"
The entire page was largely dedicated to promoting Instant Whisper – its features, instructions, purchase channels, and a special note. "Hogwarts students can receive a special subsidy from the Ministry of Magic when purchasing Instant Whisper."
Not just the Daily Prophet, Lucien bought the top spot for every well-known newspaper in the Britain wizarding world.
We've done all the necessary promotions and established all the necessary distribution channels; now it's just a matter of seeing how the market reacts.
There will be a surge in popularity when it is first released.
Half-blood and Muggle-born wizard are more likely to accept such novel ideas, given the existing groundwork laid by Muggle phone calls.
Some wizards even buy two copies—one for work and one for life.
However, once the initial hype subsides, sales will gradually level off.
However, Galleon will still earn a considerable amount – because Instant Whisper's profit model doesn't solely rely on selling the physical form.
When designing Instant Whisper, Lucien designed each message to be linked to only one friend's chat window or a group chat.
Users need new contact sheets to add new friends or create new group chats.
Initially, Instant Whisper was used on a small scale, with each person owning one or two copies and only a few people on their friend lists, so the paper consumption was not significant.
However, as more and more people use Instant Whisper, the number of friends to add and group chats to create will also increase dramatically.
For example, if six people create a group chat, there are several possible combinations.
Therefore, the consumption of communication paper will be a sustainable source of income.
Lucien thought to himself, "Isn't this just another form of data-based phone billing?"
Subsequently, both sales volume and sales revenue will snowball.
After thinking about it, Lucien gently shook his head.
They've really gotten themselves confused by making so much money.
Once the loan for the Emerald Tablet Fragment is paid off, there's no need to be obsessed with earning Galleon anymore.
After all, money is just an external thing.
As for the discounts and subsidies that Hogwarts students receive when purchasing Instant Whisper, that was something he negotiated with Fudge.
Fudge is actually quite easy to talk to—as long as you find the right approach.
Lucien simply said that the Ministry of Magic's approval of the funds would bring the Minister prestige and achievements.
The Wizarding World only occasionally produces products that truly change the lives of wizards, but Instant Whisper has done just that.
If the Ministry of Magic can support the promotion of this invention among students, it will not only help the next generation of wizards, but also demonstrate to the entire Wizarding World:
The Ministry of Magic supports innovation and progress.
He then suggested that journalist Rita Skeeter could conduct several interviews with Fudge, praising his achievements in promoting the progress of wizarding society during his term.
Fudge readily agreed.
The key point is that, thanks to Lucien's "reminder," Fudge realized that the money spent was from the Ministry of Magic, but the reputation gained was his own.
Instant Whisper isn't just available in the Britain wizarding world.
Because of the Alchemy Exchange Tournament held in Beauxbatons earlier, Instant Whisper had already been warming up beforehand.
Wizarding communities across Europe, including France and Germany, simultaneously released Instant Whisper.
Thinking about this, Lucien felt somewhat helpless.
He secured the Hogwarts stipend from Fudge, while Madame Maxime, the headmistress of Beauxbatons, generously ordered a batch of Instant Whisper from him, which were then distributed free of charge to all the teachers and students of Beauxbatons.
From professors to students, everyone has a copy.
In comparison, Hogwarts seemed rather strapped for cash.
However, there was no other way, as Hogwarts only received funding from the Britain Ministry of Magic, while Beauxbatons had the backing of the Ministry of Magic from multiple countries.
As for Durmstrang, it only admits Pure-blood wizard, and with a large number of Pure-blood parents sponsoring them, they are incredibly wealthy.
If I had to say, Hogwarts is the most "self-reliant" of the three great magic schools.
Even the potions the young wizards made in class and the magical plants they grew were selected for sale based on their quality to supplement the school's expenses.
Lucien felt that with Dumbledore, Hogwarts ' reputation and strength were such that even if Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were combined, they might not be able to defeat them.
But as for funding, I'm sorry.
He's even considering finding an opportunity to donate a billion dollars to Hogwarts.
Maybe we can get a different School Governor?