When George and Fred heard that Silan had entrusted the matter to Lucius Malfoy, they both raised their eyebrows and clicked their tongues in amazement.
"Dad said that Lucius is a very difficult old man to deal with, and he enters the Ministry of Magic as if he's at home. How come you can order him around?"
"I gave him a reason he couldn't refuse," Silan said with a nonchalant smile.
George shook his head and exclaimed in admiration, "I can't imagine what you can't do!"
"I know!" Fred exclaimed, beaming.
"What?" George was genuinely intrigued.
Fred made a face and said with a funny laugh, "Have a baby!"
"This is something Silan can't handle alone; he'll need at least one helper."
George grinned, threw a coquettish kiss at Silan, and shook his head dramatically, saying, "What a pity, Mom didn't give birth to me as a girl."
"If you say something like that, be careful Miss Granger doesn't come over and punch you," Fred teased with a laugh.
Even the upright Silan felt helpless in the face of her two unruly cousins.
To prevent them from saying anything more offensive, Silan quickly changed the subject and brought out the Galleon given to her by the two angel investors.
"There's one more thing. Lucius and Pippin invested some money in our new business, which can serve as seed money for our company."
"Here are 6,500 Galleon." Silan took the money out of her Ring and placed it on the table.
The huge pile of gold coins on the table, Winky and sparkling, was quite impressive.
But for Silan, after personally distributing nearly 20,000 Galleon, the few thousand Galleon he was facing felt rather indifferent.
But George and Fred are different.
Their eyes widened as they circled the table piled high with Galleon, exclaiming repeatedly, "The Malfoy family ancestors probably robbed Gringotts! So much money! Enough to increase our production several times over!"
"That's not all," Silan said with a calm smile, "There are still 8,500 Galleon to be delivered."
"There's more?" Fred exclaimed.
George gaped, speechless, his mind racing as he calculated the amount of money. He tentatively asked, "You mean we'll have 15,000 Galleon?"
George felt his teeth chattering as he spoke of the calculated numbers.
Silan didn't speak, he just nodded.
Fred was speechless, his mouth agape, and he froze in place, just like George.
After a while, the two of them came to their senses, looked at each other, and simultaneously reached out to close each other's mouths.
"Silan, you have a damn charm!" Fred exclaimed, staring intently at Silan.
George skipped and hopped towards Silan, opening his arms wide and pouting, "I really have to give you a good kiss, my dear little brother!"
"I don't think that's necessary." Silan cautiously took a step back, distancing herself from her two unruly cousins.
George and Fred chuckled and changed the subject, "Who invested in the remaining 8,500 Galleon? We really want to thank him."
"You know Pippin, too. He runs a Potions in Hogsmeade." Silan remained wary, keeping a safe distance from them, afraid of being ambushed.
"So, Pippin invested a total of 10,000 Galleon?" George asked in surprise.
"That's right. He used that money to buy 10% of our company's shares, making him our business partner, or rather, a shareholder," Silan explained.
George and Fred were even more puzzled, and asked in unison, "But why would Pippin and Lucius think of investing in us?"
Although the Weasley family were poor, none of the children were too stupid, and it was precisely because they were poor that George and Fred were more sensitive to money.
They knew all too well how difficult it was to take money from someone else's pocket, let alone such a large sum!
Although Silan had painted a magnificent picture of business prospects for them, the products had not yet been sold, and everything was still uncertain.
Even they themselves occasionally had doubts about the market prospects of this product, yet Lucius and Pippin invested such a large sum of money all at once.
This clearly doesn't make sense.
"I gave them a brief demonstration of our new product at the Potions auction. Lucius was a little hesitant, but Pippin seemed quite confident."
Silan briefly explained the auction to George and Fred.
These two cousins, who are usually not very serious, immediately perked up and listened attentively, only to become more and more surprised as they listened.
Every word Silan uttered was impacting their perception and senses.
What does it mean that Professor Snape personally issued an Authorization Order allowing Silan to sell Potions in his name, and even personally appeared to endorse it?
Would Snape be the kind of person to do something like that?
The ideas popped into George's and Fred's heads, collided, and both found it incredible.
Moreover, in just one Potions -selling event, they made a profit of nearly 15,000 Galleon.
What does this mean?
You don't even need to bend down to pick up 100 Galleon that fall, because you've already earned back 1000 Galleon in the time it takes to pick up the money.
Simply put, it's faster to make money than to pick it up.
George and Fred exchanged a glance and shook their heads with wry smiles. Their cousin could make a lot of money even without their help.
"It's more accurate to say that we make a lot of money because of him," George winked at Fred, speaking silently.
Fred understood immediately and exclaimed sincerely, "If Mom saw so much money, she'd faint with joy!"
"Of course," George said with a laugh, "Even in her dreams, Mom only dares to dream of a few thousand Galleon."
Seeing their excited expressions, Silan couldn't help but smile. She gathered the money on the table and waved her hand, saying, "This money is for you. It's the company's start-up capital, and you can use it as you see fit."
George and Fred shook their heads repeatedly, insisting that all inflows and outflows of funds be recorded in ledgers so that the three of them could review them at any time.
"There are certain rules to follow when doing business."
Silan had no objections and naturally followed suit.
After finishing these matters, Silan added, "I'll come back to you in a few days after the company's approved certification comes through."
George and Fred nodded and walked away with expectant looks on their faces.
After returning from the Malfoy Manor, Pippin immediately went to Gringotts.
The hall was a bit crowded, filled with wizards and short Goblin.
This group of people had probably just finished their business and were walking out.
Normally, Pippin might have strolled along with the crowd at his own pace, but today he simply couldn't wait any longer.
Pippin a dance-like swaying and tiptoeing, slipped through the crowd, finding a free Goblin whenever she could.
"Thank goodness, Griphook, you're still free." Pippin tugged at the hem of his coat, which was being held between two people's arms, rushed to Griphook, and pulled out his vault key.
"I need to withdraw money, now," Pippin said quickly.
Griphook and Pippin were quite familiar with each other, but Pull-ring had never seen him so anxious before, which made him a little puzzled.
After checking the keys as usual, the Griphook led Pippin to the vault and asked, "Mr. Pippin, how much money would you like to withdraw?"
Pippin said, "All of them."
Griphook froze on the spot, his already large eyes widening to the size of tennis balls. "Excuse me, Mr. Pippin..."
"You heard me right," Pippin interrupted him. "I said everything. I'm not crazy, and I haven't been scammed."
"Then why are you in such a hurry?" Griphook, even more puzzled.
They had known each other for a long time and knew that Pippin ran a Potions in Hogsmeade.
Griphook always thought that Pippin was a cautious person, always careful in doing business.
So despite not having done any big business, he has been steadily depositing money into the vault over the years.
Over time, he had accumulated tens of thousands of Galleon. What could possibly require him to spend so much money?
"I'm going to do something big." Pippin's eyes flashed with a chilling light in the dimly lit underground vault. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it's worth it!"
The last half of the sentence, "Pippin" refers to a person.
It's less about him investing in a business and more about him investing in Silan.
Pippin realized early on that he was only capable of small-scale business dealings and could not accomplish anything significant.
Therefore, he follows the principle of caution in doing business, not seeking to make a lot of money, but only seeking to make money steadily.
Until he met Silan.
This young man's business acumen opened Pippin's eyes, and he often thought, "Perhaps I've been waiting for someone like him my whole life!"
He wasn't very good at business, but he considered himself to have a good eye for people, so he was willing to invest a lot of money in Silan.
Even if it costs everything.
Pippin had expected this crazy decision to make him tremble, but when he actually stood at the door of his vault, he felt unusually calm.
Griphook looked at Pippin with surprise, feeling a sense of unfamiliarity, and asked with a chilling determination, "Are you sure you want to take them all out?"
"I'm sure!" Pippin nodded firmly.
That's what high-stakes gambling is all about: win everything, or lose everything.
Going all in is a sign of wisdom!
Pippin suddenly realized that perhaps he wasn't a cautious person at all.
Previously, they simply hadn't encountered anyone worth investing in, so they were accumulating capital.