"But boss, there's still no news from the Giant you asked us to find," Alice stepped forward, "We can go further afield, but it won't be quick."
Lorne slightly raised his head, looked at the two-story bank in front of him, and gently shook his head. "It's alright, you don't need to worry about this for now. I might have to go on a business trip to Northern Europe soon."
"But you can find a professional construction team to draw up the construction plans for the entire site," Lorne, pulling a quill pen from his inner pocket and sketching on the wall. "Build a commercial street around the bank. It doesn't need to be like Diagon Alley Diagon Alley; it doesn't need to be as long or as complex. I just need a straight street. Then, I'll ask Mrs. Augusta to help me ask around in Diagon Alley if anyone is willing to move in or open a branch. If all else fails, we can move some studios here. I asked Honeydukes before, and he's willing. We can go to Hogsmeade and talk to them."
"It's just one street, but the place is so big..." Augusta hesitated.
"Don't rush. Across from the bank, I need to build a four- or five-story circular building. The central area of the building should be open, allowing a direct view from the fourth floor to the ground floor. Then, various businesses will be gathered inside, categorized by type and placed on each floor. For example, the first floor will focus on clothing, the second on entertainment, the third on catering, and so on. Please reserve the central plot for me; I want to design that plot myself."
To be honest, Lorne had long been disgusted by the backwardness of the Wizarding World.
It is now the 1980s. The Muggle World outside is filled with airplanes, cannons, and steel jungles, while the most prosperous commercial area in the Wizarding World is still just a retro-style street. At this time, the Ministry of Ministry of Magic's offices have been centralized and distributed, and there is a clear gap between political buildings and civilian buildings.
When Lorne first saw Diagon Alley, he thought, "Isn't this just a slightly more bustling pedestrian street?"
Of course, this is also related to the small number and scattered distribution of wizards, but even with a small number of people, there should be a central area. Even small counties have Wanda Mall, so it's time to give the Wizarding World a little modern shock.
"Functional stratification, integrated food, drink, and entertainment, covering the needs of all groups, and more importantly, shopping no longer requires walking from one end to the other like in Diagon Alley," Frank pondered Lorne's deeper meaning. "Brilliant! But Diagon Alley's success as a commercial hub is largely due to its location. Can our remote, desolate place really develop like that?"
"Good wine needs no bush," Lorne said, looking at Frank. "I'm confident I can turn this place into a city complex that wizards will visit in their spare time."
"Does this have a name? Is it called Dituni Complex?"
"No," Lorne's eyes were filled with a wistful reminiscence, "Let's call it Wanda Center. It's just a short walk from the city lights."
The bank was where Augusta and Longbottoms usually worked. Lorne gave it a quick look around and then let the three of them go about their work, while he and Lucille continued to stroll around the area.
"The others are still in training, and we need to assess their performance to determine if they are ready for the job. But don't worry, your cousin Ruchel is very talented in this area, and he will definitely pass the onboarding test." Seeing that Lucille seemed distracted, Lorne assumed she was worried about her cousin and reassured her.
Lucille smiled upon hearing this, "It's not because of that, it's just that the surrounding area is surrounded by forest, and I'm worried that other dangerous Magical Creatures might be lurking and attacking wizards."
"There are Magical Creatures," Lorne nodded, then, noticing Lucille's pale face, explained, "But they're not dangerous. Centaur live in the surrounding forests; they hunt, live, and work for me, and they also protect Dituni's safety. After all, there's a bank here, though its value isn't high right now, but who knows what the future holds."
"Work for you?" Lucille was surprised that Boss Lorne could persuade the Centaur, Centaur, as far as she knew, were a very proud race.
"It's kind of a collaboration. I provide them with food, and they help me with communication issues on the Cuckoo. The exquisite character illustrations and artwork in the game are also their work. Oh, and now they're also working as security guards at Dituni. Maybe I should give them a raise."
A raise... but that still means I'm still working for you, right?
Lucille was speechless for a moment. She found that the more she got to know Boss Lorne, the more she could sense his peculiarities. His business acumen and communication skills were the best Lucille had ever met among wizards of his age, something she could tell from the Street Wizard Fighter competition.
"But will so many people from the Wizarding World really come?"
"What I just talked about with Augusta and the others were all supporting facilities. The real attraction of Dituni is, of course Dituni itself," Lorne said, pointing to the central area he had cleared out and looking at Lucille. " The Magic Mobile Phone Theme Park, where you will work in the future, is also the Magic Mobile Phone Store's core focus in the near future."
"I've done a rough survey. There are about a thousand students at Hogwarts, and they're at the age where they love to play. But there are almost no places in the Wizarding World where they can concentrate on their entertainment. Some students at Hogsmeade are so bored during the week that they even go to the post office to count owls. Just these thousand students alone will bring us a lot of revenue during the holidays."
"And wizards generally live long lives. In a wizard family, there are the child's parents and the child's parents' parents, which makes six people. Assuming they come with the child, how much revenue would that generate?"
" Hogwarts only accommodates students in seven age groups. Let's be conservative and include the children from the seven years before and after, some of whom haven't enrolled yet, and some who have already started working. Add their parents, and how many people are there? I've read in Hogwarts ' documents that just one branch of the Ministry of Magic needs five hundred sets of equipment, and that doesn't even include the number of people who are against marriage or single and waiting to get married. I've roughly calculated that the number of wizards in the Wizarding World is at least the size of a small town. With that many people, it's more than enough to support the only central business district in the world."
At this point, Lorne pulled out a Quidditch World Cup ticket and waved it in front of Lucille: "Besides, we're not just talking about the United Kingdom. United Kingdom has one of the smallest populations in the world. If we include wizards from other countries, we could support not just a trade district, but an entire commercial empire."
Lucille was getting excited, though she didn't know why she was getting so worked up, since what Boss Lorne was saying seemed to have nothing to do with her, "Then what should I do?"
"It's very simple," Lorne said, pointing to the central area of Dituni, "Next, you will enjoy a service that is unique in the world—one-on-one training from Boss Lorne."