What truly settled the matter were two official reports.
The first report was an official one that Lorne asked Arthur Weasley to contact the Ministry of Magic's testing department. The Dangerous Goods Division stated that the magical phone had already been tested and was a completely ordinary consumer product, just like a wand or ice cream.
The second thing that surprised Lorne was Nicolas Flamel's personal statement. Although it didn't explicitly state that the Magic Mobile Phone wouldn't explode, he expressed his admiration for the Magic Mobile Phone's unique concept and ingenious structure.
Lorne was puzzled. When did he sell his Magic Mobile Phone to Nick Flamel?
It's estimated that Dumbledore gave the one he gave him to Nicolas Flamel, which is why Dumbledore would ask him for the phone for no reason.
As the most famous and authoritative alchemist in the Wizarding World, Nicolas Flamel's praise made the Magic Mobile Phone the talk of the town. The public, who had initially been hesitant, turned against him, demanding not only that the rumor-mongers be caught, but also that the Ministry of Magic purge its own corrupt officials and traitors.
Whether it was because the public felt indebted to the Magic Mobile Phone store, or because of the security features demonstrated by the Magic Mobile Phone during the rumor incident, the launch day this month was even more lively, with even an ice cream shop bringing a mobile food cart to the vicinity.
Through this incident, Lorne realized the importance of public opinion and that he needed to have public channels that he could control and freely express his views.
Open a newspaper? Lorne just shook his head. With cell phones around, who still reads newspapers?
The limitations of print media are ultimately too great. Not only is there no freedom to choose content, but the time and effort required for newspaper printing also significantly reduces the timeliness and interest of the news. Moreover, humans not only need to passively receive information, but they also have a strong desire to share it.
As a result, online public platforms such as blogs emerged.
Lorne has the foundation of Cuckoo Messaging, so he can easily expand Cuckoo's chat communication function to a public information platform where everyone can express themselves.
In layman's terms, if the QQ are there, can QQ Space be far behind?
Lorne wants more than just QQ Space. The Wizarding World is currently divided into groups, and while QQ Space can maintain relationships among acquaintances and eliminate the pressure to express oneself, it makes it difficult to generate large-scale discussions that break through small circles. What Lorne needs is a voice that can be gathered to discuss current events, viewpoints, and hot topics.
Once it enables two-way information flow and lowers the barrier to news access Cuckoo Messaging will surely experience a period of explosive growth.
Lorne couldn't help but applaud his own idea; he had completely forgotten about such an important thing. If he had had this platform earlier, he wouldn't have had to be so passive in responding to challenges.
The sudden applause startled Harry, who couldn't help but complain, "Master, did you just swat a Wrackspurt?"
Because the Magic Mobile Phone Shop had been publishing news in the Quibbler lately, Harry had also become fascinated by the various exotic insects featured in the newspaper.
Dobby, engrossed in the art, couldn't help but chime in. "The sudden applause, the unruly flying insects, the unseen figures—it was just Wrackspurt!"
Lorne: "..."
A week had passed since Sains took leave. Lorne was sitting in the conference room thinking about updating "Cuckoo and Wizard Legend" when the door was suddenly pushed all the way down.
" Sains?" Lorne looked at the excited young man in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Why are you in such a hurry? What happened?"
Sains pulled out a newspaper. "Boss Lorne, look! Someone said our Magic Mobile Phone will explode."
Lorne was speechless. "Is the place you live in very remote?"
Sains scratched his head. "It's a bit far from London."
Lorne pointed to the newly published Daily Prophet on the table, rolled his eyes, and said, "That happened almost a week ago. It seems the Wizarding World is also short of information. Don't worry about it, we've taken care of everything."
"Resolved?" Sains then leisurely sat down opposite Lorne and began reading the newspaper in his hand. "Even Nicolas Flamel stepped in to speak for us, Mr. Lorne, you're really something."
"It has nothing to do with me," Lorne waved his hands repeatedly, "It's probably because he's just a kind-hearted person."
Lorne took a sip of tea to refresh himself. He had been quite busy lately, juggling updating the Wizard Legend storyline and expanding the new business of Cuckoo Messaging.
"You're back just in time. Wizard Legend is about to get a small update," Lorne immediately assigned tasks. "This update mainly focuses on advancing the main storyline. There's also an anniversary event update on August 8th. You'll need to arrange the in-game rewards; make sure they're more generous than other holiday events."
"For the off-game rewards, try asking Quirrell if he has any ideas. Also, I'm planning to launch a new game for the anniversary sale; you've had a week off, so I wonder if you have any brilliant ideas."
"There really is!"
Sains leaned closer to Lorne: "My mother has always wanted a Kneazle, so our family made a special trip to Dorset. Guess who I ran into?"
" Newt Scamander, author of * Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to Find Them*," Sains answered himself, "He's a bit shy, or maybe I was too enthusiastic."
"I asked him a lot of questions about the Kneazle, and he explained them in great detail—their preferences, habits, strength, speed, characteristics, growth period, maturity period... Then I thought, how perfect these data would be to be adapted into numerical values! Mr. Scamander knows the stats for every Fantastic Beasts and has compiled them into a book. We could use that book as a reference to make a new game that includes all the Fantastic Beasts, put them in the card pool, and turn it into a reskinned version of Wizard Legend. The artwork would also be easy to find..."
Lorne didn't listen carefully to what was said after that. Sains could see the diversity and differences among Fantastic Beasts, but his understanding of games was still too shallow.
Turning magical creatures into a reskinned version of Wizard Legend —how could he even think of that?
What great material! The name immediately popped into Lorne's mind— Pokémon.
Lorne raised his hand to interrupt Sains: "Perhaps we can create a new world where players can play as wizards who can only fight using Fantastic Beasts. In this world, everyone has a suitcase that can hold various Fantastic Beasts. Players can tame and capture Fantastic Beasts Fantastic Beasts, making them fight for them. We can also assign attributes such as water, fire, and grass to the Fantastic Beasts, and then give them unique traits and skills..."
Lorne's opponent, Sains, was dumbfounded. "You came up with this in an instant, boss? You're a genius! Capturing Fantastic Beasts, forming a team, building a home, enhancing interaction, battling with your brain... I can't wait to play it just by hearing about it!"
Lorne waved his hand modestly. "I've already thought of a name, it'll be called -- Suitcase Beasts!"