Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 136 Skeeter's Breaking News
After everything was negotiated, Gu Fei, who was smiling and almost humble, returned to his desk, smiled and nodded to Russell and said

"Mr. Russell, please wait a moment, I will call our best reporter here."

While speaking, he stretched out his hand and pressed a device on the desk that resembled an electric bell.

Only a low "buzz" sounded, and it disappeared from Russell's ears.

Immediately afterwards, not long after, there was a sound of "da da da" high heels stepping on the wooden floor, which sounded somewhat hurried, coming from a distance, and getting closer and closer to the direction of Gu Fei's office.

Immediately afterwards, the footsteps stopped, and her master stood still in front of the office door, speaking in an unpleasant voice, greeted her warmly and quickly through the door.
"Editor Gu Fei! You called me? Is there any big news, do you need me to interview?!"

Russell listened to the voice, raised his brows slightly, and looked in the direction of the door.

For some reason, a somewhat unpleasant premonition faintly arose in his heart.

"Ha, this is Rita Skeeter - one of the best reporters in our Daily Prophet. She has written many quite famous reports and articles... For example, "The Life of Dumbledore and Lies", "Ollivander? Master of the Wand, or a liar who steals the world's name", "Compared to Millicent, Cornelius Fudge can lead us better!" and so on...all from her subordinates. "

Seeming to be somewhat inexplicable from Russell's expression, Gu Fei introduced him with a smile, while speaking, with a faint sense of pride, as if he was proud of the success of these articles or books .

However, after hearing Gu Fei's introduction, Russell's premonition of something in his heart deepened even more.

The corners of its eyes twitched subconsciously, and in its mind, it began to plump up the image of Ms. Rita Skeeter, whom it had never met before.

Vaguely, I felt somewhat similar to Director Umbridge who worked in the Ministry of Magic...

However, he couldn't allow him to think too much, and in the next second, Gu Fei's sight had moved to the direction of the gate.

"Come in, Skeeter! Come and meet our Mr. Russell."

As his words fell, there was a "click", and the metal lock on the door was bounced back to the side.

"Squeaky!" The door hinge of the rusted master began to rotate slowly, and the woman outside the door also stepped into it.

This is also a bloated woman. Although it is not as exaggerated as Umbridge's proportions, it has nothing to do with health.

Her hair was permed into a wavy curl, but it looked a bit stiff, especially when paired with her characteristic high chin, it looked particularly awkward.

On that round face, there was a pair of exaggerated glasses. The frames of the glasses were made extra thick, and they were inlaid with jewels of different sizes and colors. There was almost no aesthetics at all, even if you took a look, will make people uncomfortable.

Thick fingers grasped the crocodile leather handbag, the nails were two inches long and painted red.

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When Skeeter walked into the office with brisk steps and cheerfully, before looking at Gu Fei with a pair of bony eyes, he noticed Russell, the elf who was sitting on the chair at the moment, facing the direction of the desk.

In an instant, she realized something. Her intuition as a reporter allowed Skeeter to obtain the information she wanted from Russell in the shortest possible time.

She grinned and showed a bright smile. She didn't scoff at Russell because of her status as a house elf like the others, but greeted Russell first.

"So, this is the Mr. Russell mentioned by the editor-in-chief of Guffy, right? Mr. Russell, nice to meet you. I'm Rita Skeeter, a reporter."

I have to say that although Skeeter likes to exaggerate the facts and write some articles that are contrary to the truth, in order to attract the attention of the public.But she is different from Umbridge's high-ranking government officials who rely on flattery. At least in the profession of reporter, she is indeed a very capable guy.

"...Hello, Ms. Skeeter."

Facing Skeeter's greeting, Russell didn't have any particular prejudice against her because of the initial subjective impression. He nodded and responded politely.

The smile on her face remained unchanged, and after a simple greeting with Russell, she turned her head and turned her attention back to her immediate boss, Editor-in-Chief Guffey.

"So, is this going to be an exclusive interview with Mr. Russell, or something else? Seriously, I feel like I can draw up the title now. Just write: "A Domesticated Who Has Escaped..."

However, before Skeeter's eager speech was finished, Gu Fei, who seemed to know what the other party was going to say, hurriedly coughed deliberately, holding back the words he hadn't blurted out.

Immediately, he took over Skeeter's words and explained with a slightly deep smile.

"This Mr. Russell... belongs to Mr. Charlie Black..."

Seemingly out of concern for Russell's face, when talking about his relationship with Charlie, Guffy deliberately paused twice, then slowly turned his head to look at Russell who was still calm on the chair.

"servant."

Russell said these two words briefly, completing Gu Fei's words.

After careful observation, there was no displeasure or even the slightest bit of irritation on his face because of this address.It seems that everything is so natural, and there is nothing to worry about...

"Yes, yes, yes..." Gu Fei hurriedly said haha, looked away, and continued to speak to Skeeter

"Mr. Russell came this time with an order from Mr. Black. Mr. Black handed this over to me."

When Gu Fei said "Mr. Black", he deliberately emphasized a little bit of tone.

While talking, he calmly pushed the recruitment notice that was put down on the desk, and the meaning was self-evident.

"B...Mr. Black?"

Hearing the hint of admonition in the tone of his editor-in-chief, the bright smile on Skeeter's face finally became stiff and restrained a little.

Under the pair of glasses studded with diamonds, there was a bit of inexplicable surprise, fear, solemnity and many other complex emotions in his eyes.

Obviously, she can understand what Gu Fei meant.Undoubtedly, it was telling her that the correct way to write this report.

For the three types of people that British wizards are most afraid of, it is also particularly suitable for Skeeter.

Because even though she was well-known and a senior reporter of the "Daily Prophet", in the eyes of high-ranking people, she was no different from ordinary wizards.

She dared to write about Albus Dumbledore and scold Millicent because she clearly understood that these people would not care about her report, and even if they knew about it, they would just laugh it off and never Just ignore it, just like they would ignore a beetle no bigger than your finger...

But Charlie Black was different, although she didn't have any friendship with Charlie Black himself, and only met him a few times at close range during interviews.

But from the information she collected about the other party, she could also vaguely see some of it.

Charlie Black, ever since he founded Charlie's Candy Factory, has been consciously or unconsciously promoting his public image as a "law-abiding wizard businessman".

In the major newspapers, there are reports about him, and you can hardly see any negative news.For the "house elf staff" that should have been the most explosive point, it has also become a minefield that no one dares to touch in any newspaper.

To a certain extent, this can be regarded as a unique tacit understanding between many newspapers and magazines and Charlie himself...

Because Charlie is really going to be upset by your story, he's really going to read every article that's written about him.He is really maintaining the good external image he has formed for more than ten years.

Skeeter is sure that if someone really doesn't have eyes at this time, Charlie Black will definitely not mind letting that person disappear...

There was a brief silence in the office due to Skeeter's contemplation.

But it was only for a short period of time, because it didn't take long for the complexity in Skeeter's eyes to disappear completely, and the smile on his face returned to its natural state.

"I remember, didn't Mr. Black just hit the front page of the newspaper today? Could it be that he has some new news that he plans to tell other wizards in the British magic circle through us?

If that's the case, then Mr. Black has found the right man, for our Daily Prophet is undoubtedly the fairest and most efficient paper... Well, let me see. "

Resuming the conversation and laughing just now, Skeeter reached out and picked up the recruitment notice on the desk, his eyes swept quickly, and he read the content written on it at a glance.

"This...this is?"

Skeeter's reaction was almost the same as Guffy's when she first saw it. Soon, the expression on her face showed signs of losing control, and a burst of joy burst out from her heart, calling Skeeter He could barely contain his excitement.

She raised her head abruptly, her eyes at this moment were like hungry wolves staring at their prey, flashing greedy light that made people feel a little fearful.

"Editor! Is this true!?"

Cuffy's eyes were equally excited, which is a kind of excitement unique to newspapermen for important news.

"Really... I've checked with the above... This, this is indeed Minister Fudge's order!!!"

Hearing this, Skeeter unconsciously increased the strength of his hands, and crumpled the recruitment notice in his hand.

"Now, I order you, immediately, immediately! Write a press release based on Mr. Charlie Black's decision! Then publish it on the headline of the "Daily Prophet" tomorrow!!!"

"Understood, Editor-in-Chief Gu Fei!"

Skeeter nodded without hesitation.

Because she knows the value of this news... As long as it is written out, even if the facts are not exaggerated or the original meaning is not distorted, it will definitely bombard the entire British wizarding world!

No, it should be said that if there is enough time, this news will not only stir up the British magic world, but also the German magic world, the French magic world, and even the American magic world on the other side of the ocean.
By that time, she will really be famous!
So, the moment she got the order, she hurriedly turned her head and walked towards the door, her high-heeled shoes stomping on the floor, her rhythm was much faster than when she just came in.

She just left straight away, and didn't care about Russell, who was sitting on the chair with a calm face from the beginning to the end, and rushed towards her office.

"Haha...she is so excited."

All of a sudden, there were only the two of them left in the office.Gu Fei smiled and said to Russell, and at the same time calmed down his emotions a bit.

"It can be seen." Russell nodded, looking thoughtfully at the unclosed door, and couldn't help but compare Skeeter and Umbridge again in his heart.

As a result, it is conceivable that this Ms. Skeeter, although it was the first time they met, and she was also not very popular, but she still couldn't shake Umbridge's No. .1 throne of glory.

"Oh, right."

Suddenly, Russell seemed to think of something again, and quickly interrupted the meaningless trance in his mind, and said to Gu Fei.

"Is there anything else you need me to do? Please continue to talk!"

At this time, Gu Fei looked at Russell with eager eyes as if he was looking at an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years. Hearing Russell's voice, he hurriedly stood up, walked to the other side carefully, and waited. ordered.

"Do you manage printing here?"

Russell asked

"Uh..." Hearing this, Gu Fei hesitated.

"We didn't have this business originally. We didn't print anything other than the Daily Prophet, but..."

Speaking of this, Gu Fei changed his subject

"Mr. Russell, if you need it, we can make an exception to serve you! And it's free of charge, no money is charged."

"It's not necessary."

As a result, Gu Fei did not expect that after he finished speaking, Russell shook his head, and then he took out a small purse from behind and threw it into Gu Fei's hands.

Gu Fei was taken aback, and subconsciously reached out to catch it.Without opening it, he just weighed it, and Gu Fei could feel that the number of Galleons inside should be quite considerable.

"What I want to print is not one or two..."

Russell jumped down from his seat, following Charlie's example, tidied up some of the wrinkles on his clothes, turned his head and walked towards the door, and said

"The recruitment notice just now, as many copies as the money can print, print as many copies as you can."

(End of this chapter)