In Dumbledore's office, Fudge looked at Su Yu and said, "Mr. Su, Ms. Skeeter, many of the news reports currently published by Toutiao contain exaggerations and falsehoods, which can easily mislead ordinary wizards."
"Therefore, after research by the Ministry of Magic, we plan to send specialists to the editorial department of Toutiao to review and evaluate the news content."
Before Su Yu could speak, Rita Skeeter's sharp voice rang out: "Minister Fudge, what evidence do you have for your claims of exaggeration and falsehood? Furthermore, is it in accordance with current wizarding laws to have Ministry of Magic staff stationed in a media outlet?"
"If all the procedures are legal and compliant, we at Toutiao would welcome it. However, if this is just an abuse of power by certain individuals, I would not mind letting all wizards in the UK know the inside story."
Su Yu leisurely sipped his tea, inwardly giving Rita Skit a thumbs up. He had to admit that this sharp-tongued reporter was really annoying when she was an opponent, but quite reliable when she was a teammate.
Fudge's face turned pale: "What evidence do we need? The entire Ministry of Magic has been working on cleaning up dark magic items lately."
"This is the right decision made by the Ministry of Magic's leadership and the result of the hard work and overtime of all the Ministry's staff. Yet you keep reporting on Arthur Weasley. Is he the only one doing the work?"
Taking a sip of tea, Rita Skeeter opened her phone and said, "Based on my years of media experience, establishing role models is the best way to promote a policy, and of course, our report also mentioned other personnel from the Ministry of Magic!"
"For example, here we mentioned Ms. Bogans from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and here we mentioned Ms. Tonks, an ordinary newly promoted Auror, and for example..."
"Minister Fouché, the 'other people' you're referring to aren't you yourself, are they? If so, I can arrange an exclusive interview for you. What do you think?"
“I…I think this is a good idea…I mean, it’s very necessary for me to explain the purpose of our operation to all the wizards in Britain!” Upon hearing that there was an exclusive interview, Fudge’s expression changed, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on his lips.
Seeing that the topic was about to go off track, Gu Fei quickly coughed twice and said, "Minister Fudge, Toutiao has now become the most read newspaper by wizards all over the UK every day."
"However, the Magic Phone Mall only has one media application, Toutiao, which limits the ways ordinary wizards can obtain information."
"Ordinary wizards should have more choices and access to more metaphysical information. What do you think?"
“Yes, yes, Editor-in-Chief Gu Fei is right. We ordinary wizards in Britain should have more freedom and more diverse channels to access information. The Daily Prophet should also be on the Magic Phone.” Fudge added, remembering the important matter of the day.
Even Dumbledore chimed in, "Indeed, I read Toutiao and the Daily Prophet every day."
"The two newspapers complement each other, providing me with a more comprehensive and complete understanding. The Daily Prophet is indeed worthy of being featured on the Magic Phone."
It seems we can't delay any longer. Su Yu put down his teacup and complained, "I think everyone is absolutely right, but we have a very real problem right now, which is that the magic network's capacity is insufficient."
"I've invested a lot of resources and hundreds of thousands of Galleons in maintaining the current magic network. If the Daily Prophet is added, it might affect the stability of the network."
Dumbledore immediately understood Su Yu's idea and took the initiative to play along, saying, "Su, if we add the Daily Prophet's app, how much more cost will you need to invest every day? I think Minister Fudge and Editor-in-Chief Guffer would be very willing to cover this expense."
For Dumbledore, he simply wanted to avoid one party becoming too powerful, and he was happy to see Su Yu gain more benefits.
Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Fudge and Gufy both looked grim, while Su Yu seemed to have made up his mind and said:
"If that's the case, then even if it comes at a higher cost, we will definitely support the launch of The Daily Prophet."
“Minister Fudge, Editor-in-Chief Gufei, you’re not outsiders, so I’ll give you a cost price: a one-time payment of 5000 Galleons for program development, and a monthly operating service fee of 10000 Galleons.”
Chapter 81, 9 3/4 Platform
Su Yu still entrusted the development of "The Daily Prophet" to the five members of Ravenfeather. In fact, there was not much to develop; it was just a matter of changing the skin.
Su Yu's main intention was to give the five children some benefits so that they would understand that following him would definitely lead to a bright future, and also to set an example for Raven's Feather to attract more talent.
Time flies, and it's now September 1, 1992. After a month, The Daily Prophet finally went online as planned.
But on the day it was launched, Fudge and Gufie discovered that a series of newspaper and magazine apps, including Metamorphosis Today, Witch Weekly, and The New York Times, were also launched on the app store at the same time.
The New York Times was naturally created by old Stuart, while the others were local British media outlets. Su Yu had Rita Skeeter contact their owners to help them get on the Magic Network by investing in them.
In this way, the epic battle between The Daily Prophet and Toutiao, which Fudge and Gufie had imagined, turned into a massive media war, with Toutiao gaining an advantageous position due to its first-mover advantage.
Today is the start of the new school term, and the students of Hogwarts have arrived at King's Cross Station to board the train to Hogwarts Castle.
Su Yu also came today, and not just by himself, but also with Lupin and Timo. Their main targets today are two.
The first, of course, was to capture the fairy Dobby, and the other was to stir up the waters of public opinion in the wizarding world even more.
Soon, Su Yu discovered the key figures of his second target: a strange pair, one tall and one short, one male and one female.
The tall man wore tattered, very distinctive clothes and had white hair like cotton candy.
The short girl looked like a freshman, with dark golden-brown hair, silver eyes, and a pair of carrot earrings. Her eyes were slightly protruding, giving her a surprised look.
That's right, the pair is none other than the father and daughter from the Lovegood family, Xenophilius Lovegood and Luna Lovegood.
The magazine "The Quibbler" has always survived by going against "The Daily Prophet".
If the Daily Prophet affirms something, the dissenting voice will definitely offer criticism; if the Daily Prophet denies something, the dissenting voice will offer some conspiracy theories.
Su Yu had previously asked Rita Skeeter to contact Xenophilius Lovegood, but the guy seemed to dislike Rita Skeeter as well and didn't want to communicate with her at all, so Su Yu had to go by himself.
Although most people in the wizarding world consider this magazine a joke, with the help of a magical phone, it might actually cause some trouble for the Daily Prophet.
Su Yu appeared and walked towards Xenophilius, extending his hand and saying, "Hello, Mr. Lovegood. Let me introduce myself. My name is Su Yu, and I am one of the professors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
"Besides that, I have another identity: the inventor and founder of the Flying Feather Magic Phone. It's a pleasure to meet you here."
Hearing Su Yu's explanation, the little girl Luna tilted her head and asked curiously, "The cell phone you're talking about, is it that little square box that can send messages?"
“That’s right, that’s it!” Seeing that Xenophilius had no intention of shaking hands with him, Su Yu felt a little awkward and patted Luna’s head.
"That's amazing! My dad is very interested in it too!" Luna said excitedly.
"Really? Mr. Lovegood also uses a magic phone?" Su Yu once again steered the conversation toward Xenophilius.
However, the white-haired man seemed to be lost in thought, and suddenly asked a completely unrelated question: "Mr. Su, you have a lot of troubles around you. Have you been having any worries lately?"
"Ah... a lot, but I think I can handle them." Su Yu felt a little confused, but still went along with what the other person said.
Xenophilius smiled and said, "Sometimes, when you encounter difficulties, you can try not to think about them, because even if you do, you can't solve them."
Su Yu wanted to roll his eyes. He wasn't going to beat around the bush anymore and said directly, "Mr. Lovegood, would you be interested in putting 'The Quibbler' on the Magic Network, like 'Today's Headlines' and 'The Daily Prophet'?"
"What do you want?" Xenophilius did not answer, but instead took a half step back, maintaining a defensive posture.
Su Yu pretended to be relaxed and said, "Relax, Mr. Lovegood. What I want is very simple: to cultivate more competitors for the Daily Prophet."
"You want me to attack the Daily Prophet?"
"Haven't you always done it this way?"
“That’s because they’re wrong. I’m not targeting them, I’m just pointing out a possibility they’ve overlooked!” Xenophilius explained.
Su Yu said nonchalantly, "Just keep going like this!"
Xenophilius shook his head: "Mr. Su, if my information is correct, you should also be involved in Toutiao."
“I’m not specifically targeting The Daily Prophet. If Toutiao makes any mistakes, I will point them out as well! Can you accept that?”
Good heavens, this is a wolf killer! Judging from Xenophius's expression, he didn't seem to be joking, and Su Yu couldn't help but start to make his own calculations.
The introduction of "The Quibbler" was simply intended to annoy "The Daily Prophet," but it seems that it wouldn't be a bad idea to annoy its own "Toutiao" as well.
This would put some pressure on Rita Skeeter, preventing her from becoming an unruly oligarch and letting her know that she is not irreplaceable.
After considering his options, Su Yu said, "Okay, but I have some conditions. I want 49% of the shares in 'Singing the Dissent,' and any news reports about me must first be approved by me."
Su Yu felt that the conditions he offered were very generous; anyone who wanted to make the journal bigger and stronger would agree to them. But clearly, Xenophilius was not that kind of person.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Su, there's no problem with the equity, but 'Singing the Dissent' is a journal based on independent thought. Our reports are all truthful and objective, and we do not accept any form of third-party review."
Hey, is he trying to insult the boss behind the scenes too? Su Yu felt that he was probably too nice, giving Mr. Xenophilius Lovegood the wrong impression that he couldn't do without him.
"That's a real shame. I don't think we can reach an agreement." Then Su Yu looked at Luna: "Your name is Luna, right? I think you'll be very proud to tell your classmates that your father is the editor-in-chief of 'Singing the Divergent' magazine."
"But unfortunately, very few people have actually read 'The Quibbler.' Have a great semester, kid!"
Chapter 82 9 3/4 Under the Platform
Hearing Su Yu's words, Luna tilted her head back and said, "I don't care what others think. In my heart, 'Singing the Quibbles' is the best magazine in the world."
Xenophilius looked at his daughter with loving eyes. Since Luna was nine years old, when her mother died because of a failed curse, the father and daughter had been each other's only support.
Luna trusted her father completely, and she never doubted anything he told her. This led to her personality becoming more and more like her father's, and she also became increasingly unsociable like him.
"The Quibbler" is Xenophilius's pride, but it doesn't sell well. Most wizards consider it a joke in the wizarding world, and few people would actually buy it.
Looking at his daughter's serious expression, Xenophilius could easily imagine that this girl would definitely recommend her "Sing the Quibbler" to all her classmates.
Then, those kids who have never seen "The Quibbler" might ridicule and isolate Luna based on information they've heard from their parents.
If Xenophius had any weakness, it would be Luna. He would do anything for his daughter, including changing his principles.
"Mr. Su, if 'Singing the Quibbles' is published on Magic Phone, will it really attract a larger number of readers?" Xenophilius asked.
Su Yu shrugged: "I'm sorry, Mr. Lovegood, I can't guarantee that, but there are only a few types of magazines and newspapers available on the Magic Phone at the moment."
"If it's a paid subscription, I don't think sales will increase much, but if it's free, people will definitely click to watch when they have nothing else to do."
Xenophilius didn't ask such a stupid question as how to make money for free. He had also seen the ads on Toutiao. As long as the readership was large enough, there would definitely be shops that wanted to advertise.
After much internal struggle, Xenophilius finally compromised. Even if it only attracted a few more young wizards to read his "The Quibbler," or even if it gave Luna one more friend, he was willing to give it a try.
He finally called out to Su Yu, who was turning to leave, and said, "Mr. Su, I agree to your terms."
The two then added each other as friends on Fetion and agreed on the formal signing of the contract. As for the "Singing the Opposite" APP panel, Fred and George's first version was just right, and they could simply change the name to use it.
After seeing off Lovegood and his daughter, Su Yu remained hidden, watching the students pass through the wall in all sorts of bizarre ways.
A short while later, Su Yu saw a familiar pair of people again. They were the Chinese father and daughter he had met in Diagon Alley some time ago, Peter Zhang and Cho Zhang.
The father and daughter looked grief-stricken. They talked for a long time at the station entrance and finally hugged each other and cried.
Has something happened to this father and daughter? As fellow Chinese, Su Yu wouldn't mind helping them out, but it's obviously not appropriate to ask now. He can pay more attention to Zhang Qiu after school starts.
After a while, the Weasleys finally arrived, a large group of eight people carrying luggage of all sizes. Arthur kept checking Ginny's luggage, afraid that she might have forgotten something.
Harry walked at the very back of the group with Ron. He had already crossed Platform 9¾ last year, and he seemed quite relaxed, completely unaware that someone was preparing to stop him.
"Teemo, have you found anything?" Su Yu asked in the group chat.
“I’ve found him. He’s about 100 meters behind Harry and Ron. He must have used the Disillusionment Charm. I can sense a faint fluctuation of elven magic,” Timo replied.
"If you can find him, can he also find you?" Su Yu asked again. Although Dobi didn't know that someone was coming to arrest him, he still wanted to avoid arousing suspicion as much as possible to be on the safe side.
"Don't worry, Master, as long as I don't use magic, he won't be able to find me," Timo assured him.
Su Yu instructed, "Excellent! I guess that little elf will cast a spell on that wall after the others go in, preventing Harry from crossing Platform 9¾. Timo, you must catch it then!"
"Understood, Master!"
Su Yu continued typing: "Lupin, keep an eye on Harry Potter in a bit, in case he does something rash if he can't get into Platform 3/4. Also, use the Confusion Charm to cover for Teemo when necessary."
“Yes, boss!” Lupin replied.
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