Hogwarts: This professor is too Muggle.

Chapter 88 A lot of money
In the Scottish Highlands in early May, the early summer sun is warm but not scorching.

At half past nine in the morning, bright sunlight slanted into Three Broomsticks through the window. The layout of the conference room on the third floor was different from the other rooms. In the middle stood a long table with rounded corners. Members of the Magic Mirror Club sat around it, their words filled with uncontrollable excitement.

The Easter holiday is coming to an end and the film's revenue has been calculated.

"During the entire Easter holiday, our tavern held ten shows every day, and every show was packed. In just half a month, we sold 7,000 Galleons worth of movie tickets."

Madam Rosmerta spoke with emotion as she held a glass of violet water.

The Three Broomsticks has two mirrors and three floors, which are spacious and can accommodate two groups of audiences at the same time without affecting the guests who are drinking normally. Some wizards who can't get tickets to other pubs will try their luck here.

As a result, business at other shops on the streets of Hogsmeade has improved a lot.

In just two weeks, the movie tickets alone sold 5,000 Galleons, and including other drinks and food, the Three Broomsticks earned nearly 20,000 Galleons.

Old Tom, Alfie, Jack and others sat together with smiles on their faces. Although they did not earn as much as Rosmerta, the amount was also considerable. The money they earned in the past two weeks was equivalent to what they would have earned in one or two years.

At least 5,000 Galleons per family.

For those famous pure-blood families, a few thousand Galleons might only be the monthly rent for a few shops, but these tavern owners are very satisfied, not only because of the profits, but also because of the development prospects of the Magic Mirror Club.

The magical world lacks this kind of entertainment. As long as there is high-quality content, it can continue to make such huge profits.

If they can produce films like this on a regular basis, they will become a famous family in the future.

Compared with the broom and potion businesses with high unit prices and low repurchase rates, Yingjing takes the route of small profits but quick turnover. Almost all moviegoers will rewatch the film, and some witches have even watched it more than a dozen times, and they will bring their relatives and friends with them every time.

Taking into account the revenue from the previous football game broadcast, the cost of purchasing the mirror has been recovered.

Melvin sat at the head of the long table, calmly accepting the share handed over by each tavern. The linen bag was filled with heavy gold galleons, which he stuffed directly into the suitcase without counting.

In Muggle society, the development of images spans two hundred years. Initially, it was just silent black and white films. Gradually, sound music was added, and black, white and gray turned into bright colors. The clarity and visual effects steadily improved, thus accumulating a set of adaptive industrial systems, involving equipment production, shooting and recording, distribution and screening.

The supporting system is complete and the legal treaties are comprehensive, which can more comprehensively protect the interests of all parties.

Melvin skipped the previous accumulation, used the advanced productivity of alchemy to make memory mirrors, used Quidditch games to attract tavern owners, and built a simple theater alliance in a short time. The shooting process was simplified to memory clips based on real events, and the distribution and screening costs were almost zero.

A simple system means loopholes. If it were a Muggle society, there would definitely be theater owners who concealed box office revenue and pocketed the money.

But this is the magical world, and the existence of magic contracts plugs the loopholes.

When purchasing the shadow mirror, all the tavern owners signed a magic contract with Melvin using their real names. Both parties agreed that any unilateral breach of contract that infringes upon the interests of the other party will be subject to a powerful curse.

Eliminate the possibility of someone embezzling ticket money.

"Sieverton, divided into 3,000 Galleons..."

Old Will's customers are basically retired Aurors, who are more rational and will not buy tickets repeatedly, so his business is not as good as that of the Three Broomsticks.

"Godric, two thousand five..."

Godric's Hollow has few wizarding residents and even less business.

"Dingworth Town, five thousand..."

Alfie's customers are mostly retired football players with a lot of wealth.

"Go to Flagley, six thousand..."

Jack's customers were even more of a sucker. One after another, Wright was at the end of the line. Since Bokin couldn't attend, he handed over the profits from the underground bar in Knockturn Alley on Bokin's behalf.

After stuffing the last sack into the suitcase, Melvin lifted it up and weighed it. The weight of the suitcase, transformed by the Invisible Stretch Charm, remained unchanged. However, according to the tavern owners, the suitcase now held nearly 10 Galleons.

The Ministry of Magic does not collect taxes, so these are net income. If they were deposited into the underground vault of Gringotts, they should be able to pile up into a small hill.

You can save it, but you don’t have to…

Melvin raised his brows slightly, suddenly remembering that the Hufflepuff's gold cup was hidden in the vault of Gringotts in Diagon Alley. He wondered if he could find a way to get it.

He lowered his head to think about how to rob Gringotts. As he was thinking, the room became quiet without him noticing. When he looked up, he saw that the tavern owners were waiting for him to speak.

Ms. Rosmerta whispered, "Professor Lewinter, what should we do next?"

"Next..." Melvin temporarily put aside the idea of ​​robbing Gringotts and pondered for a moment, "The Easter holiday is over, and the movie should be closed. Your tavern will resume normal business, and the video mirror will be used to show free football games."

"Why?" asked Godric's Ada.

"The novelty will always wear off, and movies will always get boring, but Quidditch matches will never be the same. What's more, the games can stimulate drinkers to consume more alcohol..."

A movie ticket costs 5 Sickles, the price of two beers. The fans can drink dozens or even hundreds of beers in one night and book the whole theater by themselves.

As the holiday drew to a close, the more perceptive old Will, Alfie and others noticed that many showtimes were not sold out, and the scene of people staying up all night scrambling to buy tickets at the beginning no longer appeared.

Of course, there are still audiences willing to watch it.

After discussion, the pub owners decided to set up movie screenings during the day on weekends and continue to broadcast football games in the evening.

"Summer vacation is coming soon, and the Quidditch finals for many schools are about to begin. Hogwarts has a professor providing footage, and we need to pay more attention to Durmstrang. Doesn't Alfie know the headmaster there? I think his name is Karkaroff, right?"

"Yes, he was once a wizard in England."

"A lot of teams have summer seasons. Trying to get the footage by the end of the games, I can only rely on you, Jack."

"..."

At 10:40 in the morning, the lucrative Magic Mirror Club finalized its business strategy for the next few months, ended the meeting, and prepared to leave.

Old Will slowly stood up from his chair, walked two steps outside with his cane, and suddenly turned around and stared at Melvin in the main seat:
"Professor Lewinter, are those things the centaurs said true?"

The entire conference room seemed to have pressed the mute button in an instant, and the room fell into silence. Some of the tavern owners had walked to the door, but they still stopped and pricked up their ears waiting for the young professor's answer.

Melvin sat on a wooden chair, tilting his head. “Isn’t that stated at the beginning of the film?”

Old Will looked solemn, nodded, and continued to walk out.

There are two explanations in the film, and the professor only mentioned the first one -

This story is based on true events.

　I felt dizzy when I got home from get off work and thought I had heatstroke.

　　I took out the expired swab and poked it——

　　Hey, it’s yang again!
　　I only have 2k due to poor condition and 2k in arrears.

　　Bow to the readers~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)