#615 - Talks (asking for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets)

"So, you usually take care of such a large shop by yourself? Can you handle it?" Dumbledore raised his eyebrows in surprise. As far as he knew, Silver Flash Commerce was now a large and prosperous business, how could they only leave one person to look after the shop?

"It's not just me alone." Ibo grinned and scratched his head. "The headquarters usually has me, Qi Qi, and Vivian on duty, but because Silver Flash is now a multinational corporation, Qi Qi has to be responsible for the entire company's operations, finance, and production, so she doesn't have much time to look after the store."

"As for Vivian, she used to help me with some work when she was only responsible for product design, but since she created that 'International Mahjong Club' a year ago, she has devoted herself to her mahjong career."

As he said this, the two happened to pass the second floor. Ibo winked at Dumbledore, then nodded towards the inside of the second floor.

Dumbledore followed Ibo's expression and looked inside, and found that the second floor, which was originally a reception room, had now become a completely different scene. First of all, the space was much larger than before, although not as wide as the first floor, it was still five or six hundred square meters.

Secondly, this large open floor was overwhelmingly filled with mahjong tables, with nearly a hundred people sitting there bustlingly.

At this time, these wizards were all intently focused on playing cards, sometimes shouting and cheering, sometimes looking sad, it was quite lively. There was even a table where someone seemed to have won a big hand, and the mahjong tiles on the table actually rose straight into the air and burst into a dazzling firework, and people around who saw this scene turned their heads or got up to congratulate them.

And Dumbledore finally managed to find Vivian in the crowd, with her permed curly hair and unrestrained laughter, but it seemed that a soundproofing charm had been cast, so he couldn't hear the movement inside, but it looked very noisy.

"This..." Seeing this scene, Dumbledore looked at Ibo with a suppressed smile, "I didn't expect your second floor to be so unique."

"Hey, sorry for making the Headmaster laugh." Ibo shrugged helplessly, "Thanks to Vivian's efforts in recent years, mahjong has spread well in various wizarding communities, and our magic mahjong tables and mahjong tiles are selling well. At Vivian's repeated requests, Anduin had no choice but to agree to turn the second floor into a mahjong room."

"As a result, it has become like this. Vivian organizes people to play cards on the second floor every day when she comes to work, and she euphemistically says that she is doing publicity for the company. Recently, I heard that she is preparing to organize a mahjong competition covering the whole of England, and she shamelessly asked Anduin for funding as a prize." Ibo sighed speechlessly at this point.

"Hehehe..." Dumbledore seemed to be amused by Vivian's actions, "Can Anduin agree to that? And isn't it a big loss for you to let Vivian's club occupy the entire second floor?"

"Of course Anduin wouldn't agree. Didn't you see that he specially put a soundproofing charm at the entrance because he thought it was too noisy?" Ibo pointed to the metal door, "But Vivian actually found a way herself. Although playing mahjong here seems to be free, the daily turnover is not small, and just selling drinks can earn a lot of money. As a result, she relied on this money to actually get the competition going herself. Maybe you'll see it in the newspaper in a few days."

Dumbledore couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard this. Why did the style of Silver Flash Commerce make him feel so strange? Shouldn't this be a serious multinational corporation headquarters?

While chatting, the two also arrived on the third floor. At this time, the third floor had also been renovated. The original bedroom had been redecorated and turned into 5 offices, 1 large and 4 small, and a public living room.

The largest office naturally belonged to Anduin, and the other 4 belonged to Qi Qi, Vivian, Ibo, and Hogg respectively.

That's right, Hogg also has his own office, and except for Ibo, the others can now be said to be senior executives of Silver Flash Company. →

At this time, Xia Tiya, who was at the secretary's workstation in front of Anduin's office, immediately stood up after seeing the two people who suddenly appeared, showing a professional smile, "Headmaster Dumbledore, are you here to see the boss?"

"That's right, I have something to talk to Anduin about. I heard that he is still receiving other guests, do I need to wait a while?" Because Dumbledore was asking for help this time, his attitude was also very humble.

"It's okay, the other two who came to visit today also just arrived, and you shouldn't be unfamiliar with them, please come in with me, I just received a few letters that I need to report to the boss." Xia Tiya smiled casually, and then led Dumbledore to push the door open.

Since Dumbledore was also visiting Anduin's office for the first time, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the scene inside after entering.

The room in front of him was said to be an office, but it looked like a medieval noble's weapon collection room. First of all, there was a row of metal armors with various shapes lined up on the side, some were full body armor, some were half body, and secondly, the walls and cabinets were covered with various shapes of melee weapons, such as axes, long swords, broadswords, spears, and shields.

In addition, the surrounding decorations fully showed what it meant to be rich and extravagant. All kinds of beautifully decorated magic portrait paintings and murals covered the walls, and whether it was the tables, chairs, sofas, or tapestries, they were all made of superior materials and decorated beautifully with precious metals. The display cabinets were filled with a large number of finished alchemy props, some of which Dumbledore recognized, and some of which he couldn't even understand their purpose.

Good heavens, is this entire carpet underfoot pieced together from the skins of Mooncalves? Dumbledore, who lowered his head unintentionally, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. This really allowed one to see with their own eyes how rich Anduin really was...

And on the living room sofa in the office, there were three people sitting at this time, namely Anduin, who looked no different from a few years ago, the retired former Minister of Magic Bardeau, and the current Minister Fudge.

"Albus, I didn't expect you to come today too, what a coincidence." Bardeau immediately greeted him with a smile after seeing Dumbledore.

"Milison, I didn't expect to meet you here." Dumbledore smiled and nodded to her, then looked at the two people next to him, "Good day, gentlemen."

"Good day, Headmaster Dumbledore, please sit down quickly. If I remember correctly, this is your first time visiting my office, it seems like today is really a good day."

Anduin smiled and looked at the old man in front of him, then gently snapped his fingers, and then a bottle of wine and a few wine glasses flew out from a delicate wine cabinet next to him, and then the wine glasses were filled in the air one by one, and landed nimbly in front of everyone.

"This is peach sherry wine sent to me by the Spanish Minister of Magic, it tastes very good. It's rare for you to appear together today, so you can taste it." After saying that, Anduin made another gesture of invitation.

Dumbledore politely picked up the wine glass and returned a salute, then took a light sip, and found that it was indeed very sweet, then he seemed to think of something and suddenly turned his head to look at Bardeau, "By the way, Milison, how have you been in this year since you stepped down?"

"Not bad." Bardeau nodded without denying, "I rested for a whole year before, but I just received an invitation from Anduin, he seems to want me to use my remaining energy."

After saying that, Bardeau also nudged Anduin, while Anduin on the other side was listening to Xia Tiya's report.

"Boss, Minister Andre of Germany has sent another letter, saying that Chief Kulle of the International Magical Cooperation Department is preparing to retire recently, and wants to ask if you are willing to take over as Chief, and if you are not willing, whether you have any good candidates to recommend."

"In addition, Headmaster Karkaroff of Durmstrang Institute also sent a letter, requesting you to send a wizard to guide them in opening a 'Training Studies' course." Xia Tiya took out two letters and asked softly.

"Reply to Andre, just say that as in the past, I am not interested in politics. As for the successor, Deputy Minister of Magical Transportation Asha Berry is a good choice. She has a good image, works seriously, and should be able to handle the affairs of the International Magical Cooperation Department with ease."

"As for Durmstrang, send a letter to the French branch and let Aselia free up some time to go there. The affairs of the French side will be temporarily handed over to her sister. Although Anais has only graduated recently, she should be able to handle it with her ability." Anduin neatly instructed Xia Tiya.

Hearing Anduin so lightly decide on the candidates for the head of a ministry of magic in a European country and the affairs of a magic school, Dumbledore and the others couldn't help but look at each other, and they could all see a trace of surprise in each other's eyes.

Has Anduin's influence reached this point?

And at this time, Anduin seemed to have just explained a pile of trivial matters, turned his head and smiled at Dumbledore, "Sorry, Headmaster Dumbledore, I have something to talk to Bardeau and Fudge about, I can only ask you to wait a while."

"It's okay, I'm looking for you for private matters, you should talk about official business first." Dumbledore shook his head indifferently, and then sat quietly on the side as an observer.

Fudge on the other side, who had been like a little transparent person before, immediately asked proactively when he saw that Anduin was finally going to talk about business, "Mr. Wilson, did you specifically invite me and Bardeau over today because there is something important?"

The attitude shown by Fudge at this time was very respectful, because he knew that the young man in front of him was the current Ministry of Magic's biggest financial backer and an absolute big shot in the British wizarding world.

Before Fudge was elected Minister of Magic, Bardeau even had to bring him over to meet Anduin. That meeting looked more like an interview in Fudge's eyes, as if only after Anduin's approval could his position be firmly established.