Chapter 461 Happy Cooperation
“The twins’ inventive talent must have been inherited from their father.
Levin also took the opportunity to compliment, "I know Mr. Weasley, you once used magic to turn a rusty car into a flying car. Do you have any other inventions like this?"
Arthur immediately became happy when he heard this, with a proud smile on his face.
He opened his mouth wide and was about to reply, "Yes," but then he reacted and glanced at his wife guiltily.
He winked at Levin, "Of course not, I didn't touch these again."
At this time, Molly puffed up her chest like a bullfrog. She stared at her husband with wide eyes and seemed to want to criticize him. It was not until she realized that Levin was still there that she swallowed the words that reached her throat.
Apparently, the accident that Ronald and Harry got into at the beginning of second grade left her with lingering fears, and she was still wary of magic cars and the like.
"Mr. Weasley, I have a new plan recently,"
Levin spread his hands, eyes flashing with excitement,
"I would like to apply to your Department for the Prohibition of Misuse of Muggle Items to conduct research on Muggle TV-related items. After the transformation is completed, I plan to officially sell them. Our wizard radio is already too backward and needs some innovation."
"TV set?"
Mr. Weasley's eyes widened and he asked curiously,
"Is it the kind of Muggle box that can preserve images of people for a long time? If you don't exploit loopholes and sell it officially through legal channels, it may cost a lot of gold galleons. I - I mean, I don't There was no deliberate attempt to leave a loophole in the laws I wrote against the misuse of Muggle objects.
He explained hurriedly, as if he was afraid of being misunderstood.
Levin smiled and nodded, pretending not to notice Arthur's self-reported crime:
"Gold Galleons is not a problem for me. I hope to invite you to be the host of this Muggle item modification project. The treatment will be favorable to your satisfaction." 670
When Arthur heard this, his heart immediately moved.
Although Percy's words before were unpleasant, they did point out the problem that he had been ignoring.
Now he also realizes that as a man, he has to make more money for his family.
But he hoped that it would be based on his own real materials, rather than charity from friends.
"Levin, you invented the live broadcast system. You must be very good at alchemy and making magic items. Why don't you take charge of this project yourself?" Arthur asked doubtfully.
"Mr. Weasley, your rich experience and deep background in the Ministry of Magic will undoubtedly be a powerful help for our Muggle TV renovation project.
Levin said slowly in a formal tone of negotiation, "I know that to advance this project, we need to face countless legal issues and procedures. And in the entire magical world, I can't find a more suitable person to lead it than you. With you fully responsible for this project, I believe that our project will be able to advance smoothly and achieve unprecedented success."
"But, Mr. Weasley, you may not know that if you want to use a TV, having a TV itself is not enough.
Levin changed the subject and continued,
"The reason why Muggle TV can attract so many people is not only because it can broadcast pictures and sounds, but more importantly, there is a huge network of TV stations behind it. These TV stations produce a variety of programs, and then through the TV Signals bring these programs to millions of homes. That's what we need to work on.
Levin paused and finally revealed his ultimate goal:
"My plan is to create our own TV station in the magical world. This TV station will broadcast various news, entertainment programs, educational films, etc. from the magical world, so that every wizard can learn about it through TV A wider world. I believe this will be a major innovation in the magical world.
Regarding this matter, he had discussed it with Jaina and the others as early as the end of last year. At that time, they concluded that it could be done, but they would have to wait until their power in the Ministry of Magic increased to advance.
Now that they have annexed Crouch's faction and their power has reached half of the country, it is time to implement this plan.
"What a great plan."
When Arthur heard this, his eyes widened.
He never thought there was such a grand plan behind it.
He knew that this project was very difficult and risky, but it was also of great significance.
Levin's project is undoubtedly epoch-making, but there is a deeper purpose behind it.
One of them is naturally to control public opinion.
As they discussed at the beginning, as a medium for disseminating information, TV stations have far better publicity capabilities than newspapers and magazines.
Although a "naysayer" magazine article can stir up a temporary stir, it is obviously a drop in the bucket in terms of controlling the entire public opinion field.
The "Daily Prophet" controlled by the Ministry of Magic, although it can be used by itself to a certain extent, is not entirely its own industry after all.
What's more, the Daily Prophet, under Fudge's instruction, has recently been criticizing Dumbledore and clearly denying Voldemort's return.
In Levin's view, this approach is undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst.
Because Voldemort's return is a fact, and although Voldemort himself is currently deliberately concealing his whereabouts, this concealment is not permanent.
In other words, this kind of thing will be exposed sooner or later, and by then, the credibility of the "Daily Prophet" in the Gangshi world will be lost.
In addition, Levin has another purpose: he hopes to use this platform to show the current situation of Muggles to the wizarding world and give them a little Muggle shock.
He believed that this shock would inspire wizards to desire and explore new magic.
However, he does not expect this goal to be achieved overnight.
In order to avoid arousing the alarm and resentment of conservatives, Levin plans to adopt a gradual advancement strategy.
In the early stages, he planned to produce some programs that had nothing to do with Muggles and were purely wizard-specific.
These programs will focus on wizards' daily life, magic learning, adventure experiences, etc., aiming to make wizard audiences gradually adapt to and like this new way of information dissemination.
As time goes by, and as their power and fame in the wizarding world further consolidates, Levin will gradually introduce some Muggle content, especially in the military and technological categories.
When the time comes, Levin plans to gradually start broadcasting some Muggle programs, especially in the military and technology categories.
Through these programs, wizards will have the opportunity to get a glimpse of what the Muggle world is really like:
The speed of their technological development, the sophistication of their weapons and equipment, and their future development prospects
Facing the increasingly powerful military strength and technological level of the Muggle world, wizards will definitely feel an unprecedented sense of urgency. Levin will guide them to gradually realize that they must always be vigilant and constantly improve their magical skills to cope with possible challenges in the future.
In the world of Harry Potter, although traditional magic is also extensive and profound, it is too life-like. It is excellent in terms of versatility and ease of use, but seems to be lacking in some aspects.
In particular, there is a lack of various mass-destruction spells, a lack of spells for large-scale transformation of nature, and the exploration of certain specific aspects of magic is not in-depth enough.
Levin's arcane magic system provides them with new possibilities.
This system contains many powerful spells, and their power is enough to make the observers more calm when facing the challenges of the Muggle world.
This is just like how science and technology developed the fastest during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. At that time, it was the fear of the unknown and the desire for power that drove the continuous breakthroughs and innovations in science and technology.
In the wizarding world, not everyone has the same aspiration for advanced knowledge and power as the young wizards of the Erudite Society under Levin.
In other words, all such ambitious people in Hogwarts took the initiative to join the Erudite Society to pursue higher levels of magical knowledge.
But Levin knows very well that in order to truly promote change in the wizarding world, relying on these people alone is far from enough.
To mobilize more people's enthusiasm, we must take a heavy blow.
He needs to inspire the enthusiasm of wizards more broadly and make them realize that only by embracing a new era and pursuing more powerful magic can they cope with the challenges posed by the Muggle world.
Finally, Levin has a far-reaching intention in doing this--that is, to win over the members of the Order of the Phoenix.
He didn't need them to turn their backs on Dumbledore and turn to him.
All he hoped for was to plant a few secrets in Dumbledore's camp to make them have a favorable impression of him...or at least be dissatisfied with Dumbledore.
In order to achieve this goal, Levin has already begun secretly planning.
He cleverly provoked the relationship between Sirius and Dumbledore, quietly creating a rift between them - in fact, Dumbledore had many problems with Fang Jia, who took care of Harry when he was a child.
And recently, he learned another extremely important news: Sirius was deeply dissatisfied with Dumbledore's decision to use Harry as bait in the Tournament.
"But, I still have a job at the Ministry of Magic."
After being silent for a long time, Arthur finally spoke. There was a hint of hesitation and helplessness in his tone.
On the one hand, the family's financial situation is indeed not optimistic; on the other hand, modifying Muggle items has always been his hobby [Levin's proposal undoubtedly made him excited.
What's more, being able to devote himself to such a meaningful project and make some money along the way is the best of both worlds for him.
Levin smiled slightly and persuaded softly:
"Arthur, you can do this project as a part-time job. As far as I know, the Department for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Items is not too busy at ordinary times. The schedule of this project is very flexible, and I believe you can take advantage of it. Use your free time to complete them.”
Hearing Levin's words, Arthur's eyes lit up.
"Then...please cooperate happily!"
He stretched out his hand and clasped it with Levin. "Thank you Levin! I fully support you! Let's work together to make this great project a reality!"
