The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Monica was startled by Tom's aura. She didn't expect that Tom would dare to yell at her.

"What are you talking about? Mr. Seven, I remind you very seriously that I represent the Ministry of Magic!" Monica said angrily.

"No!" Tom stretched out a finger and waved it in front of Monica, "You only represent yourself, and the breakdown of today's negotiations is entirely your responsibility."

Monica:?

"Do you know who the person in front of you is?" Tom stared into Monica's eyes seriously, "I am an alchemist. I am an alchemist who can refine defensive magic items. I I am an alchemist who can refine defensive magic items and is willing to sell half of them and half to the Ministry of Magic at extremely low prices, and what is your attitude towards me?"

Tom decided to cut off the arrogant and ignorant guy in front of him from the Ministry of Magic so that she could not act recklessly in the name of the Ministry of Magic.

Many times, being in a huge group can give people an illusory sense of security, allowing small individuals to become arrogant because they take advantage of the collective's momentum. Some people suddenly gain power - even if it is just a tiny bit of power as a fingernail, they will forget about it, be carried away by this power, and behave very irrationally, unreasonably, and disgustingly.

When faced with such a crazy person, the simplest response strategy is to separate him or her from the group and let them clearly realize that they cannot represent the group behind them. Their actions will have to pay the price themselves, and It is not that group that is responsible for the behavior.

Before Tom took Monica out, it was Tom who was talking to the Ministry of Magic. The negotiation broke down because the arrogant alchemist refused to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic. But after Tom separated Monica from the Ministry of Magic as a whole, she became a kind-hearted alchemist and the high-level officials of the Ministry of Magic who were considerate of their subordinates were disrupted by a small assistant.

The alchemist is right, the higher-ups of the Ministry of Magic are right, it’s all the fault of that little assistant!

The Ministry of Magic will not fire assistants - the jobs in the Ministry of Magic are iron rice bowls, and they have resisted firing someone as outrageous as Bertha Jorkins. Naturally, they will not fire Monica, but Monica His political life ended here.

"Of course I'm willing to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic, but with you as my representative, I don't see the need to continue this negotiation!" Tom grabbed the table in front of him, flipped it over hard, and let the quill rest on it. , inkwells, and parchment were scattered on the ground.

Tom's eyes swept across the four stunned people in front of him, and he said word by word: "You should understand the value of defensive magic items - Mr. Lucius Malfoy just customized a similar magic item for me. , it cost a full eight hundred galleons! Although the anti-curse gloves have reduced most of their performance, the asking price of twenty galleons, what is the difference between giving it away for free?!"

"Can the adults of the Ministry of Magic find another alchemist willing to refine magic items at this price?" He bent down, picked up the glove that fell on the ground, and dusted it off. , handed it to Naya.

After all, I paid for this glove. It is my guest, so it deserves some preferential treatment.

"Can't you find it? How many alchemists are there in the entire Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley?" Tom smiled contemptuously, "It's you who should correct your attitude!"

After saying this, the four members of the Ministry of Magic were speechless, and Delis and Naya lowered their heads in embarrassment - Tom's words made them ashamed. Being on the front line, they understood how much benefit a curse-proof glove could bring. The price offered by Mr. Seven was already extremely favorable, and they really didn't have the face to bargain.

As for the representative of Director Thicknesse, he looked as if the matter had nothing to do with him. He knew very well the positioning of himself and the director behind him. After the Minister of Magic got involved, he and the Director had lost their right to speak on the matter. If he jumps too far on this matter, it will definitely attract the attention of Minister Bones, which is something Mr. Thickness does not want.

But it just so happened that his low-key attitude allowed him to successfully escape the disaster.

Monica's whole face turned red. She didn't expect that she just said it casually and instinctively paid the price, but it actually caused such a strong backlash.

When she was in charge of international trade before, she never encountered such a situation! Those merchants were all polite to her, but why did she become like this when she came to this alchemist?

I bargain, you can negotiate with me, why do you have to yell at me?

The previous Monica represented the British Ministry of Magic, so all her outrageous behaviors were covered up by the giant behind her. The suppliers she negotiated with wanted from the British side, even if they hated her. I still have to hold back my smile until today.

Today Monica happened to be facing someone who had no need. In other words, Monica played Party A before, but today she is Party B. Magic props are a seller's market, and she has no negotiating capital at all! Bones sent her here for many purposes: shipping time, purchase volume, variety, whether group purchases can be discounted... bargaining is definitely at the bottom of the list.

She put the cart before the horse.

Monica became angrier and angrier as she thought about it, and finally a few tears fell from the corners of her eyes.

Cried? Tom was a little surprised. Is the psychological quality of this special correspondent so poor? You must have come in through the back door!

"You are really not suitable to negotiate." Tom looked at the other three people, "Go back and report to your leader, please send someone with a clear head. Also, Mr. Delis, you can prepare to pick up the goods."

Several people left their seats and prepared to leave through the door.

"If you want a magic item that doesn't need to be reloaded, is not afraid of wear and tear, and is passively triggered, that's fine!" Seeing Monica's "It's not me, it's the world's fault" look, Tom still couldn't hold it back and stood up to ridicule. He said, "More money! Two hundred galleons, no cap, I guarantee your satisfaction."

Monica stumbled, covered her face and ran out of the alchemy workshop door.

Delis and Naya fell behind, relatively speechless. Finally, Delis complained: "Are the current assistant ministers so unprofessional?"

"I have a good father who came to the minister's office for gold plating. Minister Bones never imagined that she could mess up such a negotiation..." Naya was also speechless. Today's trip was in vain. She looked at Delis: "You'd better drop by Gringotts to withdraw the money. You won't come back empty-handed."

Delix showed a smile, said goodbye to his companions, and went to Gringotts alone to withdraw money. A quarter of an hour later, he returned to Naya, stroking a ring with a face full of joy.

He finally got this ring that cost him all his savings!

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Good night, or rather good morning.