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"Don't worry, everything is under control. Go back and tell everyone to go back to work. We'll call you when we need you."

"We'll call you if anything comes up."

Just as Berlin interrupted him, upon hearing the editor-in-chief's words, he opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded, saying, "Okay, editor-in-chief, I'll go back now."

Then he turned and left.

Cotton stared at Bolin's retreating figure, tapping the table with his fingertips as he fell into deep thought.

How did Rita Skeeter manage to gain the support of so many pure-blood families?

There must be a reason.

Find a root cause so you can kick this shallow woman out of your possessions without any hidden agenda.

.......

The next day, in the conference room of The Daily Prophet.

Editor-in-Chief Cotton sat at the head table, looking at the editors sitting on both sides of the long table. His face was solemn, and he did not whisper among himself. A hint of approval flashed in his eyes. Then he shifted his gaze to the first empty chair on the left.

A cold smile, a hint of contempt, flashed in his eyes, but he continued to wait quietly.

Without a moment's hesitation,...

Click! Snap! Snap!

As the door opened, a woman wearing jeweled glasses and a bright green dress walked in.

This is none other than Rita Skeeter.

Rita looked around at the crowd watching her and the seat reserved for the deputy editor-in-chief.

An unnamed fire burned fiercely in his heart, though he was unaware that this was a poor decision for him.

However, the thought of his master's orders made him hesitate.

Then, Rita calmly walked to her seat and sat down.

When Cotton saw the expression on Rita's face, he was slightly taken aback and felt that something was wrong with her behavior.

However, without hesitation, she clapped her hands and said, "Welcome our new colleague, Ms. Rita Skeeter."

All the editors immediately burst into applause.

Rita Skeeter, who had just been sitting, immediately stood up, about to thank everyone.

result....

"Deputy Editor Rita, please sit down. I will read out your assignment."

Interrupted by editor-in-chief Cotton, Rita felt a bit frustrated and was ready to speak up directly.

But when he thought of the task his master had given him and the instructions Mrs. Carter had given him in the magic seal, he could only sit there expressionless.

Cotton was even more surprised to see this; was Rita really that good at sulking?

How is this different from what he knew before?

They also planned to embarrass Rita when she first appeared in the newspaper.

In retrospect, he wasn't the one who underestimated Rita Skeeter.

As his thoughts unfolded, Cotton stood up, pulled out a piece of parchment, and read aloud: "The Board of Directors of The Prophet Daily has decided to appoint Rita Skeeter as the Deputy Editor of The Prophet Daily."

After briefly announcing the appointment, Cotton clapped again and said, "Welcome, Rita, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, to The Daily Prophet."

The editors below also applauded in response.

But when Cotton stopped clapping, all the editors stopped clapping too.

Rita once again felt Cotton kicking her when she was down, and she hated Cotton, the editor-in-chief who had hit her.

But he still smiled and politely said to all the editors, "Thank you everyone, we need more support in the future..."

This time, Editor-in-Chief Cotton did not interrupt Rita Skeeter, but let her quietly finish expressing her gratitude.

Her brief test just now showed that Rita's personality was somewhat different from what she had imagined, and the actual effect was not significant.

Therefore, such petty tricks had to be abandoned.

After all, it's okay to test things out sometimes using unorthodox methods, but you have to use appropriate means behind the scenes.

Soon, Rita Skeeter had almost finished speaking.

Editor-in-Chief Cotton clapped softly, and Rita Skeeter slumped into her seat as well.

“Deputy Editor Rita’s speech made a lot of sense. We should all work together to make the Daily Prophet even stronger,” said Editor-in-Chief Cotton.

Then he turned to Rita and said in a tone that seemed to be discussing but was actually leaving no room for doubt: "Rita, deputy editor-in-chief, you're new here, you can start by managing the photography department, and if you think you can, you can manage the logistics department."

"what do you think?"

Upon hearing Cotton's words, Rita's face immediately darkened.

She used to be a reporter for The Daily Prophet; how could she not know the shady dealings of various organizations?

The photography department doesn't actually have any special status. The logistics department is more like an internal affairs department; everything is under its jurisdiction. It's not only an internal affairs department, but it also has no real significance.

She instinctively wanted to abandon these two non-core departments, as she, as deputy editor-in-chief, had not raised enough funds to run the entire Daily Prophet.

At the very least, you need to manage your core departments well.

Otherwise, wouldn't she just be a deputy editor-in-chief in name only, with no real say?

But Peggy Carter, who was observing the situation from the side, seemed to sense Rita's thoughts and quickly said something.

"Rita, agree to it. These two items will be very useful for our future plans."

Sensing the information brought by the golden dragon's magical imprint, Rita remained silent for a moment, then turned to look at Editor-in-Chief Cotton and nodded slightly.

But as she continued speaking, he said, "Editor-in-Chief Cotton, I have no problem managing these two departments."

Chapter 791 Do you mind?

However, this was mentioned at an earlier board meeting.

"The Daily Prophet will establish a brand new department under my guidance to interview major figures in the wizarding world."

"For example, our Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, and Xu Fu, the founder of meditation, and so on."

"Editor-in-Chief Cotton, I'd like to recruit some editors and reporters for our department. Would you mind?"

Upon hearing Rita's request, Editor-in-Chief Cotton pondered for a moment.

This department was established at the behest of the pureblood family behind the Daily Prophet, who specifically appointed Rita as its head.

He's not stupid. Considering what happened recently, he knows with his bare hands that this is definitely an idea targeting meditation.

The purebreds do not appear to be dead.

He was disgusted by this behavior, as if it were a joke about the future of the Daily Prophet.

Fairness and objectivity are essential elements in a newspaper.

Although Rita Skeeter previously distorted a story in the newspaper, this was merely her personal opinion and had nothing to do with The Daily Prophet.

In order to reduce potential risks, Cotton did not deliberately suppress positive media coverage of Xu Fu and his meditation ideas.

So at this point there were many voices, some praising and some criticizing.

However, The Daily Prophet was hardly affected, and even gained notoriety and interest.

But if Rita Skeeter is to take full responsibility for this column, he can imagine the consequences, given the other party's ability to distort the story.

This column will definitely affect the future reputation of The Daily Prophet.

But there was nothing he could do; the board behind it had already made up its mind, and he couldn't stop it. He could only try to reduce its impact from the sidelines.

So he didn't even mention it at the meeting, intending to quietly suppress it later.

But now that Rita Skeeter has said it so bluntly, he can't just reject it outright.

After a few minutes of silence, Editor-in-Chief Cotton said coldly, "Well, Miss Rita Skeeter."

"In the future, you can recruit some editors to volunteer for the departments you are in charge of."

Upon hearing this, Rita smiled faintly, recalling her master's words.

"Rita, pure-blood families influence every aspect of the wizarding world, with public opinion being the most important part."

"And the Daily Prophet, you could say it's the mouthpiece of the pure-blood families. You go there and control it with the power of the pure-blood families."

"It will have a huge impact at important times."

...

Hogwarts, Department for the Protection of the Dark Arts.

Xu Fu sat at his desk, examining the message that had just come from the magic brand Golden Dragon, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He had encountered the power of public opinion in his previous life.

Black can turn white!

If you don't start working soon, it will be too late.