The bookstore in the western part of the city was a paradise for book lovers. As long as you were diligent enough, you could always find the book you wanted.
The group of people found a bookstore with no customers, but there were many picture albums on display.
The two children were looking for their favorite picture album in the pile of books, while Meg chatted with the bookstore owner.
"Boss, why don't you sell Whole Food Magazine in your store? The other stores are selling very well. "Meg glanced at the store and said.
The boss looked at the customers who were buying magazines in front of the other bookstores and curled his lips in disdain. "Heh, what's so good about a gourmet magazine? It won't make much money. If you can get the exclusive rights to sell a few best-selling books, that's called making money."
"Oh, there are best-selling books?" Meg was a little surprised. Although he had collected many ancient books, he didn't know much about the book market in this world.
The boss pointed at the bookstore next door that had not opened yet and said, "That's right. Do you see that bookstore next door? They only sell three books, one book every ten days. They can sell 300,000 copies a month. Just based on this, the boss got married to his eighth wife last month."
Meg was surprised and said, "You can marry eight wives here?"
"Your focus seems to be a little different." The boss looked at him strangely.
Irina looked over and looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile. She said, "What, you also plan to marry eight or ten wives?"
Meg's face changed slightly. He realized that he had lost his composure and quickly said, "No, no, no. How could I have such an extravagant and lascivious thought?"
"Eight wives added together can't be as beautiful as you." The boss looked at Irina and said with some envy.
"Of course." Meg straightened his back a lot.
Irina's lips curled up slightly. She withdrew her gaze and picked up a picture album to flip through.
"Oh, yes. Boss, what are the best selling books in this bookstore?" Meg asked the boss.
"If we're talking about the best selling books, of course, it would be the best selling books for knights. Alex's doujinshi books were selling like crazy back then. Men, women, adults, and children were all crazy about Alex's books. Every book sold like hotcakes. Those years of popularity are still unsurpassed today. The colorful storybooks and picture albums with Alex as the main character are even more in short supply. "The boss sighed with emotion, and there was a hint of nostalgia in his expression.
"Hmm? There's such a thing? "Meg raised his eyebrows.......
"Don't tell me you don't even know who Alex is?" The boss looked at him with disdain, and continued, "Back then, he and Princess Irina made a name for themselves on the Norland Continent, and left behind countless stories and legends. They became important material for countless authors, and supported a large number of authors."
... I just moved from the countryside to the city. " Meg nodded. He looked around. "But you don't have any picture albums related to him in your shop now?"
The boss was enlightened. The country bumpkin's words were understandable. He explained, "Recently, Alex has reappeared, and staged an even more shocking return of the king. He even saved the world single-handedly. He has stirred up waves in the hearts of the Roth Empire's citizens, and his popularity is very high.
However, he has rebelled against the Roth Empire. His words and actions are disrespectful to the king. No one would dare to write about him even if they had the guts. Not to mention us bookstore owners. Who isn't afraid of losing their heads? "
"I see." Meg was deep in thought. He was thinking if he could try to attract attention since his sockpuppet was so popular.
The boss picked up a picture book from the bookshelf at the door. With a smile, he said, "Knight picture books are still our shop's main attraction. Children love to see stories of knights defeating demon kings. Girls love to see stories of knights defeating demon kings and heroes saving the damsel in distress. Men love to see stories of knights defeating demon kings and heroes saving the damsel in distress …"
Meg glanced at the picture book that the boss gave him: The Dragon Warrior Battling Medusa in the Demon's Cave!
This …
Meg frowned slightly. Then, he put down the magazine without a change in expression. "Seems like it was a rather tragic battle."
"Hehehe." The boss let out a series of vulgar laughter that all men understood.
Meg pretended not to understand, and said, "Boss, are the authors popular here? Do they have many fans? "
"That depends on the person," the boss said slowly. "Usually, ugly authors don't show their faces. They try their best to create a sense of mystery and give the readers space to imagine.
As for handsome authors like you, most of them will find a good artist to draw their portrait in the book. From there, they will attract some fans who are not talented.
Of course, there are also some shameless authors who will use women's clothing to sell their looks to retain fans. Of course, this method won't last long. Fans nowadays are all big pig trotters. "
"There are such tricks." Meg was shocked. He didn't expect there to be so many twists and turns.
"That's right. Didn't you see the cover of Whole Foods magazine just now? It's really shameless. A gourmet magazine doesn't focus on gourmet food, but actually uses a chef's image as a selling point. Could it be that being handsome can make the dishes better? And maybe that chef looks like a ghost in person, "the boss said with a look of disdain.
Meg frowned slightly. He felt like he was scolding two people in two sentences.
The boss sized up Meg and asked, "Why? You're asking so many questions. Do you want to write too?"
"I … I'm just asking casually."
"It's good that you didn't take it seriously. Writing and drawing comics is a dead end. This isn't something that anyone can do. I've scolded more than ten artists and scriptwriters in a day." The boss laughed.
When he spoke, he was like an old capitalist.
Meg casually flipped through the picture albums on the bookshelf and chatted with the boss intermittently. In his mind, he was thinking about the feasibility of turning the cooking tutorial into a picture album.
Compared to the immature video transmission technology and somewhat dry text, a picture album with text and a mature operating system and audience, wouldn't it be a suitable way to spread the word?
The two little girls chose a pile of picture albums. What was rare was that Anne took more picture albums than Amy. There were dozens of them. It was obvious that the little girl liked picture albums.
After paying the bill and leaving, the group strolled around the bookstore for half a day. Meg also bought a lot of ancient books and best-selling novels. In a small bookstore in the corner, he even secretly bought a Alex Doujinshi novel from the boss.
Amy stopped and looked back at Meg. "Father, I'm hungry. What are we eating for lunch today?"
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