Milo and Garland were both stunned when they heard that. They looked at the girl on the billboard, who looked to be about 14 or 15 years old. They didn't expect Mr. Mak to have such a daughter other than Little Boss.
Not only Garland and Milo, but the customers lining up at the door were also surprised when they saw the two elven girls standing behind the desk piled with comic books.
Mr. Mak had disappeared for a month, and Mamy's started selling comic books as a part-time job after he came back?
Moreover, the price of a comic book was as high as 1,000 copper coins?
Although Mamy's dishes were never cheap, the quality was very high, and they were recognized by the customers.
However, the market price of a comic book was usually dozens of copper coins. Just because it was drawn by Mr. Mak's daughter, it was sold at the door of Mamy's for thousands of copper coins. It was a little too much to take the customers for fools.
Milo stroked his chin as he said, "If it's 1,000 copper coins, then apart from some limited edition pornographic brochures in Rodu, it's very difficult to fetch such a high price. The only exception is if it's a copy of the original."
"Why do you know so much about the market?" Garland sized him up.
"I've only heard about it. I don't know much about it!" Milo said seriously, trying to hide the fact that he had collected countless comic books.
"The market in Chaos City is about the same. The comic book market is mostly focused on the younger age, so the price is relatively low." Harrison, who was standing behind them, interrupted. "The comic books that occasionally come from Rodu are indeed of very high quality. It's an enviable resource …"
"Great minds think alike." Milo looked back at him with an appreciative smile.
"Miss, is this comic book really 1,000 copper coins per comic book?" Garland asked. The purpose of their visit today was to meet Meg, conduct a new round of interviews, and get his next column draft.
Whole Foods and Delicacies sold a record one million copies in such a turbulent environment with Meg's draft, and became the magazine's best-selling issue since its inception.
And Whole Foods and Delicacies also successfully secured the top position in the magazine industry with the sales of this issue.
They stayed in Chaos City for an entire month, but the messenger pigeons flying to them from Rodu almost never stopped.
The boss had given a death order. No matter what conditions Mr. Meg put forward, they had to satisfy him. They had to make him sign an exclusive agreement with Whole Foods American Magazine.
This was a man who could single-handedly change the structure of a gourmet magazine. His powerful influence was showing.
It was hard to imagine that a chef from Chaos City would one day be able to influence the audiences of magazines from all over the Norland Continent.
Therefore, Garland decided to get to know Mr. Meg's talented daughter first.
He had seen how much Meg doted on the little boss and knew that he was a true slave to his daughter.
For such a person, the easiest way to cater to his interests was to start with his daughter.
Although the price of 1,000 copper coins was a little expensive, it was worth it as long as it could increase Mr. Meg's impression of him.
Perhaps only one copy of these comics could be sold today, and if he bought the only copy, then it would be a little different.
"Yes, Sir. The price of the comic is 1,000 copper coins per copy, and each person is limited to two copies," Molly said with a calm and generous smile.
Mr. Mag had told her that if this album were to be sold in Rodu, it would fetch tens of thousands of copper coins per copy. Now that he was selling it for 1,000 copper coins per copy, it was a massive discount.
"It's limited to one copy?" Garland was slightly taken aback.
The customers in the line behind him were also surprised.
Amy's had a tradition of limiting the number of delicacies that they could buy in order to allow more customers to taste the delicacies, and to prevent people from buying in large quantities and reselling them.
Who would've thought that not only would this comic cost 1,000 copper coins, but it would also be limited to one copy?
Garland thought for a moment before calming down. He then asked in a benevolent manner, "Can you give it a try?"
Mr. Meg was a wise man. Garland could tell that from their brief interaction.
A man like him wouldn't be so short-sighted as to take advantage of his customers' trust in him. The only reason why he dared to set a price of 1,000 copper coins and set a limit to one copy was that this comic was worth it.
All of the customers also turned to look at the two elven girls upon hearing this. It would be obvious whether this comic was worth 1,000 copper coins or not.
Eve picked up a thin comic and handed it to Garland. "This is a trial version. Please don't spoil it after you read it."
Garland accepted the thin comic. On the cover was a beautiful little mermaid.
"It's colorful?!" Garland's eyes lit up with astonishment.
This little mermaid was extremely lifelike, and the style was very mature. It didn't look like the work of a novice at all. In fact, it had already surpassed the vast majority of artists in the market.
More importantly, these bright colors were painted on by one stroke, right?
Garland eagerly flipped open the comic. The content inside was also colorful!
"Could it be a full-color comic?!" Garland's heart skipped a beat. This was an extremely valuable comic in the market.
As the editor-in-chief of a gourmet magazine, he had daily contact with some of his fellow editors who made comic books, so he knew the market.
A comic of this quality would cost at least 30,000 copper coins.
Because such a comic would take an excellent artist several months to complete, the price was naturally not cheap.
Garland simply flipped through the trial version, which was only about 10 pages long. Whether it was the style, storyboard, or story, they were all top-notch. From these, one could see the artist's level.
If this was really the work of Mr. Meg's fourteen-year-old daughter, then she was indeed worthy of the title of a genius cartoonist.
"Is the content and quality of this comic the same as the trial version?" Garland looked at Eve and asked.
"Yes." Eve nodded with certainty.
"Then I'll take two copies." Garland said without hesitation.
"What's going on?" Milo was shocked. "A good comic?"
"You want to buy two copies directly after reading the trial version?"
"This can't be a scammer, right?"
The customers also looked at Garland in surprise. 1,000 copper coins for a comic was not cheap.
"See for yourself." Garland directly handed the trial version of the comic to Milo.
"So cute!" Milo looked at the little mermaid on the cover and his eyes lit up.
As a senior otaku, he had read countless comic books and could see the artist's level at a glance.
The level was already above 99% of the artists, and the control of the characters' expressions was at the top of the pyramid.
This was a talent that couldn't be learned.
This kind of person … was generally called a drawing monster!
There was still room for improvement, but this level of painting was enough to make a living.
"Why is it colorful?!" Milo quickly asked the same question as Garland.
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