At those words, everyone present widened their eyes.
Even Homelander was visibly taken aback.
The Seven were Vought International's biggest draw. Making a full member of The Seven the exclusive hero of a single city was unheard of.
A city's exclusive hero might be promoted into The Seven, but once that happened, their price would soar several times over. The city could no longer afford to hire them.
"Of course, if we're talking about a member of The Seven, we would need to renegotiate the revenue split for additional rights, such as image rights and merchandise sales," Madelyn added.
For an ordinary city hero, Vought International might even grant the city all image rights. But members of The Seven were in a different league from every other hero in both fame and commercial value.
Madelyn was already discussing image rights. Clearly, she wasn't joking.
Vought International really was considering leasing a member of The Seven to New York.
That gave Jeffnie plenty to think about.
Having a member of The Seven as her city's hero would bring enormous benefits.
Not only would it greatly boost the public's sense of safety and support, it would also demonstrate New York's exceptional standing to every other city in the Federation.
Of course, leasing a full member of The Seven from Vought International would come at an astronomical price.
But if even New York couldn't afford it, no city in the entire Federation could.
New York on the Federation's east coast and San Andreas City on its west coast were two megacities that towered above the rest. Either one dwarfed any other city.
Chicago ranked third in the Federation, yet it was less than half the size of New York.
San Andreas was home to Vought International's headquarters and The Seven's permanent base, so