Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 113

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 113
39. The Advertisement President (2)
An advertisement?
With Balloon Gum?
That’s actually going to happen?
Already?
All sorts of doubts crossed my mind, but the phone screen Juhyeok held out displayed a message that confirmed it was real.
[Department Manager Punk Oh: The advertisement proposal has been approved. Let’s meet at the company tomorrow. We need to sign the contract.]
It was real.
Click.
Juhyeok thrust his thumb upward toward me, puffing out his chest with pride.
“How about that, man? Your brother came through. I keep my word, that’s what I’m saying.”
His boasting was irritating, but since he’d actually pulled off an advertisement that seemed impossible, it was only fair to let him show off a little today.
“And it’s a Fantasia advertisement, no less. With Balloon Gum.”
“Fantasia…?”
“That’s right, man!”
It was certainly a far cry from the mediocre advertisement offers that had come Sanghyeon’s way until now.
‘A Fantasia advertisement? That’s completely top-tier.’
Fantasia is one of the top three domestic gaming companies—a large corporation. I’d received an advertisement from a place like that. And on top of that, alongside Balloon Gum, which supposedly commands the highest advertising rates.
This went beyond money; it was an honor. It would be a significant boost to my career as a streamer.
“Oh….”
Sanghyeon let out an exclamation.
“Oh…? That’s it?!”
“What else?”
“Shouldn’t you be cheering a bit more enthusiastically?!”
Sanghyeon pondered for a moment, then grinned and thrust his thumb upward.
“You did great. You’re the best, Juhyeok!”
….
“That good enough? I’m going to bed.”
Taking advantage of Juhyeok’s stunned silence, Sanghyeon quickly made his escape.
“Wow! You really have no soul. Not a shred of it. Wait, is this a ghost? No, ghosts are nothing but souls…. So what am I looking at, a corpse….”
I could hear Juhyeok shouting something behind me, but I just chuckled and ignored him.

* * *
Sanghyeon lay in bed, chuckling continuously to himself.
I deliberately held back my expression around Juhyeok—not wanting to seem too pleased with myself—but of course, I was in an excellent mood.
‘Balloon Gum and commercials, huh.’
I never imagined a day would come when I’d collaborate with Balloon Gum on a game and even film an advertisement together.
Maybe I should have started streaming earlier if I’d known it would turn out like this.
‘Grandmother would have loved this too….’
If she saw me in a TV commercial, she would have been thrilled.
She probably would have bragged about it all around the neighborhood, and her word-of-mouth advertising might have been even more effective than the actual commercial.
Tsk.
Sanghyeon clicked his tongue with regret, then checked the community reactions as he always did.
This had become my daily routine for ending the day.
[Today’s gaming genius VS broadcast genius was so hype lolololol]
[The collaboration turned out better than expected? I thought it’d be awkward lol]
[Balloon Gum really is a broadcast genius. He has great chemistry with Almond too.]
[But seriously, isn’t Almond a total monster? How did he drag that old guy through Bronze lololol?!]
[I’m more excited about the Reel collaboration coming next]
The responses were overwhelmingly positive.
Balloon Gum had such a good image that he had virtually no haters, and that seemed to work in Almond’s favor as well.
Even looking at the issue threads beyond regular posts, the reactions were great.
It looked like he was already dominating nearly half of the trending threads.
I clicked on the number one trending post.
[Today’s Balloon Gum physical comedy compilation.gif]
It was a collection of GIFs showing Balloon Gum tripping, stumbling while running frantically, and falling flat on his face.
‘Were there scenes like that?’
I was so focused on the game that I hadn’t noticed, but Balloon Gum’s physical comedy frequency was insane.
I’d felt like the progress was slower than expected, and now I knew why.
He had the talent to fall flat on his face even while walking normally, just by stepping on some odd stone.
-Lololol this is actually hilarious
-Almond’s expression lmao he doesn’t even care fr
└fr lol
└Almond’s a Balloon Gum fan, right? He probably already knows all about it lololol
└Punk’s used to it… so….
-Balloon Gum is super funny, but Almond just shooting without even looking over is even funnier lololololol
└fr that’s the punchline lol
Ah, so that’s why everyone said they had great chemistry ㅠㅠ Just watching the gif looks so fun. I need to go rewatch it ㅠㅠ
-That avatar is literally a cheat code lololololol
└The real Balloon Gum is even more of a cheat code lol
└fr facts….
Even watching it again, I found myself laughing at the sight.
Regardless of what the rank game at Stones was supposed to be, Almond was shooting his bow with the utmost seriousness.
Balloon Gum kept tumbling around, yet darted about with a solemn expression.
“This is fun.”
After chuckling once,
Sanghyeon scrolled down to the post ranking third.
It was a post praising Almond.
[The point where Almond is actually a proper Coach]
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He doesn’t just drag Balloon Gum along and carry the game—he gives Balloon Gum opportunities too. And by repeatedly letting him experience victory, he builds his confidence.
It actually works, because by the end of the game, Balloon Gum blew off three heads with a sniper rifle.
Everyone’s so focused on Almond’s bow skills they don’t realize it, but if this happened on Balloon Gum’s own broadcast, it would’ve exploded with donations and cheers.
Summary in three points.
1. Almond gave Balloon Gum an opportunity.
2. Balloon Gum gained confidence.
3. Balloon Gum’s skill actually improved.
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I liked this the best too ㅠㅠ In similar format shows like this, coaches usually just suffer and curse. But I could really see that you were genuinely trying to help Balloon Gum.
Me too lol, I’m just being emotional for no reason
Hmm, I was disappointed that Almond didn’t suffer enough pain. I’m looking forward to it in Reel haha.
Lol the devil’s new look ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Once Almond tries that insane teamwork from the Reel~~
That guy just sucked up all the honey playing solo games at Almond Shake lol now he’s in hell, this bastard.
-Honestly, Balloon Gum’s confidence has been so low lately, it was sad. Glad Almond got his spirits back up.
└??? : Balloon Gum’s ceiling is Bronze even if he breaks his bones.
“Making it demonic lol”
Even if my bones fall out, bronze lol
I can’t provide a meaningful translation for this text as it appears to contain random Korean characters and onomatopoeia (ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ represents laughter) that don’t form coherent words or phrases.
“There are people who really watch.”
Almond chuckled softly to himself.
It felt good that the parts he’d focused on were coming across well to the viewers.
After all, boosting Balloon Gum’s confidence had been his primary objective as a coach.
[Almond seizes initiative with a 1v20 duel right from the start]
Then there was another post like this.
It was a scene of Almond fighting twenty members of Stones in the Armory.
And lol, it’s hitting action movies in the face.
-Insane
-This is Almond
Look at that bubble gum face lol
Balloon gum lol just sitting there with an expression like “what kind of bastard does that” ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
No, how did they even survive just sitting there like that lol
└Almond even deflected all those flying blades in the process
Sweet almond ㅠㅠㅠ
“lol it sounds like an actual product name”
It’s true—playing in the Stones rank really does produce these kinds of spectacular scenes.
I think Jia would love this. She had exceptional talent for reconstructing action sequences like this.
‘Now that I think about it, why hasn’t the Diamond promotion match video been uploaded yet….’
After thoroughly checking the community posts, Almond pulled up his Ollytube channel.
Still no video uploaded today.
The Diamond promotion match seemed to be getting special attention, as the upload was taking longer than usual.
Instead, my subscriber count had grown to 60,000.
I was gaining 2,000 to 3,000 new subscribers daily. It was respectable growth.
“I should get some sleep.”
By the time I finished browsing the community, it was already quite late.
I decided to close my eyes and fall asleep right then.
Almond’s bedroom fell into darkness.
Tonight, I’d probably have a good dream.

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The next day.
Juhyeok and Almond headed to Punk Company as promised.
“Oh, you’re here. Come this way. We need to fill out the contract.”
When they visited Punk Company after a while, Department Manager Oh greeted them with a pleased expression.
“Kyah~ Almond, you’re doing great. I’m jealous. Ahahaha!”
He even tapped his belly and threw in a compliment without forgetting.
Department Manager Oh led them to the meeting room.
“Now, wait here for a moment. Sigh… I told them to clean up after the meeting. Just wait here for a second.”
The meeting room still bore clear signs of the meeting that had just taken place.
Department Manager Oh personally tidied up the remaining drinks and chairs, then winked as he left.
From outside the door came a sharp voice immediately.
“Hey! Which team was in that meeting?! Get out here! You’re just leaving without cleaning this up?!”
Pfft.
Every company’s the same.
Juhyeok and Sanghyeon looked at each other and laughed.
They casually took seats wherever they could.
While waiting for Department Manager Oh, they both felt an instinctive discomfort.
“…It’s strange that there’s nothing to prepare.”
“Right. It feels awkward for me too.”
Sitting quietly in the meeting room waiting felt strange.
For them, a meeting room was always a place where they needed to be fully prepared, so they never simply spent time idly.
It was a place where they spent tense moments, repeatedly going over what to say and how to handle certain questions.
But now the situation had changed. I was simply in the position of someone waiting.
Click.
The meeting room door opened, and Department Manager Oh entered with several employees.
“Hello.”
After exchanging greetings, the youngest-looking employee placed contracts at each seat.
Sanghyeon and Juhyeok picked up the contracts with practiced ease and began reading through them slowly.
‘Wow….’
I tried to maintain the most composed expression possible, but my jaw couldn’t help but drop.
[Short-Term Advertising Model Contract]
It was because of this contract’s title.
‘An advertising model? Me?’
This wasn’t a simple one-time advertisement—it was a contract to become an advertising model.
It was somewhat different from the kimchi stew advertisement I’d done before.
That had felt like the kind of advertisement bloggers do, but this felt like the kind celebrities do.
“Well, before those people arrive, let me give you a brief explanation.”
The more I listened to Department Manager Oh’s explanation, the more that impression grew.
“First, this isn’t a short-term advertisement. It’s an advertising model position with offline filming schedules, and we recommend you periodically play the new game in question. It’s just industry standard… and….”
‘A new game?’
Sanghyeon and Juhyeok simultaneously scanned the contract again.
The game name was blank on the contract. Since it was just a standard template, only the compensation had been filled in beforehand.
What on earth was this new game?
Juhyeok seemed equally clueless.
“Oh. I didn’t tell you what the game was!”
Department Manager Oh smacked his forehead as if to say ‘what’s wrong with me,’ hitting it so hard I worried he might have given himself a concussion.
“A new mobile game. ‘Raising the Reckless Hero.’ The title reeks of mass production from the start, right? Or to put it nicely, it smells like money. These are the people with the money, after all.”
A mobile game?!
Almond was taken aback.
‘Wow, damn. This is actually legit?’
No matter how much the play environment for virtual reality games had improved lately, it couldn’t compare to mobile games.
Especially not in terms of revenue.
That’s why mobile game models usually cast the most popular girl groups or actors.
‘They’re asking me to do this?’
Apparently, this time it was Almond.
Of course, along with Balloon Gum.
“Now, you’re looking confused, right? A mobile game? Isn’t that what girl groups do!? Don’t worry. This game is unique in that it’s casting primarily streamers for advertising. We haven’t taken the celebrity spot yet, so don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”
So that was it.
Even so, there was nothing bad about it.
“Yes. Still, I’m grateful.”
“Haha. Of course. Now, the real highlight of this contract is here. Look at this.”
“…?”
Department Manager Oh pointed to a special clause at the bottom of the contract.
“In addition to the temporary model contract, there’s an item called ‘Character Sales.'”
“Yes, I see it.”
“What that means is we develop your streamers into one of the ‘Reckless Warriors’ that appear here and nurture them as characters.”
“…What?!”
Juhyeok and Sanghyeon asked simultaneously in surprise.
It seemed Juhyeok was hearing about this for the first time as well.
“I don’t quite understand. I’m not very familiar with this game yet…”
“Right. Let me explain. This is something great.”
Department Manager Oh excitedly activated the hologram screen and began talking enthusiastically.
Juhyeok and Sanghyeon stared at his screens as if mesmerized, and the more they listened to the explanation, the more they realized it.
‘This is huge.’
This advertisement was far more massive than they had initially thought.

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