Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 115

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 115
40. Fierce Negotiations (2)
Fantasia’s representative tossed the tablet into their bag and withdrew both hands.
It looked exactly like a gesture of surrender.
Only then did the tension that had been crackling between us ease somewhat.
“Deleted. Let’s go with raising it above 2,000.”
Wow.
Department Manager Oh was the first to let out an exclamation of admiration.
He tapped Juhyeok’s shoulder.
“Impressive! Huh?”
“You’re too kind… haha.”
“Now I understand why Asung is doing so well. When I think about how they have so many employees like this, it’s terrifying. Not even the same conglomerate, but it’s still scary.”
“…Asung?”
Fantasia’s manager asked, looking at Department Manager Oh.
“Ah, yeah. Both of these guys are from there. Everyone who knows anything knows this. You didn’t?”
“Ah….”
The manager’s face showed discomfort.
He had no idea about their background.
Well, people who work for a salary wouldn’t bother digging into such things. Department Manager Oh chuckled quietly.
But what about this Juhyeok Kim, who also works for a salary?
His approach to work was different. For Juhyeok, this work was his very life.
For Fantasia’s employees, it was just a job.
That difference had created the current outcome.
“This guy. Tsk. If he doesn’t even know that, why use him? Anyway, Manager Kim. How far can you go?”
Sigh.
At his question, both Fantasia employees exhaled simultaneously.
“That… I certainly agree with what you’ve said. I can raise the price for you, but….”
But?
Lasers seemed about to shoot from Juhyeok and Sanghyeon’s eyes.
The manager continued, beads of sweat forming on his brow.
“As you’ve probably anticipated, unfortunately I don’t have the authority to make decisions here. I need to go convince the people who do have that authority, but would you have something more realistic—that is, something like evidence that’s easier for me to explain from an employee’s perspective? That would make things much smoother.”
Department Manager Oh nodded beside him.
“Right. Your speech just now was certainly excellent, but how should I put it… you sounded like a dreaming boy. As you know, that kind of approach doesn’t work well in business. Especially not with those higher up.”
Department Manager Oh pointed at the ceiling with his index finger.
“Hmm….”
Juhyeok pondered.
We’ve almost got this wrapped up. How can I drive one more nail in to seal the deal?
Then Sanghyeon held out his phone screen.
“What about this?”
“…?”
Juhyeok and Department Manager Oh turned around, their expressions asking wordlessly: What is this?
“It’s my Ollytube channel.”
“Ah… I see. Yes, that’s right. But…?”
Tap, tap.
Sanghyeon tapped the subscriber count section with his finger.
“The Fantasia team mentioned their internal standards. That was probably based on yesterday’s subscriber count. Back then it was around 53,000, I believe.”
“Ah… that would certainly be the case… wait?!”
Department Manager Oh and Juhyeok gasped simultaneously.
The subscriber count displayed on the screen Sanghyeon held was now a staggering 81,000.
30,000 new subscribers in just one day.
“This, this is… how is this even possible?”
“Our editor finally uploaded a video this morning.”
Actually, it wasn’t even a full day.
It had been only hours since Jia uploaded the video.
“What? A video uploaded this morning? And that caused 30,000 new subscribers? What kind of video is it?!”
At Department Manager Oh’s exclamation, the Fantasia staff members murmured in disbelief. What, in just a few hours? Their skepticism was evident.
But looking at the video titles made it all clear.
[Diamond EP.1 World Record Breaking Begins!]
[Diamond EP.2 Kimchi Stew Mukbang Before Breaking the World Record]
[Diamond EP.3 World Record Shattered!]
Breaking the world record.
Videos capturing that historic moment when history itself was rewritten.
“These videos are what increased the subscribers? What do you think? Would you like to watch them together?”
Department Manager Oh asked the Fantasia team and immediately displayed the screen.

* * *
Whoosh.
Warm sunlight streaming through the window was cut off by the black curtains.
Jia’s room remained shrouded in darkness even at midday.
“Sigh.”
After three days of sleepless work, I lay down on my bed.
I was glad I’d bought blackout curtains as soon as the money came in.
Now I could get deep sleep even in broad daylight.
I closed my eyes for a moment, seeking slumber, but soon propped myself up on my elbows.
“Sigh.”
I rubbed my eyes and frowned.
“How did I end up like this?”
It sounded like a lament, but my words carried a bitter smile.
“That guy… what did Almond say…?”
There was something I needed to check before I could just fall asleep.
Not that I had to, really.
But when it came to Almond, I didn’t want to let anything slide.
I reached for my phone on the nightstand.
The bluish glow of the screen illuminated my face in the darkened room. Even in that dim light, my exhaustion was evident.
Thump—
My heart was pounding as if I’d been running.
My body was already dead, but my mind was racing. Was it too much caffeine?
Or was it because this was the most carefully crafted video I’d ever made?
“Just check the reactions and then sleep.”
My hand trembled slightly as I reached to check the responses.

* * *
[Dia-Almond EP.1 World Record Breaking Begins!]
[Dia-Almond EP.2 Kimchi Stew Mukbang Before Breaking the World Record]
[Dia-Almond EP.3 World Record Shattered!]
Three videos capturing Almond’s journey on the day he headed to Dia.
That day had an exceptionally long broadcast time and so much content to capture.
Moreover, with the special purpose of breaking Jeon-ja-pa’s record, I created a new format called ‘Dia-Almond’ and edited it accordingly.
With the new numbering, the editing of these videos differs significantly from the previous ones.
That’s why I was eager to check the viewers’ reactions.
I waited for the premiere while watching the chat.
-Almond first thing in the morning? Can’t resist the nutritious snack!
-Lol I decided my breakfast today would be Almond Flakes
-Almooooond~
-Wow, you uploaded right on time for the commute. But why a premiere?
-‘Dia’ Almond Legend lol
-A total couch potato rushed in this morning but ‘Premiere in 10 minutes’ is legendary….
-Ugh, the premiere is killing me lol
-I even timed my bathroom break to watch this, but ‘Premiere in 10 minutes?’ This is driving me crazy….
-Wow, looks like the Dia promotion video went up
-Did he really do it? Does that mean Jeon-ja-pa’s record is broken?!?
‘This can’t be happening.’
I felt my head spinning slightly.
The sheer volume of chat messages was overwhelming.
Just watching it made my breathing quicken. Almond does this every single day.
Once again, I felt how remarkable he truly is.
Regardless, I watched the viewers’ reactions carefully, waiting those ten minutes.
‘It’s starting.’
Soon, the premiere began.

* * *
The beginning was not significantly different from my previous videos.
The viewers simply recognized that ‘only the numbering changed’ and no one particularly questioned why anything had been altered.
After all, they weren’t here to admire the editing style—they came to watch Almond compete in the Diamond promotion match.
Before such overwhelmingly powerful content as a Diamond promotion match, the editing truly mattered little regardless of how it proceeded.
That’s why Jia attempted some subtle changes in this video.
It was a minor variation that didn’t affect the overall flow at all. Dull viewers probably wouldn’t even notice, or if they did, they wouldn’t care much.
The moment they first felt the editing shift was when Almond fired his first arrow.
-Wow, what a shot.
-Thump thump
-Damn, that posture is sick
In other words, when the first action scene appeared.
Upbeat music with emphasized bass began playing, and ‘color’ was painted wherever Almond moved.
-???
-?! What is that
-What’s going on, a mistake?
-Wow that’s cute lol
As if someone were writing on the video with a pretty colored pencil, this hue followed the key movements within the footage.
The cute colored pencil stroke traced along Almond’s arm as he drew the bowstring, then seamlessly melted into the arrow itself.
And synchronized with the bass crescendoing toward the climax….
Boom!
-!?
-Gasp
-Wow!
-Insane
-That’s fire.
-Damn.
The color painted distinctly amidst the chaos.
The arrow carrying that hue streaked across the battlefield.
A completely different sense of satisfaction was conveyed.
In the chaotic armory battle, I had to squint to track Almond’s arrows, or Jia had to shift the perspective to see them properly.
Now, as if the arrow were the sole protagonist within this expansive panorama, it left a vivid colored trail in its wake.
The arrow pierced through countless obstacles and people, then──
Thud!
It reached its target.
At that moment, the saturation of the entire screen diminished. A monochrome image. Then, the target struck by the arrow briefly glowed with the arrow’s color.
With everything else drained of color, the light immediately caught the eye.
But it didn’t end there.
Above it, a massive ‘X’ mark was drawn as if painted with a thick brush.
It signified death.
In the briefest of moments, the world returned to its natural colors, and the screen refocused on me.
-Wow!!!
-Damn, this is insane. Feels like watching some trendy action movie
-The trajectory makes it look even cooler
Wow lol the editing upgrade is insane!?
As if anticipating the viewers’ enthusiastic response, the music swelled louder alongside an X mark. The bass began cutting through the beat with increasing intensity.
Without a hint of discord, I unleashed arrows in rapid succession.
Pang! Pang! Paang!!
Each shot landed perfectly in sync with the music, adorned with vibrant colors layered across the screen.
The screen and music suddenly slowed, creating the impression of watching fireworks painted wildly across the sky.
Every spark struck the enemies’ foreheads.
Fwububung!
Those enemies too received the gift of a massive X.
-Ahhhhh!
-That’s insane
-This would look so cool during sword battles
Ha ha ha ha ha
-This concept is great
-Holy crap
Diamond promotion matches are different from the start in terms of editing lol wow
It’s like a well-made B-grade American movie lol
Waves of positive reactions erupted in succession.
“Thank goodness.”
A faint smile spread across Jia’s exhausted face.
After that, she collapsed onto her bed with the video still playing on her phone.
[Subscribers: 59,000]
By the time she fell asleep, her subscriber count had already increased by five thousand.

* * *
At the very moment I handed the video to Department Manager Oh.
[Subscribers: 81,000]
The subscriber count had surged by a staggering 30,000.
“…Ah, it’s finished?”
Department Manager Oh murmured after watching the entire video.
‘The video’s incredible.’
It was an honest impression.
The Fantasia representatives couldn’t tear their eyes from the screen either.
‘This is beyond what I expected….’
‘This quality from an individual?’
In some ways, the production quality exceeded even their own company’s game advertisement videos.
I asked the group, who stood there dazed and vacant.
“What do you think?”
“Pardon?”
Only then did the Fantasia Manager snap out of the video’s spell, startled by the question.
“W-well, the video is excellent.”
“I’m not talking about the video.”
I tapped the subscriber count again, pressing the point.
“Isn’t this concrete, ‘realistic’ evidence that my future value should be reflected in my present value? That future has already become the present while you were walking in to negotiate the contract.”
Meanwhile, the subscriber count climbed further—now at 83,000.
“Two thousand more subscribers came in while you were watching the video.”
“….”
Faced with this overwhelming growth trajectory, what could anyone possibly say?
Simply….
“We’ll return with good news.”
With that, they withdrew.

* * *
“Excellent work. You did well.”
As the Fantasia side withdrew, Department Manager Oh patted both their shoulders.
“You two were absolutely fierce, weren’t you? Huh? We didn’t even prepare for this. How did you manage? Haha!”
Sanghyeon and Juhyeok found the negotiation quite satisfactory.
Since the other side had completely backed down, good news would surely follow.
After even getting lunch from Department Manager Oh, they headed home.
“We’ll be going now…”
“Yes, safe travels!”
Department Manager Oh saw them off at the door before returning to the company.
“Phew.”
The heat from that earlier exchange still seemed to linger in the conference room.
“Those fiery young men. Haha.”
Recalling that spirited debate made him laugh.
But soon enough…
Tap-tap-tap-tap. Tap-tap-tap…
The same repetitive work as always.
‘How tedious.’
A sudden sense of emptiness washed over him.
It was like that hollow, melancholic feeling you get when returning home after attending a concert.
What is this, anyway?
Department Manager Oh leaned back languidly in his chair, gazing at the sunlight streaming through the window.
Indeed, something felt missing.
Ding!
Then, a notification chimed.
[Almond is starting a stream!]
“…Huh? At 3 PM?”
He seemed to be starting the broadcast early today.
Normally he should ignore it.
‘I wonder how much the live viewer count has grown.’
The subscriber count had already jumped by 30,000 this morning thanks to the world record video.
He wondered how much the live viewer count had increased.
He was curious.

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