Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 116

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 116
41. Just Chatting (1)
As I exited the Punk Company building, I gave Juhyeok a pat on the back.
“Well done. I don’t think I would’ve ever considered raising the rates without you.”
“Hmph. Now you know.”
Juhyeok grinned smugly, puffing himself up.
I wanted to punch him right then and there, but since he’d actually pulled off something impressive today, I let it slide.
Instead, I decided to focus on the more pleasant topic of money.
“How much do you think the rates will go up? The fee.”
“The advertisement? Hmm… I’d say it could go up by around 10 million at most.”
“Really? So 30 million then?”
“Yeah.”
A 30 million won advertisement.
I couldn’t believe it.
Tossing around numbers like millions going up and down felt surreal.
These were the kinds of figures we discussed when talking about company funds, completely disconnected from my monthly salary.
“Yeah. I’d really love it if it hit 30 million.”
I grinned, lost in pleasant daydreams.
“But we shouldn’t be celebrating just yet.”
“Why?”
“Because we need to start switching our game soon.”
“Ah.”
We’d already discussed this before.
It was time to transition away from Battle Rage to a different game.
“You’ve already decided on something, haven’t you?”
“Are we going with that? But you know this game transition is the biggest risk for a genre streamer, right? Especially in the early stages.”
“Yeah.”
I nodded in agreement.
Even without direct experience, I could figure that out with a little thought.
From a streamer’s perspective, it’s quite a risky move.
It’s like suddenly changing the main menu at a restaurant.
“We need to plan this carefully. Until then, we should just pretend we don’t know anything.”
“What about today’s broadcast? Should we try it today?”
“Today?”
Juhyeok stroked his chin thoughtfully.
“Jia’s video is going up today, so the timing is good… but we don’t know how to make the transition yet. Let me first talk with Balloon Gum’s manager… If we use a collaboration with Balloon Gum, it might be easier.”
Juhyeok was essentially saying we should find a better strategy before the broadcast.
I nodded in agreement.

* * *
After arriving home.
The two of us sprawled out wherever and took a short nap. It seemed we were exhausted from suddenly having a schedule pop up since morning.
Sanghyeon was the first to wake up.
“Mmm.”
He stretched once to clear his head, then immediately sent a message to Jia.
It was a compliment message saying the video was incredible. I waited for the notification number to disappear, but even after about ten minutes, it remained.
‘Is she asleep?’
Given that she’d made all those videos at once, I had no doubt she’d pulled an all-nighter yesterday.
I grabbed an ion drink from the refrigerator to wet my parched throat.
Gulp. Gulp.
The cold ion drink slid down my throat, sharpening my senses.
In that moment, the Capsule naturally came into view.
‘…It’s 3 o’clock.’
It’s still too early to stream.
Back when I was rushing straight to Diamond rank, I used to stream at this time, but I’d decided not to do that anymore.
There were health concerns, and content consumption was too severe.
“Hmm….”
Yet strangely, my eyes kept drifting to the Capsule.
Juhyeok was sleeping anyway.
‘Maybe I’ll just turn it on lightly for once.’
When I streamed for the very first time.
Juhyeok wasn’t there then, and I only had four viewers. Yet it was quite fun.
My mind felt far more at ease than it does now.
‘For some reason, I’m remembering those days.’
The collaboration with Balloon Gum was over, and I’d reached Diamond rank.
Right now felt like some kind of break period.
I wanted to stream. Not for work, but purely for my own enjoyment.
Of course, I couldn’t be as carefree as back then. Now I had close to seven or eight thousand viewers.
But I still wanted to turn it on.
‘If content consumption is the issue, I can just chat.’
With that thought, I headed toward the Capsule.
Hisssss──
As I pressed the button, the hydraulic pressure released and the lid opened smoothly.
Bending at the waist to enter, I executed the streaming program with practiced movements.
[Streaming will begin in 5 seconds.]
I remembered the first time I saw those words and how nervous I’d been.
‘Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve just turned it on without any preparation.’
Since I’d considered streaming a profession from the start, I’d never once opened a broadcast without knowing what I’d do.
Perhaps because of that, a subtle but unexpected tension rose within me. Yet the feeling was good.
It seemed like it would be fun to turn on the stream so spontaneously and talk with my fans about the next game.
[Stream is starting!]
The broadcast had begun.
-???
-Wow 3 PM broadcast is such a win
-3 PM selected as Forbes’ most valuable.
-What?! Why are you streaming at 3 PM?! Are you going full master mode?!
-Ooooooo
-Ahahaha
Oh, it’s not a bug? Wow! Aha!
-Ahahahahaha!
-Almond high (meaning aha)
.
.
.
Countless viewers rushed in despite the sudden broadcast.
They were the so-called “0-army”—Almond’s dedicated fans. The ones who flood in the moment the stream starts.
As I slowly savored the intro music, I carefully observed their chat.
I usually read most of the messages anyway, but today I wanted to focus more on connecting with them.
Was it because I saw the advertisement rate and felt grateful to my fans?
I’m not sure.
Perhaps I didn’t realize how much I actually enjoyed talking with my fans.
Without parents and having almost no friends before meeting Juhyeok, maybe they were my friends.
“Thua!”
The intro music ended and my face appeared on screen.
-Waaaaaaa
-Ahahaha
He’s so handsome today too! ㅠㅠㅠ
-Gasp I’m dying!
-Almond! Almond! Almond! Almond!
-Keu
-Ahahahahaha!
-Aha!
Whoosh.
The chat began scrolling much faster.
[Rubisword donated 1,000 won.]
[Are you playing Battle Rage today too?]
As always, Rubisword opened the floodgates of donations.
“Ah, today I’m….”
I scratched my head.
I had no intention of playing Battle Rage. It was time to start switching games.
There was a game that was almost decided, but it wasn’t the right time to announce it yet.
“I’m not sure what I’ll do yet.”
-?!
-What is this lol
-????
-???
“What should I do?”
-Why are you asking us that
-What is this even lolol omg
-Why did you turn on the stream??
-Then why did you turn it on so early lol
-omg insane
“Ah. Right. Communication. I turned it on to communicate.”
-Suddenly?
-What’s this sudden shift lolol
-Major incident
-For real?
-Almond is communicating!?
[Gaji-bokkeun donated 3,000 won.]
[Is this an advertisement?]
The donation suspecting an advertisement was the second one.
Pfft.
Both Almond and I burst out laughing without realizing it.
-Laughing because you got caught? lolol
-omg advertisement lol
-What is it this time!
-You fooled us! This is an advertisement!
“Thank you, Gaji-bokkeun. But it’s not an advertisement.”
[Maldo-andwae donated 10,000 won.]
[I’m terrified a banner for ten-thousand-year-old traditional Ogang-u Kimchi Stew will suddenly pop out from behind]
Hahahahaha
-Cursed
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
“Nine levels of hell, lol”
What a nightmare of a thought, lol
Almond was someone who rarely did communication streams except when eating kimchi stew. Though he naturally read the chat well by nature, it didn’t really feel like he was “communicating.”
“Wow. Your distrust is impressive. As I said, it’s not an advertisement. But if there’s another fun advertisement like that, I’m thinking about doing it.”
Almond started speaking freely without any prepared remarks, concept, or theme.
Just like chatting with a friend.
“Is there any kind of advertisement you think would be fun?”
Almond was naturally conversing with them.
It was genuine communication.
-Honestly, don’t you usually get game recommendations?
-Main job: ads, side job: gaming
-Lmaooooo
-I actually enjoyed Nine Circles of Hell, but ngl playing a boring game all day for an ad is way worse.
[Peanut donated 10,000 won.]
[Great physique, so clothing ads!?]
“Thank you, Peanut. I did get offers for clothing ads too. But they wanted me to slap banners all over myself, so I don’t think I’ll do it.”
-Oh, principles
-Yeah, that really looks tacky
[Puff Puff donated 10,000 won.]
[Tell us the story about collaborating with Balloon Gum!!]
Ah, right.
Seeing this donation, I remembered something.
The first time I did something like a communication broadcast was probably after appearing on the Almond Breakdown Analysis video.
Collaborations like this seemed to be pretty good topics of interest.
Lots of people were curious about it.
“Ah, yes. Should we talk about that later? Um…”
As I tried to read more of the chat, I furrowed my brow.
‘The chat’s really fast, huh?’
The chat was moving so quickly it was hard to read.
This kind of speed usually happened when I pulled off a super play or when the chat got flooded with messages.
What could it be?
Only then did I check the viewer count at the bottom. I hadn’t really paid attention to it since it passed 8,000 anyway.
“!?”
[Current viewers: 15,000]
Remarkably, a new record had been broken again.
Somehow, there were even more viewers than during the collaboration with Balloon Gum.
“Why are 15,000 people watching this broadcast?”
-For real lol
-Lmaooo even he’s surprised
-Hahahahahaha
I usually don’t mention viewer counts, but this was too absurd not to say something.
How could more people be watching than when I was playing Diamond rank?
“Maybe… I actually have a talent for communication?”
-Nah lol
-The record-breaking Ollytube video just went up lol
-React to the Ollytube video! It was so cool!!!
-Ollytube traffic incoming. Get your heads in the game.
-There are quite a few foreigners too lol
“Ah, I see. It must be because of the record break.”
Almond scratched his head, feeling embarrassed.
Now that I thought about it, a video of Jeon-ja-pa breaking his record had been uploaded to Ollytube today.
Viewers who only watched Ollytube would have just learned today that Jeon-ja-pa’s record had been broken. That’s why they all flooded in today.
Sure enough, as if targeting this very topic, a donation suddenly came in.
Boom! Boom-boom!
[Fantasya_Official has donated a whopping 500,000 won!]
[Jeon-ja-pa Record Break Interview – Shall we do it? (Announcer Huyeon Yu standing by!)]
-Wow 500,000 won!
-Lol they’re proving it’s real with actual money
-You can really feel the sincerity!
-Prepayment for the interview fee incoming!
-Wait, Huyeon Yu?
-Unnie!
-Please do it, hyung! Please!
‘Huh? What? Fantasia?’
An interview with Fantasia?
I wondered if it was real, but judging by the donation amount and the account status, it seemed genuine.
‘We’re already doing ads with them anyway.’
The announcer was already standing by, so there was no particular reason to refuse the advertiser’s request.
Almond slowly nodded his head.
“Thank you for the 500,000 won, Fantasya. So, shall we do it?”

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