Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 133

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 133
47. The Filming Location (1)
Thinking back on what Department Manager Oh had warned me about….
“Hello! Almond! Please come this way first!”
“We appreciate your patience!”
“You’re Almond, right? We’re from the 3D Team! Did you receive the briefing beforehand?”
The atmosphere at the filming location was far better than I’d expected.
Everyone’s expressions were bright, and they were all incredibly kind. In fact, they were so kind it felt overwhelming.
What on earth was going on?
That said, Department Manager Oh hadn’t been exaggerating.
‘I really have made things busier for everyone.’
In reality, far more people were gravitating toward Sanghyeon than anyone else.
Just as Department Manager Oh had mentioned beforehand, the 3D Team attached themselves first, and to save time, the makeup team was simultaneously assigned to him as well.
While other people received their makeup in a makeshift waiting room that resembled a beauty salon, Sanghyeon was surrounded by all manner of computers and holograms.
“Let’s start by confirming your biometric code.”
On the left side, they were checking fingerprints, irises, and hair strands to unlock the biometric code.
On the right side, they were designing Sanghyeon’s 3D character in real time.
“Please close your eyes for a moment~”
The front was naturally occupied by the makeup team.
“But does this person really need makeup~? You’re so handsome~”
The industry’s characteristic flirtatious tone, brushstrokes moving quickly as if coaxing a child.
“Almond, we need your help for a moment. Come this way.”
This was a request from the 3D Team. I felt apologetic about having to turn my body while they were applying makeup, so I glanced nervously at them. But the makeup artist showed no hesitation whatsoever, scurrying along after me while her brush never stopped moving.
It was almost like she was painting in thin air. I was worried whether this was actually working properly, but….
‘Wow… this person must be insane.’
‘Why is someone like this only appearing now?’
‘Were they hiding in a cave?’
Looking at the expressions of the waiting assistants, it was clear things were going well.

* * *
Department Manager Oh was equally flustered.
‘Hmm? This isn’t what I expected. Team Manager Ko definitely….’
Team Manager Ko Joong-seok. That man had definitely called him in a fury, telling him to handle the filming location’s atmosphere on his own.
While blaming Department Manager Oh for delaying the contract.
It was essentially a declaration of revenge through the filming location’s atmosphere. The arrogant bastard had gotten a bit closer and was running his mouth without restraint.
But he couldn’t hastily contradict him with a single word.
Until the filming was complete, Team Manager Ko held the upper hand.
As he said, if the filming location’s atmosphere deteriorated severely, it was always the advertisement models who suffered. And naturally, it was Team Manager Ko who controlled that atmosphere.
In short, until the filming was resolved, Department Manager Oh was in a subordinate position. He had come with his own resolve.
Yet the filming location seemed perfectly fine.
Or rather, should I say it was brimming with energy?
Department Manager Oh approached Team Manager Ko and asked.
“What’s going on? You called sounding so furious. But things seem fine?”
“Well… I just ran around everywhere myself. Reorganized the movement patterns too. That thing over there where everything’s happening simultaneously right now—that idea just came to me. Doing it this way seems to help.”
Team Manager Ko wasn’t the type to take initiative in his work.
Department Manager Oh grew suspicious and examined Team Manager Ko’s expression carefully.
“…Really? Since when does the lazy one get so proactive?”
“It’s important.”
“It wasn’t important before, but it’s important now?”
“….”
“Oho. There’s definitely something going on?”
Department Manager Oh smiled slyly.
“Sigh….”
Team Manager Ko didn’t want to say anything. Just as he was about to brush it off.
“Hey, Department Manager Oh. You’ve gotten a bit rounder, haven’t you?”
Damn it.
It was the Planning Department Manager’s voice. This was bad.
“Oh my. Manager. You’re looking particularly well? I heard you won the amateur golf championship recently.”
“Aha ha ha! You already heard about that?”
“Among the guys who go out on the course, who wouldn’t know? I should play golf more seriously so I don’t get so round myself.”
“That’s your charm.”
Department Manager Oh immediately greeted the manager with a bright smile.
Now it was obvious what kind of question that perceptive bastard would ask.
“Team Manager Ko seems to be in exceptionally good condition today. He’s running around everywhere so eagerly. This morning he was trying to roast me alive.”
It appeared to be praise for a subordinate employee, but the real question was ‘Why is this guy suddenly working so hard?’
“Ah….”
The Planning Department Manager stared at Team Manager Ko for a moment.
He made desperate NO signals with his eyes, but it had no effect.
“You don’t know? He’s trending on real-time search?”
“A real sword ranking?”
Department Manager Oh’s eyes darted—
toward Team Manager Go.
“…I’ve never heard of such a thing.”
Ouch.
Team Manager Go frowned and simply averted his gaze, but the Department Manager poked him directly.
“Come on. You didn’t mention this?”
“W-well, I just found out about it.”
“Tsk. You little punk.”
The Department Manager gave Team Manager Go a light scolding and then explained what the real sword incident was.
Department Manager Oh and Team Manager Go, who had been busy preparing schedules since morning, couldn’t have known.
Apparently, one of the planning team employees discovered it while entering Reel Pro.
The Reckless Warrior was sitting solidly at 9th place in the real sword rankings.
Department Manager Oh’s eyes widened like baseballs.
‘What is this…?’
“But that wouldn’t be because of the streamer Almond, right? The one doing the filming today.”
Almond’s reckless incidents and so on….
After hearing the full circumstances, Department Manager Oh wore an expression of utter disbelief.
It wasn’t an act.
He was genuinely astounded.
‘What kind of luck is this?!’
As someone who knew Almond’s personality well, Department Manager Oh understood that this was all coincidence.
He just went out there. Because it got caught as a character trait, he had no choice but to act recklessly.
But he stumbled into success.
If there was anything commendable about Almond, it was that while his nickname was blocked, he still thought to promote the Reckless Warrior.
That small diligence had created this situation.
Doesn’t fortune favor the prepared?
This was exactly such an example.
‘Some people are just destined to succeed. But what does that have to do with Team Manager Go doing well….’
Would they really give special treatment just for boosting the real sword rankings? No way. Ko Joong-seok wasn’t the type to become diligent so easily.
The Planning Department Manager provided the answer immediately.
“Actually, I was on my way back from reporting this to Vice President Park.”
The Department Manager paused to gauge the mood, then whispered into his ear.
“That man is a bit old-fashioned, so whenever real sword rankings come up, he just goes crazy for it.”
“Ah….”
“I’ve included everything in Almond’s footage and gave a direct order not to leave anything out.”
Don’t leave Almond out of the filming.
In truth, it was an obvious thing.
Of course they should film since it was contracted. The reason for repeating such an obvious statement once more is actually a roundabout way of saying ‘take care of him.’
And the reason Team Manager Go reacts sensitively to such words is?
Predictable.
‘Department Manager Go’s promotion must be connected to Vice President Park. Well, how long was he going to stay as a Manager anyway?’
Team Manager was merely a temporary position; his actual rank was Manager.
And Department Manager Oh was well aware that Department Manager Go was part of Vice President Park’s faction. That’s why he trembled at a single word from him.
Pfft.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
He’d been throwing his weight around this morning, and now—not even a full day later, but just a few hours—the situation had completely flipped.
“Well, that’s how it is. Do your best. The project has good momentum from the start, so isn’t that a good thing? I’m just an old fogey who’d get in the way here. I’ll be going now.”
The Planning Department Manager withdrew.
Only Department Manager Go and Department Manager Oh remained, the air between them awkward.
Department Manager Oh approached him and placed a hand on his shoulder.
“Well, well. Quite the turn of events.”
Pat, pat.
A patting gesture as if addressing a subordinate.
“You’ll need to watch yourself, won’t you?”
Faced with Department Manager Oh’s smirking expression, Department Manager Go couldn’t say a word.
His words weren’t wrong.
He really did need to watch himself now.

* * *
Perhaps because Department Manager Oh had thoroughly crushed Department Manager Go’s spirit, the filming proceeded remarkably smoothly.
Of course, that was from the perspective of the advertisement models. From their standpoint, people came and went like an automatic car wash, with everything already prepared.
They simply had to hold the poses they were told to and move to wherever they were directed.
However, the employees were dying.
The numerous staff members behind the cameras fanned themselves despite the dead of winter, the heat from the lighting equipment relentless.
“Ugh. I’m dying. Seriously dying.”
“This is brutal….”
Then came a blessed respite.
“Let’s take a break.”
The problem was not knowing whether it would be ten minutes or just five.
Because of Department Manager Go’s threat not to show any signs of irritation, the staff could only huddle in corners and grumble.
“Can’t we turn off the heater?”
“Hey. Don’t you see Miho’s costume? Department Manager Go would throw a fit. ‘Are you trying to freeze Miho to death!?’ he’d say.”
Even if the staff were hot, Miho’s filming outfit had high exposure, so making it any colder would immediately affect her performance.
“Sigh… I’m sweating even in short sleeves.”
“We’re running around. Miho has to stand still.”
Only the staff working directly behind the lights and running back and forth were hot.
Just then, Juhyeok, who’d stepped out briefly, returned carrying a box as large as himself.
Squeak.
Another man followed him in, carrying an enormous box.
“Ah, that’s far enough. Thank you.”
“Whew. Yes, yes. Good work!”
Thud.
What he set down was a box of beverages.
“I brought some drinks. Please have some.”
The staff members’ heads snapped around.
“Wow~”
“Wow! Thank you!”
“What, something like this…!”
Department Manager Go approached the box, clearly pleased by the refreshing beverages.
“Haha. I didn’t have much to do. Everything was so well-organized. I should do something like this. Please, have some.”
Whoosh.
The staff members who happened to be on break all rushed over.
“Huh? Almond milk.”
“Oh. I’ve never tried this before.”
“There’s Power Potion too!”
“Wow, Almond’s manager brought almond milk?! Puhahaha!”
“I should try the almond milk. I heard it’s low calorie.”
“You’re worried about calories right now? Before I collapse, I need an ion drink—Power Potion.”
Chatter, chatter.
As the staff members gathered and began talking, the atmosphere on set naturally improved.
With such a simple gesture, the previously dampened mood had been restored.
‘Hmm. These guys are no ordinary operators.’
Department Manager Go pulled out a bottle of almond milk from the box and examined it.
Both the manager and the streamer—though luck played a role—possessed genuine skill.
In fact, Department Manager Go had only been pushing his subordinate employees to keep things running smoothly. He hadn’t viewed Almond particularly favorably until now.
‘Almond milk, huh…’
Whether Department Manager Go realized it or not, the word “Almond” had surely been etched into the staff’s minds.
Had it been a different beverage, they would have remembered Almond’s manager more fondly than Almond himself.
But this manager seemed to want only Almond to be remembered instead.
His gaze naturally shifted toward Almond.
“Ah. Power Potion it is, after all.”
Gulp, gulp—Almond drank down the beverage.
Watching him, Department Manager Go’s expression turned blank.
‘…Why are you drinking that?!’
He had naturally assumed Almond would drink the almond milk.

* * *
After the break ended.
“Wow! I made it! I made it! I created this!”
“Hey, I really did make it. Short-legs Almond.”
Both my makeup and my Reckless Warrior character were completed simultaneously.
“Here, take a look at the character. What do you think?”
On the screen, I was waddling around as a chibi version of myself—roughly three heads tall.
It was incredibly simplified, yet strangely, it resembled Sanghyeon.
It wasn’t just because the water pouch I carried around happened to be almond-shaped.
I really did look like Sanghyeon.
“We extract only the features that have the most impact on human perception from the biometric code to create it. That’s why even short-legs looks quite handsome.”
“Ah….”
“Now you can finally start filming!”
It felt like an incredibly long time had passed.
‘Two hours had gone by?’
Filming was only just beginning.
Looking at the area bathed in white lighting, Miho and Balloon Gum were diligently striking poses and shooting takes.
They were quite skilled.
Miho was a picture herself just standing there, and being a former model, her eye contact with the camera and her well-proportioned posture came naturally.
She was a walking fashion magazine cover.
Balloon Gum, like a master craftsman who had spent his entire life making witty expressions, produced an infinite variety of comical faces (though honestly, he was just standing there and it might have just been funny), constantly making the staff laugh.
‘…Can I do that?’
If it were just an interview directly to the camera, that would be one thing.
But modeling work? It felt like it would be incredibly awkward.
But what could I do? I’d already agreed to it anyway.
‘I’ll get better at it as I go, I guess.’
I just emptied my mind.
“Almond! When you’re ready, please come this way!”

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