Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 137

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 137
47. Filming Location (5)
Ollytube Revenue.
One of the systems that comprises the largest share of streamer earnings.
The more views a video accumulates, the greater the revenue generated from Ollytube.
Sometimes this revenue exceeds Tribee earnings by two to three times, and in extreme cases, the difference can reach as much as twenty-fold.
My channel currently boasted 110,000 subscribers, with average view counts reaching 200,000.
Some of my most popular videos had even approached nearly 1 million views.
With these numbers, I could roughly estimate my earnings in my head.
People with keen interest in the industry could often predict channel revenue quite accurately just by observing the channel size.
Ollytube’s payment system was transparent to that degree.
[Almond: The Ollytube revenue statement came in. Check it out.]
Boom…
The moment Jia saw this message, it felt as though drums were sounding in her ears.
‘Could it be around… 500,000?’
Seojia had always taken great interest in video content, so she was mentally sketching out rough earnings estimates.
From information she’d gathered at the video café where she’d been active before, she could make educated guesses in that ballpark.
‘A million? Could it be 1 million… No. There aren’t enough videos yet. Not yet…’
Though she kept telling herself not to get her hopes too high, her mental calculator refused to stop spinning on its own.
‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Seojia. Please.’
Regardless of view counts, the channel was brand new and had a critically limited number of videos.
So far, I’d uploaded roughly twenty videos total.
And even that was at a pace of almost one every two days… Almond’s tenure as a streamer was still far too brief.
‘Let me just check it quickly.’
Rather than agonize further, it was better to look and be done with it.
Her mouse moved toward the attached statement.
Thump—thump—
Her hand trembled from the tension that felt like her heart might burst.
Click.
The mouse clicked with difficulty.
“!”
Her eyes, faintly reflected in the monitor, widened as if they might pop right out of her head.
“Kyaaaaaaaa!”
The numbers that filled her enlarged eyes.
[Total Revenue: 23,552,890 won]
2.3 million.
According to the contract, 40% of this belonged to Jia.
“Amaziiiiing!”
Thud!
She bolted up from her chair so suddenly that her knee struck the desk, but she didn’t care.
My mind had gone completely blank, and I could think of nothing but that amount.
“So… a person can actually earn 2,000 in a month…”
It was a sum I could never have dreamed of if I’d stayed at a job.
No, could I have earned this kind of money doing anything else?
Me, with only a junior college degree, a career consisting solely of contract work, and a hobby of sketching fan videos at home?
“It’s like… a miracle…”
This was a miracle.
The kind of miracle that comes once in a lifetime, if at all.
“I’m so glad I did it…”
I’m so glad I gathered the courage back then to get Almond’s autograph. I’m so glad I fell for Almond.
Everyone else criticized me, but I’m so glad I didn’t hold back on supporting what I loved, giving generously.
I’m so glad I stayed home and just made videos…
Things I would normally regret.
Things society would condemn, things to look down upon.
Now they had all become things I’d done right.
It was the first time.
The first time I felt like I’d done something well.
My past had always been filled with regrets, nothing but things that needed fixing.
Like a lantern show, memories from my time at the company flickered past.
Just a month ago, yet now they’d faded to a washed-out orange color.
“Can’t you do your job any better than that?”
“Honestly, junior college… I’d rather have an obedient high school graduate.”
“So you were dating this manager and got a little full of yourself, huh? What are you going to do now? Huh? Puhaha.”
“What exactly did you do that made someone like this manager fall head over heels for you? Unbelievable.”
“Why is this girl so gloomy? She doesn’t even come to company dinners. What’s she doing, just holed up at home?”
“Like you leaving here would actually accomplish anything!?”
Jia bit her lip hard.
“Ugh…”
I tried to hold it back.
“I don’t want to be held back because of you.”
The last memory that surfaced.
That one wasn’t faded orange.
It pierced my eyes in vivid color.
Even though it was a much older memory.
“Hic… hic-hic…”
Tears burst forth.
She collapsed onto the bed, pouring out everything that had been building up inside.

* * *
Bang.
The moment we arrived home, Juhyeok gasped for breath and snatched Sanghyeon’s phone away.
“Wow, damn it. How much is it exactly?!”
I had never heard Jia raise her voice so loudly before.
I couldn’t help but be curious.
Sanghyeon seemed to feel the same way, immediately pulling out his own phone.
“Ohhh….”
“Uhhh….”
The number 23 million.
The moment they saw it, both of them let out even louder cries than Jia, throwing their arms up in the air.
“Kyaaaaaahhhhh!”
“Woooooaahhh!”
Juhyeok’s face flushed red with excitement as he shouted.
“Holy crap! So we’re making 30 million a month? Seriously? Are you insane, Almond?!”
“Is, is that how it works? Woooaahhh!”
The Tribee revenue we’d earned earlier was 11 million won, and the Ollytube revenue was 23 million won.
Excluding the major sponsorships, we’d earned 34 million won in total. Even Juhyeok, who received the smallest share, ended up with nearly 8 million won in earnings (with Sanghyeon adding a bit more).
It was all thanks to the massive 23 million won we’d earned from Ollytube.
“Dad! When I grow up, I want to be Seojia!”
“Stop it already! Seojia!”
The two of them spouted internet chat memes that had become part of their daily lives, expressing their joy without restraint.
That night, as a celebration, they each downed a beer, then quickly felt their aging livers protesting and headed to their respective rooms to sleep.
It was a truly brief celebration.

* * *
The next day.
The joy of dazzling revenue and advertising fees, along with the brilliant growth, was short-lived.
Crunch. Crunch.
In the morning, I saw Sanghyeon eating Almond Flakes as usual.
Heat began to simmer quietly in Juhyeok’s chest.
‘Sigh. That bastard’s infuriating. Seriously.’
He opened the refrigerator to find something else to eat.
Juhyeok’s expression darkened considerably.
‘Everything’s gone….’
There were no groceries left.
I should have gone shopping yesterday, but I completely forgot because of the filming.
Even instant ramen had run out.
All that remained were Almond Flakes, cornflakes, Chex… in other words, just cereals.
He resolved to eat a proper meal no matter what and headed out.
“Huh? Where are you going?”
“There’s nothing to eat. I haven’t gone shopping in a while.”
“But there’s Almond Flakes?”
“….”
“And Chex too… you said you were tired of them….”
“That’s enough, man!”
Bang.
Juhyeok irritably shut the door and left.
“Ugh. When food runs out, he never buys more. This nut bastard.”
Even as he grumbled, Juhyeok understood the reason.
It wasn’t that Sanghyeon lacked responsibility for groceries.
The problem was that he simply didn’t realize the food had run out in the first place!
As long as almonds and milk overflowed, Sanghyeon’s eyes saw the refrigerator as a land of milk and honey.
Squeak.
Just then, the window opened and Sanghyeon’s head popped out.
“Hey. If you’re going out, take out the trash first. It’s by the front gate.”
“….”

* * *
A massive garbage bag fell with a heavy thud.
Thump.
Juhyeok brushed off his hands and headed toward his usual soup restaurant.
Since there weren’t many places open this early in the morning, he didn’t really have a choice.
“One bowl of ox blood soup special, please.”
He took his seat with practiced ease and ordered immediately.
As he poured water and pulled out his utensils, his eyes met someone’s.
“…Huh?”
“…Huh.”
It was Seojia.
Their eyes locked, but they didn’t hear it.
The notification chiming from a pocket.
Ding.
[Almond is starting a stream!]
[Welcome in!]

* * *
-What? This early in the morning!?
-Wow, Mother! Look! If you don’t get a job, you can watch Almond!?
-Huh?
-Huh? This early?
-Almond’s flake time… I’m actually happy about this…
-Forbes’ selected zeros’ fever time. 9 AM.
.
.
.
Even though I started streaming in the morning, quite a few people came in.
[Current Viewers: 3.4K]
About 3,400 viewers.
Considering it was morning and I’d started streaming on a whim, quite a crowd had gathered.
Pop.
My avatar appeared, and I waved my hand.
“Hiya!”
-Haha
-Hahaha!
-What’s today!? Is it finally the Kelord ad!?
-Hi there
I wanted my viewers to feel more affection toward my streams.
So I’d developed a habit of starting broadcasts even for trivial things.
“I had a sudden thought this morning.”
-What nonsense is he about to spout now?
Hahaha, dog barking sound
-It’s the sound of nuts. Don’t misunderstand~
That’s an ad, damn it.
-He took a break yesterday for an ad shoot, and now another ad?!
Unfortunately, viewers had now developed the habit of assuming it was an advertisement whenever Almond suddenly turned on the stream.
But this time, it wasn’t an advertisement.
“Unfortunately, it’s not an ad.”
Unfortunately lol
I’m dying laughing ㅋㅋㅋ
A genuinely regretful expression… lol
-Aren’t the rabbit ear sponsors coming in?
“I did beat Ril last time, but I honestly have no idea how I managed it. So today I wanted to play more like I was studying, which is why I turned on the stream this morning.”
-Oh…?
-Sir, you’re terrible at studying.
-You didn’t even listen to Reina’s explanation and just skipped over it. Now you’re saying this?
-Just shoot your arrows, hyung.
Anyway, just shoot and kill them all, what’s this? I know what I’m gonna do~~ Haha lol
“Alright. Let’s go.”
Almond completely ignored the viewers’ playful mockery and immediately launched Ril.
[Life is Legend]
Whoosh.
The surrounding environment changed in an instant.
A blue sky and a sheer cliff mountain range greeted him.
Above it, text appeared.
[Siege Battle] [Escort Quest] [Survival Mode]
There were three modes available.
“Let me review the Siege Battle first. I need to do what I was doing properly.”
I needed to review the Siege Battle.
I had to master at least one thing properly before moving on—there was no point in bouncing back and forth.
[Siege Battle]
Before the chat could argue any further, I quickly selected Siege Battle.
Then a message appeared.
[Quest ‘Siege Battle 1 Victory or 5 Matches’ Completed.]
[Account Level has become 2!]
I had completed a Quest.
“A Quest?”
-That one Normal match last time was the Quest
Reina forced me to do it. I got hit and screamed lol
“Ah. So that was part of a Quest.”
I had only done what Reina told me to do, so I hadn’t properly recognized it.
It seemed that was indeed a Quest. My account level immediately rose to 2. Good news. I needed to level up quickly to participate in ranked matches.
[Please complete the next Quest.]
[Quest: Win 3 Siege Battles]
The next Quest only required three victories.
Since I was going to play anyway, having Quests clear automatically was something to be grateful for.
I immediately queued for a normal match.
[Opponent found!]
Boom.
Everything flashed suddenly, and before I knew it, four other teammates were standing beside me.
“Phew. If I ever meet that bastard again…”
“Damn it. That cursed poison bunny…”
-As expected lol
-The atmosphere’s already awkward lol
-Still better than last time
-Haha… the familiar scent of hell
Fortunately, this time no one was directly picking a fight with me, but it seemed the previous match had ended badly.
The atmosphere wasn’t good.
“So, where are we going?”
Someone asked, seemingly trying to set the mood.
I answered first. There was only one option for me anyway.
“I’m the ADC. Bottom lane…”
Was it bottom lane?
After checking the map again, I answered with certainty.
“Bottom lane.”
“ADC confirmed. I’ll take Mid Lane.”
“Then I’ll go Jungle.”
“I’ll take Top.”
“…Damn. Support then. I was just changing skins.”
Somehow, each position was decided.
[Please select an Avatar to inhabit.]
The Avatar I would choose was essentially already determined.
I only had one option.
[Cold-Blooded Arcane Archer – Reina]
I selected Reina immediately, prepared to be cursed out.
But the cursing never came.
[Avatar Reina says she has no intention of accompanying you.]
‘…But Reina is my only Avatar?’

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