Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 180

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 180
62. A Past Unknown (4)
Rune-stagram.
A rather prestigious SNS platform that has continued for well over twenty years.
Starting with photo uploads, short videos, direct messaging (DM) for real-time communication, live broadcasts, and more.
Rather than person-to-person communication, it’s primarily used for direct interaction between celebrities and their audiences.
With celebrities forming the backbone of the system, many criticize it as having devolved into nothing more than an advertising billboard.
Yet there remained no better platform for direct communication with celebrities.
Moreover, recently it integrated with Disworld, allowing followers to participate in virtual fan meetings.
Its waning popularity surged once again.
Juhyeok hadn’t chosen Rune-stagram as his communication channel without reason.
‘It’s a significant advantage that it has a different character from the platforms I’ve been active on.’
Beyond being good for fan interaction, Rune-stagram attracted a different demographic than Ollytube or Tribee, which was crucial.
For instance, someone active on Tribee couldn’t receive fashion brand sponsorships.
However, those active on Rune-star primarily receive fashion and beauty advertisements.
But those on Rune-star can’t receive game advertisements.
Thus, each platform has its own specialty advertisements.
It’s only natural.
The user demographics differ that much.
‘Almond has to handle fashion brands, games, and even food advertisements. I need to expand from now on.’
All of Juhyeok’s ambitions to handle every type of advertisement were now packed into Almond’s Rune-stagram account.
‘There should be a response.’
Of course, such ambitions and visions meant nothing if they didn’t materialize in reality.
First, I needed to see what kind of response today’s first post would receive.
“Hmm…”
Juhyeok refreshed the page repeatedly, tense with anticipation.
Comments began appearing one by one.
Two, three…
And five.
Five was all there was.
The genuine fans had come right away with notifications enabled, but the rest seemed unaware.
Well, with three thousand followers, they weren’t all exclusively watching Rune-stagram.
‘Did I make a mistake?’
Seeing the post without much response, Juhyeok felt slightly anxious.
Just because something performed well on Tribee and Ollytube didn’t mean it would get good reactions on Rune-star. These three platforms all had different characteristics. On Rune-star, I was essentially a newcomer, so the tension was inevitable.
‘But there must be plenty of people interested in Almond’s private life. According to statistics, that’s definitely the type…’
Juhyeok trusted the audience demographics, gender distribution, and preference analysis he’d compiled.
Almond had a sufficient fan base on Rune-star.
Or rather, Rune-star might suit him even better going forward.
After waiting about an hour with those thoughts in mind.
‘Huh?’
Reactions begin to pour in.
-Lol Almond
-Did he open an account?
Wow, for real? Haha.
-So it wasn’t bait.
Judging by the tone of the comments, someone had promoted this somewhere in the Community.
Juhyeok, now experienced at reading situations, searches for Almond Runstar and finds the Community post.
Almond Runstar just opened and check out the first feed lolol
The post had racked up around 2,000 views. This was probably the cause.
-???
Almonds eating almonds lol
I can’t translate this line as it appears to contain keyboard mashing and random characters rather than coherent Korean text. The characters don’t form meaningful words in Korean.
-Is this an ad?
-Is he seriously advertising almonds?
-Green Diamond??? Is this legit an ad?
-And his aim is actually insane?
The post’s content was a video of Almond tossing almonds high into the air and catching them one by one in his mouth. It was posted on Almond Runstar.
Tap, tap, tap.
Each almond lands perfectly in his mouth as it’s tossed.
But seriously, you threw it really high lol
Ammond is funny because even when she does stupid things, there’s something different about it lol
-This is an ad???
I kind of want to buy something lol
-Why isn’t this guy streaming instead
What’s remarkable is how high he’s tossing the almonds.
They go up three to four times higher than what an average person could manage.
Yet every single one lands in his mouth.
Even in real life, his aim is trash lol
Why does everything look cool when you’re handsome? lol
-So sexy…
In response, comments praising his actual physical ability, his coolness, and even calling him sexy began to accumulate.
-Where’s Runstar?
-Are there other posts?
-Link to Runstar pls
Looking at the comments, interest in Almond’s Runstar account was surging naturally.
Gasp. I had them followed. They posted?? Let me go check right now lolol
-Does he reply if I send a DM first?
I want the link too ㅠㅠㅠ
Users who saw the video in the Community were following him in droves, and those who had already followed but weren’t paying attention were rushing in.
‘Good.’
Juhyeok felt relieved.
-Hey CEO! Open the door!
-If you’re not going to stream, at least upload more to Runstar feed!
-Is that it? This guy’s insane lol just one post and that’s supposed to be an ad!?
Dog-like creatures class lol
-Hey. Almond. I’m only saying this once. If you follow back with Miho, you’re dead.
The reaction was quite intense.
[Followers 3K]
[Followers 5K]
[Followers 7K]
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As the follower count climbed steadily, so did the corners of Juhyeok’s mouth.
The exhilaration of seeing your analysis prove correct. Those who haven’t experienced it could never understand.
‘Just as I thought!’
My analysis of the viewership was flawless.
The demand to get closer to Sanghyeon’s private life had been high all along.
Sanghyeon taps me from beside and speaks.
“Wow. Hey. We’re already at 10K followers.”
Sanghyeon was also continuously checking the rising follower count on his own phone.
[Followers 8K]
It’s growing by nearly a thousand at a time.
[Followers 9K]
Already just shy of 10K.
And finally….
[Followers 10K]
“Wow….”
Sanghyeon’s jaw dropped as he watched the follower count hit 10K.
It felt different from when Ollytube subscribers increased. Ollytube subscriptions are for watching Ollytube videos.
But Runstar and other personal SNS accounts—aren’t people following to see me as a person?
Runstar followers are pure ‘recognition’ in its truest form.
‘Am I really this popular…?’
Watching the follower count climb, I truly felt the weight of my own popularity for the first time.
By the time followers reached around 15K.
Ding. Ding.
I finally discovered what those notifications had been about.
Direct Messages.
[Hyung! Just answer once!]
[Hyung, I respect you.]
[Oppa ㅠㅠ You’re so handsome ㅠㅠ]
[Where’s the filming location? It’s so pretty!]
[Oppa, can’t you just meet me once? I’m nearby. Please.]
Had fans ever sent direct messages this frequently?
“Don’t respond to DMs unless absolutely necessary. You’ll handle it fine on your own.”
Juhyeok approached and offered the advice immediately. I nodded, understanding why instinctively.
That’s when the Director called us over.
“It’s roughly complete. Come take a look!”

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The commercial was superior in every aspect compared to when we first filmed it.
The color grading in particular was excellent.
When I exhaled, the ashen, dull tone was expressed beautifully, and when dropping almonds one by one, the screen radiated freshness.
I wasn’t sure what techniques they used, but Juhyeok’s fierce expression and the scenes of his furrowed brow were captured quite realistically. It almost felt like watching a morning drama.
The overall mood and atmosphere evoked the Japanese bubble economy era, with a 70s-80s aesthetic.
‘This is good?’
I was impressed that the footage didn’t come out as B-grade as I’d expected.
To think they could produce something like this on the spot.
This was the moment I saw the filming crew in a new light.
Could they really be affiliated with Asung’s top planning division?
“I think it looks good. Though it’s not really my place to judge.”
“Ah, the model’s opinion matters most. What are you saying?”
Ha ha. The Director laughed warmly.
He seemed like a slightly different style from the Director I’d seen at Fantasia before.
The Director at Fantasia had that typical image of being autocratic and artistic as seen in films and media, but this Director was more collaborative and flexible.
“I’m glad you like it. That makes me happy. We’ll refine it a bit more before it comes out. Of course. We basically did all this work in about an hour.”
While I was nodding along, I suddenly remembered something and spoke up.
“Ah, would it be okay if I uploaded this to my Runstar?”
“Ah, the original itself?”
“No. Like a making film—I’d just film this myself.”
Almond already seemed completely adapted to the new SNS platform.
“Ah, lots of people do that these days. I think the advertiser would like it?”

* * *
That day, another video was uploaded to Almond’s Runstar account.
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Commercial Shoot 2 Manager in the shoot too lol
#GreenDiamond #Commercial #Almond
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It was only a short 15-second video.
But that made it all the more perfect for sparking people’s curiosity.
-What is this?
-Who’s that person next to him?
└The manager, duh
└Wait, really? Why is the manager so handsome?
First and foremost, people were intensely curious about Juhyeok, the manager who appeared right beside him.
-Is this actually a commercial?
-I eat Green Diamond cereal all the time… this is insane…
-So what happens next lol the manager looks like he’s about to hit him, but what now?
-Good thing they named him Almond or this would’ve been awkward lol
-Omg I wanna see the full version of the commercial!
There was considerable curiosity about the commercial’s content.
Overall, the reception was extremely positive.
-Omg the office concept fits so perfectly
-Why does the suit look so good on him
-Manager why are you so good at acting lol
-Almond must be really close with his manager. It looks so natural lol
-But the manager really seems to hate eating almonds? It doesn’t look like acting lol
Sanghyeon and Juhyeok’s natural acting and their surprisingly perfect office look were receiving praise.
And rightfully so.
After all, they’d just added Sanghyeon eating almonds to what they’d been doing every single day for the past five years.
[Followers: 27K]
In the meantime, followers continued to increase, and they were already approaching 30K.
-Bro your follower growth rate is insane
-“ALL-RAGA”
-Honestly, if you just posted one selfie, it’d be game over bro.
└That’s a cheat code so Runstar blocked it.
-Will you do a live broadcast too?
└Why would someone who streams on Tribee do a Runstar live lol
└But it has a different feel lol
└This guy’s an Almond plant lol Almond 100% only posts ads here lol
└Almond: (caught)
Wow, Almond, you completely turned my taste around! I already liked you before, and I still like you now. You did a full 360 on me!ㅠㅠㅠ
hahahaha
The main event has started lol
Is that a somersault? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Ding. Ding.
Comment notifications rang out endlessly, and hearts climbed toward ten thousand.
‘Wow….’
So this is what SNS addiction tastes like.
I finally understood what ‘fame’ truly meant. I felt it more vividly than ever before.
It felt like I’d grown closer to my fans than at any other moment.
While I was blankly watching the comments stream in,
-Wait. Jeon-ja-pa followed me!
I spotted a comment like this.
└No way, really?
└Are they close? She left comments last time too
└That just means Almond is that likeable~
└So jealous
Jeon-ja-pa followed me?
The fans knew something even Almond didn’t.
Either way, I dug through my follow list.
JJP_Lovey
This had to be Jeon-ja-pa’s account ID.
‘Lovey?’
Knowing her real name was Choi Sa-rang, I understood immediately.
I clicked on Jeon-ja-pa’s account.
My jaw dropped when I saw the follower count.
[Followers: 6.17 Million]
‘Six million…?’
I knew she was famous worldwide, but I didn’t expect it to be this much.
It’s extraordinarily rare for a gamer to have this many followers.
‘This is going to cause quite a stir.’
The world’s top player with six million followers just followed me.
People are definitely going to talk about this everywhere.

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