Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 93

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 1 Episode 93
32. The Makings of a Star (3)
[Things I dislike about Almond every time I see him.txt]
Where there are those who favor someone, there are always those who despise them. It’s the fate of anyone wielding influence.
Still, it’s human nature to wish there were no antis at all.
‘What is it that bothers me every time I see him….’
Juhyeok clicked on the post with a hint of anxiety. Until now, a post criticizing Almond had never become a trending topic.
What could it possibly be about?
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A bare-bones capsule cam with no settings.
Even under blinding lights that put broadcast stations to shame.
Even under the dingy lighting of a kimchi stew restaurant.
Damn, he’s so handsome.
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In the attached photo, Sanghyeon was smiling brightly at the kimchi stew restaurant.
“Hah….”
Juhyeok exhaled in exasperation.
‘What is this. Insane.’
I got unnecessarily tense.
Looking at it, the comment reactions were quite positive.
Hahahahaha lol
Why are you attaching photos, damn it? I don’t know what txt means lol
Why does that photo make me feel so pathetically self-loathing…
At least it’s better than a black screen lol, your face is showing
“You bastard lol”
-‘The worst streamer on Earth’
-in ── ssa
That’s the worst thing about it.
The editor was damn pretty too, shit, she had it all…
Are you on TV? Did you appear on broadcast?
└Showed up by accident
The corners of Juhyeok’s mouth lifted as well.
His gaze shifted briefly to Sanghyeon, who was currently streaming.
“Ah. Kimchi and tofu? Yes. With meat as well. Understood.”
I could see Sanghyeon diligently taking orders from the viewers.
My gaze moved across to the other side—to Jia, who was sitting beside me.
With no reason to touch the camera for the time being, she was simply eating quietly.
‘She eats quite a lot.’
I’d noticed since last time that Jia was quite the hearty eater, no less than I was.
I thought she enjoyed almonds the way Sanghyeon did, preferring light meals. But for her, almonds were merely a snack to ease boredom and hunger.
In reality, he consumes an absolutely staggering amount of food.
Eating as much as Juhyeok, whose build is nearly 2-3 times larger, says everything in itself.
Shouldn’t it be Jia doing the mukbang broadcast instead?
Jia herself seems to feel the same way, her mouth working as she chews, yet her gaze never leaves Sanghyeon’s direction.
Juhyeok chuckles softly and turns his attention back to the community site.

* * *
Naturally, Almond’s Diamond Challenge had drawn enormous attention.
A rookie streamer who appeared like a comet was on the verge of cutting Jeon-ja-pa’s record in half. Who wouldn’t be interested?
But there was a topic garnering even more attention than that Diamond Challenge right now.
[A streamer eating hellish Ogang-u Kimchi Stew right before the Diamond promotion match!? And it’s an advertisement?!]
It was Almond’s mukbang broadcast.
A hastily arranged mukbang conducted right before the Diamond promotion match.
And it was an advertisement, no less.
It was undoubtedly insane.
-lol for real
-genius monster born of capitalism
└what’s that?
└a genius monster born from capitalism
I can’t translate this as it contains corrupted/garbled text and offensive language.
lol that’s hilarious
-wait, that was an advertisement? damn
-i doubted my eyes when i saw the paid advertisement banner fr
Even saying that stuff is a bit spicy lol what am I supposed to do lol
Oh Kang-woo’s kimchi stew ad is really something else, damn ㅋㅋㅋ
The advertisement seemed to have hit its mark perfectly, just as the viewers said.
Juhyeok felt satisfied.
The ad seems to already be a success lol
He/She really does eat deliciously, haha.
-fr total success eating kimchi stew before a diamond promotion match?!
“Oh right, of course ㅋㅋㅋ Oh Kang-woo waited a thousand years in hell just to eat that, lol ㅋㅋㅋ”
└…what’s this guy talking about? that ajusshi is just a kimchi stew master?
└no idea. seems like he’s from a different world;;>

* * *
Juhyeok wasn’t the only one monitoring the community’s reaction.
Department Manager Oh was watching too.
“This one’s got what it takes.”
Puhahahaha.
Department Manager Oh chuckled while patting his round belly. Even during overtime at the Company, he was laughing while watching a personal broadcast. Punk was probably the only company where that could happen.
“Manager? Why?”
A subordinate employee working nearby asked.
“Ah. You know Almond? He just received his first advertisement. It’s not related to us.”
“Oh….”
“But he really picked a brilliant timing. Who would’ve thought he’d go eat kimchi stew before his Diamond promotion match?”
“Wow. Before that record-breaking Diamond challenge?”
When the subordinate employee tried to sneak a peek, Department Manager Oh eagerly showed him.
On the screen, Almond was indeed sweating profusely while devouring the kimchi stew.
[Current Viewers: 8.9K]
The viewer count was nearly identical to when he was gaming. If it weren’t for the promotion match, it would be significantly higher than usual.
“The viewer count is insane too? Wow… But why are you so pleased about this?”
“Why am I pleased?”
“Well… I’m just sorry it wasn’t our Company’s advertisement. But you seemed so happy about it….”
“Sorry?”
Department Manager Oh turned around sharply and asked. The subordinate employee flinched and nodded.
Had he said something wrong?
“…Yes, yes. Ah, you’re not sorry? If our advertisement had gone this well, it would’ve been a huge hit. Of course, since we’re a Game Distribution Company, we can’t do food broadcasts….”
“Exactly! That’s precisely why this is good!”
Department Manager Oh patted his back repeatedly.
“Sir?”
“What do you mean ‘sir’? Hey. Do you think only we’re feeling that regret? All the game companies that need to hire us for advertisements are feeling the exact same way right now.”
Department Manager Oh put on a wistful expression.
“Ah~ If the advertisement going in at this timing were ours! If a simple casual game or mobile game advertisement went in as a warm-up before the promotion match!”
Thanks to his earnest acting, the subordinate employee immediately understood.
“Ah!”
“So from now on, even if we demand higher rates on our end, they’ll probably be willing. Then we win, and Almond wins too. As for the game companies… well, who cares. Kuhahahaha!”
He was excellent at advertising.
This was the most economically advantageous quality a streamer could possess.
Even among successful streamers, they’re divided into those who can secure advertisements well and those who can’t.
There are streamers who fail to receive advertisements despite having no major controversies or image problems.
They simply don’t know how to place and coordinate advertisements effectively.
“But you know what.”
“Yes?”
“Whose idea do you think this came from?”
“…Isn’t it more like he just did it rather than something he came up with?”
“Do something this insane just on a whim? Almond isn’t the type to act so recklessly. Outside of gaming, he’s pretty level-headed.”
“Hmm… Then….”
“Could it be the manager?”
“Ah. That person!”
“This isn’t just plain insanity—it’s walking that perfect line between madness and powerful advertising.”
“Exactly.”
“The only person who’d know exactly how to walk that line is him.”
“He certainly seemed to have good instincts. Maybe because the Department Manager speaks highly of him so often….”
Department Manager Oh favored Juhyeok Kim even more than Almond. There was just something about him that felt right. Anyone with years of work experience would understand.
“Yeah, that guy’s got instincts. Real instincts.”
Tsk.
Department Manager Oh smacked his lips regretfully.
‘I wonder if that guy would ever consider working at Punk?’

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“Phew. I’m stuffed.”
Sanghyeon patted his bloated stomach as I stepped out of the kimchi stew restaurant.
“You sure you’re okay? You need to game.”
Juhyeok asked with concern.
He knew I usually ate light meals.
“Can’t be helped. I’m doing an advertisement—I can’t eat too little.”
“…That’s true.”
“The gaming will be fine. I’m confident. My condition’s great today. The food was delicious too.”
He certainly looked it.
Today’s Almond was different. That’s why Juhyeok thought it was the true mark of a star.
“You know what you need to do for your Diamond promotion match today, right?”
Juhyeok asked to confirm.
They had prepared a separate strategy specifically for the promotion match.
“Of course. How much have we practiced it?”
I hadn’t just been practicing my archery technique. Juhyeok and I had been continuously ‘studying’ something together.
“Good. Your precious first advertisement ended up being kimchi stew anyway. At least we need to pull off the plan for that.”
“What were you originally planning for the first advertisement?”
“That’s a secret.”
Juhyeok chuckled and shook his head.
Really. I shook my head the same way, as if I wasn’t even curious.
Somehow we’d climbed quite a lot of stairs.
“I’ll be heading out now.”
Jia said her goodbyes. She’d arrived at her home.
“Already here, huh.”
“Ah. Right.”
After exchanging brief greetings, just as I was about to head back up.
“Almond.”
“?”
Jia called out to Sanghyeon, stopping me in my tracks.
“Fighting.”
Jia held up a small fist toward me.
With just those words, she quickly disappeared into her home.
“….”
I stared blankly at the closed door. Then I turned my head and climbed the stairs again.
Chuckle.
A pleasant smile lingered at the corners of my mouth.

* * *
The chat window scrolling at a breathless pace.
-Hahaha!
-Finally the main event~!
-Kyaa Diamond promotion match!
-Haha! Haha!
-How many times is he gonna say haha today lol
-Today’s broadcast is a blessing
-Real talk, if you didn’t watch today’s broadcast you’re missing out
Because I had started the broadcast for the Diamond promotion match.
Viewers were flooding in at an incredible rate.
First of all, the stream title’s aggro level was absolutely insane.
[Breaking Jeon-ja-pa’s Record. Almond Evolves to Diamond!]
[Beating JJP’s Record. Almond → Diamond!]
There was even an English title.
Even someone seeing Almond for the first time would be startled and click in if they knew about Jeon-ja-pa.
It was a creation by Juhyeok.
The result was──
[Current Viewers: 13,000]
Over 10,000 viewers were pouring in with that initial surge.
-Wooooow let’s gooooo!
-Beating JJP? Way too BS!
-Omen! Omen! Omen!
-Almond, go crazy!
Are you seriously awake right now lol
-Wow. People are insane.
-What’s with the viewer count lol we’ve already passed mid-tier
-so rude….
-JJP record? lol
-Foreigners getting mad because of the aggro lol
-It’s not aggro, it’s real though what do we do
Not only Koreans, but approximately 7% of foreigners were attached as well.
Most of them were foreigners who didn’t understand how I could possibly break the Jeon-ja-pa record.
“I’ll start right away.”
Almond didn’t pay them any mind and immediately began the game.
After all, once they watched the promotion match, they wouldn’t be able to say such things.

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