Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 935

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 066
22. Comprehensive Fame (3)
An article blazed across the top of the entertainment news section on the portal site.
1st) A successful ad contract worth “tens of billions”—Mirae the “future building owner streamer”—who is she?
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Recently, a streamer has garnered attention by running a royalty-based advertisement where they receive payment per sale. This is an uncommon deal in the gaming industry. In fact, the game company behind this deal employed a peculiar marketing strategy centered on it, achieving massive success….
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Huh?
Juhyeok jolted in surprise, his body lurching.
‘This… no matter how I look at it, it’s Almond, isn’t it?’
A game ad with per-sale settlements, a recent game that hit it big with bizarre marketing?
Ghost Busters, that’s Almond.
That’s right.
“How did the journalist find out about this?”
These crazy reporters.
Can they really dig up information like this?
Most of all….
“The contract details are trending daily?”
Juhyeok’s face flushed crimson.
“Is this guy insane? Trending? Nobody knew about this. What is this!”
I leaked it myself, and what’s with this shameless phrasing?
“No, fine, let’s say everything’s good.”
Right. It was true that I agreed to per-sale settlements, and it was true the ad was a massive hit. At least I maximized the viewership.
At least up to here, it’s ‘fact’.
“But what’s this last part?”
Juhyeok muttered in disbelief.
“Building owner?”
Where did this “building owner” thing come from?
Juhyeok scanned the article carefully, ready to sue.
[…thus making them a strong candidate to become a future building owner….]
“….”
Future building owner, they say.
Once you attach “future” in front, is there anything you can’t say?
Future Son Heung-min, future Kim Yuna.
What’s impossible about it?
The journalist simply wanted to insert the “building owner” keyword into the headline by any means necessary, even if it meant writing about something that hadn’t happened yet.
At first, Juhyeok thought it was just pure nonsense….
“Huh?”
Reading one sentence in the article, chills ran down his spine.
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Furthermore, the fact that MixNuts—essentially Almond’s personal management company—had contracted an entire floor of office space drew considerable attention.
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What is this?
Juhyeok recognized that the location subtly mentioned in the article was the very place he’d contracted just recently.
They’d even nailed down the specific district and neighborhood.
“….”
I suppose it’s understandable that a corporation could do this, since it’s not an individual.
But I never imagined that a management company merely handling streamers would attract articles written in such sensationalist fashion.
The journalist probably wrote such inflammatory headlines specifically to harvest comments like these.
-So gaming brats are becoming building owners? Is this what a normal country looks like?
-So you’re saying this guy made tens of billions from gaming advertisements just by playing games in front of people? Korea’s finished lol
-My older brother used to play games at the arcade and all the neighborhood kids watched him. If he’d been born now, he’d be a billionaire? This country’s really going places
These are the types of comments that automatically appear whenever celebrity building owners are mentioned.
Comments that run like macros, barely even reading the article.
The problem was that these comments rose to become the best-rated ones.
└He’s not even a building owner and there’s zero evidence of tens of billions. Did you even read the article?
└Lol this is seriously trash journalism. The headline is garbage
Of course, rebuttals appeared in the comments below those top-rated ones.
But they had little real impact.
└If you’re upset, go make money from gaming yourself. You think anyone can do that?
└Real talk, a national championship winner bringing honor to the country looks like nothing???
It just resulted in endless comment threads and arguments.
As the article’s click count continued climbing, it eventually became the number one trending article.
Juhyeok’s face flushed red and pale with rising fury.
Fire ignited in Juhyeok’s eyes.
‘Who is this person?’
First, I checked the journalist’s name.
[Journalist: Yunseop Kim]
Next, I tried to find anything I could potentially sue over.
But the content contained no actual falsehoods.
The journalist had skillfully stated only facts while crafting a conclusion that was anything but factual.
“Hah….”
Unable to let my anger go, I searched for other articles written by this journalist.
I was looking for any angle to attack. And that’s when I realized.
[“Money-Grubbing” Mingu Han “2.8 Billion” Becomes Building Owner?]
[Idol Inho Facing Acting Criticism “Robot Acting? I Bought a Building With That.” Laughs Off Controversy]
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.
This was something countless celebrities had already experienced.
If an article like this had been sued, it would have happened long ago.
The people mentioned there aren’t exactly broke either.
“Is it some kind of industry award?”
Articles like this should probably be seen as nothing more than a badge of honor.
Of course, even thinking that way, I still felt my blood boiling.
‘Tens of billions in ad revenue is really too much.’
I made a note of the journalist’s name so I wouldn’t forget it.
Ding.
A notification appeared on one corner of my computer.
[TMC Marketing Manager Kim: Sir! It’s a huge hit! We really struck gold! ㅠㅠㅠ]
‘Huh?’
Could the tens of billions in ad revenue actually… have been based on something real?

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One day earlier.
[Please Die Just Once, Almond! Episode 1]
This video uploaded by TMC became a massive hit.
#Trending Video 1st Place
It took the number one spot in the gaming category.
It was a game advertisement video uploaded by a game production company.
The community shortened it to “Ahanjuk.”
That’s hilarious lol
What’s wrong with those people ㅠㅠㅠ
Wow, that was actually real lol That’s insane lol
Episode 1 ended by showing the Kim Kim Duo imagining Almond in an awkward situation after meeting the Math Ghost.
The video was produced as a three-part series, and episode 2 was uploaded the next day.
From the initial premiere, the influx of people was extraordinary.
[Premiere in 1 hour!]
[12,000 people waiting]
-Here comes my drug
Haha, I was waiting for just this after seeing the Cafe Bene ending~ Haha
Look at all these people, haha, it’s crazy.
-Kyaa
-A masterpiece capturing the joys and sorrows of office workers… We support you…
-Pure entertainment goat
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.
.
Countless messages flooded in.
The Kim Kim Duo’s honest reactions—naturally caught on camera—and their raw emotional expressions moved people’s hearts.
These were the people who had gathered together.
Episode 2 began with such high expectations.
“Hahahaha! This is perfect! So devious! Huh?! I absolutely can’t solve this!?”
Kim Gwajang was laughing with satisfaction as he looked at the Math Ghost’s problem.
[As expected, our hopeful Kim Kim Duo.]
The screen changes along with this narration.
To a scene where the Math Ghost exclaims like this.
“Phew… Excellent!”
Poof.
Almond had instantly solved the math problem and disappeared.
“…?”
The Kim Kim Duo, who had been excited just moments before, suddenly froze.
Hahahaha
hahahaha
-His/her expression lol
“What… what just happened?”
Manager Kim looked like his soul had left his body.
Kim Gwajang’s face had turned bright red like an angry Dokkaebi.
“Uh… so the Math Ghost was really here?”
Haha.
Manager Kim tried to brush past it somehow.
But Kim Gwajang couldn’t hold back and roared.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (lol)
I’m startled lol
What the heck is vocal capacity? lol
The screen pauses at the roaring scene and narration plays.
[Kim Gwajang’s Phase 2]
Narration is bullshit lol
-Why is the narration so smooth
-Phase 2 lol
-Giasecondo!
It’s enough to feel wronged lol
It’s so frustrating that I’m only good at math of all things lol
-We’re rooting for you…
[Almond is so infuriating to Kim Gwajang]
A close-up of Kim Gwajang grinding his teeth.
From their perspective, Almond couldn’t help but look infuriating.
A guy who had never shown any sign of using his brain suddenly solved a math quiz that required obvious mental effort in an instant.
He seemed like someone who had lived his entire life just to destroy this advertisement.
[Kim Gwajang despises Almond.]
[He despises him so much.]
hahahahahaha
hahaha for real
You’d hate me even more now lol
I’m crying / T_T
Before long, the game had progressed all the way to infiltrating the modeling club.
Here, Manager Kim breathed new hope into the situation.
“Now we need to do some deduction, you see? Almond might be good at math, but he’s famous for being terrible at deduction. He’ll probably get caught here.”
“That… really? Yeah, I saw that too. Almondil? He seriously shoots at anyone.”
The situation where Almond had to catch the culprit in the modeling club.
They already knew far too well that Almond was hopeless at deduction, so they had high expectations, but…
hahahahahaha
Oh! Haha!
T_T
-The tears…
Those who already knew the ending fell into one of two categories.
Either they couldn’t hold back their tears, or they couldn’t hold back their laughter.
“Ting.”
Almond instantly found the culprit.
“The polygon count is about 20% higher.”
Ping.
The screen changed here, and the CEO’s messenger was revealed.
[Modeling Department, assemble.]
Hahahahahaha
-Wait, was it real??
Lol seriously everyone showed up on time
Not just the Kim Kim Duo, but stories from other departments were also revealed.
Messages exchanged between them were shown afterward, allowing viewers to understand the full picture.
[It really was 20% higher.]
-Was it really 20% more? lol
Wow lol
Everyone’s working hard, for real though lol
-The lighthouse of Pangyo…
Ping.
The screen changes again.
A battle between Almond and Sang-gi Oh unfolds.
[As expected, the Kim Kim Duo rooting for the demon.]
“Show me! Who you are! Huh!?”
“Yeah! Just once! Just kill him once!!”
Contrary to their wishes, despite having low spiritual power, Almond begins to push Sang-gi Oh back.
“What, what did you just do!?”
“I, I’m not sure either….”
As they become mesmerized by the dazzling footwork and swordplay.
“This, this isn’t actually killing him, is it!?”
“Ah….”
[The Kim Kim Duo grows increasingly anxious. Then their hero appears.]
Boom!
Balloon Gum suddenly bursts in with a pressure blast.
“──Mond!”
The screen plays in slow motion.
The moment Almond, using footwork, gets hit by the pressure blast and lands in the toilet.
Whoosh… Thud…!
The Kim Kim Duo’s bottoms simultaneously lift off their chairs.
“We believed in you! Kkeom!”
Manager Kim cries out almost wailing for Kkeom, while Manager Kim lets out a roar of victory.
“Ahhhhhhhhh!”
“Manager Kim!”
“Manager Kim! We did it! We finally sent that bastard away!!”
The two embrace each other roughly and cheer wildly.
[The Kim Kim Duo finally vanquishes the relentless demon.]
-Trusting Kkeom is hilarious lolololol
-Lololol
-Wow lol
-Is this really something to be moved by?
-Ah…
-So he went into the toilet and I thought he died lol
“Choosing Balloon Gum was truly the right decision! Manager Kim!”
“Of course! Absolutely! Right?”
-lololol
Gum-shaped ㅠㅠ
-Kkeom’s mysterious first loss lol
Then the screen zooms in on their monitor.
It’s the screen showing Almond alive and looking around.
“Huh…?”
Manager Kim’s eyes widen in surprise as he sees it, and the screen freezes.
It turns to black and white as the ending song plays with the banner.
[cuz you are my girl~]
-Ahlololololol
-lololol
Hahaha went right to the final boss hahaha it’s gonna be real chaos when you see it hahaha
Wow lol is that the end?? Ugh I’m so curious about the next reaction ㅠㅠㅠ lol
Episode 2 climbed to the Trending Video chart the moment its premiere ended, and eventually claimed the 1st Place spot.
In a way, it was a video that laid bare the company’s dirty secrets.
Some would certainly use those secrets to criticize the company.
But TMC gained something far more valuable instead.
They earned people’s affection.
[Notice: We are currently passionately patching Ghost Busters. Please wait a moment before purchasing.]
Even this notice asking people to wait for the patch only fueled their excitement further.
-Why are you patching this? This is perfect
-Why are you putting makeup on a natural beauty? Seriously don’t get it
-Yeah whatever I’m just buying it~
-Yo that’s it! Money’s coming out!
I told you not to buy it lol the punk site reviews are skyrocketing right now lolol
There was no time to patch the bugs, no resources to properly fix the advertisements.
It didn’t matter.
People bought the game without asking questions or hesitation.
In fact, they bought it even more because of it.
The dev team is suffering so much lol
Hahaha that’s so funny, they must be buying it to cause pain.
-Gotta trigger bugs and upload to all the tubes
For them, even the bugs had become part of the game’s charm.
Sales began skyrocketing.
“Huh huh huh?”
“Uh… uh?”
The Kim Kim Duo was amazed every single day they came to work.
First they broke through 10,000 copies, then jumped to 50,000, and then 200,000!
“Is this real? This?”
And today, when Episode 3 of “Please Die Just Once, Almond” premieres.
“Manager Kim, Manager Kim. Let’s talk for a moment.”
The CEO called the Kim Kim Duo aside separately.

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