Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 936

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 4 Episode 067
23. Cheese vs Paprika (1)
In truth, there’s no way to know how many copies of a game sold until the production company or distributor announces it themselves.
So people generally estimate based on the number of reviews.
[Real-time Ghostbusters reviews skyrocketing lol]
[Is this really selling 100,000 copies?]
[Buggy trash game but Ghostbusters is selling well??]
Based on the review count alone, you could tell it was selling quite well.
Even so, the maximum number people imagined was around 100,000 copies.
This was because the proportion of people who bought and played without leaving reviews was quite high.
And so a week passed, and they announced their initial sales figures.
[Breaking News) Ghostbusters 300,000 copies sold]
Everyone couldn’t help but be shocked.
-??
-For real?
-Wow lol
-Insane lol
-Future building owner… who?
└lol for real
└Mingu Han… stand at attention.
└lololol
-Crazy Almond hit the jackpot didn’t he lol
Several factors were cited as reasons for Ghostbusters’ success.
The price was more reasonable than expected, the provocative noise marketing, and ‘trust’.
Generally, looking at the reviews, people said things like that.
-I bought it because I felt like they’d patch it quickly if problems came up lol The game concept is fun too
└Problems need to happen first though lol
-They said content would keep coming and they seem like they’ll keep their promises
-Bought it because I felt bad for the Kim Kim Duo lol
The production company had succeeded in earning the trust of gamers.
Even though the method was external to the game itself, in the end they had pulled off successful marketing.
So both Manager Kim and Manager Kim received appropriate compensation.
[Breaking News) Post from Ollined lol Recent updates on the Kim Kim Duo]
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Those two who became famous as the Kim Kim Duo, Manager Kim and Manager Kim, are now Department Manager Kim and Manager Kim lol Their salaries probably went up a lot too lol The company was already fond of them, so everyone’s congratulating them lol
Above all, the video really carried our company ㅠㅠ
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-Insane lol Department Manager Kim Manager Kim lol
-Nice
-And this is the happy ending~
-Lol Kim Department Manager and Manager Kim
-But even after the promotion, I feel like they’ll be doing the same work lolol
Congratulations ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋㅋ
-Kim Kim Duo getting promoted like crazy!
-Damn the promotion matches were brutal, having their faces sold all across the country lol
└lolol promotion matches being brutal is the national rule lol
└promotion matches are ridiculous lolol
-The ending Koreans love lol

* * *
I let out a soft chuckle.
Juhyeok scrolls through the comments, laughing.
‘Moving to a new place will happen faster now.’
Ding.
A message arrives on my phone.
[TMC Marketing Manager Kim: (photo)]
[TMC Marketing Manager Kim: Thank you so much! Everything worked out great because of you! I’ll definitely buy you a drink! Hahaha]
It’s a photo of the Kim Kim Duo with their arms around each other’s shoulders, both making V-signs.
They probably took it after having a beer to celebrate the promotion.
Looking at that photo, I’m reminded of my days working at a company.
‘We weren’t quite that close.’
But I did have a superior who served as a guide of sorts.
‘I wonder if he got promoted.’
Aseng would have to break through far harsher competition than a place like TMC.
But somehow, I felt like he would’ve made it.
Now that I think about it, I regret never taking a personal photo together.
“Oh.”
Sanghyeon approaches me after seeing the message too.
“Hey, hey. Looks like they got promoted. Wow.”
“Yeah. I saw it too.”
“Shouldn’t we do this one more time? Ghostbusters.”
“Nah. It went well anyway, so what.”
“I guess.”
Sanghyeon was considering doing it one more time because Balloon Gum kept pestering him about it.
Besides, before he moved platforms to Cheese recently, he’d been mainly playing light games like RunGuys.
Because of that, his viewership has dropped back down to around 100,000 and is holding steady there.
“Should we do it to commemorate entering Cheese?”
Since there’s no main game to push anyway, Sanghyeon’s eyes light up at the thought of trying Ghostbusters.
“Ugh. I told you not to.”
“But why.”
“….”
Juhyeok deliberates whether he should say this or not, then speaks.
“Why, why, why, why.”
Because he’ll keep asking until I explain myself.
“They said you don’t have to do it on their end.”
“!?”
Gasp.
Sanghyeon’s face shows shock.
“Why are you pretending to be shocked? Would you want to take that gamble again if you were in their position?”
“…I see.”
Sanghyeon’s expression returns to normal.
It was definitely fake shock.
“Besides, we skipped a lot of the success factors using glitches, so there were fewer spoilers. Well, with results like these, everything becomes a success factor anyway….”
I see. We played the game while skipping with glitches, which actually resulted in fewer spoilers. But the game became famous anyway, so it turned out to be the best marketing possible.
“…But the money that falls to us won’t be tens of billions or anything.”
Juhyeok scratches his head while watching the sales figures.
“Those journalists are something else.”
They just quoted the sales revenue without thinking about the settlement ratio.
“Anyway. We can’t be doing Ghostbusters right now.”
“Yeah. Got it.”
Sanghyeon sensed something and tried to leave his seat.
“There are countless ads to do at Cheese, and there’s Tribby’s funeral too. You’re going, right? Why won’t you give me a straight answer?”
As expected. The nagging started.
A topic he keeps mentioning recently.
“Ah….”
Tribby’s funeral.
Funeral is a misnomer. Tribby’s closing party would be more accurate.
It was a gathering where streamers could build camaraderie with this opportunity.
Because as the platform splits going forward and everyone establishes themselves anew, these kinds of relationships become even more important.
“Are you going or not?”
“But honestly, I don’t know many people there.”
Sanghyeon plays dumb while scratching his head.
“That’s exactly why you should go.”
“Hmm.”
Sanghyeon doesn’t seem eager to participate, but Juhyeok really wants him to attend this event.
“There are rumors going around about the platform competition right now. But it’s not accurate. You need to go and gather information directly.”
Platform competition.
Literally a showdown where platforms compete against each other.
It would be similar to thinking of a university rivalry match.
“Build some connections too, and form a good team. This could be a really important stage. Since Cheese is new, it would be great to compete against Paprika, right? If not, the size difference between the two platforms will be stark. People are fickle—they just want to belong to something bigger and more successful. You could lose a lot of people to Paprika.”
This was exactly why Juhyeok had wanted to recommend Paprika instead.
“That’s why I was trying to recommend Paprika instead of Cheese. Every single thing like this is a risk….”
But Sanghyeon simply covered his ears and ran away.
“Ugh! Nagging.”
Pitter-patter.
“….”
Sigh.
Juhyeok swallowed his frustration and turned his gaze back to the monitor.
Sanghyeon clearly didn’t want to attend such gatherings right now.
He was never one to follow people around anyway.
But he wasn’t the type to skip these kinds of events either.
This must be because his mind was focused elsewhere.
‘Is it because of Orange?’
Orange.
The Streamer who had issued Sanghyeon a Kenwan mission.
Ever since learning about this, Sanghyeon’s life had changed.
‘He suddenly switched back into player mode.’
The pattern from when he was preparing for the international competition was returning.
Morning jogs, increased meal portions.
He barely did strength training before, but recently he’d registered at a gym.
He wasn’t even streaming, yet he’d entered a capsule and started an optimization training program.
That was true.
Someone was hostile toward him?
Sanghyeon’s approach in such situations was always the same.
‘Just charge straight ahead.’
He was probably preparing for that frontal assault. Though they didn’t know what game the platform competition would be held in.
But if he maintained basic synchronization and physical conditioning, he’d be able to perform well in any game.
However, Juhyeok’s thoughts were different.
‘We need to build a solid team to accomplish anything.’
The platform competition would definitely be centered around team games.
Almond alone wouldn’t be able to carry them.
The Tribby Streamers and the Paprika side operated on completely different levels.
The Paprika side consisted largely of people who became famous purely through gaming skill.
Former pros, amateur champions, craftsmen… it was a habitat for countless reclusive masters.
The difficulty gap compared to the Nant competition was incomparable.
“I’m heading out.”
“Where are you going?”
“Exercise.”
“Alright….”
Thud.
Whether he listened or not, Sanghyeon went off to exercise again.
Juhyeok simply offered a bitter smile.
“Ugh.”
Almond would just carry everything anyway.
Almond had his own way of doing things.

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Time drifted by in that manner.
Sanghyeon fixed his meal and exercise times completely, settling them into his routine, and ran training programs in the capsule at least once every two days.
His broadcasts proceeded with a pattern of simple games interspersed with sponsored game advertisements.
This was the typical pattern of a general game streamer.
Though live streaming viewership had dropped somewhat compared to when he’d been a massive sensation.
His YouTube view counts kept climbing steadily.
This too was the pattern of a streamer maturing into major-league status.
-Wow, sponsorships from brands like this too?
-The ad tier seems to have shot up crazy high?
-Damn
-Almond’s weight class went way up lol
-The Ghostbusters ad was seriously fire lolol
Ghostbusters’ sales hit their peak and began gradually declining.
But the sales figures were already enormous, appearing regularly in domestic portal news articles.
After this, even major game production companies began frequently requesting him for advertisements.
Juhyeok had reached the point where he had to carefully select which ones to accept.
“Phew. There’s just too much work. Seriously.”
“…Me too.”
Jia collapses beside Juhyeok, who’s agonizing over which ads to choose.
Short-paced games, countless advertisements, and on top of that, Almond’s increased stamina and broadcast hours.
This meant the editor had to produce exponentially more videos.
‘No wonder she’s exhausted.’
Juhyeok murmurs while brushing back Jia’s disheveled hair.
“We need to hire more people. If it’s this demanding.”
“…”
Whoosh.
Jia turns her head and repositions herself, avoiding his gaze.
“Geez. Why are you so obsessed with money, you little thing.”
“No, that’s not it!”
Jia springs up, waving her hands.
Pfft.
Juhyeok knows too.
That it’s not greed for money that’s keeping him from hiring more people.
I was just teasing her to see this reaction.
‘It seems she’s still struggling to manage people.’
Jia doesn’t handle people well.
In fact… she’s even a bit afraid of it.
That’s simply the reason.
“But… when is Almond transferring?”
“Oh, that? To Cheese?”
Juhyeok scratched his head.
“We haven’t set an exact date yet?”
“Are you still… uh… angry?”
“Angry? Ah… you mean ‘that mode’?”
Jia also knows he’s entered player mode.
“Right. He… seems like he’ll stay that way until he does the chiki-cha thing.”
Puhaha.
At Juhyeok’s imitation of the chiki-cha expression, Jia bursts out laughing.
“It really doesn’t suit you.”
…
“But you don’t even know the event type… or how to decide on teams or anything like that.”
“Right. I’ve only heard rumors that there will be an inter-platform competition. Nothing’s been announced.”
“But would Paprika even do an inter-platform competition… isn’t it just a losing proposition?”
“I think so too. That’s why I should go to places like Tribby’s funeral or these social gatherings to gather information. But suddenly everything’s in lockdown mode.”
“But nothing’s been decided. How can he be so eager to win something when nothing’s even set?”
Jia asks as if she finds it quite curious.
“No idea. From his momentum, it seems like he’d want to beat someone up even in the real world.”
“Puh, puhaha! Why are you saying it like that!”
Jia bursts into giggles at Juhyeok’s words.
“Ah. You’re the funniest person in the world. Really.”
‘Maybe my face is just funny.’
Ding.
A text message arrived on Juhyeok’s phone.
[Cheese Representative Ao-seong Go]
The name really is…
A name that stings in many ways.
“Huh?”
Juhyeok’s eyes widened as he read the message content.
[Hello! We’re notifying all contracted streamers. Our platform is planning a large tournament like a launch event…]
“!”
Juhyeok scrolls down excitedly.
Platform inter-competition.
‘So this is it.’
The concept alone was an event of tremendous scale.
Even the competition format had been decided.
[The event tournament is tentatively named ‘Platform Showdown,’ and that’s the project codename. The competition format is….]
The preliminary skirmish of the tournament had begun.

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