Genius Blacksmith’s Game - Chapter 68
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The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
The Genius Blacksmith’s Game
First Crafting Commission (1)
First Crafting Commission (1)
First Crafting Commission (1)
After finishing the handshake, Bark spoke.
“I’d like to pay for the value of the shield you made for me.”
“That was a gift from me.”
“If it had been just a regular shield, I would have gladly accepted it. But this shield isn’t just any shield, is it?”
Bark gave a wry smile.
“I think I’d feel burdened if I just accepted it.”
Hyeon-su understood him. And he also knew that Bark was considering his circumstances.
“Then I’ll gratefully accept it.”
He also knew that Bark was the type of person who felt more comfortable paying money than carrying the burden of debt.
The Bark that Hyeon-su knew was a real estate tycoon.
Someone with assets worth hundreds of billions.
No, that was just his guess – perhaps he could be worth even more than that.
“I’ve already looked into the market price. I’ll deposit 400 million won into your account today.”
Hyeon-su felt pleased by the unexpected windfall.
‘That makes it 2.5 billion…’
The money Hyeon-su still had to pay to the hospital.
“The most important thing right now is making Hyeon’s Forge rise rapidly. What are you planning to do next?”
Nel stepped forward in response to Bark’s question.
“We’re planning to accept crafting commissions.”
“Oh ho.”
Bark smiled with interest. Hyeon-su’s heart also raced since this was something he had been waiting for a long time.
‘The first crafting commission is the most important task for introducing Hyeon’s Forge to the public.’
Until now, Hyeon-su had never once accepted a commission for Hyeon’s Forge.
Because of that, an air of mystery was still being maintained.
“Since this is the most important matter for our Hyeon’s Forge, we need to gain a lot from this commission.”
Nel looked at the two with a cautious expression.
“We need to get as much public exposure as possible, and we also need to significantly increase our profits from this commission. For that, the most important thing is the client.”
“The client?”
Hyeon-su looked puzzled.
“Yes, the client needs to meet several conditions. First, they should be someone very favorable toward us. That way we can widely publicize the information about the completed artifact.”
Hyeon-su nodded.
“Next, they should be the hottest user these days, someone who’s never been involved in scandals. And if it’s a woman, it would be good if she’s pretty, and if it’s a man, it would be good if he’s handsome.”
Hearing this, Hyeon-su let out a hollow laugh.
“Does such a person actually exist?”
Nel looked at Hyeon-su with an enigmatic smile.
“There’s someone very close by. Someone who’s the hottest these days, has good looks, has never been involved in scandals. Also, someone who’s not just favorable toward us but wants to make Hyeon’s Forge rise rapidly.”
Bark stroked his chin while looking at Hyeon-su.
“Oh ho, I see someone close by too. He seems to be about 185cm tall and very handsome, and most importantly, didn’t he recently win a tournament with overwhelming results?”
Hyeon-su looked puzzled as he noticed both people’s gazes directed at him.
For some reason it felt very familiar, and as something occurred to him, Hyeon-su pointed to himself.
“…Me?”
As Ares became a worldwide hit, Pureum Corporation formed partnerships with various broadcasting stations.
Moreover, not only terrestrial broadcasters but also internet broadcasting stations broadcast through JoyTube.
One of them was AJ Internet Broadcasting Station.
PD Kim from AJ Internet Broadcasting Station bit his ballpoint pen.
“The hottest Crazy Rookie and Hyeon’s Forge appearing together – if this works out, it would really be a huge hit.”
PD Kim sat facing Writer Lim with a wry smile.
The content of this project was as follows:
“Crazy Rookie commissions an artifact from Hyeon’s Forge and uses it to clear a dungeon. It would be really interesting, but the problem is casting, right?”
“Yes, Crazy Rookie aside, the owner of Hyeon’s Forge is so shrouded in mystery.”
“That’s why we said his face doesn’t need to appear, he could just send the commissioned item.”
“Right.”
“Sigh, if this just works out, it would be a huge hit…”
A collaboration between Crazy Rookie and Hyeon’s Forge!
It was a perfect picture.
The problem was indeed the casting.
‘In cases like this, one of the two always fails to be cast…’
Just then.
“Huh? P-PD!”
“Yeah?”
PD Kim looked puzzled.
“We got a message from Hyeon’s Forge. They say it’s fine to not show their face and just send an artifact as a crafting commission.”
“Does this mean we can broadcast the first crafting commission?”
And soon the writer looked surprised.
“Wow, jackpot…!”
“What now?”
PD Kim looked at the writer with a ‘no way’ expression.
She spoke with an expression full of excitement.
“Crazy Rookie also contacted us saying he’ll appear!”
“Yes!”
PD Kim unconsciously clapped his hands.
Crazy Rookie and Blacksmith Hyeon.
The broadcast appearance of these two hottest people recently might perform CPR on AJ Internet Broadcasting Station, whose viewership was dying.
“Me?”
Hyeon-su wore a somewhat puzzled expression at the fact that he was the one receiving the crafting commission.
It sounded like he was being told to play two roles by himself.
“Currently, viewers think that Crazy Rookie and Blacksmith Hyeon are not the same person.”
That was certainly true.
But Hyeon-su had some concerns.
“I was already suspected once before, will it be okay?”
“It’ll be fine, we’re planning to appear on this internet broadcast.”
She held out a file folder.
On the first page of what looked like a report, it said ‘AJ Internet Broadcasting Station’.
“AJ Internet Broadcasting Station made simultaneous appearance offers to both Blacksmith Hyeon and Crazy Rookie. The content they proposed is conquering a dungeon.”
“Isn’t it impossible for Blacksmith Hyeon and Crazy Rookie to conquer a dungeon together?”
“Fortunately, the broadcasting station said it would be fine if Blacksmith Hyeon just sends artifacts suitable for dungeon conquest. They respect our mystique or something like that.”
It was an interesting story. And Hyeon-su was curious about the scheme Nel was weaving.
Whether she was truly competent and meticulous.
“If viewers post suspicious comments, AJ Internet Broadcasting Station will handle it. ‘This content was proposed by us to both people.'”
“…Wow.”
Hyeon-su was impressed.
The internet broadcasting station would step forward and announce that this happened because they directly made the proposal.
They would also attach evidence materials, so viewers would have no choice but to dispel their suspicions.
Nel continued speaking.
“I think you’re also thinking about this. Whether you’ll face public criticism when it’s later revealed that the two people are the same person. Don’t worry about that. The surprise that the two people were the same person will suppress all that criticism.”
Hyeon-su ran a simulation in his head.
Certainly, doing it her way would be safe.
And it seemed they could achieve the effect they most wanted.
Now what was important was information about AJ Internet Broadcasting Station, which would broadcast the first crafting commission.
“What kind of place is AJ Internet Broadcasting Station?”
“It’s the broadcasting station that had the highest viewership during Ares’ early days. Their all-time highest viewership reached nearly 200,000.”
“Wow.”
200,000 viewers for an internet broadcasting station was an incredibly high number.
“But recently they don’t even get 40,000 viewers. Three years ago, AJ Internet Broadcasting Station ran content using level 80-100 users, but viewers aren’t interested in levels 80-100 anymore.”
It was unavoidable.
While they might have been high-level back then, now they were just users who had barely escaped beginner status.
“In a situation where you need to be around level 300 for viewers to show interest, AJ Internet Broadcasting Station is still running similar content. So their ratings have no choice but to drop. But since you’re appearing, I think we can create buzz.”
After hearing the story, Hyeon-su thought positively.
‘Is there no choice?’
Since Crazy Rookie’s level was low, it couldn’t be helped. Soon Nel spoke.
“Is the broadcasting station important? The performer is what matters.”
Her words made sense.
“I’ll send the approval message right now.”
Hyeon-su expressed his intention to accept AJ Internet Broadcasting Station’s proposal.
The reply came quickly.
[Hello. This is PD Kim Min-woo from AJ Internet Broadcasting Station. Nice to work with Crazy Rookie. We plan to conduct a brief interview tomorrow. Either in reality or virtual reality is fine. However, in virtual reality, you’ll appear looking almost identical to reality. It’s conducted in a personal space linked to Ares to reduce the hassle of traveling.]
Though in virtual reality, he would interview in his original appearance wearing real-world clothing.
‘The scars won’t show.’
[I think meeting in Ares would be good.]
[We’ll send an invitation at 1:50 PM tomorrow, and once you accept, you’ll immediately move to a personal styling space. After dressing in your desired style, we’ll conduct the interview at 2 PM.]
After finishing contact as Crazy Rookie, a message also came to Hyeon’s Forge.
[Blacksmith Hyeon, nice to meet you. AJ…]
The content was similar.
[Excuse me, but how should the interview be conducted?]
The setting was that Blacksmith Hyeon only sent items for crafting commissions.
Hyeon-su came up with a clever plan.
[I already have a friendship with Crazy Rookie since we’ve traded once before. I’ll send a whisper to Crazy Rookie and have him answer on my behalf.]
Hyeon-su handled it cleverly.
“I’m going to test these armor pieces.”
Bark disappeared first, becoming light. Nel gave advice about words to be careful of and then logged out.
And Hyeon-su, left alone, calmed his trembling heart for a moment.
‘Can I do well?’
He wasn’t familiar with broadcasting.
Moreover, he worried whether he could really attract many viewers by participating in the broadcast.
And the next day at 1:50 PM.
[An invitation to AJ Internet Broadcasting Station’s virtual space has arrived.]
[You will first be moved to the styling space.]
Hyeon-su disappeared, becoming light.
[Preparing for broadcast.]
AJ Internet Broadcasting Station channel. Viewers who had connected early waited for 2 o’clock to arrive.
-The legendary AJ broadcasting station’s “Room of Truth” is starting soon. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The Room of Truth that no one can escape, right? Hey, AJ, these guys have skills too.
-For real, all the kids they always bring are ugly.
-Is that crazy rookie appearing today? Doesn’t he look like a crazy guy lolol?
AJ Internet Broadcasting Station was famous for something called the Room of Truth.
The real appearances of users revealed in interviews starting at 2 PM mostly disappointed viewers.
When users hear stories about certain people, they imagine faces based on their skills and flashy abilities.
But many people shattered those expectations.
Especially guests appearing on AJ Internet Broadcasting Station were particularly bad for some reason.
-Extremely terrible luck with picks, for real.
-Look, the viewer count dropped again the moment they showed their face lol
An interview is like a preview. That’s why appearance can be considered important too.
-How many viewers are there right now?
-6,900 people.
-I bet it’ll drop to 5,000 today lol
-I heard Blacksmith Hyeon is appearing this time, but his face won’t be shown.
-What’s that about?
-There’s a rumor he’s a 50-year-old guy who’s 160cm tall with a beer belly.
-But that’s probably true, otherwise why would he hide his identity?
-Agreed
While they were waiting like that.
[The broadcast will begin in 5 seconds.]
-Let’s go to the room of truth!
-Let’s go for plummeting viewership!
Viewers spammed the chat in sync with the countdown.
-3!
-2!
-1!
Flash-!
The message saying “preparing for broadcast” disappeared and it suddenly brightened as if lights had been turned on.
A man was standing there.
-…?
-What?
-For real?
-That’s him???
Viewers commented while looking at The Man on the monitor.
-Why is he so handsome…?
-He’s good-looking enough that I’d want to lock him in the room of truth?
The viewer count started to rise.
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