I Want to Be a Former VTuber Chapter 167 (168/718)

"Sales increased slightly compared to last week."

"Wow, so it does have some effect."

Gwak Hyun-woo, the head of the Advertising Planning Team, breathed a sigh of relief.

It was no wonder, as he had momentarily wondered if sponsoring had been a mistake.

"I was really startled when I heard the first episode got around 6% viewership."

"Well, it rebounded the next day, though."

The employees of the Advertising Planning Department also shared such conversations and wore excited smiles.

It was no wonder.

'ADs' sales have gone up quite a bit recently.'

Originally, ADs' recent sales had already risen considerably.

The reason, amusingly enough, was the ripple effect of the 'Joo Seo-yeon Challenge'.

Because a significant number of fitness YouTubers were shown using ADs chairs, it seemed the number of interested users had increased.

Especially.

"The chair is sturdy, which is nice."

"Honestly, I'm not sure about the feeling when sitting, but it feels like it supports the back well, so it's good!"

There were plenty of reviews like that.

Even before the new product was launched, the framing of 'the chair is sturdy' had been created.

This was an excellent image improvement that couldn't be bought with money.

Because there had never been much talk about ADs' durability being particularly good before.

"Will Sky Garden really do well? Still, since sales have gone up, I guess this is enough."

Gwak Hyun-woo nodded at the words of Assistant Manager Kim from the Advertising Planning Department.

Human greed is like that.

Sales had already gone up a lot, and with Sky Garden, it had risen a little more.

At this level, they had already achieved more than ADs' goal for this year.

Setting aside the sponsorship, choosing the actress Joo Seo-yeon as the advertising model was a choice without regrets.

"It will go well."

Gwak Hyun-woo said so.

It was no wonder, as Seo-yeon had said something when filming the commercial.

"I think it would be best to air the commercial around the time episode 4 of Sky Garden is broadcast."

Seo-yeon stopped Gwak Hyun-woo, who was trying to release the filmed commercial right away.

When asked the reason.

"After reading the script, I had a feeling it would get better from episode 4."

Episode 4.

Since episode 2 aired this week, it meant starting from next Thursday.

From what he heard, was a total of 20 episodes.

If 4 episodes had passed, it meant they had just crossed the starting point.

Honestly, it felt a bit ambiguous.

'Will it really go as she said.'

Even with such thoughts, Seo-yeon's words strangely inspired trust.

Because there was a kind of magic that made him think it would turn out exactly as she said.

That must be what presence is.

"Oh right, the rival drama airing on KMB aired its 3rd episode yesterday. How was it?"

"Ah, well."

At Gwak Hyun-woo's words, the expressions of the other employees became ambiguous.

From their standpoint, they hoped the Mon-Tue drama would perform as poorly as possible.

Because then the viewership of , which they sponsored, would rise significantly.

"It's incredibly good."

Assistant Manager Kim answered calmly.

Then, she unfolded her phone and showed it to Gwak Hyun-woo.

[ breaks viewership ratings significantly once again!! 15% viewership.]

[KMB drama's scary upward trend this quarter. Grand Game heading for the highest viewership of the year.]

[Can it beat , which renewed the highest viewership of the year?]

15 percent.

It was a whopping 5% higher than , which achieved a 10% viewership rating as of episode 2.

***

"Congratulations, Mi-eun."

"This is a hit, it's a hit."

"Thank you. It's all thanks to everyone's help."

The atmosphere on the set of was extremely good.

It was no wonder, as the viewership rating was a whopping 15%.

"Honestly, I was surprised seeing Sky Garden's 2nd episode viewership, but at this level, there's no problem."

"Right? Surely it won't go up any further from there."

"The subject matter is unique, so it seems people tuned in for episode 2 out of curiosity."

Such conversations could be heard from the other actors on set.

Go Mi-eun conversed amiably with them while laughing inwardly.

'I won.'

Looking at the script, there didn't seem to be any major problems up to episode 6.

If there was one thing that bothered her.

'It feels like there's a lack of romance.'

When she asked the director about that part.

"Ah, don't worry. They're already discussing it upstairs."

"Discussing it?"

Mi-eun, who had inadvertently asked back at the word 'discussing,' hastily covered her mouth.

That was because it could easily look like a complaint against the filming director.

"It seems they're debating whether to put romance in the script or not. Well, of course they should. It's not like they're amateurs."

Commercial dramas ultimately follow the public's taste.

How many works have aimed for artistic merit only to fail at the box office and flop?

'It seems the writer is causing trouble again.'

But didn't they say had a star writer?

"It's not the writer, it feels like PD Baek doesn't like it. So everyone is trying to persuade him."

"PD Baek Tae-soo?"

"Yes. Well, but he seems to be hesitating too. Probably because is doing well, he's thinking about trying to go without romance on our side as well."

However, the director patted Mi-eun's shoulder as if telling her not to worry.

"It's true that putting romance in wrongly can ruin the artistic merit, so I don't really like it either, but this script is very good. You don't need to worry about it much."

The director laughed heartily and patted Mi-eun's shoulder.

That this was all they needed to do.

As if saying so.

'If the director is saying this much, there's no major problem with the script.'

Then her victory was certain.

She had no desire to lose to Joo Seo-yeon, who filmed for a weird drama like .

She would even surpass , the biggest hit of the year, and make this year her own.

Like that.

While Go Mi-eun was burning with ambition.

"My mask came out."

"Mask?"

"The mask and clothes to use on Mask Singer."

Seo-yeon was busy preparing to appear on a new variety show.

Mask Singer is a variety show where contestants wear masks on their faces and compete against others.

Because of that, there was a lot to prepare in advance.

Since it had been almost a few weeks since she decided to appear, the broadcast date was barely set now.

"Can you go on a variety show while filming a drama?"

Lee Ji-yeon asked Seo-yeon as if she found it amazing.

"You should go on them more when filming a drama. It appeals a lot to the public."

"That's true, but..."

Actually, it was the PD who suggested it.

For Ji-yeon, it was something she had never experienced.

Honestly, she found just filming the drama to be difficult enough.

'She herself consistently does her broadcasts, though.'

Of course, Seo-yeon could clearly see through Lee Ji-yeon's thoughts.

However, Ji-yeon only didn't film variety shows, but she worked really hard on her broadcasts as 'Lamiel'.

To the point that her days off were rather few.

Moreover, the composition of her content was always substantial, so it was simply amazing how she managed to structure it every time.

'If only she would refrain from collabs, just collabs.'

Even Seo-yeon couldn't bring herself to send that via Super Chat.

Because such words could easily lead to misunderstandings.

The Wizard.

Yes, she could somehow understand up to the Wizard.

Because Seo-yeon was also receiving a lot of help from the Wizard for this time.

'But.'

Recently, one more person had started appearing alongside Lamiel.

Just as Lamiel had debuted previously with the Wizard promoting her, this time a new character debuted with Lamiel promoting them.

The concept was roughly an evil young lady with cat ears.

She thought, 'Cat ears? What era is this?' but the acting was truly amazing.

Surprisingly, there were quite a few VTubers with the noble young lady concept.

The downside was that they had to do roleplay very earnestly, but the newly debuted cat did it exceptionally well.

'It feels like a voice I've strangely heard before...'

Who could it be.

Seo-yeon was genuinely curious.

Anyway, although she didn't like it, it was still fun, so she shot about 200,000 won in Super Chat.

"Hmph, such petty cash means nothing to me."

With that vibe, she blocked the Super Chat.

The Super Chat Seo-yeon sent ended up being the first and last.

What on earth.

Is she not trying to make money?

Who could it be...

Seo-yeon's mind was filled with questions.

Was she satisfied with just the broadcast revenue other than Super Chat?

Of course, Super Chat was also related to interaction, so it seemed she planned to open it again later.

However, it looked like she intended to limit the amount.

'I can't even ask.'

Seo-yeon glanced at Ji-yeon, agonizing over it.

In the first place, she wasn't the type to answer even if asked.

She would just play dumb.

How many years had she known Lee Ji-yeon? Seo-yeon knew that much.

"But, won't it overlap with 'Ash Crow' when you go out?"

"The probability is high. It'll probably be from next week's broadcast."

"Really?"

Ji-yeon was also surprised by Seo-yeon's words.

If so, Seo-yeon might meet her in the final King of Mask match for .

Usually, if a person who becomes the King of Mask defends their title about six times, they enter the Hall of Fame.

At that point, whether to take off the mask or keep wearing it is their choice.

Timing-wise, if Seo-yeon wins everything on .

She would become the opponent in the final King of Mask match.

'Ash Crow is definitely...'

Ji-yeon knows.

Who Ash Crow is.

As a fan, how could she not know?

Since she had been constantly cheering for Ash Crow, the finals was a matchup that caused considerable conflict for Ji-yeon.

Should she cheer for Seo-yeon, or for Ash Crow.

Honestly, she wanted to cheer for Ash Crow.

But.

'She'll definitely sulk.'

If she cheered for Ash Crow, given Seo-yeon's personality, she would definitely sulk.

Like she did with Cho Seo-hee, she would only send weird cat emojis.

When they meet, she'd be huffing the whole time.

Annoying girl.

"But did you decide on a song?"

"Song? Ah, Unnie Na-hee helped me."

The song Seo-yeon was going to sing in the first week was a song by 'Summer Girl'.

It was Seo-yeon's own tribute.

Probably because this would be the only year Na-hee would be at Hoyeon Entertainment.

Naturally, she would also leave Summer Girl.

'I must bring her to Nova Entertainment.'

Cha Na-hee was an outstanding person in many ways.

As an idol, and now as an actress, her skills were quite considerable.

She was too precious a talent to leave at Hoyeon, so Seo-yeon really wanted to bring Cha Na-hee over.

"Then what about the next song?"

"I didn't particularly prepare one?"

"What?"

Even when Ji-yeon asked "What?" in dismay, Seo-yeon had nothing to say.

That was because.

"There's no way I could pass the first round."

Her recent singing skills had risen to a sufficiently excellent level, but she didn't feel it was at the level of winning competitions and advancing to the upper rounds on .

One way or another, the OST was becoming an issue, but that was the result of the hands of many experts.

"Besides, it'd be a problem if I can't take off the mask."

"That's true."

Seo-yeon was participating in the variety show for the purpose of promoting the drama.

Therefore, not being able to take off the mask would be a problem.

It could cause her to miss the timing.

Let alone the King of Mask match?

She hadn't even thought of that.

In the first place, even to Seo-yeon, Ash Crow was on a different level.

"So, one song is enough."

Seo-yeon was confident of that.

Until exactly a week later.

***

"Ash Crow decorates the King of Mask match with yet another victory."

"Wow, that's already 3 times."

"If this goes well, a new owner of the Hall of Fame might really be born for the first time in a while?"

Leaving behind the words of the host and panelists, Ash Crow sat on the throne.

Honestly, she wasn't interested in such words.

Ash Crow.

To put it another way, Yeo-hee was lost in other thoughts right now.

'I met Joo Young-bin yesterday.'

'Ugh.'

Yeo-hee, who was just taking a sip of beer, almost knocked over the table and collapsed.

When he asked to meet up after a long time, she went along thinking she'd get to eat free meat today, only for the guy with glasses to drop that bomb.

'S-so, w-w-well. Have you been well?'

'Probably.'

'Ah, what do you mean probably.'

At Yeo-hee's words, he narrowed his eyes and stared this way.

No matter when she looked, those were truly insolent eyes.

Because they were eyes that didn't contain even a sliver of emotion, as if looking at another person as a commodity.

She used to think so, but now she knows.

That his eyeballs were just naturally like that.

'You probably have some concerns about work. Well, let's talk about that a little later.'

The guy said so and smiled thinly.

Actually, it only looked that way; he was just smiling because he was in a good mood.

'I gave you the tickets for this time.'

'Ah, come to think of it, was sponsored by the GH Group. ...But why?'

Could it be that since I'm appearing, he's planning a reunion disguised as a coincidence?

That guy Joo Young-bin.

He was always thorough about such things; after connecting with Soo-ah, he just took Soo-ah and left the province for Seoul.

Chasing after him was quite something on her part too.

But not being able to contact him properly even once for 20 years was even more so.

'It's not because of you.'

The guy said so, and didn't say anything more about it.

As if telling her this much was treating her specially.

After that, Yeo-hee had been agonizing over the reason.

'Surely not.'

And now, she could finally understand the reason.

'...No, right?'

There was only one reason for that guy to give tickets to Young-bin.

If a family member was appearing on .

And among Young-bin's family, there was only one person who could do that.

Joo Seo-yeon.

The most talked-about actor recently.

The person who sang the OST for this time.

Just as Yeo-hee had predicted.

The following week.

"So, the name is... Max Level Rabbit!! Wow, that's cool!! Please give a brief introduction!"

Hearing the word 'cool,' Max Level Rabbit shrugged their shoulders.

Ash Crow nearly slid right off the throne.