Genius Archer's Streaming Season 1 Episode 11
5. Mission Impossible (1)
"Ah, I told you that's annoying."
"Hey. This kind of thing is important, man. I'm your manager, so listen to me."
"Haa……."
About 3 hours before leaving to meet Dotorimuk.
That's right. A full 3 hours beforehand, Joo-hyuk had come to Sang-hyun's house and was hounding him.
"No, I'm asking why this is like going to an awards ceremony……."
"Is this really an awards ceremony to you? This is just a salaryman's 'battle form' at best."
Joo-hyuk dismissed Sang-hyun's complaints and grabbed his hair to apply pomade.
"Ugh…… Ah, I got it, so don't pull!"
Sang-hyun eventually decided to leave himself in Joo-hyuk's hands. For now—though he still couldn't believe things were progressing this way—Joo-hyuk was his manager.
Moreover, he was an incredibly high-spec manager. That alone made Sang-hyun feel quite apologetic, and complaining on top of it wouldn't look good.
'Let's just do everything he says.'
Comforting himself with that thought, he closed his eyes.
Ssh. Ssh.
Spray was applied over his head.
* * *
Joo-hyuk's efforts weren't in vain.
His 'battle form' definitely increased his combat power.
Of course, Sang-hyun, who tended to be indifferent, couldn't feel it at all. But Dotorimuk and his manager, Na-yeon, were already overwhelmed by the aura the two exuded. Among streamers, there weren't many who had this kind of polished, 'working adult' presence.
Na-yeon was literally sitting with her mouth agape, and even the eloquent Dotorimuk momentarily lost his words.
Only after a moment did he slowly rise and clasp his hands together.
"Ah…… Mr. Sang-hyun. Nice to meet you. I'm Do Jae-muk. And next to me is……."
"I'm Kim Joo-hyuk, Mr. Yoo Sang-hyun's manager."
Kim Joo-hyuk offered a smile as he presented the business card he had prepared in the meantime. It was a smile that exuded intellectual charisma. Like an elite straight out of a movie.
'What is this. This resume…….'
And the credentials written on his business card flamboyantly proved that he wasn't elite 'like' one, but a genuine elite.
"Ahahaha…… Such an impressive person as a manager……."
"You're too kind. And next is…… who might you be?"
Joo-hyuk spoke to the woman who was blankly staring back and forth between their faces.
"Ah, y-yes…… I, I'm 'just' a manager. Not an impressive manager or anything. Hello!"
Na-yeon, clearly showing her nervousness, bowed at a 90-degree angle when greeting.
Joo-hyuk had to barely hold back his laughter at her quirky behavior. Sang-hyun wasn't interested at all.
Anyway, the business discussion proceeded smoothly.
After reviewing how the stream would proceed, what questions would be exchanged, sensitive questions, or content they didn't want to do, Do Jae-muk moved on to the topic of compensation.
"Now, we should talk about money……."
Sang-hyun was planning to appear for free, but Do Jae-muk waved his hands and refused.
"No. That won't do. If we do that, rumors will spread later. Haha. It's not 1988 anymore."
There wasn't even such a thing as personal broadcasting in 1988……. Sang-hyun's lips twitched, but Joo-hyuk cut in.
"Even so, we'd feel bad receiving compensation. If you must pay, something around minimum wage matching current conditions would be good."
Honestly, even minimum wage would be a lot for them to receive. Sang-hyun's current income was so low he could apply for basic living subsidies, let alone minimum wage.
"Hmm. This industry doesn't really calculate by the hour. I'll split the donations that come in on the days Mr. Sang-hyun streams, half and half."
"!"
Joo-hyuk and Sang-hyun were surprised simultaneously.
'The revenue was quite high…….'
Since they had already thoroughly analyzed Dotorimuk's stream, which had a thick hardcore fanbase, they roughly grasped how much that offer meant.
'At minimum, it's a stream that pulls 200 a day. So he's offering to give 100?'
While Joo-hyuk was thinking this, Sang-hyun simply waited quietly until Joo-hyuk finished calculating. He was weak with numbers.
'Hey. Roughly how much is that?'
'At least over 100.'
After exchanging opinions through whispers, they nodded.
For these two, 100 a day was an amount that could make them play the fool.
"We'd appreciate it if you did that."
"Oh my. I'm the one who's thankful. I've gotten to host people who will become great ahead of time. Hahaha!"
Dotorimuk gave a hearty laugh, and the meeting that day came to a close.
* * *
What a scary guy.
After arriving home, Sang-hyun thought this upon seeing the message Joo-hyuk sent.
[Joo-hyuk: Hey, this is the recording file. Keep one just in case.]
[Joo-hyuk: Dotorimuk.mp4]
Wasn't this kind of guy exactly the type who could make it to a corporate executive position? Why on earth did he leave the company?
[Sang-hyun: Thanks.]
Actually, Sang-hyun was going to say a bit more after this.
'But how should we split the revenue?'
It seemed like he should share the revenue generated from streaming with Joo-hyuk, but he didn't know how to bring it up.
As always, Joo-hyuk brought it up first.
[Joo-hyuk: For revenue, when it exceeds 300 per month, give me 20% of that additional amount.]
It was a condition so favorable to Sang-hyun that it practically deserved a question mark.
For one thing, there was no way revenue exceeding 300 per month would come in for a while.
This meant he wouldn't take any money until a minimum living standard was guaranteed.
[Sang-hyun: Hey. Is that really okay with you?]
[Joo-hyuk: I've got plenty of money saved up.]
What Joo-hyuk said wasn't a lie.
He was quite interested in investing, and just from selling stocks alone, he might be able to buy a small house right away.
Also, Joo-hyuk found this industry more attractive than Sang-hyun thought. He believed the potential of this market was boundless, and considered it worth investing in for at least a year.
And if that start was with Sang-hyun, it would be much more advantageous.
Joo-hyuk had his own plans that he was sketching out.
[Joo-hyuk: And dude. Your hyung has a plan for everything.]
[Sang-hyun: Ok ok]
Of course, Sang-hyun had little interest in the plans he was drawing.
'Gold spoon kids really have a different swagger.'
That was all he thought.
* * *
The next day.
Sang-hyun turned on his stream and offered a greeting.
"It's been a while. Nice to see you."
He said this because he had taken a break from streaming on the day he met Dotorimuk. He still didn't have the awareness of being a pro streamer, so he streamed freely without setting specific times or days, and didn't get much hate for it.
-Pant. Can't resist Almond's stream!
-Kya. Jackpot today! Got off work right on time!
Rather, most people enjoyed his surprise appearances.
"RubySword-nim, Stir-friedEggplant-nim, MasterArcher-nim, JellyTelly-nim……."
Sang-hyun then proceeded to read out the familiar IDs in the chat.
-Me too! Say hi to me too!
-Aha! That means Almond hi.
-Ahaaah!
-Wow. Calling out 0-gwan……!
-I wanna be 0-gwan too!
Then the chat flooded with messages asking him to call their names too. Of course, since calling them all one by one had its limits, he stopped after about thirty.
Even that alone must have felt quite close to the viewers.
Even after he stopped calling names, the chat kept coming.
-Wow. Almond!
-Came right away after hearing the alarm.
-Almond sensei.
-Aha~!
-Aha!
-Almond punk……. A stream after two days. Already playing hard to get with streaming?
It seemed like the number of people had increased overall.
'What? I haven't even started the game yet. That's strange.'
He checked the viewer count.
[Current Viewers: 314]
A full 300 viewers had come in as soon as the stream started.
'That's way too many……?'
It was strangely high. The last stream had around 200 something even while playing a game.
Today, 314 viewers as soon as the stream started.
It was too many for a state where he wasn't even playing a game.
-Aha! Almond-nim. There's a rumor that you're doing a collab with Dotorimuk-nim. Is it true?
-Wow, Dotorimuk has really made it. Collabing with Almond.
-For real?
-A collab with a tier 1 streamer already. Insane speed…….
-Speed of tossed bean sprouts…….
The answer to why there were so many people today was in the chat.
'So the rumor spread.'
He didn't know through what route, but the fact that he had met Do Jae-muk had leaked.
"A collab? What collab would a bottom-tier like me do?"
Sang-hyun casually brushed it off.
Regarding this matter, Dotorimuk had set it up clearly. He would promote it at the right timing, so until then, keep your mouth shut.
Sang-hyun quickly changed the subject and moved on to the game.
"Instead of a collab, come see a boss die in one hit. We're going to catch the bandit leader today."
Perhaps not wanting to lose the 300 viewers, Sang-hyun threw out his usual provocative comment.
It was to hold onto even the viewers who came out of simple curiosity.
-Boss in one hit?
-For real?
-Bosses don't die in one headshot, you noob…….
'What? Bosses don't die in one hit?'
This was a fact Sang-hyun didn't know either.
"Isn't Duruka a boss?"
But there was no answer to his question, only laughing chat came up.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Too muchㅋㅋㅋ
-Durukaㅋㅋ
-It's Burka. Bu. R. Ka.
-Burka is originally a really charismatic character…… Poor thing…….
-Whether it's Burka or Vroom-ka, he died without saying a single word, you think Almond would remember? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Keukeuㅋㅋㅋ To Almond he's just an extra.
"No. I'm asking if Duruka isn't a boss."
Sang-hyun kept calling him Duruka. It seemed he wasn't even aware of it himself.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Duruka is classified as an elite mob, not a boss. Bosses are super big, for starters the size.
-You can tell right away when you see a boss that it's a boss mob.
I see.
Sang-hyun finally understood the difference between bosses and elite mobs.
Up to elite mobs—no matter how difficult they might be—they could at least go down in one headshot, but bosses couldn't.
Even if a boss took a headshot, it wasn't a one-hit kill.
'Damn. Then what do I do?'
He had confidently declared earlier that he would catch the boss in one hit.
It looked like his bold claim was going to become an empty boast.
But that empty boast had a good effect.
-Seems like boss one-hit bait, but I'll wait and see.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I should watch and go too.
-The collab was a lie. But I'll stay for the boss.
The 300 viewers who came to confirm the rumor were still waiting.
'Alright.'
Sang-hyun thought this was the perfect opportunity to show them properly.
'Even if I can't one-shot the boss, if I handle the rest beautifully, they'll like it.'
He had gradually built up some confidence and understood the game to some extent.
Before collaborating with Dotorimuk, now that rumors had leaked a little and expectations were at their peak, this was the chance.
A chance to leap forward as a proper pro streamer.
And as if to prove it, a notification rang.
Ding.
[RubySword-nim has donated '10,000 won'.]
[Mission: 100,000 won upon successfully cutting the boss in one hit]
A first mission worth a whopping 100,000 won.
Gulp.
Sang-hyun swallowed dry saliva.
'I'll accept it first.'
He pressed 'Accept'.
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ The noob is so cute…….
-That's a safe asset, I tell you.
-He accepted an impossible mission…….
-Almond is a baby…… Doesn't know anything…….