The Veteran Swordmaster’s Stream (Novel) - Chapter 85
Chapter 85
MONSTER.
The indie game developer that had eyed streamer Seo-jun as an advertising model was holding a meeting again today.
Just the two of them.
The agenda of this meeting was streamer Seo-jun, whose value was continuously soaring and who had even hit 18,000 viewers.
“Listen carefully.”
“Yes.”
“Do you know what a bull market is?”
“A bull market?”
“Yes.”
Why did a bull market suddenly come up?
Employee Park Hyuk-soo!
They say small-and-medium enterprises are run by the CEO putting on a one-man show.
But to him, his CEO felt more like a friendly neighborhood jobless guy.
The kind of hyung who knows a lot but has no field of expertise.
Actually, that wasn’t true. At least when it came to games, he was highly capable.
That was probably why he had saved up a lot of money at his previous company and started his own.
Even so, what Hyuk-soo felt right now was:
‘What kind of nonsense is our great CEO going to spout now?’
The reason he held the meeting with only him was nothing special either.
The CEO just found the other employees a bit difficult to talk to.
The CEO, that is.
‘Sigh.’
Although it was run in such a makeshift manner, their attitude toward this project was sincere, in any case.
“What is a bull market?”
“Have you never done stocks?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm. You need to do stocks to earn money these days, you know.”
“That kind of gaslighting won’t work on me. Assets naturally rise and fall, and what you just said, CEO, is typical gaslighting that comes out during a rising market.”
“What? You know it well.”
“No. I don’t know.”
“……”
“……”
“Anyway, listen carefully. A bull market is.”
“Yes.”
“A bull market is where the moment I buy, that spot becomes the peak.”
“Oh.”
It sounded like something that could only be said by someone who had lost a lot of money.
Had he been caught at the peak many times?
“Just as you said, the asset market rises and falls repeatedly.”
“So?”
“Then right now, is this streamer at the peak or not?”
So he wanted to say this.
“18,000 viewers. He is a mid-sized streamer, and on the higher end at that.”
“Yeah.”
“His streaming career hasn’t been long.”
“Correct.”
“Right now, the viewers also gathered because of the special content, the Battleground. Before that, it was 3,000 to 4,000.”
“Exactly. Then what is this?”
A bubble.
Yes, it was a bubble.
It was clear it would burst once the Battleground ended.
Everyone knew it.
“Well, that was a joke up to now. Anyway, speaking seriously, my point is that it might be better to contact him when his viewer count is a bit lower.”
“If we contact him now, it will definitely be a bit expensive.”
The streamer probably wouldn’t demand a price thinking 18,000 is his permanent viewer count either.
But still, he was bound to ask for more than when his viewer count was 10,000.
Estimating one’s own value highly like that was not wrong.
That was why they were carefully watching for the timing.
If the live viewer count was lower than 10,000, the cost they could save was quite significant.
“If we save money well, we might target one more team.”
“If only we had signed a contract from the beginning…”
It was a thought that arose upon seeing the streamer who strangely kept hitting the upper limit.
They should have grabbed him at the start.
“About that… I have no excuse. I was trying to find a better way…”
He had to be cautious.
If this game failed, it was a direct ticket to bankruptcy.
“Ah. There is one problem.”
“What is it?”
“The game release is shortly after the Battleground ends. What if the bubble hasn’t burst by then?”
The Battleground.
And LiOS a few weeks later.
In terms of schedule, to avoid having public interest diverted elsewhere, releasing it after the Battleground was an inevitable choice.
Otherwise, they would have to wait another month, but paying salaries was already tight.
And naturally, there would be many competitors targeting that time as well.
Hence, advertising was bound to be even more crucial.
“Oh, come on, surely not.”
“Is there any other event in the Battleground that would attract more attention?”
“Although we don’t know how hype is generated, it’s certain that something like yesterday’s 12-game duel winning streak won’t happen again.”
“True, that was too legendary.”
“Seeing that made me want to grab him even more.”
“There is indeed something amazing about him. He creates a buzz wherever he goes.”
“Please let our game also…”
“Anyway, you’re saying there’s nothing more, right?”
“Probably. Even today, the viewers will drop significantly, won’t they?”
“Yes.”
“Oh. His stream is starting now. Let’s see how many show up.”
Suddenly, a thought occurred to Park Hyuk-soo.
The CEO had said that whenever he bought, it was the peak.
If so, since the CEO decided not to buy now, did that mean it wasn’t the peak?
Didn’t you usually experience the true peak only after regretting not buying back then and then jumping in?
‘Ah. There’s no way. That is clearly the peak.’
Shake-shaking his head, Park Hyuk-soo dismissed the unlucky thought.
For the record, he too.
Had the experience of losing a bit of money on stocks.
***
“Hello, everyone.”
Seo-jun greeted them after changing the camera perspective in the lobby to look at him.
“Yes. What did I do today? I just went to school and attended lectures. Is streaming a hobby?”
Honestly speaking, he was enjoying it like a hobby.
Because it suited his aptitude so well and was fun.
However, he was conscious of the fact that this was a job.
Of course, a streamer must be comfortable themselves first.
Otherwise, the viewers would sense it, feel uncomfortable, and stop watching.
In that sense, teasing the viewers or being teased by them was a professional act.
‘So, streaming was indeed my calling?’
It gave him goosebumps.
He had always looked at Tae-woo and thought, ‘What is that lacking guy doing?’ but the job that lacking guy did was actually his own calling.
“Ah. If it’s not a hobby, please stream for over 10 hours? What do you mean by ‘attitude of a professional’? 10 hours a day is overwork.”
– That’s true, but we don’t know about that.
– Do you know why a Teusu is a Teusu? Because they don’t work.
– Over?work, don’t?know.
– Just work, streamer.
– Streaming always comes before health. Please keep that in mind.
Hmm.
Was it truly impossible to see a heartwarming sight of them telling him to take care of his health?
“Sigh. Oh, many people are tuning in today.”
7,000 viewers.
It was gradually rising, but he didn’t know how much it would go up.
Even the 7-year veteran Tae-woo said he couldn’t predict it because what Seo-jun had pulled off was beyond comparison.
However, it was bound to be lower than yesterday.
– Ah, lol, if you don’t watch this, what else would you watch?
– The streamer is indeed a master hidden in obscurity, lol.
– Because he’s ridiculously good.
– The Demonic Sect is actually going to win!
– In the midst of that, there are guys holding vain dreams.
– Anyway, watching the Battleground with this in the future will be super fun.
As the number of viewers gradually increased, it eventually surpassed 10,000.
Although he didn’t obsess over it, it was quite a pleasant feeling.
“Now.”
Time to start slowly.
“Everyone, thanks to my winning streak yesterday, my reputation score went up a bit, you know?”
Because yesterday’s game contribution score only applied to the first four matches, there was not much difference.
But the reputation score was different.
– That’s not just a bit, lol.
– It was truly legendary.
– I watched it from Bangju’s stream and got goosebumps.
– The true Heavenly Demon.
Starting today, the reputation score he accumulated would be applied.
“Now, for other people to take first place, every time I win once, they have to win ten times or more, right?”
Even though few would be unaware of it, Seo-jun kindly explained.
The reason wasn’t bragging… well, not exactly.
“Anyway, first place is almost guaranteed for me. You agree, right?”
– Yes
– It’s frustrating, but it can’t be helped.
– I admit defeat.
– He’s already Number One Under Heaven.
– Wuxia boomers, sign here! The streamer is the Number One Under Heaven!
If he lost all the remaining matches, it might be a different story.
Since many unimaginably ridiculous things happen in the world.
Even so, Seo-jun could bet everything that him losing even a single match would absolutely never happen.
“So, the Magical Girl thing is out the window now, right? Hehe.”
Seo-jun smiled with genuine happiness.
No matter how much he trusted himself, the world was full of variables, and he could slip up if his luck was bad, right?
But now, even if he slipped, it was safe to say there was absolutely no chance of falling into the water.
‘I underestimated the viewers too much.’
He hadn’t expected those kinds of penalties to come up, and had known even less that it would get chosen.
– What a shame.
– Ah, lol, this didn’t work out.
– It’s truly a shame, but well, if he could do a 12-game winning streak, we should let it go.
– Since we can see your sincerity, we’ll let it slide~
– Just think how hard he must have worked.
Thank goodness they agreed.
Of course, even if they didn’t agree, nothing would change.
And quite a few viewers who didn’t know what he was talking about were visible.
– But what are you talking about?
– Why magical girl?
– The newcomers, lol, cute.
– Aren’t you guys going to binge-watch quickly?
[‘MagicalGirl’ donated 20,000 won!]
[travel–clip]
– So there was such a hidden history.
– No wonder he clenched his teeth and played seriously.
– lolololol
– It was a battle with his whole soul, lol.
Because they fetched the clip so appropriately, people understood all at once.
And once a donation burst, other donations burst in succession with good timing.
[‘LastStream’ donated 100,000 won!]
[This is the viewing fee!]
[‘Just’ donated 30,000 won!]
[The streamer who made such a fuss because he was scared of a penalty, not for martial arts and chivalry, lol]
[‘Yesterday’ donated 40,000 won!]
[You did turn off the stream too quickly, yes.]
.
.
.
Since he hadn’t done a recap or afterparty stream the day before, he hadn’t received many donations compared to the aftermath.
Thankfully, they provided donations as if they had been waiting.
“Everyone. Thank you for the donations. Anyway, the penalty has ended with this. Well, then, I’m going in.”
As For Chivalry started, the background folded and unfolded in an instant.
Numerous users were visible.
Seo-jun switched to his personal channel, opened the Battleground interface, and checked his reputation score.
[Reputation Score: 72,637]
– Reliable!
– Hope of the Demonic Sect.
– 14 people’s worth by himself is crazy, lol.
– I was looking at Hyeopben yesterday and it’s hilarious that the Demonic Sect actually has a chance of winning, lol.
– This year’s Demonic Sect is different!
– Bottom Sect, fuck, lol.
– Don’t call us Bottom Sect, call us Top Sect.
– Struggling to avoid Magical Girl, and now the Demonic Sect is about to win, lol.
– Even so, the Orthodox Faction will win, you know?
Seo-jun, reading the chat, turned his eyes to check the time.
6:57.
The Battleground would open in 3 minutes.
Today’s game was a normal 4v4 occupation battle.
However, since it displayed which area the rankers queued for games, it was not completely normal.
“The Orthodox Faction will win? I wonder about that.”
He counted the time.
2 minutes left.
– No, then who’s going to win?
– No matter how much you carry, your teammates are a bit…;;;
– Don’t look down on the Unorthodox Faction.
1 minute.
– It seems hard to break through the place the streamer defends now.
– You can just bypass it.
– Why even attack the Demonic Sect in the first place? They’re bound to come in last, so just leave them alone~
– So where are you going today?
“Today? I’m going toward the Orthodox Faction.”
Seo-jun pointed to the border where the Demonic Sect and the Orthodox Faction met on the map.
30 seconds.
– Then are you going to defend? Or attack?
– I wonder if you guys even drafted a strategy.
– If it’s them, they probably excitedly drafted one thinking about winning for the first time, lol.
– But even so, the streamer will just do whatever he wants, lol. Destroying their only hope just like that.
– lolololol
– Seeing how he absolutely never listens to the viewers, there’s plenty of possibility, haha.
– Whose side are you guys even on!
“Cooperation? Well, I might do it or I might not. I will do as I please.”
It was a bluff.
10 seconds.
“What do you mean, the Demonic Sect leadership is weeping?”
Although Seo-jun had equalized the number of rankers, the people were busy teasing him.
Because the Demonic Sect had never won a single championship before.
“Now then.”
It finally became 7:00.
“Today, let’s go catch the Orthodox Faction.”
The border with the Orthodox Faction.
Seo-jun chose to attack for the first time.