The Villain is Too Good at Broadcasting

Chapter 11 Chicken Box (1)

A lot had changed in my life since the joint broadcast with Dong-su hyung.

I had thought I’d never be able to play games again, but the success of the past two broadcasts completely overturned that idea.

1.2 million won in donations received from Dong-su hyung’s broadcast.

Normally, it would be settled a month later, but Dong-su hyung settled it for me without hesitation.

He was still a good person, both then and now.

Moreover, I received a great gift from the capsule manufacturer .

It was the PX-Infinity capsule that had been used at Dong-su hyung’s house.

Was it because of the enormous promotional effect my gameplay had on the broadcast?

Anyway, I wasn’t the type to refuse a gift, so I accepted it.

There was no reason to decline since I could always sell it if necessary.

“Wow, King Ex Godfinity! Hyung, didn’t I tell you? You were really born for broadcasting.”

After the engineers from the capsule manufacturer finished installing it at my house, Jin-hyuk gazed at my capsule with an ecstatic expression.

The capsule that Jin-hyuk had prepared for my discharge was refunded and taken back by .

Although he essentially sold off his discharge gift, Jin-hyuk didn’t seem too upset.

No, rather, he was slightly blushing and seemed excited.

“Are we streamer brothers now? Wow, we can really create great content. Something like a broadcast of talented brothers dominating the game. Hyung, you’re going to do it, right? Dong-su hyung is supporting you, let’s go!”

“Hey.”

“Yeah?”

“Hyung will take care of it, so I’d appreciate it if you stopped meddling.”

“…Okay.”

His attempt to persuade me was quite endearing.

In fact, he didn’t need to persuade me that much.

I was already positively considering the idea of broadcasting.

I scratched my head slightly and looked at Jin-hyuk.

“Have you finished checking out the capsule?”

“Can I try it just once…?”

“Even if you use it, it won’t make a difference. Go back and start your own broadcast.”

“…Got it.”

He was such an obedient brother.

Jin-hyuk looked at my capsule with a hint of regret, smacking his lips.

Then, he sighed deeply and returned to the room where his capsule was installed.

“Phew.”

As soon as Jin-hyuk left, I lay down on the bed next to the capsule and fiddled with my smartphone.

Since it was still morning, I planned to lounge around a bit.

I accessed the internet on my smartphone and went to a site I had recently revisited.

The Internet Broadcasting Gallery, commonly known as Inbang-gal.

I used to visit it whenever I had time. I hadn’t visited it after I betrayed the streamers, though.

When I had just betrayed the streamers and ruined the world’s first raid, indescribable criticisms were directed at me.

From outright insults to personal attacks.

The ones leading the charge of criticism were the users of Inbang-gal.

Of course, I deserved the criticism back then.

At that time, it was an incident significant enough to be reported on the 9 o’clock news.

Anyway, Inbang-gal wasn’t a place that held good memories for me.

It was actually a site I avoided due to the low-level users lurking around.

But it was the best place to gauge reactions.

I took a sip of soda and checked the list of posts.

There were still stories about me flowing out on Inbang-gal.

I clicked on the post with the most comments.

Content: Looks like Kan is going to get serious backing, and he’ll probably sign with a famous MCN and start broadcasting soon. I’m really looking forward to it. Still feeling anxious. I’ve changed my underwear 8 times today. I wish he’d start broadcasting soon.

The post itself was quite ordinary. However, the comment section was like a battlefield.

-Only 2 broadcasts so far, why are you expecting anything from a newbie? He’s just a fluke. Seems like he copied someone’s analysis video.

└Idiot, did you even watch that analysis video? It only explained the attack patterns of the assassins.

└Just look at other streamers trying to imitate Guk-geon-za, none of them can do it properly. They’re all struggling to kill even the first assassin.

-There were lots of guys with good physical skills. Guk-geon or whatever will soon show his true colors. People think games are all about physical skills, tsk tsk.

└Lol moron, didn’t even watch the video properly but still talking about physical skills lol. You think it’s all physical skills?

└If you think about it, it is physical skills lol. The brain is part of the body too~

└The ones who talk the most without knowing anything about games are the worst.

└Calling it physical skills just shows how dumb you are, haha.

Really, the posts on Inbang-gal were always terrible. Whenever something happened, they’d fight in the comments and turn it into a cyber arena.

It’s the same for any community, but here it was particularly bad.

I couldn’t help but chuckle while reading the comments.

Most of the comments were blindly praising me.

These guys turned into ‘keyboard warriors’ the moment they got hold of a keyboard, but amusingly, quite a few of them were defending me.

The reaction wasn’t bad at all.

I checked a few other communities besides Inbang-gal, and it was the same there.

Especially on a site called Tgether, which had many Twipod users, there seemed to be a lot of ongoing issues.

“Ugh.”

After finishing my web surfing, I stretched lightly and put my smartphone down on the bed.

The situation had turned out much better than I had intended.

If I continued building up like this, I might hit the jackpot upon debut.

Of course, it was foolish to count my chickens before they hatched.

Internet broadcasting was as much about luck as it was about skill.

Beep-beep.

While I was lying face down on the bed with my phone flipped over, a call came in.

“Hello.”

Then I heard Dong-su hyung’s voice on the other end of the line.

– Hey, you didn’t forget our appointment today, right?

“Of course not.”

– I’m heading out now, so get ready.

Today was Saturday.

It was the day I had an appointment with Dong-su hyung.

He hadn’t told me the details, but it was probably related to broadcasting.

“Jin-hyuk.”

As soon as I hung up the phone, I called Jin-hyuk’s name loudly. He came running in from the room where he was preparing for his broadcast.

“What’s up, hyung?”

“I don’t have any clothes to wear today, so can you lend me some?”

“…What?”

“I mean, I haven’t been able to shop properly since I got discharged.”

Sharing clothes between brothers isn’t a big deal.

Still, I thought of Jin-hyuk instead of just taking his clothes without saying anything.

Right?

The place we arrived at in Dong-su hyung’s car was a famous MCN company located in Gasan Digital Complex.

It had many virtual reality game specialist streamers and housed numerous top-tier streamers, including Dong-su hyung.

Chicken Box.

It was quite a unique and interesting name.

I knew about this place as well.

Most of the streamers I was with during the era were affiliated here.

“Oh! Nice to meet you, Mr. Sha! I’m Lee Sung-jae, the planning team leader at Chicken Box. Thank you so much for coming all this way!”

“I live in Gwangmyeong, so it’s right next door…”

“Isn’t the place next door always the farthest? I’m so happy that such an important person could come!”

The planning team leader of Chicken Box, Lee Sung-jae, grabbed my hand and his eyes sparkled as soon as he saw me.

His first impression was quite unique.

He wasn’t wearing a suit but was dressed comfortably in a t-shirt and jeans, with a bracelet on his wrist and earrings.

Despite his somewhat aged face, he gave off a vibe of ‘I’m living young.’

Not that he was unlikable.

It was just that his vibe was a bit unique.

He’d be more believable as a streamer than a planning team leader.

“Don’t you see me, Sung-jae hyung?”

Dong-su hyung pouted his lips at Sung-jae. Sung-jae shrugged and replied.

“You’ve already signed with us. Mr. Sha hasn’t.”

“You think you’ve already caught the fish? I have one year left on my contract renewal.”

“Hey, why are you being like this again?”

He seemed to have a pretty close relationship with Dong-su hyung. They exchanged a few jokes and then took their seats.

I followed them and sat on the sofa, and soon an employee brought me an iced Americano.

“First of all, I was very impressed by the AOA tutorial video.”

“Sung-jae hyung.”

“I’m working right now. You should stay out of it.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to speak casually? I think Chan-sik would prefer that too. I heard Chan-sik is also a Twipod troublemaker.”

“Oh… really?”

“Yes.”

I didn’t quite understand what he meant.

But soon I realized why Dong-su hyung had said that.

Sung-jae cleared his throat a few times and then, with a slightly flushed face, started speaking.

“I watched your video again this morning, Mr. Sha.”

“Thank you…”

“Doesn’t it seem like there’s a faint smell of urine? Actually, I developed incontinence from watching that video. I’ve already changed my underwear 20 times this week…”

“Cough.”

I choked on my Americano.

An employee quickly brought me a tissue, and I couldn’t help but laugh while wiping my mouth.

“Chan-sik, just relax. Sung-jae hyung used to be part of that community too.”

“That side?”

“Yeah, he was a named figure on Inbang-gal. One of the worst troublemakers.”

Ah.

I see.

Upon hearing Dong-su hyung’s words, Sung-jae’s face scrunched up and he shook his head firmly.

“Why do you always say unnecessary things? We need to discuss business now, so go outside for a bit.”

“Why?”

“Yoo-seon and Sae-rin are outside.”

“Why are they here?”

“It’s their contract renewal day. Go greet them.”

Yoo-seon and Sae-rin…

They were probably the people I knew.

Nodding slightly, Dong-su hyung stood up and looked at me cautiously.

“It’ll be a good conversation. Don’t feel pressured, but if Sung-jae hyung starts to put pressure on you, just tell me. Got it?”

This guy…

He was really genuine.

I nodded at Dong-su hyung’s words, and he patted my shoulder lightly before heading out.

Click.

As soon as Dong-su hyung stepped outside, Sung-jae let out a big sigh and spoke.

“Sometimes, I just want to smack the back of his head. Look at that broad back of his head.”

He was using a playful tone to help me relax.

I shrugged my shoulders slightly and replied.

“That’s why he probably got hit hard on the back of his head.”

“What?”

“When Dong-su hyung was playing . Didn’t he get hit hard by that guy Shia? Maybe it’s because his head is so broad.”

“Hahaha!”

Sung-jae burst out laughing and gave me a thumbs up.

“As they say, you’re quite the troublemaker!”

“You too, Mr. Sung-jae.”

“Good. Now that the third party is out, shall we start discussing business?”

Sung-jae nodded lightly and handed me a folder that was in front of him.

Then he continued in a calm tone.

“To be honest, our policy at Chicken Box is not to sign contracts with new streamers. Mr. Sha…”

“Feel free to call me Chan-sik.”

“Ah, thank you. As you know, Chan-sik, this industry often sees people rise and fall quickly. It’s no different from the entertainment world. That’s why we usually bring in verified streamers.”

That made sense given this company’s high standing in the Korean internet broadcasting industry.

It was the top priority MCN that many streamers wanted to sign with.

Sung-jae looked at me seriously and said.

“But we’ve decided to make an exception this time. We want to officially sign a contract with you, Chan-sik. We want to take responsibility for supporting your broadcast debut. How about it?”

“Hmm…”

Seeing me hesitate slightly, Sung-jae pulled out another card.

“There’s actually a special event that might interest you.”

“An event?”

When I responded, Sung-jae smiled and nodded.

“It’s a large-scale event we’ve been planning since last year. Do you know what year this is?”

I tilted my head at the sudden question about the year.

“It’s 2030.”

“That’s right. 2030, also known as the Year of Gyeongsul.”

He took a sip of water from the glass in front of him, then smiled slightly.

“Do you know what the most provocative theme for Koreans is?”

Then a thought flashed through my mind.

The Year of Gyeongsul and a provocative theme for Koreans.

Combining those two keywords?

“No way…!”

“I think you’ve guessed it. You’ve probably heard of the game .”

.

A game that had sensational popularity in Japan, sponsored by the Japanese government, and was a representative example of ‘Nippon Fanaticism’.

It featured modes like and and had been released for six months.

It was still holding the number one spot in Japan.

I finally realized what kind of crazy plan this company had in mind.

“With the skills you demonstrated in just two joint broadcasts, I think you could be the main player. Isn’t the picture we’re painting attractive?”

With that, he pushed the folder towards me again.

I slowly opened the folder, a slight smile curling at my lips.

“It seems like today’s discussion will be very productive.”

“Haha! Right? I think so too. Just imagining it is already exhilarating. Don’t you think?”

“So, do you have a name for this event you’ve planned?”

In response to my question, Sung-jae slowly nodded and answered.

“Sinking the Archipelago, that’s what we’ve named it.”

“Oh.”

“Of course, if you have any better suggestions, feel free to propose them anytime.”

It wouldn’t be polite to kick away an opportunity that had come rolling in.

The smell of a jackpot was strong in the air.