Chapter 48
Chapter 48
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 48
Chapter Title: Motorcycle Dance Mission
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Jeong So-rim on the screen played the gayageum.
The performance and singing were pleasant to the ear.
Her skill level was top-notch, and her voice was beautiful too.
But that was it.
According to the schedule Lee Hyun-woo had drawn up, he would visit Jeong So-rim's broadcast three times this week.
To hit 250,000 coins in a week, he'd need to drop 80,000 coins per visit.
But Jeong So-rim lacked content.
Her broadcasts consisted solely of gayageum performances and singing.
Even if song requests cost 10,000 coins each, he'd have to buy eight of them.
That was ridiculous.
With an entry fee or exit fee of 10,000 coins, he could cover 20,000.
He could afford one or two song requests at 10,000 coins too.
But Jeong So-rim's song request price was 30 coins.
Burning 10,000 coins on a 30-coin rate?
Anyone would find that suspicious.
'What should I do?'
He needed a strategy.
Lee Hyun-woo pondered while watching the broadcast.
A way to donate big without raising suspicion.
A method he could keep using going forward.
'Missions it is, then?'
Whales ordered scenes they wanted to see from broadcasters in the form of missions.
For gaming broadcasters, that meant things like "win the game using only Zerglings" or "secure victory with no-strong jungle"—tough challenges that were hard to pull off.
Talk and visual radio broadcasters were the same.
Even for outdoor talking, dubbed "yalking," missions included "pick up a blonde on a white horse" or "join a table with three girls."
But what about cam girls?
That was the tricky part.
Cam girls didn't have a culture of accepting missions.
Because they created their own revenue streams.
This was a coin reaction price list from one cam girl's stream.
She'd openly display it on screen: "Pay this much, and I'll do the listed reaction."
That was why cam girls rarely got missions from whales.
The cam girls dictated the donation methods themselves.
But Jeong So-rim, who insisted she was a music broadcaster rather than a cam girl, had no coin price list.
If anything, just 30 coins for song requests and 5 coins for TTS—only two options.
At this rate, there was no way to donate coins even if he wanted to.
So missions were the answer.
Missions meant ordering difficult, challenging tasks.
But they had to fit the room's vibe.
What mission would suit Jeong So-rim?
As Lee Hyun-woo mulled it over, a great idea struck him.
-Masterpiece song (thumbs-up chat icon)
-Ear cleansing today too
-She's got skills
-Hard to believe she's not popular
The plaintive gayageum melody faded, and Jeong So-rim's song came to an end.
The handful of viewers showered her with praise, saying the song was amazing.
Jeong So-rim, pleased with her performance, picked up her water-filled tumbler.
-It was great as always. Loved listening. But don't you develop reactions separately?
"Chairman, thank you for the 1,000-coin gift. Reactions? Ah... Do I really need them? I'm not good at aegyo..."
-lololol
-Said no Sound Masterpiece reactions, but attitude flips the second Chairman says it ㅠㅠ
-Can't be helped
-Fr ㅋㅋ If Unemployed Bro donates that much, I could do aegyo 24/7 too
-How about a dance reaction?
"Dance? That's... I'm a total klutz..."
Jeong So-rim shot it down immediately.
But Lee Hyun-woo didn't back down.
Operation name: "Too Much Money to Refuse!" Engage!
-Practice a dance reaction, and I'll drop 100,000.
"Huh? 100,000—10 thousand?"
Jeong So-rim was stunned.
But hesitation filled her face.
She figured she could still pull in 1 million coins just by broadcasting as is.
-200,000.
"No, wait, Chairman!"
-Whoa lololol
-200k ????
-She has to do it now
-Finally gonna see Sound Masterpiece dance?
-Chairman best
-DO IT
-DO IT!
-Chant it: DO IT!
As Jeong So-rim hesitated, Lee Hyun-woo kept upping the ante.
Ideally, he'd cap it around 500,000.
-300,000.
-DO IT!
-DO IT
-(thumbs-up icon)(thumbs-up icon)(thumbs-up icon)
-(thumbs-up icon)
-(money bundle icon)(money bundle icon)(money bundle icon)
-lololol
-DO IT!
-DO IT
-Is this what they mean by "money talks"?
-Whoa! 300k!
-400,000.
The amount kept climbing.
Only then did Jeong So-rim realize Lee Hyun-woo was building a pretext.
They'd definitely signed a cashback deal.
He'd promised to fill 1 million coins a month.
But they hadn't detailed how those 1 million coins would come.
Her mistake was assuming a few dates would cover it.
I mean, 100 million won for a handful of dates?
Absurd.
She wasn't some global pop star.
To earn money, you had to pay the corresponding price.
"Ugh... Fine, I'll do it! So stop now!"
-lolololol
-Whoa lolol 400k mission
-"Trying to buy me with money!" but too much money lololol
-Even majors rarely get 400k missions ???
-Unemployed Bro solo-burning 400k ??
-Smart choice. 40's an unlucky number, so let's make it 500,000. For the practice dance, how about Motorcycle?
-Motorcycle!
-Yay! Motorcycle!
-(thumbs-up icon)(thumbs-up icon)(thumbs-up icon)
-(heart icon)(heart icon)(heart icon)
-HELL YEAH!
-DO IT!
-King God General Unemployed Bro!
-Is he a god? Is he a god? Is he a god?
-Hey asshole lol stop sneaking dick in with DO IT
"Ugh... Haah, a dance reaction... Well, thanks for the mission and coins... Huh? Wait, Chairman! You dropped 10k coins per mission pitch? That's 50,000 total! Thank you so much!"
Distracted by the "practice reaction" talk, Jeong So-rim only now noticed the donation total.
50,000 coins in all.
With today's quota filled, Jeong So-rim raised her voice in thanks to Lee Hyun-woo.
And with that, it was time to end the broadcast.
"Anyway... I'll practice the Motorcycle dance you specified, Chairman. No time limit, right?"
-A week should do it. Motorcycle dance isn't that hard.
"No, I've never danced before... Anyway, got it. Broadcast time's up. That's all for today. Thanks to everyone who watched. Come back next time for more great songs."
Jeong So-rim waved both hands in farewell.
The screen went black.
-Hyun-woo oppa.
A KakaoTalk from Jeong So-rim popped up right away.
-Motorcycle reaction is too much ㅠㅠ
-I really can't dance.
-This is gonna be my black history for sure.
-Don't worry.
-Your figure is the reaction, So-rim.
-Viewers will love it no matter how you dance.
-Me included, of course.
Lee Hyun-woo comforted her via KakaoTalk.
Then he joined the next broadcast.
[20-Year-Old Active High Schooler) Broadcast Day 4! What's Today's Mission? Hardtack Welcome! Chat! Latest Chat]
SpringSummer · Viewers: 16
SpringSummer's broadcast had grown massively in just four days.
From three viewers including herself at start to 16 at peak.
She even hit triple digits when showing practiced dance reactions.
Everything was going according to Lee Hyun-woo's plan.
SpringSummer knew her broadcast's success was thanks to him, so she treated him like royalty whenever he showed up.
-Hey
"Chairman, welcome!"
SpringSummer, who had been bantering with viewers, jumped up and gave a shoulder-bro bow.
Arms spread wide, waist bent at a perfect 90 degrees.
A full-grown adult doing it might look odd, but coming from fresh, vibrant twenty-year-old SpringSummer, it was pure cuteness.
Her beauty was a fresh discovery every time.
Maybe her face had relaxed since day one, adding even more charm.
-He's here.
-Unemployed Bro, hey.
-Viewing time now? lol
The viewers welcomed Lee Hyun-woo too.
SpringSummer's broadcasts had many fun elements, but the biggest was the back-and-forth between Chairman and SpringSummer.
His whale donations dominated the entertainment value, so viewers couldn't help adoring him.
These early arrivals mere minutes into the stream were her die-hard core fans, hooked deep.
They already knew what happened when Chairman Lee Hyun-woo showed up.
"Sir!"
SpringSummer snapped a salute.
Her hand blade wasn't fully straight, and her fingertips rested on her forehead instead of brow.
She'd get flunked in the army, but this was Koreatv, not the military.
As long as it was kinda similar, pretty, and cute, it worked.
-At ease
"Reporting, sir! Main quest status! Current favorites: 81, recommendations: 233. 19 to go for 100 favorites mission, 767 left for 1,000 recommendations. Newtube upload in 2 days, 3 hours."
The main quests pinned on her screen numbered four.
Achieve 100 favorites.
Achieve 1,000 recommendations.
Start Newtube uploads.
Promote to Best Broadcaster.
As the broadcast grew, so did favorites and recs.
But favorites were one per account.
Recommendations were once per day per account, so they dwarfed favorites.
And over the past few days, they'd even hired an editor.
The editor started immediately, with the first video hitting her Newtube in two days.
'Once Newtube kicks off properly, time for Newtube missions.'
Missions galore.
Subscriber goals, likes, bell notifications.
1-hour video challenge, 100k views per video, etc.
Lee Hyun-woo jotted down his ideas in his notepad while listening to SpringSummer's report.