Chapter 13
Chapter 13
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 13
Chapter Title: Even Tangled with Big Shots, Reality Doesn't Change
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Before I seriously started internet broadcasting.
When I told a friend it was tough to blow up as a streamer, he said this.
- Just join a big corp streamer's team and collab a bit, won't that bring in spillover viewers? Networking's the key, right?
The moment I heard that, I regretted complaining to him.
Because my friend had no clue how internet broadcasting actually worked.
'Collabing with a big corp brings in viewers? Does that even make sense?'
Viewers don't increase like that.
Sure, you might build some recognition.
But viewers and recognition are completely different things.
Big corp viewers love watching the big corp toy with low-tier streamers.
They don't actually like the low-tier streamer.
Their camera focus is strictly from the big corp's perspective.
Which means they won't bother switching from the comfy big corp stream to watch a low-tier streamer grovel.
'Switch from a cozy big corp stream to hunt down a low-tier one? The big corp stream is home base, right?'
Home base doesn't change unless something major happens.
In that sense.
'Am I wasting my time on this server?'
This place is packed with people who easily have over ten thousand followers.
I got in with a special invite, but with under five hundred followers.
Thinking deeper, it didn't look like I could just suck up viewers easily.
'And I don't even do YouTube.'
Worst case, I'd end up as a clown in the big corps' YouTube vids.
Give 'em a few laughs as a side character, then get forgotten.
Of course, collabing with big corps does bring some viewers.
That's undeniable.
'But the problem is, it's not solid viewers.'
Most are just snipers.
They slap a sniper scope on my stream.
'If this punk pulls any shit on our boss, I'll drag 'em to the forums.'
Of course, some might warm up, donate, and stick around.
But what's the odds? Especially from a female cam stream jumping to a dick streamer?
Why am I suddenly ranting like this?
[Current Viewers: 230]
- Moong Peak breaks 200!!!!!!!
- Gasp
- Gasp
- Gasp
- Gasp
- Mung Stock rice wine sheep farm rooster departure lolololol Mung Stock rice wine sheep farm rooster departure lolololol Mung Stock rice wine sheep farm rooster departure lolololol Mung Stock rice wine sheep farm rooster departure lolololol
- Ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok ogo-gok
- How am I supposed to buy at this rate How am I supposed to buy at this rate How am I supposed to buy at this rate How am I supposed to buy at this rate How am I supposed to buy at this rate How am I supposed to buy at this rate
- Isn't this a pump-and-dump? Isn't this a pump-and-dump? Isn't this a pump-and-dump? Isn't this a pump-and-dump? Isn't this a pump-and-dump? Isn't this a pump-and-dump?
- Turret turning whirr whirr proof~~~ pre-Bavin influx~~~ pls go easy~~~~~
Because my chat exploded.
Real talk, from about 146 to 230, that's roughly a hundred new viewers.
"Ah... already getting chaotic."
Viewers were griping about that too, spinning turrets like crazy.
Of course, they weren't the type to leave.
Because their goal wasn't purely watching my stream.
- Viewers up, but chat's the same!
- Concerts crashed but low-tier's unchanged!
- Even when you all~ give up! Mung Lawyer vows never to drop this case!
- Mung Lawyer? Solid.
- Can trust Mung Lawyer ㅇㅇ
- We believe only in youuuu!!! Mung Lawyer!!!
- Azaza! Azaza! Azazazaza!
Just sniping, waiting for me to act sus toward Bavin so they can clip it.
'So this is what happens three minutes after Bavin—no, Barabin—called?'
My stream wrecked in the time to make instant ramen.
Is this how Plankton feels in front of a whale, or krill before a shrimp?
'But logging off makes no sense.'
A big corp personally hooked me into RP.
Any streamer with instincts would play along perfectly.
Without instincts, I'm a corpse, so I moved my character straight to Barabin's spot.
Vroooom.
Taxi screen heading to the spot Bavin marked.
Felt like a pig dragged to slaughter.
Heading to an RP meetup personally set by a big corp.
'But why'd she call me out of nowhere?'
If a female streamer called with zero buildup, viewers would hate it.
No way a big corp streamer just wants a hostess bar experience.
Kept racking my brain, moving my character to the coords.
"Ah."
Stepped inside the building and instantly knew why I was summoned.
-"That's the guy!"
-"He scammed us!"
-"Stole our cab fare too, now our accounts are negative!"
The four from early.
The ones I wrote off as non-customers 'cause they were broke.
Those four all joined a gang.
And their boss right now.
-"So you're the punk who messed with my crew?"
Big corp streamer Bavin, in her RP as Barabin.
- Caw caw Sanghyeon's 2! Sanghyeon's 2! Barabin appears! Barabin appears!
- Moongzhara life crisis #2 lolololololol
- After Lexus, next Bowma dddddd
- After hospital devil, now gang devil dddddd
"Ah."
Did I mess up the hostess bar RP?
Tough to survive.
++++++
The most important thing in an RP server is buildup.
Buildup is the lifeblood keeping RP going.
The driving force for sustained content on big collab servers.
In that sense.
'Situation's solid?'
Bavin, rocking gang boss RP, loved the current setup.
Early on, hunting for gang members.
Stumbled on victims of some weird "hostess bar taxi."
Decided to form a gang with them right after.
Now summoning the perp for judgment.
- lolololololol
- Victim meetup became a gang
- Proper madam vibes
Viewers seemed into it too.
Bavin smugly watched the scene.
Plus.
-"Hey, why call me punk from jump? Ha... you look like a broke-ass gang, can you even cover dispatch fees?"
Opponent's reaction was perfect.
I-Moongryong nailed the hostess bar RP.
'How shocked was he seeing the red pill?'
First time realizing someone could be that handsome.
Thought I'd seen plenty in streaming life.
Most overwhelming male face yet.
Easily outshines average male idols.
Instantly gets why he'd do hostess bar RP.
"Dispatch fee ain't the issue—you beat up my broke gang kids. Can't grasp the situation?"
- "...You lot can't grasp shit? Broke asses playing gang? No guns either?"
"What, what?"
- Bavin's acting too real?
- Not RP, legit active hostess bar?
- Kinda scary how he talks tbh?
RP skills on point too.
-"No guns... Came when called, and you're playing boss with broke scrubs. Ah."
- Gasp
- Gasp
- Gasp
- Dude's deep voice scary ㅠㅠ
- Flashback to school days
- Voice alone triggers PTSD
- But still lolololol
- lolololololol
- lolololol
Click.
"Why wouldn't I have a gun? And I got money?"
RP character Barabin already had a gun and cash.
How? Pulled from premium gacha!
1% odds? How? Got about 30 mil in donations in one day!
- Mining grunt work, pulled gun and instantly started gang—legend
- All prior cash dumped into gang setup lolololol
- This is 24-hour grind results
- We watchers were exhausted ㅇㅇ
- Now with gun and money, how's he getting out?
Viewers hyped for I-Moongryong's reaction.
How would he handle it?
Grovel flat? Beg for life?
How would he spin this tasty?
Momentary thought.
-"Streamer selfie, one mil."
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
That sudden line.
"Huh?"
Including Bavin.
-"Huh?"
-"Uh?"
-"Ah?"
The other three gang members sounded dumbfounded too.
++++++
- Streamer selfie?
- Sudden?
- Selling selfies now?
- So you're saying... you're judging by your stream selfie... your face pic?
I'd pondered this seriously.
How to seriously expand hostess bar RP.
Just GTA taxi rides, bike cruises, playing house?
Sure, possible.
Flirt RP with female chars for fun.
But that just builds recognition, no strong presence.
'Gotta milk this handsome face max.'
So what could I do?
Endlessly mass-produce and sell something makeable from my room.
Selling my selfies.
- You a camgirl?
- Male cams sell too
- But streamer selfies? Psycho lololololol
"Market price, btw. Cheapest now—one mil for exclusive pic of hostess bar I-Moongryong's perfect face."
-"Wha, what?"
Could feel their confusion.
Come to think, all legit mainstream streamers?
Yeah, Lera and Bavin both kinda aboveground.
'But I'm underground?'
Low-tier under 500 followers underground.
Selling selfies here? NBD.
Big servers hit RP limits eventually too.
Later they'll do maid cafes, guys in maid outfits for real.
My streamer selfies? No issue.
"Selling real face. Exclusive Starlet peek at true I-Moongryong looks, via Starlet friend share."
Snap selfie, upload to GTA, DM via Starlet. Done.
Infinite in-game cash engine from one snap.
- Psycho
- Moongki-moongki, this right?
- Low-tier survival law?
- Big lo-tier
- Caw! Caw! Sanghyeon's 2 Barabin near defeat! Sanghyeon's 2 Barabin near defeat!
"Date RP available now too. Versions galore—sis, ma'am, boss... missy... lil sis, same-age possible."
- Custom rental Moong kin flavor?
- Bavin's goons shaking in boots~? Bavin's goons shaking in boots~? Bavin's goons shaking in boots~? Bavin's goons shaking in boots~? Bavin's goons shaking in boots~?
- Dare invite low-tier to big server? Taste it Dare invite low-tier to big server? Taste it Dare invite low-tier to big server? Taste it Dare invite low-tier to big server? Taste it Dare invite low-tier to big server? Taste it
Dunno why, but chat exploded again.
Why this time?
Anyway, my full hostess bar RP got.
-"Th-then... go do taxi duty... send menu via DM, I'll follow back."
"Got it."
She panicked, let me go.
Big corp caution, sending me off to decide carefully.
Tasted deep underground? RP ain't easy, huh? Gotta buy real selfie now.
Can you handle true underground streamer selfie flavor? Big corp daring it?
Low-tier under-500 underground streamer selfie RP taste like?
'That's big corp leeway... Even RP panic, viewers chill...'
Someday I'll be big too.
Thought that, drove taxi out of warehouse.
"Realized can't keep this up. Activating Plan C."
- lololololololololol
- lolololololololol
- Moongki, you got plans for everything?
- Can we know max plan # upfront
- Seems improv bro
- But all makes sense somehow hilarious lolololol
Explained next plan to viewers right away.
"Dispatch service exposes to gangs too much. Time to open shop."
- But how you opening shop?
- Started hostess taxi cuz broke, where's shop money from?
- How tho
"Method I swore never to use..."
- ?
- ?
- ?
- Stop teasing, what is it
"Clinging to my mentor who got me into Yorang Garden."
- Psycho
- You calling others psycho?
- lolololololololol
Would've been obvious if I networked day one.
But now I've tangled with Lera, Dalgeun, Bavin.
My RP proven server-wide.
Even did jail time—why not hit up cop connections?
That logic.
"Properly school my mentor."
- What?
- ?
- Schooling what as low-tier lolololol
- How tho
"That you don't casually adopt black-haired beasts."
- Psycho lololololol
- Saved you and now demands dowry bold af
- Big Moongki at it again?
- Dare invite low-tier? Time for punishment~ Dare invite low-tier? Time for punishment~ Dare invite low-tier? Time for punishment~ Dare invite low-tier? Time for punishment~
Our mentor, let's check that balance—how much you made?