Chapter 48
Chapter 48
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 48
Chapter Title: Settlement Statement
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Settlement statement.
That was a detailed record of the points a streamer would receive from the company.
Where the revenue had come from, the settlement ratio between the streamer and the company, and the total amount to be settled as a result.
Lee Soo-hyuk checked the settlement details and widened his eyes.
"Is this... really the revenue from just a few days?"
An amount that left him speechless for a moment.
Unhyang answered with an excited face as Soo-hyuk stood momentarily stunned by revenue exceeding his expectations.
"This time is a bit of a special case. There was a successful collab stream, and thanks to Reinhardt, the donation amounts were quite substantial."
He had anticipated the collab stream to some extent.
During the broadcast, he had watched donations pouring in and calculated that half of it was his share.
What surprised Soo-hyuk was something else.
"Video revenue: 24,119 points."
Revenue from just three days.
"Ad revenue: 6,000 points. Ads?"
"Yes. Ads attached for the first time yesterday. The rates aren't that high yet, but getting ads already is good news."
Excluding donations, the ratio for other revenue was 6:4. Meaning this ad's original rate had been 10,000 points.
The video revenue was the same. A settled amount of 24,000 points meant original sales of 40,000 points.
And moreover.
'Donation revenue: 18,000 points. Total of 49,000 points.'
Total: 49,789 points.
A whopping sum nearly reaching 50,000 points—this was his settlement.
'Beyond expectations.'
He had already taken a few days off streaming, so revenue had plummeted. Selling byproducts from hunts would bring in money, but he had figured the 80,000 points needed for the next skill level was still far off.
But this changed everything.
'If I play it right, I could hit it in the next stream.'
Skill levels required points that doubled each time—exponential growth.
He had just started feeling the strain on his back when this windfall hit, making him want to dance.
While poring over the statement for a while, a sudden curiosity struck Soo-hyuk.
"Guess I should check it out. Exactly what kind of videos."
He entered the Players channel and searched for 'Lee Soo-hyuk' in the videos.
Hundreds of thousands of records popped up. Videos editing his past exploits in life, or analyzing and praising Soo-hyuk.
And among them.
[Lee Soo-hyuk, Reincarnated.]
The first video to catch Soo-hyuk's eye was this one.
A somewhat刺ring title. He glanced at Unhyang and checked the video.
An empty broadcast with zero viewers.
The video started with Soo-hyuk's very first stream, when he entered the dungeon.
"I told you, right? I'm your first viewer."
Soo-hyuk nodded at Unhyang's proud words.
He remembered. He had been pretty shocked hearing it.
The video sped ahead, showing the chat window with a mere four viewers.
-They stream on the 2nd floor these days too?
-Seen a few. Most shut down quick from no viewers.
Being ignored was par for the course.
2nd floor. Embarrassing to even call yourself a player there.
Moreover, Soo-hyuk had given off a somewhat naive vibe at his debut stream.
-Stream already? 2nd floor's the Starting Dungeon—suddenly popping out of the dark.
But defying those worries.
"Yeah. It just pops out."
Soo-hyuk dispatched the monster all too easily.
"Know how surprised I was? So clean."
"Manager could do it easier, no?"
"At the same stats and level. Levels go up anyway, but this sense—anyone can't have it."
Sharp insight. Most wouldn't think that far.
Soo-hyuk didn't engage her words. No need to sow needless doubt.
The video already had that刺ring title with "reincarnated" slapped on.
The footage rolled on with Soo-hyuk massacring monsters left and right. After repeats of the same, he reached the dungeon's end.
With grand BGM.
The dormant Wolf Warrior got a close-up.
-Finally boss
-Wolf Warrior... still gives me chills
-Stuck on that bastard to 8 tries
The Wolf Warrior was no joke from the intro.
BGM, close-up, slow-mo. Clearly heavy editing effort.
'Fun. More than I thought.'
Compresses the long stream to key moments, slaps on music and effects at highlights—like a movie.
Especially the Wolf Warrior fight; tons of work poured in.
Of course.
'Unhyang said Baehae Entertainment first took interest in me because of this.'
The Wolf Warrior wasn't a boss.
It existed to evaluate players, not to be killed.
Killing an "impossible" boss—that's what first made Soo-hyuk's stream buzz, and this video spotlighted it.
After the Wolf Warrior fight wrapped.
Among them, Soo-hyuk's choice was, as expected, this one.
With that as the finale.
The video, over 30 minutes long, came to an end.
"It's a highlight reel, but they said barely any editing needed. So many pivotal scenes."
Almost every moment except transit times made the cut. Soo-hyuk belatedly checked the view count.
'240k. Rating 4.5.'
Not as high as he'd thought.
The real heavy hitter was the second video.
[How do you get Lightning? Like this. Pretty easy, huh?]
A whopping 40-minute epic. Views: 1.4 million.
Opened with the abrupt Giant clash, then the linked scenario.
Scenario name: Survival. Humans target an isolated Giant tribe leader to end the Giant war.
But ambushed by Giants in a trap.
Humans bolted in panic.
That's when.
"Not going?"
"Y-Yes... Pardon?"
"You go first. Then I can move."
Soo-hyuk stepped up.
'Damn, it does look cool.'
He was starting to get why people watched these.
Movie-level quality. Paced tighter than live streams, BGM layering on epicness.
Soo-hyuk soared over Giant heads toward the leader. Close-up on the demon sword's red impact flash—then the leader's neck pierced.
"Whoa—."
An exclamation burst from Unhyang, watching alongside. Despite multiple views, she reacted like it was her first.
She shoveled fruit-topped cake—source unknown—into her mouth.
"That was the explosion point, seriously. Wolf Warrior, Giant leader—how'd you even decide to take them down?"
"Just... felt like I could."
"You scoped it from the start? As expected..."
Mid-convo, the Giant leader croaked. Thunder boomed from the sky.
With that, the second video ended.
'Cut timing's impeccable.'
Giant leader's death. Then Lightning's flashy debut amid thunder.
Fans nostalgic for Lee Soo-hyuk would lose their minds waiting for the next part.
And sure enough.
The comments were explosive, and views kept climbing even now.
"Revenue from ongoing views will keep getting settled. More videos pile up, revenue snowballs."
"Good call streaming."
To succeed as a player and rake in real points took ages.
Streamers, though? Popularity alone netted big points, player skill irrelevant.
Like Pak Soo-hyuk or Hawk's Eye.
"Seems everyone's waiting for your stream. Subs jumped 20k after the videos."
Side benefits from the video buzz.
Live subscribers surged fast—likely spillover from video watchers.
"Tomorrow, right? The comeback."
"Comeback? Wasn't off that long."
"Time crawled. Hehe."
Unhyang gave an awkward laugh and shoveled the last of the cake.
Soo-hyuk nodded.
"Yeah. Resuming tomorrow."
The tournament on the 3rd floor.
Blue Eyes' relic—family to Lee Soo-hyuk—hung as a prize there.
Participating in that tournament would be his stream's first big content.
"Gotta show 'em. Me winning."
Unhyang hesitated at his confidence.
The face of someone with words stuck in her throat. Just like when she mentioned the Blue Zone contact.
"What?"
"Nah, I believe you 100%. Zero doubt."
"Dragging it out's making me doubt."
Urged by Soo-hyuk, Unhyang hurried.
"Got a friend, Cheongryang. Gambling fiend."
"Gambling?"
"Yeah. Bet on tourney winners, guild victories. Y'know, toto stuff."
'Toto, huh.'
Gambling outside streams too? World really changed.
"And?"
"Your odds are 3x right now."
"3x?"
Higher than expected. Meant another top contender.
"Yeah. Favorite's this player, Omar Schneider."
Total stranger. Soo-hyuk had zero interest in 3rd-floor scrubs anyway.
"Stuck on 3rd floor over 10 years. Blue Zone affiliate."
"Blue Zone?"
Affiliation soured the name too. Soo-hyuk grimaced under the mask.
"Why the hype for a 10-year repeater?"
"Didn't repeat from sucking."
"Then?"
"Has a goal. Same as yours."
Reason the tourney drew eyes.
"Conquering the Thunder Cave. Might cross paths with him tomorrow—or the next trial."