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"Ugh... so tired."
Lee Hyunwoo opened the front door with trembling legs.
The gym trainer was just so full of passion.
Because of that damn "just one more, just one more," he really had to exercise until he was on the verge of death.
He has to do this every day, right?
His future already looks bleak.
But he can't quit.
Lee Hyunwoo's desire to change was genuine.
"Once I save up some money, the first thing I'm doing is moving."
The studio apartment he lives in now was too small.
It smells musty, and when it rains a lot, the ceiling leaks.
The money he has right now is 28 million won.
No, he just spent some at the gym, so 22 million won.
That's nowhere near enough money to move.
But Lee Hyunwoo doesn't need to worry about money anymore.
Because the more BJ's he sponsors, the more money Lee Hyunwoo will earn.
"Well then, shall I get to work?"
Lee Hyunwoo turned on the computer and sat in his chair.
Logging into Corea TV, accessing Visible Radio, and then Talk/Cam broadcasts—the process is very smooth.
Today, he's looking for the 'Noble' tag again.
'Only mediocre ones.'
11 AM.
Perhaps because it's daytime, there aren't any rooms that particularly catch his eye.
The noticeably pretty female streamers already have many viewers and don't have the 'Noble' tag attached.
He scrolls down to the 0-viewer rooms and uses Ctrl+F to search for 'Noble'.
6 results.
Three of them are men.
The time is awkward.
Most viewers are working at this hour.
And the unemployed or landlords who don't need to work are mostly active from evening to dawn.
A time with no viewers and no Big Hands.
So, there are only mediocre BJ's who aren't confident in their skills (looks, body), or BJ's who don't care about that at all because they have a solid core fan base.
Neither type was what Lee Hyunwoo wanted.
"What should I do?"
It's certain that starting tomorrow, he won't be logging into Corea TV on weekday mornings.
He'll take care of personal business in the morning and start his activities in the afternoon.
Anyway, he had to decide what to do right now.
Go to a mediocre BJ's room and become the Chairman?
Go to a semi-major BJ's room and get treated well?
Or a male streamer's room...
He deleted the third option from his mind as soon as he thought of it.
There are two left.
Let's go with a semi-major BJ.
Lee Hyunwoo had money and he had pride.
Actually, he hadn't intended to approach major BJ's.
He expected that cashback contracts would be harder with majors compared to Hakko.
But right now, the other alternatives weren't great.
'I'll try it once, and if it doesn't work, I'll just go to another BJ's room.'
He has an infinite amount of money to spend anyway.
Nothing to lose.
[(New Female Streamer) SOS!! Wallpaper=Reverse Fan 15% discount, please help HELP!♥]
Darling♥ · Viewer count 144
He chose the prettiest person among the major BJ's available at this time.
Darling was a BJ Lee Hyunwoo also knew.
Almost 10 years? He remembers her as a BJ who has been broadcasting for that long.
She has a core fan base to match, and plenty of incidents and accidents.
But Lee Hyunwoo, who hadn't had much interest in female streamers until now, didn't really know about the incidents.
He hadn't been interested, anyway.
He's not going to date Darling, so what does it matter if there's controversy or not?
It's enough if she's easy on the eyes.
But why is a 10-year veteran using a 'New Female Streamer' room title?
He tilts his head.
But it was none of Lee Hyunwoo's business.
He enters Darling's room.
"Ugh... no chat. No one donating coins. I'm bored..."
Should he call her a veteran?
BJ Darling was sitting in an expensive cushion chair with her legs up, wearing a bored expression.
Compared to how hard Hakko BJ's work at broadcasting, she really looks unenthusiastic.
Presumably, she broadcasts like this because she has Hot-blooded fans and a regular fan base who like even this side of her.
But the chat window is actually calmer than a Hakko room.
It's because just as the BJ has become a veteran, the core fans have also become veterans.
Should he call them a couple in a long-term relationship?
They've moved past the 'boredom' phase and are now too comfortable and familiar with each other.
Lee Hyunwoo decided to stir up ripples in the calm lake.
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 3 coins!]
-Baeksudoegosipda has become the 401,401st fan club member.
Lee Hyunwoo shot 3 coins.
The orange text that follows displays the fan club number.
A whopping 400,000th.
As expected of a 10-year veteran broadcaster, many people have joined the fan club.
"Fan club join, bang! bang! Baeksudoegosipda-nim! Thank you."
An artificial and mechanical reaction.
Even so, it feels cute because a pretty girl like Darling is doing it.
As expected, she's not a major BJ for nothing.
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 2 coins!]
Lee Hyunwoo shot coins again.
This time, 2.
Seeing that, Darling hurriedly put down the feet she had on the desk.
Since she was only wearing a cardigan with the front buttons almost all undone over her bra, her breasts could be seen bouncing.
"That's not it, right? Baeksudoegosipda-nim. You're just joking, right? Tell me quickly. Or I'll get sulky?"
On Corea TV, there was a culture of shooting 3, 2, 1 coins and then dropping a big one.
Darling is looking at the chat window, half-doubting.
By the time you're a 10-year veteran BJ, you remember most of the Big Hands who donate a lot of coins.
But the nickname 'Baeksudoegosipda' wasn't in her data.
The ID displayed next to the nickname was also one she was seeing for the first time.
That's why she can't quite tell if a really big one is coming or not.
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 1 coin!]
Lee Hyunwoo shoots coins one more time.
And he waited for a moment.
Then, the calm chat window becomes slightly active.
-Noona. That person already has two Hot-blooded badges?
-BJ Bbangit's Vice-Chairman.
-Oh. Is it a Big Hand after a long time?
"What? Really? Baeksudoegosipda-oppa, are you a Big Hand?"
Darling, seeing the chat window, reacts immediately.
Before she knew it, the honorific changed from -nim to -oppa.
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 28,282 coins!]
Darling's signature coin, 'PrettyDarling' amount.
Since she's a semi-major BJ, her signature coin starts at a minimum of 1,000.
Lee Hyunwoo thought 10,000 had little impact for a semi-major.
Since there must have been people who shot 10,000 as soon as they arrived.
So he shot the largest one among the signature coins.
"Waaaah! Baeksudoegosipda-oppa! PrettyDarling amount. Thank you. Aing, I love you. Ait, chu. Bang bang!"
Darling reacted by poking her cheeks with her fingers, making hearts, and shooting guns, doing all sorts of aegyo.
Since it's close to 30,000 coins, the reaction alone takes 30 seconds.
Compared to when he shot 3 coins and the reaction ended in 1 second, is this a bargain? Or a rip-off?
-Hello. I was just passing by and you were so pretty, so I came to visit.
"Thank you. I never get tired of hearing that I'm pretty. Oppa, but if your nickname is 'I want to be unemployed', aren't you a salaryman? How did you come to visit at this time?"
As expected of a semi-major BJ.
Unlike the Hakko ones, even though he shot tens of thousands, she's not in a rush.
Hakko ones try so hard to look good if you shoot 10,000 coins.
Darling, while revealing her desire, tries to talk to Lee Hyunwoo calmly.
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 100 coins!]
-I quit my job today lol. I should change my nickname too.
"Really? You quit? I should congratulate you, right? Congratulations! I'd want to be unemployed too if I could. I couldn't achieve that dream, but Oppa, you did."
Darling naturally built a rapport with Lee Hyunwoo.
As expected, the experience of a 10-year veteran was terrifying.
But as far as Lee Hyunwoo knows, Darling is older than him.
Even if she started broadcasting at 20, she'd be 30.
Should he let this slide?
He was worrying about it, but Darling asked a question first.
"But Baeksudoegosipda-oppa, how old are you?"
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 1,482 coins!]
-I'm in my mid-20s. Oh, or is it late 20s?
"Angel Darling amount! Thank you! Aing! Ait! Chu! Wow... wait a second, I'm having a reality check. Then you're younger than me. Then what should I call you? What should I call you? Baeksu-nim?"
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 1,482 coins!]
-Call me whatever you're comfortable with. You can call me Baeksu-ya.
-Wow, he shoots coins every time he says something lol.
-Is he a real rich guy?
-Big Hand has arrived!
The quiet chat window regained its vitality thanks to Lee Hyunwoo's unhesitating coin shooting.
Darling glances at the chat window.
The chat is only talking about the Big Hand.
Darling has nothing to worry about, so she continues to build rapport.
"Then can I just call you Baeksu comfortably?"
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 1,482 coins!]
-Yes. Go ahead.
"Angel Darling amount! Thank you! Aing! Ait! Chu! Thanks, Baeksu-ya. You speak comfortably too. If only you use honorifics, it makes me feel like I'm the only one getting old."
Darling puffed out her cheeks and did a gesture of touching and separating her index fingers with both hands.
It's a gesture hard to do in reality, but since a pretty girl is doing it, it's very persuasive.
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 1,482 coins!]
-Then should I do that? Should I call you Noona?
"Another Angel Darling amount! Thank you! Aing! Ait! Chu! Our Baeksu must have a lot of money? You can call me Noona. If Baeksu wants, 'Darling-ah' is also fine. In our room, the person with the most money is the boss."
It's fun.
It was fun when Hakko BJ's clung to him and treated him well, but it's also fun to talk while shooting money at a semi-major BJ.
What should I say.
To use an analogy, Hakko BJ's make you feel like the boss as their desire and impatience come right at you.
Major BJ's make you feel a comfortable and immersive conversation.
This is why people spend money on Corea TV.
Lee Hyunwoo could feel the fun of spending money once again.
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 1,482 coins!]
-But Noona, don't you have a lucky draw?
"Angel Darling amount! Thank you! Aing! Ait! Chu! Lucky draw? Why? Is there something you want to draw?"
[Baeksudoegosipda gifted 1,482 coins!]
-Phone date.
He already got the broadcast selfie and reverse fan status by becoming a Hot-blooded fan.
But he couldn't easily get the phone date ticket.
Unlike the Hakko ones, Darling just smartly sucked up the coins and didn't give any rewards beyond reactions.
He received a wish ticket upon becoming a Hot-blooded fan.
But he didn't want to use it on a phone date.
-He's crazy, seriously lol.
-It's been a long time since I've seen a Big Hand like this.
-How does he shoot coins every time he says a word?
-The door to the lucky draw is opening.
-That hyung looks like he's going to clear out the whole lucky draw, damn.
"Angel Darling amount! Thank you! Aing! Ait! Chu! Haa, it's tiring to keep doing this. Then shall I bring out the lucky draw board for the first time in a while? Wait a moment!"
Darling went off-cam and brought back a lucky draw board.
It was a paper lucky draw board that Lee Hyunwoo had only seen when he was in elementary school.
100 coins per draw.
1st place: Meal date (Hot-blooded) OR Wish ticket (Fan)
2nd place: KakaoTalk OR Phone date (1 time)
3rd place: Broadcast selfie
4th place: Heart-piong-piong
5th place: Yum♡
He doesn't know the exact probability.
But he knows there is 1 for 1st place and 2 for 2nd place.
As long as he had the Infinite Coin ability, Lee Hyunwoo's victory was practically guaranteed.