Chapter 119: Ye-seul’s Broadcast
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 119: Ye-seul’s Broadcast
Was this something Roland Ent had prepared with high ambitions?
The studio where she broadcasted was larger than I expected. I had thought she’d be working out of a room barely a few square meters in size.
‘There’s enough space to have a wild workout and still have room to spare.’
I swallowed my admiration and scanned the studio.
“You’ve got a yoga mat and even a bench set up.”
“I prepared dumbbells and barbells too. Even though it’s a bodyweight workout, I thought it might be difficult without any equipment at all.”
“Good job.”
It wouldn’t have been a big problem without them, but ‘it doesn’t hurt to have them.’
I shrugged and looked at Ye-seul. As she set up the camera and equipment, she was agonizing over which angle would look best on screen.
‘She’s already a full-fledged internet personality.’
It had only been about a month since she started live broadcasting, yet she was already setting everything up with practiced ease.
But here’s the thing.
Ye-seul claimed her viewers were asking for me?
That didn’t seem likely. Thinking about it now, the story didn’t quite add up.
Think about it. Most of the people watching Ye-seul’s broadcasts were men. I’d heard that women didn’t watch her show as much as one might think. Why would male viewers specifically want to see a male trainer working out?
It felt a bit strange, but since she said so, I didn’t voice my doubts.
‘Surely, that’s not it, right?’
She wouldn’t have lied just to bring me here.
“Ah, where is CEO Kim Hosu?”
“Eh? Oh, that. He won’t be around today. He’s away on a business trip. He’s been very busy lately.”
“Really?”
“I’ve already gotten permission for everything. Don’t worry.”
After finishing the camera setup and changing into her broadcasting leggings, Ye-seul began to explain the concept of today’s stream.
“Senior, today’s broadcast will run for about an hour and a half. I’ll host for about thirty minutes, and then you can come in and work out with me for another thirty.”
“Is thirty minutes enough?”
“Yes. I can cover the rest. Oh, I recently started a Nutube channel too. Is it okay if I upload edited clips there?”
“You started Nutube as well?”
“I have to do it properly. I can’t just hesitate forever,” Ye-seul replied calmly.
“That’s fine. But will I actually bring in views?”
“More than enough!”
I checked her Nutube channel. Most of the videos were of her exercising. Many were filmed to emphasize her body lines, particularly her pelvis and hips. There were also quite a few vlogs and communication streams. I even saw a lookbook broadcast. There were even phone reviews and unboxing videos.
For a channel that had only been active for about a month, there were an incredible number of videos.
“You have over 150,000 subscribers? Didn’t you just start this? It hasn’t even been a month.”
“Hehe, it’s talent!”
Ye-seul said, puffing out her relatively small chest with pride.
Her chest might have been small, but with her cute, charming face and—in contrast to her chest—her voluminous hips and long legs, she had plenty to appeal to subscribers with her looks alone. For someone like her, hitting 150,000 on Nutube probably wasn’t that difficult.
“Now you have to subscribe too, Senior!”
“Why didn’t you tell me sooner? If you had, I would’ve helped spread the word.”
“Ah…”
Ye-seul licked her lips and said, “I wanted to reach 100,000 on my own. Without help from people around me.”
“You must have worked hard.”
“It’s okay. I got lucky. I got some help from the Starstagram Live broadcasts too…”
As we talked about her official foray into broadcasting, it was suddenly time for the live stream to start.
“Then, Senior, please wait here. When I introduce you, just go ‘Ta-da!’ and come out!”
With that, Ye-seul turned on the camera in the studio. I watched her profile from outside the camera angle as she began the broadcast. At the same time, I checked the viewers' reactions on my phone.
“Hello everyone.”
Ye-seul greeted the viewers. Her voice on the broadcast was a bit blunt. Her gestures weren’t overly bright or cheerful.
A so-called 'Cool Beauty'? She was treating the viewers with that kind of vibe. Even though she responded coldly, the chat went wild.
-whgdk0992: Noona, you’re killing me!!!
-dkssud_snsk: Ye-ha~. You’re pretty today too.
-Deaho13: Ye-seul’s wearing leggings again today.
-Queen_dOtmf: Ice Princess! Ice Princess! Ice Princess!
The viewers were losing it. Apparently, this was her concept. The cold beauty.
‘So this works too.’
Is it all thanks to her looks? I didn’t quite understand the hearts of the viewers watching this, but one thing was for sure.
‘They’re all completely enchanted by Ye-seul’s appearance.’
No matter what she did, they cheered and made a fuss. Perhaps because she rarely smiled, the viewers practically died whenever she let out even a tiny smirk.
I don’t think her first broadcast had this kind of concept. It was an awkward sight for me, since I saw her smiling all the time.
‘She’s actually quite good at this.’
Ye-seul seemed used to broadcasting now, skillfully managing the viewers and leading the atmosphere. Honestly, I was impressed. I thought she might get flustered during a live stream, but seeing her fill thirty minutes by herself without a single gap in the audio, I realized she hadn’t hit 150,000 subscribers for nothing.
‘I wondered if she was feeling down like Miju while I was in the States, but there’s no sign of that.’
In fact, she looked much more energetic than before. It felt like she had leveled up. Seeing her find her own color and focus on her work made my heart feel much lighter. I had been worried she might be too gloomy to focus on the broadcast.
‘That’s a relief.’
While I was feeling relieved internally, my turn finally arrived.
“I have a guest invited for today.”
Countless question marks flooded the chat.
“Do you remember my first broadcast?”
A few quick-witted viewers remembered me and reacted with surprise.
-That trainer guy?
-Is he really coming?
-You should’ve announced it in advance. I’m outside right now T_T.
The viewer reaction was actually pretty good. I was starting to think Ye-seul wasn’t lying when she said they wanted me to appear.
“Please come in!”
Watching the broadcast, I hurriedly stepped into the frame.
“Hello.”
-whgdk0992: Ohhh! Big bro has arrived!
-gpftmlike: The exercises you taught last time helped a lot!
-Queen_dOtmf: Men, get lost!
-jeffrey_kim: Nice to meet you.
The reaction was better than I expected. While there were quite a few who disliked my appearance, the majority seemed to welcome it.
“I don’t have much to show you, but I’ll do my best.”
I looked at the camera and smiled. It was very awkward—talking to a camera instead of a person’s eyes. Moreover, it wasn’t easy to adapt to people reacting and talking to every word I said.
Looking at it this way, Ye-seul and Young-eun seemed even more amazing.
‘How do they talk so well in front of a camera?’
Pushing aside my brief thoughts, I continued the workout. Naturally beginning to twist my body, I started passing on various exercise tips I had gained through the Gym System.
What is the problem for modern people? Fatigue. And 'turtle neck' posture. It was especially severe for those who spent a lot of time on their phones or computers.
“Everyone watching right now, straighten your backs like me! Then, raise both arms high. Stretch your body upward as if you’re reaching for the sky.”
[The Gym’s level is high. Viewers receive a minor boost to the exercise's effectiveness.]
[Viewers are under a weak hypnosis regarding exercise. Exercise effectiveness increases by 0.1x.]
[HP increases.]
It was a form of hypnosis applied like a placebo effect. 'Because I did this exercise, I will become healthier.' Through the human subconscious, the effectiveness of the exercise would increase slightly. Even if it was only a 10% difference, it would be quite effective, especially for those who didn't usually exercise.
“Now, Ye-seul, would you like to try?”
“Ah, me?”
“Yes, yes. Exactly like I just did.”
“Nnggh!”
Ye-seul stretched her arms high toward the ceiling. As she did, her top, which had barely been covering her navel, rolled up, subtly revealing her firm abs and belly button.
-whgdk0992: Whoa...
-Deaho13: Big bro, I love you.
“Yes, good. This time, stretch your body to the side. We’re going to stimulate the right obliques.”
I naturally touched Ye-seul’s body to correct her posture. With the natural exposure that occurred during the workout, the viewers' reactions were quite positive. Comments like "Whoa" and "Damn" dominated the chat.
‘These people.’
I think the reason they wanted me to appear was a bit different than I thought.
Regardless, the broadcast response was great. The workout segment, which was originally supposed to last only thirty minutes, far exceeded the scheduled time and went on for a full hour.
As the broadcast neared its end.
“Haah, haah. I feel so refreshed. Do you all feel the same?”
Ye-seul spoke to the camera, drenched in sweat. Her face was as red as a carrot from the workout.
[Official Member ‘Hwang Ye-seul’s’ exercise effectiveness increases.]
[HP acquired.]
The HP was rolling in quite nicely. In particular, applying light hypnosis about exercise to the large number of people watching the broadcast was more effective than I had anticipated.
‘This is actually pretty good.’
It wasn’t even a powerful hypnosis. Just a placebo-like effect—convincing them that this exercise would be more effective for them—was enough to gain a large amount of HP.
‘Should I try broadcasting more often in the future?’
Just as I was seriously considering it...
“Then, we’ll end today’s broadcast here.”
Ye-seul finished the stream. Once the screen went dark and she confirmed the broadcast had ended, Ye-seul began fanning her face with her hands.
“Senior! What are you going to do if you suddenly act like that?”
She shouted at me with a face full of anger.
“Huh?”
Why was she suddenly angry? Did I do something wrong?
“It wasn’t just exercise, it was suddenly PT... and doing that while I’m, I’m... wearing clothes! What were you thinking?”
Ah.
The hypnosis I had placed on Ye-seul. Because of the hypnosis that she must be naked when receiving PT from me, she was reacting like this.
After she started her first Starstagram broadcast, I had slightly altered the hypnosis I’d placed on her. Since I couldn’t have her stripping every time she exercised, I had set the hypnosis so she would only strip when receiving PT from me.
‘And that just now was basically a PT session.’
That must have been why Ye-seul’s exercise effectiveness increased earlier. Because it was applied as PT. Because of that, Ye-seul was covering her chest and repeatedly fanning her flushed face.
“It’s a miracle the viewers didn’t think it was weird. What would have happened if they suspected even a little bit?”
“It wasn’t PT. I was just teaching you some exercises.”
“Th-that is PT.”
“Teaching the viewers isn’t PT.”
“I-is that so?”
Ye-seul bit her lip with a puzzled expression. It seemed she was gradually calming down as the hypnosis began to lose its immediate grip.
“Fine, then. Since we’ve already done some exercise anyway...”
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye-seul abruptly took off her clothes.
“Give me some PT for real. It’s been a while.”
“What?”
“We haven’t been able to do it much lately.”
In an instant, Ye-seul, now clad only in her bra and panties, slunk toward me.
“Aren’t you going to give me PT today? After I came all the way here?”
For some reason, Ye-seul’s eyes were shimmering suggestively.
“There’s plenty of equipment here, so there’s no reason we can’t, right? You’re not going to just leave after getting me all heated up like this, are you, Senior?”