The Divine Genius’s Game Broadcasting - Chapter 710



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Episode 710 – Please, Muscle! (3)

Early in the morning, when Korea becomes quiet.

But things were different on the other side of the globe. While there were differences from state to state, most of North America was currently in the post-lunch time zone.

[It’s too boring, I still have a long way to go before I leave work. I wish they allowed me to practice shooting during lunch as a company benefit. It’d be nice to wake up and have some sleep. Why on earth aren’t there any workplaces like that?]

[It’s not even expensive. Even if it’s called a shooting range, it’s not something fancy. You just have to put up a few beer bottles or empty cans in an empty lot!]

[Don’t forget warning, lol. It might be okay for gunmen like us, but how many people are startled by the sound of gunfire?]

The community was perfect for relieving boredom after a meal and spending the little free time I had left.

Gunman Reddit, a community specializing in firearms and shooting techniques, was one of those places.

[Than, just play the AR game. Can’t I just buy a module to support the electric function?]

Someone suggested it among those who are hungry for shooting. However, the short content was enough to stimulate the minds of community users, the ‘gunmen’.

[WTF? This kid, AR right now? He said AR game? And he said electric module?!]

[Damn, this woke me up. I’m so angry! I don’t know where you came from, but get out now! This is where only ‘real’ shooters come!]

[Chill out, guys. You might be a newbie, right? Of course, it would be wrong for you not to read the community rules.]

Not all shooting was the same. Gunmen only recognized shooting in reality.

It wasn’t just that they wanted to be exclusive and feel superior.

[Fake Gunman really makes me mad. You’re bragging about shooting a gun while playing in VR! Damn, ‘realistic’ recoil and ballistics! It’s fake after all! The value of effort is different!]

[They cannot know for the rest of their lives. The feeling that you can end someone’s life in a single moment. Shooting comes with a sense of responsibility that is equal to its destructive power.]

This phenomenon was not limited to specific hobbies. As capsules became more widespread, it became possible to enjoy real-life hobbies in virtual reality, and the boundaries between them became unclear.

Although the degree may vary, people who enjoy various sports or hobbies that require skill, such as fishing or horseback riding, do not consider virtual reality to be the ‘same’ hobby.

That’s why Lee Kyung-bok’s activities have not been reported on Gunman Riddit.

[Is this possible?]

This time things were different.

A fan active on the Pertube Reddit threw a clip of Lee Kyung-bok’s live-fire shooting into the already stagnant community.

[-???????????????]

[-Who is him? He hit all the bullets with full auto?]

[-Just a pistol…? Without attaching a buttstock or vertical grip?]

[-Is it some kind of CG? I mean, it’s an edited video, right? Maybe it’s just spliced ​​together!]

[-No way, this is one take! There are no edit points from the shooting to the target returning!]

The boredom and the unpleasantness towards the ‘fake’ gunmen disappeared all at once. They were absorbed in the ‘real’ footage that had flown in from the other side of the world.

What’s even more surprising is that.

[Is this possible, too?]

The fact is that there wasn’t just one video like that.

[-it’s impossible! How on earth can you get them all right while blindfolded?!]

[-Just one try, lol! You managed to fire all the shots with one shot except for full auto!? That’s incredible!]

[-Huh, First experience? It’s not just once that counts, but this is your first time shooting a pistol? Are you lying?!]

[-I got his name! Surprisingly, he’s not a shooting expert! Purple, he’s a streamer who broadcasts games!]

Even to the gunmen, it was an unprecedented shooting skill. Naturally, they were curious about Lee Gyeong-bok, who had the ‘real’ skills, and they found out his identity.

And that made me even more confused.

[-I, I can’t get it…! So you’re saying that you learned all those shooting skills from games?]

[-He is Korean! Korea is a state in a state of armistice, so its military training may be special!]

[-Nah, that’s not true. I worked at a US military base in Korea. You get used to guns while receiving military training, but skill is a different matter. Not all Koreans show this kind of skill.]

[-This is nonsense! You can’t catch up with the real thing with such fake experiences! Didn’t we all agree on that?!]

[-But, this clip is not ‘fake’. I can’t deny what I saw with my own eyes. Maybe this guy, Purple, had another way?]

The fake can never surpass the real.

You can’t become skilled just by having experience in the game. That was the common sense of the gunmen.

Lee Kyung-bok broke all that common sense. And this was exactly what fans in North America had been hoping for.

[Purple will be streaming tonight!]

Because they knew that they too would not be able to endure it, just as they had.

And when I look back…

[-Let’s ask him directly! Don’t you think he knows best?]

[-Yeah, he knows the answer. In the meantime, I’ll have to look up some more footage of him shooting. Then I can ask more detailed questions, right?]

[-What the…? Check out Purple’s RDR gameplay video! He made a very strange gun!]

[-Try ‘Purple+shoot’ on qoogle, lol! I don’t think I’ll be able to watch it all before waiting for the stream!]

It was bound to be dyed already.

* * *

Late morning, Lee Kyung-bok’s house.

After a light jog, he took a shower and even finished eating breakfast.

‘Hmm, it’s almost time for everyone to wake up.’

As he brushed his teeth, he thought of his team members. Normally, this would be the time when they would be preparing for an upcoming meeting.

‘Everyone will be surprised, right?’

A smile came to my face.

As expected, when I came out of the bathroom, a holographic notification quickly appeared.

It was Team Perfect’s group chat room.

[>Wowaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!]

[>(photo)]

[>What? What is it!? This isn’t a composite, is it!?]

[>Wow! Our boss! He’s really crazy!]

[>Did you all sleep well?]

[>Hey! Is that the problem now?]

[>400!? Pertube has 4 million!?]

[>Wow! Seriously, wow!]

Pertube subscribers surpass 4 million.

Lee Kyung-bok and Park Joo-ho had confirmed it in the morning, but for the other team members who had just woken up, it was good news that even their remaining fatigue would disappear.

[>I was surprised when I saw it in the morning too haha]

Lee Kyung-bok left a message with a smile. The team members’ attention immediately turned to him.

[>No;; Seriously, what is going on!?]

[>So lol, it was definitely around 3.5 million the day before yesterday?]

[>Wow… Is this the extent of the Muscle Gallery merger?]

[>Ah haha ​​that’s why we have to merge often even though it’s a bit unfamiliar]

While everyone else was bewildered, Choi Byeong-hun was the only one who responded as if it was a given.

[>I feel like this is another area expansion lol]

[>Actually, once it gets to around 3 million, the growth rate is bound to increase just based on the game genre, right?]

[>And you’re saying that the time for Pertube is short? It’s only been half a year, so there’s a limit to how much traffic there will be.]

Even Lee Kyung-bok couldn’t avoid stagnation. However, unlike other YouTube channels, he was greatly influenced by his environment.

[>Usually channels become stagnant when their content runs out, but Inma is a bit different, lol]

[>Pertube doesn’t have time for new viewers, lol]

[>This is the same for package games like Bark and online games like Geog. New users need to come out to see our videos so they can come in, right?]

Moreover, there was a barrier called ‘age restriction’ in game content.

This meant that it would take ‘years’ of time for new users to come in, rather than a change in genre.

[>We were able to maintain steady growth because we were also popular overseas, lol. If we had only focused on domestic sales, we would have been blocked before?]

[>Anyway, here we go! Inma appears in the sports field! Did he just go to the New World like Columbus? He even went there on a giant sailing ship called Muscle Gallery, Imari. LOL]

[>We were also starting to reach a plateau, but here, the exercise side has completely disappeared and we’ve been on a roll again, lol]

Everyone nodded their heads involuntarily at Choi Byeong-hun’s comment.

[>In the past, most of the subscribers were overseas. This time, the increase rate of domestic subscribers is definitely higher.]

[> Haha, as expected, you are the editor-in-chief! You have such a smart vibe!]

[>Really! I can definitely feel the experience!]

[>Miss, lol I have some experience, but I’m not interested in this kind of analysis]

Lee Kyung-bok moved his fingers with a warm smile.

[>In the end, it was all thanks to everyone working together.]

These weren’t just empty words of encouragement.

‘As expected, my choice was not wrong.’

It was a choice based on intuition, but the more I thought about it, the more certain I became.

[>Thanks to Mr. Daehan who worked hard on the subtitles and dubbing script, overseas fans were able to watch it comfortably.]

[>Yes? No haha ​​I did what I had to do]

[>Because you did the job properly. If it weren’t for Mr. Daehan, it would have been difficult.]

At the time of the interview, my qualifications were inferior to those of other applicants on paper. An ordinary person would have hired an applicant with a better resume.

[>Madman’s editing skills were outstanding to anyone who saw it. I’m sure everyone who saw it live wanted to see it again.]

[>Ouch haha ​​I’m still learning too haha]

[>That’s also great. I didn’t choose you just because Byung-Hoon recommended you.]

Madman had a good personality and skills, but above all, his love for shooting was crucial. That was the basis of his passion.

Lee Kyung-bok himself knew this fact well, as he was passionate about things he liked and enjoyed.

[>Pugmalion’s sense goes without saying. There is no country that dislikes beautiful things.]

[>Yes?]

[>Thank you so much, it’s too much!]

[>That’s true haha. Thanks to Pugmalion’s design, fans probably thought of me more.]

Before she joined, Lee Kyung-bok’s connection with viewers existed only online.

However, as goods recreated with her designs were created, viewers were able to remind themselves that they were fans of Lee Kyung-bok in real life as well.

[>So what I want to say is this.]

Lee Kyung-bok thought about his teammates and organized his thoughts. It probably wouldn’t have been a big problem even without them.

But that doesn’t mean there’s no problem.

[>Pertube, and my broadcast is perfect thanks to you all.]

It was just a fraction of perfection.

* * *

Early afternoon, near Lee Kyung-bok’s house.

Park Joo-ho was driving to pick up a friend.

Park Joo-ho smiled faintly at the team members’ emotions conveyed through voice talk.

If it were a normal offline shoot, all the team members would have gone to the site. But this time, since their areas of expertise were different, we decided to leave it up to Muscle Gallery.

“Yes, that’s true. Aren’t you all still reluctant to show your face? I think it would be better to focus on editing since fans might come looking for you.”

Moreover, since this time the filming took place in a location whose address was made public, there were concerns that the team members’ private lives would be exposed.

When Park Joo-ho added, everyone had no choice but to agree.

However, the team members did not just watch. In addition to preparing for basic editing, Jo Dae-han also organized questions that fans from overseas were curious about.

Park Joo-ho nodded at him and opened his eyes wide.

“I met Kyungbok. I will turn off the Botox.”

As I closed the application, the voices of my team members suddenly stopped. I saw Lee Kyung-bok approaching me, waving his hand through the car window.

“Are you here?”

“Why are you here when I didn’t even contact you?”

Lee Kyung-bok smiled playfully at Park Joo-ho’s question that came back instead of greeting him.

“I’m trying to fix the habit of employees who don’t listen to the boss.”

“What? Huh, I really…”

Park Joo-ho realized the meaning and let out a hollow laugh. Lee Kyung-bok passed him by and loaded his luggage into the backseat before getting into the car.

“How are you feeling?”

Park Joo-ho asked bluntly.

Following yesterday, this was another live shoot where I had to use my body in real life. And it wasn’t even a recording, it was a live show.

“This is absolutely the best.”

At his worried gaze, Lee Kyung-bok answered confidently and gave a thumbs up.

“I have 4 million subscribers supporting me.”

“Yeah, I guess it’s good.”

“Of course, Inma.”

Lee Kyung-bok answered and turned his head.

“You’re not just supporting me with words.”

Park Joo-ho also glanced at the back seat through the rearview mirror and nodded. He also smiled at the objects visible through the slightly open zipper.

“Well, you really are… I’m a bastard.”

He also knew it well because he was a fan of someone. The meaning of the actions that Lee Kyung-bok showed just now was different.

“what?”

“You can tell by the way I took care of everything without even telling you.”

“…Isn’t that obvious?”

Even if you yourself don’t know.

“The fans gave me this as a gift, so I have to use it.”

Every single one of those actions made the fans happy.