A Lie Has Become Reality

31 – Eterna Hunter (1)

Recruitment of content PD and editor went smoothly.

With the help of Suhyeon, the completed job posting was posted as it is in the video editing gallery job column, and the response was truly explosive.

The reason I had no choice but to do so was because the hiring conditions I put forward were unconventional.

First of all, since it is hired as a full-time employee of Leon Play, various welfare benefits other than the four major insurances are the basics of the basics.

Above all, the most talked about issue is annual salary.

[Salary: 84 million KRW / annual salary negotiable]

What is needed to increase work efficiency?

Improving the workflow, clearly dividing roles and responsibilities, or organizing work by setting priorities.

There are many things, but can these be called fundamental solutions?

I can be sure. That all forms of work efficiency come from ‘salary’, none other than that.

Workers tend to work only as much as they are paid, and if they demand more labor intensity than what they are given, a riot will be triggered from there.

Then, what is there to worry about?

Isn’t it a problem that can be solved if workers pay more than they work?

If you hire someone with experience and treat them far beyond the average in the industry, the employee will also know the value of the treatment he/she receives.

Then you will definitely think about it.

Even if I leave this place and move to another place, I wonder if I will be treated as much as I received here.

When you’re that confident, you’ll work without hesitation and with the determination to bury your bones.

“In the first place, it’s also the price of gum.”

Originally, I was overflowing with rotten money.

However, thanks to a series of recent incidents, the amount of money that was already a lot has increased considerably.

To be honest, I don’t have the confidence to notice if 7 million won disappears from my account every month.

“Ten minutes left.”

Tuk Tuk-

I’m sitting in the small meeting room at Leon Play.

I’m sitting in my seat, tapping the desk with my fingertips, waiting for my teammates to meet.

As the channel operation begins in earnest, I am going to make a clear declaration to my team members today.

About where the direction of this channel should go.

As I was concentrating on my thoughts, the door opened and the team members began to enter one after another.

“Ah…No… Hello… yo. This… “

The woman’s name is Kim Ha-yoon.

I am a content PD who will oversee video editing and uploading on my channel.

To be honest, she has a completely unbelievable appearance and personality, but her skills are truly exhausting.

“Hello CEO!!”

Wow, what a surprise.

The name of the man who strides in and sits down with a booming voice is Park Yun-seong.

He is a cameraman and sub-editor hired for high-quality filming.

“Nice to meet you, this is Sungwoo Kim.”

I shook hands with Kim Ha-yoon and Park Yun-seong in turn.

I looked at the two with a happy expression as they broke through the murderous competition rate.

Two members except me, although the number of people is shabby, this is enough for the assortment.

After confirming that Ha-Yoon Kim and Yun-Sung Park were seated, I stood up and carefully opened my mouth.

“Actually, I have something to ask you before we start talking about it.”

Great.

Clearing his throat, he went on.

“What do you think is the essential reason why I bother to open a personal YouTube channel?”

Let’s start off with a simple question, and the two of us, who had been silently listening, also began to speak.

“Isn’t that the purpose of using the YouTube channel as a marketing channel at the company level to promote the game?”

“I… me too… Same idea… !!”

Feed-

I expected it.

From the time of hiring, he emphasized that he was hired as an employee of LeonPlay, and it was a natural idea to use the YouTube channel as a marketing channel.

I need to correct the misunderstanding of the team members who are looking at me blindly.

“Wrong.”

“”Yes?””

“The channel we will open will be operated for only one purpose.”

I paused and continued talking.

“This channel will only be operated for my hobby.”

“Hobbies… yo. This… ?”

Kim Ha-yoon asked with an expression that he did not understand.

“Hobbies… To do… Isn’t it too serious… I want… !”

Park Yunseong, who was sitting next to him, also nodded.

“When you say it’s just a hobby, do you mean that YouTube activities can be stopped at any time if the CEO gets bored?”

These are pretty sharp questions.

Who wouldn’t be anxious if the channel he was trying to bury in earnest was simply opened for the purpose of a hobby?

“I am a person who is serious about my hobbies. You won’t have anything to worry about. Above all, as they were hired as Leonplay employees, even if the channel operation was suspended, Ha Yoon-ssi and Yoon-seong had a wide range of work to do.”

So, as long as you do your job well, you don’t have to worry about getting fired.

As the anxiety was relieved, the atmosphere in the conference room softened to some extent.

“Maybe… ! The direction of the set channel… Do you have… !”

“The direction of my channel is very simple and clear.”

Looking at the two who were listening, he parted his lips.

“First of all, the basic direction of content is ‘don’t waste money’.”

“Oh, that would definitely work.”

Of course it works.

Because there is no other material that is both stimulating and interesting enough to cost money.

However, the one-size-fits-all money is not only difficult to reach a consensus, but also has plenty of room for resentment.

Luxurious daily life is obviously a good topic to consume, but it is a double-edged sword that has to bear with the many side effects that follow.

I smiled at the admiring Park Yoon-seong.

“It’s definitely a material that works, but honestly, it’s not groundbreaking in itself. The outer packaging is gorgeous, but the contents inside are so obvious, isn’t it?”

“Um… “

“I will watch the video out of curiosity. But when you look at it, you will suddenly think of this. It’s like, ‘Oh, it’s disappointing’.”

Patterns of consumption are ultimately limited.

Buying expensive clothes, eating expensive food, sleeping in expensive hotels…

The chaebol’s obvious daily life is a fun enough entertainment in itself, but on the contrary, it is easy to be compared.

Then, the first emotion that comes to mind is ‘curiosity’, but it doesn’t take long for that feeling to spread to ‘disappointment’.

Why do you know so well? These are the emotions I felt while watching vlog videos every day.

“What is the meaning of the word money?”

“Aren’t you wasting your money?”

I nodded.

“That’s right. It’s a word of resolution similar to overspending, where you spend money where you don’t have to spend it.”

Then, is there a way to spend money without incurring people’s antipathy?

Of course it exists.

The direction of ‘don’t waste money’ is to focus on ‘vicarious satisfaction’ and ‘justice’ rather than ‘show off’.

“In a capitalist society, money is something to spend.”

Vicarious satisfaction comes from the use of money.

It is only when you are immersed in the narrative and cause that you wield a huge amount of capital that vicarious satisfaction is possible.

I decided to satisfy all those narratives and justifications with the magic word ‘true education’.

Of course, there are also personal reasons. After doing true education, it’s insanely exhilarating.

“I would literally f*ck with money.”

“”What is that… ?””

“Because I am going to have an accident soon.”

“”… ?””

“Do you know the game Aetherna Hunter?”

“Ah! Of course you know. It’s the game that’s getting the most criticism these days, isn’t it?”

‘Eterna X’ is a mobile collectible RPG game developed by a Japanese game company called ‘Ahoi’.

Through a Korean publisher called ‘Five Tops’, a Korean server was released under the name ‘Etherna Hunter’.

And this game showed unprecedented crazy management in the history of Korean games, driving users into shock and fear.

Unauthorized use of fan art is standard, and updates are at least 6 months apart from the original.

In addition, when a complaint about this is posted on the official cafe, the post of the user who posted the complaint is deleted and the user is forced to leave.

Even recently, it has been revealed that a small number of ranker users neglected to abuse the gacha reward collection bug, which is causing even more outrage.

What is the gacha reward receipt bug?

Etherna Hunter is basically a gacha game where realism is essential.

Aetherna Hunter’s gacha has a system called ‘booster’ that doubles the reward for the next round every 10 rounds.

However, if you do not directly receive the double reward due to the ‘booster’ and receive the mailbox between 5 and 6 am, the reward is not doubled, but increased by 5 to 20 times.

The problem is that a higher guild monopolizes this bug and eats it back to make astronomical profits.

And a few days ago, bug exploitation became a public issue due to the guild’s whistleblowing, and here Five Tops casts the greatest bitterness ever.

[Etherna Hunter Operational Policy]

-Sanctions for exploiting bugs are a double-edged sword.

-Because most of the users who use bugs are the ones who love the game and work hard.

Five Tops was aware of the bug exploitation but neglected it.

Perhaps it is because most of the users who abused the bug are heavy users.

How do you know so well?

X feet. It was because I was once a loyal user of Ether and Hunter.

“No way… ?”

“Yes. Etherna Hunter publishing rights will be intercepted by our Leonplay.”

Ahoi, a Japanese game company, is still small, so it must be maintaining this crappy publishing contract by crying and eating mustard.

Considering the penalties incurred by unilaterally terminating the publishing contract, there is no answer from Ahoy’s point of view.

What Ahoy can do is just keep his mouth shut and observe the situation.

“Ether or Hunter, the game itself is very fun.”

The reason why I couldn’t let go of the game despite the damn operation.

Not only because it’s a waste of money, but also because the game itself is fun.

In particular, the beautiful illustrations, attractive characters, and in-depth story are overwhelming among games of the same type.

I was curious about the story, so I went in and out of the Japanese community to the point where I looked for the story using a translator.

“I’m going to feed Five Tops a huge candy on YouTube.”

Even after destroying Five Tops, I have to bring Ether and Hunter to Leon Play.

That’s how the first offering for my YouTube debut was decided.