Chapter 20 - Cheating Day Chapter 20
Side dish store
“My weight is 129 kg.”
The reaction is, “I lost 9 kg, but I still weigh 129 kg?”
“Actually, it’s better.” People like me who have gained a lot of weight can lose it quickly with just a little effort.
Except for cheat days, I stuck to my diet well and worked hard at exercising, something I had never done before.
Above all, I gained confidence from the fact that I lost 9 kg in just a month.
“Target weight?” They say that according to the BMI standard, a value below 23 is considered normal. “You’re 184 cm tall, so 77-78 kg?”
I need to lose about 50 more kilograms to be normal.
Is it even possible?
It seems like it would be hard to take it out quickly.
To prepare for the time when the most will be used, I had to reduce it by 60 kg.
That’s almost the weight of an adult person.
“It won’t be easy.” But, you know, sometimes you have to skip it to eat something delicious.
In my case, there was no problem with insulin secretion.
Rather, it was a problem caused by excessive sugar intake leading to overproduction of insulin.
If insulin is produced in excess within the body, insulin resistance increases, and as a result, blood sugar levels do not stabilize even when insulin is secreted.
Joo Ji-seung and Cha Ji-chan were also in this situation.
In other words, if the weight returns to normal and muscle mass is supported, it means that, like the two people, blood sugar can be maintained to some extent even when eating regular meals.
I can’t tell you how relieved I am.
No way, lol. Are you dieting to eat more, not to get healthy?
A chat caught my eye.
“Of course, health is important too.” But my happiness is eating, what should I do? The broadcast, exercise, and diet I’m doing right now are all because I want to eat delicious food.
A man who lives to eat
Is eating really that great?
Uncle also makes hobbies and stuff.
Your body is in that state, and you still want to eat?
“Get out, man.”
As the number of viewers increased, so did the number of people causing trouble.
When one person gets blocked, the other viewers start laughing.
There are several reasons, but first, I have some resentment. There was a time when I was struggling a bit, but everyone, since many of you work here, let me ask you something. “Have you ever not received your salary?”
Most people say they haven’t experienced it by typing “ni-eun” twice, but occasionally, there are those who do.
My first job was like that. I didn’t want to burden my parents, so I kept sending out my resume and ended up getting a job in sales. It’s easy to get a job as a salesperson, isn’t it? But it was truly an amazing place. Has it been about a week since I started working? The department head came into the office and slapped the manager in the next line. “This week’s performance is just ridiculous.”
Crazy
Wait, there are still companies like that?
└We should call the police.
“I’m so shocked that I can’t think of anything, but for about 30 minutes, they just keep throwing words at me that I’ve never heard before.” Bringing up even the parents. It’s so severe that there’s a limit to how much a person can endure. I thought, “If this keeps up, something really bad is going to happen,” but the manager just kept bowing and saying sorry the whole time.
The manager, who used to come in with a gentle smile during the new employee training sessions, experienced such humiliation every week.
Even so, they kept smiling.
I couldn’t understand how he could get treated like that and still turn around with a big smile on his face, as if he had no pride at all.
One day, after seeing the family photo on his desk, I realized that I was young.
“Such a company, but the funny thing is they don’t even have the four major insurances.” They don’t even pay my salary. They say they’re not paying the salary? The concept of a base salary doesn’t exist at all. I only receive the contract commission. If you can’t win the contract, you can’t make money.
It’s not a company, it’s like a gang of hustlers.
Is it a pyramid scheme?
Even a cult will feed you.
You mean there are no four major insurances?
Seriously, what on earth did you do? LOL
“Exactly.” Back then, I was young and there was nothing I could do, so I was fooled by what those people said. If you say it now, it’s gaslighting. Back then, I didn’t even know the term gaslighting.
The viewers are badmouthing the old company.
“Anyway, I worked at that company for six months, but I only got paid twice.” I didn’t receive anything for the last four months. The first month was bearable, but from the second month on, I didn’t even have money for transportation, let alone food.
Why do you keep going to places like that?
I don’t understand.
If it had reached that state, it should have been released.
“If I quit right away, will I find a job immediately?” After working another month, the salary comes out, right? So, I was preparing to switch jobs, and I thought I would leave once I secured a position.
Everyone agrees.
“But they were really cruel.” They didn’t even give me time to go to the interview. Yeah, the concept of annual leave doesn’t exist at all. Even if you’re sick, there’s no such thing as taking half a day off or leaving early. Moreover, we have company dinners until dawn every day. Can’t prepare for other things at night. Of course, I was really pathetic back then too. I know well. I know, but it wasn’t like I was being treated that way for no reason.
How old are you?
“25 years old?” Around 26 years old. Anyway, I’m really hungry, so I have to eat something, right? Fortunately, the goshiwon provided free ramen. There are more than 10 people living on one floor, but only 4 are allowed per day. It seems like everyone living in that goshiwon was in a situation like mine. In the morning, when the goshiwon owner leaves ramen, everyone comes out and grabs the ramen first. If you can’t take care of it then, you’ll just go hungry that day. 응. I’m starving. So, what choice do I have left?
Are you fighting over ramen?
I can’t imagine and me.
Company dinner?
“That’s right.” Since we have company dinners every day, we eat a whole day’s worth at that time. Otherwise, I really feel like I’m going to starve to death. I really ate everything that was there.
That’s not good.
You binge-eat, huh?
Right. If I don’t eat it then, I don’t know when I’ll get to eat it again.
“I usually don’t eat that much rice.” I just ate moderately. When I joined that company, I weighed about 70 kg. But when I left, I weighed over 90 kg. You end up eating a lot at once.
At that time, I felt a threat to my survival.
Am I going to starve to death like this?
Will I keep living like this until I die?
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I blamed myself and regretted it every day.
“Then I thought it really wouldn’t work out, so I left.” Tell my mother honestly and ask for her help. So my mother even paid for the goshiwon rent and all.
That day was the moment when my last shred of pride and self-esteem vanished.
I wanted to remain a proud son to my mother, and I boasted loudly that she shouldn’t worry anymore because I got a job.
Upon hearing that the goshiwon rent was overdue, my mother sighed.
“Since I came out, I was looking for a part-time job, and a small video production company accepted me.” I carried things around and did various errands, and my net pay was around 1,380,000 won. It must have been the minimum wage back then. But where is that for me? I paid 500,000 won for rent, saved 500,000 won, and lived off the rest.
Can you make a living off that??
You lived for a month on 300,000 won?
It’s about 10,000 won a day.
If the minimum wage is 1.3 million won, it must be around 2016.
“That’s right.” There was nothing I could do. I decided to spend exactly 10,000 won a day. I never even thought about things like games and movies. Even meeting friends felt burdensome.
At that time, I gave up a lot of the things I liked to do.
Games, movies, exhibitions, friends.
“But you have to eat, right?” So, I found a cheap and delicious place. I couldn’t travel far. Because I need to save on transportation costs. So, every restaurant I found while wandering around the neighborhood was a source of happiness for me.
Back then, there were many restaurants where you could have a meal for under 5,000 won.
It wasn’t incredibly delicious, but it was the 4,500 won kimchi stew from the snack bar in front of my house.
If you wanted to eat a variety of foods, you could pay 5,000 won at the Korean buffet cafeteria in the building where the company rented space and eat as much as you wanted.
The time I could eat comfortably while watching YouTube with my phone placed in front of my meal tray, that one meal told me that I was living just fine.
Suddenly, it hits me.
What a hardship
It’s so ordinary, but that was happiness for you, wasn’t it?
I also remember when I was a new member of society. I was so tight on paying off my student loans that I was eating samgyeopsal every day.
└Me too. When I was preparing for the civil service exam, I felt so sorry asking my parents for allowance that I only ate ramen.
“Okay.” Here, you’re speaking. Honestly, who hasn’t gone through hardships? So, you come to realize how precious a bowl of rice is.
So, when did you start editing?
Learning while working at a video production company?
“Oh, that.” You said you started as a part-timer. I’m coming to my senses now that I’m a bit full. If I just do what I’m told, I’ll only be doing part-time jobs. So I self-taught by asking various questions. Then, the show I was watching at that time was “Jimgun.” Ji-chan’s show. I asked why they don’t create a YouTube channel since they don’t have one, and they said they don’t know how to do it. So I said I would help you practice.
Wow, building up to stick the straw from then on
How much did you get paid?
So you met like that, huh?
Since they keep doing collabs, I thought they were blackmailing me with some secret or something.
“Hey.” Money, what about it? At that time, Ji-chan’s show didn’t even have 50 viewers. I even set up the YouTube channel, you know? I didn’t care about things like compensation at all. I just did it out of fan love.
Isn’t the conservative even considered?
100,000 YouTuber reveals political stance
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Wow, now that we’ve surpassed 100,000, there’s no stopping us!
“No, that’s not what I meant.” Crazy viewer! What are you talking about! Now!
I usually joke around with the viewers, so I can brush off most comments, but I was really surprised by the unexpected joke.
hahahahahahah
I’m freaking out, lol.
Assassination successful
Seeing their reactions, it seems like they’re all just messing around these days.
I calmed my startled heart with a Zero Cola and continued speaking.
“Anyway, it was very helpful to me too.” What kind of video should I upload on YouTube? How to handle the broadcast. There are many good people, and there are just as many people who are like scum. And I felt like I was moving forward.
……Are you saying to move forward?
Are you talking about progress?
You crazy bastards, stop it
“Ah, seriously, stop being so unreasonable.” If someone else clips this and uploads it, it’s going to be weird.
As soon as I finished speaking, a chat message popped up asking if I wanted a clip of the video.
These people are clearly afflicted with a disease that makes them die if they don’t tease me at least once a day.
How was it working with Cha Ji-chan?
Does Cha Ji-chan usually have underwater competitions with octopuses?
Looks like they really hit it off. You started YouTube and grew quickly, didn’t you?
How is Cha Ji-chan in real life?
As expected, since they’re a famous person, I guess there are a lot of things to be curious about.
Questions about Cha Ji-chan keep coming in.
“Even though Ji-chan hyung is only three years older than me, there’s something admirable about him.” What should I say to the person? You have a strong sense of self. Good mental strength too. Something has been set in place.
False teeth?
Wow, I’m really making a lot of mistakes today with the side dishes. Not only do they reveal their political leanings, but now they’re even dividing generations ㄷㄷ
“No!” Not that frame! You know, it’s like trying to piece things together. Set the framework. When you do it, that frame! Foundation!”
hahahahahahahahahaha
Ah, hahaha, getting mad while cosplaying as a polar bear is so cute, lol.
This guy is kind of cute when he’s angry.
Our Chanyong finds it amusing to tease.