[TS] Starting the Broadcast

The content was a huge hit.
It ranked first in New Continent TV’s weekly best topic broadcast ranking.
And it didn’t stop there.
When I received offers from Lark and Mia and provided the video, they both uploaded it to YouTube.
The two are YouTubers with 120,000 and 150,000 subscribers respectively.
Checking the videos, they both exceeded 500,000 views.
And with the trend continuing to increase… there’s a reason why the average number of viewers on my recent broadcasts has increased by over 100.
Now my broadcast has developed to the point where it gets 600-700 viewers even without any special content.
It’s amazing to have achieved this result in less than two months.

‘Water balloons are bursting a lot too, and the number of fan club members has increased a lot.’

It surpassed 4,000 members.
It feels like just yesterday when I was struggling at 1,500, it’s truly a dramatic change.

‘I gained 220 points in three days. And I even got an unexpected ability.’

I remember when I sang Han Ae-seul’s Non Stop 4 OST.
At that very moment when the helper praised me for being truly excellent.
I gained a new ability.
In the song-related ability category, excluding the existing ‘Vocalization 2’ and ‘Rhythm Sense 3’, ‘Expressiveness 2’ was created.
The effect of the ability was a technique to better convey the emotions I felt to listeners through singing.
Converted to points, it was worth about 180 points, and I felt very good to get it for free.

‘I feel a bit sorry for Lark because things got bigger than expected, but…’

After ending the broadcast that day, the three of us had a conversation as an after-party.
I apologized first.
Originally, I didn’t intend to make things this big, but it became a broadcast that attracted a lot of attention more than expected, and in a way, it was content where Lark publicly became a ‘fool’.
Fortunately, Lark didn’t seem to be very upset or react badly.
No, rather, he seemed a bit dazed?
I apologized and talked about various things, but the response wasn’t great.
So I was a bit worried, but when we gathered again the next day for League of Legends team game practice, he had returned to his usual self, so I could feel relieved.

“A lot of letters came again today.”

It was the same as during the Miracle joint broadcast.
As I made a big issue, other BJs trying to leech off somehow by requesting joint broadcasts.
I send back apology replies to each one and contemplate what to do today.
Today is a rare day without League of Legends team game practice.
A free feeling with nothing prepared or decided in advance.
Perhaps because of that, I wanted to do a broadcast that I could conduct lightly… without burden.

-Ooh! Did something happen today? Why did you turn it on so early?
-It’s 3 PM, seeing how early it is, you might have prepared something huge!
-Is something big coming? Is something big coming? Is something big coming?

“No. I just turned it on early because I wanted to see you all.”

– A BJ starting with training right away.
-Hmph! Do you think anyone will welcome you just because you say that? Still, I’ll press like since I have manners.
– The person above is a bit gross. Can we ban them?

Even though I turned on the broadcast about 2 hours earlier than usual, ‘Hani’s Uncle Fan’ who quickly appeared with a manager armband mark started managing the chat window.
Seeing that, a hint of how to conduct today’s broadcast came to mind.

New Continent TV has created ‘ranks’ for viewers who joined the fan club.
The general member rank that you get as soon as you join the fan club.
And among general members, the top 20 who donated the most water balloons become special members.
And even among those special members, 1st and 2nd place become ‘President’ and ‘Vice President’, with sparkling gold and silver star marks next to their nicknames to show their presence.
The bonus is the sound effect when entering the broadcast and the flashy sparkling effect of the mark.
A structure that stimulates ‘competitiveness’, one of the most primal human emotions.
Special members have a plain-looking bronze star next to them, and general members have just one small heart, making those who want to show their presence in front of their favorite BJ feel even more deprived.
So sometimes there were people who recklessly donated water balloons even spending their living expenses.
Most of them were people addicted to female cam broadcasts that blatantly induce water balloons.
It even became a social issue with incidents like embezzling company funds to donate water balloons.

As such, from the early days of broadcasting, I asked, or rather begged, not to donate excessive amounts that would be burdensome.
And I didn’t show differentiated reactions only for viewers who donated large amounts.
Perhaps because of that, there hasn’t been any problem related to water balloons in my broadcast so far.
Well, I’m not a god and can’t know the viewers’ economic situations in detail… but anyway, it’s clear that I’m making efforts in my own way.

“Today, we’ll lightly take time to learn about the special members who have made many donations to my broadcast so far. Actually, I’ve been indifferent about that aspect… Special members, you felt a bit hurt, right?”

-That’s right. This is the first room that doesn’t treat special members well.
-Still, it’s amazing how water balloons burst a lot. Is it because you make hit content so well?

Basically, special members are attention seekers.
They have affection for the BJ and shoot water balloons wanting to be recognized more.
Until now, I’ve turned a blind eye to their feelings considering the deprivation that ordinary viewers would feel, but if I make this into content, it’s a different story.

“First, our President! You rarely chat but always watch my broadcast diligently! Especially when I do cam broadcasts, you always stay until the end, ‘RunHani-nim’s broadcasting station! I’ll check it now.”

Fortunately, the President was also connected to the broadcast.
I clicked on the ID and moved directly to the broadcasting station.

“Oh… As expected of the President! It’s touching.”

As soon as I moved to the broadcasting station, the photo of my first cam broadcast hung on the main page catches my eye.
It was a bit embarrassing, but it’s a photo that has already spread as much as it could.
I passed the main screen and clicked on the bulletin board.

“Hmm, there’s nothing special. Seems like you don’t watch New Continent TV much?”

-This is a bit scary.
-It reminds me of when my girlfriend used to search through my messenger and Cyworld. I think I’m going to get PTSD.
-Beep! I noticed it was nonsense as soon as the word girlfriend came out.

I checked the profile past the bulletin board, but the name was private, and the age was displayed as 32 years old, height 179cm, weight 80kg.

“Wow, President, you must have a good body. Do you exercise?”

-About the BJ praising the President’s body… Please recommend a light novel with such a title!
-Is this content trying to get water balloons today? I didn’t see Hani that way.
-If she was going to work like that, she would have turned on the cam broadcast. With the cam off, her way of speaking is completely like a man’s, can it induce anything?

“No, don’t make strange accusations. I’ve talked about water balloon-related things so much since the early days, how could I be inducing…”

[RunHani-nim has donated 500 water balloons.]

-No, I just go back and forth between work and home.

“Huh? Ah… You could just answer in chat. Anyway, thank you so much for donating 500 water balloons, President.”

-ㅋ Is there a BJ who insists they didn’t induce after this?
-Water balloons are duplicating? Water balloons are duplicating? Water balloons are duplicating?
-Is today the day the President’s wallet gets completely emptied?

I was momentarily speechless due to the water balloons that burst differently from my intention.
But I’m now a broadcaster who has almost completed two months of experience!
Without being flustered, I quickly shout out the next turn and enter the broadcasting station of ‘GangnamOctopus’, the Vice President.

“Come to think of it, it’s unusual that both the President and Vice President are logged in today. I’ll take a look for a moment!”

GangnamOctopus’s broadcasting station was boring.
The main page greeted me with a blank white screen as nothing was hung, and there were just a few strange advertising inducement posts left on the bulletin board.

‘Eh, this isn’t fun. Should I have prepared in advance?’

As I was feeling regretful, as if the god of broadcasting descended, unlike the quiet bulletin board etc., a guestbook full of traces appeared.

“Huh? What’s this? It says ‘Octopus oppa, thanks for coming today. Come play again next time.'”

-ㅋ That’s Hayoon. She’s a female cam BJ who blatantly fleeces idiots.
-The one below is a post from Myungsun? Wow, look at the Vice President living up to his nickname ㄷㄷ;;
-Don’t tell me octopus means… 8 people?!

The viewers’ boisterous reactions are welcome.
I also went along with it and said in a playful voice.

“No, Vice President, you said you loved me last time when I did a cam broadcast. But you’ve been doing that to other female BJs too?”

[GangnamOctopus-nim has donated 1000 water balloons.]

-No, those are all in the past. I deleted everything after getting to know Hani-nim. This is the only place for me.
– That person was shooting tons of water balloons at Dayoung and Yunmi’s bikini joint broadcast yesterday.
-Caught you, you rascal!
-That person is very famous in female cam rooms. A fool who shoots tons of water balloons .

“Ah, no, please don’t shoot water balloons every time you answer. I said I’ll check if you just chat. This makes it seem like I’m inducing.”

-Yeah, it is inducing.
-Is there a BJ who pretends to be angry after receiving water balloons?

“It’s really not! I’m going to the next one.”

Unfortunately, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th special members were not logged in, perhaps because the broadcast started earlier than usual.
So I entered the broadcasting station of ‘LoliIsTruth’, who was 6th.

“… Uh, this. That’s, hmm.”

– Crazy. It’s hilarious.
-No, what is this? Jumong Rabbit and Bren S, Kobayashi Maid Dragon and some I don’t even know. Is this a gathering of all otaku anime?
-Teacher, I think your life is legendary for knowing all of these except a few.

The main screen is very splendid.
Small and cute female characters of unknown identity were looking this way.
Viewers bursting into laughter.
I spoke, worried that ‘LoliIsTruth’ might get hurt.

“Well… I don’t know much, but the characters are very cute.”

-I think so too.

“Huh? But, there seems to be quite a difference between the characters you like and me, is there a reason you like my broadcast?”

-Voice!

“Yes?”

-I’ll always be waiting for you to imitate the voices of the characters I like.

“Uh… Ah, that… I understand. I’ll try it sometime later.”

This won’t do.
It feels like I’ve looked into a deep abyss that shouldn’t be peered into.
I quickly answered and looked for the next special member.
Skipping 7th, 8th, and 9th, I click on the broadcasting station of ‘DoesHaniWellOrNot’, who has the longest viewing record for my broadcast at 10th place.

“Wow! Amazing!”

I was really surprised.
The background that appeared on the main screen was a single picture.
The figure of a beautiful woman sitting with her chin resting in front of a window, looking at the distant scenery outside.
It was me.