[Are there any experienced streamers among those who applied to Daeju’s streamer recruitment?]
Want to check them out before broadcasting ㅇㅇ[1]
[Comments]
– There are quite a few, go to the streamer recruitment board and sort by most recommended ㅇㅇ
ㄴ OP: Oh thanks
– Lots of female applicants… *feels gloomy*
ㄴ How can you resist the chance to hang out with Daeju and Vine?
ㄴ Hanging out… I’m having naughty thoughts…
ㄴ I think I had similar thoughts lol
ㄴ lololol
***
Today I woke up early.
As soon as I got up, I went straight to the message board to read posts.
It seemed everyone was interested in today’s streamer recruitment broadcast – from last evening until now, the board was filled with related discussions.
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited too.
I did briefly check who had applied, but since there were so many applicants, this time we decided to contact only those whose posts received a certain number of recommendations.
Why use recommendations as criteria? Because when it comes to choosing streamers, there’s nothing more accurate than viewers’ eyes.
“Ah ah, can you hear me?”
[Yes~]
[Yeah]
[Is Vine not here?]
[This is Daeju’s channel… stop looking for others…]
Uncharacteristically nervous, I started with a mic check.
Somehow I was more nervous than during my 100k subscriber broadcast. Well, it made sense. Right now, for reasons unknown, the viewership had suddenly jumped to over 5,000.
Reasons?
Maybe it went viral?
Honestly, I wasn’t sure why, but people were showing more interest than when I stirred up drama with my Silver Button.
Perhaps there are many viewers hungry for new streamers. And looking at me and Vine, there’s a high chance of finding unique streamers. Who knows what new broadcasting style might emerge? Maybe they came out of curiosity.
“Today, as mentioned before, I’ll be reading applications from the streamer recruitment board and conducting interviews through voice calls.”
[Is it really an interview if it’s just a call? Isn’t it more like phone dating? Shouldn’t interviews be face-to-face?]
[Was an interview always face-to-face? Is interview short for face-to-face contact?]
[Face-to-face contact sounds kind of dirty, right?]
[Kind of hot]
[Ah f*ck this is making me dizzy, stop killing my brain cells you f*cking chat]
I tried to calm the chat first.
Seeing how easily they got fired up compared to usual, the viewers seemed a bit excited due to anticipation.
“First, I should show you this…”
I showed the number of posts registered on the streamer recruitment board.
The number was a whopping 200.
There were some duplicate applications, but still, roughly 150 people had applied.
Honestly, it’s a job anyone might dream about.
[Is this… one of the most desired jobs among elementary school students…?]
[Still, please don’t let minors watch Daeju.]
[I kind of want to see middle schoolers giggling while saying ‘Daeju-ya Daejweo’ lol][2]
[If they’re only picking one person, is the competition ratio 150:1? We’re.F*cked!]
“I’m grateful that so many people applied… but unfortunately, I can’t look at them all, so I’ll be going by most recommended”
[Yes, can’t be helped]
[You b*tch, show some effort and look at all 200! Please!]
[lololol looks like the person above applied but got low recommendations lololol]
[Not a chance! Skip right away!]
“The person with the highest recommendations is… uh… well…”
Why is this person here?
The very first person was someone I knew.
And for various reasons, I was unsure if they should be allowed to broadcast.
Why did they apply here?
Looking at how their recommendation count was far above the second-highest person, I could guess why.
***
[This is Yeonhee]
This place seems hot lately so I thought I’d slip in an application~
(photo)
[Comments]
– Why the f*ck are you writing with aegyo[3] in your post, so annoying
ㄴ Fr lol and since I see her often I can hear her voice
ㄴ Internet’s Femme Fatale… making me want to be a real gangster
– Honestly might be the most entertaining among all applicants
ㄴ Of course f*ck lol she has more viewers than Daeju lololol
– But don’t you already have an MCN?
ㄴ Hmm… that’s not my business, recommending anyway
ㄴ True ㅇㅇ Yeonhee probably knows what she’s doing with her broadcasting experience
***
How could she not get recommendations?
She’s a big company streamer.
“No way…”
I was planning to quietly contact her first when I eventually started an MCN company, but I never expected her to reach out first like this. While I felt good about it, I also worried if this was okay for her. I knew she was currently signed with an MCN company – was this really alright?
As one commenter said, she has plenty of broadcasting experience so maybe I shouldn’t worry, but in my memory, Yeonhee had this sort of airheaded charm that made me concerned.
“Let’s call first”
Yeonhee hadn’t bothered writing her Discord or phone number in her post.
That’s because we already had each other’s contact information. My viewers wouldn’t miss that detail.
[Interesting that they can call without contact info being posted…]
[Your earthling deduction skills are quite impressive…]
[They’ve done collabs several times lol it’d be weird if they didn’t have contacts]
[That makes more sense lol]
Come to think of it, not having contact info would’ve been stranger.
“Hello?”
“He-hello?”
“Yeonhee-nim, I’m streaming right now, is it okay if your voice is heard?”
“Ah… that’s fine. I was watching the stream…”
“Huh?”
Something felt off.
Something about her voice felt nostalgic. For some reason, it reminded me of when I first did a collab with Yeonhee.
How should I put it…
“You’re nervous?”
“…ugh…”
Yeonhee didn’t deny it.
“Gi-give me a moment… let me drink some water and calm down…”
“Well… okay, sure”
[Water won’t help lol let’s drink vodka]
[Why is she trembling here when she’s such a femme fatale broadcasting to 8k people?]
[Maybe she’s never had an interview before?]
[Never had a part-time job? Lucky b*tch…]
[She probably started streaming in high school?]
While it was called an interview, it wasn’t anything grand – just about 5 minutes of questions, but when she asked like that, I couldn’t refuse.
“Then moving on to the person with the next highest recommendations…”
This was another acquaintance.
If my thinking was correct.
No, though I didn’t want to believe it, I was almost 100% certain it was someone I knew.
***
[Hello. I’m the person mentioned here as Geum Taeyang~]
Watching Daeju-nim made me really want to try streaming!
Please take care of me~
If I get to stream, I’d like to do webcam streams or… fitness broadcasts!
[Comments]
– Eh? Is this real? lololololol
– I’m your fan unnie! Please eat Daeju up!
ㄴ lololololol this one’s definitely not a Daeju-dan
– Alright~ Everyone who talked shit about Geum Taeyang unnie better delete their posts~
– How many have you stolen so far?
ㄴ Curious too lol
– But seeing how well fitness YouTubers are doing these days, might be good, right?
***
“This is driving me crazy”
When did she start thinking about streaming?
Well, it did seem a bit strange when she came to my house and kept staring at my broadcasting room. At the time, I thought she was just checking if I was really that guy from YouTube, but…
Because she’s occasionally mentioned on our message board, she managed to rank second in recommendations despite not being a streamer.
“I should call, right?”
She picked up right away.
Probably watching the stream.
“Um… hello?”
“Ah, hello.”
Something felt awkward.
It was our first time meeting through broadcast, and moreover, this was Se-na’s first time broadcasting.
Even someone outgoing would get nervous presenting in front of classmates during school, so it would be strange not to be nervous talking in front of 5,000 people.
“Should we… take a break and continue later?”
“No, it’s fine… it’s fine…”
She spoke with extreme honorifics, somewhat hesitantly, more than usual.
[This is Geum Taeyang? Not that impressive]
[Thought she’d s*xually harass Daeju right away, disappointed]
[You normies don’t know anything, these days the trend is lewd honor student, pure Geum Taeyang ;;]
[Wow… jealous of your cultured knowledge hehe…]
“Don’t worry too much, it’s simple… um… what made you want to start streaming?”
“Hmm…”
Though I thought it was a relatively simple question, she became lost in thought.
She didn’t need to take this as a real interview. Honestly, even if she said she wanted to make easy money, I would have laughed it off while engaging with viewers.
But contrary to expectations, Yeonhee was serious.
However, viewers didn’t like that seriousness.
[Hurry up and speak]
[I’m going crazy~~]
[Is she playing hard to get? I’m not interested in women]
[Men aren’t interested in you]
[ㅜㅜ]
“Well… just thought maybe I could stream with Daeju-nim and do various things?”
Se-na said with a laugh.
Her voice was full of playfulness. Though she was nervous, watching the stream must have helped her feel comfortable enough to make light jokes.
She’s not usually someone who jokes much, but she read the atmosphere well.
Maybe it’s the people skills she developed working as a trainer.
Viewers responded well to such light joking.
[Woohoo~ This is the real Geum Taeyang lololololol]
[Various things]
[Stimulating my imagination… uwah]
Of course, the content was a bit mischievous, but since Se-na and I were close and her tone was clearly playful, I let it slide. The problem was someone else picking up on this bait.
“Are you okay, Daeju-nim?”
Yeonhee, who had just calmed down, bit hard on that joke.
***
(End of Chapter)
T/N:
- “ㅇㅇ” – Meaning “yes” or agreement
- “Daeju-ya Daejweo” – A wordplay. “Daejweo” means “give it to me” in Korean
- “aegyo” – Cute, often exaggerated behavior or way of speaking
