Chapter 41 : The true supporter… …

This is rigged.

“This is so rigged.”

I muttered through gritted teeth.

“Too many supports are coming up. Two out of six rounds. The probability seems a bit off.”

Thanks to this, my record was 4 wins and 2 losses out of 6 games.

Two losses, and a two-game losing streak at that!

My great reputation is being tarnished…….

“Haa.”

I sighed.

“I think this is definitely rigged.”

[Rig?ged]

[Did you expect fewer?]

[From the start, with a 25% chance, it’s obvious that a support would come up once every four times ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[It’s 33% now, so they’re saying it’s a bit strangeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

“I really think the probability of this roulette is manipulated. No, it must be rigged.”

Did CEO Cha really do something?

This roulette had a different program installed than the one I used before……. Is this, perhaps, also a rigged roulette? Did they make another rigged roulette so quickly?

‘No, they could just copy and paste the same program.’

Perhaps because of the two consecutive losses, my head felt hot, and I couldn’t think straight. I needed to cool down a bit. I clicked my tongue and calmed myself for a moment.

Then, I looked at the chat and asked.

“What do you think, Thumbs-Up Gang? Do you agree with my opinion that it’s rigged?”

[Yeah, I think it’s rigged like you said? SeongWon’s support win rate seems a bit manipulated?]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Minder win rate: 52%, Overall support win rate: 0%]

[What kind of win rate inversion world is this? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[And yet, you still got 52% with Minders;;]

[It doesn’t make senseㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

But the Thumbs-Up Gang wasn’t exactly on my side.

They were just busy making fun of me.

‘Sigh.’

As expected, the rootless name ‘Gom-tta-bong-dan(Bear-Thumbs-Up-Gang)’ is the problem. If only the nickname ‘Chung-cheong-ja (Loyal Viewer)’ that I had decided on had been chosen, these reactionaries wouldn’t have emerged.

‘I need to look into that voting system.’

It must have been CEO Cha’s trick.

I imagined CEO Cha wearing those *Dduba-bbyokbbyok* shoes and sighed as if the sky was falling.

[ㅗㅜㅑ That sigh is pure ASMR]

└ Chatting with severe sexual harassment is a warning. 3 warnings result in a 30-minute chat ban.

[How many times did they say that to get a 30-minute chat banㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[SeongWon’s voice is nice]

[Doesn’t the streamer release things like ASMR? Not the virtual version, but the sound-only versionㅇㅇ It would be soothing just to hear you read a book]

ASMR, huh.

It was something that stimulated the auditory senses of the ear…… or something like that.

These days, similar things have come out in virtual versions. It’s facing a lot of ethical problems and is being restricted in various countries. They say it’s being treated as a virtual s*x industry, or something like that.

“Well, I haven’t thought about it yet.”

In the first place, that part is CEO Cha’s jurisdiction, so I don’t know. I’m still in the learning phase, so I don’t offer many opinions on broadcast content.

But I think it’s time to start expressing my opinions.

If I don’t want to face a disaster like today.

“I’ll spin the roulette again.”

-*Chrararak!*

[Supportㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱ]

[Sup]

[Support come out!!!!!]

[Sup]

[Port]

[Sup]

[Port]

[It would be hilarious if support came up again]

Whether they were enjoying my ‘finally’ suffering appearance, the viewers enthusiastically chanted for support. I snorted.

“No way.”

The support probability has already gone up to 33%, so there’s no way it’ll come up again.

Even if it’s an independent event, that would be a scam. Yes.

It’s a manipulation.

And the needle stopped.

“See. This time, something else came up…….”

[Support]

“…….”

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Support punch! Support punch! 0% punch!]

[But it came up, right? It’s like magic, right? That’s life, right?]

[Prayer is scienceㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Damn, support againㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Are we moving further away from The Hundred againㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Precarious 1st place lineㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]

I clutched the yellow bear doll mask.

Yes, this is definitely CEO Cha’s manipulation.

‘If that’s the case…….’

I have no choice either.

◈ ◈ ◈

“Fufufu. Ehehehe.”

In the middle of the conference room.

The team leaders whispered among themselves as they watched CEO Cha, who was making an eerie laughter like a mad scientist who had succeeded in human body modification experiments.

Team Leader Lee Jong-han of the Ego-Searching Team, who entered the conference room last, was startled by the madness-filled CEO Cha, then quietly slipped into the group of team leaders and whispered.

“Why is the CEO suddenly like that?”

“Ah, that…….”

At that, the Team Leader of Content Team 1 handed over a tablet.

“Because of the metrics.”

“Metrics?”

Team Leader Lee Jong-han tilted his head and examined the tablet. Soon, he understood why CEO Cha had gone mad.

“Ah, indeed……. The number of personal fans of the Chairman has increased significantly.”

“A fan club…… should we call it that? Anyway, a personal community for the Chairman has been created. Since everything he planned is working out exactly as expected, he’s praising himself like that.”

“But why are we having a team leader meeting today? Why was I called?”

Team Leader Lee Jong-han tilted his head.

His job was ego-searching…… or so it was said within the company, but in reality, it was a surveillance and public opinion manipulation team.

In a way, the Ego-Searching Team, which moved like a detective agency belonging to TS Media, only carried out CEO Cha’s orders and delivered the collected data, so there was not much interaction with other teams.

“Well. I’m not sure about that either.”

“Hmm.”

At that moment, CEO Cha, who had been laughing for a while, stopped laughing.

He tilted his head slightly and looked around at the gathered team leaders. Why was he looking at them at such an uncomfortable angle? Team Leader Lee Jong-han was startled and trembled.

“Now, it starts.”

“What…… do you mean?”

“You know that the Chairman has authorized monetization, right?”

“Yes. I heard.”

CEO Cha suddenly turned around and his eyes flashed.

As the madness-filled eyes scanned them, the team leaders trembled at the chilling gaze.

“Now, we can finally become a real, proper company. The situation where we were just sucking the Chairman’s money like before is over. Now, we! Can work to fill the Chairman’s pockets!”

“Th-That’s right!”

“Y-Yes. CEO!”

CEO Cha slammed his fist on the conference table.

“Now, our goal is to go beyond TS Media’s deficit and reach a surplus. Our immediate goal is to make even a single thousand won, even a single dollar, in profit.”

“Understood!”

“We’ve already confirmed through the metrics that the Chairman’s personal fans are gathering. This means that we can try monetization using all sorts of various methods.”

At that, Team Leader Lee Jong-han swallowed hard.

Finally, the company was going to operate like a company.

In fact, until now, it was more like, well, a bit…… really like a rich person’s hobby. At least, that’s what Team Leader Lee Jong-han thought.

But, it’s different now.

Now it’s a real company!

CEO Cha glared and declared.

“Fan merchandise, music, advertising models, it doesn’t matter. Use all your imagination. Our first goal is to eliminate the deficit, and we can use any method to achieve that.”

At that, one of the team leaders raised his hand.

“D-Does it really not matter what we do? D-Did you get the Chairman’s approval for this?”

At that, CEO Cha smiled.

“Within the limits of being an ‘internet broadcaster,’ imagine anything. The Chairman’s limit is just that.”

“Internet broadcaster…….”

Only then did they truly realize.

Even though CEO Cha had repeatedly said it, they honestly didn’t believe it. The Chairman’s goal was to become the world’s best internet broadcaster. They still vaguely thought it might be a hobby.

But, even after declaring monetization, he set the limit as an internet broadcaster……!

‘This is real.’

‘The Chairman’s goal really is to be an internet broadcaster.’

At that fact, everyone was thrilled.

-*Knock knock!*

Someone urgently knocked on the conference room door.

Then, an employee soon entered.

He was slightly taken aback by the strange heat inside the conference room, but soon urgently reported to CEO Cha.

“C-CEO!”

“What is it?”

“The Chairman, the Chairman……!”

◈ ◈ ◈

“Since support came up, I’ll have to pick support.”

I shook my head as if I had no choice.

As I did, I subtly glanced at the chat.

[Let’s go support ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Oh, it’s support, we’re going to lose again]

[My downfall]

[It’s okay, if something else comes up next time, we’ll win right away]

[Suppㅋㅋㅋ]

[But I kinda don’t want to see it anymore, support……]

Well, as expected, the reactions are slowly becoming unfavorable.

Since picking support means I’ll definitely lose, the viewers seem to be getting tired of seeing the support hero. It was actually an easy area to understand.

Watching someone lose is only fun for a while.

Support means defeat.

Of course, there was a reason for doing this.

CEO Cha said that the timing of my face reveal would be the moment I reached rank 1 in The Hundred.

To be precise, he asked me if it was possible for me to reach rank 1, and I naturally said it was. Of course, I agreed that the best time to reveal my face would be at such a dramatic moment.

The problem was, monetization.

CEO Cha introduced this crazy roulette to buy time for monetization. Of course, expanding defects was also a reason, but honestly, I couldn’t deny that the purpose of buying time seemed to be the bigger reason.

‘The problem is…….’

It’s nonsense to sacrifice the fun of the broadcast to buy time, isn’t that putting the cart before the horse? I can’t do that.

But it’s also obvious that I have to follow the rule of picking support. That’s also a promise, so I can’t break it.

So.

I picked Minder.

[???????]

[Why Minder? Why Minder? Why Minder? Why Minder?]

[It came out support, why Minder]

[What, did you make a mistake?]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

“No? There’s no way I’d make a mistake like that.”

I shrugged.

“Listen carefully, Thumbs-Up Gang.”

And I looked at the viewers and raised my bear thumbs-up.

“A true supporter doesn’t help allies. A true supporter first eliminates the enemies that hinder their allies.”

[Sup?port]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Are you crazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Ahㅋㅋ If you destroy the enemy, there’s no need to helpㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[That’s a genius idea]

The reaction is strange.

“I just said what was right, but the reaction is strange.”

[Yuuki-nim donated 1,000 won!]

[Ah, of course ㅋㅋ]