Streaming Life After Paying Off Debt - Chapter 15
I stare at the mobile phone with the call cut off, deep in thought.
“No matter how I think about it, I don’t have enough money.”
Unless I treat someone to a meal at Kimbap Heaven, a certain amount of bleeding is inevitable.
“No, I’m a successful streamer… maybe I could have something like omakase.”
Images of restaurants costing hundreds of thousands of won that I saw on YouTube flash through my mind. However, my bank account that needs to stand against that is endlessly shabby.
“Isn’t there a bundle of money dropping somewhere…”
Feeling sorry for my poor situation, I briefly entertain thoughts of digging in a garlic field, but a practical solution comes to mind.
“Let’s grow the money.”
If money is lacking, I can copy it. Although I failed to do this while broadcasting, now is different. In a world without viewers to attract or trolls spreading fake news, I am invincible.
“Today’s item is…”
The item I often trade is altcoin. It can provide great profits due to its large volatility, but it also comes with a high risk of falling. It behaves opposite to Bitcoin, which has relatively low volatility.
“Let’s go with Bitcoin.”
However, the money I currently have is my last stronghold. It doesn’t fit the high risk of altcoin.
“Alright, let’s go! The player is entering!”
Having made all my decisions, I enter the casino. All Blue welcomes me as I imagine a brilliant future.
“Whoa… what kind of situation is this?”
The blue coins look pale, perhaps from being caught in the pouring rain. To understand the cause of the current situation, I log in to the most active site at this time.
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Dae-gyeong-hwang!!!(2)
Dom-hwang-cha-aaaa!!!(1)
Long friends reference this(7)
That’s what life is like(12)
So why is it really dropping? (4)
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Long friends reference this
Just saying to reference it, you j*rk hahahaha
– Bitcoin going down to 30, it’s real~
– Master Ju-seok is here, it’s hilarious
– Look at those Shortchung guys getting excited;;
ㄴ Longchung, laugh hahahaha
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That’s what life is like
If there’s good, there’s sadness,
If there’s pain, there’s joy,
If there’s a drop, there’s a rise
We just have to endure and live through this life.
– Because it’s happening, am I having all these crazy thoughts?
ㄴ hahahaha
ㄴ You b*stard hahahaha
– How can someone who knows so well long at floor 80? hahaha
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So why is it really dropping?
[A meme of a frog with its arms raised expressing confusion]
It’s not like Musk did something crazy,
It’s not like interest rates were raised,
It’s not like a war broke out,
So why the hell is it dropping, you bastards?
– Blaming everyone else while he’s the one who invested
– Yeah~ unemployment rate announcement was a disaster~
ㄴ What kind of reason makes it drop by 5%?
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Amid the sudden drop, the gallery is a mess with people screaming and others mocking them. I search for the information I want among the piles of trash.
“It doesn’t make sense?”
That was the conclusion after rummaging through the trash.
“There’s no cause for the drop.”
No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find an article explaining the cause accurately. Comments occasionally suggested that the unemployment rate shock was the cause, but the unemployment rate I looked at was only 4%. When calculated with my genius brain, a 4% cost does not justify a 5% drop.
“This is a long.”
With strong conviction, I make my contract.
– Buy order has been executed.
Unlike those who always seek a cause when there’s a drop, unexpected drops actually happen quite often. The coin market is one that’s dominated by large players.
Thus, it often sways easily with a small number of trades.
“Driving recklessly, aren’t we?”
This situation is often referred to as the main player’s antics. The moment the large players sell their quantity, the stock price crashes. Seeing this, retail investors think an unfavorable event has occurred and hurriedly put their quantity up for sale at a low price.
“That’s what they’re aiming for.”
The moment those quantities are released is when the large players buy back. They consume all the quantities released by the retail investors, starting the rise.
“I just have to ride along in the car driven by the main player.”
While this may sound like a conspiracy theory to ordinary people, it’s actually a common occurrence. The increase in my account balance proves it.
+270%
That was the achievement I’ve made so far.
However, I am not satisfied.
Currently, the Bitcoin chart is at a consolidation state that has filled all the drops. Yet normally, the main players’ antics have their reasons.
“Something that can cause an increase is there…”
The fact that they went to such lengths to take retail investors’ quantities while paying their trading costs is evidence they are aiming for a greater rise.
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Breaking News) Bitcoin ETF approval(17)
Is this the reason for the consolidation? (3)
I will now hold the Shortchung funeral. (6)
Help, there are people on floor 76 (5)
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Breaking News) Bitcoin ETF approval
Let’s take the Shortchung guys to the burning ceremony~
– I believed in the American saints as expected!
– Should I just do this full-time~
– Where did all the mocking Shortchungs go, hahahaha
– All cursed Shortchungs are dead, cryㅠㅠ
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“This is it!”
I could find out the reason for today’s rise.
The approval of the Bitcoin ETF signifies the inflow of new funds from markets other than the coin market. In other words, it’s a reason to expect further rises.
As if to prove this, Bitcoin starts to rise quickly. Retail investors who had lost their existing quantities also buy back in and participate in the rise.
– Buy order has been completed.
“Yes!”
+540%
In an instant, a large sum of 1.6 million won is in my hands. I hold my excited heart tightly.
“Ah… I should have borrowed more!”
As it increased over six times, I feel regret for the amount of my initial capital that was small.
“But with this money, I can live comfortably this month.”
Even after paying my rent, management fees, and other utility bills, I have more than 1 million won left. With this money, I can treat someone to a meal tomorrow…
“Uh…?”
My eyes turn as I remember a fact I had forgotten. The money I put in the coin wallet cannot be withdrawn for two days.
“Huh?”
When I check my bank account, only 2,000 won welcomes me.
‘Since the price of kimbap is 3,000 won…’
I have now become someone who cannot even treat to kimbap.
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Outside the window, I can hear the sound of birds chirping.
With a staggering body, I open the curtains and bright morning sunlight fills the room.
“Ugh…”
Hiding behind the curtains like a zombie avoiding the sun, I gather my thoughts. I searched for numerous plans all night. Various thoughts swirl in my head, such as disappearing, apologizing, fleeing, but each was discarded for different reasons. Ultimately, only one method remains.
“I need to borrow money.”
The most basic and simple method. However, for someone like me who liquidated my acquaintance along with my coins, it was also the most difficult option. But there was one method I could still choose.
“Since the money will come in two days anyway! It should be fine to pay it back right away?”
When I turn on my phone, I see an advertisement for interest-free 1 million won loans on a famous site. Here is where my adventure will begin. With grand dreams, I press the button to connect to counseling and hear a woman’s voice after a short ringing tone.
“Hello, this is counselor Miyoung Kim. How can I assist you?”
“I would like to take out a loan.”
Following this, a few trivial identity verification procedures followed.
“Then the amount is 1 million won. Is that correct?”
Having gone through all the processes, only the final step remains. The moment I answer “yes” to this question, I will instantly become a millionaire. And then I will do a collaboration with Mari, and my broadcast will thrive. Looking back on today in the future, I will think I made the right decision.
“……”
However, my final hesitation hindered my success. The image of the president tormented by creditors from the past kept feeling like my future.
“I’m sorry. I will think about it a little more and contact you.”
As a result of a moment’s hesitation, my choice was to postpone. As soon as I hung up the phone, regret flooded in.
“What was I thinking stopping it!”
I scold myself for rejecting it on a momentary impulse, rendering the time I spent worrying overnight meaningless. As time draws closer, I bury my head in the fact that nothing has been resolved.
“I can just request again, even now.”
But my still hesitating fingers refused to make a decision. Stuck between not being able to go this way or that, as time passes, I hear
– DING DONG –
The doorbell rings.