Since I Became a Woman, I’ll Do Cosplay - Chapter 75
-Vtuber Scarlet photo shoot successful!
-You have been awarded a random box draw!!
Hayoon stared at the status window with a blank expression for a while.
Should she say her blood pressure was rising, or that her head was throbbing…?
“Ah, this is why I took the photos….”
She let out a sigh.
She had been so busy that she hadn’t paid attention, and she didn’t know how many days had passed.
“Did this thing just crawl out now?”
She couldn’t believe this darn status window had been lying dormant just because she hadn’t been paying attention.
-It took some time to select appropriate traits.
-I had to choose traits that did not overlap with your current traits.
-As an apology, the probability of obtaining ‘Fluffy Fur’ from the random box will be fixed at 0 from now on.
Our status window, as if it had a conscience, promised to remove the familiar and useless ‘that trait’ from the pool.
This was an acceptable compromise for Hayoon.
Hayoon lowered her gaze as if to say, ‘Just open the box already.’
-Bam, boom!
The reward that appeared with the familiar fanfare was none other than…!
[God’s Hand]
-Your hands can accomplish many things.
-In addition, the durability of your wrists and hands has increased, making them less prone to injury or fatigue.
“God’s Hand…?”
It was a trait called God’s Hand.
It didn’t seem like she could create gold just by touching things like the mythical King Midas, but…
-This trait fundamentally reduces fatigue in your wrists and hands.
“So, I’ll be immune to things like carpal tunnel syndrome?”
-That’s right! It will be difficult to resist strong physical forces like traffic accidents, but your body will not be harmed by fatigue from ‘actions’ involving the use of your hands, such as drawing.
“Actions…?”
The word ‘actions’ itself wasn’t strange, but the wording seemed a bit impure.
Hayoon frowned slightly, feeling a bit uneasy.
“Well, whatever.”
It basically meant she could draw well and wouldn’t have to worry about her wrists getting hurt even if she drew a lot.
Hayoon nodded, understanding the gist of the trait.
The status window left a short message, ‘That’s about it,’ and disappeared again.
After a moment of silence, Hayoon…
“Ugh, it’s a dud. Anyway….”
She grumbled and put her bag away before returning to her classroom.
Her drawing was already good, and she was taking care of her wrists, so what more did this trait have to offer?
Hayoon shook her head, sighing and returned to her classroom.
A few days after obtaining God’s Hand.
Honestly, Hayoon didn’t feel much of a difference.
She had hoped for something from a trait called God’s Hand, but her drawing was already at a level where a trait boosting it wouldn’t make a significant difference.
“Is it really a dud…?”
tsk
Hayoon clicked her tongue, rotated her wrist, and focused on drawing again.
At least her wrist fatigue had definitely decreased.
She decided to be satisfied with having a free wrist brace and focused on her drawing as usual.
“Well, whatever, it’s a dud.”
The traits she had acquired so far had been too powerful.
It wasn’t bad to have a trait with a small return once in a while.
She hadn’t planned on increasing her drawing skill with traits from the beginning.
She felt indifferent.
-ring ring
-ring ring
For some reason, she received a call from this guy.
-Hey, it’s me.
It was Do Jin-ho.
“Yes, senior, why are you calling?”
-I went crazy with QA, fixing bugs, and I think there’s really nothing left now. It should be good to upload.
“Oh, really?”
-Yeah, really. It’s all fixed, so don’t worry.
Finally, the game.
They had succeeded in making Cosplay Holic ready for release.
-If you just schedule it for release on October 31st, it should go up on time. I don’t know how many initial sales we’ll get…
Initial sales.
It refers to the sales in the first week after a game or album is released.
It was a figure that every market carefully monitored, and Do Jin-ho had his reasons for being anxious.
-I have no idea how many we’ll get. Honestly, I think it’ll be a huge success if we get 500 in initial sales.
“500 copies?”
-Yeah, even if we get 10,000 won after taking out fees, that’s 5 million, and our revenue will be around 40 million, right?
“You’re being conservative, aren’t you?”
-Of course, I have to be….
The visual novel market is structured in such a way that revenue is concentrated during the funding stage.
About 1,000 people participated in the funding for Cosplay Holic this time, so even if half of that, 500 copies, were sold in the first week, it would be considered a huge success.
But Hayoon saw it differently.
“Shouldn’t we expect at least 1,000 in initial sales?”
-Dude, no matter how you look at it, that’s impossible…?
Do Jin-ho was skeptical, but Hayoon was confident.
“The Vtuber boom will come to Korea soon. I guarantee it.”
-You mean, since we’re debuting a Vtuber, we can benefit from that?
“Exactly.”
Do you know the average number of views for Utaite Scarlet’s YouTube videos right now?
It’s a whopping 50,000. 50,000.
It might seem unimpressive when channels are getting gold play buttons, but if just 10 percent of those 50,000 views, 5,000 people, tune into the stream.
And if just 10 percent of that, 500 people, get into Cosplay Holic and buy the game.
“With our quality, we should easily sell 500 copies, and with Scarlet’s help, we should sell another 500, for a total of 1,000 copies.”
-You sure have big dreams…. Well, a businessperson should have big dreams…
Hayoon was confident, and Do Jin-ho still sounded anxious, letting out a groan.
But.
-Alright, let’s aim for 1,000 copies. But now I’m also going to start thinking about a proper promotion strategy. Once the game is released, there will be bugs popping up in unexpected places, so until then, I’m going to try not to think about coding.
“That sounds good. You know a lot about Vtubers, too, senior.”
-That’s why I’m saying this. Anyway, I’ll do my best.
Regardless of his anxiety, Do Jin-ho agreed with Hayoon’s idea.
After all, Hayoon was the spiritual leader and practical leader of the Game Release Club.
He clearly understood that the project would gain momentum if he supported the leader.
And Hayoon.
“Initial sales of 1,000 copies….”
She repeated her next goal and ended the call with Do Jin-ho.
The next day after school.
“Hmm, hmm….”
Hayoon stayed at school after classes ended and continued drawing.
Choi Arin had gone home early because her relatives were visiting, and she had told Do Jin-ho to rest after his hard work.
Even so, Hayoon remained in the club room.
It wasn’t because she needed the air conditioning in the summer.
The reason was none other than…
“Sorry, did you wait long? Our homeroom teacher likes to drag out the morning and afternoon assemblies…”
“No, it’s fine. I just got here and was sketching.”
Hong Seo-hyun.
Now that September was nearing its end.
Hong Seo-hyun’s.
Vtuber Scarlet’s debut date had been announced as October 1st on Bluebird.
There was no turning back now.
It was time to check Hong Seo-hyun’s streaming skills and give her feedback.
Hayoon had called her here for a final check.
“Sit here and look at the phone camera.”
“O-okay….”
She had even set up the facial tracking equipment she had received from Choi Arin.
Hong Seo-hyun sat awkwardly in front of the equipment, and Hayoon pointed to the screen showing the virtual avatar and the facial tracking device.
“This is the camera that does the facial tracking. All your expressions have to be within this camera’s field of view. Got it?”
“Ah, okay. It’s like a video call, right?”
“That’s right. I’m glad you’re a quick learner.”
Now, the next step.
“Try making different expressions. The more you practice, the better you’ll get at controlling them, and you need to be able to create the expressions you want. You have to be able to control the virtual avatar’s expressions through your own.”
“Th-that much?”
“It’s not essential, but it’s a necessary skill when you want to milk the viewers.”
“M-milk?”
“Yes, of course. The cash cows.”
“Cash cows….”
It was time to learn the basics of using the virtual avatar.
Since Hayoon’s avatar wasn’t ready yet, she sat next to Hong Seo-hyun, adjusting the angle of the device and demonstrating.
“See, if I do this, I get heart eyes, and my face brightens up, right?”
“Wow….”
“You have to check both your expression and the avatar’s expression and apply it to yourself. Got it?”
‘She’s pretty, as expected….’
Hong Seo-hyun wasn’t really listening to Hayoon.
She was just overwhelmed by the thought of working with such a beautiful person.