Please Do Your Debauchery After You Die - Chapter 169

Episode 169 Many Resolutions

Wednesday, December 28.

There is not much time left in 2022.

The Christmas carols that echoed through the streets have subsided, slowly being replaced by a deep year-end atmosphere.

Still, many things were waiting for us compared to the time left.

“29th is the day for the final best streamer selection of the year. And the 30th is the Pangea TV year-end awards ceremony, while the 31st is the last day of the year.”

These were important events that I could not afford to miss.

Especially the best streamer selection tomorrow was a major issue.

In January, there would be an unprecedented Candy sponsorship party in Lena World, and if I couldn’t get the best streamer badge on the 29th, I would have to exchange all the Candies sponsored in January at a loss of 10%.

Sometimes, people ask if it wouldn’t be enough to simply request an exchange after becoming the best streamer, but the Candy exchange rate applies at the point when the Candy is sponsored.

This means that all the Candies sponsored before receiving the best streamer badge would be exchanged at a rate of 60%.

That 10% difference might seem trivial, but if we take Park Nana, who joined the 1 million club as the first virtual streamer in January, as a benchmark, we could witness the heart-wrenching scene of 70 million becoming 60 million.

That 10% difference was enormous.

And on the 29th, among our V-Live Crew, the two challenging for the best streamer were Miho and Lucy.

Unfortunately, the youngest, Mayo, had yet to meet the 500 hours of broadcasting requirement to qualify as a best streamer, and had to swallow her tears.

“Mayo is being ostracized within the crew. We’ll use this fact on the broadcast to draw in attention and make it an opportunity for Mayo to rise.”

“Mayo, do you want to get hit with a mayonnaise cap until you come to your senses?”

Our Mayo, who suffers from a high school syndrome.

The new year is just around the corner, and considering Mayo is still a minor, I can’t help but think she lacks talent proportional to her age.

What was I even doing at 18?

“Anyway, on the 29th, while doing a casual broadcast, if they both get the best streamer badge, I can go in and send congratulatory Candies, and on the 30th, we can watch the Pangea TV year-end awards together.”

The important day is the 31st.

The last day, which decorates the end of the year.

Skipping over a day like this might be disappointing for the fans.

“Especially during the early formation of the crew. To put it simply, it’s like just having started dating?”

Haven’t we all experienced that?

The sweetness of the early stages of a relationship.

On the 22nd, basic 100-day anniversaries, preparing for Valentine’s, White Day, Pepero Day, and every possible anniversary of a couple.

In some ways, the early crew was similar to this.

Both streamers and fans teeming with enthusiasm, convinced they could achieve anything together.

With a burning passion to take on everything and anything.

In that sense, the first year-end welcoming the crew was indeed a very significant day.

“Well… we need to keep this in mind. This will eventually become dull over time.”

Ultimately, broadcasting is like dating.

As you become more accustomed to each other, the once fiery feelings cool down, replaced by a sense of stability or familiarity.

Both fans and streamers naturally become this way.

That’s why the presence of new influxes is essential for a broadcast to last long.

New newbies need to refresh the atmosphere and bring in new vitality.

“That’s a discussion for at least a year or two into the future.”

For now, let’s focus on the reality.

What content would be suitable for a year-end crew broadcast?

To confess a fact, I actually had some ideas already planned.

After all, I’m not just any returned person.

Looking into the future, there were several year-end broadcast contents shown by other crews.

If I copy and use some good ideas from this, I would quickly come up with something useful.

The crew members praised my plans, saying there’s no such thing as an idea bank.

Honestly, it felt a bit guilty and embarrassing.

Of course, as someone who has long since become a tainted member of society, I didn’t mind such guilt at all.

In fact, if you look at the contents of internet broadcasts, they’ve all appeared in TV programs.

The entire internet broadcasting is fundamentally a copy.

Yes, with that thought, I was immersed in preparing year-end content.

“Yes. Hello. This is Seo Min-ah… Ah! Yes, yes. I’m Streamer Seoa. What? Really?”

Pangea TV contacted me.

***

Even before my return, some virtual streamers had received contact from Pangea TV.

For instance, Park Nana from the Decrescendo Crew.

Seeing her succeed without any support as well as Prika, Pangea TV reportedly offered her a contract similar to an MCN.

She refused, saying if the deal didn’t include the whole crew, she wouldn’t accept an offer that was made solely to her.

There were several other virtual streamers, besides Park Nana, who received various proposals from Pangea TV.

Especially when Lebit TV Korea ended its service, Pangea TV actively approached large virtual streamers.

Of course, this was true for new competitive platforms too, but still, they had an aggressive sales mindset.

However, I never expected to receive the same proposal.

Ah! Of course, there was one more good news besides that proposal, but that’s a secret for now.

“A standalone MCN contract… this is the same offer I made to Park Nana before my return.”

After finishing the call, the first thought that came to mind was pride.

I realized just how much recognition I was receiving from Pangea TV.

Certainly, when averaging across the crew, I couldn’t compare to Decrescendo or Prika, but considering individual streamers, my current level was among the top five in the entire virtual scene.

“Moreover, my recognition is now surpassing Prika’s. While the top is still Mr. Lena, I’ve firmly secured second place for favorites across all virtual streamers.”

One measure of a streamer’s recognition is favorites.

I have now reached 8,500.

Given that Mr. Lena, the server master of Lena World, recently made a name for himself by becoming the first virtual streamer to surpass 10,000 favorites, he now has 14,700 favorites, which has created a significant gap, but being second is still a remarkable achievement.

“Speaking of which, Mr. Lena has quite a few first titles as well.”

Although he nearly abandoned virtual afterward, he also became the first among virtuals to achieve 100,000 favorites and earned the partner streamer badge.

Considering that there’s been no other virtual streamer with a partner badge, aside from the large company virtual crew of Lebit TV, even by 2025, this is indeed a significant achievement.

“That much showed that Pangea TV valued Lena World highly.”

Lena World had solved two issues: the lack of new driving forces since the Ugaidol Audition and the prevailing atmosphere that excluded non-cam streamers.

With that achievement in mind, there’s hardly been anyone who had as many opportunities as Mr. Lena.

Before Prika and Decrescendo, the old Lena Universe had dominated Pangea TV’s virtual scene, with over twenty virtual streamers flocking together and awakening the indigenous people to the world of virtual.

However, there was a conflict with the company.

And in the effort to safeguard their pride, they destroyed everything.

The same goes for their path after Lena World.

They earned the partner streamer badge and gained recognition that compared to other virtual streamers was incomparable.

But with constant blunders and various past mistakes, they slowly lost their popularity.

“Initially, they managed to endure because they were the server master. But the moment they failed to attract viewers in that server…”

What can be considered the prelude to this was, of course, Lena World 2.

Although it succeeded initially, complaints about the pace of adding new content and management soon arose, and with balance issues surfacing, viewership shrank abysmally.

When Buck Minam Park Bong-sik, who usually attracted 30,000 viewers, conducted Lena World 2, he saw it drop to the mid-10,000 range, which surely led to much talk.

And the result of that was Lena World 2.5.

All accumulated dissatisfaction exploded, and most streamers migrated to competing servers!

Mr. Lena finally lost the title of “server master” that had supported him so far.

“So, it fell into a slump for a while. It’s truly the case that as one becomes successful, they should remain humble.”

Without the title of server master, Mr. Lena lost external influence and even his individual broadcast collapsed.

He tried joining a crew broadcasting “Excel” for a revival, but to little effect.

It was a tragic reality in an Excel environment that favored looks, dance, and personality, but Mr. Lena, in his late thirties, had no competitiveness.

In a space filled with young, beautiful female streamers in their early twenties, it was a predictable outcome.

In the end, just when it seemed like it was over, our Mr. Lena refused to give up.

Surprisingly, after a quiet half-year, he persistently endured and planned the revival of the Minecraft server.

That’s the reboot of Lena World 2.5!

Seeing that tenacious effort and determination, I can’t help but applaud.

And at the same time, I think.

Mr. Lena is indeed a cautionary tale for virtual streamers.

“Always be cautious with words, be humble except when it comes to broadcasting…”

Today, I also resolve many things for success.