Please Do Your Debauchery After You Die - Chapter 301

Chapter 301: The Effect of Feed

“Big things are done by Uncle Bongsik! For such an important matter, Uncle Bongsik should definitely take the lead.”

“No, I don’t think that…”

“Understood. You want me to handle the minor tasks? Truly a great MuYang Group! And the head of that group, Buck Minam Park Bong-sik! Such major decisions aren’t something just anyone can make.”

“Huh? No, I never said that…”

Seoa [Everyone under Buck Minam Park Bong-sik gather at the house next to the Pokémon Center!]

Borrowing the authority of Buck Minam Park Bong-sik, I summoned all the heads of the companies.

At first, they reacted with a “Huh?” but when the viewers in the chat room showed clear enjoyment, they folded their arms and took on a smug attitude.

“Ahem! I will be inside, so call me once the meeting preparations are complete.”

“Yes! Understood, my lord.”

This play-acting was exactly what Buck Minam Park Bong-sik and his fandom loved about WWE, so I thought it would go over well.

Moreover, since I laid the groundwork, Buck Minam Park Bong-sik might have thought he could pass the buck if issues arose.

In any case, under such a cool-headed judgment, the meeting was convened.

First, the heads of six companies gathered, and from the Lena Government, Lena’s Land and Anjyeo came as representatives.

“Hello, I am Seoa, the streamer who will be hosting on behalf of Buck Minam Park Bong-sik who organized this meeting today. I would like to extend my gratitude to everyone present.”

“Enough! Let’s get straight to the point.”

Wangko seemed still upset over the shocking land tax amount, his anger not fully quelled.

From what I’ve heard, Owang Company was said to owe the highest sum based on their overall totals, so it’s not surprising he reacted this way.

Before becoming Owang Company, when they were ‘Oha’ Company, their old buildings and employees’ homes were all left in Seoul. Afterwards, they ventured into ‘America’ where they built new homes, making most of them multi-homeowners.

In contrast, the fees set for our V-Live Company were between 8 million Lena and 10 million Lena per person, totaling just over 60 million Lena for everyone.

This quickly became a strong “justification.”

Our company was only 60 million Lena, so we had the funds to comfortably pay it off.

But could other companies do the same?

They were already scraping the bottom of the barrel to pull together for myth-grade equipment.

On top of that, they were already 70 million Lena in debt to us.

And now, they faced steep land taxes?

Yet, the first company to take initiative and gather all the heads for a meeting to resolve the current situation was none other than V-Live Company, which had the least to worry about.

So, could there be any doubt about our sincerity in advocating for the “public good” in such a situation?

Other companies would have no choice but to acknowledge that we were “making an effort.”

And this became a powerful “justification” to lead the current situation.

“Understood. Then let’s get right to the main point. Our company’s opinion is as follows: we understand the background of this land tax. However, the amount set is too excessive. It is absolutely! Too excessive!”

Again emphasizing the excessive amount, all the heads from the companies nodded in agreement, casting glances at Lena’s Land.

“I know the amount is large. That’s why we’ve opened the possibility of payment in installments over two weeks. After those two weeks, if a bit of ‘interest’ is paid, the period can be further extended.”

“No, Lena’s Land. That doesn’t mean the two weeks are the end, but that streamers would have to keep mining for two or three weeks only, right? Huh? No matter how much viewers love the companies, if they’re forced to only watch mining for that long, they’ll tire of it, and no one will watch the broadcasts.”

Wangko showed his displeasure roughly towards Lena’s Land, who still seemed to insist on their original plan.

The other participants felt the same way.

“Honestly, isn’t this an excessively one-sided standard? Huh? Looking at the standards, Ender rods are considered luxury items, while sea lanterns are fine, wool is okay, but why is sea coral on here? It’s said that the discretion of the public officials who come for assessments greatly affects this, but shouldn’t residents’ opinions be gathered in advance and set?”

“That part is something to negotiate with the public officials when they assess the situation, and we’re trying to give them as much discretion as possible…”

“No, why do we have to set up the broadcasting angle for that? If public officials who hold all the rights come for assessment, they should be accommodating and lenient.”

Oyoungjun, the head of Akatsuki, made a stern remark, causing Lena’s Land’s expression to sour.

“Hey! Public officials have worked hard for public good; they deserve that much consideration.”

“So why should we bear the costs while being considerate? There are other ways.”

“You’re going too far.”

The atmosphere was getting too heated.

As the moderator, I intervened at an appropriate moment to calm both sides.

The current number of viewers in the Minecraft category was 120,000.

Such an opportunity to showcase my presence as the moderator in front of this many viewers doesn’t come easily.

So, I prepared thoroughly.

I contacted Lena’s Land in advance to negotiate.

“Lena’s Land, are you aware that public sentiment isn’t good right now?”

“…….”

“Wangko seems to be intent on demolishing all the houses in Seoul. MuYang Group is monitoring for now, but the situation is filled with dissatisfaction. Akatsuki is planning to ignore the public officials when they come for assessments, right?”

“Are you trying to establish a turf war here? Huh? Are you trying to hold me back just because I haven’t been broadcasting on Pangea TV for long?”

Initially, Lena’s Land got angry, but as I calmly made them realize the reality, they slowly started to listen to my opinions.

Lena’s Land hadn’t anticipated such backlash, so they were quite flustered, and the lifeline I offered seemed quite sturdy.

“How about half? That would be a significant concession.”

“No way! Half is out of the question. It needs to be reduced to about a third for everyone to find it acceptable.”

Moreover, merely lowering the land tax from the initial rate wouldn’t have much effect.

The feelings of the company were already quite hurt.

The emergence of a new land tax would mean they would still have to work as mining slaves for some time.

So, as a solution, I presented a way to Lena’s Land.

Upon hearing it, Lena’s Land was taken aback.

“Huh? No, I was preparing such an update, but how did you know?”

“Oh! That’s obvious. The diamonds in the server are almost depleted. So it’s natural that mining wouldn’t yield efficiency anymore. Therefore, a new source of income is needed, isn’t it?”

“…….”

In any case, my persuasion of Lena’s Land was successful!

After that, I incited Buck Minam Park Bong-sik to create the current setting.

The opinions of both sides were tightly held.

In such a situation, I maximized my capabilities as the moderator to ease the atmosphere while leading the sentiment towards lowering the land tax to a reasonable level.

“Then let’s set it to the current half. What do you think? We feel like we’ve made a huge concession at this point.”

“Huh? No, Sister Lena’s Land. Even if it’s half, the standards were too high from the start, so it needs to be lowered further. Nowadays, even with intense mining, it barely reaches 400,000 Lena an hour.”

I exchanged significant looks with Lena’s Land.

Not yet, I’ll drag it out a bit before revealing everything…

“BEEP! Wangko, the atmosphere is getting too heated. Please calm down and listen to the opinions of others. Yes! Oyoungjun, please speak.”

– Wow; Seoa is really sharp, while the other heads are acting like kids, why are they just raising their voices? Haha

– Seoa is genuinely mediating reasonably; without Seoa, a fight would have broken out long ago.

– Big things come from Daeseoa; whoa, that’s impressive!

I made a solid impression in front of 120,000 viewers.

Heh! It seems I have gained enough benefits for now.

Afterward, keeping an eye on the atmosphere, I subtly signaled Lena’s Land.

She nodded as if she understood.

“So, let’s lower it to 10%. That amount should be reasonable…”

“Wait! Everyone, please calm down a bit. Lena’s Land has a major announcement to make now.”

“Huh? Suddenly?”

All eyes turned to Lena’s Land.

A short sigh, followed by a troubled expression.

Having drawn everyone’s interest, Lena’s Land spoke softly.

“In fact, I was keeping this a secret to be reflected in the next update, but since many are saying this land tax is too harsh, I must announce it.”

This was exactly the advice I had given to Lena’s Land.

The sentiment towards the land tax issue was exceedingly poor.

To persuade people and restore a good image, extraordinary measures were necessary.

There’s no need to overthink it.

We have excellent examples of this situation surrounding us.

Precisely the server management abuses of famous gaming companies and the backlash from users.

To appease users in such situations, the method was straightforward.

“The answer is simple. It’s feeding them. With this alone, the dissatisfaction of casual gaming users will end!”

Sound like a joke?

In reality, sending out a proper apology with an adequate level of feed could easily disperse angry users.

“In the future, an update will be scheduled allowing earning money through farming, cooking, fishing, and adventures instead of just mining. Thus, we overestimated the land tax this time, but I didn’t anticipate such strong opposition. The server master must take responsibility for not sharing the update information in advance.”

Bowing!

The effect of the feed was tremendous!