I Quit Being an Idol and Became a Youtuber - Chapter 69

After the situation stabilized to some extent, some time passed.

“Hello everyone?”

– Cheongha~

– Cheongha~

– You’re not late today.

Ren, in a good mood, turned on the broadcast as usual.

– What are we doing today?

– Back to the dinosaur game?

– Dino game

– But isn’t that game not updated?

– But there are too few dinosaur types in there;;;

Well, to be honest, that game is fun.

FPS is good too, but surprisingly, I think I’m better suited for survival games like this.

Of course, that’s separate from…

“I’m not going to play because of Spino.”

Why is that b*stard faster than me when his size difference is almost 10 times?

What an unreasonable physics engine.

Didn’t they say you have to sponsor a certain amount to use Spino in the developer Discord?

I realized once again that money is everything in this world.

Anyway, I have plans for today.

“…Everyone.”

– ??

– What’s up?

– Is something wrong?

– What is it?

– Broadcast notice?

– Oh, no.

When I lowered my voice seriously, I received puzzled reactions from the viewers.

“I’m going to take the broadcast seriously now.”

– ??

– Suddenly?

– Didn’t you say that last time?

– Was it just a joke until now?

– Are we ashamed of you, captain?

“Oh, it’s not like that.”

It has already been three months since I started broadcasting.

Now that Korea has joined in and the growth of the broadcast isn’t trivial.

I feel like it’s time to push forward with something I’ve only been thinking about.

“I’m also going to start taking ads, managing the channel, etc.”

Even if I look like this, I’m serious about my job, right?

Most of the income of streamers comes from donations and views, but ads also account for a large portion.

Famous corporate streamers sh**t three ads a week, after all. They probably earn more than most celebrities.

And the one that plays the role of an advertising agency is MCN.

“Well, it’s not entirely necessary.”

If I get an agency, I’ll have to share profits with them, so the money coming in at once may decrease.

But still, since I can receive a larger amount of basic ad volume.

It’s a system that is convenient in many ways.

The internet broadcast industry is also entering a growth phase, so receiving one more ad during this time wouldn’t be disappointing, right?

It’s not like it’s going to change dramatically like a celebrity management company, but so what?

“Above all, I’m running low on money.”

It’s about time I should start to worry about the money left in my bank account.

Living on the few donations I’ve received isn’t sufficient.

I need a proper income.

“Today, I’m going to look into MCN. So… in short, I’m going to conduct reverse interview content.”

I already felt the pain of struggling with strange places during my celebrity days.

Now, I wanted to find a place that was relatively comfortable and had a good atmosphere.

They’ve been in this industry longer than I have, so they should know what places are good.

– ??? You?

– Are they even going to accept you?

– A prospective employee’s company evaluation ㄷㄷ

– But can you even get in?

– Wow, the employees are interviewing here?

“…I’m actually ranked among the top in Las, you know?”

Huh? Even though I look like this, I’ve never dropped out of the top rankings since I started growing.

Let me check, my rank is 12th.

“Hmm, being 12th in grade means I’m relatively in the top tier.”

Even considering that this isn’t peak time, that’s not a low position.

Didn’t I make it into the top 20 in the first place?

With this level, I should be able to hold my own in any MCN.

“Then, I’ll take opinions.”

The method of conducting the content was simple.

If the viewers recommend an MCN, I would look up related information on the internet.

Our viewers are likely to watch others a lot, so I thought they would know enough about MCNs to proceed with the content.

– How about Sand Company?

– That’s the most famous one.

– A lot of big companies are there.

– Emerald is pretty good too.

“Oh, Sand Company? Emerald?”

Alright, we already have one suggestion.

I immediately started searching for information about the company online.

First, let’s look at Sand Company.

“Let’s see…”

Hmm, the treatment seems good.

I particularly like the revenue distribution.

Great, everything is good except…

“…This place seems a bit too big for me.”

I doubt they’d want to accept someone like me.

Already, there are several major companies with millions of subscribers working there.

Even if I got in, it would feel too burdensome.

Let’s hold this for now.

“Let’s look for something else first.”

Writing down the company name in the hold column, I began searching for other MCNs.

– ???

– Are you throwing this away?

– Are you ignoring Sand Company right now?

– Can’t forgive you.

[Anonymous Donor donated 1,000 won]

= Wow, our rookie has real guts, haha.

“Why, it’s possible.”

People generally go to places they like.

Huh? What if they were supposed to go to a capital area university but ended up getting into a regional medical school?

Then everyone would flock to that, right? Isn’t it?

It’s similar to that.

I’m going to go where I want.

After that, various MCNs appeared, but there weren’t many that caught my interest.

“You guys don’t know my taste.”

– How would we know if you don’t tell us…

– Then at least let us know!

– At least set some criteria.

“Criteria? Hmm… A comfortable atmosphere? Like friends.”

Respecting each other is nice, but I prefer an atmosphere where we can all get along like friends.

Like, if someone feels bad, we can vent to each other.

– Then just go to Dot or Gasam.

– Yeah, Soltree and Baekro are both there.

– But there are recommendations for admission there.

“Hmm, Dot Entertainment?”

I feel like I’ve heard that name once.

I promptly began searching via the internet wiki.

[Dot Entertainment]

Fortunately, there was a document on the wiki that quickly showed information.

I’d look at the affiliated streamers later, but I can check the management section first.

“The president is… Ku Jisoo.”

Hmm, sounds like a name I’ve heard somewhere.

[Cheongchuhada donated 10,000 won]

= That person is a former child actor.

“Oh, thank you for the ten thousand… But why is their name like that?”

– hahahaha

– Are they donating that way?

– That’s insane, for real.

Hmm, a former child actor, huh.

After warning a viewer with that peculiar name, I searched for information about the president.

Naturally, when it comes to connections to the entertainment industry, anxiety arises first. This is unavoidable.

And so, the results of the search indicated:

“They’re currently on a break from acting…”

– Break (20 years)

– Honestly, that sounds like retirement.

– Jisoo doesn’t even have an agency anymore, right?

– Yeah, at that level, it’s not a break; it’s just retirement.

– They’re just calling it a break themselves.

Well, the reasons are pretty obvious.

Because they were so successful when they were young, they couldn’t break free from the shadow of the roles they took on back then.

You could say they’ve been eaten up by their character.

Even for me, a scary image became more solidified.

For a while, I only received offers for villain roles.

If an idol like me feels this stressed, how must actual actors feel?

This is a common issue worldwide, and in severe cases, there are many instances where roles don’t come in at all.

And that goes for my acquaintances as well.

I wondered why an actor I shot with when I was younger hasn’t been seen lately.

Later, I found out they’ve been filming in the adult film industry because their business isn’t doing well.

They were talented in acting and had a pretty face.

I was genuinely shocked when I heard that.

So, those who became famous child actors and survived are something special.

It means they have the talent, effort, and looks to break free from the image ingrained in them.

Well, anyway.

“I think this place seems pretty good.”

The fact that the representative transitioned from the entertainment industry to the streaming industry gives extra points right away.

It creates a sense of kinship, doesn’t it?

Next, I read more detailed information about Ku Jisoo.

<Together with friends met in the game, they currently transitioned from being an actor to an internet broadcaster.>

Since then, they established Dot Entertainment as a crew feeling with friends, and surprisingly are growing their tier.

Hmm, this place seems genuinely good.

The size of the company is decent, and there are several familiar faces among the affiliated streamers.

Most importantly, the overall atmosphere doesn’t seem bad at all.

“Alright, let’s put this at number one for now.”

I immediately rearranged the order in my memo.

Goodbye Sand Company; you were too big for me to choose.

– Finally made a decision.

– After filtering, it ended up being Dot.

– But honestly, MCNs don’t differ much anywhere.

– In the end, what matters is the tier of the broadcaster itself.

“Well, that’s true.”

MCNs basically focus on advertising agency work.

Anything beyond that, such as direct management, can only be done by entertainment companies.

It’s not just a matter of lacking experience; it’s legally prohibited.

Of course, if you submit additional documents, you can also work as an entertainment company, but…

Dot Entertainment isn’t that kind of company.

– But how do you get in if they have a recommendation system?

“Well, I could just ask Baekro to write a recommendation for me, right?”

Last time, they also suggested I join their MCN, and considering their personality, they might write it for me easily.

And then…

[Well, I can write it for you.]

“Ah, really?”

Fortunately, I received a positive answer from Baekro.

However, there was one problem.

[Hmm, but… verbally?]

“…What?”

It seems there’s a condition attached.

Ah, this feels a bit uneasy…

“So, what do you want?”

And the answer came back exactly as I anticipated it would.

[Please show me some aegyo! You did surprisingly well with your voice last time. This time, something cute…]

“…What?”

No, who the hell exported that kind of demand.

I clearly said I would blow up the broadcast if asked.

– Oh no.

– We’re not doing it.

– At least it’s not me.

– Don’t go, Kim Cheongha.

– I’m terrified looking at those eyes.

Squinting my eyes, I glanced at the chat window.

The shocked reactions of the viewers came back.

I mean, how does she even know that?

[So, if you don’t do it, the recommendation won’t go through~?]

“…….”

This girl.

How petty to threaten someone’s job.

In the end, only after reluctantly showing a bit of aegyo was I able to receive a firm confirmation from Baekro that they would write the recommendation.

“Haah…”

Trying to force myself to do something I’ve never done in the past 20 years really takes the energy out of me.

[Anonymous Donor donated 10,000 won]

= But couldn’t you just ask Soltree to write it instead?

“…Huh?”

…That’s true?

Thinking back, that person also came from Dot.

What have I been doing all this time?

More than that…

“Why do you only say that now?”

With that, the content for the day came to an end, along with Cheongha’s voice mixed with anger.