Streamer Crazy About Slaughter - Chapter 77
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There are about 11 videos that the viewers can enjoy together. Based on the advice I received from Plea during yesterday’s collaboration, I selected my choices, and exactly 11 participants passed the first round.
As Hae-yoon was watching the broadcast, she flinched at Serin’s words.
Kim Ha-yoon. Her condition was so poor that it was hard for anyone to say she looked good.
Having almost stayed up all night and only sleeping about 3 hours over the last two days, she kept editing, fixing, and restructuring the videos. After several checks, if she was still unsatisfied, she would completely redo the video, repeating this process dozens of times.
While making a video for her new tube channel, she wondered if she had ever put in this much effort. Hae-yoon poured everything she had into editing for the streamer named Lin over the last two days.
“Will I be one of the 11…”
While staring at Serin’s broadcast, Hae-yoon mumbled blankly.
The 200 emails mentioned earlier.
Is it true that everyone’s thoughts are the same? She thought there would be fewer competitors since it hadn’t even been two days, but there were more than she expected.
Actually, given that it was only two days, she should probably consider it fortunate that there were only 200 entries.
“Whew.”
Hae-yoon swallowed lightly and took a moment to calm herself.
If someone asked her if the result was satisfactory, honestly, Hae-yoon could not answer ‘yes.’
After all, she couldn’t deny that what she produced was made under a time constraint.
Not wanting to send it too late, she submitted the video before 1 PM, but now she was worried if Lin had even checked her email.
After sleeping for about 3 hours in an exhausted state, she woke up in time for Serin’s broadcast again. This was her current situation.
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“Ah, then I’ll go get some coffee before the second part.”
As Serin said this and left the room, it suddenly hit Hae-yoon that about 40 minutes had passed, marking the end of the first part.
Finally, the time for the second part of selecting the editor she had been eagerly waiting for.
As the time to select the Lin Tube editor approached, Hae-yoon sat there merely watching the broadcast, her heart racing continuously.
“Finally…”
She said, raising her cup to wet her throat.
Having stayed up all night, she had not eaten anything for almost 12 hours, yet she felt no appetite whatsoever.
On the contrary, she felt an inexplicable dryness in her throat and lost count of how many glasses of water she had already drunk.
Between the last 40 minutes, she wondered if her video was among the 11. She was so curious that she wanted to type in the chat and ask, but fear of creating a bad impression prevented her from typing anything at all.
So, she spent her time just gazing blankly at Serin’s broadcast.
There was a noise in the microphone followed by the sound of a door closing.
“Ah. I brought the coffee. It’s time for the second part. Personally, I’ve been looking forward to this moment the most today. As I checked the hundreds of emails, I thought about how many people are so actively creating videos to support us, and I’m curious about the audience’s reactions when I show them the videos I liked.”
As Lin continued speaking in her soft voice, Hae-yoon thought to herself that she spoke really well.
How does she manage to say such pleasant things without being annoying? Hae-yoon mused that perhaps it was a talent.
After all, she was someone who reached an average of 10,000 viewers in just a few days of broadcasting. Trying to understand her from a common sense perspective felt foolish.
Although Hae-yoon had already identified the success points and elements of Serin that attracted people’s interest, she found herself unable to replicate them.
Lin’s overwhelming skill in Another World surpassed even the 8th place challenger.
Despite many trying to replicate Lin’s uniquely beautiful character in various communities, no one could create a character with the same charm. And her naturally beautiful voice was something others couldn’t even attempt to imitate.
Moreover, while maintaining a viewership of thousands, Lin carried on her broadcast confidently without any signs of pressure.
“…”
Hae-yoon couldn’t fathom how she didn’t react at all even when donations reached tens of thousands or even millions.
How was that possible? After watching all of Serin’s broadcasts, Hae-yoon soon gave up on understanding her.
Hae-yoon had already started to feel a sense of resignation similar to defeat when faced with Serin.
Suddenly, Hae-yoon checked the number of viewers.
“15,363.”
It was hard to believe the number of viewers again.
“I really hope I’m among the 11.”
A voice filled with deep longing.
The moment Hae-yoon muttered this, Serin’s broadcast screen changed.
“Without further ado, let’s start. First of all, after all the videos have been viewed, we will conduct a vote. The viewers can vote for the video they liked the most. For example, you can say ‘!vote1’.”
[!vote 1]
Lin’s chat appeared amidst the rapidly rising chat.
Watching this, the viewers began to type quickly.
[Wow, what a preparation]
[Lin is really like Plea, she’s super organized]
[I wonder who will be the one to s*ck the honey from Lin Tube editor, lol]
[I also submitted an application, but the competition is insane]
[200 emails narrowed down to 11, how thorough was the selection?]
[For real, when I saw Plea talking yesterday, there were more than a couple of conditions]
“So, the video we will play now is video number one. Everyone, remember this.”
With that, Lin began showing the videos one by one.
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“Ah. Ah…”
As the videos finished one by one, Hae-yoon was engulfed in feelings of despair, deep regret, or remorse.
It was no wonder that every video coming from Lin’s broadcast transcended her wildest expectations.
Having run her own new tube channel and worked hard as an editor, Hae-yoon had developed an eye for quality.
Thus, the eight videos that had passed were nearly at a professional level.
Each one looked attractive and polished.
After the eight videos ended, video number nine appeared on the screen.
“It shows Lin during her competition with a user named Gosu two days ago.”
The video presented was relatively recent.
Yet, the quality was impeccable.
The expressions were not exaggerated, and the close-ups were timed perfectly to keep the audience engaged.
“Lin, inserting her great sword into Gosu’s heart, is smiling radiantly.”
The highlight moments were adorned in a spectacular way, enhancing the video’s stunning visual beauty.
The character Lin, who was already beautiful, was captured in a way that made her even more beautiful, impressing viewers with stunning visuals.
It was the work of a true professional.
[!vote 10]
[!vote 10]
[!vote 5]
[What a visual masterpiece, lol]
[This must just be an editor application video, why are they all so good?]
[!vote 3]
[!vote 8]
[The quality is insane, for real]
[I told you the competition was intense, lol]
As the chat was rapidly filling up and the videos played on the screen, Hae-yoon couldn’t help but smile wryly.
Since the recruitment period was only two days, she honestly hadn’t expected so many professionals to apply.
“Did I… underestimate this too much?”
Hae-yoon muttered blankly, feeling an overwhelming sense of resignation once again.
A familiar emotion.
The feeling of giving up.
She felt that it was impossible once more.
Both as a streamer and a new tuber, she felt that none of it would work out.
Now, as an editor, she felt a wall standing in her way.
There were just too many talented people in the world.
Hae-yoon couldn’t help but feel that way.
There could have been plenty of excuses or justifications if she wanted to look for them.
“—There were too many professionals applying.”
“—Time was tight.”
“—It was greedy to try and compete with professionals after only six months of editing.”
“—It was overreaching to aim for success in such a short time without even a year of experience.”
In that fleeting moment, a myriad of self-justifying excuses came to her mind, but she didn’t want to go that far.
Reality doesn’t care about such thoughts; what’s visible is all there is.
It was indeed overreaching for her to think she could compete with those who were practically professional editors.
And even if she rationalized it that way, what remained was a deep self-loathing.
“Let’s give significance to the fact that I challenged myself.”
So now, she simply remained curious about whether her video would be one of the 11 that Lin had mentioned.
After the tenth video passed, Hae-yoon couldn’t help but nod along while watching it.
Lin was meticulous and never careless.
Regardless of her natural talent or anything else, her discerning eye for videos was exceptional. Watching the videos made it impossible not to feel this way.
Although Hae-yoon learned a lot from Plea’s advice during their collaboration yesterday, even pinpointing all of that and curating such high-quality videos was a different realm altogether.
“Ah, we’re already at the last one. The 11th video. Also, this video will feel somewhat different from the ones we’ve seen before.”
“…”
Yet she still felt a sense of anticipation.
As Lin’s words ended, the 10th video vanished, leaving a black screen in the background.
Hae-yoon held her breath, staring at the screen.
Hoping that her video would appear.
She wished and wished endlessly.
To stand on equal footing with the professionals who had come before.
If she were to receive the same recognition as them, that alone would leave her satisfied for now.
And soon the 11th video began.
“Lin Tube!”
An all too familiar voice.
“Kaang.”
Accompanied by the echoing effect of the parry.
“…!”
The moment she recognized the intro of the 11th video, Hae-yoon covered her mouth with her hands.
Her wide-open eyes stared at the screen in disbelief.