I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work - Chapter 86

“So, have you ever considered debuting as a VTuber?”

Majia blinked for a long time before asking back,

“…Me?”

“Yes. I’m offering it to you, Majia.”

Even after hearing the second answer, Majia stalled for time again.

She was dumbfounded, wondering if this could really be happening to her.

First of all, Yeon Seongmuk’s actions weren’t legally problematic.

If Majia were a VTuber, a war between companies might break out immediately, but she’s just a regular office worker.

So, she’s free from tampering.

But that doesn’t mean it’s ethically sound.

It’s just that the other party is being so brazen, but it’s essentially poaching an employee.

Even the timing is perfect.

It’s only been a short while since the Wicker Town closing ceremony, where they performed together, and vigilance against competitors has lowered.

‘Did he really think this would work?’

Of course, Majia never even considered receiving such an offer.

She joined Parallel to help Cheon Dohee, and she started broadcasting because she wanted the company to succeed.

She had even discussed operating the situation room with the CEO whenever there were large collaborations or tournaments.

Even if she were to debut, she would do it at Parallel with the CEO’s approval.

So, debuting at Lapiz?

Maybe she’d consider it if they offered a contract bonus of around 10 billion won.

But at the same time, she also wondered, ‘Why me of all people?’

Lapiz, which belongs to Birdies, is a company that started as an entertainment agency and expanded into the VTuber business.

It’s quite large, even owning a girl idol group that’s ranked high on the charts, and it’s well-regarded in the performing arts.

So even Majia, who habitually says, “Parallel rivals BatchuBatchu in terms of singing,” admitted that Parallel was inferior in dancing and performance.

Just looking at Lapiz’s 3D videos, there’s almost no difference from actual idol choreography.

The intense movements for 3-4 minutes, as well as the knife-like synchronized movements when performing group dances, are admirable.

What’s even more amazing is that such a company is specifically trying to bring Majia in.

Even though Majia has never shown herself moving on broadcast, they’re saying “all systems go if you come.”

In a way, it means they can make a person out of even a terrible dancer.

Unlike Parallel, which is always busy looking for vocal and dance teachers, Birdies probably has a lot of full-time teachers working in-house.

‘It’s a new realization, but their scale is definitely bigger than ours….’

Very few people are born with singing, dancing, and broadcasting sense from the start.

And the advantage of corporate entities is that they can elevate people who are lacking in one area to the top level, rather than relying on these rare individuals.

In other words, if Parallel doesn’t catch up with Lapiz’s decent talent development capabilities, no matter how much the company grows and the members become famous, they might eventually fall behind in the long run.

Majia asked Yeon Seongmuk to gather additional information.

“Why me? I’m not that talented…”

“As I said before, you have broadcasting talent. First of all, your voice is easy to listen to, and you have personal skills like impersonations. You haven’t really sung properly, but you’ve proven yourself with rap, haven’t you?”

In “Find Rain,” Majia had imitated Rain’s rap.

But that was only once.

It was merely imitating what Rain was doing.

Majia herself found it difficult to evaluate that song as “well-sung.”

But Yeon Seongmuk says that Majia is already a semi-processed gemstone.

“We can provide comprehensive care, including vocal training. As you may know, our Birdies, which Lapiz belongs to, originally started as an entertainment agency. Vocal is basic, and if necessary, you’ll achieve a high level of growth in dance as well.”

In summary, it means they’ll take care of everything until the deadline, so just prepare to be reborn as a jewel and go to market.

The confidence that they’ll take care of everything and that she just needs to come is enviable.

If Cheon Dohee had said the same thing, there would definitely be gossip among the members by now.

The reason she gets along with the first-generation members in a family-like atmosphere is because their debut motto was “Let’s work together to aim for higher places.”

But Majia’s fighting spirit was ignited just by learning this fact.

Now that she knows where the weaknesses are, she just needs to advise the CEO on how to overcome them.

Well, there’s a high probability that they already know through internal meetings but don’t have a suitable method.

Still, if she keeps reminding them, it’ll be effective.

Dohee tends to be very focused when Majia talks seriously.

As Majia was racking her brain, her reaction was delayed….

Yeon Seongmuk smiled.

‘She’s pretty much on board.’

It was a moment when their thoughts crossed in completely opposite directions.

Yeon Seongmuk had often seen people who didn’t refuse at this stage proceed to a contract, so he mistakenly thought that Majia was considering debuting.

“Well, you’ll need time to think about it.”

In this situation, Yeon Seongmuk didn’t need to push further.

He was taking the risk of proposing a debut to a competitor’s employee, so it wasn’t good to increase the number of witnesses.

“I’ll only talk about it this far today. Think about it slowly and let me know.”

“Ah, that—.”

“Then have a good end of the year and a happy new year. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at the number on my business card.”

Yeon Seongmuk left without even hearing Majia’s answer.

Majia, who was blankly staring at his back, fiddled with the business card he left behind for a while and muttered, “I didn’t reject him properly.”

Well, she could just consider it as getting the contact information of someone in the industry.

Majia had hardly had any opportunities to interact with people in the same industry because she was always stuck in the office.

It’s lucky that this opportunity came up.

Moreover, the other person seems to have a good impression of Majia, so she might be able to ask him about various things and get good answers.

She’s a little annoyed that he tried to poach her.

But Majia can just extract information from him as much as possible.

Yeon Seongmuk doesn’t know it, but he’s messed with the wrong person, even if she’s a nasty one.

A little later, Iona, who had been watching from afar, returned with the sound of her heels clicking.

“Team Leader, what kind of audit took so long?”

“Audit?”

“Yes. I said I was going to give my thanks, so he said he wanted to do it too, so I arranged this meeting.”

“Ah.”

“But….. didn’t he give you something like a gift? He said he prepared it.”

Majia decided to believe that Iona wasn’t involved in this.

Judging from the fact that their stories don’t match, Iona was probably used by Team Leader Yeon Seongmuk.

When they first met at Wicker Town, she gave a somewhat sharp impression and showed a demeanor of checking Majia, so she wondered if that was the case.

As expected, she’s still a VTuber child.

There’s no need to get involved in the stories of adults who are jaded by society at an age when she should be dreaming.

But just as Majia was about to open her mouth after making that judgment, Iona said this first.

“By any chance, did Team Leader offer you a debut, Jia?”

She’s quick to notice.

Majia reacted sharply.

“No. Of course not. If he were in his right mind, he wouldn’t tell a competitor’s employee to debut.”

Yeon Seongmuk, who brazenly made a debut offer, is an amazing person in many ways, isn’t he?

Well, he must have his own circumstances.

But Iona didn’t want to be rude to Majia for no reason, so she didn’t back down easily.

“You have to tell me properly. That way, I can tell the company properly too. To never do that again.”

Majia sighed briefly to set the mood, then said this.

“It’s nothing like that. We just talked about our VTuber lives.”

“VTuber lives…?”

“Yes. I said you were cute during your debut broadcast, Iona.”

Iona’s face immediately turned bright red.

“Eek. Are you crazy?!”

*    *    *

After sending Iona back into the banquet hall, the CEO appeared with the members not long after.

The CEO and the members were particularly noticeable among the many people.

Some of the broadcasters who were outside already knew the red pill (the real appearance of the VTuber) of the CEO and the members, so they came to greet them right away.

I had to pay the price for escaping without getting in the car.

Can we make Pin0’s new outfit with Jia in this appearance?”

“Who are you? Are you Jia?”

“Is this Jia unnie? No way?”

“She always dresses like this. Good.”

They just treat people like dolls.

Pinching cheeks, stroking hair, hugging.

If the CEO hadn’t stopped them, the clothes I had dressed up in might have already been ruined.

Anyway, after letting the members into the banquet hall first, I stood at the very back of the line with the CEO.

Only with the CEO’s certification could I be recognized as Deputy Majia, who had broadcast on the official channel.

The CEO took out the tickets assigned to himself and me and asked, “I was suddenly thinking about something on the way here.”

“What were you thinking about?”

“I was worried that if I let you loose here… someone might suddenly try to scout you to debut.”

The CEO still has a good sense of smell in strange places.

… It’s just a beat late.

“Of course not.”

“No. Look? This is only for partner streamers, but I’m also the CEO of a VTuber group. There are a lot of people who are also MCN representatives like me, right? The CEO scanned my appearance up and down and then gasped and touched his forehead.

“I shouldn’t have dressed you up like this today….”

“Why suddenly?”

“The moment I saw you, I had an uneasy feeling that an MCN specializing in cam broadcasts might want to debut you.”

“Yeah, right.”

The CEO narrowed his eyes and said this.

“… Why aren’t you denying it? Before, you kept saying you weren’t qualified to debut with someone like me?”

“I just didn’t say it because it was annoying, but I still think that way.”

“…..”

Soon the CEO crossed his arms and said this.

“Don’t leave my side today.”

“Then the efficiency of networking will drop. The dual-core becomes a single-core.”

“No way. Don’t leave me anyway. I suddenly became anxious.”

I sighed and rolled my eyes.

It seemed like he wouldn’t be relieved until he went inside and saw with his own eyes what kind of reactions people who saw me had.

Would I suddenly accept if a debut offer came in in the first place?

I rejected a VTuber debut, but a cam broadcast?

I wouldn’t do that even more.

But as soon as we entered the banquet hall, something happened that amplified the CEO’s worries.

That quartet I had deliberately avoided earlier.

It stemmed from the appearance of Moogun, Ronze, Loopko, and Kamik.

“Oh. Momo.”

“Ah, geez. She was Majia. What did I tell you, hyung!”

“It was real.”The CEO has been broadcasting for 6 years, so most people who broadcast now know the red pill (the true appearance of the VTuber).”

Therefore, Moogun and Loopko recognize the CEO right away.

Loopko hadn’t been suspecting that I wasn’t Majia all along?

That’s why—

“I’m glad I ran into you. Come with me.”

He was quick to come up and suggest (?) that we go somewhere together.

The CEO was surprised and asked back.

“What? Why suddenly?”

“Just lend her to me for a moment, noona. There’s a place to go.”

I thought it was an opportunity to expand my network, so I immediately tried to follow Loopko, but the CEO’s hand that flew to my nape stopped me.

“Where are you going? Tell me and take her.”

“Anyone who sees us would think you’re her boyfriend. Or are you going to be her manager for life?”

“Hey!”

“Ah, ouch.”

Loopko said while laughing even as he was being beaten by the CEO.

“No, well, I was just with the Makgeolli hyungs until just now, and the Makgeolli hyungs said they wanted to see Jia. It’s better to go when the topic comes up, right?”

The CEO and I made eye contact and had a silent conversation.

Why didn’t the seniors call first? I don’t know?

But who was the number one target when coming to this place today?

It was none other than Kgae Mang and the Makgeolli Crew.

It’s an opportunity to expand my network, and the other party even found me first?

This wasn’t an ordinary opportunity.

“I’ll be back. Are you meeting with the people you were supposed to meet, Boss?”

However, the boss seemed anxious about leaving me alone, just as he had said before.

I had no choice but to add a word to reassure him.

“I doubt it’ll happen, but if I get any offers, I’ll discuss them with you, Boss.”

However, the offer from Rafitz would remain a secret for a while.

The members of both groups were on good terms right now, and the moment that story broke, not only would a corporate war break out, but the gallery would explode too.

Managing the chaotic chat would ultimately be my responsibility, and I wanted to avoid that at all costs.

I also wanted to handle it myself so it wouldn’t affect the boss.

The boss pouted for a moment, then sighed and released my nape.

“Okay, be careful and come back.”