Genius’s Godlike Game Broadcast-Chapter 15 : Includes Paid Advertisement (1)

Includes Paid Advertisement (1)
Late evening.
The variety game streamer "D'Artagnan" started the broadcast. He was one of the so-called "major" successful streamers.
He wasn't especially good physically or possessed outstanding game sense. However, thanks to his gentle personality and soft-spoken manner, he created a pleasant broadcast atmosphere. Even with his lacking skills, the perseverance to achieve any goal once set earned him much love.
"Welcome, dalddeongies."
With D'Artagnan's greeting, the viewer count rapidly surpassed 5,000. But that was still less than half.
This was just the chatting time before the main game broadcast began. As he did some light talk about recent events and chatted with viewers, the count soon broke 10,000.
Excitement reached its peak at that moment.
['HyungiDidn'tSeeSandra' has sponsored a video with '30,000' won.]
A sponsored video sent by someone.
D'Artagnan glanced sideways.
"Huh? What's this? It's not something indecent, right?"
― Bring in all the indecent stuff!
-???: Never mind then, skip.
― Minister of Home Affairs! Over here!
D'Artagnan joked as he played the video. The viewers couldn't help themselves and started teasing D'Artagnan.
"Oh, it's Sandra. I really took a lot of flak during Bark. You'd hear shouting while I was even washing up."
― For real, you got trashed a lot~
― Chronic aim problem......
― Seven out of twenty-five hours on the marathon were just you getting roasted lol
"But what does it mean that I haven't seen it?"
Professionally filling the audio as he watched, d'Artagnan's eyes widened.
"What? No way, is that Sandra? That's not the Sandra I knew."
The video was a compilation of Sandra's cutscenes, uploaded on the Purple Q-tube. Most viewers reacted similarly.
― Isn't that a different game?
― How is Sandra so caring?
― LOL this is hot these days
― Shh! Mentioning TAS is a ban here!
Some viewers seemed in the know, but that was it. D'Artagnan had set a rule to moderate viewers who mentioned other streamers.
"Wait, what is this? How did it happen? I won't ban anyone, so just tell me."
He was being sincere.
But the viewers didn't take it that way.
['TrapCardActivated!' has donated 1,000 won.]
[You just activated my trap CARD!]
['D'Artagnan'sTrueFeelings' has donated 5,000 won.]
[Supporting a TAS video? Time to set things straight.]
With these joking donation messages, d'Artagnan showed his frustration.
"Oh, it's not like that! Have you guys lived being fooled your whole life? Fine! I'll look it up myself."
The search wasn't difficult.
The title of the sponsored video was right below all along. Setting his channel page to not be visible, he checked Purple's Q-tube.
"Whoa...what is this person? This is insane?"
What first caught his eye was the trending video of a draw, and then Purple's action highlight compilation.
― Are you really watching?
― Are you acting?
― LMAO Our hyung's acting a bit now
― Fact: D'Artagnan is always the first out in Mafia
― Enough! Hyung's HP is already 0!
As the viewers jested, d'Artagnan could only marvel at the physical prowess showcased by Purple.
"No, no. I don't want to be rude, so I won't say the name, but it's freaking amazing. They're the best physically I've ever seen."
His expression was no act; there was no reason to fake it.
The viewers started getting curious, too.
― How good can they be?
― Everyone looks amazing to you, lol
― Info: 'That' streamer was even acknowledged by the devs.
D'Artagnan didn't miss the info in the chat.
"What, even the devs acknowledged them? That's it then. Seriously, there are so many amazing people out there in this world."
― Truly marvelous!
― You're amazing too, hyung~
― Your aim is amazing in a different way, lol
― Recruit for the company?
― The DirtBox family getting bigger?
The MCN "DirtBox" that D'Artagnan belonged to was a management company home to quite a few famous streamers.
D'Artagnan quickly waved his hand.
"Hey, I'm not a CEO or anything? Who am I to recruit anyone? Alright, enough. If weird stories start spreading again, it gets tiring."
At those words, the viewers began to police each other. Before moving to another topic, d'Artagnan cocked his head slightly.
"Ah, but if they blow up like this, a lot of lekkas will come running. Hope they can handle it well..."
― You said to stop!
― There you go again, lol
― Self-ban go, go
"Seriously, that's it! Over! Now then, today's game is~!"
D'Artagnan quickly shifted to game content.
* * *
A new section was added to the Purple Q-tube channel.
[Bio Crisis Hidden Story]
Previously, highlight compilations under 10 minutes were the norm, but with chapter 3 concluded, a story video was now uploaded.
[-Oh, lol, a story video is up!]
[-It was a bit too long to watch with Tri King.]
[-Editor, great work!]
Thanks to Choi Byeonghun's editing sense, anything unnecessary was trimmed, making it perfect for subscribers curious about the story.
But not every subscriber was satisfied. Actually, most weren't.
[-Only Korean?]
[-English Sub Plz!]
This was because the story video had no foreign language subtitles.
Since more than half of Purple Q-tube's subscribers were foreigners, comments requesting subs received recommendations and rose rapidly.
[-Double standards, lol]
[-Did you add Korean subs to your videos, though?]
[-If you don't like it... you know the drill?]
[-LOL, if you're that desperate, go learn Korean]
[-Q-tube guys deliberately posting in English comments is getting on my nerves.]
[-Not even trying to throw it in a translator, so cocky]
But the responses were cold.
Foreign streamers didn't bother to provide subs either.
Some netizens captured the situation and posted it on communities. But the truth was, the communities were already fired up about other topics.
[(Heavy spoilers) Bark Chapter 3 hint compilation (999+)]
[Big-eared guy, are you watching? This is an assassination, lol (878)]
[D'Artagnan surprised after watching the Purple channel, lol (647)]
[Jessica vs. Sandra poll (593)]
Newly revealed foreshadowing, Purple's feats, d'Artagnan's reactions all circulated as clips, and even the debut of a second heroine.
But there was also a rather different response.
[Let's go: Screwgun Jerk Execution Challenge]
[Godple sliced up Screwgun Jerk pretty nicely, but it wasn't enough to let off steam.
I don't have the physical skill to unlock the hidden stuff, and even if I did, I could never take down Jaigant Screwgun.
So I was about to give up but...
Damn, thinking about it, can't you actually kill Screwgun Jerk in the main route too?
So I fired up Bark, loaded up only the chapter where you can kill Screwgun Jerk and executed him, lol
After killing him like 20 times, I finally felt better.
I recommend it to all the baboons out there who still aren't satisfied.]
[-Haha, so that was an option]
[-You... are a genius?]
[-Screwgun Jerk, brace yourself—30 rounds coming]
[-Creative Baboong, compliments to you~]
It was immediately a post concerning the cause of the massacre of the survivors—Logan's execution. Thus, the certification posts for the challenge that began to appear one by one became the trend in the Bio Crisis community.
[Mode for Baboongs with poor physical skills]
[I put in some effort for the Baboongs who want to join the challenge but can't even reach Logan's execution.
Honestly, killing them one by one was getting boring, but suddenly I got an idea, so I made it, lololol.
It's a mod that overlays Logan's assets onto the Bark zombie model, lololol.
It only works for regular zombies, not special ones, but that shouldn't matter, right?
It's free, so make good use of it.]
[-LOL, this is insane, lololol]
[-If you've got skills, it's an instant upvote!]
[-Damn! Already feels so satisfying]
[-Baboongs truly devoted to Logan's execution......]
[-Whoever downvoted is Logan himself?]
[-Hey, aren't you going to make a Purple mode for us?]
They even made a mod solely for Logan's execution. Such dedication became a hot topic and spread to various communities.
It was during this upheaval in the game communities over Bio Crisis.
[Here it comes, damn]
[The leccas have started their engines.]
A newly uploaded post.
Linked to it was a Q-tube video channel, attached to a rather brief write-up. It was an information relay channel that compiled and reposted hot issues from Internet communities.
[-Honestly, makes sense they'd pick this up.]
[-〈A streamer with mad physical skills becomes a Q-tuber with 100,000 subscribers in a day, and is certified by the developers.〉]
[-Lecca channels sure know how to make catchy titles, lololol]
[-This is nothing, right?]
[-They're just strapping boosters to something already flying, lololol]
At first, almost no one thought it was a problem. Most of the content summarized Purple's achievements or explained how amazing he was.
Most community users were fans of Purple and actually felt satisfied.
However, not every channel had a positive perspective about him.
[What the hell is this?]
[Was watching Purple channel and at the end, this related video popped up.
〈I'll tell you the hidden story of Bark.〉
〈Bark's story deduced from the revealed clues.〉
〈A comet-like streamer who gained support from the developers?〉
All of the footage used here is Purple channel's—are they allowed to use it like this?]
[-What is this? Damn, there's nothing new in the content!]
[-This is why leccas get so much hate, making videos like this.]
[-Completely absurd, lololol]
[-It's just a bunch of speculation and then "never mind"]
[-Delete the post. The only ones who benefit from more views are the leccas]
Provocative titles chosen just to attract more attention, but the contents proved to be shallow.
That people found this unpleasant was only natural.
[Purple's official word is out!]
[I contacted the Purple channel manager and got a reply.
Turns out those leccas never even asked for permission to use the content.
Damn, they're not leccas but outright thieves, lolololol]
As soon as sparks had been set, someone came to pour fuel on the fire.
[-That's how all these cyber leccas are.]
[-They never improve, lololol]
[-All right, time to go~]
[-ing with zero thought.]
[-Enjoy your demonetization!]
With justification established, people took action. In the end, most of the videos were soon deleted or deemed ineligible for monetization.
[Breaking) Q-tube's unauthorized s rejected!]
[Nothing like that for you, lecca, lolol
(shaking smile frog emoticon)
No matter what happens!
(mocking smile frog emoticon)
Never!!!
(serene smile frog emoticon)
No restoration for you, lecca, lolol
(dancing frog emoticon)
LOLlololololol
(mage frog emoticon)
Gotta beat sense into you guys to make you come to your senses, lolololololol
(punching frog emoticon)
If you've finished reading, get lost.
(smoking frog emoticon)]
[-LOL, the Baboongs are taking action]
[-So damn funny, lolololol]
[-Leccas, downvote with real names, lololol]
[-Gonna sleep like a baby tonight, lolol]
The Bio Crisis community savored this victory.
* * *
Meanwhile, Choi Byeonghun was monitoring the community trends.
'Looks like there's no need to upload anything to Tnight now.'
Tri channel's community, Tnight's 'Hot Clip' section. The first page was filled with lots of Purple's clip videos.
Unlike before, these were not uploaded directly by Choi Byeonghun, but by other viewers.
Then he turned his attention to Q-tube.
Video views and subscribers were steadily climbing. The channel's subscriber count had surpassed 130,000 before he knew it.
The growth was smooth.
Moreover, the appearance of cyber leccas latching on was proof that things were now on track.
"Tsk, tsk, no matter what, they should have kept things professional."
He clicked his tongue, looking at the channels plagued with protest comments and s.
If they had asked for permission to use the videos, and if they had discussed the content, it wouldn't have come to this.
He'd already discussed this with Lee Gyeongbok, and reached an agreement on permitting video use from his channel for others.
'If so, it could've been a win-win for everyone.'
After all, these issue videos also brought in new viewers.
"Even GSL sent an inquiry, so who do they think they are?"
The Q-tuber expert in game story summaries with over 500,000 subscribers, 'Game Story Lounge', contacted him by email and he had gladly accepted.
'Game Story Lounge's videos were popular thanks to their high quality, and appearing together with Purple's channel name would surely raise brand awareness.
'And you want to slander Purple? There's no way I can tolerate that.'
Videos highlighting Purple's achievements were fine. The issue was videos trying to stir up drama just to get views.
If these attempts worked, more such videos would be made, and if left unchecked, q-tube's algorithm would get messy.
'Fortunately, everyone has been really supportive.'
It was also Choi Byeonghun who posted the screenshot of receiving the inquiry email to the community. Truthfully, he'd prefer to take down the offending content himself, but he couldn't do that.
Fundamentally, video copyrights belonged not to the streamer, but to the game developers. Profiting from streaming was only possible because the developers permitted it.
'Still, having made an example, things should quiet down a bit.'
The cyber lecca channels wouldn't give up just because of this. Now that they knew this could draw attention, they'd upload edited videos again.
But for now, this was the best he could do.
"Ughhhh... let's get this over with."
Choi Byeonghun gulped down a caffeine drink and was about to get back to work.
At that moment, accompanied by a soft alert sound, a pop-up message notified him of an incoming email.
"Hm?"
Choi Byeonghun's eyes lit up.
The account linked with the pop-up was the email account he'd created to manage Purple's Q-tube channel.
"Oh my god......."
And that was—
[Hello, manager of the 'Perfect Play' Q-tube channel.
This is the Marketing team from 'CAP COMPANY KOREA'.]
An email created for business purposes.
It was streamer Purple's first advertisement inquiry.