Chapter 48 - GGG Meeting (1)

On the fan page of streamer Purple, the first subscriber event had concluded, and participants' reviews began to pour in one after another.

["It was fine watching Purple's stream, but when I actually joined, it felt a bit weak."]

Among these, one particular post caught the eye. Furious fans quickly checked the content.

["It's like an 'addictive drug' that you can't stop.

Ha, damn, I want to do it again!"]

["-I thought it was some kind of troll, but damn lol"]

["-Addictive drug lol lol"]

["-I thought I wouldn't get the prize and would be frustrated lol"]

["-It's so thrilling to hide and play"]

["-Other participants came lol"]

["-There's no better game than this~"]

However, when they opened it, the content was quite the opposite. It seemed to have become a trend.

["I thought it would be great, but it feels so empty lol"]

["Absolutely 'as expected'!"]

["Did 5,000 people really watch this? Is the number wrong?"]

["A broadcast of this caliber should have 50,000 views^^"]

["I can't believe it lol What is Purple, a god?"]

[(Photo of a shadow on a cloud)

???: I am the Purple of Heaven]

Short, witty review posts started to flood in. Of course, there were also heartfelt reviews.

["Ah lol I'll really tell you the review"]

["Those who didn't meet the real Purple are really missing out on half their life.

The difference between hearing his voice on the stream and hearing it in the game is like night and day.

On the stream, it's just 'wow, it sounds good,' but in real life, it's 'I'm glad I have ears' level lol lol

If he went into voice acting, he'd only get the main roles lol lol

Anyway, his movements were insane.

Remember the comment on the muscle gallery? The bald mountain was perfect, it was really true lol lol

It felt like seeing a living statue. But it wasn't rough; it felt like watching an art performance lol lol

It's hard to describe, but in dance, there's a concept of 'line,' and his movements were so clean.

And his fan service was insane lol lol Even if he just killed you, he'd talk to you and ask if you needed anything.

When I got a fist headshot, I was so happy I almost fainted lol lol

It's been a long time since I felt this happy!

Manager! Please pick me again next time!"]

["-Damn lol What a troll"]

["-I only realized it was a troll when I saw the fist headshot lol lol lol"]

["-A real hardcore troll lol"]

["-mchrl, mchrl……"]

["-This is real happiness lol"]

["-rlgk lol The emotion comes through in the writing"]

["-What's the feeling? I want to know too"]

["-Will you do the next OTP in silver?"]

Amidst the participants' reviews and the envy of other viewers, the mood was lively.

["What is this?"]

["There's a preview for today's video on MadGunner, but how did it get up here before PurpleTube?"]

One post changed the atmosphere.

["-What's MadGunner!"]

["-It's a channel that makes MadMovies?"]

["-It was up before PurpleTube?"]

["-mngmng What's going on?"]

["-Damn, did one of the participants rip the video and send it?"]

["-Haha, that's possible"]

["-No;;; Do you have no common sense?"]

["-If you have a plan, you should send it after it's up on PurpleTube, right?"]

["-Damn, you should have asked for permission from PurpleTube first"]

["-Wasn't it similar during the Bark event?"]

["-Yeah lol The wrecker guys used it without permission"]

["-Back then, they covered the dog treat ad;;"]

["-Is this a different case? It seems the channel just made the video from what they received"]

["-Still, it's better to check"]

Fans who had experienced the wrecker incident during the Bio Crisis play were sensitive to this.

As the fans' attention shifted to the 'MadGunner' channel, the video release time approached.

* * *

The MadGunner channel had about 200,000 subscribers. In terms of scale, it wasn't a huge channel.

However, considering it was a channel that only posted MadMovies for a single game, it was quite famous among GunnerGround players.

Most importantly, the channel's video views exceeded the number of subscribers. Each video had at least 400,000 views, varying from video to video.

This meant that more people found the channel through search than those who subscribed and followed it regularly.

Purple's event video was uploaded to this channel. In less than a day, the views had already surpassed 200,000.

And there were just as many comments.

["-Why is it only 1 minute?"]

["-First comment, then watch? lol"]

A unique point was that, unlike other MadMovies, this video was only about 1 minute long.

This was because the video was edited to show only the decisive scenes, cutting out the before and after.

["-Crazy lol They're fighting while falling"]

["-What perfect suppression in the middle?"]

["-But why are they suddenly fighting?"]

["-I don't know lol lol"]

["-(0:17) Cutting the parachute cord with bullets?"]

["-I've never seen anything like this lol"]

["-Wow... Can humans do this?"]

["-What the heck is this?"]

["-(0:24) Watch out behind you!"]

["-Damn, I fell for it lol lol lol"]

["-Blocking it with a frying pan?"]

["-Is this staged?"]

["-(0:43) Alabang: Let's go^^"]

["-Did they break the glass on purpose?"]

["-Team kill lol lol lol lol"]

["-Who knew it was HolyCow?"]

["-Is this a fake video?"]

["-(0:51) Alabang: Let's go down^^"]

["-Damn lol lol What's this air strike?"]

["-Clear out the camping snipers!"]

["-770 billion! This video made me feel better."]

["-I hate camping snipers lol"]

The comments were filled with surprise as the scenes passed one after another. However, there was no explanation about the video's main character.

["-But who is Purple?"]

["-There's a rising streamer lol lol"]

["-Damn, how many streamers are there? How would you know from such a description?"]

["-The pingpshits are at it again"]

["-(0:59) Check out PurpleTube for more!"]

At the end of the video, there was a link to PurpleTube and a note that more detailed videos were uploaded there.

["-Ah lol I thought it was unauthorized use"]

["-rlgk lol It was a teaser"]

["-I almost got in trouble lol lol"]

The fans who rushed over in surprise soon understood the situation. It turned out that the video was not unauthorized but a 'teaser' made with Purple's permission.

Purple's performance was so strong that the views skyrocketed, surpassing 500,000.

And like adding fuel to the fire, one comment rapidly gained recommendations and became fixed.

[The channel manager has pinned this comment.]

[GGG]

["-What is this... Scary... (palecon)"]

It was the official account of 'Gunner Ground Games' (GGG), the developer of GunnerGround.

["-Is it real? Is it real?"]

["-No lol You guys made it!"]

["-Fix the balance!"]

["-No;; Tighten the team play rules!"]

["-Scary lol lol lol lol"]

["-Work hard, Samjoo!"]

["-MadGunner is big lol lol The developers are monitoring it"]

The comments below were a chaotic mix, and this situation began to spread as 'clips' across various communities.

* * *

Lee Kyungbok started the meeting at his usual café.

"Here, this is a service. Try one each."

"Ah, thank you."

The café staff carefully placed small cookies on the table. Choi Byunghoon smiled.

"Ah, having a regular place is really good."

"Is it just because we're regulars?"

"Huh?"

At Park Juhwan's words, Choi Byunghoon's eyes widened. He pointed to the cookie in front of Lee Kyungbok.

"Look at the number of chocolate chips in the cookie. There's such a difference; it's obvious who it's for."

"…Well, it's been like this for a while, so it's not surprising anymore. But at least now I get some crumbs."

The two friends laughed, and Lee Kyungbok changed the topic.

"The MadGunner reaction was good."

"Yeah, definitely not bad. In just one day, PurpleTube gained 20,000 subscribers. The teaser video promotion is also useful."

The teaser video uploaded the previous day to MadGunner, and the edited video was uploaded to PurpleTube around the time the teaser video ended.

Thanks to the influx of viewers, PurpleTube's subscriber count had already surpassed 230,000.

"Right? See, I have a good eye for editing. Geuma is really good at it."

Choi Byunghoon proudly said, eating a cookie. He was the one who provided the video source to the MadGunner channel.

"I didn't choose Geuma as an assistant editor for nothing. Honestly, I learned how to edit FPS game videos from Madman."

'Madman,' the operator of the MadGunner channel, was someone Choi Byunghoon met when he started as a video editor, sharing information.

Choi Byunghoon commissioned the work from Madman, uploading the teaser video to the MadGunner channel and the highlight video to PurpleTube.

It was a win-win plan for both channels, not just a contractual relationship.

"MadMovies alone can grow a channel to this level, so it's impressive."

"Yeah. The work was fast, so I had a good night's sleep for the first time in a while."

Choi Byunghoon smiled awkwardly, feeling his condition had completely changed since hiring an assistant editor.

Lee Kyungbok, satisfied with the situation, spoke up.

"Let's move on. You said the emoji samples came in?"

"Fortunately, it's simple, so it didn't take long."

Park Juhwan displayed a hologram with various images of characters greeting each other.

"I commissioned the most basic greeting emojis."

"Then should we call them 'PurpleHearticons'?"

"Wow… They really have distinct personalities."

The three of them silently examined the emojis.

"Whew, it's hard to choose even if we commission the same content."

"Really, I agree."

"So, we decided to have a vote, right?"

Lee Kyungbok started, and the other friends nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, it's better to let the viewers choose. Let's create some voting content. Instead of just a vote, how about a simple interview format with a draw?"

Just as Choi Byunghoon was about to enthusiastically suggest the vote, Park Juhwan raised his hand.

"Ah, but I have one more to show."

"Huh?"

"Show us?"

At the two friends' questions, Park Juhwan manipulated the smart link to display another image.

An emoji with a character anthropomorphized as a try icon and a speech bubble. Inside the speech bubble, there was a drawing of a crab turning into words.

"Ah? This? This is it, this is it!"

Choi Byunghoon's eyes widened as soon as he saw it. Lee Kyungbok also chuckled, understanding the meaning of the emoji.

"Wow, 'This makes sense.' Is this the emoji?"

"Yeah. It seems this designer is a viewer of our stream."

Someone had requested to make an emoji because the same phrase was repeatedly appearing in the chat.

Choi Byunghoon's eyes widened.

"Wait, so it was made in just one day?!"

"So what?"

"So what? I don't know much about this, but I've seen it from the side. It looks simple, but it takes a lot of time."

Even if it looks simple to an outsider, the effort required to draw it is not small.

Park Juhwan nodded in agreement.

"Of course, there was no additional charge, and he said we can use it freely. He even said he'd be grateful if we used it."

"Freely? Really? Wow… A real fan, it seems."

The two friends' gazes turned to Lee Kyungbok. How would the person who received the fan's affection react?

He was smiling broadly.

'For me…'

It was a truly novel experience for him. He had received more love from viewers than he expected.

The significant amount of support, affectionate chats, and messages left after the stream had brought him happiness.

But this gave him a higher level of satisfaction. While he didn't want to compare the love shown by the viewers, it was a fact that this required more 'effort.'

Therefore, Lee Kyungbok made a decision without hesitation.

"Then let's go with this one."

"Huh?"

"What? The vote?"

At Choi Byunghoon's question, Lee Kyungbok tore open a cookie.

"Before, there was no standout, so we were going to vote. But now the situation is different."

He bit into a cookie filled with chocolate chips and smiled.

"Since we're at it, it's better to go with someone who loves the stream."

"Indeed, if there's no significant difference in skill, that's the better choice."

"Well… If you say so. The content is a bit lacking, but it's not the main one."

Park Juhwan agreed, and Choi Byunghoon followed the majority.

"Then, Juhwan, handle the contract and register it so we can use it right away."

Lee Kyungbok made the decision. After concluding the meeting, Lee Kyungbok and Park Juhwan stood up to move to their next schedule.

"Do well. I'll make an awesome video."

"Thanks, do your best."

"I'll post the results in the chat as soon as they're ready."

The two got into the car, with Park Juhwan, the manager, taking the wheel.

"Another ad contract in less than a month?"

"We haven't decided to do it yet. We should hear them out."

Lee Kyungbok shrugged as he got into the passenger seat.

"Do you know the way?"

"I don't. I've never been there."

Park Juhwan shook his head.

"Nav, guide me to GGG headquarters."

<Starting navigation on the shortest route.>

The navigation system responded to his command.

A meeting with 'GGG,' the developer of GunnerGround, was waiting for them.