Chapter 84

It was because the man, who was parodying a Hollywood horror movie, suddenly jumped out from behind Shin Yuwon and others.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Ah, you scared me!"

When I heard the laughter, it was someone I knew.

Min Chae-yeon immediately introduced him to Shin Yuwon.

"Brother, this person runs the 'MyBucketTV' channel."

'MyBucketTV' is a channel with 700,000 subscribers, featuring luxury shopping content. Since the coffee and desserts at 'Amuse' are also quite luxurious, it seemed like a good fit.

But Shin Yuwon did it again.

"Ah, hello. Your costume is really cool!"

He didn't talk about the work at hand and quickly changed the subject, then moved to another spot.

'Why is Yuwon acting like this? He's not the type to do this.'

Min Chae-yeon couldn't read Shin Yuwon's thoughts at all.

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"Sure, have a good time! Squish!"

I greeted Squish and immediately left.

The reason was simple.

He was a murderer.

Of course, he didn't actually kill anyone, but he was the type who could drive his studio staff to their limits.

'Unfair treatment and six months of unpaid wages... oh dear.'

Yet, he didn't pay his employees.

When he raised his arm, I saw he was wearing a Rolex.

'Check his character.'

Working with someone like that would only bring trouble to our cafe.

'I'm glad I did the background check.'

Last night, I received a list of influencers attending the party and started verifying them.

I gathered articles, wiki entries, and community posts and converted them into 'high-quality content.'

However, there were some issues.

Since most of them were active on SNS and YouTube, there was very little written material.

The results of the 'high-quality conversion' were also minimal.

Then, an idea came to mind.

'Photos are information too, right? I can print them.'

So, I started the second round of verification.

For Instagram celebrities, I used the photos they posted on their feeds.

For YouTubers, I used video thumbnails and key scene captures.

I also printed out the 'controversy' sections from their wiki entries and combined them. I manually processed the information with a 'hawk's eye.'

The result was:

'There's no one normal!'

They just hadn't surfaced yet.

There were too many people with controversial pasts.

"Ah, hello, Mr. Vampire!"

This werewolf greeting me was about to be embroiled in a controversy over fake reviews and hidden ads.

"Chae-yeon, it's been a while! Who's this?"

This person in an orange prison uniform is a school bully.

The victim is silent now, but if the subscriber count increases, it could be exposed at any time.

"Chae-yeon, it's been a while, nya!"

This Catwoman is a fraudster.

She runs a cat breeding channel but actually buys expensive and beautiful cats for hundreds of dollars.

"Chae-yeon, you look so pretty today?"

This Frankenstein is involved in content plagiarism and gossip.

'There's no one decent... and they're not even in costume. They're really vicious.'

I felt bad for Chae-yeon.

She introduced me to everyone, but I ended up passing on all of them.

'But it's good for Chae-yeon to know.'

I wanted to tell her to avoid business dealings with the people I met today.

I don't know how much she'll believe me, but the world is still livable.

There were people who passed all the checks without any issues.

"Brother, this is the Honey Cake lady we talked about before."

Perfect, innocent foodie goddess.

'Honey Cake' is one of them, running a 950,000-subscriber YouTube channel.

"Hello, I'm Shin Yuwon, the operator of Cafe Amuse."

"Ah, hello! I've heard a lot about you from Chae-yeon. You and the vampire are a perfect match."

"No, not at all, ha ha. Are you a Harry Potter fan, Honey Cake?"

"Hehe, yes, I am!"

I had a good conversation with people like her and even suggested shooting videos related to 'Amuse' in the future.

"Sure! Please contact me tomorrow. I was just thinking my content this month is drying up."

"Ah, I'm very happy too!"

And the second find from last night.

There was a clean and undervalued influencer. Min Chae-yeon didn't know her, so I approached her first.

"Hello, are you Cosse?"

"Yes, hello!"

Cosse, short for Korean Serengeti.

Her main content is eating strange plants and animals.

Her secondary content is camping in remote areas in Korea.

She currently has around 200,000 subscribers.

But.

'A big project is coming soon.'

I found out she was planning a large-scale project with an external production company.

I was convinced as soon as I saw the project.

It's going to be a hit.

[What happens when a regular person is dropped in a place where Bear Grylls survived?]

The concept was intriguing from the start.

'The project name was 'King of the Wild vs. Nature,' right?'

Just imagining it was exciting.

A regular person could survive for a long time with clever survival skills. The initial struggles and despair would also be thrilling to watch.

The filming preparations were already complete.

They were scheduled to leave the country next week.

'What if we sponsor our coffee?'

For example, giving a cup of coffee as a reward when they reach a certain point.

A refreshing cup of coffee in a place where water is scarce would be a real treat.

'It's going to be a hit. It's so hot, it's like a waterfall!'

There was no need for influencers to visit the cafe.

This kind of sponsorship could be a nationwide advertisement.

Cosse was very positive about my proposal.

"Wow, it sounds fun."

A large-scale project filmed overseas.

They would have a tight budget.

"Right? As long as we prevent dehydration, it shouldn't be too difficult."

"Great, please contact me soon. I'll be waiting!"

After saying goodbye to Cosse, I looked around the party. There was no one else I wanted to talk to.

'This is enough.'

Quality over quantity.

I wanted to focus on people who would bring significant promotional effects rather than many influencers.

I sighed and said to Min Chae-yeon.

"Chae-yeon, you've helped me a lot here. I'm sorry."

"No, it was fun listening to Cosse. So, you've found all the people you want to promote to?"

"Yes, I think I've met everyone I wanted to talk to."

"Oh, that's good."

For some reason, she seemed a bit cold.

Considering her perspective, there were situations that could be misunderstood, so I wanted to clarify.

"By the way, Chae-yeon. I passed by some people earlier, right?"

"Ah... yes."

But then.

A woman in a suit approached us. She didn't seem to be an influencer.

"Oh, hello, both of you!"

"Ah, hello."

I looked at her, wondering who she was.

But she knew us.

"Min Chae-yeon and Shin Yuwon, right? I'm Joo Hae-jung from 'Tiphanium.' Nice to meet you."

She gave us each a business card.

The logo of a famous jewelry brand was prominently displayed.

"I was impressed by the photos you took at the photo zone. I came to talk to you. You both looked so beautiful and cool."

"Ahaha... really? Thank you."

Min Chae-yeon and I exchanged awkward smiles.

"Chae-yeon is already famous. Have you ever modeled, Yuwon?"

"No, I haven't."

"Never?"

"Yes."

"Oh... really?"

Joo Hae-jung stared at me for a moment.

She took out her phone and scrolled through the screen.

"Your poses were amazing. You haven't seen the photos yet, right? They're probably on Instagram now. Let me show you."

I waited with a pounding heart to see the photos with Chae-yeon.

But.

"Huh?"

Joo Hae-jung's eyebrows twisted.

Something was wrong.

"Wait, why is this happening? Is this number correct? Just a moment."

Joo Hae-jung scrolled through her phone and muttered to herself.

"...Wow."

Then she looked at Min Chae-yeon and me alternately.

"Would you two like to work with us?"

The party ended on a happy note.

"What's going on?"

"You'll be our brand's advertising models."

"Really? Us? Me?"

"Look at this."

Joo Hae-jung showed us her phone.

The Instagram account of 'Hotel Fabienne.'

Photos of people in Halloween costumes appeared.

Each photo had already received over a thousand likes.

"Everyone here has many fans, right? All with a million followers and subscribers. But you two are the hottest."

And the photo of Min Chae-yeon and me.

It had over 3,000 likes.

"Has it been about 30 minutes since it was posted? It's overwhelmingly the top. Fans of other people came to browse the feed and gave you votes too."

Min Chae-yeon and I looked at each other and smiled.

At this rate, we would be chosen as the best-dressed.

Joo Hae-jung smiled and said,

"And in my opinion, you two were the best. Seeing the reactions, I think my judgment was accurate. Does that make sense?"

We were speechless