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Episode 504 – Another Meaning of OTP (2)
The developers who had gathered their thoughts immediately began discussing advertising proposals.
“Hmm, it’s not a common case so it’s hard to estimate the cost.”
“Last time, the marketing cost for the Purge Day achievement was $20,000, right?
“Wait, there’s something you need to know before that.”
The head of development caught everyone's attention. The others' eyes widened.
“Is there something I need to know?”
“The viewer participation system is still incomplete.”
"…what?!"
The two men couldn't hide their bewilderment. The development representative calmly explained the situation.
"The system development itself is proceeding smoothly as planned. But the problem is… the speed of Purge Day's attack is faster than expected."
“Wait, so you’re saying you can’t meet the deadline?”
“What the… Then why did you agree to the advertisement!?”
The development representative had to raise his hand again at the sight of the two people urging him.
"Calm down. The story isn't over yet. Of course, there are ways to meet the deadline. And there are two."
He continued his explanation, extending his index and middle fingers.
"First, crunch mode. We need to expedite development by requiring overtime and special work. Bringing back those on vacation should be enough. Of course, QA staff also need to perform inspections, so they need to go into crunch mode as well."
"Crunch when it's not even update season? Oh my god, that won't do…! What if I change jobs while I'm preparing for the update!?"
"Giving that many people special allowances is absurd. Even if it were a golden opportunity, I'd decline it for financial reasons."
The two representatives reacted immediately negatively. Their surprise at receiving Shin Hye-rim's email wasn't due to her enthusiasm.
In the United States, overtime and special work allowances had to be clearly paid, so the costs that companies had to bear were significant.
“Right, so this is actually the only way we have.”
The development representative folded his fingers and waved his remaining index finger.
"One more day, just one more day, that's enough. So, I need to explain the situation to the Purge Day crew and ask them to delay the broadcast by a day. Of course, it won't be easy…"
All it took was stopping the broadcast of Purge Day for just one day. But while it sounded simple, it was a difficult task.
"You suddenly want me to change the broadcast schedule? It won't be easy to change not just one person, but all four of them…"
"That's the problem. For streamers, broadcasting directly translates to income. But you can't just ask them to move on to other content for a while."
"That's absolutely not possible! This much-needed issue will just fade away. It'd be better to ask them to take a day off from broadcasting."
The representatives rolled their eyes at him with serious expressions. Soon, they reached a compromise.
“We’ll have to add costs to cover the losses from Purge Day.”
"Business is all about money. If the amount is reasonable, even Purgatory Day will understand."
"Well, I agree. Let's think of it as a substitute for crunch mode and do some math."
After finishing organizing, the representatives let out a sigh of relief and laughed in vain.
“I’ve made many contracts, but this is a first.”
“So. The Purge Day crew would be shocked to hear this proposal, right?”
“Normally, they pay you to do something, but who would have thought that they would pay you to take a break from broadcasting?”
A proposal with unprecedented requirements was completed. The representatives rose from their seats and spoke in passing.
"Still, you never know. There might be another solution for Purgatory Day."
“Just like it was shown in the game?”
“Oh, if only there was a perfect solution for Purge Day!”
Purge Day might find a better way once again.
* * *
Deep night, Japanese tweety.
[Japanese Trends]
[#Hellaformers (6,115 tweets)]
[#Purgeday_on_Hell (3,278 tweets)]
[#Brainhacking (3,131 tweets)]
[#100万分の1のMan(2,817 tweets)]
Keywords related to Hellapomers, Fuzzy Day, and Lee Kyung-bok appeared in real-time trends.
The reason was simple.
Wow! Metagamer is super fast! He's like the epitome of a gaming webzine?! Seriously, I'm getting used to this reporter's name even though it's in Korean.
[Eh!? Purple C has been officially recognized by the developers!? Hey, hey, Purple C is the best among the crew!]
[Etto, 'Purple' and 'first' are inseparable, aren't they? Mr. Purple, you became the first man in a million?]
[Ah, you mean Helaformers. I heard it's an American game, but the gacha odds are absolutely atrocious! No, no, it's so atrocious that they even did Helaforming?!]
[This, this, this, this isn't a joke, is it? Starting with the challenges, Purge Day is changing the history of Hellapomers?]
Shin Hye-rim, who received an official response, posted an article, and it was thanks to Japanese fans sharing the article on Twitter that it spread.
But today in particular, the number of tweets about the keyword Hellaformers has surpassed that of the keyword Purge Day.
The reason was also clear.
[#春夏秋冬(8,171 tweets)]
It is a term that means the four seasons, spring, summer, fall, and winter, but in the Japanese internet broadcasting industry, it is used with a different meaning.
[Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter joint broadcast is here!]
[Today's content is Hellapomers? What is it?]
[Eh?! Conquering the hell of spring, summer, fall, and winter!]
[Sister Haru, do you feel like you're in high spirits today?]
[Maybe something changed in the modeling?]
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[Ah, searching with Helaformers is a bit difficult. It gets mixed up with the spring, summer, fall, and winter tweets?]
[Wow… The Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter fans are amazing! The tweets are pouring in!
[Hey, followers who want to talk about Purge Day, please add a separate hashtag!]
Chunhachudong was a four-member virtual YouTuber group with a four-season concept. Furthermore, they were a large-scale virtual YouTuber group, with each member averaging over 3 million subscribers.
The news that they started Helaformers made Twitter keyword searches difficult.
Purge Day fans expressed some discontent with him, but things soon changed.
[Huh? Sister Haru, you know Mr. Purple?!]
[You started Hellaformers after watching the Purge Day broadcast? No, no, Haru loves Korea so much, right?
[Hey-! A lot of Koreans watch Haru's broadcasts. I bet Korean fans really like them too?]
[Haru Noona…! Was that why you chose to be an engineer?! But that was a mistake! Haru Noona, you're talented, but being a perfect engineer is impossible! Absolutely impossible!]
'Haru', a YouTuber in charge of spring among the four seasons, mentioned Fuzzy Day and Lee Kyung-bok on the show.
Since all the members of Chunhachudong were recognized for their gaming skills, their fans were naturally curious.
[Huh? Who the hell is Mr. Purple? Does he deserve Haru Noona's attention?]
[Hey, Purge Day, which YouTuber is this? Huh? A Korean streamer crew? No, no, there's a lot when you search for it!]
[Hey, hey, is this real? This guy's that guy from Bio-Crisis! He's part of that guy's crew, this is bound to be amazing!]
[I thought, "I can't believe I'm getting Haru-noona's attention!" and looked it up, but I finally did. No, no! Her skills are amazing. Is Haru-noona worth seeing?]
[Damn it! I searched for nothing! This guy is definitely a likable guy! He's good at games too? He even filmed a commercial? Huh!? I can't forgive him! He's handsome even with his mask on!]
Lee Kyung-bok's fans didn't miss the opportunity to engage with his growing number of tweets. They reshared his past tweets, drawing attention to them.
[Wait, wait! Purple C's legend isn't just Biocrisis?]
[God chose Purple C's Elden Soul play as the best, right? He'll also take note of the other fools' impressions. I'll be grateful!]
[I made a thread of Purple C's famous scenes, so please retweet them all!]
[Ah, a brain that's never watched a pertube! I'm so jealous of thiswww]
What was initially thought to be a confusing situation actually created synergy. As a result, tweets related to Hellapomers began to skyrocket.
[#Hellaformers (9,327 tweets)]
The people who were most pleased with him were the Hellaformers users in Japan.
[Huh? Really? There are so many stories about Hellapomers!?]
[I can't believe there's a Hellapomer boom in Japan!]
[Ah, this is the Purge Day coin…!]
[No, no, to be exact, it's a purple coin. Well, it makes sense, so I guess it's okay.
Both users and developers were enjoying the coin special.
* * *
The next day, Team Perfect meeting.
When Lee Kyung-bok arrived, all the team members clapped.
“Huh? What? Why? Could it be Toprise?”
Lee Kyung-bok's eyes widened for a moment, then his expression shifted to a playful one. Choi Byeong-hun was the first to respond, smiling.
“Hey, if it was a surprise, would you make it look like this?”
“It’s because of the metagamer news.”
"The first brain hacker! Congratulations to the stuffed animal!
“Ugh! Our boss, there’s no place you can’t see in the community right now!”
“That’s right…! Not only domestically, but also overseas!”
Lee Kyung-bok smiled at the words of the team members who followed him.
“Hey, that was just luck.”
His teammates burst into laughter as he waved his hand as if it was nothing.
“Anyway, Inma…! Hey, it exploded because he had everything built up.”
"Oh, right. Honestly, even if I had gotten the brain hacking skill, I would have been cursed at if I hadn't used it properly."
“That’s right! Purple-nim, you’ve been recognized because you’ve used it so well!”
"Seriously! I briefly looked at other videos, and everyone who extracted the mod couldn't even use it properly. It's ridiculous that they filmed that as a review."
While the team members continued to protest(?), Park Joo-ho adjusted his glasses and spoke.
"Anyway, this issue isn't just about fame. Thanks to it, we've also seen a significant increase in international traffic."
"Oh! That's right! Hey, did you see that PerTube subscribers have surpassed 2.8 million? Thanks to that, membership signups are also rising rapidly for the first time in a while!"
“If we analyze it more precisely, it is also thanks to Pugmalion.”
Pugmalion, who had been overjoyed, suddenly opened his eyes wide when his name was mentioned.
“Me, me?”
"Yes. The Mekapermusae mod has been quite popular overseas. Thanks to the mod download rights, many international viewers have followed me. I'm sure a lot of people have come to PerTube through that route."
“Ugh, honestly, I can’t help but be envious of the Mekapermusae.”
“That’s right. Even foreigners have a knack for recognizing cute things, don’t they?”
“Hah! At this rate, we’ll break 3 million in no time!”
Pugmalion, though embarrassed, kept smiling. Lee Kyung-bok, too, was delighted to see his teammates rejoicing.
“Okay, then let’s start the meeting.”
There was too much work to keep enjoying. Lee Kyung-bok clapped his hands lightly to distract himself.
Park Joo-ho immediately sent an email as if he had been waiting for it.
“The first request came from the sugar mill.”
“Huh? What kind of factory is this?”
“That’s right. This is the frozen dough factory used in Jour de Pang’s baking process.”
Everyone was puzzled by the photo attached to the email. Why was a factory suddenly appearing?
“He suggested that we make a making-of film like we did with the Aurora collaboration.”
“Huh? It’s bread?”
“The boss bakes the bread himself?”
Park Joo-ho immediately shook his head.
"The email said Aurora, but it's more like our Japan workshop. They wanted to include a factory tour and tasting bread made by a baker on site."
"Oh, that's fine. It's food, not just regular goods. If we show the production process and hygiene, fans will feel reassured."
Starting with Lee Kyung-bok, the team members also nodded.
“There is that reason, but the company probably has other reasons as well.”
“Any other reason?”
"What we're selling this time isn't just fan-only merchandise. Potential customers include not only fans but also the general public."
This collaboration was completely different from the usual pop-up stores selling merchandise. There would be no lines waiting to enter a Jurudbang store.
Since it wasn't a controlled situation like a pop-up store, something like that shouldn't have happened for the sake of other customers.
"It's not like there are too few stores, and the company will release plenty of stock. But that doesn't mean they want to have any leftover inventory."
“Ah, you want to appeal to your fans more with a making-of video?”
"That's right. If fans feel more motivated to buy, the minimum sales volume will increase."
“Oh, looking at the information below, it looks like they’ll provide all the equipment support, right? They’ll even provide transportation.”
"Well, it's his own factory. He probably wants to produce clean videos."
The team members who confirmed the contents nodded slightly. Lee Kyung-bok also felt no particular anxiety.
“At this point, I guess I can just edit it and take out one day, right?”
“Yes! It’s not even Japan, so that’s enough!”
“What a waste. Why don’t they build a bakery somewhere like Hawaii?”
“Eww, you call that a horse!?”
When Madman scolded Choi Byung-hoon for his prank, everyone laughed.
"Okay, I'll go and come back when we're on hiatus after this merger. Send me a reply after the crew meeting."
“Okay, I see. You have an advertising schedule.”
Everyone let out a short sigh at Park Joo-ho's answer.
“Oh, I was really surprised when I saw the chat room this morning.”
“Really! I never even thought about a hella-pompos.”
“It’s a rare OTP!”
“Well, since we’re doing it as a crew, the meaning is a little different.”
Lee Kyung-bok smiled as he looked at his teammates, who were already looking forward to it. This time, the concept was different from the previous OTP.
“But I think it will be more fun than hosting it alone.”
The Purge Day Crew's first viewer participation content was coming up.