Chapter 54: Ttabl! No,ttabl!!

Lounge space set up on one side of Cosmo Live headquarters.

It’s past lunchtime, but there are two people slacking off (?).

“President, I’ve organized the minutes of the meeting held this morning, would you like to take a look?”

Youngjun manipulated the tablet and leaned slightly on the sofa.

The clothes were as neat as the securities men in Yeouido, but the face was a mess.

…This is because he went to bed late because he was stirring up trouble with a side account in the broadcast of the company’s streamers until late at night.

Of course, it is true that Youngjun is taking on a lot of work at Cosmo Live.

This is all because of Daon, who dumped all the company management on Youngjun.

However, Daon was the one who made the most profit at Cosmo Live, so there was nothing to say.

So what is this damn president doing now…

“Why bother looking at such things~ Anyway, Jjun will organize it well on his own~”

He was lying on the sofa opposite Youngjun, fiddling with his smartphone.

“President. There are more than three schedules related to the morning meeting. If you consider the mobile game advertisement broadcast and the Astra online fan meeting schedule…”

“Jjuuun~ Collect those small things until just before the schedule explodes and tell me all at once. Anyway, I can’t remember even if you tell me now~”

“…You can’t grab my collar and shake me later saying why didn’t you tell me sooner.”

Daon looked at Youngjun once as if he wasn’t interested, then turned his gaze back to the smartphone screen.

“More than that.”

Daon, who had been chuckling for a while as if he had found some interesting video collection, suddenly started talking.

“Jjun. Do you know what a Soda model is?”

“Yes. I’ve heard of it.”

Youngjun took his eyes off the tablet screen and looked at Daon and said.

“Are you interested?”

“Of course~ Anyway, the concept overlaps with me, right?”

“But aren’t you a lower version.”

“But it has taken over the community. Jjun, don’t you browse DC or Channel these days?”

“I do, but…”

Youngjun, who was rampaging in the VTuber Gallery, Astra Gallery, and Seasons Gallery even this morning, knew very well that the Soda model-based gifs and emoticons had taken over the comment section. Even in his dream last night, ‘SoRorong’ was running around distractingly.

“These days, the VTubers who are debuting are all using the Soda model, right? The concept overlaps too much with me.”

The problem was that Daon also uses a cute concept avatar, represented by the eternal middle school girl. Of course, there is no way that a small-time streamer would threaten the castle of Daon, which is a big company. But that’s not just one or two people.

When the number exceeds dozens and reaches the hundred level, even Daon is bound to be concerned.

In fact, the average number of viewers of Daon’s live broadcasts has also decreased slightly recently.

The influence of the Soda model was not entirely absent.

In a way, it can be seen as a crisis for Cosmo Live.

“Well… that’s true.”

But Youngjun, who should be the most sensitive to this, only nodded as if it was nothing.

“Oh, by the way, do you know who made that Soda model?”

Daon frowned slightly and tilted his head.

“Hmm? I don’t know.”

“It’s someone the president knows well.”

“…Wait. Could it be Jina-ssi?”

Daon put down his smartphone as if throwing it and blinked his eyes.

Youngjun laughed inwardly at Daon’s surprised appearance.

That damn president. He’s finally looking this way.

“I had a feeling. How did you know? Did you ask Jina-ssi?”

“I didn’t have to ask. The creator ID clearly says ‘jinha_na’.”

Daon tapped his lower lip with his index finger.

That’s Daon’s sign that he’s planning something.

Soon, Daon suddenly reached out to Youngjun.

“Give me the corporate phone. Jina-ssi’s number is registered there, right?”

“Of course. If you go to the favorites folder, you’ll see it right away. But what’s the matter with Jina-nim…”

“What else. Streamers should be able to follow the trends.”

That’s what he said, but in fact, Daon also wanted to have an avatar based on the Soda model.

Cuteness is justice! He has to get all the cute things in the world!

But he pretended not to be interested.

The basic model… honestly, it looks a bit cheap.

There were no designs that reminded him of ‘Daon’ in the hair and costume bundles, which was even more disappointing.

More than that, it’s a bit cringe to use what everyone else is using, right?

But a custom-made order is a different story.

What’s more, the creator is the absolute number one 3D avatar designer in Korea?

He can’t miss this!

“Jjun, Jina-ssi’s number isn’t saved? I can’t see it even if I go to favorites.”

“It’s right there. At the very top.”

“…Is this the one saved as ‘God’?”

“I couldn’t think of another word to express her.”

Youngjun is no ordinary weirdo either.

Well, that’s why he graduated from an American university and jumped into the VTuber scene, kicking away other promising jobs.

“But I don’t know if Jina-ssi will answer the phone.”

“If she doesn’t answer after calling once, you can call ten times, right?”

“…Even if you do that, she really doesn’t answer.”

“Then I’ll call a hundred times.”

Daon’s obsession with the custom Soda model is this scary.

Daon coughed lightly once and pressed the call button.

He was going to call ten or a hundred times if he really didn’t answer, but fortunately Jina answered the phone after a few rings.

Jina answering the phone right away after one call? This is rare.

As soon as he confirmed that the call had been made, Daon took a deep breath.

“Jinaaaaaaaaa!!”

Daon raised his voice as much as he could.

His usual tension when broadcasting exploded properly.

It was so loud that the employees who were about to go to the bathroom were startled and turned around.

[…Daon-nim?]

A calm voice was mixed with puzzlement.

That’s because the real owner of the Cosmo Live corporate phone was Youngjun.

Of course, the name is Daon’s and Daon pays the communication fee, but anyway.

[Did Youngjun-nim resign?]

“Jjun Jjun-ie? He’s doing well~ …No, more than that!”

Daon straightened his back slightly and held the smartphone tightly.

His voice rose a tone higher, perhaps because he was excited.

“That, that! Soda model!! I heard Jina-ssi made it?!”

[…How did you know?]

“How did I know! The creator ID clearly says ‘jinha_na’!”

Daon, who didn’t even know until 5 minutes ago, was very confident.

“Anyway, that’s not important! Can you make me an avatar? Based on the Soda model!”

[Ah, yes. Well, it’s not difficult…]

Hesitation was mixed in Jina’s voice.

[That… it’s not a model to be proud of…]

All sorts of emotions were mixed in the voice coming from the smartphone.

The only person who can understand Jina’s heart now is the old ceramic artisan.

Soon, a languid voice flowed out with a sigh.

[Hmm. I understand. Should I upgrade the quality with a version that looks like Daon-nim?]

“As expected, Jina-ssi! You understand right away~”

[I’ll send it to you sometime today or tomorrow. It’s not a task that takes that long.]

The Soda model is also a template avatar. The face shape can be changed in a few seconds just by changing the parameter values.

Even the hair used in the Soda model is a mesh type, not a strands type, which is mainly used in realistic models.

It’s much lighter and easier to make.

Jina’s words that she can complete it by tomorrow at the latest are not lies.

“Really? Heung~ Then is it possible to have 4?”

[Pardon? 4?]

The amount of work increased fourfold in an instant.

That’s why people should always be humble.

“Jina-ssi knows, right? The Gorge Kindergarten content.”

[Ah, the killing camp?]

“It’s a healing camp, but anyway.” Ahem!

Gorge Kindergarten.

It is a content in which 4 female streamers, including Daon, and one guest play a 5-player ranked game in the ‘Gorge of Legends’ together.

The guest is, of course, a former professional gamer or a streamer who is very good at the game.

For now, it is a kind of teaching content that the guest teaches the 4 streamers who play the role of kindergarten students.

But…

The problem is that these kindergarten students are not very good at the gorge.

It is a killing camp for the guests and viewers who suffer from the terrible play of the students every time.

It has long been a healing camp for the students who enjoy trolling with peace of mind.

Nevertheless, the reason why you can’t just hate these troublemaking kindergarten students is because they are all cute.

Daon’s many famous sayings, ‘Because it’s cute, I’ll allow it~’ is the identity of the Gorge Kindergarten.

What if the 4 little ones, who are the incarnation of cuteness, use custom Soda models upgraded by Jina’s hands?

The day of the next Gorge Kindergarten content is the doomsday of the community.

“Why, Jina-ssi? Are 4 people too much?”

Daon also knew that fact well, so she urged Jina unlike usual.

Of course, there is also a little personal gain, or rather, a lot of it.

[It’s not difficult, but…]

“What’s the problem? Money? Don’t worry about that. I’ll take care of it with double… no, quadruple the usual outsourcing cost for SD-style avatars.”

Youngjun, who was listening next to her, was startled and stopped Daon.

But Daon’s eyes are completely turned over.

No one can stop Daon with the eyes of a crazy person.

[Haa. I understand. I’ll make it for you soon.]

“Really?! Hiya~ As expected, there’s only Jina-ssi!”

Daon smiled brightly, suppressing Youngjun, who was trying to take the corporate phone she was holding, with her long legs.

[Instead, I’ll work on the costumes for each avatar arbitrarily.]

“Huh? Why the costumes?”

[You said you’re going to use it for the Gorge Kindergarten content. I have the ‘teacher’ costume made in advance, so it would be nice to match the design if possible.]

Daon exclaimed ah- at Jina’s words.

“That’s right~ Come to think of it, the next guest was Winter-ssi, right!”