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99 – Why Does It Keep Getting Bigger?

99 – Why Does It Keep Getting Bigger?

… ─ — Parallel (Virtual Youtuber) Gallery ─ ─ — …

[I knew this would happen… Huh?]

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Parallel Parallel official KR****☑ @Parallel_official_kr – 2 hours ago

Majiya will also participate in the !

Thank you so much to the Woldeungi who promised to sponsor us in advance!😍

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What the hell is this?

Why is this person actually singing?

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[Comments]

— Parallel983: What the hell?

— Parallel721: ??

— Parallel614: This isn’t a karaoke room, lol.

— Parallel433: Uh…

— Parallel846: Karaoke (viewers call)

— Parallel785: Collecting money sweetly, lol.

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The next day, as I confirmed that the bomb I had set the day before was working properly while heading to work, Team Leader Ra Seung-hyun was waiting for me in the building lobby.

For some reason, our team leader was out as well.

I would soon find out why.

“I came out because I was worried that Team Leader Ra would bother Jia.”

“… What the hell? That’s not it; I just came down to buy coffee since we need to have a meeting. Let’s go.”

Ra Seung-hyun.

She was a marketing expert who had received the highest performance rating for ten consecutive years in a large corporation’s marketing team.

She was the one who had created the pre-event dragon phrasings that made it seem like the first batch of students were going on an adventure.

However, despite the boss always applauding her for her work quality and results, Team Leader Ra was always dissatisfied.

It wasn’t because her personality was sharp.

In fact, it was mostly my fault.

It wasn’t anything grand; whenever I thought of it, I would remind the boss, “Aren’t we doing this content?” or “Aren’t we doing that content?”

And I would do it several hours or even days earlier than Team Leader Ra.

So when Team Leader Ra brought in a brilliant plan this time, our boss would say, “Oh, I talked to Jia about that,” and ruin her mood completely.

It’s understandable that she wouldn’t feel good about it.

But it wasn’t that Team Leader Ra was incompetent.

I was just casually throwing out ideas without thinking about the aftermath, while Team Leader Ra was meticulously analyzing industry trends and the atmosphere, calculating the aftershocks, and submitting reports, which made her late.

So if you think about it, both of us were probably coming up with ideas around the same time.

In fact, unlike me, who had been immersed in this culture since childhood by watching internet broadcasts, Team Leader Ra first encountered internet broadcasting about 3-4 years ago.

In that short time, she had made everything in the industry her own and was able to timely submit plans while managing her team.

Having someone like her as the head of the planning team meant that new songs, new outfits, and timely content could all come out just right.

The Lunar New Year song contest was also her work, so I always had infinite trust in Team Leader Ra.

I was grateful to have her as the best talent assisting our boss.

Of course, even this seemingly stiff image of Team Leader Ra would show subtle expressions after I had shrunk down.

It seemed like she was slightly angry, but it felt like the corners of her mouth were twitching.

After buying coffee together and entering the meeting room, the draft of the plan I had written and submitted last night was displayed large on the screen.

As soon as we sat down facing each other, she wore a rare smile.

“I liked the draft of the plan, even though it was a bit rough.”

“Thank you.”

Her team members said that meeting times felt like hell.

However, the meeting proceeded in a rather smooth atmosphere.

“But to do proper planning, I need to learn more. The plan isn’t specific enough to report to the higher-ups.”

“I’m not even part of the planning team in the first place.”

“Since the boss told me to help you, doesn’t that mean he’s thinking of teaching you this kind of work?”

“Is that so?”

“More than anything, the environment is different for those who broadcast and those who plan. You need to be very detailed. Otherwise, misunderstandings can lead to problems in practice.”

“Oh. But I was thinking of doing this on my own. I thought this would be enough.”

Ra Seung-hyun looked at me with surprise.

“You were planning to proceed with the content with just this much thought?”

“Yes. I was thinking I could just wing the rest.”

At that moment, if I were to describe Ra Seung-hyun’s expression, it was roughly “What is this?”

Soon, similar words popped out of her mouth.

“What about during the Mugeon Civil War?”

“It was similar.”

“What about with the Wicker Server and the Combative Tournament?”

“I couldn’t prepare anything back then.”

“… Didn’t you have a plan after saying it seemed messed up?”

Team Leader Kang suddenly hugged me.

“Team Leader Ra, Mupat is scared.”

“I didn’t do anything! We were just having a normal meeting!”

Hah, Ra Seung-hyun sighed briefly.

“Anyway, I’m surprised. I think I understand why the boss keeps having Mupat broadcast lately.”

“Why do you think that is?”

“It’s rare to find someone who can handle things alone when a broadcast goes wrong. It’s one thing to manage it, but you can also control the atmosphere completely.”

From the way she explained it, it sounded like I had some kind of brainwashing ability that could captivate anyone in an instant.

Even though I didn’t show it, I was also quite intense in my thoughts.

But regardless of how I appeared, the fact that I had gained Team Leader Ra’s trust was what mattered.

Unlike other team leaders with whom I had considerable interaction through various tasks, I was worried because I had almost no opportunity to talk with her professionally.

However, once the discussion about the plan started, it was incredibly smooth.

Even though I said only a few words, she filled in the blanks effortlessly and created an excellent content plan.

“Then let’s submit the report like this.”

However, there was one significant change from the draft I had submitted, which was the addition of a sponsor named ‘Aurora’ and a shirt named after the sponsor.

When I asked Team Leader Ra, she quickly provided an answer.

“We got a water advertisement for the kids’ song contest.”

On the day of the song contest, the boss and the members would gather in the motion capture studio on the 9th floor of the building, and it seemed they were even setting up water bottles with trackers there.

So it seemed she was planning to suggest placing an image advertisement for that water company in the content that would take place the day before.

The selected participants would receive a prize of 1 million won sponsored by Aurora. That was the plan.

“So the first place in the viewer vote gets the prize, and the awards we were originally going to give will be given to two people I choose, right?”

“It seems like the boss wants to go out that day too, so we can give one award each to the boss and you.”

“Ah, I see.”

Is the boss available?

Well, Team Leader Ra probably knows the boss’s schedule better than I do.

“Is it done now? I have to go soon since I’m busy.”

“Thank you for your help.”

“Since I helped, work hard.”

Team Leader Ra snorted and left the meeting room.

Our team leader, who was still by my side, said,

“She always talks like that, but she’s a bit of a softie.”

“And now that I think about it, you two seemed quite close?”

“Maybe because we’re the same age? By the way, what did she say before? Jia, hug Mupat once—.”

“Hey. Kang Ji-ho.”

I thought Team Leader Ra had turned back, but she was glaring at our team leader fiercely enough for sparks to fly from her eyes.

“Don’t say unnecessary things.”

“Sorry, sorry. I won’t do it.”

“Tsk.”

The meeting room door closed quietly.

Our team leader barely held back a laugh.

“I didn’t know you two were on such casual terms.”

“Well, since we have to keep communicating about the kids’ external schedules, we naturally became close.”

“So, what’s that story related to?”

“Oh, that. Ask Team Leader Ra directly later. If I say anything, she’ll probably come to my house and grab my hair.”

… What on earth is that story about?

* * *

Since Team Leader Ra had stepped in, I wasn’t worried about the content’s quality.

However, a few days later, an unexpected sponsor was added to the content notification that came up.

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Parallel Parallel official KR****☑ @Parallel_official_kr – 1 minute ago

🎎 Lunar New Year Special Viewer Participation Content

2025.01.30(TUE) 6PM – Hosted by: Shirahoshi Momo, Majiya

Total prize money of 4 million won, a chance to win rare goods!

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Sponsors: Aurora, Ppajijik

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Application and video submission: m.site.pazizik.com/13Z6A

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“Why Ppajijik?”

The boss spoke as if it was no big deal.

“Do you remember the concert viewership during Wicker Town?”

“I remember it exceeded 300,000.”

“What about the viewer count for the major competition?”

“Was it 250,000…?”

“Exactly.”

The boss stared at me intently.

Does that mean it’s because of me?

All I could remember was murmuring about the Lapiz Potion while killing people and cursing about the game.

It wasn’t solely the result of my efforts.

Of course, having many sponsors is a good thing.

Since they provide production support, we can offer high-quality content.

“Anyway, because of that, the prizes given by viewer votes have increased to four. Ppajijik is providing 2 million won for two people, and Aurora is adding 1 million won for two more.”

“A total of 4 million won… Are we still giving away the goods set as planned?”

“Yeah. Since the prize amount has increased, it would be troublesome if there are internal favoritism controversies, so to ensure anonymity, Ppajijik will only manage the list of participants.”

“I really just suggested doing it lightly, but it seems like it’s getting bigger.”

The boss chuckled.

“Our Jia is still a novice broadcaster, huh? Getting scared over things like this.”

“I’m not scared. I’m more worried that you’ll cause trouble.”

“What are you talking about?! That’s what I’m supposed to say!”

“If you intentionally cause trouble on the official channel and raise the rates, I won’t just sit back.”

“I’m going crazy….”

In fact, even though I could tell from the casual banter, I didn’t have any significant worries about the situations that would unfold in the future at that time.

Even though we had sponsors, it was still an internal event for Parallel.

The judging method of viewer votes still emphasized that the content was not serious but entertainment.

However, once the broadcasting platform Ppajijik got involved, rumors were bound to inflate.

Ppajijik is sponsoring.

The prize money is 4 million won!

What? 4 million won per person?

As the rumors took flight and began to gain attention, another piece of news came in.

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[🥔Nutube] – Community

Rupko RoofKR | 1.09 million subscribers

I was thinking of taking a break during the holidays,

but I’ll be broadcasting on the last day of the holidays, the 30th.

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30th: Watching Parallel Illegal Duet together

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31st: Watching the Parallel Song Contest with the Crazy Dogs

After that, we’ll have a drinking stream while holding the Parallel World Cup.

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Rupko had suddenly scheduled the Parallel World Cup, which he had promised to do someday, on the day of our kids’ song contest.

While he was contemplating the execution date, it seemed he decided to confirm it since Ppajijik was openly promoting our content.

As expected from the Crazy Dogs crew, who had a combined subscriber count of 3 million, the effect was immediate.

“Ppajijik told me that the number of applicants suddenly doubled?”

“How many people?”

“210.”

“?”

“Apparently, we can’t see the list right now, but there are many names we might recognize among them…? The most famous person has 2.5 million YouTube subscribers.”

“Did everyone get bored because the Lunar New Year holiday was long?”

I was planning to attract some attention by participating anonymously, but I didn’t know why the scale was getting bigger.

In fact, even until then, I thought there was no downside to things getting bigger.

Having people whose names are well-known participating is a good thing.

Aren’t our members not going to be outdone by anyone when it comes to singing?

I mean, famous people are coming to sing with our members without even paying!

There’s no reason to turn down such an opportunity.

I just hoped that these famous individuals would make it through the preliminaries and showcase their voices on the broadcast.

If that happens, my chances of getting eliminated in the preliminaries would increase.

If I get eliminated in the preliminaries? The judging on the day would be more comfortable.

People would be eager to find me, but I could just smile and proceed.

“So, what song did you sing for the preliminary judging?”

“It’s a secret.”

“… Are you saying it would be problematic if you suddenly sang a Lapiz song? It’s fine at other times, but this time it really can’t happen?”

“I didn’t sing it.”

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After that, variables kept occurring.

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Parallel Parallel official KR****☑ @Parallel_official_kr – 1 minute ago

[ Preliminary Passers Announcement of 26 People]

m.site.pazizik.com/Az04q

Did you know?

Among the 26 passers, Majiya is hiding…!

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For some reason, the video I submitted received a passing score and advanced to the finals.

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Lee Yura Eula****☑ @Eula – 1 minute ago

I won’t be broadcasting on January 30th due to personal reasons!

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Lee Yura Fighting @fightwitheula

Huh? Did Yura also apply for the Illegal Duet?

– Lee Yura Eula****☑ @Eula

(Seongshinjae Shh meme)

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With the participation of the 2.5 million subscriber singer Lee Yura in the Illegal Duet almost confirmed…

On January 30th.

The event, which was initially predicted to have a maximum scale of 25,000,

started with over double that,

[ (🔴Live) Parallel Illegal Duet🎵 ] 👪58,437

#Parallel #Majiya #Momo #IllegalDuet #SongContest #ViewerParticipation

with about 60,000 viewers.

A word from the author (Author’s note)

Brrr, it’s cold.

Did you have a good weekend?

Let’s fight through the new week!

Students on break must be happy!!!!