episode_0172

“…Japanese representative? American representative?”

Su-ah mumbled blankly.

It was a reaction she hadn’t expected at all. She was talking about how the Korean representative was in trouble, but suddenly they were asking if she wanted to be the American or Japanese representative? What was that supposed to mean?

Meanwhile, PD Kang Hyun-sung crossed his arms.

“Now that I think about it, that makes sense. Su-ah is an international, so you might think that way. I didn’t even consider that… Are you not a fan of the Korean representative?”

No? That’s not the problem?

“Uh, um, aheumm…”

“We would appreciate it if you could tell us whatever conditions Su-ah wants. This entertainment program was planned with Su-ah’s participation as a prerequisite, so we can accommodate you as much as possible.”

What to do? Su-ah’s head felt like it was about to explode.

What could be better than being able to participate in PD Kang Hyun-sung’s comeback work to the broadcasting station? But she still doubted whether she could perform the important role of ‘representative’.

It was a flame she definitely didn’t want to miss, but at the same time, she was afraid that her hand would burn if she grabbed it. What should she do?

That was when the worry continued.

—Sunbae Su-ah, can I help you a little?

‘Your help? Of course, if I receive it, it’ll be resolved, but…’

It would be easy if Kim Yu-han appeared on the entertainment program instead of Su-ah, but she felt a little uneasy about that. Su-ah wouldn’t be doing anything proactively, would she? It felt meaningless.

However, Kim Yu-han spoke as if he knew even that thought.

—I’m not saying that I’ll appear on the entertainment program instead.

‘Then?’

—PD Kang Hyun-sung said to tell him if there are any conditions you want, right? I’ll fix those a bit. Enough so that there won’t be a problem even if Sunbae Su-ah appears on the entertainment program herself.

‘What? Really? Is that possible?’

It was something Su-ah couldn’t even imagine. Just by fixing a few conditions, Su-ah would be able to appear on the entertainment program using only her own intelligence? Really? Seriously?

—Sunbae Su-ah.

Yu-han Su-ah didn’t say much.

—It’s me. Kim Yu-han.

It was the most reassuring word in the world.

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A little later.

PD Kang Hyun-sung and the entertainment program writers, as well as the related staff, swallowed hard. It was because Su-ah’s attitude toward discussing conditions had suddenly changed drastically.

‘It’s completely different from the atmosphere just now.’

‘I heard she’s never lost in negotiations.’

‘Oh, my legs are going numb. What kind of momentum is that…’

In fact, Su-ah had only lent her body to Kim Yu-han for a short time, but the staff, who had no way of knowing that, couldn’t help but be nervous. At this moment, Su-ah was scary.

Yu-han Su-ah broke the silence first.

“Participation isn’t difficult, but you shouldn’t deal with my private parts. You should know the reason, right?”

“You want us to thoroughly protect your privacy?”

“This isn’t for myself, but for this entertainment program itself, including PD Kang Hyun-sung *nim*.”

“…For us?”

“Yes. If my personal information, such as the fact that I’m from overseas, is released, it will be difficult for viewers to immerse themselves in the ‘Korean representative’ character. The character must be clear.”

“Ah…!”

Then PD Kang Hyun-sung and the nearby staff all had moved faces. They couldn’t help but be grateful that she was already worrying about the safety of the program.

Of course, this was all Kim Yu-han’s calculation.

—Let’s pretend to be worried about the program and completely hide the information about Sunbae Su-ah. There’s no point in digging up the past before she obtained the special ability.

Covering the truth with lies is low-level. So high-level people cover the truth with the truth. In the first place, Yu-han’s sincerity is also that he wants this program to do well. Yu-han smart!

Soon PD Kang Hyun-sung nodded vigorously.

“I understand. We will never deal with Su-ah’s personal information in ‘Star Meeting’. We will thoroughly make it only as a Korean representative character.”

Now that he thought about it, Su-ah’s words were all correct.

Su-ah had an image befitting the representative position, but if you think about it, she’s from overseas. Viewers would wonder, is she really a Korean representative?

So, shouldn’t we eliminate the room for deep thought from the start? Everyone was swallowing admiration inside.

‘I thought she was special since the pet special, but when she receives a project, she thoroughly prepares the character and environment to fit it. She’s not ordinary.’

‘Su-ah’s genius doesn’t only extend to dramas and movies. She just has the qualities of a broadcaster. Suddenly, I feel more confident about this entertainment program.’

PD Kang Hyun-sung asked with a happy heart.

“Su-ah *ssi*, are there any other conditions?”

“There are.”

Su-ah. No, Kim Yu-han replied.

“Looking at the proposal, there are hosts separate from the representatives who directly participate in the discussions. Well, there’s no entertainment program without a host and no discussion without a host.”

“Yes. That’s right. I’m worried about who to choose…”

“I strongly recommend Kim Sun-il.”

The reason Kim Yu-han was pushing this so hard was simple.

‘Blood is thicker than water.’

He intended to put a Mystic figure, Su-ah’s closest confidant, in the position of host. Su-ah would definitely make several mistakes, and Sun-il would play the role of covering for her every time.

It’s okay for Su-ah to make mistakes in front of Sun-il. Why? Because Sun-il knows Su-ah has alexithymia.

PD Kang Hyun-sung rubbed his chin.

“This is the first time Su-ah *ssi* has recommended someone with the expression ‘strongly’. Is there a reason?”

“He’s restrained, he knows how to keep the line. And he’s heavy. He’s perfect as a fair host image.”

Kim Yu-han packaged a lie as the truth this time as well.

The words he just said weren’t lies in themselves. Kim Sun-il is actually a good person. He would also be good as a host.

PD Kang Hyun-sung soon nodded.

“I understand. Then let’s proceed with Sun-il *ssi*.”

“Thank you. That’s the end of the conditions I want.”

Then PD Kang Hyun-sung jumped up from his seat, approached, and extended his hand. It meant to shake hands.

“Su-ah *ssi*, thank you so much. Thank you for taking on the role of representative, and thank you for the healthy advice. Please take care of me in the future too! Let’s really break through the sky with viewership ratings!”

Yu-han Su-ah slowly shook his hand.

“Well, I always do my best.”

She lifted the corners of her mouth leisurely.

Meanwhile, the real Su-ah inside was worried. Didn’t we only talk about what we wanted too much? What if they think badly of me because of that? That’s what she was thinking.

‘Looking at the conditions Su-ah *ssi* is putting forward today, I feel relieved instead. She’s passionate about this entertainment program. Su-ah *ssi* definitely became interested in this proposal too!’

‘How can she be so clear-cut? She’ll show that side even when debating as a Korean representative. Korean viewers will be able to feel vicarious satisfaction while watching that.’

‘I want to be like that too…’

That’s what other people thought. They’re busy admiring her.

And this was also all within Kim Yu-han’s calculation range.

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Meanwhile, on the set of “Lie, Lie, Lie.”

While Kim Yu-han was producing a custom-made entertainment program(?) only for Su-ah, this place was also very busy. Now that the climax shooting was over, it was time to move toward the end.

But there was definitely something different from before.

The hot heat that seemed like it would burn if you touched it was like that.

“Um… Director *nim*, can we try it one more time?”

“Yeon-ju-ya, this again? I said okay, didn’t I?”

“I’m okay too, but the other person doesn’t seem very satisfied. But I think they’re too timid to ask to do it again, so I’m saying it.”

The female supporting actor standing in the back shyly nodded at Seo Yeon-ju’s words. In the position of bald director Park Mu-ryong, it was a proposal he had no reason to refuse.

Of course, it’s good to raise the quality of the work.

Everyone was full of passion, and Seo Yeon-ju, who was more skilled than before, was leading it. They finally realized what the Special Task Force 808 production team had experienced.

Compliments for Yeon-ju never dried up from the actors’ mouths.

“Yeon-ju *unnie* seems like such a good person.”

“Right? I actually had something I wanted to ask on set, but I was suffering in silence. But she said it for me perfectly, you know? She’s really an angel.”

“Her acting has suddenly gotten better these days, right?”

“I heard it’s the Su-ah *ssi* effect? Yeon-ju *ssi* said it herself. It’s all thanks to Su-ah *ssi*.”

If everyone starts praising Yeon-ju, the praise eventually returns to Su-ah due to Yeon-ju’s remarks. Thanks to that, her reputation is rising even when Su-ah isn’t on set.

…It was almost automatic hunting.

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All sorts of articles poured out on the Internet.

First, there was “Elite” writer Park Yu-mi.

It was a work that taught Su-ah ‘foxy behavior’ while giving her the role of a maid, and they finally started promoting it in earnest. It was because landing on Netflix was getting closer.

[‘Writer Park Yu-mi’ Will it be proven even on Netflix with the new work? ‘It will be a work that laughs at the end even if it’s not a signboard.’]

As the situation was like this, Lee Geum-suk’s team, who was in charge of the flagship work, didn’t stay still either. They quickly started promoting it.

[‘Netflix flagship work Untitled, not because the title couldn’t be decided, but because it wasn’t decided. It’s up to the viewers to judge.’]

Hong Ye-ji was actually playing games in the arcade. Would you say she had entered the stage of giving up? She was relying on rhythm games like a bum and enduring day by day.

In the meantime, the community was on fire with a slightly different story, which was surprisingly not related to dramas or movies. The story of personal broadcasting is hot.

It was none other than ‘Shark’s Playground’ that was the topic.

[Streamer Gallery]

[Title: Shark’s Playground in a week] [And tomorrow is NeoLive’s youngest debut LOL There’s really a lot to eat, I’m already full LOL] ─The youngest’s silhouette is so pretty ─I think the personality will be cute like the youngest ─I hope she has a lot of *aegyo*.

[Title: Why are you talking about V-tubers here?] [Did S Gallery fail? Can’t V-tubers be turned off?] ─Shark Playground is in a week anyway. ─We’ll be together anyway when Shark Playground starts

[Title: So who is NeoLive’s youngest?] [There’s no information that’s been released beforehand, so there’s no way to know. Looking at the silhouette, it looks like she has cat ears, but is it? Are the ears too big for a cat?] ─There’s already a cat in NeoLive ─Maybe it’s a cheetah, unexpectedly ─Deer, cat, bear… What is the youngest…?

NeoLive’s youngest.

In other words, the interest in Su-ah was also very hot.

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Finally, the day of the decisive battle arrived.

NeoLive headquarters.

‘Aigoo, I’m nervous…’

That was Su-ah’s impression before her V-tuber debut.

NeoLive’s broadcasting facility was very good. The equipment was state-of-the-art and had everything, and above all, it was very comfortable, and really a paradise for V-tubers.

Yeah, what problem would there be with the facility?

The problem is that Su-ah is too nervous.

‘…This is more nerve-wracking than I thought?’

Thump, thump, thump!

Her heart was beating like crazy.

Come to think of it, Su-ah had never had the experience of communicating with an unspecified number of people in real time. She had looked at the hot reactions on the internet, but that wasn’t communication, was it? It’s just close to observing people running wild.

The deer next to her said excitedly.

“Su-ah, you remember everything I said, right?”

Su-ah nodded vigorously.

“Be careful not to make any mistakes. Communicate while carefully examining the chat window as much as possible. Think of myself as a product and try to show only the pretty side…”

“Good. That’s the default. Protect it no matter what.”

“Eueung.”

“And you’re really going to do the talent show, right? Huh? You can’t change your mind later? You know that, Su-ah?”

“I know. I know.”

Su-ah nodded. But the movement is as stiff as a nutcracker. Because she was extremely nervous.

Then the NeoLive team leader appeared.

“Now you can start broadcasting with just one click of the mouse. Before that, can we tell Su-ah *ssi* about some of the strategies we’ve come up with?”

“Strategies?”

“Yes. The narrative has a big effect if you give it a twist.”

“That’s, right?”

“So, when you’re broadcasting, I want you to deliberately show a slightly lacking and disappointing side.”

“…Deliberately?”

Su-ah unwittingly asked back.

“Yes. We’ll deliberately show a slightly disappointing performance on the broadcast, and then reverse the tide at once with the Shark’s Playground talent show. That’s the twist we came up with.”

“Eueum. I understand perfectly.”

The staff and deer looked at Su-ah with burdensome eyes. It was a dying taste for Su-ah, who was already nervous, but since she learned to sing as a special, it would be okay. She was able to comfort herself.

“In the first place, Su-ah *ssi* also knows her own image, right? It’s a sharp side that pursues perfection.”

“Ah?”

“That’s why. I thought that if you don’t deliberately differentiate yourself from yourself, your identity might be revealed. Please be a little clumsy if possible.”

“…Ah, I’ll do my best.”

Around this time, the Su-ah Association was bewildered.

─You can show that even if you don’t do it on purpose? ─You’re making her do what she’s best at. Good job. ─The requirements are Su-ah *ssi*’s principles themselves.

‘Ah, what are you saying, everyone be quiet. I’m nervous.’

And a little later.

“Okay, then…”

The deer moved the mouse.

“…Start!”

[L I V E] [NeoLive youngest debut!] [Demonic Su-miho angnyang! (˃⩌˂)]

The moment the broadcast finally started.

[Welcome! Welcome!] [Wow, the panel is so pretty, what is it LOL] [Receive the youngest! Receive the youngest!] [Say hello!!!!!] [Wow, finally revealed!!!!] [Wowkya Pya cleavage ㅗㅜㅑ ㅗㅜㅑ]

Su-ah’s brain stopped.

[What will the first line be LOL] [I’m so curious about the voice] [Please tell me the three sizes] [Can you put two elbows together?] [Please make a sound of slapping your belly fat]

“….”

You want me to communicate in real time against this firepower?

“…Eh.”

Su-ah impossible! Su-ah surrender!

Su-ah emergency!