NOVEL NEXT Chapter 694
“Everyone, we’re in big trouble.”
I locked my fingers in front of the camera.
-???
– Bisaaaaaang~
– What’s the big trouble? ㄷㄷ
– CEO Na-me Unni, I’m dying!ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
– It’s been so hard waiting for two days.
And with an endlessly serious face.
“I’m out of money.”
-???
– Yeh?
– ?
– Wat?
I took off my shoes and stretched my feet toward the desk.
Push!
The chair slid back with a reaction.
I tilted my head back and shook my hair off the chair.
Spin spin-
“Wheeeee.”
[‘Manname’ donated 5,000 won!]
– So, has it finally broken, Mailion!
[‘MondayNaMeMe’ donated 10,000 won!]
– The Owner of Janjeol risk is that the CEO is just too cute!
[‘NameTang’ donated 5,000 won!]
– This might be the most stimulating title ever.
“Do I look like I’m joking?”
I pressed my face close to the camera with both hands.
“I think you don’t get it, we don’t have money!”
[‘Gyu-kyu’ donated 5,000 won!]
– It’s only natural for companies to run out of money, haha. But Janjeol isn’t going bankrupt tomorrow, right?
– For real, lol
– It was strange how money was coming in like crazy for Janjeol.
– Janjeol is normalizing.
– Companies are originally money-eating hippos.
– Are we facing bankruptcy? ㄷㄷ
“Bankruptcy? Roughly 10… 9… 8…”
– Na-me Na-me, your avatar is really, really pretty!
– Is the company a time bomb? Haha
– The cutest point is not wearing pants but bunny sleep socks.
“That’s an exaggeration. I think we’ll completely run out of cash in about 10 days. Ugh…! Right now, we have less than 100 million dollars.”
The chat suddenly froze as soon as I said that.
At first, I thought it was a glitch.
[‘I’ll Be A Whale’ donated 5,000 won!]
– 10 days…?
– Heok
– What?
– Heok
– Heok
– What now?
“Yes, 10 days.”
With that realistic figure, the viewers finally believed my words.
“Our company will go bankrupt in 10 days.”
I spread out my ten fingers to show them.
Roar.
*
Of course, ten days is just an estimate if we don’t do anything.
Internally, we were preparing to issue corporate bonds, bank loans, and considering various means such as the ATEM loan from the American Magic Department.
Why didn’t we take out a loan earlier?
Because interest rates were high and we didn’t expect our cash to suddenly drop.
No matter how “super” of a company Janjeol was, its essence is that of a merchant selling items.
The Middle East risk has set off alarms in all semi-flux manufacturing companies, and our customers couldn’t afford to buy additional Dream Stone engravers.
“And for the background where you can use Dreaming Mode every morning or evening… We’re paying mana even while running at a deficit.”
– Wow, it was really serious.
– Haha, I didn’t expect the magic power plant to shut down for this.
– That’s why America always threatens to bomb.
– If they bomb, the magic power plant will explode, haha.
– ??: I will kill you if you self-harm.
– That’s some American logic, is there a problem?
[‘Rondeung’ donated 10,000 won!]
– How much do you need? Uncle will give you as much pocket money as Na-me wants!
“Mmm? Thank you for the 10,000 won donation. Wow, Rondeung is working hard for Janjeol. Everyone, give a round of applause! Applause quickly!”
Clap clap clap-
I exaggeratedly clapped my hands.
“I don’t need a lot, just 400 billion won would be great! Then I could broadcast without worrying about the company and have fun chatting with our Na-me family every day for 12 hours.”
– Lol, you’ve gotten yourself in deep!
– This is a wild setup.
– This is a personal attack!
– Better read the room?
– Are we dumping Na-me’s 12-hour serious broadcast?
– Just asking for 400 billion won, haha!
– It’s dizzying, right?
[Rondeung donated 4,000 won!]
– Sorry.
“I’m bringing this up because we’re planning to issue corporate bonds in about 3 weeks. Since the interest is a decent 5%, how about saving in a piggy bank instead of donating right away?”
If Janjeol were a publicly traded company, it might have been possible with just one share.
But the procedures were not that smooth.
I pulled out a cute piggy bank emoticon and placed it in the upper right corner of the broadcast screen.
In a spot that usually doesn’t receive any ads, Janjeol’s name was engraved.
[
Feeding Janjeol: Target Amount 7 trillion won]
“Quack, Janjeol is hungry.”
[‘GarlicGrilledPorkBelly’ donated 5,000 won!]
– Let’s slaughter it? Seems like it’s eating too much…
Hiccup…
In that moment, laughter burst out and I quickly lowered my head to the desk.
– ?
– Hahaha
– Failed to hold in laughter, haha!
– Slaughter? You crazy, haha!
– But 7 trillion is crossing the line.
– This is hilarious, haha!
– I’ve never seen the host laugh like this before, haha!
– Na-me making me laugh is a grand achievement, ㄷㄷ
– The nickname saved me, haha!
Is this guy trying to make me laugh from the name selection to the words?
I barely calmed my racing heart and straightened up.
“Phew… You really shouldn’t say such extreme things. I’m not saying I’m going to eat everything; I’m just saying I can pay it back with 5% interest. Anyway, I’ve told you all the reasons I couldn’t broadcast for the last two days… Now, let’s start the Heavenly Demon Tournament viewing party.”
I glanced at the chat from China and was suddenly struck by a keyword—Shaolin.
Looks like I’ve gotten a bit hooked on Shaolin energy.
‘I told them for sure. Anyway, there are a lot of green frogs.’
*
The broadcast I originally planned was a viewing party for the Heavenly Demon Tournament with the viewers.
An effortless content where you just sit quietly for 1 hour and enjoy.
But when I conducted a poll, 95.6% of the subscribers had watched the first episode, and so the content naturally shifted to a review.
“Thank you so much for loving the Heavenly Demon Tournament, but shall we watch at least our trailer together?”
I hadn’t seen the teaser at all as I had been busy.
The first teaser focused on the participants, and the second focused on the judges.
– Honestly, when I first saw the first teaser, I thought it was just a fashion show, lol.
– Who styled this?
– So cute, Na-noName, what should I do?
“Really? I didn’t like this outfit at first. It’s amazing, but I happen to know the stylist. I met them while shooting an ad for the Modern Outlet a long time ago, so it was nice to see them again.”
[Video Shared – ‘NemoSemmo’ shared with 100,000!]
“There will be a special Christmas event at Modern Outlet, so please check the QR code below for details. Ah, this has been Little Santa NoName. Merry Christmas!”
“Ughhh…! Get that away from me!”
Just seeing it made my hands and feet cringe.
So, I ended up rubbing my temples and drooping my head.
– Wow, so cute, haha!
– What is this, haha?
– Santa Na-me is crazy!
– Was there anyone who didn’t know about this yet? Everyone lost two and a half years of their lives.
This can’t go on.
I brushed my bangs back to cool off the heat rising in my head.
And I earnestly asked the viewers.
“From now on, let’s promise not to post stuff like this on our broadcasts. It’s embarrassing…”
– Heok
– Yes, yes.
– Wow.
– I almost forgot I’m Na-me and got flustered…
– If you get flustered, it’s both parties’ fault.
– Can you please just broadcast like this from now on?
└ Noooon!
└ Absolutely not.
└ But I can’t lose Petit Na-meㅠㅠㅠㅠ
└ You have to experience delicacies sometimes to appreciate them.
The second teaser featuring conflicts between the judges had not yet appeared; hence, it was skipped.
With grand music, the judges made their appearances amidst a storm of cheers.
“Honestly, I have complaints to the production team here too. You see, everyone has to gather around and go up a pillar together.”
I highlighted the scene where they looked down from the central pillar.
“Yeondam Seung, Koizumi’s height exceeds 180, and Murphy is close to 190… what about me?”
– Hahahahahaha!
– Cute and good, haha!
– But the previous part was even funnier when you ran ‘odododo,’ haha!
– You captured both cuteness and dignity! Raise your glass~
“What does ‘odododo’ mean?”
I wondered if I had missed something and rewound the video.
Indeed, it broadcasted a close-up of me running and going ‘odododo.’
[How can running be cute…]
With a confirmation shot from one participant.
Haaa…
– You should just give up.
– The host has to let go.
– It’s cute, but does it even make sense to say don’t take cute pictures?
– If this goes on, Na-me will get mad.
Before the stuntman’s first demonstration, I explained the purpose of the hula hoop mission.
“In the past, I said one should know how to fight in a narrow space, but that was just to come up with some plausible reason. Hmm, you were tricked! The actual goal was to see how one utilizes Aura vertically.”
I took off my suit jacket and stood up from the chair.
In my white shirt, I looked.
Push-
I placed my hands on my stomach and began to explain to the viewers.
“Aura circulates around the body centered on the Aura Heart. The weight center of the Aura typically aligns vertically with the plane created by this circulation route. So, naturally, the easiest moves for a person are running forward, straight punches, and front kicks.”
Then I raised both arms toward the ceiling.
The armpits of the white shirt tightened.
And jumped.
Boing-!
“But what happens in situations like this? The weight center of the aura keeps shifting up and down. So what problem arises? When you jump and throw a punch, the force isn’t transferred properly.”
Boing-!
Swish swish!
I kept jumping in place, throwing punches.
I hoped the viewers would recognize my boxing skills honed through four years of watching UFC.
“So what should be done? You need to horizontally circulate the aura while stabilizing the weight center at a single point. Then, only when stabilized, can an attack launch—”
[‘CutestTasteGroup’ donated 10,000 won!]
– NoName… could you please stop jumping…?
“Why? Is my explanation boring?”
Someone cut me off, demanding I stop.
Honestly, I didn’t feel great about it.
I know the viewers don’t like when I drone on about theory.
‘Still, they could at least listen until the end…’
Thud-
Just as I landed somewhat glumly…
I spotted a chat wall covered with emojis shielding everyone’s eyes.
– Na-me, stop!
– You can’t run in that avatar!
– Your chest keeps bouncing…!
– (Manager) Host is 10 years old. Everyone, please be careful in chat.
– Please someone stop them, haha!
– (Na-me has no idea)
└ Isn’t that crossing the line just a bit? Haha!
└ Sigh It’s ambiguous, haha.
– I just brought my glasses to study the theory, haha!
– The aura is understood not with the head but felt with the heart… Taking notes.
“Whew!”