Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 268
88. Attack on the Walnut (1)
“So what are you going to suggest?”
The marketing department manager leans back and asks.
His face was already full of dissatisfaction.
He feels uncomfortable because he has already been criticized once.
“He said he didn’t like it. Are you saying you don’t want to even put a logo on it? “So you’re just asking me to give you money for free?”
“….”
Gu Jin-mo hesitated for a moment.
When the manager is angry, no matter what he says, it doesn’t work.
“Say no! Speak up! Just criticize your old successor like that and come here. What? Shall we make a proposal policy again? “I don’t know what kind of picture the executive director wants?!”
bang.
The manager slammed the desk and started yelling.
“What did you do when you worked at that company to end up being treated like that by a familiar face? uh? This is all because of your social life. society. life. Do you understand!?”
“….”
Gu Jin-mo decided to wait one more turn.
It wasn’t time to go in yet.
He recalled a raid game he was once into.
If you blindly enter while the boss is using the berserk pattern, even the top ranking will disappear like dust.
Compared to that, this boss in front of me was nothing.
“Whoa.”
The manager takes a short breath after going berserk.
‘Now is the time.’
Gu Jin-mo felt that this was the time to attack.
“I… I have thought of a way.”
“….”
The manager glared at him for a moment and then asked a question.
“What.”
“It’s leaked to the media. Asung is participating as a sponsor. “I heard you made that suggestion.”
“continue.”
“Then the image of Asung will improve. We will also be able to write related articles well by subcontracting them to reporters.”
The manager wiggled his eyebrows.
“so?”
“The feeling the Executive Director wants will be realized. “I wanted to support the future of the two young people who left the castle.”
The strategy is to first produce an article based on rumors, and then write another article based on the article.
“I actually made a suggestion, so it won’t be wrong. In fact, since they rejected the offer, it may not even cost you any money.”
“….”
The manager twitches his eyebrows wildly.
He seems to be thinking seriously about something. Perhaps they are looking for something to catch.
“Man~ Your head is spinning because you shut me up, right? uh? Gu Jin-mo. Please do that in advance. beforehand.”
Either give you a chance to say it in advance.
The words came up to the top of my throat, but of course I didn’t let them out.
“…haha. yes.”
However, what the manager said turned out to be correct.
I should have done it earlier.
Gu Jin-mo returned to his seat and saw shocking news.
[Asung “Civil M” Pro Team Founded?]
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There are rumors that Asung, who had dipped his toes into e-sports in the past but then withdrew, is attempting to become an e-sports professional team once again.
The sport they are known to be challenging this time is ‘Civil Empire’, which recently created a national topic… ====
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“What… is this…”
Gu Jin-mo was dumbfounded by the article he suddenly encountered. I was dumbfounded.
The pro team was thinking about just putting a logo on it.
Wouldn’t this be a completely different story?
“Isn’t this what Kim Joo-hyuk did? “How can you be so detailed?”
Assistant Manager Seo, sitting next to me, is right.
Kim Joo-hyuk moved ahead of Koo Jin-mo.
“Ha…”
Gu Jin-mo slapped his forehead and sighed.
‘You didn’t mean to get it?’
I was deceived.
Kim Joo-hyuk did not try to reject Asung’s support, but rather tried to receive it properly.
And by spilling the nonsense about founding a professional team, Asung prevented Asung from showing off its sponsorship support.
Gu Jin-mo looked blankly at the ceiling and muttered.
“Did we lose again?”
If this happens, should we eventually propose the creation of a professional team?
Or should I just ignore it?
“What should I do?”
“ah. I don’t know. “I have to think about it first.”
He said he would think about it, but he went into the stock community he usually checks out.
Contrary to what he said, he didn’t want to think about this issue.
But surprisingly, they were talking about this there too.
[Breaking News] Ah-seong is founding a Civil M pro team???]
-The stock price is going to be huge ㄹㅇ???
-Eh???
-No, there is no professional league, so what?
└Are you kidding me? Asung is included, so it must mean that they are also creating a professional league
└ㅅㅂ That’s about it???
-LOL It was a huge hit
-Let’s go to Mars
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“Unfounded.”
Joo Hyuk answered with clear pronunciation.
This was what he said to the reporter who had just asked the question.
“Isn’t it true that an investment proposal came from Stronghold?”
“yes. Currently, the rumor that Asung is creating a professional team is completely unfounded. “The professional team can easily proceed with the sponsorship we have received now.”
Joo-hyuk obviously received an offer from Asung, but he quietly passed over that part.
He passed by the reporter, adjusting the buttons of his suit with his characteristic shameless expression.
“Oh and. Players need to practice. “Why don’t you come all the way to Japan and do this?”
The reporter grabbed Joo-hyuk’s collar.
“But still say something! Just say one more thing! “It’s not an interview with the players, it’s an interview with the national team management!”
Representative of national team management.
Yes. Now, it was a position that people in the world were looking at him for.
Joo-hyuk turns around and smiles, as if he knew that person would catch him.
“under. “What do you mean?”
“It’s true that there was a text message going around saying a professional team was being founded, right? “So what happened to that?”
It seems that the text message sent to the players also reached the reporter.
I thought it was possible since there were 200 players.
No, I might have hoped that was the case in the first place.
“That’s literally it. This is possible with the sponsors we currently have. “We are planning to establish a professional team.”
“There is currently no professional league—”
“I’ve already passed the word.”
“Don’t do that, please just tell me this! “Is the environment in place to create a league?”
Joo-hyuk wasted time rubbing his chin.
“Well… is there anything that shouldn’t be done with the help of a big company? Now, it’s really over.”
Patter.
Joo-hyuk said only this and ran away.
“Oh! Huh!?”
* * *
From this point, less than a day had passed.
The article appeared again.
[“Asung” Creating a league instead of a professional team? [The performance of the two “strong men” amid big changes]
If you look at the facts, it was a meaningless article based on speculation due to the circumstances of the suspicion.
Countless comments started pouring in just by looking at the title.
-Really?
-Wow haha -Well
, there is no league
-Is the manager also from Asong??? Almond Manager??
└ㅇㅇ They’re pretty famous lol
└You two ran out of the company to do that? What is it? ㅁㅊ
└ㄹㅇ Kill ㅁㅊ
└Even that manager is ㄹㅇ ㅈㄴ elite
└There was a rumor that he had a gold spoon. Did he start a business with that money?
-No matter how strong your stronghold is, is it possible to create a league?
└You should have made it before you know it.
└LOL └E
-sports must be relatively easy, right?
└Isn’t Civil M difficult? There are 200 people on the team
, but that’s only for national competitions. The pro league is a different system. The general system uses only 40 people and the rest is AI
. Really??
Of course, this news also reached Embul.
This community was so passionate about Civil M that they almost burst into tears.
[Civil M is recruiting pro applications??ㅠㅠ This is truly a success ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[MBlers, there is finally a pro league ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[Wow crazy breaking news! Asung is making a pro league ㅅㅂ]
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“What?”
In the marketing department.
Manager Jang’s eyebrows began to flutter wildly.
“Create a league?! What… is our company the Olympics? uh? Is it the IOC?”
“It’s… a little… um… then why don’t we just not do it?”
“I will not!? Come now!? “It’s just that nothing happened!?”
“Well then… I guess I should just make a suggestion…”
Gu Jin-mo had a hunch.
This pattern was a new pattern that he had never seen before.
Judging from what I heard from seniors who raided this boss, this is a very dangerous omen.
“What proposal!? Let’s create a league?! uh? “This is crazy… I have to go up there and talk about that now?!”
The manager’s face turned red and almost turned black.
“Ahahaha! Managing Director! Let’s make a cool league and have a blast! Those two guys have gone out to the stronghold and are doing very well and living well! Live better! Live better than Mr. Aju! Spend more! like this!?”
“Ah, no matter what, living better than the executive director is a bit…”
“Yaaaaaaaa!!!”
* * *
Time passed and the game against China was about two days away.
A container office located in a corner of campus.
A gray-haired middle-aged man sat there, illuminated by old sunlight, unfolding an old-fashioned product.
Chop rock.
It was newspaper with the rough texture of recycled paper.
‘Hankook Ilbo’
A familiar face appeared on the front page of this daily newspaper that he reads regularly.
The title is written in large letters like this:
[Asung Civil M becomes the main sponsor of the “National Competition” and is “on track to hold a professional league”]
It was an article that Asung was trying to expand its business beyond sponsor support to professional teams and professional leagues.
The preface to the article is as follows:
[Two Asung men who left the company to pursue their dreams joined hands with Asung again…]
It was written in grandiose terms, but to sum it up, it meant that our Asung is a good company that also supports the dreams of those who left the company.
“Huh…”
It was an absurd statement for the coach, who knew full well what Sanghyun’s company life was like even though he couldn’t see it in person.
In the end, we met again at the summit, joined hands and helped each other, so there was nothing more to add.
The coach’s eyes were just staring at a longing face.
“…Hey. If it were a national archery team, it should have won an Olympic gold medal and made a splash. Be patient. “I got lost.”
If there had been no accident, the face that would have been featured in the newspaper a long time ago and made everyone proud is now smiling brightly on the front page of the newspaper, about 10 years later.
Even next to him, the number one successor to the recently popular Asung is standing with his arm around his shoulder.
Also, next to him, a big manager friend of mine, who was also from Asung, was standing awkwardly with his arms around him.
The coach’s eyes turn to Sanghyun again.
Still smiling.
Because it’s a photo.
He carefully cut out the picture and placed it in a frame.
I patted its face, pretending to dust it off, and set it up in a place where I could see it.
“Good job.”
The coach’s eyes became red.
It felt like things had resolved a little.
It felt like the huge lump in my heart that had always remained a painful memory had subsided a little.
“oh my. Coach. Have you seen her photo again?”
“…?”
Someone came into the coach’s office.
“Why did you come in without knocking again?”
“No, it was open, so I just came.”
“The guy who manages the national team has a lot of time. “Why did you come here again?”
“You don’t answer the phone or read the text. “Do you have any choice but to come?”
Despite his friendly tone, the man was dressed in a suit and shoes and had a very businesslike look.
He was the national archery coach for next year’s Olympics.
“How long are you going to stay like this? “Would you please show your strength at the National University?”
“hate. Hey.”
“Oh my. “You don’t even give a reason anymore.”
“What are you doing with it? “To someone who can’t even hear me.”
The man walked a little further from the door and looked around the inside of the office.
“Hyeonju is also participating in this Olympics. Is Sanghyun the only child? “Isn’t Hyeonju your child too?”
“Hyeonju?”
Hyunjoo apparently announced her retirement due to a continued slump after winning the gold medal at the last Olympics.
I found out that I wasn’t selected for this national team.
“I’m leaving as a coach.”
“…her. That would be worth seeing. “If you are the manager and he is the coach.”
“One person is not enough. teacher.”
“I heard that in archery these days, coaches shoot arrows instead of bows?”
“teacher!”
The coach stands up and turns his head out the window.
“Hyeonju will also be a good coach.”
He didn’t want to get involved anymore.
The Olympic stage is not the domain of the general public.
It is a place where only those in the sports world enter.
To achieve success there once again requires something truly transcendent.
Now he didn’t want to push anyone to get to that level.
Humans had no reason to live like that.
Sports aren’t something that can only be enjoyed that way.
“Try to do well with Hyeonju. “I will tell you how I am from time to time. Don’t come looking for me.”