Chapter 146: Korean Countryside Bumpkin (2)

After a breathless chase at the airport, we were captured by the Evil Gang and had no choice but to provide fan service.

Thanks to arriving at the airport early on purpose, we had plenty of time to give fan service.

A fan meeting that started abruptly without any preparation.

It began with 16 people, but as time passed, the number grew.

The interest was highest among the younger crowd.

Naturally, younger people were more familiar with streaming than older folks.

Still, it was always nice to have people recognize us as streamers.

I was just too scared to enjoy it properly.

“You look even more handsome in person!”

“Thank you.”

“Wow! You look more perverted in real life.”

“…Excuse me?”

“Mister, do you perhaps not like men?”

Except for the fact that there were crazy people like this scattered everywhere, it was a very satisfying fan meeting.

Even foreigners at the airport thought I was a celebrity and asked for my autograph.

Watching this, Dong-su hyung commented.

“Won’t those people look you up later?”

“…Right?”

“Should we call it promoting the country’s prestige or embarrassing it… Tsk.”

Listening to Dong-su hyung, I often experienced moments where he lazily assaulted me with facts like that.

It was a common habit of his, especially during his talk content, and I had no choice but to shut my mouth at his words.

Anyway.

Leaving the noisy and bustling airport behind, we boarded the plane on time.

Originally, we were supposed to fly in economy class.

Twipod’s headquarters had also provided economy class tickets.

But due to Dong-su hyung’s strong request, our economy class tickets were changed to business class.

He said enduring a near half-day flight in economy was too harsh.

Although the cost of changing the tickets was to be borne by ourselves, fortunately, Mr. Sung-jae willingly changed the tickets for the streamers under his company. �

As expected, ChickenBox is the best.

How much time had passed?

I had watched about four movies I had pre-downloaded on my phone.

“We will be landing soon…”

Kind flight attendants made their rounds, and the captain’s announcement echoed.

Shortly after.

The plane successfully landed at LA Airport.

A flight that was close to 12 hours.

Since it was my first flight, the burden was significant, but luckily, the seats were more comfortable than I had expected.

This is why people pay extra for good seats.

After finishing the entry procedures, we stepped outside, where a familiar-looking white man greeted us warmly.

“Hey!”

“Shout.”

“Dong-su, Chan-sik! Na-young! Welcome to America.”

Above Shout’s head, there was a banner written in a classic Korean font, saying, “Welcome, Korean Streamers!”

Looking at the banner, I asked him casually.

“Did you print that yourself?”

Shout nodded as if it was obvious.

“Of course.”

“Hmm.”

I then noticed two more people standing behind Shout. One was an Asian man, likely East Asian, and the other was a muscular black man.

They smiled broadly at me and extended their hands.

“You bastard!”

“You bastard!”

“…Excuse me?”

Swearing right from the first meeting.

The problem was, if they had cursed with a fierce expression, it wouldn’t have felt out of place.

But they were smiling at me more brightly than anyone else.

Especially the black man, who had been grabbing my attention with his bright white teeth.

He looked like someone I’d seen before.

No, that’s not the important thing right now.

I glared at Shout and spoke.

“Shout, you taught them this, right?”

“You bastard! I only told them it was your favorite phrase. I just informed them.”

This guy seemed to have improved his Korean a lot since I last saw him.

As an expert in this field, I could tell that the two earlier “You bastard!” had no identity. They were just copied.

“Hey, Shia. I love your fucking play! Holy fuck! Yeah, I’m Bigmac.”

“Big…mac?”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Yes.”

Big…mac?

The streaming name sounded familiar.

I tilted my head, and Dong-su hyung, the world-class socialite, greeted Mr. Bigmac in fluent English.

After Mr. Bigmac, the Asian man next to him smiled and greeted us.

“Nice to meet you.”

“Yes, nice to… Wait a minute!”

“Yes?”

“You speak Korean well?”

I thought he didn’t speak Korean because he had cursed alongside Bigmac.

An unexpected twist.

I ground my teeth and glared at him, while he smiled brightly and introduced himself.

“I’m Kwaribo. I’m a MiTuber.”

“Ah! You’re Kwaribo!”

“I didn’t recognize you without your glasses!”

Kwaribo.

I had seen his videos on MiTube a few times.

A Korean who spoke awkward Korean.

His concept was pretending to be a foreigner, and he was a veteran MiTuber with a career similar to Dong-su hyung’s.

Was I too nervous?

How did I not recognize such a famous person?

Oh, right.

“Excuse me, Mr. Kwaribo.”

“Yes.”

“I have a style of returning what I receive.”

“Ah, which part?”

“If it’s not too rude, may I return the favor?”

“Of course.”

With a mischievous look on his face.

I looked at him and smiled shyly.

Then I delivered my line clearly.

“Nice to meet you, you bastard.”

The atmosphere cooled slightly at those words.

But soon, Mr. Kwaribo burst out laughing.

“Haha! As expected, Shia, you’re different! It’s an honor to meet you too.”

After exchanging first greetings, Shout, who had been watching me quietly, put his arm around my shoulder and spoke casually.

“Chan-sik, it’s your first time in America, right?”

“Right.”

I had never imagined I would come to America when there were so many places I hadn’t visited even within the country.

Thinking about it felt new.

Shout noticed my expression and smiled widely. Then, in an upbeat voice, he said.

“Welcome to America.”

### Chapter 146

#### 49. Korean Hick (2)

#### 4.

What kind of crazy things will happen here?

#### 4.

The evening we arrived in the US.

Unfortunately, our Twipod Global Party event was scheduled for the same day.

We had no choice but to attend the party without even properly shaking off the fatigue from the trip.

Right after my fan meeting, there was also a meeting for a new cable program.

It was an unfortunate mishap due to the tight schedule.

However, thankfully, Na-young and Dong-su hyung showed no signs of discomfort.

“Let’s finish the work quickly and relax. Hey, have you ever been to the Twipod Global Party?”

“No. I debuted this year.”

“Usually, not many global personalities are invited. In the past, Twipod Korea would stay with Twipod Korea, and Twipod Japan would stay with Twipod Japan… This year, it’s going to be intense.”

Twipod.

A company that appeared like a comet and successfully landed as a global corporation in Korea.

After the trend of internet broadcasting shifted to VR games, the growth rate of internet broadcasting platforms, including MiTube, skyrocketed to a ridiculous extent.

Some even argued that streaming was entering the realm of mainstream culture.

Some broadcasting stations in Korea were exclusively supplying videos from famous MiTube channels, clearly indicating how much times had changed.

Even I was appearing on cable broadcasts now.

I awkwardly rubbed my wrist, wearing the clothes I had bought for today.

A large wristwatch.

The design, seemingly platinum with small gems embedded here and there, made it obvious at a glance that it was an expensive watch.

“If you like it, you can have it.”

Dong-su hyung smiled softly at me.

The watch belonged to Dong-su hyung.

He lent it to me so I wouldn’t feel intimidated abroad.

Even someone like me, who knows nothing about watches, could recognize it as a high-end watch from the R brand.

“Really?”

“Of course. What do I have that’s too precious for you? In return, just collaborate with me 100 more times. If my viewer count drops, you’ll host me automatically.”

“That’s no loss for me.”

“Then I’ll steal your fans.”

“Really? Promise?”

If he planned to take some of the Evil Gang members, I’d welcome it with open arms.

As I smoothly responded with a joke, Dong-su hyung clicked his tongue a few times and said to me.

“But the atmosphere tonight is killer.”

“It really is.”

“Right? It’s so intense I feel like I’m going to die.”

It was an awkward scene where only familiar streamers were grouped together.

It was a problem that time would solve, but as Dong-su hyung said, it was definitely awkward.

It hadn’t even been an hour since the main party started.

Today’s event prepared by Twipod was a simple luncheon followed by playing a specially prepared game.

That was it.

Dong-su hyung quickly downed the champagne in his hand and spoke.

“I heard something from an insider earlier.”

Where does he keep hearing these things?

“It’s rare for Twipod to reveal a game at a party like this, right?”

“Right.”

“One of the new games to be announced today is rumored to be made by one of the companies involved in . Shout mentioned it earlier.”

“Where is Shout now…?”

“There.”

Dong-su hyung pointed with his chin towards Shout, who was flanked by two blonde beauties.

This degenerate guy.

After a while, Shout, who met my eyes, pushed the women aside and approached us.

“Chan-sik, did you hear the news?”

“What?”

“There’s going to be a game show later.”

Sometimes, talking to him, I really wondered if he wasn’t actually Korean.

But from head to toe, he was American.

His pronunciation was only getting more accurate with time.

“I heard they’re giving $10,000 to the winner, Holy shit.”

“How much is $10,000?”

Converted to Korean won, it was well over 10 million won.

Whatever the game was, the prize money was enough to make me drool.

With that amount of money, I could have plenty of fun even after the party ended.

Is this why they call America the land of opportunity?

I nodded at Shout’s words and smiled.

“What kind of game is it?”

Shout shrugged and smiled broadly.

“I don’t know. Why? Are you interested, Chan-sik?”

Of course, I was interested.

I wasn’t someone who could pass up a chance at prize money.

Naturally, since it was the Twipod Global Party, top streamers from around the world would be gathering.

Among them, there would likely be world-class talents.

Even the person joking around in front of me, Shout, was someone I acknowledged as one of the best.

What kind of game will it be?

I wanted to start preparing right away.

Just as I was about to delve into thoughts of the prize money, Shout whispered quietly in my ear.

“But you’re really popular.”

What nonsense is this?

“Streamers from China and Japan are drooling over you. Chan-sik, you’re truly a magnetic man.”

I slowly turned my gaze at those words.

And soon after, I spotted two groups of streamers glaring at me as if they wanted to kill me.

Just by looking at the flags on their tables, I could tell where they were from.

I gave them a sly smile and spoke to Shout.

“My mouth is watering already. Hey, Shout.”

“Yeah?”

“Do you know the expressions ‘feeling national pride’ or ‘fluttering the flag’?”

Shout slightly furrowed his brows and shook his head.

“Feeling national pride? Fluttering the flag? It’s difficult.”

“Ah, don’t worry.”

Saying that, I raised my glass towards the Japanese and Chinese streamers.

“You’ll feel that national pride soon enough.”