Chapter 3.2

Bread continued to chat with Lee Hyeon-woo.

"Is there any song you want to hear more of? Oh right, would you like me to bangsell?"

Bangsel was an abbreviation of the act of taking selfies, and it referred to a streamer posting a selfie on an avid fan's streamer chat.

And a reverse fan, which incorporated Bangsel, was a term which meant that the streamer themselves would meet an avid fan.

'Right, it's one of the things I need to implement my cash-back scheme.'

[I-want-to-be-unemployed gifts 2,000 coins!]

1 That sounds good. Here is a reverse fan gift. But do I have to shoot 100 per draw?

"Thank you for the 2,000. It'll go toward paying for the reverse fan. And yes, each draw is 100 coins. What do you want to draw from?"

Bread busily moved her hands while firing off a question back at him.

Every time Lee-Hyeon Woo messaged, he sponsored a large number of coins, so she was busy copying stickers and displaying them on the screen for the draw while communicating with him

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But even in the midst of her hustle and bustle, the genuine smile on her lips didn't seem to fade.

[I-want-to-be-unemployed gifts 100 coins!]

– I want to draw a phone call date.

He didn't want to talk about 'business' in the manager chat which could probably be viewed by staff at Korea TV.

So, he needed to find out Bread's personal contact information.

When he shot 100 coins with higher accuracy, the draw roulette appeared on the screen.

After spinning for a while, the roulette stopped at a dud.

If it had been before, he would have regretted that he had gifted 100 and received a dud.

However, he did not feel any regrets now that he had obtained an infinite number of coins.

"Ah! It's okay that Unemployed Oppa didn't draw anything. If you want something urgently, you can have the right to wish for something from the wheel. How about purchasing the Wish ticket as a gift? No, it'd actually be a bit like using the wish ticket as a transfer...."

- Lol

- she's trying to suck him dry, haha.

- I want to do it too!

- With urgent wishes, the wheel is basically useless haha

- Wouldn't it be better for Oppa to just purchase the Wish ticket and ask for whatever he wishes rather than just the wheel?

"Ah, I think the president here is right. Then, according to the public sentiment, should Unemployed-nim just use the ticket for a phone call?"

- Yep

- That sounds good.

- It seems that my president's seat isn't going to stay for much longer ᅲᅲ. If unemployed Hyung-nim is sincere just a little bit, I'll end up becoming the vice-president haha.

Bread and the chat window played the two-headed drums in applause while Lee Hyun-woo was given the right to wish.

Lee Hyun-woo, who finally obtained the Phone Call rights, continued to enjoy the stream by showing off his newfound wealth with more coin sponsorships.

The chatting mixed with the streamer's passionate interest and the biscuit's [T/N: Non-paying viewer's] envy was addictive like a drug.

And right after the stream ended, a video call was received to his smartphone.

'I don't know the number, but I seem to know who is calling.'

It was Bread.

"Hello."

"Oh, hello. Mr. Unemployed."

Bread was nervous. It was evident in the facial expressions she made and her voice. Still, she tried hard to speak coherently.

"Ah, you are much younger than I thought. I was surprised."

"Oh? I enjoyed the stream today."

"Thank you. Thanks to Unemployed-nim, the tension from having to do well was much lower, so I was able to have a fun stream."

The chitchat proceeded amicably.

Hyeon-Woo Lee made some small talk for a while to relieve the tension and narrow the distance in their relationship.

And just when he felt the time was right, he brought up the cashback scheme.

"Soohyun."

Bread's real name was Choi Soo-Hyun.

She was a few years younger than Lee Hyeon-woo, and so the two decided to talk comfortably and drop the honorifics.

"Oh, I am listening. What's up?"

Choi Soo-hyun was more relaxed than the first time she'd taken a phone call from a fan. Some of her patrons made strange demands from the start.

However, Hyeon-Woo Lee was not that kind of person. It made her open up a little more.

"Don't you want to receive more coins?"

"Yes? Of course…?"

"How much more do you want?"

"Ahahaha, will you give me as much as I want?"

"Yes. But there is a price."

For a moment, Choi Soo-Hyun did not speak.

'Was this the same person as earlier? Haa… it's unavoidable.'

But she hadn't intended to listen to everything from the beginning. If she did everything she was asked, she was sure the creature called 'man' would quickly get tired of her anyway.

"About a price.... what is it?"

"Fifteen percent. You have to give me back 15 percent of the amount I gift to you. For example, if I send you 100,000 coins, you have to give me back 1.5 million won. What do you think?"

Choi Soo-hyun was left speechless once more.

It was a very different proposal from what she expected.

"Let's say... If you're gifted 100,000, after all the taxes, you have about 3.2 million won to 5 million won left, right? If you register as a business and save tax through a tax accountant, you may even be left with much more than that. All you have to do is pay 1.5 million won ($1200) back. The remaining 1.7 is yours. And if I end up sponsoring 200,000 or 300,000 coins each week, you get at least 5 million won per week."

"Isn't this illegal?"

"What is illegal? Are you worried about money laundering? Sooh-Yun-ah, if that was the purpose, wouldn't I use a method with a higher exchange rate? If I were an illegal worker, would I use a method that would only save me 15 per cent of my investment?"

"Ah... Yes. But will there be any problems if I receive sponsorship and return the money?"

"Think about it. It's convenient to think of it as a cash-back scheme. Like when you buy things at a supermarket or something and get paid in cashback. It's like that. There is no problem at all."

Choi Soo-hyun was worried. She wondered why Lee Hyun-woo would even come up with such a proposal, and why would he want cashback when he has enough money to gift coins in the first place.

But she couldn't bring herself to ask.

She didn't want to blow the opportunity that came to her by asking something pointless.

At the end of the day, she was greedy.

While it's true that streamers make a lot of money, it was only the famous streamers. It was hard for low-class streamers like Choi Soo-Hyun to earn even 5 million won a month.

Sure, it's true that she was earning much more than ordinary office workers.

However, Choi Soo-hyun wanted to earn more money than now.

"It's fine. I will do it."

Choi Soo-Hyun accepted Lee Hyun-woo's proposal.

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