Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 265

God-Given Top Star 265. 349 Days (1)

265. 349 Days (1)

July 23, 2022

“You startled me.”

A status window densely packed before my eyes.

I thought I was having a nightmare.

If it’s a status window full of lifespan, wouldn’t it be a good dream instead of a nightmare?

Anyway, for better or worse.

The status windows floating before my eyes were not a dream.

“I definitely switched it to offline.”

Yeon-woo muttered, turning off the notification windows one by one.

Is the system finally going crazy?

But as he turned them off, something felt off.

‘I feel like I’ve turned off a lot, so why is it still like this before my eyes?’

It’s not like in the old days when notifications popped up for each person’s lifespan being harvested.

With the advent of the multiple automatic lifespan harvesting function, most lifespans came in bundles.

Lifespan wasn’t necessarily harvested based on a day or two.

The amount harvested varied greatly.

From as little as less than 30 minutes.

Lifespans of about an hour or two were also quite common.

Lifespans that weren’t even a full day collected and gathered.

They became several days’ worth of lifespan with the multiple automatic lifespan harvesting function and appeared as notification windows.

It was a system that considered the user by preventing each individual notification from being bothersome.

But.

‘Just how much is there that it’s still……?’

It doesn’t end even after turning them off and off.

Was the reaction to episode 2 that good?

You know the saying ‘many a little makes a mickle’.

Yeon-woo was witnessing the moment when specks of dust were turning into a mountain.

“Yeon-woo? What are you doing?”

Kwon Seong-hyeon, who noticed Yeon-woo getting up, approached and asked.

It seemed strange that he didn’t get up and go to wash up as soon as he opened his eyes as usual, but was sitting blankly.

“Yeon-woo?”

Kwon Seong-hyeon asked again, but Yeon-woo was too out of it to answer.

Still, Yeon-woo’s eyes were full of status windows that wouldn’t turn off.

But there was something that caught his eye even more.

‘What is this? Is this… a possible number……?’

The numbers that kindly showed how much lifespan was accumulating increased rapidly as he turned off each status window one by one.

Yeon-woo’s eyes widened as he watched it.

‘How much is this, anyway?’

The numbers were so large that he couldn’t calculate them right away.

“Kwon Seong-hyeon.”

“Yes, Yeon-woo. Are you not feeling well? Do you have a fever……?”

Yeon-woo grabbed the large hand that touched his forehead and said.

“Would you hit me once?”

“Yes?”

“I need to come to my senses, so please hit me hard just once…….”

“No. Wait a minute. Yeon-woo. What are you talking about right now? How can I hit you, Yeon-woo?”

“Ah. Then I’ll do it myself…….”

Unfortunately, Yeon-woo’s attempt failed.

“Yeon-woo. I don’t know what’s going on, but calm down first. If there’s something upsetting, it’s better to resolve it through conversation rather than violent methods. Did someone upset you? Or did someone bother you?”

If so, he was ready to find that non-existent someone right away and grind them down to their soul.

A gentle gaze full of concern followed, but.

Nevertheless, he couldn’t hide the fierce energy that was spreading out.

He could feel it even in his dazed mind.

“No. There’s nothing like that. I had a strange dream. I was out of it, so I was trying to come to my senses.”

“Ah, is that so? That’s a relief. I was about to worry a lot. Wait a minute. Health juice is good for waking you up, so I’ll grind some up quickly.”

“Yes……?”

No. Wait a minute?

That green juice with all sorts of bizarre flavors mixed in, from which he had barely escaped with difficulty, was about to be revived.

But,

‘Yeah. Let’s come to my senses even if I have to drink that.’

He was so out of touch with reality that he had such thoughts.

He calculated with a dazed head.

He wanted to check it himself because it was difficult to be sure.

However, no matter how many times he checked again and again, the final number did not change.

‘349 days.’

The sparkling number couldn’t be more foreign.

It was hard to believe at all.

349 days?

Even in just one day?

A whopping nearly a year’s worth of lifespan had gathered in just one day.

‘8 and a half years…….’

As nearly a year’s worth of lifespan was added, the remaining time came to mind clearly.

So far, the lifespan harvested since entering the entertainment industry was roughly a little over 7 and a half years.

In the beginning, the speed at which lifespan gathered was slow.

However, in proportion to the speed at which recognition gradually accumulated, the lifespan that gathered also began to accelerate.

In particular, the movie ‘The Most Beautiful Days’ set a new record in the history of the romance movie genre, allowing him to accumulate an enormous amount of lifespan.

Because there were so many people looking for it, it also showed the spirit of not easily leaving theaters like a zombie.

-Ah. It’s a shame. Our movie could have reached ten million…….

Someone said that, but Yeon-woo wasn’t disappointed.

‘……The speed at which lifespan is increasing is crazy?’

‘The Most Beautiful Days’ awakened people’s most intimate and deepest memories.

Thanks to this, although it wasn’t ten million, the quality of lifespan obtained was extraordinary due to the enormous emotional range of the people who saw the movie.

-Every time I see it, it reminds me of my first love…….

Some elderly people said that while looking at Yeon-woo, who was on stage greeting.

Every time that happened, a notification popped up refreshingly that lifespan proportional to the sentimental eyes was being harvested.

The entertainment schedules that followed for movie promotion also played a big part in it.

What about the entertainment show where he held a birthday party for his dead father instead?

What about the 24-hour close-up reality show that followed?

‘Maybe it increased explosively after that?’

It was like not knowing that you’re getting wet in a drizzle.

It was hard to know when it had increased so much.

However, when combined with the activities that increased recognition through various activities after the movie, a subtle yet explosive synergy occurred.

That was the case…….

‘1 year? Not 10 days, not 10 weeks, but 1 year?’

Does this make sense?

I don’t know what happened all night.

Episode 2 aired yesterday following episode 1.

‘Can that bring in this much?’

If it were a normal number, I would think it could be…….

But this is a different unit from the start.

‘Maybe it’s still a dream…….’

But the number in front of my eyes was a very clear reality.

What a disconcerting notification that a whole year has suddenly increased.

It’s confusing.

Did they even re-air it?

No.

There has never been a time when more lifespan has gathered from a re-airing than from the original broadcast.

‘What the heck happened yesterday?’

“Here. Drink it all. I was worried that you might be forcing yourself to eat something that doesn’t suit your taste. I guess it’s better to eat it. Don’t worry. I’ll keep taking care of you in the future.”

Kwon Seong-hyeon smiled brightly.

The morning sunlight pouring in from the window shattered brightly on his soft light brown hair.

But it’s strange.

Looking at that bright, gorgeous, and kind face, I don’t know why, but,

‘I’m in trouble.’

That’s what I feel.

The answer popped out from an unexpected place.

“Onflix?”

“Yes. Yesterday was the Onflix broadcast date.”

“Yesterday……?”

The contract with Onflix was like that.

Simultaneous broadcasting with cable is nothing more than cannibalization [hurting one’s own product by introducing a similar product].

Simultaneous broadcasting had no merit for the Dramatic Tempest team.

“Actually, the director wanted to update it every time the season ended, but you should have seen the Onflix president vehemently arguing that he could never do that…….”

The production company, which was already receiving the best conditions, learned one thing that day.

There was a celestial level of conditions above the best conditions.

“It’s a shame. I was going to tell you as a surprise today…… How did you find out first?”

Song Jin-joo clicked her tongue as if she was truly disappointed.

“Anyway. The first episode we broadcast yesterday is already in the popular content. What do you think the ranking of each country is today?”

“……I don’t know?”

“It’s number 1! Isn’t that really amazing?”

The first line of the top 10 list that the assistant director quickly extracted by country really had a familiar name firmly in place.

In fact, there was something even more unbelievable, so I wasn’t surprised again.

Instead, I felt relieved after getting the answer.

‘Episode 1 was simultaneously broadcast worldwide on Onflix. Yesterday, too.’

I wondered why so much lifespan suddenly poured out like a waterfall.

There was a reason for that.

‘So the automatic harvesting notification function was turned off. Because it wasn’t the same source.’

The system wasn’t crazy.

‘Worldwide…….’

Yeon-woo felt a sense of remoteness again.

And on the other hand, he was shocked as if his hair was standing on end.

‘Worldwide.’

To compare, it’s simple.

South Korea, which has less than 100 million people, and the world population, which exceeds 7.7 billion.

In other words, it means a market of 7.7 billion people waiting.

But Yeon-woo had never really thought about that even once.

Why?

‘The most Korean thing is the most global thing!’

I don’t know who said that.

But Yeon-woo deeply sympathized with this statement.

It’s not like it’s the old days when there were no airplanes.

In fact, these days, you can even receive overseas goods directly in Korea with a new civilization called direct purchase [online shopping from foreign countries]!

It’s hard to leave home.

Of course, Yeon-woo had been away from home for a long time, but that was the same for the country.

I can do everything in Korea, so why bother going abroad?

-Why are you trying to stay in Korea? Don’t you know Hollywood? Hollywood! The land of dreams and fantasies that all actors want to go to!

Kim Joo-ha, who came to the dorm to play, no, invaded, said that once.

-Friend, you also do music. How many opportunities will open up if you go there? Trevi wants you too! What’s the problem, friend!

What does it matter what she wants?

‘I can do everything here anyway.’

Acting or music.

Both were more than possible in Korea.

In addition, these days, cultures such as K-pop and K-dramas have become world-famous, so there was no need to go abroad.

-Aren’t you really sorry? Really? Oh my. Geez. I don’t understand. How can you ignore the love call from a singer who conquers Hollywood and the Billboard charts so chicly? No way.

Lee Joo-ha wasn’t the only one who felt sorry for Yeon-woo’s decision.

Even Kwon Seong-hyeon, who unconditionally agreed with his words, showed a little regret.

Yeon-woo’s fans also expressed their regret when they learned about Trevi’s love call, but also expressed their opinion that they should let Yeon-woo go.

But.

‘Why bother? Overseas?’

For that reason, Yeon-woo rejected all offers.

There wasn’t even a hint of hesitation.

No matter how much people around him knew and felt sorry for him.

Yeon-woo, the person involved, didn’t regret it at all.

It was the same after that.

That thought hasn’t changed much so far.

However.

‘……The world market was this big?’

A belated realization was stuck in his head.

The domestic market, which is less than 100 million, and the overseas market, which is more than 77 times that size.

It was the first time he had directly experienced the scale of that size.

The Heungseon Daewongun [a Korean politician of the Joseon dynasty] who was breathing inside Yeon-woo was embarrassed.

The aversion that had simply existed for no particular reason faded away in an instant.

“We’re in a very amazing situation right now.”

“……?”

“Onflix has a little over 300 million subscribers. It probably has the highest market share among these paid streaming services. I think I heard that North America is almost 50 percent…… Anyway. What I’m trying to say now is not to praise the greatness of Onflix.”

Song Jin-joo held out a tablet.

There was an article on it.

[Conquering Onflix? ‘Dramatic Tempest’ ranks first within a day of simultaneous worldwide broadcast!]

Roughly, it was about how amazing and surprising it was that a drama made in Korea was so popular overseas, and praising the power and potential of K-dramas.

Even people who weren’t interested became curious and looked it up because it was said that it suddenly became a hit overseas from the first episode.

It was dealing with a kind of reverse import of topicality.

“I think we made a really good contract with Onflix.”

Yeon-woo also inwardly agreed, watching Song Jin-joo and Gil Sang-jun, who were happy that interest was attracting interest.

‘A market that earns me a year’s worth of lifespan in just one day…….’

Very satisfactory.

Ah. Song Jin-joo, who called Yeon-woo, pointed down with her finger.

“Ah. If you look down there, there’s another article that I’ve scraped, so take a look at that too.”

Yeon-woo’s gaze, who faithfully followed those words, went down.

And saw it.

“……?!”

[‘I’m hooked on K-dramas’ …… Trevi Hazelley certifies watching ‘Dramatic Tempest’!]