Perfect World [EN]: Chapter 136

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“Excuse me, Chairman. Why…?”

“Ah, it turns out he wasn’t a paparazzi but a reporter. There’s something to announce to the press, so I brought him along.”

“Something to announce to the press?”

“What else? It’s about you becoming the team manager.”

At those words, Natalie hurriedly took out her camera from her bag. It’s not common for a woman to become the manager of a professional sports team. Of course, she had been serving as the acting manager, but most sports media outlets had expected Beomseok to bring in a well-known figure as the manager in the future. Esther was young, and the glass ceiling was high in the sports industry.

She thought it was necessary to confirm the facts. It was unbelievable that Esther would become the manager.

“Is it really true that Esther is becoming the manager of the God Knights?”

“Yes, it was decided today.”

“Why did you make such a decision?”

“What else? Because she has excellent financial management skills.”

“But, the position of manager requires more than just financial management skills. A wide network of relationships, recognition, long-term experience, and so on… There are so many qualities one must possess.”

Of course, that was true, but Esther satisfied a very important condition. That is, she was a pretty woman, which was the bottom line for Beomseok’s manager requirements. But in this damn sports world, it was almost impossible to find someone who met this condition. There weren’t many women with expertise, and even if there were, they were just wrinkled, middle-aged women.

However, this fact was not information to be blurted out in front of the press or the person in question.

“It doesn’t matter. Those qualities will be filled someday once she sits in the manager’s seat. The important thing is that I trust Esther, and I think I can entrust the team to her with peace of mind. And I am the chairman with all the power of the God Knights.”

Having said this, Natalie had nothing to say. As an outsider, there was nothing she could do when the owner of the team was going to do as he pleased. She looked at Esther and said,

“Well then, Esther. Can I take a picture? I’ll take a nice one, so please pose well.”

With a reluctant expression, Esther nodded. There was nothing wrong with letting the media know that she was becoming the manager of the God Knights. She straightened her clothes and took a formal posture.

“Yes, I’m ready. Take it.”

“Too stiff. Relax your expression and the tension in your body. It would be better to rest your arm on the table, prop up your chin, and smile calmly.”

Esther awkwardly took the pose as she was told.

“L, like this?”

“Yes, I’ll take it then.”

After a few flashes, Natalie brought a chair and sat next to her. It was because she had a lot to talk about with Esther. They listed topics such as the process of becoming the manager and their impressions, and had many conversations.

Susan, who was watching this, quietly asked Beomseok.

“But, Chairman. Where is LKS Broadcasting? I’ve never heard of it.”

“Ah, it’s said to be a broadcasting company based on the internet that was created around last year. It’s not very well known to the public, so you wouldn’t know it, Susan.”

Susan nodded. If it wasn’t famous, she might not know it. There were so many broadcasting companies based on the internet in the world.

“I see. But you accepted the interview request in a personal setting like today, right? There’s a risk that our personal conversations could be exposed to the media.”

Beomseok replied as if it was nothing.

“It doesn’t matter. I will clearly instruct them on what content to put on the Electronic Newspaper and what not to.”

“But they might have bad intentions and upload it anyway.”

“It doesn’t matter. I heard that LKS Broadcasting is a very small broadcasting company with only a few hundred connections a day. Viewers don’t pay much attention, and even if a problem occurs, we can deny it and it will fizzle out.”

And once Natalie’s recruitment was complete, there was 100% no need to worry.

“Wait a minute, only a few hundred connections? But why did you accept the interview? If it’s such a broadcasting company, we don’t need to allocate a separate space for them.”

Perhaps because her voice was loud, Natalie heard and looked at Susan with sharp eyes.

“Of course, it’s small now, but someday I’ll make it a broadcasting company that’s known around the world. So, you’ll be proud of the fact that you interviewed with our broadcasting company today, so don’t worry.”

At the cold voice, Susan closed her mouth. What she said a little while ago wasn’t wrong, but it wasn’t something to say in front of the person involved. It was clearly a rude remark.

“That’s not it. I just…”

Then Beomseok looked at Natalie and said. He was slowly starting the work for recruitment.

“Oh, that’s a great confidence. When is that? I’m really curious.”

“W, well…”

She had a difficult expression and closed her mouth tightly. There was only one employee, herself, and the line capacity was insufficient, so she couldn’t even provide video information. Even the text information wasn’t updated for days, and in the meantime, she was making and selling accessories to earn maintenance costs. In this world where numerous small broadcasting companies were rampant and fiercely competing, it was very difficult for LKS Broadcasting to grow. In fact, it was just a broadcasting company in name only, no different from a personal homepage.

“Why? Are you not confident?”

“No. I’m confident.”

“Then tell me when. I’m really curious.”

Natalie said shamelessly with a confident expression.

“How would I know that unless I’m a god? If I’m lucky, I’ll grow quickly, and if not, I’ll be late.”

“That’s true. But you must have a business plan in place, right? When will you carry out what project to grow the broadcasting company by how much? Surely, a person doing business wouldn’t grow the company recklessly without such a plan, right?”

She had a flustered expression. Because she had been hit right on the mark, she couldn’t easily find words to respond. She was too busy making money by doing business and updating the site’s data, so she didn’t have time to make such a plan.

“I, I don’t have one right now, but I’ll definitely make one later.”

“Oh, you’ll do it later? This is an excuse that failures make. It’s going to be difficult.”

Beomseok was openly mocking Natalie, even though he could clearly see the decline in favorability. In order to recruit her, the first thing to do was to get her to quit her current childish broadcasting business. To do that, it was necessary to make her realize how reckless she was being now.

As expected, Natalie poured out a fierce reaction without hesitation.

“What did you just say! A failure?”

“Hmm. Isn’t that right? Well, since you’re still running LKS Broadcasting, it would be more accurate to say you’re a potential failure.”

“What is that! How can you say that!”

Beomseok looked straight at her and asked.

“Surely you don’t believe that LKS Broadcasting will succeed, do you?”

“Of course! I’ll definitely make it that way!”

He took a long sigh and asked a question.

“Okay. Then let me ask you just one thing. How many employees does LKS Broadcasting have?”

Natalie bit her lip tightly and answered.

“It’s just me! But if the broadcasting company makes money, I’ll use that money to hire employees.”

“Okay, then how do you plan to generate enough income to hire employees?”

“Well, if we create and provide broadcasting programs that viewers will be interested in, then naturally the number of views will increase and advertisements will come in.”

“Okay, good. Then how are you going to make such a broadcasting program by yourself?”

“Why can’t I make it! If I try hard enough, I can definitely make it.”

Beomseok smirked.

“Okay, let’s say you made it after all your efforts. What’s the next thing to see?”

“I’ll make another one.”

“How long does it take you to make a high-quality broadcasting program?”

Natalie said, counting with her hands.

“Well, I can make it if I invest a few days.”

“Are you kidding me? Even if dozens of such programs pop out every day, it’s a matter of whether they can survive in the fierce competition. One every few days? Will viewers wait for that time? They’ll switch channels to other leading broadcasting companies and eventually forget what LKS Broadcasting is.”

Certainly, his words were not wrong. The cold eyes of viewers were unlikely to stay on a small broadcasting station like LKS Broadcasting for long. But she wasn’t without something to say.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“What doesn’t matter? If there are no viewers, there will be no inflow of funds, and eventually the broadcasting station will have no choice but to go bankrupt.”

“No. What you just said is wrong.”

“What’s wrong?”

“LKS Broadcasting was established a year ago this year. But there hasn’t been a single inflow of funds. But it’s still being maintained.”

Beomseok had an annoyed look on his face. It was pathetic that she was saying that as if it were something to be proud of.

“Well, that’s because you’re making money by doing other things to cover the funds. Honestly, no one is going to provide server costs and line costs for free, right?”

“That’s right. Right now, LKS Broadcasting is being run with the money I earn from selling accessories that I made myself. That’s why LKS Broadcasting will never go bankrupt. I’ll be with LKS Broadcasting for the rest of my life. I won’t let it close no matter what.”

Beomseok was embarrassed by Natalie’s absurd remarks, which were as reckless as a child throwing a tantrum. But it was true that LKS Broadcasting could continue to be maintained if she continued to work and secure maintenance costs.

“Hmm. Well, if that’s the case, it will be maintained. But is there really a need to cling to a broadcasting station that is alienated by viewers even while wasting your life?”

“Wasting my life? Absolutely not!”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m. I’m happiest right now with LKS Broadcasting. Every day is so enjoyable and fun that I’m naturally excited. But wasting my life? That doesn’t make sense.”

Beomseok had a somewhat nervous expression. Her love for LKS Broadcasting was excessive. If so, the recruitment plan for her could be quite difficult. It seemed better to detour first and then approach with various information in order to persuade her.

‘First, I need to find out information about LKS Broadcasting. This is the rope that’s tying Natalie down right now.’

Beomseok, who took a sip of beer to relax his tense mind, sought to start a new conversation.

“Well. If you’re happy, I have nothing to say. But how was LKS Broadcasting established?”

“Why are you asking that suddenly?”

“I’m just curious because you show so much affection for it. Usually, you would have given up early and looked for another job.”

At those words, Natalie opened her mouth. Since Beomseok had allowed her interview, there was no way she couldn’t tell him that much.

The time when she first made a connection with LKS Broadcasting was when she first entered vocational school four years ago. At the time, Natalie was hoping to major in broadcasting after being impressed by a drama she saw on TV, but her grades weren’t very good, so she couldn’t enter a prestigious vocational school that produced many famous broadcasters. So the place she came to was the broadcasting department of a vocational school in Lima City. Lima City was the central city of the Avand region, but it was a regional area when viewed globally, so she could enter the broadcasting department even if her grades weren’t very high.

With a hopeful dream, she first went to school and tried to start club activities in the school’s broadcasting department. There was no special reason, she just thought that such experience would be of great help to her dream because there were quite a few broadcasters who had been active in the school’s broadcasting department. However, Natalie was not the only one looking for the broadcasting department. In addition to her, nearly 100 applicants gathered, including half of the 80 freshmen in the broadcasting department and students from other departments who were interested in the broadcasting department.

But the problem was that there was a fixed number of people allowed per club according to school rules, so they were only recruiting 20 new members. In the end, her hopes for the broadcasting department were dashed, and she held a junk food party to comfort herself with her classmates who had also been rejected. Then, a word that one friend casually dropped attracted the attention of all the friends gathered there. It was about creating a new club, and the purpose was to establish a broadcasting company. It was a very attractive proposal for those who dreamed of becoming broadcasters, and in their young minds, they immediately took out their electronic notebooks and examined the possibility of establishment. But unexpectedly, the barriers to entry for establishing a broadcasting company were very low. All they needed was a server, a line, and a level 3 broadcasting producer’s license, so a few of the chicks gathered now could easily establish one. Well, after that, a fierce competition was waiting, but those who were soaked in hopeful dreams didn’t care at all.

In this way, Natalie and her friends made a new club with the dream of establishing a broadcasting company, and gradually prepared the necessary requirements. They earned server purchase costs and line rental costs through part-time jobs, and steadily studied and prepared to obtain a producer’s license. Also, at night, they gathered in a friend’s studio and planned programs to be created in the future and business plans to grow the broadcasting company. The problem was that it was too grandiose to be applied in the current situation, but it didn’t matter at all to them, who were so happy to discuss their hopeful dreams.

In this way, one year passed and it became the third year, and the children grew up and became mature adults.

============================ Work Afterword ============================

I’ll see you all tomorrow. Have a comfortable day, everyone.