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Born to become a star
Lee Young-eun, whom Kim Jin-seong killed, was a famous hunter who was a thief and assassin whose specialty was beauty.
If Kim Jin-seong had fallen into Lee Young-eun’s trap, he would have been hit by a throwing glass bottle on his waist and suffered a medical condition, leading to a critical moment.
‘I thought this was the most dangerous situation for Kim Jin-seong, so I’m glad.’
When a pretty woman like that tempts her by openly showing off her body, most men are tempted even if they know it’s dangerous.
In particular, Kim Jin-seong is not yet an adult and is at an age where he will be very energetic.
Nevertheless, he judged calmly and acted. It was a scene that proved that he had a strong mentality and did not lose his composure even in these situations.
‘In addition to that skill, he has a strong mentality… There’s a good chance I’ll survive for a long time.’
A so-called natural fighter must not simply be born with physical talent.
It was necessary to possess a variety of factors, including quick adaptation to the environment, instantaneous situational judgment, and sponge-like learning skills. Among them, the most important thing is a strong unwavering mentality.
Among the players whose fighting ability fluctuated greatly due to weak mentality, not a single one has survived until the end of the season.
“CEO.”
At that time, Baekjun turned his head when he heard Jang Seungwook calling from next to him.
“It’s almost midnight. Shall we call a meeting?”
“Oh, please.”
“yes.”
After a while.
All major executives, including Baek Jun, gathered in the production studio’s conference room.
“Well, the first day of Season 12 has concluded. “Then let’s summarize what the day was like.”
When the live broadcast of the Colosseum season began, a short meeting was held once a day to summarize the day’s events.
Meeting members change every day. This was because, as the survivors’ images were broadcast live for 24 hours, there were usually 3 to 4 shifts for each rank.
Baek Jun was also working second shift with Vice President Jang Seung-wook. However, because today was the first day of the season, we went to work together.
“First of all, let’s start with the number of participants.”
“yes. “Out of a total of 322 participants, 187 are currently alive, and a total of 135 people have died.”
“He died not long ago.”
“yes. “The survival rate is unusually high this season.”
Usually, when a season starts, it is common for more than half of the players to die on the first day and then reach the second day.
But are there so many survivors? There is only one reason.
“After watching today, it certainly looks like the level of this season’s contestants is high. “We saw many people survive in places where they would have been killed in droves in previous seasons.”
“How many people died in the grocery store?”
“The total number of deaths from the four grocery stores is only 31.”
“That’s about half the expected number.”
“yes.”
The grocery store was created with the expectation that at least 50 people would die, but that expectation turned out to be different.
“You were exactly right when you said that the level of contestants this season was high.”
“Foot…”
Baekjun said, smiling lightly at the PD’s praise.
“Tomorrow’s level of difficulty will proceed as planned. “If you survived a lot, there’s no need to lower it any further.”
“yes.”
“What are the viewership ratings?”
“The highest viewer rating is 29% and the average is 21%. The number of Internet live broadcast viewers exceeded 1 million. They are all the best ever.”
“hmm.”
Baekjun was satisfied.
For some reason, I had a feeling that this season would be a huge hit, and it was a huge hit from day one.
Baekjun continued to ask.
“Have you analyzed the reason?”
“The biggest thing that stands out is that there are more contestants than other seasons. First of all, the player who is the most controversial is…”
“It must be Kim Jin-seong.”
The PD nodded.
“you’re right. “Currently, Kim Jin-seong is ranked #1 in search terms on all sites, and the first and second places in the number of views for the preliminaries videos are both Jinseong Kim.”
“What is the number one view?”
“3.89 million. “This is the scene where we first defeat the Twin Head Ogre.”
The PD gave the answer that Baekjun expected.
This time Baekjun looked back at the female producer next to him.
“What do you think is the reason for Kim Jin-seong’s popularity?”
“Well… first of all, the battle is spectacular. “It shows the typical fighting style shown by the contestants who have been popular so far.”
“A way to attack while avoiding everything?”
“yes that’s right. And above all, I don’t avoid monsters when I encounter them. “If you look at the comments on the video, this is the most common content.”
“hmm.”
Usually, in survival situations like this, it is better to avoid monsters if you can. If you are reckless and get hurt, you will only lose yourself.
Kim Jin-seong did not adhere to this item, which had virtually become common sense.
On the contrary, there have been more than one or two instances where the monster has been shown to rush in and fight even though it was easily avoidable.
“Actually, I’m personally skeptical. If you fight like that, you won’t get anything… Anyway, viewers like the constant fighting.”
Most viewers who watch the Colosseum like something hot.
Just as in a fighting game, a player with a low win rate who engages in a fierce fight with a single charge is more popular than a boring, invincible champion who goes all the way to the decision and wins.
Kim Jin-seong is still perfectly meeting the needs of the viewers.
“There is nothing to be gained.”
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“yes?”
The female producer couldn’t understand Baek Jun’s words for a moment.
But instead of explaining, Baekjun asked another question.
“What other factors are there?”
“Uh… there are a lot. “There are many viewers who sympathize with him for his clean and gentle appearance at a young age, and for his past history of being an orphan and being bullied.”
“Is it perfect if you just listen to it?”
“yes. “There are no downsides.”
Skills, visuals, age, narrative and even mentality.
At this level, he appeared on the program knowing in advance that he would become a star.
Soon Baek Jun gave instructions to everyone.
“From now on, Kim Jin-seong is designated as the ‘key person’ for this preliminary round. Always place at least three cameras. “We also have one drone dedicated to it.”
“yes.”
Among the more than 180 survivors, one person was assigned to take charge of three cameras and a drone.
This was a treatment received only by the players who received the most attention throughout the previous seasons.
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However, Kim Jin-seong, who is completely unaware of that fact,
“Hwaaaam~.”
He appeared to be getting up from his seat, yawning with a tired face.
He rubbed his puffy eyes as he watched the sun rise in the distance in the east.
“I was up all night…”
This is a tunnel that exists near a valley.
Yesterday I was lucky enough to find a place that seemed to be a monster’s home and spent the night there.
Of course, I couldn’t sleep properly because I wasn’t letting my guard down the entire time. The longest I stayed awake was only about 30 minutes.
‘I wonder if I can endure sleeplessness like this all week…’
While worrying about that, Kim Jin-seong walked towards the valley water.
After looking around, he started taking off the clothes he was wearing one by one.
It was to wash the body.
‘You should wash it when you have the chance to get rid of the smell of blood.’
Recalling the knowledge he had previously seen in the program, he took a dip in the valley water wearing only his underwear.
Fortunately, there was soap I brought from the bunkhouse where I first found it.
Kim Jin-seong planned to wash his body with this and wash the clothes he was wearing at the same time.
Jinseong Kim had no idea that the scene was being broadcast live by four cameras, including a drone.
– ㅗㅜㅑ
– Oh my goodness
– Wow Jinseong oppa ㅏㅏㅏㅏㅏ
– Look at those fine muscles… oppa, I’m dying…
Thanks to this, the real-time chat window was also growing at a rapid pace.
Even in the monitor room, some employees reacted violently.
“Camera 8, keep zooming in. For camera number 7, focus on your abs! No, no, don’t take pictures at an ambiguous distance, zoom in as much as possible!”
“Well, you said something really bad to me yesterday…”
“Okay, that’s the composition! “It’s perfect!”
A female PD who concentrates on filming the subject while not even pretending to listen to the scolding of the male PD next to her.
Baekjun, sitting behind her, chuckled as she saw her eyes sparkling more than ever.
It wasn’t a bad idea to meet the needs of female viewers in this way.
This is because Colosseum is a popular program that does not discriminate between men and women.
‘Anyway, it’s about time.’
smart.
Baekjun checked his watch and knocked on his desk.
When the two chattering PDs turned to look at themselves at the same time, he gave an order.
“Notice soon.”
“Ah yes.”
The male producer immediately cleared his throat and picked up a document lying next to him.
After a while.
‘Okay, we’re ready.’
Kim Jin-seong, who even had a backpack on his back, looked inside the cave again to see if anything was missing.
All preparations for departure again have been completed. Except that the clothes were damp because they had just been washed.
‘Well, if you fight, it will dry out on its own. By the way, the radio probably didn’t get wet, right?’
It was at that time that I was just checking the radio in my chest pocket.
[Good morning, players.]
At surprising timing, a voice started coming from the radio.
[The morning of the second day dawned. We sincerely congratulate the players who survived the first day safely, and we will tell you about the newly added elements starting today.]
‘Added elements?’
[Starting today, we will provide you with supply boxes via plane.]
‘ah!’
Supply box.
It is one of the items that represent Colosseum survival, and anyone who has seen the Colosseum even once, like Kim Jin-seong, cannot recognize it.
[The plane operates three times a day, and each flight will randomly drop at least one, and at most three, supply boxes at your location.]
‘Three times a day…’
[The supply box is full of really good items that cannot be obtained in the survival zone.]
‘It’s just not good enough.’
According to Jinseong Kim’s knowledge, the items contained in the supply box are roughly as follows.
– The most durable special grade weapons and armor produced in-house by the Colosseum.
– Also a special grade bag made by Colosseum. It has the largest internal capacity.
– Essential survival items such as food and potions. It’s usually in a bag.
In addition, special items such as the ‘Ghillie Suit’, a camouflage suit that can assimilate into the grass, are sometimes included.
‘There were many times when the person who won the supply box items passed the preliminary round.’
As such, it is filled with only the best items in every way.
If a person with low skills eats it, it increases their survival, and if a person with high skills eats it, it makes them the strongest.
[When a supply box falls, a red smoke screen is automatically emitted, so you can find the location of the supply box from afar.]
‘It’s not the smoke screen that’s the problem, people were coming in like crazy from the moment we fell off the plane.’
As the items inside are so good, there are just as many people targeting them. And as the season goes by, the competition becomes more and more intense.
[If you are near where the supply box fell, why not give it a try to increase your chances of survival in the future?]
‘Yeah, no. There is a greater chance that you will die from being greedy.’
[This is the end of the new notice. Then, I wish the participants good luck today as well.]
That was the end of the voice coming from the radio.
At the same time, the sound of a large engine was heard in the sky far away.
‘···The plane took off right away.’
A supply plane dropping off a supply box could be seen flying slowly from behind.
‘Don’t worry about it, let’s just go our own way.’
Jinseong Kim took his gaze away from the plane and soon began walking along the valley.
He had no intention of targeting the supply box.
When I saw it on TV, at least 10 people were rushing to get the supply box, which means that you have to have a survival probability of at least 10% to get it.
‘I don’t know how many people are stronger than me, but targeting the supply box is suicidal.’
Kim Jin-seong was making this judgment very calmly and realistically.
While walking like that,
Buaaaaang~!
The sound of the airplane engine grew louder and louder, and soon it was heard right above his head.
It seemed like the direction the plane was flying coincidentally overlapped with the place where Kim Jin-seong was standing.
‘Surely a supply box won’t fall on my head?’
Jinseong Kim raised his head just in case.
“···!”
Jinseong Kim’s face changed color as soon as he saw the sight that came into his field of vision.
A red box getting closer and closer to you.
It was a supply box.
‘···ruined.’
fantasy,
