The Returnee's Hidden Strategy Stream - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

“…Recruitment offer?”

He had expected Yeonwoo to bring it up eventually. The problem was the number.

“These are all recruitment offers? Aren’t these too many?”

“Look back at what you did, hyung. Even after filtering as much as possible, there are 100 left. If I reduce it any further, I will have to remove large corporations.”

Yeonwoo expressed his frustration, saying he did his best.

His mother, who was watching the two, asked, “What is this all about?”

“Ah, Mom, this is…”

“I’ll explain it to you. Hyung, please check it out quickly.”

Yeonwoo, interrupting, started explaining the situation to his mother.

Hanbit, watching this absurdly, pulled the documents towards himself.

‘There are so many.’

A list of corporations, streamers, and individual players lined up. The conditions offered by each were neatly organized. Even the important parts were highlighted in different colors with comments attached.

‘What a mother hen.’

He could feel Yeonwoo’s last bit of stubbornness in this document.

Obviously, the conditions offered by larger corporations were better than those of the new company Yeonwoo was going to establish.

Of course, Yeonwoo wanted to take Hanbit, but his thoughts must have changed while watching Hanbit play.

It was an unbusinesslike thought to let him go to a bigger stage.

It was so like Joo Yeonwoo that he laughed hollowly.

“This is why they want to take you, hyung. In sports terms, you are a very promising player.”

Meanwhile, Yeonwoo’s enthusiastic explanation came to an end.

His mother, who had been silent for a while, turned her gaze to the documents and said, “So, are these all people who want to recruit Hanbit?”

“Yes. There are even cases where offers overlapped from one company. They seem to really want to have hyung.”

“…Really?”

His mother, too, carefully examined the documents in this unfamiliar situation.

The content was difficult to understand due to the mixed gaming terms.

However, what caught her eye was also clear.

“100 million with 150 million? What is this?”

The amounts attached to the back of the offer from a company called Geumjo.

Since there were no other notes written, it was difficult for his mother to understand.

“It means the signing bonus is 100 million, and the annual salary is 150 million. What is attached at the back is the incentive clause… Simply put, it is the ratio of sharing the treasure Hanbit hyung finds with the company. But compared to other places, it isn’t a good term.”

“…?”

What intuitively came to mind from Yeonwoo’s explanation was, of course, the signing bonus and annual salary.

However, she was momentarily confused because it didn’t feel real.

“Aunty, I checked everything one by one and only selected sound companies. You saw many familiar names here, right?”

Knowing her concern, Yeonwoo pointed to a few items on the list with his finger.

There were names of famous domestic corporations and even celebrities.

However, because they were too well-known names, various worries arose, but Yeonwoo read her mind.

“For reference, the contract would be conducted officially within the company building. For those who work individually, the contract would be made fairly so that there are no legal problems, so you don’t have to worry too much. For now, since I am from a legal family, I will take responsibility and connect you.”

The thorough explanation gradually eased his mother’s worries.

Yeonwoo’s parents were the representative couple of one of the top three law firms in Korea.

Although he himself did not follow the path of a lawyer, as the youngest, he was able to draw a relatively free future for himself.

Clank-

In the meantime, course meals were brought in one by one.

Hanbit slowly savored the food while perusing the documents.

‘Yeonhwa is here too.’

Before the Rashtan monopoly incident occurred, the company that most actively expressed its intention to recruit was Yeonhwa Gaming.

While suspicious of Hanbit and Yeonwoo, the offer went awry, but after realizing it was a misunderstanding, they poured out millions of won in donations.

The conditions offered now amounted to a signing bonus of 200 million won.

“How is it? There are some conditions that really stand out, like Yeonhwa, right? To be exact, we need to see the results of the episode, but that could be included in the contract clause retroactively,” Yeonwoo said, emphasizing the conditions.

Hanbit, looking through the list, asked, “Why isn’t your company here?”

“Oh, I haven’t properly established it yet. Hyung, you just have to choose based on the conditions here. I have excluded black companies as much as possible, so don’t worry.”

“Could you really filter out black companies by excluding them?”

It must be the result of his own research, but the inside story of a company is difficult to know from the outside.

Even if there are stories circulating in the employee community, there are companies that managed even that.

“Yeonwoo is starting a company?”

His mother, who was eating and looking at the documents, spoke up.

Yeonwoo, who was at the receiving end of her gaze, scratched his head and replied, “It’s nothing big. It’s like gathering people who do game streams and forming a team together. Of course, we’ll be able to make a decent profit.”

“Really?”

His mother, listening to the explanation, fell into thought.

Meanwhile, Hanbit, who had finished checking the list, closed the folder.

“I’ve decided.”

“Oh, already? Where are you going?”

“I’m not going anywhere.”

“…Huh?”

Yeonwoo’s movements stopped at the absurd answer.

Wondering if he had heard correctly, he asked again, “You’re not going anywhere?”

“Why are you surprised? I told you before.”

“No, it’s different now! With all these options laid out! Do you know how difficult it was to organize this?” Yeonwoo appealed, raising his voice as if he was wronged.

But nothing changed.

He never wanted to be influenced by outside forces within RP.

“You can use this information well. And prepare your company quickly. I’ll do as I please there.”

“Woah, really? Did you think I would say thank you so much? Aunty, aunty, you also want hyung to get a good job, right?” Yeonwoo quickly asked his mother, who was eating, looking for reinforcement.

“Job?”

His mother, hearing the question, turned her head to look at her son’s face.

The list of companies and the incredible conditions written in the documents.

Naturally, thinking about her son’s stable future, choosing the best place here should be the right answer.

However, the answer to this concern had been decided since the day Hanbit was born.

“Why, do you want me to choose one from here? Hanbit casually asked his mother, who seemed lost in thought.

His mother, reminiscing about old memories, turned her gaze to the food and said calmly, “Do what you want to do. That which makes you happiest. If you’re with Yeonwoo, I won’t worry either.”

“That’s my mom.”

“Aunty!”

Hanbit and Yeonwoo’s reactions were completely opposite.

It wasn’t a surprising answer to Hanbit, who already knew his mother’s heart.

However, Yeonwoo only had a bewildered expression.

“Anyone would think I rejected your company.”

“Hyung, you don’t know how I feel. The burden on my shoulders is so heavy that it’s scary.”

He had refused good conditions and chosen his new company.

If he didn’t produce satisfactory results, it would be entirely his fault.

That thought naturally came to mind.

“So, do you hate it?”

“…There’s no way I could hate it.”

Even with that burden, his anticipation swelled.

In the first place, the list and conditions organized in the documents were offers given to Hanbit until yesterday.

After today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, a week, a month later, what kind of situation would unfold?

Seeing his fresh and stimulating play style, it was unimaginable.

“Thank you. I’ll work hard and make you and aunty rich, hyung.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

His mother chuckled at his solemn determination.

Yeonwoo was only thinking of sincerely achieving it.

“How much longer until you’re ready? It’ll take a little longer, right?”

“I’ve finished preparing the corporation, but there are some minor decisions left. I’m getting help from my father with this.”

Even if he was a beloved youngest child, business and personal matters had to be separated.

That was also Yeonwoo’s father’s iron rule.

He was now on trial, awaiting judgment.

“Anyway, since you said you’ll join me, hyung, I’ll try to connect you to work right away. I was already preparing to grow the channel.”

“Preparing to grow?”

“Editing clips, or refining the information you disclosed on the community, hyung, and uploading it to the channel. I’ll show you this gradually.”

Yeonwoo went on to explain several plans.

The meal continued with a changed atmosphere and ended satisfactorily.

“I ate well. Thanks to Yeonwoo, I was treated well.”

“I’ll treat you to something more delicious next time.”

The greetings exchanged as they left the restaurant were no less than those between a mother and her second son.

“Hyung, you’re going to take aunty sightseeing, right?”

“I’m going to look at some RP gear. There’s a pretty big store in the department store, right?”

“Gear? Are you going to use the next level already?”

Yeonwoo’s question was natural.

It had been less than a week of playtime.

For Hanbit, who was already using Level 2 gear, considering the next level gear was objectively early.

“I need it for the remaining main quest. You want to come too?”

“Huh? Is that okay?”

“Of course it is. Let’s go.”

Hanbit moved to the RP corner of the department store with the two.

Amidst all sorts of goods, he saw a display stand lined with gear.

“Welcome. Is this your first time with RP?”

A female employee quickly approached and greeted them.

She was glancing at Hanbit’s face, but he didn’t pay much attention to it.

“No. I’m looking for some Level 3 gear.”

“Ah, I see. Level 3 gear is in the second block. Would you like to come this way?”

The employee kindly led the way and guided them to the location.

Inside the glass display case that followed, various forms of gear were displayed.

“As you know, RP gear has different characteristics depending on the manufacturer. We can recommend the right product for you based on your desired detailed requirements, such as vision, hearing, smell, movement, and sensitivity.”

The core technology of the gear disclosed by the game company.

Various manufacturers added their own unique renewals based on that.

It was a structure where one manufacturer could sweep away money depending on the competitiveness of the product.

It was natural for Hanbit’s company to be interested.

“Which company’s gear is the best overall?”

“Products from Cores have the best overall efficiency. The price is in the 30 million won range.”

Hanbit, listening to the explanation, looked at Yeonwoo.

Confirming his queation, Yeonwoo nodded and said, “There is no company that makes better gear than Cores. They have the number one market share in the world.”

Unlike Yeonwoo, who didn’t pay much attention to playing, Hanbit was properly utilizing even the smallest movements.

In that case, improving the gear’s performance was not much different from raising the specs of a game character.

“Then I’ll take this.”

“Ah, yes! I’ll help you with the payment right away!”

The employee, who was looking at Hanbit, answered a beat late and guided him to the checkout counter.

Yeonwoo was looking around the display stand, saying he wanted to explain this and that to his mother.

“…”

The employee checking the gear glanced at Hanbit’s face several times before finishing the task.

And when the payment process was completed, she casually asked, “By any chance… are you streamer Black Dragon?”

“…Yes?”

At first, he thought he had misheard.

Even if he was caught by Lee Minho, it was embarrassing for this situation to happen at a department store.

“Black Dragon?”

At that moment, a strange man’s voice came from behind.

Turning his head, he met the gaze of a tall man in a suit.

Immediately after, the other person’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Oh? That face…! Are you really Black Dragon!”

The man who called out in a loud voice strode towards him.

He continued in an excited voice, “You set your appearance to be the same as in reality! No wonder I felt a sense of familiarity!”

Despite his overly friendly attitude, they were definitely meeting for the first time.

Hanbit, who had instinctively taken a defensive stance, asked warily, “Who are you?”

“Ah, I’m sorry. I got too excited.”

The man rummaged through his suit pocket.

Then, he handed out a sophisticated business card and continued, “It’s an honor to meet you. I’m streamer Avantgarde!”

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