[TS] Starting the Broadcast

“Don’t rush me and don’t butt in. I know this area much better than you do.”
[Understood.]
The day has dawned.
It’s just a shame that the thing greeting me cheerfully from the morning is a stiff chat window.
‘The microphone is highly recommended as the best for beginners to use, so it should be fine. At around 400,000 won, it’s not a cheap product either.’
While sitting on the toilet taking care of bodily functions, I think about the broadcast.
Today, I was planning to start the broadcast even without the helper’s urging.
After all, I was in a position where I had to clear missions and accumulate points somehow.
Still, I was absolutely against starting the broadcast recklessly like yesterday.
‘The first start is so important for anything, I need my own preparation.’
We’ve become a society where the term personal broadcasting is no longer unfamiliar.
This means it’s now a red ocean world, not a blue one!
If I start clumsily, I might create an image of a failed broadcast from the very first one.
‘My own strengths that I can show in the broadcast… what are they?’
I recall one by one the broadcasts I’ve watched so far.
Starting from game broadcasts to singing and communication broadcasts utilizing good voices, cam broadcasts showcasing attractive appearances, outdoor broadcasts with various directions from travel and so on…
‘Game broadcast? With my legendary league skills that barely reach Platinum 1, what could I… Maybe later when I have regular viewers, but not for the first broadcast. It lacks impact. Good voice and singing? I’m not even used to it myself yet, singing is out of the question.’
The options are being crossed out one by one.
With this appearance, it would be difficult to even get 10 viewers, let alone fan registrations, if I do a cam broadcast.
Outdoor broadcasting also naturally passed as it essentially mixes the concept of cam broadcasting done outside.
‘My own strength, competitiveness that can’t be found in other female BJs that I can boast about… is there really such a thing?’
Even looking back on my life, there were no special skills to brag about.
Just an ordinary school life, graduating from university, serving in the military, and then getting a job, that’s all.
“Huh?”
It really was ordinary.
A life story that most 20-something men in Korea would have experienced.
But not anymore.
“It’s, it’s not ordinary anymore, is it?”
Now I’m not a 20-something man, but a 20-something woman.
Not 28 years old anymore, but with the periods of military service and work deleted, I’ve become a 24-year-old woman in her early 20s, not pretty(?) but anyway.
Even if I’m not the ‘military-experienced high school girl’ boasting the highest rarity in the personal broadcasting world, I’m a military-experienced college graduate… well, a bit older than that, but anyway, this was a uniqueness not easily found anywhere else.
‘Let’s brainstorm more ideas based on this. Prepare interesting episodes in advance and organize them. If I base it on this and mix in that story while slightly hiding it…’
[Excellent. I can feel your willingness to work hard to preach for the goddess. Keep it up.]
“……”
The damn chat window ruined the mood, but I focused.
This is the first broadcast that my future depends on.
I will definitely succeed.

I spent the entire morning planning a rough scenario for today’s broadcast.
Although I wonder how meaningful such preparation is for a real-time personal broadcast, I gained a bit of confidence and became more focused in each step of the preparation process, so it was a sufficiently meaningful time.
“Thank you. Have a good day!”
Around noon when the sun was high in the sky, the microphone safely arrived.
As soon as I sent the delivery man away, I immediately installed the microphone and started a test broadcast.
At the same time, I logged into my sub-account on my phone, broke through the pre-set test broadcast password, and safely settled in.
“Aa, uu, ee, ii!”
It’s basic to check in advance how my voice through the microphone sounds to viewers.
I keep adjusting the settings, trying to create a sound that’s as pleasant to hear as possible.
“Hello, Daecheromalgeum-nim. This is my first broadcast today. Please take care of me!”
I try lightly conducting the broadcast, assuming various situations while raising the tension.
‘Singing is a must. It’s the first broadcast, so the speaker will definitely be empty a lot. As for the background… I guess I should go with that after all. I need to draw attention for sure.’
As I immerse myself in preparation, time flies like an arrow.
It’s almost 5 PM now.
Gently stroking my trembling heart, this time I click the broadcast start button without hesitation.

“Isabi-nim’s broadcast starts at 7, is there anything to watch until then.”
Flow, a nickname for someone living alone in Noryangjin preparing for the civil service exam, was logging into New Continent TV as soon as his academy classes ended today.
‘If I don’t pass this year, they’re telling me to go to the military first, damn…’
As a case of starting civil service studies right after high school graduation, he had already postponed enlistment once.
‘That damn military, military, military! It’s so annoying.’
Being relatively young among civil service exam preparers, most were older brothers or sisters, and the majority had already served in the military.
So when military stories come up during meals or casual chats, he’s forced to keep his mouth shut.
A situation he really doesn’t like.
For Flow, it was inevitable that a broadcast drawing attention related to the military caught his eye.

[4th Year Reserve Forces Female Rookie BJ Starting Broadcast]
[Hani is broadcasting!]

“What, this is crazy… hehe.”
Even without entering the broadcast, the standby screen that can be seen makes him laugh.
A background image vividly showing the appearance of an old barracks centered around the division’s mark.
Naturally, his gaze goes to the broadcast title again.
‘Is this an amateurish concept? Or maybe a transgender? Did they have surgery after being discharged from the military?’
Without actually watching the broadcast, he can only guess.
That’s why his curiosity is fiercely boiling.
Flow enters the broadcast without hesitation.
“Ah, a new person has come. Pilseung! Welcome, Flow-nim.”
As soon as he enters, a quite angled salute sound is heard, and the chat window starts burning.
-She makes a stupid mistake after setting up the concept. What’s Pilseung for the Army? Pilseung… It’s not even the Navy, should say Chungseong.
-Ah, stop showing your non-military experience, upper person. How many different divisions have different salute slogans? There’s Baekma, Dangyeol, didn’t you learn that you’ll be embarrassed if you pretend to know halfheartedly?
-Just type ㄹㅇㅋㅋ (really lol).
-I’m asking for the 139th time what the host’s military serial number is.
-If it’s something like a nursing officer or public affairs officer who had it easy in the rear, I’ll curse right away.
-Guys, did this BJ have surgery after being discharged?
-July 2010 comrades, I miss you!
There were about 20 viewers, but the chat firepower was extraordinary.
It means the broadcast is going well.
The first thing Flow focused on was BJ Hani’s voice.
‘Huh? It’s too natural.’
This was a normal female voice that anyone would hear.
No matter how hard a man who had surgery tries, there’s always a sense of discomfort or awkwardness, but this was so natural that 100 out of 100 people would raise their hands for female.
‘No way… someone who’s good at voice modulation?’
Although not many, there were cases where people who were good at impersonation or men who could imitate a woman’s voice well used it as broadcast content.
“Someone else explained it well, but our division’s salute slogan is ‘Pilseung’. Sometimes when uncles from other units who were dispatched to our unit said ‘Chungseong’, it was confusing. Well, that’s a story from when I was a private.”
-A woman being a private, a woman being a private!
-A monster consumed by the concept!
-Verification incoming. Which is heavier, k-1 or k-2?
-Give me time and I’ll search. Answer within 5 seconds.
-An
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-An
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“No, of course it’s k-2. Despite how I look, I’m someone who shot a perfect score in basic training and immediately got to talk to my parents on the instructor’s phone. Don’t underestimate me.”
-Military stories in a woman’s voice… this is precious.
-No, you could know that kind of verification just by playing a few FPS genre games. You should ask something more detailed.
-Your background is an old barracks, what did you spread out when sleeping? Tell me in detail.
“When I enlisted it was an old barracks, but in the middle they started construction on new barracks and we lived in container quarters for a while. Well… I guess that’s not what you want to know, of course we spread out military mattresses and covered with blankets. In summer when it was hot, sometimes we just used the quilt cover.”
-She knows about quilt covers? ㄷㄷㄷ;; This is re.al.ly.it.
-BJ must have at least 3 male siblings who’ve been to the military.
-I want to talk about the military. I want to talk about soccer. I want to talk about playing soccer in the military.
-March 2012 enlistment comrades, are you doing well? I miss you so much!
Male viewers, except for those who haven’t served, basically love military stories so much.
Because it was a common topic that they could all share and no one would be left out of the conversation.
Stock stories? Celebrity stories? Animation stories? Topics that only certain groups can understand and enjoy tend to flare up but quickly die down.
But military stories were different.
They each boast about their slave collar from their military days and give a long speech about how tough their military life was.
Moreover, the one listening to these stories as a representative is a ‘woman’.
A woman who couldn’t hide her boredom when military stories or soccer stories came up even during enjoyable conversations.
Such a woman listens to military stories, empathizes, and even shares novel episodes that viewers can enjoy listening to.
Naturally, the broadcast couldn’t help but thrive.
“Cr, crazy. They say ‘jjam tiger’. A cat growing as big as a tiger… hehe.”
The cheerful atmosphere quickly spread, captivating even viewers like Flow who were interested in the military but didn’t know much about it.

When Flow entered, there were about 20 people… a number he thought was a lot for a first broadcast without even turning on the cam, but it had already grown to 50 people.
‘For a first broadcast, she speaks well. It’s also sensible to sing songs whenever there’s a pause or the talk drags on.’
Flow, who hasn’t served in the military, learned from other viewers’ chats that these songs that strangely struck his heart were ‘military songs’.
A concept too well-prepared to be called a first broadcast!
Flow hesitated for a moment, but soon clicked the gift button and checked his remaining water balloons.
Water balloons, used as currency on New Continent TV, were worth 100 won each after deducting fees and complicated tax issues.
[Flow-nim has gifted 1 water balloon.]
[Flow-nim has become a fan club member of BJ Hani.]
“Ah! Th, thank you so much for the fan registration. I’ll continue to work hard on my broadcasts. Please take care of me.”
-ㅎㅎ; I have something to do, so I’ll come next time. Take care.
It’s already 7 o’clock.
An alarm message popped up saying that the broadcast of his most favorite BJ had started.
He moves the screen to his favorite broadcast, soothing his slight disappointment.
Although BJ Hani’s broadcast was interesting too, there was a relationship and affection built up over time with his existing viewing broadcasts…
‘Still, it’s okay to watch occasionally when I have time left.’
As a civil service exam student, he should study when he has time left… but this is how today was flowing by.