Chapter 26: A Person Who Codes While Guarding a Baby Bag, Part 1

EP.26

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“So, we kept everything from the last meeting, and the setting is confirmed to be a cocktail bar.

These are the background art…”

Click.

Click.

With a few clicks of the mouse, Min Hayoon filled the broadcast screen with illustrations drawn by Choi Arin.

Since they had a sample mark to prevent unauthorized use, there was no big problem showing them like this.

‘Ah, come to think of it…?’

After the COVID season, AI will boom, so it would be better to add a watermark in advance to prepare for that.

Min Hayoon thought about a watermark design that would prevent AI from learning the illustrations while minimizing the churn rate of sponsors.

-What is this.

-Did you really go to a cocktail bar?

-What’s with this gloomy yet bright color scheme…

-The illustrations really have a bar vibe.

The viewers couldn’t hide their admiration for Choi Arin’s illustrations.

Choi Arin herself may not be confident, but her drawing skills are definitely above average.

“The partner I met last time drew these. I didn’t draw them.”

-I knew it, the coloring is a bit different.

-Yours are a bit more vibrant.

“That’s true. But you know what?”

Tap, tap.

With a few more clicks, two SCGs appeared on the screen, maintaining the cocktail bar background.

“This kind of coloring technique goes well with my illustrations. Since the background is simple, the eyes are naturally drawn to the character illustrations.”

-Whoa…

-It’s amazing.

-You’re not a high school student, are you?

“Not yet. There’s still a long way to go before the entrance ceremony.”

[1,000 won donation]

-But how does someone your age accumulate this much field knowledge? Minors know the theory of color contrast, but they don’t usually apply it themselves.

“Is that so?”

[1,000 won donation]

-The theory is solid, but it’s also pretty without being polarizing.

[1,000 won donation]

-Honestly, the illustrations I get from your stream, even if it’s just from a 1,000 won donation, are much more satisfying than commissions that cost tens of thousands of won.

“If you’re grateful, give me more. I’ll draw more frequently for IDs I recognize.”

[7,000 won donation]

-Alright, I made it 10,000 won.

“Ahhh, thank you so much. Manager, make a note of that ID.”

-Done.

She didn’t forget to communicate with the viewers in between.

Anyway.

“Now, back to the main topic… Since this is our first work, there will be two heroines. One is a blonde and busty, the other is a black-haired and busty.”

-You’re not putting in a slender one?

“If it’s a three-person composition, it’s okay to have one slender, but it’s a bit off for a two-person composition. Usually, men like big chests, right?”

-Right?

-I guess?

“If it’s three, two can split the big chest pie, and one can take all the small chest pie, making the popularity equal…”

-Ah…

-That won’t work with two.

-This guy really knows what’s up.

A slender one should never be included unless it’s a three-person composition.

Min Hayoon’s near-perfect understanding of the market structure and her manual based on it were enough to make even viewers who had accumulated years of otaku knowledge through effort gasp.

It also meant that Min Hayoon was well-versed in the visual novel market…

-Are you going to include voice acting?

“Voice acting? Ah, voice actors?”

-Yeah.

I don’t think your computer can handle it.

That’s a deal breaker.

-That’s true.

-Voice acting probably breaks the immersion.

“I’m only going to use voice actors from the association.”

-Then are you only going to dub the parts with ECG?

“No? I’m going to do full dubbing.”

Of course, there will be dubbing.

Using professional voice actors.

Full dubbing.

It’s Min Hayoon’s belief that you shouldn’t even think about making a dating sim if you’re not going to do full dubbing.

She has no intention of compromising on this part.

-Um, um, okay.

-You’re finally using the donations we gave you for something meaningful.

-I would have been mad if you bought chicken and said you didn’t have money for dubbing.

The viewers generally agreed.

No, it was more than that.

After a few quick chats from those who were quick-witted and eager to make jokes…

-Wait, you’re using voice actors from the association? Really?

-Full dubbing with that will cost a fortune…

-Are you rich?

The more level-headed viewers were full of admiration.

Usually, a dating sim has a basic length of 4 hours, and the voice actors from the association cost at least 500,000 won per hour.

Naturally, they were puzzled that Min Hayoon, a soon-to-be high school freshman, was saying she would do full dubbing with voice actors from the association…

“Oh, I have a lot of money.”

Min Hayoon chose to face it head-on.

“At least I have enough money to do full voice acting for the dating sim I’m going to show you.”

Because viewers tend to admire these small things.

This way, Min Hayoon continued to strengthen her relationship with the viewers.

[100,000 won donation]

-Add this.

“Ahhhh! 100,000 won! Thank you! I’ll draw you a suggestive pic you want later. Manager.”

-Noted.

-But can you code?

“Huh?”

A rational viewer raised a question.

“Why coding?”

-Well, you and the person you met last time are both in art, so who’s going to do the coding? A sound studio can handle the recording with the voice actors, but… integrating that is a programmer’s job, right?

And of course.

“I can’t code.”

Min Hayoon can’t code.

She’s never learned it.

Coding is based on English, and Min Hayoon doesn’t even know English well.

But…

“I have a lot of money. I can hire someone.”

If all else fails, she was planning to hire a coding freelancer.

If possible…

“And the person who drew the background art might know someone who can code. I can use that person.”

She was planning to use Choi Arin’s connections.

Usually, to learn animation in high school, you have to go to a school with a related major, and such schools usually also have programming-related departments.

She thought it would work out somehow.

-Wait, ‘might know’ means you don’t know for sure.

-Kids these days are really reckless.

-This is going to be tough…

Of course, the viewers were dumbfounded.

Just a moment ago, Min Hayoon said she had enough money to make a fully dubbed dating sim for the viewers, but now she’s saying she hasn’t even found a coder.

[2,000 won donation]

-Use this to find a coder. Use it for transportation when you go to a meeting.

“Ah, thank you for the 2,000 won.”

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Honestly, she was just joking around on the stream…

But in the end, she did need to find a coder.

You can’t make a game with just art and sound.

She needed a technician to put them together…

“Unnie.”

“Yes?”

Min Hayoon, who was working on the art with Choi Arin at a cafe, waited for the right moment and brought up the main point.

“Who’s going to do our coding?”

“Oh? Um… You…?”

“I can’t code.”

“I-I can’t either…”

Naturally, Choi Arin doesn’t know how to code either.

She’s not someone with future knowledge like Min Hayoon, and as a high school student busy building her career and skills, Choi Arin wouldn’t have the time to study multiple majors.

“Does your school have a coding-related department by any chance?”

“A Nave Band?”

“Yes, that. Could you post some of the SCGs I drew there and ask if anyone is seriously interested in taking on a project? Honestly, my drawings should be enough to get some bites.”

“Is that okay…?”

If Choi Arin’s school has a programming-related department, there’s no need to find an adult partner.

Negotiating salaries with them is tricky, and it’s uncomfortable to use passion as an excuse to underpay them.

“It’s cheaper to hire and use a high school student. Try posting it. I’ll send you the image files.”

“O-okay…”

Min Hayoon decided that finding a programmer from Choi Arin’s school was the right move.

“I’m a high school student too…”

“Yes?”

“N-nothing…”

Choi Arin, wondering if she was also being used cheaply because she was a high school student, mumbled to herself…

But when Min Hayoon asked what she said, she couldn’t say anything.

If that were the case, she would feel bad.

It’s better not to ask in times like these.

A few hours later.

-Wow, what is this?

“Huh?”

This guy.

A guy who will soon be a high school senior.

Do Jin-ho.

He, who rarely gets contacted by one of his few friends…

“Huh?”

On a Nave Band post used for announcing unusual events at school…

“Haru?”

He saw a familiar art style.

He’s not sure what’s going on…

“They’re looking for someone who’s studied coding for over three years, contact them via email…?”

He thought he could at least ask why.

He’s currently majoring in programming at a meister high school.

He met the requirements.