Chapter 239 – 239. Public Opinion (1)

When public opinion online suddenly deteriorated, Han Yuna was the first to react.

“Nose… Coach… Have you seen the arena community?”

I didn’t look at the community, but I had a rough idea of ​​what was going to happen, so I nodded calmly.

“Don’t worry too much. Since we’ve written our hands in advance, let’s wait a little longer rather than respond hastily.”
“Yes…”

Hanyu I could not hide her worried face in her, but she nodded her head at my words and went back.

No matter what kind of wind and rain blows from outside, it protects the place like a mountain.
That’s what I, as a coach, have to do.

Events other than in-game should not affect the performance of the players.

The next contact came from the front of the game team.

“Coach Kim Jeong-soo. Can I talk to you for a minute?”
“Yes, chief. Is it because of the promotional video that was uploaded this time?”
“Yes, that’s right. We are receiving a lot of inquiries asking for clarification on the allegations of preferential treatment. The number of VIP subscription withdrawals has actually reached a significant number. Would it be all right if we could control this incident on our side ?”
“There is a part that I have spoken to the league side. Please wait without any response until the behind-the-scenes video is uploaded.”
“Yes. All right.”

Mina Yoo asked me in a bright voice, so I answered calmly.

If you leave it to her, she will definitely respond formally at the company level.
The allegation of preferential treatment is not true, just an apology saying that he will work harder in the future.
Or, if you go further, legally or publicly, approach the league and get a statement that there is no preferential treatment.

‘Since there are seeds that have been sown, let’s wait for them…’

“Well… Coach, may I know what plan you have in mind?”

Manager Yu Min-ah implied a question.
She had no reason not to reveal her plans to the front.
It wasn’t like me and the players were connected by a bond of soul, but they were clear allies in business relationships.

After listening to my explanation for a while, she kept her silence before adding one of her comments to her.

“I think that will work. However, assuming things go as planned, wouldn’t it be better to write an apology?”
“A letter of apology?”
“Yes. What could be more benevolent than an apology even though you did nothing wrong?”

When I heard it, I thought that what she said had some truth.
If things don’t go according to plan, it might be like digging my own grave, but if it goes as expected, it’s a response that could buy a good impression.

“And… We have a special broadcast.”
“You don’t mean the apology broadcast, do you?”

It reminded me of a scene where I bowed my head in a suit in front of the green chroma key.
I didn’t know that I would be able to broadcast an apology that is familiar with Internet broadcasting.
However, that was not what Minah Yoo meant.

“It’s a special Christmas broadcast. And she thinks that after public opinion reverses with him, she will definitely be in the likable circle.”
“I know what you are thinking. I know of a card that I can use to sway public opinion. Leave that part to me.”
“Then I will prepare a special Christmas broadcast.”

Me and her shared opinions as if they had been put together beforehand, and worked steadily out countermeasures.

In my opinion, the most important thing in public opinion was which way to position yourself.
Strong and weak.
The good side and the bad side.
Allies and enemies.
Or even women and men.

So far, we have been in the position of turning our backs on big sponsors and suddenly rolling into the professional scene and stealing the popularity of existing players.
I think that’s why the fans are against it.

‘That’s why I need to use this opportunity to get sympathy votes.’

It started with a behind-the-scenes video uploaded by Arena.
I heard before that it was uploaded right after the promotional video was uploaded.

‘Also.’

After waiting another day, as expected, a behind-the-scenes video was uploaded.
After briefly checking her opinion of her, I opened her cell phone and contacted’her’for the first time in a while.

It was time to reverse public opinion.

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[I apologize for the preferential treatment controversy.]

Not long after the promotional video was uploaded, an apology was posted.
For the fans who were only watching the Battle Angels’ response, it was like a celebration.

[What would you do if I apologized now?]
[I interpreted this apology.]
[Is it the end if you receive all the preferential treatment and apologize?]

People who put a spoon on the controversy because they want everything at this time.
Since the opponent had lowered his tail, the only thing left was the thought of desperate retaliation.

Thanks to this, the atmosphere of swearing at the Battle Angels began to accelerate more and more.
Still, a while ago, I could see a little bit of shield writing, but now cursing was taken for granted.

However, at the moment when the violent atmosphere reaches its peak, a decisive event occurs that changes the charter.
It was the release of the behind-the-scenes cut of the promotional video.

[Behind the scene video]
[Are you sucking Battle Angels again? I’m sick of it now.]
[Let’s go~ Let’s go~ Let’s go~]

Immediately after the behind-the-scenes footage of the promotional video was released, the Arena community, which had been burning for a long time, exploded as if adding oil.

They didn’t stop after finding tasty food for the first time in a while.
The behind-the-scenes video, which lasts about 10 minutes, is analyzed frame by frame to find a corner where something will come out.

After asking if there was any scene that could be more controversial or if there was room for a malicious interpretation, there was an outpouring of articles hoping that the roaring fire would burn even more fiercely.

[There is one more water bottle only on the Battle Angels table. Is this a special benefit?]
[All players from other game teams are only looking at the pseudo angels playershahaThis must be something.]
[Wow… There is also a mention of the quantity in the middle of the video.]
[Even in the behind-the-scenes video, the amount of pseudo angels is overwhelming haha]
[Yes? Is the editor a Battle Angels fan? Why do you show the hardships of the players?]

Among them, what caught the attention of fans was, of course, the amount of Battle Angels players.

A behind-the-scenes video that begins by filming the players entering the filming studio.
The Battle Angels players appeared in earnest from the 1/3 of the video, but after that, they appeared in most scenes and blew comments.

Fans could have misunderstood that it was true that they received preferential treatment.

“I heard you have quite a lot to shoot today.”
“Right. Was it three or two outfits? I have to change clothes…”
“I put a lot of effort into the makeup. I’ve been stuck on it for almost an hour, but I love the finished look.”

The behind-the-scenes video, in which the truth was revealed, had a slightly different atmosphere from public opinion that had been formed so far.

In preparation for the other teams, each of whom walked comfortably around the filming set and showed their everyday appearance without any burden, the players of Battle Angels were constantly blowing around in one or another shooting.

“Battle Angels players! I’ll start filming!”

In addition, the scene where the fans felt a sense of difference was when other teams got makeup or went into filming, and the appearance of the Battle Angels players around them.

It was obviously a shooting scene for another team, and although it was makeup, the Battle Angels players were always doing something in the background.

[How many times did the Battle Angels kids shoot?]
[Looking at it now, the players are a bit pitiful… Even if I stayed still, I would have been in the spotlight anyway, but wasn’t this enough to forcefully increase the amount to promote in the arena… ]
[Only the players are having a hard time lol All the other teams took pictures comfortably, but only the kids are working hard.]
[Public opinion is not good, so you can see that I deliberately edited only the parts where I struggledhaha… ]
[There are only a few scenes that the idiots analyzed and found, but they edit them so obvious. Arena just rolled the Battle Angels players like dogs haha]

What was as enjoyable as the accusation of ignorance was the sudden change of attitude.
Users who had been cursing Battle Angels until just a few hours ago changed the atmosphere at once and started cursing the Arena League side.

[Looking at it now, the problem with the quantity is the PD’s fault.]
[Okay. What power did the Battle Angels have? I just cut it because it’s black… ]
[Then why did you apologize? Didn’t they apologize because there was a part where they were stabbed?]

Soon after, the thoughts of the fans reached the apology that was posted before the behind-the-scenes video was uploaded.
If there really was no preferential treatment, why did the Battle Angels write an apology?

The direction of the question is determined by a post posted by a user.

[Didn’t he apologize for the controversy?]
[Regardless of the fact, as a public figure, you apologized for the controversy.]

It was an opinion that he showed a so-called inhumane aspect.

Not all fans agreed with such an opinion, but considering the past, where people were immediately blinded by posts that seemed to be even slightly offensive, it was clear that public opinion had changed.

Even after that, the Battle Angels’ likable behavior continued.

This time, it starts with a voyeur video uploaded by a fan.

A composition video of someone taking a picture from afar.
At the end of the camera’s field of vision was a girl crouching down with an umbrella in rainy weather.

“Meow…”

A weak cat sound is heard.

On the floor the girl was looking at were several kittens in a box.
Soon after, the girl disappears from the camera and starts feeding the cats with milk in one hand.

It was a typical healing video that could be considered a manipulated video.
A pretty girl taking care of a cute cat!

Anyone who sees it will have a smile on their lips.

[The woman in the video, isn’t she a Wisdom player?]
[I think that’s right? Feeding cats is also done by Wisdom, so it seems like an advertisement… ]
[It’s so cute and sad… Look at feeding the cat…]
[Isn’t it manipulation? A video of people doing nice things like this is being uploaded in this situation? LOL]
[These bastards are manipulating everything in the world. Please accept it as it is… Bastards who believe in the moon landing conspiracy theory.]

There was a slight creak, but public opinion, which had begun to tilt once, was gradually hardening due to this.