Chapter 278 – 278. Sponsors (2)

The number of sponsors involved in Battle Angels has increased dozens of times compared to the past.
That’s because when he was sponsored by the phone company, there was only one main sponsor.

But now, with White Bio taking over as the main sponsor, other sponsors have come close to each other.
It wasn’t that White Bio didn’t have the ability to be a sole sponsor, but they started accepting other sponsors because there was no reason to do so.

The largest additional sponsor was ‘Stream’, Korea’s largest internet broadcasting site.
Because we signed a contract with conditions comparable to the main sponsor, their mark is located right next to the mark of the white bio in the center of our uniform.

Another sponsor was ‘Exa’, a clothing company that Han Yuna had filmed a while ago, and ‘Dongyang’, a sports drink company where Ryu Seo-yoon modeled.

Unlike the past, as we have various sponsors, the faces of our players are increasingly sold.

In particular, the advertisement for ‘Exha’, which Han Yuna filmed, received a great response from the public and became famous at once.

[And… Fuck. What is an underwear ad?
[It’s not very exposed, but don’t make a fuss.]
[Is it more erotic than most exposures? Look at the ribs.]
[Because I have a really good body, I look pretty even in just one underwear… Today is this.]
[Thank you for being born, thank you for being born, thank you for being born]

It was a black-and-white photo taken wearing only a tank top and panties, but her thin, breakable body combined with her cool and chic appearance created a sexy and charismatic atmosphere.

Eksha was a cheap luxury product that middle and high school students, who are known to play with, bought one by one with their excessively saved money, but the moment she put it on, her luxurious atmosphere came to life.

Despite being a combination of female pro gamers who seemed to have no lifelong relationship with the domestic brand EXHA, who wanted to imitate foreign luxury brands, their names became known in all kinds of communities, as well as in the news and apparel industry.

It was only natural that a message of thanks and a small gift from Eksha were delivered to the dorm.

It’s been less than a year and a few months since the Battle Angels were founded, but they have become so popular that they can be considered representative of the Arena League.

It was at a local convenience store that I was able to realize her fame.

In addition to various marketing using player images conducted by clubs, there was also marketing conducted by e-sports associations.
In order to sell the ‘Battle Angels’ brand, it was mainly through direct negotiations with the club, but in order to market using all the players belonging to the arena league, it had to be done through the esports association.

Often, there are cases where you have to promote using all the players in the league rather than just one club, and negotiating with all eight clubs was a very difficult task even if you tried to meet the schedule.
In order to solve this problem, it was coordinated with the e-sports association in advance, so that many cumbersome processes could be omitted.

However, it felt like there was an intermediary involved, so there were limits to the conditions and profits that could be provided to each other rather than directly negotiating.

The Arena League sticker marketing conducted by a food company called ‘Samdong Confectionery’ also seems to have used the esports association only to that limit.

The marketing was carried out by putting stickers made of players’ photos in bread and selling them, but detailed discussions with the clubs could not be made, so existing profile photos or photos taken from famous memes were used.

[Why did you use these photos of Beyond Gay?]
[Wow, I bought just one while walking down the street, and I got a rosé from there.]
[It appeared as an AS for 3 years, is this a true story? You bastards!!]
[If you collect only Luna photos, you will collect all Battle Angels. Authentication a.]

The craze for collecting stickers, which was popular once upon a time, has been popular for a while as it reappears.
When I went to the convenience store, I also saw local kids collecting stickers.

“What came out?”
“Me? Marvel at MB.”
“Oh. Isn’t Marvel unique?”
“…The Battle Angels have to come out. If you sell them on the Internet, they cost more than bread.”

I bought an energy drink, suppressing the twitching of the corners of my mouth.
As expected, it was a ‘Oriental’ product with Ryu Seo-yoon’s face on it.

‘When the game doesn’t go well? Physical Explosion, Extreme Soda Taste!’

It’s a drink with a promotional slogan like this.
If I were going to buy it, I would have to buy a product with my kids as models.

However, just before leaving the convenience store after paying the bill, the voices of the children continue to be heard.

“Ah… !”
“And why? What?”
“It’s gone. Something weird came out, director sticker? It’s called a battle, do you know who it is?”
“Hey, you’re the manager of Battle Angels.”
“So is it expensive?”
“Will it be expensive? I’m a male.”
“…”

Maybe other players who see our team feel this way.
I was furious at the moment, but I decided to bury it in my heart because I wanted to know what the young children would know.

‘If I sell them to my kids, I’ll be able to get as many pictures of them as I want.’

It’s just a pity that I don’t know how to use it properly!

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“…”

In the WM Winners building, there was a gym in the liver.
It wasn’t an expensive machine, a large place, or a clean space, but it was equipped with basic equipment.

She grabbed one of her treadmills and ran until her breath caught up to the tip of her chin.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa… “

What is the reason for suddenly running on the treadmill like a hamster in the morning wind?
Since she hasn’t told anyone what’s on her mind, she probably only knows herself.

“Whoa… “

After sweating for about 30 minutes, the master coach finally got off the treadmill.
Then check the text.
It was full of bad news.

“Under! You were determined to dry me to death.”

The news that several sponsors of WM Winners have decided to sign with Battle Angels.
It was not fatal to the management of the club, but it was clear that the damage was steadily accumulating.
Besides, in the case of ‘Eksha’, who signed a contract with Battle Angels, no matter who saw her, she was doing better than when she was spawned by WM Winners, so I couldn’t laugh at her choice for being wrong.

“Bastard, you should do it in moderation.”

The master coach, who went through this, lifted his cell phone.
I was thinking of asking the person who is presumed to have caused this situation whether you have any morals.

However, while the ringing tone was flowing, her mind began to waver.

‘He has a clear justification for doing this, so is there any use in arguing?’

There’s nothing more stupid than asking why she’s doing this because it’s clear she’s doing this because she didn’t keep her promise to be his dog.
Concerned, she touched her cell phone to end her call.

But at that moment, the call connection was cut off and his voice was heard.

“Uh, what is it?”

My teeth trembled at the shameless appearance of walking up to me pretending to be friendly.
She demanded from him in a crushed voice.

“개새끼야, 이게 무슨 지저분한 짓이야.”
“Is it true that you don’t keep your promises and use drugs?”
“Fuck you.”

I felt like I couldn’t find it even after calling for nothing.
When I was having nothing more to say, awkward and embarrassing, his voice continued.

“Do you want me to stop?”
“Under! You bastard thinks what you’ve done has hit us hard, don’t you? This is not shit. Did you really think you could bring me to my knees with something like this?”
“Oh yeah? Next season, we decided to talk about the contract with Panda TV, but will there be some reaction if we do that?”
“…You, you… “

His speech was choked.
This is because Panda TV, the largest streaming site in China, was the main sponsor of WM Winners.

“My contract with Panda TV is at least until this year. What can I do before then?”
“Okay? So, shall we try it? Will the Chinese kids really keep the terms of the contract like that?”

This time, I am speechless.
In fact, Fanta TV was not a very obedient company, although they were the main sponsors.

Since it is a Chinese company, communication was difficult, and when they asked for something, they were uncooperative to the extent that it was never resolved at once.

‘Aren’t sponsors really disappearing like this?’

Master Coach gulped.
She acted carelessly as if there was no one behind her, but when her livelihood was threatened, she couldn’t run wild as usual.

A moment of silence followed.
It was the first time I felt like this.
The feeling of someone grabbing you by the leash and shaking you.

I didn’t know what to do with the feelings she felt for the first time in her life.

“My, what can I do?”

That is why she asked him in an uncharacteristically weak voice.
As soon as I brought her words out, I felt ashamed, but I couldn’t afford to pay attention right now.

“Well.”

A carefree voice is heard over the receiver.

“If you say one word, I’ll do it here too.”
“…What.”
“Tell me to fight fair and square.”
“…”

Master Coach bit his lip.
Coach Kim Jeong-soo’s request to tell him to be fair seemed to be doing what the master coach wanted to say at first glance, but in reality it wasn’t like that at all.

Whether it was her drug use, her failure to keep her promises, her flirtatiousness from the start, she knew all too well that in reality she was the only one who wasn’t playing fair.

Therefore, to bring out her words was no different from spitting in her own face.

But she realized that she couldn’t stand her ego up any longer.
Biting her lip, she opens her mouth in her little voice.

“…Let’s fight fair and square.”
“Okay. Let me tell you, she has nothing to do with Panda TV.”
“…”

It turned out as I hoped, but I can’t help but feel very uncomfortable.
The master coach yelled into his cell phone wildly and then hung up.

“All right then. Get out now!”

Pop.

When the pass was cut off, there was a calm atmosphere in the gym.
She clutched her cell phone tightly to prevent it from breaking for a while, and after clearing her mind, she climbed back onto her treadmill.

Will I feel a little better after running out of anger?
She started to run, gradually increasing her speed.
Suddenly, the man’s voice rang in her head.

‘I’d rather be skinny than chubby.’

“Aaaaagh! Go away!!”

Bang!

Slamming her treadmill down violently, she came down to her floor, gasping for breath.
The aura of defeat that gradually tightens your neck.
But somehow, it seemed that if the end of what the man said was waiting, he would be able to accept defeat as well.