Cheat day

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Prologue

After a long, anxious wait, I put the perfectly grilled pork belly into my mouth.

The fat that melts and sizzles on the grill boasts a savory flavor.

“The samgyeopsal here is good.”

The steamed eggs with a crispy bottom and a bouncy top are also excellent.

“Thanks to the side dishes, they gather.”

“Right.” How long has it been since we’ve seen each other like this? “Let’s do cheers once.”

I tilted the soju glass.

I don’t like alcohol, so I just took a sip, but as expected, it didn’t suit my taste.

Quickly grabbed and ate the pork belly.

“Didn’t you say you had something to say, hyung?”

Baek Woo-jin flipped the meat and asked.

“Yeah.”

I looked around at Joo Ji-seung, Cha Ji-chan, and Baek Woo-jin.

The main monk of the cooking YouTube channel ‘Banya Shikgyeong,’ which has secured 570,000 subscribers.

Chajichan, who runs the ‘GYM꾼’ channel with 2 million subscribers.

Recently, Baek Woo-jin, who achieved 1 million subscribers on the knowledge channel ‘Ugenius,’ has become close with people who have been editing since the early days of the broadcast.

Now, since each of us has an editor as a staff member, we don’t handle everything like we used to, but we still take care of one or two tasks a week.

“I’m going to stop editing now.”

“What?”

Joo Ji-seung, Cha Ji-chan, and Baek Woo-jin shouted simultaneously.

His voice was so loud that it drew attention even in the bustling barbecue restaurant.

“What’s the reason?”

“Are you feeling hurt?”

“Calm down.” Let’s hear what Chanyong has to say.

While Cha Ji-chan questioned as if he would jump in immediately, Baek Woo-jin asked with concern, and Ju Ji-seung soothed the two, making sure I could speak.

“I want to grow my channel.”

Side dish store.

The mukbang channel ‘Banchan Store,’ named after my name Banchan Yong, currently has 87,000 subscribers.

At first, I started streaming because I felt lonely eating alone, and I opened the channel to practice video editing. Before I knew it, I was on the verge of reaching 100,000 subscribers.

It was a job where I could communicate while eating and also earn money, so I was determined to switch to it full-time once I reached 100,000 subscribers.

“Wait a minute.”

Cha Ji-chan interrupted.

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“Side dishes, honestly, tell me.” Do you want to do your broadcast? Or is it that you don’t like the treatment?

“Treatment?”

“Were you upset?”

No. Not at all.”

All three places—Banya Shikgyeong, Jimkkun, and Ugenius—treated me like the best in the industry.

“That’s a relief, but then let me make a suggestion too.”

Cha Ji-chan crossed his arms.

A bodybuilder who is 169 cm tall and weighs 82 kg has his forearm muscles violently stand out when he crosses his arms.

“As an incentive, I’ll give you 30% of the revenue from the video you worked on.”

We were all taken aback by Cha Ji-chan’s words.

The YouTube channel GYM꾼, run by Cha Ji-chan, is a major channel that has recorded 300 million views this year alone.

I couldn’t help but be surprised that they were sharing a portion of the revenue from a massive channel that generates 1 billion won annually just from YouTube ad revenue.

“Instead of doing other things like now, just come work at my company.”

“Don’t make me laugh!”

The chubby, white cheeks of the little one, who looked just like a rice cake, shouted loudly.

Baek Woo-jin is a YouTuber who recently gained a million subscribers and is also an old friend.

“Hyung, don’t listen.” You joined just for the money, and now you’re regretting it, aren’t you? In the end, it’s all about the incentives. If Ji-chan fails, we won’t get it.

“This guy can say anything.”

Cha Ji-chan pinched Baek Woo-jin’s cheek but continued speaking without paying any attention.

“Moreover, commuting is such a hassle.” Isn’t it?

“That’s true.”

Right? So, come work at our company. “I’ll guarantee remote work without fail.”

“Oh.”

Baek Woo-jin made an enticing proposal.

“The annual salary is a measly 100 million won, just the base salary without any incentives.” I’ll give you the incentive as an incentive, literally. How is it?

“What, petty?”

Cha Ji-chan and Baek Woo-jin glare at each other.

It seems like we’re going to end up fighting at this rate.

“First of all, I won’t be doing Woojin’s channel.”

“Huh?”

Baek Woo-jin asked with wide eyes.

“Why on earth?”

“You’re talking too much.”

The concept of “WooJenius,” run by Baek Woo-jin, is to convey miscellaneous knowledge or fact-check phenomena.

However, since this guy loves explaining so much, if he were to explain Picasso, he would cover not only contemporary artists like Henri Matisse and Georges Braque, but also figures from earlier periods like Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh, and even Manet, Monet, and Renoir, so it’s not uncommon for a single video to last 10 hours.

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From an editing standpoint, they are truly a YouTuber that’s hard to handle.

“Hmph.”

Baek Woo-jin furrowed his brows and let out a groan.

“And I won’t do Ji-chan’s stuff either.”

“Why!”

“It’s too noisy.”

The Gymgoon channel, run by Cha Ji-chan, who is also a bodybuilder, is full of energy in every video.

If you listen to videos of muscular men going “Hwa, Uwa, Hwa” for hours on end, you start to feel dizzy.

“You did well for five years!”

You endured for five whole years. Anyway, I can’t do it anymore. I won’t do it.

When the line was drawn, both Cha Ji-chan and Baek Woo-jin looked sullen.

“I know too.” Finding a good editor isn’t easy, is it? But the people working now have also gotten used to it, right? It’ll be fine without me.”

A good editor is not just someone who is technically skilled.

You need to have a deep understanding of the channel to maintain its identity while also utilizing the direction desired by subscribers and the memes they enjoy to produce high-quality content.

In the case of Cha Ji-chan, I even set up his YouTube channel, and considering that I helped Baek Woo-jin grow by editing his 10-hour-long videos, I know both Jimkkun and Woojinus best.

Right now, both the porter and the genius have been professional editors for over a year, so things will run smoothly even without me.

“When are you going to stop?”

The monk asked.

“I’m planning to do it until this year.”

“There’s only a month left!”

Baek Woo-jin cried out.

“There’s still a month left, so I’m telling you in advance.” If you suddenly say you won’t do it, there could be problems.

“Can’t we keep going?”

Sorry. No.

Cha Ji-chan filled the cup.

“Okay.” He wants to do his own work, so how can I stop him? Do your best. If you have any difficulties, just let me know.

“Thank you.”

Everyone clinked their glasses together once more.

“So, are you going to keep doing mukbangs?”

The monk asked.

The only person who cares about me is this brother.

Born in 1985, he is four years older than me and one year older than Cha Ji-chan, but he is the most mature among us.

After experiencing hair loss and shaving his head, he started the Gungye concept, and the channel rapidly grew. Despite feeling embarrassed, he stubbornly maintains the concept, making him a fascinating person.

Right? Since I’ve grown this far with mukbangs, I guess I should keep doing them. I like eating.

“Stop eating already.” You’re going to get into big trouble doing that.

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Cha Ji-chan is bullying me.

“It’s okay.” When I had a health check-up the year before last, they said everything was fine except for a little fatty liver.

“…….”

Everyone suddenly fell silent.

When I looked up, everyone was staring at me, but when our eyes met, they turned their heads.

“Why?”

“No.” No.

“Eat.” Eat.

Please provide the text you would like to have translated.

“Ugh.”

When I woke up, I felt terrible.

I can’t understand why people drink soju when just having two glasses makes me feel this bad.

I stopped by the bathroom and noticed a full trash bag, so I took it out, and something was stuck in the mailbox.

“Ah.”

It seems they sent the results of the examination I had two weeks ago by mail.

When I came home and opened it, it said “33 years old, for side dishes” with my age and name written on it.

Since I don’t have anything to talk about on today’s broadcast, I guess I’ll look at the health check-up form while eating.

“Where.”

While editing the outsourced video, before I knew it, it was already evening.

I ordered two chickens to eat on today’s broadcast, took a shower, and then logged into the YouTube channel management page.

Side dish store

@banchan2 87,100 subscribers

Seeing the steadily increasing subscribers and views makes me feel proud.

If the current trend continues, we can expect to reach 100,000 subscribers by February next year.

If the view count supports it, it becomes possible to work as a full-time YouTuber.

Finally.

The desire to eat delicious food and communicate with people has finally come within reach.

When I first stepped into society, my working hours were so erratic that I didn’t have time to meet friends.

Even if I found something I wanted to buy, I had to give up because of my thin wallet.

I couldn’t even think about pursuing hobbies and just kept repeating giving up and resigning, but starting the ‘banchan store’ brought me solace.

I searched for good restaurants just to enjoy meal times, and even though I sat alone at the table, I could forget my loneliness by interacting with viewers through my smartphone.

Although it was a small and seemingly insignificant time, as I recorded and edited it into videos, before I knew it, more people started visiting the ‘side dish store.’

It is a place I built solely with my own strength without anyone’s help, so I feel proud and can dream of tomorrow.

When I turned on the broadcast, people started coming in one or two at a time.

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Why is it broadcasting two days in a row?

What’s the title? Health check-up?

Yeah, I really need to pay more attention to my health.

Chicken chicken

Is this your house?

What kind of chicken is it?

“Crackling chicken.” They advertised it as crispy, so I ordered it to see how delicious it is.

I opened the chicken box.

The chicken is definitely appetizing with crumbs, seaweed flakes, and sesame seeds stuck to its surface.

Starting with the legs, the texture is definitely good enough to be promoted as a strong point for its crispiness.

The tender and bouncy meat beneath the crispy batter is even more exquisite.

“It’s delicious.” It’s really crispy, isn’t it? If I eat it with rice, I could keep eating it.

Stop eating so much.

Are you going to eat both of them?

Take care of Mr. Ajo. Then you’ll really be in big trouble.

Are you going to eat too?

Pig.

“I know.” I know I’m a pig and that I should take care of my health. What is this chicken? It’s meat, you know. It’s protein, you know. There is also fat. Then what’s lacking? That’s right. There are no carbohydrates. So, chibap is the perfect combination of carbs, protein, and fat. This is what I mean.

You’re talking nonsense again.

hahaha excuse

Take care of your health. How come every time I see you, you’re only eating meat? Eat some vegetables.

“Okay.” That’s what I’m saying. You have to eat vegetables too, you know. So, I said to bring me some food.

Viewers repeatedly posted question marks.

What is rice? It’s rice, right? What is rice? It’s a plant. So, it’s clearly a vegetable. It’s vegetarian. I don’t gain weight.

What are you talking about now?

Are you okay?

hahahahahaha

I feel like I’m going crazy, haha.

You don’t really think that, do you?