Chapter 46:Money and Talent Pour In

 Chapter 46: Update (1)

The money that had once been so incredibly hard to earn was now multiplying as if falling from the sky. Even Metrion and Arang Life were showing excellent returns.

**Stock: Metrion**

Shares held: 350

Purchase amount: 150,000,000 KRW

Return rate: 75%

Profit/Loss: 112,500,000 KRW

Total valuation: 262,500,000 KRW

**Stock: Arang Life**

Shares held: 1,235

Purchase amount: 149,999,750 KRW

Return rate: 109%

Profit/Loss: 163,499,727 KRW

Total valuation: 313,499,477 KRW

“Metrion is up 75% with 110 million in profit, and Arang Life is up 109% with 160 million in profit. First, I’ll sell off Jinseong Science.”

He sold everything at market price.

[Sale executed.]

[Sale executed.]

[Sale execu…]

Next, he sold all of his Metrion shares, and finally sold off every last share of Arang Life.

“Alright, I’ve sold all the stocks I was holding. After fees, total profit is around 400 million won. Back when I did day trading like crazy for three hours, I couldn’t even make 200 million. You guys remember that day, right?”

**Altang:** How could I forget that day…!

**Jjakbal:** ㅠㅠ That was the exact day you showed us what money copying is!

**Jurining:** Nostalgic already…

Most of the viewers seemed to want day trading content.

But what could he do?

Without the Eye of the Chartist, he had zero knowledge about day trading.

“I also had fun that day. But look at this now. I just bought and held, and 400 million appeared out of nowhere. Doesn’t long-term investing look pretty good too?”

**Seoltang:** Agreed on that

**Gosudang:** Long-term investing with the Masked One is sweeter than day trading!

**Left Foot:** Long-term is seriously delicious!

“Thank you, Seoltang-nim, Gosudang-nim, and Left Foot-nim for responding. Your nicknames somehow feel like they fit perfectly with our existing passionate viewers.”

**Altang:** ㅋㅋㅋ Guilty

**Seoltang:** ㅎㅎ

**Jjakbal:** Wait, Left Foot? Seriously…

**Left Foot:** This is hilarious ㅋㅋㅋ

Anyway, he now had a massive 850 million won.

“Hmm, I need to use this money somewhere, but lately I don’t see any good investment opportunities. I’ll take a short break and think about what to do with it.”

He was about to end the stream after saying goodbye when—

[Broadcast Writer has donated ‘10,000 won’.]

[Wait, just a moment!]

Someone had donated. The urgent tone in the voice message made him pause.

“Broadcast Writer-nim, thank you for the donation. Did you have something to say?”

At Ryu Seong’s words, the broadcast writer sent another voice message.

The donation amount had decreased a bit.

[Broadcast Writer has donated ‘5,000 won’.]

[Ha… I was busy and couldn’t join earlier, but I finally made it. Hello! Do you happen to know the program ‘Even Ants Make Profits’? I’m the writer for that program!]

He had not only heard of it but had watched it a few times.

“I know it. It’s the one where celebrities and famous YouTubers compete with day trading profits to determine rankings, right? The winner can either appear again next time or graduate and take the prize money. Correct?”

[Broadcast Writer has donated ‘3,000 won’.]

[Yes ㅠㅠ I sent so many emails to your Gmail but never got a reply, so I had no choice but to contact you through voice chat. I’m really sorry about that first!]

“Ah, it’s fine. It was my fault for not checking my mail.”

[Broadcast Writer has donated ‘2,000 won’.]

[Thank you! I actually sent another email just now. Could you please read it and either call the number listed or search for my ID and message me? I’m begging you ㅠㅠ]

It wasn’t a difficult request.

“I’ll do that. But your donation amounts keep getting smaller?”

The slightly crooked Hahoe mask looked a bit eerie.

[Broadcast Writer has donated ‘5,000 won’.]

[Heup, this is coming out of my own pocket… ㅠㅠ]

“Hehe, I was just joking. Alright, I’ll really end the broadcast now.”

After saying goodbye, he stopped the stream.

*Swish.*

Ryu Seong took off his Hahoe mask and muttered quietly.

“A broadcasting station, huh…”

When he opened his Gmail, he saw an enormous pile of unread emails. Still, finding the most recent one wasn’t hard.

**Subject: This is TMB Broadcasting! Please read this!**

**Content:** Hello, I’m Choi Min-jeong, the writer for the TV program ‘Even Ants Make Profits’! We really want to invite you to our show! Let me explain the program first…

The email continued with a detailed explanation of the program and earnest pleas. At the end, it left a phone number and asked him to contact them.

However, no matter how he thought about it, appearing on the show seemed impossible. It was a program focused on day trading profits, and he currently had no ability to show that off.

“It was just talent, after all.”

No, it was quest power.

The answer was already decided.

As long as he couldn’t use the Eye of the Chartist again, appearing was impossible. There wasn’t even a shred of hesitation needed.

Choi Min-jeong, the writer, stared anxiously at her smartphone.

“Please… please…!”

She desperately hoped for a reply.

Even if it was a rejection, it was fine!

If he accepted right away, that would be great, but even if not, she was confident she could persuade him as long as contact continued.

“Is it still too early…?”

While she was waiting endlessly—

*Ding.*

Her smartphone vibrated intensely.

A chat message had arrived.

- Hello, this is the Masked YouTuber. You’re the writer, right?

- Yes, yes! That’s me! Thank you so much for calling!

- No, well…

- Have you thought about it?

- Yes, I did, but it seems difficult for me to appear on the show.

- Ah, is that so? ㅠㅠ

- Yes, I’m sorry.

Even with the rejection, she didn’t panic.

- May I ask the reason?

- Well, I’m a bit uncomfortable with my identity being revealed.

- You don’t have to worry about that at all! You can appear wearing your mask! We’ve even had a guest who participated wearing a full-face mask!

- Oh, really…?

- Yes!

- Hmm. That’s true, but honestly, I think my skills are a bit lacking. I’m worried I might end up causing trouble if I go on the show.

- Excuse me? I watched all your videos though?

- Uh, well… that day was just good luck, haha.

Making excuses with his skill level.

He seemed quite burdened.

But she had experienced this countless times, so she remained calm and responded smoothly.

- I understand that you feel burdened.

- It’s just that…

- Please don’t decide too hastily. Take a little more time to think about it. I’m begging you.

- Well… alright for now.

- Thank you! I’ll contact you again soon!

- Okay, then.

Although he had expressed his intention to decline, just making contact was enough. She immediately ran to the PD and delivered the news. The PD burst into hearty laughter.

“Puhaha! That guy’s quite the interesting fellow. His skills are lacking? Hah, really.”

“What should we do?”

“Well, it’s understandable if he feels burdened. Especially since he does YouTube while wearing a mask.”

“Then…”

“Approach him slowly. There’s no need to rush.”

“Ah, yes!”

“Good work.”

“It’s nothing.”

“If we manage to persuade him later and get him on the show, it’ll be a guaranteed mega hit. You know what that means, right? Just imagine how fat the bonus will be.”

“Bonus…!”

“That’s right, bonus!”

At the magical word, Choi Min-jeong’s eyes sparkled.

*

Ryu Seong lay on his bed, completely erasing any thoughts about appearing on the broadcast.

Let’s see.

He happily checked his current assets.

Today’s profit was 400 million, and his principal was 450 million, making a total of 850 million. Adding the 50 million invested in ‘Seoul War’ and the 100 million invested in ‘Darkness Falls’… it came out to exactly 1 billion won without any error.

“Wow, I really earned a crazy amount.”

He had once read online that even if you make a lot of money, life doesn’t change that drastically.

But one thing was certain.

That statement didn’t apply to the current Ryu Seong.

“Feels good, right, Lucky?”

*Meow?*

He was feeling it with his entire body.

Honestly, he wasn’t using the money for anything specific yet, but just the fact that he had this huge sum was already changing his entire attitude toward life.

He had become much more confident.

His shoulders no longer hunched no matter where he went.

He was overflowing with self-assurance.

Naturally, his way of thinking had become more positive.

“I’ll earn even more and buy you lots of delicious food.”

*Meow!*

That was what having money meant.

Worries about life disappeared, and he could handle many things with ease. Stress decreased, and he could dream about the future. Just that alone had already changed so much.

Money changes life. A lot of money changes your environment. And an overwhelming amount of money might even change the world.

“…Not bad at all.”

If he were to earn a truly massive amount of money, he thought he might want to try doing something big once.

Like changing the world.

*

A hologram appeared.

[Linked Quest ‘Welcome, Is This Your First Time With Regular Sponsorship?’ has been updated.]

[Regular Sponsorship Amount: 9,000,000 KRW]

[Settling…]

[Settlement complete.]

[You have acquired 5 Advance Points.]

[Sponsorship amount has been reset.]

The regular sponsorship quest had been cleared.

August 31st.

This was one of the biggest reasons he had been waiting for today.

“Not bad at all?”

He gained more points than he had expected.

A full 5 points.

It might not mean much right now, but thinking about the future, it was definitely a positive. It meant that if he maintained the same sponsorship amount this month, he would get at least another 5 points at the end of next month.

After getting these 5 points, he seriously considered raising the regular sponsorship amount even higher. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to figure out what the upper limit was. However, all those thoughts became secondary for now.

He currently had 52 points.

It was time to use them.

“Hoo…!”

He calmed his mind and brought up the shop.

**2. Random Stock & Coin Information**

- You can acquire information related to domestic or overseas companies, as well as coins. However, the quality of the information is random.

**Required Advance Points: 30**

It had been a very long wait.

Finally…!

The first time he used this, he made money with Power Edison Co., Ltd. Back then, he felt disappointed because it was stock information, but after experiencing it firsthand, he realized just how powerful even a 2x return could be. So this time, no matter what came out, he felt like he could be satisfied.

His seed money was a massive 850 million won.

If he could get just a 1x return — meaning a 30% profit — he would make over 250 million won in pure profit.

Money making money.

He slowly raised his slightly trembling hand.

[Would you like to purchase Item No. 2 ‘Random Stock & Coin Information’?]

[Yes / No]

As soon as he pressed the button, his points were consumed.

[Purchase Complete]

[30 Advance Points have been deducted.]

[You have acquired ‘Coin Journal’.]

A single scroll materialized on Ryu Seong’s palm.

It was clearly a coin information ticket.

To be precise, it was called ‘Coin Journal,’ but it was definitely coin-related information. He had secretly hoped for it, but he never expected it to actually appear.

But that wasn’t the end.

[You have used more Shop Points than the standard threshold.]

[The Shop is being updated.]

[Loading…]

He stared blankly at the glowing holographic text.

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