Seo Maru, the editor, received an unexpected quest from Na-me.
The difficulty was about 299,792,458 stars.
“I’m thinking of holding a fan meeting. Can you find a suitable place for it?”
“What, a fan meeting? When?”
“When the time is right. Oh wait, I just got an urgent message, I’ll hang up for a minute.”
“Na-me! NoName! What’s more urgent than this? For me, this is—”
click-
A fan meeting venue?
Seo Maru had no prior knowledge about fan meetings.
‘Finding a location means looking for an indoor place, right?’
It was negative 10 degrees outside, so that was obvious.
In a hurry, he contacted streamers to gather information about the fan meeting.
The first to help was Han Yong-cheol, the two-time champion of Catch the Chicken.
“I know a decent convention hall near Gwangmyeong Station. It’s accessible for those coming from the region and not too crowded, so it’s really nice. Plus, since it’s owned by the headquarters of Twish, the procedures are simple.”
“How many seats are there?”
“I believe it can accommodate up to 300 people at most.”
Seeing that the rental fee was around 1 million won, Seo Maru posted an announcement on the official fan cafe and TGEDER.
[Notice: Fan Meeting Demand Survey]
This post is simply for gauging demand, so please vote if you plan to attend the fan meeting on January 21st (Sunday).
[Comments]
– I have a practical exam that day, so I might just skip it, haha.
└ Please, take care of your life…
– I’m so proud to be living in the same era as NoName.
└ Very proud!
– It’s going to be a mess, lol.
“Oh no, this is a disaster…?”
Within an hour of posting the demand survey, it easily surpassed 1,000 participants.
It wasn’t a scale one could decide on alone.
Seo Maru contacted Na-me’s loyal managers again.
“I have my PhD thesis final review right now…”
“My family is on a trip to Da Nang…”
“No way, you guys!”
It seemed they all had an amazing knack for sensing the smell of a thankless task.
Fortunately, among them, there was one angel—rumored to be from a wealthy family, who was also a furry manager.
“Our hotel has a performance hall. I’ll see if I can get it for a good price, so how about that?”
“Thank you so much, Go Yang-i Gyo-mi Ga Jeil Joha-nim!”
The hall had 1,300 seats.
It was a scale no celebrity fan meeting would be jealous of.
With this in mind, the viewers would surely be convinced.
[Attendance: 10,158]
[Absence: 197]
“Wait, 10,000 people?”
With a cafe membership of 100,000, suddenly 10,000 people participated in the vote.
Moreover, an astonishing 98% attendance rate was shown.
The overall atmosphere of the community was already filled with excitement.
[Twish’s Idol NoName, haha!]
[So looking forward to the fan meeting, hehe!]
[I even prepared a handmade doll of Adella to give to Na-me (photo included)]
[So excited that I can’t sleep! Please recommend something to do at dawn!]
“Well, I guess it can’t be helped; let’s go for first-come-first-served…”
[Notice: Fan Meeting Participation Conditions and First-Come-First-Serve Application Schedule]
The previously calm herbivorous fans transformed into carnivorous T-Rexes as soon as the editor’s new announcement went up.
– Why does it have to be subscribers for more than 6 months? Can’t 5 months and 20 days participate?
– The competition is way too fierce,ㅠㅠ Is this really right, editor…?
– Don’t do it for free; do it for a fee.
– Ticket price 100,000 won, let’s go!
– Please make it freeㅠㅠ I’m just a student getting pocket moneyㅠㅠ
Seo Maru put his plans on hold and hurriedly posted another announcement.
But once the community was riled up, there was no stopping the flames.
[What about reserving the Olympic Hall?]
It’s often used for idol concerts, and I think this scale is necessary for a NoName fan meeting.
Seat count is 4,000.
[It needs to be something at the level of COEX.]
With more than 10,000 people voting now, 4,000 is too low.
If we’re going to reserve the Olympic Hall, let’s get the 7,000-seat COEX Convention Hall.
[What about renting the Jamsil Indoor Gym for 10,000 people?]
[Olympic Gymnastics Arena—15,000 seats.]
[Top-tier Jamsil Dome—congratulations, 40,000 people.]
This was reminiscent of a rookie seeking car recommendations and suddenly an ultra-luxurious Rolls-Royce made an appearance.
In the end, Seo Maru went directly to NoName’s house, knelt down, and confessed his mistakes.
The reply from Na-me was surprisingly simple.
“So many people said they’ll come? Then let’s just pick 100.”
“Wait, more than 30,000 people have applied; 100 won’t cut it…”
“Choosing more than that wouldn’t change much statistically between 100 and 200 out of 30,000 anyway. Let’s treat this fan meeting as a trial-and-error experience and just announce a much bigger one next time—everyone will understand, right?”
“Will that work?”
“Convincing them is your job, Maru Oppa. Personally, I think a fan signing event where each person gets to see you up close would be better than a vaguely large-scale event.”
The logic was that while falling short in a 50/50 lottery led to a severe sense of relative deprivation, no one felt significantly bad about losing the lottery.
Seo Maru, uncertain whether that would be accepted, posted the message.
[NoName Fan Signing Event Notice: Gwangmyeong Twish Art Convention 2F]
[Targets and Number: NoName Subscribers / 100 people]
—
At first, everyone felt discouraged, but they focused on the fact that there would be a ‘next’ opportunity and found hope.
Since it wouldn’t be first-come-first-serve and the ticket cost would be free, there was no room for complaints.
Instead, the fans who relaxed their minds began to become more and more agitated by the rising competition.
[Manager’s Note: Number of applicants surpassed 50,000]
– If we collect just 10,000 won each, that’d be 5 billion, legendary, haha.
– The entry barrier is so low that it feels like everyone is tentatively trying it out.
– After all, it cannot be transferred anyway.
[10% Living Overseas, haha]
– Does the other 10% mean they’ll fly from abroad if they win the fan meeting?
└ Surprisingly, yes.
└ Wow, holy sh*t, lol.
– Whoa, global citizens, NoName!
[Final Competition Ratio 81,048:100]
– 810 to 1, that’s insane, haha!
– Are the 12 people who bought it in the game excluded?
└ Yeah, thankfully.
└ So jealous… I think I’ll start targeting streamers from now on.
└ NoName created a demon, haha.
– Na-me has more than 5 million subscribers; honestly, I think they should hold concerts at Jamsil Dome 100 times.
└ They even have a tightly packed 5 million, consistently getting millions of views.
[What is this? It made the news, lol.]
– Where?
– Naver Main Page, let’s go!
– Why is this happening?
– (Scrap: Competition ratio 81,048:100, NoName’s fan meeting where even celebrities line up to attend.)
– The reporter must have been a fan of NoName, haha.
With 15 minutes left until the announcement of the winners…
A week before the fan meeting.
Na-me announced she would choose the winners live.
[NoName]
[Just Chatting – Fan Meeting Winner Announcement]
“This is a random number generator I brought from Dad’s lab, measuring vibrations in a vacuum. I thought it would be perfect for the draw, of course I took it without permission!”
Drawing winners always comes with suspicion.
Not to mention, even the lottery faces complaints about certain balls always staying in one position, so Na-me took a decidedly sure-fire approach.
“Total participants: 81,048. Let me pick the first winner. The number I call will be displayed at the bottom, so please check it out.”
– I know I won’t win, but I’m still nervous, haha.
– beep It’s normal.
– Look at this class that steals random number machines to hold fan meetings, haha.
– There’s a thief among us!
“39482. See you next week, gym0011! Since we have 100 people, let’s continue quickly. Next is 71773, I’m TungTung…”
[Concept Post]
[Winning the NoName fan meeting is harder than 4th place in the lottery!!!][194]
[Author: I’m TungTung]
(Verification.jpg)
It feels like a dream right now.
Thinking of lifting up Na-me and taking her on a plane is making my heart go thump-thump.
Is this my first verification? Will she send me a message?
[Comments]
– Ah… Life is unfair.
– I’ll be waiting outside, can’t you hug me after the fan meeting? Even that would feel like an indirect hug…
└ Getting a bit too intimate…
– 4th place prize of 50,000 won vs NoName fan meeting (market value hundreds of thousands)
└ Seriously such a steal, haha.
Incredible competition piqued the interest of those who weren’t even paying attention initially.
Every time the toy-like random number generator fired pew-pew-pew against the wall, applause erupted.
In a situation where anything earned applause, Na-me shyly smiled.
“Lastly, congratulations to 66501, cannonkinglive! This broadcast will end shortly. Bye everyone.”
—
*
In the famous late-night talk show “Cannon King Live” in the USA…
A four-time Emmy winner, the multiple monikers of MC ‘Cannon King’ from the 40s-50s were many, but perhaps the most famous nickname was ‘Bulldozer.’
The nickname comes from his bold dynamism that creates unpredictable shows akin to a bulldozer, stemming from the fact that he was a bulldozer driver in his youth.
Cannon King presented the future topic of the live talk show.
“Our adorable secretary Kelly has just come to me with some good news. And no, it’s not about her divorcing her husband.”
Cannon King skillfully handled the malicious rumor of an affair with his secretary as a self-deprecating joke.
As the audience burst into laughter, the unchangingly stoic MC’s eyebrows flicked.
“Ah, I see you were expecting some gossip. I had some expectations too, but what am I even saying, haha! By the way, Andy, I have one question for you. Do you know a person without a name?”
“What? A person without a name?”
“Again, do you know a person with a name without a name?”
“I know you’re talking about a mom who doesn’t have a mom…”
The unpredictable quips from fixed panel member Andy almost made Cannon burst out laughing as he covered his mouth with the cue card.
“… But let me ask a different question. Do you know who the smartest person on our planet is?”
“You’re probably not.”
“Of course I’m not.”
“Montana Newsom?”
“I’m not asking about your political views, Andy! Why is the name of the President of the United States popping up here!”
The audience briefly stirred.
Some seemed to have guessed the answer.
“Hmm? Do you all know who it is?”
“It seems our intelligent audience has figured it out already. With such a smart demographic, I wonder why they believed the rumors of an affair… Anyway, please pay attention to the next screen!”
As Cannon King turned his seat, a large screen lit up.
“Ooooh!”
“Ah-ha, now you understand!”
A young girl in a yellow tank top adorned with cherry patterns presented a quirky and cute nuance.
Her sparkling eyes resembled that of a cat wearing boots.
She was busy mumbling something with her scarlet lips while shooting her toy gun, generating numbers in various poses.
[Lastly, congratulations to 66501, cannonkinglive! This broadcast will end shortly. Bye everyone.]
The screen dimmed, revealing text.
[NoName Meet-and-Greet Event]
[81,040:100]
“NoName. To summarize, she is an 8-year-old elementary student from Korea who solved world-class math problems and defeated 15-year-old elites in battles—she is a genius among geniuses.”
“Wait, Cannon, are you going to Korea for the fan meeting?”
“Yeah. That’s right! We did it! I passed an 814 to 1 competition! Everyone, let’s give a round of applause!”
The audience stood up to give a standing ovation.
The proud MC closed his eyes, waving his hands and soaking in the cheers.
“We are going to see NoName next week.”
This was the sudden decision of the American national MC, Cannon King’s visit to Korea.
