Shortage phenomenon.

A situation where you can't buy a product even if you have money happens when the popularity of the product is extremely high.

That's why it's bound to attract people's attention.

This is especially true for Koreans, who have a DNA in which they feel they need to try what others are trying to do!

"hmm?"

People eating at restaurants or riding public transportation looked at the news on their cell phones.

'What is this?'

There was news about the new black.

-'New Black Game Machine' content sold out within 17 minutes of being aired

People swallowed their saliva.

'New black game console? But sold out?'

The words 'new black' and 'sold out' began to combine in a chemical reaction.

Past events that stick out in people's minds.

-Heh, heh! Do you have any new black bread here?

-I'm sorry, but everyone has left.

-My former part-timer said that. The new one comes in at 9 o'clock.

-yes. It's already sold out.

New black bread that you couldn't get even if you paid money.

It was a new black bread that was so popular that even if the factory ran 24 hours a day, it could not meet the demand.

A legendary bread whose sales volume skyrocketed as word of mouth spread about its deliciousness and the sale price of its character seal.

And after the bread craze of 2015, another storm came.

-I'm sorry, but New Bulbag is in stock at the mart today... Oh, there isn't any. Okay.

-Do you have any New Bullbags left?

-You didn't come in today? When will the stock arrive? .

New Bullbag sold by New Black at Helpyeong Rest Area.

It was the New Bulbaek craze that made Koreans wander around the neighborhood and sell their products, with tasting reviews saying it had a 'great taste'.

Now I'm wondering, 'Why did they do that?' I laughed, but the madness at that time was really no joke.

'... ... But I couldn't help it.'

News about 'sold out' keeps appearing in the news, and 'New Bulbaek crisis' is mentioned on every news page. How can one not be interested?

Although it has only now become a steady seller, the memories of New Black Bread and New Bulbag at the time remained deep in the hearts of Koreans.

That's why their eyes looking at the news were unusual.

'What happened to New Black that made it sell out? And that in 17 minutes?'

When I clicked on the news, detailed information was written.

[O2, a new fitness game machine released by Airsoft, was sold out in all online shopping malls within 17 minutes after New Black's advertisement. Today at 6pm, New Black's... ... .]

People's eyes narrowed.

'advertisement?'

What kind of advertisement is this so that all game consoles are sold out in 17 minutes?

When people who accessed MeTube with curious eyes searched for 'new black game console,' an advertising video immediately appeared at the top.

It was a cheat starting from the title.

[I learned the game from Seonwoo. (feat. Kim Joong-hyun's Health Stretching)]

Woojung and his subordinates dressed as instructors make you laugh from the thumbnail.

'What is it about?'

When thinking of fitness games, functional games made by Japanese game console companies usually come to mind.

Exercise by shooting air cannons through the ring.

Play tennis by shaking the remote control.

'... ... 'It must be hard to come up with something special, right?'

No matter how much it is New Black, such an exercise game machine is sold out in 17 minutes.

It was a time when viewers felt puzzled.

As the advertising video began in earnest, the game content began to flow.

Narration voices of NPCs.

[Come on, it's the ping pong devil!] [If you get caught by that guy, you'll turn into a ping pong ball!]

Viewers blinked as they watched the ping pong balls run away and panic.

'What is this game?'

Something completely different from what I expected was unfolding.

The number of views continues to rise as even curious members of the public join in.

As they watched the commercial video in earnest, viewers began to laugh.

Universe: I... I think it would be rude to say something like this.

Seonwoo's laughing expression.

Wooju: You're not good at playing games.

Professional gamer :

Everyone was laughing at the sight of professional gamers collapsing like people who had lost their country.

-Even the country is falling down hahahahahahaha

-Spaceship crossing the line.. ㅂㄷㅂㄷ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ They say they can't play games against the best in the industry.

-Oh, I'm drooling from laughing lol.

-Isn't this a statement that denies the lives of professional gamers?

-For people with winning experience hahahaha

-But strangely, it doesn't seem like it's wrong, but it doesn't seem right either, but I feel angry haha.

The trembling professional gamers made a proposal to Wooju.

Shin Hyun-soo: Hey, Woo Joo. If you don't be rude later... How did you play a game with us?

Universe: Okay.

Woo Joo, who accepted the offer with a big smile, made a counter offer.

Woojoo: How about having a dancing and singing competition with me on an equal footing?

Pro Gamers: ... ... I won't do it.

Viewers laughed at the sight of these people lowering their heads sullenly.

-Politics is like a spaceship

-(Roughly speaking, 'Aren't you ashamed that a professional gamer would request a game from an ordinary person out of revenge?')

-You suddenly turn gamers into stupid people.

-As expected, it's a petty play.

-What is Kim Bi-ju nodding next to him hahahaha?

-Pro gamers lost twice after talking to them for no reason.

-A monstrous idol who has no way to win except in the virtual world.. This is precious.

Gamers who accepted their defeat without a word began to receive coaching from Wooju with sad faces.

And as the coaching continued, the viewers' eyes widened.

'what. 'Why do you teach so well?'

The way he taught me while holding my posture was unusual. It's as if he has intimate knowledge of the muscles of the entire body.

-I want to learn tooㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I'm amazed at how well you taught me.

-Is it true that you are good at everything except fashion and games?

-But it seems like the universe is good at everything haha. I can't imagine being bad at anything.

Gamers' scores began to increase with each improved pose.

'that's interesting.'

Lee Chae appeared in the eyes of viewers.

The sensor attached to the game machine calculates points based on the accuracy of the movements, and it was truly sophisticated.

For some reason, I don't think I'll do it, but I would like to buy one and put it at home.

'I don't think I'll do it, but I'll have to make Mom and Dad do it. 'I've gained some belly fat these days.'

'I have to let the kids do it.'

'I have to order it from Grandpa. May you live long.'

The so-called pomppu started to come.

When I think about searching again after the ad ends.

The universe started shaking its fist.

'oh.'

He threw a mix of kicks, jabs, and hooks with a stern expression that a retired kickboxer would make, and it was absolutely perfect.

Immediately the comment window became crowded.

- Looks like gamers have become more polite.

┕Why are you so polite?

┕Ah, then you should be polite haha. Who wouldn't be polite after seeing that?

┕It's funny how the henchmen have also become polite.

-This is my first time seeing Wang Ji-ho pose like that haha. I don't think he did that pose when he received the Rookie of the Year award.

-Why does Seonwoo make an old man's expression every time he does something? Looks like a martial arts monster

┕Still, I think he's better looking than you.

┕Where do you live?

The person in question said, 'Ahaha! 'It's refreshing!' I was shaking my fist and the people around me were becoming polite.

Meanwhile.

People who were happily watching game advertisements caught the attention of other content in the advertisement.

'stretching?'

Junghyun, who was diagnosing gamers' turtle necks, was teaching them stretching exercises for turtle necks.

Viewers watched without much thought at first.

However, when the stretching was over, gamers said, 'What?' He was rubbing his neck and making a surprised expression.

'Me too once... ... .'

Those who moved forward by turning the play bar pushed their chairs back and began stretching.

Although stretching was omitted in the middle, I decided to at least try to follow what was listed.

OK.

"Huh?"

Surprisingly, the turtle neck had improved.

Perhaps because it is an abridged version rather than a full version, it is less effective than in the video, but I can feel that there has been some improvement.

-What is the full version please?

-Looking for the full version of stretching

-It really works?????? What is it??

-If you are looking for a stretching video, you are now watching a national idol's game advertisement video.

-Full version of stretching ㅠㅠㅠㅠ It doesn't seem to be on New Black TV.

There was clearly such a subtitle at the bottom of the advertising video.

[You can watch the full version of Joonghyeon's stretching on New Black TV.]

But there was no such video on New Black TV.

'... ... 'It's not up yet?'

Meanwhile, viewers who came to see game advertisements are looking for turtle neck videos.

As the advertising video ended, everyone rubbed their cheeks.

"ah. "I had a good laugh."

I felt like I had a really good laugh for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, unlike those who watched the video after hearing the news, those who watched the video as soon as it was uploaded stretched themselves.

Then, I leisurely searched the online shopping mall.

'Because it's a fitness game machine, the competition rate will be low, right?'

No matter how much it's called the New Black or how fun the game looks, will fitness-related devices sell quickly?

Moreover, it has been less than 30 minutes since the ad was posted.

It was time to search 'O2' on the internet with a leisurely mind.

"what?"

Why isn't it coming out?

When I couldn't see the picture of the game console even after refreshing, I had a bad feeling about something bad.

When I unchecked the [Excluding Out of Stock] icon, game consoles started popping up in order of lowest price.[Out of Stock] [Out of Stock] [Out of Stock]

As I looked at the items that had a red sign saying they were sold out, I started to feel anxious.

'no... ... .'

People just stare blankly at the news that they are sold out everywhere they go.

A unique Korean expression began to appear on the blank, blank faces of people.

'live. 'I must live!'

The first soufflé bread crisis and the second New Bulbag crisis.

Following that, it was the moment when the third New Black game console crisis broke out.

* * *

Airsoft headquarters office.

"oh my god."

Screams were currently erupting from Airsoft's headquarters located in Samseong-dong, Gangnam.

"Hey, have you seen this?"

"What?"

"There is an increase in phone calls asking if offline stores have game consoles. They say this is a photo of people gathered at a shopping mall in Yeongdeungpo... ... ."

"Oh my god, it's crazy... ... ."

"I heard it's already been listed at twice the price on a used site."

People were shaking their butts, saying they would buy the game console they developed.

It was a scenery I could never have imagined.

'what. 'What is this? I'm scared.'

'Why is it working?'

'no... ... Does this make sense?'

New game console O2.

It's been about two weeks to a month since it was released.

Sales volume was decent.

It received high scores for being both fun and creative for a fitness game, but sales were not that high.

'It has to be that way.'

Those who participated in the development of O2 scratched their cheeks.

Airsoft was one of the companies called the best game companies in Korea. A large company that has launched many famous online games and is also listed on KOSPI.

However, this is only the reputation of online games. I was no different from a newbie in this field of fitness games.

We are latecomers in this field, which is dominated by North America and Japan.

So, although I developed it ambitiously, I thought of it as an initial investment for better results later. The advertising collaboration with New Black was a project prepared with the intention of becoming a hot topic, even if only in a small way.

... ... But the jackpot hit.

"this... "How did this happen?"

While Airsoft employees were panicking, an emergency executive meeting was called due to the sudden increase in sales.

A lively New Black photo appears on the PPT screen.

The head office staff member briefly explained the current situation.

"I think this situation arose due to the combination of New Black's awareness and word of mouth."

"Huh... ... ."

"We believe that the biggest factor driving sales volume is the positive synergy between Woo Joo's image and the image of the O2 device."

Next to Seon Woo-joo's photo, speech bubbles say 'all-rounder', 'sportsman', and 'don't know how to play (see footnote).' The same keywords were written.

"The freshness of the content that Mr. Woo, who is not good at games, teaches games to professional gamers. And the image of Woo Joo who is good at everything... ... ."

The representative who continued to listen to the report asked.

"Who came up with the advertising plan?"

"This is Team Leader Jeong Se-yeon of Public Relations Team 2."

"Ah, Team Leader Jeong... ... ."

It was the moment when Team Manager Jeong's promotion, who proposed the advertisement to New Black, was confirmed.

The CEO of an airsoft company with a big smile on his face.

He and other executives immediately began preparing countermeasures.

"Currently, parts imported from China... ... ."

"By quickly operating the factory... ... ."

"How about making dance with game content? We hired Mr. Bijou to teach the bodybuilders... ... ."

A situation where demand is overwhelmingly higher than supply.

I don't know how long this will last, but from the game company's point of view, it was a sweet spot that needed to be drained quickly.

"haha."

The CEO smiled cheerfully.

"There's a lot going on."

"That's right. Ha ha ha ha ha!"

Even though they were having a serious meeting, they never stopped smiling.

I had no choice but to do it because the project I didn't expect much of blew up.

But with anything, there is a level of expectation.

"... ... ."

next day.

The CEO of Airsoft just looked at the stock price on the tablet with a blank expression on his face.

Airsoft [KOSPI]

+29.95% compared to previous day

"Upper limit... ... ."

The upper price limit is the maximum increase in stock price established to prevent excessive increases in stock prices.

"I broke through... ."

This was the first time in 6 years since listing.

Seeing that the market capitalization had increased by 30% compared to the previous day, the CEO of Airsoft began to feel not only joy but also fear.

'what. I'm scared of this... ... .'

The sound of New Black's laughter was echoing in his ears.

* * *

-Airsoft, upper limit price closed amid expectations for 'New Black Game Machine'... "It is the New Black after all"

"After all, it's the new black... ... ."

Rihyuk blinked at me as I mumbled in embarrassment.

"Why is that called the New Black game console? "We were just promoting it."

"Do you understand?"

Even Soufflés calls soufflé bread the New Black Bread, so it was no wonder that the game console was given the name 'New Black.'

Biju said, looking at the knights.

"I heard there was a fight on a used site too. "They say the atmosphere is scary because there are so many people selling back."

"It was like that with our New Black Bread."

Surprised game companies are rushing to meet the demand, but people are saying, 'Give it to us quickly!' He was screaming.

Moreover, something happened that didn't happen during the last New Bulbag or Soufflé Bread.

"It's the upper limit."

The youngest child held out a smartphone to me as I stared at the red text blankly.

"huh?"

"While searching, I found an article praising my brother. "It's a place where stock investors gather."

I glanced at it.

-I love you, Team Leader Woo Seon-ju.

-Umen

-If you just trust the preferred stock team leader, the money will be copied.

-Hey, this is stock.

-There must be people who saw that and went in today haha.

The preferred stock team leader.

I felt a strange feeling when I saw people writing thank you under names that they were not active in.

As I scroll down, I see other posts on the bulletin board.

-Park Tae-jun, when will this bastard retire? That's shit.

-The American market is out again, damn it.

-You're losing everything except the weight, you idiots.

-Game stocks are all rising haha.

-You guys, the era of stocks is gone. Now it's coins haha.

I made a decision while looking at the bloody and harsh expressions.

I decided not to work under the nickname Preferred Stock.

"So this is a good response?"

"that... "Do you think so?"

I made eye contact with the youngest and smiled.

Then, I looked at the ever-increasing number of views of the game advertisement and then looked away.

"By the way, Junghyun."

"yes."

"When are we going to film that stretch?"

"I'll have to film it soon."

The best comment caught my eye in the game advertisement comment window.

-When will Kim Joong-hyun's stretching be posted?

┕I'm just waiting for this too

┕2222222

I was just thinking about filming it soon, but I didn't expect the response to be this good.

Common sense would have you think that stretching like that would become a hot topic while filming a game MeTube commercial.

We talked about filming a stretching video soon and looked at the TV.

"popcorn?"

"Setting complete."

The henchmen said.

"Cola?"

"Setting complete."

Drinks are sold out quickly.

"Seorihyuk?"

"Setting complete~"

The members held Lee Hyuk's shoulders and smiled brightly.

Our main vocalist lowered his head and shrugged his shoulders out of embarrassment.

"what... I can't even come out... ... ."

"Still, it's fun to watch it in real time. "I heard that I was in the middle of promoting it in the reserve forces today."

To those who are training together, 'Please be sure to watch the drama tonight~!' It was while promoting it.

I laughed with my younger siblings and turned on GTV, a channel famous for dramas.

The title floating at the top of the screen.

Today was the day when the third quarter's hit work, for which Lee Hyuk sang the main OST, was aired for the first time.

"however... ... ."

I tilted my head as I looked at Rihyuk, who was squirming as if he was embarrassed.

"why are you like this?"

"What?"

"Like something very embarrassing... ... ."

"What are you talking about? When did I."

It's not. I've already earned my ears.

Rihyuk, whose face was flushed and as mushy as a tomato, was glancing in our direction in pain.

what.

It's just an OST that he sang, so why is he so embarrassed?

"... ... hmm."

After thinking about it, I went back in time.

Immediately, the memories of that recording day come to mind.

"Oh!"

Now that I think about it, one thing comes to mind.

When I asked him to sing while thinking of the object of his affection, he was very embarrassed.

"ah! i get it."

"Well, what is it?"

"I was the object of your love and hate."

"no!"

no?

I briefly explained the situation to the subordinates who were curious about what I was talking about.

Then the henchmen began to approach with their eyes shining.

"The object of Lee Hyuk's love and hate... ... ."

"First of all, since his testimony against us has been confirmed, we need to make sure who is suffering here."

"Hmm, is it me?"

"Probably not. No matter how you look at it, it looks like me."

A ridiculous sight.

All of the remaining henchmen were convinced that they were the objects of love and hate.

I said.

"Of course this isn't me?"

"I said no!"