Shin Hye Min effortlessly kept the conversation going.
“Hello, Weed-nim. During the course of the interview, I’ll be referring to you with your character’s name. Is that alright?”
-Yes.
Weed replied simply. Being called by his character name than by his full name would be best. How much of a pain would it be to be remembered as the Princess Knight!
Oh Juwan is in the studio, please say hello to each other.
“This is Oh Juwan. It is an honor to talk to the highly renowned Weed.”
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
“Please greet the viewers.”
Hello there.
Lee Hyun replied succinctly.
Shin Hye Min’s insides burned.
‘His answers cannot be short like this!’
This was a broadcast. Viewers were definitely looking for a more smoother broadcast than this short one.
There were ways to read the script that the writers prepared before that would increase the dramatic effect, but this was not the case. A real time interview does not have any lines prepared beforehand.
Shin Hye Min asked while laughing.
“Weed-nim, is there any matter that is making your mood bad?”
Just a little bit.
“Yes? Is it because of me?”
Yes.
At this unexpected answer, Shin Hye Min and Oh Juwan were embarrassed.
When you do a interview you do not want to have the involved parties complaining. Although they had wanted it to remain that way, Lee Hyun did not reply did not comply.
‘This broadcast is a failure!’
Shin Hye Min felt sweat on her palms. However, she had to continue the interview.
“How would you like me to reply? If you want an apology, I'll apologize, if something needs to be fixed, I'll fix it.”
That is, is it okay to be like this?
Hmm?
You asked me to call you at 7 in the evening, but if you were going to hold an interview like this you should have called me. The phone bill is so expensive.
"..."
The skilled host, Shin Hye Min was lost for words. Oh Juman, who was also lost for words, wasn’t any help either.
They thought that it was some great inconvenience that the station would have to apologize for!
‘He’s so cheap!’
Only the frugal Lee Hyun could surprise them like this.
Soon, Shin Hye Min got a grip of herself.
“Yes, that was our fault. But we are very curious about Weed’s action. First, selling your Continent of Magick’s account. When it happened, the internet was in a huge uproar.”
There was nobody who didn't know that Lee Hyun sold his Continent of Magick account.
At that time, the game was no longer as famous as Royal Road.
For many years, Continent of Magick was very popular, but it started going downhill as Royal Road became popular.
After purchasing his account, CTS media immediately halted the program which covered virtual reality games to hold a big event.
The items Weed had and even the records of him clearing the dungeons were broadcasted!
Because of there were still many who played Continent of Magick, this event gained high ratings.
Likewise, for the company who owned Continent of Magick, this was a huge help for them to try and overtake Royal Road.
Continent of Magick once again became very popular and in time, more and more famous accounts were sold to the media.
Shin Hye Min said it in a jealous way.
"I heard that when you sold your account, you earned a huge amount of whopping 3 billion won. That is a lot of money. Did you buy a foreign car with the money or bought something excessive?"
Lee Hyun’s reply was very concise.
I no longer have the money.
“Yes?”
If you earn 3 billion today and you want to keep that 3 billion, you have to do so by working hard when tomorrow comes.
“Ah, those were really good words.”
Next to her, Oh Juwan asked a question.
“No matter how much money you have, it could not be compared with money you earned through accomplishment. Deep.”
It was true that Lee Hyun earned 3 billion. But at the same time, he lost it to loan sharks.
Because most people had the luxury of not knowing those circumstances, they misunderstood.
“Ok, then here is question #2 for Weed.”
Shin Hye Min was ready for a short answer, so she prepared another question.
“In the continent of magic, you leveled at a fast rate, outleveling everyone else. Is this true?”
Yes
“Could you perhaps share your secret?”
Hunt every single monster. Find a place where it is overflowing with monsters and kill them all.
Oh Juwan could not believe what he had heard.
“Weed, I also played Continent of Magic for a long time. But Weed’s growth was particularly exceptional, you sure you had no other tricks?”
It is because I hunted everyday.
“Wouldn't it have been boring, hunting? I can understand a couple monsters, but hunting for a couple hours gets boring no?”
I’ve never felt that way.
"..."
Lee Hyun said he never got bored of it. He replied well to Oh Juwan. Shin Hye Min asked the next question.
“Did you play Continent of Magic all day?”
Whenever I had free time, yes
"When you sit down and play, how long many hours did you play for?"
It is 204 hours.
"Pardon? The question was, how long did you sit down and play continuously."
Shin Hye Min and Oh Juwan thought he had misheard the question. But Lee Hyun heard the question correctly and gave his answer.
Would you be asking the longest time that I have played continuously?
“That’s correct.”
It is 204 hours long.
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