Chapter 45: Click

“Chairman Cho. Don’t do this.” Lee Jung-in, a senior member of the Saebaram Democratic Party, pleaded.

Cho Seoyoung was uncomfortable with the old man’s humble stance.

“It’s for the good of the party.”

“Is it for the good of the party to kick out those who were loyal to Chairman Cho?”

“It’s just to recruit more talented people.”

“Why at this time?”

“This time of all times…?”

“Kang Jiwoo is absorbing Yoo Hangcheol’s approval ratings. Unless the two of them unify, the gap with the second-place candidate will only widen.”

Lee Jung-in glared at Cho Seoyoung with a suspicious look.

“To be honest, what you’re doing now just seems like a waste of time. Aren’t you just sucking up to the party’s senior members and then throwing them away?”

“Assemblyman. Why should I suck up to the senior members?”

“We’ve been lining them up in a competition of loyalty. Don’t tell them that they did it themselves. I would even feel bad.”

“That is….”

Cho Seoyoung initiated an unconventional personnel change. 

She judged that if things continued this way, her approval rating would continue to drop.

The problem is that her previous wrong choices were holding her back. 

She could form 10 soccer teams with just the politicians who were hanging on to her trouser legs. 

This meant that if she pushed ahead with an unconventional personnel change, the 10 soccer teams could attack Cho Seoyoung.

“I know very well that you’ve been cutting down on your approval rating with your absurd behavior for the past few days. But if you go after the senior members, the party atmosphere will be in turmoil.”

“Kang Jiwoo is on the rise. If things continue this way, we might lose.”

“What do you mean? Even if Kang Jiwoo gets 25% of the votes, he’ll never get that far. I guarantee that.”

A concrete support base. Representative Lee Jung-in firmly believed in that.

“If he unifies with Yoo Hangcheol…”

“The approval ratings will soon change. Would Kang Jiwoo go under Yoo Hangcheol? His approval rating is higher?”

“That can’t happen. You have more than one or two dependents.”

“Then would Yoo Hangcheol go under Kang Jiwoo? With all that pride?”

“That would be difficult, too…”

As of now, the possibility of unification was not high. 

Also, even if unification were to occur, the support rates would not necessarily merge.

“Yoo Hangcheol’s supporters and Kang Jiwoo’s supporters are busy bad mouthing each other. The moment unification occurs, they will be disappointed and leave.”

That’s why Cho Seoyoung had the advantage. 

He was currently in first place, and the gap with second place was widening, and the possibility of second and third place unifying was low.

“If Representative Jo leads well, the election is almost guaranteed. Why are you taking unnecessary risks and ruining things?”

……

After listening, it made sense. However, it wasn’t enough to change Cho Seoyoung’s mind.

“Kang Jiwoo won’t stop.” 

She knows Kang Jiwoo’s power.

It was because she herself was the one who was most affected.

“Are you that afraid of that kid? I think it’s just a passing fad. It’s nothing but a bubble.”

“No. That kid has his heart.”

It was a gentle but clear rejection. Lee Jung-in sighed.

“Haa… Okay. I’ll talk to the other members.”

“Thank you very much.”

“But I won’t be able to stop all the opposition within the party. You’ll have to accept that.”

“I understand. I’m always in your debt.”

“If you know, do well.”

It wouldn’t be easy even if Lee Jung-in was persuaded. 

The members who lost their balls weren’t usually powerful. 

If the internal fighting continued, the party members would be divided.

‘But we can’t trust in things like Cutie Potty and go with it, right?’

The previous strategy was the worst. 

It was a miracle that they had maintained their approval ratings up until now. 

They thought that if there were no reforms, they would definitely lose to Kang Jiwoo.

‘We have to maintain our approval ratings at all costs….!’

They have to maintain it. Even for Cho Seoyoung, who was in first place, the presidential election was not an easy fight.

“Not only are the non-partisan groups gathering around candidate Kang Jiwoo, but the two major parties also seem to be leaning toward Kang Ji-woo….”

The office of Yoo Hangcheol’s election campaign headquarters.

Yoo Hangcheol’s staff were in the middle of a meeting. 

Yoo Hangcheol participated in the meeting via video conference. 

His face on the tablet was filled with sorrow.

So why is his approval rating going up?

“I think it’s because I bought clothes at Dongmyo this time…”

Ha……

Yoo Hangcheol in the tablet drank all the red ginseng liquid. 

Then he threw it out carelessly and shouted.

What? My approval rating went up because I bought clothes? Inma! Is that all you analysts can do?!

“I’m sorry…”

It’s only a 1% difference! 1%…! He’s about to stab my asshole! What are we going to do now?!

The staff members hurriedly came up with countermeasures. Aggressive campaigning. 

Conservative unity. Mobilizing all speakers. Full-scale negativity, etc…….

In short, it was an all-out war. They were pouring in all the resources they had.

Don’t even think about poking around! 

I want you to analyze the exact reason why his approval rating is rising and come up with a solution!

If it went up because he bought clothes, what clothes did he wear and how did he wear them! 

Where was he exposed and who supported him! 

Analyze them in detail and come up with a solution!

“Okay…”

An accurate analysis wasn’t easy.

Kang Jiwoo’s whirlwind was unprecedented. 

Even if it was analyzed, it wouldn’t be applicable to Yoo Hangcheol. 

They’d probably come up with some weird strategy like Cutie Sixty.

Even if I lose, I can’t let that brat get the better of me.

 I have to widen the gap…!

Yoo Hangcheol’s face crumpled.

 He clenched his teeth. 

He was so angry that his whole body trembled. 

A big mystery was floating around in the world.

Why was Kang Jiwoo’s approval rating rising?

—

It’s rising because she’s cute, you idiots.

Kekeke.

Cuteness was definitely Kang Jiwoo’s biggest strength.

However, it was difficult to see that as the only factor in her rising approval rating.

Even though it’s a national opinion poll, it doesn’t make sense that more than 20% of people support him because he’s cute.

Was the presidential election just child’s play?

Depending on the government’s tone, our lives could improve or worsen. There’s a limit to being possessed by cuteness.

Articles analyzing Kang Jiwoo’s approval ratings have been posted on various communities.

Although they were written by critics in the corner, some of them were quite persuasive.

—

Title: Kang Jiwoo’s approval rating is rising because of drugs that are rampant in Korea.

If you’re a regular news watcher, you’ll know.

Even teenagers are on drugs these days.

Kang Jiwoo’s approval rating is also rising because of drugs.

(Jerry, a K-pop star who imitates the Dol-dam Challenge)

(Mr. Biscuit, a foreign YouTuber who filmed a video in Dongmyo fashion)

(Tesla CEO Elon Mengsk’s tweet supporting Kang Ji-woo)

—

Do you see? The massive amount of ‘nationalism’ that Kang Ji-woo has unleashed?

When his competitors mobilize trot singers, Kang Ji-woo has Blackpink’s Jerry help him out.

When competitors leave extreme left and extreme right YouTube, Kang Ji-woo is helped by Mister Biscuit, the world’s number one subscriber.

When competitors are hanging on to Samsung and SKS, Kang Jiwoo is supported by the CEO of Tesla…

—

BTX? Son Heung-moon? Bong Joon-hyuk?

They’re amazing.

You can feel the nationalism….

But the fact is that Kang Jiwoo now reigns over them all, oo….

He’s pouring in even stronger nationalism than those three combined….

If you just pick, you can enjoy this crazy orgasm for 5 years, so it’s natural that his approval rating goes up, oo;

—

I came in to swear but I cried and pressed the like button admit that he’s nationalistic

But this is for real. My mom watches Kang Ji-woo videos on nationalistic YouTube all day long…

To be honest, I don’t like nationalism, but Kang Ji-woo’s nationalism is annoying;

The quality is different, that’s what I’m saying-

How can you stand it when Elon Mengsk supports it?

—

Nationalism.

That must be the main factor.

Nationalism is ultimately pride in one’s own culture.

At this point, no one has been able to stimulate nationalism more than Kang Jiwoo.

Nationalism can lead to diplomatic power.

There’s a reason there’s such a thing as cultural victory in games.

Cultural power is also a diplomatic competitive edge.

Nationalism diplomacy…

My brain melts just imagining it….

There were also predictions that nationalism would be advantageous in diplomacy.

There wasn’t really any basis for this.

I just vaguely thought, “Wouldn’t that be so?”

Nevertheless, no one really raised an objection.

They were just users whose brains were already half-melted!

Meanwhile, there was also an analysis that linked Kang Ji-woo’s rise in approval ratings to ‘stocks’.

Title: The reason why KOSPI soars when the first president is elected

boonsuck: Global attention is skyrocketing with the emergence of the first president.

Even Elon Mengsk tweeted his support, and challenges are popular among global celebrities.

Korea’s soft power is once again in the spotlight.

As a result, Korea’s positive image is highlighted, and the interest of foreign investors is likely to skyrocket.

The wallets of the people who feel good about the cuteness of the president are opening, and the domestic market is also expected to be active.

With expectations for cute and pure leadership, KOSPI is bound to skyrocket.

So gays who are into KOSPI, make sure to pick number 5.

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This was a pretty serious analysis.

Of course, there were many who dismissed it as nonsense.

It’s all just brainwashing.

Foreign investors are coming in endlessly, and political leadership is needed to activate domestic demand…?

If you’re cute, everything will be solved?

Surprisingly, if you’re cute, most problems will be solved.

Stop whining.

But this isn’t wrong, because if you’re the director, it seems like you’ll go up no matter what the reality is.

It makes sense because it’s KOSPI.

The debate over the analysis of the increase in approval ratings never ended.

I tried to analyze it myself, but it was difficult to find a clear cause.

It would be reasonable to assume that it was a combination of factors.

“Heh heh…”

I was lying on the sofa in the break room, browsing the community.

At that moment, Bong Soo-hee suddenly barged in and snatched my smartphone away.

“Ah, don’t take it away…”

“Jiwooping. You shouldn’t look at the community.”

“Hmph…”

Originally, the community was prohibited.

There were a lot of compliments about me, but there were also a lot of insults.

I agree with this policy.

Jiwoo-ping’s mentality had to be protected.

For now, I was just looking around for a moment to refer to the analysis of the increase in approval ratings.

“Jiwoo-ping. Are you bored?”

“Yes…”

“Want to go for a walk?”

“Walk…?”

My body was aching a little.

I should go outside and refresh myself with some fresh air.

The party members were in the middle of a heated meeting.

It seemed like they were thinking of a strategy to increase approval ratings.

But…

“Director Ping doesn’t have to be lazy…?”

Bong Soohee.

Why are you here?

“Shh. I ran away secretly.”

“Hehe.”

For some reason, I laughed because it felt like I was doing something bad.

I held Bong Soohee’s hand and stood in front of the building’s elevator. 

Jiwoo Ping recalled his memories and asked Bong Soo-hee.

“Director Ping, Director Ping, but, what is Yingpungleongseo…?”

“Influencer?”

“Yes. Yingpungleongseo…”

It seemed that she was curious about the meaning of the word ‘influencer’ that she had seen in a community post.

Bong Soohee answered dryly.

“Influencers are people who are famous on SNS.”

“Of course, I am Yingpungleongseo…?”

“Yeah. I am a total influencer. A royal influencer.”

“……!”

The corners of my mouth immediately hung on my ears.

Shake shake~

My body shook too. It seemed like I was in a really good mood….

Ding-

I got on the elevator. There was someone else inside.

I didn’t know him. My impulse stared at him and said,

“I am Yingpungleongseo…!”

“Yingpung? What is that?”

“Yingpungleongseo… I’m Yingpungleongseo…!”

No, why am I bragging to a stranger all of a sudden? Are you feeling that good?!

“Let’s go Jiwooping.”

I went outside the building.

As I walked down the street, several people recognized me and laughed.

When I came to my senses, I was waving at them and shouting.

“I’m Yingpungleongseo…!”

“Hahaha.”

Are you going to brag to your neighbors?!

Stop it!

I’m so embarrassed!

Woof, woof!

A small Maltese dog was passing by.

I waved at it too.

“I’m Yingpungleongseo!”

I’m going crazy.

I think I’ll be obsessed with an influencer and walk around saying this all day…

Jiwooping has a habit of talking a lot when he’s obsessed with someone…

Tiring-

“It feels good.”

“?”

At some point, Bong Soohee was filming me.

No, why are you filming something like this?

It’s embarrassing!

“What’s Jiwooping?”

“Royal Yingpungleongseo…!”

Anyway, Jiwooping liked it.

The video was uploaded right away.

The next day.

The approval rating went up again.

It was literally ‘click’