Meet Tanusha , a rising star....turn into a first of her own kind actor-streamer getting up against all the odds, starting her live streaming journey in the lockdown. She loves playing chess and watching standup comics too....
Accompany her to this...
Cafe chess is a private company that has been working for 8 years working now. It aims to provide quality chess content to its viewers and to popularize the sport in India. Not just that , cafe chess takes its inspiration from European chess culture where players play chess over coffee. At times even titled players move to these CAFES in disguise and play AGAINST CHESS ENTHUSIASTS AND CHESS HUSTLERS .It aims to promote chess in India. Tanusha, who is pursuing her studies in Mumbai, knows Ajinkya bhai as she loves to play chess . Instead of hanging out late night at clubs, she'd rather prefer hanging out a chess club . Hence she hangs out a lot at the chess cafe which is actually a cafe and a chess club merged together. Not a usual cafe but-where you get served its like a small cafeteria with a large hall with a setup chess boards. the players run are self financed club where players pay a small regulatory fee just like a premium membership. and the players takr turns to serve coffee which they made on their own. cafe chess is a sports company and has its retail outlets all over India and she used to spend a lot of time together but the fact that she was not that popular that time . it was only after she received the award for best actress award for her series "nerdy Ishu" last December . It was released on you tube and was later aired on television, causing it to gain lot of popularity and for our young girl it meant stardom.
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"So Tanusha......since we know that our country is in the lockdown phase and the country needs our help....so we are planning to organize a charity chess stream on YouTube"
"Oh i see. That .....will help us to raise some funds right ? for covid relief?"
"You got it right ....this is going to be a mega charity event...it will be streamed on cafe chess India's Youtube channel....and we want you to host the tournament.
" You mean i have to go live....fix the OBS errors, reply spontaneously to our guests , control zoom entry and exit, keep an eye on the chat, moderators , and make sure to not leak the zoom links or anybody's phone number and learn discord when I am a complete noob at it !!!!...???
and the conversation went on for quite some amount of time.....Ajju knew that Tanusha was a chess enthusiast and is getting really popular because for her presence of social media......and also her presence on you tube. YouTube turned out as a great savior for her as being a beginner in the industry she used Youtube , Instagram and show her presence and people actually love that. But , but , the twist..she has to host the stream...and if she does it well (in terms of mustering the strength of the views and the promotions) she might get the contract to be Chess Cafe India's brand ambassador. It is one of the leading sports outlets of the country.
Since it is a mega charity event she needs to keep in mind a lot of things. Basically Ajinkya who is a CA by profession and also an MBA graduate knows how to utilize the resources well. Resources in the sense he knows how to use the blue tick in front of Tanusha's name towards the betterment of everyone. so the event was scheduled after 25 days. Not only Tanusha just had to advertise about the event, but also she had to ask out all the YouTube content creators to join in...and not just that ...many of the Indian chess players as well would tune in to play the exhibition matches and also to commentate on the participant's games.
She is too poor to let go of the opportunity (satirical)Like its lockdown , people are locked up in their homes.... work is scarce...its like a win win situation for her. she simply cannot resist it. but to act on camera and to go live are two different things. in the studio we have our scripts in our hands plus at times multiple retakes inside the recording studio. of course the pressure is same but...
"shoots are scripted bhai...but i have to go live...."
"come on tanusha i love your love for the camera and anyways you keep doing Instagram lives ...."
"bhai Instagram lives are just casual ...but a YouTube live ; it has to be really proper no chances of being faulty"
well i can just offer you this,of course its up to you...i will never judge you for your decision . Making mistakes is fine but I believe in your caliber...since when did you start fearing the cameras..huh?
"no bhai this isn't regarding that but regarding the people who are going to be there..."
"why? do you fear them or what ?(laughs a bit) come on , the standup comics wont roast you ; and even if they do , you are no less in using sarcasm and i know that better than you do.It is your chance do bring out the best out of yourself. Imagine.... you are going to be one of your own kind streamer - who is a model and actor. What an imperfectly perfect combo you are ....think about it...."
Tanusha leaped into an ocean of thoughts for like a few minutes and Ajju waited for her answer like an still ocean- calm and patient. that is what ajju bhai is- like a calm and peaceful ocean unless it gets triggered and turns to a tsunami- and there we are the moment we waited for...she has agreed to the pact made. however there were like a few conditions....like she has to learn discord and before the main events go live- she has to practice.... that means she has to assemble all the equipment required and learn how to operate it. i mean that was not so big deal for her. She is a CS student. It was actually regarding that one person who was about to tune in like a permanent guest- not just on the stream but also in Tanusha's life....the person who tanusha has admired since 11 grade...someone who makes her remind of the soft side of her heart...more than anyone else she was interested to see that one face whom she'll be meeting for the first time- wait, what? meeting him....like literally? Oh! you mean that she will meet her virtually for the first time?
like she has seen him virtually- on live streams, on interviews , IN TOURNAMENTS and stuff , and shes been following that cute smile and dedicated fierce eyes since- his games ,his humbleness and everything......
with all these thoughts she made it to the evening and then to the night...and suddenly right after she moved back into her room she had a ping on her Instagram :- someone had texted her and that too was a verified account ....is it him? but does he even know me?....I'm too scared to open it...what if he just doesn't want me to host the stream.....? she could feel her heart pounce and it was that guy-she never thought would text him....2 messages dropped at the same time-her whats app and her Instagram.
