[Places, characters, businesses,]
[and incidents in this television series]
[are used in a fictitious manner.]
Someone tried hard for your acquittal business.
[Previously] Someone tried hard for your acquittal business.
In the end, it was our CEO. [Previously]
In the end, it was our CEO.
Isn't it an exclusive?
What are you going to do?
I'll take responsibility.
You might have easily tricked MP Go, but not me.
How many more times will you see
people get hurt and die because of fake stories?
It's official.
Editor Yoon and my boss plotted it all.
Did you finish your scenario?
Found the last puzzle piece?
He might be our future CEO.
Hong Kyu Tae.
What do you want?
I want to go up to the 15th floor.
With my stories,
I'll make "No Gain, No Pain" disappear for good.
He stabs our back like this?
At least give us an excuse!
What an absurd dream I had.
Do you want to call me a backstabber too?
He said it's his last chance to become a real reporter.
And he threw it away.
Good work, Manager Han.
I'm just beginning.
[Daily Korea]
Please...
Sweetie, have you had dinner?
Eat something proper other than ramen.
You can get decent instant meals these days.
[Episode 11 3 min...]
[3 year curry.]
Are you having a tough time?
I'm the ace reporter at City Desk with the most work.
Of course, I'm having a tough time.
How dare you call yourself an ace?
What about you?
I'm...
Doing fine.
Yeah. It's just work.
No matter how hard we work,
we can't save people like nurses and doctors.
We can't catch bad guys like the police and prosecutors.
Do you want us to do a sloppy job?
Do a better job, buster.
Put me down.
Ji Soo.
I understand how you feel.
But I trust Jun Hyuk.
Whatever reason he has,
I trust him.
Jun Hyuk was...
He was made by Yang Yoon Kyeong.
I trust you trusting Reporter Han.
Our Desk Editor.
Don't call me that.
Call me Captain like you used to.
Okay.
Go home.
The sun will rise tomorrow.
I'm going.
Good night.
Didn't I give off a Scarlett O'Hara vibe just now?
Vivien Leigh.
Don't you know "Gone with the Wind"?
Such babies.
That movie has a lesson.
We should manage to get through this day
and survive. Okay?
I'm really going now.
Good night.
Safe trip home.
No! Don't bother.
I can manage it.
His kid is entering middle school, right?
He's only been sending checks for 6 years.
Never talks to her, even on the phone.
He says he's ashamed to talk to her.
Right.
Darn.
Nevertheless, his father collapsed.
He must need more money to support him.
What?
What about you? And Captain?
We all live the same lives.
He is all talk and no action.
Where's his reporter's spirit?
He sold himself out for the CEO.
Good morning.
Were they your colleagues?
You must feel sad.
A little bit.
I just got up here.
We all live the same lives down there or up here.
Earning our living.
You're right.
They stared at me so hard,
I thought my face was going to burn off.
They were swearing with their eyes.
They think I eat gold for breakfast
since I work with the CEO now.
If you were to be blamed,
it's better to be blamed by a big shot.
You are going to be screwed at some point.
Why not enjoy gold for breakfast with the CEO?
We screw the culprit from now on.
You mean Reporter Han?
We might go there.
First, the woman with a rotten smile.
Who's she?
An Ji Yoon, CEO of V News.
She writes or cancels stories
for the endorsed companies.
She must be receiving and giving bribes.
That's a start.
She's getting billions worth of advertisements.
[Nammoo Food]
Have we dug up the malpractice of a big company?
On the contrary, we might be trying to dig one up.
Because we are desperate.
What?
Whatever it is, it must be done in secret.
Why is she punching the clock
with her face out in the open?
You can't see the flowers in a fog.
Clear the fog in front of Daily Korea.
Fog?
You wanted me to guide you to where the flowers bloom.
Like I said,
if you remove "No Gain, No Pain",
I can't give you gold for breakfast,
but I can make you smell the flowers.
Can I trust you?
Please.
It won't cost a thing. Just trust me.
There's a reason I'm still in this business.
It's because I'm accurate with my calculations.
Then it comes down to "No Gain, No Pain".
The first thing Reporter Han did up there
was to water down "No Gain, No Pain".
If she's with him,
then she's in for the same thing.
You might be right.
Let's find that out.
We should do more.
"Hush" must stop it.
Stop it?
Aren't you going too far?
Yesterday, Captain told us to survive.
Editor Yang.
Let's print it with the name "Hush".
Huh?
I was hanging in there to earn a living.
But I want to be a proud dad to my children.
I want to go back to who I was!
It feels so relieving.
I'm going back to the old Kim Ki Ha.
How crazy.
You are not filming "Back to the Future".
Seriously.
But I can see that you really mean it.
How was he like before?
He was a punk and a trash reporter.
Even worse.
Who are you calling a trash reporter?
I was a punk alright.
No more excuses!
Don't do that!
Han Jun Hyuk did one good thing.
Let's do that.
Let's close all the doors, regardless of who opened them.
I still don't understand.
Who sent this?
Han Jun Hyuk has an ulterior motive.
Ulterior motive?
Who doesn't have one among us?
Sir?
Are you talking about me?
Sang Kyu.
Why did you refuse MP Go's offer?
Wasn't that your ulterior motive?
So?
I don't think I'm ready.
I have to be Desk Editor first.
Yeah?
That's what I thought.
You have unnecessary concerns.
Go then.
[Confidentiality Agreement]
[Non-regular workers]
[Non-regular workers are more powerful than employers these days.]
[Non-regular workers are humans too. We need bathroom breaks too.]
[Small business owners are humans too.]
[Message from CEO An Ji Yoon]
Go this way.
[Employer wields knife at a quitting part-timer]
[HO Food Narin Diner]
What a disrespectful jerk.
Can't you see I'm busy?
I'll manage it today.
As promised, work till this month...
No.
I don't need payment for today's two hours.
Just pay me the rest.
If you don't pay me until today,
I'll alert the authorities.
Do you have a death wish?
[Employer wields knife at a quitting part-timer]
What a psychopath, wielding a knife like that. [Employer wields knife at a quitting part-timer]
What a psychopath, wielding a knife like that.
Did he call the police?
Police? He should have notified first.
I was going to let it go if he paid me.
But he still hasn't.
I'm reporting him.
He should be sued for false accusations.
Employer should be imprisoned.
I'm boycotting his business.
The part-timer threatened the employer.
He should be imprisoned.
-True education begins? -You should be educated.
You should be tortured to learn a lesson.
Give me the link.
[Employer's fault vs Part-timer's fault]
[Customers boycott H brand for knife-wielding employer
[Small business owners condemn part-timer who quit without notice]
Do you know what 'tone' is?
What if a politician wants you to disguise bribery
[Tone: A style of expression for opinions or ideas] What if a politician wants you to disguise bribery
as a support fund? [Tone: A style of expression for opinions or ideas]
I wouldn't do that. [Tone: A style of expression for opinions or ideas]
What if I told you to screw a well-respected professor [Tone: A style of expression for opinions or ideas]
What if I told you to screw a well-respected professor
who sexually harassed a student?
If it's the truth...
Truth?
If it's not true, you wouldn't write it?
Of course, I wouldn't.
I should only be writing facts, right?
Of course, you should.
But if stories only include facts,
who needs a newspaper?
We have a recorder and a camera.
That's because...
A sincere story not only consists of facts.
You must write about record-worthy facts.
Which side would be more worthy?
This decides the tone.
First rule.
Decide the tone.
Right, the tone.
Decide...the...tone.
It should reconcile what most people want
with government policy.
That's the definition of an ideal tone.
Oh, right. There's no one here.
Hello.
What's up?
It's our competitor Editor Kim from Shilla Today,
the beacon of Korea's liberal media.
Info?
I don't need any gossip.
What?
Okay, thank you.
CEO An's order.
What's our position?
Of course, she wants a biased tone.
Which side?
I'm asking what you think.
I would include both sides, keeping the distance.
[Korea's best distributor, Nammoo Group]
[Today's weather: Bright and warm]
City Desk Editor is the face of Daily Korea. [Today's weather: Bright and warm]
Keep the dignity.
Stop playing king of the hill with your subordinates.
Here.
[Small business owners condemn part-timer who quit without notice]
[Customers boycott H brand for knife-wielding employer]
Is it from the 15th floor?
That's not important.
It's important how you write them.
Cover it with Digital Daily Korea.
I expect two special articles.
But Chief...
I'm not sure about what tone you want.
What do you mean?
We never chose one side, right or left.
Daily Korea's tone always...
Fills in the gap between what most people want
and government policy.
Yeah, we only write based on facts,
and distinguish right from wrong.
Of course, you are right.
I understand, but...
Choi Kyeong Woo
and Lee Ji Soo.
Let's see how much they developed.
Sir?
Is there a problem?
No, there isn't.
Go then.
Okay.
Isn't it suspicious?
It is, right?
Why would he tell me to go out too?
Not that.
Chief is making a direct order on such a trifle issue.
And he is making the juniors write it.
I wonder if he wants a specific tone.
That's of course...
Don't you see? He's making the juniors do it.
Huh?
It means it's not important.
That's why he told me to leave the room.
Darn it, so annoying.
Editor cl-UM-sy.
Lives up to his nickname.
[Evidence indicates CEO An Ji Yoon's bribery]
What are you doing here?
It's...
Now you treat me like a swindler?
No, not really.
How ungrateful.
Lee Ji Soo.
Yes?
See me for a second.
Okay.
Chief ordered you to do it.
Chief? Why?
I don't know.
I wonder why.
What do you want me to do?
First, interview the employer.
What?
Do you want me to interview the part-timer?
Because of weekly holiday payment and minimum wage,
small business owners are struggling too.
He can't just quit without any notice
when everyone's suffering.
That's also considered a power abuse case.
Power abuse?
Find if they signed a proper contract
and if there was any unfair power abuse.
Also, if the employer really wielded a knife.
Wielded a knife?
He didn't wield the knife at the boy.
The boy attacked his employer with malicious comments,
and led an online boycott for his business.
That boy's a killer without a knife.
If he really wielded a knife,
then it's attempted murder.
Part-timer quits without notice
and the employer wields a knife out of anger.
Two very different sides in one incident.
We have to choose between facts and good writing.
Editor Um is Desk-friendly
and Captain favors investigation.
Don't be too pressured.
Let's write what we find.
I will, but...
Why did Chief pick us?
What? You made the juniors cover that?
You trained them.
Why? Don't you trust them?
I don't mean that.
Also, I didn't train them.
I don't mean anything else, don't worry.
I have high hopes for them.
Both of them are so smart.
Especially, Ji Soo writes so well.
I'll make her a new section.
I plan to train her myself.
Also, I need a trustworthy one in my Desk.
Someone sent me a weird package.
Your salary contract
and your father's medical expenses.
I saw you closed a savings insurance of 20 years.
Who sent that? I wonder...
It's funny, right?
It's hard to get that kind of personal information.
But I guess it's a piece of cake for the inspection team.
Inspection team?
There's a team for managing the 15th floor employees.
They can find anything.
You might have a magnet attached.
Did you think they would not suspect you
because I recommended you?
Be careful.
If you come to have other intentions,
they will find it out before you do.
[Closed Temporarily]
Sir, you had a curry restaurant in another place, right? [Closed Temporarily]
Sir, you had a curry restaurant in another place, right?
Those were the good times.
Then why did you change your business?
The place I had my business became popular
and the landlord increased the rent.
Only franchise restaurants can survive that.
I didn't stand a chance.
Yeah, I can imagine.
I have to make a living, so ended up here.
But running a small business is not easy.
I closed my 30-year-old curry restaurant
to join this franchise.
But the sales were terrible
but the franchise fee and delivery cost kept going up.
Even if there were no boycott,
[SNS boycott, franchise, curry, why the heck?]
I was going to go out of business anyway. [SNS boycott, franchise, curry, why the heck?]
I was going to go out of business anyway.
Then...
So do you think it's all because of the franchise,
not because of the online boycott you caused?
If not, then what?
Are you saying it's all my fault?
That boy promised a month and quit after 3 days.
Do I have to be thankful and sorry for him?
We are not saying that...
But you didn't pay him for the 3 days of work.
You also didn't sign any contract.
I told him we had to sign one.
He didn't because he said it's inconvenient.
What about the knife?
The police investigated me for that.
They checked all the security tapes.
So you did wield a knife.
I didn't wield it. I put it down.
I will never hold one, forever.
It's natural to hold a knife in a kitchen.
Is it a crime?
Yes.
Holding the wheel while driving is not a crime,
but if you intimidate other cars, it's a crime.
He banged the knife down and said,
"Do you have a death wish?"
How can I not get scared?
[Put down the knife? Banged down the knife?] How can I not get scared?
[Put down the knife? Banged down the knife?]
Yeah, but we checked the security tapes.
The police said there was no problem.
You should have seen his face.
So you couldn't visit him for your payment
because you were scared. Right?
Yeah.
How about the contract?
He said you didn't sign it out of inconvenience.
What?
It's nothing. Why wouldn't I sign that?
I feel sorry that I quit in less than a week,
but I can't give up my 3 days' payment.
Hey, you seemed weird today.
Why?
You were more aggressive than usual.
Honestly, I thought you would take the employer's side.
Why would I?
Because my family's rich?
It's just...
Yeah. You said top 50.
The employer ignores his own faults,
and makes unrelated excuses
with the franchise fee and delivery cost.
That was indeed icky.
What about you?
Were you in the employee's shoes?
No.
I thought it was more of a generational gap problem.
Generational gap? What do you mean?
When people with power face criticism,
they always say this.
"Young people" have it easy nowadays.
Everything is because of the "internet".
Right.
They were young at some point
and they search on their phones all the time.
I hoped the employer would admit some of his faults.
But the whole thing looks too obvious.
Obvious?
What is?
It looks obvious from our generation.
Chief must have known that.
He knew and still made us cover it.
He might have another intention.
Intention?
You mean Chief has a secret motive?
I don't know what it is, though.
There are questions behind every door.
Whatever his intention,
I'll write everything I felt.
I won't be fooled this time.
Huh?
I mean it this time.
Why? Are you against it?
Will you exclude all emotions,
and only write the facts?
Not really...
I wouldn't say that.
[Reporter Ku]
Reporter Ku?
Is there a Reporter Ku at Daily Korea?
It's...
It's not a real reporter.
It's my friend's nickname.
She reports everything, thinking she is a reporter.
What are you saying?
So I saved her as...
Alright.
I don't mean anything else, don't worry.
I have high hopes for them.
Both of them are so smart.
Especially, Ji Soo writes so well.
I'll make her a new section.
I plan to train her myself.
Where are you going?
Where do you think? Headed home.
You have time to go home?
There's a mole inside the company.
What do you mean, a mole?
A whistle-blower.
Someone's trying to leak our secrets to Shilla Today,
regarding that dead intern.
Soo Yeon?
Yeah.
They said she didn't kill herself.
It might be a murder.
Why are you so surprised?
Did you do it?
I might have done it down there.
But I've come all the way up here.
Why would I dig my own grave?
Right, that makes sense.
I'll find and bring the mole to the CEO.
If you hear anything, report to me word for word.
Okay.
A whistle-blower...
I will look into it,
but it is likely to be a rumor.
Maybe Director Yoon...
He keeps Manager Han in check, right?
Yes.
They are of similar age,
but opposite in personalities.
They sometimes fight, but...
They can monitor each other.
That's your intention, right?
Yes, but there's something more important.
For your next move,
you need them both.
A slim but sharp knife
and a heavy but blunt saw.
When are you going to deliver CEO An's order?
If delayed, Nammoo Group might make a thing about it.
Don't worry, we are working on it.
It will be finished in a few days.
Let's go home.
Okay.
Let's go home.
Go home.
Why? Having problems?
Yeah.
Honestly, I can't decide which side.
Ignore what Chief said.
Write what you found like a bullhead.
Okay, I will.
Keep it up!
Hooray!
Bye.
Hooray!
Not to you.
Sorry. Bye.
Come quick!
Yes.
Bye.
See you.
Like a bullhead?
What does that mean?
Bull.
Head.
Brain.
Ju An, work like a bull and become smart.
Thank you.
Bulls-eye.
You guys are so not funny.
I want to slap you.
Is that comedy or ignorance?
It's ignorant comedy.
Definition of bullhead.
A stubborn person with a solid faith.
Yeah, a solid faith.
Should I only write what I believe?
Then what about hard-to-believe facts?
We should write them as they are.
That's what I mean!
He should have told her that.
Such nonsense, a bullhead.
Ma'am.
Have you always written nothing but facts?
Of course.
"This product has blah blah advantages."
Customers can benefit from those facts.
Right.
But you didn't verify whether that's true or not.
Then it's promotion, not information.
Right.
Not facts, but a fraud.
I know.
You are crazy, not drunk.
No.
It's a drunk mistake.
Never mind.
No matter how hard we losers try, nothing will change.
I thought there was a chance for me,
but a junior snatches all the incentives.
Honestly,
her stories are really good.
Stories? Do you call those stories?
Those are editorials.
How dare she...
Frankly speaking,
at Drudge News... No.
At Digital Daily Korea, no one's written a proper story.
We've always been copying and pasting articles.
Hey, do you think I can't write decent stories?
I was the ace of Industry Desk.
Bottoms up for the ace.
Young people have it easy nowadays.
It's all because of Lee Ji Soo.
She definitely has connections.
So...
You are...
Reporter Hong is the CEO's nephew-in-law?
Yes. I'm getting married in the spring.
Why didn't you tell me before?
CEO told me not to, so I couldn't tell you.
Editor Jang, you can punish me like before.
I've never punished you.
Right, Desk Editors don't deal with juniors.
So what you said to me before is...
Teach him well from now on.
Political Desk is our strongest asset.
I'll do my best to learn from you.
Huh?
I don't think I can teach you.
You should lead me.
Cheers.
Where are you?
I'm outside.
What?
Have you finished writing already?
Of course, I have.
I'm the ace of City Desk.
I never miss a deadline.
Of course, you don't.
I was thinking about getting beer.
What a shame, I got a dinner appointment.
Oh, really?
Well, see you tomorrow then.
Yeah.
You said top 50.
Not in the five biggest conglomerates.
[From 50s virility to the top-notch 20s]
More like in the top 50. [From 50s virility to the top-notch 20s]
More like in the top 50.
[Don't answer it]
Mom.
Have you had dinner?
Eat something proper other than ramen.
You can get decent instant meals these days.
They've always been around.
Huh?
Instant meals have been around forever.
And it's 3-minute curry every day.
I've been eating the same curry for 3 years!
Sweetie, are you there?
Don't skip your meals even if you are busy.
Don't worry about me, I eat just fine.
How about you?
Is anything going on?
Not really.
He doesn't even care about his parents.
What a selfish prick.
Hey, Kyeong Woo.
I...
I will send some money next month
when I get my incentive.
I'm hanging up now.
I have a dinner appointment.
I thought you would never see me.
What do you need?
Have you finished the story?
What?
About that employer and part-timer.
Have you finished it?
How did you...
Was it your order?
I'm asking if you've finished it.
Not yet.
Why do I have to tell you?
What you see is not everything.
This time, don't put any emotions in it.
Only write solid facts.
Why?
You might tear the matte
if you are clumsy with a cue stick.
I'm not talking about the ball going out of the table.
You have to write nothing but solid facts.
What you see is not everything.
It's different from what I expected.
[Kim Jong Won, ex-owner of a small curry restaurant]
[[Exclusive] Power-abusing employer threatens part-timer]
Both of you are newbies. [[Exclusive] Power-abusing employer threatens part-timer]
Both of you are newbies.
I thought you would both support the part-timer.
Honestly, that's what I intended.
You approached from a totally different perspective.
Sir?
It's...
It's okay, you can explain.
Both of them had reasons to behave that way.
But I thought the part-timer caused the incident
with his irresponsibility.
But he wielded a knife...
Of course,
I'm saying this based on the fact
that the employer didn't threaten him physically.
It doesn't seem like he banged it down.
He just put it down.
Right.
That's why the police didn't make a fuss.
You checked the facts?
How exemplary.
Story based on facts.
Very good.
It is.
But...
The first piece for our new section "Reporter's Eyes"
is "Power-abusing employer threatens part-timer".
Reporter Choi's story it is.
Whatever the reasons,
he indeed held a knife.
Even if he didn't try to threaten,
it's wrong if the other person got intimidated.
Reporter Choi, good job.
Thank you.
And Lee Ji Soo.
Yes?
You can't make a dying person live,
but you can kill a living person with your story.
You can't write whatever you are told.
Even if you get dismissed,
you have to push ahead like a bullhead.
Reporters speak with their stories.
Okay. I'll bear that in mind.
Ji Soo.
Do you really have connections?
Connections?
What connections?
Even my phone doesn't have a good connection.
Right?
Then don't push it.
What?
Everyone knows you are good.
Don't push it too much.
You will create enemies.
What you see is not everything.
[Kim Jong Won, ex-owner of a small curry restaurant]
[Delete]
Let's have a quick lunch.
I brought sandwiches.
Let's do that.
You too.
Okay.
Let's go eat.
Let us carry it.
Seriously.
They just keep annoying me.
Who? Me?
No.
Who keeps annoying you then?
There is no one.
Nothing's going on then?
No, nothing is going on.
Nothing.
Right.
Let's not make me call you to the rooftop again.
Don't cross me, alright?
Okay.
Right.
Enjoy your lunch.
Keep it up, guys.
Okay.
Thank you.
It's hard to please her.
Darn it.
Thank you.
Has Kyeong Woo gone to the police station?
Yeah.
12-car collision on the Olympic Expressway.
He's at the scene.
Right.
Were you disappointed because Chief killed your story?
Not really.
I wasn't.
Stories always get killed.
Don't be too frustrated about it.
It's weird, though.
It's not like Chief.
He is bothered by "No Gain, No Pain".
That's why he ordered those two.
Right?
I don't know.
Whatever his intention,
I didn't write it for anyone.
I wrote it for my own belief.
So I'm okay.
Really?
That's a relief, then.
What about An Ji Yoon?
Yeah.
She knows how to play the game.
There are dozens of rumors about her bribery,
but only Baekje News and Saesung Group bribery are exposed.
[We sent you the story. / It fits the frame. We will upload it today.] but only Baekje News and Saesung Group bribery are exposed.
Mainstream media didn't even mention it. [We sent you the story. / It fits the frame. We will upload it today.]
Mainstream media didn't even mention it.
It's just an online exposure.
She must have come here to suggest a deal.
Of course, that's the only skill she has.
We have to know what kind of story she is buying.
Editor Yang.
Look at that.
What?
[[Exclusive] Power-abusing employer threatens part-timer]
[Knife-wielding employer disappears]
It doesn't seem like he banged it down.
He just put it down.
Right.
That's why the police didn't make a fuss.
But...
Look at his mouth.
Do you have a death wish?
That can be a problem.
It also seems like "I'd better be dead."
Doesn't it?
Really? Let's watch it again.
"I'd better be dead."
It does seem like it.
What you see is not everything.
Did CEO An have a deal for Kyeong Woo's story?
Kyeong Woo...
The phone is turned off...
Editor Yang, sorry.
I have to go.
[Knife-wielding employer disappears]
[Die / No more evil power abuse]
[Do you want to be stabbed?]
[How can I eat what a criminal cooks up?]
[Why do you disrespect part-timers?]
[Hang yourself!]
[MBS Union gets lost after producer Lee Yong Min's bribery charges]
[He was after more money.]
[Hang yourself.]
The phone is turned off...
What would you like?
Curry, please.
Curry and rice?
No, just one roll of gimbap.
Okay.
That's why we can't avoid the blame.
Both of us.
You misunderstood.
It's just some gift cards.
My hands are big enough to receive your offer.
But my mind is too narrow to receive it.
I get scared easily.
Make an innocent franchise restaurant owner suffer
by an irresponsible part-timer.
Then turn the public opinion upside down
and emphasize "Pain for Gain"?
You are very sharp.
You might almost slice my finger.
Are you smiling
after you pushed an innocent man over the edge?
Please, I pushed no one.
Also, this isn't enough.
We need a stronger finale.
Come down here.
Please.
A man is threatening to commit suicide on a rooftop
and the police are confronting him.
According to the police,
he is the restaurant owner, Mr. Kim,
with recent power-abusing allegations.
The police are persuading him to come down
judging his suicide is highly possible.
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[Power-abusing employer threatens to commit suicide]
No, I'm just...
I'm...
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