(It's My Life)
Now...
I will read the will...
of the late Chairman Ahn Seok Ho.
"One. The legal advisor of Hyunkang Group, Heo Chung San,"
"will temporarily keep the shares of Hyunkang in my possession..."
"for one year."
"Two. I hereby give Ahn Nam Jin my house, all the movable assets..."
"that belong to my family, and my savings."
"Three. I hereby give Choi Si Woo the two buildings..."
"I own,"
"and I give Choi Soo Hee..."
"the vacation home in Gapyeong."
"Lastly,"
"the successor of Hyunkang Group..."
"will be undecided for a year."
"For the time being, Heo Chung San, who holds the most shares,"
"will temporarily be named CEO."
"Ahn Nam Jin and Choi Si Woo, the two possible successors,"
"will hold three fashion contests with their team of choices."
"The results of the contests and sales..."
"will determine the winner..."
"and the final successor."
"Also, the person who becomes the successor..."
"will also become the owner..."
"of the shares of Lawyer Heo Chung San."
Are you okay, Mom?
How would I be okay?
That old man stabbed me in the back until the last moment.
Does he think I'll let him push me around?
This is humiliating.
I'm sure of the result,
but it's absurd that I have to compete...
against someone who doesn't know anything about fashion.
It was weird from the beginning.
I would've done something if I knew earlier.
I had no idea your grandfather had such a plan.
Hyunkang is mine.
I can't compete against...
someone like him for a year for the succession rights...
just because of Grandpa's will.
This is about my pride.
You don't have to wait a year.
What?
If the largest shareholder...
is to become the CEO,
you can become the largest shareholder.
How?
We have your great-uncle and Minhan.
Are you saying...
we should put our shares with Great-uncle and Minhan's?
That's right.
Will Great-uncle give us his shares?
When your grandfather was alive,
he was humiliated in every way possible all his life.
He became a total nobody.
He'll willingly give it to you...
if you say you'll give him a subsidiary when you become CEO.
You just need to marry Seung Joo as planned.
Then you'll automatically become CEO...
instead of Lawyer Heo.
Now I understand why you called Minhan...
a casting vote.
How much could Nam Jin get if he sells everything he got?
Why are you drooling over his fortune?
What he does with it...
is up to him so don't stick your nose in it.
How could you say something so disappointing?
We've been living together for such a long time.
I can't keep my nose out of it.
- Be quiet and serve this. - Okay.
I'm thankful enough that you didn't give up and found me.
Why did you do this?
We were half-brothers.
I never officially introduced myself.
I believe we're the same age.
Get that out of my face.
I don't have any brothers.
Stop it.
Grandpa is watching.
He'll want us to get along.
How dare you ruin everything!
I can't accept you as a competitor.
That's enough, Si Woo.
People are watching.
You don't have to...
show your emotions so easily to someone like him.
My goodness.
I'm sorry, Chairman Ahn.
I deserve to die.
- Chairman. - Oh my...
I'm sorry, Chairman Ahn.
Thank you for coming, President Han.
I grabbed the grandson he found in 30 years...
by the collar while he was watching.
He must've been shocked and upset.
I'm truly sorry about it.
It was a situation you could've misunderstood.
I'm sure Grandpa understood as well.
Did something happen, sir?
I am so quick-tempered...
that I misunderstood Nam Jin and made a huge mistake.
I'm sorry, Si Woo.
I'm sorry, President Choi.
I'm not sure what happened, but I'm sure Father understood.
Thank you for coming, Seung Joo.
Father said...
he'd make sure to be at you and Si Woo's engagement.
He was very excited about the first marriage in 30 years.
I see.
You should eat. Let's go.
- I also need to talk to you. - Okay.
Si Woo.
Let's go, Seung Joo.
Give me a minute.
I have to talk to Nam Jin.
I'm sorry, Nam Jin.
- For what? - I had you wrong.
I thought you told Dad...
where I was.
I thought you took it as a joke...
made by an immature girl when I said I'm moving out...
and was disappointed.
I would have gotten the wrong idea as well if I were you.
You must have already had enough to worry about...
and I added to it by getting upset. I was wrong.
I regretted it.
You don't have to.
Where are you staying now?
- Did you go back home? - No.
I got a place.
It's a studio room, but is furnished.
So it's comfortable and easy to access.
Wherever you are and whatever you do,
I'll cheer for you.
Last time...
at the tent bar,
you said family is still family even after 30 years.
You were talking about your grandfather, weren't you?
That's right.
It was hard for me to accept it.
Honestly, I still don't know what to do.
But I'm sure of one thing now.
Pardon?
Grandpa wants me to become happy.
- That makes two of us. - Sorry?
I also want you to become happy.
And you deserve that.
Thank you, Seung Joo.
How could this be true?
I can't believe he's Chairman Ahn's grandson.
Ms. Choi, didn't you know it either?
No. I am baffled just like you are.
After the funeral, I'm going to...
get a paternity test done officially.
A paternity test will reveal the truth.
Would he have lied about it?
You never know.
Lawyer Heo is capable of doing so. Wouldn't you agree?
But why would he do that?
Seeing that he's appointed as the interim CEO,
he may have an ulterior motive.
What do you mean by that?
Maybe he's planning to use that boy, who has no clue,
to run the company as he wants.
Then what happens now?
Will he and Si Woo compete against each other just as written...
in Chairman Ahn's last will and testament?
That won't happen.
This company is not like a small store.
I will raise the issue of this at the shareholders' meeting.
But Lawyer Heo is the largest shareholder.
If Lawyer Heo pushes ahead with the will,
I don't think there's any way to stop him.
In my opinion,
it's not a bad idea for him and Si Woo...
competing each other.
Pardon me?
It looks like...
he's been doing odd jobs...
for the villagers to make money.
He doesn't even know the basics of fashion business.
He is no match for Si Woo.
It wouldn't be so bad...
to let people see which one of them deserves...
to be the heir of Hyunkang Group through the competition.
You have a point.
I think the chairman wanted to...
make Si Woo a little bit stronger.
You know what being the head of a company is like.
You must be patient and able to endure hardships.
And that makes you even lonelier.
I think he wanted Si Woo to learn that.
Well...
Here you are.
Eating sweets helps when you're sad or distressed.
I'm giving them only to you.
So eat them all by yourself, okay?
Thank you, Seung Joo.
- I'll get going now. - Alone?
What about your father?
He would only give me a headache.
"Where do you live? I should know as your father."
Could you spare me a moment, Ms. Han?
We do have something to talk about.
Let's step out briefly.
It's not appropriate to talk about at Chairman Ahn's funeral.
Call me after the funeral ends and you pull yourself together.
What are you two doing now?
What?
My gosh.
Then what happens to Director Choi Si Woo?
Yes. I see.
Then let's talk on Monday.
Okay.
This is unbelievable.
What is it, Yeon Ji?
Did something happen at work?
Did I tell you the chairman died?
Yes.
Mr. Park at the sample room attended his funeral earlier today.
He said that Chairman Ahn's grandson who went missing 30 years ago...
appeared at the funeral.
Chairman Ahn's grandson?
So?
What does that have to do with Director Choi?
You said he is also Chairman Ahn's grandson.
Director Choi's mother wasn't legally married...
to the late vice chairman. She... What should I call her? A mistress?
She was his mistress.
The chairman never accepted them as his family.
That's why Director Choi took his mother's last name.
However, the other grandson who appeared...
is the son of the late vice chairman's legal wife.
(Ahn Seok Ho, November 21, 1940, November 22, 2018)
Yes. Your day will come.
Be confident and face your life head-on.
That is what a real man ought to do.
Grandpa.
Please wait for me at the gate.
I'll be following you shortly, Chairman Ahn.
(Ahn Seok Ho)
I will move the grave of Chairman Ahn's wife soon,
so they'll be buried together.
Yes. Please go ahead.
Let me know when the date is set.
Let's go now.
I'll take you home.
Also, you will start working at the company...
after I prepare a few things.
No.
I will just go back to my hometown.
What are you talking about?
- Chairman Ahn's last will... - I can't do what he wants me to do.
I lived from hand to mouth doing odd jobs in the countryside.
How can a man like me compete for management rights?
You must do it.
It's the will.
I got to send Grandpa off.
That's enough for me.
I want to go back to my hometown...
and live happily with my mom.
Nam Jin, your family name is no longer Yang.
You're Ahn Nam Jin now.
You have to accept your new life as Ahn Nam Jin.
Someone said...
that Grandpa wants me to become happy.
Oh, right. As for the house and land that Grandpa gave me...
Please donate all of it to the cultural foundation.
I don't deserve to receive it.
But I will keep his savings.
I can keep that, right?
Of course.
However, you should give it another thought.
Why are you doing this?
I'm very thankful you helped me meet my grandfather,
Lawyer Heo.
My mom always told me...
I don't have any relatives.
I don't even have a photo of my dad,
but you helped me find out who my birth parents are...
along with the love of Grandpa.
Thank you so much.
I won't ever forget it.
Nam Jin.
I'll stop by the office of the memorial park.
You can leave first.
Goodbye.
Uncle.
Yes?
Were you still here?
Why are you still here?
I took a walk thinking about things.
We didn't have a close relationship...
when Seok Ho was alive,
but seeing him die like this...
leaves a void in my heart.
I'm sure it does.
We'll go check on you more often from now on.
I'm embarrassed...
we didn't go see you because of Father.
You must be busy with work.
Will you have time to take care of an old man like me?
Don't worry about me.
We're your only living family now.
We'll go visit you often.
Only you?
Isn't Nam Jin my great-nephew as well?
We don't know.
Maybe Lawyer Heo fabricated something.
He...
looks much like Young Gyu.
I could tell it at first glance.
Oh, right.
You must not be happy about his appearance.
Why would you say that?
He's half-brothers with Si Woo.
They should help each other to keep Hyunkang strong.
Is that so?
You're still good at saying things you don't mean.
We'll officially go visit you soon.
Get home safely.
Watch your health, Great-uncle.
Let's go, Mom.
Please persuade Nam Jin.
Persuade him about what?
Nam Jin says he'll give up his succession rights...
and go back to his hometown.
Is that what Nam Jin said?
Yes.
He's also going to donate the house and land he received...
to a cultural foundation.
What?
He'll donate the house and land to a cultural foundation?
My goodness. How can he donate something that's worth so much?
I don't know about the other things, but he should do...
as the chairman wished regarding the succession rights.
What can I do if Nam Jin made up his mind?
The chairman saw potential in Nam Jin...
while he was alive.
It goes the same for me.
Nam Jin is the only one that can run the company...
the way the chairman wants.
I'll talk to him about it.
However, once he makes up his mind,
he never changes it.
We can't run away, just because we think it won't work.
Is that how you raised Nam Jin?
Of course not.
I didn't raise him like that.
Nam Jin isn't weak like that.
I ask you for this favor.
So, he's giving everything up and going home?
He's quick at realizing his place.
Do you know how much that is to donate it?
Do you know how much the inheritance tax of this house is?
The inheritance tax?
Let's say this house costs three million dollars.
The tax is 40 percent, which makes it 1.2 million dollars.
- 1.2 million? - 1.2 million?
Wait.
Then you can sell the house to pay the tax and keep the rest.
The same goes for the land.
You can sell it all and keep the cash.
Grandpa lived here his whole life.
It's also where the memories of my birth parents are.
If I want to visit now and then without selling it,
donating it to a foundation is the best choice.
He also left you his savings.
Can't you manage the tax with that?
Grandpa was a frugal man of integrity.
It may be a lot to us,
but it isn't enough to pay the tax.
Then...
are you really going to give up...
your succession rights?
I don't know anything about it and I think it's only right.
We can't run away, just because we think it won't work.
Is that how you raised Nam Jin?
Are you...
giving up because you think the company won't do well?
Is that why?
I'm not avoiding it. I just believe it isn't my place.
Director Choi, who is smarter and more competent that I am...
will take good care of it.
The chairman wouldn't have left such a will...
if he thought Director Choi would do a good job.
I know nothing about the company.
If I jump into it,
people might criticize Grandpa for giving me the job...
just for being his grandson.
I don't want to bring any shame to him.
I can't say anything about the succession right,
but the house and land seem too much to give away.
I just want to go home and live a comfortable life.
We can have everything we want with just the savings he left me.
Fine.
Let's do that.
You should've taken a few weeks off after the funeral.
Why are you already back at work?
How can I do that when work is piling up?
You're a total workaholic.
What are you going to do if you get old working?
I'll be sad.
What can I do? I'll have to accept it as my fate.
- You must've been very upset. - Yes.
Very much.
How could he do that?
Who made Hyunkang what it is now?
It's me and Si Woo.
All the employees are talking about it.
Si Woo will become the successor anyway.
They wonder why he's waiting a year to make a decision.
I don't think we'll have to wait a year.
It's become easier than I thought.
What do you mean?
You don't have to know.
Do you know what?
I'm going to make...
that old man weep in the afterlife.
I'll get that house...
for Si Woo as well.
Call me whenever you have a question.
Don't think of this as special treatment.
I'm just being nice and being hopeful.
Call for a board meeting soon...
and have 10 percent of the employees laid off.
Tell them to review the performance evaluations...
and make a list of the employees to be laid off first.
Yes, sir.
(Ms. Han)
It's Choi Si Woo.
We have to meet up, right?
Yes. I'll be there at 8pm.
(Jung Jin Ah)
Hi, Ms. Jung.
It's to see how well the trend in Europe for the last season...
is adopted and adjusted according to Korean culture.
Oh, that? Well...
Our company history book will be helpful.
(History of Hyunkang Group for the Past 60 Years)
Will you come to my office?
I have about one hour.
Okay.
What is she doing? Why does she need that information?
(History of Hyunkang Group for the Past 60 Years)
You better focus on the difference of the contest results...
from the previous years.
The weather and social situation can be important variables.
Then I should delete this part...
and add the variables like that in this part, right?
Yes. That's right.
Thank you.
Now, tell me.
About what?
Why do you need to write this report?
It's clearly an internal document.
I don't understand why you are writing this report.
I just wanted to analyze it.
You did?
I'm sorry for taking your time when you're busy.
And thank you for your help.
Wait.
Let's leave together. I'll give you a ride.
No. That's okay.
I'm going out to meet someone, so don't feel burdened.
- Is this it? - Yes.
- Thank you for the ride. - My pleasure.
Could you do me one more favor?
Please sign my cast.
If you sign my cast, I feel like only good things will happen to me.
Here you are.
(Jung Jin Ah)
Is that it?
I didn't ask you to write down my name.
When you first came to me,
you wanted to make me remember your name, right?
Yes.
Then...
let the whole world know your name this time.
Until the day your name...
becomes your brand name.