(From the Alumni Association of Gori University)
Seon Kyu.
Hey, Yu Ri.
Let go!
- Yu Ri. - Oh, no.
Yu Ri, let's go outside for a second. Okay?
Seon Kyu.
(Episode 3)
Don't thank me.
You can thank Tae...
No, you can thank our boss.
All I did was buying Mirae Biomedical's stocks...
at a scheduled time with the money from our boss.
Will he be all right?
He'll be okay.
He's strong.
Lights out.
Are you all right?
Guard!
Don't get sick. Wait for me.
Wait for me!
Take him to the infirmary.
Yes, sir.
(Open to Correction and Participate in Correction)
Doctor.
Take this for now. Let's check your condition tomorrow.
- Okay. Thank you. - Sure.
Guard.
Guard!
(Leverage)
Everyone!
What's up? What's up?
What's up, brother?
What's up? What's up? Hey, man.
What's up? Nice to meet you all.
Are you having fun, everyone?
Okay. All right. We're streaming this live!
Hello, everyone.
I'm your wannabe. The King of Stocks in Apgujeong.
I'm Min Young Min, also known as KS.
Just like I predicted, I got a 200 percent return on investment.
I'm throwing a party to celebrate with VVIPs of JJ Entertainment.
Make some noise!
Everyone,
I'm going to start the main event of the party.
He made the biggest investment. Do you see this right there?
The lucky guy who will...
win this fast and sexy monster...
It's the youngest of Room Seven, Hyun Joon!
Give him a round of applause!
Great. Congratulations, Hyun Joon.
And thank you for always making investments with me.
Hold on. Hey, new guy.
Why are you sitting there all alone?
Hey, why are you sitting here alone?
Come here. Follow me.
There you go. Do you know who this is?
He's a new guy who will be joining our project.
Everyone, give him a hand.
My gosh, he's young and all,
but he already invested...
one million dollars in our next project.
And yet, he's so young! He's got my respect!
Let's give it up for him.
Great, great.
Listen up, everyone. Actually,
he can invest one more million dollars with us.
You have one more million dollars to invest. Right now,
all of these pretty and handsome people's eyes are on you.
Will you invest right now?
DJ, give me the beat!
- Shoot, shoot, shoot... - Shoot, shoot, shoot...
Room Seven!
- Shoot, shoot, shoot... - Shoot, shoot, shoot...
- Shoot, shoot, shoot... - Once more!
Room Seven!
Yes, that's it. Yes!
(One million dollars, Transfer complete)
The young man just transferred a million dollars!
Invest in me.
Invest in me and become rich.
Then your lives will be just as beautiful!
It's showtime!
You fraud.
You're still putting on such shows?
Do you know when the guardian returns?
What? How would I know that?
- Hey, let's take a break. - Okay.
Yu Bin.
I can't be here for you.
I'm so sorry.
You're like a thieving stray cat.
Hey. Must you make me run around looking for you?
Where's my cash?
Where is it?
My gosh. Wow.
Running away will only increase the debt.
Sell one of your organs.
Can you pay your sister's bills?
If you keep this up, we'll tell the hospital to...
send your sister home because you're penniless.
What are you doing?
You reek of alcohol.
Can you eat that with a hangover? Isn't it too greasy?
This is American style. What do you know?
Darn you.
Na Byeol, you pay today.
You called me out. You pay.
I always pay. You can pay for it once.
Do you want to make a younger girl pay for you?
This is...
the only time you treat me like I'm older.
- Can we have the bill? - Yes.
It's really on me?
It's 29 dollars 50 cents.
It's 29 dollars 50 cents?
Thank you.
It's 29 dollars and 50 cents?
Don't eat so much.
29 dollars and...
Hey, what are you doing?
50 cents...
Sorry.
Can you give me a cent off?
One cent?
You could pay with the 50-dollar bill.
How embarrassing.
It's time for your daily exercise.
Inmates, gather in the yard.
Not again. I hate exercise.
Shall we go and kick a ball then?
Hey, move.
Get lost.
Hey, that big guy leaves soon.
- How long did he get? - 10 years.
I heard he has a powerful backer. I guess it was true.
My gosh.
Go on inside!
- Okay. - Okay.
Go on indoors.
- Okay. - Okay.
I only thought you have a sharp eye, but you're quick too.
Live as if you're dead unless you want to die like So Ma.
Hey. What are you doing? Get inside.
- Okay. - Okay.
(Theater Curtain)
Buy a cigarette.
I sell cigarettes.
No. I said I have no money!
Why is she acting crazy? Is she in character?
- I don't know. - What now?
How are you so sure that I'm lying?
"This is my one true stage."
Is this what that meant?
You must learn to refuse.
Then do you want some rice?
Acting, you know...
The longer you do it, the harder it becomes.
But it also becomes more fun.
You won't know.
How was my acting?
- Nice. - Wasn't it?
I know too.
Hey.
It was hard to bring this up, and I will because you're family.
- Hey, don't do it. - Keep quiet for a bit.
No one else will give you such advice.
I know of a really great investment opportunity.
Darn you.
What? She won't go for it, even when I said it's huge.
You got conned, you idiot.
Grandly, with an extra shot too.
Be quiet.
How dare you youngsters always talk about money?
When drinking with an actress,
try to discuss something more decadent.
Su Kyung, take a look for yourself.
I'm KS Min Young Min.
As I said,
I got a 200 percent return on investment.
I'm throwing a party to celebrate with VVIPs of JJ Entertainment.
Make some noise!
Well? Isn't it amazing? Isn't he great?
What's this atmosphere?
You're all too frigid.
- Eui Sung. - Yes?
It's been 10 years...
since I've been in this scamming industry.
- And? - And I think...
that this guy is...
99.9 percent a pro.
He's the best of the best.
If you lost a couple thousand dollars, just let it go.
Don't associate with him, he's dangerous.
Did you hear that?
But it's not a couple thousand dollars.
- Stop it. - It was two million.
Stop it!
Stop it, all of you!
I'll see you when I'm successful.
Don't even act all friendly to me then. And you, pay for this.
And you!
Don't do it.
That was great.
I know.
Stop it, you. I'm serious.
(Happy Prison and Happy people)
Tae Joon.
It's nice to see you back.
It must've been difficult.
Time flies in there.
Every day is the same.
Tae Joon, sorry I'm late.
He's my friend.
It's nice to have you back. Let's go.
I'll get going first, thank you.
All right. Tae Joon,
call me if you need anything.
Thank you.
Get in from that door.
(Happy Prison and Happy people)
I'll go alone from here.
(Lee Seon Kyu)
Dad, let's make our own secret gesture.
A gesture that only we'll understand.
You know how this means, be quiet?
This means that I'm in a lot of pain...
but I'm fine because you're here.
(Lee Seon Kyu)
Seon Kyu.
I...
I promised you...
that I'll take you home.
I'm sorry.
I couldn't keep the promise.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, my son.
Seon Kyu.
I'm sorry, my son.
I'm sorry.
(Lee Seon Kyu)
As you wanted,
I've packed your belongings...
and sent them to Yu Ri.
Here.
(Proposal)
Forget about it. That's the only way.
You have to keep living.
Those who are alive will live anyway.
Those to be forgotten will be forgotten anyway.
I'll go alone from here.
I'll come here after work for a few days...
I'd like to be alone...
for the next few days. Is that all right?
Sure.
I love the smell of school. It's so refreshing and youthful.
It takes me back to the days when I was in school.
Lies, you never attended a college.
In America,
high schools feel just like university campuses.
Have you been there?
Honestly, I could've gone to the best university for athletics.
So who told you to mess things up right before the Asian Games?
I'll earn the money, you just study.
A guaranteed 10-percent-interest investment program...
for college students.
- Make your investment today. - A 10-percent interest?
What does he think he is? A bank?
Would you invest if you were guaranteed a 10-percent interest?
Nowadays, there's just no future for those who aren't born rich.
I figured that...
stocks are the only way to fight that system.
I always wish...
for a society where everyone has equal opportunities.
You work part-time every day,
even work 2 or 3 jobs and study on top of that.
Can someone like you beat someone who just studies?
- What a scam. - That can't happen.
His voice and gaze are so unstable.
That's why I'm...
He's not just a rookie.
When did you get here?
I have to keep up with the trends in my industry.
No way.
You really look like a college student.
They were two siblings,
who had student loans, living away from home in Seoul,
attending school and working part-time jobs.
The older sister heard about me and visited me.
She told me that her sister's life is at risk...
if she doesn't get the surgery as soon as possible.
But the surgery...
cost 30,000 dollars.
I felt so bad, so I told her,
if she somehow pulls together 10,000 dollars,
with just 10,000 dollars,
I promised her that...
I'll make that into 30,000 dollars within a week.
Then she trusted in me...
and pulled together 10,000 dollars.
And...
The money is gone because the investment failed,
and there was no refund policy in the contract,
which meant that I became penniless.
I took a 5,000-dollar debt to pull together 10,000 dollars,
which grew to become 20,000 dollars in no time.
My sister lost her chance to get the surgery,
so nobody even knows when she's going to wake up.
She's lying.
She's here from a rival company to interrupt our business.
She's trying to get you all to turn to student loans instead.
How dare you put on a show here?
That's right.
- They're right. - Look at her.
Let me go!
Be quiet.
Take this to the Court with me if you're that frustrated.
Defamation, business interruption...
and spreading false rumors.
You think you can win?
Why don't you try earning money earnestly from now on?
You pathetic thing.
Sign this to promise that you'll never do anything like this again.
No?
Do you want me to call up the people who lent you the money?
You want your organs sold and yourself enslaved?
Seriously?
You little brat.
That jerk.
All right.
I applaud your strong will.
But try all you can.
People like you...
will never beat me anyway.
Sign the oath. Bring it to me later.
Don't you think of paying a cent to that jerk.
What an unpleasant sight to see.
Director,
50 people have signed up so far, and there's still a line to sign up.
I'm so thankful for idiots like these.
Transfer 1,000 dollars for just the first 2 months.
You know what to do with the rest.
Yes.
And as for the car, what do you think about this?
It suits you well.
There's this and this.
- Order these two for me. Got it? - Yes, sir.
Elliot.
I know.
Let's get the data and the ampoule handed over.
You can set up your company again with the data,
and I'll save my son with the ampoule.
Let's get the man together.
Sir, you can't drink here.
Sir?
I'm a victim of Min Young Min's scam.
A debate over social media against an accountant.
Not found on Data Analysis, Retrieval and Transfer System.
No history of external audits.
False posts on social media and a lease on a super car?
What's all this?
Idiot.
Brother.
He said that he absolutely has to see you.
Absolutely?
Brother, why didn't you call first?
I did.
Did you? I'm a little busy.
Let's go up first.
Brother, you can't just show up like this.
I have a weak heart.
What's up?
You know the money I invested in?
Can I have it back?
What did you say?
What do you mean, you want your money back?
I'd like my two million dollars back.
Brother!
You think investments are a joke?
You want the money back?
Did something happen to you?
I'll lend you some if you're urgent.
I'd be fine with just half of it.
Just give it back.
I wish I could,
but it's too bad.
Wait.
Where is it?
Here it is.
As you can see,
on this contract that you signed with your own hands,
right? Can you see this?
Do you remember signing this at the pool party?
Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!
You had fun that day, you even invested.
But you want it back?
You can't. In the contract,
it says that you can't ask for your money back halfway through.
- Based on these principles... - Principles?
What nonsense.
Principles?
Yes, principles.
Brother.
Why, Brother?
I don't think you know who I am.
Whatever.
It's better for you to not know who I am.
Really?
Then...
tell me.
Tell me who you are.
Well,
I do this...
What's that? Minecraft?
Just...
give my money back to me, darn it!
Darn it?
Brother.
I told you I have a weak heart.
Yes, Director.
- Get the guys in. - Will do.
Let me go!
Do you know who I am?
Let me go!
How much do you get paid to do this?
Hey, do something.
Is this 911?
Some gangsters are beating a girl.
The girl is pretty strong though.
Anyway, they're beating her. Hurry over.
They're the ones that beat me. Why are you taking me?
The land in front of a building also belongs to the owner.
If you want to say something, say it in the office.
Why did you call the police?
You useless punk!
Na Byeol! Ko Na Byeol!
You are so dead.
Hey.
If you want some money in the end, you'd better wait quietly.
Don't act up, punk. Okay?
How many times do I have to tell you? They hit me first.
I know. That's why I'm releasing you with just a warning.
Call your guardian and leave.
What's the deal with you cops?
You're supposed to arrest the guys that hit a person,
but you're acting as if releasing an innocent person is a big favor.
You're bribed, aren't you?
Hey, check her background.
See if she's got a criminal record of violence.
Fine. I'll call my guardian.
Her name is Ko Na Byeol.
The girl who got caught this morning.
Oh, that dumb girl?
Her guardian just took her.
Her guardian?
Hey, Eui Sung.
If you want my help, come clean.
Well...
How much money did you give to Min Young Min?
All the money. 20 million dollars.
I went to ask for the money back, but...
He didn't give you the money, but the gangsters.
And Na Byeol got caught while trying to stop them.
I'm sorry.
He's no ordinary man.
We are unequal to him.
With that said, how about we ask for the old man...
I mean, for Boss' help?
No.
Why not? Is Boss still in the prison?
No.
I wish he was rather in prison.
Why?
Fortunately, there's no fracture.
What's embarrassing is getting injured.
You're nimble and spirited,
but you're too hasty.
It's not like you have never hurt yourself.
You're right.
I always hurt myself.
So I don't want you to do the same.
Gosh, it's all because of Eui Sung, that idiot.
He gave all our hard-earned money to the con man.
Maybe I should just go to him now and...
I just told you not to be like that.
Ryu.
There are more victims other than Eui Sung.
There was even a person who got her sibling's hospital bill taken.
Hey.
Can you help me just this once?
Forget it if you don't want to.
There he comes.
You meet him alone today.
I can't see that anymore.
Get off the car.
Boss!
Gosh.
He looked like a clean person, but his place is a big mess.
For crying out loud.
Goodness.
Hey, why do you live like this?
I got swindled.
Swindled big time.
You have been swindling many people.
You have to let yourself swindled sometimes to balance it out.
What nonsense are you talking about?
I'm saying I lost all the 2 million dollars you gave me.
Money doesn't mean anything.
That's just how it is.
One moment, you have money, the next, you don't.
One moment, you don't have money, the next, you still don't.
Did you clean the place?
Yes, I did.
You...
(Ko Na Byeol)
Darn it.
Hey, Na Byeol. What happened?
I thought you got kidnapped.
What are you saying? I'm not like you.
So who picked you up at the police station?
None of your business. I'm going to send you a link. Check it out.
(Min Young Min Victim Group)
I know you are going through a lot.
Thank you for taking courage to come today.
My name is Kim Yu Jin, and I'm a victim.
Now we have gathered together,
let's definitely put that punk in prison.
- First of all... - Last time, someone took action...
and ended up being sued for defamation.
That's why we will send a petition and report to the police together...
Are the people here...
reliable?
Leave now if you don't want to take part.
Well...
To tell you the truth, I don't trust you.
I heard you're busy trying to hide from loan sharks.
- Loan sharks? - Seriously?
Loan sharks?
I lost 100,000 dollars because of Donggang Pharmaceutical.
Did any of you lose more money than I did?
You people just lost a few thousand dollars.
Here's an idiot that lost two million dollars.
I'm sure you've all seen me on TV.
What? This isn't an equity account.
- What? - Is he a con man?
What's your hourly wage?
And what? Donggang Pharmaceutical?
My goodness.
It looks like you and I need a one-on-one.
This guy isn't one of the victims.
He's Min Young Min's spy.
Then who are you?
You look as suspicious as he does.
There are 2 of you? Then this will be a 2-on-2 fight.
Don't hold these gatherings and lie low for the time being.
Min Young Min is a very dangerous man.
Well, who are you by the way?
I'm really penniless now.
Why are you helping me?
We're helping because you seem to be in need of help.
Be careful for the time being. You should go home now.
Why do I even bother cleaning?
What a mess. Goodness.
Mister, wake up.
Wake up already!
What is this about? Are you here to collect a payment or what?
As far as I know, I don't owe you anything.
Our deal is finished, you know.
You really think so?
That jerk who took my money...
invested in Donggang Pharmaceutical.
What? Min Young Min?
- So what? - What do you think?
Hundreds of people lost money because of it.
One of them fell for the scam because she was told...
she'll get back enough to treat her sister who has an incurable disease.
What does that have to do with me?
Why do you think it has nothing to do with you?
Who knows how this punk is connected to So Ma,
that jerk who put you behind bars?
It's a small world indeed, even for criminals.
They all know each other. Are they all Facebook friends or what?
Think about the scale of the Mirae Biomedical case.
So Ma could not have done it alone.
Enough. Gosh.
Why show up out of the blue and go on about Donggang and So Ma?
I've put all of that behind.
Then why are you still such a wreck?
Mister.
Help me just this one time. Please? Just this once.
Gosh. Leave, will you?
You're giving me a headache.
Look at you.
Until when will you stay in this rut?
Did I help you to see you in this mess?
What do you want me to do, then?
What should I do to get out of this rut?
Why don't you... Hey.
Tell me what I should do.
Why don't you just return to the insurance company?
Go back to being the obnoxious Lee Tae Joon that I knew.
I can't go back.
I have nowhere to return to.
So?
Will you keep living like this and die on the streets?
Darn it!
(Donggang Pharmaceutical)
(The mastermind?)
Take care, Mr. Lee.
They're letting me out tomorrow.
- What? - Did you think I'd be here forever?
You're too naive.
Let me ask you something.
Why...
Why did you do that to me?
You even used my son to lure me.
Why on earth did you do that?
Isn't that the key to this puzzle?
How would I have known to pick you?
You came to me.
No. You're wrong.
I kept thinking at what point and how...
things started to go wrong.
You plotted the whole thing...
with me as the target from the get-go.
Even my son's life...
was calculated into the plan.
Both you and I are just chess pieces.
Someone else is planning all the moves and controlling the game.
Who is that person?
Who is that jerk?
Someone with a lot of power who can get me out of here so quickly.
Like the King on the chessboard.
Just consider yourself unlucky.
You would've fallen for it even if you had known.
I will get back at you jerks...
for everything you did.
I've told you this before.
Neither you nor the law...
can keep even an underling like me behind bars.
How will you take down the King who controls all the chess pieces?
Just quietly return to where you belong...
if you want your life to be spared.
No.
Starting with you, I will catch every single one of you,
one by one. You just watch.
Sure, go ahead.
When you get out,
visit me in China.
- You jerk! - Gosh!
- I will kill you. - Calm down.
- I will kill you! - Break it up!
- I will kill you! - Let go!
(Lee Seon Kyu)
Seon Kyu.
Dad will...
get through it too.
Thinking of you.
The jerks who did this.
I'll find out who they are,
and make them pay.
Did you hear about Eui Sung?
Yes.
He's a poor soul who desperately needs your help.
What about that So Ma's involved too?
I hadn't heard that.
After all I did,
I failed to...
save my Seon Kyu.
You're no deity.
You did all you could.
I'm not sure...
if I can do...
anything else.
It's no big deal.
The sun rises every morning.
You just give in...
and start over.
Look at me.
I ate pizza last night,
but today I swim.
Very hard.
Will you help me again?
Everyone needs a helping hand.
Why do I always end up with people like you?
I'll give you a ride. I drove here.
You really sobered up?
It's fine. I can manage.
See you back at headquarters, Boss.
- Oh, dear. - Sold out?
- What a pity. - That's unbelievable.
- What now? - It's a wasted trip.
- Darn. - Sorry.
- Let's go. - Okay.
- Some other time. - Yes.
(Sold Out. No seats.)
Everyone's here.
Darn it.
Ouch.
When will you put all this away?
I must perform. I'm an actress.
I was about to clean it up.
That's why I rented out the whole theater.
Good for you, mister.
You've never sold out, have you?
- Why you little... - Okay then.
I offer my gratitude...
to you for providing a location.
Will you keep quiet?
You've been getting on my nerves.
Are you going to help us too?
Na Byeol practically begged, so I might as well hear you out.
Oh, really? I see.
Let's cut the chatter and get down to business.
Min Young Min, aged 28,
moved to Seoul alone from Chungcheong Province,
and tells everyone that...
he's a true example of a rags-to-riches story.
But he's actually the worst kind of scammer there ever is.
He's known as Apgujeong's King of Stocks.
His social media and streaming account...
are parades of hotel suites, pool parties, supercars,
and expensive watches. Why?
To gather followers who aspire to be young and rich.
I know someone just like that.
He went out of his mind,
lost all he had, and still praised the guy.
That's an illness. A disease.
How much did he lose?
Two million dollars.
(Min Young Min)
Focus, focus. Please focus.
So this guy gives talks...
and speeches to college students,
offers a huge interest for a few months,
then stops.
He offers a pay-to-view streaming service on stocks,
the cheapest costing 900 dollars a month, the dearest three grand.
Three grand.
But when an investment fails,
he blames the timing and shrugs it off,
takes a commission and invests that,
and takes funds and invests that elsewhere.
He left so many victims in his wake.
There's no point in pointing the finger. Why?
His followers are huge cyberspace bullies.
On offline,
we experienced what he does.
He sends his bodyguards to beat up and threaten civilians.
That's how Na Byeol got hurt and ended up at the police station.
Yes.
I think he colludes with cops too.
I said they beat me up first, but he wouldn't listen.
He has a huge-scale operation.
I bet he has a backer.
If he got to the police, he has money and connections.
Are you sure he started with nothing?
My gosh. Now you're taking notice in me?
You're all experts. Do your own research.
Did I go too far?
His parents still farm in the countryside.
If we want to bait a guy like him, money won't work.
He thinks he knows best how to make money.
Being such a show-off...
means he lacks something. He has a complex.
We must use something more fundamental.
That one thing you can't overcome,
however much money you have.
Let's print out an invitation.