(Episode 31)
Here.
Ta-da.
How cool.
- Do you like it? - Yes.
This is a gift for you.
It's very nice.
Hoon!
Where are you, Hoon?
Hoon?
Mom's here!
Hoon?
The teacher said he's here.
Honey.
What are you doing here?
You said you were reading the fairy tale, so I wanted to take a video.
Really?
You're finally acknowledging my sincerity?
The kids are waiting. Let's go.
But I don't see Hoon. The teacher said he's here.
I'll find him and bring him there.
Okay.
Hoon, are you okay?
Byeol's lady, I'm scared of hide-and-seek.
My mom forgot about me last time, so I'm scared.
You hid me here when you were so afraid of it?
My mom gets really scary when she's angry.
She'll get angry again if she sees you.
I'm sorry.
And thank you, Hoon.
If your mother asks you to play hide-and-seek again,
you have to say no...
so that she will never forget about you again.
One day, the mean queen asked the mirror.
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the prettiest of them all?"
The mysterious magic mirror answered.
"You, Queen, are pretty, but Snow White is prettier."
The queen was enraged. She told the hunter.
"Snow White?"
"Go to the mountain and kill her!"
Poor Snow White!
Kids, don't cry.
I was acting.
Was it too realistic?
This isn't what I wanted.
Kids, let's have some cookies.
They're pretty cookies from Mrs. Oh Ha Ra!
Here.
- Take a cookie. - Here you go.
Come on, you can have it.
- Please don't cry. - Here.
What happened?
Why are you the art teacher of Hoon?
I came to volunteer in the children's art class,
and Hoon happened to be there.
You should have told me.
Then, this wouldn't have happened.
Are you worried Mrs. Oh might find out?
Ms. Hwang.
If you're so worried about her, I'll stop teaching Hoon's art class.
But...
Hoon will still need art therapy, if not from me.
Hoon, you must be happy that your mom is famous.
My mom is your fan.
She is? Your mom is my fan?
Do you want a picture with me?
- Yes! - Yes, please!
Now, who wants to take a picture with Snow White?
- Line up! - Me!
Say cheese.
- Cheese. - Cheese.
I need to fly away!
Hoon will make a lot of friends now, right?
Catch him.
You're not upset anymore, right?
I'm being a good mother to Hoon.
Yes. Good job.
But where were you while I was reading the story?
I was talking to the kindergarten director.
Dad!
Hoon, are you having fun?
Yes, it's really fun.
Dream is having fun too.
What? I've never seen this clothing on this doll.
Where did you get this?
I bought it for him.
Hoon, let's go play with your friends.
You suggested a launching competition to Vice President Geum?
Yes.
Se Rin earned her success by stealing Eun Jo's talent.
I want to make her realize her success will crumble like a sandcastle.
So you want to tear down...
what she had built by having a launching competition.
She can never beat me with her ability.
I want her to look for Eun Jo again.
She earned it thanks to Eun Jo, and Eun Jo will destroy it.
Is that why you planned the internet broadcast?
That's where Se Rin will start being destroyed.
I'll teach her she'll never be better than Eun Jo...
no matter how much she struggles.
This is the work Mrs. Oh contacted.
("Perfect Morning")
The leading role was confirmed,
but Vice President Geum funded the production cost,
so it's likely that Mrs. Oh will be cast.
I can cancel this cast.
To put Ha Ra on the stage of your revenge,
she can't act in this one.
No, I'll do that.
I have another plan.
Oh Ha Ra,
I decide the stage where I take revenge on you.
("Female Detective X")
Competition in squads?
Yes, if the employees participate in the launching competition,
they'll come up with more ideas.
Won't it also boost morale for the employees?
I think so.
It sounds like a brilliant idea.
I'll review it as soon as I get to work.
Didn't I tell you Chief Hwang's pilot products will be a hit?
But I wasn't expecting the promotional products to be sold out.
Did you use some kind of trick?
Mother, how can you say that?
The promotional products were sold out within 20 minutes.
She's right. We sold 2 million dollars in 20 minutes.
Anyway, Chief Hwang is really something.
She could go the easy way, but to help launch the new brand,
she suggested they compete for the launch.
She's a woman of great caliber.
She can't even be compared to Se Rin, that baby vixen!
Let them compete in squads.
First, we'll have to assign an executive partner to each team.
Well, Chief Hwang's partner can be Ha Jun.
Will she accept?
Ha Jun isn't really reliable.
What's wrong with Ha Jun?
He goes to work every day and came up with a great welfare plan.
Princess Pyeonggang was able to turn On Dal the Fool into a general.
Ha Jun is intelligent, so he can do better!
Sure.
Then, I'll assign Manager Cha to Se Rin's team.
I don't want to.
Why don't you?
What's so bad about me?
Fine. I didn't like you from the start either.
You do this habitually, don't you?
What?
Yes.
I did like her from the start.
I'm being cheated by my own eyes. Yes, that's it!
I'm never coming to work.
He shouldn't skip work for getting rejected just once.
Ha Jun!
Your dad says...
you will be divided up into teams...
for the launching competition.
I'm not interested.
I think Manager Cha...
may become Ms. Hwang's partner executive.
Really?
Yes, I heard Ms. Hwang will decide...
who will be her partner.
Even I'd want to team up with Manager Cha who's good.
I wouldn't want to work with you who's such a time bomb either.
Why am I a time bomb?
If I put my heart into it, I can do better than the glorified son-in-law.
I hope Ms. Hwang knows that.
To show your worth, you should go to work earlier than Mr. Cha...
and come home later than him.
And what was it called?
You should also do an incredible job with the proposal.
I'm not too sure...
if you can handle it.
I'll show her I'm a rocket, not a bomb.
I'll prove it to her!
I'm late.
Okay.
So Ha Jun took the bait.
The problem here is Ms. Hwang.
Let's see.
Ms. Yoon, it's me.
Make me two paper talismans.
Please give me very effective ones.
Delicate hands
The only one who understands me is you, Hotcakes Pants.
The only one who sides with me is...
Yoon Cho Shim!
Soon Jung, by the way,
Ju Tae Sik used to call me...
Hotcakes Pants all the time...
until things got hot.
But, this time,
he called me Yoon Cho Shim.
He called my name.
He must've liked you so much to call you by your name, right?
That's exactly it.
- So I wanted to ask... - So I wanted to ask...
Sorry.
- Can I go out... - I'll go out...
It's my turn this time.
What?
I'm done cleaning up.
I'll be back soon and get to work.
Wait a minute.
I'm the boss here.
It's lunchtime soon.
How could she just run away like that while I'm watching?
Bae Soon Jung, how dare you?
I get angrier the more I think about it.
What? An upstart?
Fine, I am an upstart. But what about her?
I almost thought...
she was a person of noble aspirations.
Seriously. She used to be a nurse for her friend.
Then, she just got married to her friend's husband.
What's so different between me and her? We were both bottom feeders.
Wait, no.
I'm much better.
I even own a building, and I'm a company president.
Do you agree?
That's right, sir.
- I'm done. - Really?
Read it out loud for me.
"Occurrence of the event."
"At 'Miss Ju's Closet," Jewang Fashion made amazing achievements."
"All 200 of 10,000-dollar fur coats from Miss Ju Collection..."
"were all sold out in just 20 minutes."
"She set the record of achieving two million dollars in sales."
It's amazing, isn't it?
Se Rin made it all happen.
"But the situation was reversed."
"All 200 coats were returned."
So...
the vice president took her two million dollars...
and charged it under Se Rin's name.
But there's more.
Although she paid two million dollars to remedy the situation,
she still gets to claim the record for achieving two million in sales.
That's right.
Go on.
Even though I don't know the exact nature of the sales.
Roughly speaking, 200 coats sold would mean...
two million dollars' worth of payment was made.
Excluding at least ten percent from it for commission fees,
let's say we are left with 1.8 million dollars.
- Jewang and Se Rin each have half... - Stop right there.
Why would they split it in half?
Se Rin made all of that herself.
Wait, then,
what you are saying is Se Rin will get about 900,000 dollars, right?
That's probably right.
So...
she deserves at least 900,000 dollars.
But that concubine held Se Rin completely responsible for this, right?
This is shocking.
Hold on.
This is too shocking. My heart is throbbing again.
What medicine is it?
Dr. Choi...
prescribed it for me.
He told me to take it whenever my heart beats faster.
Sir,
don't rely too much on medicine in this type of situation.
Let me go to Mrs. Geum and take care of this whole business.
Don't you dare do that.
I know it's a lot of money, but don't make us lose the opportunity...
to be in-laws with a rich family because of just 900,000 dollars.
How else will you pay for two million dollars, then?
I will have to come up...
with something.
I'll need to.
When will that person who looks like Eun Jo be here?
Eun Gyul is so certain that she's Eun Jo.
That must mean that she really looks like her.
I wish I could see her too.
Are you looking for someone?
How did you know?
Who are you looking for? I can call them out for you.
Really?
You must work here.
Do you know Hwang Ga Heun?
I heard she's the daughter of the president at this company.
Why are you looking for Hwang Ga Heun?
Actually, I was told...
that she looks a lot like my dead daughter.
My son works here too.
He thinks she resembles her so much that he keeps saying she's his sister.
So I was very curious.
Are you Ko Eun Gyul's mother?
Oh, my goodness.
How did you know that?
You must be great at guessing.
I'm the president of this company.
Hwang Ga Heun is my daughter.
I'm sorry?
Oh, no.
If you have time, would you mind having a talk with me?
Sure.
A squad?
Yes. It was President Han's idea.
She thought it would be nice to split into teams like in a sports game.
She said it will help improve the morale of the teammates.
I like the idea.
I'll prepare for the competition accordingly.
Also, President Han...
wishes that you would team up with Ha Jun.
But since you are the one who suggested this competition in the first place,
we will let you choose...
your own partner executive.
Thank you.
I'll tell you my decision after careful consideration.
You should be Se Rin's partner.
President Han is trying to make Ha Jun work with Hwang Ga Heun.
I think that, through this competition,
she's trying to make Ha Jun inherit the company.
Obviously, I won't let it happen.
Did Ms. Hwang also decide to partner up with Mr. Oh?
President Oh is letting her choose, but she'll probably do as he says.
Everything worked out for the better for us.
Ha Jun is incompetent.
He will only ruin the project.
But you should hear from Mr. Hwang and see what she thinks.
How could you be so laid back?
You must help Se Rin to win the launching competition.
Then, become the president of Jewang Fashion.
Once the heir is decided, President Oh will run for office.
Only then I'll relax and take good care of Jewang Group.
I'm sure President Oh is thinking of Mr. Oh to be the president.
That is why you need to steal it from him!
This is an opportunity.
Will you let that brat, Ha Jun, become the president?
Please be more ambitious.
What made you marry my daughter with so little ambition?
Mother,
I've got no other wish.
Then, have one from now on.
This is not for yourself but for my daughter.
Shouldn't you make sure that Hoon inherits the company when he grows up?
Did you say I should work with Mr. Cha?
I did.
You and Mr. Cha will form a squad.
You two should decide on what to do once the detailed schedule is out.
Make sure to come up with a good plan.
What about Ha Jun, then?
Ha Jun will team up with Hwang Ga Heun.
You must do well.
It's your last chance.
Okay.
Oh, gosh.
Ha Jun and Ga Heun will be on the same team?
She might really steal him from me once they work on the same team.
I should be on the same team as him.
(Detailed Plan for Launching Competition)
(General Status, Products and Marketing Strategies)
I've been playing games for years.
When it comes to competition or a match,
I know my way around them.
I'm a ticking time bomb?
I'm the dark knight. Let me show you what a real battle is like.
Print!
Ha Jun, it's not true, is it?
What are you talking about out of the blue?
The launching competition. You won't team up with Ga Heun, right?
If she begs for it,
I might consider it. Why?
Ha Jun, why would you consider that?
Ga Heun... No. You can never team up with her.
Why not?
You and Ga Heun will work late and have meetings every day.
I can't watch that.
We're supposed to get married.
Are you talking about that nonsense again?
This is not nonsense.
Mother and Father...
promised me to help us get together.
What? That's crazy.
Se Rin, don't you mention that gibberish again.
I would hate it...
if Chief Hwang gets the wrong idea that we're engaged.
Ha Jun, why don't you just get on my team?
If you work with her, she will boss you around.
I will let you slack off all you want.
Come on.
You will let me rest and do all the work by yourself?
You think I'm incompetent too, right?
I should prove to Chief Hwang I'm not.
Get out of my sight now.
Mr. Park, Chief Hwang is in her office, right?
No. She went to Manager Cha's office to discuss the launching with him.
Why did she go there? Shoot.
Ha Jun!
Hello, President Han.
Yes. I've just put it on.
Yes. Don't worry.
How can I put it on Chief Hwang's chair?
Let's end the status update here.
Okay.
Are you going to team up with Director Oh...
for the launching competition?
I haven't made my decision yet.
Do you expect me...
to be on your team, by any chance?
I'm in charge of the new brand, after all.
You're right.
I'd have an advantage if I team up with you.
Do you think you can handle it if we became a team?
What do you mean?
You don't seem to have told Mrs. Oh...
that I'm Hoon's art teacher.
You can't even share that with her.
How can you handle it if you team up with me?
My work and Hoon are different matters.
Besides, you said Hoon needs art therapy.
What was it based on?
This is the detailed plan for the launching competition.
Why did you write this? I could've done it.
There will be three competitions to go along with the themes of the new brand.
Including design, preferences, practicality, and total revenues,
make nine criteria and discuss them.
The winner will be the one with the final score.
Also,
it'd be fun to make the departments...
in each squad compete with each other.
Did you really come up with all this alone?
Or who else?
I don't work hard, but when I do, I'm pretty good.
I'm not a bomb. I'm a rocket.
Initiatives define me. I'm the man of initiatives.
I'll leave as the meeting is over.
Chief Hwang, are you leaving?
Aren't you curious about it? You'll be too curious to sleep.
How good does it have to be?
I got the video you asked for.
If I give this video to Sun Hyuk,
I'd be able to stop Ha Ra...
from doing the same thing to Hoon.
Chief Hwang,
the direct Jewang Department Store is looking for you.
They'd like to talk about displaying the pilot products.
Okay. I was about to be on my way.
Whatever. Mr. Park begged me to do this.
He said it was an order from President Han.
What happened to the mini-series?
You certainly got rid of the idol singer from the leading role, right?
I removed her a long time ago.
I talked to her agency and got her a commercial.
Then why isn't the director setting up a meeting with me?
He needs some time to think.
Think about what?
Well,
he doesn't really like that you have a kid.
What?
I just have to be a good actress. Why does that matter?
The main character of that series...
has never had a child before or something.
You don't have to kill someone to play a murderer.
That's nonsense.
Maybe he just doesn't want me.
That's not it. Just trust me and hang in there.
If you can't handle it yourself, I will go meet him in person.
I memorized all my lines.
I can convince him if he sees me acting.
Just wait for now.
I'm funding a lot for the production. You don't need to lower yourself.
I'm counting on you.
I'm going to go.
You shouldn't have gotten pregnant and married that early.
You make things harder for everyone by marrying Sun Hyuk who's shiftless.
How was kindergarten? What did your friends say?
Did you get popular, Hoon?
Yes. My friends said you're so pretty.
They want me to show them a lot of pictures of you.
Now that I think about it,
you don't have a phone. All of them had their phones.
I didn't get you one to keep you from playing games.
Hoon, let's go to a department store and get a phone.
No. I don't want to.
Why not?
You need a phone to show my photos.
You will play hide-and-seek at the store again.
I hate it. It scares me.
Hoon, I won't take long to find you like last time.
No. I won't go. I won't play hide-and-seek.
I will brag to my friends that you got me a phone.
I knew you'd love it.
Now that we're here, let's go buy some toys.
I'm so excited!
It's the director.
Well,
he doesn't really like that you have a kid.
Hoon, stay here for a moment. It won't take long.
No. I don't want to hide.
I'm scared.
What's with you? It'll only be a minute.
No!
Stop crying. I told you I'll be back soon.
Just hold out for a moment.
Wait here, okay?
Mom...
Mom left me again.
Mom...
What's going on?
Hello?
Byeol's lady, Mom left me again.
I kept saying no,
but she forced me to play hide-and-seek.
Hoon, where are you?
- You're at the department store? - Are you finished casting?
I'm looking for an actor who would suit you.
I'm so glad.
Thank you in advance. I'll visit you sometime next week.
Hoon, I'll come for you. Don't hang up and wait for me.
Hoon, I'm looking for you.
I'm here, Hoon.
Ma'am.
I found you.
It's all over, Hoon.
Ha Ra, you neglected your kid again?
It's okay.
Thank you.
I'm glad I went to talk to him.
It's confirmed I'm cast.
Hoon, Mom is here.
Hoon!
What happened? Why are you holding Hoon?
He was crying alone in a fitting room at the department store.
Mrs. Oh turned her phone off, so I couldn't reach her.
What are you talking about? He was left alone?
Do you want to know the truth?
Ms. Hwang, help me make sense of it.
Why was he in the fitting room alone?
Why don't you ask Mrs. Oh yourself?
Honey, how's Hoon? Is he okay?
How long has this been going on?
What do you mean?
Since when have you been neglecting Hoon?
It's not that. It never happened before.
I bumped into a director I know,
so I left him alone for a moment. It's true.
It was just for a moment?
Right. It must've been a moment for you.
Whether it's true or not, you don't deserve to be a mother.
(Actress, Oh Ha Ra)
I report the shocking motherhood of the actress, Oh Ha Ra.
A few days ago,
I witnessed her leaving her son in a fitting room at a department store.
Oh Ha Ra,
I'll stop you from doing that to Hoon again.
The actress, Oh Ha Ra, isn't fit to be a mother.
To prevent her from neglecting her son again,
criticize her conduct severely.
(Oh Ha Ra from Jewang Group neglected her son at a department store.)
(Straightforward Mom)
Here you are.
Thank you.
Mom.
Ha Ra, congratulations on being cast for a series.
Thank you, Dad. It's all thanks to you.
This series deserves the grand prize.
Ha Ra, congratulations.
Thanks.
You're getting ahead of yourself.
Congratulations, anyway.
Thank you all so much.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
We're in trouble. There are articles about Mrs. Oh.
What?
Turn on the TV.
(Oh Ha Ra from Jewang Group neglected her son at a department store.)
The second child in Jewang Group and also a famous actress, Oh Ha Ra,
arouses controversy over her leaving her son in a fitting room.
A video posted on an online community of mothers is going viral.
It seems difficult for her to avoid being accused of child abuse.
Yes, director.
Let me explain.
Mrs. Oh.
You're removed from the cast.
Director!
(Miss Monte-Cristo)
It was you, Ga Heun. You disclosed it.
- Honey. - Ha Ra.
My stomach hurts.
She miscarried?
Yes. I'm sorry for your loss.
Give her a break.
Oh Ha Ra, I'll be the one to end your acting career.
Ju Se Rin,
it's time for you to meet the new Ko Eun Jo.
"You're invited to a live fashion show"?
"Dongdaemun Queen"?
Your downfall starts now.
It's showtime.