(Numbers)
(A Good Friend to Meet)
(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Episode 4)
Why did you do that?
What?
About Haebit Construction.
Why did you make the decision...
to liquidate the company?
One's life isn't a joke.
How could you?
Why are you asking me about that?
Because the person who wanted to ask is dead.
Don't lie about it...
being a sound decision based on financial statements.
We know it wasn't.
What?
If the company closed because of irreparable financial problems...
as the world was told,
(Outside Auditor Report)
just like any other project,
the related reports would be in the filing room.
Because you wouldn't have to fear...
who saw the contents.
(Haebit Construction Workout Liquidation Valuation, 2017)
But they weren't.
As if they never existed.
I'd checked every day since the day I joined Taeil.
Every single day, without fail.
That was one of the reasons I chose Taeil over any other firm.
To see for myself...
the report that made Haebit Construction shut down.
What if you saw it?
What would it change when it was done and dusted?
The future.
The future of the people who shut down Haebit Construction.
I won't let them live in peace...
as if nothing happened until now.
Do you believe that's possible?
It's not impossible.
When you first saw me at Haebit's construction site,
did you imagine we'd be here having this conversation?
It's time to give me an answer.
Han Seung Jo's report...
on Haebit Construction's liquidation decision.
Where is it now?
You paid more than you had planned to,
but you prevented your brother from getting into your accounts.
Consider that your prize.
Accountant Sim Hyung Woo.
Why didn't you stop me earlier?
- Pardon? - Aren't you...
the expert?
You saw me...
put down that preposterous amount,
and you just watched?
You were so insistent on...
I paid for your services. You should've made it worthwhile.
You call yourself an accountant?
Don't you consider that negligence and dereliction of duty?
You laughed?
Did you just laugh at the pathetic sight...
of a chairman shrinking away...
in fear of his younger brother?
Would I dare, sir?
Accept a drink from me and let it go.
You idiot!
Do you think you're my equal...
because I sit and converse with you?
I'm Lee Chan Ju!
I was born to be Sang Ah Group's chairman!
Have you forgotten your place just because...
you have a smarter brain than me?
I'd love to see if your clever brain contains...
something other than ink and numbers.
Shall I split open your skull and see for you?
Paying the price for killing a dog that did its job...
is no big deal to me!
Is your accounting firm the only one in the country?
I know a truckload of accounting firm CEOs...
who'd rush over mid-pee with their underwear...
around their ankles if I called.
A whisper from me is enough to end your life.
I refuse to work with Taeil as long as you're there.
What choice do they have?
They'll have to fire you.
We're partners? What a joke.
Your career's over.
No.
Help me, sir.
If you let this go,
I'll never let you down again.
I didn't do my duty as an accountant today.
I apologize for that sincerely.
Hey. Sim Hyung Woo.
Do a better job, okay?
What an idiot.
Gosh.
Because the person who wanted to ask is dead.
(Police)
Ji Soo, no.
Don't look.
Dad!
You're awake.
Yes.
Are you okay?
What's up?
I should ask you that.
I came by because you didn't answer your phone.
You'd been okay for a while.
Is something wrong?
I just need to rest.
I'm worried you'll relapse.
You're on meds for a panic disorder so you wouldn't have had a drink.
Have you not been sleeping?
Because of the bad loan deal?
- Yes. - That's really it?
Aren't you acting out of character because you hired Jang Ho Woo?
I must change how I act if I'm to change my life.
You're really unwell now.
I can go now that I saw you're alive.
See you at work tomorrow.
Stay here.
Don't see me out or come to work.
It's time to give me an answer.
Han Seung Jo's report...
on Haebit Construction's liquidation decision.
Where is it now?
An accounting firm thinks from the creditors' perspective...
and decides whether to keep the company...
that owes money open or shut it down.
Simply put, they weigh out...
which is more profitable, to let the goose live
for the eggs it'll lay in the future,
or to kill it now...
and sell the feathers and meat.
Choosing to keep the goose alive...
and collect the eggs is going concern value.
Killing the goose to sell its feathers and meat...
is liquidation value.
If the liquidation value is higher,
the goose dies,
and the company shuts down.
But if the going concern value is higher,
the goose lives, and so does the company.
In other words, the company's future depends on the accounting firm.
It would've been more profitable to keep Haebit going.
So why did Taeil Accounting...
cut the goose open?
Why did Han Seung Jo...
write up such a report?
You did...
very well yesterday.
I didn't do anything.
Mr. Han did all the work.
You must've heard the talk that's going around.
Don't take it to heart.
Oh, dear.
I shouldn't have said that.
People are saying you joined a table that someone else had set...
and took the credit in order to become a partner.
I spoke to them harshly,
so you don't have to worry.
You can sit.
You know,
for your father's sake,
I should make you a partner.
Shouldn't I?
Thank you, sir,
but the credit for the bad loan deal...
should go to Mr. Han.
I'll be sure it's added to his performance record.
(Director Sim Hyung Woo)
Woo Sang Hyun speaking.
Mergers, corporate deals, and property deals.
Bring me anything that'll make money.
What do you mean why?
Should I remain a director forever?
I must make partner...
if you're to get promoted yourself.
Didn't you take the day off?
I was at Jisan Bank for an implementation check.
An implementation check?
You're managing a company workout?
- Soma Tech. - Oh, right.
Jisan's their creditor, right?
Hang on.
Soma Tech?
That's Director Sim's deal.
What's your condition?
Do business with me only from now on.
That means to Jisan Bank,
I am Taeil Accounting.
It's mine now.
What if you saw it?
What would it change when it was done and dusted?
The future.
The future of the people who shut down Haebit Construction.
Do you believe that's possible?
Hi, Grandma.
You're here.
Take a seat.
Sang Ah Construction put up Korea's first modular building.
Companies overseas are developing modularization technology,
and it made its first appearance in Korea today.
- They pulled it off. - Reporter Lee has the story.
Mr. Jang dreamed of building that thing.
I still think Ji Soo should've gotten married then.
She was so stubborn.
Her boyfriend pleaded with her to marry him,
but she insisted on waiting until his parents accepted her,
and then Mr. Jang died.
And she disappeared.
You'll meet again if you're meant to.
How is that our Ji Soo's fault?
Ji Soo isn't your granddaughter.
I am.
Anyone who eats my food is my family.
Good for you.
You have family and kids everywhere.
All over the place.
Why are they making such a fuss tonight?
It's the last day of the year,
so they have to wrap it up today.
I counted everything in stock.
Are we done now?
Follow me.
- This is the last room. - What?
What...
Are you serious? All this?
- You're awake. - Yes.
Come here.
I'm really sorry.
That's the life of an associate.
Hang on.
One, two.
Happy New Year.
Goodness...
(Workout Going Concern and Liquidation Value Report)
Yes.
I can't drink. I'm working.
Then I must drink alone.
- I have to go. - I miss you. Be home soon.
Honey, I miss...
You really do come here every day.
You came here to check on me?
Would I have come here to give you this?
Forget it. I don't need it.
Then you won't need this either.
(Haebit Construction Workout Liquidation Valuation, 2017)
(Workout Going Concern and Liquidation Value Report)
(Contents, Current Status)
Where's the next part?
Where's the rest?
You want it?
Are you kidding me?
Then work.
What are you on about?
On my team.
Then I'll give you the rest.
The implementation check of Soma Tech, a company on a workout.
Why should I do that?
If I were to report you...
for hiding a report that clearly existed...
If I feared that,
(Haebit Construction Workout Liquidation Valuation, 2017)
would this box have been empty?
Docked pay, suspension, no promotions.
I can take all that. But...
can you?
Can you stand not seeing the rest of the report?
Tomorrow morning at eight. Don't be late.
A minute of your life isn't the same as a minute of mine.
At the request of...
Soma Tech's creditor Jisan Bank,
who is also one of our main clients,
from now on, Han Seung Jo...
will join us for this project.
Sim Hyung Woo who is above in rank and experience...
in this project will allocate the tasks.
Han Seung Jo.
You're in charge.
Sir.
With your permission,
Han Seung Jo will be in charge of this project,
and I should be a backup manager.
What?
PEF HK Private Equity...
wants to purchase a 3D construction company.
A company with outstanding technology but easy to purchase.
Soma Tech is what they're looking for.
So what you said you'd do instead of the workout was this?
Selling Soma Tech to HK Private Equity.
It'll bring more money to sell the company through workout...
than keeping it alive.
You said you'd make partner on your own.
There was a reason you said it.
It'll help you become the chairman of Taeil Accounting.
Everyone will vote for someone...
who will get them more money in their pockets.
So are you saying...
I should sail on your boat?
Take it if you want.
I'm not interested in anything...
that's not worth any money.
(To Vice President Han Je Kyun)
Then will you help me...
find more people to sail with me?
Well...
This is the master key to open all rooms on the 26th floor.
It seems the vice president is late. Should I call him?
No need.
He'll be here once I'm done.
I thought you were meeting the president of Jisan Bank...
with the vice president.
He's getting prepared in case things go south.
He won't take his first step...
until he finds an escape first.
Wait here.
What?
Still,
how can I abandon them...
when they're struggling to carry on?
I'll pretend I didn't hear that.
Let's face it. You left Soma Tech for a workout,
so you can keep them alive...
until they pay back everything they owe to you.
You don't care whether they carry on or not.
What do you take Jisan Bank for?
You stop them from dying until they pay their debt.
You're buying time to find the best way...
to sell them.
Why don't you give up and sell them?
That's true, but...
You want to sell it but don't want the blame?
We'll take care of that too.
While we sell Soma Tech,
you can put the blames on us.
"This is what Taeil Accounting said."
They said you should sell it.
Who would complain about that?
I can give you more than enough excuses.
It's our job to check if Soma Tech is...
keeping up with the promises when they were on a workout.
Please don't forget this company's future...
relies on us.
Soma Tech's cash flow.
For the cash flow,
Manager Yang Jae Hwan should take care of it.
Yes, I'm on it.
For profitability review,
Ms. Jin Yeon A should be in charge.
And Ms. Jang Ho Woo.
The other companies might have belittled the price...
for Soma Tech is on a workout.
Keep that in mind when you check.
Perhaps, they were forced...
due to the sales.
I'll check for dumping.
Okay.
Next is the expected amount of debt.
I asked Han Seung Jo to do...
Soma Tech's implementation check because...
I know.
He demanded it in return for selling bad loans.
What am I going to tell him about this case?
If he finds out later that I left him...
for you,
he won't forgive me.
You should blame the president of the bank.
The high-ups are...
meant to provide your customers excuses.
Jang Ho Woo.
(Understanding Company Business)
Here's your pay. Good luck.
The 3D construction creates less waste...
and reduces time and cost.
At first, I began to provide shelters...
in the slum or areas with disaster damages.
But that's only possible with money.
So I decided to patent it first.
How's your patent different...
from other 3D construction technologies?
What matters the most...
when building with a 3D printer is durability.
Not any nozzle can squeeze...
this 3D concrete invented for durability.
We invented the nozzle that can squeeze any concrete...
The price is lower,
but it's just as durable. That's our biggest strength.
And the construction doesn't take long.
It's eco-friendly as it reduces the construction waste.
If you consider the safety on site,
it's a futuristic technology that can kill 3 birds with 1 stone.
You must've gone through a lot.
Although I'm struggling now,
I'm proud of my technology.
Aren't you going to work?
You need to stop looking at me at work.
What?
Wait. Me?
I know what it's like to have a crush at work.
Still, you need to focus on your job at work.
Wait.
See?
You're not listening to me because you're busy watching me.
Who was your crush?
Han Seung Jo.
Try staying up all night working.
All my relationships are ruined from working overtime every day,
let alone get a boyfriend.
At the time, Han Seung Jo was the only hot guy at work.
I bet everyone in the company...
had a crush on Han Seung Jo at least once.
I see.
Mr. Jang Ho Woo.
Darn.
(Recovery Rate with Going Concern)
I think it looks sound.
Unless you have other opinions,
let's settle that Soma Tech...
has a high business value.
- Well done. - Well done.
- Ms. Son Hye Won? - Yes.
Deliver our opinion to Jisan Bank first,
so that Soma Tech's loan will be extended.
Yes, sir.
- Mr. Jang Ho Woo? - Yes.
Finally, the last page.
We don't have to see each other anymore.
You think so?
Of course.
(Workout Going Concern and Liquidation Value Report)
(Inspection Adjustment Summary)
(Liquidation Adjustment Summary)
A barcode?
(Liquidation Adjustment Summary)
(Inspection Adjustment Summary)
It's the employee number.
The barcode is there to record who copied and printed this paper...
in the company server.
Why is that?
It's part of an accounting company's internal control.
In case the internal document gets leaked and causes trouble,
we need to find who's responsible fast.
It's the fast and economic rebuke system.
It's a silent warning...
not to copy or print anything carelessly...
unless you want to take responsibility for anything.
Is it possible...
to print documents without the barcode?
Only partners can.
There's nothing partners can't do in the accounting company.
Partners?
Thank you.
Oh, right.
Even if you're not a partner,
a barcode doesn't get printed if the partner approved.
But that rarely happens to prevent any trouble.
If that happens, it must be the partner's close personnel.
Like...
family.
Why are there...
two liquidation decision reports on Haebit Construction?
Why do you think so?
This one has the barcode...
of the person who wrote and printed the report.
Whereas this doesn't.
Either the person who wrote and printed it was a partner...
or it was approved by a partner.
It also means these two reports aren't the same.
It could be the same report printed by different people.
No.
There's a bigger difference than the presence of the barcode.
The purpose of the report.
They have completely different impressions.
This one says Haebit Construction is limited,
yet has enough potential to grow.
Whereas this one says Haebit Construction has potential,
yet the limit is evident.
They translated the same fact in different ways.
If I'm right,
the conclusions of these reports were the opposite.
So...
Haebit Construction should close.
Yet,
they should not close.
In the end, Haebit Construction was concluded to be closed.
The report that says not to close was written first,
then for an unknown reason,
it was switched to the report that says they must close.
That sounds more reasonable.
Written by...
Han Seung Jo.
Do you know what happened because of this report?
Only if it wasn't for this report, that would've never happened.
Why did you do that?
Why?
(Vice President Han Je Kyun)
Han Seung Jo and Han Je Kyun. Did the father and the son...
get something...
for liquidating Haebit Construction?
Don't ask a common question that anyone can ask.
Find an answer that not anyone can give.
(Vice President Han Je Kyun)
I concluded that Soma Tech be sold...
due to their low workout grade.
Says who? I'm in charge of this project.
My report says otherwise.
Who's selling Soma Tech and closing it down?
You don't need to write the report again.
I have a backup.
Father.
Leave it. It was going to go under anyway.
We're only advancing the date. What's wrong with that?
Do you really not know?
It's exactly like what happened then.
What is this?
I wrote that Haebit Construction's going concern value was high.
Liquidation?
Why did you switch my report?
I only corrected...
your wrong answer.
What?
Our job isn't to find optimization,
but satisfaction.
How many times do I need to tell you?
The correct answer is not the good answer...
for Haebit Construction but the good answer for our client.
It's already over.
Acting like this won't change anything.
I sent that company to you with my own hands.
Because you're a better accountant than I am.
I sent it to you with trust.
Taking advantage of that company for your greed wasn't enough?
You had to switch my report?
Especially when I was away for Mom's funeral?
She's your wife before she's my mom.
Don't you feel bad for Mom?
Your mom would've understood.
It's all for your good.
Besides,
now that this has happened,
you might as well wrap it up yourself.
Unless you want to see Ji Soo struggling with the debt...
her father left for her for the rest of her life.
Father!
Even if you leave this house and try something else,
the result will be the same.
You know that I'm more than capable...
of doing it.
And...
your anger.
It's powerless.
Your anger that can't do anything.
That is...
a mere opinion.
Don't act like a child.
Are you going to sell Soma Tech off abroad like Haebit Construction?
How many more do you have to sell until you're satisfied?
Sell off?
If we merge and acquire an overseas company,
it's a global investment,
and if we sell a domestic company abroad,
it makes us traitors?
There is something a human should...
and shouldn't do.
Here you are,
an accountant...
who fell in love with cheap romance.
I don't even have the slightest respect for you.
A dream to respect you?
I don't need...
your cheap respect.
You know that more than anyone.
Right.
You need a loyal dog, not a son.
Like Sim Hyung Woo.
Stop making a scene.
Give Hyung Woo all the data.
It was he, who suggested to sell Soma Tech to HK Private Equity.
And...
listen to what the grown-up says, for goodness' sake.
The grown-up?
Where's the grown-up here?
Jisan Bank rejected to extend Soma Tech's loan.
They also restricted transactions.
They said it was suggested by us. I haven't found who...
I know who it is.
What?
Where are you?
What are you doing? Get off.
You haven't answered my question yet.
No matter how busy you are, you'd have time to talk in the car.
Get...
Where are you going?
Slow down!
Say one more word, and I'll throw you out.
Sim Hyung Woo!
And you call yourself a human?
Wasn't Haebit Construction enough?
What are you trying to sell Soma Tech for?
Haebit Construction?
Taeil Accounting partner.
That's what I'm trying to become.
I don't even expect you to have a conscience.
Do you not even have the basic principles and pride...
as an accountant?
I thought I saw you at your lowest when you switched out...
my Haebit Construction report.
I must have underestimated you.
You can go much lower.
What did you just say? Haebit Construction?
Are you saying Director Sim switched out your report?
You disgust me.
Don't act like a victim with that innocent face.
I'm the real victim.
- What did you say? - I'm human too.
Do you think I wanted to switch out your report...
during your mother's funeral?
You still followed that order. How can you call yourself human?
Grab anyone on the street and ask them.
How many of them do you think can deny an order from a superior?
There aren't any.
You're the only person at Taeil Accounting...
who can refuse an order...
from VP Han Je Kyun.
Am I still the offender and not the victim?
Don't speak nonsense.
There were many ways not to do that.
An average person only has two choices.
Do it or get out. Attack or be attacked.
To you, I must just seem like a guy obsessed with becoming partner.
You're right. I'm obsessed. I've gone crazy.
As long as I can become partner,
I can switch out hundreds of reports.
Soma Tech?
I could even become an organ trafficker...
and sell its heart and liver!
Why?
Because I'm tired of getting blood on my hands.
I don't want to live like this anymore!
Do you think you'll stop living like this...
once you become partner?
Once someone crosses a line, they can never go back.
Especially for someone...
who has been rewarded for crossing that line.
People like you and my father can never stop.
That's why I'm going to stop you...
from becoming partner.
You jerk!
You also think I can do it, right?
Seeing you react like this is giving me energy.
You were born on third base.
You can come home just by stealing a base.
What's wrong with me trying my best?
Your best decision is...
creating the worst situations for others.
That woman you would die for...
If you ever...
bring that up again, I'll kill you.
Forget Haebit Construction. You couldn't even save your woman.
I'm excited to see what you can do.
Don't be excited, you punk.
I'll exceed your expectations, even without you acting like this.
Got it?
You were against Haebit Construction closing down,
but during your mother's funeral,
Sim Hyung Woo switched out your report under VP Han's orders.
Is that correct?
You heard everything. Why are you asking me again?
You think it's fun to play with me?
I was being angry at the wrong person.
What were you thinking while watching me do so?
I never once thought I wasn't partly to blame.
It happened while I was gone,
and it's true that I didn't take responsibility until the end.
You weren't being angry at the wrong person.
You found the right person.
Hey, Jang Ho Woo.
Do you drink?
Is this your first time drinking wine?
It's nice.
Gosh.
You seem drunk.
I'm not drunk.
Gosh. But it's...
kind of interesting.
I always drink alone at home.
Why are you alone?
I think you're a nine,
no, almost a nine and a half.
Hey, Jang Ho Woo. You've really grown up.
Also, what makes you think...
I'm a nine and a half?
I have a good job, a nice body,
and it's kind of embarrassing to say this myself,
but also a handsome face.
You should...
wipe that handsome mouth of yours.
This arrogant punk. You should wipe it for me.
Is it okay to just throw me a tissue? I'm your senior.
No matter how nicely I walk,
I get mud splashed on me.
Did a car pass by you while you were walking?
That's how my life always was.
Even after running until I'm out of breath,
I'm still standing on top of an endless mud field.
People like you don't know.
I guess you might have seen it on TV.
The Federal Reserve raises key interest rates on Wednesday.
From the original rate of 0 percent to 0.15 percent...
to a new range of 0.4 percent to 0.15 percent.
The move was widely expected.
However, the slow increase in the interest rate...
will affect millions of investors, home buyers, and savers.
This is the original report I wrote.
(Workout Going Concern, by Advisory Division 3 Han Seung Jo)
Before,
I said your fury had no power.
I was actually saying that to myself.
My father said that to me,
and I couldn't deny it.
Right then, I saw you, and you looked just like me.
You were just being angry without knowing what to do.
You think being old makes you a grown-up?
You make money by stabbing others in the back...
and call that success.
You're scum.
Why do you care so much about money?
Then I coincidentally saw you again at the new hire interviews.
Yes. This way, please.
(Job application form)
(Job application form, Name, Jang Ho Woo)
(Jungwoon High School, Dropped out, Received GED)
Tell them it was a personal hire by Senior Manager Han Seung Jo.
Seeing you again after you became an accountant...
made me feel so pathetic.
I wasn't brave enough...
to give up Taeil or bring my father down.
I felt a bit indecisive.
So why were you...
so interested in me during this whole time?
I wasn't interested.
Let's say I was being careful.
We may have different objectives, but we have the same goal.
Different objectives but the same goal?
You and I...
may have different starts, but we want the same result.
We want to make VP Han Je Kyun,
Sim Hyung Woo, and those protected by them,
pay for their wrongdoings.
Something like that.
But still. VP Han Je Kyun is your father.
My father...
has taken more from me than he has given me.
Don't trust anyone. Only trust deals.
This is a type of deal too.
It's not about trusting each other.
This is a strategic alliance to achieve our own goals.
Are you saying we should sign an MOU or something?
An MOU sounds nice.
Let me ask you one thing.
What will you gain from figuring out...
the story behind Haebit Construction's liquidation?
Are you going to report it to the world?
What use is that?
Everyone knows this is how the world is.
Then what for?
I made a promise...
to pay them back.
Pay them back?
Are you saying you're planning to bring down this company?
That's just the principal.
I need to get interests too.
I'm still thinking every day...
on what the interest rate will be.
So...
what should we do now?
We need to stop...
the same thing from happening again.
(Plan to develop patented nozzle for 3D printing construction)
What did you just say? Haebit Construction?
Are you saying...
Director Sim switched out your report?
Look into Jang Ho Woo.
Look into his background, family, friends, and everything else.
Especially his relationship with Haebit Construction.
(Extremely delicious restaurant, Takeout, Delivery)
They sent in accountants and spent money to save Soma Tech.
Why are they trying to bring down Soma Tech now?
With my logic, I really can't understand.
The premise is wrong.
Let's say the workout saves Soma Tech.
Who would benefit?
Of course it'd be Soma Tech...
It's Jisan Bank.
The fact that Soma Tech is worth saving...
means someone who wants Soma Tech...
may appear someday as long as Soma Tech is kept alive.
If things work out,
they could sell it to Jisan Bank.
Then they could have just sold it when Soma Tech first fell...
into Jisan Bank's hands.
Between...
fish to be used for spicy fish stew...
and a live fish,
which do you think can be sold for a higher price?
Just because a fish is swimming there,
you can't think that place is the ocean.
To someone,
that place could become a raw fish restaurant aquarium,
where they can grab fish whenever they want to eat some.
They were so close that they were mistaken as real father and son.
Jang Ho Woo was the one who witnessed...
Mr. Jang's death and first called the police.
Then he became an accountant...
and entered Taeil Accounting,
the firm that decided on Haebit Construction's liquidation.
Good work.
You punk.
With what intentions did you crawl in here?
What are you trying to do?
Why?
Are you finally feeling guilty about switching out the report?
Are you scared I'm going to get revenge?
Why would I be scared of you?
More importantly, I did nothing wrong.
Listen carefully.
There were no errors...
in the Haebit Construction report I wrote.
As an accountant, it was completely reasonable...
to decide on the liquidation in that situation.
There's nothing for me to feel bad about.
So don't test me with your little tricks.
I won't give you a pass for being cute,
unlike Han Seung Jo.
Isn't the way you're acting now...
proof that your conscience isn't clear?
If you really did nothing wrong,
who I am and what I'll do from now...
shouldn't matter to you at all.
Do you think you'll be able to do everything you plan?
Do you think everything will work out in the end...
with a bit of trial and error?
Don't be delusional.
You're not like Han Seung Jo either.
Only guys like Han Seung Jo, with something to fall back on,
can call failures experiences.
A guy with nothing, like you,
can be destroyed with one failure.
Do you think people live quietly because they're fools?
Or because they're not brave enough?
Not at all.
It's because they don't get second chances.
If you've understood what I'm saying,
just live quietly and repay your grandparents,
who took you in and raised you even though you weren't related.
Stop getting in the way.
Call HK Private Equity immediately.
Don't forget...
that the bad things happening to you...
aren't anyone's fault no matter what they are.
It's hard to survive in this place...
if you don't protect your self-esteem on your own.
Everything is the same for me even after I get off of work.
At work, it's hard to survive.
At home, it's hard to even live.
So unless you messed up at work...
because you were crazy about some girl,
just drink this and shake it off.
Someone from HK Private Equity will be joining the meeting today?
Yes, Joyce Jang will be joining.
I arranged for that because I thought...
we could wrap things up faster with everyone in one place.
There's no need to have two meetings.
Isn't Joyce Jang the woman who is known for being ruthless...
on days she wears her sword-shaped brooch?
That is her,
but I'm sure it's just an exaggerated rumour...
that stems from her exceptionally fast promotion.
What do you think the meaning of that sword-shaped brooch is?
Who do you think first spread that rumour?
She must have done so herself.
That way, she can observe...
how the other party behaves...
when they see her wearing the sword-shaped brooch.
She'll be a tough person for you to go up against.
Are you ready, Jang Ho Woo?
I've been ready since I was born.
Ji Soo.
I'm Joyce...
from HK Private Equity.
(Numbers)
You could've called me and let me know you were fine.
You didn't already forget what you did...
to my dad and his company, right?
I believe forcing Soma Tech, a company with a high possibility...
of surviving on its own, into a workout is wrong.
Are you wanting compliments and not money?
If I had known she was so bold,
she would've been in a much better state by now.
Don't mess with her.
If there's something you want,
you need to change too.
You could force Soma Tech into a workout with your own hands.
If you were going to be like this,
you shouldn't have acted like you were all that.
Dealing a company a strong blow is not even an issue.
Watch how I open a door...
that you can't open.
Mr. Jang!