(Numbers)
(A Good Friend to Meet)
(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Cakebean)
(Café Bakery Franchise Cakebean Sale Proposal)
Well...
For selling a franchise,
there would've been many other accounting firms for the job. Why...
I wanted to take care of it quickly.
An object that no longer has any use is only trash if you hold onto it.
(Café Bakery Franchise Cakebean Sale Proposal)
Taeil Accounting seems to be...
the best at dealing with this kind of matter.
If you can sell it sooner than my expectations,
I'll pay you double your fees.
I want to sell it quickly,
and you want to make money quickly.
Is that so?
I mean, no one in this room will face losses.
(Taeil Accounting)
Yes, it's me.
Han Je Kyun.
(Episode 6)
There is something I must let you all know...
before the Cakebean Sale presentation.
Will you take a look at the material I gave you?
Can a patient with a cardiovascular disease drink coffee?
You're acting so rashly.
How rude of you.
You sure don't have any manners whatsoever.
You've gotten even more handsome since the last time we met.
And Ms. An, you've gotten braver since we last met.
What happened?
You started a fight with VP Han Je Kyun,
a guy you don't even like to talk to.
He made me angry...
with how he treated my precious kids.
I'm envious of the audit department.
Should I transfer teams too?
VP Han started this fight, not me.
You must see through what you see on the outside...
and into the hidden cause of someone's actions.
That's how you see someone's true nature and the bigger picture.
Didn't I tell you this over and over ever since you were a new staff?
Seriously. Gosh.
No, I think the advisory department is the best place for me.
I'm just kidding.
Since you mention the advisory department,
there seems to be an interesting guy among the new recruits.
Did you meet with Jang Ho Woo, by any chance?
You must've been surprised that I asked to see you so suddenly.
I'm An Seung Yeon of the audit department.
- Let's have a seat. - Yes, ma'am.
(Audit Leader, An Seung Yeon)
From what I hear, the guy who told Mr. Kang Hyun...
to reject People's Entertainment's opinion...
and leave the company...
was you, Mr. Jang.
Well, I...
There must've been a good reason.
I'm sure you spoke the truth too.
But...
I just can't forgive you, that's all.
I want you, Mr. Jang,
to leave Taeil Accounting.
(Sang Won and Sin Hye)
(Director Han Seung Jo)
Don't be mistaken.
It's not because I like you.
I'm only promoting you...
to get rid of any trouble.
I won't make an issue of the fact that you moved the banks...
by using their expensive sales of bad loans.
But how could a mere senior manager...
make a director look like an idiot?
If the other accountants were to find out...
You speak as if Taeil Accounting...
will come tumbling down because of one guy like me.
I'm sure it's better for you...
to be promoted and chewed out.
I didn't tell you to come in.
Gosh, this sure is an accounting firm that likes money.
The guy who makes them lots of money is the king here.
Because of selling bad loans at a high price,
they give you a promotion and even an office like this.
A bluff is a legit move you can use too.
Whether you can read it or not is up to the other person.
They say a spot for a desk in this building costs 200,000 dollars.
Gosh, but for a desk this size, how much would it be?
Will you quit being a CPA and become a licensed realtor instead?
Why didn't you come to the sales deal meeting?
I'm not interested.
Even if the person who requested to sell is Ji Soo?
Are you still not interested?
About Cakebean...
Take it somewhere other than Taeil Accounting.
You know nothing good comes out of getting mixed up with VP Han.
I wish you would stop caring about my business.
Ji Soo, I mean...
I told you. I'm not the same Jang Ji Soo.
You can wait and see if something good comes out of it or not.
Hey, Sung Min.
I'll take the Cakebean case.
I thought I was being careful, but he ended up here.
He really did.
Mr. Yang.
I'm Han Seung Jo, the PM of the Cakebean sales deal.
Let's start the meeting.
It's a sales deal, but you're being so thorough with due diligence.
An accounting firm's inspection becomes this deal's premise.
Why do you think people say that we sell trust, not reports?
It didn't seem like we sold trust either.
What?
You know what I mean. Why ask?
You should watch...
I thought you weren't interested. Why the sudden change of heart?
Because of Ji Soo?
We don't have enough information on HK Private Equity.
It's usually not this bad.
Maybe there's a reason why it has to be so secretive.
Why did Ji Soo have to...
She must have her reasons too.
Do you know something about it?
I'll find out,
starting with who these rich and shy people are.
We have to keep Ji Soo from getting hurt no matter what.
If they sent money to a private equity,
are they limited partners?
Limited partners?
I mean the money holder.
It could be an individual or an organization.
It might not be a person?
And if it is a person, it might be a group of them.
But why are you asking about LPs of a private equity out of the blue?
I was wondering who the LPs of HK Private Equity were.
There are so many things I can't figure out...
with my skills alone.
Realistically, it'll be hard to find who the money holder is.
A private equity is meant to keep things from being exposed.
You might have a chance if you go in through a pathway,
like this passage between buildings.
(Cash holdings)
If you take a look here...
Ms. Baek?
I wonder what's going on.
This afternoon...
(Statement of Financial Position, as of December 31, 2022)
Do I have to teach you to speak now? What about this afternoon?
The problem you spotted...
in Cakebean's financial statements earlier this afternoon.
No matter how much I look at it,
the classification of accounts seems fine.
The numbers seem to be calculated appropriately.
Their profitability is pretty good too.
If it seems fine to you, it must be fine.
You're an expert, just like me.
This is my 1st year, and it's your 10th. How can we be the same?
Wait a second.
Mr. Han!
There's an issue that still has to be reported on.
Jin Tae Soo...
has embarrassed himself once again.
I didn't embarrass myself. I gained experience.
Also, you rascal.
I'm your dad. How can you call me Tae Soo?
I heard the workout went down the drain.
In the future, all of that will...
Dad.
I've never been more glad that I chose to become an accountant.
Oh, my. What's going on?
"I don't have time to see friends."
"I don't have time to sleep."
"I want to live like a human."
You were always whining.
But lately, I want to work very hard.
Could I be...
growing up?
Gosh. You could be.
Since you've grown up...
The senior judge wants to meet with you...
once Jin Seok's trial is over.
Dad.
It's a single judge right now,
but to do something big in the future...
We don't have to go through all of that trouble anymore.
These days, I enjoy...
going to work every day.
(Handle with care)
(Cakebean)
(Receiving Freezer)
(Inventory Check Status)
What?
Please show me the samples I've checked.
I'm back.
The inventory check was tough, right?
Wasn't it really cold in the freezer?
Oh, dear.
I'll head out.
Oh, gosh.
- Eat more. - Thanks.
Be quiet for a second.
Hello?
Yes.
I didn't know I left that there. Tomorrow, I'll...
I'm passing by your house.
Where are you now?
What?
Goodness.
You fool.
Do you know what happened to me today?
I was in this ridiculous cold storage...
What?
You should've told me that your senior was a woman.
Welcome.
- Here you go. - Thank you.
Please take good care...
of our Ho Woo.
Mr. Jang does well...
on his own.
Sure. Is he in this state because he does so well...
Hey.
Well...
Accountants don't usually wear suits for inventory checks.
Even in the summer, a padded jacket is a must for freezers.
Mr. Yang didn't tell you that?
I guess he didn't want to tell me.
You know he doesn't like me.
The thing at the last meeting...
was probably because of Ms. Son.
Ms. Son Hye Won?
Didn't you see the cup?
Who put the cup in such a bad place?
Are you saying what you did was good?
If you had put it in a better place, it wouldn't have broken.
It's my fault again?
They're married?
They started dating in college, and they entered Taeil together.
Triple crown.
If they entered Taeil together...
Ms. Son's promotion was delayed because of maternity leave.
Taking on this sales deal would improve performance evaluations.
That's why she was so obsessed with it.
Mr. Yang knew that. That's why he acted like that.
I'm sure there is something...
that no one other than those two know.
Cheers.
Oh, right.
I could be wrong.
Anyway, nice to meet you.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
Okay. I'll drink too, then.
I have something else to give you.
Speaking of which,
can you help me with something without asking any questions?
You know HK Private Equity, right?
You know every rich person.
What about them?
Can you look into who their Limited Partner is?
Is this a request?
It's a favour.
What are you trying to do?
I'm trying to date someone.
Date?
I got this information...
by mixing a favour...
and a request...
for the first time...
in my life.
(Lee Chan Ju)
Lee Chan Ju?
Sang Ah Group Chairman Lee Chan Ju...
is one of the LPs of HK Private Equity.
You were curious about it before.
Are you sure?
How did you find out?
You're grateful, right?
Gosh. What an irresponsible person.
Hey.
Why are you staring at her like that?
What? Staring? What?
You look jealous.
I am jealous.
I'm also fascinated.
About what?
Getting so irresponsibly drunk when she just met you two.
I'm also jealous that she can normally smile, work,
and go home.
I don't have things...
that are normal for other people.
Should I even be among such people?
She might be...
much more impressive a person than I knew.
No one asked you to become a fighter.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could mix with them normally?
I must survive if I'm to be a fighter.
What, I must handle another drunkard?
Help out just this once.
Accountants are people too.
Mr. Accountant. No.
Mr. Jang. You could take your mentor home.
Goodbye.
Hey, wait!
You didn't have to.
I told you to come say hi, not pay the whole bill.
I should stay and entertain you,
but I have a morning meeting I just can't miss.
Don't.
You're making me look bad.
I'll come for the company card next week.
Until then, take your team out and eat...
all that's good for you.
I heard your Audit Department is...
doing all they can to get the Jisan deal.
Things never end well when two teams under the same roof...
go against each other.
Mr. Han must be very disgruntled.
It must be added pressure on you.
I'm here to see a respected friend, not to discuss work.
I have your back.
Do you have mine?
Sir, how about another round?
Yes, sure. See you.
Let's go!
Goodbye.
Is this the spot?
Where Jang In Ho died.
I won't condemn you.
Work is like being in a play.
That was the role you were given.
You couldn't have refused.
Don't take it to mean I forgive you.
Make up for it.
So I can let live someone I want to kill.
Prove your going concern value...
is greater than your liquidation value,
and make it up to me.
How do you mean?
(Lee Chan Ju)
(Lee Chan Ju: Profile)
(Chairman Lee Chan Ju)
("Lee Chan Ju Stresses Innovation")
("Sang Ah Group Inheritance Scheme?")
(Lee Chan Ju)
If what Ms. Jin said is true,
AN is someone important to HK Private Equity,
and if that person is connected to Lee Chan Ju,
this will be much bigger than expected.
While Ji Soo gets closer to AN,
it might be better if I go after Lee Chan Ju.
I'm sure...
they will cross paths.
Stand up straight.
You incompetent fools.
Darn you. Why do you bother to eat?
You must be collecting housing payments.
Spend that to avert the crisis for now.
The apartment payments...
will equal the price of building a complex,
and the profits come from the stores.
We got all that messed up, and the stores are empty.
Darn you!
We have Sang Ah Medical.
They will release a new drug soon.
That must bring in some money.
Release was pushed back because the third clinical trial failed.
You fools!
You spend a fortune in food and do nothing!
All our subsidiaries are busy repaying each other's debts,
so they're all messed up.
Are you trying to make me feel worse?
Forget it.
Call Jisan Bank.
Say we'll pay it back soon and ask for 20...
No, ask for some extra, like 50 million dollars.
Don't just stand there! Call them!
Jisan Bank is refusing our calls.
Why?
Everyone is talking about...
our group's debt-to-equity ratio, and they won't talk to us.
We did business with them since my father's time!
And they ignore our calls...
because of some rumour?
Those punks.
I'll kill them all.
Move.
Sir, if you make them demand we repay what we already owe...
Why take home a paycheck if all you say is no?
Before closing time,
sell something or go to a loan shark.
Do something!
You won't? Do you want to get beaten to death?
You all. Get out of here.
Out!
Why is everyone around me so incompetent?
Darn it.
I must've been crazy.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, dear.
What is it now?
The Cakebean deal. What do you think...
we must do to sell it well?
Who knows?
If I like your idea, I might give you...
a better performance evaluation.
For my whole team.
Very well.
I think I'd convince the buyer...
what they can sell later on if they buy Cakebean now.
If they buy Cakebean, they can sell something else?
You must make the buyer feel they're earning as they spend...
to get them to open their wallet.
Cakebean's positive company image,
and a client...
with empty store spaces who needs people to fill them...
would be the main target.
For example,
like Sang Ah Village.
Okay.
If I buy a franchise,
I can sell Sang Ah Village?
Nothing's as quick and effective as selling property.
That only applies to the sale of something big.
Sang Ah Village's store spaces are all empty.
I'll only make enough to cover the price of cement.
Do you two have the time to be here?
Aren't you busy?
What I'm going to suggest...
is that you solve the empty store problem with franchises...
so you can sell Sang Ah Village at a good price.
Franchises are a dying business model.
They've been going out for a while.
You have a good chance with some steady sellers.
Cakebean is a dessert brand...
Chairman Lee.
What do you think...
an audit is?
An audit?
Why would you ask me that, all of a sudden?
And audit's an audit.
What do you think it means...
to do a good auditing job?
It means...
to go through a company's finances thoroughly...
to see if they did good or bad...
My advisory department...
can openly say we do a good job,
but the audit department...
We can't say they do a good job,
but it's also hard to say they do a bad job.
I feel a predicament as a fellow accountant.
Even VP An Seung Yeon, who is known in the business...
as being great at her job,
isn't up to par. That just says it all.
Well, anyway...
What kind of client would like it...
if you told them you could cut off their necks...
with the knife in your hands?
It might be better to stay blind...
until the final blow.
But...
what did you say earlier? Cakebean?
Do they sell cakes made of beans or something?
How did you catch on that VP An Seung Yeon...
contacted Chairman Lee Chan Ju?
That guy doesn't have anywhere to get money from,
but he's acting so arrogant.
The reasons are obvious.
An Seung Yeon must've said that if he had her do the audit,
she'd connect him to a bank who could help him with funding.
Hey, let's talk later. Bye.
Gosh.
Right, so...
where were we?
Right. That cake thing.
Yes, and the beans.
If they buy Cakebean, they can sell something else?
You must make the buyer feel they're earning as they spend...
to get them to open their wallet.
Is it really okay to freeze them like this beforehand?
That's why this is a skill and why we have a patent.
If we don't do this, we won't be able to handle...
the Christmas cake demand.
This cooling technique could be used in various ways,
and not just cake. It's very impressive.
I'm sure people will make use of it.
(Cakebean)
Please work hard for us until we sign the contract.
Cakebean is a great company...
with many franchise locations.
Can I ask why you're selling such a great company?
Well, that's...
Hey, do you have a death wish?
Move out of the way this instant!
Hey!
I won't move. Who do you plan to kill this time?
I refuse to take a single step from here.
(Pushing out franchise stores is like murder!)
"Pushing out franchise stores?"
You'll have to run me over if you want to leave!
My family is about to die.
- I don't care. - Quickly, please.
- Let go of me! - Hey, get up!
I said, let me go!
- What's wrong with you? - I won't back down.
- I will fight until the end. - Get over here!
- Come on! - I refuse!
We'll have to tell Mr. Han Seung Jo.
I'll do it.
Please, save me!
- Hey, what are you doing? - Let me go!
(Gangnam Station Store)
Minus 12 percent?
Then do you mean Cakebean stores...
face more losses the more they run their business?
No wonder they chained themselves and lay down on the ground.
Money kept coming and going in any case.
The franchise store owners would've found it difficult...
to know if they were making money or not.
They would've needed at least two years...
to figure out that it was a loss in the end.
I saw this somewhere.
Cakebean franchise stores' average duration of business.
HK Private Equity must've known from the start...
that franchise stores close in two years.
That was why they raised our commission.
They wanted us to sell it fast.
Once the host dies,
the parasite can no longer survive.
Yes?
How was field work today? Was it all right?
Well,
you know how due diligence is.
Any other issues?
We should make sure there aren't any.
This is an important sales deal for me.
Get going.
They demanded that franchise stores be guaranteed the right to live.
They were throwing themselves in front of the trucks.
I really thought something serious might happen.
I believe it if they were being pushed out.
They forced franchise stores to take on products...
and buy more than they could.
This won't cause us any problems, will it?
Mr. Jang said he'd talk to Mr. Han about it.
I'm sure we'll hear something.
Chairman Lee Chan Ju is coming too?
Yes, we'll leave right away.
Mr. Jang.
Later.
And this location is...
where a Cakebean store will be opening soon.
Oh, is this the location?
The area for exclusive use is about...
(For Lease)
These are desserts that will be sold at Cakebean. If you take a look...
So this is the stuff that's made with beans.
Anyway, this store will be opening up here, right?
This stuff looks delicious.
If we sign the contract tomorrow,
the Cakebean sales deal will be over.
Oh, you don't have to go with me to Sang Ah Group tomorrow.
Yes, I heard the chairman will be going on a business trip.
You know so much.
How is it that you're doing a good job?
You never know how a deal might go until the very end.
Mr. Jang.
What happened?
Didn't you report to Mr. Han?
Didn't you say you'd tell him...
about the company pushing out franchise stores?
I will someday.
When?
On the plane?
After the whole deal is over?
Didn't we see everything we had to see?
What on earth are you thinking?
I want you, Mr. Jang, to leave Taeil Accounting.
Even if it started with good intentions,
I cannot allow anyone at Taeil Accounting...
to use others to achieve his goals. At least, not while I'm here.
Accountants...
must be responsible for the process as well as the results.
Please allow it just once more.
A good intention that didn't achieve its goals...
is meaningless.
I want to...
make your good intention come true.
Whatever.
I'll go and tell him, then.
Someone told me...
that accountants aren't heroes of justice.
Is this something that requires heroes of justice?
It's common sense.
Selling a company whose financial statements ...
we can't even trust is just not right.
Are we trying to stab the buyer in the back when they trusted us?
Is not telling me things your specialty these days?
Don't get the wrong idea.
I was here first, and you guys came in.
Why didn't you tell me...
what happened when you went to do due diligence?
Isn't that true for you too?
You knew, just by looking over the financial statements,
what HK Private Equity did to Cakebean.
But you didn't say a word.
Pushing out?
We don't do stuff like forcing our franchise store owners...
to buy products or anything like that.
If your sales were all legitimate,
there would've been a sales pattern...
even if it didn't show directly on the financial statements.
Since this is a dessert brand,
there must've been changes in sales...
depending on the season and promotions you had.
But Cakebean doesn't have anything you can call a sales pattern.
Because these sales were pieced together by someone on purpose.
This was a good attempt, but you won't get your own way.
I can't sell a product that can't be trusted.
Even if your client,
Joyce Jang, made me do it?
She said if I wanted to make the most money I could,
I had to listen to her.
It wasn't Ji Soo's fault.
It's a common thing that happens in a private equity's exit strategy.
(Exit: Selling an acquired company and turning it into cash)
Accountants have no responsibility to consider franchise stores,
which aren't part of the due diligence.
Sure, so we'll just go ahead with the deal.
What's the problem?
This isn't like you, Jang Ho Woo.
I'll figure it out myself.
I'm a professional, just like you.
Can you still say...
accounting firms sell trust...
instead of reports?
(Director Han Seung Jo)
The thing you asked for before.
There isn't much information here either,
but...
I found a few companies HK Private Equity contacted...
and sent it to your email.
What do these guys do?
(President Jin Tae Soo)
Jisan Bank President Jin Tae Soo?
Is he still asking us to join the special receivable bid?
What should I do?
Ignore it. It's not as if there's an upside.
(Upside: Possibility of gains beyond expected earnings)
Does he think I came here just for something like that?
Why did you want to meet? I was already done with work.
A foreign equity fund is targeting Korean companies...
and only doing business in Korea to make money?
Korean money?
A Korean person?
That's right. A foreigner of Korean descent.
Since they earned that money in Korea,
that money can legally stay in Korea.
Since the money belongs to foreigners,
they can take it overseas if they want.
Why are they making things so complicated?
They can bring money out from the dark and into the light.
Money laundering.
Even if this is true,
there's no way Chairman Lee did this on his own.
Who does she think she is?
Han Seung Jo?
Move.
It's okay.
Does HK Private Equity's capital come from Korea?
What you're doing now...
is very dangerous. Do you even know that?
This is completely different from pushing out franchise stores...
like you did with Cakebean.
I guess you're not an incompetent accountant.
It's dangerous?
Dangers you are aware of do not pose a threat.
It's just a factor that gets reflected in the price.
Are you saying you get paid more by HK Private Equity...
because what you do is dangerous?
As you can see, it's all paid work.
Ji Soo.
Why are you doing this?
You were always acting like you were all that,
but I guess you're no different.
Look at you getting drunk and visiting an ex-girlfriend.
The real danger...
is uncertainty.
A situation in which you can't judge whether something is good or bad.
Leave before you regret tomorrow after sobering up.
You have the contract, right?
Yes.
Get in.
What are you doing? Chairman Lee's schedule changed.
Okay.
Didn't you also want...
this sales deal to go through?
I thought that was why you didn't tell Mr. Han.
You need to drop something when it's at the highest point...
for it to completely shatter.
What?
But what's with this car?
This is the fastest of my cars.
"My cars?"
Oh, Ms. Jin.
Mr. Jang.
There's something we need to tell one of the passengers urgently.
I already told you.
Once they're past immigration, it's impossible.
What about a memo or an announcement on the plane?
We cannot do that due to issues on personal information and safety.
Right. I'll buy a ticket, then.
I can get past immigration if I have a ticket, right?
- Here. - Your passport, please.
I'm not actually leaving the country.
I'm just going inside for a bit and coming right back out.
Do I still need a passport?
Yes.
(Mr. Jang)
The phone is turned off.
Please leave a message...
Mr. Han Seung Jo?
What are you doing here?
Don't buy Cakebean, Chairman Lee.
What?
Did you also come here...
to tell me that?
What?
Thank you for your work. Thank you.
Mr. Jang.
How are you coming from there?
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs Passport Service Office)
(Instructions for Emergency Passport Issuance)
(Name, Jang Ho Woo)
(Identification card, Passport)
(Republic of Korea, Passport, Jang Ho Woo)
Thank you.
Please give me any ticket that will get me past immigration.
Chairman Lee!
I'm Jang Ho Woo, an accountant from Taeil Accounting.
With the Cakebean sales deal, people at headquarters are...
Please don't sign that contract, Chairman Lee.
What?
Cakebean is a lot different from what you know.
I can prove it to you easily.
That's impossible.
Vice President Han Je Kyun clearly said...
Vice President Han Je Kyun may not have known.
Or maybe he did.
If he didn't know, it was a mistake.
If he knew, he deceived you.
Either way,
it's a problem for you.
The one who takes away the poisonous cake...
appears to be more amazing...
than the one who gives a sweet cake.
(Boarding Pass)
A glass of champagne that's worth 14,000 dollars.
Vice President Han.
Who are you to break the deal?
I said you'd pay for the price...
How dare you backstab me?
Were you planning this to screw me over?
Did you set me up?
You're insane. What are you, a moron?
What's wrong with you?
Let's meet as soon as I return to Korea.
We need to finish our conversation.
You didn't hold out until he came to the airport...
If that worked,
let's say that was part of my plan.
What are you saying?
(2023 Cakebean Statement of Financial Position)
The patent technology wasn't included in Cakebean sales deal?
No, HK Private Equity said...
they were going to keep the patent.
They'll sell the company...
but not the patent?
(HK Private Equity)
(Closed for the day)
(Certificate of Patent)
Patent?
That's all the patents HK Private Equity owns?
Why did they need so many patents?
It's a shield.
A shield to protect me from responsibility and criticism.
With that,
even a slush fund is not a problem.
Do you think this would work in times like this?
I noticed the city's biggest food manufacturer is...
located in your district.
That company must be dying to support your political funds.
If they could, they'd rather pay you some...
and receive benefits in return.
They're not probably aware of how.
I'll solve the problem for you.
In a legal...
and safe way.
Patent dues.
The money one pays to the owner of the patent...
for using the patent?
If you exchange money for no good reason,
that's improper solicitation and bribery.
But if you lend a patent the company needs...
and charge them for it,
that's business.
So this is a shield?
The exclusive right approved by the country.
That's a patent.
It becomes legal tunnelling.
Refer to this data,
and check who has HK Private Equity's patent licenses.
Yes, sir.
And if you give this patent to your son,
that solves the gift tax problem.
It also lets you become a good father.
In the end,
you're doing this for the good of your son.
(Lee Bo Sung)
Lee Bo Sung.
He's Chairman Lee Chan Ju of Sang Ah Group's son.
Park Seung Jun.
People and Future Party's representative's nephew?
Nam Young Min.
KNC broadcasting station's president's son-in-law.
Kim Seol A.
FCS vice-chairman's sister.
The rest of the patents are the same.
Should I keep going?
So, what do you want from me?
You're probably doing this for something.
Jang Ji Soo isn't collecting patents.
She's collecting people.
Yes?
How did the interview go with the distressed debt fund manager?
In his 40s, a lone breadwinner with a lot of loans.
Pick someone who needs money for his children.
No retreat would make him obedient.
Who feels a sense of accomplishment these days?
Just pay him more. Yes.
Chairman Lee Sung Ju.
I was actually on my way to see you. I'm glad you're here.
I want to get paid for lending you my name...
last time.
Right.
What would you like?
You don't even know what I want. Why are you so confident?
You want me to collect Sang Ah Group's bonds?
For a company with the owner risk like Sang Ah Group,
the creditors will become more powerful than shareholders one day.
Even if there's an owner risk,
as long as the company pays the principal and interest regularly,
there's nothing creditors can do.
The situation may change anytime.
If the situation changes,
the creditor's status will also change.
They only act like docile sheep when they get paid on time.
Wild animals...
even eat the zookeeper when they're not fed.
(Audit Report on Statement of Financial Position)
Mr. Jang.
Well...
I...
What's this?
You...
Do you always meddle with other's business?
It's okay to slack off sometimes. What's the big deal?
Why are you so ashamed of it?
I didn't do anything to be ashamed of.
Then let me join you.
- What? - I'm never nosy...
outside of work,
but I don't want to see the new staff struggling.
Do you want to...
do it right this time?
Cooperation.
(Numbers)
Exclude Jang Ho Woo...
from major tasks from now on.
Let's dig into the data on Sang Ah Group first.
Do you even know what this is about?
I want to help you.
Do I need a reason?
Yesterday's enemy may become today's comrade.
Vice President Han, you know him too, right?
Accountant Jang Ho Woo.
The reason why VP An Seung Yeon helps...
Sang Ah Group make the slush fund.
I'll visit you at Taeil Accounting.
Why are you obsessed with Sang Ah Group's slush fund?
She wouldn't do that. I know her.
You have no clue who An Seung Yeon really is.
Why are you acting up again?
I'll give you the proof.