(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(All child actors were shot under supervision.)
The first-anniversary memorial service...
for Chairman Jang Chang Sung is being held as we speak.
Heading for the world's best...
beyond the best in Korea,
our WJ Entertainment...
is preparing...
to surprise the world once again with the completion...
of VK Media Culture Valley, which my late father,
Chairman Jang Chang Sung, dreamed of during his lifetime.
To this...
Make me look super sad. Got it?
All finished.
Okay. Eye drops.
Thank you again for taking time out of your busy schedule...
to be here at the memorial service.
(The Late Chairman Jang Chang Sung's 1st Anniversary Memorial Service)
Chairman Jang!
Chairman Jang...
Na Hee is here, Chairman Jang.
It's me, Na Hee. The one you adored so much...
when you were alive.
Please stop taking pictures.
Chairman Jang...
Some may see her and think he's her father.
Chairman Jang...
You should feign some sadness too.
Chairman Jang...
(The Late Chairman Jang Chang Sung's 1st Anniversary Memorial Service)
- Goodbye. - Hey.
You're looking sharper by the day.
You didn't have to come. You must be busy.
But still, thanks for coming.
You know that we aren't busy.
We're out of work because you stole a part...
one of our actors had auditioned for.
(The Late Chairman Jang Chang Sung's 1st Anniversary Memorial Service)
Did that really happen?
I don't get reports for such trivial events,
so I had no idea.
You didn't know?
What about Eun Ha?
What about Jacklyn?
Well, you're the king of the great empire,
the man who steals everything that's mine.
What's that over there? Look.
If you're that upset, you can try to do better than me.
What?
Mr. Na, we should grab a bite to eat soon.
Goodness, Chairman Hwang!
Goodness.
- VK Media Culture Valley. - Thank you.
That business is worth two billion dollars.
Isn't that too big for you to run that alone?
Don't be such a big shot all by yourself.
Share a little, will you?
Babe, we're running out of time.
Let's go. You too, Soo A.
Hello. Hey. Where's Hee Chan?
Woo Young Ran, that rude woman.
Hey, let's go. Darn it.
I thought you were my friend.
Seeing you in such confidence after stealing my girl is appalling.
Were we ever friends?
Okay. Cut.
We'll continue to the next scene.
Mr. Yoon's makeup looks cakey.
You heard that Yoon Ji Tae stole Woo Hyuk's part, right?
Woo Hyuk was supposed to play the leading role.
I heard the rumors. Is it true?
That's a fact.
I know WJ Entertainment is powerful, but how can they steal his part?
It's true that this industry is...
cruel and dirty, but isn't this too awful?
I also don't think that part should've gone to him.
Jung Woo Hyuk would've made a better leading role.
Right? Tell me about it.
I mean, look at his awful acting. I could probably do it better.
- Right. - I'm good.
Let's roll.
Standby. Cue.
But you know,
- since when was Ji Yeon your girl? - Cut.
It's not Ji Yeon. It's Mi Yeon.
I'm sorry.
Standby.
Cue.
Since when was Mi Yeon your love...
I'm sorry!
Woo Hyuk, are you all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
You don't look fine.
Will you say the right lines?
Sorry.
(The late Chairman Jang Chang Sung's...)
(1st Anniversary memorial service was held.)
(Many actors from his agency and many other guests...)
(in the world of politics, business, and entertainment paid respect.)
Darn it!
Cut! Good grief.
I'm sorry.
What's with me today?
Darn it.
You're about to kill him. Are you okay?
Hey, sorry. I'm really sorry.
It's okay.
Do you feel it's unfair that you lost your role?
Well, I hear you're still not over your dead manager lady.
Man, you have such a cheap taste in women.
You.
Kiddo, if it feels unfair, take him down by performing better.
You need to show self-control to be a great actor.
What's harder than acting is having self-control and patience.
Get it?
Goodness.
- Darn it! - You rude jerk.
How dare you insult Ju Kyung?
- And you're just an awful actor! - Darn it!
Ms. Bong!
Yes, I can make a visit.
Shin Ju Kyung?
Do you know her?
No, it can't be her.
No, I don't know her.
(You're such a good dancer.)
(Who watches Hyunta these days?)
(Hyunta, you're so pretty.)
(Give it up for Hyunta!)
(Hyunta, here comes a big one. 10,000 Balloons)
(I mean that you're fantastic.)
(You're so adorable.)
(Hyunta, you're so pretty.)
(Hyunta always delivers.)
Hey.
No, I can't be an idol star.
I said I'd show you girl group dances, right?
So I took a few lessons.
Guys, I always keep my promises.
Se Jin, thanks.
DiCaprio, Bow Wow,
Semi-Basement, and Hate Boomers, thank you!
My gosh. Ten thousand balloons?
Number Three!
Thank you so much!
This is...
just for you.
You know how I feel, right?
Bong Mi Rye, have you lost it?
My gosh.
What is it?
You can't do that on set!
Wait there. I'm on my way back.
Darn it.
What? You headbutted him?
Are you a thug or what?
You headbutted and took down the leading actor on set?
Would I do that if it wasn't so bad?
Yoon Ji Tae kept beating Woo Hyuk by missing his lines on purpose!
Right, Woo Hyuk?
It's true that Yoon Ji Tae is really rude.
Right? I'm telling you!
Not only is he rude,
he's acting all haughty as if he's always been a star.
But still, you should've held back.
Exactly!
Not only did he lose the lead role, he also lost his supporting role.
Even Woo Hyuk showed control, so why couldn't you hold back?
I told you to lose your pride.
Didn't I tell you that a manager can't work with her pride?
I did! Go ahead and see if I have any pride left in me!
Man, not only did I lose my pride,
I dropped my self-confidence and self-assurance...
whenever I came to work!
- What did I do so wrong? - Bong Mi Rye! I'll get you!
Are you going to beat me?
Fine, go ahead. Beat me!
I should go get the meal voucher.
Goodness.
Ju Kyung, everything is a mess without you.
Nothing is working out,
and everyone is lost.
(Soro Gallery)
(Dreaming of becoming the world's largest media kingdom,)
(VK Media Culture Valley)
VK Media Culture Valley...
is the world's largest media kingdom that brings people...
from all media industries in the world together.
All service teams are operated by special VVIP members.
And all movie and drama businesses...
can be conducted non-stop.
Goodness, really.
Why did the memorial ceremony have to be that long?
Good grief. I was starving to death.
But Hye Rim. Seriously.
You didn't look one bit sad.
Chairman Jang would be disappointed in paradise.
Young Ran. Do you know how mean he was to me...
when he was alive?
You remember, don't you?
How upsetting.
Now that my dear husband is in paradise and not with me,
my world feels empty.
What a heartless man.
Honey.
Chairman Jang.
Right. Hye Rim.
You two were like a pair of lovebirds.
- Is Soo A asleep? - Yes.
You may go and rest, Ms. Kim.
Goodness.
Because of all the eyes watching me, I can't eat...
or laugh even if I want to.
Young Ran. Living with dignity isn't as easy as it looks.
Good gracious. Listen.
Isn't that pretense and hypocrisy, not dignity?
Young Ran. What makes me look pretentious and hypocritical?
I asked Gi Yun to put in a special effort to get you a good role...
in the upcoming movie directed by Bong Man Ho,
the ten-million-audience movie director. But never mind.
Oh, my goodness. I'm sorry. I can't believe I just said that.
Come on, Hye Rim.
You're right. It's dignity.
Dig in.
You're totally right. You need to eat to maintain your dignity.
Hurry up and eat. Here.
Gosh, girl.
Hye Rim. Do tell Gi Yun...
to do his utmost best in Director Bong's movie.
It's a promise, okay?
Gosh, our dignified Madam Hye Rim. Here.
In this business,
including Gold Run Commerce,
the world's largest distribution company,
and Netprince, the global OTT company...
Together with the world's largest distribution company,
Gold Run Commerce,
the global OTT company, Netprince, and more...
We attracted an investment...
of one billion dollars.
This business attracted a one-billion-dollar investment.
(We will be a part of becoming the world's largest media kingdom.)
Sir. We can't give you a meal voucher...
if you don't belong in our company.
I'm the founding member of WJ.
Gi Yun, the current chairman.
I changed his diaper and raised him until he was five.
No kids wear diapers until five, but you say that every day.
You...
How's Ji Tae?
He will need four weeks to heal.
- "Four weeks to heal?" - Yes.
What? Wouldn't that delay the shoot for a month?
Really?
Yes. It was all our fault.
So please comfort Yoon Ji Tae well as the peacemaker, Director.
You helped Ji Tae make his debut, yes?
Yes. We leave it to you.
Hey. Listen. Yoon Ji Tae needs four weeks to heal.
What?
No way.
My headbutt isn't strong enough to cause a four-week injury.
This is a scheme. Do you want to confirm it?
Gosh, forget it. Follow me. Darn it.
- Where are we going? - Just follow me.
Really, that girl.
What do we do?
(Soro Gallery)
- Thank you for coming. - Thank you so much for having me.
- We're going to have a bright future. - Thank you.
Take care.
(Soro Gallery)
Thank you.
- Please return safely. - Bye.
This way, please.
Chairman Jang. Gi Yun. Great work.
Our time is finally coming.
This is all thanks to you, Assemblyman.
I will pay a personal visit later.
Okay.
- Jacklyn. Will it be done by today? - Of course.
- Show him the way. - Yes.
- This way, please. - All right.
Jacklyn.
I'm dying to go to bed with you.
That means you're on cloud nine, right?
You'll always be on cloud nine.
I will make that happen.
But let me fill up that greedy old fox's tummy first.
See you later.
I'm really going to lose my mind.
How could you get double eyelid surgery...
in the middle of a weekday drama without permission?
The drama will end soon, no?
And I thought I would only make it to episode 15.
Who would've imagined I'd suddenly appear in episode 86?
Even so,
you should've told your manager if you were going to get...
a complete makeover.
I know, right? She got her face done without telling me.
Good grief. What's with this mess?
Ms. Kim. You're at fault too.
If you had checked when she would appear every week,
this wouldn't have happened.
I did check up to episode 40.
But she didn't appear in any of them.
And I couldn't call Director Cho every day.
Director Cho. What will happen to me now?
Isn't it obvious?
The writer will write you off as dead.
I'm going to die?
I'm seriously going to die?
Is today my unlucky day?
The shoot stopped as Ji Tae needed four weeks to heal.
And you die in the drama due to double eyelid surgery.
I'm the one who wants to die.
Good gracious.
I'm terribly sorry, Ji Tae.
What must we do to make you forgive us?
I'm sorry. I have little experience in this field.
Hey, excuse me.
Ji Tae's nose almost got crushed, you know that?
We will sue you for assault...
and demand compensation for damage to your company.
What? It's my fault.
I don't mind going to jail,
but our company can't shut down.
Please cut us some slack.
Ji Tae. Please go easy on us.
I'll go on my knees if you want me to.
Forget it.
I don't need it. It makes me uncomfortable.
Hey. Stop being so cold-hearted.
Just settle it well.
Gosh, punk. You're too kind.
Then we'll be generous and...
You saw those boomers beg on their knees, right?
Do you feel good now?
Getting Jung Woo Hyuk kicked out of the drama...
was your goal, wasn't it?
Was it obvious?
Yoon Ji Tae sure has grown up.
Before Director Shin gave him a role,
he was just one of the passersby without a single line.
I'm sorry. Our company has zero power. We always suffer a loss.
I should apologize.
We got Woo Hyuk a role. But he got kicked out.
(Soro Gallery)
Here you go.
Your gallery is very useful in many ways...
for Chairman Jang's business.
Paintings are the easiest way to launder money.
You and Chairman Jang make a perfect couple.
And it was I who made it happen.
I told Chairman Jang to get a good hold of you.
And that is why I'm so loyal to you.
"Loyal?" Loyal, is it?
That's nice to hear.
Where are you, Gi Yun?
I'm returning to the office.
I'll receive a few reports, then come home right away.
How was Assemblyman Yang?
I gave him much more than what we promised.
Isn't that old man a little too greedy?
Once he becomes the representative of the party,
he'll run for the presidency next.
Once he becomes the President,
Jacklyn, you'll be the President's daughter-in-law.
You aren't his real son. How can I be his daughter-in-law?
He only has girls, so he thinks of me as his own.
Gosh, okay, then.
I wasn't asleep.
Who are you?
Is there a Shin Ju Kyung here?
No one here has that name.
Oh, there she is.
I only started a week ago.
You can get your own coffee.
My legs hurt.
(WJ Entertainment)
Hey.
- Director Cho. - Yes?
Come in.
Yes.
Darn it.
Who do you think you are to put your feet on my desk?
Who the heck are you? How dare you treat a guest like this?
Hey, she looks a little too much like Ms. Shin.
I'm sorry.
Except for that missing spot.
She doesn't look like her!
- Hey. - Hey.
Hey! Goodness.
Sit here.
- You. - What?
Woo Hyuk, cut it out.
She doesn't know that no one is allowed to sit there...
because of you.
Hey, Seung Pil, you have a guest.
Are you CEO Na Seung Pil?
Yes. Right, are you Ms. Seo Hee Jae from Japan?
Yes, Ju Kyung's friend.
You look a lot like her.
I can't believe it. Are you her twin sister?
No, you look too elegant to be Ju Kyung.
Where is she?
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
So...
(WJ Entertainment)
Yoon Ji Tae was attacked on set and then hospitalized...
with an injury that would take four weeks to recover.
And you are...
What's your name?
I'm Joo Mi Young.
Yes, Mi Young.
Ms. Joo...
got plastic surgery during the production...
and was kicked out?
Is that so?
- Yes. - Okay.
Everyone else may leave except for Director Cho.
Yes.
Which agency is that manager with, the one who assaulted Yoon Ji Tae?
Never let this happen again...
by teaching them a lesson and kicking them out of this industry.
Well, she's with NA Entertainment,
on the seventh floor of this building.
NA Entertainment? Na Seung Pil's agency?
Yes.
I was going to file for damage and report her for assault,
but they knelt before Ji Tae and begged for forgiveness.
They even knelt?
Yes.
But as you suggested,
I'll take legal measures to prevent this from happening...
No. It's all right.
They'll be closed soon, even without our trouble.
Let them be. Let's be kind.
What about Jung Woo Hyuk?
Ji Tae wants to drop the production if he has to shoot...
- with Jung Woo Hyuk again. - Really?
All right.
We can't show too much kindness, so let's drop Jung Woo Hyuk.
Turn WJ Entertainment's kindness into a great story...
and use it to promote Yoon Ji Tae.
Yes, then should I show kindness to Ms. Kim and Joo Mi Young?
No, fire them both, one for breaching the contract...
and the other for lack of competence.
Sorry?
Ji Tae brought much more damage to the agency.
Mi Young was an extra, so she wasn't paid much.
What happened to Ji Tae was an accident!
Joo Mi Young failed to stand by her contract,
and her manager failed to keep her artiste in line!
They humiliated WJ Entertainment.
A business is all about its public image,
especially in entertainment and management.
Chairman Jang, you have the most outstanding philosophy...
on business management I have never seen elsewhere.
Gosh, Jacklyn.
You're already dressed like that in the early evening?
Isn't that too showy for someone who lives with her mother-in-law?
Gi Yun is head over heels for me because I'm this showy.
From what I've seen, you're head over heels for Gi Yun.
Gosh, you got me.
Hey.
This is a great wine.
When did you get this?
Let's have a drink when Gi Yun gets home.
Mother, Gi Yun and I said...
we'd have a drink just by ourselves, discussing business.
You find business talk tedious.
Goodness. That cheeky girl.
Fine, so you two will only enjoy yourselves?
Over here! I found it!
Good! I knew it. She went to NA Entertainment.
I lost touch with Ju Kyung a year ago.
Did something happen to her?
Actually, Ms. Shin...
- Lady Miharu. - Darn it.
Come with us quietly without making a scene.
No, I can't go!
Come with us!
- My gosh! - No.
You! Go away! Go!
What's going on?
Go! Go away!
She's making a mess!
- Go! - Lady Miharu.
Hey! What the heck are you doing in our office?
Hey!
- Hey! - Who are you people? My gosh.
(VK Media Culture Valley Blueprint)
Lady Miharu, come with us!
No, I won't go! That's what you'll tell my father!
- Hey! - My gosh.
Move aside! We must get her!
What just happened? Was that a tsunami?
What on earth is this mess?
(Become a top star with WJ Entertainment!)
(Oh Na Hee)
Wait! Lady Miharu!
(Become a top star with WJ Entertainment!)
(Oh Na Hee)
(WJ Entertainment, Oh Na Hee)
Wait!
Please wait, Lady Miharu!
Let's go that way.
Hold on.
Shin Ju Kyung?
What?
Oh, right.
I'm sorry. I got the wrong person.
(WJ Entertainment)
(No Entry)
Darn it.
What?
I'm sorry. Lend me your cheek for three seconds.
(The Elegant Empire)
- I'm going to work here. - Says who?
I'm against it, period.
Why don't we do this?
Woo Hyuk got kicked out of the drama.
Get him back on the show, and we'll hire you.
Why are you heading to the 20th floor?
I will destroy WJ.
Let go. Bring your boss here!
Gosh. Where did that tyrant come from?
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)