(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(All child actors were shot under supervision.)
(WJ's Chairwoman Shin will be sent to jail for embezzlement.)
Do you admit to the embezzlement?
How do you feel right now?
Why did you do it?
Please tell us.
It's your first day as chairman. How do you feel?
(Late Chairman Jang's son, Jang Gi Yun, is the new chairman.)
I will work hard for WJ from now on.
Chairman Jang Gi Yun of WJ...
promised a stable management recovery by proceeding...
with the VK Media Culture Valley business plan.
Embezzlement? That's nonsense.
What? What did you say?
It's nothing.
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
Congratulations.
Congratulations, Chairman Jang Gi Yun.
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
You helped me out a lot, Jaclyn.
You have the confidence to keep Shin Ju Kyung...
from taking the company away once she gets released,
yes?
All safety precautions have been taken.
Don't worry.
Soo A.
I'm sorry about last time.
Your mommy's not a murderer. I had the wrong idea.
It's okay.
But your mommy is going to jail for stealing the company's money.
That's probably a lie, too.
My mommy's a kind person.
Take this!
Go die, Jang Gi Yun!
- You evil being! - What the heck?
You!
Do you have a death wish or something?
Lead a decent life, will you?
If you do, we won't be throwing these precious eggs at you.
Take this!
- Come here. - There.
Darn it!
You two! Stop right there!
That Mr. Nobody...
Young Ran. What do you think? It suits me, right?
Somebody's excited.
Excited to use her husband's insurance money that she received.
I have the right to use that money.
Think of how many years I took care of him after he had a stroke.
To put it bluntly, it was Ju Kyung who took care of him, not you.
I should get a massage tomorrow.
How about you join me?
Hold on.
Yes, Director?
What? What do you mean Soo A disappeared?
The kids were playing at the kindergarten for free time.
But she disappeared.
I called to ask if she had gone home. Is she not there?
Where did Soo A go?
She's not picking up her phone. Goodness.
Soo A is missing?
What if she got kidnapped?
Gosh, Young Ran. Don't say such a horrible thing.
Good gracious.
- Soo A got kidnapped? - You scared me.
What's up with your getup?
Oh, well...
What was that about Soo A?
Listen. She disappeared from kindergarten.
- Even her phone is turned off. - What?
By any chance, couldn't she be with Ye Kyung?
She wanted to meet her mommy and auntie a few days ago.
Then hurry up and call her.
I can't do it. Ye Kyung won't be happy to answer my call.
For goodness' sake. Seriously.
You saw Jang Gi Yun's face covered in eggs, right?
Should we throw eggs at him every day?
Shall we? For real.
Yes, Ms. Woo?
Soo A disappeared?
What do you mean by that?
Soo A! Jang Soo A!
Goodness.
Excuse me!
- Have you seen this girl? - No, I haven't.
All right. Thank you.
Gosh. Soo A!
Soo A!
Where is she?
Soo A.
Soo A!
(Bora Kindergarten)
I searched every corner nearby, but she wasn't anywhere.
Where did she go?
Let's go back to the kindergarten.
She might be back by now.
(Bora Kindergarten)
I think she was kidnapped.
Should we report it to the police?
Old lady, are you out of your mind?
If people hear that the daughter of WJ Entertainment was kidnapped,
it'll ruin the agency's image.
Hey, do you think the police will spread gossip as they investigate?
What an ignorant girl. Goodness.
And we have no idea where Soo A is right now,
yet you're more concerned about the agency's image?
How are you going to be a good stepmother for her?
Old lady, get out!
You aren't even our family. Why are you here?
"Get out." That's all you have to say.
Good grief. You beat it!
Soo A, where on earth are you?
(Bora Kindergarten)
I doubt she was kidnapped.
She walked out of the building by herself.
Director.
Hey, Min Ji. What is it?
Soo A went to see her mommy.
She went to see her mommy?
How does she know where her mommy is?
I saw it on my phone and told her.
I saw this picture and looked it up online.
It said her mommy was in court.
- Mister. - Yes?
Do I take Bus 67019 to get to the court?
One second. Let me look it up.
Hello? Mr. Ji?
I asked you to send someone else to the shoot because I couldn't go!
Whatever!
You should go. I'll look for Soo A.
I have to go pick her up.
He's driving me crazy.
I'll get her home safely.
- Call me when you find her! - Okay!
Darn it. Hello?
(Court)
Soo A!
Hey, you're my mommy's friend.
Did you come to see her too?
Yes, but Soo A,
you can't come here alone.
Your family will be worried.
If I told Daddy, Grandma, and Ms. Jaclyn,
they wouldn't let me come and see Mommy.
You must miss her a lot.
Yes.
Hey, it's Mommy.
Soo A, one moment.
Let me run over and ask if you can see her.
- Give me a second. - Okay.
(Emergency Escort)
Ju Kyung!
- Woo Hyuk. - Soo A is here.
Soo A?
She's over there.
Soo A!
- Soo A... - Mommy!
She's her daughter. Please uncuff her for a moment.
(Emergency Escort)
Mommy!
- Mommy! - Soo A!
Mommy...
Soo A.
Soo A, how did you find your way here?
I missed you.
Soo A...
I missed you too.
- My dear Soo A. - Mommy...
Soo A.
Don't cry and stay brave...
until we meet again, okay?
Okay. Mommy, you too. Don't cry, and stay brave.
I will.
My dear Soo A...
It's time.
Soo A, I have to go now.
No, Mommy. Don't go.
Mommy...
Soo A.
Soo A, she'll come back to see you very soon.
Soo A, I'll come by soon to meet you again.
- Okay? - Okay.
Woo Hyuk, please check in...
and see if she's doing well from time to time.
Okay. I promise.
Mommy.
- Mommy! - Soo A.
Mommy.
Mommy, don't go.
(Ministry of Justice)
- Soo A. - Mommy!
Soo A, I'll be back soon...
Mommy!
Stop! Mommy!
Mommy.
- Soo A. - Mommy.
- Soo A.
- Mommy. - Stay well.
Mommy.
- Mommy. - No, Soo A...
Soo A!
Mommy.
Soo A, will you be all right? Your daddy will get mad at you.
I'm scared of him getting mad at me,
but I'm glad that I saw Mommy.
Hey.
Jang Soo A.
Where have you been?
I went to see Mommy.
What?
You went to see your mom without telling me?
I'm sorry.
Stop yelling at her. She's scared.
Hey, did you take her there?
Did you talk her into this and take her to see Shin Ju Kyung?
She went to the Prosecutors' Office alone to see her mom,
and I brought her back from there.
You punk. Now that Ju kyung is gone,
you're lurking around Soo A?
Who do you think you are to be there with her?
I warned you, didn't I?
I said I wouldn't let you live...
if you got cheeky with me once again!
Gi Yun, don't do that. Stop it.
Don't try to stop me! This punk...
deserves to get beaten.
Mister!
Daddy, he didn't do anything wrong.
Have you gone crazy?
How dare you resort to violence before a kid?
Hey, Rude American. Take Soo A to her room now.
"Rude American?"
- Me? - Yes, I mean you.
Take Soo A to her room now!
Woo Hyuk, are you all right?
Get up now.
- Come with me, Soo A. - Goodness.
- Mister. - Let's go.
Come on. Let's go.
Goodness, Gi Yun!
I knew how to fight back, but I chose not to.
I only let you go on...
not to use violence before Soo A, before a little kid.
- Darn it. You punk. - No, Gi Yun.
- Stop it. - Let's go.
Let's go, Woo Hyuk.
Come on, let's go. My gosh.
Hey, Peanut. Look at this mess you caused.
I told you that I was here now instead of your mom, didn't I?
If you don't listen to me in the future,
you'll never get to see her for the rest of your life.
Who are you anyway, lady?
Who are you to stop me from seeing my mommy?
I'm not just a lady. Call me Mommy now.
Let me make this clear. I am...
as scary...
as your daddy.
Goodness. That little girl...
must have missed her mom so much if she went there alone.
They can't separate the daughter from the mother.
Why do you look at me like that?
You seem like a pretty good guy.
Why?
No reason. You just seem like a good guy.
Your mom must be happy.
To have such an upright and kind son.
Once again, I don't have any work today.
Nor money.
Nor even a wife or a kid.
All I have...
is my wild-looking,
handsome face.
Gosh.
Oh, Woo Young Ran!
Good gracious. I've had enough already.
You came to my house again?
Seriously.
Can't you come only on weekdays, please?
Really, my house isn't a convenience store open every day.
- Don't come on the weekends. - All right.
I'll think about it.
By the way, why are you returning with Woo Hyuk?
I heard Ye Kyung left home. I wanted to give her some kimchi.
I see.
Let's go.
Gosh. Your kimchi is really the best.
Seriously.
- Do we have a guest? - Yes, we do.
- Hello. - Hey.
You met him at Chairman Jang's funeral, right?
Our company's new actor.
He's such a nice kid.
He didn't seem like one to me.
Judging by how he went wild at the funeral.
Honey, that's enough. We don't have kimchi for ourselves.
Good grief. There's kimchi for us.
Here. Take it.
- I'll pass it on to Ye Kyung. - Thanks.
- I better get going. - Sure.
- What about you, Mr. Hwang? - What?
Since I'm already here,
- My gosh. - I'll leave after dinner.
All right.
- I'll take my leave. Bye. - Okay, bye.
Bye.
Gosh.
Honey. What do you think of Woo Hyuk...
as Bit Na's husband candidate?
That's ridiculous.
I won't allow a petty actor to marry Bit Na.
"A petty actor?"
I'm an actress, too. But what? "A petty actor?"
Gosh. That was uncomfortable for me,
a petty actor, to hear.
Soo A. Are you doing well?
I'll be released after a few months.
Wait for me.
I miss you.
My daughter Soo A.
(New Personnel Appointment)
- That's a big promotion. - Let's see.
"Director?"
I'm a director?
Congratulations, Director Cho.
- Mr. Ji. - Yes?
You've been promoted to general manager.
- General Manager Ji! - Yes!
Congratulations, you two.
(To Be Dismissed)
(Shin Ye Kyung, Jung Woo Hyuk, Park Yu Ri, Choi Tae Jin)
Jung Woo Hyuk and Shin Ye Kyung, the two you hate,
will be kicked out, period.
I don't hate them.
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
They're incompetent.
With their negligence of duty,
those two are useless in the company.
Right.
But we recently signed a contract with Woo Hyuk.
Kicking him out is a bit...
Crush his confidence so that he leaves voluntarily.
Drop him in all auditions.
Make him do miscellaneous things, like cleaning.
With nothing to do, he'll choose to leave.
As expected of you. You're a strategist, Chairman Jang.
Jung Woo Hyuk. Get some paper from the supply room.
- Me? - Yes.
Everyone's busy except for you.
While you're there, clean the room, okay?
Why are you making an actor do such things?
Is it bad to consider the company our home...
and help each other out?
Ms. Shin. Go to Victor Hong's boutique,
get Oh Na Hee's clothes, and go to the shooting site.
Really, Jaclyn. She's bugging me by having lunch at home.
Is it all done?
Yes. Take a seat.
All that's left is the soup.
Ms. Kim.
- Yes? - The soup.
Understood.
Mother. Are you screwing with me?
What did I do?
This. Isn't this what Father threw at my face back then?
Oh, my gosh. Sorry. I totally forgot about it.
Just eat it for today.
No way. I won't eat it.
Good grief. What was that for?
Make me a different soup.
What a snobbish wench!
Goodness.
That's enough, right?
No. Get us more.
That will last over two months.
There are lots of scripts to print out.
Jung Woo Hyuk. So quit willingly, okay?
This is driving me nuts.
- I'm here. - Hey.
Go to Ji Tae's car, get his script,
and get us some coffee. Use this to pay.
Did you call me over to make me run errands,
- not to audition with Ji Tae? - Yes.
Ji Tae. You practiced tons, right?
Yes.
Do you need anything?
Woo Hyuk will go and get us coffee.
Woo Hyuk. Drive the car, will you?
Why are you making him do odd jobs?
He's got nothing to do.
Director Cho. Even if you make me clean more,
get more papers, and buy more cigarettes,
I will never quit.
Director Shin will return to WJ Entertainment.
I will hold out until that day.
So order me around all you want.
Director Cho!
Why are Director Shin's things still here? She won't return anyway.
"She won't return?"
No. Director Shin Ju Kyung will return.
She will, period.
No.
Shin Ju Kyung can never...
come back to WJ.
You'll end up just like her.
Keep acting up and crossing the line,
and things won't end well for you like Ju Kyung.
You said the law was for the powerful, right?
But the deity is on the side of the kind.
Stop. Gi Yun. Come on. Let go of him.
You've only just been appointed as the chairman. Hold back, okay?
- Go back to your room. Come on. - Good grief.
Jeez.
Come now.
Darn it.
Seriously.
Oh, man.
I told you...
to get Jung Woo Hyuk...
out of my sight as soon as possible, didn't I?
Well, you see... I made him do odd jobs...
and didn't give him any roles.
But he won't budge. What was I supposed to do?
Find a way, will you?
Jung Woo Hyuk. If you fail to make him leave voluntarily,
I'll fire you.
Bear that in mind.
I'll be fired?
Jung Woo Hyuk.
Where are we?
It's my entertainment agency.
I'm Na Seung Pil, the CEO of NA Entertainment.
(NA Entertainment, CEO Na Seung Pil)
Why did you want to see me?
Stop getting harassed by Gi Yun in WJ Entertainment,
and come to my agency.
You can have the honor of signing as my first actor.
I'm sorry.
I'll have to pass the honor on to somebody else.
I must stay put at WJ until Ju Kyung returns.
I must wait for her there.
Do you think Director Shin will be able to return to WJ?
Do you think Gi Yun will take her back?
She won't be able to return to this industry when she's released.
Film companies, productions, and TV stations...
don't want to get on the bad side of a huge agency like WJ and Gi Yun.
But I want to work with her if she accepts my offer.
So think carefully...
about becoming NA Entertainment's first actor.
Yes, after all, work is work.
I don't want to do that to your chairman...
You've been studying too hard lately.
Hey, I was so focused that I didn't hear you come in.
Are you counting down to the day of your exam?
Yes.
No, I'm counting down to the day of Ju Kyung's release.
Oh, my. Your exam is really soon. It must be tough for you.
No, I'm gladly waiting for the D-day.
You'll apply for a retrial?
I'll be released soon. Why?
You were cleared of your suspicion of murder,
so we should do that for your embezzlement case too.
I want to clear your name.
Do you know Attorney Park Jun Yeong, who specializes in retrial cases?
He said he'd take your case.
Really?
He said you'd have a chance if we proved you didn't seal the deal...
to buy the real estate in the US...
with the company funds sent to your account.
Then we could prove the evidence was forged.
So trust me and wait, okay?
Thank you, Ye Kyung.
But be careful.
I'm worried that something bad may happen to you.
Don't worry.
Jung Woo Hyuk. I need to talk to you.
Why?
If I must talk to you, I must. Stop talking back at me.
Follow me!
- Calm down, Director Cho. - Move aside!
One of us will end up going down today, okay?
Stand here. Right here!
Woo Hyuk, are you trying to get me killed?
I'm about to get fired because of you!
That's why I'm telling you this!
Please help me.
I have a wife and children to feed.
If I don't let you go, he'll fire me.
Woo Hyuk...
Woo Hyuk, I'll be good to you.
- Please, Woo Hyuk. - All right.
Let go of me.
Hey, what brings you here?
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
I came out to see Assemblyman Yang, and I wanted to go with you.
I see. Coffee?
We have great beans.
Really?
Is he here?
Was his name Jung Woo Hyuk? The one who's always with Ju Kyung.
Oh, he can't take a hint or have a sense of shame,
so he's still lurking around.
Tell me to bring my coffee.
I'm craving some coffee served by Jung Woo Hyuk.
You're so mean.
Mr. Jung, please take this.
The chairman asked you to bring them coffee.
Sure.
How can he be this harsh?
I can't believe he even makes Woo Hyuk serve coffee.
(WJ Entertainment)
Hey there. Long time no see.
I heard you got no work because you never got cast,
so I had you bring me coffee.
It looks like you have more time on your hands...
if you're concerned about my lack of work.
You need to speak politely.
Didn't Jang Gi Yun tell you?
When you speak informally to me, I always speak back informally too.
That's the punishment for your impoliteness.
(The Elegant Empire)
Shin Ju Kyung is getting ready for a retrial for her embezzlement.
WJ Entertainment just managed to get back on track.
We can't fall into another ditch.
Get rid of everything that gets in our way.
Get rid of everything?
Why are people...
so invested in such trivial matters?
They don't give me a chance to show them mercy.
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)