(Episode 102)
What's going on?
(Daekook Group)
Seon Hwa?
Hello.
I'm the new CEO of J Capital, Bong Seon Hwa.
You're the CEO?
The CEO of J Capital was James Kang.
Yes.
He was the CEO, but he retired.
Since Ms. Bong is the real owner of J Capital,
she was inaugurated as the new CEO.
The real owner?
I can't believe it.
How come she's the real owner when she has no financial power?
I heard I was recommended to become a director at Daekook Confectionery,
so I came to say hello.
Thank you.
How the heck did this happen?
What is that wench up to now?
Mom!
Why are you not at work? What did you come running for?
Mom, I have shocking news.
The world has turned upside down.
What?
What are you talking about?
Did you do something wrong at work?
Listen to me.
Take a deep breath, and don't freak out.
What are you making a fuss for?
I've been through a lot in my life.
Nothing really freaks me out.
Seon Hwa became a millionaire.
What?
No. It's not a millionaire.
One of the major shareholders of my company is her, Seon Hwa.
Come on. What kind of nonsense are you talking about?
It's true.
The whole company is in panic.
Ms. Bong, who was a low-level employee there,
has come back as a major shareholder,
so everyone is totally confused.
What are you talking about?
Hold on.
If she's a major shareholder, that means...
she owns a lot of the company's stock where you work at,
and therefore, she has a lot of filthy money.
I don't think it's filthy money.
She's the CEO of some investment firm.
What? A CEO?
Mom!
Since when did Ms. Bong...
I mean...
I don't understand how Ms. Bong became the real owner of J Capital.
What's important is I'm the CEO of J Capital,
a major shareholder of Daekook Confectionery.
I thought you were more concerned with the result than the process.
Let me add choosing the CEO of J Capital...
as a director of our company to the agenda.
Hold on.
Sign me up for a director candidate too.
As we have a few directors here,
I'd like to officially register as a candidate.
Did you forget you were on suspension?
Chairman Yoon, she can't.
We've only allowed her to come back to the office.
It's too early.
I'm in favor.
I'd like to recommend Mrs. Yoon as the next director candidate.
I agree.
It's getting interesting.
Then Ms. Bong and Mrs. Yoon will be competing...
to become a director of Daekook Confectionery.
When you were in an infomercial,
you asked for a job here blackmailing us with Jae Gyeong's misdeed.
You're indeed formidable.
I'll take that as a compliment, Chairman Yoon.
All right.
It's just us here, so tell us.
You were a baker at Hanok Bakery.
How can you be the head of a company overnight?
How rude you are.
What?
Do you ask this question to other shareholders or chairpersons?
Let me tell you how I got here.
When I became a chairwoman,
I got interested in managing Daekook Confectionery.
Above all,
it wouldn't be such a bad idea for someone like me...
to eliminate the negative effects of family management...
and keep a balance for shareholders' profits.
That's my daughter.
Don't feel intimidated by Dae Kook.
You've always been the owner of Daekook Confectionery.
My daughter, Bit Na.
There's just one thing.
Please don't see me as the Seon Hwa that you know...
but as the CEO of J Capital.
If you'll excuse me...
She got bolder.
Let's talk.
Let's have some talk.
What do you think you're doing?
Mrs. Yoon, I came here as a partner of the company.
How rude.
You got so into playing your role.
You're fooling us again.
Did you learn how to trick people in jail?
You've been tricking people your whole life,
so you're distrustful.
Face reality.
What?
You're disgracing yourself now.
Think about it.
If I'm lying about being the CEO of J Capital,
how come Daekook Confectionery is being swayed by me?
You wench.
Don't waste your time on her. Let's go.
What on earth is happening? It's driving me crazy.
Seon Hwa, you can never be a director at my company.
I won't let it happen.
To her victory!
- To her victory! - To her victory!
Congratulations on your debut.
It's too early for that. I'm just getting started.
I was really nervous, but Seon Hwa was confident.
It's thanks to CEO Kang In Ho and Jae Min.
Should we say we have good teamwork as a married couple...
or we have one mind?
Gosh. I can never let my guard down.
By the way, Jae Gyeong will compete with you to become a director.
She and you are always against each other.
Why does she always try to get in your way?
She's afraid that I might reveal the truth about the murders...
and fraud she's committed if I became a director.
You'll be a director no matter what, so don't worry about that.
It looked like the chairman was supporting Jae Gyeong.
We can't just relax about it.
Dad, this is a scam.
You should never recommend Seon Hwa as a director candidate.
Why would the shareholders trust her and vote for her?
She's a major shareholder.
I can't help it.
Also, the recommendation has been made.
A few major shareholders and the group of minor shareholders...
recommended J Capital.
That's when James Kang was still the CEO.
Still, it doesn't matter.
She won't be selected at the general shareholder meeting.
Who will vote for someone with no experience at all?
I never thought Seon Hwa could be the CEO of J Capital.
Did you know, Mom?
You didn't know either. How would I have known?
Me too.
Don't worry. You're in a better position.
Of course.
We can't compare her to Seon Hwa.
Jae Gyeong will be a director for sure.
Thank you.
You seem to see Seon Hwa in a good light lately.
I was kind of worried that you'd be...
on her side.
There's no way.
The skin is nearer than the shirt.
Whether we like it or not, we're a family.
You're right.
Dad, can Sang Hyuk and I move back in now?
What?
Be thankful for being reinstated.
You barely reflected on yourself. You can't come back home yet.
He's right. Sang Hyuk must be waiting for you.
Here.
Oh, my.
How frustrating.
If I'd known Seon Hwa was this rich,
I would've never let her go.
But you chose fool's gold, Jae Gyeong, instead.
You must be so frustrated.
That can't be Seon Hwa's money.
What?
She must have gotten it from a loan shark.
How else would she get so much money all of a sudden?
It doesn't make sense.
Oh, goodness. You're right.
That's what I thought.
It doesn't make sense at all.
We made the right choice.
You're a smart boy.
You wouldn't have made the wrong choice. I know it.
Hello, Ms. Lee. I'm Yoon Jae Gyeong.
Yes. I've become the talk of the town lately.
I can't walk on the street or go to a cafe...
because people keep recognizing me.
My hands hurt from signing so many autographs today.
Actually, I was thinking of...
doing an interview with you. What do you think about that?
Oh, is that so?
I'd like to do it as soon as possible in that case.
Yes, thank you.
Who were you talking to?
They want to do an interview.
I guess it's right on time.
If my interview articles are all over the press,
it'll be advantageous for me to compete for the role.
You're right.
But you weren't confident about beating Seon Hwa?
What do you mean by that?
I didn't call them and ask for an interview.
They called me and requested it.
Okay. If you say so.
What was that?
Is he treating me that way after finding out Seon Hwa is rich?
How ridiculous.
Seon Hwa, that little...
Those eyes, and that nose...
He still has features from when he was a baby.
Why didn't I recognize you sooner?
I'm sorry, Sae Byeok.
Bit Na.
How could I not recognize my beautiful daughter?
He's my son.
He's adorable.
What's happening?
They're doing an interview. Just smile. Hurry.
You should've told me earlier. I would've gotten my hair done.
Let's take a picture together, shall we?
That's right.
- Big smiles, everyone. - Sure.
Here you go. Please eat this while you're working.
Thank you.
- I'll start the interview then. - Yes.
Congratulations on winning first place as the "Female Role Model."
You got first place, Mom!
Thank you.
Thank you, my dear son.
When I saw that news article,
I thought, "So I haven't been living my life in vain."
I felt acknowledged.
It really cheered me up.
So I wanted to share that happiness with my family.
That's why you requested to do the interview here, instead of the studio.
I'm sorry for troubling you.
It's okay. I think you made the right choice.
We wanted to focus more on the humane side of you.
This is my mother-in-law's fried chicken restaurant.
She finds happiness in working...
instead of receiving help from us.
That little...
You should try giving me some money.
I wouldn't be working here, then.
I see.
When are you most proud of your wife?
I'm proud of her all the time.
Meeting Jae Gyeong...
was the biggest fortune of my life.
My wife is my lucky star.
How could I not love her for every moment of my life?
I'm getting goosebumps from hearing that.
You're so witty.
Here. We all work to make a living, don't we?
Please enjoy this, Ms. Lee.
Hey, the guy with the camera! I mean, photographer.
- Come over and eat. - Please enjoy.
("Ranked First as 'Female Role Model, ' Interview with Yoon Jae Gyeong")
We can't let someone like Bong Seon Hwa, with an obscure background,
act as the director.
- Don't you think so? - Yes, sir.
I'm worried that the incidents...
we covered up will surface again.
You're right.
From the leak of our new product...
to the embezzlement by Jae Gyeong.
I'm sure they'll dig up all of that.
It'll be a mess inside and outside the company.
On top of that,
if the infomercial incident is disclosed again,
they will talk about Jae Gyeong's issues...
and accuse us for not responding well to criticism.
We must let Jae Gyeong win, no matter what.
Is this the office of Chairman Yang, the biggest shareholder of our company?
He's extremely rich.
He's been buying stocks since the early days of Daekook Group.
He really liked Jae Min and me.
So I'm sure he'll agree with anything I ask for.
If he's on our side, it's over.
Of course.
He's close with the other major shareholders too.
I'll go talk to him about it. So just wait here.
Okay, sure.
I'll wait for you at the basement garage.
Okay.
(Daekook Group Sales Boost Project)
You are the CEO of an investment firm.
You have a great direction for the solution as well.
Thank you.
I particularly came up with items...
that will do well effectively by forming a project team in the company.
You're going to overcome the weaknesses of Daekook Confectionery...
and increase sales with this?
Yes. I'm confident.
Geez. You always knock and come right in when you're in a hurry.
I'm sorry. But this is an emergency.
Just hold on. Can't you see I'm talking to my guest?
That's the point. There's something you should know.
Bong Seon Hwa is an ex-convict.
Mrs. Yoon.
I don't know how to take this.
What?
Aren't you the son of Daekook Confectionery's owner?
What is it that you want to say?
Why are you helping Seon Hwa?
When I think of what Jae Gyeong did,
I just can't admit that she's my sister.
Don't you know that too?
Well, you're the kind of person...
who overlooks faults as long as there's money.
There's nothing more to say.
That's a bit harsh, Jae Min.
You should be on Jae Gyeong's side.
How can you take Seon Hwa's side?
It's none of your business.
You're an ex-convict of a murder case?
Is that true?
It's true that I'm an ex-convict.
But I was falsely accused.
I know who the true culprit is now,
and I'm collecting evidence for a retrial.
She's lying, sir.
Mrs. Yoon. I guess we're spilling everything here.
I can't tell you about my entire life story,
but I hope you can make your decision based on the portfolio you saw just now.
She was kicked out of the company for trying to leak information...
about our new product.
- She's here to get back at us. - Mrs. Yoon.
Are we taking turns to expose the truth?
Should I say it, then?
Expose the truth? What do you have to expose?
Why don't you try?
How dare you raise your voice in front of me!
I apologize.
The company will be ruined...
if she becomes the director.
Please don't be fooled by her.
Look, Ms. Bong. I think it'll be best if you leave now.
Chairman Yang.
I don't know what kind of person you are.
But whether it's a false accusation or not,
from what I can tell now, you're guilty.
I'm sorry.
But I can't help you.
You should cut your coat according to your cloth.
You're not good enough for this.
Mr. Yang said that he was wrong about you.
He won't change his mind easily.
You got humiliated as you took him too lightly.
You won't be able to become the director anyway,
so you better quit now.
Jae Gyeong.
Are you insane? What do you think you're doing?
Do you feel better for acting so underhandedly?
I was going to reveal everything you did to Chairman Yang.
Why didn't you?
It would've been better if you did.
Do you think he would've believed the words of an ex-convict, then?
What?
Mr. Yang has been fond of me since I was little.
He pegs me as the heir of Daekook Confectionery.
It's me, not Jae Min.
Are you so sure about yourself?
Do you even know the basics of doing business?
Have you studied business management?
How can an ignorant person like you dream of becoming a director here?
Jae Gyeong, I'll make you regret what you just said.
If you want to live in peace, stop now.
If you compete for this position and all your past gets revealed,
how do you plan to handle that?
You're the one with a shameful past.
What will you do if all your crimes get revealed?
You don't think I'll corner you without proof, do you?
What did you say?
Babble at the stockholders' meeting like today.
My golden rule is always an eye for an eye.
Why that...
Fine. Bring it on.
You don't seem to know what power can do yet.
I'll trample all over you, so you better be ready.
How did it go?
Mr. Yang said that he'd help, right?
Jae Gyeong came and ruined it all.
I don't think Chairman Yang will take my side.
What?
Jae Gyeong, seriously...
Wait a minute. I'll go talk to him.
It's okay.
He wouldn't want to talk to you.
He's mad at me right now after hearing I was an ex-convict.
How nasty Jae Gyeong is.
I should go and meet other shareholders too.
But we're pressed for time.
James Kang must be getting things ready on his part.
Don't worry too much.
No, I'll make a move and win the votes.
Seon Hwa.
I should give it all I've got to achieve my goal.
I'll go talk to Chairman Yang again.
You said he got really mad.
They say that little strokes fell great oaks.
No one can stop you if you're sincere and persevere.
I'll give it a try.
I'll go with you.
(Daekook)
Seon Hwa and Jae Min have been visiting Chairman Yang for days now?
That doesn't matter.
Chairman Yang is a stubborn man.
What could she do when the general shareholder meeting...
is only days away?
Don't you think she'll go and talk to other major shareholders too?
Chairman Yang said he'd support me and not Jae Min.
Then other major shareholders will do the same.
It's going to be my win. There's no doubt about it.
Seon Hwa went to the meeting for minor shareholders...
and met with them?
Yes, their reactions were positive.
My Seon Hwa sure is impressive.
How did it go with Chairman Yang?
It seems he didn't take it well.
Chairman Yang, that man.
It's time he approved of her.
Chairman Yoon and Jae Gyeong secured many votes on their side.
I should do whatever it takes to help Seon Hwa become the director.
I will meet Chairman Yang and try to convince him.
Soo Chul, thank you. I'm counting on you.
Seon Hwa, you lost Chairman Yang's vote.
You will lose the confidence of the shareholders as well.
It's over for you from now.
Are you ready?
I prepared it the best I could.
I won a lot of the shareholders over.
And Seon Hwa has a reason to lose to me today.
All right then. Are you all prepared?
Well, I'll have to see.
You prepared for the speech all night yesterday.
You can do this!
By the way, how did you know I stayed up all night?
What? Oh, that.
I woke up at night to drink water.
Bok Soon, I'll do my best today.
Okay. Give us a call once the results are out.
I will.
I don't have time. What do I do?
I won't be able to make it like this.
Gosh. Why did that motorbike...
have to pass by you at this time?
There are many alleys around here, so they do a lot of crackdowns.
I know. I don't know about bicycles,
but motorbikes rarely come around here.
Seon Hwa, are you hurt bad?
She's okay, so go and watch the bakery.
Right. Okay.
(Sang Hyuk's mother)
What is this about?
Goodness, Seon Hwa. There's trouble.
It's about Tae Yang. He is...
What? What about Tae Yang?
Gosh. Come to my house quickly.
Tae Yang is badly hurt.
Call 911!
What's wrong? What happened to Tae Yang?
He seems to be badly hurt.
- I should hurry over to see him. - Right.
All right.
(Daekook Group, Special Shareholder Meeting)
It's almost time. What's going on with Seon Hwa?
Why is she not here yet?
Jae Min, why isn't Seon Hwa here?
I called her, but she didn't pick up.
What?
Do you think something happened?
(The Second Husband)
Seon Hwa, know your place. You can't become a director.
You'd never be able to make it in time.
Mother!
My Jae Gyeong has to become the director.
That's how my family can survive.
Once I become a board member, I will do my best to boost sales...
and live up to the expectations of the shareholders.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.
All the votes have been counted.
Let me announce the result.