We will now begin the board of directors' meeting
on the dismissal of the chairman of Jinsung Food Company.
THE FIFTH JINSUNG EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDER MEETING
Ms. Jang, why is Mr. Park's son here?
You punk, you had me worried to death.
Did you just get here?
-How many more did you get? -Twenty-seven.
Then so its 938 people all together.
Aren't we too late?
They probably haven't started the voting yet.
Let's go.
MEETING AGENDA THE DISMISSAL OF THE CHAIRMAN
AGREE, DISAGREE
PARK JUN-SE
Now, we will begin the voting.
Please hold on!
JINSUNG FOOD COMPANY
What is it?
I'm here on behalf of Jinsung's employees.
Please give me a chance to speak.
I also have the powers of attorney from 135 shareholders.
Just continue with the voting.
He said he represents the employees, let's hear him speak.
-Let's hear him out. -Let him speak.
Let's hear what he has to say.
Let's hear him together.
So, 80 percent of the employees, which is 938 people,
gave written consents that say for the company to recover,
they will receive 30 percent less salary
-for the next six months. -Really?
These are the powers of attorney from the employees who have our shares
voting against the dismissal of the chairman.
They are only a total of 30,000 shares,
but they show the will of 135 employees.
Some employees are even willing to
contribute the money they saved for their wedding or return their severance pay.
Please take them into consideration,
and vote against the dismissal of chairman Jang Suk-ja.
Ms. Jang is the chairman that the employees want
and love.
I beg you.
Please reconsider.
Let's vote!
Then we will continue with the voting.
DISAGREE WITH DISMISSAL
AGREE WITH DISMISSAL
CONSENT FORM
THE FIFTH JINSUNG EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDER MEETING
Congratulations, ma'am.
Thanks.
-Congratulations. -Congratulations.
-Thank you, all of you. -Ms. Jang.
-Congratulations! -Yes!
I want to thank all of you.
You...
You saved me. Thank you.
How could this happen?
How could you do this to me?
How dare you stab me in the back?
You betrayed your father!
I'm sorry, Father.
You!
Do you even know what you've done?
For a woman, just for some tramp,
you sacrificed your own father!
I didn't do it for Eun-sung.
I was ashamed.
I was ashamed the moment I saw Hwan and Eun-sung.
I thought I could never betray you.
But when I saw them,
I realized
that I would be ashamed of myself for the rest of my life.
I can't live like that, can I?
That's not a life worth living.
How can I live while despising myself?
So you killed your father?
-I think I saved you! -What?
You ran toward the end of the cliff,
letting down all the people who love Ms. Jang.
-Don't be unreasonable. -Do you think it was easy for me?
It was painful and agonizing, but I didn't have a choice!
Let's go to the factory first. I want to see the employees.
Next time, Grandma. It was too intense for you today.
You have to take it easy.
Ma'am, you couldn't get a wink of sleep last night.
I still have the energy to drop by.
Seong-cheol, to the factory, I said.
Eun-sung, thank you for your work.
No. I didn't do much, Grandma.
I will see you soon. I'll call you.
Yes.
Hwan, aren't you going to hop in?
CALLING JUN-SE
The number you have dialed is unavailable.
Please leave a message after the beep.
Yes, thank you.
Our chairman didn't get dismissed.
-Really? -It was voted down by a narrow margin.
-I knew it. -I'm relieved.
What happened?
That's not possible.
She didn't get dismissed?
Seung-mi, didn't you hear it wrong?
I'm saying it because it's not possible!
Hang up.
What is going on?
Why wasn't she dismissed?
MR. PARK
CALLING MR. PARK
The number you have dialed is unavailable.
Please leave a message after the beep.
If Ms. Jang does not get dismissed tomorrow,
this double bookkeeping will go public.
Are you threatening me?
Grandma, you always said your employees are your family,
and they are loyal, indeed.
Then Hwan saved you, didn't he?
Hey, Hwan. How did you come up with the idea to convince the employees?
I didn't do it alone.
The people at the second branch
and Ko Eun-sung came up with the idea first.
Then the employees agreed to participate. We did it all together.
The employees gave their hearts,
and Hwan and Eun-sung brought those hearts into one.
Hwan and Eun-sung did a great job.
Eun-sung worked her butt off only because she was worried
she wouldn't get the company.
That's not it!
Why are you yelling at us to defend her?
I know. What does Eun-sung mean to you?
Why?
No, right?
No way.
-Grandma, I'm going to head out. -To where?
I need to thank the people at the second branch.
I'll be back.
Hello?
Yes. Mr. Oh, how did it go?
You found the books?
Why is she not picking up the phone?
CALL LOG KO EUN-SUNG
JINSUNG SEOLLEONGTANG
I thought I'd see you tomorrow.
Didn't you go home with Ms. Jang?
I came out as soon as I dropped her off.
I wanted to thank you in person.
I did it to protect my chairman, not to protect your grandmother.
You don't need to thank me.
Mr. Lee, you can be so brusque sometimes.
That's my charm according to my wife.
Hwan, are you here to celebrate?
Where is Ms. Ko?
-Isn't she here? -Didn't you come together?
It must be very hard for Jun-se, right?
Of course.
He stabbed his own father in the back.
I can't forget the look on his face...
that I saw at the meeting.
Honestly, I couldn't have done it.
Siding with justice while knowing my father would get fired?
Do you think you can do that?
You could have broken his heart later.
If you were not going to hook up with Hwan anyway,
did you have to push Jun-se away like that?
It was for Jun-se.
Was it really for him?
Wasn't it to be with Hwan?
You know that wasn't the case.
I feel bad for Jun-se.
When you are having a hard time, you miss the ones you like even more,
hoping that they would comfort you.
If he hadn't got the house for you,
you would not have met Hwan through Ms. Jang.
What did you say?
Jun-se got me a house?
I guess there's no reason to hide it anymore.
The house in Buam-dong...
You couldn't have got it without Jun-se.
What?
INCOMING CALL SEUNG-MI
This is Park Jun-se.
It's me. Yoo Seung-mi.
What happened?
Just like you heard,
my son cast a blank ballot.
Exactly.
How could he do that?
He knew what would happen to you if Ms. Jang wasn't dismissed.
How can a son betray his father?
I should have known my son better.
Are you kidding me?
You knew how important this was. Before something this big...
you should have checked a dozen, a hundred times.
I didn't lose to Jun-se.
I lost to Ms. Jang.
She devoted 30 years of her life to the company
and it was not a waste.
Then...
What happens now?
Seong-hui, you have nothing to do with this.
I will take on full responsibility for whatever happens.
I will cover you completely.
You don't have to worry.
All your life, you never once got what you really wanted.
I can't make your life more miserable.
Seong-hui.
It was smart of you
not to trust me as a man.
Take a seat.
The fact that you threatened me with my father's double bookkeeping...
I won't tell anyone about it.
Drink that and go.
You cried
because you were worried about that, didn't you?
You really won't tell anyone?
No.
Why not?
Are you afraid I will hand the books to the police?
Are you afraid if Hwan finds out,
he would ditch me and go to Eun-sung?
Neither of those.
I won't tell anyone because there's no need.
What do you mean?
You don't intend to hand in the books,
and Hwan already...
fell in love with Eun-sung.
What good is there in making you more miserable on top of that?
Do you even...
get to breathe each day?
Before you run out of breath and die,
just tell the truth.
About what?
It's foolish to keep your mouth shut anymore.
You will regret even more.
Regret...
That's the feeling you have after making a wrong decision
when you had a choice.
Jun-se...
I know how foolish I look to you.
I know how shameless Eun-sung thinks I am.
Hwan...
I know he is disappointed in me. No, actually...
He must think I'm a sick person.
I am scared
and afraid.
But I can't do anything about it.
How could I confess?
It's not something I can confess.
So I...
There is nothing I can do except just being like this.
I can't even call Hwan anymore.
I miss him...
but I can't visit him.
I fall asleep hoping that I won't wake up tomorrow.
The first thing I do when I wake up...
is thinking about Hwan.
Are you telling me to give up Hwan after all these years?
If Hwan was someone I could just give up like that...
I wouldn't have gone this far.
-Mom. -Seung-mi.
Gosh.
Where did you get drunk like this?
Mom. My dear mom.
What's going on?
I'll get you some honey tea.
How much should I confess?
Hwan told me to sort things out myself.
Should I mention Father's death benefit?
Or...
that he is alive?
There's more.
-Eun-u-- -Stop it.
You are drunk. Get up.
Go to your room.
He laid the ground for you to get back up when you hit rock bottom.
Give me your brother's photo.
We should make flyers first.
Whose idea was this?
Someone really smart.
Just think that you have got a big brother fallen from the sky.
KO EUN-SUNG, CONGRATS ON GETTING A JOB
Jun-se?
What's up with you?
Did anything happen to you?
You've never been like this. Why do you drink so much these days?
KO EUN-SUNG
DISMISSAL OF JINSUNG'S CHAIRMAN VOTED DOWN
The image of the company will recover soon.
It talks about you too.
"Mr. Sunwoo, the grandson of Ms. Jang,
came urgently from his study abroad to protect
his grandmother's right over the company."
Didn't I drag you here from your study abroad?
What are you talking about?
I came back urgently to protect your control over the company.
Bring Eun-sung home on your way back after work.
Eun-sung?
Who is it this early?
I am sorry to come here so early in the morning.
Come in.
Have a seat.
I'm sorry.
No.
Thank you for making a very difficult decision yesterday.
It must have been very hard for you
standing in front of a forked road.
Please forgive my father, Grandma.
Though it was different from your case,
Jinsung meant everything to my father too.
That's why he made a foolish decision.
Please give him a chance
so that he can leave the company quietly.
I beg you.
Park Tae-su, that rotten fool.
At least he raised his son right.
Mom, then what happens to Mr. Park?
He should go to jail for embezzlement.
I feel so bad for Jun-se.
His father's going to jail because he betrayed him.
Even if Jun-se made the right decision, we can't let Mr. Park off the hook.
Min-seok trusted him so much.
How could he stab his friend's mother in the back?
I should give up on Jun-se now.
He is the son of the enemy, like in Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet?
At least they loved each other.
Why did you have to have a crush on the son of a traitor?
Mom.
We couldn't have won without Jun-se.
You gathered the hearts of the employees to persuade the shareholders.
Jun-se gladly got persuaded.
Is that so?
Did you meet Eun-sung yesterday?
No.
Did you call her?
I didn't feel like calling anyone.
Why do you make her worry?
She must have worried a lot about you.
Also...
Thank you.
I don't deserve your gratitude.
My father did the wrong thing first.
I apologize on his behalf.
You're always so right, aren't you, Park Jun-se?
Are you trying to pick a fight again?
You always take the righteous path in any situation.
That's why I hate you.
You are too perfect.
I...
I envy you for expressing your feelings without hesitation.
I always have...
but even more so these days.
LETTER OF RESIGNATION
Ms. Jang came to the office.
Will you take this to my car?
Are you leaving like this?
Thank you for everything you've done.
LETTER OF RESIGNATION
I...
I'm on my way to turn myself in.
You are on fire all by yourself.
Are you implying...
you failed, but you have no regret?
I will gladly accept
any punishment for my wrongdoings.
Punishment?
You fool! The punishment you were supposed to receive,
has already been dished out on Jun-se.
What kind of parent encourages their child to commit a crime?
Can you call yourself a parent?
You bruised your son's heart.
How are you going to live with that?
I will let it go this time just for Jun-se,
so bring back the company's money.
I know you've done a lot
for this company to become this big.
I couldn't have done it by myself.
Ms. Jang...
You went through
much trouble. You can go, now.
Sunwoo Hwan is here.
How is Ms. Jang?
She is back to work starting today.
Is master here yet?
Your master isn't here yet,
but our Ms. Ko is here.
-What? -When you say
"Eun-sung," you have no problem.
Why can't he pronounce "Ms. Ko"?
They call that a Freudian slip.
"Freudian slip"?
It's when your true thoughts slip out. So you want to serve her as your master.
Where is she?
Jun-se didn't come to work yet?
He went out again? Where?
No one heard where he was going?
He is fine, so don't worry.
He came to my place this morning and left.
Jun-se went to your house?
Hye-ri, I will call you later.
Why did Jun-se go to your house?
Was it to beg?
For his father?
Yes.
How was he?
Did he seem all right?
He was fine.
Did Grandma...
and your family...
scold him?
Are you crying?
What is he to you to make you cry?
Is he that much of a big deal to you?
He basically buried his own father.
He must feel terrible right now.
If so, he should cry, not you.
Don't cry.
Don't cry for him in front of me.
I am crying because it hurts my heart.
Did you ask what he is to me?
He lent money for my rent without telling me, helped me move,
pulled my dumpling wagon,
made flyers to find Eun-u, and ran around to put those up.
When I was sick,
he secretly delivered milk and cooked for me.
He listened to me when I needed someone.
He always came running for me.
When I was going through the most difficult time of my life,
he was the one who helped me without letting it show.
How could I be okay if such a person is having a hard time?
Is that so?
That much?
Grandma told you to come after work.
What?
From moving to selling dumplings, flyers, and milk delivery?
Why did he do so much for her?
Geez, Jun-se.
Come on. Why do I have to cook for Eun-sung?
You are doing it for a guest who helped your mother-in-law.
Helped?
I can't trust her until Mother changes her will.
You'll regret it afterward.
Just apologize to Eun-sung when she comes.
Apologize?
Why?
You slapped her after what Yoo Seung-mi and her mom said.
Back then, she deserved to be slapped.
She deceived all of us.
Deserved to be slapped?
Violence is unacceptable on any account.
They said don't hit others even with flowers.
I am not saying that me slapping her was a good thing.
Then you can apologize.
Do I really have to?
Just apologize so that you won't regret it later.
You regretted not listening to me when you ran away from home last time.
Oh, that?
"You can go out if you want to, but you can't come back at your will."
-You mean that? -Yes.
I should have been patient.
I will get the gochujang. Please prepare the deodeok.
Where was the deodeok?
Geez...
Wait...
Since when did I become a yes-man to whatever Mr. Pyo asks?
Come here.
-Why? -I said come.
Gosh!
I did one.
One? What did you...
Sit down.
Your legs will hurt.
How have you been?
All right.
You're here.
-Hello. -Where's Grandma?
She is in her room.
Hey...
Well, back then...
you know this...
I went too far. Just that.
I'm sorry.
You're here?
Now you all know that I am sick.
I will change little by little.
I will make mistakes more frequently.
My memory will start to fade.
Grandma, you'll be all right since you got treated early.
Even we didn't notice it, remember?
Still, I don't have a lot of time.
You guys did your best
so that I earned the time to sort out the company.
It's time I sorted things out.
Are you already done figuring out what to do?
All of you.
You remember the condition of my will, right?
Eun-sung is qualified since she increased
the sales of the second branch by 20 percent.
Eun-sung, go and learn work at HQ starting from next week.
Grandma, I think your dementia got worse.
Sunwoo Jeong!
She is speaking nonsense.
My thoughts have never changed all along.
Mother, she approached you
because she knew who you are.
No.
Did you forget what Seong-hui and Seung-mi said?
They showed her pictures of you and Hwan.
Did you see them showing our pictures to Eun-sung yourself?
-No. -Then
did you see how I met Eun-sung for the first time?
Of course not.
Then why?
Why do you insist that she knew me and approached me?
Seong-hui said she showed it to her. On top of that,
Seong-hui said Eun-sung is full of lies.
That means you only listened to your friend's words.
Grandma, do you believe her?
You...
You believe who you want to believe.
I will trust my gut.
Eun-sung, pack your stuff and come back.
Mother, hold on for a moment.
I'm sorry,
but please hear me out first.
I already told Grandma and you at the hospital.
I won't accept it.
Grandma.
I am confident in achieving great results with small things.
But I don't think I can run a company.
I learned that a company is not about money,
but about sacrifice and responsibility.
I don't have those qualities. I am scared.
It scares me.
I don't think I can live like you.
Thank you for what you've done,
and I'm sorry.
Hey, do you mean it?
Yes.
So Grandma,
please cancel your will as soon as possible.
Hey.
Then why did you try so hard if you didn't want the company anyway?
It was because Grandma was about to lose her company unjustly.
Eun-sung, come with me.
You...
When you said you wouldn't accept my fortune last time,
didn't you say it because you didn't want people to misjudge you?
Even before that,
I wasn't sure about it.
Eun-sung.
I...
I want you to follow in my steps.
I'm sorry, Grandma.
I'm really not confident about it.
If you do this,
I don't have any other solution.
You will find someone other than me.
Your grandson is all mature now.
And there could be an employee that thinks just like you.
You've seen it this time.
How much your employees care about you and the company.
Come on.
Why do you reject money?
Why wouldn't I accept money? It's your company we're talking about.
Going through the meeting made me even more sure.
I don't think I'll be able to love the employees like you have done.
I want to live a simple life with no burden on my shoulders,
while doing the things that I love.
Because of my will,
you went through a big conflict,
and now you are exhausted.
I'm sorry.
What are you going to do for a living from now on?
You said you would find Eun-u
if I reach the 20 percent increase in the second branch's sales.
Trusting that you will keep your promise,
I will get ready to start fresh now.
Then...
are you going to quit the company too?
Your company is a great place to be,
but I have a dream so precious that I even deceived my father.
Developing recipes?
Yes. The globalization of Korean food.
I'll get going. Go back inside.
Are you sure about not receiving Grandma's wealth?
I already said so.
Then what are you going to do?
Hold on.
-Hey, Hye-ri. -Eun-sung.
Jun-se just came to the restaurant.
Jun-se came to the restaurant?
All right. I will be there.
Go ahead.
Go and comfort Jun-se.
You said you owe him a lot. Then you should repay him.
Let's go. I'll drop you off.
No, I can go by my...
It's all right.
I ate too much. I should probably run to the bus stop.
That fool.
It's so hard to act cool.
Save me, Eun-sung.
Save me, please.
Did you have to make me worry?
What did you do for the last two days?
I'm old enough for you to not worry about me.
How can I not, after what happened?
Jun-se.
Why do you keep making me feel sorry?
Why are you sorry?
I made the decision because I had to.
My father will understand me one day.
You should have talked to me before,
or at least asked me to grab a drink with you.
Why didn't you ask for my help when you've done everything for me?
I want to help you too.
Did you drink for two days?
Did you even eat?
This is no fun. Let's stop.
What?
Park Jun-se is a man of pride.
I don't want your sympathy.
Why is this sympathy?
You were by my side when I was having a hard time.
In the hard times like this,
there is nothing more comforting than people.
Eun-sung.
I don't want the woman I love to feel like she owes me
for the things I did for her because I love her.
Jun-se.
What I did for you...
I did it because I wanted to.
I won't brag about it,
so don't feel like you owe me.
Happy birthday.
Is it my birthday today?
This tastes good.
Let's go to the mall after work. I'll buy you a new outfit.
I already have plenty. There is no need to buy more.
Then do you want shoes?
You must have plans already.
Yes.
Ms. Ko, are you sure about it?
I'll hand in the resignation letter to Ms. Jang,
but I wanted to tell you first,
so that you can ask for more staff or find a part-timer.
I don't get it.
Can I ask you why?
It's just the right time. That's all.
My work here is done.
Then are you going to work until I find someone?
Yes. Please find someone as soon as possible.
Mr. Lee.
Isn't it my payday today?
You sound like a real employee checking up on your paychecks.
I took out the days you were absent when Ms. Jang was in the hospital.
That's unfair. I went to nurse her.
Our company's salary is strictly based on the attendance record.
Part-timers don't even get much, though.
RECRUITMENT INFO
Here is the money I borrowed.
Fifty-thousand won?
My pay decreased because I was absent when Grandma was in the hospital.
I'll give you the rest next month.
The total was 230,000 won.
Give me 180,000 won more.
I said next month.
I won't be here next month, so give it to me now.
What do you mean?
Gosh.
Tell me. What are you thinking?
You'll quit working here? Why?
It was already decided that I quit
once we reach the sales goal.
Things have changed.
Grandma and I trust you.
That's not the reason I'm quitting.
Now that I won't receive Grandma's wealth,
there's no reason for me to work here.
From now on, I am going to do things that I wanted to.
I will find a job where I can work while learning cooking.
Then what about us?
I told you to wait.
I told you to stay by my side.
If I wait...
does that change anything?
Us being together?
Loving each other?
Do you think we can do that?
Stop making excuses.
You're running away.
Is it because of Jun-se?
I will pay him back.
I will give you more than what Jun-se has given you.
Jun-se is not the only one between us.
I already told Seung-mi.
Told her what?
My feelings for you
and the truth I know.
I told her everything.
To Seung-mi?
I feel bad for Seung-mi.
So I have to give her some time to get herself sorted.
So just trust me and wait for me.
MISSING
HAVE YOU SEEN MY BROTHER?
Eun-u.
My Eun-u.
What happened?
PLEASE CALL IF YOU SEE HIM
Yes?
I have to see you right now.
How could you call all of a sudden and expect me to come out?
-I don't feel good. -Come out at once!
What was so urgent you had to call out a sick person?
I...
I'm going to turn myself in.
-What? -I came to let you know first.
I'm going to turn myself in,
so you should get ready.
You're going to do what?
Eun-sung...
She lost Eun-u.
MISSING HAVE YOU SEEN MY BROTHER?
KO EUN-U MALE, 17 YEARS OLD
PLEASE CALL IF YOU SEE HIM
Didn't you know?
Didn't Eun-sung call you
when she lost Eun-u?
She didn't. I didn't know.
Not true.
She must have called you.
I said she didn't!
So?
Are you turning yourself in to get your name back
and find Eun-u and Eun-sung?
Of course.
My Eun-u...
He lost hold of his sister.
It's Eun-u we're talking about!
He can't live alone,
but he is roaming around all by himself!
I can take care of it.
You know I'm looking for Eun-sung too.
What is there you can do even if you get your name back?
If you turn yourself in just to get your name back
and make me penniless, I can't help you anymore.
It's because I can't trust you.
I'm turning myself in.
What?
Eun-sung's friend.
Did you even try to find Lee Hye-ri's number?
-I said she moved to a foreign country! -Hye-ri...
She doesn't have parents.
Why are you stopping me from seeing Eun-sung?
You are ridiculous.
My private detective made one mistake,
and you accuse me?
Are you telling me that you are going to turn yourself in,
so I should get ready to cough up the money?
I'm going to do it no matter what you say.
Stop pushing me!
If you keep pushing me toward the cliff,
do you think I will fall? I will push you instead.
Who created this mess?
How dare you turn yourself in?
You started this, you know?
Ramen.
Ramen guy.
Ramen is delicious.
Piano.
I don't feel like cooking ramen right now.
My heart is burning because of Spy
that I can't eat anything hot.
How have you been?
I had the most dynamic roller coaster ride in my life.
You like Spy.
Stop talking about her.
You should meet someone who listens to you.
Spy doesn't listen to me at all.
INCOMING CALL SEUNG-MI
-Hey, Seung-mi. -Hwan.
It's my birthday today.
Is it?
I forgot.
I have something to tell you.
Can I see you today?
Something to tell me?
I'm at Yeong-seok's bar. Do you want to come here?
Are you by yourself?
Yes.
All right. I will go there right now.
Play it again.
What's wrong with you today?
You made him play that several times already.
I don't know. I just feel like listening to it.
Chocolate milk.
"I will buy you chocolate milk if you play the piano."
You are a bad person if you don't keep your promise.
Chocolate milk?
You really have a good memory.
Subtitle translation by Lexi Lee