History of the Salaryman - Episode 8
You got promoted to an assistant in just 4
months. I bet it's the fastest on the record!
- Congratulations Assistant Yoo! - Drinks are on you tonight!
What are you doing here?
It's your morning meeting time.
Are you out of your mind? Where do you think you are?
He's our new director.
What?
New director? This bastard?
I mean him?
- Let's go. - Yes sir.
He's not officially a director yet.
Everyone here is a member of board of directors.
I don't know how you fooled the chairman
to get in, but it's not going to work on us.
The board of directors is asking for
a general meeting of shareholders?
Yes sir.
It must be because of Hang Woo.
I don't understand you scouting Choi Hang Woo either sir.
I had my reasons.
What was it?
Where is the board of directors?
Because of Choi Hang Woo, the strategic
marketing department was split in half.
It doesn't make any sense that he's a director!
Just a while ago, he put this very
company through its biggest crisis.
How can we have him at the core of this company?
We need to have the official general meeting
of shareholders and get him out of here!
Does everyone agree?
The Chairman is entering.
Everyone sit down.
Were you all talking ill of me here?
Hey! I heard that you're calling for an
emergency general meeting of shareholders?
No sir. We're not.
How can we even dare...
What we want to know is how Jang
Cho's director became our director?
I will answer that question.
Does anyone know how much the total debt Chun Ha currently has?
- $2... - $2.7 billion.
Do you know what the annual
interest is for $2,700,000,085.68?
It's over $27 million.
It's $27,000,005.22
It's probably right. You can type it on your calculator.
He's right.
I remember everything I see once, ever since the clinical test.
I read it when I was an entry level
employee, but I remember everything.
Do you have a way to pay back the deficit then?
Oh the way to pay it back? I don't know that.
I didn't think about it.
Does our former director have a
way to pay back the company deficit?
What about you sir? Did
you even think about a way?
- Do you know a way then? - Of course.
What is it?
First put out 5 million shares of Chun Ha Insurance,
Hello? Anyone could think of a way like that!
After that we will go public with those shares.
You think it's easy to go public?
I already dealt with it by lobbying.
Once the company goes public, the
values will increase more than 10 folds.
Then the deficit Chun Ha has will be gone.
We will actually even make profit out of it.
That's cheating! That's only
covering the superficial side of it!
It may be cheating, but it's not illegal.
"Man Cheon Gwa Hae"
This is the time to even cheat to beat the enemies.
He's right.
We have $2.7 billion to deal with right in front of us.
Cheating my ass!
That's a fine way to go, sir.
I have great expectations on you.
Then all the Chun Ha shares have been going up for past few days.
If you got in the department of
strategic marketing, it's a good start.
Congratulations.
Jang Ryang is still a director.
Chairman Jin made two dragon heads.
He wants competition for best performance.
He also wants to keep me in check.
And he can just lose a head anytime he's not pleased.
Why don't you take Yoo Bang as your junior staff?
He's not as foolish as he looks.
You might as well have him under you and keep him under watch.
My cousin died because of him.
Just looking at him makes my blood boil.
If he works for Jang Ryang, he may become a bigger problem.
Don't get emotional with this.
I don't need him.
I will fire him the first chance that I get.
Is it true the Chun Ha is going public
to KOSDAQ? Did you expect this outcome?
People are wondering if any lobbying was going on.
Nothing illegal happened.
You can find the details from our public
documents. Please write us good articles.
As you know already, this department of
strategic marketing is splitting into two teams.
First... This is the new director...
I will introduce myself.
I will take out two things from now.
Incompetence and disobedience.
Being paid when you don't deserve it is a sin!
I will make sure not a single
incompetent person gets to work here.
Disobedience is even worse!
Once a person disobeys orders, others
will start spitting out complaints.
It can stir up a hundred.
A thousand won't be able to work
properly. And it will lead to a strike.
If you find yourself incompetent or
disobedient, please exit this office right now.
Assistant Yoo?
Yes sir.
When I saw your records, it said
that you got in as the first place.
Also you've gotten promoted the fastest ever.
Yes. I didn't do much, but then I think I got lucky.
I will only speak of results from now on.
You got lucky?
It will be up to you whether you
were lucky or unlucky to have met me.
What's with the atmosphere here?
Oh? Who's this beanpole?
You're late.
I felt a bit lazy, so I got a massage on the way here. Why?
Miss... Miss...
No other director has ever had something to say to me. So I don't
expect you to order me around either.
'Cause, it's not going to work. "No
touch" between us. Then everybody's happy.
Ok?
The person in charge of Baek Yeo Chi
and her fellow colleagues step forward.
It's called solidarity.
You will all receive penalty points. The
manager should turn in a written apology.
Yes sir.
Let me get this straight just in case you misunderstand this.
This isn't because you were invited by Chairman for dinner.
It's not because I'm jealous that you
were picked as the employee of month.
It's also not because I'm jealous that
you were promoted so quickly! I swear!
Oh! I'm glad you told me! Because I
almost misunderstood you if you didn't.
What's your job in this department?
It's...
Being in charge of Yeo Chi.
You kidding me?
Do you know what they used to call me?
Tarantula of Dae Gal! Once I bite you, I
don't let you go until all of your blood...
Are you pulling back?
Dae Gal as in the one right by the Joo Won camp?
How did you know that?
That's my hometown right across the river!
Which middle school did you go?
There's only one school there! Dae Gal Middle School.
- Dae Gal Middle School? - Yeah.
Really.
Do you know the "Young Eleven" soccer gang?
I used to be the 3rd generation of that.
"Young Eleven?"
- Do you know Un Bong Soo? - Of course I know Man Bong Soo!
He was the strongest guy in my school!
How do you know him?
I made "Young Eleven. "
On the night we played against the Sang Shim Varsity team,
we had the inauguration at the
rooftop of the markets by the tunnel.
Bong Soo used to be our water boy!
I wonder what he's doing now. I miss him.
He must be sick of me. You know he's quite
slow. I beat him up, chewed him out all the time.
Are you friends with Bong Soo, kid? If you're friends with
Bong Soo, and you're the 3rd generation of "Young Eleven,"
How can I help you now?
Huh?
But still... Out here in the
business world, I'm your senior ok?
I know! Did I say otherwise?
Singing hometown song
Good.
You could say "hi" at least. It's not
like you've seen me for the first time.
You're going to get hurt like that.
Watch! It's not about hitting hard.
Make it dynamic. Fast and light!
You look like you're in a good mood today.
Hold it.
Hold the punching bag.
Like this?
You have to learn right. Look at the spot you want to hit.
Did you get hurt?
I'm ok.
You should have held onto it tight. You might get hurt.
Let me do it this time. You hold it.
Go ahead then.
Hold on tight.
I'm holding onto it tight.
Make it dynamic like I told you. Fast and light.
Are you going to take all night?
- Are you ok? - Let me see.
You've got a nose bleed!
I'm ok.
You're not! You've got a nose bleed!
I said I'm ok!
You've got a nice punch, but you can't take a hit.
That...
Colon cancer
Please come in. Chairman is waiting for you.
Ok.
How is the director's position
in Chun Ha? Does it suit you?
I'm satisfied overall except for one thing.
What is that one thing?
In my department, there is someone that shouldn't be there.
Are you referring to me?
You gave penalty points to my team and
even made them write written apologies.
And now what? Someone who shouldn't be there?
You want to see who's going to leave first?
Yeo Chi! I'm sorry, try to understand.
She's not always like this.
It's ok. You don't need to worry about it.
Let me ask you for a favor.
I want to put you in charge of her.
Grandpa! Am I a UPS package?
Why are you handing me over to someone else?
You can teach her business or leadership.
- Why don't you take her and... - I refuse.
Hah! What? I don't like you either.
Is the VP's position still empty because of Yeo Chi?
The reason I came to Chun Ha was because I saw future in here.
If Yeo Chi is VP here, I'm worried
if there will be a future for Chun Ha.
What?
You son of a gun.
How dare you to speak ill of the future!
Shut up!
There's going to be an important announcement tomorrow.
You will find out everything about the VP's position tomorrow.
Right now, Chun Ha is on the verge of becoming
a global corporation or a 2nd-rate corporation.
We're going to be collecting a revolutionary
proposal from every department for change.
I thought he said that he will
announce who will become the new VP.
Hence, each department shall turn in a proposal for change.
Whoever turns in the best proposal will become the
new VP regardless of his or her current position.
What's wrong with you?
Didn't you just hear it? He said that he will give
the VP position regardless of the current position.
Hey! Wake up! It's not like underlings like us
will get the chance too! You're such an idiot!
You want to say it again?
You know, you have to use the common sense.
I was just being worried about you.
Does that make any sense?
Is VP's position like a golf trophy?
- Miss! - This isn't right.
I'm going to argue with him.
Are you that worried?
What?
Yeah. I understand you.
You've got nothing other than the fact
that you're the Chairman's granddaughter.
What did you just say?
You're being way too rude to Miss!
Does this company have a position called "Miss"?
It's because even you're being lenient to
her, she is breaking order in our department.
Will you shut up?
Go tell on me to your Grandpa.
Tell him that you can't come to work because of me.
Hey, Choi!
I will take this project as the representative of this department.
We have two teams in this department. I don't
see the reason for there to be only one report.
Tell the team leaders to come to the meeting room.
Let's leave it up to the staff, who they will choose.
They've been working for me at least a few
years. Aren't you being way too reckless?
Let's have a bet.
- Hmm? - Let's have the loser resign.
You take me way too lightly.
I just wanted to give it a bit more motivation.
You think I will back out, if you bluff like that?
Let's do it then.
Is Grandpa inside?
He's not in there right now.
Is he trying to run away from me? He didn't even answer the phone.
Tell me if there is anything you want to tell him.
Is he sick?
I'm right here for him. Why is he trying to make someone else VP?
Did you just sneer at me like that Hang Woo bastard?
Is it that funny that I want to become the VP?
It's not just me. I bet everyone in Chun Ha is laughing at you.
What?
Unless you want to be humiliated in a spot you can't
even handle, just stay out of it like you used to.
Ok, I admit it.
I wasn't interested in this company one bit.
But! Not anymore!
Now! I'm not the same foolish Baek Yeo Chi anymore.
Fine. If no one acknowledges me, I will join that project too!
I will become VP with my own power.
Use Choi Hang Woo.
No one can beat him inside this company.
You want me to join that bastard?
If you join another team and Choi Hang
Woo wins, you will lose the VP position.
But if you're on the same team, you can steal his glory.
That's the only way you can become the VP.
I'm Team Apricot Flower, and Choi is Team Orchid.
Discuss with your team members and come to the
room you want to join after work at 7. That's it.
You forgot one thing!
If there is a winner among us two, everyone
on the losing team will have to quit.
Quit?
Of course the winning team will see the glory on the VP's ship.
No! I can't do that.
You have to quit if you lose!
Don't you know how much he hates me?
You want me to hand over my head?
Then are you going to be
responsible for me getting fired too!
- What is that? - What?
It's nothing. Yeah.
All the other teams are working for Choi. One is a flat tire.
The other is a rising sun!
Why would you get on Jang's side?
Geez... Why don't you say something?
I thought you hate him too!
- I'm against Jang. - See? She's against it. What?
What did you just say? What's wrong with you?
No matter who you guys choose, I will go to Choi Hang Woo.
Look at her! She's always like that.
Have we decided already? It's already time.
Let's go.
Orchid
Executive So made a team too. He asked me to help, and I refused.
Here!
Aren't you being way too confident?
The staff over there are very faithful to Jang Ryang.
It doesn't matter even if no one comes. I can take them all.
I think it will be more than 10 people. Please get us enough.
Yes sir.
Shall we go in?
Our life is depended on this! You shouldn't be so stubborn!
Drink up!
Oh good! Welcome!
You're here too! Good! Sit down.
Looks like we have the whole staff here!
Oh good! You are late!
Looks like we should've booked a bigger
room. You're more popular than I thought.
Let's drink up.
Oh! Come in!
I'm sorry, I came to the wrong room.
I'm sorry.
- I said orchid! - I'm sorry.
- Are you sure? - I have to live too!
We just have to win! I will make you win.
- I will go in first. - Hey!
- Manager Yoon? - What?
Let's go to the bathroom together.
- Bathroom? - Yeah.
I'm ok. I will wait here.
What? Let's go real quick.
Let's go to the bathroom, and then go to the room together.
- Ok! - Ok?
Hi! Are you here with someone?
If Bun Kwae was here, it would have been a perfect win!
I was worried that they would come.
Why? Because of Yeo Chi?
If you jump into the battle with bomb in your hands, everyone dies.
Ok! Let's drink up!
For the new project!
Cheers!
Tada!
Move!
What are you doing here Miss?
I thought we had freedom of
choice. I wanted to join this team.
What about your teammates?
Who cares?
Can I get a glass too? Director?
You guys!
What's going on? No one is here?
Room Orchid is at the end of the hallway.
Why aren't you coming in?
Sir?
Yeah.
Didn't you guys mean to go to Choi Hang Woo?
We have decided to go until the end with you sir.
They are so mean. It's not like they knew him for a long time.
They can't be cheap like this!
Right?
Right. You have to be faithful.
Are you crying?
Why are you crying as a grown-up?
I was going to quit if no one came...
That's why we're here!
Here! Have a glass!
It's not like a big bus is faster! We
can always catch up in small numbers.
Thank you guys.
Thank you so much!
The losers are quitting right?
There is no middle in this fight.
It's either win it all or lose it all.
Either live or die.
- Take everything, - Or lose everything.
It will take a lot of human resources...
Hold on a minute. We're researching that right now.
Jang Ryang and Executive So must be trying their best right now.
Confidentiality is the key here.
We just have to be careful of Baek
Yeo Chi. She could be Yoo Bang's spy.
Why don't we move her to a different room?
How many times do I have to tell you! If the sponge is broken,
go to the pharmacy where you bought it and exchange it!
She's so annoying!
Who's been getting the consumer's complaint calls these days?
Cha did.
It wasn't me!
What are you talking about? Everyone
heard you talking on the phone!
Hey! Bong!
I heard her talking on the phone too.
I heard it too.
Are you guys serious?
Are you doing it again? Are you ruining
the department's atmosphere with lies again?
I wasn't lying!
You're funny! Are you saying that we're all lying here then?
Don't give Cha Woo Hee work for a while.
Sir!
I will do the PT too. Give me what you were working on.
Geez.
Oh! I'm sorry!
Are you ok?
Isn't it hot? What are you doing?
Oh yeah! This voice! This is the voice!
You answered the consumer complaint call didn't you?
I was so offended that I came all the way out
here. Who's in charge here? Who's in charge!
What's your name? Huh? Stay right there!
When did you get here?
I was looking for some documents.
I saw everything through the glass.
Aren't they being too mean to you?
This is everything that I have.
Thank you!
I heard about the HQ. You must be busy these days.
I had always been busy.
I know I shouldn't be asking this, but can
I spend the night at your place tonight?
I have so much work to do even at home, but
my place gets black outs and bad internet.
Just stay there until you're done with this project.
No! I can't do that!
I didn't get fired all thanks to you!
I can do this for you anytime.
Who is it?
Is this Choi Hang Woo's place?
- Director is sleeping right now. - Are you a Chun Ha employee too?
- Huh? No. I'm a personal secretary. - Wake him up.
He stayed up all night and he just went to bed.
You thought that if you stayed here and
not go to work, I wouldn't know did you?
Are you happy that you're working alone without showing me anything?
Are you happy?
I'm happy.
What? What are you doing here?
Get out. Get out right now!
What are you doing in my room!
This is my room until you're done with the proposal.
You can sleep in the living room.
Are you a thug or a ghost?
- Why are you doing this to me? - I'm on your team too!
Don't you know it's a growing social
problem that people are rejected at work?
Get dressed and get out! You're hurting my eyes.
Oh my God!
Oh you're here!
Internet is working well isn't it?
Yeah. This is all thanks to you.
Did you find an item for the project?
But this isn't as easy as I thought.
There are so many weak affiliates. I'm afraid
I might make things worse by touching them.
Is there anything that I can help with?
You must be hungry. Go ahead and eat.
You only had eggs in the fridge, so I just cooked egg.
You must have had been busy, but you still cooked?
Did I fall asleep?
You should just sleep.
Did you find anything?
Nothing.
What is it?
Why are you hiding it from your own team? Hey!
Hey, does he?
I see how this works.
Ok! I know what to do then.
I think you found something.
Yes, it's the bomb!
I want to know, shall we step outside and talk about it?
It will be annoying when she wakes up.
I will just tell you tomorrow morning.
I didn't know Baek Yeo Chi would be this bad.
This is nothing. She has a thick face and is
foul-mouthed enough to have soap in her mouth.
It's the first time seeing such an annoying and displeasing...
You think you're pleasing then?
Frankly, I'm a bit on the pleasing side.
What? Soap in my mouth?
You all want to die?
Huh?
The winner of this project is you, Yoo Bang!
Thank you sir!
From now on, you're the new VP of Chun Ha!
I'm the new VP!
Thank you everyone! I will be a good VP!
MY trophy! Where did it go?
What is she doing sleeping out here? She's going to get sick.
- Wake up, Woo Hee! Wake up! - You're awake?
Did you make this report?
Yes.
How do you know so much about this factory?
I worked there as an intern.
It was a company that once occupied 80% of the domestic
pharmaceuticals. It even exported to 40 countries.
It makes more than $50 million in deficit every year.
The biggest problem is the labor costs, and the lazy organization.
The growth of Chinese companies and reduction
of the foreign market is also a big problem.
Eat up.
And they have a strike with the union
for wage and working environment.
To simply put it, it's rotten inside out.
Do you know why we can't just simply throw it away?
It's like chicken ribs. It's difficult to
eat, but you don't want to throw it away.
You can turn such a company to make surplus?
- I will close it down. - You want to get rid of it?
I think it's better that we get rid of
it to stop the deficit of $50 million.
Director!
Let me bring it back up!
It's like holding onto your dead child.
Anyone can get rid of it!
But what is a corporation?
Profits are important too, but aren't we
all here together to make a better living?
And after you've taken out the factory?
We will make a warehouse for trade in that spot.
You want to even help the trade company from this.
As you know already, Incheon is the most important
city for trade with China and South East Asia.
If this works out, we will be able to make a big surplus from this.
We will soon see Jang Ryang losing his job.
And his family too. Yoo Bang, Bun Kwae, and everyone else.
The origin of this problem is the quarterly meeting.
The total square footage is shown to be 14000 square meters.
The building square footage is 4000 sq. meter.
In order to reap as much revenue
and benefit from this surface area,
we're having the next round of opportunities.
Even I'm embarrassed! You embarrass me!
You worked here for 40 years, and you call this a proposal? Get out!
You embarrass me.
We have you two left in the final round.
We will have a winner between these two teams.
Something funny happened.
One side wants to close down Incheon factory,
the other side wants to bring it back to its function.
To me the process is not
important. I don't speak of results!
If the factory closes down, it's your victory.
If it comes back to operation, you will be the winner.
It's a lot worse than I thought.
You think it will be possible to make surplus out of this?
Even if we try to reconstruct the
company, the Union will not be pleased.
We will just have to try it.
One! We will not make defective products!
We will not make defective products!
- One! Do not get hurt! - Do not get hurt!
One! Best quality with my own hands!
Mongolian.
Positive mind makes a positive product!
I always do my best!
I'm happy that I make money!
Organization! Diligence!
What did you say?
You want to reduce the size by 50%?
- It's the policy from the HQ. - I can't do that.
Hello! Oh!
Do you want to close down this factory?
Do you know how many colleagues I had to fire with my own hands?
You don't have to do it yourself this time.
These guys right here will get the blood on their hands.
We have no other choice. We need to have 50% quit in just 2 weeks.
Or Choi Hang Woo will win.
It looked pretty vicious out there.
Hang Woo must be here somewhere.
The Trade Company wants to take this factory space?
Yes, that's the plan.
We're thankful! But it won't be easy.
It's possible if you have a large supply of goods here.
Every warehouse is full at the
moment. But it won't get any bigger.
That's why we need to discuss about it.
If he stands up to the task, it may be possible.
Who is he?
But he's quite queer.
His real name is Bang Won, but
they call him Peng Wol's around here.
Peng Wol?
From Incheon, Pyung Taek, and even Gun San,
he pretty much has all the heavy equipments.
He's a business man, but he's also a mafia.
He has a very close relationship with the Chinese.
Even the Peng Man needs a helping hand
from Peng Wol when it comes to construction.
He likes gambling and drinking. They say he's pretty good.
He is a heavy drinker.
A strange thing is that he doesn't like girls.
- He likes men? - That's not it either.
It's like a superstition. He's still a seaman.
Anyways, he panics when there's a girl in the area.
I have to convince this man?
He holds the key to this project.
What does he do?
You can find the details in here.
He looks like a gangster!
This is the data sent from the lab.
Are you sure that this person wrote this report?
Yes, probably. Is there something wrong?
Let's stop by the lab on the way to Incheon.
It's going to take all day at this rate!
You have to work fast, we've got work to do tomorrow!
Hey you! Come here!
Baldie right there!
Hey! Bald! You go over there.
- Not him! You! - Me?
What the hell is going on here?
Take off those glasses.
- I took them off. - Make a dirty face.
Ok, I found you. Nice to meet you.
I'm Baek Yeo Chi.
I don't care who you are. What are you doing here?
What are you doing in the men's place?
What is this?
Chun Ha Group?
Jin Shi Hwang is my grandfather.
And?
I want to make a partnership with you.
You want to be partners?
Not your partner. A business partnership!
- Did all men die in Chun Ha? - What?
You don't like me negotiating?
We shouldn't talk here. Let's move
somewhere else. I have a lot to tell you.
- With me? Alone? - Alone.
Let's go somewhere quiet.
What is she doing here?
Hi Director!
Do you know where Cha Woo Hee is?
She must be in the reference room.
Reference room.
What?
Your lips are so hot today.
Even if you report sexual
harassment, no one will believe you.
Why make it difficult? Let's make it easy. Huh?
You little!
Stay still!
Cha Woo Hee...
Let go! Let go!
Shut up!
Look at her swearing! Hey! That's
how you swear. She's so good at it.
What are you doing?
Yoo Bang!
Who the hell is that?
Let her go right now!
Hometown song
You got it wrong!
I like you a lot.
You know after all that I've done for
you! Even the ghosts would be pleased.
What are we? We're the "Young Eleven!"
It's not Nine or Ten! It's Eleven! Wake up!