Unemployment Benefit Romance
President, I don't know where you are, but come back now and resolve this.
Enough with your writer job!
Let me use your car please.
- You'll bring it back tomorrow, right? - Thanks, Writer Im.
Is your company okay?
I heard one of the 'Love and Demise' production company went bankrupt.
Please break my insurance.
She's selling her stuff, too.
An instructor position is open, so let's go see him.
It's okay if I don't get paid much, but I'd really like to get paid in advance.
- Who is she? - Jong Dae's girlfriend.
- Do some work here. - What work?
Someone who lost her job suddenly was supposed to be here.
We invited three experts to provide answers to the youth unemployment problem.
[Queen of Drama Episode 3]
Author Choi Do Hoon, what's your opinion on this case?
If she kept working for a company that didn't even pay her
then I think it's her fault, too, to be honest.
What the...
If you kept working even when she was mistreated
it obviously means that she wasn't confident enough to go anywhere else.
Everything happened because of her own incompetency.
The only thing she needs is critical self reflection.
That's what I think.
If self development is complete, I'm the salary king!
As I stated in this book...
if each person develops his own talent
unemployment only applies to other people.
That's what I'd like to say.
Sir, I'll give you this book as a gift.
It's priced at 12,000 won.
Please develop your own self even now!
That bastard...
Okay, then what's available for someone who lost their job suddenly?
Officer Hwang Seo Jin.
Yes, surviving in this time of unsettling employment
means training for re-employment and obtaining certifications.
So we offer a variety of educational programs for re-employment in my center.
We have certification programs for beauty, computer, barista...
people can learn a variety of skills.
Hey!
What more do I learn after a four-year college?
Does it make sense that I'm not working even after a four-year college?
Choi Do Hoon... what? Critical self-reflection?
What a bastard, just throw out your books!
- Please stop, miss. - Let go!
Let go!
So, in conclusion, I'd like to tell her to learn some skills.
In your opinion, Attorney Song, what would she need to get the unpaid salary?
In case of bankruptcy of the employer with no ability to pay
Based on Clause 38 of the Labor Standard Act...
there should be a process of the company asset auction.
A problem with this is that it takes a long time.
And, above all...
in a small business, even the company president is almost like a colleague...
she'll probably have a hard time filing a lawsuit against him.
You're right. That's exactly how I feel.
Having gone through the hardships together
it's hard to take a legal action.
You're right. That man was president in name only...
and he was always mistreated and scolded by the employees.
He was a beggar who carried a business cards with 'president' on it.
I know how she feels.
You must having a really tough time.
Yes.
Is it Seung Hee?
- It's her, isn't it? - My my!
It's her! It's her!
Writer Im?
Seriously! I might lose my job because of her!
Hello?
Who? A high school friend?
It wasn't me on that program!
What? Did everyone find out?
[Chang Soo's Mom]
Hello?
Where are you now?
I'm just out for a bit.
You're not at a TV station or somewhere like that, are you?
No way... what occasion would I have to go to a place like that?
Right?
When are you coming home, by any chance?
I'm going home now.
I'm going to bring you some fruit jam in a little while.
No, thank you.
It's okay, I have a lot of time.
You know the bench in front of the apartment, right? I'll be waiting there.
No no... bye!
I said I'm okay!
What the... I'm going nuts!
It's not just that she didn't get paid
she let the president use her car, too.
Even the car?
She should've said that on air.
She left after just crying for no good reason.
If the car is found, then whereabouts of the missing president would be found, too.
By the way, why are you so interested in her?
I just feel bad for her.
Right? She has this air of bad luck and I really feel bad for her somehow.
She's pretty talented, but somehow things just didn't work out for her.
Joo Young's mom!
You're coming now?
Yes, Sis.
See? She's wearing the same clothes from the program.
It's her for sure. She's the one who was on TV earlier.
You really didn't go to the TV station?
What happened?
It looked like you don't have kids and you just lost your job.
So why did you pretend you were married, to scam us?
- Well... - You're not a mom, are you?
You think I wouldn't know if you hide it?
Do you know how quick I am?
Why did you approach her?
Wasn't it to scam her?
Excuse me...
What's going on?
Who are you?
Please stay out of it.
Unless you're Joo Young's dad...
I don't know what it's about
but if you did anything wrong, you should apologize to them, Joo Young's mom!
Are you Joo Young's dad?
Yes, I am.
I don't know what my wife did wrong, but I'll apologize for her.
No, there is no need
I'm Joo Young's friend's mom...
I wondered who Joo Young looked after to be so good looking...
He looks exactly like his dad.
Then there is no misunderstanding?
No, there wasn't any misunderstanding to begin with.
Of course not!
I'm sorry, Honey. We were mistaken.
Someone who looked exactly like you was on TV.
It's okay.
Then I guess you're done with her.
We'll get going now.
Sure, please... wait!
I came here to give you fruit jam, and I almost forgot about it. Here.
Enjoy this and next time... let's drink coffee.
For sure!
- Bye! - Bye.
You look so good together.
What's going on? He's good-looking for a guy who went bankrupt.
Thank you.
Seung Hee...
Let's go somewhere and talk.
It's all my fault.
I'm incompetent, so I lied to them and hung out with them...
And I had no clue, so I didn't know until the company turned out this way.
You just did your best with your life. What's wrong with that?
Don't be so nice to me like this.
My heart is worth 10 won right now.
I'm saying it's not your fault, Seung Hee.
Why is it important to do my best? What's important is doing well.
I said last time that I felt like I had seen you somewhere.
I remembered.
Seung Hee, you don't remember that we met in Sillim-dong before, do you?
Sillim-dong?
Yes, in the student town.
You worked part-time at a pharmacy.
Part-time at a pharmacy...
I started working part-time here because I don't fill prescriptions
I just need to sell energy drinks...
But somehow I can't sell too much.
Although people are lined up at the other store.
Were you... Jong Dae's friend, by any chance?
Well, I wasn't that close, but I am.
What's wrong?
If you're Jong Dae's friend, you should've told me sooner!
Is that a problem?
Of course! It's not like you're making fun of me...
If you tell me you're Jong Dae's friend now...
Forget it! I'm leaving.
Seung Hee!
Of course it was sympathy. Sympathy!
Donation from someone who remembers the most embarrassing moment in my life.
Hello?
What are you doing, Kyung Hee?
I'm having a period.
So you're not doing anything.
It's tiring. You have no idea how tiring it is.
Kyung Hee, can I come to you?
Sure. Did you ever tell me you were coming before you came? Hurry up.
To be honest, I'm on a bus right now.
I should be there in an hour.
Okay, I won't eat dinner and wait for you.
Thank you, Kyung Hee.
[3 years ago]
What's the occasion? You're all dressed up.
You're wearing high heels, too.
Are you meeting someone today?
Let's...
break up.
What?
Hey! How can you say things like that so easily at a place like this?
I'm not saying it easily.
I'm saying it after thinking it over so many times.
I have the exam soon. Aren't you too mean?
So I hesitated a lot.
So the conclusion you came to is to break up?
Okay, then let's do this.
Once the civil service exam is over, let's break up.
What?
Please hold it off until then. I'm asking you.
You really think only about yourself.
Why? You can't even do that for me?
Just hold off for a few weeks, then break up with me!
You jerk, you don't have any consideration for me?
You're only worried about your feelings!
A consistent man.
My first love who was consistently self-centered.
Bum, Kim Jong Dae.
Aren't you going to bed?
How did you leave your husband?
He's sitting in front of the computer with a serious face on.
He must have a lot of work.
What 'a lot of work'? He's always sitting with a serious face on...
he's putting a puzzle together.
I guess he wants his own time even just playing that.
I... saw you on TV.
You saw it too?
Sis...
I'm angry.
Don't worry about it. It's embarrassing for a moment, then it's over.
But, there is something more embarrassing than that, to be honest.
What's more embarrassing than that? It was an embarrassment in front of the country!
I... liked someone.
And he was really nice to me, too.
You must've fallen for him.
Your heart is worth 10 won these days.
He was nice to me, so I thought he liked me...
but I found out... he was Jong Dae's friend.
Really?
It's good at least.
It's good that you found out early.
If he's a friend of Jong Dae, then he must be a bum, too.
Birds of a feather flock together.
No! He's not like Jong Dae.
Jong Dae, that jerk.
I wonder if he's living a good life after passing that exam.
Only ruining your life!
No, I checked but I don't think he passed.
Why would you check that?
You... are you still?
What?
Are you crazy?
True... if it wasn't for him, you'd be the writer instead of Seon Joo now.
That's the kind of ill-fated relationships in life.
Like you and Jong Dae!
You really grabbed a great opportunity.
You know I couldn't decide between Writer Moon and you before I called?
Yes.
Everyone has high hopes for this omnibus drama.
After you're done with this, you'll probably get calls from a lot of places.
I can guarantee it.
Thank you.
I found your office in Yeoido...
and other writers are coming to work starting tomorrow.
So you can start tomorrow, too.
Thank you.
By the way, what should I bring to the office?
Slippers, your own mug and etc...
Tell me if you need anything. I'll tell the assistant producer later.
Really? I just don't know what to bring...
Then do you want to go to a mall together after this meeting?
Go pick the ones you like.
Should we?
Hey, Im Seung Hee!
Hey, what are you doing with this jerk here?
Let go of me!
Who are you?
Please speak after letting go of that hand.
You jerk... what are you doing...
with her here...
It hurts.
I don't know what it's about, but just say it!
Really really...
Producer, please let go. Now!
Are you okay?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Jong Dae!
Something absurd happened this afternoon at a department store.
A young woman lost her balance and fell down on an escalator...
She got hurt and many people on the escalator experienced inconvenience.
I don't know. It's common sense you stay inside the yellow line on an escalator.
Why did she run up?
Anyway, young kids these days are a problem.
Kim Jong Dae, this jerk!
I'm sorry. I'll get you another one.
No it's okay. Seung Hee, I'll get going now.
I have to go to the office and take some stuff.
Okay.
Don't get up.
Take care of yourself.
I'll do my best for you, too. Don't worry.
Seon Joo, well...
My cellphone broke, so I couldn't call Jong Dae.
Why would you call that jerk? Just break up with him!
But... I think I should still tell him.
I'm sorry, but can you tell him for me?
Okay, I will.
[After a month]
Here.
What's this?
I even got you a new number so you can start a new life after the hospital.
Jong Dae never came.
I took off the cast after a few months...
but my heart wasn't easily healed after my 10-year love broke apart.
If it's not borrowed by an individual, but an investment for a company...
the obligation of repayment changes.
The main character maintains a paper company...
and doesn't pay back. That could be another way.
Really?
There are a lot of those cases in reality.
After setting up a different company in a similar field...
surprisingly a lot of people don't pay the debt from the previous company.
My. It's already late.
I think this is enough for the day.
Okay, then call me when you need legal advice again.
It's late... so do you want to go grab a drink...
Did Seung Hee go somewhere?
She called me earlier and said she was going to her sister's in Daejeon.
Can you tell me the plate number of Seung Hee's car?
I think she left her parking card out.
It should be on Seung Hee's desk.
But why do you want the plate number?
It's... well...
Who could it be?
Im Seung Hee lives here, doesn't she?
Seung Hee?
Is she home now?
She lives here, but she's not here right now.
What's going on?
We're from the police.
We got a report on Miss Im Seung Hee's theft.
Theft?
It's a misunderstanding! It's not me, you should get him.
Even if you didn't get paid, you can't just take things from the office.
Even for things in the office, there is an order of debtors.
Even if we take everything, it's not even half of half of what we should be paid.
That's right.
Still, you can't do that.
Even if you bring out just shampoo from the bathroom in the office
it could be a crime of theft.
That's how the law is!
I need to go to my part-time job.
Detective, then can I just give you back all the stuff I took?
I haven't gotten rid of them.
I didn't either.
Can you put them all back? For sure?
- Yes! - Yes!
I can't...
Why not?
Did you... sell them all, by any chance?
Already?
Then it'll be tough for you.
By the way... who made a report? President couldn't have come back and reported it.
The owner of the building did.
Everything in the office wasn't the president's...
but he borrowed those when he rented the office from the building owner.
Then... everything in the office is borrowed, too?
So if you were going to take stuff...
you should've identified the owner before you took them.
I'm sure you skipped breakfast... please have these.
You don't have much money either... I'll pay for this later.
It's okay. Those have two hours left from the expiration.
So I separated them to throw out anyway.
What?
Don't worry.
It has a lot of preservatives, so it doesn't go bad.
True... I've eaten so much preservatives that
I probably won't go bad after I die.
By the way, when did you start working a part-time job?
Right after I quit my job.
I really had a small salary.
Someone like me can't rest even for a day.
I really don't have any money saved.
I see...
At least you can afford to get sad.
If I rest, I'll starve right away.
Then... you only work here?
No. After this, I work at a restaurant in the evenings.
It was even on TV.
Come visit me sometime.
Really? Then it must be good. Which program?
'Zero Complaints' and 'Food X-file.'
What?
It was on 'Consumers' Report' too.
Please come. They use weird ingredients, but it tastes good.
If you work like that, when do you write?
I know. That's the problem.
But you have the four insurances at least...
so you must have the unemployment pay.
Unemployment pay?
You're insured for employment.
Producer Lee went to get it, too.
That's right, unemployement pay!
It was my first time as a writer on a payroll, so I forgot.
See? You and I are in different situations.
When I receive the unemployment pay, I'll come visit you at the restaurant.
Okay.
Are you leaving?
Hold on, I'll pack you some stuff.
What?
They're past expiration...
but they've been refrigerated, so they should be okay if you eat them fast.
What are you doing here?
- Let's go. - What are you doing?
I found it.
What?
Your car. I found out where it is.
Really?
It's in a used-car sale lot in Gangwon Province.
It's not sold yet? I can get it back?
Now we know where it is, so we'll go get it back.
Thank you.
You even got charged with theft, so you shouldn't just sit still.
Did you know that?
The police came to your office last night.
It was a big surprise for Seon Joo, too.
If things came to this, you should've looked for the president or filed a report.
Yes...
Now, let's go find it.
We don't have it, we don't.
I don't know if we sold it or if we didn't have it to begin with...
but I've never seen such a car.
I already checked everything.
Do you think I didn't even check that much to come all the way here?
Should I report you to the police for selling a stolen car?
Now, give me a straight answer.
This is the guy, right?
But I really didn't know it was stolen.
- Where is he now? - How would I know that?
Although it's pretty obvious.
A person who loses everything in a casino can't leave for a while.
So he must be in a sauna or wandering around in the neighborhood.
Should we go into the restaurant?
- I have a question for you. - Sure.
Thank you.
Welcome!
How much would you like?
- Fill up, please. - Okay.
If we go off a little, there is an illegal gambling parlor too.
Let's go there and look for him.
Okay.
It must be bad.
- I'll throw these out. - Sure.
President!
Seung Hee! Seung Hee!
Please take it out now!
President!
President! Hey, stop there!
President!
President Kim, stop there!
Writer Im, no matter how tough things get, don't speak in an impolite way.
Even if you're really mad...
How can you throw milk at an person...
I'm sorry, Writer Im.
Didn't you go too far? You even sold my car...
When I have money...
I'll make sure to pay you back first.
How are you going to pay me back?
Will you earn money from gambling and pay me back?
I'm really upset...
but I'll let it slide just once...
Go back and start again. Start again then...
pay me back in time.
Start again?
I don't know what would be the point of starting over again.
What did you say?
To be honest... is there any one answer for a company like us?
In times like this, only lotto or gambling can change your fate.
How can you say that?
You said we should work hard and make good programs.
That's true...
When can I live like other people and just make programs with 10 won profit?
I'm getting tired of living this way too.
Do you want to get beat up by a much younger woman?
Why did you become so rough while I was gone?
I really was going to treat you like a human being...
But no more of that from now on!
You're not normal right now!
Hi Wan Ha, this is Seung Hee.
- Attorney Song. - Yes?
Can we stop the car for a minute?
- I'm in a hurry to go the bathroom... - No, no!
Writer Im!
I can see that you're going to run away again.
Who do you think you're fooling...
Writer Im, I mean it!
Would you believe me if I went here?
Writer Im... Writer Im... Writer Im...
Attorney Song!
He looks like he's really in a hurry, so let him go.
Thank you.
Wait!
Then take off your shoes first.
Fine, fine.
How can you not trust people like that...
Why? You want to come with me?
President, you can't run away!
What are you looking at?
Seung Hee! Seung Hee! Why are you looking?
When he's done, of course...
Wait!
President Kim! President Kim!
President Kim!
I'm sorry, Writer Im! I'll definitely pay you back later!
It's too dark... I can't find him at all.
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have stopped the car.
It's okay. You had a tough day because of me.
You can leave now. I'll just wait here a little longer.
How long would he go barefeet? He'll crawl back soon.
Then let's wait together.
How can I leave by myself leaving you behind at night?
Why... are you so nice to me?
There is the thing with Jong Dae, too...
Do I look pathetic?
I don't think about Jong Dae.
When I think about you, I don't associate you with Jong Dae.
You said you saw me in Sillim-dong.
The first time I saw you...
was when you were a nice pharmacy lady.
Not as Jong Dae's girlfriend.
Welcome.
The pharmacist went out, so I can't fill prescription.
No... please give me a pain-relief patch to put on my wrist.
Patch... The patch is...
Please give me a patch.
Are you getting that?
I guess you're running an errand for your girlfriend.
Or your sister?
I remember.
There was no one really coming, so I didn't even work there for a month.
So... are you helping me beacause we know each other from back then?
There is only one reason for a person to be nice to another person.
An interest... in that person.
I... am interested in you, Seung Hee.
Life is a continuous stream of unexpected happenings.
Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.
That's why it's worth living.
I thought of Grandma who said those things.
Mom asked why I put so much meaning in the words Grandma said in a cloudy mind.
But at this moment, I remembered those words.
I came to request my unemployment pay.
This is the first time I think it was good thing to be a writer on a payroll.
It won't take long with a counselor. Do you want to have lunch togehter after that?
Should we?
You!
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I heard the professor there is really beautiful, just like Lee Hyo Ri!
I thought time stopped while I was watching her.
When did you steal my heart?
To be honest, my heart...
How dare you act like a boyfriend already?
Bye.
There are a few people who fell for each other during bandage practice.
I'll cut to the chase.
Let's go to Daejeon together. Let's meet and practice.
Did you sleep outside? You!
Where can I go with these clothes on? I have to meet a girl today.
She's talented.
With the legal theory along with modern development and prosperity.
I couldn't tell you because of laundry...
Something doesn't feel right.
Don't worry about me.
So, do you kiss anyone?
We're not in that kind of relationship.
I really like you. Can we do something about it?