Episode 1
7 years ago
Is the boss in?
Yes, shall we go inside now?
It isn't the fault of the apple to be rotten.
Who are you? Why exactly
- are you doing this? - Didn't our Dept. Head came
over here personally today?
Why didn't you keep your promise
and waste the time of a busy person?
Please give me just another week's time.
You dragged for two months while asking for that.
Just one week.
My daughter would be here in a moment.
Please, don't let her see me in such a manner.
We don't want to let your daughter see us acting like this either.
Please try to understand my circumstances too.
Please have the money prepared before I finish reading this.
110. It's here. Please sign over here.
I can't really see clearly. Thank you.
- Please do lots of good deeds. - Alright, alright, alright.
What's your house number?
House number 15.
Oh my! Aigoo, these have fallen.
- I'll get those. - Aigoo, thank you. I can't be more grateful.
Thank you.
Yes, goodbye.
- Block 2, house number 57. - 50...
7?
Seo Kyung Wook. Are you the mentioned?
He's my father. I came instead of him.
Please write your name and sign.
It's 2 bags of 10kg.
Are you able to carry them?
I'll take one first and come back for the other later.
Alright, please do that.
Hello, we're from the news focus team.
We're gathering materials for the news to be aired this evening.
Please say something short for 'Neighbourly love, sharing of rice'.
We need to get interviews of the younger generation too.
- Please interview someone else. - Please take the shoot.
- You'd just have to say something. - Please interview someone else.
Just say something.
You want to hear the thoughts of someone who's here to get the rice so badly?
Hey!
That bad-tempered schoolgirl over there!
Seo Mi-do who lives at house number 57!
How can you not take the rice with you? These are the most important.
Please give it to me.
I'll carry them for you.
I'm asking for them.
Are you able to carry both bags?
It's house number 57, correct?
I checked your address from the document.
Hurry up! I need to drop these bags
and get back to get my bags of rice too.
Boss,
you got the money ready?
I'll give it to you tomorrow.
So, house number 57 is here.
- I bought a lot of books from this place. - Thank you for carrying those over.
You were cool just now.
Burn it.
What shall I start burning first?
National history.
This should burn well.
- Customer, please. - Dad!
Please do me this favour.
My daughter is right outside.
I beg you.
Who broke this glass?
I'll repay you tomorrow no matter what happens.
- Mister. - Dad!
I'll come here again at this timing tomorrow.
Please prepare 26,590,000 won, including a day's interest.
Please get the money for this book tomorrow as well.
- Who are those people? - You don't have to bother about it.
Why is the glass broken?
Kids playing football in front of the store broke it.
What kids would play football in front of our store?
Did you borrow from money lenders?
Why would I borrow from money lenders?
You were threatened by gangsters earlier?
I told you no.
How was the test?
Quickly get upstairs and have your meal. Go on upstairs.
Hyung-nim,
he left this at the store and disappeared.
Find him right away. Hurry up!
- Follow after me. - Yes.
- Yes, mom. - Mi-do, something serious happened.
- Your dad left his will and disappeared. - What?
Hyung-nim, we found him.
I just grabbed him back when he tried to jump into the Han River.
Hey, if you really had the intention to die,
then you shouldn't have answered the call.
You think that we'd close an eye because you do that?
My dear! My dear!
Are you alright?
Boss, don't try to fool us with those acts
- when you don't even have the courage to die. - Are you people human?
- Jerks who are worse than beasts! - Why did you borrow money
from us who are worse than beasts?
Huh?
My dear...
- Dad! - Mi-do!
Dad!
- I'm sorry. - Dad, are you alright?
Mom, lift him up and get him inside.
My dear, get up.
Boss, you should leave only after we're done talking.
Who are you people? What did you do?
Since you said to repay us by today,
you should at least give us your kidney.
Won't you get lost right away?
Has this girl gone crazy?
Why are you doing this to the child?
Mom, quickly get inside and call the police.
Jerks like you. Who do you think you people are to do this to us?
This auntie is really...
Why are you acting like you're someone
special when you can't even repay the money?
- This! - Mom!
- Hey! Hey! - Mi-do, stop it! You'd get hurt!
- Mom, get inside and call the police. - Call! Call!
Call the police!
Won't you get lost?
Seriously!
Try calling the police, quick.
Just stay still.
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Are you their boss?
We have things to talk to your father, not you.
I'll bring the money to you by Saturday 3pm.
I'll bring the money to your office by Saturday 3pm.
Are you Seo Mi-do?
Yes, garbage.
Saturday at 3pm.
- The office wouldn't be hard to find. - Hyung-nim,
- what if they flee in the middle of the night? - Hyung-nim,
we should at least take her with us
and we'll free her when her father brings us the money.
- Let her go. - Hyung-nim!
Let go of that hand.
We're ignorant people,
- so don't think of fleeing in the middle of the night. - Don't worry.
Saturday at 3pm.
- Let's go. - Yes.
Hyung-nim, I don't think that girl would come.
There could be traffic jam.
The big boss would find this strange.
- Chang Hee. - Yes, Hyung-nim.
Do you find it interesting to be grabbing people by their collars
- to collect money? - Why would that be?
I don't have the choice since I need to make a living as well.
Knock off.
I'm heading home then.
Hyung-nim.
Don't you have any appointments when it's the weekends?
Hyung-nim, I think we'd have to consider the circumstances Seo Kyung Wook is in.
Who's Seo Kyung Wook?
The boss who runs a bookstore.
That man who looks like he has worldly worries.
- What about that family? - We used too much violence this whole while.
It's fate that they borrowed our money, and this whole while...
You've grown to be gutsy.
Just do what you've always done.
Chairman Goo,
if you have someone capable at your side, send him to me.
Right now.
Ask him to monitor Han Tae Sang.
- You're late for 2 hours and 5 minutes. - I'll pay you the interest for 2 hours.
- Where's the money? - How much is the total today, including the interests?
27,995,000 won.
You brought the money with you?
You promised to repay them today.
How about buying me?
Buy me with that money we owed.
How's that?
Sounds good.
Let's have dinner first. What do you want to eat?
Anything.
Why aren't you eating?
- So, you're feeling nervous? - You like living your life this way?
You like living your life this way, I asked.
You're a girl who has been sold as a sacrificial at an expensively high price today.
Don't act arrogant. Prep yourself to jump into 'Indangsu'. [Indangsu: Deep waters from Korean folk tale - Story of Shim Chung.]
Let's go upstairs.
- Are you a student? - I'm a repeat student.
I'm not a minor, so set your mind at ease.
You're good with your studies.
- What's your dream? - Your questions are childish.
You're scared and nervous now, right?
It's room 1051. Go upstairs first.
You can go ahead and flee if you want to too.
I thought that you'd ran away.
- Why would I? - You're quite daring.
Please write the contract first and
you can do as you deem fit after that.
With this deal we make today, the debts would be cleared.
Write that down and sign on it.
Don't you feel a little unfair to
sacrifice yourself for your father?
I don't want to become a spectacle in our neighbourhood any more.
Would you still be able to come in first after selling yourself to me?
I'll try to
but it could be difficult.
You're really here to sacrifice yourself.
Yes, to say honestly,
I take it that the first phrase of my life has ended today.
I find you pitiful but what can be done?
Just write that contract
so we can finish this up faster.
Come over here.
I told you to start off with the contract.
I had everything that's left over at the lobby packed.
Have it at home. Don't behave frivolously in front of me.
And, the interests owing will be striked off.
I promise you that. In return,
tell your father this, repay all the money even if he has to do so slowly.
Don't you think he needs to repay the principal amount?
- What do you mean by that? - It goes to mean that I'm making an exception for you.
So, take that and go back home. Right away.
Why are you making an exception?
You dislike that?
You want to make use of today's chance and sleep with me?
I'm asking you why are you making an exception for me.
I want to let you know that days like such do happen sometimes in life.
When you think that life is over,
there could be a tint of hope left.
You're looking at this matter too emotionally as you're still young, but don't do that.
Don't sell yourself off mindlessly.
Goodbye and study hard.
- How many times have you tried saying that. - What?
Asking people to buy you.
- Today is the first time. - Don't ever say something like that going forward.
Not to anyone and
no matter what happens.
- Yes, Chang Hee. - Hyung-nim,
- that girl didn't turn up, right? - You called because you're curious about that?
I take the matter into my hands and settled it, so don't you let it bother you.
No, I didn't call you because of that.
Some auntie was admitted at Shim Teo Nursing Home.
She said her name is Yoon Hong-ja.
They say she isn't mentally sound
and her age is almost similar.
I was wondering if
she could be your mother.
I'm sorry, forgive me, your mom.
There would come a day when you'd understand me.
You like living your life this way?
No,
I don't like it at all.
Noona!
Where did you go? Your dinner?
I had it.
What are these?
Salmon,
macaron...
This is cheese.
What's this now?
What are all these?
Where did you get these?
- I got it somehow. - Where did you get all these expensive food?
- Don't eat if you don't want to. - Says who that I don't?
Mom,
- try this. It's really delicious. - Is that so?
I shouldn't have eaten the instant noodles.
Should I vomit it out?
- Did you get any calls? - What calls?
From the gangsters.
No.
Answer it.
Hello?
Look! Aren't you being too much?
You should at least give people some breathing space even if
you want to force us to a corner. You people caused that chaos the day before
and today again?
What?
What do you mean by that?
You'll strick off those interests?
Really?
Mi-jun, wipe that area for a little longer.
- Hello. - Welcome.
How is it? I did a great job, right?
So, there's something you know how to do.
That's for sure. My surname is Seo.
You're kidding me. You're kidding me.
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That arrogant rascal.
- Is there anyone outside? - Yes, hyung-nim.
Where's Dept. Head Han?
He's out on an errand and it seems he's exercising right now.
- I got that, so leave the room. - And...
I fixed today's dinner at 6.30pm.
I got that, so leave the room, rascal!
Yes.
- Hello? - I'm Baek Sung Joo.
Help me. I've been locked up now.
You're here?
What are you doing now?
Should I get this? Or,
would this be better?
I couldn't make a decision, so I've been locked up here for 3 hours now.
I'm wondering what I should wear for
your boss's birthday dinner tonight.
I can't ask CEO Kim.
Please don't play a prank like this again.
Happy birthday to you.
My lovely boss,
happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Blow the candles!
Come,
- let's have a glass! - Cheers to
the longevity of the boss!
Cheers!
Sit. Sit. Sit.
What kind of cake would be decorated like a hedgehog?
That means I've grown old.
The boys are trying to humiliate me,
thus they used so many candles.
Are the boys jealous because your lover is pretty?
Who called him here?
You're pretty as always, sister-in-law.
Ain't I your lover's old time friend?
Of course I need to be here on his birthday.
You're not here to get the building tenancy contract?
Just sit here quietly and drink.
Thank you for not chasing me out.
Is there no performance for the celebration?
Thank you, everyone. Thank you.
Thank you.
The next performer is
our eternal buddy,
Dept. Head Han Tae Sang.
Han Tae Sang!
Han Tae Sang! Han Tae Sang!
Han Tae Sang!
- Han Tae Sang! - Dong Goo!
- Yes, Chairman.
That's irrelevant.
Whose birthday is it today?
Is it Dept. Head Han's birthday?
I'm sorry.
Come back here.
The boys are having fun.
Why spoil the atmosphere?
Tae Sang,
sing us a song.
You know that I can't sing.
Show us a dance then!
I'm sorry, hyung-nim, I'll pour you a glass of drink.
It's been 15 years since we met.
Tae Sang is of marriageable age.
It's still too early to talk about marriage.
What about news of your mother?
- I'm not bothered. - Still, that shouldn't be the way.
She's your mother after all.
You should understand your mother as a woman
and forigve her too.
Looking at things, didn't we
meet because of your mother?
I'm grateful to your mother for
having sent you to me
at those beautiful...
flirtatious days.
Hey, fellow!
You should think of finding your younger sibling before your mom.
What crime does he has? It feels like she took him
along because he's pitiable and young.
About eight or nine out of ten of
those kid wouldn't grow up properly.
Is there no more performances?
Aren't you people
curious of how Dept. Head Han was like at 17?
I'm not curious.
At that time,
he was a minor.
He was someone who only comes in first place in school.
But,
after having gone through such incidents,
you can see his eyes and
fists filled with spite.
Thus, I!
- I took him in and brought him up. - What are those incidents?
Seems like Dept. Head Han's mother
was a total beauty.
I hope that you'd say things like that when I'm not around.
Says who you can leave this place?
Who are you to act as you like?
Be it the business plan or else things!
What exactly is it you have in your mind these days?
I just hope that you wouldn't grow old being a gangster and money lender.
What?
Please read news and see how the world go around. The law
doesn't allow people to keep this going..
Please read the business plan I gave you again
Hey, rascal!
This ungrateful jerk.
Since when did you call people and say that
we'd strike off their interests as you like?
How much did you swallowed secretly until today?
The breadwinner of four had wanted to commit suicide.
Do you know how much interests were gotten from that family?
So,
you're going to be a gentleman and have mercy on them?
Your brought their daughter
and checked into a hotel?
If you've asked the right person to follow me,
there wouldn't be such misunderstandings.
Know your stand, rascal.
Do you like living life this way?
You should life your life this way
- and then die. - That's how much your magnanimity is.
Although such a life isn't what I wanted,
but I...
did my best at what I should do.
Goodbye.
I'll leave you from hereafter.
Your birthday this year is really happening.
This would remain in my memories forever.
Hey! Pack these!
I'm asking you to pack these away.
I got it.
Wake up and think about studies.
Noona, now isn't the time for me to be studying.
- I have to help the family get on track. - With what?
I'm going for auditions for trainees.
I'll pay for your school fees, so don't worry.
I'll pay our family's debt one shot too.
I'm going crazy because of this family!
Who are you?
- You got into university? - Why are you curious about that?
This is your school fees.
The big brother...
Dept. Head Han Tae Sang
asked me to send you
- your school fees and money for the book. - What about interest?
How many percent is that?
There's nothing like that.
If you're so curious about it, go and find him personally and question him about it.
Where is he now?
How about buying me?
Buy me with that money we owed.
Do you like living life this way?
Hey!
- Hold on. - Have a talk with me.
What brings you here?
What's this?
- He didn't tell you? - Why are you giving me this?
Can't you tell I'm having a bath now? Talk later.
- I don't have time. - That's your problem.
You need to get undressed before you can enter this place, customer.
If not, you can stip and come in if you have things to talk to me about.
Make it quick.
What is it that you want to talk about to come all the way here for me?
I'm asking you what's this bank book about.
Just think of it as your scholarship.
I'll make deposits into that bank every semester.
I don't want to accept money from a gangster.
- I'll leave it and leave. - You asked me this the other day.
You asked if I like living my life this way.
If I was given help when I was your age,
my life would be different from what it is now.
That's why I sent you the bank book with
the intention of helping the helpless me in the past.
I can earn that money through part time jobs too.
I feel uncomfortable to accept.
You can give it to your other friends if you don't want to accept it.
I just want to help someone.
Please find someone else and help that person personally then.
Seo Mi-do,
why are you using the formal language with me today?
If the difficult times of a person last,
their situation worsen and they would give up on their dreams.
I hope you wouldn't turn out like that.
That's why I wanted to help you reduce the burden of your school fees.
There's no need for payback or interests.
Set your mind at ease. That's good enough, right?
Hey!
I don't have a good temper.
Don't try to question me. This is money given by an adult.
Han Tae Sang!
How ignorant. Can't you see that they are having a rehearsal?
Come over here, rascal!
This hurts badly.
It seems nice.
You're going to murder your only brother?
That's because you weren't studying, rascal.
Why haven't I been studying?
- I went to work taking it as an exercise. - You need to prepare to study overseas.
- You don't have that extra time for that, fellow. - Study overseas, what a joke.
- Your hitting me at the same spot again. - Go if I ask you to.
I told you I'd have your overseas studies' expenses prepared.
What's the reason for me to study overseas when our situation doesn't allow?
Are you going to dream as what kind of situation you live in?
Something that a brother I like said this.
It's true courage if you don't lose
hope even when fallen into the sewer.
Bear this in mind.
- There's a reason why I need to make you someone great. - What's that reason now?
I'll tell you when you get older.
- Nevermind. - Let's eat.
Hyung, honestly, what do you work as?
What do you mean by that? I work in a hospital.
You don't trust me? It's true.
I'll die too if something bad happens to you.
You're my friend,
my father
and my only family.
That's why, rascal, I'm asking you to achieve
great success and make a name of yourself for my sake. You heard me?
Dig in if you understood me.
I hope to settle this within the quickest time possible,
perhaps even tonight.
But, are you really going to sleep here?
You can get a room at those small hotels nearby.
I'm comfortable with this place.
Alright.
I'll bring beer over if I feel bored later.
Alright.
Chang Hee?
Is that Chang Hee?
- Hello? - I think the boss sent someone over.
I have no idea where, but take shelter for now.
Who sent you?
CEO Kim sent you?
Who?
- Game. - Game.
I'm in luck today.
Aigoo, my head.
You should just be cool and sign that on a lucky day.
- You revised the contents of that contract? - Of course.
Here it is.
If you help me this once,
you're my life saviour for my whole life.
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I'm aware that I helped you a lot this whole while.
Isn't it?
Of course, I bear that in mind.
This is something that I couldn't miss out this time round.
Goo Yong Gap has grown ambitious.
You even bought a building.
You should save some money if you can.
I have to complete the deal by today.
Did the matter ended smoothly?
- Why should I put these? - At the back seat.
Yes.
Oh my! What are you doing now?
What do you want?
Three billion has been deposited into your bank by Kim Dae Kwang.
CEO Kim, let's have a drink.
Have a glass to
celebrate you feeling upset.
- Is that the best you've got? - I'd have to send men who
have better skills next time.
It's my fault to allow you into the gang.
What would you have learned from a mother who's a flirt?
Let's not meet again.
The day we meet again
would be the day where one of us would die.
I know the relationship between the both of you.
She's Han Tae Sang's lover.
Are they compatible?
- The guy is at a loss. - He betrayed me who
had took him in until today because of this girl
and pocketed my money behind my back.
He pocketed my money behind my back!
Seems like...
you're thinking stabbing me at the back.
Watch closely with those eyes of yours
what would happen if you betray me.
Let's sign a contract.
Let her go.
- Isn't this a problem between the both of us? - Just stamp on this
white paper once with your beautiful finger.
I'll decide on the contents that would be written here.
Let go! Let go!
Let go!
Leave. Quickly!
Leave quickly!
Leave quickly! Quickly!
Hurry up and leave!
Leave!
Mom, I'm back!
Tae Min, your brother's back.
Mom?
Mom!
I'm sorry. Forgive me. You'd come to understand me someday.
- Where is she? - Who are you?
- Where is she hiding? - Who are you?
Student, where's your mom?
- Please tell me. - No, who are you to enter someone else's house?
What does she thinks she's doing when her husband is working
his heart out at Middle East?
Father,
please eat this and pull yourself together.
Father, wake up.
Father...
You need to repay the money by today.
- The money that your mother took and flee. - Get lost.
Let go, rascal!
This jerk.
Someone like you is a born orphan.
He would give a good fight if you give him some pork belly.
7 years later
Hello, everyone. This is MBS morning news.
The first news.
The nation's money lender enterprise, Golden Tree,
has bought over Navi Capital.
This is the first time that a money lender enterprise has bought
over a financial company, so people are watching closely as to
what effects would this move
bring about to the financial world.
Reporter Kim Jun-il would fill us with more details.
For the last 7 years...
Thank you, my dear. You should be busy but you had my birthday prepared.
What are you doing over here?
What about those school fees I sent you that you're clearing plates at this place?
- The money I sent is insufficient? - It's insufficient.
We have to talk about money.
The hidden money has been found.
Let's share it if not you'd die at this place.
Are you being chased by someone? Tell me what's going on!
I'm counting my brother on you.
Please see him through school and make him become the best.
Report to work from tomorrow onwards
at this company, beside me.