Episode 38
Min Hyeok also has to come now it self.
Yeah, it's an important export contract. It will look bad not to be there on such a day.
He can just sign it quickly and be back.
This dress is too stuffy.
What is stuffy? Didn't you wear it last time for the speech?
But I don't want to wear this one today. I want to wear something else.
Just tolerate it for a little time. Just for a little.
Just a little?
I don't want to.
CEO, you look really cool.
Oh, Ms. Na Jin A!
Hello everyone.
Na Jin A. What did you say just now?
I said you were looking cool.
As you are wearing a suit, you look like a movie star.
Movie star, you said?
Yes, for real.
Then, let me leave now.
Are you going to work?
Yes.
Then, I'm leaving.
This looks like we are all here to see off Na Jin A.
Hello everyone.
Why is everybody out here?
Come on in.
On your way in to work?
Yes, I'm a little bit late.
Then, let me...
Now this looks like we are all here to welcome Sister-in-law.
Here. Will that do?
Yes. Will the CEO be coming regularly to work, now on?
No, he still has some things to think about by himself.
But your second son... Will he be continuing to do intern work?
Why? Is there any issue with our Jun Hyeok?
Rather than any issue... It's that the rumors among the staff... are a bit kinda...
Rumors are kinda what?
His dancing at the sales last time helped raise the numbers, right?
Well, that's true, but the staff has been picking on him with nicknames for lack of business sense.
What nickname? Yeo Jin Void, is that it?
I've also heard about that.
That apart, there are many others.
Yeo Abori-Jin, Yo Chin-down, Yeo Jin Coulee Coulee.
Come on, it's not that bad!
Aren't you making them up now, just to say it?
What? I mean, how would I?
I thought you would've known, if you had heard...
Then...
Is it that bad?
Min Hyeok. Let's go. What are you doing?
Dad, do I really look like a movie star?
Earlier Na Jin A said that, you know.
That I look like a movie star, wearing a suit. Is it really so?
Yes, well...
Really, do you have that many nicknames?
Yeo Jin Void-hole is correct.
Yeo Abori-Jin, Yo Chin-down, and Yeo Jin Coulee-coulee, are all new for me as well.
Isn't that right?
You aren't that bad, are you?
Who keeps picking such nicknames for my cute little brother?
We are here.
Hello everybody.
Sure, come in.
It has started again.
What has?
It's about Min Hyeok.
Such morning ruckus that he wouldn't wear a suit, but Jin A said he looked cool,
and now he is hellbent on not taking the suit off.
I felt that would happen.
What is wrong with your leg? You got hurt?
Yes. I played basketball and it got twisted a bit.
You should've considered your age. You thought you were in your 20s?
What basketball... every day?
Basketball. Basketball, huh?
Basketball is good.
Grandpa, do you know basketball?
Grandpa, in your times, there wasn't even any basketball, right?
Why wouldn't there be basketball in our times?
To say so... In my village, I was the prince of the court.
Father-in-law, you? With that height?
Basketball is all about height, you thought?
Basketball is done with the whole body!
Father, you had never talked about having played basketball.
To me, that is a very painful story.
Though it makes me sad to think of it, there's some beautiful history there.
Patriotism. Youth. Fervor. Romance. Friendship.
It was rich in all that.
Why was it so rich in all that?
Well, it sure was like that.
I wonder what that fellow Ji Seok is doing now...
Must have died, I guess.
Ji Seok? Who is this Ji Seok?
My partner in the basketball days.
When the two of us took on the Japanese guys, he was my golden partner.
In matters of love, we were rivals too.
Rivals in love?
His age was a little less than mine,
but he was one guy I give credit to.
And then, Seun Ja.
Seun Ja?
Who was this Seun Ja?
She had loved me. But fate played games.
She had to marry that fellow Ji Seok.
Even now it is all so vivid...
The last shot.
The last shot in my life.
Ji Seok.... No idea where he is now, but I miss him.
Would he even be alive?
If you want to see him, all we need is to search.
How do we search? All we know is just his age and name.
Wouldn't it work if we search with the internet?
Isn't it so, Jun Hyeok?
If we know just the age and name, we can search using a blog called SNS.
We can find him, you mean?
Awesome. He's right here.
Born in 1925,
Seo Ji Seok.
Isn't it right?
That's right.
This man is really him?
I mean, then.... You mean Ji Seok is alive?
Seeing an 89 year old look like that is a first for me.
I have to give it a 'like'.
Like?
What do you like?
There's such a thing.
Shall we leave your contact details, grandpa?
Saying you would like to meet.
Sure, sure.
Before I die, I certainly should see him once.
Let me use the bathroom a bit.
You take this and give it to the CEO. Hurry.
Na Jin A.
How are you doing?
Time to take medicine.
Medicine...
Why should I have such a bitter thing every day?
What?
I have taken enough of that, you know.
Why so? Why must I keep on taking it?
It's just... good for your health, you see.
Why do you laugh?
Because I was reminded of old days.
CEO, as you are dressed like that and ask "why so?",
it looked exactly like in old days.
Earlier you were like that every day.
I was?
Yes. Little by little you are becoming just like the old CEO, I feel.
Is that so?
I'm just saying you look cool. Please eat.
I am cool, you said?
Why so? Why am I cool?
Na Jin A,why are you giggling? Why so?
Oppa, you will keep being in that outfit even at home? Not uncomfortable? (Oppa -older brother)
That's right. Change into something comfortable now.
Why so? Why must I change into something comfortable?
Oppa, when you talk like that, you seem to be totally just like you were before.
Na Jin A had also said... that this how I was before.
Right. May be you'll be quickly all recovered, I suppose.
Eat a bit of this. I heard it helps brain recovery, and took trouble to get it.
Why so? Why must I be eating this?
This rascal still looks awkward. Still awkward.
Hey, get me some of that water.
Why so? Why should I be giving you water?
Here.
Oppa, be careful of the sleeve. It will fall in the soup.
Why so? Why must I be careful of the sleeve?
Stop that. It's fine to hear once or twice. Why so you keep doing it?
Why so? Why must I be stopping it?
I asked you to stop. You won't stop it?
Why so? Why must not I be not stopping it?
- This rascal. - Give it a rest!
Sir. A call has come for you.
A call? Who?
Hello.
Ah, so hot. Why is it so...
No Song?
-=Now 89 years old=-
You are Ji Seok?
You bastard!
It's been a long time, Song.
You also got so old, huh?
How many years since we met last? Sit down.
Then, what about Seun Ja?
It's now 3 years since she left.
She died?
But then... it's my fault not to have thought of looking for you.
Though I am sorry to you,
I am sure she kept blaming me till the end. Me.
A broadcast interview, you said?
In the finance channel. "The Young CEO Triumvirate".
With that theme, they say they'll to do a simple interview.
It's worrisome for him to do it,
but if we reject it, it's a lost opportunity. What do we do?
What "what to do"? Just say he can't.
He can he be in a broadcast? That too, live on-the-spot?
No way for it to work, you think?
But then... what if he practices it?
Hadn't he done well in the speech last time?
Something like this gets 100 times more publicity than advertisements.
- Whatever that is, how can he do it? - But why not try it once?
What?
How come even you are saying that?
If it's a 20 minute program with 3 people,
we can guess the screen time for each one to not even be 5 minutes.
Its being only that much, if he reads what we write down, that's enough.
Even if they ask questions, they'll tell in advance what they are. Just preparing will do.
Isn't that right?
I feel we can pull it off, if we have an idea.
Aren't broadcasts for the image anyway?
Whatever that is, can this guy even do it?
Do what? What do I have to do?
Min Hyeok, can you go to a TV station and take a simple interview?
Why so? Why must I be taking an interview?
Come on, stop with that talk!
That is what will work!
I mean the concept. That doesn't sound too bad.
The old Min Hyeok was also just like that.
Such programs are for the image. Rather than unconditionally saying "yes",
to be often saying "why?" is how a young CEO's image should be. How about it?
Always asking "why?" is a young CEO image?
Yeah, correct.
Basically, let us say he says "why so" as the answer to the interviewer.
As the parties who answer get more questions, Min Hyeok's answering burden will be less.
Because a "why so" question is like a challenge, it will give a very philosophical feeling as well.
It's quite good, you know. Isn't it?
It is.
Is it?
Then you take charge and get him to do it.
Sitting here with you, the old time memories are all coming to me.
Shall we try some basketball after so long?
How about it? One on one!
Think about our age, Song.
For us, not needing crutches to walk itself is good luck.
Let us not get hurt.
You bastard. You got old and became too cautious or what?
The will to win, the fervor, and the fighting spirit from when you were young... where did it all go?
Hasn't so much time passed by?
All those things went away with age.
You are still very tough, man.
Hey rascal, aren't you chickening out, totally?
I should chicken out. Knowing what my age is.
Oh my God! You are that old?
You are really 89 years old?
You look young like only 50.
What is your skincare secret?
I don't do any skincare.
But your skin looks completely pliable.
Is it okay if I feel it?
Feel it? What feeling it?
I am sorry. This girl has no sense left.
It's all right.
You were famous in basketball those days, I heard.
Were you both that great at it?
During the Japanese occupation, if this fellow and I ever showed up at the basketball court,
The Japanese police guys would get mad and beat us up.
If you are shooting hoops, why would the police get mad and beat you up?
Such hot gas!
Hot gas?
Any truth, to what Father is saying?
Tell them it is true. Don't just smile.
Oh right... Do you still remember...
the contest when we two took on the Japanese?
More than basketball, it was a life and death fight.
Sure I would remember. Ansa and Suzuki. (Note: Koreans then needed Japanese names too)
You guys... have no idea what pain from national subjugation is.
I don't know if basketball is just entertainment for you,
But to us, it was an independence struggle with our lives.
Wasn't it?
If only Seun Ja were still alive to talk about those times... How great would it have been?
She must be seeing this from heaven...
That's right. She would be looking at me from heaven.
You stay here with us for tonight.
I have so much to talk about. A ton of it.
My entire management philosophy starts from a simple question, "why so?"
That itself is what I call innovation.
That's why I always asked, "why so?"
Good job!
That one thing is to say at the start.
After that, there are questions the anchor will ask you. Here are the answers.
Do I memorize all of this?
No. It's fine if you have it with you and just read.
Don't look so closely like this to read.
It's fine if you do like this. Like this?
But if he asks something not here, what do I say?
There wouldn't be any like that, but in case he asks,
it will do for you to say what you do best!
What is it that I do best?
"Why so? Why must I be doing that?" Like that.
Because you would've said at the start that "why so" is your management philosophy,
it will work if you just confidently smile and say it.
Without being nervous, but with confidence. You get it?
I get it. What's there, after all...
- Take care as you leave. - Please come again to have fun.
Now, when will we meet again?
If we talk on the phone, that will do.
Next time, come to my place to have some fun.
Don't forget.
I don't know how long we will be in this world,
but even if we disappear, the history of our fight against the Japanese occupation won't disappear.
Seo Ji Seok. My golden partner.
My eternal rival in love.
Honey.
You remember No Song, right?
I'm on may way back from seeing that guy.
But, I'm afraid the fellow hasn't changed one bit.
That habit of taking the world to be revolving around him...
is still intact even after he is over 90 in age!
Having seen him, I miss you even more.
You doing well?
-=Japanese occupation era "Gyeongseong"=- (Seoul)
Ji Seok. Is Song coming today as well?
One never knows, you know.
He's no good at basketball. No clue of what's going on either. Why does he keep coming?
-=Then 20 years old=-
But still, his patriotism is great, you know. -=Then 20 years old=-
Plus, isn't he the one who has the ball?
Hey, friends!
-=Then 23 Years old=-
It's been a while. Want to see me try some shots?
To the hoop... Shoot!
That shot was a wee bit off!
What's with him? Ah, he bugs me.
Damn I hate it, really.
Don't be too hard on him. After all a fellow-Korean...
Plus he is a friend, isn't he?
That is all true.
But he's too clueless of what's going on.
-=Who permitted you damned Koreans=- -=to go in and out of here?=-
=Since when can Koreans drop dirty sweat in the= =Great Japan-Empire's sacred basketball court?=
-=Get the hell out right now!=-
We've already got the permission to use it, in a rightful manner.
There is no reason to go out.
-=Reason to go out? You need a better reason=- -=than being a damn Korean?=-
-=Great Japanese Empire's hallowed citizens=- -=cannot do physical activity with you fellows.=-
Then let us do a basketball contest fair and square!
No need to talk nonsense.
Like real men, let's decide it with basketball.
How about a 2 on 2 contest after a week?
How about a 2 on 2 contest in a week's time?
You two against me and Ji Seok.
If we lose, we vacate this place for you.
If you lose, this place is ours.
-=Does he know who we are?=- -=This is fun. Let's do it.=-
Song.
This was always a place we used.
- Why would you-- - be so cool?
I'm sorry... for being so cool like this.
We will win this. You and me are the best partners.
Seun Ja, you will cheer me on, right?
Shall I try launching a blazing shot?
Blazing... shot!
Pity. It was so close.
Then let me leave now. I will leave Seun Ja in your care.
Seun Ja. I'm really sorry, but today, you be with Ji Seok.
Ji Seok is my friend. My friend takes after me.
How can someone be so clueless about the situation around?
Just seeing him makes me depressed to death!
Just take it like he isn't there.
When he's there, how can I think he isn't?
But what to do on the basketball contest?
Doing it with Song isn't a 2-on-2.
Ji Seok, it's you alone against 2, rather.
If it's with Song, in fact it isn't 2 on 2, but rather 1 on 3.
I have to practice like I'll be up against 3 guys.
However, Song is a Korean like us, and a friend to us, you know.
Ji Seok...
Thanks for your help.
Shall we stay here and practice it again?
Why so? Why must I be practicing it again?
Don't joke about it.
So you can do it well, you think?
They will only ask what is here, right?
I am all done practicing what is here.
Yes. Good job.
What if they ask something you don't know?
"Why so? Why must I be answering that?"
Right, right. Just like that.
I'm feeling good about this.
Sir. Where do you need to go to?
Shall I give you a drop?
I'm causing you trouble like this.
What trouble? I was also on my way to somewhere there.
In any case, thank you.
But, about that basketball contest...
when you went 2 on 2 against the Japanese guys.
Could you talk about that contest a bit?
I was told it was terrific.
It wasn't particularly terrific like that.
Hey, hey, Ji Seok. Pass. Pass.
Yeah, yeah. Pass. Ji Seok. Pass it this way. Pass.
That was great. It was great. I like it.
You did great! Stay strong.
Seun Ja. Don't worry. We'll surely win.
Pass it. Pass it.
Ji Seok, this way. This way.
Okay.
Hey. Wasn't this fellow clearly doing it illegally?
Can't say.
This is the pain of national subjugation.
Let's do our cheer.
For the win, for the win!
- Victory. Victory. - Victory. Victory.
Nothing but net!
You fellows messed with the wrong guys!
You. You ain't scoring before the halftime.
Didn't that fellow do it illegally again?
This time pass it to me without a doubt. To me.
Now, you are a bit slow on your feet and I can blow by them to score.
With that we can close the deal on this!
Stay strong, Ji Seok!
Ji Seok. Pass. Pass. Pass. Pass.
Pass it. Pass it.
Damn, pass it to Ji Seok. Are you a dung-head or what?
- I will show what ball skills are, today! - Pass it.
Pass it.
Pass.
Here comes the swashbuckling shot!
You! Blockhead!
Yeah! We won!
We are worthy of being Koreans.
We won because of my tactics.
Correct. It was thanks to you.
Great job!
Seun Ja. Didn't I tell you,
that we would surely win?
Though it was all rather dull, those were some hot times.
Mom. Uncle's program is starting.
Already starting?
Yes.
=Business Tea-time=
Why are the advertisements so long?
This is the last ad.
I'm nervous.
It is starting.
Hello everybody. I am Yu Jeong Hyeon of Business Tea-time.
Don't you feel the warm winds of the new generation in recent times the world over?
Today we have invited 3 young CEOs who are at the forefront of such generational change.
It is high time that we heard about their management philosophy and vision.
Seyeong.com's CEO, O Ji Min,
TUT's CEO, Yun Jin,
and Kong Kong Toys' CEO, No Min Hyeok are our invitees.
How do you do? Glad to have you here.
First, Kong Kong Toy's CEO No Min Hyeok. Glad to meet you.
First, CEO No Min Hyeok, we would like to hear from you about your management philosophy.
I thought you could give a simple description.
CEO No?
Why is the boy not saying anything?
What's he doing?
In any event, being on a broadcast causes some nerves, as it seems to me.
CEO No.
If you have settled in, please talk about it.
Why so?
Yes?
Wh... Why, you asked?
Why must I be talking about it?
What?
I mean...
Well, on CEO No's management philosophy,
he was to say that it all started with a question of "why so?" about the conventions.
So, will it be fine for me to take this also to have that kind of a meaning?
Why so? Why must you be taking it with that kind of a meaning?
We are screwed.
Just as I had heard, he is a one-of-a-kind individual, I suppose.
For the second segment's comments,
From Seyeong.com...
-=Now 89 years old=-
Grandpa. Throw the ball over, please.
Ji Seok. Throw the ball over.
Throw the ball to me now.
Is anything going on?
How come you don't look that good?
Seun Ja.
What?
Now... listen to me carefully.
In fact, I...
have a fiancee that my family has found.
So, after agonizing for a long time, I have made up my mind.
On what?
Today, let us settle our destiny with this ball.
What?
In case when I throw this ball at the basket I can get it to go in,
I will elope with you.
If it doesn't go in, I will believe that our destiny comes only so far.
It would like you to understand and respect my decision.
Then let us see.
Wish me luck.
Hey, why must I be--
Just leave it.
This makes no sense, you know! Why should he and I elope--
I also know that. Just let him shoot it.
Anyway it's not going to go in.
But, in the off-chance that it goes in...
Even with an off-chance, no way in hell that it goes in!
Hey, you destiny! Here I come!
This is it...
I had loved you... Lee Seun Ja!
Grandpa. We were asking you to throw it over.
Please give us our ball!
That's our ball.
-=Now 89 years old=-
The earlier corporate-centric organizational culture being replaced
by a reformed individual-centric culture is necessary, as I see it.
Because, without individuals' energy and creativity,
a corporate-centric culture cannot emerge, as you know.
That would be so.
Creativity is of course crucial.
If that is the case,CEO No Min Hyeok, what do you think about that?
Why so? Why must I be... thinking about that?
Huh?
I see... In this profile sent to me, it was said that you consider asking "why so" as innovation.
Could you discuss that in a concrete manner?
Why so? Why must I be discussing it in a concrete manner?
You ask why?
I wanted to hear in a concrete way why you think like that. I ask because I'd like to hear!
Why so? Why must you be wanting to hear it in a concrete way?
I mean... If you are going to be like, why in the world would you come here?
Why so? Why must I be telling you why I came here?
Why so? Why would you be looking at me like that?
Mind leaving it at that?
- Why so? Why must I... - You!
What is he doing? Swap video. Hurry, hurry!
=He pounces on fiercely.=
What is that?
Why are they suddenly broadcasting the Animal World?
Come here, you punk! Who do you think you are?
Right from start you came over just to do this, right?
I was letting it go, so why make me mad?
Why so? Why would I be making you mad?
You're so damn dead. Come here!!!!
Hurry, take him out.
Just let it go.
The broadcast is back on again.
But...
Uncle has gone missing!
=We just had a problem in our broadcast.=
=I hope our viewers would kindly understand.=
Why so?
Why must I be dragged away?
Why, you ask?
Is the program a joke for you?
This smart guy is nothing but big trouble.
Why so? Why would I be a big-trouble smart-guy?
Give it a rest, Min Hyeok. Say no more.
Why so? Why must I be giving it a rest?
-=Next Episode Preview=-
Gyu Yeong did that?
Did you eat all the tomatoes that kids were growing at school?
I didn't.
Na Jin A, why will you be wearing that outfit?
Because of the company ads that they are shooting tomorrow.
Is it okay if I come too?
Who in the world ate those tomatoes?
Think, No Bo Yeong. Think!
Na Jin A, you are pretty. Cute too.
We have no time, okay? Let's shoot this properly!
Excuse me, ajussi.
Gyu Yeong had said every day that he wanted to eat the tomatoes.
Do kids ever hate tomatoes?
Why wouldn't you believe him?
It is not those kids.
Why do you say they aren't?
Don't tell me it's that...
Jun Hyeok and you, Na Jin A, are so close. I am jealous.
Be close with me too. I also want it like that.