In Chosun, goods were circulated by peddlers who travel across the country.
Some peddlers would save money to build an inn for merchants ("gaekju").
In late Chosun, a trading market between China and Chosun opened up after 3 years,
and Chun's Gaekju, an authorized dealer, begins their journey to China.
--Episode 1--
"Gae-seong Chun's Gaekju" (inn for merchants)
Hey now. Watch out.
It's a good day. Keep up the good work! "Chun Oh-su" (the owner of Chun's Gaekju)
Please be careful with it.
Bro!
Hey!
How long has this been?
Everything's on track, right?
Of course.
Alright, alright.
Let's hurry up. "Gil Sang-moon" (Chun's Gaekju head director)
Bong-Sam!
Put me down!
Chun Soh-leh (Chun Oh-su's daughter) Gil So-gae (Gil Sang-moon's son)
You're the inn owner's son. You say you don't want to walk or sell goods.
So. What do you want to do?
Just play and eat.
Playing and eating?
What a great life you have in mind.
Other children are poor because they have bad fortune. Chun Bong-Sam (Chun Oh-su's son)
But because I have such a good fortune, I was born in a wealthy family.
Getting away by playing and eating?
It's not like our family is going to be poor because of me.
Because father, you like working so much,
we will always prosper.
And because I don't like working, I can continue to play and eat.
My boy! You have such a great life plan.
Alright. No more goofing off. And follow me.
Ouch, father. It hurts.
Gae-seong Chun-Ga Gaekju!
Here are the words from our head boss!
For 3 years, Chaek-moon market was restricted.
And finally, it has widely opened up. "Chaek-moon-Jang-shi": international market near borderline of Greater China and Chosun
Now, our Chun's Gaekju family,
let's head toward Greater China to expand our business
in selling goods like sea cucumber.
"Heuk-choong": dried sea cucumber
Dear spirits of our ancestors,
please watch over us to have a safe trip.
And big trading company,
great profits,
are what we wish for.
All Gaekju merchants,
let's all take a toast for the journey.
Fill it up.
This feels good.
Because the toast is so tasteful,
this journey will be a huge success again!
Is everyone ready?
Yes, boss!
Alright, go on now.
Alright, go on!
For great success!
Feeling good.
Boss! Boss!
Boss!
On the other side of the town,
Gae-seong governor
Kim Bo-hyeon is here to see you.
Governor.
Governor, what brought you all the way here?
Because you haven't visited
I had to come here myself. Kim Bo-hyeon (Gae-seong Governor)
How much tax did Chun's Gaekju pay Gae-seong?
Here. Bring back lots of money.
I will accept this drink
when I come back from a successful journey.
We are fully ready and packed.
Until we successfully end this deal,
I won't be able to drink any alcohol.
Governor.
If an owner of Gaekju drinks this,
our business trip will become risky.
Say what!
You're merely a merchant,
how could you interrupt me!
Here.
Governor.
Our merchant policy is
as strict as the law of our country.
Oh-su. I will take it instead.
No, don't even think about it.
Governor.
I will take this drink.
You fool!
This fool is out of his mind, huh?
Here.
Governor.
I will take this once I am back
from this trip.
Governor.
Please, allow me to take it instead.
You fool!
You, you...
Governor!
Please forgive us!
Governor.
Please forgive us. Governor.
Governor!
Please forgive us!
Chun Oh-su, you fool.
Gae-seong has been doing so well in selling goods
so I've waited for you since early morning today.
Came all the way here
just to offer you a drink for your success.
But how could you reject my drink?
And look down on me?
These fools!
Drink it.
Hurry up and drink it.
I'm telling you. Drink it.
Now!
This Chaek-moon trip.
I've waited for 3 years.
Lived through endless days.
Chun-Ga Gaekju's future depends
on this trip.
And Chun's Gaekju people's life depends on this.
Thus, I will drink it when I am back.
Bong-Sam!
Bong-Sam.
Do you like alcohol better,
or money better?
Bong-Sam, stay quiet
and stop being foolish.
Wild ginseng over ginseng.
Sea cucumber over wild ginseng!
You.
Who are you?
I'm my father's son.
Chun's Gaekju Chun Oh-su's son.
My name is Chun Bong-Sam.
Bong-Sam!
You.
Are you mentally unstable or what?
One time, Chinese merchants
taught me this.
Wild ginseng over ginseng.
Sea cucumber over wild ginseng.
Compared to all other Gae-seong merchant inns,
Chun's Gaekju has the best dried sea cucumber.
Because it is the best,
Gae-seong receives the most tax from Chun's Gaekju, right?
So?
After drinking this, I would be happy if
we are unable to make it to the market
because I hate walking.
But, if my father is unable to sell the goods,
he won't be able to pay taxes.
If he doesn't pay taxes,
Gae-seong will become poor.
Would you still be happy with that?
Right. You are right.
Okay.
We can't let Gae-seong become poor.
Did you say your name is
Chun Bong-Sam?
Okay.
You're going to grow up
and become a merchant inn owner
who pays the most tax in Chosun. Okay?
I'm not going to sell goods.
Bong-Sam.
He is drunk.
Drunk, huh?
What's such a big deal about one drink?
He doesn't know how to play the game.
Hey.
These days money is status,
money is politics,
money is everything, huh?
Gae-seong's business is skyrocketing.
We need to keep an eye on them.
Coming up, there will be an appointment
at the Sun-hye government office (post-Chosun central government agency).
Why do you think I didn't get elected?
Because I didn't spend the money properly.
Money!
In order to get elected at Sun-hye government office,
you need at least 300,000 yang.
Didn't you hear Chun Oh-su's son earlier? Kim Hak-jun (Kim Bo-hyeon's brother & business man)
Wild ginseng over ginseng.
Sea cucumber over wild ginseng.
Chun's Gaekju is in our hands.
300,000 yang shouldn't be a problem.
Han-yang city's major market
Ahn-dong family, 100 rolls.
Kwang-lyang market, Kim's family, Jin Nam-soo, each 50 rolls.
Each 20 rolls.
Don't worry about me
and continue on what you were doing.
It's alright. I'm done.
So, what brings the Gae-seong governor
all the way to Han-yang? Shin Suk-ju (Shin's Gaekju owner)
We're here to hang out.
The country's king is in the palace
and the merchants' king is in Yook-ei-jeon, huh.
Unbelievable! It's incredible. Yook-ei-jeon: national market funded by the government
Alright. Now, come on in!
Help yourself.
It's the monthly settlement period
so we don't have much to bring out.
I wish I could serve you the best meal.
I'm not interested in those hostess places.
This eel is delicious.
Yes, this eel is very delicious.
So.
What really brought you here?
I'm here to sell some goods.
Okay. Let me see it.
Well.
You can't carry it in your pocket.
Why don't you buy a merchant inn?
Chun's Gaekju.
Chun's Gaekju?
You mean, Gae-seong's Chun's Gaekju?
Wait.
So you're saying Chun Oh-su
is selling his inn?
I have a step-brother who is in a smaller business.
He borrowed money from Chun's Gaekju
but he wasn't able to pay back yet.
Really?
Boss!
Boss.
Hey. Move out of the way!
Mr. Chun.
Oh, hello.
Did you call this friend and me?
Yes.
Brother.
How is the road out there?
Everything's good, right?
Jeez, guys.
Feed me first and then ask me about it.
I'm starving.
Okay, okay. Here you go.
Help yourself.
Hey!
Man. All the routes are closed.
There's absolutely no other way around.
Wha... what?
Okay. Where?
Here's the lower bridge,
and the upper bridge. Which one?
It doesn't matter which bridge.
Everything drifted away.
The rain poured down like crazy.
Too bad.
Let's roll up our pants
and cross the river.
Hmm? Let's cross it.
Are you out of your mind?
Crossing that river? Look at what we have.
There's no way we can make it.
How about...
I know it's risky but
how about the rocky road near the cliff?
Near the cliff?
Oh no.
What?
Cross that rocky road with all of this stuff?
No! We're going to die.
Instead
we should wait for two days
until there's no more flooding.
Chaek-moon market's only open for 7 days.
If we keep delaying our trip
because of this rain
we will not make it to the Chaek-moon market.
All of these goods will become useless!
These dried sea cucumbers expire this year.
They're going to turn yellow,
and mold will grow out.
Then, where will you sell them?
How is everyone so laid back?
Mr. Gil...
It's not because we're laid back.
The road has been blocked for 10 years.
Look, Mr. Chun.
If we fail this deal,
we're going to be broke with no fund left.
Weren't all of the roads we used risky?
You're right.
Let's go.
Send back the wagons.
Let's walk through the cliff.
Alright.
Alright. Let's go!
Yeah! Let's do this.
Let's go.
Mister!
Stay closer to the wall!
It's hard not to trip.
Everyone watch out!
Be careful everyone.
Soh-leh!
What? What's wrong?
Bong-Sam!
Mr. Chun!
Bong-Sam!
Oh-su!
Mr. Chun!
Boss!
Bong-Sam!
Father!
Bong-Sam!
Bong-Sam.
Bong-Sam!
They're alive... they're alive.
Oh-su!
Hang on!
Hand me a rope.
Yes!
Tie it up!
Be careful.
Father!
Bong-Sam!
Soh-leh!
I'm scared.
Help me.
I'm dying.
It's... it's okay.
Bong-Sam.
Hold tight.
Lower it down.
Hey.
Oh-su, you alright?
I'm alright.
Bong-Sam.
Don't move.
Your father can't endure it if you move.
Father.
It's okay. It's okay.
Hand me Bong-Sam.
Hold tight.
Now climb up.
Oh-su.
Give me your hand.
Pull the rope!
Pull!
More!
Hey!
No!
Bong-Sam!
Father!
Oh-su.
Are you alright?
Pull!
Hold on tight.
Father!
You need to hang tight.
Hang tight!
Oh-su.
Oh-su, no!
We survive together.
If we die, we die together.
No! Don't do it, Oh-su!
Sang-moon.
From this point, you will run
Chun's Gaekju.
Please!
Oh-su.
Don't do it, Oh-su!
Father!
Oh-su!
Father!
Oh-Su!
Father!
Boss!
Whoa!
My back's hurting like...
making noises.
I feel like it will break into pieces.
I'm burnt out.
Hand me some water.
Here you go.
Oh my god!
Bang-geum!
Can you stop acting weak?
It's the caterpillar!
It's just a caterpillar. Cho Sung-jun (Song-pa cow leather peddler)
Do you want your life taken away?
Mr. Cho.
We're walking through the rocky road Song Man-chi (Sung-jun's friend)
to not get caught.
We're risking our lives every step.
Who knows if ghosts will take away our lives.
Man-chi!
If you know it,
stop making jokes.
Do you really want to get your life taken away?
Oh my!
Oh my gosh!
Shush!
Do you really want to die?
Hey, Bang-geum.
Do you really want your head cut off?
Why are you keep whining about the caterpillar?
Where is it?
Right here!
This isn't...
a caterpillar.
Huh?
Let me see.
What kind of caterpillar is this?
Ew. Ew!
This...
is a dried sea cucumber, isn't it?
Dried sea cucumber.
What?
Whoa... what are you doing?
Are you that hungry?
Man-chi.
Yes?
Sea cucumber.
It's sea cucumber that is
worth more than wild ginseng
called "heuk-choong".
Heuk-choong the dried sea cucumber?
What's a sea cucumber?
Is it a tree fruit?
What...
Whoa.
What kind of unlucky man
dropped a bag of dried sea cucumber?
These are rare and expensive.
Father!
Hey!
Find him?
Hey!
Yeah. Did you find him?
No. I couldn't find a thing.
What now.
We must find him tonight.
Okay.
Let's spread out and keep looking.
No.
We can't go any deeper.
Fine. I will go alone.
You guys stay here.
Whoa! No!
If you go further,
you will fall into a swamp.
You won't be able to find it.
We don't know if Oh-su is dead or alive
and you're saying we should give up?
Nope, I am not giving up.
I'm telling you! Don't.
Just listen to this old man.
Please!
Within a day
if we lose both you leaders,
Chun's Gaekju will be gone.
Gone!
Oh-su!
Boss Chun!
Man-chi.
Man-chi!
What are you doing over there?
Who knows if
there's a bag of money on him?
I had a hard time bringing you
from over there.
So too bad if there's none,
and if there's one, let's share it.
We don't have time to fool around.
Hurry up and pack the dried sea cucumber.
There's no money.
No luck, no luck.
He doesn't carry money.
Let's see.
Who are you? Living where?
Song-do...
Song-do?
Hey man.
You're from Song-do?
Song-do town
Chun's Gaekju?
Man-chi.
What...
What did you just say?
Huh?
Wait. Chun's Gaekju,
that's the one that got permitted to Chaek-moon market.
Chun's Gaekju.
Chun Oh-su.
Wait.
We found these goods
there's no Gaekju owner?
Does that make sense?
It's the boar.
Boars ate him.
We searched all around
but we couldn't even find a pair of shoes.
That's why I'm saying it's the boar.
They eat everything up.
This is what our fortune is like.
We were born on the street.
We walk on the street.
And die on the street.
There's nothing special about being a Gaekju owner.
You can't get away with it.
It's been two days now.
I'm worried about making it to the Chaek-moon market.
We will leave to Chaek-moon as soon as the sun comes up.
Make sure everyone's prepared.
Yes, leader.
"My father isn't dead. I will go find him."
Bong-Sam.
Soh-leh. Where's Bong-Sam?
Mr. Gil, Bong-Sam is...
Bong-Sam!
Soh-leh.
Hey!
I don't think we are well-off to have these horses.
Don't worry.
During the day, we will enter Chaek-moon
with these horses.
I do not understand you.
You can take care of it because you're smart
I will look around and eat some beef jerky.
Beef jerky.
Bang-geum!
Have some beef jerky.
There's leftover?
Yup.
Hey!
Where are you headed?
Hey!
We're talking about you.
Answer us. Are you dumb?
Yeah, you, kiddo.
You're even wearing a bamboo hat.
The sun's not up yet. Where are you going?
Rocky cliff.
How do I get to the rocky cliff?
Give me directions to it.
What are you trying to do there?
You little kid.
I'm on my way to find my father.
To find my father.
How dare you look at me like that?
Alright.
You can go down that way.
But I don't think kids like you should go.
It's extremely dangerous.
There are boars that will eat you up.
Man-chi.
What a stubborn-looking kid.
Father.
Father!
Hey!
Just a second!
My father.
Where's my father?
Hey.
What kind of nonsense are you spouting now?
This belongs to my father.
Where's my father?
How is that in your hands?
It was in here.
Why do you have this?
Bong-Sam.
Bong-Sam!
Father!
Father.
The man and grandfather said you were eaten by a wild boar.
That it ate you completely!
Okay. Bong-Sam.
Hey!
Be careful, your father's hurt.
Father.
Yeah, Bong-Sam.
Bong-sa...
Eat more of this.
This isn't the proper way of serving you.
I can't even share some rounds of alcohol to Gaekju merchants.
It's all because Chaek-moon market is so busy.
So, where are you from?
The town of Song-pa in Kyeong-gi.
Song-pa? I know a bit as well.
Which merchant guild are you from?
I would like to make a major deal with your Gaekju owner.
Say what?
Go away!
Black market hide dealings?
You want to deal black market hides?
Within the black market,
dealing with hides and leather is a serious crime.
If you get caught, they will behead you.
Your throat is scarier than the neck.
You guys have a license to enter Chaek-moon.
Just use your license to get us in to Chaek-moon.
I won't do anything to hurt Chun's Gaekju
so please let us in.
Please. I beg you.
I'll pretend I didn't hear that.
Even though I saved your life,
in the end, it all comes down to money, huh?
Money.
How much do you want?
Twenty percent of the profits?
Fine.
How much are all of your goods?
Sang-moon. Why do you even ask?
As expected, haggling with a Gaekju owner is on a different level.
I'll give you thirty percent of the profits.
You're not getting ripped off.
I don't know the market price at Chaek-moon,
I will give you three times its market price.
If it's three times, 30,000 yang?
That's right. 30,000 yang.
Let's stop talking about this.
It's 30,000 yang. 30,000 yang!
It's not that I don't trust you.
30,000 yang is a huge amount.
Come on now. Per contract,
you are putting Chun's Gaekju as security.
Let me see.
Though Chun's Gaekju is put as security
I feel iffy about it because the owner is not here.
The owner and I are just like brothers.
This over here
is our Gaekju stamp.
Therefore, you shouldn't feel iffy about the security.
A man who will be carrying the goods to Chaek-moon
is probably waiting for me already.
As soon as I hand it over to him, I will give you the money.
With that, we can make a huge profit out of it, huh?
Are you in?
If something looks delicious, forget who you are
just bite it!
If it's thirty percent of 30,000 yang,
that's 9,000 yang for us!
If we buy tea from Yunnan and sell it in Han-yang, we can easily get 18,000 yang.
Oh brother!
18,000 yang is a huge amount of money, isn't it?
Enough to tempt you to take the offer, eh?
Money from selling gold, money from selling poop, money is money.
Does money from black market hides smell like poop?
Although we earn it in a risky way, we can spend it properly.
Sang-moon.
I'm too scared to do black market deals.
I get scared even thinking about getting beheaded.
Let's just focus on our plan.
Oh-su.
I really want to get into Yook-ei-jeon.
Yook-ei-jeon: Chosun's market funded by the government
I want to put Chun's Gaekju sign in Han-yang, major road of Jong-ro.
Visit the palace and sell goods to the king
I really want to be the biggest Gaekju at Yook-ei-jeon.
To do that, I really need the 18,000 yang.
I really need that money. Really.
We must find our way in through bribery.
Look.
As long as I, Chun Oh-su, is the owner of the Gaekju,
I won't allow such a thing.
What is up with Yook-ei-jeon?
You have to suck up to Kim Bo-hyeon, the man who's all about money,
and also suck up to the high officials to get there.
If we have to suck up to them, we suck up!
We're merely merchants.
Aren't we already used to sucking up to aristocrats?
Aren't you tired of living as a low class merchant?
Sang-moon.
There's nothing you can gain without hard work.
We get bitten by snakes,
get chased by mountain beasts,
and robbers are wandering with knives.
Let's stop living this filthy life.
Let's end it in our generation.
18,000 yang.
18,000 yang is all I need.
With that, we can get in to Yook-ei-jeon.
Isn't that money tempting?
It's very tempting. Very!
Why wouldn't it not be tempting?
As long as we shut our mouths, we get that 18,000 yang.
That's what I'm saying!
That's why. That's why I'm saying I can't!
If we get that much money doing black market deal,
do you think one piece of dried sea cucumber will move us?
Would we be wanting to walk endlessly to sell goods?
What would we able to teach our children then?
We are humble merchants.
I'm declining your offer.
Forty percent.
I will give you forty percent.
Forty percent?
Look. Mr. Chun.
Sang-moon.
Please stop bothering me.
What a rude man you are!
Man-chi!
Hey... hey!
Are you crazy? He has broken ribs!
A man who doesn't know how to pay back needs to be beaten up!
Man-chi!
Don't stop me!
I saved his life.
What is there to say?
Don't do it, Man-chi!
Alright.
Okay.
You dodge pretty well.
Are you alright?
You. Yeah.
Stop it now, Man-chi!
Come to your senses!
Don't stop me!
I'm crazy now.
I'm going to break them into pieces.
Wait.
Come here!
I said come here!
Hey.
Let's go.
Get him.
How incredible.
You could probably catch ghosts with your swordsmanship.
You didn't know?
We all started to learn martial arts when we're about that little.
How do you think we are able to carry that much dried sea cucumber?
They must be somewhere around here.
Is anyone out there?
Are you out there?
Yes, we are here.
Stop calling us out and come on in.
Boss. Who are they over there?
That one dude is naked.
Hurry up and set us free.
We got unlucky and bumped into robbers.
Huh?
Whoa.
This is extremely expensive cowhide.
Now that Chaek-moon is opening up,
these low class merchants are all over the place.
Wait.
What kind of robber just leave without taking this cowhide?
Why are you asking me that?
Ask them robbers!
Do you, by any chance, have a license to enter Chaek-moon?
Say that I do.
I will offer you thirty percent of our profits.
Thirty percent.
No, no.
That's not how you do business.
You first hand over the money, and then you earn your own profit.
That's the basics of trading, no?
Give you the money, and then earn the profits out of it?
So, how much money are you asking for?
Before we make the deal,
let's introduce ourselves to each other.
Cho Sung-jun from Song-pa.
I'm Kim Hak-jun from Hwan-jeon Gaekju. Hwan-jeon Gaekju: money exchanging company
Kim Hak-jun from Gwang-kyeong?
Kim Hak-jun?
You're the Kim Hak-jun?
Even black market dealers know of my infamous name?
Incredible. That's incredible.
I get ninety percent of the profits.
Huh?
Wha... what?
What an immature, greedy man you are!
You bastard!
You black market dealers are the actual robbers!
Ouch!
You will not be able to get away.
I will send you guys over to the police guards.
Fine, take it. Take ninety percent.
No! That's nonsense.
This is what the business is about.
There are starving smugglers like you guys.
And there are men like me, who only deals with big money.
Only one man gets to dictate everything anyway.
Stop!
Chosun Gaekju's Kim Hak-jun.
Your luggage seems bigger than what other men from Chosun had.
Open it up!
Master!
It would be a problem if we had less belongings.
It shouldn't be a problem having more goods, right?
What?
I told you to open it up.
Yes, yes.
Open it up!
Hey, take it easy.
Aren't they Chosun merchants that we invited?
It's nice to meet you again.
Mr. Kim.
You got much more goods than before.
Gae-seong has unexpectedly received extra goods to send to the palace,
but if you wish not to have extra goods, we can send them back.
That's generous of them.
No need to reject such sincerity.
Allow them in.
Yes.
Go in.
Alright. Congratulations.
Three lives have been saved.
I'm going to give you fifty percent of the profits.
Wasn't it ninety percent?
Are you saying that now that you're cooled off?
Cooled off?
Much more than that.
We finally got into Chaek-moon.
We have nothing to lose now.
What? You...
I will get that remaining forty percent later.
Let's go.
Greater China's Chaek-Moon Market
Hurry.
Hey.
Why are you standing still? Help us.
Put it down there.
Hurry up!
Okay. This way.
Here.
So, with eight of these dried sea cucumber,
you want us to buy goods. And sell them back for greater profits?
And the one who earns the greatest profits gets the price, right?
That's right.
What's the price?
I will let one of your wishes to come true.
Look at this boy.
Hey son.
Is your wish is to get married to So-leh, huh?
Father, why do you say my wish like that!
This boy!
Hey! How could you...
So-leh. Wait!
Look at these kids.
Father.
You promise
that you will make it come true.
I wonder what your wish is.
I'm going to buy a golden carriage with four horses!
That way I don't have to walk around selling goods.
Anyway, Bong-Sam is so magnanimous.
But, is it okay to give these kids so many pieces?
With one dried sea cucumber,
you can get a huge bag of red ginseng.
They're big enough to learn business.
Right.
Starting from the scratch teaches everything about business.
Oh yeah. We should head out too.
I heard there are some men from Beijing.
Sure.
Oh?
Look at the kids.
Yeah.
With these goods,
people will run over each other to buy them, right?
Our dried sea cucumber, "heuk-choong"!
I feel so confident with them.
Let's go.
That bastard!
Stop him!
Stop that robber!
Father.
Stop the robber!
Stop the robber.
Stop him!
Stop the robber!
Look, Mr. Kim!
Did you come all the way to Chaek-moon
to take away my money?
The money I owe you
I will pay you back by end of this year, so don't you worry!
How are you going to pay me back in 15 days?
You were unable to pay it for three years.
Chaek-moon has finally opened up in three years.
As soon as I sell my goods,
I will pay you back immediately.
No, no.
I guess you're not aware of heuk-choong's price drop.
Price drop?
Heuk-choong will be used at the Queen's birthday party.
The palace does not need heuk-choong anymore
because the palace merchants already have it.
Palace merchant goods?
There's no heuk-choong trading in Chosun that Chun's Gaekju doesn't know about!
Chun's Gaekju has now entered Han-yang.
Entering Yook-ei-jeon market should be easy as well.
I will buy all of these goods.
It's my celebration gift to you.
You planned this from the beginning, huh?
Mr. Kim!
Even though we are playing money games,
we should keep dignity, respect, and ethics!
You evil man who takes away money from merchants...
Hey.
Including interest, it's exactly 54,920 yang.
Because you can't pay back,
I must meet Chun Oh-su.
Should I ask him to give me Chun's Gaekju?
Hey now.
Including the main store in Gae-sung and other branch stores,
the market price for the Gaekju is at least 300,000 yang.
Do you think you can get all of them with just 30,000 yang?
Look at you.
Merchants like you lacks intelligence.
The factor that determines the payment is not the market price.
Who is the more desperate one at this moment is the determining factor, no?
One year.
Please give me one more year.
I will pay you back within a year.
Please.
It's opium.
Raw opium.
You're asking me to drug deal with this opium?
If I get caught by the guards, they will behead me immediately.
There are so many days you merchants freeze to death,
get drifted away on the mountains, get stabbed with knives.
Or if you're really unfortunate,
you'll probably get eaten up by hungry tiger.
That's the life you're living.
Why?
You can't deal with opium?
Fine. If you hate it that much
too bad.
So you
have three options.
Chun's Gaekju.
I will not hand it to you.
Opium black market deal? I won't do it.
What's my last option?
Kill me with this knife and take this contract.
That's your third option.
Fine.
I will kill you.
--The Merchant: Gaekju 2015--
It's opium! Follow him.
They said I'm an opium black market dealer. Opium!
Father!
No matter how much you like money...
You're not even a human.
No!
That's worth a person's head.
My father has never dealt with it.
Why are you accusing him?
What? Money?
You need to make a lot of money.
Have you seen hell before?
Father!