Go is a battle.
It's a neat world with a plain winner and a plain loser.
In this world, everyone is alone,
makes the decisions all by themself, carries the responsibility all by themself.
I was lured into this world and felt challenged to fight in it.
But,
when I came to myself, I had left the battlefield as loser.
- We're leaving. - Good-bye.
- Boss, we're leaving. - Thanks for your work.
- Good work today. - Oh, good work today.
The pay for your part-time work this month.
Thank you very much.
Ichinose.
Well, it's payday today and we will have a quick bite together,
so will you come too?
No, please excuse me.
I see.
I'm back.
Yes.
Yes. I really should do something to show my gratitude.
Yes. Please tell them this.
Then, good-bye.
Say, Ayumu,
why don't you try at this company?
A general trading company?
Look, it seems to be a very good company. Shouldn't you apply there?
No, such a company would never hire me.
That's just not true.
Here is written they offer a 1 month internship and then they decide
if they employ you or not.
But it has already begun today.
They say it's possible to start participating 1 day later.
No, it's no use.
You can't know that.
If I was you, I knew where I should go.
Matsubara-sensei thinks the same about this.
Was it Sensei's idea?
I think you can't continue like this forever, can you?
So each time I thought there might be a good job available, I consulted him.
I told you not to do unnecessary things, didn't I?
I know, but
that you don't do anything at all is such a waste.
You've always been good at learning so don't worry.
And you always wanted to be the best at whatever you did.
That's why I told you it's not necessary.
It's always like that.
You decide arbitrarily and then urge me to do it.
It's getting on my nerves. And if you not had collapsed that time...
I'm sorry.
I will apologize to Sensei later.
Alright.
I will submit my application there.
You're Kazuki-san, right?
I'm Kiriake.
We've been together during the 2nd interview.
So you've really come this far.
I knew you would certainly make it.
- Pleased to meet you. - Pleased to meet you.
I guess our group is now complete.
Well, if you've made it till this point, you're only 1 step away from success.
They say half of the interns pass each year.
But on the other hand,
that means half of the people here will fail, right?
Yeah. On the last day, the presentation test is waiting.
No matter how good your earlier evaluations have been,
if you don't take that last hurdle, they're meaningless.
Having made it till here and then drop out is the worst.
Hi.
We will now start with our 1 month test time for interns.
It was your father's,
so it's a bit big, huh?
We must buy a new one.
No, it's okay as it is.
Your father often used to say it.
The suit is a man's combat dress.
You need a better fitting one.
I said it's okay. It's only 1 month anyway.
I'm off!
Good luck.
It's definitely impossible... at such a company.
I've told them again and again!
By air is out of the question!
And they say we should bear the additional costs?
It was them who saddled us with that fast delivery project!
Are they making fun of us?
I'm hanging up.
- Nagai! - Yes.
Yes, yes, yes.
Don't worry. The shipping schedule has not changed.
- It's only another shipping company now. - Good morning.
- Take one of those seats over there. - Yes.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Oda is in direct negotiations with the shipping company.
Once it's decided, we will quickly... immediately inform you.
Yes. Please have a little patience. Yes. Good-bye.
Excuse me. From today on I'm assigned to you. My name is Ichinose
Ah, sorry.
That's a cool suit!
- Is that fashionable now? - No, it's just...
I'm supervisor Aki Kousuke. Welcome to us.
- Yes. Please take good care of me. - It's a bit sudden, but
- could you make a copy of these? - Yes.
I'm in a troublesome negotiation and my hands are full right now.
- You see. I'm sorry. - I'll be back.
Hello. Chief?
Ah, yes. I've just talked with the person in charge.
No, I've tried that already.
[ Run out of Toner ]
Toner?
No...
- Sorry. - Sorry.
Excuse me. This copier is displaying ERROR and doesn't work.
If it's the toner, there should be some in the supply cabinet.
Supply cabinet?
It's written over there.
Sorry. Thank you very much.
- Excuse me. - You're quite late.
- Here please. - What's that?
- There are black spots everywhere. - I'm sorry.
- I had to refill the toner. - It can't be helped.
Well, it's alright.
I have to go out now so I ask you to correct this documentation.
- Correct? - It's easy.
All you have to do is to enter these red figures.
- But... - And, the old files
are here. Then, I'm counting on you.
No, I...
have never used it before. This software.
No, no, no, no, no. You must know such things.
Nowadays, no one writes a graduation thesis by hand anymore.
I'm a high school graduate.
You're a funny guy. You make a joke and keep a straight face.
Is it true?
How did you manage to come here?
By introduction.
What?
A child of patronage?!
Well, it's alright. It can wait for the time being.
It's better if you don't do anything unnecessary. And don't leave the phone alone!
- You're an intern, right? - Yes.
Look, this guy belatedly participates in the internship from today on.
He is patronage... no, no, no, no...
- Ichinose Ayumu. - Right. Right.
When it's lunch time, can you introduce him to the others?
Understood.
Damn! So late already.
I'm Kazuki Akane.
I'm in section 2, Iron and Steel. If you have any questions, please ask me.
Yes. Pleased to meet you.
Still, answering it...
Yes, Yoichi Bussan. (bussan = product, material)
Pardon?
Sorry! Waito, waito!
Wait please.
Excuse me. Come with me please.
- What is it? - Please come.
What is it about?
Someone is speaking in English and I don't understand what he says.
Please.
It was someone of our local staff.
Thank you very much.
Yes, Yoichi Bussan.
Wait!
Please take that call.
I'm busy too.
Please.
As expected from a returnee.
No... Ah, I've requested the materials by mail.
- You've done that already? - Yes.
Seems you're really workable.
Thank you very much.
What a luck!
- I'm so relieved that we found yet another ship. - Yeah.
It was my own mistake not to check it.
To engage a bancrupt company to do the transport...
Exactly. Now, your winter bonus is squandered.
I guess you're right.
I'm such an idiot!
With that bonus I had bought a 4K TV.
Hey, it was just a joke.
What? Please stop with such jokes.
By the way, how is it? Do you think that rookie is workable?
Eh... well, we don't have such people very often.
I see. Sounds like fun. Tonight is the welcome party, right?
No... we shouldn't expect too much from him.
Well, he's an intern after all.
Intern?
- He's not a new entrant? - Right. He's an intern.
- And I wasn't informed? - No, no, no, no...
You also got a mail from Human Resources.
No, I got none. At least I didn't see it.
Once you're convinced of anything, it's no use trying to correct you. Right, Chief?
A high school graduate?
I heard it when he talked with supervisor Aki.
Whatever you heard, he can't have said "high school graduate".
No, really, that's what he said.
He must have been kidding. Or else he has very good connections.
That cheeky guy. I won't forgive him.
That's the guy.
Let me introduce. He is in our group since today.
I'm Ichinose. Pleased to meet you.
Thank you for your help earlier.
I'm Kiriake. Currently in section 2, Resources. Please.
Thanks.
Well then, what I was doing...
Ichinose-kun, tell us, what's your major subject at college?
Because we all must find a presentation partner from now on,
- just for your information. - Ah, no...
By the way, I'm majoring in business administration at Todai. (Japan's most prestigious university)
I am
a high school graduate.
So it was true.
I see. A high school graduate who made it to here
must definitely be excellent, I guess.
Where's that guy we talked about just now?
At this time, he will be having lunch with his group mates.
- Lunch? - Midday meal.
I know that. It sounds more stylish, doesn't it?
In my days, we ate only a decent midday meal.
In your days, there was no internship at all yet, right?
I really don't want to hear such things.
Oda!
Do you have a minute?
Hey, what are you making such a serious face, huh?
Shall your wife be disgusted with you for the next 10.000 years?
I'd really like you to refrain from such jokes. Some people worry about you.
What's so worrying?
It's that intern who's in your department.
What's with this intern?
Do you know to whom he has connections?
Who is it?
The senior managing director!
I shouldn't have come here.
It's not the right place for me.
Welcome back.
Have you been properly introduced to your colleagues?
Yes.
Ah, Chief!
That guy!
And they say we should bear the additional costs?
This is the intern who has come today.
Pleased to meet you. From today on, I'm in your care.
- Aki, what's that? - Huh?
That's a telephone message which another intern noted.
You let the girl do that?
I'm sorry.
Didn't I tell you not to leave the telephone alone?
Yes.
Come with me.
Come with me!
What are your strong points?
Try to describe your strong points.
My strong points...
My strong points are...
Don't you have even one?
I'm sorry.
- A connection to the senior managing director? - Yeah.
I heard Senior Managing Director Takano suddenly asked to admit that intern.
I don't understand it. Why was he purposely placed in Chief Oda's section?
Who knows? I have no idea what the top brass are thinking.
More important, which bar shall we visit tonight?
Excuse me.
If you're looking for a bar, how about this one?
They offer beer brands from all over the world.
Just your taste, Supervisor.
If you think it's good, shall I make a reservation?
- Well, yeah... so please do it. - Yes.
Say, how can you know my taste?
To know what the boss likes is a subordinate's mission.
Seems you're a funny guy.
- You will come too. - Yes. I will accompany you!
If you can give us the packing list within 3 days,
let's see...
we can arrange that the goods will arrive till the end of the month.
The packing list is no problem, but
the production line is running at full capacity.
There are other orders too and so they might not make it in time.
What's the delivery date?
It could take up to 3 month.
Then, this story will come to naught!
The other side requested delivery in less than 1 month!
That's why we would like to place a purchase order beforehand
to be prepared for all eventualities.
Without a hedge this will be problematic.
With Indians, I wouldn't do anything before the formal contract is signed.
Eh... Thank you very much. I have learned a lot.
Don't misunderstand.
It's not that I took you along in order to teach you.
Go home. You don't have to come again tomorrow.
Why?
Wait please! That's troublesome!
Troublesome? For whom?
I see. If you had known you would be sent home after the first day,
you had not talked so big, right?
For what purpose did you come to us as intern?
If I was you, I had never seriously considered it, no matter what connections I had.
But you are different.
All you've done today was sitting around.
A motivated guy had a least taken a note.
Am I wrong?
You're 22 years old and have not a single strong point.
I wonder how you could live like that all the time.
Have you ever, at least once, desperately wanted anything?
I guess I won't get an answer.
I have!
I have been desperately chasing for a dream!
A dream?
But, since there's an age limit,
I had to give it up.
Still, I
- was serious about becoming a Go professional... - Are you kidding me?
You came to us because your dream was destroyed?
Is this company a replacement for your lost dream?
We all are dedicatedly fighting here.
Stop behaving like a spoiled child!
I guess the other interns are also like that.
But for them, this is the place of their dreams.
They want to work here,
try desperately to learn more than anyone else, conquer hundreds of small obstacles
until they can finally compete in the last test.
You were chasing for a dream?
Never mention such a thing again.
It's an affront to the people who are dedicatedly fighting here.
There was nothing I could have replied.
When have I begun
to use my dream as an excuse?
Since I was child,
it was my dream to become a professional Go player.
But to grind out the qualification while working part-time
was not an easy life.
One has to be younger than 23 years for the pro acceptance test.
There was only 1 chance remaining.
In that last year, my mother started additionally working part-time at night
so that I could concentrate completely on Go.
I'll play this.
And then,
right on the night before the last pro acceptance test,
my mother collapsed.
Before the surgery began,
Mom sent me to the test with a smile,
but nevertheless...
I give up.
The result was a crushing defeat.
Leave me alone already!
If you had not collapsed, I had qualified!
Having suddenly lost the place where I belonged
crushed me completely.
[Japan Go Association]
Good morning, Senior Managing Director.
Section 3 is running smoothly?
Yes, thank you.
I see.
I know my question is offensive.
Why did you put that guy in?
For no special reason.
Don't overinterpret it. It's not like that time.
Excuse me.
Welcome back.
Chief, the welcome party tonight... Is begin at 19:00 okay?
The welcome party is cancelled.
That guy won't come anymore.
You made him quit? You shouldn't do such things arbitrarily.
Geez, why did this have to happen?
I could have used a little help from a child of patronage.
What are you going to do from now on?
"Taiseki Shisezu." (literally: big stone without death)
That was the first word of Go I taught you.
A single stone is a very small, helpless item.
But, if they are connected like this on the board,
they turn into a single large stone and become solid.
They become a wall that surrounds their territory and withstands the opponent's attack.
Little by little, they become a stone that can't die.
That's what we call "Taiseki Shisezu" in Go.
Taiseki Shisezu.
Under every single one of those lamps someone is fighting dedicatedly.
If all those small lights are combined,
they light brightly in the darkness.
I think it would be not so bad,
if you became one of those lights.
What's that?
From the beginning, I didn't have the will to fight.
You were chasing for a dream?
Never mention such a thing again.
Truth is, I was scared.
The idea to fight desperately but fail again
was just too frightening.
If you wear this suit and work hard this month,
you will make it!
Morning.
Drinking alone at home again?
- You should drink a little bit less. - Yes.
Okubo's hat-trick...
No matter how often you watch it, it's still stunning.
- Ah, good morning. - "Good morning", you say?
- You seem more the opposite! - Sorry.
More important, what has become of this Cambodia trial balloon?
It's being confirmed by the manufacturer right now.
If they don't contact us till this afternoon, put some oomph into it.
Yes.
Good morning.
You have come?
Please take care of me today again.
I see.
A cool suit. More fashionable, I guess.
Yes.
I'm sorry for yesterday.
It's just as you said.
As I am now, I have none.
That's why, at least for the rest of the internship,
- I will try working here as hard as I can. - I don't accept that.
"I will try hard" are the words of a middle schooler.
Is that what a 22 years old man should say?
Here are various folders. Put them into a structural order.
What are you grinning?
If he just sits around here, he will be in the way.
Here. Take it.
Yes.
Excuse me.
Sorry to intrude into your negotiations.
The other party said they wanted to know more about the product.
You speak Russian?
Yes.
Kazuki-san.
Yes.
Wait a moment please!
What's that supposed to mean?
I got it. I need a moment to discuss it here.
What happened?
Among the carbon steel pipes from Indonesia
there seem to be defective ones.
That must be the other side's fault. Let them send new ones immediately.
Well, that may be so, but the trader says
if they don't arrive in the course of today,
he'll demand compensation for the delay and stop all further deals.
In the course of today? That will be definitely impossible!
Of course it will! Damned! We've worked so hard for this project!
Listen! Let's assemble a delivery free from defects.
We might get what we need from a different maker.
Yes! But, "assemble" is easily said. How should we do that?
We'll set these idle interns in motion. Oi! It's your turn now.
Due to water condensation during the transport,
rust began to stick on the pipes.
Please split up and check every single container.
If you find something, put it outside of the container.
Our people will do the rest.
- Well then, please begin. - Yes.
Well, Ichinose-kun, shall we...
Oi, Oshimoto! Let's go this way.
Kiriake-kun, shall we work together?
Yeah.
- Are you okay? - Yes, thanks.
What a work is this!
I thought intern means inside.
- Oh, sorry, sorry! - Idiot!
Found one.
You are connected to the answering machine.
What's that guy doing?
Yes, I understand. I'll inform the others. Good-bye.
- Was it Chief Oda? - Yeah.
Apparently they have secured enough stock from another source.
He said this here can all be returned.
Really? What a luck! I was at the end of my rope.
They'll send cars to pick us up. Tell everyone that we go back.
Roger that.
Looks pretty ugly.
So enthusiastic, huh?
Oi! Seems it's already finished.
Ah, yes. I'm almost finished here too.
No, that's not...
I see. Do your best!
- Let's go. - Eh? Is that okay?
It is okay. He wants to do it, so let him do it.
The uniforms have all been returned.
I see. Then, we'll return too.
Yes.
It's done.
Hey, you! What are you doing here?
Where are the others?
They will have returned. They left when it was decided to send it all back.
What happened?
- Yes? - Kazuki-san, are you still in the office?
Yes, I am.
Chief Oda will treat all interns to thank us for the help.
He said I should ask if there are more interns who could come.
I'm sorry. I'm invited to a celebration
and will go for a drink with the people from the Iron and Steel Division
I see.
Besides, did anything happen?
Ichinose-kun came back only just.
That guy? Sorry, can I talk to him?
Kiriake-kun said he wanted to speak to you.
Hello.
Looks like something went terribly wrong.
I heard what happened from Nimura-kun. He said it was a prank.
That guy returned only just?
- How long has he been there? - Oi!
Chief Oda said I should invite you,
so won't you come too?
We're waiting for you.
Will you go?
I'll go.
Seems he's coming.
Oh, he brought you along.
- Kazuki-san, you'll come too? - No.
I'm invited to a nearby bar and came only to say hello.
Say, Ichinose-kun,
don't you think it's bad always to offer such a sight?
Your suit is full of rust.
What's up!
- Oi! - Good evening.
Have I kept you waiting?
- We've just arrived. - I see.
A moment ago, I received a call from the person in charge of that site
who praised you guys very much.
You left every container neatly cleaned up.
If the rust had been left laying around, it had spread everywhere,
so he's very grateful.
That's right.
It has to be carefully removed. Right?
We cleaned up all together before we returned.
I see. Today, we'll all together eat and drink heartily.
Yes.
Oi. What happened to your suit?
There were some particulars...
- Eh... - I still have some work to do so I'll return.
I only came to report that we've completed the job.
Wait a moment.
Work, you say. Do you mean organizing those folders?
You can do that tomorrow. Go home quickly and take a bath.
No. That can wait till tomorrow morning.
- Okay, let's go! - Yes.
My efforts have not been sufficient.
That's why I'm offering such a sight now.
It's hard, but I decided to see it that way.
What I have to do now, is to become more dedicated than anyone else.
I need neither pride nor looks,
only dedication.
Good morning.
Did you stay up the whole night?
Yes.
Didn't I say it wasn't necessary?
I'm sorry.
Bring that to the cleaners quickly.
Yes.
Chief.
Please look at this.
That's well organized, isn't it?
- He did it single-handedly? - Yes.
When we heard we should return, we came back at once.
Only he remained there till the end
so I'm sure he also did the cleaning single-handedly.
Seems at least he has guts.
Yes.
You are Ichinose-kun?
Yes?
I am your classmate Hitomi Shogo. Pleased to meet you.
What?
- Let's team-up as presentation partners. - What's that?
Sorry. I just came back.
I've had a look at your folder sorting. Seems it's quite good.
Where did you put the handover certificate files?
The handover certificate files.
I couldn't classify these files so I put them in the "Miscellaneous" folder.
There's the business operations manual.
If you bundle everything together,
only you will know where things are.
I'm sorry.
Listen. Our business is team work.
This is no place where you can work single-handedly.
Forget about these solo-actions.
Yes.
Shall I help you?
No, it's alright. Thank you.
Kiriake-kun.
I think what happened yesterday was not okay.
The way you all treated Ichinose-kun...
Yeah...
I also think it wasn't fair and I hate that.
However, I think
it also wasn't right that he went home without saying a word.
So...
It was just a big misunderstanding, right?
See you.
- Nagai! - Yes!
Where's the quotation sheet?
Sorry, I forgot that.
What are you doing!
Didn't I tell you to ask Kikuchi-san for the data?
Yes!
Excuse me. Here please.
You're such a daydreamer. Pull yourself together. This is no honeymoon.
Yes!
- Is this your only answer? - Yes!
- Ichinose! - Yes!
Can you create the HS-code file for me?
- HS? - Yeah.
It's necessary to make certificates of origin.
I'm sorry. Can you repeat that please.
- Don't ask him. Come here. - Yes. Excuse me.
It's all written in here. Check it out.
Yes. I'll study it.
Chief Oda, I'm bringing the valve samples.
No, that's not right.
If you had told me, I had sent him to bring them.
No, it was me who was asked to do it.
You're quite headstrong, right?
You absolutely must pass the test. And then you come to us.
Yes. I will think about it.
You heard what I said. Absolutely!
We are doing all kinds of deals.
For excellent people there's always work to do here.
You will find a job quicker than anyone of your classmates.
Yes.
Have you found one? A presentation partner.
Presentation?
Speaking of that, I was asked yesterday...
Let's team-up as presentation partners.
I didn't really know what he meant.
Is this something you should talk about so casually?
With whom you team-up is important.
Don't choose the wrong partner.
Yes.
Don't you think the girl would be good?
I guess she would make a gentle leader for a hopeless guy like you.
If you want to survive, you have to decide quickly. Go!
- Go! - Yes!
Good work today.
- If you like this, drink it. - Eh? Ah, thank you.
Well, it may be sudden, but
let's team-up as presentation partners.
I'll be waiting for your answer.
What?
What the heck is going on here?
Something amazing has happened.
[I'm waiting for you.]
[Ichinose-kun, become my partner.]
He's laughing.
He can really laugh.
I'm telling you it's alright. What I want to eat
is a Special Dried Seaweed bentobox without starch.
I like the ingredients which are in it. You don't have to tell them one by one.
Damned! He makes me confused because of a simple bentobox. Geez!
Rookies are like that. You should get used to it already.
That's what you say.
I'm still trying to nurture them with love.
Why shower a guy with love who'll leave in a month anyway?
What are you saying?
The intern in your section is safe.
That guy?
He has a connection to the senior managing director.
Isn't it a foregone conclusion that they will hire him?
Don't overinterpret it.
It's not like that time.
If they seriously intended to hire him, he wouldn't be assigned to me.
Well, why then?
If they assign a badly qualified guy to you on purpose, could it be they want to get rid of you?
If that's the case, you must be really disliked!
Yeah, I guess so.
Hey, I'm seriously worried about you.
Are you my superior? Don't waste your breath.
I advise you to stay on good terms with your colleagues.
Yes, yes.
And you really should do no more things the senior managing director doesn't like.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
DAF... the import regulations.
Daily Charter... A rental contract for one day.
Daily Report... The cargo handling report.
DAF are the import regulations.
Daily Charter is a rental contract for one day.
Daily Report is the cargo handling report.
- Trans-ship. - The cargo is not transported all the way by one vessel
but reloaded between loading port and unloading port.
Then, a last one. Ready?
Freight Collect.
The recipient of the delivery will pay the freight charge.
Perfect!
- You're too loud. - Sorry.
- Ah, Ichinose... - A copy, right?
I'll be back at once.
His learning ability is high, isn't it?
In only 1 day he learned all this.
Maybe it's a waste to use him only for making copies.
Good work today.
Say, have you decided for a presentation partner?
No, not yet.
Then, will you team-up with me?
Let's work together.
- Good work. - Good work today.
Well, think about it.
Let's work together... shall we?
- Aki. - Yes.
- Enter this. - Yes.
- Why is he smiling? - No idea.
Oi!
- Yes. - The copies.
Sorry.
What a strange guy.
Huh? I need a copy of front- and backside.
Ah, sorry.
What's with you? Copying is your specialty, isn't it?
Yes. I'll correct it immediately.
Oi. Wait a moment.
What are you so happy about?
It's only because of that presentation partner thing.
Are you stupid?
Being totally clueless must be a happy condition.
Come with me for a moment. Come!
I didn't want to tell you,
but there's a reason why everyone wants to be your presentation partner.
A reason, you say?
It's like a tug of war.
In a team with a guy without confidence, skills, or knowledge like you,
they have a chance to shine themself. They all think like that.
So that's how it is.
That's why I told you it's important who your partner is.
I guess you understand. So consider it carefully.
I'm really stupid.
I had no idea.
Even though they all look down on me.
Sorry for the delay. I'll send you the enclosures immediately.
Yes. Yes. Good-bye.
- Ichinose! - Yes.
Paste these receipts on a sheet of paper
- and submit them to General Affairs. Quickly! - Yes.
Wait, wait, wait! Oi, stop, stop!
All the documents in this "Destroy" box
must be shreddered.
Use paper from this box.
Yes. Sorry.
Recently, they're very strict with the compliance.
Lately, in another department mismanagement of confidential documents was detected
and they were severely reprimanded from above.
- Be careful with the document handling. - Yes, I'll keep it in mind.
The contract? It's still here in the office.
The chief's stamp? Ah, I understand.
Ichinose-kun,
I'm sorry, but could you lend me your ink pad?
The guy who handles our office material has already gone home.
- Here please. - Thanks.
Ichinose, are the receipts done? I'm sorry, but hurry up.
I'll go right away.
- If you're finished, put it there. - Okay.
Yes, it's Nagai. I've just stamped it. Yes, I'll be right there.
Yes. Good-bye.
The 2nd copy? Yes. Ah, I have it. Yes, I'm just leaving.
Yes. I'll take a taxi immediately. Yes.
Good work today.
This has been laying in the lobby.
You know chapter 3 of the business manual, don't you?
Yes.
So why was this laying in the lobby?
It's a place where outsiders can freely go in and out.
It seems the understanding of the confidentiality of our business is still weak here.
How can you explain this situation?
- This was my... - Be quiet.
It was a luck that I was the one who found it.
Be careful. Don't let it happen again!
Didn't I tell you to be careful with the document handling?
Yes.
Get out.
Don't show your face here again!
Come with me. Come!
How could that happen?
I thought it would be enough to tell you things one time.
It's not just a piece of paper.
It could ruin the trust in this company.
And of all persons the senior managing director found it.
That's the worst.
Between the chief and the senior managing director there's always been friction.
Otherwise, the chief had not become so mad.
Since you came here, I wonder what you have been doing before.
You can't have done nothing at all, can you?
But if you don't want to tell me, it's alright.
Let him cool down a little.
Under every single one of those lamps
someone is fighting dedicatedly.
I think it would be not so bad,
if you became one of those lights.
He hasn't come back yet, has he?
- Shall I check on him? - Leave him alone!
But, why did he bring that document down into the lobby?
I've just stamped it. Yes, I'll be right there.
Really?
Thank you very much. Yes. Good-bye.
They have chosen us. An order volume of 30 millions.
- Yes! - We did it, Chief!
- It's my treat today! - Let's go for a drink!
You've all worked hard. It was hard work but we did it.
Thank you, thank you. You've really worked hard. Nagai!
- Kobayakawa! Kobayakawa! - Yes?
Do you have a minute?
Nagai, choose a good bar!
Well, that thing was labourious.
In terms of cost we were already beaten.
Even that intern was a help.
With regard to that intern...
That guy formerly worked in a factory.
Through evening classes he graduated and came to us.
And with a child this must be a pretty tough time for him now.
He has a child already?
A 6 month old girl.
I see.
If you have ambitions, you must do something for your education.
Unlike you, I don't think this is a rule.
He has not yet come back?
He won't come back, I suppose.
You told him never to show his face here again.
He's like Hachiko, the faithful dog. (A dog known for his loyalty to his master)
If he's Hachiko, the faithful dog, he's silently waiting as usual.
Go looking for him.
A moment ago, you told me to leave him alone.
What are you doing?
Sit!
He doesn't react like a dog. Seems he's really a child of patronage.
Let's go for a drink!
- No, that Cambodia deal is still... - We'll adjourn it.
We can't do that.
This is Oda from Yoichi Bussan.
It's about this Cambodia deal.
Is it possible to adjourn it for today?
That's very nice. I owe you one.
Thank you! Thank you very much. Good-bye!
Okay, let's go!
You come with us.
He really does as he pleases, our chief.
Oi, Ichinose. Go! Go!
- Go! Go! Go! Go! - Yes.
That success of section 2 was certainly mortifying for him.
Chief Kobayakawa is a classmate of his.
What are you looking! If you stare at me, it gives me the creeps.
- I'm sorry. - Speaking of that,
you apologize for each and every little thing. That's why you're so useless.
- Yes. - Today, he's in a terrible mood.
Aki,
what do you think of his folder sorting?
- Why that so suddenly? - How do you think it is?
Well, I think it was well done, but
there was that problem with the manual...
Seems you don't know, right?
It was really well done.
That folder sorting
can easily work with data of other departments too
and is the most efficient classification system.
What? Are you praising him now?
What are you smiling? Huh?
Slowly... Slowly...
Listen up!
Classifying those files is indeed problematic.
If it was my own creation, I had certainly not apologized for it.
He's completely drunk.
And there's more.
The thing he lost... that draft document...
- Isn't that unimportant now? - It's not unimportant.
He is innocent.
The one who dropped it was another guy.
- Who's that other guy? - Ask me again in 100 years!
And keep your mouth shut.
You've drunken way too much. Your wife will scold you again.
Don't let him hear that.
A salaryman who's afraid of his wife...
Wait a moment. Ichinose, look here.
Keep this in mind. When the chief is drunk,
he often loses his bag
so tie it to his belt.
- To his belt? - Yes. Remember this.
Have you had a drink too?
What's that, what's that? Seems you had fun.
Is it wrong to have fun?
Sorry. Seems he has drunk a bit too much.
Well, well, I can understand that you needed a drink.
What do you understand?
- What do you know? - Chief, let's go home.
Hey, you.
Do you hear me? Listen up very well.
Actually, one of your guys dropped that document yesterday.
Great job. My compliments.
It's alright already.
I don't want to see a colleague in such a pitiful condition.
What's alright already? We're not alright at all!
So what is it?
If you want to say something, say it clearly!
But you're just drunken, huh?
Because of your subordinate's fault one of my people was scolded.
Huh? What are you talking about?
One of my guys was scolded! One of my guys!
Chief, let's go.
Yeah, let's go. You've drunk a bit too much.
What? Are you running away?
Hey, wait! Wait!
Hold him, Ichinose. Let's put him in a taxi.
- Yes. - Oi, no taxi!
No taxi! If I come home in a taxi, my wife will kill me.
Are you really so afraid of your wife?
- Where's my bag? - Here it is.
- And my jacket? - It's here. Please.
Okay, that's all. Thank you.
Good-bye. See you.
- Are you serious? - Yeah.
I wonder if that's okay.
Oh no! The last train!
Well, I guess the chief will be alright. I have to hurry.
I got it.
All I can do now is fighting dedicatedly here.
It's no use to look too far into the future.
Still...
Because of your subordinate's fault one of my people was scolded.
One of my guys was scolded! One of my guys!
"One of my guys", he said.
One of my guys!
"I want to help someone,"
"I want to work together with someone,"
I never had such thoughts until now.
Every light is good, no matter how small it is.
I'm back. It's your papa.
Hey! She was deeply sleeping.
Even if it gives only a small shine,
it can lighten for everyone.
Even if it's only for one month, I'm also one of those lights.
Good morning.
What's up?
Let's do it.
Let's team-up as presentation partners.
From now on, I'm going to fight.