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(Episode 40)
(Queen Salon)
I slept so well.
My goodness! You scared me!
Hey...
what are you doing here?
Designer Hong!
You're scaring me. What do you want?
I...
would like to be an actress.
What?
I would like to be a movie star.
Movie star?
Did you just say you want to become a movie star?
My stomach.
You want to be a movie star?
So?
What do you want me to do about it?
I heard that...
you helped...
a lot of actors start their careers.
So then...
you're asking me to make you into a movie star?
You sure are brazen aren't you?
-Excuse me? -I know plenty of people like you.
You're shameless and depend on your pretty faces.
You do anything and everything...
to try and changing your life by depending on your good looks.
That's not why I'm here.
I'm not trying to turn my life around.
I came to you because I want to become a movie star...
no matter what.
Do you think anyone who has a pretty face can become an actor?
Don't bark up the wrong tree by trying to come into this world...
instead, find yourself a good man and get married.
That's your ticket to happiness.
I'm going to live my life.
I don't want to live by other people's term...
but by my terms.
Then let me ask one thing...
you say you want to become a movie star...
why do you want to be a movie star?
Excuse me?
That... that's...
You don't even know why you want to be a movie star...
but you're saying you have to become a movie star?
Get out!
-Ms. Hong... -I told you get to get out right now!
I'm not going to give up.
From now on my dream is...
to become a movie star.
She didn't show up for awhile...
why did she suddenly come back into my life?
What is she up to now?
-Yeon-woo! -Why haven't you called?
I told you to wait and I would call you once everything was settled.
When will that be?
When will everything be settled?
Just wait a little while longer.
It's going to end soon.
I really missed you.
I missed you so much, I thought I was going to die.
What is going on here?
So it was true that CEO Nam's wife was having an affair.
Nam Jung-ho...
were you living like this the whole time?
What brings you here?
You know that young lady Kang In-kyung?
What is she like?
Kang In-kyung?
-Why? -She came early this morning asking me to make her into a movie star.
So... what did you say?
What else would I do? I threw her out.
But why?
You should teach her.
She definitely has something in her...
but I don't know! Never mind!
I can't find the person I'm looking for and I can't find a decent actor.
Why isn't anything working out for me these days?
But one way or another...
when are you going to get a divorce?
Excuse me?
You can't just keep living in a marriage when there's no love involved.
You just live and...
somehow you can withstand it.
Do you know how frustrating it is when you say the most stupidest things?
Don't laugh! I'm being serious.
Work is important...
but the most important thing in life is love.
Human beings...
live so they can love.
What a relief...
I don't hear a baby crying.
You keep saying you want to become a movie star...
why do you want to become a movie star?
Why do I...
want to become a movie star?
Something totally different...
I want to live a totally different life than I'm living right now
I now have the confidence to live a new life too.
What?
How dare you show up here?
Your greeting is rude for not seeing one another for a long time.
I just wanted to see how you were living.
You wanted to see how I'm living?
Why?
Why are you curious as to...
how I am living?
Why did you show up when I was filming?
What ulterior motives id you have snooping around there?
Filming site?
Was that site...
where you were filming your movie?
If I knew, I would've never gone there.
I didn't know.
So...
you came all the way here to argue with me about that?
I came to warn you.
Don't come anywhere near me.
You...
You're not thinking about being a movie star are you?
Is that the reason why you're snooping around my filming site?
You wish!
You must be dreaming you have some talent...
because I let you play lead in one of my plays.
You should really come to your senses...
and stop trying to live over your standards.
My standards?
Then what about you?
You got yourself a rich by getting rid of your girl...
and your own kid.
But you're allowed to become a movie director?
You shut your mouth Kang In-kyung! That's not my fault!
That's all your fault!
You're still a coward aren't you?
Now that I think about it...
a person like you became a movie director...
why can't I become a movie star?
What?
I didn't believe it was true...
but you're really dreaming of becoming an actress?
Wow...
this isn't because...
I mentioned you had a knack for this. Is it?
You really are naive aren't you?
It's impossible for a person like you to have that kind of talent.
I want to thank you.
Now that I hear those words from you...
I want to work really hard and...
no matter what...
become a movie star!
What are you doing?
Stop playing around and listen carefully.
If I hear you're going around saying you want to be an actress in front of me...
I'm going to personally crush you.
I warned you.
Why are you here again?
And what's with all that dirt?
You asked me why...
I wanted to become an actress.
I came to answer your question.
I want to show people...
I'm not a nobody.
I want to show people...
that people like me...
who have nothing at all...
can shine too.
I'm going to show the world.
Okay.
The look in your eyes a few minutes ago tell me why you want to become an actress.
What do you think an actress is?
I think actors are people who console the audience.
Console?
Yes.
I feel like the actor feels the way I do...
and experiences thrill...
get mad...
cries...
and you get consoled by the actor thinking...
everybody lives with their ups and downs.
What load of consoling crap.
An actor's job...
is to hypnotize the audience.
An actor's job is to hypnotize the audience and...
even before they know what's going on, the actor has captivated their hearts.
Do you have that kind of talent?
You steal their hearts...
by hypnotizing them?
I think it's possible...
if I try my best and put every effort into it.
Do you think you're taking a college entrance exam?
You get to pass if you try your darndest?
It's a shame, but you just don't have it.
I don't put effort into helping anyone who just doesn't have it.
Do you see that lady over there?
I've seen her for almost a month now...
but I have never seen her smile once.
Whenever she comes into the salon and when she leaves the salon...
she always has that somber expression on her.
Hypnotize the lady over there...
and make her smile.
Then...
I'll think about helping you.
What?
Excuse me!
Well thank you!
Look at her!
That was too easy.
She really made her smile.
What did you say to her?
Did you beg her?
Or did you lie to her?
No.
I just told her the truth.
The truth?
I told her she's look prettier if she smiled.
She looked like such a nice person, she would look nicer if she smiled.
So I told her if she kept on smiling...
her smiles would attract good karma to her.
And then...
she smiled?
Yes!
I think she realized I wasn't lying to her...
but she felt my sincerity.
Well one way or another, a promise is a promise...
so you can come here from tomorrow on.
Ms. Hong!
Are you going to help me now?
I never said I would help, I said I would think about it.
I'll make a decision...
after I watch over you...
to see if you have potential or not.
Thank you!
Thank you so much!
But how many movies have you seen so far?
Movies?
Movies...
movies I've seen?
I've never seen a decent movie yet...
how can I think about being an actress?
Foreign films are in the storage area...
and I have a couple of my own there as well.
But...
why do you suddenly need it?
The thing is...
my sister wants to see them.
Kang In-kyung wants to?
Oh!
She went to Ms. Hong.
This is the first time my sister has ever asked
a favor from me so I'd like to help her.
But the only person I could think of was you Mr. Nam.
Do you think there's some sort of solution?
There could be...
a solution.
There are so many!
Of course! You'll need to see at least this
much to say you've watched a couple of movies.
I only asked for a couple, why did Mr. Nam send so many?
When is she going to see all of this?
Then...
I have to watch all these but...
can I watch them here?
Of course you can!
Who would dare disturb Baekdu Movie Theater's
Kang Han-soo's sister from watching movies?
And who could stop me when it's a favor from my sister?
I'm so lucky to have such a reliable younger brother Han-soo!
Then... shall we start?
("Gone with The Wind"
You know...
I spoke with my sister-in-law awhile ago.
Seung-Joon is...
healthy and is doing very well.
Oh really?
How fortunate.
I was worried since he didn't even get to be around his mom.
It's very fortunate.
So then...
you can stop worrying now.
And you can stop feeling so sorry for In-kyung too.
How can I not be sorry to her?
The baby was healthy and alive...
but I took him away from her saying he died.
I'm going to go to hell for this.
You had to do all of that for In-kyung's sake.
We're lucky enough you went to the orphanage and brought him out.
If you didn't, we would have absolutely no idea where or how he was living.
Then we would've never known where he was.
You can never mention Seung-Joon in front of Mrs. Kang even by chance.
Of course I won't.
We'll take this secret to our graves.
Don't you worry.
Geez.
Thank you Chil-bong.
Thank you very much.
(Baekdu Movie Theater)
It'll be curfew soon.
Is she going to spend the night here?
When dawn comes, it'll be really cold here.
There are blankets here.
I wonder how long these were here.
Oh In-kyung.
You're probably tired.
You're suffering because of me.
I'm sorry Han-soo.
Don't be sorry! I'm not tired at all!
Wh... What? Is it over already?
Wait just a second. I'll change the film for you really quickly.
Where did you get these blankets?
I thought you brought them Han-soo.
No, I didn't.
That's strange. These weren't here before.
But who cares!
Just as long as my sister is warm.
It's cold. You take it.
I'm alright! Don't you see I'm a man?
It'll be a tragedy if my sister caught a cold.
Here put these on you.
Wait here for a second.
What? Designer Hong is back?
You don't...
you don't mean Hong Susie who used to own Queen Salon do you?
Yes.
She came up a month ago and...
she opened up her salon again as well.
A good old friend has finally returned!
But I'm kind of disappointed.
How come she didn't contact me?
But...
why did she come back suddenly?
Wasn't she going to just rot in the country-side?
I heard she's looking to teach a new actress.
She's going to teach a new actress?
Will it be from that salon again?
So...
who is she teaching?
If you're so curious, why don't you go see her?
One way or another, she used to be your teacher.
President Nam!
Teacher? She was never my teacher.
Hello Ms. Hong!
Are you sick or something?
What's wrong with your face?
I didn't get any sleep last night.
I'll go wash my face again.
What...
should I start with?
Don't do anything.
Excuse me?
You'll disturb my employees so don't do anything.
But...
you told me to start today...
I agreed to you coming out here...
but I never promised I would teach you anything.
Then please put me to work in the beauty salon.
I'll do anything.
Geez you're annoying. This is too much.
I asked you here for nothing.
So annoying.
What so funny?
What?
Oh nothing.
I was thinking about the movie I saw last night.
A movie? What did you watch?
It was... "A Roman Holiday"...
the princess...
cuts her hair really short at the beauty salon...
and when she looks into the mirror she begins to laugh at her transformation.
Do you remember the day you did my hair for me in this salon?
I felt the same way as her that day here.
You're funny.
So what?
You think you're Audrey Hepburn or something?
No. It's nothing like that.
Anyhow... it just makes me happy.
She has those dark circles because she was up watching movies all night.
You want me to check up on Kang In-kyung?
Yeah...
I didn't see her around for awhile...
but it's disturbing that she showed up again.
-Maybe... -Maybe...
the baby didn't die...
and the baby is being raised somewhere...
Watch your mouth!
Oh no..
I wasn't thinking and I was blabbing...
I'm sorry.
Check around...
and see if she gave birth anywhere.
Make sure no one knows what you're doing...
and check to see what she's up to these days.
Yes.
I completely understand.
Oh and also...
you'll need some money for transportation...
and buy yourself some clothes.
Oh boy!
You shouldn't have.
Thank you very much.
I'll do my best to look into things.
Hi Jung-ho.
You're over-working yourself.
You should take a breather here and there.
What are you doing here?
Calm down.
I just stopped by to thank my son-in-law who graciously...
taking back my trouble-maker daughter.
Usually in our family...
the younger person comes to pay their respects,
but I'll bend the rules this time.
You're not...
expecting me to actually treat you like my father-in-law are you?
Look here Jung-ho...
Once a glass is broken...
no matter how much glue you use...
it'll never be the same again.
I delayed our decision because Hee-ae was getting engaged...
but divorce...
is inevitable.
Alright...
I understand perfectly well.
But you know...
it might be better...
to just keep the glued glass...
because if you let everything go to hell...
you don't know the after-effects of where the shards will end up.
A lot of people might get hurt by the shards.
Right?
That's right!
It's easier to handle a person who grew up with nothing.
I just sugar-coated a couple of things...
and now he thinks he's some kind of hot short around here.
How much do you think he put in there? Huh?
Get your grimy hands off the envelope!
What's wrong?
Is it too little?
Damn Cha Min-woo...
he used to get loans from me...
but I guess he's making big bucks now.
How much did he give us? Just how much is in there?
Get you hand off!
Hey there Byun Geun-tae!
(Director Cha Min-woo)
What are you doing here?
Excuse me?
I came to greet my new owner.
New owner?
You have absolutely no convictions do you?
No matter how grim the situation, how can you work for Cha Min-woo?
Why?
Director Cha Min-woo...
It must be because he's educated. He's rationale...
and he's tasteful.
Unlike someone I know.
What?
But anyhow... what brings you here president Lee?
You must be personally following around your son-in-law these days.
It must be hard work for you!
Geez!
If I had known you and Cha Min-woo were going to get along well...
I should've fired you earlier.
Yes! You don't even know how lucky I feel that you and I have...
gone our separate ways and said bye to one another.
Fine.
Do what you want.
But you know what Geun-tae?
Whether a bow-wow doggy like you, changes his owner or his house...
that's up to you...
but you're going to want to...
make sure you keep a tight lid on this trap of yours.
I'm sure you already know what kind of person I am...
so I won't take up more o0f your time.
If you don't keep that mouth shut...
understand?
And also...
clean yourself up! You stink to high heavens!
My goodness!
Hey...
do I really smell?
Yes. Well actually. You stink.
Why didn't you say anything before?
My goodness Hee-ae! You have grown into a beautiful young lady!
You're practically a grown woman!
Oh aunty! I've passed being a lady and went straight to being a bride.
I'm going to get married soon.
That's right. My how time flies.
It seems like yesterday when you were following me around calling my aunty...
but look at how much you've grown!
If it wasn't for you, I would've been so sad not having my mom around...
but you helped me through all of that.
I heard your future husband is a director at Baekdu Movie Productions.
Is he good to you?
Of course. He's so good to me, I feel like I'm on cloud nine all of the time.
Here you go.
Your engagement present.
Oh aunty!
I'm so touched.
Can I open it right now?
Oh no! This wasn't washed properly.
I'll have to wash it again.
Thank you very much!
My goodness...
ask your future husband to fill that box alright?
But only with beautiful and expensive jewels.
Understand?
Yes. I'll make sure I tell him exactly what you said.
Isn't this Keum-soon's mom? What bring you to call this late at night?
What did you say?
Someone is...
looking for us?
They asked about...
In-kyung's birth mom?
But you...
didn't say anything right?
Good good. Thank you.
Promise me you won't tell anyone alright?
Who could it be?
Who's trying to uncover everything that happened in the past?
You still haven't found them?
Then...
find the daughter's name first.
That might help us in the search.
Alright.
Where did you go?
Excuse me Ms. Hong.
Oh you scared me!
You're still here?
No.
May I...
borrow this book?
It's a valuable book.
You can't take it with you.
If you want, read it here.
Thank you, I'll read it here.
Thank you!
Some people want to read books...
but I want to have alcohol.
Hell Ms. Hong!
What's with the late night phone call?
Come out so we can have a drink together.
Right now?
My goodness!
Oh alright! Fine then!
I'll be there. I'm leaving now.
Yep!
Wait up for me.
Geez.
Who is he meeting this late at night and what's with that laugh?
They're looking for In-kyung's birth mother?
Who in world could it be?
Is it someone...
from that old travel company?
What are you so happy about?
I can only feel good since only good things are happening to me these days.
Good news?
Alright... Let me hear some of your good news.
Maybe it'll make me feel better too.
Do you know Ms. Lee who works at Cafe Bong down the street from us?
I totally transformed her face today with my make-up.
You should've seen it. Everybody was raving about it.
Why? Did you accidentally mess up her face?
No that's not what I mean!
She turned into a totally different person.
I did such a good job at transforming her face she says...
she's going to start working at a cafe in Myungdong.
This little dream box is full of magic. All magic.
You're too funny.
You're really having a lot of fun putting make-up on other people aren't you?
That's what I'm saying.
I earned a new world from this new little dream box of mine.
Oh and In-kyung finally found what she wanted to as well.
You just watch Mrs. Kang. In the near future...
a great make-up artist and an amazing movie star will come from this house.
What?
Movie star?
Who?
Are you talking about my In-kyung?
Oh my goodness... what am I going to do?
My mouth has clearly caused another accident.
You...
need to tell me what you just said.
Tell me the whole truth right now!
She hasn't changed a bit. She still calls people out late at night.
A beauty salon?
What is he doing going there at this time of night?
My goodness!
Look at the time!
She must have a lot to drink.
I can't just leave her like this.
I'll leave her some honey water before I go.
I still need to use the restroom.
In-kyung?
Mr. Nam?
I knew it...
you began working here.
Ms. Hong surprisingly really took you in.
Excuse me?
Do you know Ms. Hong?
Yes.
I don't just know her...
geez...
I know her too well.
Sometimes too well.
I see.
Are you...
smiling right now?
Is he smiling at her right now?
What did you just do?
-Can I have a word with you? -With me?
I'm your wife. I didn't say anything I wasn't supposed to say!
You!
What are you doing mom? Stop it please!
Don't even call me your mother.
Just tell me one thing!
Did that baby really die that day?
Don't you dare say my Floaty's name with that dirty mouth of yours!