(Episode 14)
I will announce the results for...
the full-time position assessment.
I have an announcement before I reveal the results.
There has been a change in the number of people we will hire.
We will be hiring 2 people instead of 1.
The results of the assessment are as followed.
We will be hiring...
Mr. Jang Kang Ho and Ms. Eun Ho Won.
Please go to the Human Resources Team to get the necessary forms.
Is that so, Mr. Seo?
That doesn't make sense.
(The Results of Hauline Temporary Employees Assessment)
(Eun Ho Won: Pass, Jang Kang Ho: Pass, Do Ki Taek: Fail)
The position wasn't filled for Marketing Team during recruitment,
and the new employee for Sales Team quit.
Yes, that's true.
So I was thinking that we should hire two people.
Hire the two people with the highest score.
Excuse me?
In order to go forth with the new project,
don't you think we need more people?
Are you trying to say that you...
want to hire two people?
It is my way of telling you that I will support you in any way I can...
for the new business venture.
Hauline's new recruit, Eun Ho Won.
Congratulations.
Today is truly a historical day.
I am so excited for you guys.
Sit down.
Ki Taek, don't do that.
You're embarrassing us.
No, it's okay.
Who would have thought this day would come for us?
This day came because you worked hard.
I honestly...
didn't think I would get the job.
I thought it was going to be you or Kang Ho.
He must have liked you even though he acted that way.
Honestly, you probably got the highest performance review score.
It's true.
All things considered,
always holding your tongue and not speaking up mustn't be a good thing.
I'm sorry, Ki Taek.
When everyone was being mean, you endured it.
I always argued...
and caused a lot of trouble,
but I got the job.
You got the position because it was meant for you.
I just need to work hard for the next time.
You're right, Ki Taek.
You will get the job next time.
Yes.
I realized it this time.
There is always a next time in life.
If we hadn't believed in a next time,
we wouldn't have made it this far.
Why are you crying on such a beautiful day like today?
Mom.
I got the full-time position.
Really?
How did that happen? You didn't say anything.
Your contract hasn't expired yet.
The assessment result came out early.
Congratulations, my dear son.
I told my friends at the gym that...
you're doing an internship there.
You saved my face.
I'm sorry, Mom.
I'm glad everything turned out well.
Your dad will be happy to hear it too.
By the way, when will you come back home?
I'll be there on this weekend.
All right.
Throw out everything you used there.
- I'll pick you up on the weekend. - Okay.
Thank you.
We should have pork belly meat and soju in company get-together.
Why are we eating this greasy food?
Aren't you hungry?
Is it delicious?
This restaurant is very popular these days.
- Eat up. - Okay.
I'll eat this if you don't want it.
- Go ahead. - Thank you, sir.
- Can't you eat quietly? - Pardon?
Okay.
I should've done this right after the appointment.
I'm sorry you're the last ones I invited to dinner.
The stars are always the last to come.
I love you, Chief Director Seo!
Young employees like to have company dinner at a place like this.
I like it too, Ms. Cho. It's not because they're young.
We should have dinner together often since you all like it.
Sure. Everyone in the sales and marketing department loves it.
Since you came, the air in the office changed.
- Working feels more fun now. - Is that so?
- Yes. - I'm glad to hear that.
Since I made your work fun,
I should expect good outcome.
There is no free lunch.
I will treat you nicely according to your ability.
Destruction of rank and position.
I like that kind of things.
In the new project that...
we're ambitiously preparing,
I won't consider your rank.
I will make the most capable person as the head of the department.
Does that mean...
assistant managers can be the head of the team...
over managers and general managers?
Of course. We're living in the age of limitless competition.
I should distinguish employees with low efficiency...
from employees with good output.
Don't you agree, Mr. Seo?
Yes. You're right.
There are hardworking employees and slack employees.
You should treat them differently.
Limitless competition.
I fully agree with that.
But I don't get why...
it should be applied to the employees only.
Sailors can row hard only when they can trust their captain.
I'll look forward to see your ability too.
All right. Let's toast.
I should prepare myself.
- Gosh. - Everyone.
Let's make a good team. Welcome to our company.
All right. Bottoms up!
Mr. Seo.
Didn't you come home right away?
Oh, I talked to Ki Taek and Kang Ho.
It's dangerous at night. Did they make you go home by yourself?
Dark streets are not only scary for women,
but for men too.
- You always talk back at me. - I'm just kidding.
They walked with me until just now.
What brings you here?
Nothing.
- I was just on my way home. - I see.
You stopped by...
on your way home.
Oh, right.
It's a present.
- What is this? - Open it.
It's pretty.
Is this really for me?
As an official full-time employee of Hauline,
you'll be signing your name on many papers.
My name?
Authorization seems like a cool thing where you sign your name,
but you're actually promising on your name to take responsibility.
As a new employee of the marketing team,
please make your decisions carefully.
That's why I'm giving you this.
Now, it starts to feel real that...
I'm a full-time employee.
Congratulations.
Thank you so much, Mr. Seo.
Did you wait for me here to give me this?
You can just give it to me tomorrow at the office.
Yes. Well... Like I just said,
I was on my way home.
I happened to see your house.
I was wondering if you've gotten home, and I saw you coming.
That's why...
I decided to give it to you now.
And I did.
Are you locking up the door well?
Yes.
I'll be going now.
Good night, sir.
It's pretty.
(Eun Ho Won)
When the hard time doesn't end for a long time,
a good thing that happens in a long time...
scares you.
Is it okay to have this good thing happen to me?
I know it's not a dream,
but it feels like a dream.
If it's a dream, I hope I won't wake up.
Please.
Here. Congratulations, Ho Won.
Congratulations, Kang Ho.
Thank you.
(Employee Jang Kang Ho)
Congratulations.
You finally did it.
Thank you, sir. We couldn't have done it without you.
Thank you.
You don't seem so happy, Ho Won.
What happened to your boldness when you threatened me?
Does my position intimidate you?
No, sir. I am happy.
You're the first employees I hired since I started working here.
I expect a lot from you two.
That's okay, right?
I'll work hard, sir.
I'll work hard too.
Now, I'd like to...
give you your first task.
We're going to start a new project soon.
I'm thinking about having a design contest for it.
I want you...
to conduct the contest.
I'll do my best.
Me too.
(Eun Ho Won)
It's just a different color,
but I felt like a visitor and was hesitant.
I felt like the color of the strap...
determined my future,
so it felt heavy every time I put it around my neck.
I was so ecstatic yesterday...
I've traded my pride for this employee ID.
Am I truly happy today?
Sorry.
For what?
Because I'm not a good enough guy for you.
Let me give you my answer regarding starting over.
Are you doing this because you failed at becoming full-time?
My answer is...
that you're too good for me.
Hauliz was launched not long ago,
stressing its affordability.
It's finally doing well.
Must we really start this project?
The premium line launch was discussed two years ago.
And it was canceled for lacking profitability.
I'm pretty sure...
you know its lack of profitability.
When you consider...
brand recognition and our demographic's buying power,
it is an uphill battle, and you know that.
There's no need to be so pessimistic...
Is it because of the chief director?
- Excuse me? - I just don't think...
you're thoughtless enough to pursue something so reckless.
Why are you pushing this so hard?
As a manager, it is not my call to decide...
the direction a business should take.
I do not create the company's vision.
- I follow it. - Isn't that irresponsible?
Did you jump on the chief director's band wagon?
With your skills, you don't need to do that and still...
Are you acting dumb or do you really not know?
If I could be recognized purely for my skills like you,
I wouldn't do this.
When you consider only Hauline,
I started working here before you did,
and I'm confident that I know more about furniture than you.
Yes, I agree with you there.
However, I am still a manager,
and the path to a position...
at which I create...
and decide on the company's vision...
is too daunting.
Are you criticizing me...
for jumping on the clueless, new chief director's band wagon...
just so that I can get promoted?
That's not what I meant.
You're correct.
I did jump on that band wagon.
But please...
save your criticism...
until after you seriously consider the unfair treatment...
the female employees receive at our company.
I'll accept it then.
I apologize if I offended you.
Okay.
This project needs the marketing department's support.
Please look over it again.
- Hello. - Hello.
Ho Won!
Ho Jae!
You really came.
How could I not?
My sister became a full-time employee. I had to congratulate you.
You didn't come for me. You came for your friend's wedding.
I came for you. The wedding was an added bonus.
I'm just going to drop off my gift.
Whatever.
- Thanks! - Congratulations.
Good job.
What's this?
Who is that?
You don't look alike at all.
Really? Do we not look alike?
Is it okay for us to go in your general manager's car?
- We live in the same neighborhood. - I see.
It's okay to take the general manager's car.
Thank you, sir.
I was just going to see my sister for a bit and go to my friend's.
Thank you.
This car is nice.
It's really nice.
It has a lid.
It's not a lid. It's a sun roof.
Don't say that. You sound like a hick.
Speak with the Seoul accent.
Tomorrow is a day off and I have an empty room.
I live alone, so you can stay here for the night.
Still, it'll be uncomfortable for you.
Not at all.
Don't go all the way to your friend's place.
Your sister lives nearby, so it'll be easy to meet up with her.
Still, I don't know if I should put you out like this.
It's okay. Make yourself at home.
The dressing room is that way. You can change in there.
The bathroom is that way.
Ho Won should know.
How do you know?
Have you been here before?
His housewarming party.
Yes. I came before for his housewarming.
I see. Housewarming.
The housewarming was fun.
- Yes. - It was fun.
I didn't know what you like, so I ordered a variety.
What will we do about all this sin?
What sin?
When we were little, our mom said...
if we didn't finish our food, we'd have to eat it all...
in the afterlife.
That's why we hate leaving food on the table.
Then we'll just eat it all and not waste any.
Let's eat.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Here. - Thanks.
- Potato? - Yes.
Here.
Thank you.
- Chicken? - Yes.
Chicken?
- Have a drumstick. - Okay.
You like drumsticks.
You too.
I'm good.
- Eat a lot. - You too.
- Thank you. - Good night.
Good job today.
Thank you. You too.
Your parents must be happy that you got hired full-time.
Yes, they are.
Where did you live again? I thought I heard you live with Ki Taek.
Yes, I do.
You must've moved out because you got a job.
Pardon?
I'm an only child too, so my parents were overly protective.
So I moved out as soon as I got a job,
but it was a whole new world.
I had to do every little thing myself,
and I had to budget my salary to pay rent...
and all my expenses.
I know from experience.
It'll be difficult at first.
Yes, a little.
But I liked it because I felt like I was becoming a real adult.
Like I was responsible for my own life.
Isn't that pretty cool?
It's late, but congratulations again for becoming an adult.
Thank you.
Get in. I'll drop you off.
Where do you live again?
But I liked it because I felt like I was becoming a real adult.
Like I was responsible for my own life.
Isn't that pretty cool?
A real adult?
Hi, Mom.
Where are you? Are you done with work?
Yes. I just got home.
Just pack your clothes. I'll pick you up.
Why aren't you responding?
Are you not done packing?
I said to throw it all out.
No.
I want to live here on my own two feet.
- What? - I like it here.
It's not bad.
I'll go see you next weekend.
I'll visit you properly.
Walk with your head held high.
Why are you so down?
How did you...
There are two people at the office who know where you live.
I see.
Did you have dinner?
You're impossible.
How could you care about whether or not I ate right now?
You're right. I am impossible.
After we broke up,
do you know what I missed hearing the most?
"Did you eat yet?"
That.
But that's nothing.
You're right. It is nothing,
but I couldn't forget it.
Other than my parents,
how many people would care whether or not...
I'm eating?
That's why I'll be a woman who's too good for you.
I'll be too good for you, so I'll be loved more,
and love you more.
Is that so wrong?
You saw where I live.
That's my reality.
Do you know what's worse?
I see no hope of it improving.
We can do it together.
The two of us.
Why do you think you have to bear everything yourself?
No man wants to make the woman he loves live like that.
If I had a pretty daughter like you,
would I let her marry a guy like me?
No.
I couldn't.
You said love is enough.
That's what you said to me.
You said love is all you care about in life.
Are you stupid?
What happened to the realistic girl who said she can't bet her life...
on me without any hope?
I understand what you said now.
I understand now.
I was wrong. I'm sorry.
I was terrible to you.
I shouldn't have said that.
I'm sorry.
You made me cry when we broke up.
Why are you still making me cry?
I'm sorry.
You really can't play?
No, I can't.
Wow. There's actually something you can't do. That's amazing.
I bet I'll pick it up quickly if you teach me.
You know...
I'm sorry, but...
if you really can't play,
you shouldn't play with her.
Why not?
Why don't you just learn first?
Here.
This.
- This. - Nice.
You see this? Right here.
A dime per point?
A dime per point.
If you see this, the drawings are the same.
Oh my gosh.
What should you do?
You said you catch on quickly.
What happened here?
What a gambler.
Go easy on him, will you?
Gosh.
Don't go easy on me.
That's right.
He likes fair play, equality, and things like that.
He hates people going easy on him. Isn't that right, sir?
- Of course. - See?
Should we stop now?
What do you mean, stop?
I haven't won a hand yet.
Is that right?
Should we just win this apartment tonight?
Why don't you just try?
You'll become rich through this.
So that's where your skills lie.
What? Do you think I won't win a single hand?
No, that's not it.
I feel like...
you and she have the same personality.
- She and I? - Yes.
She can't stand to lose,
and can't hold her tongue.
That's not true.
It is too.
Your temper died down after working so many part time jobs...
and working at a real job.
But I see now it's not gone after all.
I don't do that anymore. I can't.
Really?
It wasn't because you were terminal. You were always like that.
Terminal?
It's nothing.
Thank you for walking me home.
When he heard I was hired full-time,
I think he used his friend's wedding as an excuse to come see me.
He had nowhere to stay,
so I was thinking of taking him to a spa or something.
You and your brother seem close.
Of course.
He isn't my little brother. He's my older brother.
Pardon?
He's younger, but acts older.
He couldn't go to college because of me, and got a job at a young age,
but he never once complained.
An older brother.
You called me that once.
Anyway.
I have no siblings, so I can't quite understand how that feels.
It's good to see so much love between siblings.
There is a lot of love,
but there's also a lot of debt.
Ho Jae made a huge sacrifice...
for me.
Just as my brother did for me,
I want to let him live how he wants.
So at least for my brother's sake,
I'm going to work hard in this company.
I'm going to bury my bones in this company.
Just work. Don't bury your bones.
Okay.
Go inside.
Did I wake you?
No, sir.
I didn't know you were there.
- It's uncomfortable, isn't it? - Not at all.
I slept a little, so I'm fine.
Your sister got home safely.
Have fun with her tomorrow.
I will. Thank you.
No need to thank me.
But...
Never mind.
What is it?
Well,
are you close to my sister?
Yes, we're close.
Very. Very close.
Yes. We're close, so make yourself at home.
We're close. We are.
Why were you stuttering?
It's worth considering the rapid growth of domestic brands...
in the premium market where imports used to dominate.
If we take our main line, which focused...
on being practical,
to revise it for the premium market...
and try an aggressive marketing strategy,
we predict it will be a success.
What's this lonely feeling?
Will the premium line sell just by launching it?
The brand image is important to buyers of high-end products.
That image is not created overnight.
- So... - That's why we need marketing.
If we cut back on the basic line, which is our moneymaker,
and focus all our efforts...
on a new project with unclear profitability,
isn't the risk too high?
High risk, high return.
You can't gain anything without taking risks.
Mr. Seo. Please do not oppose simply to oppose.
What do you mean, opposing simply to oppose?
As the general manager of marketing, this project appears...
to create more loss than gain.
That's what I'm saying.
So I...
Mr. Seo...
The marketing team will not participate in this project.
You can't lead the project...
with such a pessimistic attitude.
We will leave this project...
to Ms. Cho to run.
- Ms. Cho. - Yes?
Are you getting orders from the chief director...
that I don't know about?
No, of course not.
Really? Okay.
Then he assigned the project to you...
in front of all the executives...
without telling you in advance?
I was surprised as well.
Sure.
Ms. Cho.
We have paths here.
If you need to talk to the chief director,
you have to go through me first.
Don't forget that I'm the one who brought you this far.
Yes, sir. I will.
You're going to be busy. I'll let you go.
Start closing out the discount line.
Those products are very profitable.
Must you really close that line?
When you spend a lot of time making life and death decisions,
you become bolder and quicker in your decision.
If you delay, you kill someone who would've lived,
and if you're quick to decide, you save someone who would've died.
I trust my instincts.
If your instincts were built on the furniture industry,
I'd trust them as well.
But this is another world entirely.
"Why is someone who knows nothing acting like he knows everything?"
- Is that it? - Yes.
That's my concern.
Mr. Seo.
You came from another industry not long ago, correct?
I want an organization that follows my will orderly and perfectly.
If you oppose my will, then...
you should leave the organization.
You sound as if the company is your personal property.
If you want to work under me,
I hope you'll accept it as such.
Hey.
- Yes? - Did something happen?
You changed your hairstyle.
Yes, I did.
Is that the trending comma look?
Yes, the comma.
How does everything look bad on you?
Pardon?
You made sure it's all correct, right?
Yes. I checked several times.
Contests are all the same.
The applicants will come flooding.
Being hired before the open recruitment is huge.
Right. That's the most important.
I know from experience.
You spend nights on end coming up with an idea,
but the company takes the IP rights and the prize money isn't much.
And people copy your designs.
You're right.
All you can get from the contest...
is employment.
Right?
But you have no choice. You do it knowingly.
You know you need to win a contest...
in order to beef up your resume.
My heart aches, thinking of those times.
I couldn't even come close.
Honey, let's get coffee.
Oh, right. Should I have said, "Ki Taek"?
What's wrong with you?
Get your head on straight. Sit down. Sit.
What? Did I say something wrong?
Amazing. Amazing. Simply amazing.
What did you just say?
Ms. Ha. Do you even understand what you just said?
He's my boyfriend.
Do Ki Taek.
You're the one that dropped a bomb, so why is my heart racing?
I need to switch departments.
The women in our office is too scary. I'll die an untimely death.
Were you all shocked?
I said it myself, so don't pick on him anymore.
Ho Won, did you know?
She's so cool.
Wow. When did that happen?
It didn't happen.
You remember that boyfriend who passed the civil servant exam?
He wasn't a civil servant.
He was our temporary employee Ki Taek.
Mr. Lee. Did you like Ms. Ha?
What?
Are you out of your mind?
Why would I like her? I don't like skinny girls!
Then why are you so worked up about them?
When did I get worked up? I don't care one bit!
You make a good couple.
Thank you.
Ms. Ha.
Can we talk outside?
Hey, stop. Stop.
What are you two doing?
Our company is so nice.
Watch yourselves.
Ki Taek.
I despise public displays of affection.
I know.
Mr. Lee.
Let's have a drink with your friends from Segi High School.
- Segi High School? - I'll treat.
What?
Was he an upperclassman?
Darn it.
Then I never graduated high school. I took the GED.
Yes, the GED.
What?
What are you thinking?
What?
How could you say that? How will you deal with the repercussions?
My boyfriend...
was studying for the civil servant exam...
and came to our company as a temporary employee.
He is now working very hard.
Is that bad for me to say?
Are you...
really not embarrassed anymore?
Embarrassed of what?
My boyfriend is the kindest, the most loyal person...
in the whole wide world,
and an all-natural, pure man who loves only me.
I bet there's no one else like that in our company.
- Hello. - Hello.
Hello.
- Please have a seat. - Thank you.
Here, have this.
The two of us are in charge of the contest.
We're taking submissions via email and not offline.
I'm sorry. I know that, but I was nervous.
Pardon?
When I submit something via email, I can never be sure...
that it went through.
I send a reply email once it's been received,
so you don't have to worry.
Many places don't do that.
There's no way to tell whether or not they saw my submission.
I totally understand.
That's why I thought I'd be less nervous...
if I gave this to you in person.
Okay.
I'll hold onto it then.
Did the two of you start working here this year?
Yes, it hasn't been too long since we became full time employees.
I see.
Is it true that if I win...
I will be given special treatment for the open recruitment?
I delayed my graduation a few years,
so I really need to get hired this time.
I wish you the best of luck.
Me too.
Thank you.
Hello.
I'm Eun Ho Won from Marketing, and I'm in charge of the public contest.
One of the applicants gave me this,
and I thought I should give it to you...
since the Design Team is judging the contest.
There are always people like this.
If we ask for it by e-mail, they should do that. What are they doing?
She shouldn't have accepted this in the first place.
Why are you throwing it out?
She said it was because she wanted to make sure you got it.
That's her problem.
Don't accept these in the future.
I apologize.
Since we added the condition to get hired,
there are definitely more applicants this year than last year.
Of course.
What's stronger than that?
There it is.
Here you go.
Have a refreshing drink.
Thank you.
Why am I so tired today?
This is so refreshing.
I feel alive now.
Why are you guys so down? Is it because of the contest?
Yes, it is.
They said they didn't choose a winning design last year.
I'm sure they'll choose one this year.
Imagine if we were one of the students who applied.
We wouldn't think that there wouldn't be a winner.
Who's to say otherwise?
It's not like we can do anything about it.
And if they do well, they have a better chance to get hired.
That's the only reason why they're doing it.
I saw that Hauliz's order supply has been significantly decreased.
Why are you doing this so suddenly?
It was the chief director's orders.
Ms. Cho.
If you do something like this without any notice in advance,
you know how baffling it is for the working-level staff, don't you?
I'm sorry, Mr. Seo.
We need to get rid of the inventory to make room for the new line.
Do you think the Marketing Team exists for show?
Mr. Seo.
Why are you here, Ms. Cho?
The chief director asked me to do something for him,
so I was discussing it with Mr. Seo.
- The chief director? - Yes.
Then I will take it that you understand and go out now.
Yes, of course.
You guys finished your conversation, right?
Mr. Park.
It seems like you're not paying attention to your work.
What do you mean?
The chief director seems to make orders only through Ms. Cho.
I know about all of it.
I'm too busy, which is why I asked Ms. Cho to do it instead.
All right then.
If you say so.
Oh, why did I come here?
I don't know.
What was it?
I usually come in here to fight. All right then.
I'll come back when I remember.
It seems he has a lot to worry about now.
He's in, right?
He's in a meeting.
I can go in though.
- Whom is he with? - The Interior Department's...
general manager, Mr. Maeng.
- Mr. Maeng? - Yes, sir.
Tell him I'm coming in.
Chief Director Seo,
Sales Team's general manager, Mr. Park Sang Man is here to see you.
Tell him to come another time.
Yes, sir.
All right.
What is this? Did Mr. Jerk get rejected?
I wish I could reject you too.
Aren't you going to leave?
This is the kind of information I want, Kkot Bi.
- Excuse me? - This.
The direction of power, conspiracy, betrayal and veiled fighting.
It's a spectacular thriller.
The arrival of a dictator and the abandonment of his followers.
Tell me all of these things in advance.
I will give you information, Mr. Lee.
- Tell me. - If you get caught...
doing this by the chief director...
Yes, that is good information.
Give me that kind of information.
He doesn't even have the nerve for anything that's spectacular.
I haven't been here in a while.
This is nice.
I've never met anyone with a thicker face than you in my life.
How dare you come here and call me out...
for a drink of soju?
You're the one who came out even though it was me who called.
All right, I'll leave then.
Where are you going? Don't go.
You have nothing to do anyway. You want something else?
Goodness.
Sure.
I bet you thought you would take my position after forcing me out,
but since that didn't happen, you're agitated. Aren't you, Sang Man?
What do you mean forced you out?
Who forced you out?
Do you want me to die too?
You're all talk.
Let's just stop.
I'm upset you left.
I'm stressed out watching my back and groveling to...
a young jerk.
That young jerk is doing something else, right?
Who?
Ms. Cho?
How did you know?
Do you know what the difference between me and you is?
I look at the long run and you look at what's right in front of you.
That's why you got fired.
My gosh. Why is that?
What Chairman Seo's son needs right now is...
an achievement that will bring him to a position above chief director.
But do you think he would choose someone like you?
You're right.
You're the one who ruined me.
What can I do? What should I do?
Why are you asking me that?
If you don't like a person, every little detail is displeasing.
Hauline.
Thinking about it makes me sick.
Let's stop talking about it.
My gosh.
Let's have a drink.
- I quit drinking. - Your wife must've been surprised.
- Hurry, have a shot. - I said I quit drinking.
Jung Tae.
Do you have any new ideas?
My gosh.
If you have a good idea, maybe I would just quit...
and start business with you.
Do you like fried or seasoned ones?
You're going to open a chicken place?
It's not your average chicken place.
It's a new method that came from Europe.
What happened? You lost your good sense.
Why is a person who worked in furniture trying to sell chicken?
You punk.
I lost my good sense?
The only time I lost my sense...
was when I didn't figure out you would stab me in the back.
That's not what I'm trying to say.
How can you think about selling chicken of all things?
Let's all go into the meeting room.
We have our weekly business report meeting now.
Yes, sir.
Kang Ho, you printed our team's report, right?
Yes, Mr. Lee. I already printed it out.
All right, let's go then.
Since you're not causing any trouble,
our office is so peaceful.
You matured since you became a full-time employee.
I grew up and I'm holding some documents up.
I'm stunned.
Hurry up and go in.
- Brave soldiers - For our generation
Goodness.
Hello, sir.
Hello.
I will be participating in the business report meeting.
Why is the chief director coming into the business report meeting?
I don't know either.
What?
I'm a loner
This was my business report.
Marketing Team.
Please postpone the additional promotional events.
However, it will be off season for furniture sales soon,
so we need a more aggressive type of promotion.
But if you tell us to hold off on promotions like this,
it will impact our sales negatively.
Rather than selling the furniture at a discounted price or free gifts,
is there an innovative way we can do this without decreasing our margin?
I understand that our margin rate is important,
but the overall market movement is a bigger issue.
If we proceed with this kind of marketing...
If there is a problem, you should fix it.
That is your job description.
Chief Director Seo.
We understand.
We will solve things according to your order.
Chief Director Seo.
Due to the preparations...
for the premium luxury line you asked for last time,
Sales Team is very busy.
I hope you will talk to the human resources team...
and hire more employees.
There will be no recruitment in the second half of the year.
No recruitment?
The human resources team made their decision.
I see.
Do you have anything else to say?
- No, sir. - No.
Excuse me.
I have a question.
What is it?
In the guideline we gave out for the contest,
it said we will hire the winner prior to the others...
in the coming open recruitment.
And?
We get many questions about that...
from college students.
We'll be taking the copyright of the design.
Applicants are basically...
applying to have advantage over the recruitment.
If we're not going to have a recruitment,
shouldn't we tell that to them?
Fine. All right.
It's been decided due to the internal affairs of the company.
Do we have to tell them our recruitment plans?
We didn't promise them a position and force them to apply.
No. We didn't.
Is it okay now? Drop it then.
Is it true that if I win...
I will be given special treatment for the open recruitment?
I delayed my graduation a few years,
so I really need to get hired this time.
I think this is a fraud.
Please, Ho Won.
You're not planning to hire anyone,
but you made it sound like you will.
So I'm sure so many job seekers will apply...
because they're desperate.
They might have better chances...
at other companies and other contests.
But they will apply for our contest...
because they want to work at our company.
Ho Won. Why don't you talk to me about that later?
- You should do that. - Go on.
I believe the applicants of the contest...
should know that we won't be having a recruitment.
Otherwise,
please remove the term that we'll hire the winner...
prior to the others.
Ho Won. That's enough.
This is why I had such a bad feeling.
The time bomb went off.
Be quiet, Mr. Lee.
We heard you, so don't complicate things. Sit down now. Sit.
We're using people's desperateness to deceive them, Mr. Park.
- Goodness. - Chief Director Seo.
What did you say on the interview for the TV show?
You said you realized...
what you had to do after meeting the three of us.
You're mocking 600,000 job seekers.
Please remove the condition about the recruitment from the contest.
Hauline must remain as an honest company.