Hwa Kyung.
Why are you here?
Ms. Jeong wanted to see me.
The chief announcer?
Yes.
- Welcome. - Hello, Ms. Jeong.
Hello.
Chief Jeong, I'm here too. Hello.
Goodness. Ms. Han. What brings you here?
Please wait here.
Ms. Shin, Ms. Go. You two can follow me.
I hope they didn't accept her.
So Ra.
Say hello to your seniors.
Shin Hwa Kyung and Go Eun Sung. Let's have a good run.
I will work hard.
Nice to meet you.
It's nice to meet you.
Let me know if there's anything I can help you with.
- Thank you. - Of course.
Min Gyu, you can guide Hwa Kyung.
So Ra, you can guide Eun Seong.
"Guide"?
It means they're your direct senior.
You can grab some tea.
I'm really curious.
Why did she call Han Woo Jung here?
Han Woo Jung?
Oh, right.
Do you know what's going on?
Oh, it's...
A contract announcer?
You won't get paid as much and won't be treated as well...
as permanent announcers,
but if you are competent enough...
You know this.
You know how Ms. Han is considered in this industry.
You can take this job and give the permanent position another shot.
And they'll acknowledge your experience. It'll help you.
But why do you want to give me this opportunity?
What do you think?
Because you're too talented to just let go.
(Producer Yoon Do Bin)
An offer as a contract announcer?
Yes. Ms. Jeong thinks that she would have made it...
if she wasn't late for the interview.
That means...
one of us would not have made it.
Of course, it's not me because I was the first place.
If she accepts the offer,
will she be working in this office?
Yes.
Why do you two have different colored passes?
Can you pick and choose?
Then I want a red one.
Oh, it's...
Red ones are for contract announcers.
Blue ones are for the permanent posts.
Oh, have you heard?
The production team of...
"Missing Memories" asked for someone to run a special segment.
It looks like Ms. Jeong will make the decision.
Can new announcers apply for the position?
Of course, anyone can apply.
That's unfair.
Why is my mentor a contract worker...
and Hwa Kyung's permanent worker?
I came first.
- My gosh. - "Hwa Kyung"?
Ms. Shin.
Right. Ms. Shin.
- Why, Ms. Shin? - Tissue.
Right. Here.
Catch a fish that no one else can catch.
That'll make you a real president.
You know, don't you?
When Dad gives a prize, what comes next is more important.
If you don't live up to the prize,
the punishment is worse.
Sir.
What is it?
It's time to leave for the trade meeting.
How can I persuade Han Joo Won?
Wouldn't there be a reason she keeps refusing?
There is.
As long as I'm president of Miseong,
she won't work with us.
Do you have a bad past with her?
I do.
And it's just unbreakable.
How about this, sir?
Do you have a plan?
You want to be the reporter for "Missing Memories"?
Yes. I'd like to give it a go.
Chief Park did ask the announcers for our cooperation,
but Producer Yoon said he has someone in mind.
Who's that?
You know her too. Han Woo Jung.
Woo Jung?
She's not a full-time announcer.
You just offered her a contract position...
and he'll give her a special?
She proved herself in the audition.
Plus, the show's producer has the first right to cast reporters.
Help me out, Chief Park.
Don't you worry. Joo Won will do anything I say.
I made her famous.
I said I'd do what he wants,
but there's no way I can make Joo Won give in.
Your next appointment is in two hours.
I reserved a massage session.
Well done.
What's going on?
It's him.
Why...
Hello, Mr. Shin Myung Joon.
We meet again, Ms. Han.
Hello. I'm Ms. Han's manager.
I see.
Thank you.
Miseong Group?
Shin Hwa Kyung's father?
I love your shows.
Thank you.
I'll see you around.
Let's go.
Ms. Han.
What?
That man we just met. President Shin.
I saw him at the Yangsuri villa...
I told you to wait in the car.
Mr. Yoon, don't you know the rules as a manager?
Pretend you don't see, hear, or know.
- I know but... - Then follow the rules.
Am I her daughter-in-law?
I do see and hear.
I can't ignore this.
Her life could be at stake here.
Were you offered the contract announcer position?
Yes.
What do you think?
I think it's a good opportunity.
You can gain experience and knowledge.
Why did you ask to see me?
The offer to be a reporter for our special is still valid.
I wanted to ask...
I believe I gave my answer last time.
It came up in a meeting...
that we could tell the press that...
you're Ms. Han's daughter before the special airs.
What brings you together?
Why are you in my program's office?
I want to be the reporter for your special episode.
Give me a chance.
You got the order wrong.
How so?
For procedure's sake,
Chief Park requested the announcers' cooperation.
I know that.
If you do,
why would you ignore protocol?
Do excuse me.
See you, Hwa Kyung.
Hwa Kyung...
wants to be the reporter for the special episode?
I didn't ignore protocol and I asked Ms. Jeong already.
And? Did she say she'd recommend you?
Yes.
But she said that your opinion is more important.
Why Woo Jung?
"Why"?
Do you have feelings for her?
Do I look like someone...
who'd let my feelings affect my work?
Does that mean you do have feelings for her?
Why should I answer that?
Then I'll ask again.
Why do you want Woo Jung as a reporter?
It's simple.
I believe she'll do well.
Don't you mind that her mother's the host?
I don't mind.
Does Woo Jung mind?
Gosh.
You're really greedy.
Why must every opportunity be yours?
You'll have many chances and possibilities...
other than "Missing Memories".
I want to start off...
by appearing on "Missing Memories".
No. I'll be more frank.
I want you to acknowledge me.
Why?
I'll tell you why later.
I'll wait for your call.
I need the next script for "Missing Memories".
Where is Do Bin?
Is he in here?
Jang Seong Min?
Stop the car.
- Pardon? - Stop the car.
Woo Jung.
- Mr. Shin. - Are you going home?
Yes.
I'll drop you off. Come with me.
Why are you here?
My friend's a producer. I'm here to see him.
Congratulations on becoming an announcer.
Thanks. I'm not very free.
Let's finish our drinks and get going.
Okay.
Did you have business at the broadcasting station?
Yes. You too?
What?
Yes.
Did you come to see Hwa Kyung?
No, because of work.
What about you? Do you have good news?
It depends.
Would it be all right for me to know?
Of course.
They offered me a job as a contract announcer.
A contract announcer?
That sounds great.
It sounds like a great offer unless you expected something bigger.
I know.
Then...
why do you look so gloomy?
I don't know if I can do a good job,
and I didn't think I could decide on this alone.
I'm going to talk to Mom.
Looks like you have a great relationship with your mom.
Of course. Sometimes, we're even like sisters.
I seem like her mom at times.
What?
- I'll be off then. - Wait.
I have something important to tell you.
Something important?
Is President Shin Myung Joon your father?
Yes.
I'm sure you knew that.
Oh, it's not that.
Do I tell her?
Do I not tell her?
Jae Bin, this is none of your business. Forget it.
No, it's worse to pretend like it didn't happen.
Seong Min.
This troubles me too.
I know I have to bring it up, but I don't know where to begin.
I'm worried that you might get hurt.
I'm worried this will bring chaos to your family,
so I'm quite cautious and hesitant to tell you.
I know.
What? You know?
Don't worry about my dad.
He doesn't care about my marriage.
What on earth is she talking about?
She wasn't talking about how her dad was having an affair?
My dad doesn't care...
if you are Jang Seong Min or not.
I don't care either.
How did you know?
When we met the second time.
The second time?
What made you come to such a conclusion?
Everything you had on was designer brands, but they were all fakes.
And you don't speak or seem like a grandson of a rich man.
And your car was rented.
I knew the second I saw you. You're a fake.
She's very sharp.
Gosh, I put on all that show for nothing.
What did you mean...
that you don't care even if I wasn't Jang Seong Min?
I thought you'd understand.
I don't care if you're rich or not. I'm not interested.
Excuse me, Hwa Kyung.
How good is your eyesight? You have bad eyes, right?
How can you not like me?
It's not every day that you see a hot guy like me.
When I walk down the streets, 9 women out of 10,
even the ones with boyfriends, keep their eyes on me.
And I was offered to become an actor just off of the streets.
I didn't want to go on that blind date.
And when you called, I was in such a foul mood...
that I had to see someone.
I hope you don't put too much meaning into seeing me.
Goodbye, then.
This isn't right.
I wasn't supposed to get caught.
I wasn't going to talk about this.
Dad, will you help me out?
You don't touch a man when he eats.
We all do this to put food in our mouths.
Woo Cheol does this to put food in his mouth too.
That's great.
Why isn't Mom coming?
Maybe she's robbing the bank.
The nice man is drinking cola.
This isn't cola. It's alcohol.
A man must understand the taste of alcohol...
to understand the true meaning of life.
Woo Cheol, have you ever had an alcoholic drink?
An alcoholic drink is a beverage with alcohol...
that can make you drunk when you drink it.
It is also called liquor or spirits.
Goodness, kid. You are over 20 years old,
so you should learn how to drink to become a real adult.
Do you want to have a drink?
Woo Cheol likes cola. Cola is sweet.
Alcohol is sweet when life is sweet.
But life is mostly very bitter.
That's why alcohol mostly tastes bitter.
Goodness, that's bitter.
My goodness. What am I going to do?
- Are you okay? - Mom is going to be so angry.
Leave it. You'll get hurt.
Why isn't this getting better?
Woo Cheol.
Don't be sick.
My mom and sister chants this spell when I am sick.
I'm fine.
Don't be sick.
(Dongrae Blowfish Soup)
Thank you for the ride.
This isn't your home.
Oh, were you coming here?
Yes. My brother is waiting for me in there.
The owners looked like good people.
Yes. I'm so thankful for them.
They adore Woo Cheol too.
You meet great people because you're a kind person.
Thank you for the compliment.
Goodbye.
It's been forever since I've seen you like that.
Like how?
Showing a huge smile.
Nonsense.
Hello, I'm back.
The sky is spinning around.
It's spinning around.
Woo Cheol.
What happened to him?
Mr. Yoon.
Did he drink alcohol?
It's not like that. Things just happened.
He thought I was having cola and had a sip of my drink.
Mr. Yoon, Woo Cheol has never had a drink before.
How can you give this naive kid a drink?
You're getting all worked up over Woo Cheol again.
Calm down and listen to me.
I didn't do this on purpose.
Geez, dad. Why are you even drinking during the day?
I guess Woo Cheol is drunk. What are we going to do?
What kind of nonsense is this?
Honey.
Mom.
Woo Cheol had what? A drink?
Did you give him a drink?
I didn't give it to him on purpose.
He had it himself. He wanted to become an adult.
I told you not to drink in the restaurant, didn't I?
Do you want to die that badly?
- You idiot. - I'm sorry, Yong Sim.
- Please let me off this once. - Don't let him off.
Please don't hit me, honey.
You're here.
Where have you been?
I heard you weren't there at the trade meeting.
I stopped by the broadcasting station.
The broadcasting station? Why?
To meet Han Joo Won.
To get her to say yes to our offer?
Yes. But I just ran into her by coincidence for a moment,
and I asked Mr. Park to get her for me.
Do you think he can get her to do this?
I made a deal with Miseong Group's advertisement.
He won't give up easily.
What's with that look?
You seem to have changed after Dad began to...
acknowledge you for who you are.
Come on. I didn't change.
You're probably looking at me in a different light.
I forgot about my dinner appointment.
A dinner appointment? With whom?
Hwa Kyung seemed a bit disappointed...
because she thinks I only care about you.
I want to be a good mom to her.
Bye.
Does he have nothing to hide...
or is it another lie?
Secretary Min.
Where did Mr. Shin go instead of the trade meeting?
To the broadcasting station.
To cast Han Joo Won.
Did he meet her?
For a while, by chance.
He discussed the issue with Chief Park.
Thank you.
You want me to persuade Ms. Han?
Yes. She won't listen to me,
but she will to you.
You work on the same show.
That's not the problem.
She must agree to be in Miseong's commercial...
if we want to keep them as paying commercial partners.
- That's right. - Does that make sense?
Ms. Han's a freelancer. She's not exclusive to us.
She can choose to appear or not appear in any commercial.
How can I persuade her?
Troublemaker.
Do you think I need a lecture from you?
Do as your chief says and keep your thoughts to yourself.
I can't do it.
What? You can't do it?
You fool. Do you think I don't know how to say no?
Miseong's Chairman Oh wants Han Joo Won as a model.
Who's he?
He's our biggest client.
Miseong pressured us over Park Choon Sung's episode.
Now they want us to cast Ms. Han in their commercial?
How long must TV stations work for conglomerates?
Troublemaker. Don't you care for your company?
Don't you pity your senior here?
Do you think you'll be young with a job forever?
Chief.
Our TV station's future...
My life is on your shoulders. Help me out here.
Sounds like you might end up on your knees.
Shall I?
Will you help me then? Fine.
Chief.
- Geez. - I knew it.
What's the occasion?
What is it?
You never sigh like this.
Chief Park's life is in my...
No.
It's in your hands.
What are you on about?
I hear you keep declining to appear in Miseong's commercial.
Did they put pressure on Chief Park?
Yes.
And he came to you?
Yes.
If I refuse,
will they pull all Miseong's commercials from our station?
Yes.
Who got involved?
Chairman Oh? Vice Chairman Oh?
I was told it was President Shin.
President Shin?
I'm not telling you to...
appear in Miseong's commercial.
I think you should know what's going on.
I know you're doing this for me.
I don't know exactly what your criteria is,
but don't give in.
The twisted idea that money solves everything...
should be abolished...
Leave it to me.
What will you do?
Something to make sure they take me seriously.
Ms. Han.
She left her script.
Ms. Han.
Where are you going? We have a meeting.
Did you see Ms. Han?
She went that way.
What's going on?
What are you doing?
You're threatening us now?
It's a request, not a threat.
Look, Shin Myung Joon.
Do you think you can force me to appear in your commercial?
I won't give in until you say yes.
That's nonsense. For as long as you're at Miseong,
I won't... I'll never appear in your commercial.
Why mind me?
It's just a business transaction.
Why mind you?
Shall we see if you really don't mind?
Can I tell Chairman Oh everything?
What kind of relationship we used to have...
and how you left me to marry Oh Yeon Hee.
That that's why I hate Miseong.
Can I tell him everything?
You're a pretty good blackmailer.
Blackmail?
I can do much more.
One word from me can end your career.
Don't bother me.
Stay away from me, you scumbag!
What's wrong?
Is there a problem?
Did you see a ghost?
Let's start the meeting.
It's this room.
Hello.
Come sit. I ordered for you too.
What's going on?
Ms. Jeong and I were in the Leaders' Club together.
We drifted apart...
but we used to travel together.
- Didn't we? - We did.
I didn't know Hwa Kyung was your daughter.
My father's very honest and upright.
If word of her heritage got out,
he thought people would say she got in...
with money, not talent, so he made us keep quiet.
He's definitely different.
I had noticed Hwa Kyung...
even before you'd arranged this meeting.
She's talented, confident and beautiful.
She has a promising future as an announcer.
I see. I'm grateful that you think so highly of her.
Consider her your mentee...
and teach her all you can.
If she makes mistakes, scold her too.
Of course I will.
Can I go and wash my hands?
Does Mom not believe in me?
Oh, I almost forgot.
Take this.
Miseong prepared...
a small gift for all the Leaders' Club members.
You know I can't accept gifts.
It could become a legal issue.
I don't care about that. Let's not get caught.
(Secret and Lies)
Ms. Han...
Is this about Han Joo Won and Shin Myung Joon?
Why do you think that was?
It was for his own sake.
Next, he'll drag me down,
then he'll push you and Hwa Kyung aside.
If he's up to something else...
Did you accept the contract announcer position?
- Good luck. - Thanks.
I'll do my best.
Is her daughter not her late husband's child?
Who is Han Woo Jung's father?