Sir,
please don't be like this.
We're the third...
No, we're the fourth subcontractor.
So even after doing the construction,
subcontractors like us barely make a profit.
But this 500,000-dollar check...
was a bill of dishonor.
This can't be true, sir.
Come on.
It's not like we went bankrupt on purpose.
If so, how could we walk around like nothing happened?
Even our phone number is the same.
If we had ill intentions,
then we would've fled already. Don't you think so?
We had to file for bankruptcy because we were short on funds.
Why do you keep on coming here?
We're hardly getting on too.
Please, sir.
Please, save us.
If we don't get that money,
then we'll die!
Please, sir?
- Don't touch me. - Sir. Sir!
Sir!
Sir! Please help.
Sir...
Dad! Dad!
Dad. Dad, are you okay? Dad.
Please wake up.
Dad!
Wealthy people probably don't know,
but there are people who are clumsy at everything they do.
Are clumsy people at fault?
No, it's the people...
who look down on hardworking people that are bad.
Mr. Noh.
Can't you take me with you to the Seoul head office?
Your mother loves you so dearly.
You should stay with her. Why do you want to go to Seoul?
She suffocates me.
I should find my own way to live now.
You don't know how to be thankful.
There's no way you'll be appointed to the audit office.
Right. Because "thank you" and "audit" sound the same.
Gosh, Mr. Noh. You're so good at playing with words.
Do you know what Gongju's proud Seo Bo Geol,
Park Chan Ho, Pak Se Ri,
and Queen Elizabeth II of UK have in common?
Well... What was it again?
They're all from Gongju.
Mr. Noh, you're really something.
You're so witty.
Shoot.
Goodness.
I'm a very centralized person.
I'm fit for the head office.
Will you let Gongju keep a talent like me?
I'd be happy to give a talent like you to Gongju.
Why?
Here. Look at this.
I'm a certified financial planner who is globally recognized.
Out of 15,000 Daehan Bank employees, not many have this license.
Can't you use your talents for the development of this community?
It's your hometown, after all.
Well, I do love my hometown.
But I'm sure you didn't...
become a banker with a sense of duty as a Seoul resident.
Why did you become a banker?
The shooting club affiliated with the bank disbanded,
so I naturally became a banker.
At least you were at the head office before.
On top of that, you only went to elite departments.
If I could be helpful to the community as a banker,
it didn't matter which department I was in.
Excuse me.
Yes.
You'll become a good auditor.
All the bankers at Daehan Bank are done for good.
A blue-chip employee of the banking industry is rotting here.
There.
(Knock-in Knock-out)
What's so important about this for you to bring home to sign?
This is like an insurance for the exchange rate.
Dae Ho explained to me about it, and it sounds like a great idea.
You even switched banks for me. Thank you so much, Father.
This is the least I can do for my son-in-law.
Right, Han Sol?
Yes.
The economic crisis from the US...
struck our market today.
Lehman Brothers went bankrupt.
The stock market crashed as soon as it opened.
The financial crisis of the US...
that started from subprime mortgages...
continues to threaten our country's financial market.
Father?
Your bank...
killed my dad.
Gosh.
This reminds me of the past.
Excuse me.
I'm here from Daehan Bank's head office.
Are you Auditor Noh Dae Ho?
Yes, I am.
Hello.
I'm your chauffeur, Park Gwang Soo.
I look forward to working with you.
Let's go, Mr. Noh.
(Daehan Bank, Head Office)
The new appointments don't make any sense at all.
Don't you agree?
It's very strange.
Where did that auditor named Noh Dae Ho come from?
I hear he was specially hired because he used to be a shooter.
A shooter?
Is he going to shoot us if we get on his bad side?
What is coming of this bank?
It has no basis.
(General managers of HR, Evaluation, and PR)
What's wrong?
We can't share elevators if we're not the same team now?
Only one person under Mr. Yook became an executive this time.
How did Han Soo Ji become a director?
I hear she goes on her knees when she talks on the phone with him.
However, she still...
points out his faults when necessary.
No one else dares to do that.
Maybe that won over his trust.
I bet the general managers are talking behind my back by now.
(Daehan Bank)
You don't have to come starting tomorrow.
Pardon?
The bank isn't doing well because of the financial depression.
I can just take the subway.
No, no, no. You can't.
If you don't take this car,
then I might get fired.
Is that how it works?
They're cutting down the number of branches right now.
Not all of the employees will survive through it.
A contractor like me...
will be the first to go.
- I see. - And I think...
you'll definitely need a driver.
I don't think so.
The bank wouldn't hire drivers for the executives without a reason.
It's because your job is that busy and tiring.
It's so you can get proper rest...
at least on your way to and from work.
(Daehan Bank)
(1st place for 3 years in a row)
The auditor...
must audit every situation related to the company's funds.
He can also frequently audit the work progresses...
of the employees and the directors.
When any corruption or illegality is found,
he can accuse them to the authority with jurisdiction.
He has the right to demand employees to report...
about any of the businesses within the organization.
When necessary, he can hold a general meeting of shareholders,
and his term is protected for three years...
by the Commercial Code until the general meeting.
Why was I appointed...
to such an important role?
- On top of that, I'm... - You probably can't feel it,
but a storm is imminent at the office.
Even if they catch the smallest fault, it'll be over.
Bear that in mind.
I was a branch manager of a branch that was closed down.
Please take the next elevator.
Hello, President Kang.
It's okay.
You can take it with me.
It's fine.
The audit committee is held on the 22nd floor, isn't it?
Level 22.
I look forward to your work in the audit committee.
The doors are closing.
(Auditor, Noh Dae Ho)
(Daehan Bank, Auditor, Noh Dae Ho)
May I come in?
I am the new auditor...
Nice to meet you, Auditor Noh.
I am your secretary, Jang Mi Ho.
Oh, hello.
Nice to meet you.
(Board member personal information file)
I organized the files you sent me.
Please confirm them.
If there's any other frequently used contact or restaurant information,
please let me know.
You've organized them very well.
I'll take a closer look at them.
The executive business credit card and fitness center membership,
and the executive badge will be issued tomorrow.
Your operations budget is 5,000 dollars.
Is that so? That is a lot.
I'm sure it is measured adequately.
You will have to treat whomever you meet.
For a fair audit.
I see.
Thank you for letting me know.
No problem.
If in any case you have to spend more, you can just let me know.
And this...
This is your business mobile phone.
Where are the others?
The others are non-permanent members,
so you will mostly be alone.
Also, HR wanted to assign an employee here,
but I told them to suspend the decision.
I thought it would be better for you to decide for yourself, sir.
Please review the matter and recommend an employee.
A personal recommendation...
I don't know if I have anyone to recommend.
Are you going to let Gongju keep a talented person like me?
Is there anything wrong, sir?
No, it's nothing.
Sir!
5 dollars?
No, 500 dollars.
If you look over here, there are...
I see she's still working so hard, as usual.
See? 500 dollars is transferred.
Didn't she say her commute is over an hour after changing branches?
Doesn't she even get tired?
If you have any inconveniences, please come see me again.
- Please save me! - Don't touch me.
Sir! Sir!
(Branch Manager)
Why, hello!
- Have you had lunch? - Of course.
Excuse me. Do you know...
who that man is, by any chance?
He's a VIP customer. The branch manager's regular.
He's supposed to be a CEO, but his company changes all the time.
Why?
That, I don't know.
- Just a minute. - Sure.
Hello? Yes.
No problem. Yes.
Of course.
I heard you were assigned to the same branch as Ms. Jin.
Yes. Ms. Jin seems really weird these days.
Probably because of her father's factory.
She gives all her paycheck to him.
She always had it hard, but she was strong and didn't show it.
Could it be that something else is wrong?
Why, Mr. Auditor.
Are you taking care of your past employee as well?
- How about me, too? - Once you get back to Gongju,
check how Ms. Jin's father's factory is doing.
What? Me?
- Why? - You're free, aren't you?
- No, I'm not! - I'll be waiting, then.
I heard that Mr. Yook was the reason for the branch shutdown.
I think he and your boss has some kind of relationship.
Yes. It seemed like the chief secretary had no idea.
That means the president had nothing to do with the matter.
The chief secretary?
- And how is Secretary Kim doing? - Well...
You should stop acting that way.
You were kicked out for standing up to the top secretary, anyways.
Compared to the stress you're getting from Ms. Do,
the audit office is practically heaven.
I even have a lot of time for self-development.
Mr. Noh seems like a nice person.
Gosh, isn't that your nice boss?
What?
Why is an executive lurking around the staff cafeteria?
I thought I informed you where the executive cafeteria is.
It's upstairs...
No. It's just that it makes me uncomfortable to eat there.
Then would you like to eat out with me from now on?
I have a list of good restaurants around here.
Well, this staff cafeteria seems fine to me.
The other staff won't be able to eat properly if you keep coming.
They're scared of the audit office.
I guess that could be the case.
There are even people who only have lunchtime to look forward to.
You as well?
Sir! I am calling from the secret room for confidentiality.
The secret room?
A VIP customer came to see our branch manager this morning.
His name is Mr. Gu, and his company keeps changing.
When Ms. Jin saw that customer...
His company keeps changing?
Yes. Isn't that weird?
But when she saw that customer, Ms. Jin started trembling,
and as soon as he left, she went into the branch manager's office.
And she came out crying.
Did you check on how her father's factory is doing?
Yes. Something felt odd, so I went over everything,
and it seems like it has gone bankrupt.
The bills from Mr. Gu were dishonored.
I think this...
May be a deliberate bankruptcy.
- Yes! - I'll need the evidence,
so please send all the related data to my email address.
Don't tell Ms. Jin.
Can't we tell her and get help?
It's still an assumption.
And she might feel uneasy about it,
so don't you think it would be better to tell her when we're sure?
Okay, sir. But...
is this your first project as the auditor?
Am I your Chungcheong District backup agent?
Make sure to comfort Ms. Jin. She must be devastated.
Yes, sir.
Oh, and our new branch manager's name is Yook Sang Sik.
Yook Sang Sik?
Oh, yes. That was it.
Yes. I asked just in case,
and it turns out he really is Vice President Yook's second cousin.
Their performance wasn't even better than ours.
Isn't it strange that they didn't get shut down?
Assumptions without evidence are of no use.
- Keep in touch. - Yes, sir.
Oh, and sir? I would really like to be...
I apologize for the long phone call.
There's an executive dinner banquet tonight.
You should have a light lunch.
It is an honor...
to be able to attend to you, sir.
Gosh.
It is all due to your hard work,
it's not an honor.
Even with the case of Senior Director Do,
I didn't expect it to be easy to pass the council.
Didn't I tell you so.
And besides,
this is what President Kang wanted.
Then, is the branch shutdown really what President Kang...
He shut down the branch to save himself.
I have to do all the dirty work,
and listen to the complaints as well.
It's his specialty...
to put me at the head to handle all the dirty work.
If you knew his intentions, then why did you...
Because there is a reward.
What kind of reward?
Well...
this time he cut down the power of Ms. Do,
and most importantly, it's you.
Director Han Soo Ji.
The council let 99 percent of the decisions made at...
the director's meeting slide.
And 99 percent of the decisions made by the council...
will get through the stockholders' meeting.
You should know how important it is to secure your own supporters.
- I see. - You will get to know better,
but President Kang...
is one who thinks he can control everything...
like pieces on a chessboard.
For his good-natured looks,
he is one sly man.
Oh, sir!
You are one of the...
most faithful employees in our branch.
Some may ignore you for only having a high-school diploma,
but I know that your value and capability...
holds much more.
Don't just fall apart here.
Get out there and fight back.
And next time,
let's meet at the head office.
But...
all that's coming to an end.
- Pardon? - At the last shareholder meeting,
some mocked President Kang being bank president.
Three consecutive terms?
In our day, that's dictatorship.
I'm not surprised some are complaining.
Right.
Then those who have complaints...
We should bring them to our side.
Focusing especially on the non-executive directors.
I know President Kang the best.
But...
about the last pawn he put on the chessboard.
I have no idea at all what he plans to do.
I'm talking about the auditor from the Gongju branch.
Noh Dae Ho.
He maintained petty positions in the countryside...
and has nothing to do with either side of the power struggle.
That's why without any objection or restriction,
his appointment was approved at the shareholder meeting.
Don't you have some sort of a friendship with him?
Hello.
You didn't get here on your own merit.
Your hairstyle and outfit.
Isn't it over the top?
Oh, do people say...
connections are merit these days?
She must be feeling quite anxious.
Right.
(New Executive Welcoming Banquet)
(Daehan Bank New Executive Welcoming Banquet)
(Salad, steak, pudding, wine, coffee)
(239 dollars)
Let's see.
Oh. The new auditor is a young man.
You must be the non-executive auditors.
Sorry for the late greeting. I'm Noh Dae Ho.
I'm Han Min Gu.
I'm Jo Young Shik.
Welcome to the very cushy office.
That's true. There's not much to do,
but luckily, you get an executive's pay.
There isn't much to do?
There could be a lot if you decide to work,
but why bother? What can an auditor do?
He'll find that out soon enough.
He'll have some wit about that.
All that an auditor has to do...
is to stay invisible and not cause a fuss.
That's it.
Oh, is that true?
Just don't go against the bank president.
Commercial Code states that...
the shareholders appoint the auditor,
but that's just in name only. In reality,
a word from the bank president decides everything.
That must go for you too, Mr. Noh.
Dad.
(Inpatient discharge invoice)
(Intensive Care Unit, Staff Only)
(Contacts)
(Branch Manager Noh Dae Ho)
I have a very heavy heart tonight.
Daehan Bank closed down...
as many as 20 percent of our branches.
That was an inevitable decision.
This shows...
how rapidly the domestic and foreign economies...
are changing.
It is time for us all to share...
the pain and suffering.
Now I'd like to hear what Daehan Bank's...
newly appointed executives have to say.
I'm Han Soo Ji, Director of Future Planning.
First of all,
I got promoted to director...
when so many senior and junior staff...
are suffering directly because we closed so many branches.
For that, I'm truly sorry.
It's time to choose and concentrate.
From now on,
I'll slim down the head office...
and revamp the computer systems...
to concentrate on preparing for...
Daehan Bank's new future.
I'd appreciate...
advice and criticism...
from you all.
I'm Noh Dae Ho, the new auditor.
I was branch manager of the now closed Gongju branch.
Our branch served as a meeting place for the locals,
and provided unlimited support to the merchants who worked nearby.
And that branch is now gone.
There would be many reasons for its closing,
but wouldn't the biggest be that the bank is suffering?
However,
if anyone were to see the luxurious meal we're all having,
who would believe that our bank is doing poorly?
- What? - A typical auditor.
My goodness.
- What's he saying? - How dare he?
What's wrong with him?
- He's crazy. - What's going on?
- Stop it. - Sit down.
Those of you here, who are drinking this expensive wine.
Do you actually feel that our bank is suffering?
Auditor Noh.
You're too arrogant for someone who was just appointed.
I'm talking about common sense.
Then...
you'll know it's common sense that an auditor should not...
interfere with management.
Our vice president is finally saying something...
correct and worthy of your position.
Auditor Noh.
Do you know...
how irrational and absurd...
you are being right now?
You all gathering around to eat...
such an expensive meal constitutes as management?
I had no idea.
My goodness.
- What's his point? - What does he mean?
- What does he want? - Is he in his right mind?
I have to say this to you, Mr. Noh.
Behind your comment,
you have your title as an auditor as a weapon.
I'd like you to...
always remember that.