(All characters, organizations, places, and events are fictional.)
(Episode 12)
Please double check if the seats are arranged correctly.
- And check the VIP seats as well. - Okay.
Yes.
- Everything is set, right? - Yes.
The event will proceed as planned.
Everything is fine.
Yes, trust me. It's safe to come.
Thank you.
- Director Chae. - Yes?
I'm from the NIS.
Can we please talk in private?
Mr. Park.
(Lee Hye Joon, Level-5, MOEF International Finance Bureau)
Hey, Ma Ri.
Hey, everyone's talking about...
Eugene Han right now.
Do you know which hospital they took him to?
No.
You're a reporter, so you can find out.
- Why? - I...
I want to know if he's dead or not.
And if he's severely injured, I want to know how bad it is.
Can you look into it for me?
Sure.
Do me a favor, Ma Ri.
Leave me a text. Okay, bye.
(Park Soo Jong, Level-5, MOEF International Finance Bureau)
- Where are the brochures? - Well...
The manufacturer will bring them two hours before the event.
- And Dr. Chang? - They added him this morning.
They added him last minute, so the outline is a mess.
That's fine.
Shouldn't you go to a hospital?
I...
No, it's okay.
Director Chae doesn't want you to attend the event.
- He says you should go home. - No.
Forward me all the emails you received from the reporters.
- Then go home and get some rest. - No.
Ms. Lee, I'm saying this because I'm worried about you.
Thank you.
But I'm fine.
Fine, then.
It happened only a day after we got the intelligence.
Darn it.
A gun was missing from a Russian ship...
that was docked at Incheon Port.
And that gun was used today.
- Is that it? - Yes.
And the man who fired the gun...
is the bodyguard of the former president of Sumar?
We'll have to ask Interpol for cooperation so we can...
investigate the motive of the crime.
That's all we know for now.
But what was Eugene Han...
even doing here?
He wasn't on the invitation list.
We were also very startled to see his name...
on the final invitation list.
I think he was replaced with someone on the list.
He came to meet Lee Hye Joon, didn't he?
That punk. What's his relationship with Lee Hye Joon?
- Please don't disrespect her. - I meant Ms. Lee.
Why do you ask about their relationship?
You saw what happened.
- They must have a special bond... - They don't have a special bond.
He could've died, but he still chose to save Lee Hye Joon...
He protected Ms. Lee.
Why is their relationship important? Does it have anything to do...
- with the accident? - Yes, it does.
The bodyguard of Sumar's former president...
came to kill Eugene Han.
And Eugene Han came to meet Lee Hye Joon.
What you need to figure out...
is the relationship between Eugene Han and that bodyguard.
Anything more than that is unnecessary.
- Director Chae. - She's an economic bureaucrat.
And she's my subordinate.
My responsibility is to protect her.
We also work for the government.
Why don't you call Ms. Lee...
If it's necessary, I'll have her get investigated.
But the MOEF will send her with an attorney.
My gosh.
I'd like to meet Eugene Han.
And after that,
I'll exclude myself from the rest of the schedule.
Ms. Lee.
There are a lot of people watching.
- It's not the time to... - I don't care what others think.
You don't need to feel responsible.
- He wasn't even invited... - I...
I could've died.
I...
I actually could've died.
I'm going to go.
Before the global financial crisis,
a way to implement the safety of the financial market...
was to guide the individual financial institutions.
But I'm paying attention...
to the three types of regulations in Korea.
Putting a limit to the forward purchase of dollars.
Foreign exchange soundness limit.
Taxation on foreign bond investments.
Who can lead the regulatory system...
that enable our economy to stay sound?
- Over there. There he is. - Right.
Hello. Thank you.
I enjoyed the event.
I hope to see you again. Thank you.
This event seems to be receiving much of the spotlight.
The foreign press is also very interested.
But I can't seem to find Ms. Lee.
It's salmon. It's what we had in Brooklyn...
at Mr. Park's house.
You didn't get to eat a lot of it because you felt sorry.
Yes, that's what it is.
I already paid for everything, so just enjoy your meal.
I graduated college ages ago.
I make a lot of money now.
Mom, I have a guest.
I have a guest. Okay, bye.
Did I startle you?
It looks like you hung up because of me.
That was my mom.
(Eugene Han, Head of Bahama Korea)
I told you that she used to work at the dry cleaner's, right?
It's some kind of a side effect...
due to the strong chemicals.
Anyway, she has dementia.
She's staying at a sanatorium in LA.
The weather is nice there.
And it's far away from New York.
You see, I have a few enemies in Korea who want me dead.
Please have a seat.
Anyway, I'm glad.
Why?
Were you worried that I had died for you?
Could you get me some orange juice?
For some reason, I crave orange juice...
when recovering from a gunshot wound.
Thank you.
I doubt I'm imagining this.
I'd rather you stop lurking around me.
In other words, you have become...
mindful of me.
Lee Hye Joon.
Your annual salary is probably...
between 40,000 to 50,000 dollars at best.
That's what the society deems your worth as.
Am I right?
An annual salary of five million dollars plus options.
That's what the society deems my worth as.
Money isn't everything?
That statement cracks me up every time.
That's hypocrisy in your face.
Money is everything in this world.
Numbers clarifies the order of this world.
I could...
make you worth more than a million dollars in salary.
Join me.
Consider the offer declined.
Think you're high and mighty?
Most people are thrilled to receive this kind of offer from me.
Most people are thrilled to receive such an offer?
Does that include Assemblyman Bae Jin Soo?
The prosecution might launch an investigation into him.
Is that so? Then it'll be all over the news.
What will he be charged for?
For having a corrupt relationship.
He's a politician of this nation...
but kept a close relationship with you.
Nonsense.
You have no evidence.
I think Eugene Han...
has someone helping him from the inside.
Who?
It's either Chief Jo...
or Mr. Han Sang Min.
Give the two of them fake information.
Something to hook Eugene Han.
If Eugene Han mentions one of the fake information...
that we fed the two of them,
that rat is the spy.
I accompanied DPM Heo...
when he met with China's vice premier of the State Council.
China seemed worried about their renminbi's exchange rate.
But...
I think he'll be discussing it...
with the US Department of the Treasury first.
He is?
I haven't heard about that.
I think he's going to ask for an increase in the renminbi.
Are you sure?
Renminbi?
Yes, the US Department of the Treasury...
could pressure China regarding the appreciation of its currency.
What's your take on that?
Is it possible?
I know nothing about that.
What did China say so?
How much of that do they believe to be possible?
I think he was asked to check...
how China feels about the US's intentions...
when he meets with China.
Korea must also feel pressured due to the appreciation of won.
The DPM instructed me to prepare evidence to make sure...
this doesn't result in the appreciation of the won.
He went to the same high school and university with Chief Jo.
They're like brothers.
I thought it'd be better to bring him along.
Plus, he knows where he lives.
Did Yang Woo really agree to tell you the truth?
Yes, that's what he told me.
That punk.
This is a big decision for him.
Let's not say anything stupid to the police.
Let's say we don't know, okay? Let's say we don't know.
Say he said...
he needed to talk to you about work. Let's end it at that.
- Sir? - It's that house over there.
What are you doing here? His wife must still in shock,
so don't make it worse for her.
(Real Estate Register)
(Nuri Bank, Transactions)
My gosh.
Shouldn't you have gone home?
I had a few things to sort out.
We'll soon be required to hand in an asset report.
Is it that time of the year already?
They'll be doing a thorough check into your report this time...
due to your father's inheritance.
So about the conference on the Tobin tax...
Did anyone have a good idea on how we can implement one...
on a global standard? Even Dr. Chang attended.
It's not something that can be done overnight.
We got as far as to sharing our concerns, I guess.
Good night then.
Sir, you're here.
- Good morning. - You too.
The ASEAN Conference of Finance Ministers was received well.
You did great, sir.
I owe all the credit to you guys.
After you.
- Ms. Lee Hye Joon. - Yes?
If you see her, tell her to meet me in my office.
Yes, sir.
The DPM is too inflexible.
That's why he has no friends.
The bigger your dream, the more people you need to gather.
You really don't know him, do you?
What don't I know?
Director Na Joon Pyo, Director Kook Kyung Min...
from way over there.
Don't you know he got rid of them?
You don't know what Director Kook is doing now, do you?
What is he doing?
Don't speak if you don't know.
Hello.
- Hello. - Hello.
You can sit.
Our dear Ms. Lee, you did great.
- I was worried. - Since when was she "our dear"?
People are gossiping about her because of the shooting incident.
I know it must get to you.
But things like that die down quickly.
The DPM wants to see you.
That's probably what he wants to talk about.
Hold your head up high.
Good luck.
Come in.
- I heard you met with Eugene Han. - Yes, sir.
Did you find out?
Who's the spy?
I couldn't find out.
- No? - No.
I couldn't find out.
- Okay, you may go. - I'm sorry.
The MOEF is where you do the nation's work,
not make friends.
I'm sorry, sir.
As an Asian country,
which side will Korea stand on in the fight...
between China and the US?
This is exactly why our two countries can't help each other...
like you suggested.
I haven't given you an answer yet, have I?
Whether we'll take China's side or the US' side.
As you know,
to take someone's side on an international matter...
is to make an enemy of another.
Realistically speaking,
it is difficult for Korea to choose between China and the US.
But personally,
I feel a bond with your country.
You are a wise man.
- You are very wise. - Thank you.
I hope I can meet with you again at some point...
during the conference.
It'll be hard for me to make the time.
I have investment meetings lined up.
- I'm fine. - Yes, sir.
Tina Bahama.
She's Bahama's successor.
She studied at Peking University.
The chairman was eyeing China from early on.
I know...
that influential people like them have money that they hide...
from the government.
That's what he does in New York...
with real estate and what-not.
Tina came to Korea.
Why?
She's here to secretly meet with the influential people from China.
It's suspicious that Eugene Han came back at the same time.
Do you think...
they may mobilize funds from China...
for something?
Did you see Lee Hye Joon after the shooting?
Why do you ask?
Never mind.
Exclude her from important matters going forward.
Transfer her when you can.
If this is about the shooting,
strictly put, she is a victim as well.
Don't you think it's suspicious?
Her and Eugene Han.
Sir.
When is the deadline for the China currency swap?
This October.
Extend the 56 billion dollars first.
The people are anxious because of the US-China tension.
Minimize foreign uncertainties first.
Yes, sir.
Really?
Ms. Lee has something going on with Eugene Han?
I don't know.
Why else would he risk his life for her?
It's strange.
I knew it.
It's always the quiet ones.
They're the ones who always...
Ask her.
Ms. Lee.
What's your relationship with Bahama's Eugene Han?
I have no relationship with him.
That's not what I saw.
It was like a scene from a movie.
To be honest, he's too good for you.
The rate at which his assets go up...
isn't just consistent, it's exponential.
Awesome.
You should make it work with him.
- Why do you want to work? - Exactly.
To be honest,
women study and come here to marry well.
Excuse me.
- That's not true. - My bad.
Also, if a man...
risks his life to save a woman's life,
he's saying, "She's mine."
I'm just saying.
Hey. Calm down.
- Hello. - We need an emergency meeting.
Chief Jo, Ms. Lee,
and Mr. Park.
Me?
Director.
Ms. Lee, aren't you cold?
I'm fine.
It feels like spring.
- Mr. Park. - Yes?
You majored in Chinese studies when you were in college, right?
Yes.
Why? You could've studied foreign affairs.
I wanted to major in economics at first,
but I had to choose a school based on my scores.
If you have to negotiate with northeast Asia,
work with Mr. Park.
He knows everything about Chinese history and culture.
The DPM says to prepare thoroughly for the currency swap...
with China.
It's not like China won't do it. What are we preparing for?
Since it's a fight for supremacy between the two powerhouses,
he thinks they may declare war against us or Japan...
since we're close to the US, so we should prepare for that.
- But we're a big country. - Hey. No country is big or small...
when it comes to international relations.
Your own country's profit is top priority.
Look at Japan's Abenomics.
How unreasonable was that with their GDP?
The people working on Korea-Japan relations...
should do something.
But all they do is take pictures.
We opened trade with them 50 years ago already.
I think they've started taking action lately.
Your cousin works at the Secretariat of the National Assembly, right?
Did you hear something from him?
No, that's just my guess.
I see.
Anyway,
Let's work together with...
the International Economic Affairs Bureau...
and make sure no one leaks anything unnecessary.
Let's quietly get ready.
- Okay, sir. - Yes, of course.
[VIU Ver] tvN E12 'Money Game' "Eugene Han's Accomplice" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
- Director Chae. - Ms. Lee.
What's up?
I need to talk to you about Eugene Han.
Is he doing okay?
There were times when Eugene Han knew...
some of the things within our organization in detail.
For example, he knew about the Korean version of the Tobin tax.
And he knew that I joined the team to prepare for that.
- That was probably Director Na... - He knew before that.
You also thought it was weird.
So...
are you saying someone among us...
is leaking information?
Yes.
- Listen. That's... - The DPM also knows about this.
He even asked me to find out who he is.
And I was able to find out after the international conference.
Who is it?
It's Chief Jo Hee Bong.
Ms. Lee.
- That's... - The day Director Seo died,
Chief Jo and I went to visit him.
And right before Director Seo died, he told me that he called someone.
And you think that was Chief Jo?
Are you saying Chief Jo pressured him...
to make such a radical choice?
It's a reasonable assumption.
An assumption?
An assumption with no evidence.
If the public found out...
that Director Seo had manipulated the BIS capital ratio,
who would've suffered the most damage?
Ms. Lee.
Director Seo told me something...
regarding the manipulation of the BIS capital ratio.
He told me he didn't really do much...
and that he had received the document from Bahama.
But when that document...
was given to Director Seo,
Eugene Han wasn't in Korea.
That means someone else...
gave it to Director Seo on behalf of him.
- Maybe he sent an email. - No.
It was a printed document.
They didn't want to leave any traces behind.
How can you prove that it was Chief Jo?
Chief Jo was the only friend that Director Seo trusted.
You know how careful Director Seo was.
If he didn't trust anyone, he wouldn't have gotten involved.
So...
let me get this straight.
You think Eugene Han...
convinced Chief Jo to help him? No.
So you think Chief Jo is Eugene Han's informant?
Yes.
Lee Hye Joon!
I know you're confused.
But if this is true,
- it's also tormenting for me... - Just shut it.
Ms. Lee.
You're being manipulated by Eugene Han.
Don't you know him?
He's a piece of trash who only cares about money.
You're calling him trash just because he likes money?
That kind of nonsense is that?
He's even capable of killing someone for money!
You just want him...
to be involved in Director Seo's death.
- Why? - Because you hate him.
And even if Eugene Han is a jerk who loves money,
that's irrelevant to the possibility...
that Chief Jo and Eugene Han might be working together.
Do you understand?
But there's one thing I don't understand.
Eugene Han is way too quick to respond...
even if Director Na told him about the Tobin tax issue.
So you think...
there's someone else other than Na Joon Pyo...
who is giving him information?
I'm serious.
Bahama's audit will be on the 17th of next month.
I was so afraid that I might die...
without telling you this.
Chief Jo, are you dumb?
You could've either called or sent a text message.
- What if you really died? - Hey.
Why would you say that to a guy who's hospitalized?
Surprise.
I wanted to surprise you. That's what it was.
(Director Chae Yi Hun)
Come outside once you're up. I'll be waiting.
(Come outside once you're up. I'll be waiting.)
Sir.
Hey.
Please don't tell the DPM...
about Chief Jo for now.
Does that mean you believe me?
Let's tell the DPM...
once we find a solution.
And...
if you experience any kind of disadvantage because of this,
I'll make sure to deal with it.
Okay, sir.
But what kind of solution?
How long do we need to keep it a secret?
Okay.
I was a bit too harsh yesterday, wasn't I?
I'm sorry.
I honestly don't get it.
Couldn't she have picked out something with a brighter color?
How dull...
- Auntie, I'm home. - Hye Joon!
- Where's Ma Ri? - She must be awfully busy...
because she only stops by every two days.
You and Ma Ri are now both old enough to have careers,
so why can't you keep your house clean too?
Here you go. Drink up.
- Gosh, what's this? - Beetroot juice.
Drink up. Empty the cup.
Get changed and wash your hands.
Let's eat.
You shouldn't have.
Auntie, you can leave...
- the cleaning to me. - That's the least I can do...
when I'm staying here with you.
One should at least have a conscience if they lack money.
I grilled a mackerel, your favorite.
So how are the caregiver classes?
All I have is my healthy body,
so I'm glad it can be of use.
Thanks.
I admire you, you know.
What's there to admire?
You're the one who's an inspiration.
Is it in our blood to stay strong after being caught in a storm?
There was a time when I thought about ending my life.
You have no idea what that made me think about.
This one time,
I thought about what I'd miss the most if I were to die...
a week from now.
There was only one thing.
The fact that I never was able to live for myself.
I spent my whole life worrying about...
and living for my husband and daughter.
Your uncle...
losing our savings, our house,
and wreaking havoc on your lives?
None of that came to mind.
Do you know how much that startled me?
I reckoned that...
this ordeal wasn't as bad as I thought...
and that I should live.
I should live my life so that I don't die...
full of regret.
Uncle is being released today.
You know,
I'm thinking about dying my hair to hide the gray strands.
Should I go darker like you?
Gosh, this is good. Have some more.
Just so you know,
economic offenders are treated differently in there.
Not just by the inmates but by the guards too.
I'm an economic offender, remember?
(Jin Ma Ri, KTN's Macroeconomics Journalist)
You know you don't have a house anymore, right?
It was sold to pay your debt.
Mom will stay with Hye Joon for the time being. You...
Well, you can stay with me.
How can I put out my daughter like that?
Take me to Nam Jin's auto shop.
He'll be waiting for me.
The company office must be opened by 7am.
Jeez, you call this a company?
Dad, please.
Your hours will begin the second you open the doors.
Food can only be eaten inside the office.
Don't bring it outside.
Don't you think about grilling samgyeopsal...
out here, all right?
- Hey, you... - Hey?
Call me "Boss."
Go ahead.
All right, fine.
Boss.
I was once just a neighborhood friend,
but now I'm your boss.
The dynamics have completely changed.
Until you own your mistakes,
you won't be able to do this job properly.
Don't make a bed and lie down when customers are around.
And no one else is allowed to stay here with you.
Mom!
- Honey. - Man Ok, you're here.
Uncle Soo Ho made a tough decision...
to get a job here.
I know.
Dad will work here and Mom will become a caregiver.
If only they can grow old together like that.
But Auntie doesn't want to.
I don't have the money or the ability...
to help them remarry though.
Auntie will probably be fine without your help.
- Hye Joon. - What now?
You've been saying a lot of the right things lately.
Anyway, there's been a weird rumor going around.
An executive of the MOEF's IFB...
has a building in Gangnam under a different name.
Who is it?
I have no idea.
- You don't? - No.
Could it be a bribe?
What kind of information does one have to sell...
to receive a bribe of that scale?
Until when are you going to keep this up?
Until when?
Until I finally hit a home-run!
Soo Ho!
I don't want to grow old...
working at someone's auto shop washing other people's cars.
One can't live when there's no light at the end of the tunnel.
Don't you agree?
Then I'll see you in court.
What?
Man Ok? Man Ok, wait.
Man Ok. Don't go!
Another family in economic hardship...
resorted to extreme measures to end their suffering.
A man in his 40s who recently lost his job...
took his own life...
and his two young children were sacrificed in the process.
The economic hardship of the working-age population...
is said to be related to...
the current economic slump.
Further news...
Byung Hak.
I...
feared...
that I could have been wrong.
I couldn't afford...
to fail like you did.
Because then, I wouldn't be able to take responsibility...
for your death.
That is why...
these past few weeks have been torture for me.
However,
failure isn't defined from the get-go.
The moment I give up,
it'll be counted as a fail.
(Chae Byung Hak)
You're at peace...
where you are, right?
I tried so hard not to end up like you.
I did everything I could...
to get here today.
But looking back,
I'm right where I started.
I failed.
(Chae Byung Hak)
I can't accept...
I...
I can't accept that failure.
I...
I'm just...
not good enough.
What were you doing on Broadway?
A week, was it?
10 days, maybe?
Since you've been back from Korea, you haven't been answering my calls.
Yes, I haven't been answering your calls,
so how would you know that I was on Broadway?
I watched a few musicals.
What were you doing in Korea last time?
Look, it's fine if you were there.
You just shouldn't have made it so obvious.
Attending a conference. The people out there, they're after us.
Look. The person we're about to meet is the key person...
for the global credit rating company.
Money all over the world moves based upon the reports that...
that person makes.
But do you know what those kind of people hate the most?
An emotional person.
To the left.
Uncle Pete.
- How are you? - You look great.
Thank you, you too.
- Hi, Eugene. - Hello.
Peter from C and D.
- Please, have a seat. - Okay.
As you both know,
what we're doing here demands a high level of concentration.
So, everything's okay?
Everything's okay.
Now, from what I understand, something happened in Korea?
I'm just worried it'll mess up your concentration.
Usually, when the betting stakes are high,
I tend to forget about the...
trivial things.
Just a rule of mine.
All right. Well, let's begin.
Last year, was it?
When the president of Sumar killed himself in New York?
People criticized him a lot after he died,
calling him incompetent.
But he was not that incompetent.
He was powerless, that's what.
He was powerless, so he opened the door when he was told to.
He was powerless,
so he entered into an unfair agreement when he was told to.
Because of the unfair agreement,
he bought at a high price and sold at a low price.
The people starved and died.
That's how the world works now.
That's the world we live in.
Are guns and knives weapons?
Not at all.
Money is a weapon.
Money is a weapon,
but those jerks keep taking that money.
When I met the vice premier of the Chinese State Council,
I got chills down my back.
Who's to say that will never happen to us?
Why are you suddenly bringing that up?
You admit that Professor Chae failed, right?
I'm sure you do.
Professor Chae's failure...
is the failure of an era of the Korean economy.
We need to recover from it. With power.
A bureaucrat who truly understands economics.
Not a fake expert, but an expert who really understands economics.
Like Ludwig Erhard,
who revived Germany after its loss in World War II,
responsible for the Miracle on the Rhine.
What do you mean?
I have prepared many things.
I'd like you...
to accompany me down that path.
Something suspicious is going on...
with the US dollar and the Chinese renminbi enveloping us.
We have no idea just how far their reach is.
There might be...
a war soon.
Ma Ri, you're here. Hurry.
Microphone test. 1, 2, 1, 2.
- Let's begin. - Got it.
Standby.
3, 2, 1.
We have breaking news.
C and D, a credit rating agency in New York,
just lowered the credit rating of our country by two levels.
Along with the turbulence in the foreign exchange market,
the US dollar is constantly leaving the country.
The won-dollar exchange rate has soared...
and has currently reached 1,400 won per dollar.
(Money Game)
You need someone to stabilize the exchange rate.
- I'll do it. - Why?
There's too much at risk.
I've already thought of that!
Yi Hun will know the contents of what's inside.
You need to convince the president to make a move.
At this rate, there will be a currency crisis.
We cannot retreat!
Let's begin.
Foreigners are selling their stocks and leaving the market.
We're going to keep it confidential to maximize the supply market.
What is your problem?
Why are you doing this?
I want to destroy Eugene Han.