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[theme song playing]

TYPHOON FAMILY

-[upbeat rock song playing] -[speaks indistinctly]

This way.

-[guard 1] What happened? -[guard 2] Why did the lights go out?

-[guard 3] Find the switch. -[guard 4] Just go!

-[yelling] You damn bastards! -[guards grunting]

-Ms. Cha! -What's going on?

[clamoring, screaming]

[in English] Yes!

-[in Korean] Hey. -Mr. Kang.

-Hurry! -Run!

Quickly!

-Ms. Cha! -Run for your life!

Hurry! Hurry up!

[screaming]

What do we do now?

[guards banging on shutter]

-Quickly! -Speed it up!

Quickly! Hurry!

Just go. Move!

Help her.

-But they're… -Darn it.

Hey, wait for me. Oh, shoot.

I brought some red ginseng drinks for your energy.

-That's lovely. -Thank you.

Here, here.

-Here you go. -[in English] Thank you.

[Song-jung, in Korean] Your flying kick was amazing, Mr. Go.

-I sure showed them. -Here you go, Ms. Cha.

I'll take a pass.

[Ma-jin] Come on, Seon-taek. Drink this before you go.

-[song ends] -Ms. Cha.

[gentle music playing]

[exhales]

You're overdoing it.

A bookkeeper doesn't make enough to afford that nameplate.

Why not? It's because I'm fond of him.

[laughs] Not as a man, of course.

[door opens]

Mr. Kang is here. Come on out, everyone.

Okay.

-[door closes] -[exhales]

Ms. Cha, come on.

[Seon-taek] I'm coming!

CELEBRATING THE NEW OFFICE

CEO KANG JIN-YOUNG

[door closes]

[Mi-seon] What's up? Did you find something?

PROMISSORY NOTE

[Myung-gwan] What is it?

Tell us what it is.

[Tae-poong] "Creditor Kang Jin-young."

"Debtor Pyo Bak-ho."

-[mid-tempo hip-hop music playing] -[breathing heavily]

This is it.

It's the promissory note.

-[Myung-gwan laughs] -[Mi-seon] Is it the real thing?

Yes, this is the one.

[relieved sigh]

I finally found the promissory note.

[Seon-taek] Mr. Koo.

Goodness.

[both sobbing]

Oh, dear.

[laughing]

Gosh, Ms. Cha!

-[Song-jung] It's all good now. -[Seon-taek] Oh, my goodness.

[Song-jung exclaims, whoops]

[sniffles, exhales]

[song ends]

My gosh.

Mr. Kang…

[sobbing] He had put it in here, in the nameplate I gave him.

I gave this to him.

-[dreamy pop music playing] -[slurping noisily]

[Tae-poong] Ah!

This is so good.

Look, Tae-poong.

Your father's name was broken in half. How can you be eating ramyeon right now?

It's so good, though.

I mean, I am sad.

But this is so good.

Just let him eat. He must be starving after such a huge incident.

-For you, Ms. Oh. -[Mi-seon] Thank you.

Giving you one whole egg means I'm giving you my all.

You can't give her the whole egg!

We're supposed to share! There weren't many eggs to begin with.

-You're being temperamental. -Ms. Cha, join us before it gets soggy.

-The noodles are already overcooked. -[Tae-poong laughs]

What about kimchi?

-[Ma-jin] Come on. -Kimchi, my foot.

Steal some for us!

[others laughing]

[sniffles]

Tae-poong…

Thank you.

[Ma-jin] Anyway.

It was 30% of his shares at stake.

Huh? I can see why he made such a fuss to get this.

This was the all-powerful document.

[Myung-gwan] It was many years ago,

when he operated a regular route to Yokohama with just one ship

and he got into a huge accident.

Everyone said he would go bankrupt.

And Mr. Kang must've lent him money back then with shares as collateral.

Then let's use this to get our business back.

I mean, how long do we have to stay separated?

Mmm! Ah!

We're here together already. Hmm?

And we get to enjoy this delicious meal together.

Isn't this great? Isn't it delicious?

Can we call this a proper meal?

-Should we add some rice? -Add or no?

-Should I get some leftover rice? -Yes or no?

FINAL EPISODE WE MET THE BLUEBIRD, AND LIFE GOES ON

Now, these punks are truly frightening.

-Look at this. -[tense music playing]

They've done this much research and investigation.

How did they…

Wait, this is…

It's my childhood family photo.

-[Seon-taek] What? -[Song-jung] I can't believe it.

-What? -Oh, my.

[Myung-gwan] You were cute as a child.

BUSINESS LICENSE FACTORY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

Look at this.

What's a PMP?

Wait.

PMP?

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Myung-gwan] Yes? -[Ma-jin] What's wrong?

[hesitating]

[in English] Portable multimedia player.

[in Korean] This is a legendary video player that even insiders like me

have only heard about through rumors.

It's as small as the palm of your hand,

and you can watch videos on it, such as dramas and movies.

It'll probably ruin your eyesight.

[Mi-seon] It looks like a confidential document from a company abroad.

A PMP with a camera as its feature will be launched for the first time,

but what's funny is this.

The temperature rises up to 48 degrees Celsius after 30 minutes of use.

-Did you say 48 degrees? -Yes.

-Isn't that hot enough to be a handwarmer? -Right.

[Ma-jin] How are you supposed to use that?

But they'll be in trouble if they fail to launch it this time.

Because their stock price doubled after the launch announcement.

-[others] Ah! -[music ends]

Hmm…

Overheating.

[upbeat pop music playing]

Overheating…

That's quite a lot.

PATENT CERTIFICATE

"Micro cooling fan for cameras."

[Gang-sik] Small cameras won't function without cooling devices to cool them down.

-[slams table] -[Ma-jin] What's up?

-A cooling fan! -[music ends]

[in English] There's going to be an auction soon,

and Pyo Merchant Marine is handling it.

Then, we can use the patent rights immediately.

Yeah.

[tense music playing]

[Hyun-jun] Mmm.

No, don't worry.

No one has interest in a small factory like that.

THE PATENT KING OF A SMALL NATION INVENTS THE COOLING FAN TECHNOLOGY

Probability?

Probability, if you ask?

99%.

[in Korean] Mr. Bae, you brought that, right?

What?

Yes, right. You told me to bring it, so I did.

JULY 3RD, 1998

[Ma-jin] What is he holding?

My father made that.

That's it. That's a cooling fan.

[Seon-taek] It's like he's shooting a Cantonese movie with that cooling fan.

That's it. That's what they need.

If not, they can't launch their product.

[tapping document] Are you saying they pushed

a factory into bankruptcy and auctioned it off just for this patent?

-These punks should be cursed by fate! -Besides, they're working together.

Look at this.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Look at what Pyo Merchant Marine has done.

It says their ship.

They bought a ship.

They're a den of evil.

[in English] Once I get the patent certificate,

you will immediately transfer the promised investment, right?

I'm talking about the ship we signed the contract for.

[Latin acoustic guitar music playing]

[Mark] They say more than ten companies go bankrupt in a single day.

It's like California in 1848.

Everything's ripe for taking.

A gold rush.

[in Korean] He never answers the damn question.

[Ma-jin] Well, at least we found out what they're after.

So why don't we give them what they want and make a deal to get what we want?

Look.

If they're buying the factory because they need this,

what if they no longer need this?

Well, that's true.

How can we make the patent unnecessary for them?

[slams table]

-My gosh! -Goodness.

-Then it should no longer be patented. -Yes.

-Hmm? Think about it. -[music ends]

If we can use it, the factory across the street can use it,

and Mark can use it, it's no longer patented.

Then he won't need to buy the factory.

[Song-jung] Release the technology to the public?

You two are such a perfect duo.

You two have such good teamwork, people might think you two are dating.

[Ma-jin scoffs]

How many days until the auction?

-[person] I'm not sure. -How many days?

[speaking indistinctly]

[stifling laugh] Three days.

An auction? Just thinking about it is making me break out in a sweat.

Well, we either go big or go home.

-No, we have to get it this time. -Really?

Can we share our offer and ask them to back down?

-That hurts! -You might as well sell your place.

-[in English] Never stop. -[in Korean] So we must go!

[in English] Okay. Go!

[all] Go!

[Myung-gwan, in Korean] Ma-jin, forget something?

-[Seon-taek] Ma-jin loses. -What now?

[Tae-poong grunts]

[all] Take the blow!

PYO BAK-HO MERCHANT SHIP BLUEPRINT

CEO PYO HYUN-JUN

Freckles!

I need iced coffee!

[knock on door]

PLEASE KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED

[quirky music playing]

I already had your iced coffee ready.

[exasperated sigh]

What the heck?

Please excuse me, sir.

All good.

-Where's Freckles? -It's her day off.

Darn it. Says who?

Jeez. I liked Freckles' recipe, what was it again?

Three-two-three? That was good.

[stirring coffee]

Did you spit in this?

I'm not that kind of a man.

You're too much.

Get out.

-What do you want? Go. -I'll go.

-[smacks lips] -[door opens]

-[sucks teeth, mutters indistinctly] -[door closes]

Where did she go without telling me?

[exhales]

SEIZED

SEIZED

[Seon-taek] Is it two days

-until the auction? -[Mi-seon] Yes.

-It's for a new business, right? -Yes.

Why do we have to do this?

It's a factory auction, so we have to do it as a business entity.

Right, Pyo is currently the CEO of Typhoon Trading.

-Mmm-hmm. -Let me see that.

Okay, copies of IDs.

-Copies. -Power of attorney.

Okay. Good.

-That document. -Yes, right.

[Mi-seon] What should we name the business?

[Seon-taek] The name?

Well, it's only temporary. [clears throat]

MISEON TRADING

"Miseon Trading."

Anyway, I'm not sure if the owner here will agree to release the patent.

[exhales]

We'll just have to trust him.

[cooling fan whirring]

[fan powering down]

Sir, what do you say?

All right.

You have a point.

[pensive music playing]

It's still a shame, isn't it?

No, that's not how I feel. It's not a shame.

It's much better and proper for you to do that with it

than for me to clench onto it.

[breathes deeply]

It just feels futile, that's all.

All of these feel like my own children,

and I had kept the patent with me

in case it could help my employees in the future.

But it feels like this is what has been holding me back in the end.

Would I have avoided this if I had let go of my greed a long time ago?

[sniffs]

My father would've said…

that you weren't withering.

This technology

is about to bloom

and bear fruit.

[chuckles softly]

Is that so?

All right.

It's also a parent's job to let the child go and grow.

But why are you going out of your way to help another person so much?

I'm grateful for it,

but isn't it hard for you?

[Tae-poong breathes deeply] Hmm…

Well, I've never thought about it.

You know,

Typhoon Trading needs Dabontech to be able to sell these.

Hmm?

A factory is needed for a trading company to exist.

So let's keep doing this together, sir.

You're a great businessman.

[both laughing]

[upbeat groovy music playing]

NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT BOARD

CREATE NEW POST TITLE: DABONTECH PATENT DISCLOSURE

[music ends]

I SHARE THE "MICRO COOLING FAN FOR CAMERA" TECHNOLOGY BY DABON HERE.

[Song-jung] I can't believe it.

Zero typos?

UPLOADING

Live long and prosper.

-[eerie alien music playing] -[in English] Shout-out

to Captain Yun-cheol.

[in Korean] What is this?

Wow, this is fricking rad!

-[mid-tempo synth pop music playing] -Huh?

It's true.

Who released this?

Sir!

Hey, Mr. Kim.

Don't mention it.

Put it to good use.

What? Other patents?

What kind of crazy talk is this?

Stop talking total nonsense! [chuckles] I'm hanging up!

DONGJU DAILY

[Ma-jin] Mr. Jang, you were waiting out here.

Please take care of this.

14 HOURS UNTIL THE AUCTION

TWO HOURS UNTIL THE AUCTION

DONGJU DAILY

INSAN DISTRICT COURT

ONE HOUR UNTIL THE AUCTION

[car honks]

[keys jingling]

[driver] Will you hurry up?

[Myung-gwan] I'm sorry!

I'm sorry.

What the heck is he doing? Just run him over.

[Manager Ha] I told you to leave it open. Didn't you get the message?

I'm sorry!

[Manager Ha] Stop saying sorry and open the darn thing!

-I'm sorry! -Stop saying sorry!

-Yes, I'm sorry. -[Manager Ha] What's with him?

-Hey, you go and open it. -[driver] Yes, sir.

-[car door opens] -I found it!

I found it. It's right here. I found it.

[in English] Hyun-jun is running late.

[grunting]

[in Korean] I'm sorry.

[continues grunting]

[laughing]

Has he lost it?

All done.

[Manager Ha] Hey, just go.

[grunting loudly]

Why, you…

[line ringing]

Hey.

The player

has left late.

INSAN DISTRICT COURT

-Here you go. -[speaks indistinctly]

This is what you drink in Korea.

I'm serious.

[in English] Trust me.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Mark] Mmm.

Not bad.

[in Korean] And take this too.

I'm done with it.

It's our culture. When we're done with a paper, we switch.

DONGJU DAILY

What do you think?

[in English] It's for you.

[in Korean] How interesting.

I knew you could speak Korean.

What the heck is this punk doing?

Damn it.

Why the heck are you here?

Hey.

I'm asking why you're here.

Why else? I'm here to join the auction.

Sorry? Can the penniless enter auctions these days?

Why are you so full of prejudices? [clicks tongue]

I won the lottery.

Good luck to us.

[in English] Hey, Mark.

That guy is absolutely insane, you know.

He's completely crazy.

There is no way he just came here for nothing.

So, I'm going there and going to bid the price way up.

Just make sure you keep your investment promise, got it?

[in Korean] What's our limit?

What we can use right away after the down payment on the ship--

[in English] Hey, Hyun-jun. I'll go in.

'Cause it looks like it's going to be fun.

It doesn't matter how much I bid, right?

Because that money will be coming from us anyway.

[Hyun-jun] You guys are going to pay?

Then, fine by me.

But…

do it right.

I only play 99% game.

IN SESSION

TODAY'S TRIAL COURTROOM: 417

CCTV FACTORY AND ALL FACILITIES DABONTECH

[tense music playing]

[judge, in Korean] Case number 1998CE9854-985.

Miseon Trading?

Miseon Trading bids 30 million won.

And Pyo Merchant Marine.

10,000 won.

Sold to Miseon Trading.

[dramatic jazz music playing]

[Mark, in English] Hey.

I lost.

Only this time.

PATENT ABANDONED! LET'S SAVE US ALL! DABONTECH RELEASES COOLING FAN PATENT

[smooth jazz music playing]

[in Korean] Isn't this good for you?

You got what you desperately wanted without paying a penny.

What's available to everyone can't be called a technology.

[in English] Anyway.

Why would you bother doing this?

It would've been better to make a deal.

[in Korean] Because I am

a trader.

I sell things, not technologies.

[scoffs] A trader?

Oh.

Feel free to bring your overheated PMP if you don't think you can sell them.

I'll sell it to the North Pole if I must.

TYPHOON TRADING THE REAL CEO KANG TAE-POONG

[scoffs]

Have you lost your mind?

What, 10,000 won?

How dare you?!

[in English] Are you nuts? Why did you do that?

Because I had to lose 99%.

[in Korean] What the heck is he saying?!

Hey, forget that.

[in English] You better send the investment money properly, or else!

[in Korean] Did he just smile?

Did you just smile?

-I've been too nice to that punk. -Wait, sir!

-Calm down. -Hey!

[upbeat pop music playing]

[employees exclaim joyfully]

SEIZED

[all cheering]

The machines, the business, and the people

will all go back to their rightful places!

We'll all go back to our rightful places!

[all cheering]

Hooray!

Good job, sir.

Thank you so much. [laughing]

[employees shouting joyfully]

Good work.

[man] We can keep working here!

What? You're going back?

Hey.

[in English] Do you want to get sued?

Hey.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

You signed this.

So you have to make the promised investment. Huh?

Do you not know what an MOU is?

Not a contract.

And besides, you don't have any patent to offer me.

So why should the investment be maintained?

Because of you!

You ruined it!

You have to take…

responsibility.

Because of me?

No. Kang Tae-poong.

You're the one who couldn't stop it.

You failed.

[breathing heavily]

[door opens]

[in Korean] What's with him? Why is Mark leaving?

Is he leaving?

-[sighs] I'll bring some antiseptic. -Forget that!

What do we do now?

What about our ship?

The ship we already paid the down payment for?

Did Mark really leave?

If we fail to pay, we'll lose the down payment

and may have to pay compensation.

[sighs] The intermediate payment.

Intermediate payment…

Sell whatever we can

and keep whatever we can, whether it's a building or a person.

Ah…

And that includes Typhoon Trading.

TYPHOON TRADING

-What's going on? -[Mi-seon] We work here!

-We work here! -We have the right to know!

Where is your common sense?

Don't just force your way in.

-You have to stop! -Just go.

Mr. Kang.

-What's going on? -There's no talking to them. We must go.

-Move aside. -[man 1, man 2] We cannot do that.

-[man 2] You need to leave. -I won't repeat myself.

-[men] Hey! -[Mi-seon] Be careful.

See? I told you so.

[tense music playing]

Move aside.

"Cancelation of Lease"?

DECLARATION OF CLOSURE CEO: PYO HYUN-JUN

"Declaration of Closure"?

Attorney Choi, go and print another one.

This wasn't what you promised.

Let go of me.

I'm the CEO of this business.

No. You just lost your qualification.

[mutters indistinctly]

So why did you get cheeky with me?

You should've gotten lost quietly.

You're the one who gave up and sold off this company, you idiot.

You bastard!

[Hyun-jun groaning]

[laughing]

I wasn't thinking straight.

It's my company.

-My company, which you abandoned. -Stop talking nonsense!

I have never once

given up or abandoned this company.

Just admit it!

You lost, you idiot!

You think I'm the only one you must beat.

I'm nothing, Hyun-jun.

Keep living in that delusion if you want.

[mellow music playing]

[door opens and closes]

You've never fallen behind and had to stare at someone's back.

What do you know? Damn it.

Typhoon Trading.

Let's go home for today.

You have to come back to work tomorrow.

[music continues]

[dark music playing]

[Hyun-jun] Oh, dear.

Hang in there a little longer, Dad.

Everything is almost over.

I'll escort you to the hospital soon.

But before we do that,

I need you to do something.

I made an order for a ship.

-A ship? -Yes, a ship.

[softly] The ship you loved so much.

I ordered one as big as the Panamanian one.

-You crazy idiot. -What's wrong?

I also kicked out that punk, Kang Tae-poong,

and took over Typhoon Trading.

[grunts softly] On top of that, I bought a merchant ship.

I'm doing everything that you couldn't.

But it turned out to be quite expensive.

So I had to put up something as collateral to finance it.

Our building.

COLLATERAL OWNER: PYO BAK-HO

Dad.

How do you feel right now?

How does it feel to be humiliated by your son?

Who…

do you wish…

to win against?

No one.

I've already won against everyone.

[scoffs]

-[chuckles] -I've won already.

I have won!

I'll prove it.

Proceed with this tomorrow.

And I need to move him soon.

Are you sure about the hospital you looked into?

Yes, it's not on the map, either. He'll never be found.

Okay, send him away immediately.

[suspenseful music playing]

I think he's sending him somewhere.

[Ma-jin blowing whistle]

There's been a change!

This way, please.

This way. Come on!

Come on!

Okay! This way!

Are we shipping out from that side today?

[man] The shipment is…

What's the container number?

-[man] One moment. -Give me that.

[guard] Mr. Ha!

Mr. Ha!

The containers on that side are all open.

It looks like someone opened them.

Why were those kept open?

-Everything in Zone 15? -Yes, sir.

Have you called security?

-Not yet. -[Manager Ha] Give me the radio.

You should've radioed them.

That's a part of your work manual!

-[radio beeps] -Security, come to Zone 15.

[mouthing indistinctly]

-[sinister pop song playing] -[container clanging, rattling]

[Ma-jin, in English] Okay.

[in Korean] I didn't know you could do this, Song-jung.

You're good at this.

I didn't know you were capable of this.

[in English] Okay, okay, okay.

[in Korean] Be careful with that thing in the way.

[song continues]

What? What's that?

[truck horn blaring]

[honks]

What's he doing?

[honks]

[song continues]

[song ends]

Gosh.

The air's crisp.

[breathes deeply]

PROMISSORY NOTE

[intriguing music playing]

You actually found it?

Why didn't you pay my dad back?

You must've had that much money.

[inhales deeply] I was responsible for 350 people's livelihood.

That was more frightening.

Keeping them on my payroll month after month.

Who cares about a promise like this?

In this hellhole,

you're supposed to trample on others to get yourself out first.

Can you walk by yourself?

You'll let me walk off?

Instead, testify that you received

this promissory note on the day we promised.

Then I'll return to my business,

and you'll return to yours.

Everything will be the way it was.

What if I turn it down?

[scoffs]

I don't care. I'll still let you go.

At least you'll be able to keep Pyo Merchant Marine.

Those 350 employees you just mentioned.

They also have to make a living.

So you don't care if Typhoon Trading disappears?

Are you that foolish?

My company isn't something that disappears just because it has no name.

That's why

we will never go down.

Do you…

expect me to thank you?

What I wanted was an apology.

But I guess

that should be given to my dad.

[solemn music playing]

Hyun-jun must've learned…

from his father

that this world was a hellhole.

My father taught me…

it was full of flowers and fruits.

Well, then.

Good luck to you.

See if the world…

will wait for the flower to bloom…

and the fruit to bear.

[exhales softly]

-What's this? -Can't you tell?

I get annoyed when I see the things you got me, so take them back.

Hey.

-Do you have to go this far? -What?

I'm much better off than you, who can't do a thing.

So what if you give me those eyes?

What a joke.

Mi-ho.

-Let go. Let go of me! -Wait.

All right.

I won't hold you down or stop you, but just give me a moment.

What are you doing?

Just one moment. It'll take only a second.

Please just come on this day.

Just this one day.

JULY 17TH, 8:00 P.M. FRONT OF MILLENNIE

Please?

I'll be waiting.

What are you doing?

What's with you?

[door closes]

Gosh.

[whistling]

[Manager Ha sobbing] Things just went haywire, sir.

-You know me, sir. -[tense dramatic music playing]

What are you doing? Come and beg him for forgiveness!

You signed to buy a ship without my approval…

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SHIP PURCHASE CONTRACT

…got a foreigner involved,

-and sold off our company. -[breath trembling]

Wait, Dad.

It's…

[hesitating] Will you hear me out?

It's…

The contract for the ship has been signed, and the deal is sealed.

You're right, Mr. Pyo Hyun-jun.

You must take responsibility.

-What? -This is your malfeasance.

You've used the company's name as you liked.

Mr. Pyo Hyun-jun and Mr. Ha Seong-il.

You two are under arrest without warrant

for malpractice and embezzlement against Pyo Merchant Marine

as well as suspicions of arson at the warehouse

in Yeonhwa-dong, Incheon.

[Hyun-jun breathing heavily]

Dad.

Let go. Let go of me!

-Dad! -Mr. Pyo, I have to tell you something.

Let go of me. Let go!

Dad!

Dad! Damn it.

Dad, you saw everything.

I won against that punk.

I won against Tae-poong!

I took him down.

Dad, I won!

Dad.

Dad…

It's all over now.

I'm almost there.

Is that so?

My son.

I lost.

It's my loss.

It wasn't you,

but it was me who lost.

[sobbing] Dad.

Can you just say I did a good job?

I did a good job, right?

[police siren approaching]

What happened to Mr. Kang? Why haven't we heard from him?

I wonder. Has he reached out to any of you? Huh?

I don't see anyone from Pyo Merchant Marine or Mr. Kang.

Are you working the night shift today?

I got fired. I was told to work here starting today.

No news is often the best news.

Let's give him some more time.

Wait, why are you here, Ms. Cha? The factory's busy right now.

Me? I was told to work here starting today.

-Says who? -Who do you think?

[footsteps approaching]

Ah! [laughing]

[mid-tempo rock music playing]

[imperceptible]

[Song-jung] Mr. Kang!

-Hey, Mr. Kang! -Mr. Kang!

Mr. Kang!

Mr. Kang!

What's with this red suit?

[Ma-jin] You look like you're in a boy band.

Three necklaces? You'll get a neck disk problem.

Your neuralgia must be better.

You can probably button one more. [chuckles]

-Should I do that? -Yes. [chuckles]

-Look. -[others] Wow!

CEO KANG TAE-POONG

[Mi-seon] Wonderful.

[all cheering, whooping]

-[Song-jung] Whoa! -[Mi-seon laughs]

[singing upbeat pop song]

MILLENNIE STAR SEARCH

-[song ends] -[crowd cheering]

[emcee] Here is the next contestant.

[singing pop song]

[singing pop song out of key]

Allow me to introduce you to our final contestant.

Contestant number…

-Oh. It's a song he wrote himself. -[crowd exclaims]

The title of the song is "Wolf Star."

Please welcome Contestant 13, Wang Nam-mo!

[crowd cheering]

[Nam-mo playing gentle melody]

♪ Left behind at the end of the night ♪

♪ You flowed by in your loneliness ♪

♪ Without a word ♪

♪ You crossed winter with a blank face ♪

♪ Casting a shadow ♪

♪ And fading away ♪

♪ I wish to reach you Beyond this dark night ♪

♪ When the world shakes like it'll crash ♪

♪ I'll stay right here ♪

♪ In the season where you stood still ♪

♪ In that sky ♪

♪ I'll stay here and shine upon you ♪

♪ Even when everything disappears ♪

♪ Even when I can no longer shine ♪

♪ With all my strength ♪

♪ I will remain in your sky ♪

♪ This cold and painful season ♪

[fading out] ♪ Passing through ♪

Wasn't I cool?

[gentle pop song playing]

No.

Mi-ho.

I will

try my best without giving up.

But that means I may not end up rich.

[scoffs]

Took you long enough, stupid.

Instead,

I'll sing for you every single day,

make you laugh, and wipe your tears.

[sniffles] I'll stay by your side forever.

[huffs]

[crowd cheering]

[crowd whooping]

-[person 1] Be happy! -[person 2] Congrats!

TYPHOON TRADING

-[Ma-jin] Isn't that cool? -[cheerful pop song plays over earphones]

-[Mi-seon] Oh! -You can save music in here.

How many songs? [mock gasps]

-Up to 32 songs. -What? Let me see that.

[Ma-jin] Do you know what's crazier?

-You can erase it and save new songs. -[song continues over soundtrack]

How many times? No way!

Infinitely.

-No way. -[gasps]

What is the pricing range for this particular product?

It's expensive. It's not cheap.

However,

think of what this thing can do.

-It's 250,000 won, but it's not much. -[sucks teeth]

[hesitating] It's 250,000 won?

How do you put songs in here?

You have to download files by accessing the Internet.

There are websites.

So you can't use this without a computer?

[sucks teeth] I don't think it's a bad idea.

It's tiny, and I can only listen to the music I like.

I'll eat my hat if even a single person buys that.

-I got a cosmetics product. -[Seon-taek gasps]

Oh! A cosmetics product? So cliché.

This company had been researching diabetes,

then came across this new substance great for skin.

They continued their research,

and ended up developing it into a cosmetic product.

But France is still more well-known for cosmetics products, isn't it?

I thought what we needed was a change in the way we think,

like this company that made this while researching for medicine.

Foreign brands aren't necessarily better.

Korea could be the best, you know. It just needs to be good quality.

In that case, may I take it home and try it out?

-[Mi-seon] Of course. -[Seon-taek] Okay.

Gosh.

-[Song-jung] Goodness. -[soft laughter]

-[speaking indistinctly] -[song continues]

[mouthing]

[coughing]

[Tae-poong coughs, sniffs]

ROSE DELIVERY FROM HONEY-POONG

[Mi-seon coughs]

Wait a second. What are you two up to? What was that?

Mr. Kang, look me in the eyes.

Why did you squint your eyes?

There was something in my eyes.

[Seon-taek] There wasn't anything.

Don't you know that they're dating?

[exclaiming]

[Seon-taek] Goodness.

Everyone in this world knows except for you three here.

It was so obvious.

Yes, they're the OC. [in English] The office couple.

[in Korean] Wait, so they held hands and stuff?

-[others] Whoa! -[Ma-jin exclaims in horror]

-Cut it out. -[others speaking indistinctly]

You shouldn't do that at work.

[Myung-gwan] We'll be having galbitang soon.

[Song-jung] Well, well.

Are you going to stay?

Are you okay with this?

What if he ends up fainting? [laughs]

[Beom crying]

Beom.

Are you that heartbroken?

-[sobbing] Mmm-hmm. -[light-hearted music playing]

-Come here. Come to me. -[slippers squeaking]

There, there.

What's so heartbreaking about Mi-ho getting married?

She'll come by often.

I knew that guy would do this.

I should've kicked him out while I could.

[laughing] My goodness.

Hey, Beom.

I'm here for you.

[sniffling] And Tae-poong, right?

Mmm-hmm. Don't even mention that punk.

There's no use in bringing up a son.

Mi-seon has been coming home late, hasn't she?

I know.

[sighs] Well, both you and I are in the same situation. [chuckling]

[Beom] Mi-ja now has a boyfriend too.

[Jeong-mi] You're right.

[Bun-i chuckles] All right.

So?

You two are getting married?

-Yes, ma'am. -Good.

[Eul-nyeo] Yes, ma'am.

We went ahead and found a good date for our family meeting and the wedding.

[chuckling] Oh, dear.

Congratulations, young lady.

Ma'am,

our family isn't too well-off, so we couldn't prepare much.

Please take a look.

-I got you a new outfit. -[Bun-i gasps] Goodness.

[Eul-nyeo] And a set of silverware.

Oh, my. These look wonderful.

And before winter comes, we'll get you a new set of bedding.

[chuckling] Why, thank you.

[Bun-i] In my case,

I wanted to offer you this.

It once belonged to my daughter-in-law.

-[gasps] Oh, my. -It's for you.

What are you doing? Take it.

No, it's not for her. It's yours.

[tender music playing]

You've done well in raising your son.

Ma'am…

I named that girl.

I named her Mi-ho because I wanted her to laugh a lot.

So make sure she laughs a lot.

Come on!

You're the worst, Grandma.

[Bun-i] But she cries too often.

Make sure she laughs more.

[chuckles softly]

So, Mr. Wang, have you sold lots of silk?

-Silk? -[laughs]

Ah! Oh, yes, ma'am.

-[mellow music playing] -[door opens]

[door closes]

You can't eat this alone.

-Do you want one? -Yes.

Should I eat the whole thing?

Have a seat.

[Tae-poong clears throat]

-I have-- -I have something for you.

-[Tae-poong] Come on. -[chuckles]

-What is it? -You first, then.

Well…

-Is this it? -Yes.

Why don't we exchange these on the count of three?

Okay, where's yours?

-Where do you think it is? -[laughs]

-One, two. -One, two.

-Three. -Three.

Here. What's this?

-That's for you. -It's heavy.

-May I open it? -Of course.

[Tae-poong] What are these?

Flower seeds.

[gasps softly]

[Mi-seon] What are these? Workbooks?

"Class pass"?

-For the college entrance exam? -Yes.

You've always wanted to go to college.

But you couldn't take the test back then.

I want you to continue with your studies just like you wanted.

Gosh, flower seeds?

That was your dream, Tae-poong.

But a plant nursery was too expensive for me to get.

I'll make much more money and buy you a plant nursery.

No.

I no longer need

a plant nursery.

You told me that…

stars still exist even when they can't be seen.

[theme song playing]

I thought about it

and realized all my flowers were here.

I found my sentiment too.

This place is full of my dreams.

Here at Typhoon Trading.

YEONGIL ACADEMY CLASS PASS

You know what?

I've always wanted to become a trader.

I know I can do my job very well without a university diploma.

And I have

both Typhoon Trading and you, Tae-poong.

I think I'm pretty okay just the way I am right now.

No way.

Ms. Oh Mi-seon,

you're awesome.

Out of all the people I've met,

you're the prettiest.

[song continues]

What do you think, Mom? [sucks teeth]

It's a bit too small, isn't it?

It's so nice.

Really? Let's have a look at the door.

Does this open well?

[realtor] Goodness, you have a wonderful son.

-[door slams] -[Tae-poong] Whoa.

[chuckles nervously]

[realtor] And it's tough to find an apartment at this price.

[indistinct conversations]

Here.

Ah.

[exhales]

So?

Do you want to look at a few more?

Tae-poong.

Why don't we stay at that place a little longer?

Is it inconvenient for you?

-[dreamy pop music playing] -I'd love to do that,

but our room gets cold in winter.

I'm worried that you'll fall and get hurt.

Oh, my.

Mi-seon may be stingy, but she doesn't hold back on briquettes.

Let's find a bigger place later and all move in together.

I mean, there's Ms. Bun-i and Beom.

We can't just leave them alone.

I'd feel too guilty to fall asleep.

[chuckles] Gosh.

I must've taken after you, Mom.

Of course. You're just like me. You're good at everything.

And you're so cool.

I mean, how are we so softhearted even when we're completely broke?

Who cares about money? We have everything else.

Dad treasured and protected us so dearly.

He did.

I've received so much.

I thought I had nothing left.

We were left with lots.

We're so rich.

[both laughing]

Okay, then. Let me think.

Ms. Bun-i, Beom, Mi-seon, you, and me, the five of us have to live together.

I'll have to share a room with Ms. Bun-i,

and Beom is growing up and needs his own space.

[Tae-poong] Mmm-hmm.

So he needs a room. Then you and Ms. Oh, so four rooms?

Will it be too expensive?

-We need three rooms, don't we? -Why three?

Mi-seon and I will share one.

-Ahhh! -You're thinking of that already?

There's no use in raising a son.

-[laughing] I was just joking. -You're lying.

[mid-tempo rock music playing]

WELCOME TYPHOON TRADING ON "EXPERIENCE LIFE ON SITE"

That looks hot. We might die today.

So will it really help Typhoon Trading to go on this show?

Yes, of course.

These days, we have to market ourselves and get noticed.

-[exclaims] -[others exclaim too]

Hey, don't even ask. Look at his eyes. He's not in the right state.

Anyway, this cauldron looks heavy.

Will it cost a lot to transport?

Mr. Bae, when we get back, can you look up the freight cost to South America?

Meat cooks well in these cauldrons.

-[Tae-poong] Yes. -In my opinion,

you're the weirdest one here, Ms. Oh.

Hey, the cameras are here. Smile.

-[Tae-poong] Smile. -[Mi-seon] Hello.

-[Song-jung] Hello. -Hello.

-[factory owner] How's it working out? -[Tae-poong] We haven't started yet.

[Song-jung] This will be tough.

EXPERIENCE LIFE ON SITE

-[funky music playing] -You're watching MBS here in Seoul, Korea.

-"Experience Life on Site." -[audience cheering]

[host] A trading company leading Korea out into the global world,

please welcome CEO Kang Tae-poong and Typhoon Trading!

[Se-ni] Come on out!

-All right! Come on in. -[Se-ni] Hello.

-There are many of them. -[Se-ni] They have such great teamwork.

They all came here together.

[host] Yes, and the CEO is quite good-looking.

[Se-ni] Yes, he's such a… [in English] …handsome boy.

-[in Korean] Yes. -I'd like to give him ten out of ten.

-Ms. Cha, your makeup makes you look ill. -[host] It's great to have you here.

-I heard they had a rough day. -Look at Mr. Koo.

-He thinks he's an actor. -[clears throat]

It would've looked much better if you sat in the first row.

Look ahead. We're on air. Please.

-You want to show off your girlfriend? -[host] All right.

-[Seon-taek] Shh! -[host] A small business in Korea

creating quite the buzz,

Typhoon Trading will take us to a paradise of cauldrons!

-Let's take a look! -[audience cheering]

[mid-tempo synth pop music playing]

[factory owner] All right.

All you have to do

is melt the scrap iron here to make a cauldron.

[Myung-gwan] How long will it take?

[factory owner] You'll have to finish everything today,

-and it takes about 11 hours. -Ah.

[owner] It looks tough, doesn't it?

I told you.

-Let's go! -[others speaking indistinctly]

[Song-jung] Looking great!

[music continues]

-[man 1] Going in. -[man 2] Keep pouring!

-[man 3] Let's go! -[man 4] One, two, three.

-Careful. -Okay.

-Lift this? -Yes.

[music continues]

Gosh.

-Gosh, that's hot. -[grunts]

[Seon-taek] My gosh.

Even the food is charred.

It's because soot fell from your face.

I need ketchup when I'm eating sausages.

-It's heavy. -[Tae-poong chuckles]

-It's so heavy. -[owner] Goodness.

The food isn't much, is it?

-No, it's good. -It's good.

[owner] I'm so sorry.

[host] Koreans draw strength from rice!

Even the IMF crisis couldn't stand against the power of a good meal.

It's good.

[all cheering, whooping]

[host] Their bodies may be covered in soot,

but the small envelope in their hands stand as proof of their sweat and time,

a testament to how they endured and overcame their darkest days.

[audience cheering]

All right! Great work, everyone.

One crucial step remains.

-Of course. So how much did you make? -[cheerful pop song playing]

The six of us made 50,000 each, so 300,000 won.

-Great work! -Great work.

[host] Now, everyone.

A small Korean business, Typhoon Trading, did something quite meaningful.

Now, please donate the money for a great cause to help those in need!

Wait! No!

-[Tae-poong] Ms. Oh, come here! -[Seon-taek] Hey!

[others speaking indistinctly]

It's now. Get on it with me.

I don't want to. I'm scared of heights.

-No, you can go. -Come with me.

No, you can do it. I don't want to.

Move aside.

I always wanted to be a prince. Lift it up, please.

-[audience laughing] -That's so irrelevant.

Hey, don't you know the ladies are always first?

[Mi-seon] Be careful.

-The unicorn might end up breaking. -Right.

I didn't want to say this, but I'm the CEO.

Yes, you must feel sad, but let the CEO have his moment.

-At least let me hold the tail. -Come on down.

-Okay. -Honey.

Are you watching this?

Happy wedding anniversary to us.

-You've put up with me long enough now… -Wait.

Give it up for Typhoon Trading!

-[applause] -Go on up!

Are you ready to go up?

Here we go!

[audience cheering]

-Whoa. -Watch it.

[cheering continues]

Mom!

[cheering continues]

[song continues]

TOTAL AMOUNT: 8,027,010 WON THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR A GOOD CAUSE

[upbeat pop song playing]

COUNTING DOWN TO THE 2002 WORLD CUP

FACELESS SINGERS ARE ON THE RISE! WAX AND BROWN EYES

COUNTING DOWN TO THE 2002 WORLD CUP

[song continues]

KANG TAE-POONG CEO OF TYPHOON TRADING

[reporter] Just as the sun always rises after the dark passes by,

if you hang on through your tough day, you will come out stronger tomorrow.

CEO KANG TAE-POONG

[song continues]

[reporter] There is a small business somewhere in Ulchiro

that stayed strong through the dark times of the IMF crisis

and continued to stay in business to this day.

CHA SEON-TAEK GENERAL MANAGER

[clears throat]

People say computers are accurate,

but I still believe the human hand is faster and more accurate.

What? A battle with the computer?

[chuckles softly]

It's impossible for humans to lose against a computer.

GO MA-JIN DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER

[Ma-jin] Times may change,

but I believe there are timeless things.

Well, it's nothing much.

But family love, comradeship,

and patriotism.

AUGUST EVENTS AND PLANS

Things like those.

TOTAL QUANTITY: 950 UNIT/BOXES TOTAL WEIGHT: 6,300 KGS

-[cell phone ringing] -[in English] Hello? I'm good.

BAE SONG-JUNG MANAGER

Yeah, I love Britney.

Do you have a Cy ID?

Mmm. How many "todays" today?

A little.

One hundred thirty-five.

[in Korean] Send me a friend request.

[in English] Right now.

[in Korean] Mr. Kang and I raised these orchids together.

KOO MYEONG-GWAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

People say, "Without haste, without rest."

-If you continue to work hard, you will-- -Cut!

[sucks teeth] Gosh, isn't this way too dull?

Me?

-What's so bad about the flowers? -Over there.

Excuse me. Can we get an interview with you?

Me?

I believe we need the courage to take another step amid a crisis.

Uh… How can I put this?

OH MI-SEON MANAGER

It may be tough to do alone, but together, it's probably possible.

Oh, our company?

Mmm…

There will be difficulties for sure.

But CEO Kang Tae-poong and all of us share the idea

that if we do not give up, anything is possible.

After all, it's all done by people.

That means

we're the ones that make it happen.

Just like this, Korea did not fall apart despite a huge danger like the IMF crisis,

thanks to these small businesses

that have taken deep roots in our society.

Reporting from Typhoon Trading--

Ms. Oh, we're late for the game company.

-Let's go. -Let's go.

-Excuse us. -[song fades out]

-[Song-jung] What? -Pardon me.

-[Ma-jin] Bye. -I'm Seo Seok-gyu from Typhoon Trading.

KEONNAM UNIVERSITY SUMMER SOCCER TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

RECRUITING MEMBERS FOR THE DRAMA CLUB

Hey, hop in.

-[girl 1] What? -[girl 2] He's cute.

[girl 3] He was talking to you!

-Let's go. -Okay.

[slow dramatic rock music playing]

[Mi-seon] "Hop in"?

It's been a while, so I wanted to do it.

You're with Next Revolution, the gaming company, right?

Yes, but…

Are you really buying all these?

IMMORTAL GORYEO BUBBLE BUBBLE BANG ADVENTURE

Why are you helping me?

We're helping him?

No, we believe in the value of these items

and in your future.

However, promise us one thing

that you won't give up and take this to the end.

-Hey, guys. Hop in! -[music ends]

Number 17, Oh Beom.

Congeniality Award.

[applause, cheering]

Oh, my. Congeniality Award.

My boy got the Congeniality Award.

Oh, my. Should I let him go to an art college?

His work is titled, "My Family."

DRAWING CONTEST

MY FAMILY

[pleasant music playing]

[mouthing]

[Mi-seon] The dot-com bubble is a huge problem right now.

So why don't we try exporting games?

Isn't that something Japan is good at?

You're right, but they're strong with console games.

You know, the game cartridges you stick into a machine.

Yes, I know what that is. Game Man.

-Yes. -I got my kid a few.

But computer games are different.

First, it doesn't require a console.

Also, the graphics are wonderful.

A strategy game based on the Goryeo era.

I've never seen anything like this.

It's like the Asian medieval times.

So why don't we invest a little to localize the game a bit more?

We can make different characters for different countries,

and find the best translators too.

We're not simply selling games.

We're selling culture.

-[others] Ah! -[Myung-gwan mimics phone ringing]

That sounds like lunch.

What time is it? Goodness.

Shouldn't we line up?

-Oh, my. Let's go. -[Myung-gwan] Let's go.

Anyway, why has Mr. Bae been making that face?

-[folk rock song playing] -I'm trying to be the Smiling Angel.

[others exclaiming, laughing]

[Song-jung] Eat well.

-[Mi-seon] Stop it. -Cut it out.

Should I be the Smiling Devil, then?

-[others exclaiming, laughing] -[Tae-poong] Dad.

-[imperceptible] -[song continues]

[Tae-poong] I loved flowers.

They were pretty and fragrant.

I thought my world

would always be filled with things

that were beautiful and good.

Then let's do this. We'll all eat lunch together,

and then play this game.

[Tae-poong] I was devastated when that world came crashing down.

I thought

my life would face an insignificant ending.

Today, Korea has officially broken free from the IMF system.

At the time of the financial crisis in late 1997,

Korea borrowed $19.5 billion from the IMF but paid it back

in just three years and eight months, three years before the deadline.

Korea has restored sovereignty over our economy once again.

Reporter Park Jang-beom.

[Tae-poong] But still, when I turned my face,

I realized my flowers were here.

My sunshine.

My rain.

My wind.

They had all been here.

[song continues]

[Tae-poong] I now know where my flowers are.

I'm no longer lost.

At times, we'll face cold seasons.

The pitch-black darkness will find us again.

But still,

I won't give up…

for my flowers.

No,

for my people.

-[song continues] -[imperceptible conversation]

EPISODE 16 WE MET THE BLUEBIRD, AND LIFE GOES ON

[song ends]

[theme song playing]

TYPHOON FAMILY