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(Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KOCCA)

(This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, )

(and incidents are products of the author's imagination.)

(All child actors were accompanied by a guardian, )

(and filmed in accordance with labour laws.)

Did you see they posted last year's corporate accounting statement?

The breakdown of the Innovative University Grant for the merger.

Apparently, they spent 1,000,000 dollars...

just on construction for the merger.

Does that make any sense?

The only work was at the Global Content Development Lounge,

and it was just a remodel.

That's exactly why it's weird.

They hurriedly added King Sejong to Jang Yeong Sil's statue...

and that alone was 100,000 dollars.

For that?

- 100,000 dollars? - 100,000 dollars?

This is all from the profits of the Gangwon Campus sale.

That's an insane amount of money.

It went to the corporate account, not the school budget.

What? I asked them to fix the court, and they said they had no budget.

And what's this?

80,000 dollars for "meeting expenses?"

Seriously, what kind of meetings cost 80,000 in just one year?

Faculty salaries are way too high too.

First, I'm filing a formal request for a breakdown of their expenses.

You guys can start working on the protest posters.

(Hangang University)

Lee Soo Min!

What brings you to campus suddenly?

Why? Am I not allowed to visit?

Hey, that's not what I meant.

You must be hungry.

Come on, let's go grab a bite.

I'm good. I'm not hungry.

Come on. I'll treat you to something good.

Come on. Let's go.

Fine, then you can cook for me.

Make it something good.

All right.

By the way, your school's pretty chill.

It even has a game console.

Well, that thing is actually making my life more difficult.

Have you ever played this?

- Of course. - You did?

Hello.

This is Im Yoo Ri, the Emergency Committee Chair I've mentioned.

She's a close friend.

Her name is Lee Soo Min.

- "A close friend?" - Hello.

I didn't realise you were a woman.

Excuse me?

Sorry. When I heard "Chairman," I automatically pictured a guy.

Gosh, I'm so prejudiced.

It's really a problem.

It's okay.

Did I forget to mention that?

You did mention...

a lot.

She said you're amazing at your job,

and that thanks to you, the school will get a brand-new look.

You're too kind.

My Tuna here can be a lot to handle,

so thank you for putting up with her.

She might look all dependable on the outside,

but without me, she's very clumsy and forgets important things.

She's not like that at all.

Our Vice Chair of the Emergency Committee stays late every night...

and is meticulous with her work.

If it weren't for our Vice Chair,

I would've collapsed many times.

Enough of the "Vice Chair."

Sorry?

Really?

So that's why you're always too busy to answer my calls.

What are you talking about?

Come on, let's go get the groceries.

Come on, let's go. We'll be on our way.

Bye.

- Let's go. - Look at your department jacket.

- I love it. - Let's go.

(LOVE.exe)

(EP8. An Impromptu Presentation)

Look at them making themselves right at home.

Go easy.

Paeng Gil Tan?

Hey, what's up with that?

I heard there's a lot of work here now, right?

Is it because you have a lot to do?

Not right now.

How many days has it been now?

- You said you got a job. - I don't know.

- I was about to go work today. - What are you doing?

A day labour office?

What are you doing here?

- I knew it went bankrupt. - Be careful.

He is here.

Need 1 plasterer, 250 dollars!

- I'll do it! - Do you have experience?

- Yes. - Hop in.

All right, 2 for concrete, 150 dollars!

- Concrete! I'll do it! - Weren't you watching last time?

- Yes, that's right. - Both of you, get in.

- Yes. Thank you. - I missed it.

And 1 general labourer, 100 dollars. Job's at the Boutique Hotel.

- Seriously? - Man.

Who's going to work for 100 dollars these days?

No takers?

- That's too cheap! - Right.

I'll take it!

I was there yesterday too.

Yesterday too? Dad's doing construction?

(Under Construction)

Wait, we have to tear all this down?

It looks brand new. What a waste.

Is this remodelling or what?

No, that's not it.

The construction look is popular.

It's what the kids are into these days, I guess.

With exposed rebar and wires, people come here for coffee.

- Why? - How should I know?

That middle-aged woman?

Yes. Thanks for all your hard work today.

(Hero Ant Labour, Now Hiring, Cash Paid Daily)

- Let's get a move on. - Okay.

Did you get your gloves?

Right here.

I can't walk you through everything today like I did yesterday.

It's heavy demolition and lifting, so you need to watch your own back.

Don't worry, I'm strong.

Don't overdo it. You could get hurt. Here, help me move this debris.

Got it.

Don't try to lift that. You'll hurt yourself.

Dad!

How can they just fire someone like that?

Just be glad you're not hurt.

But how did you know I was here?

I followed you.

What?

I thought you were having an affair.

What?

You came out of a motel with her. What else was I supposed to think?

"An affair?"

An affair, of all things? I'm not that kind of guy.

Hey, I may not be talented,

but I'm not a cheater.

Then why are you working out here?

Is the motel in that much trouble?

You know how the neighbourhood is.

These days, all the young people want to go to automated motels,

and we can't afford a kiosk.

So you need a kiosk? How much are they?

Forget it. Don't you worry about it.

If they're too expensive, you could probably rent one.

- Or you could buy one used. - No, it's okay.

I can help.

I said it's fine. Where would you get that much money?

I make more than you think.

The exchange rate issue last year was a bit of a hurdle.

That's our Quiz King!

Our next star is Joo Yeon...

The pillar of our family.

Dad is so sorry.

I'll work hard this time,

and I won't do it like that workbook business,

one steady step at a time. Okay?

I find this whole heartfelt moment really awkward.

Okay.

Because I'm going to collect every penny back, with interest.

From our point of view, since we're one financial unit...

this option makes more sense, right?

- Well. - This is thinking way ahead,

but it could actually help us save on gift taxes when you're older.

Not that I'm saying you have to leave me anything.

Right.

I know.

In return, don't tell Mom my work.

"In return?"

(Cheonghak Hall)

Even with just the evidence we've collected so far,

the Ministry of Education will definitely launch an audit.

The media won't ignore this either.

So don't just sit around waiting for the school's response.

Darn...

- like you own the school. - Hey!

Hey! That's enough.

Come on, just ignore him.

What's his deal?

He's just trying to pick a fight.

You know he's been pissed at the Emergency Committee.

The department's reputation was already bad...

because of that forced merger,

and now that all the internal issues keep leaking outside,

they're saying the school's image is totally ruined.

Still, that's no excuse.

Hey, they're graduating soon, too.

It's prime time for job hunting,

so of course they're on edge.

Aren't you graduating after the summer semester too?

Yes, but I've already got a job lined up.

Really? Congratulations!

It's not a company in Seoul or anything.

Anyway, everyone's busy...

worrying about their own future, around this time.

So don't let Everytime get to you, okay?

Yes, people post anything on there.

They nitpick your private life,

or your orientation, stuff like that.

Hey.

Hey.

That story you posted yesterday...

was that near campus?

Yesterday?

Oh, yes.

It's nearby. The vibe was great.

The yakitori was great, too.

- Is he trying to fish for details? - Yakitori?

You mean those chicken skewers with the green onions?

Just chicken skewers.

Scallion skewers are sold separately.

Am I overthinking this? Maybe Gil Tan's already out?

Did you guys go for a second round?

Yes.

But it's not just a place for friends.

But we are friends. At least, I thought so.

Darn it.

Here, let me try.

There were no staples.

No wonder it wouldn't budge.

There you go. Do you want me to get that one too?

I'm good.

And just like that, I've got butterflies.

Do you want to go together sometime?

For yakitori.

Sure.

The ginkgo skewers were great, too.

Let's go when we both have time.

Yes.

It's not a place for friends.

I'm heading out.

Okay, bye.

(Department of Converged Physical Technology and Global Contents)

Now, where is it? Let's see where it is.

Dad, what are you doing?

I was just looking for a pot.

A pot?

I forgot.

I don't have a pot. Don't worry about making food.

It's right here.

So there is one.

Since when?

So that's all you needed, right?

- No, but... - Dad!

What?

Just look at all this dust.

After you leave for school, I'm turning this place upside down.

It doesn't need cleaning.

Look at it with your own two eyes.

This place is an absolute dust pit.

Fine. Then you can clean it for me, Dad.

- You want me to clean it? - The bathroom.

You've got some nerve.

Just because I own a motel...

doesn't mean I'm your personal maid.

That's not it.

- I saw a cockroach. - What?

- There is. - I didn't see one.

There is one. It's still hiding over there.

I'm positive. There are a few of them!

- Is that so? - Yes.

- Hurry! - Where is this supposed cockroach?

- Let me see. - Why would you send this to me!

Where is this cockroach you're talking about?

What, you can't see it?

It was huge.

"It was huge?"

How many of them?

Didn't it come in from outside?

- Get inside. - Where is it?

Where is it?

Maybe it left the bathroom.

I can't find it.

Yes, maybe it left!

Weren't you just half-asleep?

Yes.

What?

I guess so.

- I'm late, I'm heading to school. - What about breakfast?

You can eat by yourself, Dad.

- Eat something! - I'll just have a banana!

You need to eat a proper meal!

How am I going to deliver all this?

(Department Jacket Order Sheet)

Are you heading to class already?

Is it the one that ends at four?

Yes. You?

Me too, four.

I planned my schedule around yours.

Aren't you going to be late?

It's fine if I'm a little late.

You'd better get going. I'm taking off.

Oh, right.

I have to return the department jacket.

Sorry?

It looked so good so I wore it to class,

but I think I left it there.

Sorry.

I'll get it to you later.

All right. I'll see you later.

Such a nice day

Such a nice watch

Heading to pilates

A direct message from Jinny?

Min Hak,

you're not buying their story, are you?

What kind of day should I have

(Min Hak, you're not buying their story, are you?)

Look, there's that girl again.

- Hey, I'm getting off here. - Right here?

Wait, why are you getting off here?

Hey.

Walk over to the locker as naturally as possible,

casually open the bag,

then naturally open the locker door and shove this monstrosity inside.

Gosh, this locker is full.

I can't believe I brought this all the way to school.

San, you dropped...

(Joo Yeon San)

It's heavier than I expected.

Because it holds San's food for the day, a banana.

I spent the whole night lost in my own emotions,

I wonder what kind of weight must San bear,

living on the same Earth with dull people like me?

Sea squirt larvae are like tadpoles.

They swim around freely.

Surprising, isn't it?

When a sea squirt becomes an adult, it attaches firmly to a rock...

and within 48 hours, it eats its own nervous system and spinal cord.

Once it no longer needs to move,

the brain becomes unnecessary too.

Doesn't that sound like some people in high places around here?

There she goes, on another tangent unrelated to our major.

Essentially, every brain is an organ that creates movement.

From a human's view, you'd think it's just for thought.

But it's not an organ that only thinks.

Plants, which don't move,

therefore have no brain or nerves.

Of course, the secretion of hormones from the tip of the plant embryo...

could be seen as a kind of movement, I suppose.

Hormones.

But the kind of movement I'm referring to here...

is a more vivid form of interaction.

A dance, if you will.

What's she doing?

Is she dancing?

I think so.

So weird.

I kept calling your name earlier,

but you didn't hear me and just kept going.

Sorry?

Why were you calling me?

You dropped this.

You're something else.

It's a good thing I picked it up right away.

Wait. Don't tell me he opened it.

Does he know what this is or not?

Therefore,

the notion that plants can listen to music is absurd.

The very definition of "hearing"...

requires the existence of neurons,

which only animals possess.

Man, global warming is no joke.

It's only March, why is it so hot?

Now where's the remote?

Which brings us to...

the "Sonic Algorithm to Promote Houseplant Growth."

I'm rejecting this app proposal, Mr. Ban Ji No.

What? That was Ban Ji No's idea?

- It wasn't even that great? - He did that whole dance for that?

Power on.

Starting in basic mode.

What's that sound?

Why isn't this working?

I have to find the power button.

Why won't this zipper budge...

How do I turn this thing off...

- Darn it. - Since I am not a plant myself,

I can hear an unbalanced motor spinning.

- What's that noise? - Sounds like someone's phone is on.

Why isn't this working?

Everyone, please put your phones on silent.

Please.

Switching to Strong Vibrate Mode.

Be quiet, darn it.

- Shut down. - Whose is it?

It keeps going off, it must be urgent.

You should step out and take that.

Now playing Hot Guys' Moans Mode.

Gosh, what's that doing here?

The ridges are vibrating so coquettishly.

That vibration.

- What? - What's with her?

What the heck?

- Why would she bring that here? - Isn't that the "Do me" girl?

So?

She's kind of a troublemaker.

This is wild. Why won't my phone record?

- She needs to put that away. - Seriously.

Stay calm, Joo Yeon San.

Man.

Even in the worst situations, there's always a way out.

What a noise.

Hey.

Feynman won the Nobel Prize for an equation...

he came up with after watching a spinning plate.

The people in this room are also members of the ivory tower.

If I just calmly explain everything, they'll understand.

I have to trust their intelligence and open-mindedness.

- It's still on. - Should we really be filming this?

Why does she carry something so big around?

That's all for today. You did a great job, sweetie.

I'm sure you're all a bit flustered.

You're probably thinking you've seen it all in this class.

But the fact it took me forever to find the power button,

should be enough to tell you that I'm new to this device.

That's right. I'm in the Department of Computer Engineering.

I do a lot of side jobs.

I was asked to check for a device syncing error,

and it's for a freelance gig I was subcontracted for.

My father made a surprise visit,

and I was worried he might find it.

And get the wrong idea,

so I hid it in my bag.

However, I still have no idea how it suddenly turned on.

My best guess is...

I see.

So that's what that was earlier...

Now that I've gone to such lengths to explain the situation,

please don't get the wrong idea or spread rumours.

Thank you for listening to my long-winded explanation.

- That's totally plausible. - Yes, that makes sense to me.

- Right. - Maybe there's still hope...

How can she do that?

You shouldn't be recording this.

Come on, what about her privacy?

- Man. - Everyone.

How about we all put our phones down?

I don't think we need to record this.

Darn, I'm so done for.