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WE ARE ALL TRYING HERE

Before enlisting, I had five million won,

so I put it into stocks.

When I got discharged…

Ta-da.

It increased to 30 million.

Yes, 30 million.

Right then,

do you know what my biggest worry was?

"I'm the only one who knows about this money."

"What if I die?"

Then one day…

a burglar tried to break in.

I saw something like a knife,

and my heart started pounding.

I didn't know what to do.

At that moment,

I thought of the 30 million won I had.

I thought, "I can't die."

"I have 30 million won."

Even though I hadn't eaten or slept,

I was full of energy.

That 30 million won

made me feel like I had superpowers.

But then…

it increased to 50 million won.

Suddenly,

everything became easy.

It felt like nothing in life stood in my way.

Dong-man.

Let's step into the center…

of history.

Hey, Hwang.

Want to try taking a photo?

You were such a beautiful young man.

I'll bear that in mind.

I can see the universe in your face.

From what angle and in what way

can I capture the depth of the universe inside you?

I ponder over this every day while watching all of your films.

He really is a crazy bastard.

After watching you every day,

I'm beginning to mix up your face

with mine.

HWANG DONG-MAN: HEHEHE

Seriously, this little punk.

MR. NOH KANG-SIK

Stop messaging me.

Who does he think he is?

How dare you have the audacity to babble on like that?

Yes, sir!

I got excited

because I have the top actor Noh Kang-sik in my contacts.

Damn it.

That's it for today.

Jeez.

Director, let's take five.

DEPOSIT AMOUNT: 20,000,000 WON SENDER: HWANG DONG-MAN

What's this?

You're saving 100 million won

to give Yeong-sil when you see her.

I'm going to chip in.

I got my signing fee.

My film's going into production.

DEPOSIT AMOUNT: 20,000,000 WON SENDER: HWANG JIN-MAN

Why?

If you have money, get your own place and move out.

Live your own life,

and don't worry about mine.

Can't you let me feel grand for once?

I felt grand all night thinking about chipping in.

Don't stomp on my grandeur.

Don't send it.

We might not even find her!

Of course, we'll find her!

If we can't find her, she'll find you!

Don't you think she wants to see her dad?

Are you meeting someone?

I'll get going now.

I'll come back tomorrow.

All right, go on.

It's cold. Why didn't you wait inside?

I just got here.

You always say that.

Your nose is red.

I really did just get here.

Now that Noh Kang-sik is on board,

I'm worried it might be too successful.

How will I handle everyone's envy

and jealousy?

Park Gyeong-se is probably seething with envy right now.

What do I even do when I see his face?

Also,

what if I become so successful that I suddenly lose my "nobody" charm?

I'm scatterbrained and all over the place, but I'm not unhappy.

This is my identity and charm.

If I become too successful,

I'm afraid I'll suddenly lose my charm.

You know what I mean.

It's like a character who starts out as a charming troublemaker

but becomes serious and dull toward the end.

I'm afraid I'll end up dull like that.

Isn't it weird how all successful people are dull?

Of all the pointless worries I've heard so far,

this is the most pointless one.

Right?

Even if I succeed, I'll still be a scatterbrained, crazy guy

who's all over the place.

I'm going to be successful too.

Will I lose my charm as well?

Wait. Are you saying I'll lose it?

I wouldn't say you'll lose it.

- It's just… - It's just what?

You'll become less approachable.

It's difficult enough to approach you right now.

Oh, I don't mean you're uncomfortable to be around.

It's like

you're on a completely different level from me.

I still remember how shocked I was the first time I saw you.

It was like seeing an ideal face sent from heaven.

"Let this be called a face."

"This is a face,

so let all faces resemble it."

They can resemble it, but they can never be the same.

The moment they become the same, it's no longer ideal.

An ideal is something you can never fully achieve.

That's what it means, right?

That's the kind of face I saw.

It feels like a miracle

sitting here talking to you when you once felt unapproachable.

On top of that, you write well.

Can you stop being so perfect?

You almost feel unreal.

Are you worshipping me?

You're an ideal sent down by the gods,

so of course, you deserve worship.

You know your share is included

in the money I received, right?

Tell me whatever it is you want.

Don't say "nothing."

Or "anything."

If I buy whatever I please,

you might end up with something bizarre.

I want to receive a bizarre gift.

Oh, no, no, no.

Stop being all lovey-dovey and hurry up already!

- Jeez. - Hi!

- Hello. - Hey.

I'm freezing.

What are we having?

Let's have something fancy with green stuff sprinkled on top.

I don't like food like that.

They say women like that kind of food.

How much are you spending?

How much should I spend?

- I know a place. Let's go. - What?

Don't worry. It's not expensive.

By the way, are you heading to the police station or something?

I probably will soon.

I'm trying out the outfit in advance.

Police-station vibe.

Police-station look.

We could've gone somewhere more expensive!

- It's expensive here! - Hello.

- Hey, nachos! - Thank you.

Enjoy.

Hi, Mom.

Yeah.

Grandma gets discharged next week.

She's okay.

She can walk a bit now.

Mom, I'm out right now, so I'll call you when I get home.

Bye.

I thought you said you were on bad terms with your mom.

She's my stepmom.

You have a stepmom too?

Then what about your grandmother?

She's my stepmom's mom.

Then what about your dad?

He passed away.

When did he pass away?

When I was in the 8th grade.

Have the three of you lived together ever since?

Yes.

My stepmom is mostly in Japan for work.

They sound like good people.

And you're a good person too.

You see, a relationship doesn't last if only one side is good.

I get it.

Even in a newly formed family, you don't become strangers overnight

just because a connection is lost.

You shared a life, after all.

Oh Jeong-hui and I lost our connection a long time ago.

And my dad…

has a lot of problems.

This mother-daughter relationship might end at any moment now.

There's a chance

my name…

will be all over the internet.

I just hope I don't get too scared.

All right.

I'll take on all the misfortune in the world,

so make it big, okay?

All of you make it big, okay?

Hwang Dong-man.

Byeon Eun-a.

Lee Jun-hwan.

Everyone, make it big!

- Make it big! - Make it big!

- Oh, come on! - Don't lie!

Come on, you're exaggerating!

Jeez, they're laughing so damn loud.

Be quiet.

We can't be outdone!

- One, two, three! - Two, three!

The name of a target appeared, but…

NATIONAL STRESS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

It's the country's most notorious nutcase politician

who's raising everyone's blood pressure and must be taken out quickly.

But…

it's his wife.

She might be a nutcase, but she's still his wife.

He can't just let her die, can he?

But then

she says the one line that really pisses off the protagonist

and makes him say, "Screw it. Just die."

What could it be?

What could it be?

What did you say?

When will the script be ready?

When will the script be ready?

We were supposed to give them episodes three and four ages ago.

Stop struggling with them.

Just hand them over and get it over with.

I could think of so many moments

that would piss off the protagonist if he were a writer.

Why did I make him a Grade 9 civil servant?

Say what?

His friend gets flagged as a target.

All of the memories and history they shared

flash before his eyes.

He gets choked up. He can't stand it.

He's trying to save them,

but then they ask,

"When will the script be ready?"

"What the… What did you just say?"

"'When will the script be ready?'"

He told them not to say that one thing, but they said it anyway.

He tells them, "I'm talking to you right now,

but 99% of my brain is focused on the script."

"I'm running on the last 1% of my brain,

doing everything I can to keep you alive,

but it's no use."

"Just go."

"Take care."

"I can't see you off."

There are so many moments

when writers get so pissed off that they just give up.

I just thought of a rage trigger for the protagonist!

"You only make two million won a month?"

That's it.

"You only make two million won a month?"

That's it. You're a genius, Writer Park.

You figured it out.

You're a genius.

This is it.

"You only make two million won a month?"

"The protagonist is filled with rage

and finally comes to a decision."

- Bang! - Bang! And they're dead.

He fires nonstop. All right.

Hold on. Let's think here.

"The protagonist starts shooting to an excessive degree."

"You only make two million won a month?"

"Only two million won a month?"

"There's no point in drawing this out…"

Make it big, Hwang Dong-man!

Thank you.

- Make it big! - Thank you! I'll do my best!

Make it big, Eun-a.

- Make it big. - Everyone, make it big.

Let's go!

Where are we going?

- Where is she going? - Where?

Where are we going?

Mi-ran!

No! Don't do this, Mi-ran.

- Why not? - Please don't.

He'll beat me to death.

Okay, okay.

Let's leave.

Don't!

Hwang Dong-man!

She went in!

What do we do?

Just as I expected,

you've been drinking.

I had a drink myself.

There was no other way for me to wipe away

the wrong that remains somewhere.

I stopped by because I wanted to see you.

She's back.

This is why I told you not to go in.

Just you wait!

You'll be into me before you know it.

Wait for me!

The ball goes to the goalkeeper, Choi Chun-ho.

It got cut off.

Yes, the pass came up short.

But the pressure continues.

If you file a lawsuit and the media gets hold of this,

it's a given that both sides will get screwed.

I don't care if we both get screwed.

It's not just you two.

- What about Jung Hyeon-u? - He has nothing to do with this!

It was a fight between Jang Mi-ran and me.

You think she'll stay quiet about why you guys fought?

She'll disclose every last detail.

Jang Mi-ran was 100% at fault for what she did.

We'll make her apologize,

so let's settle this for 100 million won.

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

You think I'm doing this for money?

You know what?

Even if I killed her, it still wouldn't be enough!

Even if it means humiliating myself

by admitting I got beaten up like an idiot,

I'm going to take Jang Mi-ran down for good.

I'll never accept a payoff

and pretend it never happened.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Of course, we'll file a lawsuit, but…

Let's do it a bit later.

My drama is out right now,

and I'm going to Taiwan next week to promote it.

Jung Hyeon-u is a fool.

He should've insisted on going after Jang Mi-ran.

This makes things difficult.

What makes a woman grab another woman by their hair?

I've seen it in dramas but never in real life.

I regret it too.

Grabbing her hair was lame.

Next time, I'll hit her with a roundhouse kick.

Don't be so stubborn.

You may never get to act again.

You know,

I just want it all out in the open.

I want everything revealed about how this whole mess started

and put it out there for the world to see.

"Jung Hyeon-u…

liked…

Jang Mi-ran."

"Jang Mi-ran…

isn't…

a crazy bitch."

- Tell them I want to see them. - I will.

What about the Knock knock knock contract?

It'll come through soon.

Welcome.

Come in.

Take a seat.

Here, try this.

I wondered why you never backed down when I was on your case

and what made you act so defiant.

You had an ace up your sleeve.

When did you start writing?

Have you written a lot?

No.

How many have you written?

Not many.

I knew it.

I have a good eye for things.

I called you "Ax," didn't I?

Golden Ax.

There was something different

about the things you said compared to other producers.

There are things only someone who's actually written can say.

If you haven't written, you wouldn't know.

Let's keep the fact that you're Yeong-sil

just between you and me.

You know that Ma Jae-yeong desperately tried to hide you, right?

And it's not like I don't know why he tried to do so.

He's already on edge as it is.

Nothing good will come from provoking the director.

Knock knock knock will go under his name, and he'll pay you.

And let's sign

a separate writer's contract.

I'll pay you top rate.

You know me.

I never miss out on a sure bet.

I'll only write when I have something to write.

I won't write for money.

You're so cool.

But you know,

writing comes from the sense of repaying a debt.

You know Writer Park who wrote The Fools?

After gambling away their signing fee,

they couldn't pay up, so they wrote nonstop and came up with it.

It ended up being a big hit.

Money makes writing happen.

Without money, it doesn't happen.

How about 100 million won per screenplay?

Let's sign a contract for just two.

You don't have to come to work,

but you can if you want.

Do whatever suits you.

So Writer Park caused a stir overseas too.

Later on,

they wrote it all.

Seasons two, three, and even four.

Hey.

The doors are closing.

Are you on your way back from lunch?

Yes. Looks like you are too.

Yeah.

The key crew is set now, right?

We just need to confirm the production designer today.

I see.

Why did he act like he was hiding something?

He looked flustered, right?

I'm not really sure.

What's the deal with them eating together?

- Who? - Mr. Choi and Byeon Eun-a.

It smelled like they had barbecue.

Really?

ALL THE LUCK TO THE CAST AND CREW OF VILLAIN HUNT

SUPPORTING NOH KANG-SIK! FROM HWANG DONG-MAN, KO HYE-JIN

- Please enjoy! - Thank you.

They built the set well.

Do a better job, you punk!

Give me a break.

"Give me a break"?

You think I don't know what you do?

You intimidate your juniors to knock them off their game.

- Hello. - What's wrong?

If your co-star does a good job,

- you do whatever you can - They got into a fight.

to make sure that scene doesn't get used.

Wow, Jeong-min's good at acting.

He's not acting.

Hey.

Tell me.

You think you're a good actor?

Yes.

Does a good actor cut off their co-star's flow

and do whatever they want?

You're not confident in your acting! That's why you're all over the place!

Or maybe it's your old-school acting style

that can't keep up with my range as an actor.

Are you kidding me?

Let's just focus on acting, okay?

Just acting,

not this hierarchy bullshit.

Hey, show some respect.

Got it?

Got it?

Goddamn it.

Screw this. I'm done here.

Do you really fucking expect me to shoot this

while getting beaten up at my age?

I'll pay whatever penalty and quit.

It's disgusting how this whole industry keeps quiet because of guys like him.

I'll call every reporter I know,

tell them all the crap you've pulled, and leave this industry.

Someone like you should've been blacklisted a long time ago.

You know that?

Go right ahead.

Do it.

Go ahead and call the reporters, you punk!

Call them now!

Let go of me!

- I said let go of me! - Hit me.

- Let go of me, you jerks! - Hit me!

- Go ahead! Hit me! - Hey!

Hey, stop, stop.

Please calm down.

I mean…

This?

How is this a hit?

Who the hell are you?

I'm sorry.

I get that you're offended.

Then why don't you just make him feel the same way?

Just do this and make him feel offended.

Come on, it's not that hard to do.

How is this hard?

Have you lost your mind too, you punk?

See? You can see on his face that he's offended.

- I'm sorry. - I mean…

- I'm sorry. Let's go. - Wait, Hye-jin. Hold on.

I don't get it. Why are you getting mad because he offended you?

You just need to offend him right back!

Why would you threaten to quit and talk to reporters

over something like this?

Again, who the hell are you?

I'm sorry.

Let's go!

- I said let's go! - I heard you!

Call the reporters, but at least wait until after my film!

Wait until I'm done with my film!

Come on, don't you agree?

Do you know how hard I worked to get to this point?

That's enough, you bastard!

I ought to just…

You know what?

- I'm not offended. - For goodness' sake.

What's there to get offended about?

When I tell people

that Hwang Dong-man is the director

and the lead actor is Noh Kang-sik,

everyone says the same thing.

"Oh no, Ms. Ko."

"That'll take years off your life."

I refuse to work myself into anything that leads to cancer.

Remember what I said?

I plan to live to 100.

If I think it might give me cancer, I'll scrap it immediately.

So just shut up and stay still!

Don't do anything or say anything!

And don't step in.

Nothing improves when you step in!

Just say, "Ready, action, cut." Okay?

Okay.

Why did you and Mr. Choi have lunch together out of nowhere?

Did you tell him you're quitting?

He goes hard on people, but the second someone says they're quitting,

he softens up and tries to talk them out of it.

What did you two talk about?

Why do you want to know?

Are you anxious that he's doting on me again?

Watch your mouth, will you?

I'm your senior.

So what?

You can talk to me however you want?

You could've just said that you somehow ended up eating together.

The way you asked me didn't allow for such a casual response.

You were being snide.

I won't let her get away with this.

Why does Mr. Choi listen to that brat?

She's against changing the protagonist of Knock knock knock to a woman?

Who does she think she is?

Even the director approved it, so who the hell is she to object?

Goddamn it.

You've made a lot of progress in developing it.

Yes, I did.

Let's put a hold on Jang Mi-ran's contract.

Why all of a sudden?

This is under wraps because of her current drama,

but something big is about to drop.

What is it?

A criminal lawsuit.

For assault.

I don't think we can cast Oh Jeong-hui either.

Damn it.

And we don't have Noh Kang-sik.

We can't do Knock knock knock without Oh Jeong-hui.

Put a hold on her contract for now.

MS. OH JEONG-HUI

This is a mess.

Hello, Ms. Oh!

Right, yes.

Goodness, we're not stalling.

Of course, we want you.

Absolutely.

It's nothing major,

but there's been some talk about changing the protagonist to a woman

since it'll shift the mood entirely.

The writer did.

Yes, Yeong-sil.

We can't completely ignore what the writer says.

The moment Hyo-jin opens her mouth,

I'm bored to death.

Every single word is boring.

She seems like someone

who'll never open up, no matter how long you know her.

She's not someone who intentionally hides what's inside…

but someone who doesn't know how to communicate what's inside.

How can a person like that be in filmmaking?

I'm in The Eight Club with her,

but I've only talked to her for maybe ten minutes at most.

- It's awkward when I'm alone with her. - Right?

Yes.

When she starts talking,

I hate the thought of the sound of her voice touching me in any way,

- so my body just stiffens up. - Right.

- And I can't hear anything. - Right.

- It's like my ears automatically shut off. - I hate it.

But when I talk to you,

it feels like we have a real conversation.

I'm so moved.

People always say I talk nonstop and that I can't hold a conversation.

You do talk nonstop.

Right.

When we meet, you do 80% of the talking on your own.

Right, on my own.

But it's never boring.

Everything you say really hits me.

And my ears open up.

Sometimes, it's to the point where I want to take notes.

I had planned to keep my mouth shut for a while

because I got really chewed out today.

No, don't keep your mouth shut.

Yes, ma'am! I won't keep my mouth shut!

At least, not in front of you.

I feel like I can finally breathe when I talk to you.

It feels like everything you say is what I would say,

and you always seem to understand exactly what I mean.

I'd always get nervous

when talking to people.

I'd wonder, "How are they taking what I'm saying?"

But when I'm with you,

it feels like my heart bursts open and everything flows out smoothly

without any hesitation.

I feel the same.

Everything you say feels like what I would say.

Do you think we were meant to be one person,

but got split into two and came into the world?

I would've liked you even if you were a man,

or even if you were a tree.

And if you were the wind, I would've been nuts about you.

Eun-a,

you're too precious to be held

within such a small frame and a confined space.

I want the whole world

to be Byeon Eun-a.

It's Byeon Eun-a.

It's Byeon Eun-a.

It's Byeon Eun-a.

Eun-a?

Why did you get so small?

Oh dear.

Please take good care of Eun-a.

Oh, Eun-a! Oh no! Eun-a!

Eun-a…

You know,

you give off a teenage boy vibe.

Is that a compliment?

A huge one.

Eun-a.

- Eun-a. - Eun-a.

Welcome.

Just a second. I'll bring more drinks.

Oh, hello.

- It's been a while. - Yes, it has.

I hear you're debuting soon?

I've actually been meaning to tell you.

After all, you're the reason I'm here,

and you taught me how to write.

So I really wanted to tell you that I was debuting.

Thank you!

I worked with Ms. Oh for a bit a long time ago.

It was

a very embarrassing memory, so I don't usually talk about it.

I worked on the directing team for Dogs and Cats.

Oh, this is Producer Byeon Eun-a from Choi Film.

Let me introduce…

Sit down.

Right, let's sit down.

- Would you like a drink-- - No, thank you.

I heard the writer of Knock knock knock is against casting me in the role.

I'd like to know why you're against it,

Ms. Yeong-sil.

Are you against changing the protagonist to a woman,

or are you against me playing the role?

Just give it to me straight. That's why I'm here.

She wouldn't be

against it.

Right?

Which is scarier? A crazy woman or a crazy man?

Between a crazy woman and a crazy man roaming the streets,

which is scarier?

Wouldn't a strong man who could harm me…

be scarier?

Which is scarier? A female ghost or a male ghost?

Fear…

is an emotional state,

not a physical one.

If strong men are scary,

are all horror film protagonists supposed to be men?

I thought you were savvy, but you're surprisingly narrow-minded.

Your objection to changing to a female protagonist isn't valid.

Is there a personal reason you object to casting me?

Because it's sickening.

That disgusting ambition of yours

that knows no limits

and keeps pushing its way in.

I want you to know you can't have everything.

No matter how good they act,

the actor's own emotions still come through.

It's always a battle.

You have to outshine others.

It's always more, more, more.

Have you ever acted in a supporting role?

Have you ever once enjoyed working?

Enjoy working? Do I look like an amateur?

I believe Daniel Day-Lewis worked as a shoemaker.

You have to reach the end to know there's nothing special

before you take a different path.

Don't tell me to become a shoemaker

when I haven't even reached the end of my path yet.

If someone says money isn't a big deal, do you agree and give in?

It's not too late to make money and come to that decision on your own.

It's the same thing.

You have to reach the end of hell to know.

Do you even know what hell is?

You can go through hell at just nine years old.

I don't know. It's taboo to talk about her.

Oh, I know her name.

It's Byeon Si-on.

Which sounds better, Byeon Si-on or Byeon Eun-a?

It's not true. Right, Eun-a?

Take a look at every line you've written and your desire to kill in each one.

Your motivation is fueled by your hatred for me.

They say you can't blame parents once you turn 40.

What will you use as motivation then?

How's your grandmother doing?

Anyone who absolutely detests something also has something they absolutely love.

It's how they live on.

As soon as I was born, I was abandoned every day.

Your deep sigh,

your look…

Even if it kills me…

I want to show you how wrong you were.

Just write it all down and give it to me.

Write down everything you remember about how much of a bitch I was.

You can write a hundred pages or a thousand, and I'll read it.

I'll read it every day like it's a daily Bible verse.

I'll repent while reading it.

I'll spend the rest of my life

dwelling on that precious wound you can't seem to let go!

So you just write it down

and be done with it!

Some writers keep reliving their own pain.

You used all of your hatred for me in writing Knock knock knock.

There's nothing left to write about it,

so just let it go and move on!

Stop rehashing the same emotions and letting your writing get rusty!

The next round will reveal

what kind of writing Ma Jae-yeong produces

and what kind of writing Yeong-sil produces.

It'll determine who Knock knock knock originally belonged to.

You used all of your hatred for me in writing Knock knock knock.

There's nothing left to write about it,

so just let it go and move on!

If you could erase your childhood memories to escape from this pain,

would you do it?

No.

Without this pain, that woman…

would be completely innocent.

She was neglected and grew up without her parents.

I didn't think much of it at the time,

but looking back now, my heart simply goes out to her.

I wonder what she's doing now

and how her life is going.

That sloppy gimbap

she clearly made herself.

I still think about that sad gimbap

and how she forced it down.

NO WAY, LOOK AT THIS

POOR THING… THE KID DIDN'T DESERVE THIS

Has it ever occurred to you

that it might be rude to post something like this?

This child is now an adult.

How would she feel reading this?

What about the pain of having to relive a childhood

that everyone remembers as pitiful?

You may act sympathetic,

but right now,

you're keeping her trapped in that painful past and toying with her.

Please don't pretend it's compassion.

Don't pretend it's compassion, you assholes.

NATIONAL STRESS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT EPISODE 4

BY PARK GYEONG-SE, PARK JEONG-MIN

- Hey. - Did you read the script?

Yeah.

What do you think?

It's fun.

That's it?

What else should I say?

Is it really fun?

Yeah, it is.

Then why are you talking like that?

How should I be talking?

I say it's fun, and you still complain.

Are you attending Director Lee's premiere later?

No, I want to sleep.

Come to the after-party, then.

Forget it. I'm sleeping.

Bye.

"TRAPPED IN WRONG ANSWERS" AFTER-PARTY

- Hello. - Hello.

- Why didn't Director Park Gyeong-se come? - He was up all night, so he's sleeping.

That's a shame. I had a lot to ask him.

Okay, then.

Does your company produce period pieces as well?

Wait.

Director Park!

Why are you so late?

I was tired so I almost didn't make it.

Oh, really?

Have you eaten?

Please excuse me for a second.

- Feels like quite the party. - Please dig in.

Oh, hello.

It's very interesting, huh?

Isn't it weird, though?

But I think it'll do well.

Are you sure about that?

Oh, it's Ms. Ko.

Ms. Ko!

When did you get here?

Who are you, sir?

Come on. Are you drunk?

Do you know me?

I don't think we've met before.

What are you doing? What's with the acting?

Excuse me, but I don't know who you are.

I believe you've got the wrong person. Can you please leave?

Director Park, I thought you couldn't come.

Episodes three and four are amazing!

They're more fun than the first two.

That's good to hear.

Everyone in the company is raving about how National Stress Management Department

has been confirmed as a long-running series.

You have to sign a three-season deal with us, okay?

Goodness, three seasons? Come on.

- Just think about it. - I will.

Excuse me.

Are you Director Park Gyeong-se who wrote National Stress Management Department?

So you're the one who wrote that.

I'm so sorry for not recognizing you.

Why are you acting like this?

I really enjoyed reading it.

I've read all of your work,

but I think this is your best yet.

I'm sure it'll do well.

Your writing

was full of excitement.

So full of energy!

You must be in love.

Your writing was full of excitement.

For creators, people are their greatest asset.

Like slash-and-burn farmers who burn their land to cultivate again,

creators can completely fall for someone

and soak up their words,

their energy,

and everything about them to get back on their feet.

That's why I think

creators should be allowed to fall in love a hundred, a thousand times.

I'll support you.

Keep writing with that same excitement to the very end.

Good luck.

Honey.

Hye-jin.

Damn it.

Ko Hye-jin.

They say the most pitiful person…

is the wife of a director.

But I'm also…

the CEO of a production company.

So be excited.

Keep being excited.

Just write well.

I don't care if you fall into hell

or into a honeypot.

As long as you come back with some writing,

I'll drag you into hell or shove you straight into that damn honeypot myself!

So just keep being excited.

Fine, I got excited!

I met a woman who looked at me the way Ko Hye-jin used to,

so I got excited!

You don't even dote on me anymore!

So how do you expect me to write?

I didn't know what to do,

so I got hammered and went to sleep.

When I got up,

it was dark outside.

Depression presses down on me

like a heavy iron weight.

Who the hell are you to object to casting Oh Jeong-hui?

You even went behind my back and told Mr. Choi that you're Yeong-sil.

I'm scrapping this. I won't do it.

I won't!

Speak slowly. I'll hear you out.

The more you run your mouth,

the better it is for me

since I'm recording this.

Overconfident bastard.

You're working on a project worth hundreds of billions of won

with a bunch of A-list actors,

and you make a call like this without thinking?

Your voice needs to be kept on record forever,

so the world never forgets

what kind of person you are.

Someone like you

never should've been born.

Don't come.

The food here is fine. Just get some rest.

I'll go tomorrow.

Lie down.

Go on, lie down.

Watch some TV.

Okay?

I have to give it to you.

You've got a knack for picking up whatever I throw away.

You picked up Noh Kang-sik, the grant,

and Byeon Eun-a.

Shouldn't you be thanking me at this point?

You think you sound cool saying you threw them away?

Just be honest.

You were afraid,

so you deliberately

let go of them.

She shone so brightly,

and you got so scared

that you deliberately

let go of Byeon Eun-a.

Who got scared?

Who shines?

Who?

- Tell me. - I'm freaking scared too.

But I endure it.

Even if I go blind

from her shiny brightness,

I'm going to keep both eyes open and endure it.

That's the respect you owe someone who believes in you, you jackass.

No matter how scared you were,

you shouldn't have turned so evil when you ran away from her first!

Goddamn it!

Freaking loser. Who do you think you are?

To hell with my movie.

If I don't take you on today, I'm a freaking moron.

I'll kill you!

Damn it.

You think Byeon Eun-a is someone you can just throw away?

You can't throw away an ideal sent by the gods!

You can't!

Just say, "Byeon Eun-a did it!"

"Byeon Eun-a did it!"

Cover the whole world with Byeon Eun-a!

That's the only way you can escape the hell you're in!

I did it!

I did it!

I'm the one who did it!

By the way,

I'm really sorry to say this,

but why does your identity as Oh Jeong-hui's hidden daughter,

something you find so painful,

feel and look so shiny and bright to me?

I'm just an ordinary person who can never catch up to you.

Ms. Byeon Eun-a.

It seems

you're determined to rise to the heavens.

God.

Please dote on me.

CLOSED UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER

What happened?

I was duped.

This leather…

was made in 1998.

The story

about it being worn by a Russian soldier in World War II…

was a lie.

A lie.

I thought about the Russian soldier who was shot and killed

and spent my days living with a tragic sense of purpose.

But I got duped by a handsome guy at a flea market.

It turns out, even handsome guys lie.

But you know what?

For some reason…

I feel relieved.

I think my life will be one big comedy to the end,

so I feel relieved.

The protagonist in Joker

thought his life was a tragedy,

but when he found it was a comedy, he went off the rails.

However…

I like

that it's a comedy.

Life should be a comedy.

Would you mind if I did a classic comedy bit?

Guess where my tooth is?

It only feels right to do this

since I've lost my tooth.

WE ARE ALL TRYING HERE

Just so you know, it's not just women at Eun-a's house.

If you mess with Eun-a, you'll be in real trouble.

Let's just stop, Dong-man.

I was just saying it for fun.

Let's end this. Damn it.

You can probably do it without the emotion watch now.

You should give it a try.

Practice accurately identifying emotions.

Why isn't Writer Park here?

Just ignore me and keep writing with that same excitement.

I'm Director Hwang Dong-man.

Dong-man has gone quiet.

I think he's having a mental breakdown.

Start filming already, you bastard!

Start filming!

Subtitle translation by: Jenny Kim