All language subtitles for REBORN.ROOKIE.E08

(Lee Jun Young)

(Lee Ju Myoung)

(Jeon Hye Jin, Jin Goo)

(Reborn Rookie)

I told President Kang Jae Seong...

to confess to the slush fund charges.

The company was in a constant financial crisis.

I couldn't let him line his pockets, so I told him to turn himself in.

So he planned the kidnapping?

Do you have any evidence...

that President Kang Jae Seong created the C&T slush fund?

The Audit Team, ordered by Managing Director Lee Sang Jae,

investigated the slush funds at both C&T and Chemical.

How far along are we with that investigation I ordered?

Where are those files now?

They were all destroyed on the Chairman's orders.

Really? So they're completely unrecoverable?

You must think I'm a pushover, Team Leader Jo.

I apologize.

I wasn't going to use it. I'll destroy it right now.

Restore it.

Just the C&T data.

Permanently delete the files from the Chemical division.

If you can just prove that you're truly on my team,

then a future as a department head...

is something I can definitely promise you.

These are files from Choiseong's internal audit.

It seems he used Song Nam Hun, the missing C&T managing director,

to create the slush fund.

That should be a good place for you to start digging.

Why are you dragging my innocent wife into this?

The investigation will tell us.

It's an unwritten rule to hide money with the wife or her family first.

Where's Director Song Nam Hun,

the one you've thrown away after using?

I'm telling you, that jerk stabbed me in the back too!

Circumstantial evidence for the slush fund keeps popping up.

And the Audit Team's files are surprisingly detailed.

- You're not walking out so easily. - But that's...

It was a setup by Kang Jae Gyeong.

She fabricated evidence and bought off the media!

And you people too. You're all being played!

(Police Civil Affairs Office)

Why are you taking it this far?

It's because you two provoked me. So why are you surprised?

Kang Jae Gyeong!

Hey, are you okay?

- What? What is it? - Well...

No, it's nothing.

Did his heart rate just spike during the treatment?

(Lee Sang Jae)

Chairman, where are you right now?

(Prosecution Service)

(Choiseong C&T, President's Office)

Let me go!

Let go!

("Kang Jae Seong's Tough Leadership Takes World by Storm")

("Kang Jae Seong's Tough Leadership Takes World by Storm")

Are you holding up okay?

Bang Geul was worried about you.

That kid...

might wake up soon.

Nurse Song says his treatment is going well.

Does that mean you'll be returning to your own body soon, Chairman?

I'm not sure, but we should be able to help each other out.

It seems the head of the Audit Team,

restored the deleted files at President Kang Jae Gyeong's behest.

- I've failed you. - Why? It's not your fault.

Jae Gyeong is the one to blame.

Lift your head.

- You're here, Mother. - How's Jae Gyeong?

Just some minor scrapes and bruises.

I'm more worried that Il Jun's mom seems determined...

to blow this whole thing out of proportion.

My husband...

Are you sure he's getting better?

Yes, his brainwave therapy results look good,

and his vitals are stable. There's reason to be hopeful.

Please, just keep doing everything you can.

Professor Min, you need to see this.

Okay.

Hey.

He's your family. Do you really want to press criminal charges?

Do you believe the kidnapping was premeditated?

President Kang, please give us a statement!

She's here to see the Chairman and will be leaving.

We ask for your cooperation.

How bad are your injuries? Are they serious?

Please, just give us a statement!

This is a hospital! What do you all think you're doing?

Choiseong will soon...

release an official statement.

On behalf of my family,

and for the mistakes they have made,

I once again offer my sincerest apology.

That will be all.

- Make way. - Make way.

Pay more attention when briefing the reporters.

Tell them I almost had brain damage.

And that I need more tests and have to be monitored.

I already told you. There's nothing wrong with you.

Well, there has to be...

if I'm going to put Kang Jae Seong away.

Honey!

Are you really going to have your brother arrested?

You should be mad at Kang Jae Seong, not me.

So you'd just let the man who kidnapped your wife walk free?

If you do the crime, you do the time.

So...

don't you dare cross me.

Your sabbatical is coming up, isn't it?

Take it early and go to the US with Il Jun.

- All of a sudden? - You saw what just happened.

Things are about to get even messier.

It's clear you and Il Jun will get caught in the crossfire.

Come back when things have calmed down.

But what about your father's treatment?

What treatment?

Does he need treatment for something?

No, that's not what I meant.

Secretary Yeo arranged everything. Just leave.

Don't worry about my father.

I've set up a new medical team through the hospital director.

Wait, honey...

- Hello? - How dare you involve my daughter?

You don't want to make an enemy out of me.

The prosecution's questions won't harm her reputation.

You're the one...

who should've honored the boundaries between our families.

I want you to make my daughter the president of C&T.

Both Kang Bang Geul and Kang Jae Seong...

I will get rid of them for you.

Sorry I'm a little late.

Looks like the conversation went well.

I'll deal with Choiseong, Kang Jae Seong, and Kang Bang Geul.

Do you think I've held off on Taeha because I have nothing on them?

Now,

are we clear on where Taeha stands?

You need to make sure he wakes up. It's your responsibility.

We're running out of time to stop Jae Gyeong.

Yes, Mother.

What did Kang Jae Gyeong do to make you pull a stunt like this?

I'm sorry, sir.

- I had no other choice. - Listen to me.

I'm Choiseong's acting chairman now. With just one word from me,

I can have you fired for fabricating company secrets.

Chemical's slush fund files that you deleted...

Restore them all.

Use every last resource on the network...

and recover the evidence against Kang Jae Gyeong.

- Got it? - Well, sir...

We might get some of it back,

but a full restoration is impossible without more specific data.

(Hwang Jun Hyeon)

I need the twin presidents' fund data you put in the safe.

(Choiseong Group Special Internal Audit Report)

(Operation method and anomalies)

(Deleted document recovery, Enter document number)

(Recovering, Awaiting system kernel response)

(Establishing SSL tunnel)

(System error, Data recovery terminated)

What's going on?

I think we triggered the security system.

- What do we do, sir? - What?

What are you two doing in here at this hour?

- Well... - It's all right. You can tell me.

The security team will protect you from now on.

Managing Director Lee threatened me to plant...

fake slush fund data for Chemical on the servers.

When I refused,

he said he'd fire me as acting chair.

Team Leader Jo!

- Fake data? - Yes. Here.

No!

- No! - Here it is.

(Special Internal Audit Report, Choiseong Chemical's Slush Fund)

With President Kang Jae Seong out of the picture,

all you had to do was get rid of me.

You thought Choiseong would be all yours?

Take him to the Audit Team. Confiscate his cell phone.

You'll only contact the Audit Team, and only with my permission.

Of course, you'll have to step down as Acting Chairman, won't you?

Jae Gyeong, you can't do this.

Kang Jae Gyeong.

Hey, Kang Jae Gyeong!

Call an emergency meeting.

Tell the Strategy and Planning Team their attendance is mandatory.

(Lee Sang Jae, Managing Director, Strategy and Planning Team)

As if C&T Corporation's slush fund and financial crisis weren't enough,

now there are rumors of impending bankruptcy.

In a critical situation like this,

he tried to seize power...

by attempting to fabricate data on the Chemical slush fund.

I will not overlook Managing Director Lee's vile act.

Managing Director Lee isn't the type to do something like that.

- Isn't this a misunderstanding? - This is all...

the result of you being manipulated by deceitful Managing Director Lee.

This mess happened because you all delayed succession without a plan.

You gave too much power to someone who owns no shares in this company.

If it's not his company, why would he ever try to protect it?

Aren't you the one who blew this up when it could be handled internally?

Can you say Choiseong Chemical is totally clean regarding slush funds?

Stop with the emotional accusations...

and bring me proof.

Team Leader Kang, with the trust of Managing Director Lee Sang Jae.

As the team leader of the Strategy and Planning Team,

how will you take responsibility?

Do you even have a solution?

- Well... - You boldly snagged a position,

but what good are you in a real crisis?

(Seo Sin Woo, President of Choiseong Construction)

(Hyeon Jin, President of Choiseong Distribution)

I take it you have a better idea, President Kang.

I do.

A way to get Choiseong C&T back on track as soon as possible.

We'll cut Choiseong C&T's workforce by 20 percent in 1 month...

to lower fixed costs.

And we'll start with the one involved in the slush fund scandal,

namely Vice President Choi of Choiseong C&T.

What about the ongoing projects at C&T?

Its key hydrogen business project was approved for government funding.

Government funding, you say?

This morning, the Minister of Trade and Industry...

personally contacted me...

to tell me he is reconsidering the hydrogen business project.

The companies working on MOUs with C&T Corporation...

are pulling out and demanding their investment back.

The banks are pressuring the company for immediate repayment.

At this rate, Choiseong's affiliates will start to fall like dominoes.

How does spouting irresponsible lies without a plan solve anything?

But there'll be serious backlash if we announce restructuring.

AI is already handling a lot of work for us, isn't it?

Downsizing redundant employees is just a sign of the times.

Are you getting personally involved in C&T's personnel matters?

Hardly.

Not when we have the right people for the job.

The Strategy and Planning Team will handle...

the restructuring of Choiseong C&T.

As for their capabilities,

you all know what they can do from the Yulivia project.

We're not the HR Team. We can't just take over this.

It's not about scoring easy wins.

The company's dying. This is no time to be saying, "That's not my job."

Managing a crisis is exactly the Strategy and Planning Team's job.

Their job isn't just to land a contract...

and then sit back and gloat.

Of course, I have to take responsibility too.

Since the acting chairman and C&T president are both vacant,

what does our star player think?

If you refuse,

I guess your whole team will have to resign, won't they?

I'm also considering reporting Director Lee to the prosecutors.

You see?

You shouldn't have let go of my hand.

If that's the only way to save the company,

then I'll do it.

- I'll handle the restructuring. - Hwang Jun Hyeon!

That's the spirit.

Go on and wield the power you've been given...

and put everything you have into saving C&T.

I do hope...

you succeed.

Get the Strategy and Planning Team in here.

Or at least let me speak with Hwang Jun Hyeon.

Director Lee, you are not to leave until the investigation is over.

Are you that determined to destroy Choiseong?

I'm protecting Choiseong in my own way.

Whether it's companies or people,

I'll sell off whatever I have to.

When the Chairman wakes up,

he will be devastated that he raised a child like you.

He'll praise me.

He'll say I'm doing a great job, just as he taught me.

Now,

it's time to take out...

the trash,

Managing Director Lee.

What's the word from the prosecution?

They're probing Kang Jae Seong's US real estate and Hawaii villa...

and using it to find a way to link Managing Director Na Eun Se.

It's about time Chairman Na raised the white flag.

(Chairman Na Byeong Mo, Taeha Group)

What do I have to do...

for you to let my daughter go?

You can start by apologizing.

For meddling in Choiseong's affairs.

I'm sorry.

I overstepped.

Surrender the Choiseong C&T shares you hold under borrowed names...

if you want your precious daughter to walk free.

Shares under borrowed names?

I'm sure you hate to part with them,

but the fallout from Kang Jae Seong won't just hit your daughter.

It'll spread all the way to Taeha.

Do you think you can handle that?

Darn it.

(Notice, Choiseong C&T restructuring)

(To All employees of Choiseong C&T)

(Application period: February 26 to March 20)

(Apply to Strategy and Planning Team)

(Notice, Choiseong C&T restructuring)

Auntie.

How have you all been?

I know I promised a promotion treat, but I've just been so swamped.

Hello, Team Leader.

You're busy, don't worry about us. Really, you don't have to.

If we've done anything to offend, please forgive us.

- Right. - We had no idea who you were.

Why are you acting like this? Aunties, just be normal with me...

We have to get back to cleaning.

- We'll get going, then. - Yes, we'll be on our way.

See? Look what you've done.

Everyone is avoiding us.

"Voluntary retirement" a nice way of putting it.

Yesterday, we laughed and ate with them.

And now we're the hatchet men throwing our own colleagues out.

Go back and say you won't do it. Get us out of this.

This isn't right. It's just not.

Kang Jae Gyeong has Managing Director Lee cornered.

She'll frame him for a slush fund and turn him over to prosecutors.

- What? - If we all get thrown out,

how will we fight Kang Jae Gyeong?

How?

It's a necessary sacrifice for the greater good.

When a company is struggling, you start by firing the worst staff.

You know that's just how it works.

Then you do it. I can't. There's no way I can do it.

(Interviewing voluntary retirement applicants)

They only call me "manager" for the dirty work.

What could you possibly learn under Manager Park anyway?

Since that day,

I've been on your bad side, haven't I?

No, it's not like that. I swear.

Mr. Park!

I was completely in the wrong. I am so sorry.

- I'm getting married next month. - Congratulations.

Who's going to let their daughter marry a jobless guy?

Nobody would do that, you know?

- I'll do anything you ask. - No.

Just let me get married, please.

(Interviewing voluntary retirement applicants)

Manager Kwon O Tae, from Steel Team One.

You're aware that Steel Team One...

had the worst performance, correct?

Instead of the guys on your team,

if you could just...

My father had liver cancer surgery earlier this year,

and my mom will have breast cancer surgery next month.

I got divorced last year, and I'm raising two kids by myself.

Gosh, it's just one thing after another.

I'll take a pay cut, so please...

You know, Manager Lee,

you've done a great job with the Hydrogen Business Team.

You're so talented, so I'm sure you'll land on your feet...

Don't stop me! I'm going to jump! I swear I'm going to jump!

- What are you doing? Seriously! - Don't stop me!

I'm seriously going to jump!

- Hey, you can't fit through there. - I'll just...

- Wait a second. - Okay, get out. What are you doing?

- Wait, I think my leg is stuck. - Gosh... You're stuck?

Yes, I think my leg's stuck. Help me out here.

How did you even get stuck?

We have zero applicants?

(List of voluntary retirement applicants)

Everyone's got a sob story.

We just have to decide if they're an asset to the company.

You heartless son of a witch. If it's so easy, you do it!

Fine. Should I?

This is the list from the HR Team, right?

Yes, that's the one!

Have a great life! We'll see how you do without us!

I'll take a pay cut! Name your price, I'll take it.

You jerks! This is nonsense! This place is a dump. I quit!

Darn! This darn company! Gosh!

Darn it.

That Nowon C&T job we discussed. Let's go ahead and proceed with it.

If the terms are a match, I could even move this week.

Yes.

(China and Middle East Risk Assessment 2)

I told her you couldn't see her, but...

You must be busy, firing 20 percent of staff in 1 month.

You know this is impossible. Do you really have to go this far?

Do you want to become Chairman so badly that you'd destroy C&T?

Your mother looked just as innocent when she stole my mom's place.

Didn't you return to take it all too?

That's enough.

Don't push me, or I just might.

As if you could.

Don't get ahead of yourself.

You're next after Jae Seong.

If you're that desperate to save C&T,

hand over the 30 percent stake in Choiseong Solution...

held by Smile Investment.

- What? - Or fire the employees yourself.

And stop with the holier-than-thou act.

(Performance Review: Hwang Ji Hoon)

Hwang Ji Hoon, assistant manager of Sales Team Three.

Yes, there are a few things regarding his performance review...

Do you really think this is right?

These people...

have worked so hard for this company.

They act eager and promise the world to get hired,

but then they just slack off and do the bare minimum to get paid.

There are so many of them.

And you, of all people, the Chairman's daughter,

are taking the employees' side?

That's your father's money they're wasting.

It's because I feel guilty. Is that a problem?

- What? - My siblings...

caused a hit-and-run and ruined the company's reputation.

Why should the employees have to pay for their mistakes?

You call it slacking off? They work hard on their projects.

They work day and night to make this company money.

You can't expect employees to work like they're the CEO or chairman.

If you want that, you should pay them accordingly.

- Have you said your piece? - No. Be honest with yourself.

Haeseong City port project, GF Solution deal,

and the Yulivia lithium rights...

You're fine since you got rich. When regular staff do the same,

all they get is a pathetic little bonus.

We, of all people, should be on their side.

Why are you acting like Kang Jae Gyeong's puppet?

Then should we just...

wait for Managing Director Lee to get arrested?

Or watch as Kang Jae Gyeong comes for our necks?

I'm only doing this because I have no other choice!

What do you mean, "no choice"?

That 30 percent stake in Choiseong Solution...

We can just sell it.

We can fix C&T's financial crisis with it.

It was C&T's money to begin with.

That's not going to stop Kang Jae Gyeong.

Didn't you see her turn your brother over to the prosecutors?

Who said anything about selling it to Kang Jae Gyeong?

- It'll end up with her, obviously. - Don't tell me...

- you're doing this for money? - Yes.

It'd be a total waste.

It'll be years before Choiseong Solution pays off.

Our shares will be worth many times their current value.

Just hand it over because she asked? For whose benefit?

We fought hard to get that stake to protect Choiseong.

I can't give up just like that.

And I refuse to give Kang Jae Gyeong what she wants.

Then...

how are you any different from Kang Jae Gyeong?

Fine. Do whatever you want.

Because I'm going to do what I want.

The nerve of her.

Do you think I enjoy any of this?

Fine. It's all my fault, isn't it?

Because of me, my son's in prison.

My oldest daughter is only out for herself.

And my youngest...

How are you any different from Kang Jae Gyeong?

just mouths off to her own father.

Gosh, this family is a complete mess.

Manager Lee Dong Ho?

Yes, this is Lee Dong Ho.

Wait, why would I meet with you?

I'm not going there. Look, I said I'm not interested.

(Voluntary Retirement Application)

Who does he think he is, management? Why is he so eager to fire everyone?

He's young and obsessed with money. He only cares about his own pockets.

Gosh, take it easy.

He's probably just frustrated too.

He's desperate to save C&T.

But a company shouldn't do this to its employees.

What employee can afford to fight a wrongful termination for years?

If they lose their job just like that...

They're breadwinners who worry about bills and daily expenses.

He's a breadwinner too! He has to care for his grandmother.

He's trying to please the higher-ups so he has something to report.

Don't worry too much. Here, at least eat something.

- You'll upset your stomach. - Pork jowl?

(Pork jowl, pork neck, skirt meat)

Did you order this, Mr. Park?

I said I can't even stand to hear the "Hwang" in that man's name!

This has "Hwang" in it too. Just pretend it's him and chew away.

I'll just go ahead and grill this, then.

(Performance Review: Lee Dong Ho)

(Candidates for voluntary retirement review)

(Lee Dong Ho, Hydrogen Business Team)

(Performance Review: Kim Jeong Yeon)

(Hydrogen Business Team, Global Cooperation Department)

What is Jae Gyeong up to?

Father, you didn't give Kang Jae Gyeong...

C&T's shares under borrowed names, did you?

Well, if it isn't my sister-in-law.

Look at you. You've gotten so thin.

You've had a hard time, haven't you?

What are you doing here?

I'm not such a bad person.

Can't you tell? I'm the one who got you out.

You understand my intentions, right, Chairman?

Sit down. President Kang has a proposal.

Kang Jae Gyeong put me in there to get rid of me and Kang Jae Seong!

How can you possibly listen to a woman like that?

Are you sure you won't regret this?

How do you even know what I'm going to propose?

What's with those two looking so suspicious together?

Lighten up.

And not even a "thank you."

Just don't go back on your word.

I told you I'd give it to you. I mean it.

(Manager Park Bong Gi)

Manager Park?

What could Jae Gyeong possibly have to give Na Eun Se?

Gosh.

To think she acted like she never wanted to see me again.

Why did you bring her here?

How did he know I was here?

See? I told you he wouldn't be happy to see us. We shouldn't have come.

Did you forget our "Three Musketeers" chemistry...

from the Yulivia days?

The enemy's out there. Why are we fighting?

Come on, make up!

You're going to make up. And work together.

Come on, let's get along. We have so much to do.

- I ought to... - Jun Hyeon, have breakfast!

I made ribs!

Let's just go. You said we have a lot to do.

Ma'am, I'm over here!

- Wait a minute... - A big helping for me!

Gosh.

Here, help yourselves.

Didn't you say she has dementia?

I swear, I think this old bat is just faking it.

Just to mess with me.

"Old bat"?

Hey, miss, why are you smacking my boy?

So, I heard that hit-and-run driver was Chairman Kang Yong Ho?

If he ever gets back on his feet, I'll beat him to a pulp myself.

Gosh, why do you have to be so vicious about it?

How am I supposed to eat now?

No. That's not what I meant.

Stop. That's enough. It's too much. Don't.

Ma'am, I actually bought this for you a while ago.

Even when you two are apart, it's like you're there with him.

It lets him know where you are.

- A gift. - What will they think of next?

I'll call it even for the back-smacking.

Spatial awareness.

You must constantly survey your surroundings.

That's how you predict their moves. It's the foundation of defense.

Hurry and eat. Okay? You too, miss.

Okay.

What are you doing here?

It's not like you're welcome here.

Thanks to my dear son,

I'm doing all sorts of things I never imagined.

You brought this yourself. Don't act like it was a huge favor.

Fine, should I take it back then?

No. Why are you here?

Are you trying to butter me up to ask for something?

You're scared, aren't you?

Scared you're going to lose everything to Jae Gyeong.

Watch your mouth.

I'm the eldest son of the Choiseong Group,

- Kang Jae Seong. - Exactly.

And as the eldest son, what are you doing with yourself?

Letting Jae Gyeong walk all over you,

and you're about to lose C&T.

All you can do is try to save face in front of me.

- Butler Jo! - Stop sulking over Jae Gyeong.

Stop apologizing for being a failure...

and start thinking.

Think about what you can do. And who you're going to side with.

One thing's for sure.

Your enemy is Jae Gyeong.

So eat up.

You can't scheme on an empty stomach.

I have a plan, you know.

Do you think I'm going to be stuck here forever?

Don't underestimate me just because I'm in this position.

VP Choi is still being questioned,

so it's suspicious Eun Se got released first.

Exactly.

At first, it seemed they would take down Na Eun Se too.

This is the list from the HR team.

It's to purge Kang Jae Seong's team, but there's a clever trick.

- The Hydrogen Business Team? - You're right.

Assistant Manager Yoon from R&D.

Production, Mobility, and the Global Cooperation Division.

High-level key members from all over are on the list.

And Manager Lee Dong Ho is the main target.

I knew there was something strange about Manager Lee's review.

Even if you fire everyone else, you have to keep Manager Lee.

He's Chairman Kang's favorite.

Gosh, what is going on?

You bunch of liars!

What's wrong?

I apply for voluntary retirement...

and get a measly 30,000 dollar severance?

Did we slave away for 15 years to be treated like this?

What? Who told you that?

They clearly promised two years' salary...

I confirmed it with the General Affairs Team.

How could you treat us like this?

You don't know what I went through when I applied for this.

- Kang Jae Gyeong... - So all my years here mean nothing,

and you're just kicking me to the curb?

And with such a cheap trick too.

Wasn't I enough for you? Now half my team is on the list?

- Manager Lee, please calm down. - Right!

Maybe I'm an incompetent manager.

But my team?

They're the best in the business, you jerks.

You're making a huge mistake.

At least Chairman Kang Yong Ho didn't treat us like this.

How did Choiseong fall so far?

(Performance Review: Lee Dong Ho)

- Manager Lee. - Sir!

Hwang Jun Hyeon, are you letting him leave like this?

Spatial awareness.

You must constantly survey your surroundings.

That's how you predict their moves.

It's the foundation of defense.

Who said we're letting him go?

Manager Park, let's get some help from your guys.

The mood on our team is awful.

The whole Hydrogen Business Team is quitting.

They must be going nuts over there.

They seemed to be in better spirits than you'd think.

Maybe they're all moving on to something better?

Either that or they're so upset they've just snapped.

Something better?

Headhunters are basically camping out in the lobby.

- Yes. - No one's gotten any offers?

Apparently, they only want people from Hydrogen Business Team only.

And the cafe behind our building.

That's where the real action is.

The cafe behind the building.

Come on.

I said it's just a friendly meeting. That's all.

But still...

Goodness.

Over here.

You're here.

This is Manager Lee Dong Ho from our Hydrogen Business Team.

I heard you met with Manager Lee Dong Ho.

He hasn't given a firm answer,

so Director Kwon is putting on the pressure.

He's fiercely loyal to his team, so he'll agree soon enough.

Just make sure you hold up your end of the deal.

Don't you worry about that.

I'm telling you, I have no lingering attachments.

(Choiseong Chemical, President's Office)

I'll handle this side. Manager Park, you...

Don't worry. I'll dig up texts, photos, audio, all of it.

Then, Bang Geul, you...

Let's get this done by the end of the day.

(Hydrogen Business Team Audio Transcript)

(Manager Kwon: Really? The Hydrogen Business Team is...)

(Choiseong C&T Hydrogen...)

(Sell-off)

(Taeha Energy...)

(Hydrogen Business Team, Manager Lee Dong Ho)

(Production, Deputy Manager Yoon Seong Uk)

So this is why Kang Jae Gyeong pushed through the layoffs.

The man Manager Lee met at the cafe is an executive at Taeha Energy.

Looks like Taeha Energy wants our entire Hydrogen Business Team.

But is it even possible to take all the team members?

Well, the Hydrogen Business Team is extremely close-knit.

The team looks up to Manager Lee like he's their older brother.

Never underestimate the human element at a company.

If you target a few key members, the rest start to think...

that rather than see the team dismantled,

they may as well all go somewhere that will actually invest in them.

So she used us as a shield and told Taeha when to strike.

We need to get to Manager Lee first.

Forget it. Let's run.

(Hydrogen Business Team)

Darn it.

Choiseong C&T, which had seriously considered a workout,

can breathe a sigh of relief.

By selling its hydrogen business to Taeha Energy,

Choiseong C&T Corporation, having secured 300 million dollars,

and is now poised for a new leap forward.

Analysts say President Kang Jae Gyeong of Choiseong Chemical,

who led the deal with Taeha Energy,

is solidifying her place in the group's succession.

Regarding business restructuring Choiseong Group will undertake,

the market is watching with keen interest.

Your father would be quite upset if he found out.

You can't let feelings get in the way of business.

You'd have me give the hydrogen business over to C&T?

I've been preparing for this for the last three years.

I'm working with the government on renewable energy-based hydrogen,

and we've finalized hydrogen production talks...

with carbon-free nuclear power.

So why does Kang Jae Seong get to take it all?

You think you got this far on your own merit?

President Kang Jae Gyeong.

They made a deal with me, Kang Yong Ho.

They want to work with Choiseong Group that I built.

Not you.

As of today, C&T controls the hydrogen business.

And I am in charge.

This is for the good of the group,

so bring it over. No fuss, no mess.

(Supplementary Agreement on Strategic Investment)

This is what we agreed upon.

It's 300 million dollars from the sale,

plus another 100 million on the side.

It's been laundered clean, so there won't be any blowback.

Secretary Jo will wrap it all up nicely for you.

One percent of the hydrogen business margin,

plus shares under a borrowed name.

(Kang Jae Gyeong, President, Choiseong Chemical)

You certainly know how to make a deal.

I'll give you the Hydrogen Tech Team as soon as the final payment clears.

The sooner, the better, right, Chairman?

Absolutely.

She cleans me out without a single word of thanks?

Let's just see if that witch has her father's patience.

The presidents are waiting for you.

I was just about to call for you.

Thanks to you, the sale went through without any corporate pushback.

How should I reward you?

Did you use restructuring as a cover to make a secret deal with Taeha?

Why on earth would you sell the Hydrogen Business?

My father set the whole thing up.

To prop up Kang Jae Seong.

He was always like that, even as kids.

Anything good, my father...

would always put it in Kang Jae Seong's hands.

Thanks to him, I had to fight all my battles alone.

One time,

I snapped the strings of the harp our father bought for Jae Seong.

I was terrified he was going to come down on me really hard,

but he didn't say a thing.

That's when I realized.

As long as I win, it doesn't matter how.

He'll look the other way for anything.

Back then,

I thought it was best to look the other way.

I was afraid of hurting you even more.

So it was me.

I'm the one who turned you into a monster.

I'll look the other way for you too.

Come back and work under me.

As you can see, Choiseong is already mine.

(Corporate Check)

(Give me Choiseong.)

You think my company can fall that easily?

To a punk like you?

The one who brought Choiseong to ruin...

was me after all.

(Voluntary Retirement Application)

(New Message)

(New Message)

(Kang Bang Geul: I think I've found Managing Director Lee.)

I think I've found Managing Director Lee.

What's taking her so long?

- Are you sure it was Director Lee? - I'm telling you. I was so shocked.

Auntie, I'm just going to borrow this.

What?

- Goodness! - What is this?

- Hold on. - What's this? What's going on?

What on earth? Seriously.

My gosh, I'm so sorry. One second. I'm sorry. What is all this?

- Let me help. Goodness, stay still. - Managing Director Lee.

This way, hurry.

Hurry up and get this off.

- Hey! - Head, shoulders, knees...

- I was just coming down. - What are you doing? Hey, stop it!

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes...

Stop!

Sorry about that!

Hey, lady!

It's okay.

I got captured and even managed to escape.

I actually had fun.

There's a way to save C&T.

It's too late to sell the Smile Investment shares.

And there's no way Chairman Na will give up the hydrogen business.

If Kang Jae Gyeong becomes Chairman, it's really all over.

We have to protect C&T, even if it's just an empty shell.

What can we do?

We need to get President Kang Jae Seong out.

C&T's slush fund...

We'll frame Chairman Kang Yong Ho for creating it.

With Kang Jae Seong's shares, we can save C&T.

We'll get back the hydrogen business rights,

grow C&T, and...

You're going to turn the Chairman into a criminal again?

Are you being serious?

You shocked him into being formal. And in front of Young Lady too.

Think before you speak.

Even if Chairman Kang wakes up, he won't be able to resume his work.

This is the best option we have.

What about the Chairman's honor?

- What about his life? - Do you think that matters now?

You need to be rational.

We only need to sacrifice one person.

What gives you the right to decide? Who do you think you are?

Because I'm prepared to take responsibility!

I'll handle the fallout, no matter what.

This little...

- Are you all right? - Is my dad your punching bag?

My dad is not someone a jerk like you gets to treat like dirt!

No!

Who do you think you are, ruining my dad's life?

My dad is Kang Yong Ho.

The Chairman of Choiseong Group!

And here I thought she hated her old man.

You think this is funny?

You want me to hit you again?

Even if you kill me here and now, my answer won't change.

Chairman Kang Yong Ho must be behind the slush fund.

Just turn a blind eye this one time and sell out your father.

That psycho. I should've hit him harder.

My dad's reputation is on the line. Who is he to be okay with that?

Who does he think he is, saying things like that?

- What he said isn't wrong. - Mom!

Your father would have said the exact same thing.

That's...

how he looks out for his children.

He's just not good at showing it.

He cared about you kids more than anyone.

No. I refuse.

Everyone will point fingers at him. Are you really okay with that, Mom?

Don't you feel bad for him, just lying there helpless?

Before he was your father,

and before he was my husband, he was Chairman of Choiseong Group.

If his sacrifice saved the company, he would have made that choice.

That's...

who your father was, Bang Geul.

Lee Sang Jae.

You're the one who got him out, aren't you?

Who are you to talk? You locked up an innocent man.

We'll see about that.

Whether he's guilty or not.

Don't touch Managing Director Lee, Kang Jae Gyeong!

(Hwang Jun Hyeon)

The choice is yours.

You're the only one who can save Choiseong.

(Choiseong Group Executive Meeting)

I couldn't have done it without all of your help.

It breaks my heart,

but selling the hydrogen business...

was the only way to save the company,

so I made the call.

And Managing Director Na was a huge help.

The general feeling is still against her.

- We should let Director Na go... - Her husband's wrongdoing...

is something she should be allowed to atone for.

Why don't you give her a chance?

Please, do it for me.

Yes, of course.

Thank you,

President Kang Jae Gyeong.

Isn't that...

Have you all been doing well?

Kang Jae Seong is back, alive and kicking!

You.

How did you get out?

The 300 million dollar slush fund at Choiseong C&T Corporation.

The person who ordered its creation...

in President Kang Jae Seong's name...

was Chairman Kang Yong Ho.

I've submitted the relevant evidence to the prosecution,

and I will testify with nothing but the truth.

I apologize to the public for the confusion this has caused.

As for President Kang Jae Seong, central to the slush fund case,

his culpability will be re-examined from scratch.

President Kang's case has been moved to a non-custodial investigation.

He'll be questioned by prosecutors as a witness...

You want me to throw Father under the bus?

You're turning me into a scumbag?

Did you cook this up with your mom?

- Are you trying to upset me? - Then rot in here for life.

For framing Dad for a hit-and-run, and creating a secret slush fund,

go ahead and take your punishment for all of it.

No. Why are you jumping the gun?

That's not what I meant.

Don't get the wrong idea.

Me dragging Dad's name through the mud like this...

I'm not doing it to save you.

Choiseong, the company Dad gave his life to...

I'm doing this so it doesn't fall into Jae Gyeong's hands.

Right.

Kang Jae Gyeong. That darn witch.

In return, from now on,

You do exactly as I say.

Of course.

I'm your lapdog from now on, Kang Bang Geul.

Woof, woof.

So, I hear you managed our C&T while I was away.

Thanks for the trouble.

As for the slush fund allegations against me,

they'll be dropped due to insufficient evidence.

Just because we siblings went for a little drive,

and now there's talk of kidnapping and whatnot.

The life of a celebrity is exhausting.

You're not going to make a scene and press charges now, are you?

Our dear President Kang Jae Gyeong,

who cares so much about our company wouldn't do that.

Right?

I apologize for all the worry I've caused.

I did my time and learned my lesson. I won't cause any more trouble,

and I promise to work my very hardest.

All right, let's do this!

I am so sick of this.

This whole fight.

All right, let's drink up. Cheers!

Come on. You guys are no fun.

I'm almost 50, for crying out loud.

Kang Bang Geul.

Smile.

- Kang Smile. - What is it?

What?

Come on, don't be so mad, okay?

It's not like we had any other choice.

Hey, you nearly dislocated my jaw. Look, see the bruise?

See? Look at the bruise.

I ought to slug you one!

Hey! You think this is easy for me?

Don't think you can just charm your way out of this.

Until you clean up this mess, you are not forgiven.

This kind of stuff happens at work all the time, you know?

There are good days and bad days. You're feeling hurt?

Think I don't have a thing or two to say? You.

You lied about being the Chairman's youngest son.

You want me to teach you a lesson today?

Hey, come on. Why bring up ancient history?

And you lied about being the Chairman's youngest daughter!

And you didn't even have the decency to apologize, did you?

- I never apologized? - No.

Are you sorry or not?

- I'm sorry. - See? You are sorry.

Okay.

All right, then...

You two do a cross-arm shot.

A cross-arm shot.

A cross-arm shot.

(Hangang University Hospital)

(VIP Ward)

Grandma.

- Grandma. - Yes?

Oh, dear.

There you are, sweetie.

Where are you going?

Where are you off to?

Hold on.

Cheers!

Bottoms up.

- Here, let me get that. I'll pour. - Okay.

Let me pour everyone a drink...

Code Blue in Neurosurgery.

All Neurosurgery staff report to the VIP Ward ICU.

Code Blue in Neurosurgery.

All Neurosurgery staff report to the VIP Ward ICU.

Code Blue in Neurosurgery.

All Neurosurgery staff report to the VIP Ward ICU.

Code Blue in Neurosurgery.

All Neurosurgery staff report to the VIP Ward ICU.

Take me to the office.

I'm going to get some shut-eye. Hold my calls.

Yes, ma'am.

What? Hey, Hwang Jun Hyeon!

- Jun Hyeon! - Hey! Hwang Jun Hyeon!

(Seok Do)

(Professor Min Seok Do)

(Decline)

(President Bae Jun Ho, Choiseong Heavy Industries)

Sir! You need to calm down...

I said get out of my way!

How could you...

How could you, Kang Jae Gyeong?

How could you do that to our own father?

You killed him with your own two hands?

("Breaking: Chairman Kang Yong Ho of Choiseong Group Has Died")

("Age 72")

(Reborn Rookie)

Do whatever it takes to protect Choiseong.

I'm just honoring my father's will. To me, it's a sacred duty.

Starting today, things at Choiseong are going to change.

It's Kang Jae Gyeong's world now.

I heard the newspaper got a tip. That Kang Jae Gyeong killed my dad.

The informant has it.

I'm going to make everything right.

I will give you what you want.

Explain what on earth is going on so I can understand!

- This isn't us. - What are we?

Of course, suspect me. We'll have a full internal and external review.

So, stop dragging your feet and just get out!

Where is she?

Bang Geul! No.