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Let's begin the board meeting.

I'm sorry.

Can we get started any time soon?

I'm sorry.

It seems like the proxy isn't ready yet.

Let me start first.

What you have in front of you is.

Geoseong's 10 years project proposal.

In the 90s, consumers will look for a variety

of bread that will suit their taste,

instead of eating bread to relieve hunger.

A variety of flavour will be

more important than size.

I think it's time we deviate

from the cheap bread image

and position ourselves as a high quality,

high priced bread maker with a variety.

I've included a business proposal and

marketing strategy in the packet.

Please take a look.

It's time for Mr. Kim Tak Goo to speak up.

In order to work as the Chairman's proxy,

you need to convince us that

you're qualified for the job.

How are you going to do that?

Uh...

Be yourself. Be Kim Tak Goo.

Straighten your shoulders.

As you can see, I'm not used to places like this.

I don't know how to run

a board meeting either.

Does this mean that you're

not ready to convince us?

No, I'm ready.

But I brought bread instead of paperwork.

Please sample them first.

Mr. Kim Tak Goo! These are our products!

Why are you asking us to eat bread

that we've had for over 10 years?

I'm sorry, but these are not

from the Geoseong factory.

I baked them myself this morning.

What?

He baked this himself?

Like I said before, I'm not good at other things.

I don't understand

ordinary profits or marketing.

But if there's one thing I can do

in Chairman's place, it's baking.

And that's probably the reason

why I'm here right now.

The Chairman's breads are filled

with his pride of 30 years.

They're filled with his confidence.

I think it's the bread's flavour that

kept Geoseong Foods going for 30 years.

I think the reason why he put me here is

because he wants me to preserve his legacy.

I think that's why.

The Chairman was a baker from inside out.

That's right.

How long do you think we can sell his bread?

Times are changing,

and so are people's preferences.

Yet you want to stick with the old stuff?

Do you think you can run

a company with an attitude like that?

Preserving our unique flavour

can be a new beginning.

Remember, we're a baker

first before we're a company.

Why does it have to be Tak Goo, Chairman?

Because he is sincere.

What?

You'll know once you meet him.

His sincerity has strange powers.

How did it go? What did the board decide?

Ma Jun is the new manager

of product development.

What about the Chairman's proxy?

That's a little tricky.

What do you mean?

The board meeting will resume in a month.

What?

What? Again?

That's what they decided on.

What do I have to do here for a month?

You're going to be working elsewhere.

Elsewhere? Where is that?

The Cheongsan factory.

The Cheongsan factory?

He needs to come up with

a new product for Geoseong Foods.

And if he succeeds?

If he succeeds,

the directors will acknowledge his as their CEO.

What? That's all he has to do?

I don't think we need to worry much.

The factory hasn't been doing well lately.

I think it's only a measure to kick him out.

But why Cheongsan?

It's the perfect place to bury him.

Who came up with that idea?

Was it Mr. Han? Or...

No, I asked Mr. Yu to say

that before the meeting.

It was you?

If you're going to replace the Chairman,

you ought to take something like this on.

That way, the people will trust and follow you.

What if I can't do it?

In that case, you can't be the Chairman's proxy.

So you want to test me?

You can't expect to stay where

you are by doing nothing.

I'd glad you left a favourable

impression during the board meeting.

I wish you luck

at the Cheongsan factory as well.

Are you going to the Cheongsan factory?

That's what the board decided on.

I'm up for it.

Don't you think so, Yug Yeong?

After all, I've come this far.

It's Cheongsan, our hometown.

I'm sure you'll do well.

I'm sure you'll do well wherever you are,

and whatever you do.

Thanks for believing in me.

It's up to the heaven to decide

whether I succeed or fail.

My job is to do my best.

It would be nice if you can

come to Cheongsan with me.

Oh, I shouldn't have said that. I'm sorry.

Yes, Sir?

Ask Mr. Cha to get the car.

I need to go to Cheongsan.

Yes, Sir.

I did well, right?

This is where Tak Goo works?

Yes.

What's wrong?

I don't know if I should do this.

What?

He did fine without me all these years.

I don't know if it's a good idea

for me to show up like this.

Ma'am...

No! I don't want to!

You said that you want to be a great person.

Forget it! I don't need to be a great person.

I just want to be your son.

Mother! Mother!

I left him cold heartedly.

I wanted him to be my son.

I wanted to erase you out of his life and

make him the eldest son of the Geoseong family.

Huh? Jinx!

What?

Never mind.

Yes, Sir...

Ma'am?

Ma'am?

Are you okay?

Why am I so dizzy? Let's take a short break.

Are you okay?

Do you want me to get someone for you?

We have a lounge if you need to rest.

No, thanks. We're okay.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Mr. Kim Tak Goo!

Mr. Yu.

I was touched by the bread you gave us

during the board meeting.

The Chairman always told us that

he's a baker first before he's a businessman.

Really? Thank you.

Good luck.

I hope you carry on the Chairman's legacy.

I'm looking forward to your work.

You remind me of the.

Chairman when he was young.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

The bread was delicious.

Is he really Tak Goo?

It seems like it.

Oh, my...

He's all grown up now. My, has he grown.

Tak Goo is a fine young man now.

My baby...

Ma'am!

Tak Goo...

Ma'am! Wake up!

What's wrong?

Did you hear someone call my name?

No, I didn't.

Wake up!

Let's go.

Okay.

Everything is going as you planned.

The directors all agreed on sending Tak Goo

to the Cheongsan factory.

But are you sure about this?

Chairman.

Things aren't going well

at the Cheongsan factory.

How much progress can.

Tak Goo make in a month?

Do you like your new office?

It's nice. I like it.

Just stay here for 6 months.

I'll make you a director at

the beginning of next year.

That doesn't sound too bad.

This is the beginning.

A lot of people are watching you.

Don't give them an excuse to criticise you.

Understand?

Yes. Don't worry. I'll do well.

All right then. I'll get going.

I'd like to marry Yug Yeong as soon as possible.

Today is a good day.

Let's not ruin it by talking about that.

I can't always say the things you want to hear.

Now that you got your way by putting me here,

it's time to let me put the girl I want next to me.

Isn't that right?

What makes you think

that I'll let you marry her?

Because I found that bracelet

at the place where Grandma died.

Why are you doing this to me?

What did you see?

What did you hear? What do you know?

Don't ask me anything.

I'm not going to answer.

Just let me marry her.

Did you ask for me?

Did you ask for me?

Kneel down.

I said, kneel down.

Ma'am.

Why? You can't do it?

I did as you said.

How do you feel?

That's right.

That's exactly how you will feel

in this house in the future.

I'll make you feel humiliated, disregarded,

and scorned in this house for life.

Ma'am.

Don't even think about

an elaborate wedding or my blessings.

I'm not even going to let you register

the marriage before you give birth to a son.

This means that you will have

no legal rights in this house

before you have a son.

Does this mean that...

Don't think that you've won.

Marriage is not the end.

It's the beginning of another fight.

I don't know how long you can win.

Ma Jun's heart, but remember,

once a woman becomes a man's wife,

half of his heart leaves her.

Let's see how long you can last

as my son's wife and as the daughter-in-law

of the Geoseong family.

Run!

Stop right there!

No!

What's the matter?

This is where I first met

the Chairman 14 years ago.

I got caught stealing his bread.

What?

What is it now?

Sir, the factory manager isn't here yet.

Sir?

Why don't you wait until

the factory manager gets here?

It's hot.

How are they maintaining the temperature?

Both the temperature and

the humidity are horrible.

Anyone there?

Sir?

Who is it?

Geez...

Who are you? Excuse me!

Who are you?

What do you think you're doing here?

Sir!

Sir!

Sir!

What are you guys doing here?

I called earlier from the headquarters.

He's Mr. Kim Tak Goo, our CEO.

You're...

Hey.

This is going to be my office.

I just met your mother today.

She approved.

She approved of our marriage.

Did she say that to you in person?

Yes, she did.

That's great. That's really great.

Tell me.

What's the story behind this bracelet

that you gave me?

There is no story.

Don't ask. Don't try to find out.

Don't worry about anything like that.

Just think about being mine.

Just think about being my woman.

Let's not think about anything else.

Mum, what's wrong?

I hate it. I hate it all!

I expected the CEO to be an old man.

I'm surprised.

Well, here I am.

About that man earlier...

Oh, you mean Mr. Shin?

Yes. Does he work here?

Yes, he has been working here

for about 5~6 years.

He doesn't have family or anywhere else to go,

so I gave him a job as our security guard.

I see.

Why? Do you know him?

No, I don't.

What brings you all the way here at this hour?

I heard that things aren't going well

at the Cheongsan factory.

I've like to meet you and find out why.

I'm sorry to say this, but this factory is hopeless.

What?

Word got out that we're going to close.

Half of our employees left.

Our order has been cut by 1/3.

We don't have many shipments.

If you're here to save the factory,

then you're wasting your time.

You should just go back to Seoul.

But I need to come up with a new product

in this factory in a month.

What?

Since I came all the way here,

I'll just take a look around.

Mr. Shin.

It's you, right? You're Yug Yeong's father, right?

How have you been?

Did you hear from Yug Yeong?

Shut up.

Mr. Shin!

She sent her father to prison and took off.

Don't talk about her in front of me.

Once I hear from her,

I'm going to kill both her and me.

You haven't changed a bit.

How could you feel that way

about your only daughter?

Shut up!

You'd better go back to Seoul

as soon as you can.

If you don't, you might end up dying here too.

Got that?

Mr. Han. I'm calling from Cheongsan.

Yes.

Yug Yeong, what am I going to do?

I met your father.

What should I do?

That wretch Yug Yeong...

I need you to get to work.

Is it Cheongsan?

No, not there.

I need you to work on this person first.

She has 3.8% of the company's shares.

Go and bring her discreetly.

You know what I mean, right?

I thought you were going to ask me to do

something that has to do with Tak Goo.

This has something to do with him.

You'll know when you get there.

You need a corneal transplant in 2~3 months.

If we can't find a donor in Korea

in a month, let's go overseas.

She needs to pull herself together first.

She hasn't been eating for days.

If you went to see your son,

you should've showed up in front of him!

I was ashamed.

He turned out to be a fine young man,

but his mother harboured resentment for years.

I was too ashamed

to show my face in front of him.

Mi Sun...

Now that he is an important man...

I don't want to show up and ruin his future.

You should still meet him. I'll contact him.

If we tell him to come here...

Don't do that, Dr. Yun.

But if your sight gets worse...

It's okay.

At least I got to see his face.

He grew up to be a fine young man.

I can now die a happy woman.

You're making your condition worse!

I heard that you approved of Ma Jun

and Shin Yug Yeong's marriage.

Who told you that?

Ma Jun did.

He said that he wants to have a wedding

when the Chairman gets better.

This is the orphanage she grew up in.

She entered when she was 12.

She had a fracture when she came in.

She made a new family registrar.

Something seems fishy.

Find out who her real mother is.

Are you...

I'm going to appease Ma Jun for now and

make Shin Yug Yeong give up on her own.

No wonder you gave in so easily.

Come in.

Did you ask for me?

Get ready to go outside.

You're coming with me.

All right, Mr. Han.

Yes, Ma'am.

She got off early?

Yes, the lady of the Geoseong

residence asked for her.

Your car is ready.

Okay, coming.

If you get in touch with Shin Yug Yeong,

please ask her to call me.

Tell her that it's important.

Yes, Sir.

Bye.

Why do you want to talk to her?

Tell me what the important matter is.

It's none of your business.

Shin Yug Yeong and I are getting married.

Why are you so surprised?

You didn't think that I'd marry her?

When? When are you getting married?

As soon as Father wakes up.

Shin Yug Yeong is going to be my woman.

So don't make any important business with her.

After all, you and Yug Yeong

are going to be family.

Don't keep any unnecessary feelings.

You'll make her happy, right?

Make her happy.

She's tired and worn out.

Let her lean on you and rest.

I shouldn't tell her about Mr. Shin then...

Excuse me?

No, nothing.

Do you want to go to Cheongsan?

No.

Let's go to Incheon, to Pal Bong Bakery.

Yes, Sir.

Tak Goo.

Mi Sun.

What brings you here?

I told you that I'll come after the board meeting.

Welcome.

Hello, chief.

Oh, my gosh! Tak Goo! Long time no see!

I heard that you're the new CEO of Geoseong!

I knew you had it in you from the beginning!

I'm so proud of you!

Stop it.

Did you eat yet? If you didn't, join us.

We were about to eat noodles.

Noodles? Sounds good.

By the way, I have a favour to ask.

What's with all these breads?

What do you think?

Uh...

It tastes bad.

These are the breads made

by the Cheongsan factory.

Really?

It seems like Il Jung's factory

should close down soon.

How are people going to eat this?

You're right. The Cheongsan factory is

about to close down.

I knew it. They should close down soon.

But I can't let them close down.

What's that supposed to mean?

I need to save that factory.

Moreover, I need to come up with

a new product in that factory.

It's the only way

the directors will approve of me.

What?

How much time do you have?

A month.

A month?

The company is doing this to kick you out.

Help me. I need people on my side.

Please help me.

I need the three of

you to work for the company,

pretending not to know me.

Do you even know how to make bread?

Yes, I can knead the dough.

I can shape the bread.

I'm willing to do any odd jobs.

Why do you want to work for a factory

that is going to close soon?

Finding a job nowadays is hard.

This is all I know how to do.

All right. Come with me.

I'd like Jae Bok to take on the supply warehouse.

I can't trust the books.

I'd like you to check the ingredients

and the grade, then report them to me.

I'd like the chief to check

the manufacturing process.

Check how the breads are made,

fermented, baked, and packaged.

Give me as many details as you can.

I'd like Gap Su to check up on the people

who are working at the factory.

Tell me about the workers' general attitude.

Inspection journal.

The supply warehouse is horrible.

Half of the flour is over a year old.

The numbers are incorrect too.

I knew it.

The manufacturing process is horrible.

I can't believe they made bread in this condition.

The fermentation room is a wreck.

The workers are very unhappy.

They have more work to do because

half of the workers quit,

but they never got any overtime pay.

Is this acceptable?

No, but the problem is,

the headquarters paid for all that.

What? That means someone embezzled money!

It totals to a sum of 1 billion won.

1 billion won?

That's too much money for a factory

manager to embezzle by himself.

We have to find out, but we don't

have any paperwork to prove that.

Can you all stay at the factory and

continue checking up on everything?

I have to start thinking

about the new product too.

I need your help.

I'm honoured that the CEO of Geoseong

is asking us like this.

Don't worry. We'll do our best to help you.

Thank you.

When do you want the wedding to be?

I don't want to wait long.

What's the hurry, Ma Jun?

Father is sick right now.

Most families like ours would

want to get married in haste.

I should at least let him see me get married.

Ma Jun! How could you say something like that?

Are you saying that Father will never wake up?

We have to prepare for the worst.

Ma Jun!

Be quiet, everyone.

The doctor said that this week

is a critical week for him.

Let's talk about this again after this week.

It won't be a bad idea to shop

for wedding presents and clothes beforehand.

You can do that this week.

What is the matter with you two?

I think you're both crazy.

You have to be crazy to get married.

I can't take this any more.

Let me excuse myself.

Why are you doing this?

Shin Yug Yeong!

Was that necessary?

Do you have to make people

suffer and uncomfortable?

What? Suffer and uncomfortable?

Your mother approved.

We can take it easy now.

Your father is sick.

Why are you acting like a little kid?

What is the matter with you?

Did you change your mind?

Now that mum surrendered to you,

are you having second thoughts?

Gu Ma Jun!

If not, let's keep doing.

If we don't push for this,

we might not be able to get married.

You said that you'll be with me.

You said that you won't regret this.

So please do as I ask, will you?

Please say that you will, Shin Yug Yeong.

Jag Yeong.

How is the Chairman?

Is he feeling better?

No, he's the same.

I see.

Chairman, I'm here.

I came home late because I had

to go to the Cheongsan factory.

You must've been bored.

I'm worried.

She's still not eating?

She can't talk, she can't see...

Can't we do something about Tak Goo?

Okay, I'll go.

Will you?

Don't say anything to Mi Sun yet.

Okay.

Mr. Han, I brought Mr. Shin.

Long time no see.

What brings you here?

It's a big yet small world.

What?

You have a daughter named.

Shin Yug Yeong, right?

Let me carry that.

No, I can do this.

You're working hard.

What brings you here?

I'm here on personal business.

Carry on.

Where are you going?

What?

I'm going to see my daughter. Why?

Do I have to report that to you too?

No, don't go.

What?

What are you going to do to her?

You've never been a father figure to her.

Don't meddle in her life again!

You don't have a right to tell me that!

What are you, her husband?

Mr. Shin!

Go away, will you?

Mr. Shin! Please!

Can't you act like a real father

to Shin Yug Yeong for once?

Go away!

Geez...

Mr. Shin!

Let's go.

Mr. Shin!

Mr. Shin!

What? What about Mr. Yun?

Okay then.

Hi.

Do you know where.

Shin Yug Yeong is right now?

The lady of the Geoseong family

asked for her again.

Can you find out where she went?

Hold on.

The bride is ready.

They're at a wedding boutique in Jongno.

Thank you.

Mr. Kim Tak Goo?

I'm here to take you.

Who are you?

Hi, Mr. Han.

What are you waiting for?

Go and see your daughter.

Who are you?

Are you Mr. Kim Tak Goo?

Yes, I'm Kim Tak Goo.

Do you know Kim Mi Sun from Cheongsan?

Who?

Kim Mi Sun from Cheongsan.

She's your mother.