1 00:00:41,793 --> 00:00:45,963 MY ROYAL NEMESIS 2 00:00:46,173 --> 00:00:48,655 ANNALS OF THE JOSEON DYNASTY ANJONG, YEAR 6, VOLUME 12, MAY 23 3 00:00:48,738 --> 00:00:53,140 A STAR WITH A RED TAIL APPEARED AND DID NOT VANISH FOR TWO MONTHS 4 00:00:53,409 --> 00:00:55,245 FAMINE AND PLAGUE BROKE OUT ACROSS THE NATION 5 00:00:55,328 --> 00:00:57,413 THIS WAS WHEN LADY KANG A MERE CONCUBINE 6 00:00:57,497 --> 00:00:59,249 WAS APPOINTED TO THE RANK OF BIN 7 00:01:04,712 --> 00:01:07,090 TO PREVENT DISASTER AND HEED HEAVEN'S WARNING 8 00:01:07,173 --> 00:01:09,342 PETITIONS FROM THE MINISTERS POURED IN 9 00:01:21,688 --> 00:01:26,526 INJEONGMUN GATE 10 00:01:27,318 --> 00:01:30,280 "By royal edict, the order given shall now be carried out." 11 00:01:31,114 --> 00:01:33,324 "Royal Consort Hui of the Kang clan, of the Inner Court, 12 00:01:33,408 --> 00:01:35,493 has committed a heinous crime." 13 00:01:35,577 --> 00:01:37,662 "The crime of disrupting the Inner Court's hierarchy." 14 00:01:37,745 --> 00:01:39,289 "The crime of adultery." 15 00:01:39,372 --> 00:01:42,667 "And the attempted assassination of the Firstborn Prince and Consort Gyeong." 16 00:01:42,750 --> 00:01:44,836 "Thus, Royal Consort Hui is hereby sentenced to death by poison 17 00:01:44,919 --> 00:01:47,839 to set right the Crown and the state." 18 00:01:49,716 --> 00:01:52,927 Royal Consort Hui shall come forth and receive the royal command! 19 00:02:04,022 --> 00:02:07,734 Your Highness, you must go outside. 20 00:02:09,277 --> 00:02:10,320 You need not hasten me. 21 00:02:14,532 --> 00:02:15,867 It is finished. 22 00:02:24,417 --> 00:02:26,961 Plum blossoms in bloom amidst the bitter snow of winter. 23 00:02:29,213 --> 00:02:31,215 Are they not captivating? 24 00:02:33,134 --> 00:02:35,803 Flowers that blossom on a gentle spring day are never… 25 00:02:39,098 --> 00:02:40,516 sufficient to content the heart. 26 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,435 - Your Highness. - Your Highness. 27 00:02:42,518 --> 00:02:43,895 Your Highness. 28 00:02:49,609 --> 00:02:50,902 Let us go. 29 00:03:30,900 --> 00:03:33,277 Have you gathered to revel in this spectacle? 30 00:03:33,361 --> 00:03:35,029 At the mere rumor of my death… 31 00:03:37,949 --> 00:03:39,492 those who would dance upon my grave 32 00:03:40,868 --> 00:03:42,787 come swarming like ravenous hounds. 33 00:03:44,163 --> 00:03:48,126 They say no blossom endures its bloom forever. 34 00:04:47,977 --> 00:04:49,687 It ought to have been delivered by now. 35 00:04:49,771 --> 00:04:50,980 Yes. 36 00:04:51,063 --> 00:04:54,192 It is past noon, so the royal edict must have been delivered, Your Majesty. 37 00:04:54,275 --> 00:04:57,945 The rot has been cut away. No need to sever the limb now. 38 00:04:58,029 --> 00:04:59,572 However, Your Majesty, 39 00:04:59,655 --> 00:05:02,492 amid the famine wrought by drought and the advent of that ill-omened star, 40 00:05:02,575 --> 00:05:04,869 the people grow restless. 41 00:05:04,952 --> 00:05:09,081 You must swiftly root out the remnants who followed Lady Kang. 42 00:05:09,165 --> 00:05:11,250 Minister, do you seek a bloodbath the like of that 43 00:05:11,334 --> 00:05:12,752 which befell in the Year of Gihae? 44 00:05:12,835 --> 00:05:14,670 Let the ministers speak 45 00:05:15,963 --> 00:05:18,049 of this matter no more. 46 00:05:23,137 --> 00:05:24,555 Go in peace. 47 00:05:26,599 --> 00:05:27,683 You will not see me depart. 48 00:05:29,227 --> 00:05:31,062 Did you think I would acquiesce in silence? 49 00:05:33,689 --> 00:05:34,565 How dare you! 50 00:05:34,649 --> 00:05:37,318 Pray tell, what precisely is my crime? 51 00:05:37,401 --> 00:05:39,111 Restoring order to the Inner Court's hierarchy? 52 00:05:39,195 --> 00:05:42,448 Daring to stand above the daughters of noble families despite my low birth? 53 00:05:42,532 --> 00:05:43,407 Or is it… 54 00:05:45,034 --> 00:05:48,371 that I contended for my life in this treacherous palace, 55 00:05:50,039 --> 00:05:52,583 where all conspired against it? 56 00:05:55,127 --> 00:05:56,337 If that be a crime… 57 00:05:58,464 --> 00:06:01,008 then you all stand guilty of the same sin! 58 00:06:01,092 --> 00:06:01,968 Such insolence! 59 00:06:02,510 --> 00:06:05,513 How dare you cast aside the poison bestowed by royal command! 60 00:06:05,596 --> 00:06:07,014 Go and tell His Majesty 61 00:06:07,849 --> 00:06:10,184 that this rusted blade yet has words for him. 62 00:06:11,477 --> 00:06:12,562 Until then… 63 00:06:15,064 --> 00:06:16,983 I shall not so much as take a single sip. 64 00:06:17,066 --> 00:06:18,526 Hear me. Bring forth the poison. 65 00:06:36,043 --> 00:06:37,587 How dare you! 66 00:06:40,339 --> 00:06:41,591 Why you… 67 00:06:46,971 --> 00:06:48,139 Make her drink. 68 00:06:57,732 --> 00:06:58,649 Let go! 69 00:06:59,942 --> 00:07:01,986 How dare you lay your filthy hands upon me! 70 00:07:03,529 --> 00:07:04,488 Let go! 71 00:07:06,657 --> 00:07:07,992 Let go! 72 00:07:26,802 --> 00:07:28,888 Shamaness, are you all right? 73 00:07:28,971 --> 00:07:30,181 What should we do? 74 00:07:30,264 --> 00:07:31,807 It is raining! Rain is falling! 75 00:07:35,519 --> 00:07:36,562 Your Highness. 76 00:07:37,438 --> 00:07:41,150 My powers are weak. This was the only way. 77 00:07:43,277 --> 00:07:45,279 I humbly pray for your health and peace. 78 00:07:57,291 --> 00:08:00,086 Even the heavens take heed, now that the wicked vixen is gone. 79 00:08:00,169 --> 00:08:03,214 The rain we prayed for has finally come. 80 00:08:03,297 --> 00:08:05,549 Wait, this is frost, not rain. 81 00:08:06,050 --> 00:08:08,219 What? Frost in the middle of summer? 82 00:08:21,357 --> 00:08:22,692 What is that? 83 00:08:37,915 --> 00:08:38,791 The sun… 84 00:08:41,836 --> 00:08:43,170 What is going on? 85 00:08:43,254 --> 00:08:44,797 The sun just disappeared. 86 00:09:13,951 --> 00:09:14,994 Is this how… 87 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:20,416 I depart this world? 88 00:09:24,545 --> 00:09:25,796 Perhaps… 89 00:09:27,882 --> 00:09:29,258 this is my… 90 00:10:04,627 --> 00:10:07,838 Royal Consort Hui of the Jang clan shall drink the poison! 91 00:10:20,851 --> 00:10:21,977 Am I… 92 00:10:23,437 --> 00:10:24,688 not dead yet? 93 00:10:27,316 --> 00:10:28,234 My goodness. 94 00:10:29,110 --> 00:10:31,403 I must have lost my senses for a moment. 95 00:10:37,701 --> 00:10:39,453 Why is the sun so close? 96 00:10:41,664 --> 00:10:43,499 How much of that poison did I drink? 97 00:10:44,458 --> 00:10:45,793 I keep seeing things. 98 00:10:51,340 --> 00:10:53,843 What are all those people doing? 99 00:10:53,926 --> 00:10:56,137 Cut! That was great. Really great. 100 00:10:56,762 --> 00:10:58,180 Let's turn it around. 101 00:10:58,264 --> 00:11:00,599 - Let's bring him in… - Right, the next scene is… 102 00:11:02,101 --> 00:11:03,853 Director, about our next scene… 103 00:11:03,936 --> 00:11:05,396 It's scene 18. 104 00:11:05,479 --> 00:11:07,356 - Full shot first. - Yes, sir. 105 00:11:07,439 --> 00:11:08,649 Full shot first. 106 00:11:08,732 --> 00:11:09,984 Was the audio okay? 107 00:11:13,362 --> 00:11:15,239 CHWISEONDANG HALL 108 00:11:17,658 --> 00:11:19,994 Wow, that stand-in is really great. 109 00:11:20,077 --> 00:11:22,163 She did the death so believably, it wasn't even meant to be that dramatic. 110 00:11:22,246 --> 00:11:25,040 Did Ji-hyo really need a stand-in for this scene? 111 00:11:25,124 --> 00:11:27,543 She said she's allergic to the herbal medicine used for the poison. 112 00:11:27,626 --> 00:11:29,962 - What can we do? - Jeez. 113 00:11:30,045 --> 00:11:31,338 That's good. 114 00:11:31,422 --> 00:11:33,757 All right, let's go again. Right away. 115 00:11:33,841 --> 00:11:35,676 What is going on here? 116 00:11:36,468 --> 00:11:38,429 The way those people are dressed… 117 00:11:39,221 --> 00:11:41,473 They do not even wear their hair in topknots. 118 00:11:44,476 --> 00:11:47,813 In broad daylight, that woman 119 00:11:47,897 --> 00:11:49,773 so wantonly lays bare her limbs. 120 00:11:49,857 --> 00:11:51,275 Such insolence. 121 00:11:51,358 --> 00:11:52,443 Here we go. 122 00:11:53,652 --> 00:11:55,446 Okay, let's go again. Right now. 123 00:11:55,529 --> 00:11:58,282 - Ready? Let's go. - Okay, roll sound. 124 00:11:58,365 --> 00:12:00,451 Camera, go! 125 00:12:00,534 --> 00:12:01,911 Ready, action! 126 00:12:03,245 --> 00:12:05,831 Royal Consort Hui of the Jang clan shall drink the poison! 127 00:12:05,915 --> 00:12:06,874 Jang clan? 128 00:12:06,957 --> 00:12:09,335 And now you err even in my family name? 129 00:12:10,044 --> 00:12:11,545 I am of the Kang clan! 130 00:12:14,298 --> 00:12:15,716 Hey, keep it rolling. 131 00:12:18,510 --> 00:12:22,097 I knew a wench like you would not submit in peace. 132 00:12:22,598 --> 00:12:25,976 Guards! Pour the poison down this wench's throat! 133 00:12:26,060 --> 00:12:27,603 A wench, you say? 134 00:12:27,686 --> 00:12:29,647 Why, you insolent bastard! 135 00:12:31,065 --> 00:12:32,566 Is Shin Seo-ri crazy? 136 00:12:32,650 --> 00:12:35,069 Look at her improvising when she's supposed to be my stand-in. 137 00:12:35,611 --> 00:12:37,196 - Who does she think she is? - I know, right? 138 00:12:37,279 --> 00:12:38,697 Isn't she just an extra? 139 00:12:44,828 --> 00:12:47,706 Seize! Seize that wench at once! 140 00:12:47,790 --> 00:12:49,708 You must not value your own neck. 141 00:12:49,792 --> 00:12:51,669 You, a mere officer, 142 00:12:51,752 --> 00:12:55,130 dare to run your vile mouth before a Senior First Rank Royal Consort! 143 00:12:55,214 --> 00:12:56,882 Seize her! 144 00:13:01,428 --> 00:13:02,846 Stand back, you scoundrels! 145 00:13:03,305 --> 00:13:05,099 Before I have your filthy hands cut off. 146 00:13:05,182 --> 00:13:08,352 Seize her! Make her drink the poison! 147 00:13:09,812 --> 00:13:11,105 Damn it. 148 00:13:17,361 --> 00:13:18,737 Damn you! 149 00:13:29,873 --> 00:13:32,376 All of you, get her! 150 00:13:32,459 --> 00:13:34,044 - Get her! - Get her! 151 00:13:39,842 --> 00:13:41,510 How is she so strong? 152 00:13:50,728 --> 00:13:53,981 MY ROYAL NEMESIS 153 00:13:54,064 --> 00:13:57,192 EPISODE 1 THE VIXEN AND THE BEAST 154 00:13:57,318 --> 00:13:59,862 {\an8}A video showing CEO Cha Se-gye abusing his power 155 00:13:59,945 --> 00:14:01,655 {\an8}was released this morning, branding him 156 00:14:01,739 --> 00:14:04,616 {\an8}the worst third-generation chaebol heir in the nation's history 157 00:14:04,700 --> 00:14:07,411 {\an8}and fueling debate over corporate succession. 158 00:14:07,494 --> 00:14:10,497 {\an8}Mr. Cha Se-gye, the grandson of Chail Group founder Cha Dal-su, 159 00:14:10,581 --> 00:14:13,083 {\an8}who now runs startup Biojei after resigning from the group, 160 00:14:13,167 --> 00:14:14,793 {\an8}is mired in another abuse of power scandal. 161 00:14:14,877 --> 00:14:15,836 {\an8}There he is! 162 00:14:29,141 --> 00:14:31,185 {\an8}A ruthless MandA butcher. 163 00:14:35,147 --> 00:14:37,733 {\an8}That's what everyone calls Cha Se-gye. 164 00:14:37,816 --> 00:14:40,986 {\an8}A savage abandoned by the business world. 165 00:14:41,070 --> 00:14:45,074 A vampire, a money-grubber, a monster of capitalism. 166 00:14:45,157 --> 00:14:48,744 I understand it's your company's custom to never dismiss a single employee. 167 00:14:48,827 --> 00:14:50,079 So, convince me. 168 00:14:50,162 --> 00:14:52,081 Why should I bother to protect that damn tradition 169 00:14:52,164 --> 00:14:54,750 when I could just sell the company off, shredding it piece by piece? 170 00:14:54,833 --> 00:14:56,835 This differs from the agreed acquisition terms. 171 00:14:56,919 --> 00:15:00,506 If you're going to change your tune like this, I can't sign. 172 00:15:01,715 --> 00:15:02,925 You're going to have to. 173 00:15:04,802 --> 00:15:06,929 This is your first and last chance 174 00:15:07,012 --> 00:15:10,057 to get even a pittance for that measly company of yours. 175 00:15:13,477 --> 00:15:14,561 Oh right. 176 00:15:16,271 --> 00:15:18,065 If you intend to secure FDA approval 177 00:15:18,148 --> 00:15:20,651 for your cosmetic ingredient as a pharmaceutical-grade product 178 00:15:20,734 --> 00:15:23,404 to inflate its value, you can just forget it. 179 00:15:23,946 --> 00:15:25,447 But that's confidential information-- 180 00:15:25,531 --> 00:15:28,409 My very capable lobbyists are always working hard. 181 00:15:28,909 --> 00:15:31,328 It's going to be rejected due to safety concerns. 182 00:15:31,912 --> 00:15:32,913 Mr. Cha. 183 00:15:32,996 --> 00:15:35,916 Let's just call this deal off. All right? 184 00:15:37,876 --> 00:15:40,295 I figured you'd do that, so I brought an extra. 185 00:15:40,379 --> 00:15:43,090 Mr. Cha, what the hell do you think you're doing? 186 00:15:43,173 --> 00:15:45,342 I'm giving you a choice. 187 00:15:45,426 --> 00:15:47,928 Either go bankrupt from rumors of your material's side effects, 188 00:15:48,011 --> 00:15:50,013 or restructure, hand over the company, 189 00:15:50,097 --> 00:15:52,182 and at least walk away with your shares. 190 00:15:52,266 --> 00:15:55,018 Now, the price drops by a billion won every ten seconds. 191 00:15:59,106 --> 00:16:00,941 You can't be serious. 192 00:16:02,526 --> 00:16:04,194 You just lost a billion won. 193 00:16:05,362 --> 00:16:06,822 PURCHASE PRICE: KRW 5,620,400,000 194 00:16:06,905 --> 00:16:08,532 All right, two billion is next. 195 00:16:14,163 --> 00:16:17,791 This isn't some flea market where you can just haggle. 196 00:16:17,875 --> 00:16:18,959 What kind of negotiation-- 197 00:16:19,042 --> 00:16:20,836 And you've lost three billion. 198 00:16:20,919 --> 00:16:22,171 PURCHASE PRICE: KRW 3,620,400,000 199 00:16:22,254 --> 00:16:25,340 What will it be? Do you need more time? 200 00:16:28,135 --> 00:16:30,679 No. I'll sign. 201 00:16:44,651 --> 00:16:45,819 Took you long enough. 202 00:16:45,903 --> 00:16:47,821 You just threw away three billion won. 203 00:16:58,749 --> 00:17:01,585 Hello, this is Handy, your friend at noon. 204 00:17:01,668 --> 00:17:04,630 I'm sure you've all heard about the once-in-300-years eclipse. 205 00:17:04,713 --> 00:17:07,132 They say our ancestors called an eclipse a natural disaster. 206 00:17:07,216 --> 00:17:09,676 Maybe a natural disaster would get me a day off. 207 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:11,929 This eclipse is special because it's a collab 208 00:17:12,012 --> 00:17:13,764 with a comet that returns every 300 years. 209 00:17:13,847 --> 00:17:16,475 We'll be able to see the comet with our own eyes! 210 00:17:17,142 --> 00:17:19,853 This afternoon's cosmic show, 300 years in the making. 211 00:17:19,937 --> 00:17:22,773 - Don't miss it. - It'd take an alien invasion 212 00:17:23,941 --> 00:17:25,067 to get a day off. 213 00:17:28,028 --> 00:17:29,780 Sir, did you enjoy your meal? 214 00:17:29,863 --> 00:17:31,240 Of course I did. 215 00:17:31,323 --> 00:17:33,867 Getting revenge on that bastard made it all the more satisfying. 216 00:17:33,951 --> 00:17:36,870 You could of gone easier on the CEO. He came out crying. 217 00:17:37,996 --> 00:17:40,541 Mr. Son, those were all crocodile tears. 218 00:17:40,624 --> 00:17:42,417 Do you know how many subcontractors went under 219 00:17:42,501 --> 00:17:43,877 after he swapped in cheap materials? 220 00:17:43,961 --> 00:17:47,130 When I think of the three billion won he cost me back in the day… 221 00:17:47,214 --> 00:17:49,383 I should've stripped him clean. Damn it. 222 00:17:49,466 --> 00:17:52,719 But when he realizes he got ripped off, it should sting a little. 223 00:17:53,804 --> 00:17:56,640 And so your infamous reputation gets renewed once more. 224 00:17:57,683 --> 00:17:58,934 So what if I'm infamous? 225 00:17:59,643 --> 00:18:02,271 Being infamous is the best bodyguard there is. 226 00:18:06,024 --> 00:18:07,526 Taking ten, everyone! 227 00:18:09,695 --> 00:18:11,029 Are you okay? Can we keep shooting? 228 00:18:11,113 --> 00:18:14,741 I am fine. Now, seize that man at once! 229 00:18:18,120 --> 00:18:21,873 How dare you insolent fools defy my command? 230 00:18:24,918 --> 00:18:26,420 Hey! What's gotten into you? 231 00:18:26,503 --> 00:18:28,255 Even if you're mad at Yoon Ji-hyo, 232 00:18:28,338 --> 00:18:30,841 you can't just recklessly cause a scene like this. 233 00:18:30,924 --> 00:18:31,925 You insolent wench. 234 00:18:32,009 --> 00:18:33,510 What? "Wench"? 235 00:18:33,594 --> 00:18:35,721 You dare raise your voice before your superior? 236 00:18:35,804 --> 00:18:39,141 You did mention you were feeling chills. Have you actually lost your mind? 237 00:18:39,224 --> 00:18:40,559 You're burning up! 238 00:18:40,642 --> 00:18:42,394 Okay, this is serious. 239 00:18:42,477 --> 00:18:44,187 That wench, to the very end… 240 00:18:44,271 --> 00:18:46,315 Guards! Seize that wench at once… 241 00:18:47,316 --> 00:18:48,609 This place… 242 00:18:51,612 --> 00:18:54,156 Where in the world am I? 243 00:18:54,865 --> 00:18:56,783 The way these people are dressed… 244 00:18:57,284 --> 00:18:58,660 It was so heavy earlier. 245 00:18:59,578 --> 00:19:03,248 The women wear no head coverings and converse with men outside their kin. 246 00:19:08,086 --> 00:19:09,212 Yellow hair? 247 00:19:09,755 --> 00:19:12,549 Yellow hair and blue eyes? 248 00:19:12,633 --> 00:19:15,010 Could that be a Westerner from the tales? 249 00:19:15,093 --> 00:19:18,639 Westerners are roaming the palace in a horde. 250 00:19:19,181 --> 00:19:21,975 Did I end up in a foreign land while I was unconscious? 251 00:19:22,768 --> 00:19:26,813 Excuse me. Your performance was incredible. 252 00:19:28,815 --> 00:19:31,735 You can speak the Joseon tongue? 253 00:19:31,818 --> 00:19:33,028 Joseon? 254 00:19:33,111 --> 00:19:34,696 You mean Korean? 255 00:19:34,780 --> 00:19:36,073 Yes, a little. 256 00:19:37,074 --> 00:19:38,867 A picture together, okay? 257 00:19:38,950 --> 00:19:40,202 Please? 258 00:19:48,502 --> 00:19:51,380 What… in the world is this? 259 00:19:51,463 --> 00:19:54,341 My face. Why does it look like that? 260 00:19:54,424 --> 00:19:56,343 This looking glass is strange. 261 00:19:57,177 --> 00:19:58,512 Oh my God! 262 00:20:16,655 --> 00:20:18,156 What are you doing? 263 00:20:18,740 --> 00:20:19,908 Shin Seo-ri, are you nuts? 264 00:20:19,991 --> 00:20:21,410 My face… 265 00:20:22,536 --> 00:20:23,704 I've aged so horribly. 266 00:20:24,371 --> 00:20:25,789 What are you saying? Hey! 267 00:20:25,872 --> 00:20:27,457 Hey! Give me my mirror back! 268 00:20:27,541 --> 00:20:29,042 You worthless bastards! 269 00:20:29,126 --> 00:20:31,211 Must I waste my time 270 00:20:31,837 --> 00:20:32,796 because 271 00:20:33,380 --> 00:20:34,631 of bastards 272 00:20:35,507 --> 00:20:37,008 like you? Damn it! 273 00:20:40,011 --> 00:20:41,263 What the… 274 00:20:41,346 --> 00:20:43,348 - Mr. Son. - Yes, sir. 275 00:20:45,100 --> 00:20:46,017 Is this me? 276 00:20:47,352 --> 00:20:49,771 It's a deepfake video. Seamless, isn't it? 277 00:20:52,691 --> 00:20:54,609 So my face was maliciously edited 278 00:20:54,693 --> 00:20:56,153 to be posted all over the internet, 279 00:20:56,236 --> 00:20:57,654 and I had no idea? 280 00:20:58,321 --> 00:20:59,322 Don't worry, sir. 281 00:20:59,406 --> 00:21:01,032 Our legal team filed a lawsuit. 282 00:21:01,575 --> 00:21:02,534 The PR team also released a statement 283 00:21:02,617 --> 00:21:04,035 condemning the malicious deepfake. 284 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,496 No, Mr. Son. What are you talking about? 285 00:21:06,580 --> 00:21:09,583 We should be rewarding them, not punishing them. 286 00:21:09,666 --> 00:21:10,625 Pardon? 287 00:21:10,709 --> 00:21:14,379 Domestic tech has gotten so good that even I was fooled. 288 00:21:14,463 --> 00:21:17,215 Is this really the time to be filing lawsuits? 289 00:21:18,008 --> 00:21:20,677 Get the legal team on the phone now 290 00:21:20,761 --> 00:21:22,304 and set up a meeting with them. 291 00:21:22,387 --> 00:21:24,514 I'm going to acquire this company too. 292 00:21:26,016 --> 00:21:27,225 Understood, sir. 293 00:21:27,768 --> 00:21:29,811 This really is amazing. 294 00:21:35,525 --> 00:21:39,029 What in the world has befallen me? 295 00:21:40,781 --> 00:21:41,656 My blood? 296 00:21:41,740 --> 00:21:44,576 What purpose do you have for my blood? 297 00:21:44,659 --> 00:21:47,704 Your Highness must die in order to live. 298 00:21:47,788 --> 00:21:50,499 If I wish to live, I must offer you my blood? 299 00:22:00,091 --> 00:22:01,551 The cut has disappeared. 300 00:22:02,344 --> 00:22:04,805 Hwang most certainly drew my blood. 301 00:22:05,430 --> 00:22:08,016 There is no way it could have healed overnight. 302 00:22:09,017 --> 00:22:10,560 Which means… 303 00:22:11,436 --> 00:22:12,312 That cannot be. 304 00:22:13,730 --> 00:22:15,857 Have I been placed in another body? 305 00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:19,903 Your Highness must die in order to live. 306 00:22:19,986 --> 00:22:22,155 So when she said I must die to live… 307 00:22:23,573 --> 00:22:24,574 This is what she meant? 308 00:22:31,498 --> 00:22:33,166 "After changing his clothes, Prince Edward… 309 00:22:33,250 --> 00:22:34,918 2026 CHAIL EandC CHILD SPONSORSHIP EVENT 310 00:22:35,001 --> 00:22:36,962 …put on the crown and became the new king." 311 00:22:37,045 --> 00:22:40,006 "Tom the pauper was rewarded handsomely 312 00:22:40,090 --> 00:22:41,174 for all his help." 313 00:22:41,258 --> 00:22:44,636 "And Edward became a great king 314 00:22:44,719 --> 00:22:46,513 in the end." 315 00:22:46,596 --> 00:22:48,723 His looks, his character… 316 00:22:48,807 --> 00:22:51,560 He is the very embodiment of noblesse oblige. 317 00:22:51,643 --> 00:22:53,019 Exactly. 318 00:22:53,687 --> 00:22:56,147 Our team is doing a special feature titled 319 00:22:56,231 --> 00:22:58,191 "The State of Korea's Chaebol Heirs." 320 00:22:58,275 --> 00:23:01,611 We'll also be covering the massive layoffs from four years ago that caused 321 00:23:01,695 --> 00:23:05,198 Chail Group's stock to plummet. 322 00:23:05,282 --> 00:23:06,658 Care to comment? 323 00:23:06,741 --> 00:23:10,078 The video hasn't been verified, so I have no comment. 324 00:23:10,161 --> 00:23:11,621 But I can tell you this. 325 00:23:11,705 --> 00:23:15,000 Se-gye has a strong sense of responsibility. 326 00:23:15,542 --> 00:23:18,336 I consider his swift resignation four years ago to be indicative 327 00:23:18,420 --> 00:23:19,713 of his management skills. 328 00:23:19,796 --> 00:23:22,048 It's also the secret to Se-gye's successful startup. 329 00:23:22,591 --> 00:23:24,926 There are rumors about his mother, '90s star Han Hye-seon, 330 00:23:25,010 --> 00:23:28,722 and his humble beginnings. Some even call him a "half-breed chaebol." 331 00:23:28,805 --> 00:23:29,764 Sir. 332 00:23:30,515 --> 00:23:32,017 Perhaps I wasn't your first choice? 333 00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:33,602 Pardon? 334 00:23:35,937 --> 00:23:37,272 I just feel like an alternate. 335 00:23:37,355 --> 00:23:39,608 Not at all. I'm honored to be interviewing someone 336 00:23:39,691 --> 00:23:41,610 so well respected for his kind leadership. 337 00:23:41,693 --> 00:23:43,111 That was a joke. 338 00:23:44,195 --> 00:23:46,448 - Please continue. - Sure. 339 00:23:48,199 --> 00:23:50,827 Was Hwang always this powerful? 340 00:23:51,494 --> 00:23:53,246 What in the world is going on? 341 00:23:57,459 --> 00:23:58,376 Hey, you brat! 342 00:23:58,460 --> 00:24:01,129 Ms. Hong is furious right now. She's ready to tear you apart! 343 00:24:01,212 --> 00:24:04,132 Such insolence! How dare you speak to me that way? 344 00:24:06,927 --> 00:24:10,597 No, I should just keep quiet and observe the situation for now. 345 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:11,598 Why'd you stop? 346 00:24:11,681 --> 00:24:15,435 Then again, you must also be embarrassed by your own behavior. 347 00:24:15,518 --> 00:24:17,020 You just slammed someone to the ground out of nowhere. 348 00:24:17,103 --> 00:24:19,439 Then you terrorized Yoon Ji-hyo. 349 00:24:19,522 --> 00:24:21,232 I seriously thought you were possessed. 350 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:23,735 Possessed? 351 00:24:26,112 --> 00:24:27,572 I fear my spirits ran high today, 352 00:24:27,656 --> 00:24:30,200 leading me to make a slight misstep. 353 00:24:30,283 --> 00:24:31,785 Pay it no mind. 354 00:24:32,535 --> 00:24:34,412 Hold on. Seo-ri, you've been talking 355 00:24:34,496 --> 00:24:36,706 really strangely since earlier. 356 00:24:37,248 --> 00:24:38,583 You keep talking like you're from Joseon. 357 00:24:38,667 --> 00:24:39,626 Whatever do you mean? 358 00:24:39,709 --> 00:24:42,253 I am from Joseon, so I speak like one… 359 00:24:42,337 --> 00:24:43,213 No. 360 00:24:43,296 --> 00:24:45,924 Her speaking our tongue does not guarantee 361 00:24:46,007 --> 00:24:47,592 she is from Joseon. 362 00:24:47,676 --> 00:24:49,177 Judging by your attire, 363 00:24:49,260 --> 00:24:52,138 you seem to be a palace maid or servant. Whom do you serve? 364 00:24:52,222 --> 00:24:54,724 - Are you from the Qing dynasty? - What? The Qing? 365 00:24:54,808 --> 00:24:55,684 Somewhere farther? 366 00:24:55,767 --> 00:24:59,771 Then again, with all these Westerners swarming about like dogs… 367 00:25:01,648 --> 00:25:02,691 Perhaps, Cheonchuk? 368 00:25:02,774 --> 00:25:04,567 Cheon… 369 00:25:04,651 --> 00:25:06,987 Do not tell me it is Daesik. 370 00:25:07,821 --> 00:25:09,864 What are you talking about? 371 00:25:10,448 --> 00:25:12,492 - What's wrong with you? - Shin Seo-ri! 372 00:25:13,952 --> 00:25:14,995 Hey. 373 00:25:16,079 --> 00:25:17,288 You… 374 00:25:26,965 --> 00:25:30,260 And who are these two with faces like vipers? 375 00:25:31,428 --> 00:25:34,180 I just ran out of a meeting with the production company over you. 376 00:25:34,264 --> 00:25:35,432 What is wrong with you? 377 00:25:35,974 --> 00:25:36,850 Just look at this creature. 378 00:25:36,933 --> 00:25:40,562 Her face is just plastered with pure spite. 379 00:25:40,645 --> 00:25:43,231 Judging by her facial features, 380 00:25:43,314 --> 00:25:45,316 she is a wench who lives to dominate. 381 00:25:45,859 --> 00:25:46,735 In that case… 382 00:25:46,818 --> 00:25:47,819 …and you're here chatting away? 383 00:25:47,902 --> 00:25:50,280 My situation is far from calm, 384 00:25:50,363 --> 00:25:52,157 but I am glad it appeared so to you. 385 00:25:54,367 --> 00:25:57,579 "Glad it appeared so"? 386 00:25:57,662 --> 00:25:59,789 I don't like that tone you're using at all. 387 00:25:59,873 --> 00:26:01,791 Just because your contract is terminated, you think 388 00:26:01,875 --> 00:26:03,543 you've nothing left to lose? Is that it? 389 00:26:03,626 --> 00:26:05,086 Ms. Hong, please calm down. 390 00:26:05,170 --> 00:26:08,173 I told you she's been acting strange. 391 00:26:08,256 --> 00:26:09,716 And who are you, wench? 392 00:26:09,799 --> 00:26:11,259 "Wench"? 393 00:26:12,093 --> 00:26:15,346 Look, I know you're angry and all, but this is too much. 394 00:26:15,430 --> 00:26:16,639 Dismissive, now even cursing? 395 00:26:16,723 --> 00:26:18,433 Are you so pissed you've lost your mind? 396 00:26:18,516 --> 00:26:19,768 - I see now. - Someone else's booth… 397 00:26:19,851 --> 00:26:22,395 Look at her, smugly playing the peacemaker. 398 00:26:22,479 --> 00:26:24,439 I see… 399 00:26:25,023 --> 00:26:29,110 Did your pride take a blow being my stand-in? 400 00:26:29,194 --> 00:26:30,987 Because you were once the "Nation's Pebble"? 401 00:26:31,071 --> 00:26:34,991 This wench has a gift for veiled insults. 402 00:26:35,533 --> 00:26:36,785 And that's my specialty. 403 00:26:36,868 --> 00:26:39,621 I see. So this was you. 404 00:26:39,704 --> 00:26:42,040 Such unremarkable features. 405 00:26:42,123 --> 00:26:45,043 I failed to recognize you at first glance. 406 00:26:52,634 --> 00:26:54,385 Maybe… you… 407 00:26:54,469 --> 00:26:57,555 Maybe you should watch what you say? 408 00:26:58,056 --> 00:27:00,141 Shin Seo-ri, you owe me a proper apology. 409 00:27:00,225 --> 00:27:02,894 Seeing how worked up this wench is, 410 00:27:02,977 --> 00:27:05,021 it appears I have won this round. 411 00:27:05,105 --> 00:27:07,524 I cannot apologize for something I did not do. 412 00:27:07,607 --> 00:27:10,985 So instead of swarming in and threshing me down to a husk, 413 00:27:11,069 --> 00:27:13,696 perhaps you should mind your trap first. 414 00:27:16,241 --> 00:27:17,408 Let us go. 415 00:27:25,750 --> 00:27:26,960 Is she insane? 416 00:27:29,546 --> 00:27:31,589 Seo-ri, I was so impressed just now. 417 00:27:31,673 --> 00:27:34,634 I've never seen you this confident before. 418 00:27:34,717 --> 00:27:38,179 This girl is quite perceptive for a servant. 419 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:40,640 I must be more mindful of my words. 420 00:27:43,059 --> 00:27:44,561 I have a plan. 421 00:27:45,603 --> 00:27:47,730 I have decided to take a new path in life. 422 00:27:47,814 --> 00:27:51,151 Is that why you're talking like that? I see now. 423 00:27:51,234 --> 00:27:53,069 Whatever it is, it seems like a good strategy. 424 00:27:53,153 --> 00:27:54,654 Stick with it, okay? 425 00:27:59,284 --> 00:28:00,660 Just a second. 426 00:28:01,703 --> 00:28:02,620 Hello? 427 00:28:04,831 --> 00:28:07,417 How is there music coming from her undergarments? 428 00:28:10,712 --> 00:28:11,796 - Chairman. - Yes? 429 00:28:12,922 --> 00:28:14,799 A video of the young master's power trip… 430 00:28:14,883 --> 00:28:15,925 What? 431 00:28:17,427 --> 00:28:18,928 That damn brat again? 432 00:28:19,762 --> 00:28:20,972 Just be honest. 433 00:28:21,055 --> 00:28:23,641 Is the chairman still spying on me, waiting for me to slip up? 434 00:28:23,725 --> 00:28:25,643 It's not spying. It's love. 435 00:28:25,727 --> 00:28:26,895 It's spying. 436 00:28:26,978 --> 00:28:29,022 Keeping tabs on me because he doesn't trust me 437 00:28:29,105 --> 00:28:31,149 to run a petty shop after moving out. 438 00:28:33,902 --> 00:28:34,903 Is something going on? 439 00:28:34,986 --> 00:28:36,112 What's with this traffic? 440 00:28:36,654 --> 00:28:38,406 There's some sort of solar eclipse show. 441 00:28:38,489 --> 00:28:39,699 It's been chaos all morning. 442 00:28:39,782 --> 00:28:40,700 Unbelievable. 443 00:28:41,576 --> 00:28:43,077 Are we living in the Joseon era? 444 00:28:43,161 --> 00:28:44,537 As if that's such a big deal. 445 00:28:44,621 --> 00:28:47,081 This is why when the news says people are struggling, 446 00:28:47,165 --> 00:28:48,666 it's a complete lie. 447 00:28:48,750 --> 00:28:51,127 If you're truly struggling, you're too weak to complain. 448 00:28:51,211 --> 00:28:52,795 I'm exhausted. 449 00:28:53,504 --> 00:28:55,840 She just has me standing in the hot sun like a statue, 450 00:28:55,924 --> 00:28:56,883 waiting for her. 451 00:28:56,966 --> 00:28:59,260 Just wait until she gets back. I shall… 452 00:29:05,141 --> 00:29:09,145 A branding iron and even knee-crushing tools… 453 00:29:09,229 --> 00:29:11,439 Is there a state interrogation underway? 454 00:29:12,732 --> 00:29:15,360 No… this cannot be. 455 00:29:25,161 --> 00:29:27,538 With that many criminals… 456 00:29:33,628 --> 00:29:34,712 This must be… 457 00:29:34,796 --> 00:29:36,881 Come on, there's no time! Hurry up! 458 00:29:40,551 --> 00:29:41,803 A rebellion! 459 00:29:44,305 --> 00:29:46,238 GEUNJEONGMUN GATE 460 00:29:48,184 --> 00:29:51,104 A rebellion! A rebellion is afoot! 461 00:29:52,397 --> 00:29:53,690 How are you all so calm? 462 00:30:12,166 --> 00:30:13,835 What in the world… 463 00:30:55,877 --> 00:30:58,588 Pavilions soaring into the sky, 464 00:30:59,213 --> 00:31:00,798 strange attire… 465 00:31:05,136 --> 00:31:07,889 And even palanquins that run faster than any horse… 466 00:31:13,811 --> 00:31:16,314 All of it is strange and unnatural. 467 00:31:41,714 --> 00:31:43,674 What is this strange new world? 468 00:31:55,311 --> 00:31:57,522 CHA SE-GYE, WHO IS HE REALLY? 469 00:32:05,029 --> 00:32:06,076 CHAEBOL HEIR'S POWER TRIP 470 00:32:08,616 --> 00:32:09,742 A disgrace to the nation. 471 00:32:10,284 --> 00:32:11,160 Can we impeach chaebols? 472 00:32:11,244 --> 00:32:12,495 Punish the violent chaebol. 473 00:32:12,578 --> 00:32:13,871 Boycott Biojei and Chail Group. 474 00:32:13,955 --> 00:32:15,623 Real chaebols have so much class. 475 00:32:15,706 --> 00:32:18,709 He's a half-breed chaebol with celebrity blood. So low-class. 476 00:32:29,137 --> 00:32:30,972 No easier targets than chaebols. 477 00:32:31,347 --> 00:32:33,224 Sorry? Take it easy? 478 00:32:33,307 --> 00:32:36,519 Easy… never mind. Just watch the road. 479 00:32:45,945 --> 00:32:48,781 - What was that? - It was a person… 480 00:32:48,865 --> 00:32:50,241 Are you okay? 481 00:32:53,703 --> 00:32:55,997 Hey, miss. Miss? 482 00:32:59,083 --> 00:33:00,209 Oh, no. 483 00:33:00,877 --> 00:33:02,545 What happened? Did we hit her? 484 00:33:02,628 --> 00:33:04,422 The light changed, and we were about to go, 485 00:33:04,505 --> 00:33:06,215 when she suddenly collapsed on her own. 486 00:33:07,300 --> 00:33:08,801 Collapsed on her own? 487 00:33:11,512 --> 00:33:13,306 Let's call an ambulance first. 488 00:33:13,389 --> 00:33:14,932 Hell! 489 00:33:23,691 --> 00:33:24,942 Stop right there. 490 00:33:25,026 --> 00:33:27,528 What are you trying to pull here? Stop right there! 491 00:33:28,529 --> 00:33:29,572 Damn it. 492 00:33:31,824 --> 00:33:33,284 Sir. Wait… 493 00:33:33,367 --> 00:33:35,119 I'll move the car. 494 00:33:37,705 --> 00:33:38,664 Hey! 495 00:33:42,293 --> 00:33:44,712 Where do you think you're going? Damn it. 496 00:33:45,546 --> 00:33:47,381 Have I truly died? 497 00:33:48,049 --> 00:33:50,009 Have I fallen into Avici Hell? 498 00:33:57,975 --> 00:33:59,101 Hell. 499 00:33:59,685 --> 00:34:02,730 Hell… this is hell. 500 00:34:45,773 --> 00:34:47,608 Are you trying to get yourself killed? 501 00:34:47,692 --> 00:34:48,985 And who will they blame? 502 00:34:49,068 --> 00:34:50,278 You think I was born yesterday? 503 00:34:50,361 --> 00:34:51,737 What are you talking about? 504 00:34:51,821 --> 00:34:53,155 Ranting about impeaching chaebols 505 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:54,407 and filing pointless petitions. 506 00:34:54,490 --> 00:34:56,492 Half-breed chaebol, national disgrace, or whatever. 507 00:34:56,576 --> 00:34:59,161 Who knows what they'll try to pin on me next? 508 00:34:59,245 --> 00:35:00,913 "Pin on you"? 509 00:35:01,872 --> 00:35:03,457 How dare you. 510 00:35:03,541 --> 00:35:04,458 You scoundrel! 511 00:35:05,084 --> 00:35:07,587 How dare you run that filthy mouth of yours! 512 00:35:10,047 --> 00:35:11,340 I think that couple's fighting. 513 00:35:12,842 --> 00:35:14,927 I have never seen such a degenerate. 514 00:35:15,011 --> 00:35:16,304 Where is your sense of propriety? 515 00:35:16,387 --> 00:35:19,348 Even in Avici Hell, how can you harass a woman like this? 516 00:35:19,432 --> 00:35:20,933 Do you not fear King Yeomra? 517 00:35:22,393 --> 00:35:24,353 King Yeomra? You've got to be kidding me. 518 00:35:25,438 --> 00:35:27,148 You're trying to pull a scam. 519 00:35:27,231 --> 00:35:28,691 Cosplaying like some crazy Joseon woman 520 00:35:28,774 --> 00:35:30,526 to plead insanity. 521 00:35:32,862 --> 00:35:34,530 Just forget it. How much do you want? 522 00:35:34,614 --> 00:35:36,449 Is one bill enough? Or two? 523 00:35:37,742 --> 00:35:39,118 Damn it. 524 00:35:39,201 --> 00:35:41,454 You dare take me for a mere money-grubber? 525 00:35:42,204 --> 00:35:44,123 You good-for-nothing degenerate! 526 00:35:47,209 --> 00:35:49,545 - Have you lost your mind? - That hurts! 527 00:35:49,629 --> 00:35:51,464 If I am a money-grubber… 528 00:35:51,547 --> 00:35:53,799 - What are you-- - …then you are a lecher! 529 00:35:53,883 --> 00:35:55,801 - You rotten bastard! - That hurts! 530 00:35:56,927 --> 00:35:57,803 That hurts! 531 00:35:57,887 --> 00:35:59,388 Why, this woman… 532 00:35:59,472 --> 00:36:01,557 That hurts! This woman is totally insane. 533 00:36:06,937 --> 00:36:08,856 - He's fighting back! - Mom. 534 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:11,859 Look, they're beating the crap out of each other. 535 00:36:18,199 --> 00:36:19,200 Hey! 536 00:36:20,284 --> 00:36:21,702 Die! Die already! 537 00:36:27,124 --> 00:36:28,376 Okay, wait a minute. Stop. 538 00:36:28,459 --> 00:36:30,878 Wait! Stop! Freeze, that's enough. 539 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:41,055 I get that you're crazy. I really do. 540 00:36:41,138 --> 00:36:42,932 I lost my mind for a second there too. 541 00:36:43,015 --> 00:36:45,976 This is embarrassing for both of us, so let's just stop. 542 00:36:46,811 --> 00:36:49,730 I can admit I'm at least partially responsible. 543 00:36:49,814 --> 00:36:52,316 Just send the medical bill to my company. 544 00:36:52,983 --> 00:36:53,901 What is this? 545 00:36:53,984 --> 00:36:55,277 I assume you have no insurance. 546 00:36:55,361 --> 00:36:58,531 Go get all the X-rays and MRIs you want while you're at it. 547 00:36:58,614 --> 00:37:00,783 And we'll call it even. Deal? 548 00:37:00,866 --> 00:37:01,784 Damn it. 549 00:37:01,867 --> 00:37:03,077 Damn. 550 00:37:04,453 --> 00:37:05,871 That woman's insane. 551 00:37:05,955 --> 00:37:07,498 What the hell? 552 00:37:15,214 --> 00:37:16,257 Cha Se-gye? 553 00:37:16,340 --> 00:37:18,384 It has a name on it. 554 00:37:18,884 --> 00:37:21,137 Is this some kind of paper identification tag? 555 00:37:25,797 --> 00:37:28,352 That woman was totally crazy, right? 556 00:37:29,228 --> 00:37:32,106 Right in the middle of the road, in broad daylight, 557 00:37:32,189 --> 00:37:33,524 she beat me senseless. 558 00:37:33,607 --> 00:37:35,484 I bet she faked that fainting too. 559 00:37:35,568 --> 00:37:37,778 Trying to pull some pathetic scam. Jeez. 560 00:37:37,862 --> 00:37:39,697 She must've panicked once she was cornered. 561 00:37:39,780 --> 00:37:42,408 Maybe she was trying to blackmail or scam you? 562 00:37:42,491 --> 00:37:43,743 And the way she talked? 563 00:37:43,826 --> 00:37:46,162 Does she think she is the queen of Joseon or something? 564 00:37:46,245 --> 00:37:48,622 It seems the New Year's fortune I saw for you 565 00:37:48,706 --> 00:37:50,499 was right after all. 566 00:37:51,125 --> 00:37:53,085 Why are you looking up my fortune, Mr. Son? 567 00:37:53,169 --> 00:37:56,630 I'm with you 365 days a year, sir. Of course I have to. 568 00:37:57,631 --> 00:38:00,134 The shaman said that this is… 569 00:38:01,343 --> 00:38:02,887 a very unlucky year for you. 570 00:38:02,970 --> 00:38:05,014 You must be careful of water, fire, and women. 571 00:38:05,097 --> 00:38:06,640 Especially women. 572 00:38:06,724 --> 00:38:08,184 Whatever. 573 00:38:08,267 --> 00:38:09,977 I gave that woman my business card, 574 00:38:10,060 --> 00:38:12,021 so you handle the rest. 575 00:38:12,104 --> 00:38:13,689 Just handle the hospital bills. 576 00:38:14,398 --> 00:38:17,401 If she causes more trouble, hand it over to the legal team. 577 00:38:17,485 --> 00:38:18,486 Yes, sir. 578 00:38:19,361 --> 00:38:21,781 Take responsibility for abusing subcontractors! 579 00:38:21,864 --> 00:38:24,116 Take responsibility for abusing subcontractors! 580 00:38:24,658 --> 00:38:26,827 Take responsibility for abusing subcontractors! 581 00:38:27,620 --> 00:38:28,579 What's that about? 582 00:38:28,662 --> 00:38:29,830 Remember that controversy 583 00:38:29,914 --> 00:38:32,541 over abuse of power against a packaging subcontractor a month ago? 584 00:38:32,625 --> 00:38:34,877 Where the logistics agency made them install equipment on a whim, 585 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:36,045 before ending the contract. 586 00:38:36,128 --> 00:38:38,464 Oh, that? That hasn't been resolved yet? 587 00:38:39,006 --> 00:38:42,009 It's all been resolved. It wasn't a head office matter anyway. 588 00:38:42,092 --> 00:38:45,179 Sir, the director from Kaiserman Capital has arrived. 589 00:38:47,807 --> 00:38:48,891 Let's go. 590 00:38:50,976 --> 00:38:54,188 Do they not use Chinese characters here at all? 591 00:38:55,356 --> 00:38:57,858 It is nothing but vernacular script and squiggles. 592 00:38:58,859 --> 00:39:00,903 Thank goodness I learned the vernacular script. 593 00:39:00,986 --> 00:39:03,405 I could have ended up illiterate here. 594 00:39:05,366 --> 00:39:07,076 My goodness. 595 00:39:08,035 --> 00:39:10,871 My word. Goodness me. 596 00:39:11,539 --> 00:39:12,540 Goodness. 597 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:17,545 The pain feels too real 598 00:39:18,128 --> 00:39:20,089 for this to be hell. 599 00:39:21,382 --> 00:39:22,258 Wait. 600 00:39:22,341 --> 00:39:24,741 SUSEONJEONDO 601 00:39:26,428 --> 00:39:28,931 Yes, this is it. Right here. 602 00:39:31,100 --> 00:39:32,977 What a welcome sight. 603 00:39:34,478 --> 00:39:35,938 - What is this place? - Come on. 604 00:39:36,021 --> 00:39:37,147 Here we are. 605 00:39:38,899 --> 00:39:39,775 All right, everyone. 606 00:39:39,859 --> 00:39:43,612 We're going on a trip back in time to the Joseon dynasty. 607 00:39:43,696 --> 00:39:46,115 Hold hands and follow me. 608 00:39:46,198 --> 00:39:47,199 - Okay. - Okay. 609 00:39:47,867 --> 00:39:48,909 Joseon? 610 00:39:56,834 --> 00:39:58,961 TIME TRAVEL TO THE JOSEON DYNASTY 611 00:40:00,754 --> 00:40:04,592 This painting is a national treasure from the Joseon dynasty's royal court. 612 00:40:04,675 --> 00:40:05,718 An ink-and-wash painting 613 00:40:05,801 --> 00:40:08,304 from the early reign of King Anjong, about 300 years ago. 614 00:40:09,555 --> 00:40:10,848 That painting… 615 00:40:20,900 --> 00:40:22,776 Records show these plum blossoms in the snow 616 00:40:22,860 --> 00:40:24,778 were the work of Queen Onjeong of the Mun clan. 617 00:40:24,862 --> 00:40:27,156 - Despite her difficult early days… - But I painted that. 618 00:40:27,698 --> 00:40:30,117 …amid the power struggles, Queen Onjeong remained composed. 619 00:40:30,659 --> 00:40:32,119 That is not true. The queen? 620 00:40:32,202 --> 00:40:34,830 Who told you that painting belongs to the queen? 621 00:40:34,914 --> 00:40:36,498 - "Who told me?" - It is all a lie. 622 00:40:36,582 --> 00:40:39,376 That painting is mine. How could they say she created it? 623 00:40:39,460 --> 00:40:41,921 Well, historical perspectives 624 00:40:42,004 --> 00:40:43,297 can vary from person to person. 625 00:40:43,380 --> 00:40:46,926 But there's no doubt this painting belonged to Queen Onjeong. 626 00:40:47,009 --> 00:40:48,594 It's a fact recorded in the Annals. 627 00:40:49,970 --> 00:40:51,639 The Annals? 628 00:40:52,681 --> 00:40:54,808 Do you mean the Annals of the Dynasty? 629 00:40:55,643 --> 00:40:58,145 The Annals are not something the common people are allowed to see. 630 00:40:58,228 --> 00:41:01,440 If you truly have, did you see a record of Royal Consort Hui? 631 00:41:01,523 --> 00:41:02,816 A record of Lady Kang Dan-sim? 632 00:41:03,943 --> 00:41:05,736 - Kang Dan-sim? - The villainess. 633 00:41:07,321 --> 00:41:08,614 Is she looking for attention? 634 00:41:08,697 --> 00:41:10,407 - A villainess. - Well, 635 00:41:10,491 --> 00:41:13,535 women's names aren't in the official Joseon historical records, 636 00:41:13,619 --> 00:41:16,413 but Lady Kang, who was executed by poisoning and stripped of her title 637 00:41:16,497 --> 00:41:19,249 during the Gyeongsul Political Purge, is pretty well known. 638 00:41:19,333 --> 00:41:20,542 "Stripped of her title"? 639 00:41:21,835 --> 00:41:23,003 "Executed by poisoning"? 640 00:41:24,171 --> 00:41:25,798 So I really died? 641 00:41:26,340 --> 00:41:29,927 In any case, no records or artifacts from royal concubines have survived. 642 00:41:30,010 --> 00:41:31,637 Okay, everyone, shall we head this way? 643 00:41:31,720 --> 00:41:33,305 Follow me. 644 00:41:41,897 --> 00:41:44,108 Nothing at all? 645 00:41:52,074 --> 00:41:54,868 TIME TRAVEL TO THE JOSEON DYNASTY 646 00:42:15,097 --> 00:42:17,224 Stripped of her title. Death by poisoning. 647 00:42:17,975 --> 00:42:19,768 Have I truly died? 648 00:42:21,186 --> 00:42:22,396 Excuse me. 649 00:42:23,105 --> 00:42:24,064 Excuse me! 650 00:42:25,941 --> 00:42:29,361 I overheard your refreshing insight on Royal Consort Hui of the Kang Clan. 651 00:42:29,445 --> 00:42:33,115 I'm writing my thesis on reinterpreting the infamous villainess, you see. 652 00:42:33,198 --> 00:42:35,617 That's why I was so excited to hear you speak. 653 00:42:36,869 --> 00:42:38,078 Are you a graduate student? 654 00:42:38,162 --> 00:42:41,749 Tell me, what do you know of Royal Consort Hui of the Kang clan? 655 00:42:42,291 --> 00:42:43,667 Gosh, the way you speak… 656 00:42:43,751 --> 00:42:45,794 Your dedication is on another level. 657 00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:51,258 It's not in the official records, but according to unofficial histories… 658 00:42:55,429 --> 00:42:57,264 They said she was second only to the king 659 00:42:57,347 --> 00:42:58,557 and that the world was hers. 660 00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:00,809 But that commoner's time will soon be up. 661 00:43:00,893 --> 00:43:02,436 Do you not agree, Your Majesty? 662 00:43:02,519 --> 00:43:06,356 Despite her low birth, she'd often beat the noble-born concubines. 663 00:43:06,440 --> 00:43:09,026 She was notorious as a wicked woman who taught them harsh lessons. 664 00:43:09,109 --> 00:43:10,944 Have you heard anything? 665 00:43:11,028 --> 00:43:14,615 Well, Lady Kang claims she's praying for the royal family's fortune. 666 00:43:14,698 --> 00:43:16,325 But who knows for sure? 667 00:43:17,201 --> 00:43:20,120 It could be a curse meant to bring about the Queen's death. 668 00:43:20,204 --> 00:43:21,080 Oh, my. 669 00:43:21,163 --> 00:43:22,873 That is what I am saying! 670 00:43:22,956 --> 00:43:24,666 This blasted drought! 671 00:43:24,750 --> 00:43:27,127 It is all because of that wench, that Royal Consort Hui! 672 00:43:27,211 --> 00:43:31,381 Since that concubine took power, every man has been chasing skirts. 673 00:43:31,465 --> 00:43:33,300 With a wicked woman manipulating the throne, 674 00:43:33,383 --> 00:43:34,968 the barbarians grew restless, 675 00:43:35,052 --> 00:43:37,513 the harvests failed, plagues spread, 676 00:43:37,596 --> 00:43:39,556 and the droughts became deadly. They were like… 677 00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:40,766 These are the end times. 678 00:43:40,849 --> 00:43:42,684 Right? She is nothing but lowborn. 679 00:43:43,393 --> 00:43:45,479 - Just another lowborn. - Shush. 680 00:43:45,562 --> 00:43:48,774 She was disliked on a cataclysmic level. 681 00:43:56,490 --> 00:43:57,699 Kang Dan-sim? 682 00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:02,079 Well, women's names aren't in the official Joseon historical records, 683 00:44:02,621 --> 00:44:06,834 but Lady Kang, who was executed by poisoning and stripped of her title… 684 00:44:06,917 --> 00:44:08,877 I have no name to call my own, 685 00:44:08,961 --> 00:44:11,713 and my body is already dead from poison. 686 00:44:12,756 --> 00:44:16,426 And I have become a villainess even children mock. 687 00:44:19,054 --> 00:44:21,765 After 300 years, is all that remains of me in Joseon 688 00:44:22,516 --> 00:44:25,602 a stigma that will not wash away, even in death? 689 00:44:25,686 --> 00:44:27,563 According to them… 690 00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:33,152 even if I were stoned to death a hundred times, 691 00:44:34,903 --> 00:44:37,030 I am a wench who deserved it all. 692 00:44:45,122 --> 00:44:48,959 My goodness, Your Majesty. 693 00:44:56,175 --> 00:44:59,678 What brings such an esteemed person here? 694 00:45:01,805 --> 00:45:04,933 Do you recognize me? 695 00:45:08,020 --> 00:45:10,814 You have the face of a queen. 696 00:45:12,816 --> 00:45:14,735 Do not even mention that word in my presence. 697 00:45:16,528 --> 00:45:20,490 The throne alone does not confer regal bearing. 698 00:45:20,574 --> 00:45:25,537 Just like how merely occupying the role of father does not make him one. 699 00:45:35,380 --> 00:45:36,840 Did you say 400 years? 700 00:45:36,924 --> 00:45:38,050 It has been 300 years. 701 00:45:38,133 --> 00:45:41,011 My body died, leaving only my spirit. 702 00:45:41,094 --> 00:45:43,513 Are you saying you can reverse 300 years of time? 703 00:45:47,434 --> 00:45:50,812 I have heard all about necromancy from the royal shamans. 704 00:45:51,355 --> 00:45:53,315 Logically, if you can summon one, 705 00:45:53,398 --> 00:45:55,943 then sending one back should not be impossible. 706 00:45:56,985 --> 00:45:58,570 Yes, about that… 707 00:45:58,654 --> 00:46:02,115 Actually, in this line of work, it's a fairly common occurrence. 708 00:46:02,658 --> 00:46:05,619 From Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Joseon, you name it. 709 00:46:05,702 --> 00:46:08,997 Someone from each era shows up just when you've forgotten. 710 00:46:09,081 --> 00:46:10,415 - From each era? - Yes. 711 00:46:10,499 --> 00:46:13,585 It's a classic tale at this point. 712 00:46:13,669 --> 00:46:16,129 It's a story we hear time and again, you see? 713 00:46:16,213 --> 00:46:18,840 Just 20 years ago, 714 00:46:18,924 --> 00:46:21,885 there was a princess who flew in from Buyeo. 715 00:46:21,969 --> 00:46:23,428 It was called Thousand Years of Love. 716 00:46:23,512 --> 00:46:26,306 "I am Princess Buyeo Ju from Southern Buyeo!" 717 00:46:26,390 --> 00:46:27,808 Gosh, 718 00:46:27,891 --> 00:46:31,144 that show was a huge hit 20 years ago. 719 00:46:34,439 --> 00:46:37,234 Maybe that's too old for you? In that case, 720 00:46:37,317 --> 00:46:39,861 how about Rooftop Prince? 721 00:46:39,945 --> 00:46:41,280 Or maybe Queen In-hyun's Man? 722 00:46:41,363 --> 00:46:43,282 Good heavens! How dare you? 723 00:46:43,365 --> 00:46:45,826 A man other than the king? Do you have a death wish? 724 00:46:45,909 --> 00:46:49,121 You know, I was just saying. I didn't mean anything by it. 725 00:46:49,204 --> 00:46:52,499 You don't seem to understand how things work around here. 726 00:46:52,582 --> 00:46:55,794 No, I had my suspicions. 727 00:46:56,503 --> 00:46:59,256 I have read books like Yongjaechonghwa and Eou Yadam. 728 00:46:59,923 --> 00:47:02,426 I have also read my share of tales about mythical creatures. 729 00:47:02,509 --> 00:47:05,637 I figured there was more to this world than what meets the eye. 730 00:47:05,721 --> 00:47:07,848 I have had such suspicions for some time. 731 00:47:12,394 --> 00:47:15,105 Your Highness, pardon me for a second. 732 00:47:22,988 --> 00:47:25,866 Your Highness, this isn't spirit possession. 733 00:47:25,949 --> 00:47:27,200 Possession, time travel. 734 00:47:29,661 --> 00:47:33,623 I believe it's more like time wandering. 735 00:47:33,707 --> 00:47:35,834 Possession, time wandering? 736 00:47:37,085 --> 00:47:38,170 What is the difference? 737 00:47:38,253 --> 00:47:40,630 Well, if you want to get technical, 738 00:47:40,714 --> 00:47:42,924 there is a difference. A big one. 739 00:47:43,008 --> 00:47:45,761 But the fact that your spirit 740 00:47:46,303 --> 00:47:50,098 is living in that woman's body makes them more or less the same. 741 00:47:52,476 --> 00:47:55,270 Your Highness, do you understand? 742 00:47:57,189 --> 00:47:58,231 How wondrous it is indeed. 743 00:48:02,194 --> 00:48:06,531 My current situation is just like an old folktale. 744 00:48:07,449 --> 00:48:08,325 Pardon me? 745 00:48:08,408 --> 00:48:11,244 Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly. 746 00:48:12,287 --> 00:48:14,247 Was Zhuangzi the butterfly, 747 00:48:15,248 --> 00:48:16,958 or was the butterfly Zhuangzi? 748 00:48:18,377 --> 00:48:20,337 My 20 years of life… 749 00:48:21,755 --> 00:48:24,383 are now a bygone tale from 300 years ago. 750 00:48:25,425 --> 00:48:27,469 You're a genius. 751 00:48:27,552 --> 00:48:31,306 To grasp such a difficult concept in one go. 752 00:48:31,390 --> 00:48:34,726 Your adaptability is at max level. 753 00:48:35,644 --> 00:48:39,439 And we're on track for FDA approval in the US. 754 00:48:39,981 --> 00:48:41,733 And this is exactly why 755 00:48:41,817 --> 00:48:44,778 we are confident of holding the top market share 756 00:48:44,861 --> 00:48:46,405 well into the second half of the year. 757 00:48:46,947 --> 00:48:49,741 We know Biojei has shown remarkable growth in the Asian market. 758 00:48:49,825 --> 00:48:52,285 That's why Kaiserman stepped in. 759 00:48:52,369 --> 00:48:53,829 But before we sign off, 760 00:48:53,912 --> 00:48:56,331 I would like to see a clear turning point. 761 00:48:57,207 --> 00:49:02,087 This is the concept for Dynaestie, our new oriental herbal brand… 762 00:49:03,964 --> 00:49:05,799 that the task force is preparing to launch. 763 00:49:06,466 --> 00:49:09,219 Oh, the model's face is missing. 764 00:49:10,137 --> 00:49:14,224 We intend to choose someone who embodies the prestige of the brand, 765 00:49:14,307 --> 00:49:16,268 the new face of Biojei. 766 00:49:27,696 --> 00:49:28,947 You scoundrel! 767 00:49:29,239 --> 00:49:31,992 How dare you run that filthy mouth of yours! 768 00:49:32,075 --> 00:49:33,660 I have never seen such a degenerate. 769 00:49:39,875 --> 00:49:41,543 Isn't that the hanbok from Dae Jang Geum? 770 00:49:46,089 --> 00:49:49,092 - You know Dae Jang Geum? - Oh, I am a huge K-drama fan. 771 00:49:49,176 --> 00:49:53,763 Back in school, I watched Hur Jun, Dae Jang Geum, The Women of the Palace. 772 00:49:53,847 --> 00:49:55,849 That's how I learned some Korean. 773 00:49:56,683 --> 00:49:59,186 You know, I saw an interesting post yesterday. 774 00:49:59,269 --> 00:50:03,190 It says if I slap you, it's a shortcut to dating you. 775 00:50:03,732 --> 00:50:06,109 - Is that true? - Sorry? 776 00:50:06,193 --> 00:50:07,068 It's a joke. 777 00:50:11,531 --> 00:50:13,992 Those posts went viral a while ago. 778 00:50:14,075 --> 00:50:15,994 The ones about how to date a chaebol. 779 00:50:16,077 --> 00:50:17,496 A method like that exists? 780 00:50:17,579 --> 00:50:20,332 How to date a chaebol. It's simple. 781 00:50:20,415 --> 00:50:21,666 Find a chaebol. 782 00:50:21,750 --> 00:50:23,960 Slap them. Date them. 783 00:50:24,669 --> 00:50:26,296 What on earth is the mechanism behind that? 784 00:50:26,379 --> 00:50:29,257 Why would you suddenly start dating someone who slapped you? 785 00:50:29,341 --> 00:50:32,177 "You're the first woman who's ever treated me like this." 786 00:50:32,260 --> 00:50:33,553 "It's refreshing." 787 00:50:34,429 --> 00:50:35,639 "It's thrilling." 788 00:50:36,765 --> 00:50:38,892 - That's ridiculous. - Hold on. 789 00:50:38,975 --> 00:50:40,685 Come to think of it, that woman from before 790 00:50:40,769 --> 00:50:42,729 hit all three in one go. 791 00:50:42,812 --> 00:50:45,190 Find a chaebol, slap them. 792 00:50:45,273 --> 00:50:46,608 Date… 793 00:50:51,738 --> 00:50:53,698 - Mr. Son. - Sir. 794 00:50:53,782 --> 00:50:54,991 I'm warning you. 795 00:50:55,075 --> 00:50:58,036 Don't you ever even breathe a word about that woman again. 796 00:51:11,633 --> 00:51:14,052 When I was in full bloom, 797 00:51:14,135 --> 00:51:16,555 I thought I would stay that way forever. 798 00:51:19,015 --> 00:51:20,725 So beautiful. 799 00:51:24,729 --> 00:51:29,484 Looking back, my life was but an empty dream. 800 00:51:29,568 --> 00:51:31,987 A fleeting, beautiful moment. 801 00:51:37,158 --> 00:51:39,244 I lost my way. 802 00:51:39,327 --> 00:51:41,955 Cast out into a new world, 803 00:51:42,038 --> 00:51:44,457 neither paradise nor hell. 804 00:51:45,041 --> 00:51:49,921 Is this, then, a punishment from the heavens? 805 00:51:59,556 --> 00:52:01,391 Right now in downtown Seoul, 806 00:52:01,474 --> 00:52:04,311 an unforecasted shower is suddenly pouring down. 807 00:52:04,394 --> 00:52:06,855 And because of that, our message board is flooded 808 00:52:06,938 --> 00:52:09,858 with complaints from listeners who forgot their umbrellas. 809 00:52:10,567 --> 00:52:13,153 It seems this surprise sun shower on a dull afternoon 810 00:52:13,236 --> 00:52:15,030 isn't very welcome. 811 00:52:15,113 --> 00:52:17,157 But did you know? 812 00:52:17,240 --> 00:52:21,870 An unwelcome sun shower can represent unspoken feelings. 813 00:52:23,246 --> 00:52:25,248 You all know the origin of the sun shower, don't you? 814 00:52:25,332 --> 00:52:27,876 A fox was marrying a tiger, 815 00:52:27,959 --> 00:52:31,338 and a cloud that loved her shed tears of sorrow. 816 00:52:31,421 --> 00:52:34,382 But they say there's another, truer meaning. 817 00:52:35,842 --> 00:52:38,011 COMET FOR FIRST TIME IN 300 YEARS 818 00:52:38,094 --> 00:52:41,681 The true meaning of a sun shower is… 819 00:53:00,450 --> 00:53:02,118 I am cold. 820 00:53:20,095 --> 00:53:21,513 I am alive. 821 00:53:22,222 --> 00:53:23,682 I survived. 822 00:53:36,319 --> 00:53:38,988 I do not care if this is a reward or punishment. 823 00:53:39,864 --> 00:53:41,491 What does any of it matter? 824 00:53:49,207 --> 00:53:51,292 I am filled with profound gratitude 825 00:53:51,376 --> 00:53:54,129 simply to be alive thus, rather than dead. 826 00:54:00,677 --> 00:54:04,139 No, this is not a curse. 827 00:54:04,222 --> 00:54:06,266 Let me think of it as a rebirth. 828 00:54:06,933 --> 00:54:10,979 Not a punishment, but a second chance. 829 00:54:11,646 --> 00:54:13,982 It may be wretched, but I survived. 830 00:54:14,941 --> 00:54:16,234 So in this life… 831 00:54:16,317 --> 00:54:17,819 I shall live as I please. 832 00:54:18,570 --> 00:54:20,572 And consider this a reward. 833 00:54:30,290 --> 00:54:31,458 I'll go when the rain eases. 834 00:54:31,541 --> 00:54:34,461 Excuse me. If I wish to find the owner of this identification tag, 835 00:54:34,544 --> 00:54:35,503 what must I do? 836 00:54:38,131 --> 00:54:41,384 The true meaning of a sun shower is 837 00:54:41,468 --> 00:54:45,138 that it comes so that the one you love may live a new and happy life. 838 00:54:45,221 --> 00:54:46,473 It's a blessing sent 839 00:54:46,556 --> 00:54:49,058 while shedding tears of sorrow. 840 00:54:49,768 --> 00:54:51,561 The rain has stopped, and like a gift, 841 00:54:51,644 --> 00:54:53,438 a rainbow has appeared over the city. 842 00:54:53,521 --> 00:54:56,483 The misfortune of the rain. The good fortune of the rainbow. 843 00:54:56,566 --> 00:54:59,986 Which of the two would you choose? 844 00:55:08,411 --> 00:55:13,291 Even without any powerful backing, I rose to the top of the Inner Court. 845 00:55:13,374 --> 00:55:16,961 Here, there is no king, shamaness, or minister 846 00:55:17,045 --> 00:55:18,379 to do my bidding. 847 00:55:19,923 --> 00:55:23,635 Then there is only one way for me to survive here. 848 00:55:28,787 --> 00:55:31,059 He may be an ill-mannered degenerate, 849 00:55:31,142 --> 00:55:34,020 but he looks like he has never bowed down to anyone. 850 00:55:34,103 --> 00:55:37,023 Everything from the arrogance in his eyes to the tone in which he speaks, 851 00:55:37,106 --> 00:55:40,443 and even the way he carries himself, practically oozes wealth. 852 00:55:40,527 --> 00:55:43,947 I am certain he must be a man of considerable influence. 853 00:55:46,324 --> 00:55:48,117 Starting today, 854 00:55:48,660 --> 00:55:52,372 I shall use you as my sword and shield. 855 00:56:08,638 --> 00:56:10,181 Mr. Son. It's the chairman. 856 00:56:13,476 --> 00:56:16,229 Mr. Chairman, I wasn't told you were coming-- 857 00:56:23,486 --> 00:56:26,281 Swinging a bat? What are you, a thug? 858 00:56:26,823 --> 00:56:28,199 You stormed out on us. 859 00:56:28,283 --> 00:56:30,743 So why are you trashing Mun-do's company? 860 00:56:30,827 --> 00:56:35,081 I was actually going to tell you at your birthday party later. 861 00:56:35,164 --> 00:56:37,458 Grandfather, it's a deepfake. It's doctored. 862 00:56:37,542 --> 00:56:38,960 Give me a break, you punk! 863 00:56:39,043 --> 00:56:42,422 Look here. That is clearly your face. 864 00:56:42,505 --> 00:56:43,840 I was shocked at first too. 865 00:56:43,923 --> 00:56:45,842 I thought I had amnesia or something. 866 00:56:45,925 --> 00:56:47,385 It looks so much like me. 867 00:56:48,720 --> 00:56:50,346 Do you hear yourself right now? 868 00:56:50,430 --> 00:56:52,849 That you're even confused is the problem! 869 00:56:52,932 --> 00:56:54,058 You always said 870 00:56:54,601 --> 00:56:57,020 a businessman finds opportunity in a crisis. 871 00:56:57,103 --> 00:56:59,355 I already made them an acquisition offer. 872 00:56:59,439 --> 00:57:01,065 We're meeting this week. 873 00:57:02,108 --> 00:57:03,902 Their tech is on par with Hollywood. 874 00:57:03,985 --> 00:57:06,279 You money-grubbing punk! 875 00:57:06,821 --> 00:57:08,406 Everything's an acquisition or a sale to you. 876 00:57:08,489 --> 00:57:11,659 You go on matchmaking dates and just talk money. 877 00:57:11,743 --> 00:57:13,161 I never told you to do that. 878 00:57:13,244 --> 00:57:14,287 But I have to. 879 00:57:14,370 --> 00:57:16,205 Marriage is a crucial merger in life. 880 00:57:16,748 --> 00:57:17,630 SONGHWA MULSAN 881 00:57:17,755 --> 00:57:19,667 My father is also a businessman, like you. 882 00:57:19,751 --> 00:57:21,711 You've heard of Songhwa Mulsan, right? 883 00:57:21,794 --> 00:57:23,713 Yes. He was on the news yesterday, in a wheelchair. 884 00:57:23,796 --> 00:57:25,048 Embezzlement and breach of trust? 885 00:57:25,131 --> 00:57:27,050 If you're looking to use marriage 886 00:57:27,133 --> 00:57:29,135 to fill the void while the chairman is in the slammer, 887 00:57:29,218 --> 00:57:31,012 then I'm all for that merger. 888 00:57:32,639 --> 00:57:34,182 I'll give you three days. 889 00:57:34,766 --> 00:57:36,038 I guess you enjoy dark humor? 890 00:57:36,225 --> 00:57:37,101 SQ RETAIL 891 00:57:37,185 --> 00:57:38,853 The company promotes an eco-friendly image, 892 00:57:38,937 --> 00:57:40,605 but its chairman's daughter is a fur lover? 893 00:57:40,688 --> 00:57:42,023 Is that polar bear fur? Growl. 894 00:57:42,106 --> 00:57:44,442 It's a proposal for my company's new brand. 895 00:57:44,525 --> 00:57:46,945 Our relationship will depend on the size of the investment. 896 00:57:50,615 --> 00:57:52,283 Your dream is to be a stew-cooking housewife? 897 00:57:52,367 --> 00:57:55,203 I prefer toast to stew. And a business partner to a doting wife. 898 00:57:55,286 --> 00:57:57,622 So keep your stake in the holding company even after we get married. 899 00:57:57,705 --> 00:57:59,791 Or better yet, sign it over to me. 900 00:58:02,585 --> 00:58:04,462 Do you know what they call you behind your back? 901 00:58:04,545 --> 00:58:05,630 Marriage-alliance wrecker! 902 00:58:06,965 --> 00:58:09,133 That's still better than "half-breed chaebol." 903 00:58:09,676 --> 00:58:11,219 My mom provided me with only a humble background. 904 00:58:11,302 --> 00:58:12,679 Me looking to marry up? 905 00:58:12,762 --> 00:58:14,263 It's only natural, Grandfather. 906 00:58:14,806 --> 00:58:17,308 I plan on selling myself to the highest bidder. 907 00:58:17,850 --> 00:58:20,353 Once this launch is a success, 908 00:58:20,436 --> 00:58:21,938 women will be flocking to me. 909 00:58:22,021 --> 00:58:23,564 Why you little… 910 00:58:24,691 --> 00:58:25,942 Unbelievable. 911 00:58:34,450 --> 00:58:37,120 OPEN CASTING CALL FOR MODELS 912 00:58:37,203 --> 00:58:39,330 SEEKING THE QUEEN OF DYNAESTIE 913 00:58:48,631 --> 00:58:51,384 It appears they will accept any riffraff here. 914 00:58:51,884 --> 00:58:54,303 Whether in Joseon or here, the powerful ones… 915 00:58:55,221 --> 00:58:57,140 are all the same. 916 00:59:08,276 --> 00:59:10,194 May I help you? 917 00:59:10,278 --> 00:59:11,946 I have come to meet your superior. 918 00:59:12,030 --> 00:59:13,031 Please inform him. 919 00:59:13,698 --> 00:59:15,199 The CEO? 920 00:59:15,283 --> 00:59:16,451 And what is your name? 921 00:59:16,534 --> 00:59:18,369 Kang Dan-sim… 922 00:59:20,329 --> 00:59:21,789 Shin Seo-ri, are you nuts? 923 00:59:21,873 --> 00:59:23,750 - Seo-ri, you've been… - Shin Seo-ri, you… 924 00:59:26,169 --> 00:59:28,379 Shin… Seo-ri? 925 00:59:28,463 --> 00:59:31,299 Ms. Shin Seo-ri? What time is your appointment? 926 00:59:31,382 --> 00:59:33,593 I did not make an appointment, 927 00:59:33,676 --> 00:59:36,971 but I was told to come with this paper identification tag. 928 00:59:37,055 --> 00:59:38,264 DYNAESTIE MODEL CASTING CALL 929 00:59:38,973 --> 00:59:41,768 So that's why you're talking like that. 930 00:59:41,851 --> 00:59:45,855 The audition is around the corner. Just follow the other applicants. 931 00:59:45,938 --> 00:59:46,945 SHIN SEO-RI 932 00:59:47,148 --> 00:59:48,441 I wish you luck. 933 00:59:51,110 --> 00:59:52,528 Thank you. 934 00:59:57,366 --> 00:59:58,910 Sir. 935 01:00:00,411 --> 01:00:02,789 My head is spinning right now. 936 01:00:02,872 --> 01:00:05,374 Next time my grandfather shows up, tell him I'm out. 937 01:00:05,458 --> 01:00:06,667 Yes, sir. 938 01:00:06,751 --> 01:00:08,169 What about the audition? 939 01:00:08,252 --> 01:00:09,921 Director Jang is running it, 940 01:00:10,004 --> 01:00:11,964 and he asked if you'll be observing. 941 01:00:12,048 --> 01:00:14,133 Do I really need to get involved? 942 01:00:14,217 --> 01:00:16,886 Have the team screen them first, then bring me the finalists. 943 01:00:17,845 --> 01:00:19,097 Understood. 944 01:00:19,555 --> 01:00:22,517 Sir, about that protester from earlier… 945 01:00:22,600 --> 01:00:24,143 Can it wait? 946 01:00:24,227 --> 01:00:25,895 I need to make a call. 947 01:00:26,562 --> 01:00:27,647 Yes, sir. 948 01:00:35,947 --> 01:00:42,870 STAND UNITED AND FIGHT 949 01:00:46,040 --> 01:00:47,332 SHIN SEO-RI 950 01:00:48,501 --> 01:00:49,794 My word. 951 01:00:49,877 --> 01:00:53,172 He is no king, yet he summons people at will. 952 01:00:53,714 --> 01:00:55,842 How many hours must I wait? 953 01:01:04,559 --> 01:01:08,479 Damn degenerate. He must be more powerful than I thought. 954 01:01:08,563 --> 01:01:10,022 I have come to the right place. 955 01:01:14,819 --> 01:01:17,530 - Oh my, are we a bit late? - It's Yoon Ji-hyo. It's her. 956 01:01:17,613 --> 01:01:20,241 - It's Yoon Ji-hyo. - I'm so sorry. Traffic was terrible. 957 01:01:20,324 --> 01:01:23,119 Did she have someone tailing me? 958 01:01:23,202 --> 01:01:24,203 What are those two… 959 01:01:24,745 --> 01:01:26,289 Sir, if you have a moment, 960 01:01:26,372 --> 01:01:28,166 can we have a quick chat? 961 01:01:28,249 --> 01:01:29,333 YOON JI-HYO 962 01:01:36,090 --> 01:01:38,759 Shin Seo-ri, what are you doing here? 963 01:01:38,843 --> 01:01:42,221 If you are late, do not cut in line. Go to the back. 964 01:01:43,806 --> 01:01:46,893 You ditch a shoot in the morning to show up for an afternoon audition? 965 01:01:46,976 --> 01:01:50,688 Seo-ri, you are one busy bee today. 966 01:01:51,314 --> 01:01:53,149 I think that as well. 967 01:01:55,651 --> 01:01:58,905 Isn't it a bit pathetic to be so two-faced? 968 01:01:58,988 --> 01:02:02,074 You used to criticize actors for selling out for commercials. 969 01:02:02,158 --> 01:02:05,077 But now that you're without an agency and totally washed up, 970 01:02:05,161 --> 01:02:07,246 you're ready to hit the ground running? 971 01:02:07,330 --> 01:02:09,415 You are right. I do need to hit the ground. 972 01:02:09,498 --> 01:02:11,667 I am here to properly ground myself. 973 01:02:12,210 --> 01:02:14,212 So let us just mind our own business. 974 01:02:14,962 --> 01:02:18,049 Seeing your face does not exactly brighten my day either. 975 01:02:18,132 --> 01:02:21,719 I don't know how you've hidden that sharp tongue until now. 976 01:02:22,929 --> 01:02:25,723 But Seo-ri, this whole audition thing 977 01:02:25,806 --> 01:02:27,975 isn't something you can win with bluffing. 978 01:02:29,101 --> 01:02:31,187 Has this wench lost her damn mind? 979 01:02:31,270 --> 01:02:33,564 She has been picking fights over every little thing. 980 01:02:34,357 --> 01:02:38,110 Look. All the aces from every top agency in the country are here. 981 01:02:38,194 --> 01:02:40,947 I'm almost worried that you might be too relaxed. 982 01:02:41,030 --> 01:02:43,324 I just came to see a degenerate. 983 01:02:43,407 --> 01:02:45,993 Why would I need to be tense for that? 984 01:02:46,077 --> 01:02:47,662 You worry about the strangest things. 985 01:02:47,745 --> 01:02:48,955 Damn, she's so confident. 986 01:02:51,332 --> 01:02:53,042 You know what they say. 987 01:02:53,125 --> 01:02:56,087 "Everyone has a plan 988 01:02:56,629 --> 01:02:58,256 until they get smacked in the face." 989 01:02:58,339 --> 01:03:00,758 So I applaud your reckless courage. 990 01:03:01,717 --> 01:03:05,137 A staring contest? I cannot possibly lose. 991 01:03:08,557 --> 01:03:11,644 "When the work is done, retire." Wise words from Tao Te Ching. 992 01:03:11,727 --> 01:03:13,354 I will gladly applaud you as well. 993 01:03:13,437 --> 01:03:14,605 Now, 994 01:03:15,314 --> 01:03:16,274 begone! 995 01:03:21,320 --> 01:03:22,905 The next group can go in now. 996 01:03:28,411 --> 01:03:30,329 I'd like to ask what sort of mindset led you 997 01:03:30,413 --> 01:03:32,790 to come to this audition at Biojei today. 998 01:03:32,873 --> 01:03:35,960 "Where there's a will, there's a way." I'm here with the spirit of a rookie. 999 01:03:36,043 --> 01:03:38,254 I'm here today, feeling pleasantly nervous. 1000 01:03:38,337 --> 01:03:42,758 I feel excited as if I were meeting my first love. 1001 01:03:42,842 --> 01:03:44,844 Ready to risk it all. A matter of life and death. 1002 01:03:44,927 --> 01:03:47,888 I have come prepared to die if this is not my path. 1003 01:03:47,972 --> 01:03:49,640 Gosh, there's no need to go that far. 1004 01:03:49,724 --> 01:03:53,060 Well, having such strong resolve isn't a bad thing. 1005 01:03:53,144 --> 01:03:57,023 All right. Can you tell us where you see yourselves 1006 01:03:57,106 --> 01:03:58,274 in ten years? 1007 01:03:58,357 --> 01:04:01,027 I think I'll be with my loving husband and children, 1008 01:04:01,110 --> 01:04:03,362 cooking up soybean paste stew for them. 1009 01:04:03,446 --> 01:04:06,866 I mean, I'm sure I'll still be working in the entertainment industry. 1010 01:04:07,533 --> 01:04:11,996 To be honest, my childhood dream was to be a good wife and a wise mother. 1011 01:04:12,079 --> 01:04:14,707 Even a queen, in front of her family, 1012 01:04:14,790 --> 01:04:17,585 is just an ordinary person, right? 1013 01:04:19,295 --> 01:04:21,756 To be born a woman, only to squat by the kitchen stove 1014 01:04:21,839 --> 01:04:24,216 and dream of serving up stew. 1015 01:04:25,176 --> 01:04:26,886 What a pathetic excuse for a dream. 1016 01:04:26,969 --> 01:04:28,179 "Pathetic"? 1017 01:04:28,262 --> 01:04:32,141 "Good wife and wise mother. Ordinary person." 1018 01:04:32,224 --> 01:04:33,976 It will all be in vain. 1019 01:04:34,060 --> 01:04:36,312 The world has changed so much, yet you would volunteer 1020 01:04:36,395 --> 01:04:37,855 to be a kitchen maid. 1021 01:04:37,938 --> 01:04:41,192 If our foremothers like Heo Nanseolheon and Shin Saimdang were to hear this, 1022 01:04:41,275 --> 01:04:42,860 they would rise from their graves weeping. 1023 01:04:42,943 --> 01:04:45,321 Gosh, don't you think that's taking it a bit too far? 1024 01:04:45,404 --> 01:04:47,615 But didn't the scholar, Im Yunjidang, say as much? 1025 01:04:47,698 --> 01:04:50,284 That the natures of men and women are not inherently different. 1026 01:04:50,368 --> 01:04:54,789 As for me, in this life, I would choose to remain unmarried. 1027 01:04:54,872 --> 01:04:56,624 And I would devote myself to my studies 1028 01:04:56,707 --> 01:04:59,460 to rise to the top of whatever field it may be. 1029 01:05:00,294 --> 01:05:02,421 Sounds like a Gen Z manifesto. 1030 01:05:03,672 --> 01:05:04,757 You scoundrel! 1031 01:05:07,510 --> 01:05:09,220 What are you doing here? 1032 01:05:09,762 --> 01:05:12,390 I have come to offer you a deal. 1033 01:05:21,065 --> 01:05:23,818 - Do you know her? - No, not really. 1034 01:05:23,901 --> 01:05:26,737 Don't mind me. Just continue with what you were doing. 1035 01:05:37,790 --> 01:05:40,835 My moniker is the Lion Dog of the Annex. 1036 01:05:42,128 --> 01:05:44,755 Once I sink my teeth in, I never let go. 1037 01:05:52,263 --> 01:05:53,639 What now? 1038 01:05:54,181 --> 01:05:55,391 Do you have more business with me? 1039 01:05:57,518 --> 01:06:00,062 Did I not tell you I have a deal to offer you? 1040 01:06:00,146 --> 01:06:02,731 Normally, in a deal, you first need to have something 1041 01:06:02,815 --> 01:06:04,650 the other person wants. 1042 01:06:05,776 --> 01:06:07,111 But you… 1043 01:06:10,197 --> 01:06:11,240 SHIN SEO-RI 1044 01:06:12,199 --> 01:06:15,494 You, Ms. Shin Seo-ri, seem to have absolutely nothing. 1045 01:06:16,370 --> 01:06:18,456 Do you judge people by appearances alone? 1046 01:06:18,539 --> 01:06:21,041 Managing your own image is a skill too. 1047 01:06:21,750 --> 01:06:23,335 "Image-ma"? 1048 01:06:23,419 --> 01:06:25,838 You wish to use fancy words? Very well. 1049 01:06:25,921 --> 01:06:28,632 They say the art of compassion is itself a divine art. 1050 01:06:28,716 --> 01:06:30,718 If you only judge people by their appearance, 1051 01:06:30,801 --> 01:06:32,678 how will you ever recruit talented people 1052 01:06:32,761 --> 01:06:36,807 and become the most powerful man in this country… 1053 01:06:38,392 --> 01:06:39,810 That scoundrel. 1054 01:06:44,273 --> 01:06:46,275 Hey! I was speaking to you! 1055 01:06:46,358 --> 01:06:49,195 Such conduct would be deemed improper in any culture. 1056 01:06:51,447 --> 01:06:54,283 If I'm not getting anything out of this, isn't this just a waste of time? 1057 01:06:54,366 --> 01:06:56,160 I have not even begun to state my business. 1058 01:06:56,243 --> 01:06:58,579 You can run, so you're able-bodied. 1059 01:06:58,662 --> 01:07:01,123 And judging by your audition, you seem to be of sound mind. 1060 01:07:01,207 --> 01:07:02,791 Instead of trying to make some shady deal, 1061 01:07:02,875 --> 01:07:05,294 why don't you try doing some actual work for a change? 1062 01:07:06,295 --> 01:07:08,339 It is like talking to a brick wall. 1063 01:07:08,422 --> 01:07:11,091 You should get lost now. Let's go. 1064 01:07:11,175 --> 01:07:13,511 Hey! Hold on. 1065 01:07:23,854 --> 01:07:25,022 Wait. 1066 01:07:25,689 --> 01:07:28,108 Where is this murderous aura coming from? 1067 01:07:40,329 --> 01:07:41,580 Hold on! 1068 01:07:42,206 --> 01:07:44,667 Stop. You must not get in that palanquin. 1069 01:07:44,750 --> 01:07:46,794 If you don't stop, I will report you for stalking. 1070 01:07:46,877 --> 01:07:48,712 I just sensed an assassin's presence. 1071 01:07:48,796 --> 01:07:51,257 Someone nearby is after your life! Get down! 1072 01:07:51,340 --> 01:07:53,759 This woman is unbelievable. Get her away from me. 1073 01:07:53,842 --> 01:07:55,928 Miss, that's enough. Do you have any idea who this is? 1074 01:07:56,011 --> 01:07:58,305 You scoundrels! Unhand me at once! 1075 01:07:58,931 --> 01:07:59,932 You cannot! 1076 01:08:00,015 --> 01:08:01,100 I told you to get down! 1077 01:08:01,183 --> 01:08:04,311 You scoundrels must search the vicinity! 1078 01:08:04,395 --> 01:08:05,437 Damn it. 1079 01:08:06,146 --> 01:08:07,064 Wait. 1080 01:09:42,284 --> 01:09:45,829 MY ROYAL NEMESIS 1081 01:09:45,913 --> 01:09:47,289 {\an8}SPECIAL APPEARANCES BY KIM JONG-TAE 1082 01:09:47,373 --> 01:09:48,832 {\an8}HAN JI-HYEON AND YOON SANG-JEONG 1083 01:10:15,943 --> 01:10:17,986 {\an8}I am the one who saved your life. 1084 01:10:18,070 --> 01:10:19,697 {\an8}You dare forsake your savior? 1085 01:10:20,781 --> 01:10:22,491 {\an8}Find out everything you can about her. 1086 01:10:22,574 --> 01:10:23,701 {\an8}In this place, 1087 01:10:24,243 --> 01:10:26,161 {\an8}it seems even breathing causes money to drain away. 1088 01:10:26,245 --> 01:10:27,830 {\an8}You don't think someone put her up to this? 1089 01:10:27,913 --> 01:10:29,998 {\an8}There's no shortage of people who want to see me crash and burn. 1090 01:10:30,082 --> 01:10:30,958 {\an8}Welcome, Se-gye. 1091 01:10:31,041 --> 01:10:32,918 {\an8}Poor educational background, a tragic family history… 1092 01:10:33,127 --> 01:10:34,294 {\an8}It all makes sense now. 1093 01:10:34,837 --> 01:10:37,047 {\an8}In this life, I will do what I must to survive it. 1094 01:10:37,131 --> 01:10:38,674 {\an8}Are you going to get paid? 1095 01:10:38,757 --> 01:10:39,717 {\an8}We're sold out! 1096 01:10:40,217 --> 01:10:41,677 {\an8}- It's sold out! - Sold out! 1097 01:10:41,760 --> 01:10:42,970 {\an8}Found you. 1098 01:10:43,679 --> 01:10:44,847 {\an8}Shin Seo-ri. 1099 01:10:50,144 --> 01:10:52,146 {\an8}Subtitle translation by Justin S. 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