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[Episode 14: Candied Sweet Potato and Spicy Rice Cakes with Whole Squid]

Here.

- Spicy sausage stew. - It must be tasty.

I told you, no.

Are they fighting or what?

A little past midnight

we heard the sound of people fighting coming from outside all of a sudden.

Kyung Nam or Jeon Nam, whatever your name is, no means no.

Why not?

Because I said no.

- Please. - Wait a second, why don't we...

Come here.

Come in.

Come in.

Please...

- Please give us the menu. - There is no menu.

If you order something, I make it for you.

I see.

What do you want?

I don't feel like eating.

Director, if you don't give me permission

then I'm going to go on a hunger strike.

I guess he's on a diet.

Then...

please give me a beer...

and make me candied sweet potato.

Potatoes.

Okay.

Isn't it usually made with sweet potatoes?

Can it be made with potatoes too?

Yeah. It's not like it's the buttered potatoes

that you eat at rest stops.

Candied sweet potato.

It's a dish I learned how to make in the army

from a comrade who was born in Gangwondo.

For something that's not even sweet, it's quite the delicacy.

The reason why the two people raised their voices in the middle of the night

was this.

I'm really going to risk my life and do it.

Please accept me as your disciple.

Hey, do something else with that devotion.

Seriously, this is driving me crazy.

Here are the potatoes you ordered.

Excuse me, I eavesdropped unintentionally.

But, I overheard that you're a famous movie director.

You don't know our Director Song?

You don't know Director Song?

By Director Song, you mean...

the erotic series?

That's right.

He's the last hope of the world of Korean erotica

and the master of erotica, Director Song.

Oh, that guy.

You know him, right? The Steven Spielberg of erotica.

We're starting now. Ready and action!

Good. She approaches slowly and enchantingly.

That's right. Good.

Then, as she does that

Eun Sook gazes enchantingly toward the camera.

Look at it.

Okay!

Why are doing this when we're eating? It's embarrassing.

Director.

You know your autobiographical movie, 'The Erotica Director Song'?

I watched that more than 10 times.

At first, I just wanted to watch an erotic movie

so I saw it without thinking at all.

But, I was deeply touched by your aestheticism and erotica philosophy.

What's aestheticism and erotica philosophy? Do you know?

Well, it just means something like that he makes the naked look beautiful.

Especially at the end

there was a crane shot of you walking across the set alone

after completing the movie.

It was a long take at that.

We didn't have money for production at that time so...

That last line.

The famous line from 'Midnight Cowboy,' 'I'm walking here.'

You were paying homage to that, right?

I mixed it up a bit with my movie, 'Midnight Gown-boy.'

But, it's good for me if you look at it in a favorable light like that.

That's why as soon as I got out of the army

I came to see you right away like this, after stopping by my house.

Even so, why would you blindly come to see me like this?

I'm in a situation where I can't even take care of my own thing.

Why would a director of erotic movies take care of himself?

No, I mean, Director.

You are the mentor of my life.

Stop calling me a 'mentor' or whatever, man.

Director.

The filmmaking field is already cold and starves you enough.

It's worse for the erotic genre.

It's a world where eroticism is dead, and porn on the Internet is dominating.

Director, I can endure the cold, and hunger better than anyone else.

I am confident. Please accept me.

Even if you don't order me to do anything

and just let me at least stay by your side.

Then, I'll work with passion for pay...

No, actually, I will work with passion for free.

Please, Director.

Excuse me, can you please make something for this fellow too?

You're accepting me, Director?

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

What should I make for you?

Just anything that goes well with the potatoes.

Hey, how can a person who's going to become a director have no self-assertion?

Then, can you make spicy rice cakes with whole squid?

Is that made by topping the spicy rice cakes with squid?

Yes. How do you know that?

So, you know.

I told you to eat something tasty.

But, you're just eating spicy rice cakes?

If you dip potato mat tang in the soup, it tastes really good.

Thank you.

Are you really...

working for free?

Yes, it really doesn't matter.

I'll pay you a bit.

Thank you.

- Cheers. - I will work hard.

Here.

- Is this it? - Yes.

Spicy rice cakes with squid.

Thank you for the meal.

This is great.

- Can I take a potato please? - Yeah, eat it.

You put the potato...

in like this.

After that, Director Song and that young man

became regulars at our restaurant.

- Hello. - Hello.

Hello.

I'll have candied potatoes.

You can just give me a beer.

You're not eating spicy rice cakes today?

No, I need to starve in order to think well.

Director, I thought of this while I was looking at this scenario yesterday.

In this scene, sofas...

That young man was working hard to learn as much as he could.

We could install a swing and go back and forth.

What do you mean, go back and forth?

You're not in your right mind.

Do that when you become a director yourself.

Don't ruin my work.

Potatoes and a glass of beer.

Thank you.

It turns out that this fellow is surprisingly persistent.

I thought he would give up quickly.

There are several occasions where the assistant directors in our field

run away without even lasting a day.

Even if he quibbles

it seems that Director Song was happy that he had a disciple.

Ready and action.

Cut!

Seriously, this bastard. What are you doing right now?

If you're going to work, then do it properly, man.

I did exactly what was in the script.

That heated touch, and follow the feeling exactly as it is...

Hey, emotions are alive at the fingertips too.

Just as you make pottery with moist and soft clay

if you softly touch her from behind, then the feeling...

Try it.

We're talking, so get this out of the way.

It's making me angry.

Haven't you even seen those kinds of things?

Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger in 'Nine and a Half Weeks.'

You don't know that?

What is that, Director?

Director, doesn't that mean 'knife' in Korean?

Hey, let's rest for a bit and then resume.

A 10-minute break.

After that, it was around when about two months had passed.

Long time no see.

- Hello. - Hello.

Long time no see.

Were you that busy?

I'll have candied potatoes.

I think I'll have to really starve a bit starting today.

Hey, man, eat when you can.

You won't be able to eat tomorrow even if you want to anyway.

Why? Is something happening?

This fellow will be making his debut as a director tomorrow.

It hasn't even been long since you've become an assistant director

yet you're already becoming a director.

We mainly make contracts with actors on a daily wage.

But the production company's CEO came

and said we have to make at least two movies a week.

Then, you film one movie every three or four days?

Yes, it's possible for us.

It's not like we really need a complete story in particular.

If we don't have costumes, the actors can just film naked.

If we borrow a pension house, then we have the setting.

As for the sweat, we just need to spray water and put on makeup.

- It's possible. - Hey.

Hey, that's not normal though.

I'm sorry.

That's a thug, not a producer.

A thug who can't distinguish between porn and eroticism.

That's what I'm saying.

Sometimes, the producer brings a photographer from outside

and takes sexy photos for pictorials after tempting powerless actresses.

Stop. I'm already pissed off as it is.

I was going to just quit and come out today...

but my wife texted me

asking if I sent money for my kid's private school fees.

It was perfect timing.

So...

to have this fellow make his debut...

I decided to put up with it and just do it.

Thank you, Director.

Director, I haven't decided on a cue sign yet.

Would 'ready, go' be better, or would 'ready, action' be better?

Well, try it out.

Number one.

Ready... go!

This is number one

and this is number two.

Ready... action!

- This is fifty-fifty. - What do you two think?

I don't know much.

But, I think the second one's better since it's dynamic.

No, it's not very good if a director's too undignified.

I like intellectual things. Number one.

Every time I ask people, the opinions are divided in half.

I don't know what to do.

Hey, man.

- Just think about the continuity. - Okay.

Then again, I was like that too when I directed for the first time.

What did you do, Director?

Don't even talk about it. I was nervous during my first shoot.

So, I said, 'Ready... cut!'

No way.

These are congratulatory spicy rice cakes.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

But, Director, out of the movies that you filmed

which ones do you find the most memorable and feel the most attached to?

Well, I would have to say the ones that mixed genres

and that I tried something new with are the most memorable to me.

- Mixed... - Yeah.

Didn't you say before that you've seen it too?

The movie in which the melodrama genre was combined with eroticism.

- 'The Oneness of Two People.' - That movie was amazing.

- There was one sequel. - I couldn't watch the sequel.

Then, there was the one in which I tried mashing the apocalyptic genre

together with eroticism.

'Until Dawn Because It's So Blissful.'

Then, the one that I would say I value the most

is the one about a prostate cancer patient who sets out to find new love

and discovers a new world.

'The Man with an Erection.'

It's a movie that was made into a drama because it had two sequels.

It's the most memorable to me.

Erection...

Director, try eating it the way I tell you to like this today.

Dip it in like this.

This combination is amazing.

It slightly tastes both sweet and sour.

- I... - Because of the cheese, as you eat...

You know what fondue is, right?

It seems a bit like fondue too.

Won't this be a little spicy?

This much spiciness isn't bad.

How is it?

I don't think cheese is really for me.

I think that I just like this taste, which I've longed for.

Hello?

What's up?

Cerebral infarction?

Excuse me for a second.

Yeah, sis. So, what happened?

It won't cause a big problem or anything immediately right now, right?

I can't go right now. I'm busy.

I'm sorry.

What's the matter?

No, it's not a big deal.

I think it is a big deal.

I was told that my mother, who lives in my hometown, fainted.

No, apparently it's just a mild cerebral infarction.

Go quickly and visit her.

It's okay.

I'm filming my first movie tomorrow.

Besides, my older sister is there.

I can also go on the weekend after we finish filming.

Hurry up and go!

What's more important, your mother or a mere erotic movie shoot?

I'll delay the shoot, so hurry up and go!

Don't end up...

Don't end up like me.

- Just leave. - Mother.

You...

don't need to come to Ga Eun's wedding.

I'll just tell our in-laws that you can't come because you have a lot of work.

Still, I'm her oldest brother.

I'm glad you brought that up.

You're the eldest son...

in this household.

Aren't you ashamed to face your younger siblings?

Why did you oddly go astray by yourself onto a path like that?

Your father still can't hold his head up around the family.

If your father finds out that you set foot in here

Ga Eun will be kicked out too.

Leave quickly before your father comes.

Brother.

I'm sorry.

Don't be.

This...

I'm sorry that I can't be of much help.

Congratulations on your marriage...

and you have to live happily, okay?

Going way back

our family has consisted of educators from generation to generation.

My siblings, father, and mother all have teaching jobs.

My younger sister's fiance and his parents are all teachers too.

Yet, I'm the only one who came out to go into filmmaking and the arts.

In doing that...

I've ended up in this state.

For 20 years after that...

I haven't visited my hometown even once.

This time...

is your last chance...

to visit your hometown.

Go and come back.

But, Director...

This is a command.

Go and come back.

Okay.

Let's give it a go. Ready... action.

Hey, cut, cut, cut.

- What are you doing? - Excuse me?

Listen carefully.

One of the philosophies that I have about movies

is that the most important thing in kissing scenes

is the angle, in my opinion.

Depending on which angle the kissing scene is filmed at

it can look beautiful, and it can look ugly at times too.

Hey, why are you doing that with the light?

Some guy kept doing that too a little while ago.

Why would you give him the light, man?

The angle is important.

Tilt your head just a bit from this position.

You come in just like that.

That's right. Try it one more time with this kind of feeling.

Okay.

Don't do it stiffly, man.

Okay, Director.

[Home in Andong]

Yes, hello?

Still, I think it was a good thing that I went to visit.

My mother was very happy.

Is she okay?

Well, they said she has to be hospitalized for a while.

Still, it's pretty good that it was just something mild.

That's truly a relief.

But...

you're saying that our director didn't come here, right?

Yeah.

That's strange.

I haven't been able to get a hold of him since the day before yesterday.

It's the first shoot tomorrow.

I can't do anything without our director.

The customer you are calling is unavailable...

Director, everything is ready.

You can't get a hold of Director Song, right?

Yes, he's not picking up.

Let's start.

- Stand by. - Okay.

Actors, we'll start once you're ready.

Please pay attention to the angle of the kiss.

Okay, ready...

action!

Congrats. I heard that you filmed well.

Yes, thank you.

But, where is it premiering?

It's not for showing in theaters. It's for IPTV.

- I'll be sure to find it and watch it. - Thank you.

Let me visit when you film.

A heap of rice.

I was so hungry that I thought I was going to die.

I starved myself through the whole shoot.

I didn't even feel like eating, and my lips were drying up.

The hunger hit me after the shoot ended.

I now understand...

what the director meant when he said, 'Eat when you can.'

Where's your master?

I don't know. His cell phone's turned off.

Director.

Please give me some liquor.

Where have you been? I called you so many times.

I visited my hometown.

You said you haven't visited for 20 years.

Why did you go all of a sudden?

My younger sister...

called me out of the blue.

Face me.

Our mom's so pretty.

Mom, Brother is here.

Welcome.

What is your name, young man?

Where do you live, young man?

Seoul.

Seoul?

That's the same place that my son lives.

Did you come here for business?

No.

I came to visit my mother.

Your mother must be very happy.

She would be, right?

Of course.

My son...

never visits, so I'm sad.

I'm not sure why he's so busy.

I don't get a single call from him either.

Mother.

I wonder if I'll be able to see him...

before this year ends.

Mother.

Mother, it's me. Your eldest son.

Mother.

Do you know my son?

Do you know him?

- Mother. - Do you know my son?

Then, can you take this to him?

This.

Can you take this to my son?

Okay, it's all done.

- Bring a container to put it in. - Okay.

Hey, where's the rice syrup?

[Hyun Mi vinegar]

It must be tasty.

It's candied potatoes.

It's the food that my son liked most.

All of the other family members liked candied sweet potatoes.

But, only he liked the potato one

saying that the sweet potato one was too sweet.

I was tired at that time.

So, I would yell, 'Why are you only like that?'

I scolded him...

a lot.

It was so warm and heavy.

Here.

You guys should taste it.

Here you go.

I'm eating this for the first time in 20 years.

The candied potatoes made by my mom.

It's cold, but please enjoy it.

Thank you.

It tastes... good.

It seems that his mother, who has dementia...

probably put in vinegar instead of starch syrup.

She put in a lot of it at that.

But, no one left any of his mother's potatoes uneaten that day.

I grew up without a father too.

You acted like you were so smart.

It's a sick person again?

The rice that my mom packed always smelled like the hospital.

How come you don't gain weight, even though you eat more than me?

What exactly is the reason?

- Pregnancy. - What? Pregnancy?

I should increase the declining birth rate of Korea.

[Sweetie, happy birthday. Study hard.]

Detective?

- You're saying you two are friends? - Why?

Is it weird because a detective and gangster are friends?

I looked around for you a lot.

You remember Yeon Jung, right?

It hurts a lot.

I guess there's nothing I can do anymore.

He says he really wants to meet you once before he dies.

[Late Night Restaurant]

Keep up the hard work.

How can these girls not show up even once?

Honestly, once they get a man...

I'm lonely.

- You enjoyed it. - Let's go.

Okay.

Should we nickname our baby 'Whelk'?

I'll buy you enough whelk to last you a lifetime.

Really?

You're cool.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

- It's this way. - No, it's this way.

Look at these pants.

My wife said that it's going to rain, and my pants will get wet.

Hello? Mother?

Yes, what are you doing?

Anything you want to eat?

Seriously, it's too sour.

Is my tongue numb?

What do I do?

Mom, I love you.

Yeah. Who did you say is the judge for the Erotic Movie Actor Contest?

Kim Seung Woo? Yeah, that guy likes those kinds of things.

Yeah.

Do it since it's cheap.

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