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What is it? Are you surprised because I'm different from other girls?

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If you don't have any questions, that's it for my presentation.

As expected, Go Ah In is on another level.

You worked hard.

I didn't want to do this advertisement with you.

That's weird.

Both my company and I are the best in the industry.

That's why.

I'm into hero stories.

The stories where the weak become the strong.

The No. 1 winning again and running an ad campaign that's worth tens of millions of dollars.

It's not touching.

It may not be touching, but it's profitable.

True. I think I figured out why they are going with you.

I just gave you a hint about the presentation results, but you don't seem to be that excited.

- That's because I'm used to it.
- About what?

Winning.

You're very cold-hearted.

I'll interpret that as being level-headed.

Doesn't showing excitement make things more exciting?

Sir, when you show excitement when good things happen,

lamenting when bad things happen becomes a habit.

I'm sure you know that better than I do, no?

Let's have dinner.

I'll be waiting for your call.

- What did he say?
- Let's get ready for it to air.

Yes!

- Aren't you happy?
- Let's go.

Thank you.

Yes, I'll call you again.

Just how big is Go Ah In's head going to become...

She got it?

Damn it...

It is both impactful and time appropriate.

Who cares? It's misandry.
(Anyone with a prejudice against men)

Why is that misandry? Are you a prince?

To become so furious about beheading a white horse?

CD Go, I knew it!

I knew you could do it the moment I saw your draft proposal.

But I remember you rejecting it.

It was just an opinion to help you improve your work.

You got the results already?

Their executive director and I went to the same university.

The information I gave you worked, right?

Yes. I owe it all to you.

Good job.

Since I'm doing a good job, what if I did a little more of it?

I heard the annual telecommunication company presentation is coming up.

Don't you think I should do the telecommunication company presentation, too?

What do you think?

Hey!

But CD Kwon has always worked on that.

You know that telecommunication company jobs come with a large payout but they are easy.

Then, when are you going to give me an easy client with a large payout?

Easy doesn't go well with Go Ah In.

Get prime Korean beef.

I have to run.

CD Go, congratulations.

Congratulations.

- Congrats.
- Congratulations.

- As if she owns the place...
- Like the world revolves around her.

Let her be. She doesn't have much time left anyway.

The CCO position has been vacant for several months now, and one of us will get promoted.

That means someone here has to work under them.

True.

It's a last-ditch effort.

It's customary for you to leave if your colleague or subordinate gets promoted to an executive position.

I started working here with Go Ah In, and the rest started after me.

So that must mean one of us will become the chief of production, right?

Probably...

I'm Jo Eun Jeong, and it's my first day as a copywriter.

You're a copywriter on Creative Director Go Ah In's team, right?

Why are you here?

What? Uh...

CD Go called me, and...

If you want to stay alive, run away. CD Go is...

Hello.

Hi, let's make this work.

Yes, ma'am!

Hello.

You've worked hard.

When do you start your new job?

Two weeks from now.

I talked to the creative director there.

Thank you.

Don't say something you don't mean. Go.

I need to say one thing before I go.

You're a hypocrite.

You pretend to be a humanist in the ads you make, but the truth is

you are a sociopath who's crazy about your own success

and you use your own team members as mere tools!

How long did you work with me?

A year.

For a whole year, all you did was spew gibberish,

and you chose your last day to say something insightful.

Good. You should be like this at your new job.

Creative Director Go, since it's Eun Jeong's first day, why don't we go out and eat together?

Wouldn't having pork amongst yourselves be more enjoyable than having prime beef with me?

I'm off.

Goodbye.

♫ Four walls up late and the radios buzzing ♫

♫ It's keeping me awake, maybe I should say something ♫

♫ 'Cause I can't read you anymore, we've forgotten
what we're together for ♫

♫ Don't say we're falling apart. 'Cause now we're running in circles, and searching for purpose ♫

♫ Are you just protecting your heart, have we gone
cold on the surface ♫

♫ Don't say we're falling apart ♫

I don't get the trends these days.

♫ Don't say we're falling apart. 'Cause now we're running in circles, and searching for purpose ♫

- Were you waiting for me?
- No.

Evening counseling.

Why can't you work like it's work?

What do I look like I'm doing?

Fighting a war.

If I lose, I die, so it is a war.

You won't die, even if you don't become a board member.

Yes, I will die if I see those who are inferior get ahead of me.

Depression, anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and insomnia.

You don't have any hobbies and you don't date.

Is success worth giving up all the joys you can experience as a human being?

To me, it's worth it.

Then, what about you?

You use yourself as a tool for success because success has become your goal.

So what does that make you as a human being?

I'm tired. Stop with the psychoanalyzing and give me my medication.

I'm giving these to you because you said it's an important time for you...

This isn't just any kind of medication.

Oh, it's beautiful, just beautiful.

If it's pretty, you should protect it, not eat it up.

What are you talking about? I must become one with these lovely things.

I am you, and you are me.

Wow, copywriters say the craziest things.

It's an occupational hazard. I want to take a break, but I can't stop blurting out phrases like those.

What else can I do but shut myself up with meat?

You should talk to Creative Director Go like you're talking now.

Are you crazy?

You can only do it because you worked with her for ten years. Wait, no.

he feels the most uncomfortable in her presence.

That's true.

So, General Manager, what is Creative Director Go like?

She's like an elephant.

No way. I've heard things. She's not an herbivore.

There's an Indian saying that goes, "When the elephant passes, a path is made."

Whatever Creative Director Go does, every other creative director in this field copies.

And she's not exactly like the rumors.

Which rumor?

Oh... the "money-ciopath" one?

Eun Jeong, you don't know why Copywriter Hong left the company, do you?

How long have you been doing this?

Uh... it's been eight years.

Do you want to continue doing this?

Yes, I like writing ad copies.

Really? You like writing ad copies?

Yes. It was my dream since I was young.

Then you've taken the wrong path ever since you were young.

A person should have a job they are good at, not a job they like.

Sometimes, hope can turn into a delusion.

- Copywriter Hong.
- Yes.

Stop trying and find yourself another job.

Hey, hey. Wait, wait.

Here. You're in shock.

It's understandable.

What do you think you're doing?

Eun Jeong, Copywriter Hong was pretty bad at her job.

Right. The creative director was a little harsh, but...

I mean, what are you doing while we have such quality beef in front of us?

This is Korean beef we're talking about. Where are your manners?

This isn't just any kind of medication. It's a last resort.

If you can help it, don't take it, and when you do, never after drinking!

There are so many people who say no to me.

You're the first to arrive, yet again.

You're the first one to arrive again.

Won't you please say hi to me?

Are you coming home tonight or tomorrow?

Last night was the first office outing, so I really had no choice.

I'll come home early tonight. I promise.

I'm serious! I promise!

You shouldn't make promises you can't keep.

Says who?

Grandmother.

Of faith, hope, and love, the greatest is faith.

Yes, yes, you can have faith in me. I'll come home on time tonight.

Should we have pizza tonight with mom?

Okay! Tonight, I will keep my promise, I'm serious.

You're cute. My son.

I'll be back later, bye.

Hello.

Sorry, sorry.

I'm sorry, but just until the bus starts moving...

You can stay.

But it'll be uncomfortable for you...

If I cared about comfort, I would take a cab.

Thank you, thank you.

There's something I have to do. Don't mind me.

Oh, my.

Who did you drink with last night?

I had a drink with Director Jang.

From which production company?

I'm doing the telecommunication company presentation with Director Jang.

Where?

Remember the room salon in Nonhyeon that I took you to last time?

You've been a busy boy, getting free drinks everywhere.

We do all the work, but the production company makes all the money with only a few days of light filming.

So this is nothing...

Don't overdo it. People might talk.

What could they do? We're the ones who hire them.

So, why did you want to see me so early in the morning?

Senior Director. Sir! Can we please talk about...

Hello, sir.

Hi, CD Go. You're at the office, right?

Yes. But it's early, what's the occasion?

It's good news. Do you have plans for lunch?

I don't.

Let's have lunch with CD Kwon later.

With Creative Director Kwon?

Okay.

If I am going to quit, I need to quit cold turkey, but it's not easy. Right?

Sir, sir, sir.

If I go up against Creative Director Go one-on-one... I could beat her.

- Even if she ranks number one in terms of presentation success, I...
- Hey, CD Kwon.

Yes, sir!

Have you seen anyone use a saw to put a nail in the wall?

Once the sawing is finished,

you can use a hammer to hang your nameplate on the wall.

Welcome, take a seat.

Is Chinese food okay? I ordered a course meal.

Yes. What is this about?

Let's eat first. We can talk about work after.

You want to do an in-house bidding for the telecommunication company presentation?

Yes, with the senior director position as the prize.

Wouldn't it look better for the CD who's in charge of the biggest account to get promoted?

That is what I wanted, but...

Senior Director.

I mean, that's an exceptional idea.

If the decision is made based on merit, no one will complain.

You're smiling?

When you could lose your account and the senior director position? You smile?

Well, it looks like you two agree.

Okay!

If you've finished eating, let's go back.

Okay.

Of all teams, why Creative Director Go's team?

Why? Are you saying I'm no match for her?

Even the rumors about Creative Director Go's involvement in the presentation will make other agencies drop out.

To the opponent, she's like a disaster.

Unless we play a trick...

Hey! Copywriter Bae, enough with all that negativity.

You're as dumb as you look.

Don't you ever look in the mirror?

How many more times must I tell you that appearance is important in this industry?

A copywriter only has to write good ad copies.

Why should I have to worry about my appearance...

How can someone in advertising say such a thing? Isn't design just as important as function?

Creative Director Kwon, please calm down.

Zip it.

Haven't you thought about why you're still a copywriter when everyone who started after you already became CDs?

Haven't you ever thought about why our clients love Go Ah In so much?

Prepare for the bidding.

Really? Senior Director Choi?

Yes.

We have to win this presentation, don't we?

We'll have to get a taste to find out if it's honey or poison.

Perhaps this is...

A presentation just for show.

Outside presentations can't be fixed, but...

Senior Director Choi picks the winner for the in-house bidding...

Right.

So it's a checkmate...

Let's think about that after we win the presentation.

Even if we do win, do you think it's possible?

You're not one of Senior Director Choi's people.

And for a woman to join the board of directors...

Let's not jump the gun.

Tell the team members.

I will.

Nice. 5 minutes until my escape.

Do you have plans?

I have to entertain my son.

I'm on the verge of getting fired.

If kids were allowed to divorce their parents, my son would.

Go home. Why wait 5 minutes?

In that case... Goodnight!

Awesome.

Hello, Assistant Manager Ahn...

Hello, I need the printed ad copy by tomorrow.

I can send it by tomorrow evening...

No, send it by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

We're going to have a meeting at that time.

Okay! Tonight, I will keep my promise, I'm serious.

I wonder how it feels to work for a regular company, not an ad agency.

I wish I could be the client at least once before I die...

Whoa, how old is this?

30.

This is too much.

Did we ever learn about moderation?

We learned to always go for first place when we do something.

Are things going well?

I'll send you the list soon.

You know that the current CEO is just waiting to retire.

Shouldn't you think about getting prepared?

I'm not completely unprepared.

We're talking about someone who'll be the face of the company for a while.

Someone who has a touching story, is talented, fits the zeitgeist of today,

and is easy on the eyes on top of that. Right?

Hurry up. You should take the agency's top office one day.

Give me a few days.

The chairman has been asking when it will be decided.

He's worried about his reckless daughter he sent to America.

Don't worry about it and drink. It'll be over in a few days.

Okay, guys. So the deadline for your paper is next week.

And don't forget to upload for peer review.

That's it for today.

Okay. Got it.

Bye.

See you tomorrow.

Gosh, when am I going to write this paper?

It's this week's paper.

It's all written.

- Why!
- It's not a good time to post that.

Why? Because it makes me look way too smart?

No, because it makes you look way too weird.

You finished your paper one minute after the lecture? That's a little...

You're right. When should I post it, then?

I'll tell you when that time is right.

Deputy Park, where are you going?

I have errands to run.

All your errands have to do with me, don't they?

Even servants have personal errands to run.

Are you still mad at me? Because of what I said the other night after I drank?

You're a servant, a servant! Servant!

You're my servant. Deputy Park is my servant.

Servant.

I'm not mad.

A man shouldn't be petty.

Saying a man should be this way or that is gender-role stereotyping.

Which means you're mad.

And they say if you're going to be a servant, do it for a rich man.

I'm a servant of the owner of one of the biggest conglomerates in Korea, so I should be grateful.

Lady Hanna,

your servant will be back after running some errands.

Get me some ice cream. Mint chocolate.

Talk about a second-rate troll.

If it were me...

I brought your ice cream.

Oh, yeah!

Deputy Park!

That's mint chocolate.

You're asking for it. Come out right now!

Come out, Deputy Park. I said come out.

Come out.

♫ In time, I become a lost child ♫

♫ I don't want to wake up, a blue dream that resembles you ♫

♫ Wake me up, turn off the alarm, I'm more comfortable in my dreams, I just wanna be with you again ♫

♫ It's okay to be a grown-up child, the reality is so cold, my love ♫

♫ A dull day, I just stay blank, I want to fall asleep again ♫

♫ Turn it off, will you turn off the alarm? I'm going back ♫

♫ To my love and one and all ♫

♫ A dazzling morning ♫

What time is our meeting?

Let's have one now. Put them up.

♫ You're my everlasting dream ♫

♫ Don't wake me up, I'm gonna stay with you forever ♫

♫ You and I in my dream ♫

Rather than getting rebuked for mediocre work...

Jeong Woo. Thank you.

Hello. You're here.

These are the competitors' ad copies,

and these are the telecommunication company ads CD Kwon made.

They fulfilled their artistic dreams with their client's money.

If you look here, these are the rough drafts for the direction we came up with.

] [The relationship between me and the earth. Communication that connects the world.]

These are all useless.

Don't you know how important this presentation is?

Well, that's why we went with the future of telecommunication, 5G and ICT.

Are you making a promo video for a CES event in Las Vegas?

Who uses those technologies? Isn't it the people?

The technologies the company has?

Why do the consumers have to watch all that bragging?

Huh? But that's similar to the idea I wanted to put up...

Kwon's team is Senior Director Choi's favorite, so we can't beat them by a narrow margin.

We must leave them awestruck for the senior director...

We'll give it another try.

We'll have a meeting at this time every day starting tomorrow.

- Yes.
- Yes.

Don't even think about going home until the bidding is over.

Yes.

Excuse me!

I mean, Creative Director...

Elaborate.

Yes. Uh... Well...

The value of technology's existence depends on the people's need for it, and the proof...

Leave the adverbs and adjectives out and stick to nouns and objects.

Future technology? Telecommunication revolution?

I think stuff like that is complete crap.

Do machines make calls? People make calls.

So, telecommunication in the future is,

I mean, it would be a better world,

so, the era... of people...

- Department Head Han.
- Yes.

I think we'll be able to go home.

We'll come up with proposals.

They are strictly confidential.

Of course. We'll cover the wall and shred all the printouts.

- Department Head Han!
- Yes?

Don't shred them. Tape them up there.

Here?

Yes, up on that wall.

Hello, have a seat.

I didn't know what you like,

so I chose the most expensive restaurant and I ordered the most expensive dish.

That works.

Does it?

It's hard to show your preference with expensive things.

If you react positively, you risk appearing materialistic,

and if you react negatively, you risk appearing unsophisticated.

Can I enjoy this food with the assurance that I made the right choice?

Let me thank you in advance for how delicious the food will be.

I prefer appearing materialistic over appearing unsophisticated.

Creative Director Go, may I ask you a personal question?

I'm not married, I don't have a boyfriend, and I live alone.

Oh!

I hear men love those three conditions, and I can see you like them too.

May I ask why you're still single?

Because I also happen to have the three conditions men can't stand.

And they are?

Smart, cold-hearted, and a workaholic.

To me, those sound attractive.

Perhaps because we're of similar sorts, no?

Let me cut to the chase.

Yes.

Do you like working for an ad agency?

Why do you need me?

A smart, cold-hearted workaholic.

Those three conditions are perfect for a marketing executive.

I like advertising because it's fierce.

Then, why don't I make my company fierce for you?

In terms of both work and salary.

I think making ads is the most enjoyable thing one can do with clothes on.

Then...

What is the most enjoyable thing one can do without clothes on?

Isn't that what you were about to ask?

I'm off.

Okay.

The enjoyable thing one can do without clothes on, I'm going to do it tonight.

If you want to take part, come.

There are lots of places we can do it together. I'll text you the address.

She sure has a creative way of turning someone down.

Damn it...

- Hey!
- Whoa.

What are you doing here at this hour?

I'm playing golf with a client.

What are you doing here?

Well...

So diligent. All illegal activities are so diligent.

What do you mean, illegal?

If you know your enemy and yourself, you can win a hundred battles.

Those are the basics of war strategy.

Leave. Go Ah In will be here soon.

Got it.

Enjoy your golf.

What a fool.

If only Go Ah In were my underclassman.

Put some tape at the bottom of the door.

We need to know if a little thief cat stops by, don't we?

The cat ran off with the poisoned meat.

It's going to make him sick.

Develop this one.

Did you write this?

It's like I have to do everything for this team.

The octopus place? After that?

I'm going to head out after a meeting.

Goodbye.

Everyone knows that the senior director's position is riding on this bidding...

He's so irresponsible.

He may be irresponsible, but he's got support.

Why does Senior Director Choi support Creative Director Kwon

instead of Creative Director Go, who is actually talented?

Because she is talented.

If Creative Director Go becomes a senior director,

Senior Director Choi wouldn't be able to maintain his control over the production teams.

Oh, my.

You're going home already? Lucky you.

It's all about efficiency. I don't waste energy like you.

CD Kwon, of everyone who began with me here, you're my favorite.

You haven't changed a bit. You were and always will be...

(a fool.)

Hey! Go Ah In!

You'll like me even more when I become a senior director.

Creative Director Go, you should take a course on how to be a better person.

That is, if you manage to stay at this company.

You're talking like it's going to be you.

Why? Is that what Senior Director Choi told you?

I'm not falling for that, you with your psychic eyes!

She's the only decent member on that team.

Creative Director, we're finished.

The bidding is at 11:00 today, right?

Yes.

Eun Jeong, is the final version ready?

Let me check for typos one last time. Just once.

Send them to me and go home.

- Yes.
- Okay.

I'll be back after taking a shower.

Creative Director, see you later.

Can we really leave everything up to her and leave?

She's the kind of person who has to do everything herself.

To her, it's not over until it's over. Especially for this project.

She's going to keep tweaking the ad copy until the very end.

Right, so you should feel burdened.

Kidding.

We're closed.

I'm sure you did a great job.

The problem isn't this, is it?

If I were Chang Soo, I wouldn't make you the CCO.

I wouldn't, either.

Instead of coming here, why didn't you go to a church and pray?

You're right.

How do you like the slogan?

It's good. It has depth,

and it goes well with the sentiment of the times.

It has potential for a great ad campaign.

That's all I needed.

Isn't the bidding in the morning?

Why did you come here instead of getting some sleep?

I know.

I just...

wanted confirmation.

On what?

This might be my last project at VC Communications,

so I didn't want people to say that I was pushed out for lack of ability.

Goodnight.

It's not ability that gets you promoted...

Did you come up with anything good?

Why do you care?

Take your seats.

Let's begin.

We'll go first.

That's unexpected.

I can't avoid it, so I'd rather go first.

Okay.

That would be better for you, wouldn't it?

Technology, future, ICT, the 4th Industrial Revolution.

All of these are in the palm of your hand.

Work, Home, Leisure.

All parts of life can come together as one.

Isn't that what we discarded?

It is. We almost brought the same one.

You can enjoy it.

My team's campaign will use the superiority of technology as USP and launch the ad campaign.

Creative Director, someone tried to break into our meeting room.

I know.

Was it Creative Director Kwon?

Yes.

How did you know?

When you grow up feeling unwelcome, you learn to read people.

What would happen if Kwon and I presented similar ideas?

It would be easier for Senior Director Choi to side with him.

So I left them up on the wall for him to steal.

We needed to bring something completely different

and show how good we are to stop Senior Director Choi's meddling.

That's it.

- That was nice.
- Thank you.

Next is Go's team.

I believe Creative Director Go's direction should be similar.

Why do you think that?

What?

You seem convinced.

Have you been inside my head?

Or...

perhaps you were inside my team's meeting room.

That's ridiculous.

And how could I get into a locked meeting room?

I wonder how you know our meeting room was locked...

Meeting rooms are usually locked...

I paid to install a digital lock on the door of my team's meeting room.

I was the only one to do so of all the production teams.

That's enough. Sir, we'll start.

Go ahead.

You're up next, CD Go.

Technology, future, ICT, and the 4th Industrial Revolution.

They are nice...

But a consumer told me that they are all crap.

It is the age of micro-target marketing,

so do you feel attracted to the metadiscourse

that isn't useful for you?

It's about the people in the end.

Therefore, we would like to make a declaration.

We would like to open an age that never existed,

even in all the revolutions, from the first to the fourth.

And this is how.

This is our idea for the future of telecommunication.

Thank you for that.

Creative Director Go, wow, that was great!

Thank you. I'm asking out of concern, but...

That will never happen.

We can't have two teams with completely opposite ideas work together.

I feel the same way.

The CEO and I give you our word.

Thank you.

What's the result?

We went with this person.

It's a good quality carpet. Nice color.

I chose it carefully.

Good. Call the US and have Hanna come back.

Yes, sir.

What happened?

The new senior director has been decided.

We went with the creative director you recommended.

Yes, perfect.

But isn't this a huge flaw?

How is that a flaw?

It lowers the status of our company.

This age calls for a hero.

When someone climbs up from the bottom, people will identify with them and go wild.

True. The press will eat it up.

And that senior director position won't last forever.

When are you making the announcement?

This afternoon.

Did you tell the chairman about me?

I've been extra cautious. Rumors can hurt us.

Okay.

Good work.

At the Cannes Advertising Festival, that ad...

What is it?

Whoa!

Unbelievable!

What's wrong?

Creative Director, you made it!!!

What is it?

Did we win the telecommunication company ad?

Creative Director Go has been promoted!

Don't say creative director. She's the CCO now!

- Congratulations.
- Congrats.

Congratulations.

- Congratulations.
- Congratulations.

- Congratulations, Senior Director.
- Congratulations, Senior Director.

Damn it...

Congratulations on your promotion, Senior Director.

Congratulations, Senior Director!

Congratulations.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

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♫ Since I was left alone, in the dark ♫

♫ So close to you when I fall asleep ♫

♫ I have pain of soul to feel alive ♫

Now that you're an executive, you should work like one.

It was all thanks to you.

Pay attention to every detail of your makeup and your outfits.

Think of yourself as the model of the company and not just a senior director.

What do you mean?

Go Ah In is more naive than I had expected.

- I hear it's only for one year.
- I knew it.

Help out my Hanna when she comes to work.

Do you think I gave up everything just to end up here?

Use the power Senior Director Choi gave you to fight.

This is fun. You've been stepped on and are wriggling.

What power?

The ultimate power an executive possesses.

The rain has stopped.

Let's cross the line.

♫ So close to you when I fall asleep ♫