Reborn Rich (2022) s01e15 Episode Script
Family Feud
(Reborn Rich)
(Reborn Rich)
(Production Sponsors: Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism and KOCCA.)
(This drama is fiction
and people, places, organizations,)
(incidents, groups, and nations
are not based on reality.)
(West Annex, Cheongwadae)
After a long discussion,
Miracle Investment decided
(Yoo Se Woong, Oh Hyo Nam, Jung Min Ok)
(Jin Do Jun, Oh Se Hyeon)
not to take over Soonyang Card.
Did you know that?
This is making a fool out of the creditors.
You can't do this now.
I've looked into Miracle Investment.
The third-generation heir
is a majority shareholder, I heard.
I guess Soonyang wants to play tug of war
with Cheongwadae
and the creditors.
I'll take it.
I'll order a suspension of business
of Soonyang Card.
You can't do that.
Suspension of business means bankruptcy.
How can we banks get back the bad debt?
Is Cheongwadae
going to take responsibility?
The financial supervisory authorit
ymust take responsibility.
This happened because
you issued credit cards to people
who cannot even pay the money back.
How is that our fault?
It's the previous government's fault
for blindly removing regulations
saying we need to boost domestic demand
to overcome the IMF crisis.
Since the power was handed over,
the current government
must take responsibility.
Why would Cheongwadae
be responsible for it?
You guys over issued credit cards
for your own benefit!
(Creditors' Council
for Soonyang Card's Normalization)
Miracle Investment
will take responsibility.
Under just one condition.
What is that condition?
Fifty-one percent of people
who became delinquents
because they couldn't pay back the money
is entrepreneurs
in their 50s and unemployed.
They say Korea got over
the IMF crisis early,
but for these people,
the IMF crisis is still ongoing.
They need a second chance.
If they can't stand
on the same starting line,
they at least need that much
for the game to be fair.
Please introduce the personal workout rule.
So that delinquents
can pay back their debts
and start anew.
This is Miracle Investment's condition.
We will not allow
the pardoning of credit card debts.
That's the principle of the President.
It's not pardoning.
I'm going to make them
take responsibility
for this card issue.
Taking responsibility is not something
to shoulder morally
but paying back the debt.
That's right.
If Cheongwadae and the creditors
take responsibility
of the workout,
Miracle Investment
will take responsibility too.
How about Miracle Investment
take over Soonyang Card
and Daeyoung Card
and retrieve all the bad debt?
Daeyoung Card too?
If Cheongwadae
dampens the spirits
of the two conglomerates,
Soonyang and Daeyoung,
who are known for not following orders,
and solve the credit card issue,
no citizen would call it
an amateur government.
(Creditors' Council
for Soonyang Card's Normalization)
(Reborn Rich)
(Episode 15)
What was that, young expat?
You didn't tell me
about Daeyoug Card before.
I thought they would agree
to the personal workout policy
only when the creditors
changed their minds.
Why? Are you going to rescue
three million delinquents
and run for President next time?
Mr. Oh. Show me your wallet.
What?
What's this out of nowhere?
Let's see.
You have more cards than ten-dollar notes.
Today, I did exactly what I learned
from you.
I bought what has future value
when it was at its cheapest.
Two for one at that.
I'll call you when it's ready.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Next customer for Counter Two.
(Personal Workout Policy:
We Recover Your Credit!)
How can I help you?
I'm here for the consumer proposal.
Consumer proposal? A moment, please.
(Application
for Consumer Proposal Consultation)
(Yoon Dong Su)
(1 Year Memorial Service
of Chairman Jin Yang Cheol)
(Soonyang Hotel, Incheon)
(Jin Yang Cheol, his 76 years of record)
(Turbulent Period, Soonyang Construction)
(Righteous management)
Next, please watch the video
of Vice-Chairman Jin Young Ki's interview.
Father.
It's me, your eldest son.
For the last one year,
I felt your empty spot
and realized how lacking I was
every single day.
Don't worry too much.
As you taught me
They say office changes manners.
- For the peace of our family
- Everything the ancestors said
is true, Ye Jun.
Righteous management is
Look at your uncle.
He used to be a simple man
who couldn't say anything he didn't mean.
Now, he's only speaking empty words
without changing his expression
when it's so easy to see through.
Ji Na.
You must've had a hard time
because of Soonyang Card.
I will now
I guess I would be upset too.
You only have one thing
to show off about your family.
Your father, the former finance minister.
But I heard even his position
didn't work this time.
Without your family as a fence,
your bones ache even at this age.
I'm so worried about you.
Why are you so proud
of your infamous loan shark family
of Myeong-dong?
He earns stinky money from markets
and makes others shed tears.
Aren't you embarrassed at that age?
We used that dirty money
to buy out
all of Soonyang Corporation shares
to turn my husband into the chairman.
Embarrassed? Me?
In this case,
the right word is "jealous," Ji Na.
I miss you yet again today, Father.
Is the bankruptcy announcement
of Soonyang Card tomorrow?
Yes, Chairman Jin.
As soon as we receive
two percent of the Corporation,
I'll contact Fair Trade Commission
and start the process of making you
the chairman of Soonyang.
Chairman Jin.
Do I speak like this?
Grandfather always said
The group will be succeeded
to the eldest son once again.
- Instead of who owns it
- My father, me,
and my son.
I always keep that in mind, Grandfather.
I kept my word.
- I will always do my best
- Boast about it
only after you become
the chairman, okay?
I heard you were going to
give a speech
as the representative of the family.
Yes. As you said,
it's the speech
of Soonyang's chairman
that costs 1.6 billion dollars.
I just got a call that the creditors
of Soonyang Card
finished their last meeting.
They say Soonyang Card
will be normalized soon.
- What?
- The company
that took over Soonyang Card
must be strong financially.
They already paid back
the tremendous amount of debt.
They paid back the debt?
Yes.
Then what about
my shares of Soonyang Corporation?
I respect Young Ki
- I'm the most handsome one, right?
- and treat him as my elder.
I'm living just for Soonyang.
We fill the gaps of each other
and work towards a better Soonyang.
Two percent of Soonyang Corporation shares
was bait.
It was bait to get both Young Ki and me
with Soonyang Card.
I thought Young Ki was going to win
in a decision.
So?
Who is it?
The largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation?
For the past year,
the shares of Soonyang Corporation
under Vice-Chairman Jin Young Ki
increased quite a lot.
Was that your work?
For CEO Jin Seong Jun's
Soonyang Venture Investment
which was unlisted,
you made it go public
and earned seed money for him.
The shares of Soonyang Electronics
kept increasing in capital.
I guess CEO Jin Seong Jun
started the preparation
for succession as well.
I learned everything from you.
Don't work too hard.
In the end,
you'll just become like me.
No way.
I don't covet the owner's position.
Because your owner is
not the owner of Soonyang.
(1 Year Memorial Service
of Deceased Chairman Jin Yang Cheol)
Because it is I, who designed
the succession plan of Soonyang.
When I delivered bread,
I got quite a bit of breadcrumbs
on my hands.
I passed my shares
of Soonyang Corporation
under borrowed names
to the new owner that I chose.
- What are you
- That owner will become
the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation.
So who is it?
Who is the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation?
It's me, Uncle.
What?
The person who took over Soonyang Card
and the person who paid off the debt
right after.
And the person who prevented
the security of the two percent
of Soonyang Corporation shares
from falling into your hands.
It's all me.
You punk.
Were you planning this from the start?
You went between Dong Ki and me
with the debt of 800 million dollars
of the card company
and made double the profit!
Twice, at that!
Yes. I needed money.
To take over the shares of Soonyang
Corporation under borrowed names.
The largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation
is me.
Welcome back.
Seong Jun.
What happened that he looks
so gloomy?
Nothing happened.
He gave the speech for Grandfather's
one-year memorial service.
I'm sure he feels empty.
He had a very strong sense
of filial duty as a son.
Mother. Don't worry about Father.
Take an early rest today.
You must be very tired from the event.
- Go check on your father.
- Okay.
Gosh, you're awake.
Hello.
You punk. Where are your manners?
- Do I look like a pushover?
- Yes.
Yes!
For the past 30 years, I tried so hard
not to think of you as a pushover.
My gaze, words, and habitual actions.
In case any of them would show
my honest thoughts
of looking down on you,
I behaved very carefully.
Because I couldn't let Grandfather
find out.
- What?
- "I cannot succeed Soonyang"
"to a father whom
even his own son looks down on."
You could never imagine how afraid I was
at the thought
of Grandfather suddenly announcing that.
That's why you are relaxed enough
to drink liquor
even after Do Jun became
the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation
and enjoy the feeling of being a loser.
Even if Do Jun is now
the largest shareholder,
nothing changes.
What can he do?
As long as I have the management rights,
he can't even move the board of directors
as he likes.
The world has changed, Father.
The world where corporate existed
to earn money for the owner is over.
It's a world
where darn stakeholders' rights
and profit are more important.
Do Jun will try to exercise
all rights he has
as the largest shareholder.
- Do Jun.
- Mr. Oh.
Why are you back in the office?
Did something happen?
Are you guys getting off work now?
We should get off work before 12am
for the 1st time in 2 months.
My family came to visit from the US.
I see.
What's that in your hand?
Champagne?
It's a day worth celebrating.
I became the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation.
I'm fine.
Don't mind me and go home.
- Young expat.
- Yes.
- So you knew how to celebrate.
- Sorry?
I thought you lived each day
as if you were catching up on homework.
I see.
Let's have a party
after you get the management rights
of Soonyang Corporation.
Let's do it then.
Sure thing. Goodbye.
Don't tell me you're going to stay
in the office like this.
- Sorry?
- Don't do that. Call her.
"It's a special day,
so I want to drink champagne with you."
There's someone you want to meet
on a day like this, right?
I'll be off first.
- You can do it.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
(Soonyang Group)
It feels better
to be alone.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
- Thank you.
You're welcome.
(Art Gallery Yard Opened)
You're back now?
It's late.
You were still awake?
I couldn't see you halfway
through
your grandfather's memorial service,
so I was worried that you left in a hurry
because of work.
I thought you might be hungry,
so I waited to cook for you.
Go wash quickly.
I'm sorry, Mother.
You should go sleep now.
I'm good at cleaning up too.
Goodness. I know you're neat,
but sometimes I wondered
whether I was raising a son or a boarder.
Were you upset?
I was worried.
I pray every day.
For my neat and organized son
to live with someone
who can reach out to you
as if it's nothing
when you're having a tough time,
and you can open up to them
without becoming embarrassed.
It will get cold.
You must be hungry. Eat up.
Okay.
Mother.
I have someone.
What?
I met someone
like that.
- He's here!
- That's him.
Did the presidential candidate himself
demand the funds?
Did he promise something in return?
Do you admit to threatening companies to
Prosecutors subpoenaed Sinmin Party's
legal advisor lawyer Kang Sin Woo
who collected illegal campaign funds
from companies for the opposition.
The times are telling us
to sever the unhealthy ties
between politics and business
to become more transparent
and make a leap toward
becoming a mature democracy.
The Ministry of Justice
and the Prosecutors' Office
promise the public
we'll give our all to investigate
the illegal campaign funds.
There is no political division
when it comes to this matter.
There will be no sacred ground either.
All that there will be is the fair
and just fight for the truth.
Minister of Justice Choi Chang Je
invoked his authority
and expanded
the illegal campaign fund investigation
to include not just opposition,
but most notable persons
in politics and finance.
Minister Choi voiced his determination
to sever the ties of politics
and eliminate corruption
through a stern investigation
without limits.
Politicians and businessmen alike
strongly oppose the investigation.
It's to be seen whether Minister Choi
can and will get his way.
Goodness, Chang Je.
You came all this way at this time of day.
To think we got to bother someone
high up and busy.
We're so spoiled.
I'm always at the beck and call
of the people here.
It was like that for 30 years.
Uncle. We need to prepare to deal
with the prosecutors.
End it with a simple investigation
behind closed doors.
Shouldn't you do that much for us?
You should read the papers.
I told prosecution
to investigate thoroughly,
and that there is to be no sacred ground.
If I let your family off,
it's as good as an admission
that prosecutors are not impartial.
You won't have to worry much.
Even if we find something that suggests
you paid someone,
if you can make it look like
an insurance policy
without an incentive,
you can avoid any sentences.
Oh, what the prosecutors will focus on
is where the funds came from.
How the funds were procured
and whether it was illegal.
But no one hides that better
than the Soonyang family.
You're all experts at that.
Chang Je.
Wait.
I need to speak with you urgently.
If it's about the investigation,
what I just told you is all I can say.
Come on now, Chang Je.
Listen.
It's not about me, you see.
I have this huge sense of guilt.
As an uncle, I introduced my nephew
to a very bad person.
The opposing party's legal advisor
Kang Sin Woo
received 15 million dollars in cash
from a large company
during the presidential campaign
and passed it to
We're from
the Central Investigation Division.
Are you Jin Do Jun?
Yes. What can I do for you?
You're under emergency arrest
for the illegal handover
of political funds to Kang Sin Woo.
Can I have a look?
It's not a subpoena
for an investigation
but an arrest warrant?
The prosecutor issued one
as you could destroy evidence
or attempt to flee abroad.
(Central Investigation Bureau)
(Interrogation Room)
Mr. Jin?
I'm Seo Min Yeong
with the Central Investigation Bureau.
Take a seat.
We meet again like this,
as a prosecutor and a suspect.
His arrest under exigent circumstances
is a good sign for us.
The investigation will keep Do Jun occupied
for a while.
It would be even better for us
if he's found guilty and sentenced.
The person who gave
ten million dollars in funds
to the opposition's likely winner.
Was it you, Jin Do Jun?
You arrested me without a warrant.
Doesn't that mean you already have proof
I can't deny or refute?
I had you arrested
under exigent circumstances
was because you'd likely
destroy evidence or flee the country.
You helped a likely suspect
who abetted murder
go abroad once before.
That's Sinmin Party's legal advisor
Kang Sin Woo's statement.
Through Miracle Investment's Director
Jin Do Jun's
personal assistant Ha In Seok,
he received ten million dollars in cash.
We found Ha's number
in Kang's call history.
In the Yeouido apartment basement level
parking lot
that Kang used as a rendezvous spot,
we spotted Ha's car.
He was subpoenaed
and is being questioned
as a witness as we speak.
Are you Miracle Investment's
Assistant Manager Ha In Seok?
Yes.
You're here to give
a statement as a witness.
I understand.
Do you know Director Jin Do Jun?
- Yes, I do.
- Did he
instruct you to pass to Kang
- any political funds?
- Assistant Manager Ha.
He will do anything you say.
Isn't this
proof that you can't deny or refute?
Did Mr. Ha say
I told him to give Kang
political funds?
The people are raving
about the investigation.
If the prosecution finds Do Jun guilty,
Miracle's plan to steal
Soonyang's management rights will go bust.
Would you be okay with that?
Would I be okay?
That's why I rushed over.
Out of regret and guilt.
Soonyang Corporation's board.
This is an X-File of sorts on them.
Use this to replace them
with people who are friendly to you.
Can Soonyang Corporation find out
you gave such a thing to me?
That's what I want.
I want rumours to spread
that the Soonyang brothers are fighting.
That way, Soonyang Corporation's
stock price will skyrocket.
Daeyoung Group's chairman's sons
also fought,
and when their stock price rose,
in just one month,
they made 300 million dollars.
Do the math.
How much more do you think
we could make through Soonyang?
- "We?"
- That profit.
You and I
can split it.
You make a nice profit
and with that,
I'll buy Soonyang Corporation's shares.
You really are as good at math as I heard.
In the end,
money is what makes the world turn.
I think so too.
Okay! We should meet more often.
You and I, real grown-ups.
Goodbye.
When I first met Do Jun seven years ago,
the young man who was still
in his teens said he'd buy Soonyang.
I should tell you why
I risked my whole career
to move to Korea based on
that absurd statement.
On the New York Stock Exchange,
if companies are at a similar level,
and one is Korean,
it goes for a lower price.
I know that much.
It's called the Korea Discount.
Then you must also know the reason
for the Korea Discount
is that companies are handed down.
It's like selecting
a national team athlete
based on the sole fact
of whether their parents were medallists,
regardless of how competitive they are
in the international market.
What is it you want to say?
Management ability isn't improved
by keeping it in the family.
Korea needs to see that.
Do Jun and us, in Miracle's name
No.
With Miracle's money,
we are striving to prove it.
Because what keeps the world turning
is money in the end.
I wonder
if you'll still have this swagger
when Do Jun is sentenced.
The Minister of Justice
controls the Prosecutors' Office.
That same Minister of Justice
is under the control of this finger.
My finger.
This is so humiliating!
Didn't I warn you?
That the risk of disgrace is high today
and you should watch what you say.
This is all your fault.
If I had ignored you
and not bought Soonyang Card,
would I be humiliated by a guy
from who knows where?
Your soul and divinity aren't as clear
as they used to be.
Shouldn't you find a spring deep
in some mountain
and reconnect with the spirits?
The fund you invested in as I suggested
made the highest profit of its kind.
Darn it.
I get why
you trusted Mr. Baek so much, Dad.
And why the fortunes you tell
are so accurate.
Your average rate of return is 200 percent.
- What?
- To ensure that profit,
you've been embezzling.
(Proof of Baek Dong Min's Embezzlement)
Sir, will you let me explain first?
Mr. Baek.
How about you foretell
your own future now?
Do you think I'll fire you or not?
I understand your point very well.
You won't be able to avoid
the legal repercussions.
Keep that in mind.
Here's one last piece of advice, sir.
This month's fortune shows betrayal
and scorn from a government office.
Beware the people around you
and always be cautious.
Scorn? Betrayal?
I should believe that?
I'm just a messenger.
You are the one
who eventually determines your fate.
Whether you believe me or not
is utterly up to you.
(Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki)
My goodness.
The Prosecutors' Office has never been
so loved or supported
by the public in all its history.
As Minister of Justice
and a one-time prosecutor,
I am extremely proud.
I owe it to you all.
This is our opportunity.
If we're to build up on it,
we need something to show for.
Something that'll convince the people
that the Central Investigation Bureau
really did
take the plunge and investigate thoroughly.
You're investigating
Soonyang's late chairman's grandson?
Yes, sir.
If you want to get a warrant issued
within the 48 hours you have him
Gosh, you need to hurry, then.
Hang on.
Drink this and speed up the investigation.
Don't you complain
I put your junior over you
because I offered her a beverage first.
And if you feel pressure
because your suspect is
related to me by marriage, don't.
I understand.
I want you to investigate thoroughly
so that
there can be no suspicions.
Dig deep into anyone who's involved.
If anyone refuses to come in,
call me immediately, okay?
Yes, sir.
I need to know
where Ha In Seok went before
and after that day.
Get me a detailed timeline of who he met.
Okay.
So I can pinpoint who instructed the funds
be transferred.
"Who instructed the transfer?"
That means you think
Jin Do Jun is not guilty.
He's not the type to end up
being investigated so easily.
I get the idea he could've been set up.
I found it.
The person who instructed Ha In Seok.
(Prosecutor Seo Min Yeong)
This is security footage
from Miracle Investment's basement.
The boxes of cash Kang Sin Woo received.
We got the face of the man
who passed them to Ha In Seok.
Find this person
and bring him in.
Hello?
What? I understand.
Ms. Seo. You should go
to the interrogation room.
He said he'll confess.
That he told Ha In Seok
to pass on the funds.
He wants to confess.
Why does he want to confess now?
He said he'll confess to everything.
In return for leniency.
You'll confess to telling Ha In Seok
to pass on
the illegal funds?
To pass the ten million dollars
to Sinmin Party's advisor Kang Sin Woo.
It was my request.
Was it your intention
to pass on the funds?
Of course not.
I obeyed my employer,
Soonyang Group's Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki,
and did as was told.
I don't get it.
Instead of Soonyang's numerous employees,
you got Miracle's Director Jin's assistant
to do the job?
Ha In Seok was an informant
the vice-chairman
had sent to spy on Director Jin Do Jun.
Since he started at Miracle and until now,
whenever Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki called,
he would come to the office.
Check the visitor log.
It should show when he came by.
Then the ten million dollars
Ha passed on
wasn't Jin Do Jun's money?
Was it a slush fund
Jin Dong Ki had stashed away?
This shows
where the money came from.
It's all as he said.
Ha In Seok worked for Jin Dong Ki
for five years as outsourced help.
There are also records of him
visiting Jin Dong Ki
late at night after being called.
It's as you said.
How did you know?
That Jin Do Jun was set up.
That he wouldn't have been
brought in easily.
You said you thought he was framed.
He was set up,
but I don't know by whom.
He's denying all the charges?
He's just repeating what his lawyer said.
Like a broken record.
The situation is slightly different
from the other businessmen we questioned.
Other people can get off by pleading
they fear politicians and their power.
But we can prove he used
Soonyang Investment
and Insurance's clients' accounts
to create the slush fund.
We even have a witness.
This guy
can't avoid being sentenced.
How are the other companies different?
How can political funds
not have any incentive?
Chairmen who give tens of millions
don't want anything in return?
Isn't that the equivalent
of blind love?
Love stories like that
rarely exist nowadays.
I bet people don't even donate
with that mindset.
You're on edge.
Is it because you're not making progress
with the grandson
of the late Chairman Jin?
When was he brought in?
Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki
is stubbornly denying he had Ha In Seok
pass on the funds.
But the circumstances Mr. Baek
told us about
were all proven true.
I did consider you were set up.
Ever since you stood before me
as a suspect.
I'm surprised.
I thought you wouldn't believe me.
I didn't say I believed you.
That means I haven't yet concluded
if you were set up
or if you did the setting up.
My husband Dong Ki.
What if he ends up in prison?
You know what he's like.
He's too sensitive to survive that.
Prison cells these days
are like hotel suites.
Because of stupid human rights,
our tax money is getting wasted.
Young Ki.
Thirty years ago, when life was hard
and things were worse,
many people did time and survived
just fine.
Dong Ki didn't put together
those funds on his own.
Could you please give the President a call?
He knows and I know
the opposing candidate got
fives times more than what we gave him.
I don't dare ask for a favour.
Would you want to help us if you were him?
Tell Dong Ki that
when the wind is harsh,
it helps to learn from the reeds
on how to lie low.
I will tell him that.
That you have no intention of helping him.
Ji Na. You're worried about Dong Ki,
aren't you?
I feel worse for you.
You never suffered a day in your life,
and now you must care
for an inmate husband.
That's no easy feat.
I've done it myself,
and at least I was young at the time.
You're talking about that
even before he stood trial?
Why?
You might as well pray he goes away!
My goodness
That's a mental illness too.
Everyone suffers every now and then,
and she acts like the sky fell.
Goodness.
You did the right thing, Father.
This investigation into what uncle did
exposed all the slush funds he has.
Once he coughs it all up,
he won't dare to mess with you
or try to steal your position again.
You should take him back
under your wing then.
Don't worry about us.
We're fully prepared to deal
with the prosecutors.
All right.
I can't get anything done without you,
Seong Jun.
What? Learn from the wisdom of the reeds?
Darn it.
They want me out of this fight
and are trying to use this
as an opportunity to do just that.
You see, this I'm telling you.
Seong Jun is coaching him.
What do you think
the prosecutors are up to?
The Central Investigation Bureau
and Cheongwadae are on the same page.
They need a trophy,
so they want to reform the conglomerates.
Conglomerates such as
Soonyang?
If they need a trophy
The bigger, the better. Right?
Wouldn't you say Soonyang Corporation
is the one that represents Soonyang Group?
Okay. Keep me updated.
I'm sorry to visit you
so early in the morning, sir.
Something urgent has come up.
I just received a call.
The prosecution has launched
search and seizure operations
against Soonyang Corporation.
Prosecutors are acting a little too late.
Even if they raid the office,
they won't find anything.
- Right, Seong Jun?
- Yes.
Not the Soonyang Corporation office.
They raided the loan sharks in Myeong-dong.
- Myeong-dong?
- Yes, sir.
The loan sharks? Why?
I think the prosecutors obtained info
on the accounts
and shares you bought
under borrowed names through them.
Looks like they also know
you used the campaign fund to buy the bond.
The warrant was issued
for the office owned by Ms. Son's family.
How did the prosecutors
find out about them?
We used that dirty money
to buy out all
of Soonyang Corporation shares
to turn my husband into the chairman.
I'm so sorry, Seong Jun.
This is all my fault.
The search and seizure operations
have revealed that Soonyang Corporation
used borrowed-name accounts set up
through a loan shark
Ji Na, how dare you?
How could you do this to your family?
Even if you do this,
Soonyang will never become your husband's!
Earlier today, the prosecution
- secured evidence that Soonyang
- Blood is thicker than water.
But I suppose money flows
in the veins
of these conglomerate families.
I mean, what is this? They're brothers.
But thanks to Jin Dong Ki's statement,
we could launch the investigation
into their slush fund.
Why should we thank Jin Dong Ki?
It was all thanks to Jin Do Jun.
Because of his arrest, we were able
to launch the investigation
into Soonyang Group's slush fund.
("Soonyang Family Suspected
of Setting Up Eight-Figure Slush Fund")
You look like you've reached a conclusion.
Was this all part of your plan
from the get-go?
To make us investigate
Jin Young Ki and Jin Dong Ki,
you deliberately fell into this trap.
The prosecution, media,
and even Cheongwadae have got their back,
whereas I'm all I've got.
Do you really have to do all this
to make Soonyang yours?
Min Yeong, I've never once forgotten
the reason I was born into this family
and how Jin Young Ki, Jin Dong Ki,
and Jin Seong Jun treated me.
So you have no choice
since you were born into the family?
You'll do whatever it takes
to make company yours?
You don't care if you're breaking
or manipulating the law?
You're wrong.
I'll never be such a conglomerate CEO.
You told me
that I'd become even more spiteful
once Soonyang became mine.
That's why we broke up. Am I right?
Let's start over, Min Yeong.
I promise you I won't get worse.
The 48-hour period has now ended.
So you don't believe me.
Fine.
Don't believe me, then.
Believe in luck instead.
("Aiming to Be First Female Weightlifter
to Win Medal")
When Jang Mi Ran wins the silver medal,
we'll meet again.
- Mr. Ha, are you all right?
- Yes.
- This must've been stressful.
- No.
This is my job.
I get paid to do this, so don't worry.
- Let's go.
- Yes, let's go.
Mr. Oh, you're here too.
This isn't "Records of the Three Kingdoms."
This is the 21st century.
Sacrificing yourself to earn trust?
Seriously?
This is a man we've worked
with since your grandfather's days.
Call him.
(Apple)
Hello.
I need to fax this to someone.
(Proof of Baek Dong Min's Embezzlement)
Sure.
(Proof of Baek Dong Min's Embezzlement)
We received an anonymous letter
about Mr. Baek's embezzlement.
In the near future,
I plan to report to the prosecution
that Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki
has been setting up
an illegal slush fund,
using dormant accounts
at Soonyang Investment
and Soonyang Insurance.
Then Soonyang will do
what they've always done.
They'll make you take the fall
for everything, Mr. Baek.
I'm giving you a chance to get out of it
before they make a move.
Being Soonyang's largest shareholder
doesn't mean we own it.
We need the management rights
to truly own Soonyang.
Is it time for Minister Choi Chang Je
to play his role?
("Prosecution Investigating
Soonyang's Illegal Slush Fund")
What are you doing?
They were investigating
the illegal campaign fund.
Why are they suddenly
after Soonyang's slush fund?
You see, Young Ki
When you're critically ill,
wondering where and how
you contracted the disease
while doing nothing about it
will just get you killed.
You must undergo surgery
or treatment first.
I learned this at a summer Bible camp
when I was young.
After praying that he would offer
his own child as a sacrifice
if the Lord was angered,
he killed a lamb instead.
The blood gushing out of its neck
helped appease the Lord's anger.
The head of Soonyang shall stand
in front of the cameras.
He shall be on his knees in front
of the entire nation,
enduring all the humiliation
and finger-pointing covered in blood,
gushing out of his body.
Yes.
As you're already aware,
the prosecution will summon
those in charge of finance
as witnesses.
We should discuss it in advance
so our story remains consistent.
Is that really necessary?
The Director of Finance
should be held accountable.
Right, Mr. Kim?
Well, I'll be honoured.
It'll be like another star on my shoulder.
However, public opinion
won't approve of it.
The slush fund was created
for the succession plans.
Who'd believe that I called the shots?
Shouldn't calming public opinion
be our priority at the moment?
We need to show that the company
is taking responsibility.
Okay, so who should do it?
Mr. Jin. If you step in
and get things sorted out,
the executives will no longer be shaken up
by this situation.
Mr. Chairman,
what are your thoughts on this?
I can't do anything without you.
So if one of us had to stand
before the people
to represent Soonyang,
it should be you, Seong Jun.
Don't you agree, Seong Jun?
"Saturn Devouring His Son."
It's a painting by Francisco Goya.
Impressive, isn't it?
The father in the painting
heard a prophecy
that predicted
he would be overthrown by his son.
Of course,
he didn't want to lose what he had.
- That's why the father
- So?
Are you trying to say
that I'm the son in this painting?
Are you not?
Why are you showing me
this painting right now?
Are you getting a kick out of seeing me
in this mess? Are you satisfied?
Do you wish to display me
in your gallery or something?
I guess
all you can see is the son
getting eaten alive.
Were the succession plans
the reason Soonyang Group
set up the illegal slush fund?
Soonyang Group
is the number one company in Korea.
What are your thoughts on the company
working with a loan shark?
Some say that you'll be the one
dealing with the legal consequences
on behalf of Mr. Jin Young Ki.
What are your thoughts on this?
(Prosecution Service)
That is not true.
The person who should be held accountable
for the slush fund
(Jin Seong Jun of Soonyang Venture
Investment Summoned by Prosecution)
is my father, Vice-Chairman Jin Young Ki.
My father told me
that it was his duty to represent Soonyang.
I will follow his teachings
and cooperate fully and faithfully
with the investigation.
- Are you denying responsibility
- Do you not admit the charges?
- Just a comment, please.
- What about the fund for
Later on, the father saves his son
whom he had swallowed,
thanks to his children's wisdom.
Then the son kills his father
and ascends the throne.
That's why I'm showing you this painting.
What an ingrate.
How dare you stab your father in the back?
You're no longer my son. Get out.
Get out!
Father, do you think you can
protect Soonyang without me?
Without the help from me and Grandfather,
you would've struggled
to keep your position.
Just cooperate with the investigation
and transfer your shares to me
when you have a moment.
I'll handle Do Jun.
You'll handle Do Jun?
He thinks you're no match for him.
(Interrogation Room)
What happened at the board meeting?
I am sorry, sir.
Seong Jun must be
devastated.
Here, sir. You should see this.
("Soonyang's Jin Do Jun Puts
Noblesse Oblige Into Practice")
Jin Do Jun of Miracle Investment,
a third-generation member
of the Soonyang family,
has announced that he will be donating
the 700 million dollars he inherited
from Jin Yang Cheol,
the late chairman of the company.
Vice-Chairman Jin Young Ki
and Jin Dong Ki are currently
facing severe public criticism
due to the illegal slush fund
and inheritance tax evasion,
so this could help the company win back
public support.
The news about Jin Do Jun's decision
to donate the money he inherited
is well received by the public,
as a decision that showed
the dignity of true wealth.
His popularity among the public
is also helping Soonyang Group
improve its public image,
contributing to the increase
of the company's sales and stock price.
Jin Do Jun, a third-generation member
of the Soonyang Group family,
has risen to fame as the icon
of corporate reform.
Everyone loves him,
regardless of age or gender.
Due to his popularity,
Jin Do Jun of Miracle Investment,
the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation,
was appointed
the next chairman of Soonyang Group
at the shareholders' meeting,
which took place earlier today.
His inauguration ceremony
will take place on the fifth of next month.
(Soonyang History Museum)
(Founder Jin Yang Cheol)
I told you
that I'd buy Soonyang no matter what.
I kept my promise, Grandfather.
(Founder Jin Yang Cheol)
I'm curious, Grandfather.
Did I get my revenge?
Or
can I finally call myself
your grandson now?
But one thing's for sure.
Right now,
I miss you.
Yes, she'll keep going.
- Yes.
- Round 3, 172.5.
All right, Jang Mi Ran.
This is Round 3.
She'll go for 172.5kg this time.
- Yes.
- Yes!
Oh, wait.
Ma'am, I guess you
didn't watch this last night.
Yesterday, Jang Mi Ran
Hush.
When Jang Mi Ran wins the silver medal,
we'll meet again.
Nice. She can totally do this.
That's it. Now, the jerk.
Yes! She got it!
- She got it!
- She did it!
- Yes!
- She did it.
When she participates
in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics,
let's get married.
By the time she's participating
in the London 2012 Summer Olympics
Yes.
We'd probably have a kid by then, right?
I want to stay right
by your side like that, Min Yeong.
Let's do that.
It's time to meet, right?
Yes.
Just wait there, Min Yeong. I'm on my way.
Should we go around it?
Oh, I guess there's something wrong
with the car.
Let's wait a few moments.
Yes, sir.
The rule had no exceptions.
Everything that happened
in my previous life
happened again in this lifetime,
without exception.
And
the person who killed me
was none other than myself.
(Reborn Rich)
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(Reborn Rich)
(Production Sponsors: Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism and KOCCA.)
(This drama is fiction
and people, places, organizations,)
(incidents, groups, and nations
are not based on reality.)
(West Annex, Cheongwadae)
After a long discussion,
Miracle Investment decided
(Yoo Se Woong, Oh Hyo Nam, Jung Min Ok)
(Jin Do Jun, Oh Se Hyeon)
not to take over Soonyang Card.
Did you know that?
This is making a fool out of the creditors.
You can't do this now.
I've looked into Miracle Investment.
The third-generation heir
is a majority shareholder, I heard.
I guess Soonyang wants to play tug of war
with Cheongwadae
and the creditors.
I'll take it.
I'll order a suspension of business
of Soonyang Card.
You can't do that.
Suspension of business means bankruptcy.
How can we banks get back the bad debt?
Is Cheongwadae
going to take responsibility?
The financial supervisory authorit
ymust take responsibility.
This happened because
you issued credit cards to people
who cannot even pay the money back.
How is that our fault?
It's the previous government's fault
for blindly removing regulations
saying we need to boost domestic demand
to overcome the IMF crisis.
Since the power was handed over,
the current government
must take responsibility.
Why would Cheongwadae
be responsible for it?
You guys over issued credit cards
for your own benefit!
(Creditors' Council
for Soonyang Card's Normalization)
Miracle Investment
will take responsibility.
Under just one condition.
What is that condition?
Fifty-one percent of people
who became delinquents
because they couldn't pay back the money
is entrepreneurs
in their 50s and unemployed.
They say Korea got over
the IMF crisis early,
but for these people,
the IMF crisis is still ongoing.
They need a second chance.
If they can't stand
on the same starting line,
they at least need that much
for the game to be fair.
Please introduce the personal workout rule.
So that delinquents
can pay back their debts
and start anew.
This is Miracle Investment's condition.
We will not allow
the pardoning of credit card debts.
That's the principle of the President.
It's not pardoning.
I'm going to make them
take responsibility
for this card issue.
Taking responsibility is not something
to shoulder morally
but paying back the debt.
That's right.
If Cheongwadae and the creditors
take responsibility
of the workout,
Miracle Investment
will take responsibility too.
How about Miracle Investment
take over Soonyang Card
and Daeyoung Card
and retrieve all the bad debt?
Daeyoung Card too?
If Cheongwadae
dampens the spirits
of the two conglomerates,
Soonyang and Daeyoung,
who are known for not following orders,
and solve the credit card issue,
no citizen would call it
an amateur government.
(Creditors' Council
for Soonyang Card's Normalization)
(Reborn Rich)
(Episode 15)
What was that, young expat?
You didn't tell me
about Daeyoug Card before.
I thought they would agree
to the personal workout policy
only when the creditors
changed their minds.
Why? Are you going to rescue
three million delinquents
and run for President next time?
Mr. Oh. Show me your wallet.
What?
What's this out of nowhere?
Let's see.
You have more cards than ten-dollar notes.
Today, I did exactly what I learned
from you.
I bought what has future value
when it was at its cheapest.
Two for one at that.
I'll call you when it's ready.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Next customer for Counter Two.
(Personal Workout Policy:
We Recover Your Credit!)
How can I help you?
I'm here for the consumer proposal.
Consumer proposal? A moment, please.
(Application
for Consumer Proposal Consultation)
(Yoon Dong Su)
(1 Year Memorial Service
of Chairman Jin Yang Cheol)
(Soonyang Hotel, Incheon)
(Jin Yang Cheol, his 76 years of record)
(Turbulent Period, Soonyang Construction)
(Righteous management)
Next, please watch the video
of Vice-Chairman Jin Young Ki's interview.
Father.
It's me, your eldest son.
For the last one year,
I felt your empty spot
and realized how lacking I was
every single day.
Don't worry too much.
As you taught me
They say office changes manners.
- For the peace of our family
- Everything the ancestors said
is true, Ye Jun.
Righteous management is
Look at your uncle.
He used to be a simple man
who couldn't say anything he didn't mean.
Now, he's only speaking empty words
without changing his expression
when it's so easy to see through.
Ji Na.
You must've had a hard time
because of Soonyang Card.
I will now
I guess I would be upset too.
You only have one thing
to show off about your family.
Your father, the former finance minister.
But I heard even his position
didn't work this time.
Without your family as a fence,
your bones ache even at this age.
I'm so worried about you.
Why are you so proud
of your infamous loan shark family
of Myeong-dong?
He earns stinky money from markets
and makes others shed tears.
Aren't you embarrassed at that age?
We used that dirty money
to buy out
all of Soonyang Corporation shares
to turn my husband into the chairman.
Embarrassed? Me?
In this case,
the right word is "jealous," Ji Na.
I miss you yet again today, Father.
Is the bankruptcy announcement
of Soonyang Card tomorrow?
Yes, Chairman Jin.
As soon as we receive
two percent of the Corporation,
I'll contact Fair Trade Commission
and start the process of making you
the chairman of Soonyang.
Chairman Jin.
Do I speak like this?
Grandfather always said
The group will be succeeded
to the eldest son once again.
- Instead of who owns it
- My father, me,
and my son.
I always keep that in mind, Grandfather.
I kept my word.
- I will always do my best
- Boast about it
only after you become
the chairman, okay?
I heard you were going to
give a speech
as the representative of the family.
Yes. As you said,
it's the speech
of Soonyang's chairman
that costs 1.6 billion dollars.
I just got a call that the creditors
of Soonyang Card
finished their last meeting.
They say Soonyang Card
will be normalized soon.
- What?
- The company
that took over Soonyang Card
must be strong financially.
They already paid back
the tremendous amount of debt.
They paid back the debt?
Yes.
Then what about
my shares of Soonyang Corporation?
I respect Young Ki
- I'm the most handsome one, right?
- and treat him as my elder.
I'm living just for Soonyang.
We fill the gaps of each other
and work towards a better Soonyang.
Two percent of Soonyang Corporation shares
was bait.
It was bait to get both Young Ki and me
with Soonyang Card.
I thought Young Ki was going to win
in a decision.
So?
Who is it?
The largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation?
For the past year,
the shares of Soonyang Corporation
under Vice-Chairman Jin Young Ki
increased quite a lot.
Was that your work?
For CEO Jin Seong Jun's
Soonyang Venture Investment
which was unlisted,
you made it go public
and earned seed money for him.
The shares of Soonyang Electronics
kept increasing in capital.
I guess CEO Jin Seong Jun
started the preparation
for succession as well.
I learned everything from you.
Don't work too hard.
In the end,
you'll just become like me.
No way.
I don't covet the owner's position.
Because your owner is
not the owner of Soonyang.
(1 Year Memorial Service
of Deceased Chairman Jin Yang Cheol)
Because it is I, who designed
the succession plan of Soonyang.
When I delivered bread,
I got quite a bit of breadcrumbs
on my hands.
I passed my shares
of Soonyang Corporation
under borrowed names
to the new owner that I chose.
- What are you
- That owner will become
the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation.
So who is it?
Who is the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation?
It's me, Uncle.
What?
The person who took over Soonyang Card
and the person who paid off the debt
right after.
And the person who prevented
the security of the two percent
of Soonyang Corporation shares
from falling into your hands.
It's all me.
You punk.
Were you planning this from the start?
You went between Dong Ki and me
with the debt of 800 million dollars
of the card company
and made double the profit!
Twice, at that!
Yes. I needed money.
To take over the shares of Soonyang
Corporation under borrowed names.
The largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation
is me.
Welcome back.
Seong Jun.
What happened that he looks
so gloomy?
Nothing happened.
He gave the speech for Grandfather's
one-year memorial service.
I'm sure he feels empty.
He had a very strong sense
of filial duty as a son.
Mother. Don't worry about Father.
Take an early rest today.
You must be very tired from the event.
- Go check on your father.
- Okay.
Gosh, you're awake.
Hello.
You punk. Where are your manners?
- Do I look like a pushover?
- Yes.
Yes!
For the past 30 years, I tried so hard
not to think of you as a pushover.
My gaze, words, and habitual actions.
In case any of them would show
my honest thoughts
of looking down on you,
I behaved very carefully.
Because I couldn't let Grandfather
find out.
- What?
- "I cannot succeed Soonyang"
"to a father whom
even his own son looks down on."
You could never imagine how afraid I was
at the thought
of Grandfather suddenly announcing that.
That's why you are relaxed enough
to drink liquor
even after Do Jun became
the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation
and enjoy the feeling of being a loser.
Even if Do Jun is now
the largest shareholder,
nothing changes.
What can he do?
As long as I have the management rights,
he can't even move the board of directors
as he likes.
The world has changed, Father.
The world where corporate existed
to earn money for the owner is over.
It's a world
where darn stakeholders' rights
and profit are more important.
Do Jun will try to exercise
all rights he has
as the largest shareholder.
- Do Jun.
- Mr. Oh.
Why are you back in the office?
Did something happen?
Are you guys getting off work now?
We should get off work before 12am
for the 1st time in 2 months.
My family came to visit from the US.
I see.
What's that in your hand?
Champagne?
It's a day worth celebrating.
I became the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation.
I'm fine.
Don't mind me and go home.
- Young expat.
- Yes.
- So you knew how to celebrate.
- Sorry?
I thought you lived each day
as if you were catching up on homework.
I see.
Let's have a party
after you get the management rights
of Soonyang Corporation.
Let's do it then.
Sure thing. Goodbye.
Don't tell me you're going to stay
in the office like this.
- Sorry?
- Don't do that. Call her.
"It's a special day,
so I want to drink champagne with you."
There's someone you want to meet
on a day like this, right?
I'll be off first.
- You can do it.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
(Soonyang Group)
It feels better
to be alone.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
- Thank you.
You're welcome.
(Art Gallery Yard Opened)
You're back now?
It's late.
You were still awake?
I couldn't see you halfway
through
your grandfather's memorial service,
so I was worried that you left in a hurry
because of work.
I thought you might be hungry,
so I waited to cook for you.
Go wash quickly.
I'm sorry, Mother.
You should go sleep now.
I'm good at cleaning up too.
Goodness. I know you're neat,
but sometimes I wondered
whether I was raising a son or a boarder.
Were you upset?
I was worried.
I pray every day.
For my neat and organized son
to live with someone
who can reach out to you
as if it's nothing
when you're having a tough time,
and you can open up to them
without becoming embarrassed.
It will get cold.
You must be hungry. Eat up.
Okay.
Mother.
I have someone.
What?
I met someone
like that.
- He's here!
- That's him.
Did the presidential candidate himself
demand the funds?
Did he promise something in return?
Do you admit to threatening companies to
Prosecutors subpoenaed Sinmin Party's
legal advisor lawyer Kang Sin Woo
who collected illegal campaign funds
from companies for the opposition.
The times are telling us
to sever the unhealthy ties
between politics and business
to become more transparent
and make a leap toward
becoming a mature democracy.
The Ministry of Justice
and the Prosecutors' Office
promise the public
we'll give our all to investigate
the illegal campaign funds.
There is no political division
when it comes to this matter.
There will be no sacred ground either.
All that there will be is the fair
and just fight for the truth.
Minister of Justice Choi Chang Je
invoked his authority
and expanded
the illegal campaign fund investigation
to include not just opposition,
but most notable persons
in politics and finance.
Minister Choi voiced his determination
to sever the ties of politics
and eliminate corruption
through a stern investigation
without limits.
Politicians and businessmen alike
strongly oppose the investigation.
It's to be seen whether Minister Choi
can and will get his way.
Goodness, Chang Je.
You came all this way at this time of day.
To think we got to bother someone
high up and busy.
We're so spoiled.
I'm always at the beck and call
of the people here.
It was like that for 30 years.
Uncle. We need to prepare to deal
with the prosecutors.
End it with a simple investigation
behind closed doors.
Shouldn't you do that much for us?
You should read the papers.
I told prosecution
to investigate thoroughly,
and that there is to be no sacred ground.
If I let your family off,
it's as good as an admission
that prosecutors are not impartial.
You won't have to worry much.
Even if we find something that suggests
you paid someone,
if you can make it look like
an insurance policy
without an incentive,
you can avoid any sentences.
Oh, what the prosecutors will focus on
is where the funds came from.
How the funds were procured
and whether it was illegal.
But no one hides that better
than the Soonyang family.
You're all experts at that.
Chang Je.
Wait.
I need to speak with you urgently.
If it's about the investigation,
what I just told you is all I can say.
Come on now, Chang Je.
Listen.
It's not about me, you see.
I have this huge sense of guilt.
As an uncle, I introduced my nephew
to a very bad person.
The opposing party's legal advisor
Kang Sin Woo
received 15 million dollars in cash
from a large company
during the presidential campaign
and passed it to
We're from
the Central Investigation Division.
Are you Jin Do Jun?
Yes. What can I do for you?
You're under emergency arrest
for the illegal handover
of political funds to Kang Sin Woo.
Can I have a look?
It's not a subpoena
for an investigation
but an arrest warrant?
The prosecutor issued one
as you could destroy evidence
or attempt to flee abroad.
(Central Investigation Bureau)
(Interrogation Room)
Mr. Jin?
I'm Seo Min Yeong
with the Central Investigation Bureau.
Take a seat.
We meet again like this,
as a prosecutor and a suspect.
His arrest under exigent circumstances
is a good sign for us.
The investigation will keep Do Jun occupied
for a while.
It would be even better for us
if he's found guilty and sentenced.
The person who gave
ten million dollars in funds
to the opposition's likely winner.
Was it you, Jin Do Jun?
You arrested me without a warrant.
Doesn't that mean you already have proof
I can't deny or refute?
I had you arrested
under exigent circumstances
was because you'd likely
destroy evidence or flee the country.
You helped a likely suspect
who abetted murder
go abroad once before.
That's Sinmin Party's legal advisor
Kang Sin Woo's statement.
Through Miracle Investment's Director
Jin Do Jun's
personal assistant Ha In Seok,
he received ten million dollars in cash.
We found Ha's number
in Kang's call history.
In the Yeouido apartment basement level
parking lot
that Kang used as a rendezvous spot,
we spotted Ha's car.
He was subpoenaed
and is being questioned
as a witness as we speak.
Are you Miracle Investment's
Assistant Manager Ha In Seok?
Yes.
You're here to give
a statement as a witness.
I understand.
Do you know Director Jin Do Jun?
- Yes, I do.
- Did he
instruct you to pass to Kang
- any political funds?
- Assistant Manager Ha.
He will do anything you say.
Isn't this
proof that you can't deny or refute?
Did Mr. Ha say
I told him to give Kang
political funds?
The people are raving
about the investigation.
If the prosecution finds Do Jun guilty,
Miracle's plan to steal
Soonyang's management rights will go bust.
Would you be okay with that?
Would I be okay?
That's why I rushed over.
Out of regret and guilt.
Soonyang Corporation's board.
This is an X-File of sorts on them.
Use this to replace them
with people who are friendly to you.
Can Soonyang Corporation find out
you gave such a thing to me?
That's what I want.
I want rumours to spread
that the Soonyang brothers are fighting.
That way, Soonyang Corporation's
stock price will skyrocket.
Daeyoung Group's chairman's sons
also fought,
and when their stock price rose,
in just one month,
they made 300 million dollars.
Do the math.
How much more do you think
we could make through Soonyang?
- "We?"
- That profit.
You and I
can split it.
You make a nice profit
and with that,
I'll buy Soonyang Corporation's shares.
You really are as good at math as I heard.
In the end,
money is what makes the world turn.
I think so too.
Okay! We should meet more often.
You and I, real grown-ups.
Goodbye.
When I first met Do Jun seven years ago,
the young man who was still
in his teens said he'd buy Soonyang.
I should tell you why
I risked my whole career
to move to Korea based on
that absurd statement.
On the New York Stock Exchange,
if companies are at a similar level,
and one is Korean,
it goes for a lower price.
I know that much.
It's called the Korea Discount.
Then you must also know the reason
for the Korea Discount
is that companies are handed down.
It's like selecting
a national team athlete
based on the sole fact
of whether their parents were medallists,
regardless of how competitive they are
in the international market.
What is it you want to say?
Management ability isn't improved
by keeping it in the family.
Korea needs to see that.
Do Jun and us, in Miracle's name
No.
With Miracle's money,
we are striving to prove it.
Because what keeps the world turning
is money in the end.
I wonder
if you'll still have this swagger
when Do Jun is sentenced.
The Minister of Justice
controls the Prosecutors' Office.
That same Minister of Justice
is under the control of this finger.
My finger.
This is so humiliating!
Didn't I warn you?
That the risk of disgrace is high today
and you should watch what you say.
This is all your fault.
If I had ignored you
and not bought Soonyang Card,
would I be humiliated by a guy
from who knows where?
Your soul and divinity aren't as clear
as they used to be.
Shouldn't you find a spring deep
in some mountain
and reconnect with the spirits?
The fund you invested in as I suggested
made the highest profit of its kind.
Darn it.
I get why
you trusted Mr. Baek so much, Dad.
And why the fortunes you tell
are so accurate.
Your average rate of return is 200 percent.
- What?
- To ensure that profit,
you've been embezzling.
(Proof of Baek Dong Min's Embezzlement)
Sir, will you let me explain first?
Mr. Baek.
How about you foretell
your own future now?
Do you think I'll fire you or not?
I understand your point very well.
You won't be able to avoid
the legal repercussions.
Keep that in mind.
Here's one last piece of advice, sir.
This month's fortune shows betrayal
and scorn from a government office.
Beware the people around you
and always be cautious.
Scorn? Betrayal?
I should believe that?
I'm just a messenger.
You are the one
who eventually determines your fate.
Whether you believe me or not
is utterly up to you.
(Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki)
My goodness.
The Prosecutors' Office has never been
so loved or supported
by the public in all its history.
As Minister of Justice
and a one-time prosecutor,
I am extremely proud.
I owe it to you all.
This is our opportunity.
If we're to build up on it,
we need something to show for.
Something that'll convince the people
that the Central Investigation Bureau
really did
take the plunge and investigate thoroughly.
You're investigating
Soonyang's late chairman's grandson?
Yes, sir.
If you want to get a warrant issued
within the 48 hours you have him
Gosh, you need to hurry, then.
Hang on.
Drink this and speed up the investigation.
Don't you complain
I put your junior over you
because I offered her a beverage first.
And if you feel pressure
because your suspect is
related to me by marriage, don't.
I understand.
I want you to investigate thoroughly
so that
there can be no suspicions.
Dig deep into anyone who's involved.
If anyone refuses to come in,
call me immediately, okay?
Yes, sir.
I need to know
where Ha In Seok went before
and after that day.
Get me a detailed timeline of who he met.
Okay.
So I can pinpoint who instructed the funds
be transferred.
"Who instructed the transfer?"
That means you think
Jin Do Jun is not guilty.
He's not the type to end up
being investigated so easily.
I get the idea he could've been set up.
I found it.
The person who instructed Ha In Seok.
(Prosecutor Seo Min Yeong)
This is security footage
from Miracle Investment's basement.
The boxes of cash Kang Sin Woo received.
We got the face of the man
who passed them to Ha In Seok.
Find this person
and bring him in.
Hello?
What? I understand.
Ms. Seo. You should go
to the interrogation room.
He said he'll confess.
That he told Ha In Seok
to pass on the funds.
He wants to confess.
Why does he want to confess now?
He said he'll confess to everything.
In return for leniency.
You'll confess to telling Ha In Seok
to pass on
the illegal funds?
To pass the ten million dollars
to Sinmin Party's advisor Kang Sin Woo.
It was my request.
Was it your intention
to pass on the funds?
Of course not.
I obeyed my employer,
Soonyang Group's Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki,
and did as was told.
I don't get it.
Instead of Soonyang's numerous employees,
you got Miracle's Director Jin's assistant
to do the job?
Ha In Seok was an informant
the vice-chairman
had sent to spy on Director Jin Do Jun.
Since he started at Miracle and until now,
whenever Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki called,
he would come to the office.
Check the visitor log.
It should show when he came by.
Then the ten million dollars
Ha passed on
wasn't Jin Do Jun's money?
Was it a slush fund
Jin Dong Ki had stashed away?
This shows
where the money came from.
It's all as he said.
Ha In Seok worked for Jin Dong Ki
for five years as outsourced help.
There are also records of him
visiting Jin Dong Ki
late at night after being called.
It's as you said.
How did you know?
That Jin Do Jun was set up.
That he wouldn't have been
brought in easily.
You said you thought he was framed.
He was set up,
but I don't know by whom.
He's denying all the charges?
He's just repeating what his lawyer said.
Like a broken record.
The situation is slightly different
from the other businessmen we questioned.
Other people can get off by pleading
they fear politicians and their power.
But we can prove he used
Soonyang Investment
and Insurance's clients' accounts
to create the slush fund.
We even have a witness.
This guy
can't avoid being sentenced.
How are the other companies different?
How can political funds
not have any incentive?
Chairmen who give tens of millions
don't want anything in return?
Isn't that the equivalent
of blind love?
Love stories like that
rarely exist nowadays.
I bet people don't even donate
with that mindset.
You're on edge.
Is it because you're not making progress
with the grandson
of the late Chairman Jin?
When was he brought in?
Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki
is stubbornly denying he had Ha In Seok
pass on the funds.
But the circumstances Mr. Baek
told us about
were all proven true.
I did consider you were set up.
Ever since you stood before me
as a suspect.
I'm surprised.
I thought you wouldn't believe me.
I didn't say I believed you.
That means I haven't yet concluded
if you were set up
or if you did the setting up.
My husband Dong Ki.
What if he ends up in prison?
You know what he's like.
He's too sensitive to survive that.
Prison cells these days
are like hotel suites.
Because of stupid human rights,
our tax money is getting wasted.
Young Ki.
Thirty years ago, when life was hard
and things were worse,
many people did time and survived
just fine.
Dong Ki didn't put together
those funds on his own.
Could you please give the President a call?
He knows and I know
the opposing candidate got
fives times more than what we gave him.
I don't dare ask for a favour.
Would you want to help us if you were him?
Tell Dong Ki that
when the wind is harsh,
it helps to learn from the reeds
on how to lie low.
I will tell him that.
That you have no intention of helping him.
Ji Na. You're worried about Dong Ki,
aren't you?
I feel worse for you.
You never suffered a day in your life,
and now you must care
for an inmate husband.
That's no easy feat.
I've done it myself,
and at least I was young at the time.
You're talking about that
even before he stood trial?
Why?
You might as well pray he goes away!
My goodness
That's a mental illness too.
Everyone suffers every now and then,
and she acts like the sky fell.
Goodness.
You did the right thing, Father.
This investigation into what uncle did
exposed all the slush funds he has.
Once he coughs it all up,
he won't dare to mess with you
or try to steal your position again.
You should take him back
under your wing then.
Don't worry about us.
We're fully prepared to deal
with the prosecutors.
All right.
I can't get anything done without you,
Seong Jun.
What? Learn from the wisdom of the reeds?
Darn it.
They want me out of this fight
and are trying to use this
as an opportunity to do just that.
You see, this I'm telling you.
Seong Jun is coaching him.
What do you think
the prosecutors are up to?
The Central Investigation Bureau
and Cheongwadae are on the same page.
They need a trophy,
so they want to reform the conglomerates.
Conglomerates such as
Soonyang?
If they need a trophy
The bigger, the better. Right?
Wouldn't you say Soonyang Corporation
is the one that represents Soonyang Group?
Okay. Keep me updated.
I'm sorry to visit you
so early in the morning, sir.
Something urgent has come up.
I just received a call.
The prosecution has launched
search and seizure operations
against Soonyang Corporation.
Prosecutors are acting a little too late.
Even if they raid the office,
they won't find anything.
- Right, Seong Jun?
- Yes.
Not the Soonyang Corporation office.
They raided the loan sharks in Myeong-dong.
- Myeong-dong?
- Yes, sir.
The loan sharks? Why?
I think the prosecutors obtained info
on the accounts
and shares you bought
under borrowed names through them.
Looks like they also know
you used the campaign fund to buy the bond.
The warrant was issued
for the office owned by Ms. Son's family.
How did the prosecutors
find out about them?
We used that dirty money
to buy out all
of Soonyang Corporation shares
to turn my husband into the chairman.
I'm so sorry, Seong Jun.
This is all my fault.
The search and seizure operations
have revealed that Soonyang Corporation
used borrowed-name accounts set up
through a loan shark
Ji Na, how dare you?
How could you do this to your family?
Even if you do this,
Soonyang will never become your husband's!
Earlier today, the prosecution
- secured evidence that Soonyang
- Blood is thicker than water.
But I suppose money flows
in the veins
of these conglomerate families.
I mean, what is this? They're brothers.
But thanks to Jin Dong Ki's statement,
we could launch the investigation
into their slush fund.
Why should we thank Jin Dong Ki?
It was all thanks to Jin Do Jun.
Because of his arrest, we were able
to launch the investigation
into Soonyang Group's slush fund.
("Soonyang Family Suspected
of Setting Up Eight-Figure Slush Fund")
You look like you've reached a conclusion.
Was this all part of your plan
from the get-go?
To make us investigate
Jin Young Ki and Jin Dong Ki,
you deliberately fell into this trap.
The prosecution, media,
and even Cheongwadae have got their back,
whereas I'm all I've got.
Do you really have to do all this
to make Soonyang yours?
Min Yeong, I've never once forgotten
the reason I was born into this family
and how Jin Young Ki, Jin Dong Ki,
and Jin Seong Jun treated me.
So you have no choice
since you were born into the family?
You'll do whatever it takes
to make company yours?
You don't care if you're breaking
or manipulating the law?
You're wrong.
I'll never be such a conglomerate CEO.
You told me
that I'd become even more spiteful
once Soonyang became mine.
That's why we broke up. Am I right?
Let's start over, Min Yeong.
I promise you I won't get worse.
The 48-hour period has now ended.
So you don't believe me.
Fine.
Don't believe me, then.
Believe in luck instead.
("Aiming to Be First Female Weightlifter
to Win Medal")
When Jang Mi Ran wins the silver medal,
we'll meet again.
- Mr. Ha, are you all right?
- Yes.
- This must've been stressful.
- No.
This is my job.
I get paid to do this, so don't worry.
- Let's go.
- Yes, let's go.
Mr. Oh, you're here too.
This isn't "Records of the Three Kingdoms."
This is the 21st century.
Sacrificing yourself to earn trust?
Seriously?
This is a man we've worked
with since your grandfather's days.
Call him.
(Apple)
Hello.
I need to fax this to someone.
(Proof of Baek Dong Min's Embezzlement)
Sure.
(Proof of Baek Dong Min's Embezzlement)
We received an anonymous letter
about Mr. Baek's embezzlement.
In the near future,
I plan to report to the prosecution
that Vice-Chairman Jin Dong Ki
has been setting up
an illegal slush fund,
using dormant accounts
at Soonyang Investment
and Soonyang Insurance.
Then Soonyang will do
what they've always done.
They'll make you take the fall
for everything, Mr. Baek.
I'm giving you a chance to get out of it
before they make a move.
Being Soonyang's largest shareholder
doesn't mean we own it.
We need the management rights
to truly own Soonyang.
Is it time for Minister Choi Chang Je
to play his role?
("Prosecution Investigating
Soonyang's Illegal Slush Fund")
What are you doing?
They were investigating
the illegal campaign fund.
Why are they suddenly
after Soonyang's slush fund?
You see, Young Ki
When you're critically ill,
wondering where and how
you contracted the disease
while doing nothing about it
will just get you killed.
You must undergo surgery
or treatment first.
I learned this at a summer Bible camp
when I was young.
After praying that he would offer
his own child as a sacrifice
if the Lord was angered,
he killed a lamb instead.
The blood gushing out of its neck
helped appease the Lord's anger.
The head of Soonyang shall stand
in front of the cameras.
He shall be on his knees in front
of the entire nation,
enduring all the humiliation
and finger-pointing covered in blood,
gushing out of his body.
Yes.
As you're already aware,
the prosecution will summon
those in charge of finance
as witnesses.
We should discuss it in advance
so our story remains consistent.
Is that really necessary?
The Director of Finance
should be held accountable.
Right, Mr. Kim?
Well, I'll be honoured.
It'll be like another star on my shoulder.
However, public opinion
won't approve of it.
The slush fund was created
for the succession plans.
Who'd believe that I called the shots?
Shouldn't calming public opinion
be our priority at the moment?
We need to show that the company
is taking responsibility.
Okay, so who should do it?
Mr. Jin. If you step in
and get things sorted out,
the executives will no longer be shaken up
by this situation.
Mr. Chairman,
what are your thoughts on this?
I can't do anything without you.
So if one of us had to stand
before the people
to represent Soonyang,
it should be you, Seong Jun.
Don't you agree, Seong Jun?
"Saturn Devouring His Son."
It's a painting by Francisco Goya.
Impressive, isn't it?
The father in the painting
heard a prophecy
that predicted
he would be overthrown by his son.
Of course,
he didn't want to lose what he had.
- That's why the father
- So?
Are you trying to say
that I'm the son in this painting?
Are you not?
Why are you showing me
this painting right now?
Are you getting a kick out of seeing me
in this mess? Are you satisfied?
Do you wish to display me
in your gallery or something?
I guess
all you can see is the son
getting eaten alive.
Were the succession plans
the reason Soonyang Group
set up the illegal slush fund?
Soonyang Group
is the number one company in Korea.
What are your thoughts on the company
working with a loan shark?
Some say that you'll be the one
dealing with the legal consequences
on behalf of Mr. Jin Young Ki.
What are your thoughts on this?
(Prosecution Service)
That is not true.
The person who should be held accountable
for the slush fund
(Jin Seong Jun of Soonyang Venture
Investment Summoned by Prosecution)
is my father, Vice-Chairman Jin Young Ki.
My father told me
that it was his duty to represent Soonyang.
I will follow his teachings
and cooperate fully and faithfully
with the investigation.
- Are you denying responsibility
- Do you not admit the charges?
- Just a comment, please.
- What about the fund for
Later on, the father saves his son
whom he had swallowed,
thanks to his children's wisdom.
Then the son kills his father
and ascends the throne.
That's why I'm showing you this painting.
What an ingrate.
How dare you stab your father in the back?
You're no longer my son. Get out.
Get out!
Father, do you think you can
protect Soonyang without me?
Without the help from me and Grandfather,
you would've struggled
to keep your position.
Just cooperate with the investigation
and transfer your shares to me
when you have a moment.
I'll handle Do Jun.
You'll handle Do Jun?
He thinks you're no match for him.
(Interrogation Room)
What happened at the board meeting?
I am sorry, sir.
Seong Jun must be
devastated.
Here, sir. You should see this.
("Soonyang's Jin Do Jun Puts
Noblesse Oblige Into Practice")
Jin Do Jun of Miracle Investment,
a third-generation member
of the Soonyang family,
has announced that he will be donating
the 700 million dollars he inherited
from Jin Yang Cheol,
the late chairman of the company.
Vice-Chairman Jin Young Ki
and Jin Dong Ki are currently
facing severe public criticism
due to the illegal slush fund
and inheritance tax evasion,
so this could help the company win back
public support.
The news about Jin Do Jun's decision
to donate the money he inherited
is well received by the public,
as a decision that showed
the dignity of true wealth.
His popularity among the public
is also helping Soonyang Group
improve its public image,
contributing to the increase
of the company's sales and stock price.
Jin Do Jun, a third-generation member
of the Soonyang Group family,
has risen to fame as the icon
of corporate reform.
Everyone loves him,
regardless of age or gender.
Due to his popularity,
Jin Do Jun of Miracle Investment,
the largest shareholder
of Soonyang Corporation,
was appointed
the next chairman of Soonyang Group
at the shareholders' meeting,
which took place earlier today.
His inauguration ceremony
will take place on the fifth of next month.
(Soonyang History Museum)
(Founder Jin Yang Cheol)
I told you
that I'd buy Soonyang no matter what.
I kept my promise, Grandfather.
(Founder Jin Yang Cheol)
I'm curious, Grandfather.
Did I get my revenge?
Or
can I finally call myself
your grandson now?
But one thing's for sure.
Right now,
I miss you.
Yes, she'll keep going.
- Yes.
- Round 3, 172.5.
All right, Jang Mi Ran.
This is Round 3.
She'll go for 172.5kg this time.
- Yes.
- Yes!
Oh, wait.
Ma'am, I guess you
didn't watch this last night.
Yesterday, Jang Mi Ran
Hush.
When Jang Mi Ran wins the silver medal,
we'll meet again.
Nice. She can totally do this.
That's it. Now, the jerk.
Yes! She got it!
- She got it!
- She did it!
- Yes!
- She did it.
When she participates
in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics,
let's get married.
By the time she's participating
in the London 2012 Summer Olympics
Yes.
We'd probably have a kid by then, right?
I want to stay right
by your side like that, Min Yeong.
Let's do that.
It's time to meet, right?
Yes.
Just wait there, Min Yeong. I'm on my way.
Should we go around it?
Oh, I guess there's something wrong
with the car.
Let's wait a few moments.
Yes, sir.
The rule had no exceptions.
Everything that happened
in my previous life
happened again in this lifetime,
without exception.
And
the person who killed me
was none other than myself.
(Reborn Rich)
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