We Are All Trying Here (모두가 자신의 무가치함과 싸우고 있다)

WE ARE ALL TRYING HERE

Before enlisting, I had five million won,

so I put it into stocks.

When I got discharged…

Ta-da.

It increased to 30 million.

Yes, 30 million.

Right then,

do you know what my biggest worry was?

"I'm the only one who knows about this money."

"What if I die?"

Then one day…

A burglar tried to break in.

I saw something like a knife,

and my heart started pounding.

I didn't know what to do.

At that moment,

I thought of the 30 million won I had.

I thought, "I can't die."

"I have 30 million won."

Even though I hadn't eaten or slept,

I was full of energy.

That 30 million won

made me feel like I had superpowers.

But then…

It increased to 50 million won.

Suddenly,

everything became easy.

It felt like nothing in life stood in my way.

Dong-man.

Let's step into the center…

Of history.

Hey, Hwang.

Want to try taking a photo?

You were such a beautiful young man.

I'll bear that in mind.

I can see the universe in your face.

From what angle and in what way

can I capture the depth of the universe inside you?

I ponder over this every day while watching all of your films.

He really is a crazy bastard.

After watching you every day,

I'm beginning to mix up your face

with mine.

HEHEHE

Seriously, this little punk.

MR. NOH KANG-SIK

Stop messaging me.

Who does he think he is?

How dare you have the audacity to babble on like that?

Yes, sir!

I got excited

because I have the top actor Noh Kang-sik in my contacts.

Damn it.

That's it for today.

Jeez.

Director, let's take five.

20,000,000 WON HWANG DONG-MAN

What's this?

You're saving 100 million won

to give Yeong-sil when you see her.

I'm going to chip in.

I got my signing fee.

My film's going into production.

20,000,000 WON HWANG JIN-MAN

Why?

If you have money, get your own place and move out.

Live your own life,

and don't worry about mine.

Can't you let me feel grand for once?

I felt grand all night thinking about chipping in.

Don't stomp on my grandeur.

Don't send it.

We might not even find her!

Of course, we'll find her!

If we can't find her, she'll find you!

Don't you think she wants to see her dad?

Are you meeting someone?

I'll get going now.

I'll come back tomorrow.

All right, go on.

It's cold. Why didn't you wait inside?

I just got here.

You always say that.

Your nose is red.

I really did just get here.

Now that Noh Kang-sik is on board,

I'm worried it might be too successful.

How will I handle everyone's envy

and jealousy?

Park Gyeong-se is probably seething with envy right now.

What do I even do when I see his face?

Also,

what if I become so successful that I suddenly lose my "nobody" charm?

I'm scatterbrained and all over the place, but I'm not unhappy.

This is my identity and charm.

If I become too successful,

I'm afraid I'll suddenly lose my charm.

You know what I mean.

It's like a character who starts out as a charming troublemaker

but becomes serious and dull toward the end.

I'm afraid I'll end up dull like that.

Isn't it weird how all successful people are dull?

Of all the pointless worries I've heard so far,

this is the most pointless one.

Right?

Even if I succeed, I'll still be a scatterbrained, crazy guy

who's all over the place.

I'm going to be successful too.

Will I lose my charm as well?

Wait. Are you saying I'll lose it?

I wouldn't say you'll lose it.

- It's just… - It's just what?

You'll become less approachable.

It's difficult enough to approach you right now.

Oh, I don't mean you're uncomfortable to be around.

It's like

you're on a completely different level from me.

I still remember how shocked I was the first time I saw you.

It was like seeing an ideal face sent from heaven.

"Let this be called a face."

"This is a face,

so let all faces resemble it."

They can resemble it, but they can never be the same.

The moment they become the same, it's no longer ideal.

An ideal is something you can never fully achieve.

That's what it means, right?

That's the kind of face I saw.

It feels like a miracle

sitting here talking to you when you once felt unapproachable.

On top of that, you write well.

Can you stop being so perfect?

You almost feel unreal.

Are you worshipping me?

You're an ideal sent down by the gods,

so of course, you deserve worship.

You know your share is included

in the money I received, right?

Tell me whatever it is you want.

Don't say "nothing."

Or "anything."

If I buy whatever I please,

you might end up with something bizarre.

I want to receive a bizarre gift.

Oh, no, no, no.

Stop being all lovey-dovey and hurry up already!

- Jeez. - Hi!

- Hello. - Hey.

I'm freezing.

What are we having?

Let's have something fancy with green stuff sprinkled on top.

I don't like food like that.

They say women like that kind of food.

How much are you spending?

How much should I spend?

- I know a place. Let's go. - What?

Don't worry. It's not expensive.

By the way, are you heading to the police station or something?

I probably will soon.

I'm trying out the outfit in advance.

Police-station vibe.

Police-station look.

We could've gone somewhere more expensive!

- It's expensive here! - Hello.

- Hey, nachos! - Thank you.

Enjoy.

Hi, Mom.

Yeah.

Grandma gets discharged next week.

She's okay.

She can walk a bit now.

Mom, I'm out right now, so I'll call you when I get home.

Bye.

I thought you said you were on bad terms with your mom.

She's my stepmom.

You have a stepmom too?

Then what about your grandmother?

She's my step mom's mom.

Then what about your dad?

He passed away.

When did he pass away?

When I was in the 8th grade.

Have the three of you lived together ever since?

Yes.

My stepmom is mostly in Japan for work.

They sound like good people.

And you're a good person too.

You see, a relationship doesn't last if only one side is good.

I get it.

Even in a newly formed family, you don't become strangers overnight

just because a connection is lost.

You shared a life, after all.

Oh Jeong-hui and I lost our connection a long time ago.

And my dad…

Has a lot of problems.

This mother-daughter relationship might end at any moment now.

There's a chance

my name…

Will be all over the internet.

I just hope I don't get too scared.