Queen of Tears (눈물의 여왕)

QUEEN OF TEARS

EPISODE 1

Everyone said it was the wedding of the century.

The heiress to Korea's most powerful conglomerate

married a new recruit.

It's been three years already,

but it seems like only yesterday.

People ask me how it feels to become a part

of a conglomerate

and live with a queen.

I'm not sure.

Would you believe me if I said this?

I'm just

a lucky man

who married

the love of my life.

I know that people gossiped about

how Baek Hyun-woo married me

solely because of my family

and our wealth.

Those rumors only began because I chose not to reveal my face

for various reasons.

I guess this will put an end to those rumors

since I'm finally revealing my face.

Our married life

is nothing out of the ordinary.

I wake up next to her.

We have breakfast together.

We go to work together as well.

How does it feel

to be together all day and night?

It makes me happy.

I'm sure some of you already know.

After returning from my studies abroad five years ago,

I joined Queens Department Store, which my father owned at the time,

as an intern.

You could say I was working undercover.

Women know these things.

"I see."

"This guy likes me."

"That's why he's flirting with me."

No.

That wasn't the case.

She kept kicking the photocopier.

-So I was worried. -What's wrong?

About the photocopier.

What's wrong?

But after helping her a few times,

I started worrying about her.

When sending a fax…

At the time, people were gossiping about how obnoxious

the new intern was.

So I was sure she'd get fired soon.

You need to stop, Ms. Hong.

I've done my fair share of part-time jobs.

You're going to get yourself fired.

I don't care.

Right. You'll just find another job.

But…

you'll get fired there too. Do you want to bet on it?

You know what?

My heart jumps every time your superior scolds you.

You get scolded every single day.

Why does it jump?

-What? -Why does your heart jump

when I'm the one who's getting scolded?

Why?

Take your time

and think about that.

You can come right now.

Don't you have an umbrella?

No, I don't but…

Take mine.

You always need help, and…

it bothers me.

What is this?

I made your heart jump, and now I bother you?

Ms. Hong.

Listen carefully.

I didn't tell you this in case it'd make you feel uncomfortable.

But you know,

I went to Seoul National University.

And law school at that.

My parents live down south,

but the community respects our family.

For example, we own over 30 cows.

Another calf was born a couple of days ago,

so we have almost 35 now.

As for my studio apartment,

I signed a two-year lease

instead of paying monthly rent.

It just means I have a good chunk of money on the side.

What are you getting at?

Even if

you get fired and can't find a new job,

I can take care of you.

That's what I mean.

I'll be honest. I've always wanted my future wife to work.

But if it's you,

I can try being the sole breadwinner.

I mean, don't feel pressured.

It's just that

I like you.

So…

what do you say?

You don't have to answer me today.

Don't get wet.

-I-- -I'm okay.

Take it.

-Mr. Baek-- -I'm really okay.

But I--

I have…

a driver.

Hilarious, right?

It really is.

Anyway,

he's been a romantic ever since.

That's how our love story began.

But he was shocked after finding out who my family was.

He handed in his resignation letter

and ghosted me.

So…

Baek Hyun-woo, come out.

Are you going to leave me standing here?

She looked like an angel sent from heaven.

-That's how she looked back then. -But not anymore?

Of course, she's still an angel.

I told you many times

that…

I'm happy.

Well…

She and I

have a happy married life.

We're still very much in love.

Baek Hyun-woo is getting a divorce.

Seriously?

-It's a secret. -Of course. We're colleagues after all.

Anyway, he'd like one of us to represent him.

Yes, of course.

You're the number-one divorce attorney in this country.

You should do it, Yang-gi.

I'd…

love to help him. Really.

But I'm already juggling so many cases.

All right then.

Attorney Choi Cheol-seung boasts a 90% win rate.

Can you help him?

I'll secretly help you out.

Why secretly? Do it openly.

Afraid of getting on Queens' bad side

and losing your job, you sly scumbag?

That's right.

You're right. That's why.

I'd be crazy to take that job.

Hyun-woo's aunt-in-law got divorced three times.

You all know the fates of her ex-husbands' attorneys.

They were all fired.

Hyun-woo made a mistake. Why would he put us in a pickle like this?

-Exactly. -Let's be honest.

He was the smartest one out of us. Always the top of our classes.

So why can't he just be

-his own divorce attorney? -Right.

-That'd be better. -I bet he'll excel.

By the way, why does he want a divorce?

Exactly. He's living the dream life of all Korean men.

His wife is Hong Hae-in, the heiress of Queens Group.

So why?

She's a lunatic.

A lunatic?

Right. About that One Trillion Club group chat…

Yes. Why haven't they invited me?

Our sales are only at 880 billion won so--

That's not a big gap.

-We're only about 100 billion won short. -I know.

I asked them to just round it up

and be more flexible.

But it was still a hard no.

Why are they so fussy?

By the way, I heard

that Royal Department Store is bragging about how their CEO

will join the One Trillion Club by the end of the year.

They're also boasting that they're going to set up Hercyna

on the first floor next to the fountain.

They must be insane.

Tell me about it. Department stores in Korea

are divided into those that have Hercyna and those that don't.

And Hercyna only wants to work with those who are in that club.

It's about time

we cut off all the brands

that hinder our sales.

This is our periodical evaluation chart.

At the bottom,

we have a list of brands in the bottom 20% of sales.

How many of them can we shut down?

Those underlined in red were in the bottom 20%

at least twice.

In principle, they should be shut down. However…

"However"?

Why is there a "however"?

We should shut them down if we can.