Brewing Love (취하는 로맨스)

Mr. Lee, where are you?

Hurry up, will you?

Come on. A single truck won't be big enough...

to load all the beers there.

- It'll take a moment. - Don't forget the cash.

I'm in a rush and practically giving these away.

I'm well aware of that. Why else would I be risking my life?

Are you sure Jisang doesn't know about this?

If Mad Dog Yong Ju comes by, it'll be over for us.

I know that,

so get here before she does.

Sure thing. Hang tight.

I won't be long.

Mr. Lee, that was fast.

That was fast, wasn't it?

Goodness.

Ms. Chae.

Ms. Chae,

what brings you by this early? And in a wing truck of all things.

You're asking as if you don't know.

Well, I don't.

Then allow me to explain in person.

According to the Liquor Tax Act, manufacturers...

cannot make direct sales to small business establishments...

and supermarkets.

That's why wholesalers...

lay a bridge between those two parties.

- Like yourself. - Right.

But that dear wholesaler...

received beer on credit...

and is selling it to small businesses at a discount...

while planning to take off without paying the manufacturer.

No wonder I had to come here at the crack of dawn.

Well,

I would've paid if I had the money.

Search me, why don't you?

I don't have a single penny.

As if I don't know you have it rough.

That's why I supplied beer for a year...

without taking payment first.

- Mr. Park. - Hold on a second.

You see, I...

Well, hold on.

Darn it.

What...

Oh, no.

Must you take it this far?

I'm doomed anyway, so what's there I won't do?

I have nothing to lose.

Get lost in your wing truck while I ask nicely.

- Mr. Park. - Get lost, darn it!

Get lost.

Why you... Get lost.

Are you all right?

That serves you right for coming at me.

Darn.

Yes, Mr. Lee. I'm heading out there right now.

Darn it. Mr. Lee!

Why are you just standing out here when...

- Whatever. Let's move the beer. - How?

I can't get my trucks in here.

Don't whine. We don't have much time.

Jisang Liquor is already here.

Darn it.

You! Move your cars.

I already have an agreement with Ms. Chae.

Ms. Chae...

Thanks for coming this early in the morning.

I bet Mr. Park is cooking something today.

I'm getting a bad feeling.

He still won't get the best of us when we have Ms. Chae in our corner.

- What's there to worry? - You're right.

Wholesalers always give you a headache.

Don't give all wholesalers a bad name, Mr. Kang.

During our worst times,

it's the wholesalers...

who buy our beer promising us they'll sell them.

Mr. Park and Mr. Lee are the rotten apples.

She's absolutely right, you punk.

Let's get this over with and grab some breakfast.

Sounds good. All right.

- Let's go! - Let's go!

Mr. Park.

The sun is out.

Let's wrap this up.

Pay us back until the end of the month,

or we'll press charges.

You can be punished by imprisonment for up to ten years...

or by a fine of under 20,000 dollars.

- You know the drill. - Yes.

Mr. Park and Mr. Lee who we call family.

Have another good day.

- Sure. - Thank you.

I'm Chae Yong Ju.

Gosh, don't.

- We'll have ours, ma'am. - Sure thing.

Here.

There you go.

Finally, we were able to take care of Mr. Park and his co-conspirator.

Good job, everyone.

Shall we fill our glasses?

Selling our product...

- That is a job half-done. - That is a job half-done.

How do we complete our business?

- By collecting the bill. - By collecting the bill.

I'm sorry, but I'm not one to drink soju.

Who pops open a beer bottle...

with a spoon?

He joined us from another division...

and doesn't know any better. I'm sorry.

- I should've educated him. - It's all right.

Hey, new recruit.

Many open bottles with spoons,

but people like us who brew and sell liquor...

only open them with bottle openers.

Why? When a spoon is used,

bottles can easily be chipped...

which turns them into scrap.

Hold on a second.

Unbelievable. This one's chipped. Sir?

It is our duty...

to make sure they can be recycled.

To us, 13 cents isn't chump change.

You punk.

Isn't that what Ms. Chae said when you joined the company?

Beom, you're all grown up.

That was years ago.

I'm no longer the youngest member of this team.

I'm an assistant manager now.

Has it been that long already?

Either way, welcome to the world of liquor!

You were this big when I first saw you.

Is that the infamous black special ops uniform...

that Ms. Chae wears...

when she goes out to collect payment?

- I can't believe it. - Fetching, right?

- It's killer. - It's pretty.

I heard it was Ms. Chae who had this beer...

rank second in sales in Busan.

She worked her butt off with all the guys here.

Up until six years ago,

all we wanted was for people to try our beer just once.

But that's tougher than you think.

You see, people stick to what they usually drink.

They rarely try a different brand.

We were calling it quits since there wasn't a solution.

However, there was one person who wouldn't give up.

Hello, I'm here to promote Likey.

It's delicious. Please try it.

Thank you.

Yong Ju, this is something we should do together.

She did everything in her power.

Don't just stand there.

Hello, I'm here to promote Likey.

She made it happen one way or another.

This is a hangover relief that pairs well with Likey.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Hello, I'm here to promote Likey.

- Please try it. - We present Likey.

- Goodness. - No way.

We're promoting Likey!

There are no duds.

- There. 2 bottles! - There. 2 bottles!

People only drank liquor sold by Baekmok Liquor,

but that's how Jisang was able to catch up.

Yes!

Sir, my goodness.

- What happened? - Sir.

Yong Ju, you're here.

- You must be busy, so thank you. - Ta-da.

Switch the products to Likey.

- That's right. - This is what the chairman likes.

- All of them. - You won't believe it.

Just do it.

All that's left...

is to rank first in sale.

Mr. Kang, aren't you coming?

Sorry?

- Let's go. - Sure.

- Come on. - Right.

I see you all left your drinks untouched again.

Here you go.

But there's more to the business than just sales.

Bottles must be constantly sold and in bulk...

for the liquor and money to circulate.

Since we couldn't make that happen,

wholesalers started to take the liquor on credit,

not pay us back,

and run.

That gave birth to the legendary Lady in Black.