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

WE ARE ALL TRYING HERE

Dong-man, it's time to give up.

How long will you pursue something that's not working?

If you'd gritted your teeth and gone all in,

you would've made it in ten years.

But you just let 20 years slip by,

just eating and shitting repeatedly.

Instead of holding onto what won't work out

and getting jealous of other people's success,

start living more constructively

and productively from now on.

Why the hell does my life have to please you, sir?

You crazy bastard! What are you doing?

Hey, Dong-man!

Hwang Dong-man!

Hey, Dong-man!

Hwang Dong-man!

I'm here!

I'm here!

Hey, Dong-man!

Hwang Dong-man!

Mr. Hwang Dong-man, are you in there?

We're from the Hyoeun Precinct.

Mr. Hwang Dong-man?

Mr. Hwang Dong-man?

Excuse me.

Are you Mr. Hwang Dong-man?

Yes, how can I help you?

Do you live alone?

No.

-Oh, my older brother. -Yes?

Works in the countryside, so he comes and goes.

Then who keeps shouting for you?

- Sorry? - Huh?

Oh, you see, we received a complaint.

They said someone calls out your name at all hours of the day,

so they can't get any sleep.

The only Hwang Dong-man who lives in this area

happens to be you, Mr. Hwang Dong-man.

So who keeps calling for you?

- My brother… - What about him?

He should call you on his phone instead.

Please tell him to stop shouting for you because we're getting complaints.

And please open the door quickly when we call for you.

- Okay. - All right.

WE SELL GIMBAP

Two rolls of gimbap, please.

Here you go.

- Thank you. - Have a good day.

Goodbye.

Does Jae-yeong eat braised black beans?

If he says he doesn't, bring it back.

Are you crazy? Why would I beat him up?

I didn't even touch him.

Look.

He was sitting right here,

fidgeting like this, before he suddenly jumped up

and tried to grab me by the collar.

I don't know if the idiot tripped over his own feet,

but he reached out like this…

Then fell on his face.

Did I touch you at all?

Jeez.

It takes real talent to do that.

I mean, all he had to do was slide across and…

Is this so hard? Is it?

He's so frustrating.

Then how did he get hurt? I heard he got a cast.

He probably got drunk and fell on his ass.

I hear the Eight Club is meeting today.

Or should I say the Seven Club?

Anyway, tell Director Park Yeong-su

that I didn't go for Hwang Dong-man's jugular

to play the hero or something.

I feel crappy about this too.

But since you fine folks

couldn't stand to get your hands dirty,

I did the dirty work for you

because I'm just a lowborn peasant.

You're all so noble, aren't you?

WEATHER MAKER BY HWANG DONG-MAN

1F: AGIT 2F: KOPARK FILM PRODUCTION

Don't you think Mr. Choi crossed the line?

Who does he think he is, telling one of us to quit?

We handle our own business.

Who among us will do it?

Think this through, Yeong-su.

Hwang Dong-man needs to leave this industry.

There's no point staying because he won't make it.

It's better that he quits than to go around stirring shit up.

Look at what happened yesterday.

After getting humiliated by Mr. Choi,

you'd think he'd go off the grid and return with a masterpiece.

Or just grit his teeth and leave this industry!

Instead, he sent over 100 messages in our group chat overnight,

complimenting Director Kim's movie,

knowing it's competing for screens with my movie.

He knows I'm in the group chat.

He's a total lunatic!

It drives him insane when someone does well.

But he's ecstatic when someone fails.

What an asshole.

When my second movie tanked right after it was released,

he suddenly sent me a private message,

telling me to keep my chin up and got me coffee.

Acting all nice and caring.

I felt like shit.

That's the kind of person Hwang Dong-man is.

There are only two things he does all day.

Dying from jealousy when someone does well,

and dying from happiness when he sees someone fail.

Well, I can't say

that I've never felt that way myself.

Of course, everyone feels that way!

But nobody goes as far as Hwang Dong-man!

A normal person would stop and think,

"I'm acting petty. I shouldn't do that."

But that bastard just keeps going!

He's got no self-control!

He won't stop until we all become failures like him.

It's not just actors who have to be careful.

We have to be careful too.

Being associated with Hwang Dong-man is just asking for trouble.

People who are bitter about their own failures drag others down.

You know what I mean.

He ruins everything wherever he goes.

We're just tossing out a rotten tangerine.

Hwang Dong-man is rotten to the core!

If we leave him be, the rest of us will rot too!

Damn it, I think I'm already rotting.

But to end a 20-year relationship like this…

It doesn't sit right with me.

Oh, come on. Stop being so dramatic!

Who cares if it's been 20 years?

People cut family ties these days. Knowing someone for years isn't important!

They say as you get older, you have to sort out your relationships.

That's the key to a long and healthy life.

I've been feeling that lately!

Yeong-su.

There's nothing to feel guilty about.

We're not doing anything terrible.

Would you rather we all go down with him?

What about The Eight Club?

Tell me.

Is this the end?

Stop going on about The Eight Club!

We're not a bunch of kids who formed a club to lean on each other.

Sure, we hung out as a group when we were younger.

But we don't need to do that anymore because we can handle ourselves!

Whatever.

I don't care if you keep seeing him or not, but I'm out.

I'm leaving the group chat, and I'm done with The Eight Club.

You can become The Seven Club or whatever.

And Hye-jin.

Shut this place down.

I can't stand the sight of that bastard hanging around here all the time.

Hey, you're at fault too.

You know how much Dong-man stresses us out,

but you always hold a bottle for him here.

I heard you even call in to check if he's run out of booze.

You feel sorry for him, but not for me?

He spent the whole night showering praise on someone else's movie.

Did you even think about how that made me feel?

Tell me, Lee Jun-hwan.

What about me?

Don't you feel sorry for me?

I do.

I mean, I feel sorry for all of us.

This guy has zero standards.

He'll take anyone who likes him, even with women.

He has no taste in people whatsoever.

Whatever.

I've said my piece.

I am

leaving The Eight Club.

I'm leaving the group chat too.

Don't invite me anywhere Dong-man will be.

That's it.

I'm done.

The end.

God, that bastard's here again.

That little…

I'm ending this today.

Come on, Gyeong-se.

Not today, all right?

It hasn't been long since Mr. Choi came down hard on him.

Not today, Gyeong-se.

I'm sorry.

- I'm leaving. - Where are you…

- That little bastard. - Gyeong-se!

You're the problem.

Let's go eat!

- Where are you going? - I have to go home.

What's wrong with your arm?

How did you get hurt?

It's broken.

But it'll heal.

I'm hungry. Let's go eat.

I want some meat.

Look at the time. We've already eaten.