Start-Up (스타트업)

"The recruiting tactics of a successful company.

HR is key.

Chairman Won Du-jeong of Morning Group talks about HR."

Excuse me. I'm looking for Cheongmyeong Company.

It's… May I ask who you are?

I'm Hwang Sang-hyeon, a reporter from Hyungju Daily.

HYUNGJU DAILY HWANG SANG-HYEON

Oh, you're a reporter?

Do you have an appointment?

You don't need that to interview a start-up.

Where is it?

They're in the meeting room on the second floor.

I see. How do I get there?

It's that way.

-Thanks. -No problem.

Mr. Han, have you heard of Hwang Sang-hyeon at Hyungju Daily?

I have, and I don't want anything to do with him.

-Why? -His specialty is bashing start-ups.

He asks for shares in return for writing favorable articles.

When a company turns him down, he writes articles to make them look bad.

He's dirty.

Gosh. Really?

He's here to interview Cheongmyeong Company.

Why? About what?

Beats me. He doesn't even seem to have an appointment.

Any idea?

They're bidding soon.

Their competitor might have tipped him off about something.

Like what?

They haven't done anything that could become…

-Ransomware. -Ransomware.

The number you have dialed…

SEO DAL-MI

I asked around in the industry. Everyone says Cheongmyeong Company

is the new dark horse.

Has the word already spread?

It sure has. I also heard that you plan to participate

in the bidding for Seonju Smart City's self-driving platform.

Yes, that's correct.

The number you have dialed…

The number…

THE EXPANSION OF A BUSINESS

What's this?

They're being so childish.

What is this?

Yong-san is trying to solve the anagram to find the ransomware culprit.

What is this?

Why?

-Yes, you are. -No, I'm not.

-I said, no. -Yes, you do.

-Guys, what's this? -What?

Apollon and Artemis. Where did these words come from?

The ransomware hostname has been bothering me,

so I came up with some anagrams. Why?

I saw Shin Hyeon and Shin Jeong's profiles in our version control tool recently.

Shin Hyeon's username was Apollon, and Shin Jeong's Artemis.

-What? -Really?

Apollon? Artemis?

They're twins, right?

Is it just me or is something fishy?

Can this really be a coincidence?

If Shin Hyeon and Shin Jeong were

behind the ransomware attack…

But why would they attack the servers of their own company?

Exactly. What could've been in it for them?

I just remembered something.

Right before the ransomware attack, I saw the two

meeting with the director of Morning AI.

Then Morning AI talked them into attacking their own company?

-Does that make sense? -We'll find out.

Dal-mi, did you report the attack?

Of course, right away. The police are probably looking into it.

The company I interviewed yesterday

dealt with a bad ransomware attack

and had to pay over 200 million won.

Really? We also had…

Oh, no. You guys dealt with one too?

Usually, all you lose is some money.

But in your case, people's lives are on the line.

You're right. But we managed to sort it out on that day.

We found the key and restored all the files.

That's good.

But what if a similar problem occurs again?

Don't you think there are potential risks?

You're right. So we've upgraded our security to the highest level.

Our developers are experts in not only image recognition but also security.

This guy right here can solve

any security problems.

I see.

I think I've got all I need now.

No.

The really important part starts now.

What?

Is Ms. Seo here, by any chance?

Yes. She's doing an interview.

It has to be stopped.

-That reporter is-- -Notorious, I know.

I've known him since Nature Morning.

He's known as the start-up sniper. He's brought down so many of them.

And you're not stopping this?

No, I'm not because they're handling it pretty well.

They're handling it well?

The important part starts now?

Absolutely. If we end the interview here,

it's pretty obvious what tone your article will take, isn't it?

"Cheongmyeong Company

is bidding for the Seonju Smart City's self-driving platform.

Self-driving cars that get hacked can take people's lives.

Cheongmyeong Company has recently been hacked."

Am I wrong?

Oh, my. I mean, it's a fact, isn't it?

Is there more?

Don't you want to know something more important?

-Something more important? -Yes.

Who was behind the attack?

Do you know who's behind it?

Of course.

By analyzing the event log, we found the attacker.

When we performed a port scan on the attacker's laptop,

the hostname matched the PC name that was infected.

We submitted the evidence

to the police officers investigating our case.

And the police just called and told us

-that the suspects had been arrested. -Are you two Shin Hyeon and Shin Jeong?

-Who are the suspects? -Please come with us.

Shin Hyeon and Shin Jeong.

They used to be our developers.

But right after the ransomware attack, Morning AI recruited them as their CTOs.

They also met with Director Won Sang-su right before the incident.

We submitted evidence of that to the police, as well.

The investigation will reveal who was behind all of this.

What will your article say about this?

I can't wait.

Goodness. Well, everything's already been sorted out.

Our editor will probably kill the story.

The culprits have been caught,

and the son of Morning Group's chairman was behind it.

How can you pass this up?

I'm not supposed to report on crimes under investigation.

Other reporters seem to have no problem doing that.

Will you report on the results, then?

Of course.

Once the investigation is over.

-I'll be going now. -Bye.

-Goodbye. -See you.

-Let's start the meeting. -Okay.

Do write that article.

Or else everyone will suspect you colluded with them.

That's a relief.

Did you run here?

-Sorry? -Your ID card got turned around.

I was afraid she'd make a mistake again.

It's her third year already.

She's had her fair share of problems.

She can handle this much.

You're right.

Of course.

You seem to have mixed feelings about it.

I do?

Why would I? I'm just happy for her.

It's a weight off my shoulders. I can finally relax.

I'll be going.

No,

he definitely looks disappointed.

What's with Mr. Han?

Is he okay?

I can't really tell. But he's probably okay.

-Dong-cheon. -Yes?

I'm leaving a little early today.

If something important happens, call me…

Text me if you can.

See you.

Isn't he too young for menopause?

-Enjoy. Bye. -Thank you.

CHEONG-MYEONG CORN DOG

-It's 3,000 won. -3,000 won.

CONGRATULATIONS ON OPENING

-Grandma, we're here. -I'm here, too.

Who is it? Do-san?

Yes, it's Do-san.

Nice to see you. It's been a while.

I heard you'd come back from the US.

It's been so long.

It's been really long, Ms. Choi.

Has your eyesight gotten a lot worse?

Hey, you're looking at me with pity in your eyes again, aren't you?

No, I'm not. You look great.

-Have a seat. -Okay.

Do-san, you've been a great help.

Without NoonGil, I wouldn't have made it this far.

It's a lifesaver.

That's right. NoonGil works so well I can never slack off.

As soon as I doze off, it tells her, "She's dozing off."

It reports everything.

I know. It's incredible.

Thank you so much for developing NoonGil.

I don't know how to repay you.

I'm extremely lucky.

You deserve so much more.

Grandma, Do-san and NoonGil's engineers are really close.