A New Leaf (Repentance / Gaegwachunsun / 개과천선)

Who would help you when you have leaked pictures of a judge?

Judges will always favor judges.

Is there anything I don't know about? I don't want any more surprises.

You don't have to worry about that.

Cha Young Woo has no choice.

The union has sued Cha Young Woo and Gold Rich for malpractice.

Sued whom?

Gold Rich and Cha Young Woo.

Sue? Sued Cha Young Woo?

Why?

Okay, thank you.

Sued for malpractice.

A chairman of one of the ten biggest companies in Korea

sued me without any evidence?

I knew that he was reckless, but this is just too much.

No wonder he lost one of the top ten companies.

Do we have enough to indict?

We do.

It was obvious Gold Rich looked into our books.

They focused on purchasing our debentures.

Cha Young Woo was the only one who knew about Baekdu Japan and Baekdu Hong Kong.

You can sue all you want.

But I'm asking for hard evidence for the prosecution to indict.

Baekdu is a liquor company.

I don't see the reason for a liquidity problem because of an economic crisis.

It was among the top ten wealthiest companies with a great cash flow.

However, it did not receive the recognition it deserved.

Which is why it tried to mimic other major conglomerates

and started a construction business which is easy for making slush funds.

The shopping mall in Seocho couldn't receive the approval even after its completion.

And then the global economic crisis came.

Eventually it faced a big liquidity crisis.

Then the company hired Gold Rich for consulting.

Trying to get some foreign capitals.

Gold Rich then reviewed our books scrupulously.

But then the consulting fee was too much.

How could we pay that much during a financial crisis?

So we turned down the consulting after getting diagnosed.

They bought debt debentures worth 1.4 trillion dollars

for only 20% of the face value.

The banks did not assess the debenture value carefully back then.

They were busy throwing them back out on the market.

Investment in essence is buying the risks. So you can't blame them for gambling.

Banks needed cash so they were busy selling.

And it's true that Gold Rich has separate investment and debenture departments.

Of course they are talking about the presence of the Chinese Wall.

But you could never buy that much without insider information.

- Did you have disclosure agreement? - We did.

Bring it. I need to see it myself.

Call them.

Yes sir.

You think I'm stupid?

I made this company into the top ten after having to inherit it in college.

I gave them the books only after signing the disclosure.

You need to drop the lawsuit now.

It's clearly malpractice. And I wasn't the one who sued them.

It was the board of the union.

Can you prove that?

Only Cha Young Woo Firm knows it. And they are representing Gold Rich.

You think the prosecution can indict Cha Young Woo with just those two facts?

Why not?

Because a hunch and evidence are two different things. Only prosecutors can indict.

- Do you have influence on the DA? - Yes.

Find someone working in the DA's office who can stop your arrest.

Anyone that can be your shield.

- Okay. - The faster the better.

And more will be better.

Keep evidence that all the money spent was not for your personal interest.

Contact your distributors and keep all the receipts before they are bribed.

When the investigation starts the amount will increase.

- Sir? - What?

They can't find the disclosure contract.

Did Cha Young Woo Firm keep it?

You didn't get it from them?

Then all they have to say is that they never had it in the first place.

You sued without any proof?

How much was the embezzlement amount?

About 6 billion Won.

You just need to argue that you spent 3 billion for the company.

It will end as probation.

You will be arrested.

Jin Jin Ho had a half brother, yes?

Yes, the first wife's first son.

He took the management from his brother.

He gave his brother a factory and some cash.

Find him.

Who's going to admit to receiving cash?

You might as well send tax investigation to the liquor distributors.

Or collect evidence in making slush funds during the shopping mall construction.

An illegitimate son took over the management.

There were lawsuits involved with the father's will lawyer.

You think the inheritance was normal?

If there is a son who received less than 10 billion Won in cash

for a company that is one of the ten biggest...

he may just be waiting for us to come.

We need to hurry before Baekdu gets to him first.

Arrange a meeting with Fujiyama Beer again.

The court needs to know that a deal is pending before the appeal starts.

If you have any spot goods for Baekdu Japan

sell them for a lower price to pay back the Gold Rich debt.

That will be the best way to end the management dispute.

- Call him. - Yes sir.

Jin Jin Ho tried to contact Fujiyama Beer once again.

He filed provisional attachment to the Japanese court.

Sir.

Gold Rich has filed a lawsuit

for the provisional attachment of Baekdu Japan in Japan.

It doesn't matter if the shares are here, right?

What should I do?

Did you arrange the meeting?

Long time no see.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Please take a seat. Sit down.

We are still interested in purchasing the distribution rights for Baekdu Japan.

We have decided that selling the credible Fujiyama Beer

will help us to supply beer with stability.

Furthermore, we need liquidity at this moment. We're very inclined to sell.

We received an email from Gold Rich. The email stated

that the shareholder of Baekdu Japan is Baekdu Hong Kong.

And a Gold Rich provisional attachment

for the trademark rights was submitted to the Japanese court.

I understand. The provisional attachment is only a formality.

Show them the stocks.

These are the spot shares.

They work like cash. So it's important who is holding them.

There is no issue in trading them.

We will get the funds that we need.

It will be a great opportunity to purchase Fujiyama Beer at a low price.

I see.

We will discuss it in Japan.

We will be looking forward to a positive answer.

If you ask for the full price, this deal will fall through.

You may not be able to pay back all of your debt.

You must be willing to sell for a bargain.

Come on.

We will win the provisional attachment anyway because I hold the spot values.

If you had time, you could ask for the full price.

But right now you must sell before the appeal.

Worst case scenario, it could fall 50%.

What?

How are you?

Good. I watched you on your last trial.

Are you taking the Baekdu case?

We're on the court receivership appeal case.

I never knew that I'd thank you like this.

I don't know why you let Kim go.

But I heard that you've done the world much good.

You let a talented lawyer like Kim become public property.

I'll see you in court.

Let's go.

I was wondering who was helping the dead man. It was Kim Suk Joo.

But wasn't it Kim Suk Joo who was representing Gold Rich?

Check his download list from last week.

Focus especially on data related to Gold Rich.

If there is anything, analyze it carefully to see if anything will be a problem.

Yes sir.

Gold Rich must apologize!

Apologize!

Gold Rich is breaking the code of ethics!

Apologize!

What are you doing?

Hi. I'm a lawyer. I wanted to listen to the union's take on this.

All of the factories are on hold because of the court receivership.

I heard they were protesting in front of the judge's house.

This company was in surplus!

It has a continuous cash flow! And they stop us because we're behind one month in interest.

And I heard that the decision was already made at the golf club days before the trial.

Who does the decision benefit?

A third of the employees were laid off.

This isn't something they can decide on at a golf course.

Then you want Chairman Jin Jin Ho to get his management back?

We can't say that it was all his fault.

It wasn't his fault that there was an economic crisis.

But at least if he was still the chairman

he wouldn't have fired us like this.

You look exhausted. Is Jin giving you hard time again?

I really don't like this job.

Everything he did was a cheap trick. Nothing was a legit move.

I was wondering how a giant could go into court receivership.

But it's a miracle that it even came this far.

But he doesn't seem evil.

I don't remember, but I'm sure I wouldn't have taken such reckless people as clients.

Yeah, you could never stand them.

And you made me take this case knowing that?

You couldn't say that if you remembered.

You would have never taken a case for small businesses.

You would have said that they risked what they worked for all their lives.

Because they were greedy and thoughtless. You would have said that they were idiots.

Get used to it. A new life is always hard.

He sued already for malpractice.

Wow! He has guts!

He is really a man. I'll give him that.

I could have done something before he made all the bad moves. But this is just...

He asked for your help earlier but you refused.

I'm back. Oh hi!

Is Prosecutor Lee busy? She doesn't come anymore?

Yeah, she seems to be busy. She hasn't come for a few days.

I'm so glad you took this case Mr. Kim!

The company is in the black but it has laid off one third of its employees.