White Nights (불야성)

=Episode 3=-

Pak Geon-U.

Moojin Group's special planning team leader.

The only son of Chairman Pak Mu Il.

On a lone fight to get his detained father released.

Pak Mu Il. Moojin Group's chairman.

After starting from heavy industries like construction, chemicals, and steel,

he's now the head of a large domestic conglomerate in communications, electronics and retail.

Of special note... is that he's being detained on suspicion of corruption and malpractice.

Chances are high for a sentencing soon.

What are you doing, as though you're done?

You still haven't memorized it all?

Moojin products President, Pak Mu Sam.

Chairman Pak Mu Il's youngest brother.

Seriously lobbying to grab the Group's leadership. Am I right?

Out of the name list of 270 you gave me,

I've memorized the faces, bios and even additional info on all.

Then, up comes Myeongsang group!

When did I start work?

It's been a week since I started,

but this kind of thing is all I've done.

With the CEO, all I've managed to do is to say hello.

When the heck will I get to do some real work?

This is your task, Ms. Se Jin.

Once business items are done,

profiles of people in politics remain.

Once you master that round,

it's on to the relatives of those you memorized so far!

Really, this is going to drive me nuts!

14 days.

What is that?

The record set by the CEO.

1 year ago, the CEO was also learning it exactly like you.

She only took 2 weeks to memorize it all?

That too, just the night time.

At daytime, she was at work.

The role model being that good,

Se Jin, you too.. have to keep up!

But then... why is the CEO not in the list?

The one I'm really curious about, is the CEO.

Even if I wanted to tell you, I can't.

I've been with her 20 years plus,

but I still don't know what sort of person the CEO is.

Go!

Go... Go.

What did I do wrong?

I was just struggling to survive.

Must I get ill-treated by such people?

Is poverty a crime?

Being poor is a crime.

You can say all the highfalutin' words, but

you'd only be fooling yourself.

The world doesn't get fooled in the end.

Can you really remake me?...

...to be like you?

Go.

Pretty soon, Moojin Group's presidents will convene.

Barring a surprise,

on the Dubai withdrawal, Pak Geon-U won't get things go his way.

I would hope so.

If the detained Chairman is sentenced,

the group's owner in the end... will be President Pak Mu Sam.

We can't say when he'll betray us. President Pak, that is.

All the more he'd be easier to manipulate.

So I'll make him come to my side.

Then... as Pak Geon-U gets kicked out, will you just stand by watching?

I know how he is.

He's a man who never compromises his core principles.

Pushing this opportunity aside, will be better...

For his sake. And for my business' sake.

=Money=-

=Power of Money=-

=Big business, ultimately a pawn of the regime=-

=Government-business collusion=-

=Underground Economy=-

My uncle is displaying some serious diligence!

When did he manage to pull in so many people?

Yesterday, the HQ Board of Directors went to see the chairman, it seems.

I heard.

The Board of Directors were in one voice to set up the stage,

and if the Presidents' group had to vote, the knifes would be out.

"Hyeong-nim, when the Presidents feel this way..."

"Geon-U, that boy... won't be left alone anymore..."

Team Leader!

Now is not the time for jokes.

I don't care if I'm branded as an incompetent guy.

But being an undutiful son, isn't okay with me.

=Nam Jong Gyu, Baeksong Foundation=-

It's been a long time, Head director.

So grateful to get a call from you.

Please have a quick visit to Seongbuk-dong.

The Elder wants to have tea with you.

I know that you are busy,

but you'd be hearing something good for you.

Fine.

He'll be here in the afternoon.

=1988 Seoul Olympic Games=-

Those fellows?

I still... haven't had a chance to meet.

Give it up.

You're no match for those people.

Did you call us?

CEO, I even forgot what you looked like.

The preparations?

We plan to leave now.

Take Se Jin with you.

Pardon?

CEO,

She still doesn't know anything.

What kind of work is it?

If you knew... would you not go?

Didn't you ask to be given things you can do?

Thank you.

I'll do my best to match your expectations.

Expectations?

Director, don't we need to move too?

There are just 3 rules.

First. On a CEO order, we do just as told.

Second. We do nothing that veers off from the order.

Finally--

Be it the the 1st or the 2nd, I won't ever ask why.

Writer Gim had already told me.

If you heard it, then do just as told.

Don't bother me, asking questions.

But why do you keep talking in a causal tone?

Our ages seem to be just the same!

=Club=-

A healthy atmosphere all around. Nice!

A healthy atmosphere all around. Nice!

Why did we come here?

Just stay and wait in the car.

I get it!

Stop worrying.

I'm not going to ask anything.

Sitting all day in the car... is so uncomfortable!

At Cheongdam-dong, and then at Insa-dong.

I'm not seeing a common theme here.

Where to, next?

Jeju Island?

What's this?

Hey!

Wow, nothing gets through to you, huh?

What if somebody saw, when you opened it on a whim?

How much is this, altogether?

I don't know. Ask her yourself!

Who distributes cash, like delivering milk?

The CEO... What on earth is her business on?

You went door-to-door and stole every one of my clients, huh?

Did you bribe them with cash?

Please don't misunderstand.

Rather than stealing the clients,

we were just taking care of their bad debts.

Take that glib talk somewhere else!

Right from when you joined the Society,

I've been observing your ambition.

Your plan is to win the battle bit by bit with such means.

Isn't that so?

In the past, my father told me this.

"Chairman Son Ui Seong."

"used to be called Osaka's Tiger at one time."

Don't make him an enemy, but be on the same side, he said.

Although we've had a misunderstanding for while,

Chairman, you and me can become very good partners.

The Society Finance Director post.

I can fill in for President Son Gi Tae at that vacant spot.

If you stretch your arm, first look for a place where you can put it!

Do you... know what the Society's Finance Director does, when you say this?

Of course, I do.

It's the work of secretly handling the losses to the Society that includes you, I know.

He was doing the grunt work for a particular very important and powerful person, right?

That person would also need somebody like me to do the grunt work.

He has arrived.

When the ink is good, shouldn't the pen move well on paper?

Today is no good for writing, I suppose.

Take it away to keep.

It's been a long time, right?

I am sorry. Being away, I couldn't even pay a visit.

How is Mu Il? Has he been doing well?

He's physically fine.

With his health, is prison even possible?

At Vietnam War time, your father could fly through the jungles.

He had no fear. He was a hot-blooded young guy!

Geon-U.

Yes, uncle.

You cannot give up Moojin Group!

Your father being anyway caught in politics, there's no way for him to escape.

It's also impossible to compromise with an illness-bail or something.

All that remains as the best thing...

is for you to become Moojin Group's owner.

Your uncle doesn't have that kind of courage.

Mu Sam is moving the Presidents and chasing you away, isn't he?

Let me help you.

That means, you give me help too.

The Elderly has high expectations on you.

His position is that the new Korea must have young people as leaders.

"I want to keep driving the ski sled"

That's what I had heard, though.

To brave through the snow and gather speed,

you should leave behind old sled dogs and go on.

To crack the whip,