White Nights (불야성)

What a shame.

You liked that dress.

You knew it from the start, right?

You sent me there

knowing what will happen.

So, how did it feel to be me?

You'll catch a cold.

Emotions are just like money. Use it sparingly.

MONEY, POWER

COLLUSION BETWEEN POLITICIANS AND CORPORATIONS

UNDERGROUND ECONOMY

ONE WEEK AGO

WELCOMING AUTUMN CHARITY AUCTION

The auction will begin in five minutes.

Did you check the guest list?

Yes. Every director who was invited

is in attendance.

As expected,

the scent of money spreads quickly.

Everyone is waiting for you.

I've waited a year to get here.

They can wait 13 minutes.

EPISODE 1

-Congratulations. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Chairwoman. Thank you.

Chairman Song.

-Congratulations. -Thank you.

Thank you for coming.

-Congratulations. -Congratulations.

Thank you.

Thank you, Chairman.

Thank you for coming, Chairman.

Ms. Seo.

Did you go to Paris?

That necklace hasn't come to Korea yet.

Dad, send me to Paris.

-Please? -Keep it down.

You're crazy.

You've just been to Hong Kong and bought up everything.

If you want to help the poor, you should just give them cash.

What is this nuisance?

President Son.

Making connections is also a part of my business.

If you'll excuse me.

I can't stand her.

She thinks she is something.

The problem is, I don't know what she's trying to become.

Pardon?

She grew the company exponentially within a year of returning to Korea.

The available funds multiplied, too.

At this rate, she'll be on top of us.

Still, she's just a young girl.

Silence. You blew 12 billion won from the association's slush fund.

Why are you bringing that up now?

Put the money back before other member companies notice.

That fool.

Hey. That hurts.

Hey! Let go. Let go of me.

Are you insane?

How dare you come here?

I'm not here for you. My dad sent me in his place--

Hey, Hong-suk Kim.

Let's be cool about this.

No matter how much you beg, I won't go back to you.

Hong-suk.

Hi, Honey.

Who is she?

Well...

Just someone I know.

Don't mind her.

What?

What happened to your tie? Clean-cut is the best look for you.

Like that'll help.

-Pardon? -He's such a loser.

How do I know?

I played with him until a month ago.

So?

What?

Are you sad you can't play with him anymore?

If you have any respect for your ex-boyfriend,

you should keep it shut when someone is being sincere.

-Hey. -Don't talk down to me...

unless you want a good slap.

Honey, let's go in.

Okay. Let's go.

Hey. It's been a while.

-Hey, Sa-won. -Hong-suk.

How have you been?

-How have you been? -Well.

It's been so long.

You've got skills.

You've got guts, too.

Ma-ri is here too.

I know. I just saw her.

-You did? -Awesome.

What is it?

Do you know me?

I know that dress,

since it's Gyung-ja Park's piece.

I liked it too,

but I had to give up because the wife of Namdong Group's chairman reserved it.

You're quite young for a chairman's wife.

You must've confused it for a similar dress.

No.

I never forget something I once wanted,

whether they are clothes or people.

I said it isn't,

but you won't believe me.

Don't worry.

I won't call the boutique to check.

We're ready.

It fits well. It looks good on you.

Do you know her?

She's the CEO of this gallery

who's hosting the auction.

My father said

she's incredibly impressive.

The real auction will be started after the one for donations' done.

The pieces with marks on them

will be sold at prices significantly below its value.

Even if I win the bidding

with 100 million won, I only need to pay ten million won?

We'll make sure there are no problems.

What a nice gift.

No, it's a bribe.

I know how hard Korean-Japanese businessmen

like yourselves worked to blaze a trail

for the Korean market.

We are grateful that you'd accept Gallery S, a latecomer,

-into your-- -Look.

Ms. Seo.

We haven't decided anything yet.

We've transferred the membership fee

in forms of cash and bond.

Ever since our company started doing business in Korea,

our performance during the past year has been stellar,

exceeding the membership criteria of the association.

You're missing something.

What is Chairman Seo's position?

I understand he is still opposed to entering the Korean market.

I am the CEO of the Korean entity.

Have you heard about riding on someone else's coattails?

He has no intention of coming,

but you're tugging hard at his coattails.

Wake up, Ms. Seo.

If not for your father, Chairman Bong-soo Seo,

-you'd be nothing here. -Sir.

Get Chairman Seo's consent first.

Otherwise, forget joining the association

and you'll have to close your business in Korea.

Where's Ma-ri?

She's going to hang out with her friends.

I'll see you at the general meeting.

I'll show you my father's signature then as well.

I picked a few of the artwork. Send them to me separately.

Don't worry too much.

If we convince the other members one by one...

They're all Chairman Son's yes-men.

They'll just go with the flow.

What can we do? He doesn't want the carrot.

We'll have to use the stick.

Are there any other bids?

-Five hundred. -We have 500 thousand won.

Five hundred thousand?

-Five hundred and fifty. -Okay, 550 thousand won.

-Okay, we have 550 thousand won. -Six hundred thousand.

We have 600 thousand won.

Do we have any more bidders?

Going once, going twice,

sold!

It was handcrafted by a master craftsman in Kyoto.

It's something Hong-suk

was going to give to his previous girlfriend.

I was?

But I lucked out instead.

Since he bought it with love,

I want to make sure to win it.

Okay.

This is a handcrafted mirror

created by a Japanese craftsman.

Where should we start the bidding?

-I bid one million won. -We have one million won.

-I bid 1.1 million won. -We have 1.1 million won.

-I bid 1.2 million won. -We have 1.2 million won.

The donor really wants it back.

-I bid 1.5 million won. -It keeps going up.

We're at 1.5 million won.

-I bid two million won. -We have two million won.

We'll let you bid freely from now.

The current bid is two million won.

What are you doing?

I'll get out before it's too late,

but only after I screw her over.

Three million.

Wow. Three million won.

Three million?

It jumps to three million won.

I'm shocked. Okay. Three million won.

-If that's all-- -Four million.