Money Game (Meonigeim / 머니게임)

Does he perhaps want a personal relationship with you?

Sir, that's a personal question... - I'd like to know what you think.

No, that's not the case.

All right. Then you are to join the Tobin Tax Task Force.

What is the meaning of this?

Eugene Han wants a reason to see Ms. Lee...

and I'm saying that we make one for him.

But sir... - I'll do it.

Ms. Lee! - Eugene Han...

Let me get close to him for you.

We're going away on a retreat.

Starting tonight.

Everything is confidential. The retreat, and the purpose of it.

It must be kept confidential...

even to family members.

Yes, sir.

Despite whatever reason...

the deputy prime minister had to assign you to this team,

I still make the final call.

Before I make a decision, I need to hear what's on your mind.

Why do you think he assigned you to our team?

He targeted you...

for your role and wanted to exploit it.

Exploit me?

Eugene Han's interest in you.

You would read what's on Eugene's mind and share it with us.

I'm guessing that is what he's going for.

I will never allow my subordinate being used like that.

You don't have to be concerned.

I will not be used.

All right.

How about this?

Join the Tobin Tax Task Force. Great.

We do have work for you to do.

But that's it.

You are not allowed to be in contact with Eugene Han for any matter.

It's dangerous.

I'm sorry for misjudging you.

About the audio file from Director Seo.

Is that so?

Thank you.

Now, we'll have to see who's quicker.

Either I sell the bank first,

or you catch me with the Korean version of the Tobin tax.

Hey, Sung Jin.

To the presidential residence?

Auntie, I won't be home for a couple of days...

What is it? - due to an urgent business trip.

Take the food and milk in my fridge before it spoils.

Hye Joon is leaving for a business trip today.

Tonight?

What kind of business trip is that?

When you were young...

even Maggie Cheung couldn't compare to you.

Whatever.

Here. It's for you.

What's this?

I bought this with my last 50 dollars.

You're crazy.

What a day.

The sun is nice and warm.

Happiness really isn't anything grand.

Right?

Right.

You're right.

You're here.

Hello.

From now on,

this will be my prison.

You're here. - Hey, there.

Gosh, what a nice place.

Sir, you're here. - Hi, Ms. Lee.

Check out this huge pine tree.

Chief Jo, is your leg troubling you?

Oh, this?

We have a clear day too.

Anyway, I was in a car accident once...

and the metal rod in my leg acts up from time to time.

Hello. - Wait, here he comes.

Yes, we're all here. Please drive safely.

Yi Hun, you're here. - Hi.

Mr. Heo will be here soon.

Let's set things up. - Sure.

All right.

The real reason...

why Eugene Han is expediting the sale of Jungin Bank?

We concluded that it's not just because of the Tobin tax...

that's being drafted.

According to US Finance Law,

banks are audited every year by a supervisory authority.

What about private equity funds?

They're excluded.

Bahama is now up for an audit ever since it bought...

Jungin Bank.

An audit could reveal tax evasion, money laundering,

and the exact size of Bahama's operation.

Bahama didn't know that when it bought Jungin Bank?

They probably did,

however,

being up for an immediate audit wasn't something...

they foresaw.

Two years.

That's all I can give you.

Accept it or call this negotiation off.

Your negotiation tactics involve standing at the edge of a cliff.

Bahama never intended to keep Jungin for the two years?

They could've fooled you.

Or like I said before,

Bahama didn't expect to be up for an audit...

the same year it bought Jungin Bank.

Either way, Bahama will try to sell Jungin...

before any kind of audit begins.

Then they're just as desperate too.

Let's say that the Tobin tax...

will be approved at the upcoming...

provisional session of the National Assembly.

How much time does that leave us?

Even if the screenings and Cabinet meeting...

are done in record-breaking time,

there will still be a window of 20 days.

20 days?

That's our problem right there.

Millions of dollars could be taken out of Korea.

Just like the real-name financial transaction system,

the president could give an urgent order.

That move was possible because it was the 90s.

Now, it could be political suicide.

When is the date of the audit?

Please don't tell me it's within our window of 20 days.

From what I can gather from Jaeyoung Bank,

I doubt it.

If we can implement the Tobin tax before Bahama's audit,

we'll be able to recover some of our losses as tax.

Also, we could prevent Woojin's Special Business Division...

from being sold to China.

That will automatically solve...

any issues regarding the leakage of military secrets.

Is there a way we can find out then?

I think I have a way.

Really? - When I was a level-four,

I was dispatched to the IBRD for six months.

Out of the people I met at the IBRD,

one was from the US Department of the Treasury.

Okay, good. So tomorrow morning... No, hold on.

Why wait until morning?

You will immediately head to Washington, D.C.

Yes, sir.

Chief Jo, good luck then.

Yes, sir. - Carry on.

Sure. - Good night, sir.

Mr. Heo won't even waste a second.

It's understandable since he finally sees a way...

to remedy his willful misconduct.

Financial loss and the leakage of military secrets...

that came along with the sale of Jungin Bank?

Be honest with me.

You must hate his guts.

Is that how I seem?

Well, it's more like...

I can feel the tension.

I guess that's the odd thing about those with the same goal.

An enemy can become an ally if the purpose fits.

Do you have time for some tea though?

I have time for two. Let's go.

I had no idea...

Professor Chae deeply studied US Finance Law.

It's like the greatest strategist of all time...

bringing life back to his enemy.

I hear that the two were rivals.

No way!

As if anyone could hold a candle to Professor Chae.

No one came even close.

Mr. Heo is a man of pride,

but he still suggested we work off the professor's research.

Didn't you notice that he never mentioned the professor by his name?

He'd never cough up to whose idea this was.

We should also bury it deep inside us too.

Yi Hun, if this project ends up being a success,

it would be written down as Mr. Heo's achievement.

Still, what my father suggested...

will only stay between the four of us. All right?

Chief Jo, shouldn't you get going?

Right. What's the time?

You should get going. - That I should.

I bet this is your first time here.

Honestly, I don't believe that even the main building is secure.

In this day and age,

we could view the hair on Mona Lisa hanging in the Louvre...

from the Pentagon if we wanted to.

Sorry to keep you waiting. I was brushing my teeth.

I read the file you sent me, Mr. Heo.

A maximum window of 20 days?

Yes, sir. - How much...

left the country during the global financial crisis again?

Around 200 billion dollars.

So... - We're talking about a spot market.

Even so...

Our foreign exchange reserves is at 400 billion dollars.

We can handle it.

Isn't it a dangerous gamble? - It is.