Payback: Money and Power (Law Money / Beopjjeon / 법쩐)

The land with flag is now yours.

I just bought a piece of land vast enough for a horse to run all day.

Hello. How are you?

Look at this place,

and the land too.

How big it is?

If you're willing to buy at a lower price,

I will give double your pay.

I told you many times,

"People can't settle on the land you purchase."

I can do nothing with a decree from heaven.

We will take care of that.

No problem at all.

How?

With money.

There's a lot you can do with money.

Life was different when I was poor.

WORK ALLEVIATES BOREDOM, DISTRACTIVE THOUGHTS AND POVERTY

Concentrate, you punks!

Jump properly, will you?

One, two, three, four! One, two, three, four!

Higher!

Do it properly!

Yes, sir!

Reporting status!

Eun Yong and 12 others ordered to be released!

Salute!

CORRECTIONS

BUKSAN JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER

The weather's nice.

Hey, got any plans? I'll come with, if you're going someplace nice.

One thing's for sure: I'm never coming back here.

All those bugs and fungi-- This is not a place for humans.

Then do you want to follow those guys?

We won't have to worry about food or a place to sleep.

I heard you can fight.

If I'm up against more than three, I just get beat up.

Come with me. Let me buy you a drink.

I have other plans.

See me if you've got nowhere to go.

HYOSEONG CONSTRUCTION AND LABOR KIM SEONG-TAE

What's this?

015-857-9648.

I memorized it. I'll lose it if I keep it.

BUKSAN JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER

The number you have dialed doesn't exist…

Nobody wanted me except good-for-nothings.

I had nowhere to go.

Let's get him moving quickly.

EMERGENCY ENTRANCE

Damn food.

Damn sleep.

I don't remember my childhood.

After I lost my parents,

eating and sleeping was a constant problem for me.

TEAHOUSE DELIVERY

YEOKJEON TEAHOUSE

Your skirt's too short.

I wore this even as I was raising you.

How can you move without telling your brother?

Did you tell me when you went to juvie?

You're right.

Where's Tae-chun?

The bookstore.

Hey, bookworm.

Uncle!

Jang Tae-chun!

Oh, boy.

You bookworm! You smarty-pants! You been well?

Did the fishing ships arrive?

Of course. We caught a bunch of tuna.

Mom's not done with work yet.

She says she's coming home early today.

Let's go. I'll buy you chicken. Your favorite.

Did you make a lot of money?

So much money. Let's order two flavors.

Buy me books instead of chicken so I can read them at home at night.

My little bookworm. Which book do you want to read?

They're 1,600,000 won each.

But this one is 990,000 won.

A little expensive, huh?

Don't you worry about money with me.

-Let's buy a new one. -Really? Really?

Oh, yeah!

Tae-chun, you're excited today.

This is my uncle. He caught bluefin tuna from the Pacific.

Bluefin tuna?

That's the actual name of tuna.

It's in the same family as mackerels and bonitos. I read it in a book.

Here's a blanket.

My adorable boy.

There's something about family.

When he grabbed my hand, something tugged at my heartstrings.

He was probably happy to see you and not the ladies from the teahouse.

This boy.

What will do you now?

Stop fishing for tuna.

People like us,

we don't have a lot of options.

I can't help you like before. You're second fiddle now.

My boy is my main man.

ENCYCLOPEDIA

Then Tae-chun's my main man too. I'll be his father figure.

You? A father figure?

Being a dad isn't a big deal. Being the breadwinner is all it is.

Fine. Please do.

I want to get in on that.

First, let's get you a bigger apartment.

One with two bathrooms.

I decided to make money.

As much as possible.

I knew you'd come. You seemed like you would.

Will I make a lot of money?

It depends on how well you do. Do what I ask. Then you will.

Did you really memorize my pager digits at one glance?

This billiard joint: 02-257-7800.

The Chinese restaurant downstairs: 384-7239.

Total area of Austria: 83,857 square kilometers.

Population: 7,587,000.

I remember any number I see. Been like that since I was a kid.

Kid's fascinating--

We got a job. Let's get to work!

Let's go. Come on!

Goodbye.

HANSHIN BILLIARDS

Come at us!

-Stop 'em! -Get 'em!

OUT WITH THE SERVICE THUGS!

Let's get 'em!

Hey!

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA

Hello?

Tae-chun?

Hey, Tae-chun is so excited. He loves them.

Is it Uncle? Let me talk to him. Let me.

Uncle, you're the best!

Thank you!

Hey, Jang Tae-chun, the bookworm!

Uncle's going to earn the money, so you just study hard, okay?

This weekend we're going to the new amusement park in Jamsil!

Let's go!

Get ready!

Let's go!

HIRING THUGS THE POLICE'S NEGLECT OF DUTY

OUT WITH THE THUGS!

You have to block them. If you don't, we all die!

-Let's go! -Let's go!

Damn bastards!

Get out!

Shit.

What is this mess?

Look, Mr. Park.

Let's be gentlemen about this.

You damn thief!

I was late on my interest payments, so you're stealing the construction deal?

What nonsense is this?

My goodness.

You were the one who asked me for a loan.

You weren't forced to use my money, right?

Chairman.

Please, wait just a bit longer. I'll…

Please, wait a little longer.

I'll do anything to pay you back!

Know your place, you bastard.

Chairman.

I do things according to law.

You sign it over to me, and let's finish this amicably.

Myung In-ju, Myeongdong's godfather of loan sharks.

Known as the Gentleman of Myeongdong,

but his notoriety in business is anything but gentlemanly.

We can't let him go home like this. Take him to the sauna to wash up.

You, let's talk.

-Eun Yong, was it? -Yes.

-Today was tough, wasn't it? -It was fine.

This is all you get.

Take it when I give it to you.

Without money, you become nothing.

You become scum, like that fool.

-You have a license? -Yes.

My former chauffeur stole money from me,

so I cut off his hands.

He'll have to drive one-handed now.

Seong-tae tells me you memorize numbers well.

He tells me you get the job done.

Do you want to stay as Seong-tae's fist?

Or do you want to follow me, a merchant of money?

A real opportunity has arrived.

I'll work for you.

All right.

Oh, come on!

-You lost. -I mean, but why?

-Oh, a motorbike! -Hurry! Let's go home and…

-Yo, Jang Tae-chun! -Uncle!

Uncle Yong was always busy, so whenever he paid a visit,

I was always so happy.

Let's go.

Uncle Yong never kept his promise to take me to the amusement park.

You home?

But he really bought us an apartment with two bathrooms.

Yong, I think I might cry.