Basketball (Bbaseukket Bol / 빠스껫 볼)

I'm sorry, San.

But this is...

the only way for both you and I to survive.

I'm not trying to kill you! I'm just trying to save you!

Put the gun down and talk.

I knew that something was weird from the moment you came to save me!

I'm telling you that's not it!

Before either one of us can do anything meaningful in our lives...

You and I will both be good as dead!

Bull. Who ordered you to do this?

Tell me who ordered you to do it!

Believe me, San. This is the only way for us to survive.

I'll take responsibility for your life.

I promise that you'll get to play basketball again!

You rat bastard! Let go of my hand!

Let go of my hand! Let go!

San! Are you okay?

I'm going to kill you!

- I'm going to kill you! - San.

Let me explain it to you.

I can explain everything!

I told you that I have a plan!

Plan? What plan?

- What plan after turning me into a cripple?

If I didn't do that...

How were you ever going to come back here?

They're going to find out that you've escaped,

and they're going to drag you away again!

You think anyone who's ever been sent away

to a work camp has ever come back alive?

Your had to at least lose a finger for them to not suspect you.

You want to get dragged away just because

you don't want to lose one precious finger?

You want to get dragged away to die after suffering all that?

Is that what you want?

San.

San.

San.

San.

You cut off his finger?

Yes.

His life is now over without that finger.

You think one measly finger will do it?

It's not just any one finger.

He's a basketball player.

He won't ever be able to play again.

- Are you sure? - Yes, of course.

That's what even the doctor said.

Since I have to show him to the Secretary Commissioner

I guess having him look too damaged won't be the best either, right?

For the time being...

it would be wise not to mention anything about Kang San having returned.

Yes, Sir.

Yoon Bae, is your name right?

- Yes. - You did a good job.

No, please don't mention it.

I'll see you next time.

Yes, call me any time that you need me.

I'll be available to you 24 hours a day should you ever need me.

Thank you, President Choi. Thank you!

You're seriously driving me crazy!

Aren't you even going to open for business?

You're embarrassing us in front of all the neighbors!

- You wench! - That hurts!

You're embarrassed of your own mom?

You're sitting here acting like an senile old grandma

so how can I not be embarrassed?

All you do is sit there drink and cry!

You're an awful daughter.

You're a cold hearted wench.

You don't even know the first thing about love.

Love?

Who is it that you love?

Gong Yoon Bae, that useless bastard?

I told you to stop it with him!

This is all because of you, you wench!

You're always talking down to him, and cursing at him.

It's because you never treated him like a human being

that the soft hearted Yoon Bae left me like this.

Oh, my Yoon Bae!

Where could he be right now?

Stop wandering around and come back to me!

You've completely lost your mind.

It's been long enough since he's been gone!

Honey.

Yoon Bae?

Yoon Bae!

Yoon Bae!

You crazy bastard, crazy bastard!

- Where have you been so long? - I...

I had some important business matters to tend to.

Did you really miss me?

Of course, I missed you.

I missed you so much.

You can't go anywhere again and leave me behind like this anymore.

You can't go anywhere again without telling me where you're going.

I'm not going anywhere.

I promise I'm not going anywhere.

- Yoon Bae. - Honey.

- Yoon Bae. - You two are both acting like idiots.

Why are you doing this to me!

Kang San!

- Kang San! - Have you been well?

How could I have been well without you?

Oh my goodness. Look at how haggard you look.

What happened to your handsome face?

Who is it?

- Who did this to you? - Hey.

What happened to you?

Are you back? Are you back for good?

Yes.

I heard that you went to a prison work camp?

Is it possible for you to return from a prison work camp?

I pulled a few strings.

Do you even know what I had to go through to get him out of there?

Then... you left so that you could go and bring San back?

Of course.

You should have told me!

You did good. You really did good.

San.

No matter what he may have done, he really is the best, isn't he?

San.

What's wrong with your hand?

Come in.

This is the room I used a while back.

Even though it may be a bit small, why don't you stay here for the time being?

But doesn't he have his own mother?

So why would he live here in someone else's home?

How do you expect him to go see his mother looking the way he does?

- Mom, think before you speak. - What?

- Just go. - Stop it, you sass!

If you work hard at your rehabilitation, then

you'll be able to play basketball again.

You can practice, and return to being the superstar that you used to be.

Then you can get yourself a nice little

house for you and your mother to live in.

It won't be the fake Kang San, but the real Kang San who'll succeed this time.

I'll do whatever I can to help you.

- You believe me, don't you? - No.

I don't trust you.

How did you get me out?

I was about to be executed for getting caught trying to escape.

But they're letting me go just because you cut off one of my fingers?

For what reason?

How did you do it?

I told you I have my own ways.

- You don't believe me? You really don't?

Enough.

Make me be able to play basketball again.

If you don't...

I'm going to kill you myself.

I need to go tend to some business.

By the way.

Did you hear the news?

I heard Choi Shin Young is engaged.

You haven't heard, have you?

Hey, San! San!

That idiot.

What if he gets caught by President Choi?

In Soo.

In Soo!

In Soo!

What do you think is needed in order to make a comeback?

It's the new basketball business plan that I, Gong Yoon Bae, am proposing.

Then...

What is it that's needed in order for

that basketball business plan to succeed?

It's the three principles of business.

It's capital, man-power, and location.

I will provide the capital to start the business.

I'll even gather the manpower that we need to get the business off the ground.

All you have to do is provide the location.

That's what I'm telling you right now.

If we can somehow borrow the use of this space behind the restaurant...

Not only will you be helping Kang San, whom

you love so much recover to make his comeback

but you'll also be able to play your beloved

basketball as much as you want too.

This is what you call the three basic principles of a successful business.

Really?

You're really going to let me play basketball too?

Of course.

That's the least I could do for my business partner.

If you'll only get us the use of this court

then through the help of me, Gong Yoon Bae,

you'll rewrite history in Korean basketball

by becoming one of the pioneers of the new basketball frontier.

That's what I'm saying. Furthermore...

The honor of being on the same court with superstar, Kang San

will just be an icing on the cake.

Okay, I got it.

I'll go ask my boss right now.

Boss!

What?

I thought he was the boss.

Boss!

Welcome.

What is this?

The boss is related to Lee Hong Ki?

What are you talking about?