The Best Chicken (최고의 치킨)

Grandpa, there are too few customers, so I don't think I'll be able to pay the rent.

I resign because there is something I'd like to do.

What is that?

Running a shop.

In that place, everything is not as it seems.

Oh my god!

You all worked hard.

Most people turn around before even entering the bathhouse.

I'll go with that building.

Huh? - What?

"The pearl in the mud," that place.

The bathhouse is leased. Leave!

Aigoo. Aigoo.

Grandpa, why are you doing this to me?

I have something to propose to you.

Have you ever thought about working here with me?

What is this?

The contract is 30 years?!

There is no other option

if he doesn't ruin the business and walk out on his own two feet.

This is the only option left, right?

Welcome.

Refreshing Bath: Barun Chicken

Let's go!

Opening tomorrow

Welcome, Sir.

Thank you.

Welcome.

Smells like chicken.

Thank you.

Seasoned flavor chicken, please.

Seasoned and pardon?

Soy sauce flavored chicken, garlic flavored chicken. Three glasses of beer and two bottles of soju.

Ah, as for the fried chicken, I'll take it when I go. And please prepare it as to-go. - Pardon?

May I have one seasoned chicken with lots of sauce,

with three sides of pickled radish, and 500ml of Cola.

1.5 liters, please.

Chin down.

Strengthen your arms. Smile.

Make sure not to spill the water.

Again!

That makes ₩127,000 for you.

They will pay for what they ordered and

I will pay for what I ordered.

Ya! Then you pay.

Okay.

If I was the owner, a part-timer like you would be fired right away.

When was the last time you visited a restaurant?

Two years ago?

Or was it three years ago?

You've been hiding in the house.

You need to receive service to give good service.

Anyway, tomorrow is the day so there is no going back.

But Bo Ah...

If this chicken place fails,

what will you do then?

Will you turn it back into a bathhouse?

I haven't thought that far yet.

I don't think I'll turn it back into a bathhouse.

Then?

Do you have to make things complicated?

Make the concept here come alive.

These days that's the trend.

Instagram worthy.

Are you saying that I should run a chicken place?

How am I supposed to cook the chicken?

You can sell things other than chicken.

For example... coffee?

A bathhouse cafe?

That sounds good.

That seems nice.

So, am I a cafe owner now?

No, that seems nice, but

do you need to go so far as to be a part-timer?

Anyway, didn't you say that the boss picked you?

Hey, I can't get fired before this place fails.

You need to have the feeling of being competent

so that you can have a chance

to cut your enemy's throat.

How can you crawl into the enemy's field without such determination?

Okay, practice, practice.

Practice.

Would you like to order?

It became complicated.

We're just two men (for bathhouse admission).

Did it change to a mixed bath (where women and men bath together)?

I'm sorry. Elder.

We're a chicken restaurant now, not a bathhouse.

Really? We came to take a bath though?

No wonder you kept telling us to order.

Let's go. I felt something was strange when I came in.

Aigoo.

Let's go, go.

My regular place is gone now.

This is confusing.

It's a chicken place they say. Where shall we go?

Next time, come and have chicken. - Sure, sure.

Let's go.

Goodbye.

Let's go that way.

Refreshing Bath: Barun Chicken Work Contract

Your day-off is every Monday, and you work six days per week.

You will be paid weekly. You have a thirty-minute break.

Your work times can change depending on the situation.

You will be paid the minimum hourly wage, and it is currently at ₩7,530 ($7.50).

However, during the probation, you will be paid only 90% of promised wage—

I want ₩10,000 ($10.00) per hour and no probation.

What did you say?

Didn't you see me with the customers earlier?

Those grandpas recognized me and everything.

But, to give you ₩10,000 without knowing your skillset fully is...

You must have forgotten already, but

I was the face of this bathhouse

for five years.

It'd be difficult to treat me like I'm just a part-time worker.

Make sure to get ₩10,000 as an hourly salary.

The discount of ₩500,000 that your grandpa gave to him, you should get it back.

Since you're paid ₩10,000 per hour, you will only get ₩450,000 more

than if you get minimum wage!

For the last ₩50,000, try thinking that you gave to a beggar.

Grandpa used to always nag me about giving me just ₩50,000 as an allowance.

But what? ₩500,000 ($500) off each month?

In case you need to bargain, you can't go below ₩9,000.

If you let him cut ₩1,000 off, you'll lose ₩180,000 per month!

We need to force him to pay more money for hiring cost.

So he'll fail one day sooner.

But, will he easily give me ₩10,000?

I am willing to work for at least ₩9,500.

Sure.

What?

I only saw you for a short while, but you seem to be doing well.

Even though I saw your working briefly, I believe in you, so I'll give you ₩10,000.

Ah, yes.

Seriously?

Please take care of me.

Today is the day before the opening, so it will get busy from then.

Yes.

Episode 2 The Lord's Hobby

Refreshing Bath: Barun Chicken

3 days later

Bo Ah, if you're awake can you come here?

Yes.

Unbelievable Bargain

Unbelievable Bargain

You call that a flyer?

How is it? Isn't it totally awesome?

As soon as you look at this flyer, doesn't it just make you crave chicken?

Well, since I always crave chicken.

Can I leave this to you?

I will be preparing another promotion.

Yes, Boss.

Hold on.

Can you do that one more time?

Again?

Yes.

Boss, Boss, Boss.

Boss, Boss, Boss.

Boss, Boss, Boss.

Boss, Boss, Boss, Boss, Boss, Boss, Boss.

My Boss, Is that enough?

I will distribute the flyers then.

It's nice to hear you calling me boss every time.

See you later.

Where are you going Bo Ah?

On an errand.

Bo Ah, are things going well?

Sure, absolutely wonderful.

It's been three days since the opening and we have yet to see our first customer.

That's great.

Your boss must be devoured by anxiety around now.

Nope. Even in the midst of this, he is still very easy going.

Business is a joke to him.

There is no way that's true.

Do you know how much money it takes to open a store?

He's probably just hiding his anxiety from you.

You think so?

No, that's not it.

That is definitely not it.

Though it might be.

I wanted to stop talking about it.

But you know, when I was twenty, I went on a trip to Europe.

Stop it.

Please just stop.

I've heard so many times about the airplane menu on the flight going and coming back.

Just listen. You know the Versailles Palace, right?

There is an amazing farm there.

And its name is Marie Antoinette's farm.

Why do you think she made a farm inside the palace?

Just go on.

Back then, between nobles, farming was the trend.

They saw farmers squeeze milk out of cows,

and plow the land.

This looked super fun.

Why? Because life was boring.

So the chicken restaurant's boss is like Marie Antoinette?

Exactly. You said he graduated from a prestigious university and worked at a major company.

But he left all of that to open a chicken restaurant.

He even gave you the wage you requested and is fine with things not going well.

It's clear.

What is?