Bora! Deborah (보라! 데보라)

TRUE TO LOVE

TRUE TO LOVE

ALL CHARACTERS, EVENTS, LOCATIONS, AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.

Once again, let me make this clear.

I have no inclination to make a fool out of myself again.

I'm financially stable enough.

I don't need to use my past, stories, or tears to make a living.

There's no chance I'll work with you.

Why did I have to go that far?

We don't need to see each other again, right?

If I don't sign this contract today, I'll end up on the streets.

Let's focus on that.

Today I, Deborah, have no shame.

Knock, knock, this is Deborah.

Please put your bad-mouthing on hold.

I'm opening the door right now.

I suddenly really want to do it.

Why don't we do it together?

U-ri, I'll take that.

EP 07 SHALL WE?

So, what's your angle?

You think I'm doing this because I want to?

Then why are you doing this?

Are you really asking?

Seriously...

I believe you will not sabotage this because of a personal grudge against me.

If you won't be of help, don't say a word.

Okay?

Here.

Thank you.

Well...

I heard that you strongly rejected the deal.

How did you change your mind?

I see that's what you heard. That is not what I meant.

If I don't sign the contract today, I'll end up on the streets.

Let's focus on that.

However, Donald Trump, a mean but gifted negotiator, once said,

"The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it."

"That makes the other guy smell blood,

and then you're dead."

I must not show how desperate I am.

No matter how good the deal was,

I thought it'd be courteous to turn it down once.

There was a bit of a misunderstanding in the process of communication.

Wasn't it too clear and simple?

"I don't need to

use my past, stories, or tears to make a living."

"There's no chance I'll work with you."

That's what you said.

I'm not saying I didn't say that.

You should have read between the lines.

Well...

You know what they say. When a woman says "no", it means "yes."

What am I saying?

That's totally absurd.

I was just joking.

Okay, you're right.

I did turn it down.

But a few days ago,

I belatedly stumbled upon the email

"An offer you can't refuse" that Mr. Han sent me.

Then I realized

how tremendously you have respected me as a writer.

I thought it was rash of me

to turn down that offer so easily.

I want to start a project with someone who appreciates my worth.

I felt motivated.

So, let me read between the lines based on what you just said.

The terms of the contract changed your mind. That's what you mean.

It's not simply the terms of the contract.

What Mr. Han said before

got stuck in my head. It was so unforgettable.

You said my failure could inspire someone.

You also said, "A dating coach who got brutally dumped."

"She got knocked down, showing her panties to all."

"She gets back up and has a return match."

"She wins in the end." That Rocky kind of touching ending.

I was quite intrigued by that.

In other words, you're my muse in a way.

I'm so flattered.

Anyways, thank you.

What is it?

Those eyes. It can't be...

Rejection?

But we're in a tight spot.

We've come quite far along with other projects already.

There's a publication schedule issue.

It's a shame, but we need to take a rain check with you.

What?

By taking a rain check,

do you mind me asking you when it would be specifically?

I don't know, maybe...

At an unspecified time in the future?

Busted. He smelled blood.

That's a real shame.

Artists find inspiration when they are in need and desperate.

That's actually how I am now.

I'm in dire need of something.

And I'm extremely desperate.

That's why I'm getting these creative ideas

coming across my mind.

Too bad we need to take a rain check.

I promised myself to do my very best

and put my heart and soul into this project

if I get one more chance.

"I'm Shakespeare, I'm Walt Disney,"

I was brimming with such confidence.

Hang on.

As for creative ideas, can you elaborate on that?

What?

It's my last chance.

I have to take out a wild card that can turn the tables.

Think.

There are so many, like...

An...

Antonio?

Anton Chekhov once said,

"If there's a gun in the first chapter, in the third, it must go off."

Andante?

Anton Chekhov...

"Antan" Chekhov.

"Antan" Chekhov once said,

"Shoot. If there's a gun in the first chapter,

in the third chapter, it must go off." Bang!

I was shot in the heart. Two shots.

I'm so sick and tired of you!

These are my gunshot wounds.

I have two.

Now, I will take the gun

and shoot.

I will shoot.

Calm down, wait.

Bang!

Don't make me pretend to be shot.

Bang!

Please, just once.

In my three books about romantic relationships,

there was something missing.

That's failure in love and breakups.

I thought about the ending that the broken-hearted would desire the most.

In my case, first of all, I'd want to win again.

I'd have to make the person who broke my heart

come back and beg me on his knees for my love again.

He'd have to crawl at my feet

and lick my shoes. I'd have to make him beg for it.

So what happens next?

Revenge? Or make up?

The choice is to be made afterward.

Whether to be like him and disappear for revenge,

or to regain the upper hand in a relationship

and mend the relationship.

That is exactly Deborah's victorious relationship,

how to be a winner in a relationship!

So you're saying you'll write an essay about the actual story

of how a dating coach actually overcomes her breakup?

And about the tips on how to win back your ex after a breakup.

Yes! Exactly.

On top of that,

Deborah's tips on how to cope with a breakup.

Like, how to take presents from an ex off your hands for a profit.

And how to succeed in a diet after a breakup.

Tips on taking a profile picture

for your messenger app that will blow him away.

The content is substantial and has a unique selling point.

Can't wait to buy it, right?

How much is it?

President Han.

How is it?

I think the final decision has to be made by the planner.

The planner...

I like the idea of changing the original concept

of Almost Everything About Love from dating to marriage.

There was...

a certain turning point.

It's hard to stick with the original concept.

That is a much more considerate expression than

"a dating coach being dumped like trash."

"A turning point."

Please keep going.

Also, the previous one was kind of predictable,

this sounds much more interesting.

But I have one concern.

To turn it from a self-help book on relationships

to an autobiographic essay,

personal details about your relationship will end up in the book.

Can you handle that? You didn't want to sell your stories.

That's not that big of a deal.

I was embarrassed and humiliated already. I don't mind selling some stories.

At a fair price if possible.

I see. So the answer is?

You're up for it, right?

You like it, right?

There.

Here it is.

Now we're really working together.

Looks like it.

If we're doing it, let's do it properly. Shall we?

HAN SANG-JIN

Okay.

All done.