The King of Desert (Samagui Wang / 사막의 왕)

(Production Sponsors: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, KOCCA)

Okay.

Good job.

Now, erase everything...

and do it over using "X."

For all ten pages, exactly the same.

Okay.

Thank you.

Yes, Mom.

- Why? - What do you mean, why?

What happened?

Oh, that.

Do you know the results?

I didn't get in.

Really?

It should be okay. I have one interview left tomorrow.

Why do you think a manhole cover is round?

Lee Jung Wook, please answer first.

Yes.

The reason why a manhole cover is round...

is because it won't go into the hole when it's lifted by accident.

Have you tried it?

No.

Are you pretending to know...

before even trying it?

No, I mean...

The diameter of the manhole cover is made larger than the manhole.

If you knew it that well,

you should've applied to a manhole manufacturer.

Why did you apply to our company?

- I'm sorry. - Why do something...

that you'll be sorry for?

All right.

Next.

- Kim Min Soo. - Yes.

A manhole cover is round because...

we are stuck in old stereotypes.

Wait a minute.

Are you saying that it's round because of us?

What I'm trying to say is that we need to think outside the box...

to make various manhole covers...

and achieve more possibilities and chances.

This can create innovation in society,

and I want to question the current standards with Moon Palace.

Who are you to say that you'll question and be with us?

Well, I...

- I mean... - Okay.

All right.

Next is...

Na Yi Seo.

Yes.

There...

should be a good reason behind it.

(Congratulations. Your first day will be on the 15th at 9am.)

The 23rd floor.

Welcome.

35th floor... 32nd floor... 31st floor.

24th floor.

Are you in the Metaverse Ubiquitous NFT Digital Convergence...

Deep Learning Big Data Task Force Team?

Oh, yes.

You have to take the stairs.

Oh, then...

Can I take the stairs from the 22nd floor?

- You can't. - Yes?

It's a rule.

You have to take the stairs up to the 23rd floor.

Oh, okay.

Thank you.

The doors are closing.

It was tough getting hired.

So be nice even though it's hard.

Smile and do your best. Okay?

Don't stay still until they give you a task and be proactive.

Okay?

Okay.

Why are you so blunt?

Do you want me to keep worrying?

I got it.

Hello!

Are you a newbie?

Yes, well...

I'm the new employee, Na Yi Seo.

Welcome.

I'm Richard. Call me freely as you wish.

Nice to meet you. I'm Amy.

What are you doing standing there?

Come here.

Oh, yes.

No!

Stop!

Stay on the path.

That is...

the desert!

Oh, I see.

Jake, show her to her seat...

and guide her with her tasks.

He's your leader, so listen to him carefully.

Yes, I look forward to working with you!

Stop yelling and sit here.

Lunchtime is at noon.

Fill in these ten sheets...

completely with circles before then.

Make them fit and aligned.

Sorry?

Is that too difficult to understand?

No, I mean...

Then, just do it.

I'm busy with so many issues.

When you're done, Justin will review it.

Understood?

Who's Justin?

Yes, sir.

Director.

It's lunchtime.

Gosh, the time really flies.

I feel like I came to work just a few seconds ago,

but it's already lunchtime.

Excuse me.

Where do we go for lunch?

Oh, yes.

But...

I have one question.

What is it?

The task...

that I just did,

what was it for?

It's just a task.

I mean...

I want to know what that specific task was for.

User experience.

We're making back data for user experience.

Sorry?

The current metaverse game that we're developing...

will have repetitive tasks without context.

So we're measuring the effects of Generation MZ...

to pre-simulate the issues that might happen after launching.

It's like a beta test.

Oh,

context.

This too is random every day.

This?

It's to simulate a response when we reward a user randomly.

That's why they're randomly choosing our lunch menu.

They measure the reactions of...

our sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves...

and use them as data to check the NFT algorithm in the game.

Then,

how about the stairs?

Why do we need to...

walk if we have elevators?

We're still...

not sure of that.

This kind of psychological experiment...

is supposed to work only when the subjects don't know...

the intentions of the experimenters.

I see.

What do you think...

the reason is?

Well, I'm not sure.

But why...

are they doing psychological experiments on us?

It's because we're...

the Metaverse Ubiquitous NFT Digital Convergence...

Deep Learning Big Data Task Force Team.

Our role is to identify areas that are unpredictable...

even with artificial intelligence or machine learning.

Oh, right.

You should create a name too.

What do you want to be called?

- Me? - Yes.

You'll feel shy at first.

But it'll be fine when you get used to it.

Yes, then...

I'll be...

Alice.

Please call me that.

Alice.

It's nice.

I take the stairs to work every day.

It's so tiring.

Are you complaining already?

It's difficult to understand.

Did you think office work would be easy?

I don't know about office life since I haven't experienced it.

But there must be a reason behind all that.

Just follow their rules obediently.

Your seniors graduated from good universities, right?

Don't you think they know better?

There's a reason why a big company is a big company.

Okay?

- Director. - Yes.

- I finished drawing. - Okay.

I told you to call me Justin.

If you distance yourself with words, your heart will distance too.

Okay, Justin.

Good.

Okay.

Let's see.

It's good.