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He's really cool. - Yes, of course.

That's why. - Gosh.

Do you want to set an interview?

We'll give you a call back soon.

Gosh. I'll treat you to some drinks, so don't worry about it.

Yes. Okay. Mr. Baek.

Mr. Baek.

Mr. Baek.

Did you watch the Golden Glove Awards yesterday?

Lim Dong Gyu won two awards.

Yes.

Everyone's going crazy because of that.

He's donating the 3,000-dollar award money...

to the team for baseball equipment.

The 4,000-dollar award money from the Fair Play Award...

will be donated to people who live in poor housing conditions.

Did he get an award for fair play?

That's how good Dong Gyu is.

About trading him out...

Here's your award winner, Lim Dong Gyu.

Gosh, Dong Gyu.

Are you prepared for your interviews?

Why do you always give me so much work to do?

You wouldn't have any work if it wasn't for me.

I still get paid even if there's no work.

All right, everyone.

Dong Gyu will be treating the team...

to a dinner tonight.

Really?

Mr. Baek.

Do you like lamb meat?

I don't.

Yes.

I have a question, Mr. Baek.

Is it about Dong Gyu?

Do you know a lot about Dong Gyu?

I don't know him personally.

I don't know him personally either.

Mr. Baek, do you know what WAR is?

Wins Above Replacement, isn't it?

Yes.

Dong Gyu is among the top five players,

including pitchers in the league,

who contributed to wins.

Yes indeed. He's an amazing player.

I'm talking about Dreams' franchise star,

Lim Dong Gyu, to the new general manager of the team.

Did you watch his speech when he won the award yesterday?

Yes. That he wants to retire from Dreams when the time comes,

and that his goal is to get a retired number.

If he stays on the team for a couple more years,

he'll become eligible for a retired number.

Also,

the sales of his uniform is 70 percent of all uniform sales.

That means 70 percent of the fans wearing uniforms at the game...

will have his name on their backs.

Do you understand the depth of this situation while doing this?

I'm really curious to know how much you really know...

about Dreams.

I'm doing my best to learn more,

and I probably know much more than what you think.

By the way, Ms. Lee. - Yes?

Did the previous general manager...

also report to you before making decisions?

No.

Does this mean I have to persuade you when I work?

This is something really important.

If it's so important,

does that mean that I have to...

wait for your permission before I make a decision?

Are you telling me that I need your permission...

because I'm not as experienced as the previous general manager?

Are you going to stand there all day?

I'll get going now.

Lim Dong Gyu.

What?

What?

You can talk informally to me.

This is my home.

The Dreams is my home.

I've accomplished an awful lot here in the past 11 years.

But one day, some clueless kid that knows nothing about baseball...

came in and is trying to take my home away from me.

I guess people calling you General Manager...

made you forget how inexperienced you are.

Would you leave your house when your housemaid tells you to?

I don't have a housemaid.

I've hit 270 home runs in my 11 years of being here.

How many safe hits do you think I've made?

How many games did Dreams win thanks to me?

Do you understand...

how ridiculous your so-called plans are?

Lim Dong Gyu.

Dong Gyu, the baseball player hits home runs and safe hits.

I'm someone who reorganizes the team...

and makes tradeoffs. It's my job.

Are we just on different levels?

No, we just have different positions to begin with.

Shut up and let me just show you.

I'll show you how much power...

a star player who spent last 11 years in the same region has...

on the team.

Are you training at this late hour?

How's work treating you?

Sorry I made the decision without consulting you first.

Are you really going to go ahead?

Are you going to go against it?

It's not going to be easy.

You know that it's the right thing to do.

I'll get going now.

What's your problem?

I'm sorry.

You just rolled in out of nowhere,

how dare you be so arrogant?

Huh?

What are you doing?

What would you like? - Hello.

Two beef ribs, please.

No, we'll just take two pork necks,

one bottle of soju and one bottle of beer, please.

Okay.

Let's just get beef.

It's on me.

I'm not there yet. - What now?

I'm not that desperate for beef...

that I'll let some inexperienced newbie...

treat me to a meal.

I want beef.

I'll be the nobleman that does good to the poor.

You should've gone home if you wanted beef,

you bourgeoisie.

Don't you dare try to change the commoner's preferences.

I'm better off not remembering how good beef tastes.

Commoners deserve to be treated at times too.

Look.

Isn't that Lim Dong Gyu?

You're right. Let's just pretend that we didn't see him.

It's not like we're the ones trading him off.

He's coming.

Turn your head away.

Hello. - Hello.

Hello, what brings you here?

They're some friends I know.

Hello.

Hello.

I should treat you.

No, it's fine.

Barbeque is the best when paid on my own.

Have a great night.

You're being too distant.

Enjoy your dinner then.

Thank you.

Hello?

Who?

Hello,

I received a call from you regarding the patient Baek Seung Soo.

You mean the one who got assaulted?

Yes. How is he?

He's getting some rest.

How do you know him?

I'm his colleague.

Why did you contact me?

He has no numbers saved on his contacts,

so I called the most recent number on his call history.

What?

Why? - We don't know why.

Why doesn't he save numbers on his phone?

Seems like he got beaten up in a fight.

He's too old for fights.

Don't stay immature like him when you grow old.

Please don't talk behind my back.

I'm hanging up now.

And who's old?

You can go home.

Don't move yet.

I'm fine alone,

just get out of my way.

We received a call.

You got unilaterally beaten up?

Can you describe the people who attacked you?

They were big,

wearing baggy pants...

and shirts with fancy patterns.

You'll be able to spot them...

on the surveillance camera installed on the food alley.

It was Dong Gyu, wasn't it?

What are you talking about?

I ran into Dong Gyu...

at a restaurant right before coming here,

and he was with two guys.

Two guys who looked exactly like the guys you described.

Don't you think you're jumping to conclusions?

I had no idea how scary of a person Dong Gyu is.

Is he doing this because he's being traded off?

What Dong Gyu is thinking isn't that important.

I'll head in now.

Okay.

About Dong Gyu,

I'm not asking you this because you need my approval,

but do you really have to trade him off?