Numbers (넘버스: 빌딩숲의 감시자들)

Is anyone home?

Are you there, Mr. Yoon?

Who is it?

You know how to speak?

Wait. Hold on.

Wait. Let's talk.

Is Mr. Yoon inside?

Hello?

Hello?

Why are you looking for my father?

I want to meet a survivor...

of the collapse 20 years ago...

and ask them directly about the situation.

My father became disabled from that accident.

Because of the trauma, he still can't talk properly.

Also,

he doesn't remember anything about that accident.

I'm sorry I can't help.

Well, there's nothing we can do.

At the café in Taeil's office, why did you...

Why did I pretend to be deaf?

If VP An steps down soon,

what will happen to us?

I want everything you have on Han Je Kyun.

No one was careful around my father...

once he became deaf.

I used that a bit.

My real job...

is to secretly give VP Han the information...

I see and hear in the café.

Depending on how it is used and on who,

information becomes money and power.

That was Han Je Kyun's intention...

on opening a café in the office.

I graduated from school thanks to Taeil Scholarship Foundation.

This is how Jisan Bank looks this morning.

Starting from the opening time of 9am,

many people have gathered.

In the morning, there were mostly elderly people...

who don't have to go into work.

But starting lunchtime, there were many younger people...

that looked to be in their 20s or 30s.

This was Reporter Kim So Eun.

Three days?

Three days from now,

we won't have money to give to people...

who want to withdraw their money?

Three days is the maximum.

Whether it's 3,000 or 5,000 dollars,

how about we set a limit to the withdrawal amounts?

We'd be advertising that we don't have money.

I'm just worried about customers who come to withdraw their money...

leaving empty handed.

It definitely felt like things were calming down.

Since this is urgent, shouldn't we sell our government bonds?

Among our investments,

those are the most liquid.

Hi, Ms. Jin.

Where are you now?

Is something wrong? What's up with your voice?

The BIS ratio fell under eight percent.

It's subject to sale now.

What should we do now?

My dad and I...

He used a bank run to make the BIS ratio go under eight percent.

How impressive.

If Han Je Kyun gets Jisan Bank,

he'll do a restructuring first.

It'll only be a matter of time...

before Han Je Kyun controls this nation's economy.

Do you think Dad knew that this would happen?

He worked with VP Han for such a long time.

I told you before...

that someone other than my parents raised me, right?

Yes.

It was Mr. Jang of Haebit Construction.

Haebit Construction?

The company that closed down after being liquidated?

Yes.

That was the first task I worked on after entering Taeil Accounting.

I remember it because it was my first field job.

That person raised you?

He was basically like a father to me,

but he passed away...

because of Han Je Kyun.

Because he wanted Haebit Construction's patent,

he did that to the company.

That's why you kept looking for the fund operator...

of HK Private Equity.

That was the reason why I became an accountant...

and came to Taeil Accounting.

I can't stand by and watch...

as Han Je Kyun takes over Jisan Bank.

Just as much as you.

Did you two have a fight?

What are you talking about?

Can't you see these soju bottles?

Something's up.

Ms. Jin.

Ms. Jin. Are you okay?

There's no hope.

If I asked Yeo Jin to take her, she'll hit me again, right?

Yes. She said she'd throw you in a holding cell...

if you were to do that again.

If they dump their government bonds at a low price,

it'll make things worse for the bank.

It seems President Jin...

has lost his judgement.

That must mean...

Jisan Bank is in a very...

desperate situation.

They're in big trouble.

What do the members of the FSC...

think about Jisan Bank's...

bank run situation?

If this doesn't just end with Jisan Bank...

and causes a chain reaction with other banks,

it'll only be a matter of time before there is another IMF crisis.

We can't just go ahead...

and use government funds either.

A breakthrough has to come...

from a completely different way of thinking.

Don't you think so?

There is a private equity fund...

looking for a new investment.

If you're interested,

I can provide more details at the next meeting...

and bring up the idea. How does that sound?

We'd appreciate that.

What?

Oh, my.

Are you free enough to be drinking like that?

That makes me not want to thank you for letting me sleep here.

I heard about Haebit Construction from Mr. Jang.

I heard what happened...

and what Han Je Kyun did to your father.

Help us stop VP Han Je Kyun from taking over...

Jisan Bank.

You're the managing director of HK Private Equity's Korea branch.

You're also the daughter...

of Haebit Construction's President Jang.

You have enough reasons to stop Han Je Kyun.

When Haebit Construction was struggling five years ago,

what did President Jin do?

Wasn't he a bystander?

What would you do if you were me?

What President Jin needs right now...

isn't a lovely daughter.

He needs a trustworthy...

and capable accountant.

If you want to fix this situation,

President Jin needs to make a decision first.

He needs to tell the world that things were wrong from the start.

Right now,

Dad doesn't seem like the person I used to know.

When a private equity fund and an accountant work together,

there's nothing in the world they can't do.

The person with money and the person with a cause are on the same side.

Who could fight against that?

So...

there's something we need to do.

They must be worried.

Some people never go through things like this their whole lives.

If people go to withdraw their money from Jisan Bank,

do they even have money to give them?

How can Jisan Bank not have any money?

It's not like banks have money piled up in their vaults.

They live off of loan-deposit margins.

They'd have to invest in this and that...

to pay people interest on their deposits and pay salaries.

I know.

We shouldn't just worry about it like this.

Let's do something that we can do too.

Us?

I am worried about Ms. Jin too,

but honestly, it makes no sense...

that a private equity is taking over a bank.

It's obvious what will happen.

A company that's perfectly fine one day can go bankrupt the next.

The subcontractors will also shut their doors,

and many will lose their jobs.

Many major companies will be acquired by foreign companies too.

There's no such thing as nationality for money,

but it is a bitter shame.

Will Jisan Bank's loan list become a hit list?

We should stop that from happening.

First, let's check the details of the sales process for the bank.

That way, we can come up with a plan for what to do at which step.

You must tend to your own garden.

It shows if the owner doesn't take care of it himself.

Even tending to a garden the size of your palm requires a lot of work.

You have to pull out weeds...

and catch pests too.

I've met you last time, Mr. Jang.

Is she also a junior at our accounting firm?

I'm Senior Associate Jin Yeon A, sir.

It's nice to meet you.

And who is this?

I apologize for the late greeting.

I'm Joyce Jang of HK Private Equity.