The Banker (더 뱅커)

Give me the title of the first president...

of the newly merged Daehan Bank.

You want the title of the first president?

You've always...

looked highly at my competence no matter what.

That's right. I admit...

that you're competent.

The first president of the merged bank...

Of course,

it must be a position that gives me the real authority,

including the right to recommend non-executive directors.

If you promise to give me the title,

then the merger you want...

will happen.

Your goal is to make a holding company...

to become the chairman, right?

To be honest, I was thinking...

of recommending...

Vice President Han...

for the first president position.

You lost your chance at leaving Daehan Bank in honor.

You're finally...

showing your true self.

I'll make sure the merger with Myungsung Bank...

falls through.

After that,

it'll be your disgraceful resignation.

I'll show you what happens if you take me for a fool.

I'll make sure it's horrible.

I was able to catch a glimpse...

of Global Investment and British Capital...

on Vice President Lee's power of attorney.

The figures didn't look so good.

He's going to try and get ahold of either one of them.

Look into it.

She was in a state of shock, but she passed the critical stage.

You won't have to worry about it.

Thank you, doctor.

Dad,

I was so scared.

I thought I would have to say goodbye to her.

The doctor said she'll be fine. Don't worry.

The patient will need some rest now.

You may return home. - All right.

Auditor Noh?

May I have a word with you?

President Kang was the final authorizer...

of the D1 Plan.

It specified how they were to acquire the land,

how they would get approval for the development plan,

and even mentioned plans to dismiss anyone...

who was refusing to accept the plan.

Since it is already destroyed, the only person who can testify...

is the past manager of the REITs Department,

Vice President Yook.

Vice President Yook? It's me, Han Su Ji.

Are you there?

It will only be a minute.

Vice President Yook!

Just leave me alone.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014.

President Kang's instructions from the executives' meeting.

First, take responsibility for management.

Second...

I told Mr. Jung to start over...

on the original copy of the D1 Plan.

The details were too weak.

You don't have to report everything to me.

I'm giving you full authority,

so you only need to tell me the overall situation.

Why don't you start over from the beginning?

Do you understand?

Mr. Song had come over to my house,

so I couldn't say anything. I apologize.

Is that so?

What was he doing at your place, though?

He was just trying to get information out of me...

and I only pretended to go with it.

I found out...

that President Kang is still thirsty for power.

He's trying to place himself as the chairman...

and the first president of the merged bank.

Are you saying that he's trying to hold the position...

of both chairman and president at the same time?

Yes. I know it's unbelievable.

President Kang is trying to cover up the public's criticism...

on his corrupt acts and consecutive terms...

with the merger.

If this goes on,

he's going to dismiss anyone who had been going against him,

which means you could be fired as well,

regardless of your remaining term.

Since he had opened up to me,

he will be in a hurry to begin his plans.

The general meeting of stockholders for the merger is coming up.

I will try to gather as many allies as I can.

You will need to dig up any malpractice of President Kang's...

that can persuade the stockholders.

All right, sir.

If we succeed in making the merger fall through this time,

I'm going to dismiss...

all the executives who initiated the merger, along with Kang Sam Do,

and build a new Daehan Bank.

Vice President Lee.

Go on, Auditor Noh.

I was hoping to tell you this one day, Vice President Lee.

If you are to take the place of president...

when President Kang resigns,

may I request for you to make a sincere apology and compensation...

to those who were harmed due to our bank?

Yes, of course.

I will need to become president in order to do that, then.

After you gave me those documents regarding President Kang,

I spent a lot of time thinking it through.

Are you going to admit the truth of President Kang now?

But something told me that wasn't the end of it.

It also felt like my entire life...

had been completely disappeared.

I wanted to find the beginning to all this.

That's why...

I went to find Vice President Yook, who was just released.

Vice President Yook has been released?

I recognized him on the street.

Secretary Kim told me that the bank had dropped the case,

but that wasn't it.

He was bailed out of it.

Why are you telling me just now?

So, what did he say? Did he tell you anything?

No, he wasn't home.

Either that or he was avoiding me.

I thought that Vice President Yook would open up at this state.

I hoped I'd be able to throw away...

the last strand of hope I have on President Kang.

"The last strand of hope on President Kang"?

Why?

Do you know what Vice President Lee told me?

He's trying to place himself as both the chairman...

and the first president when the merger goes through.

I knew it.

It does make sense.

That's why he told Mr. Song to...

What is it? What did he say?

During the merger negotiations,

we agreed to let Myungsung Bank handle the sales in exchange for...

using Daehan Bank's name and the place of first president.

What?

If the merger goes through,

they might close down even more of our branches...

than what happened last time, driving the employees out.

How can they give up such an important authority...

just like that?

Because Myungsung Bank was all against the merger!

It was President Kang's commands...

in order to prevent the merger from falling through.

That's what Mr. Song told me.

I was going to stop that from happening...

as soon as I became the president.

What do we do now?

Sir, you have a call coming in from British Capital in the UK.

Put me through.

What's up? Isn't it early morning in the UK?

Yes, but your bank called us late last night.

Excuse me?

Someone called from your bank, saying it was urgent.

They said if we withdraw the power of attorney that we issued for you,

they will pay us 100 percent more in a special dividend...

after the shareholders' general meeting.

We even received an official letter about this.

You are not withdrawing the power of attorney, are you?

No, it's not something I can just decide on my own.

But it would be unethical to give up profits...

without legitimate reasons.

Look, we plan to have a meeting about this...

with our executives later in the morning.

Wait. Wait.

Immediate profits...

don't mean much in the long term. Okay?

I understand, Mr. Lee,

but my term is coming to an end in six months...

and I'm sure you know what that means.

Look. I called you out of courtesy, Mr. Lee.

I'm terribly sorry.

You really are unbelievable, President Kang.

Both the companies you mentioned...

have promised to withdraw the power of attorney, sir.

Did you take follow-up measures?

We will need approval from the board of executives...

in order to pay the special dividend as promised.

All right.

Please carry on with it.

It's me, Auditor Noh, Vice President Yook.

May I talk to you for a minute?

I think he really is avoiding us.

We found out that most of the land...

in the D1 District belongs to President Kang's relatives.

Do you have anything to do with this?

Do you?

I don't hear anything.

Are you avoiding us because of your sons?

What did you just say?