The Banker (더 뱅커)

Let me announce...

that Daehan Bank is soon to sign...

the merger contract with Myeongseong Bank.

In addition, it's undoubtedly...

a false report that the bank presidents gathered...

for interest rate collusion.

And the picture in the article...

is about our meeting to discuss the merger contract.

I'd like to make this clear.

The announcement has been made without prior information...

and has created disturbance in the financial world.

The morning report turned out to be false, as the presidents gathered...

to discuss the merger contract, not to fix the interest rate.

- And the merging of the two... - This is ridiculous.

A merger out of the blue?

Mr. Kang,

how can I be left in the dark on a crucial matter such as merger?

Are you trying to make a fool out of me?

I know that the news on...

fixing the interest rate is from FSS.

We refer to that as a gossip.

You are sitting on top of FSS...

spreading rumors about how bank presidents...

are meeting to fix interest rates. What other choice do I have?

I was able to stop it by making an announcement on a merger.

There's no need to overreact.

Think about it, Mr. Park.

You have shaken the bank...

which significantly affected the bank's reputation.

This case can be said...

that FSS got a counterattack from...

trying to power trip the banks.

There are also words in the political world about whether...

you should be replaced.

I'm sorry about that.

No wonder...

President Kang seemed confident with the special audit.

He was preparing this surprise show from behind.

He really got us this time.

What will you do now?

What to do?

They picked a fight on us so we should respond back.

It's a war from now on. Mr. Im, gather the department managers.

I won't watch President Kang toying around with this bank...

as if it was his anymore.

Myeongseong Bank has already approved the merger...

before the press conference...

in an emergency board meeting.

How is it going on Daehan Bank's side?

My will is...

the will of Daehan Bank.

You don't have to worry about such things.

It has been widely rumored...

that you are going through a special audit.

Isn't that a sign that your power is being shaken?

Has the rumor spread all the way there?

It's nothing for you to be concerned.

Anyway, while I was going through the values and...

consulting documents, Myeongseong Bank seemed to be quite insolvent.

I thought about this and it would be preferable...

for Daehan Financial Holding Group to take over...

the Control Tower.

Daehan Financial Holding Group?

This is different from what we initially discussed.

It should be under Myeongseong Financial Holding Group.

It would give more trust to the customers to have...

Daehan Bank with 100 years of tradition and history...

rather than Myeongseong which is not even 30 years old.

I would also like to make it clear here...

that once a President Commission of Recommendation is formed...

I will be recommending...

one of the vice-presidents in Daehan Bank...

as the first president.

You take the name...

and the initial presidency.

Then are you telling me to take the holding company?

Then what about you?

You're here.

Director Park, what brought you here?

This is an important meeting on the merger of Daehan Bank.

I should be assisting you as the director of FSS.

The presidential position for one of...

the state-run banks will soon be vacant.

As long as your will is clear...

Professor Choi and I can recommend you for that position.

If not, you will have to choose the harder path.

President Kang can take charge of the holding company and...

you can take charge of the state-run bank, Mr. Lee.

And the rest would be taken care of by other people.

If that's what Professor Choi...

and you are considering...

then I'll...

Yes,

I am aware, but nothing is certain yet.

We will organize the details and send them to the reporters.

Sure, thank you, yes.

Why do we have to clean up someone else's mess?

Yes, yes, sure.

Once merged, our General Affairs team and Myeongseong's General...

Affairs team would merge as well.

In the end this is just a turf war between the two banks.

You didn't mention a single word...

about the merger to me, the vice-president.

Didn't you say that the main priority during your term...

was to build a data center?

Of course it was.

The merger was something...

that not only you, but Vice-president Lee didn't know...

either.

And I barely managed to come to an agreement today...

with Myeongseong Bank.

Don't take it too seriously.

In fact Mr. Kang...

suggested discussing the merger with you, Ms. Han.

However, your friendship with Auditor No...

has been long-standing...

I have made it clear that I'm Mr. Kang's person.

That's not what matters now.

The reason why I called you now is...

to tell you that I want you to be the head of the merger team.

Head of the merger team?

That's right.

After the merger, Daehan and Myeongseong...

will be combined into Daehan Financial Holdings Group.

The most important thing is to...

take the first presidency.

From today on, you will be...

the head of the merger team...

and take charge of the negotiation with Myeongseong Bank.

Depending on your performance,

your position may be changed.

We finally revealed the truth about the D1 Plan...

but now there's a merger.

Why are they doing this all of a sudden?

The executives will have to be established newly with the merger.

Then regardless of the terms indicated by the law,

they could dismiss Auditor No right away.

- Probably. - What is this?

Is he merging...

two perfectly fine banks just to dismiss an auditor?

This makes me mad.

What's really frustrating is...

that all these documents we found are...

pointing towards former Vice-president Yook.

There is no definite proof that President Kang is behind all this.

He's right. We can't take this to prosecution without definite proofs.

Today I feel so helpless...

to just be a mere banker.

That's not true.

We were able to trace...

the illegal funds that started at Seomin Agency as we were bankers.

The funds that went through...

the bank must have left traces no matter what.

We also need to see how Myeongseong Bank will react.

Let's try to keep it up to find traces of the funds...

flowing to President Kang before the merger is complete.

It's not over yet.

Let's show the people who looked down on us,

the bankers, on what we got.

Mr. No,

there is an emergency board meeting for merger approval.

They already did a press conference about the merger and...

a meeting at this point?

I'm sorry.

It was reliable information on presidents fixing the interest rate.

I didn't expect them to come up with fake news like that.

They meant to trap you. There's nothing to be sorry about.

This is making me thrilled. The real game starts now.

An emergency board meeting for merger approval.

Shouldn't you attend it?

They're just calling me for the show.

The executives will be eager to...

raise their hands to vote yes. I don't...

intend to serve as a foil.

How can a vice-president not be present at an important meeting...

such as this, where we discuss the merger of Daehan Bank?

I have doubts about him as a vice-president.

I agree.

Now, we have enough members present for...

this emergency board meeting, so

there's no need to wait any longer.

We will proceed to decide on the approval of the merger.

This is a crucial meeting which will decide the future of Daehan Bank.

Please wait until all the board members are present.

I disagree. It is better that you proceed.

A member who's late at a crucial meeting deciding the future of...

Daehan Bank. There is no need to waste time...

waiting for someone who's that irresponsible.

Understood.

Since this is an urgent matter, I'll jump straight to the point.

For those of you present here today,

do you approve the merger?

- I approve. - I approve.

- I approve. - Good.

The merger between Daehan and Myeongseong banks...

has been approved.

And Vice-president Han will most likely...

be the head of the merger team.

Please do your best...

so that Daehan Bank can take the upper hand...