Money Game (Meonigeim / 머니게임)

Hello. - Hello.

You came early today. - Yes, I did.

You're my man now.

I'll entrust you with it as soon as I'm made chairman.

Are you prepared for it?

This must be uncomfortable. - Thank you for everything, sir.

Of course, I feel uncomfortable.

That's how it is for those now thriving in office.

Keep up the good work. - Thank you.

Your phone keeps ringing. Maybe it's urgent.

This is Officer Park Chung Sik of the Seoul Western Police Station.

Please call me back as soon as possible.

The police?

Hold on.

Are you Chae Yi Hun? - Yes.

I'm the officer you talked to. Please enter.

He was in cardiac arrest when he arrived at the hospital.

The estimated time of death is between 7am and 8am...

this morning.

Cause of death? - For now,

we're presuming he lost his footing.

If requested by the family, an autopsy can be performed.

However, the cause of death in this case seems clear.

I doubt an autopsy would reveal anything new.

He lost his footing?

That's what we presume.

Thank you for coming. Thank you.

Can you believe it?

Who knew he came from such a prestigious family?

Look at me drinking yet again today.

Consider it as your hangover drink.

Unbelievable.

So the chairman will be appointed as is, right?

Yes, why? - We were both a member...

of the Economic Planning Board.

It's as if we're from the same parents.

No one can top the abilities of those at the EPB.

Right? - Everyone knows that...

the Ministry of Finance is of royal blood.

Are you kidding me?

All right, fine.

Let's consider that what we do is both equally crucial.

What I can't take is...

those at the Budget Office thinking they're just as competent.

Will you keep it down?

Anyway, he said he'd come straight from the Blue House...

Speak of the devil.

Thank you for coming.

I didn't know you were his son.

Professor Chae Byung Hak's minions?

I'm sorry...

I couldn't tell you sooner.

It's tragic,

but I'm sure it was his fate.

Fate.

Must they act like that even here?

You haven't eaten since yesterday.

The sense of authority was so...

Anyway, the combo of Professor Chae and Heo Jae is a bit...

I wonder if they were friendly...

or hostile.

I'm sure they were friendly.

Sure.

I'm sure our professor was friendly with many people.

I really...

never expected him to pass away like this.

Do you want me to bring you a drink?

I'm the head mourner.

You have the right...

to drink...

and cry.

I never knew I'd have so many regrets toward my dad.

If you're done, I'll be off now.

Dinner's ready.

I have a dinner appointment.

Thank you.

Have a nice day.

And...

What's this?

35,500 dollars.

Darn it.

Hi. Where's Man Ok?

She's out. Why are you here?

Is Hye Joon here? - Why?

About our ledger.

She's a level-five civil servant now.

Maybe she'll do it as a side job.

This is a chicken place.

We don't have a lot.

This is perfect with beer.

You punk.

What side job?

Remember two years ago?

Our high school classmate said...

his company was going public and to invest.

But Hye Joon looked at their ledger...

and suspected accounting fraud.

So I had a bad feeling about it.

I debated whether or not to invest and decided not to.

Everyone who did invest lost all their money.

She's incredible.

Hey. So, I was thinking... - Yes?

Let's start a business together.

Just the two of us?

As partners?

You have no money.

I have my niece, punk.

That's right. Then...

No, no. Anyway, what is this estimate for?

Renovations?

It looks fine to me.

They say it isn't.

They say to renovate once a year.

They're insane.

A fee of 4.5 percent.

I'm losing my mind.

If I take out a loan...

Hey! You can't borrow from a loan shark!

Quiet.

You can't afford their interest rate.

I'm maxed out and can't get any more bank loans.

Still.

Those jerks.

It's about 2,500 dollars a month, right?

What? - Interest.

Hey.

What I mentioned...

is a sure thing. I'm positive.

But I can't do it because I don't have the money.

Nam Jin.

Money begets money in this world.

Stop that. I don't have any money either.

Listen to me, will you?

You can't make money from real estate anymore.

You feel rich because you have two apartments in Seoul, right?

My mom has one in Haeundae. - You punk.

Fine. Okay. Haeundae. Are you rich if you have three?

Do you have kids? - No.

No, right? The population decrease is a huge problem.

When the people who live alone die, all those homes will be vacant.

So?

Sell the apartment your mom put in your name...

and invest in me. - Me?

Trust you?

What?

What was that?

What?

No, I...

No, so...

I didn't know he used the mortgage for...

I'll check.

Hye Jin, it's Auntie.

Here, you go.

Enjoy.

Look, Auntie. You can do it simply online.

What have you been doing?

Oh my gosh.

Why must we do that stuff online?

The register office would always tell me to check it on the web.

I'm a fool when it comes to computers.

But that doesn't mean I'm not a citizen.

Then you should've at least paid a visit.

I have to work every day to barely make a living.

He even took out a secured loan from a non-bank financial institution.

So without the lease deposit,

we're broke?

Yes, pretty much.

Aunt.

I can't believe this.

You should pay off your debt first.

Why do you think...

I started working at that darn chicken restaurant?

It was to pay off that darn debt.

I figured I should do what I can to keep our house.

That's why I started working there.

Aunt.

Then we'll have to sell everything we have...

including our house.

How are we going to make a living?

You can start something new after you pay off your debt.