Elegant Empire (Uahan Jeguk / 우아한 제국)

(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)

(All child actors were shot under supervision.)

Darn it!

Seo Hee Jae.

How dare you deceive me?

I won't let this go.

I will kill you, Hee Jae.

I can't let the prosecution get the corruption ledger.

If that goes public,

everything will be over.

Oh, right.

Welcome. Take a seat.

Jang Gi Yun was lying about his daughter having leukemia.

Goodness. Gi Yun's dirtiness has really no end,

even using his daughter.

Here's his corruption ledger.

This is the time bomb that will destroy Jang Gi Yun.

I will leave the rest to you.

Sorry?

Oh, I will simply proceed with your plan.

Mom. What do you mean Soo A is missing?

While Jaclyn made a fuss about wanting to see Soo A,

Hee Jae took Soo A with her.

Seo Hee Jae took Soo A?

She knew I planned to use Soo A...

and used that against me...

by pretending to give me the ledger.

To think I was fooled by that idiot Seo Hee Jae.

Gi Yun. What do you mean you used Soo A?

Was her sickness a lie?

Yes. I had my reason.

Even so, how could you lie about...

Soo A being sick?

I thought it was real. It made my heart sink.

That isn't the problem right now!

Seo Hee Jae will send the ledger to the prosecution.

When that happens,

everything I have built until now will go down the drain.

No. That can't happen.

Yes, Prosecutor Yoo?

All right. Let's meet right away.

I'll get in touch, Mom.

Darn it.

Yes?

Welcome.

Seo Hee Jae and Jung Woo Hyuk came to me with your ledger.

- And? - I have...

the ledger in my hands.

You can take this back.

Gosh, really.

What a great relief.

To think you got it just in time.

I was extremely lucky to meet you.

It is like I have gained a great supporter.

I could say the same.

We should become great supporters of each other.

Of course.

The Media Valley's groundbreaking ceremony is in three days, right?

Thanks to you, we can hold the ceremony.

But Woo Hyuk and Hee Jae are still running wild.

It bothers me.

Find a way...

to get rid of those two.

All right, I will.

Please make haste.

Woo Hyuk and Hee Jae...

must disappear before the ceremony.

Of course. Don't worry about a thing.

Just get ready to be showered with money...

after the formal agreement.

I'll take care of the rest.

Soo A. You will stay with me...

at Mr. Woo Hyuk's place.

- You're fine with that, right? - Yes.

I'm okay with anywhere as long as I can live with you, Mommy.

Soo A.

I'm telling you this in advance...

so you don't get shocked.

When we go to Mr. Woo Hyuk's place,

Grandpa will be there.

Is Grandpa alive?

Did Grandpa come back alive after passing away...

like you, Mommy?

Well, something like that.

I want to see Grandpa.

Let's go see him quickly, Mommy.

Be careful. There you go.

Soo A's here.

Soo A!

Grandpa! I missed you!

My Soo A.

I missed you, too, Soo A.

I can't believe I'm able to see you again.

Grandpa. Mommy and I are going to live here.

Go ahead.

If that's what you want, go ahead.

- Grandpa. - Yes?

Daddy...

is trying to harm Mommy.

What?

He was the one who made Mommy...

leave last time.

Daddy hates Mommy.

He's trying to harm her.

Please stop Daddy, Grandpa.

This is bad.

Even you found out about it.

What should we do?

Soo A.

That's enough.

Mommy's fine.

Should we go to our room and take a rest together?

I feel bad for the little girl.

She must've been shocked and scared when she found out that her dad...

was a wicked man who tried to kill her mom.

Jang Gi Yun lied that Soo A had leukemia.

He demanded the ledger if we wanted to save Soo A.

Only then was he going to give his bone marrow to Soo A.

What was that?

That jerk is unforgivable.

He lied about Soo A having leukemia...

just to get his hands on the ledger?

How dare he use his own child?

That punk. How could he go that far?

A man who abandons his child for money...

is no human being.

How will he atone for all his sins?

He even used Soo A.

That is unforgivable.

You tried so hard to cover up for Gi Yun.

But your granddaughter's tears must've made you wake up.

Chang Sung. For Soo A's sake,

do something about Gi Yun. Okay?

Do you think Hee Jae gave the ledger to the prosecution?

She went on about doing it in a livestream.

So, she must've.

But why is there no breaking news?

Chairman Jang hasn't returned after storming out in rage.

Maybe he has already been arrested and is being questioned.

My anxiety is keeping me from working.

- Wait. - Oh, no.

Both my company and I are fine.

Don't worry, and get to work.

- Understood. - Understood.

There's no such thing as a corruption ledger.

Many groups are trying to slander me three days before the ceremony.

But none of them are true. Don't get swayed by them.

- Yes. - Yes.

Reporters as well as local and international guests...

will attend all events,

including the formal agreement before the ceremony.

Pay special attention to the preparations.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

- Director Cho. - Yes, Mr. Chairman?

Let every actor...

of WJ Entertainment, including Yoon Ji Tae, come...

and turn the event into a historic and exclusive one.

Yes, and how would you like the actors to be dressed?

Make them look glamorous as if they're at the Academy Awards.

I plan to stream...

the signing of the formal agreement online.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, I understand.

Goodbye, sir.

This means the entire world will see me on that day.

Yes, after the formal agreement,

people will invest billions of dollars in our agency.

Once that happens, maybe we'll get a raise too!

- Right? - Not just a raise!

He may give us some shares too!

- Way to go, Jang Gi Yun! - Way to go!

You're here, Mom.

Yes, I was worried.

I could tell by your face that everything was figured out.

Yes, everything is fine.

What a relief.

I was really anxious...

thinking something might have gone wrong.

Hee Jae can't do that much damage.

I have her in the palm of my hand.

Yes, of course.

Hee Jae has nothing on you.

My son, whom did you take after and grew up into such a wonderful man?

I admire you so much.

Goodness, Mom.

Everything has been resolved. Let's go get Soo A.

Do you know where she is?

Yes.

This is yours, Soo A.

And yours.

The three of you are like family. It's such a lovely sight.

And look at how Soo A spends the whole day smiling.

Who is it?

It's me, Jaclyn.

Right.

Hey, Jaclyn. What brings you here?

I got lots of delicious food just for Soo A.

Father, have you been well?

Yes, I've been well. Come on in.

- You're here. - Hey.

Good for you, Soo A.