Friday Joy Package (Friday Friday Night / 금요일 금요일 밤에)

Real Factory... Gosh.

Experience!

I've got to get to work right now.

Hello, I'm Lee Seung Gi. This is our fourth factory, right?

Finally, it's about time to learn about the essence of factory labor.

Today, in your daily life,

you've probably used it or heard about it at least once.

You see the bamboo trees?

Today's factory is a bamboo salt factory.

Bamboo and salt.

In the old days, we all used bamboo salt.

Here's your work schedule for today.

I've got nothing much today.

We squeezed it in a shorter time. - Okay.

Because there are some comments...

that you tend to lose focus right after having lunch.

Right. That's actually true.

Due to the excessive amount of labor,

I have to eat a lot of food for lunch.

Then you feel drowsy? - Yes, I become totally drowsy.

They always provide amazing food.

So after lunch, I rapidly lose focus.

Let's have some hope then. - Okay, let's do it.

Let's go! - Let's go!

Hello. - Hello.

Nice to meet you, sir. - Oh, my.

Nation's little brother,

Lee Seung Gi's here. - Gosh, thank you.

I appreciate you still consider me as a little brother.

Are you the boss, the CEO?

No, I'm not the CEO. - Then?

In this factory, we have no such thing as a CEO.

When I heard you were coming, - Yes.

I already gave you a pass as an artisan in my head.

Me? - If it weren't for you,

I wouldn't have allowed it.

But you haven't even watched me work.

I've always thought of you as a decent person and a great singer.

I guess you do care about personality.

Yes, absolutely. - I see.

That's why I gave you a pass... - Right.

as an artisan in my head. - Okay.

The secret to making bamboo salt. - Yes.

I'll show it to you for the first time ever.

I haven't even revealed it to my successor.

So does that mean... - Yes.

you've been doing this for generations?

Yes, I'm the first generation.

You're the 1st generation? - Yes, this is my 31st year.

No predecessor? - No.

So you're the founder. - Yes.

I've been making bamboo salt for the past 31 years.

You're like the father of bamboo salt.

Okay, it's such an honor. - Well, then...

All right, enough with the talk. - Okay.

We have to go and cut some bamboo trees.

I'll go and get a saw.

Is that the bamboo farm? - Yes, bamboo trees are right there.

What are the benefits of bamboo salt?

Out of all the trees on earth,

bamboo is the only tree that contains natural sulfur.

Then what are the benefits of containing sulfur?

It helps remove toxins... - Yes.

and waste substances from the body.

It's a natural medicine.

And only bamboo has sulfur in it. - Right.

That's why people praise it? - Yes.

We fill the empty bamboo trunks with bay salt and bake them.

That's the core process.

This one looks good. This will do.

It's very straight... - I see.

and has a deep green color. It's about five years old.

Is this five years old too? - For bamboo salt,

4- to-5-year-old trees are the best.

Are they? - Yes. Grab the node...

Grab the node like this. - Okay.

I should cut right above the node. - Yes.

Gosh, it's falling down.

Just cut them like this 1 by 1? - Yes, pull it.

This one looks really good.

I'll give it a try. - Yes, you should try, Seung Gi.

Let's have an aptitude test. - Right over here.

Look how smoothly it goes.

You're doing well.

Well, this is easy. - You're great.

This is my fourth factory after all.

Gosh, it's done. - Well done.

How neat is that? It didn't even fall down.

Gosh, it wasn't cut well. - Well...

It's hollow inside. - That's right.

So this is... - Gosh.

We only cut two of them so far. - Yes.

At this rate, we can't make bamboo salt.

Sorry? Why?

We need about 150 trees per day. - Okay.

So, at the factory over there, - Yes.

they are piled up like a mountain. - I know.

I just wanted to test you. - I see.

Obviously, we can't make much salt with these two.

I interviewed you for the job. - I see.

I didn't know I had an interview. Is the interview over?

You passed on this one. - Did I pass?

Okay.

I guess there is going to be the second test.

I learned carpentry for a while,

so I know how to cut trees.

Well done.

You've passed the second test on cutting bamboo.

Right away? - Yes.

I cut it well, right? - Don't get too excited.

You have to go and pound it.

You have to pound bay salt in it. - Do I have to pound it?

Should I pick up one of these? - Yes.

Make sure not to spill the salt. - Yes.

"Not to spill the salt." - If you spill it on the floor,

we can't use it. So heap it up like this.

You mean salt right here?

Until you see the ground. - That way, you can pound it.

Pound it on the ground like this.

So I need to empty the ground. - Pound it on the ground.

Should I pound it once in a while?

Yes, pound it every once in a while.

You can stop it and see if it spills out.

Do you want me to spill it out? - Just to check.

It's good. - I see.

I guess it won't spill.

Use a wrist snap. - A wrist snap?

She's an expert with 30 years of experience.

30 years? - Yes.

I heard Mr. Artisan has 31 years of experience.

She's a founding member. - A founding member?

Can I ask how old you are?

I'm old enough. - You seem about 60 years old.

That's because I've had a lot of bamboo salt.

By any chance, haven't you had cockles?

Because I've had a lot of cockles since I was little.

Is this good for eyes and skin? - Yes.

It makes you more beautiful.

That sounds quite familiar.

Since you're staring at me so intensely,

I feel too embarrassed to focus on work.

I'm too embarrassed to do this.

You look a lot different in person.

Really? - You have a really small face.

I guess the camera can't capture all of my charms.

You seem to be good at singing too.

I actually debuted as a singer.

Then can you sing a little bit for us?

Which genre do you like? Trot?

Trot is really popular these days. - It is popular.

Sorry? Do you have a song request?

I started out way too high. - Start over.

All right. Stop.

Now, we have to prepare to melt... - Yes.

the eight-time baked bamboo salt. - Right.

I just got used to this though. - Come on.