Into the Ring (Memorials / The Ballot / Chulsapyo / 출사표)

My goodness.

Listen carefully.

Call the chief's office...

and ask her to postpone the appointment of your secretary.

My secretary?

Yes.

Hello?

Chief secretary.

My secretary?

Mr. Cho Maeng Duk?

Listen carefully.

Call the chief's office and say...

you know that a chairman is allowed...

a secretary with Level Seven manager status,

but as you're aware of Mawon-gu's budget restrictions,

instead of hiring someone,

say you'll pick one of the staff.

That's not important right now.

No. It is important.

I'll recommend someone ideal.

Who?

Seo Gong Myung.

Who?

Me.

Are you out of your mind?

Why am I out of my mind?

Do you know who forced me into becoming the chairman?

- Mr. Cho Maeng Duk. - Yes.

But you want to be the chairman.

And you? Do you want to be a secretary?

Under one condition.

If you're the chairman,

we can do it.

Can we...

really do it?

Of course,

it will be hard.

We've been handed a poisoned chalice.

So what, then? What's wrong with that?

We'll take it. Let's take it.

(Conference Room 1, Conference Room 2)

Hey, you can't take it back.

You recommended yourself.

We don't have time. Let's just go.

Let's go over this again.

I made the suggestion, and you accepted it.

The decision had nothing to do with our personal connections.

No ulterior motive. No connections whatsoever.

I know that. I know you have no ulterior motive.

You want...

Deputy Director Seo Gong Myung,

the council secretariat, for your secretary?

Yes.

I know the budget restrictions of Mawon-gu.

Instead of hiring someone new,

I want to fill the position with one of the civil servants.

But Representative Cho...

recommended his own secretary for the job.

I'm sure you know Mr. Kim Min Jae.

Pardon?

I do. Of course.

I've known him for a long time.

Under Article 91, Clause 2 of the Local Government Act,

a secretary will be recommended...

by the chairman of the District Assembly...

and appointed by the chief of the District.

In other words, I recommend Deputy Director Seo Gong Myung.

And I want you to appoint him as my secretary.

As the elected chairman's opinion matters the most,

I will appoint Deputy Director Seo Gong Myung...

as your secretary.

However,

as you just brought it up yourself,

Mawon-gu is facing budget restrictions.

You won't be able to...

get your own driver or an assistant.

You will only have a secretary.

Yes. I will only have my secretary.

Anyway, congratulations on getting elected the chairman.

Thank you.

Is that what she said to you in person?

She wants Deputy Director Seo Gong Myung...

to be her secretary?

Could you postpone the appointment?

Ms. Goo brought up the Local Government Act...

and made a strong case for it.

I had no choice.

Rules...

are important, aren't they?

Goo Se Ra took Gong Myung for her secretary.

What will you do now?

So Jung, how could you side with Ms. Goo instead of...

siding with Representative Cho?

How could I?

Did you think...

I would be on the same team with him forever?

Three years will be the limit.

I was planning to go separate ways before the general election.

Goo Se Ra only expedited what was bound to happen.

Electing her as the chairman...

was a clear error from Representative Cho.

What about me?

Be nice to Representative Cho.

Keep doing what you've been doing.

That will be your role.

Why Seo Gong Myung?

I had a plan.

I don't know anything about the plan.

Is this what you expected when you got me elected out of the blue?

"Thank you."

"Representative Cho is my savior."

Is this what you wanted?

Until when will you let them look down on you? You need a party.

I couldn't support your decision to run for the office.

But I meant it when I told you that I wish you would finish...

your remaining term without any trouble.

You know me. I can help you by your side.

- It's not too late to... - Oh, my.

Help me? Now?

Besides, you or Representative Cho...

isn't included in my plan.

Then who is?

Who is included in your plan?

Who?

I am.

Since I got elected...

No, since I won this election, I'm going to do it myself.

You're ridiculous.

(Audit Committee, Audit Materials on Service and District Office)

I guess this is a year of transfer for you.

Is this considered having itchy feet?

Did you give up on your goal?

Only five months ago,

you said you would go back to Planning and Budgeting.

I don't believe in destiny.

I chose to be her secretary.

And I still have my goal.

A secretary has to be on standby for 24 hours.

You like getting off work on time.

I do like it.

I will continue...

to like what I like.

Then, why?

You're a deputy director.

Why would you work as her secretary?

This is so frustrating for me.

Imagine how frustrated his parents must be.

I bet they are totally distressed.

Some people might think...

he's your adopted son or something.

I don't know. I guess I couldn't help it.

A secretary?

You wanted to be a mere secretary?

"A mere secretary"?

You were going to recommend Mr. Kim...

whom you consider as your son.

He and I got Goo Se Ra elected...

for the sake of my plan.

You shouldn't have gotten involved in this...

because you're feeling rebellious.

Power.

Money.

You probably needed a figurehead without any party.

Then, you should have considered all of your variables.

Whatever my intention is, you should have known...

that I could have gotten involved...

and that Ms. Goo Se Ra...

might have turned down your offer.

Both of you will regret your decision.

Even if she's the chairman,

there's nothing she could do by herself in the District Assembly.

I believe Ms. Goo has...

the potentials and qualifications...

to do a great job as the chairman.

And I will...

make it so no matter what.

My gosh. Look how great this car looks.

Goodness.

Oh, my. Gosh. No way!

Mom. Is this your first time seeing a black car?

- That's enough. - It's so cool.

Gosh, I didn't believe it, but it's true.

It's not just anyone.

When I heard that you out of all people would be working with her,

I did not feel worried at all.

I see.

Can you take a family photo for us?

Sure.

- Right here? - All right. Come here. Get here.

- What? - For a photo.

Hurry. Come here.

Are you all ready?

1, 2, 3.

1, 2, 3.

You two stand in front of the car.

- Pardon? - No way.

That's enough.

Won't you let them go to work?

Why must we even take stupid photos on their first day?

Do you want to be stupid on their first day?