All language subtitles for Chief.of.Staff.S01E01.190614-NEXT-NF

(THIS DRAMA IS PURELY FICTIONAL
AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH)

(ACTUAL PEOPLE, PARTIES, LOCATIONS,
CORPORATIONS OR INCIDENTS)

Doubt everything.

Trust the situation, not the person.

(FOR OUR PEOPLE
WITH OUR PEOPLE)

(KOOKMIN PARTY)

(NO TO MEDICAL INCINERATION PLANTS)

Don't show your weakness.

(NO TO MEDICAL INCINERATION PLANTS)

Think and analyze at all times.

Don't make choices you'll regret later on.

(HUNGER STRIKE, 27TH DAY)

(BUGANG ELECTRONICS LABOR UNION)

And use all the aforementioned rules

to turn ideals into reality.

These are my beliefs as chief of staff.

Sir.

At the National Assembly,
there are 300 assemblymen

and 2,700 staffers who assist them.

Hello there, Ms. Kang.
Good morning. Let's go in.

This stop is National Assembly Station.

They're like the assemblymen's employees

whose duties deal with political matters.

The number of contract workers

-Chiefs of staff assist assemblymen
-makes up 17.7 percent.

-and draw up policies and bills.
-Only 3.9 percent...

I think "solution" will sound gentler
than "breakthrough."

-"Solution." I see.
-Yes, it'll sound better.

Okay, got it.

-Thanks.
-We also write speeches

for various events and press releases.

Hello.

-Get him...
-Listening to complaints

from various constituencies
and resolving them is also our job.

-Get him out right now!
-No, don't do this!

Our job has its own challenges, of course.

Say something!

-Wait.
-Go get him!

We have to go that way.
Are you blind or what?

Jeez, seriously. You idiot.

-Where's Tae-jun?
-Sir...

-Come back here.
-I can't get into the details,

but it's just like any other job.

I see. Then what's it like
during election seasons?

A year ago, Assemblyman Song Hui-seop,

whom you're currently assisting,
and Assemblyman Jo Gap-yeong

competed quite fiercely
for the floor leader role.

There was Assemblywoman Kang Seon-yeong,
who is supported by the ruling party,

as Assemblyman Jo's
running mate back then too.

Even if I get all the neutral votes,
it'll be a tie.

If I lose even a single vote,
I'll have no chance at all.

No.

One vote will be enough.

I guess you worked on getting
the neutral votes over the weekend.

Too bad it won't work.

I'm impressed that he's made it this far.

If it hadn't been for you, Mr. Song

wouldn't even have been nominated.

You can cheer me up later, Ms. Kang.

It isn't over yet, you know.

Just one vote will be enough? Whose vote?

The party's ethics commissioner,
Mr. Lee Jang-su.

Article 22 of the party's
Code of Ethical Conduct.

DUI, bribery,

giving or receiving illicit
political funds, and the abuse of power.

Anyone who's been accused
of such conduct may be suspended.

That's right.

Eleven members of the Assembly
have been accused.

Nine of them are voting for Mr. Jo.

If their rights are suspended,

it means they won't be able to vote.

-That's correct, sir.
-That's right.

If that happens, I'll win by one vote.

Right? My gosh, you rock.

-I won!
-Song Hui-seop!

-I won!
-Song Hui-seop!

(FLOOR LEADER ELECTION)

Then last but not least,

may I ask you what your dreams are?

-My dreams?
-Yes.

(EPISODE 1)

Members of the ruling

Daehan Party are having
conflicting opinions regarding

the leadership system of the party leader,

who will be elected in February.

At the moment, the Daehan Party's
leader position is vacant.

There will be discussions about it
at the party's general meeting today,

but there will be disagreements

between Assemblyman Song Hui-seop,
the floor leader, and the higher members.

(DAEHAN PARTY)

-Oh, you're here.
-Yes, sir.

Don't worry about a thing.

There's nothing to worry about.

-I'll see you in a bit, sir.
-All right.

The poll regarding the Daehan Party's

leadership election,
which was conducted yesterday,

revealed that Assemblyman Jo Gap-yeong
was still the most-supported candidate.

Assemblyman Jo outdid the others
in all three criteria, which include

eligibility for the position,
approval rating,

and the likelihood of winning.

Jeez. Serving as the floor leader
didn't even help me for a full year.

These people keep switching sides
like reeds blowing in the wind.

Dear me.

I'm okay.

Hey, you're here.

Oh, you were home.

What is that?

I thought you'd like this.

-Shall we have some?
-Sounds good.

(CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT
KANG SEON-YEONG)

(PROBLEMS REGARDING
BUGANG ELECTRONICS' LAYOFF)

Did the interview go well?

Yes.

Thanks.

I didn't even do much.
I just put them in touch with you.

Don't say that. That's everything.

Congratulations.

You're famous now.

This is just the beginning.

You need to become more famous.

You deserve it.

Here.

Oh, here?

I'm running late.

I can't find the tie you got me.

Which one?

This one?

You want to wear this today?

The new town development bill that allows

the purchase of landfill sites
is causing quite a stir.

Today, Assemblyman Jo Gap-yeong
is in the studio

-to tell us the details
-Thanks.

about some of the issues
that the bill may pose.

-Hello.
-Hello.

Many people are immensely interested
in the new town development bill.

What are your thoughts on it?

Many have been wanting and waiting for...

Let's go out for breakfast.

Mr. Song has a breakfast meeting.

-A breakfast meeting?
-With the Samil Association.

It's a social gathering
of former four-term assemblymen.

Do you have to go there?

It's an important gathering,
so I should accompany him.

-But still...
-What?

What can I do?

ASSEMBLYMAN JO GAP-YEONG

Yes, sir.

-I should head out now.
-What?

Did something happen?

I just need to get going.

I'll call you.

(ASSEMBLYWOMAN KANG SEON-YEONG)

Election fraud allegations
have been made against

Assemblyman Song
during the floor leader election...

Sir.

We will now go live
to the site of the press conference.

What the heck have you been up to?

You're my head chief of staff.
How could you let this happen?

We'll begin the press conference
calling for

Floor Leader Song Hui-seop's resignation.

At the moment,
we do not have a party leader,

and Song Hui-seop, the floor leader,
is abusing his power and authority

to arbitrarily postpone
the national convention.

And using the nomination rights,

he is trying to disunite the party.

In addition,
there are allegations that he used

illegal means to be elected floor leader.

It is questionable
whether he is qualified as the...

She can't be doing this alone.

Who's behind her?

(ASSEMBLYMAN JO GAP-YEONG)

Yes, sir.

It's Mr. Jo Gap-yeong.

Jo Gap-yeong? Jeez, that prick.

He lost the election. Why can't he
just shut up and stay out of it?

Does that petty man have no shame or what?

Jeez, that vindictive bastard.

What is this mess?

He's causing internal strife
using a first-term member.

You should've taken better care of things.

What the hell have you been doing?
You made me look bad.

Gosh, you got it on my face. Watch it.

My apologies, sir.

Jo Gap-yeong has ties to the prosecution.

If they start digging,
things will get even worse.

If he becomes the leader of the party,

all of us will be screwed.

Tae-jun.

We should...

go to the Blue House together.

We can't be bogged down here.

Sir.

Please don't be too concerned.
What you're worrying about won't happen.

Yes, it shouldn't happen.

It's me.

Send the material to the prosecution.

You said Assemblyman Song
is creating a divide within the party.

Could you provide a further explanation?

At the moment, members who want
the convention to take place soon

and those who don't
are locking horns with each other.

As the floor leader, Assemblyman Song
is remaining silent without making

any effort to resolve the tension

in an attempt to create a rift.

So what is Assemblyman Song doing
to postpone the convention?

He's insisting
that the convention should be postponed

until we find a new data firm,

as the one we've been working with
for leadership elections

isn't properly equipped.

However, we can't accept his claim.

What the heck is going on?

I haven't seen that face in a long time.

What card does Mr. Jo have?

I have no idea either.

He just told me to get the word out,
so I rushed to hold the press conference.

You weren't involved in any of it, right?

It all depends.

If Assemblyman Song
continues to oversee...

We'll have another press conference later.

I'm not sure what it'll be about,
but be ready.

-I'll call you.
-Wait!

-Seon-yeong!
-Ms. Kang.

The reporters are coming.
You should leave.

This way, please.

Then I'll wait for your call, Ms. Kang.

-Yes, Mr. Jang.
-Who's in the office now?

It's just me and Ms. No.
How did this happen?

I'm looking into it. Where's Mr. Kim?

He's on his way back from
the Board of Audit and Inspection.

Which reporters are covering
Mr. Jo at the moment?

Kang Seung-wan at KTN,
Lee Jae-seok from International Daily,

and Kim Won-ho from Dodam Daily.

Contact them when Mr. Kim gets back.

-Where's his office?
-Hold on.

Room 605.

Reporters are flocking to our office now.
Just play dumb

-and give them a doctored schedule.
-Okay, sir.

Ms. No, send me Mr. Song's schedule.

Sure.

(11 A.M. NGO MEETING)

I guess Assemblyman Song isn't here yet.
When will he be here?

Mr. Jang isn't answering either.

-Where is he?
-Did you see the press conference?

Have you contacted him?

He's not back
from his breakfast meeting yet.

He may not know the situation.

-Oh, please. Don't lie to us.
-Will he be attending the council meeting?

I'm sorry. I don't know anything.

Samcheong-dong. He's there now!

-Samcheong-dong?
-Samcheong-dong!

(JANG TAE-JUN)

"Head Chief of Staff Jang Tae-jun

faithfully assists
the floor leader of the ruling party,

Assemblyman Song Hui-seop,
in all of his legislative activities.

In addition, he has earned his nickname,
Autumn Viper,

by scoring a major scoop during
every state administration inspection."

Jeez.

"His specialties include

thorough data analysis
and policy development.

He is said to be the number one candidate
to be nominated for next year's..."

Gosh, do they think
the legislative election is a joke?

That obnoxious viper.

He's trying so hard
to climb up the ladder.

You startled me.
Don't sneak in like that, okay?

You're like a real snake,

slithering in here noiselessly like that.

Where's Mr. Jo?

Why are you looking for him?

You can talk to me.

It's not something
I can talk to you about.

You want to talk directly
to the assemblymen now?

You must think you're quite the big shot.

I don't know what kind of joke this is,
but you'd better cut it out.

A joke?

Did you come all the way here thinking
we were joking around?

You must really be hiding something,

judging by how you're roaming around
so desperately like this.

What's wrong?

Did you take care of some dirty stuff

when you got him elected the floor leader?

-Watch what you say.
-Why are you being so serious?

Everyone knows we take care of
the dirty stuff for the assemblymen.

Are you trying to act
like you're different or what?

My gosh, you're scary.

You guys should be careful.

You never know when this viper might bite.

Pass me the documents from earlier.

Be careful before you actually get bitten.

What's his problem?

Hey, you're just a chief of staff.
You can't become an assemblyman.

But Jang Tae-jun has a handsome face
and a great career history.

It's more than possible for him.
Don't you agree?

Yes.

You little punk.

Then what about me?

-Do you really think you're fit for it?
-You darn punk.

-What...
-Go work for Jang Tae-jun.

You're saying that again.

Hey, Da-jeong.

-Is no one here?
-No.

What about Tae-jun?
He won't answer my calls.

I don't know.

I knew the floor leader's office
would be different.

The fridge is completely packed.

This isn't a convenience store.

Drink your own beverages.

You're always doing this.

Your name means "kindness,"
but you're not kind at all.

Is that why your last name is "No"?

Da-jeong, there's...
There's a cockroach over there!

-A cockroach!
-Where?

Darn it.

Hey, Tae-jun.

-Just a second.
-I'm busy.

Come on. Just give me three minutes.

I'm busy too.

Where's Ms. Kang?

Don't look for her.

She can't help you.

She's in a pretty bad pickle herself.

Why?

Mr. Jo is trying to kick her out
and appoint someone else

as the spokesperson.

Who?

Kim Mi-jin, the announcer at KTN.

You're becoming more handsome
as time goes by.

That's nonsense.

Ms. Kang.

Say hello. You know her, right?
She's Kim Mi-jin.

Yes, I know her well.

It's nice to see you, Ms. Kang.
Long time no see.

Yes, it's been a while.

Isn't it obvious?

He's trying to get elected
as the floor leader

with the help of the press.

He's going to attend
this afternoon's press conference

so he can look good.

She knows a lot.

Isn't this a press conference meeting?

What's Ms. Kim doing here?

Oh, about the press conference...

I thought maybe we could do it
in the form of an interview,

with me appearing on the show
that Ms. Kim is hosting.

But wouldn't it be better for Ms. Kang

to give an official speech
in the press room?

Appearing on a TV show

will attract a lot more attention,
and it's better in many ways.

No one watches
the National Assembly Television.

Don't you agree?

You're going to do the interview yourself?

He won't do it himself.

If that's what he had in mind, he wouldn't

have asked her to talk
to the press this morning.

He needs someone to take the bullet
in case things go wrong.

You'll do a much better job than me.

And you look great on camera.

I don't have enough time

to prepare for the interview.

Don't worry.

I'm already in the process
of writing the script.

-I'll look forward to it.
-Of course, sir.

I guess you really can't trust anyone
when it comes to politics.

Ms. Kang worked so hard to make Mr. Jo

seem like a suitable floor leader.
How can he betray her like this?

Don't ever be like that in the future.

Ms. Kang won't be able
to fight back because she's so nice.

I'm worried about her.

(FATHER)

By the way, what did you do last night?

-You weren't even home.
-You came to my place?

My wife kept nagging,
so I thought we could have a drink.

You're like a stray cat.
Why are you so busy at night?

Something's fishy.

Do you really not know
what Mr. Jo has on you guys?

No, I don't.

That means it's something
Mr. Song did himself.

You must be really anxious.

Are you having fun?

Yes, I read the interview.

You came out nicely.
Not as good as me though.

But do you really want to run for office
even after seeing what I went through?

I spent every single penny I had
just so I could get that darn badge.

And I'm still paying back my interest.

It's not like you're rich,
and you have no powerful connections.

The least you can do as my friend
is support me.

Hey.

Eat that and cheer up.

You're not like me, so you'll make it.

At least one of us
should get to wear that badge.

You can do it, Tae-jun!

You've lost touch.

Things must be hard these days.

Was it your idea to use me

as cannon fodder?

What are you talking about?

It's what you used to do as an attorney
back when you hosted the show.

You gladly let me take over,

but our ratings are really poor
these days.

It'd be nice if you could help out
as a former host.

Be well prepared for the interview.

My questions will be a bit sensitive.

You're no longer in your prime,

so you might not be as quick
as you used to be.

I'm just saying this out of concern,
so don't be too offended.

Do you want to get into politics?

Or do you just want to beat me?

Because you're following in my footsteps.

It's both. I want to become like you.

Have you looked into why your ratings

have been declining?

I heard it's the broadcast's
main current affairs program,

so I had high expectations.

But it was no different
from the news I saw this morning

and the articles I read on my phone.

It was exactly the same.

I know you have scripts.

But you're hosting the show
with your name on the line.

Aren't you embarrassed
to read the script exactly as it is?

And as the host
of a current affairs program,

you should know political terms.

You should work on yourself
before you receive someone else's help.

Don't try to imitate me.

Mr. Jo!

The prosecution is on the move.

My goodness.

I bet taking Song Hui-seop's
right-hand man will hurt him.

Yes, it serves him right.

The Daehan Party held
an urgent press conference today.

Its insistence on the resignation
of their floor leader,

caused a huge uproar,

making the members of the party yell at
and make rude comments about each other.

We will hear about the details
from Assemblywoman Kang Seon-yeong,

the spokesperson of the Daehan Party,
at 8:00 p.m. tonight

on Kim Mi-jin's Current Affairs.

Mr. Jo is

planning to hold a press conference
after the show.

He might run for floor leader.

Well, that's going to be very fancy.

(DETECTIVE LEE)

Hey.

Okay.

I need to go somewhere.

Hello.

May I help you?

Hello, I'm Han Do-gyeong,
and I'm here for the internship interview.

Tae-jun, the prosecution started
a search and seizure.

Not just your current house
but the one in your hometown, too.

Sir.

The prosecution is apparently
searching Jang Tae-jun's house.

Darn it.

Tae-jun

isn't like himself these days.

I don't know why he's so distracted.

If you don't stay alert,
you end up harming yourself.

Darn it.

Mr. Song set the date himself?

Yes, he asked me to come today.

No one knows when he'll come.

You can either wait or leave your number.

No, I'll just wait here.

By the way,

is this true?

(ASSEMBLYMAN SONG SUSPECTED
OF USING ILLEGAL MEANS)

I don't know.

By the way, where is Mr. Jang going?

Are you acquainted with him?

No, not exactly.

I just respect him. He's my role model.

And I met him
during the first round of my interview.

Have you read this?

"Doubt everything.

Trust the situation, not the person.

Don't show your weakness.

Think and analyze at all times.

Don't make choices you'll regret later on.

And use all the aforementioned rules
to turn ideals into reality."

Isn't he so cool?

Sure.

Ms. Yun, I'll be at the secretariat
to take care of the expenses.

Okay.

[Netflix Ver]
jTBC E01 'Aide / Chief of Staff'
-♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

Thanks to my competent son,
my house got invaded

by the prosecution.

(PRESIDENT'S AWARD
LIEUTENANT JANG TAE-JUN)

Gosh, that hurts.

Damn it!

What a joke. My gosh.

Hey.

You should go to the hospital.
I'll clean up here.

Why would I go to the hospital for this?

I'll just apply some antiseptic on it.

What are you up to these days?

What made the prosecution barge in here?

It's nothing.

How can it be nothing?
They made a mess of the house!

Is this why you quit being a cop?
So you can be a minion?

I mean, seriously. You graduated
the police university with honors.

But for what?

If your late mother saw you like this,

do you think she'd have been happy?

I'm relieved she never got to see this.

Why are you bringing her up?

Why? Are you embarrassed?

You should know your place.
You think you can become an assemblyman?

Did you forget why Mom died?

You wanted to run for office,

so you spent all our money,
including Mom's surgery fee...

What?

If you hate me so much,
why did you even come here?

Why don't we just cut ties?

You come over in three years,
and that's what you say?

If it was easy to cut ties,
we would've cut ties a long time ago.

What did you say, you punk?

-Hey.
-What happened?

I heard about the search and seizure.

Word travels fast.

If the prosecution is handling this,

they'll try their best to hunt you down.

Will you be okay?

Just a second.

Tae-jun, here's what you asked for.

You should be worried
about Mr. Jo, not me.

He messed with the wrong guy.

I'll call you later.

Hey, Aunt. It's me.

How have you been?

Well, the thing is,
Dad hurt his foot a little.

Can you take him to the hospital?

You know he never listens to me.

Please do me a favor.

(SEOUL METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY)

Gosh, thank you.

I didn't know they'd search
your father's place.

They're trying to pressure me.

What do you plan to do?

It seems like they want to meet,
so I should grant them their wish.

Thanks. I'll call you.

Hello.

May I help you?

I'm here to meet Prosecutor Seo.

I'm Jang Tae-jun from Mr. Song's office.

You didn't have to come here yourself.

We would've come for you.

I got bored of waiting.

You're quite brave for a chief of staff.

Is it because you think
Mr. Song has your back?

Mr. Jang, you're being investigated
for bribery.

You mean you have suspicions.

Who's the informant?

The informant?

We're still investigating,
so I can't tell you that.

The prosecution carried out
a search and seizure

based on suspicions and a tip-off?

This is an urgent case,

and you could've tried
to destroy evidence.

You were a cop. You know how it works.

Is that why you looked into
my email, cell phone,

and even my social media account?

We just followed the procedure.

You probably investigated

everyone I called to find out
who bribed me.

Then I'm sure you also know
who these numbers belong to.

There are 35 journalists,
52 organization leaders,

and 172 assemblymen and assemblywomen.

You illegally investigated
all these people without a warrant.

And some of those numbers
belong to chief prosecutors

and Supreme Court justices.

What illegal investigation?

You investigated
not only my phone calls and texts

but theirs as well.

How is this not illegal?

Should I ask them
if you asked for their approval?

How do you think they'll react
once they find out about this?

-Mr. Jang.
-Put everything back to normal.

Then everything will go back
to where it belongs.

Have a good day.

Have a good day, everyone.

The prosecutor in charge and Jo Gap-yeong
went to the same college, right?

Yes, that's right.

Jo Gap-yeong, that jerk,
was trying to take away my right-hand man.

When did you find out
you were being investigated?

It's been about a week.

Why didn't you tell me?

I was going to tell you
once I took care of it.

Who's the informant?

We may have shut them up,

but we need to find the informant
to be safe.

This is a crucial time for me.
If you're not around...

Don't worry. I'm the informant.

Hey, it's me.

Send the material to the prosecution.

So you beat them to it
and threw the bait first?

They can't reuse their bait,

so they won't be able to
use the prosecution anymore.

But you could've gotten hurt.

If you want to catch a whale,

you're bound to get hurt
and break a few fishing rods.

He's not a whale. He's just a small fish.

Let's go have some rice soup.

You didn't even eat breakfast.

Let's eat together next time.
I still need to take care of something.

Okay, sure.

Sir.

Jo Gap-yeong, that little punk.
How dare he mess with me?

Thanks.

-Have a good day.
-Thank you.

Okay, bye.

Yes, he's still too good to throw away.

Bye.

(ASSEMBLYWOMAN KANG)

Where are you going?

The broadcasting station?

Is it too much?

No, it looks nice on you.

You look great.

My gosh.

You always say
that kind of stuff so easily.

I'm serious. You look great.

You really do.

What's this?

Seoul Continental Hotel.

Mr. Jo is having a meeting there
regarding the legislation.

Will you be okay?

I'll be fine.

Just destroy

Jo Gap-yeong.

That will be enough.

-Yes, Mr. Jang.
-Hey.

I'm sending over meeting materials
and a bill.

Compare it with similar foreign cases
and analyze them.

(LANDFILL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW)

I'm taking a look at it right now,

and I think there's a similar bill
in Germany.

But it's going to take some time
to translate it.

I'll send it to you once I'm done.

Here you go.

-Thank you.
-Is there anything I can help you with?

I'll do anything you ask.

Can you speak German?

No.

Hey.

-Where's Mr. Jang?
-He's going to Mr. Jo's meeting.

What's he planning to do?

Da-jeong, coffee, please.

She went to the secretariat.

My gosh, why is she never at her desk?

Sir.

Would you like to drink this instead?

-Who's this?
-I'm Han Do-gyeong.

You were there
during the first round of my interview.

Oh, right. Thank you.

I thought he failed the interview.

I didn't see his name on the list.

Mr. Song asked him to come.

Oh, really?

-Give me the meeting materials.
-Here.

-Thank you.
-Sure.

Okay, then.

As I explained earlier,

the current bill calculated
the total contamination level

of our water, air, and soil.

And by calculating the
economic feasibility and preservability,

it aims to keep a balance between
environmental protection and development.

And thus, it is an excellent bill
that will provide a new standard

-for environmental development.
-I sent the email.

(MATERIAL REGARDING
LANDFILL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW)

(POLICY MEETING
FOR LANDFILL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW)

(LANDFILL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN GERMANY)

Thank you, everyone.
Next, we will move onto...

May I ask an additional question?

No, sir! Time is up...

Does this bill conflict in any kind of way

with the Environmental Protection Bill
that was passed in 2005?

And I would like to hear your thoughts
on the economic strain

that will result
if this bill were to be passed.

Mr. Jo?

We have already
thoroughly reviewed everything.

-Yes, then--
-That doesn't seem to be the case.

This bill you're working on will be
hard to apply in real life.

Depending on the scope of its application,
questions about neutrality will arise.

Contamination levels will differ due to
the characteristics of the environment.

It'll also cause a dispute
among those who have vested interests

in certain facilities and areas
where the bill doesn't apply.

I would like your answer regarding this.

What do you think you're doing?

Why are you trying to ruin this?

You really crossed the line back there.

Mr. Song is a very lucky man.

He has you as his chief of staff.

Tae-jun.

What do you say to working for me instead?

There's no point staying on a ship
that's about to sink soon.

You'll just end up drowning.

My goodness, sir.

Now is not exactly the best time.

So how about after the inspection?

Thank you for the offer,
but you're a bit too late.

You should've made that offer
before making a deal with the prosecution.

What?

I couldn't bring you your gift
because I came here in a hurry.

But it's getting wrapped right now.

Prepare for the press release
regarding Mr. Jo.

Press release?

Mr. Jang.

What did he say?

He asked me to prepare a press release.

What press release?

What press release?

Sir.

You should be careful.

I may have shown you goodwill
during the last election,

but that won't happen again.

I am

very spiteful right now.

Hey, Tae-jun.

What...

Hey, wait.

Hey!

Find out what it is.

Yes, sir.

Yes, I came downstairs. I'm on my way.

Yes. I understand.

It's Mr. Jo's secretary.

I'll write the press release.

Yes, right.

Did you print out
the material regarding Mr. Jo?

One second.

-Put everything together for me.
-Do you have the statements?

Yes, here.

Hurry up. We have no time.

This one too.

Things look really serious.

I think it is about Mr. Jo.

-Send it to Dodam Daily too.
-Yes.

No. Yes, okay.

I understand.

Mr. Ju Gyeong-mun, the CEO
of Hamyeong Constructions...

As I told you before,

delete everything.

You have to delete everything.

There is something going on between
Mr. Jo and Mr. Ju.

Look over the list of sponsors
for Mr. Jo again.

And find out if his office
handed over any press releases.

Did Mr. Jo's office tell you
when they'll hand over the materials?

-Not yet?
-Da-jeong.

How many contracts with Hamyeong?

-I'm looking for them.
-And the list of Mr. Ju's sponsors?

-Yes, I'm working on it.
-Okay.

Yes, okay. Mr. Jang.

Mr. Jo's office hasn't handed over
any materials to KTN yet.

It must be working.

They'll find out soon enough
that we have nothing.

We can't fool them for long.
We must find the real deal.

-Where's the list of his sponsors?
-It just came from the Election Committee.

What about his subsidiaries?

I'm putting them together.

But we already looked into Mr. Ju's side
during the preliminary election.

Do you think we'll find anything?
He said he didn't know him back then.

There has to be a connection
since they are still in touch.

Let's dig up his donation list
and find out.

Yes, sir.

Hello, sir. I am Han Do-gyeong,
here for the internship interview.

Han Do-gyeong?

Didn't you drop him?

Mr. Song personally wanted to see him.

We need to have a meeting,
so have him wait in the lounge.

Yes, sir.

To the meeting room, everyone.

-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.

(CONNECTION, DONATION)

-Right here.
-Look at this one too.

Yes.

(MR. JU DENIES GIVING MONEY
TO ASSEMBLYMAN JO)

(RECEIVED 30 MILLION WON
FROM MR. JU?)

(ILGANG INDUSTRY CEO JU GYEONG-MUN)

(SPONSORS LIBRARY ESTABLISHMENT)

Okay, let's run a camera test.

Did you get the material
from Mr. Jo's office?

Not yet.

They haven't handed it over
to the TV stations either.

Ms. Kang, don't be nervous.

I will lead you.

Thank you.

None of Mr. Ju's subsidiaries
made a donation to him.

Everything they reported
to the Election Committee looks solid too.

Maybe Mr. Jo and Mr. Ju

really don't have a connection.

-What is it?
-Excuse me.

I was wondering if this might be useful.

(TO MR. JU,
FROM JO GAP-YEONG0

This is an autograph Mr. Ju received
at Mr. Jo's publication party.

It looks like they aren't strangers then.

-Where did you get this?
-Well...

Mr. Ju was involved
in establishing a library,

and he donated this to them.

There is no use
in finding out their relationship now.

That was published seven years ago.

That's before Mr. Ju became
the CEO of Hamyeong Constructions.

And we can't conclude he donated money
just because of this book.

Well, great work finding it though.

Is that so?

(RECORDS OF PASSION)

(TO MR. JU,
FROM JO GAP-YEONG0

Can you find
the employee list for Ilgang Industry?

Ilgang Industry closed down six years ago.

Bring me the donation list
for Mr. Jo from seven years ago.

Find everyone
from Ilgang Industry on the list,

call them to check
if they made a donation,

and if the amount is right.

-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.

What's your name?

-I'm Han Do-gyeong.
-Mr. Han.

If you aren't busy, please give us a hand.

Yes, sir.

Hello. This is
Assemblyman Song Hui-seop's office.

-Did you work for Ilgang?
-Are you Mr. Oh?

-I'm calling about a donation.
-You donated money

to Assemblyman Jo. Did you work
at Ilgang Industry seven years ago?

-Yes, I see. Thank you.
-Yes. Yes, you're right.

-Are you Ms. Jang Ji-eun?
-I see.

-While you were with Ilgang Industry...
-Seven years ago, did you...

Hello. This is
Assemblyman Song Hui-seop's office.

I found someone.

Director Lee Gi-su of Ilgang Industry
donated five million won to him.

Me too. Kim Won-jun of
Ilgang Industry donated one million won.

Mr. Jang. Lee Mal-nam donated 200,000 won.

Mr. Jang, Ji Sang-ah, one million won.

Ms. Won, 2.5 million.

-Mr. Jang, I found another one.
-Me too.

-Ms. Lee, 1.4 million.
-Ms. Seol, 2.2 million.

(LIST OF DONORS)

A total of 134 people
from Ilgang Industry.

It adds up to 147.5 million won.

These donations weren't made personally.
Their name was only used

to help the organization donate money.

It's illegal for a corporation
or an organization to fund a politician,

but this was seven years ago. The statute
of limitations has expired. Now what?

If they're still in touch,

it means he gave him more funds
that we don't know about.

Send a fax to Mr. Jo's office
in five minutes.

Let's see how they react.

-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.

Send me the reporters' numbers.

-Check the assemblymen's list.
-Yes, sir.

-Did you check everything?
-I'm on it.

What? Are you here to apologize?

Ta-da.

"Assemblyman Song exposed
for buying his place in office."

What are you going to do?

Let's see. What time is it?

Goodness.

You're too late.

Hey, can you print

-about 15 copies of the press release?
-Yes, sir.

Do you think such a rumor
will do any damage?

This is just the bait, man.

This is the real deal.

Ta-da. What do you think this is?

Try to guess.

This USB

contains information on everything
that you guys did.

Do you smell that?

Gosh, something smells really fishy,
doesn't it?

Your boss did a lot of bad things

to become the floor leader of the party.

You knew everything, didn't you?

No.

This... This was all your doing, right?

You brat. You're so cheap.

-Send the press release to the TV station.
-Yes.

I need a new tie.

-This color doesn't suit me.
-Yes.

Hey, you should go prepare
the counterstatement.

-You have no time to be here.
-You should give this another thought.

I'm just worried about your safety.

Goodness. I don't think you're
in a position to worry about him.

Position doesn't matter when worrying
about someone who's in a shithole.

Watch what you say.

Hey, Tae-jun.

If I gave you a chance,
you should have taken it.

I think there is a misunderstanding.

This time, I'm giving you a chance, sir.

Hey, Tae-jun!

This is your last chance. Take it.

Stop bluffing.

What is this? What? A love letter?

Goodness, unbelievable.

What? What is it?

What is it?

Make your decision.

You don't have much time.

Send the press release to the reporters.

You jerk!

You arrogant jerk.

How dare you threaten
an incumbent assemblyman?

What should I do, sir?

What are you talking about?

Hey. Put the National Assembly TV
on the monitor.

Yes. Please put NATV on the monitor.

I have listened to the opinions
of many different people

regarding my running for the election
to become the representative of my party.

And today, after much thought,

I decided

-not to run for the election.
-What?

Although I will not be running,

I will continue to work as a member

in creating the conditions for our party
to bring forth innovation,

and continue to do my best on duty.

Sir, why are you suddenly
giving up on the election?

-What is the reason?
-Are you giving up

-because of Assemblyman Song?
-Can you say a word

-to your supporters?
-Why are you resigning?

Why is he doing this?

-What the heck?
-Is this a joke?

To some people, this may be good news.

To others...

What about our program?

What do you think?
Air the substitute program.

Air the substitute program.

Ms. Kang, let us go.

Shall we?

All your effort was for nothing.

See you around.

I worked harder than anyone else
in this party to this day.

From now on, I will work even harder...

What is the role

of art in our society?
For a long time, art was

regarded as something
only for the rich and powerful.

However, in this modern day,
from the dishes we put on our food...

That was a good blow.

Great work.

Are you all right?

This?

I'm fine. Great work.

-Great work.
-Great job.

The doors are closing.

What's with your lips?

It's an honorable scar.

It's pretty sexy.

Thank you for your help today.

No, I should thank you.

I felt much better today thanks to you.

Really?

Do you know why the elevators
in this building are great?

Why?

They don't have any security cameras.

Thank you so much for today.

The doors are opening.

(PROUD FLESH OINTMENT)

-Goodness, you should go now.
-Yes.

Go on.

People will misunderstand us
if they see this. Go inside.

-Goodness, sure.
-Goodbye.

-Goodbye.
-Yes, see you tomorrow.

Man, those fools are sucking up to me.

-What about Jo Gap-yeong's material on me?
-They have been destroyed.

I see. Goodness.

I put in so much work over the past year.

Who the hell is
trying to mess everything up?

Find out who gave the information
to Jo Gap-yeong.

Yes, sir. And...

what should I do about him?

Who?

-What's your name?
-I am Han Do-gyeong.

We finally got someone talented.

Do-gyeong, come to work starting tomorrow.

Yes, thank you.

Goodbye.

Yes. Go inside.

Thank you. See you tomorrow!

Come in.

It's about time you were introduced.

I...

Come in.

-I'm late.
-Goodness, hello.

Come in.

Hey, Mr. Jang.

Hello.

I am Jang Tae-jun.

(AIDE / CHIEF OF STAFF)

Gosh, I've only seen this on TV before.
This is so cool.

You're asking your intern
to steal stuff now?

Imagine the look

on Song Hui-seop's face
when he sees him at the audit.

It means you give dangerous jobs
to the laborers of a subcontractor.

Your time is up. You must stop.

Jo Gap-yeong, that dumb punk,

came up with a smart move this time.

We need to do something.

You'll be bored during your long flight.

You should read this on the plane.

If I want something,
I should take the necessary risks.

Subtitle translation by Ja-won Lee