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The Queen of Office

Casual instant noodle cafe?

Mr. Jang.

What?

Are you working on a proposal for the contest?

What is it? Let me see.

Now, now. This is a contest after all.

I'll show it to you if I make it past the first round.

You're so petty.

Fine. I won't look.

Thank you.

Ms. Jeomsun,

could you look over this for me?

I believe you'll give me an objective assessment.

What is it?

A proposal for the contest.

[Y.Jang Traditional Health Porridge]

It definitely won't make the cut.

Pardon?

But you haven't even really looked at it.

What's the problem?

Thank you.

Is that what they call...

Scanner-speed reading.

It's too long.

You need to put the key point in the introduction

and keep the conclusion to two or three lines.

You can put supplementary information in the footnotes.

But the real problem with your proposal is that

it's boring.

I'll redo it.

What's the matter with all of you?

You didn't even know the basics?

When drafting a proposal, all you need to remember are the three Ts.

Listen carefully to what the three Ts are.

Title,

theme and t...

Yikes, you scared me!

What are you doing?

As you can see, I took care of this for you.

- How disgustingly... - Oh, and...

It's not "t... Yikes."

It's timing. Title, theme, and timing.

I know it's timing.

Title, theme, and timing.

Hey, Kim,

if you and I take on

a more flexible outlook,

we can both grow business-wise.

For instance, if we form a team and develop an ingenious business idea...

What are you getting at?

So this is

a proposal I've been mulling over for a month now.

If things go well, I can talk to Mr. Hwang

and get him to pay you lots of overtime...

If you're going to keep spewing nonsense,

I'll just get back to my work.

Now, now. Hang on.

You're so impatient.

"Crab Claw" Ms. Kim's King Crab Show

What do you think?

Isn't it novel?

We'll bring together your manual dexterity

and my sales skills

and go for king crabs this time.

The promotion event will go down in history.

Huh?

What now?

I don't want to go down in history for the most embarrassing PR event ever.

Your proposal is unbearably lame.

I have to get back to work.

How is it lame? There's nothing lame about this!

You made soy sauce crabs. How will this be more embarrassing?

It's been 16 years since the Asian financial crisis.

Korea now has 8 million contract workers.

South Koreans' foremost dream is no longer national reunification.

It's getting a permanent position.

While everyone else yearns for a permanent position,

there is someone who has consciously opted to be a contract worker.

Ms. Kim is Korea's first ever contract worker by choice.

Ms. Kim never works for free.

She doesn't forge cumbersome interpersonal ties.

After her three month contract period, she always leaves Korea.

But no one knows how she's come to call herself "Ms. Kim"

and chosen to be a serial contract worker.

12th Annual Y.Jang New Business Proposal Contest

You should enter, too, Juri.

Pardon? No, I can't...

Am I allowed to?

Of course.

See?

It's open to everyone.

You should give it a shot, too, Ms. Kim.

A company contest has nothing to do with me, a contract worker.

That's right.

A contract worker should know better than to enter a contest.

What do you mean?

Why shouldn't a contract worker enter?

Contract workers only get wages and overtime as per their contract.

They shouldn't expect to gain honor or anything else.

Pardon?

So a contract worker shouldn't enter the contest?

- Of course not. - Of course not.

What's going on here, Kim?

Why are we in agreement?

I don't know.

It's very unpleasant.

What? And do you think this is pleasant for me?

Since we're always at odds otherwise,

how about the king crab... Fine, forget it!

Mr. Mu,

could you please take three steps to the right?

Pardon?

Three steps to the right.

Oh, of course. Of course.

Thank you.

What should we eat today?

Cold noodles?

- That's too cold. - Um...

I'm eating lunch elsewhere today.

Why? Do you have lunch plans?

Why, yes.

Where? With whom?

Huh?

What's that?

Oh, um, you know...

I'm meeting outside people.

The folks at the Ongjayeom factory.

Enjoy your lunch.

Okay.

Say, guys...

You all go ahead.

I'll have to bail today as well.

Why?

I just remembered I had an appointment.

I have to meet with a client.

You guys enjoy your lunch.

- Okay. - You, too.

Mr. Mu.

Yes?

Is there something you'd like to talk to me about?

No. I'm just here to eat.

Don't mind me. Enjoy your lunch.

Why aren't you eating?

I don't have much of an appetite.

Be that as it may, you should still eat.

You already look tired.

How will you get through the afternoon?

How did your father...

Geum Bitna...

Do you know what I came to realize after my dad passed away?

Even if someone dies today,

and that death

is excruciatingly painful,

tomorrow morning still comes.

It's as though nothing happened,

and you still have to show up to work.

So eat.

Eat well and work hard.

How are you feeling?

After the play we put on at the academy, my shoulders have been sore.

It was more mentally taxing than anything else.

Ms. Kim.

Yes, Mr. Mu.

Here.

What is it this time, Mr. Mu?

It's a pair of pants.

Pardon?

Yours got wet at the academy.

That's okay, Mr. Mu. I have plenty of pants.

No, no.

You have to take these, even if you have plenty.

I just have to give them to you.

Why, Mr. Mu?

Why must I keep accepting gifts from you?

It's not even your payday.

I feel sorry.

I'm sorry

for getting you that skirt last time.

Why would you feel sorry about that?

I should've been more considerate.

Pardon?

You see...

I wasn't thinking and got you a size zero skirt.

I got the pants in a size 8.

Does that size not fit, either?

Well...

I can work with a size 8.

You can? What a relief.

Thank you for lunch. It'll be my treat next time.

Of course. You know I don't buy many people lunch, right?

I know. You were such a penny pincher in college, too.

I did some thinking, Gyujik.

Like you said, we were both young back then,

so there were some issues that came between us,

but things are different now,

so if it's okay with you...

It's $18.60, so divide that by four,

and it's $4.65 per person.

$4.00.

And 65 cents.

Right?

Here's $5.00 for me. I need 35 cents back.

Here's 35 cents.

I only have $4.00. I'll run to an ATM later and pay you the rest.

Juri, you said you were out of cash last week

and you had to pay your $2.70, which you haven't paid back yet.

I'm sorry. I'll go to an ATM right now.

I'm sorry.

I'm running low on cash right now as well.

You know how it is this time of the month, right?

Of course. I'm so sorry.

After transportation and lunch, there's nothing left of our pay.

How will we ever save up and get married?

Say, why don't you and Mr. Gu eat lunch together?

Lunch is an extension of work for Yeongsik.

He can't waste that time with me.

He has to eat and drink with the guys to stay in the loop.

Having a permanent position is no walk in the park, either.

You have to spend your precious lunch break with your boss.

Listen, ladies,

why don't we bring packed lunches to work?

Packed lunches?

Yeah. The restaurants in this area are pricey,

and we come to this cheap snack bar every other day,

so my stomach's not doing well.

I'm all for it.

If we each bring one dish, we can share and have a great lunch.

Should we try it then?

What do you think? Deal?

Deal.

Gyujik.

Hey.

Did you have a good lunch?

Yup. Did you?

Yeah.

You said you had a lunch meeting, right?

Huh?

Yes, a meeting.

Did it go well?

Of course.

What?

What?

So...

Um...

Are you working on something for the new business proposal contest?

Oh, the contest?

I'm thinking of submitting the corn plastic container proposal that I'd been mulling over.

What about you?

Huh?

I'm still researching this and that.

- I'll get going then. - Okay.

What's up with him?

Why's he lying?

Why didn't he just tell me he had lunch with Kim?

Why did I lie?

I could've just told him I had lunch with Ms. Kim.

I'm going to pack my lunch for work starting tomorrow.

You'll pack your lunch? Why go to such trouble?

It's tiring enough to get to and from work.

The food's not great in Seoul, and it's expensive.

There's a group of girls I eat with, and we decided to pack our lunches.

Do you think you'll be able to pack your lunch every day?

You're not a good cook.

I can just take whatever's lying around in the fridge.

In any case, don't worry about me, and just make sure you eat well, mom.

I'm off to bed now.

Eating packed lunches at the office makes it feel like we're on a picnic.

Yes. It's a bit of work, but we can save money,

and it's a lot less fattening than restaurant food.

What's this? Did you make it?

Leave that. I'm going to eat it.

Now we know why Mr. Gu insists on eating out.

Hey!

It'll always be that place for kimchi stew from now on.

Yes, sir. I'll make a note of it.

Hey,

why does it smell like kimchi in here?

You're right. Where's the smell coming from?

What's going on?

Did you eat packed lunches in the break room, ladies?

Pardon?

Yes. We brought lunch from home.

Good grief. You should've left the windows open.

What's this? Who told you you could eat lunch in the office?

Eat out from now on, okay?

- Yes. - Yes.

Huh?

Darn it.

Hi, mom.

Are you done with work?

Of course. What's up?

You sound tired.

What's wrong? Are you feeling sick?

I'm just tired.

Since you'll be packing your lunch to work every day,

you'll need side dishes, right?

Shall I make some and send them to you?

I'm all set. Don't worry about it.

It's no big deal.

What did you pack for lunch today?

I bet you had slim pickings.

Why do you keep talking about lunch?

I just packed whatever.

Mom, you see...

It's okay.

You must be very tired.

Hurry up and go home so you can get to bed.

Talk to you soon.

Darn it.

Juri, did you bring your lunch?

No. I didn't get around to it.

What about you?

Me, neither.

It's a lot more work than I anticipated.

Isn't it?

I feel the same way.

Bonghui and Dara didn't bring anything, either.

Let's just eat out.

Okay.

So honey, it's instant noodles flavored with chili paste,

soybean paste, and soy sauce?

Yup.

It'll be Korea's first noodle franchise using these three condiments as a base.

I'm calling this the three paste noodle proposal.

What do you think? Do I have a shot?

It's totally revolutionary.

I'll let Mr. Hwang know after lunch.

- Okay, Mr. Jang. - Yup.

I need to go to the Marketing & Sales Department.

It's on the 14th floor. Do you have an appointment?

No, but...

Mom!

Surprise!

Wow!

Ma'am, did you make all this food by yourself?

Well...

But you live in Busan. How did you manage to bring this all the way here?

Right.

No, no.

I've been meaning to come sooner to say hello,

but life can be so hectic.

In any case, it's not much, but please enjoy the lunch.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Thank you for coming, ma'am.

Thank you for the lunch.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

It's so delicious.

Why don't you sit and eat, too?

Sit down and eat.

- Hang on. - Huh?

Ms. Kim.

Couldn't you have lunch with the rest of us today?

My mom brought lunch for everyone.

She always makes plenty, so there's a lot of food,

so couldn't you stay and eat with us just for today?

I always eat lunch alone.

Oh, my goodness, Ms. Kim! Where are you going?

There's lunch here. You're not going anywhere.

It's okay, ma'am. My lunch is waiting for me outside.

My goodness, Ms. Kim.

Juri's told me so much about you.

She says you're so nice to her.

There's nothing I can do if the food's not to your liking,

but why don't you come and taste it at least?

It's okay, ma'am.

Please. Come on in.

Come on.

Let's go.

What's going on, Kim?

Don't talk to me. You'll make me lose my appetite.

You're not having any of those?

Thank you.

Wait a minute. Where's your mom, Juri?

She's in the lounge.

She said it'd be uncomfortable for everyone if she stayed here.

No. She could've eaten with us.

This spicy stir-fried beef is really delicious.

Right? That's my mom's specialty.

My mom makes great cucumber kimchi.

Kimchi stew is my mom's forte.

Our housekeeper makes tasty soy sauce beef.

All you need is one dish your mom makes, and you have a wonderful meal.

Maybe I should ask my mom to pack lunch for me.

That would be nice, but there's a logistical problem.

It's a lot of trouble bringing your lunch to work,

and there's no place to really eat in the office.

We have a meeting this afternoon, so be sure to air this room out, okay?

Yes, sir.

Mr. Mu, are you done already?

Yes.

It's so good that I'd like to have more,

but my stomach hasn't been doing well since this morning.

I'll go and have some water.

Oh, my goodness, Mr. Mu.

Are you done eating already?

Yes, ma'am. Why are you here? You should eat as well.

I feel full just looking around at Juri's workplace.

By the way, Mr. Mu,

there's something

I'd like to give you.

What's this?

Please just

open it later.

I feel a whole lot better now.

But you can't just head right back.

Why not spend the night in Seoul?

I can't. I have to hurry back to make dinner for your dad.

How was the lunch?

Did everyone like it?

They loved it.

But don't do this again, mom.

It's a lot of work for you.

Not at all.

I'm happy to cook for your work family.

Even when things get tough,

hang in there and stay on good terms with your colleagues.

Got it?

I will.

Alright then. I'm off.

Go on in. Go on in.

Dear Mr. Mu,

Juri keeps talking about contract workers and permanent positions,

but I don't know what any of that means.

People can categorize one another in so many ways,

but to me, they're all like my own sons and daughters.

Family isn't just about blood ties.

If you share meals every day, you become family.

I thank you once again for always looking out for Juri

just like family.

I ask for your continued support and guidance for Juri.

Yours truly, Juri's mother.

Mr. Mu.

What are you doing out here?

How's your stomach?

I feel much better now that I've gotten some fresh air.

Where's your mother?

I just saw her off.

The thing is, I was a bit bratty to her on the phone last night.

I think she came because she was worried.

I think all mothers think the same way, Juri.

Pardon?

When I was in the riot police,

I had to fend off ladies old enough to be my mother.

When they protested during the day,

we fought them off with our shields and water cannons.

But when evening came, they'd come to our buses

with food they'd packed for us.

They said we reminded them of their own sons.

Geez...

We only fended them off because we were ordered to.

I think of those ladies whenever I see packed lunches.

I think all mothers think the same way, Juri.

Ms. Jeong.

Yes, Mr. Jang?

Thank your mother for that delicious lunch.

Yes.

Juri,

it was infinitely better than restaurant food.

But of course.

Juri's mother made it with love for her precious daughter.

Thank you.

What did you think, Ms. Kim?

Yes.

It was very...

Delicious.

There's nothing I can do if the food's not to your liking,

but why don't you come and taste it at least?

Come on.

Are you saying this is my fault?

No, ma'am. What I'm saying is...

How can you not make this out?

Are you illiterate?

I don't know why they hired a fool like you.

Where's the manager?

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I should've done a better job of training our entry level staff.

I'm sorry.

Ms. Jin, do you know how long

it has taken to get a paltry $150,000 wired?

I want to see the manager!

Please allow me to apologize instead.

I'm so sorry.

Why are you crying?

I don't know why I keep causing problems.

I'm a burden on you.

Kim Jeomsun,

you're my work baby, not a burden.

I chose to take care of you,

and let me take care of you until you become a big fish.

Got it?

You can cry later if you want, but let's eat first.

Try this. I made it yesterday.

Juri's mother must really love her daughter.

Yup.

I can't believe she came to see her at work, as if it's grade school.

But it was nice to have a homemade meal for once.

It was so delicious,

especially since we eat out all the time.

Yeah.

I don't remember the last time I had a home cooked meal.

Jeonghan,

after my mom's passing,

do you know when I've felt the saddest?

When I want soybean paste soup with radish greens.

Huh?

That was my mom's specialty.

She put a little bit of meat for the broth. It was so good.

I really crave it sometimes,

and that's when it hits me

that I won't ever

get to have

my mom's soup again.

I get so sad

over that soup.

Isn't it funny?

I think of those ladies whenever I see packed lunches.

I think all mothers think the same way, Juri.

Proposal's three Ts Title, Theme, Timing

Y.Jang New Business Proposal Contest Entry

Good morning, Ms. Kim.

Good morning, Ms. Jeong.

Good morning.

Ms. Kim, could you take a look at this?

Juri, did you draft a proposal?

Yes. I drafted it last night when I went home,

but I'm not sure whether I did it right.

It's not done right.

Pardon? But you haven't even looked at it...

You're wasting your time, Ms. Jeong.

A contract worker drafting a proposal?

Keep this to yourself

if you don't want your idea stolen from you like last time.

Juri, don't mind what she said.

The contest is open to everyone.

It doesn't matter if you're a contract worker or have a permanent position.

It doesn't matter, right?

Good morning.

Mr. Mu,

Juri drafted a proposal.

Really?

Well...

Three paste instant noodles.

Whose is this?

Yes.

It's mine, Mr. Jang.

Instant noodles flavored with soy sauce, chili paste, and soybean paste?

Yes.

I'm convinced it can be Y.Jang's flagship product

that will elevate our brand recognition.

Is this salty or not?

It is a bit salty, but if we use jayeom...

What?

Use expensive salt for instant noodles?

Forget about it.

Soy sauce candy? What is this?

Salty candy?

Why would anyone put soy sauce in candy?

Blind date lunch cafe?

Working professionals

who are pressed for time can enjoy blind dates over lunch.

If two people hit if off, they get half off their meal.

It's a way to bring the club scene into the light of day.

Yes.

No way.

Our department will go with

Ms. Geum Bitna's proposal.

Really?

Using Korean noodles

in fusion pasta and salad dishes

for a specialty restaurant franchise

is the most competitive proposal we have.

I benchmarked

a premium noodle restaurant in Cheongdam-dong,

which is getting great reviews.

The deadline is tomorrow,

so let's all work on furthering this proposal, okay?

Yes, sir.

Mom's Lunch Box Cafe

A buffet style lunch restaurant

with a menu of homemade side dishes.

Every mom has a signature dish, right?

I thought of commercializing side dishes like that.

- Side dishes? - Yes.

Side dishes will be offered buffet style,

and each customer can make his or her own unique lunch box.

Working professionals are then able to enjoy

the kind of lunch they want.

Juri.

This is a great idea.

This proposal definitely has a shot with some minor tweaking.

- Really? - Yes.

It's really good.

It's way better than mine.

This is due tomorrow,

so why don't we all work on it together

and submit it as our department's main proposal?

I'm all for it.

Me, too.

Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

Good.

You'll help out, too, right, Ms. Kim?

It has nothing to do with me, a contract worker.

However...

If it's work orders, Mr. Mu, I will help out.

So crafty...

Buffet style homemade food cafe?

Yes. Don't you think it's a great idea?

I think there's potential.

Whose idea is it?

Gye Gyeongwu's?

No.

It's Ms. Jeong's idea.

What? Jeong Juri submitted a proposal?

Why?

Why not? The contest is open to everyone.

Yeah, but why would a contract worker submit one?

What do you mean?

It says anyone can enter the contest.

It's just what they say.

Do you think a contract worker's proposal will make the cut?

If you're going to submit it, do it under your name.

What?

Yes, Mr. Hwang.

Right now?

Okay.

Juri,

here are some reference materials.

Thank you, Mr. Gye.

Don't mention it.

Juri, how's it going?

I'm doing the best I can.

You have to get the main idea across on the first page.

What will set us apart is that we'll be using

not regular side dishes, but mothers' homemade ones,

so we will go around

and collect actual recipes from mothers.

You should include that in the proposal.

Okay.

And I'd like to include a comparative analysis with existing lunch boxes.

Oh, really?

Then would you like to do some market research this afternoon?

There's nothing urgent today.

Would that be okay?

I'll hold down the fort,

so could you all go out and help Juri?

You'll go too, right, Ms. Kim?

Yes, Mr. Mu.

Lunch Box Shop.

Why don't you try it, Mr. Ko?

Please don't do that here.

Do you think maybe we could come up with a better name

that Mom's Lunch Box Cafe?

It's a bit weak.

We need something catchy.

Since the main concept is mom's side dishes,

we need to play that up.

"Be Good to Mama"?

"Be Good to Mama"?

Yes.

The lunch box will be a reminder of how grateful we should be to our moms.

"Be Good to Mama"?

It's great.

Yup.

I like it, too.

It doesn't take much,

but it's so hard to be good to our mothers.

Right?

"Be Good to Mama."

I'll go with that.

Good.

All done, Mr. Mu. Please look it over.

You created this all by yourself?

Yes.

Given that it's almost time for me to clock out,

I took the liberty of getting everything organized.

Ms. Kim, when did you do all this?

It's perfect.

We could just submit it as is.

So in whose name will this be submitted, Mr. Mu?

Juri's, of course.

No. We all worked on it together.

It can't be just me.

Then shall we submit it under "Marketing & Sales Support Team"?

Please exclude me.

Then should we go with "Marketing & Sales Support Team,"

with "excluding Ms. Kim" in parentheses?

That's too long, Mr. Ko.

No. This is Juri's proposal,

so it's only right that we submit it under her name.

Mr. Mu,

do you want this proposal to make the cut?

Pardon?

Of course.

Very well then.

It has been submitted.

I've also sent it as an attachment to our team inbox for reference.

It's 6:00, so I will get going.

Excuse me.

Be Good to Mama: Lunch Box Cafe

Marketing & Sales Support Team Mu Jeonghan, Team Head

Huh?

I'm okay.

Why does it matter whose name it's submitted under?

But it's your proposal, so why...

I'm totally okay with it, Mr. Mu.

Submit it under your name.

It's an important contest, so it should be under your name.

So the proposal was submitted under your name?

Yeah.

Ms. Kim submitted it that way,

but it's been nagging at me.

Why should it? It was the right thing to do.

Juri's a contract worker.

Performance assessments don't matter to her. Why would she care?

Gyujik, you go ahead.

I have to stop by somewhere.

Really? So that's why he left you?

Yeah, that's what he said.

I guess even that jerk,

I mean, Mr. Jang, also has a painful past.

Can you imagine how hard it must have been for him?

His mother had passed away before his father did.

Bitna, do you still have feelings for Mr. Jang?

It just breaks my heart thinking about him.

That's why I want to be good to him.

Yeah.

Just thinking of him breaks your heart,

and you want to be good to him.

Juri, do you have special feelings for someone, too?

Me?

This is a salsa bar.

Your sullen expression is not becoming here.

Ms. Kim.

Yes, Mr. Mu?

Why did you submit the proposal under my name?

Then should I have submitted it under a contract worker's name?

Juri may be a contract worker, but it was her proposal,

so I think it should've been submitted under her name.

How would that help Ms. Jeong?

Pardon?

But she deserves the credit.

I told you already that

wages and overtime pay are all a contract worker can expect.

But there's more to work than just the money.

Even if you're a contract worker, recognition and compliments

help you grow, don't they?

You can only grow in a company

if you have a permanent position.

And Mr. Mu,

I think you would've been better off

as a pastor or a priest rather than an office worker.

You're not the first person who's told me that.

But Ms. Kim,

why are you this distrustful of companies?

I don't know what

your idea of a company is,

but I think it's a place where, whether you're a contract worker

or have a permanent position, you all work together and

help one another grow.

Why are you laughing?

You're so naive, Mr. Mu.

Help one another grow?

What if

you try to help Jeong Juri grow,

but it ends up harming her?

Pardon?

Can you protect her?

Yes, I can.

That's why I said you were naive.

You can't protect Jeong Juri.

Furthermore,

you can't protect her proposal, either.

You're wrong.

I don't agree with you.

I see.

Do as you will then.

Marketing & Sales Support Team Mu Jeonghan, Team Head

Marketing & Sales Support Team Jeong Juri

The Support Team is resubmitting our proposal.

Good morning, Ms. Kim.

Yes,

it's a fine morning, Ms. Jeong.

They'll announce the finalists today. Isn't it nerve wracking?

It's go nothing to do with contract workers.

But it's got something to do with our team.

That's why it'd be nice if ours made the cut.

We'll see who it'll be nice for.

I wonder when the announcement will be.

I don't know why I'm nervous, since it wasn't even my proposal.

I asked around on my way in to work this morning,

and Mr. Oh in Development is said to have submitted a strong proposal.

Really?

Mr. Hwang will be up in arms if a proposal from Development

makes the cut when ours doesn't.

But we have Ms. Geum.

Edward Hong.

What do you think, Ms. Geum? Do you think yours will make it?

I don't have my hopes up, since this is my first try.

You should be hopeful.

If your proposal makes the cut, our team gets a bonus.

And Mr. Jang's pride is on the line as well.

Yes.

Right.

From our team?

You mean Ms. Geum Bitna's proposal?

Not that?

Pardon?

Who?

Mr. Mu.

Yes?

What's this proposal your team submitted under Ms. Jeong Juri's name?

Pardon?

Jeong Juri?

Wasn't it submitted under your name, Mr. Mu?

The proposal submitted under her name has made the final cut.

Pardon? Really?

Juri, Juri, your proposal made the final cut.

Pardon?

- Juri. - Juri.

But how...

It was submitted under Mr. Mu's name...

Mr. Mu.

Mr. Mu,

I'd like to have a word with you.

Yes.

Mr. Mu, resubmit it under your name.

What do you mean, Mr. Hwang?

Resubmit the lunch box cafe proposal under your name instead.

That's what the higher ups will ask you to do anyway.

I don't think I can do that, Mr. Hwang.

What?

Mr. Mu,

don't you get what I'm saying?

A contract worker might win this contest.

But that proposal was Ms. Jeong Juri's idea.

How is that important?

Are you going to be a softie?

Mr. Hwang,

our team will keep Ms. Jeong Juri's name on that proposal.

You'll keep her name on it?

Yes.

Fine.

You can go.

Yes.

You're amazing, Juri.

Your proposal made it to the final round of a very competitive contest.

If you win and get the cash prize, you have to take us out to dinner.

But of course.

- Wrap it up well. - Right.

Congratulations, Juri. I knew yours had potential.

Why did you do that, Mr. Mu?

Why else? That proposal was yours.

Mr. Mu,

you gave me all the credit for the Ongjayeom deal, too.

That was your idea.

If by some miracle

my proposal wins,

it'll be thanks to all your help.

- Thank you. - Congratulations.

Why don't you just do as Mr. Hwang says?

I think Mr. Hwang's right.

No.

I don't think so.

If I resubmit it under my name, I'd be stealing Juri's idea.

It's not that simple, Jeonghan.

What do you mean?

What do I mean?

That contest is

a time honored tradition at Y.Jang. It's been around for decades.

Have you thought of the awkward position you'll be putting Mr. Hwang in

if a contract worker's proposal wins?

And how will people react when they have to implement the proposal?

Jeonghan, you have to take a lot of people into consideration.

I don't know how others will take it,

but is it okay for Juri to get hurt?

What? Hurt?

Listen, Mu Jeonghan,

this isn't a college club.

This is a company.

She'll be gone after three months. How will she see the proposal through?

But if her proposal wins, they might extend her contract.

So?

You want to submit a proposal under her name

to help a contract worker stay on longer?

This isn't just a personal issue.

In any case, I think the proposal should stay under her name.

That's the right thing.

That's right, mom.

Mine really made the final cut.

Yup. I'm in the top three.

Oh, my goodness!

This is amazing.

I'm so proud of you.

This is all thanks to you.

I'm so proud of you. You're the best.

I have to go, mom. I'll call you later.

Okay.

Thank you, Ms. Kim.

This is all thanks to you.

You seem to be in a good mood, Ms. Jeong.

Yes, of course.

Hey.

Say, Ms. Jang Juhui.

Yes?

I mean, Ms. Jeong Juri,

when does your contract expire?

Oh? It's expiring in two months or so.

Oh, really?

I see.

Keep up the good work.

Yes.

Marketing & Sales Support Team Jeong Juri

You wanted to see me, Mr. Hwang?

Jeonghan hasn't

changed his mind, has he?

I'm afraid not, sir.

I see.

Mr. Jang.

Yes, Mr. Hwang?

I want you

to terminate

Ms. Jeong's contract.

Pardon?