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Hotel King

An emergency board meeting’s been called.

The agenda and attendees are all secret.

This is strange.

What do you mean?

How can they have a board meeting without me at this hour?

It doesn’t make any sense!

Get in the car first.

Who called the meeting?

I told Cha Su Wan to find out.

Calm down.

You people…

What are you doing here?

Henceforth…

…I hereby confirm…

…the motion to dismiss Ah Mo Ne…

…as chairman has passed.

What did you…

...just say?

Didn’t you hear me?

I'll repeat it for you.

Since your appointment as chairman…

…you’ve kept making reckless management decisions for the hotel…

...and caused many incidents and scandals.

Along with that Ciel’s share price has been steeply decreased.

Therefore we decide to hold you responsible for this matter…

…and proposed your dismissal as chairman…

…this proposal passed with a majority vote by the attendees.

So now...

...you aren’t...

...chairman of Ciel anymore.

Are you the one who proposed this motion Director Baek?

No actually…

…Did you gather all of them here?

Is it you...

...who called a board meeting secretly without me this early morning?

Is this really...

...how low you'll stoop to unseat me?

Answer me!

For how long should the directors...

...tolerate your childish actions?

Must we wait...

...for you to wisen while you continue to ruin the hotel?

Director Baek!

I haven’t finished talking.

Our choices Ah Mo Ne is to be fed up...

...with your management...

...or...

...sit idly and let you destroy the hotel completely.

I can’t accept this.

This is invalid.

Listen to me carefully.

Even if I’m dismissed from my post as chairman

I’m still a standing director.

I’ll call an emergency board meeting…

…and I’ll disqualify all of you...

...as the largest shareholder.

Okay. I won’t say anything for now…

…but I think both of you are late this time.

Mo Ne.

By the way you need to see something Ms. Ah Mo Ne.

[Stock collateral loan contract]

This is a contract saying the former chairman Ah...

...took out a stock collateral loan from me…

…on the day before he died.

Do you think I believe this?

You’ll see it's true if you read carefully.

All amount of the loan was made to the chairman Ah’s personal account…

…and due date for redemption of the loan is yesterday.

Also.

I decided that Ms. Ah Mo Ne is not able to repay the loan…

…so I applied for compulsory execution to the court.

[Contract date: 20th of January 2014]

[Contracting party A: Loman Lee] [Contracting party B: Ah Sung Won]

Do you know...

...what is the current value of your inheritance…

…including the share...

...property and cash assets?

I think that it would be less than the loan amount…

…unless...

...you have the money the chairman Ah embezzled.

So you’d better give up the inheritance…

…unless you want to be left with a huge debt.

You are crazy.

You are all crazy!

Let’s talk later after we check it out!

Get off me!

Get off me!

Get off me!

Get off me!

Who the hell are you! Why are you stopping me!

Who the hell are you Cha Jae Wan!

Hey listen!

What the hell is with this place?

There are only monsters here.

You guys are all crazy.

You are all out of your mind!

Calm down.

It already happened to you.

Think rationally.

How can I be rational at this moment?

My father can’t talk anymore...

...and he became an embezzler…

…and a despicable person who sold off his shares.

That’s why I told you not to trust anyone!

That’s what I've heard the most often since I came to this hotel.

Don’t trust…

…don’t trust anyone.

That’s what my father Baek Mi Nyeo and you said!

Isn’t this a place for a human being to live?

Why should trusting someone...

...and liking someone should be so criticized and dangerous in here?

This is a hotel…

…which supposed to be a place where many people eat...

...sleep and be happy.

It isn’t because this place is a hotel...

...but it’s because of your position.

A chairman isn’t allowed to have a friend or a colleague…

…and you can be stabbed in the back anytime.

That’s why you can’t protect yourself unless you become strong.

It’s what happened...

...to the deceased chairman Ah too.

Don’t misunderstand.

Lee Jung Ku Baek Mi Nyeo and you…

…are all same.

Go away.

Ms. Chairman...

...calm down go back to your office and seek a countermeasure…

Did the general manager send you to stop me from being crazy?

No.

I’ll call an emergency board meeting in two hours.

So make the calls now.

Okay.

Don’t follow me.

So… she intentionally hid that...

...the inherited shares are pledged?

It means that Mo Ne’s lawyer is on her side too.

I’d like to ask you a favor CEO Song Chae Kyung.

Yes. I’ll call you later.

Our relationship isn’t close enough to ask a favor to each other is it?

I thought we agreed about that...

...on the day Cha Jae Wan was sick.

Do you want me to beg?

No. I don’t want Jae Wan to blame me.

What is it?

Lend me some money please.

I heard that you are very rich.

I’ll...

...make up my loss and pay you back.

I’ll take care of urgent matters first and…

You know that…

…this isn’t something I can help you with.

And you don’t have any collateral for the money…

…it’s absurd.

Yes. It is absurd.

You’re right. I did something absurd.

So...

I only have my life...

...to give you as collateral.

Please save me.

CEO Song Chae Kyung.

I’m sorry Ms. Ah Mo Ne.

It is something beyond my reach.

I...

...came to the wrong place didn’t I?

This is only thing I could think of to do.

I’m so stupid right?

Would you please forget what I just said?

I warned you…

…not to hold out your hands to Jae Wan again.

Don’t break him too.

Collapse alone.

He said that he doesn’t see you…

…so what makes you so desperate still?

It’s just something like illusion.

In terms of the contract itself…

…I can’t find any flaw in there.

I confirmed that the deposit is made on the contract date…

…and the money was withdrawn on the same day.

Of course I can’t figure out where the chairman Ah spent the money.

There should be some way…

…to find it out.

How?

How’s…

…the chairman?

She told me not to follow her and left in a hurry…

…I think that she went to meet CEO Song Chae Kyung…

…because she thinks that she needs to borrow money.

The chairman asked me to call an emergency board meeting after two hours.

What will she do at the meeting in this situation?

If the chairman gives up the inheritance…

…32% of her share...

...will be owned by Director Baek though Loman Lee.

Including the transferred Lee Jung Ku’s share and favorable shares to her…

…it will be over 50%.

Then nothing will be passed in board meetings...

...without Director Baek’s agreement.

Eventually I helped her too.

It isn’t something you should blame on yourself.

This move tells us that she was playing a long game the whole time.

The stock collateral contract…

…temporary appointment of the chairman…

…and how you met Loman Lee…

…weren’t these all part of her plan?

I wonder what kind of woman…

…would be able to do this too.

Maybe…

…she has planned...

...something much worse than this.

I was sincerely touched by...

...the comment you made on the bicycle trip…

…that you want people to have pleasant memories from this hotel.

I feel sorry about what just happened between us but…

…if I could make the personal decision on this investment…

…I would choose yours.

You’re crazy.

Is the chairman fired?

I don’t know for certain…

…because I just accidentally heard what the team leaders said.

What?

I said get your hand off.

I’m… I’m sorry.

Then who would be the next chairman?

What did you just say?

What happened to the chairman?

Emergency board meeting was called and she is dismissed as chairman.

This news hasn’t spread to the staffs yet...

...but the higher ups are aware of it already.

Where are you going?

It’s time.

Let’s go.

My father is innocent.

Of course he is.

I will not let anyone steal the hotel from me.

Never.

I won’t let them do this to me.

You should win over them.

I’m sorry to interrupt you Ms. Chairman.

Let’s talk later.

Ms. Chairman.

The only one who should lead this hotel is you.

Don’t forget it.

No one is here.

This is your current status Ms. Chairman.

You approached me intentionally in the first place…

…to say you’re on my side right?

You seems to have misunderstood here.

I never approached you first.

The one who came to me for help…

…and the one who I deceived like a fool…

…it’s all you Ah Mo Ne.

You’re right.

That’s who I was…

…and that’s why...

...I want to poke my own eyes out now.

It’s too late.

I won’t forgive you.

Your forgiveness doesn't matter.

Other than wallowing in self-pity and falling in love…

…what did you do as chairman?

If you promise to disappear from here quietly…

…I’ll help you to live without financial struggle.

You stole my father’s diary too right?

No.

I told you that he asked me to keep it.

You’re lying.

My father wouldn’t ask a person like you to take care of me!

No.

He asked a person like me to take care of you.

He got stabbed in his back by his friend of over forty years…

…and he was bitten by the hound which the friend raised.

Your father was incompetent and couldn't couldn't distinguish a friend…

…from an enemy.

Bok Soon.

Don’t think that it’s unfair and don’t blame someone else for this.

You’re the one…

…who didn’t listen to me and trusted in someone carelessly…

…Ah Mo Ne.

That’s what the former chairman Ah would tell you Ms. Ah Mo Ne.

What are you talking about? Inauguration?

Ice carving banners and catering service…

…the orders were made for these yesterday.

The directors already agreed to appoint Director Baek as a new chairman…

…so what we’ve done throughout this morning became useless.

Your ID is prohibited to log on to both the intranet and administrator’s server.

Are you out of your mind?

Get him away!

Ha!

What’s going on?

I didn’t want to do this but…

…I have to keep my job I can feed my children…

…I’m so sorry Mr. General Manager.

Talk to me.

The newly appointed chairman ordered me to never let you in here…

…since you’re fired as general manager.

Mr. Jang isn't this a little much?

It’s okay.

I’ll go see her in person…

…she seems to be waiting for me.

Are you awake Ms. Baek Mi Yeon?

It’s a miracle that you’re alive like this.

You shouldn’t move!

You have a lot of damage to your scalp...

...face and body.

It will take very long to recover.

Baek Mi Yeon. You did a good job.

You don’t need to suffer anymore either inside or out.

It’s…

…all over now.

Compared to how fierce you looked yesterday…

…you seem too silent today.

So I used a trick that Lee Jung Ku would use…

…and here you are.

He really did a good job on your training…

…considering you were just a stupid orphan on the street.

I do bite other beasts sometimes when they disturb me.

By the way why are you still here?

As far as I know Ah Mo Ne fired you as I asked.

I was in the middle of the event planning but…

…I suddenly have spare time unfortunately.

You don't need to do anything.

So leave.

There’s nothing you need to do in here.

So get out.

[Inauguration of the 4th Chairman of Ciel]

It’s like a parody.

I feel so dirty.

It’s what Jae Wan asked us to do…

…so let’s keep quiet.

We now have...

...a speech from the new chairman.

[Inauguration of the 4th Chairman of Ciel]

Please welcome her with warm applause.

I’m the new chairman of Ciel Baek Mi Nyeo.

We experienced many problems over the last several months...

...since the opening of Ciel.

The executives are...

...clearly responsible for this and…

…I’d like to make a sincere apology...

...to all shareholders and employees on this matter.

Currently a the ratings of Ciel have gone down...

...and our reputation is smudged.

As a long time employee of Ciel…

…I must stand...

...in front you today.

[Inauguration of the 4th Chairman of Ciel]

I won’t be a leader who is blinded by the past glories…

…and say that I don't accept the current crisis.

I promise you today...

...that I’ll do my best...

...to recover fallen sales credit and brand image…

…that were...

...damaged by the former chairmen Ah Sung Won...

...and Ah Mo Ne.

Ms. Ah Mo Ne.

Would you like to give me any advice...

...as the former chairman of Ciel?

The meaning of Ciel is sky.

And this is a will of God...

...who looks down on a horrible person like you.

Drag her out.

Get off me!

Get off me!

I said get off me!

Get off!

Get off!

Get off!

Get off!

Get off!

Let go!

Get off!

Woo Hyun!

Ms. Chairman.

Please act like you don’t know me…

…and pretend that we’re strangers to each other…

…no actually…

…consider me...

...invisible to you.

Just take this.

This is all I’m asking.

You can go now.

You’re invisible to me from now on.

Don’t worry.

I don’t consider this something stupid…

…because I still have many things to do.

Don’t smile…

…it makes me difficult to let you go.

She went home just now.

She didn't get hurt?

Her pride would be hurt so much.

Right.

That’s right.

And…

…she’ll get hurt again.

Hurry up! Hurry up!

Hurry!

Who are you?

We heard that you’re moving out today…

…so we came to help.

Don’t touch my stuff!

We have to start working on this house tomorrow…

…because the new chairman will move in this weekend.

Go away right now!

I said go away!

Give it to me.

Give it to me!

Don’t trust anyone.

I’m sorry…

…baby.

Bok Soon.

Don’t think that it’s unfair and don’t blame someone else for this.

You’re the one…

…who didn’t listen to me and trusted in someone carelessly…

…Ah Mo Ne.

You knew…

…what Jae Wan did to your father…

…but you pretended you didn’t because you’re madly in love with him.

Dad!

Dad what should I do now!

I’m so sorry dad!

I’m so sorry dad!

I'm sorry.

Sure.

You should cry for now…

…to survive.

Mo Ne.

Don’t take the pain into you just cry it out.

Jae Wan.

I don’t mind if you to swear at me or slap me in the face...

...after you hear what I’m going to say.

But please...

...do my favor first.

Of course the favor is for the fallen chairman?

Yes.

What is it?

I need your power.

I don’t have power to fight against Baek Mi Nyeo.

That’s my job to do.

You… just need to help me.

Okay.

Instead…

…it isn’t free this time.

What is your condition? Tell me.

Anything?

Yes.

I’m not asking you to come to me…

…but...

...don’t go to Ah Mo Ne either.

Regardless what you’re planning…

…I want you to stay here.

Thank God.

It would be more difficult for me…

…if you asked me to go to Mo Ne.

You promised me.

Keep it.

[Resume: Loman Kim]

[Resume: Baek Mi Nyeo]

[Stock and Capital Transaction List]

What is this?

When the chairman left...

...she asked us to move the swing to here.

[You must memorize this.]

[Bella was the woman I loved most... but now there’s someone I love more...]

[...so I don’t need her anymore. Please be nice to her.]

Where’s the chairman?

She isn’t here.

She’s gone.

Gone? To where?

What’s wrong with you Mr. General Manager?

You said you love her.

You turned a cold shoulder to her suddenly…

…and said weird things like...

...you’d go back to her if you’re lucky…

…I couldn’t understand you...

...but I believed that you had a legitimate reason.

Because you’re a better man than I am…

…and you’d love her more than I do…

…so I thought I shouldn’t interfere.

But you'd just let her leave?

What have you done so far to keep her?

You’re right.

That’s what I can’t stand the most right now.

I don’t know what I’m doing either.

You’re happy now right?

Since you’ve achieved everything you wanted to…

…I want you to lay down your burdens.

Do you think...

...what I want is… Ciel?

Isn’t it what Ah Sung Won and Lee Jung Ku desired?

It's infested with insects…

…why would I want it?

I’ll make it disappear...

...from this world…

…without a trace.

Mother.

You will have to do a lot for this will it be okay with you?

Of course.

You’re so great.

I admire you.

Of course.

Because what I have is...

...what you’ve desperately desired your whole life…

…but failed.

Of course of course.

How dare I would...

....compare myself with you…

…how dare I…

Uh...

You’ve became a chairman now…

…so is this my turn to move forward?

No.

I’d like you to assist me quietly from the shadows.

What?

Are you telling me to be your pet?

You look displeased.

You don’t like my offer Mr. Vice-Chairman?

No no. Not at all.

Uh...

It’s my specialty to help someone else...

...secretly.

Of course. Stop the car.

Okay.

Why aren’t you getting off?

Here?

I’m done talking to you.

I don’t have a car and I don’t know where I am…

I’ll contact you later.

Darn it!

Oh my...

What a wicked witch she is!

Darn it.

Where the hell I am?

Why isn’t he answering the phone?

Darn it.

[Cha Jae Wan]

Oh my...

There’s no one I can call.

Wait.

You don’t remember where this place is.

You bastard.

Mi Yeon!

Mi Yeon!

Let me save you.

Come with me.

Lee Jung Ku! You bastard!

I'd rather die than live with you.

What’s wrong with it?

Get off me!

Get off me!

We should die together!

That’s the last thing I can do for my child!

Get off me!

Get off me!

Mother.

Do you want to go to the hospital?

No it’s okay.

Ju Wan.

I look terrible today right?

No.

You’re beautiful.

You’re helpless!

Don’t you see the dirt here?

Does it trouble you if it’s clean?

Are you scared that you may have a guest?

Go away.

What are you staying here and bothering me for?

Wow...

You’re so cold.

You know that I got kicked out how can you tell me to leave?

How can you not have compassion at all?

Watermelon… I like it very much too.

Let me try it.

I'm going to.

Let’s see…

This place is much better.

I can smell wind sea and a human being.

This is what life must be.

I knew you’d end up like this...

...when you traveled with general manager instead of working.

Your father is the only pitied one here.

Jeez...

I’m not eating it.

What a bad temper!

You found me at once?

Yes.

I didn’t try to hide from you anyways.

Mo Ne.

Thank you for visiting me but…

…please leave me if you've seen that I'm alive.

I’m not going to see you.

We’ll just suffer...

...if we see each other.

Are you going back to the States now?

If I go would you go with me?

Go there with me...

...and forget all of Baek Mi Nyeo Lee Jung Ku...

...and the hotel…

…and live normally?

It’s good just to think about it…

…living normally.

I’d be better off...

...if I hurt my brain rather than my heart…

…then I’d be probably able to hold your hand and go with you.

Unfortunately my brain is just fine.

So I can’t forget Ciel...

...and the people in there.

And...

...I can’t live normally with you.

You know that we suffered more with...

...quarrels and farewells…

…than stayed happy together.

Let’s not say goodbye to each other again.

Huh? Woo Hyun?

How about Ms. Chairman?

Couldn’t you find her?

I just went to find her without any plan…

…I couldn’t think where to go…

…even though I thought I know her well.

She’ll be in touch with you.

I’m not that important to her.

[Chairman Ah Mo Ne]

Sun Woo Hyun!

You rode around on your bike looking everywhere for me…

…instead of doing your job?

I let you know that I’m’ alive so go back to your work now!!

I refuse to have your reply.

She seems alright.

Really?

What I told you huh?

Why don’t you reply her quickly?

She said she refuses to have my reply.

I’m afraid that she’d stop contacting me if I don’t listen to her.

He was almost dying what livens him up like that?

The chairman sent him a message that she’s okay.

The new sun rises for today…

…and why he is so happy to hear from someone who’s gone?

You don’t know what love is Mr. Jang.

What do you mean?

Where are you going Mr. Go who knows love well?

What are you talking about?

I’m just taking a break to refresh. Let me go.

He’s suspicious. Very suspicious.

Recently he seems to have a few less wrinkles…

…gotten taller and has a little more hair.

Maybe...

- Botox. - What?

- Botox? - Mr. Go seems very interested in Botox.

He wants to look younger.

If not he may envy my appearance.

Why would he envy you? Huh?

Don’t brag about your youth.

Or I'll slap you with it.

Like this.

Stop slapping me!

I’m a grown-up too!

Why?

Did you get older alone while I didn’t?

You need to be ten years older to get some respect from me.

Take this.

You’re so mean.

[CIEL]

[CIEL]

[CIEL]

Aren’t you going to eat really?

No.

You don’t deserve to behave like this.

Aren’t you satisfied with screwing up the hotel?

No I’m not.

That’s why I can’t stop thinking.

If I wanted to screw it up I should have done something big.

No.

I should have studied first.

I’m left with regrets like these.

After all...

I couldn't even begin and...

...that's what bothers me now.

You have no reason to be dissatisfied.

You don’t even start anything yet so…

…you have nothing to get angry about.

You can just start something now.

Would you be a little more kind to me?

And stop making fun of me.

Your grandfather was a plasterer.

He started with plastering on the floors of the hotel and went up high to there.

That’s why your father was able to spend his life on it.

At the moment...

...you are just a kid...

...who knows nothing.

Ciel isn’t...

...something you can control…

…but it’s a root… Your root.

So what because you were chairman you get to be arrogant?

Just come and eat.

It’s true that I escaped…

…dad.

Your dream.

The garden you left me as a gift…

…and your diary…

…and my employees…

…my time and my dream.

So what because you were chairman you get to be arrogant?

Ah Mo Ne?

[Chairman Baek Mi Nyeo]

Isn’t the appointment with the new general manager at eleven o’clock?

He just called to say that he’s almost arrived.

Okay.

Please come in.

Why are you here without making an appointment in advance?

I have an important meeting soon.

I’m sorry.

I’m a little late.

The new general manager candidate you’re waiting for…

…went back to his place at the airport.

What are you doing?

Ah hello.

How can I help you Mr. Chief Prosecutor?

No that’s groundless information.

Yes. Okay I got that.

I won’t make any further problem with it.

You wouldn’t be able to contact him in person so…

…it’d be CEO Song Chae Kyung.

Yes.

Let me ask you this first.

Why do you want to stay here so badly?

It’s because I’m wondering about you Ms. Chairman.

What about me?

From your start to end…

…everything about you.

You’re honest.

Okay.

Loman is in charge of personnel matters so I’ll discuss with him.

You may leave now.

You do have something to be scared of Ms. Chairman Baek.

You’ve checked it out already but…

…there’s no history of Loman Lee before the age of 20.

Anyways he’ll be in actual charge of managing the hotel from now on.

It’s your job to decide whether to make him your friend or an enemy.

Have you checked where he is?

Yes. He is in a private sauna.

As far as I know…

…this is a private sauna for VIPs…

…am I wrong about this?

No you’re right.

I just need to talk to you for a moment.

Hmm...

I may take a little longer.

Then I'll talk to you here.

I’d like to apologize to you about the mistake I made last time.

You don’t look sorry at all.

Get straight to the point.

The new general manager won’t be needed.

You want to continue to work here?

Yes.

I need time to think.

Do you have any doubt about my ability?

No.

My concern is that you’re too highly capable at what you’re doing.

Then I’ll wait here.

Take the time as much as you want.

You'll stand there in your clothes…

…until you die of heat?

My answer is no.

You’re too dangerous.

Isn’t that what you’ve enjoyed?

Are you going to change out of those clothes?

What about shower?

I’ll do it at home.

I know how you are but you're so peculiar sometimes.

Anyways I'm done here so I got to go back to my work now.

The hotel isn’t doing well these days so I can’t leave my place for a moment.

You’ll back to work soon right?

See you later.

You have wings on your shoulders.

You can fly now.

[Hyung: Older brother or older male.]

*Hyung why are you dead?

Why did you die and leave me all alone?

I miss you.

What am I thinking?

*Hyung is dead.

[Hyung: Older brother or older male.]

He’s really dead.

Are you alright Director Lee?

- *Hyung! - Ju Wan!

[Hyung: Older brother or older male.]

- Hyung! Jaden! - Juwan!

Hyung!

- Jaden! - Juwan!

- Juwan! - Hyung!

- Juwan! - Jaden!

Juwan!

Hyung! Jaden!

Hyung!

Juwan!

Would you like me to take you to the doctor?

It’s… It’s okay.

Having an owner’s perspective…

…this is what is requested by most to newbies these days.

Even if we’re employed to a vendor of this hotel…

…we should provide our best service to the guest as our family.

That’s the spirit of an hotelier.

Okay?

Yes.

[Preview]

How the chairman Baek could save that much money…

…even she doesn’t have any background that explains her fortune?

He’s a famous arms dealer from Hong Kong.

He could own the hotel easily if he wanted…

Maybe it isn’t the hotel she wants.

She isn’t someone you can deal with carelessly.

Can’t you pretend to not know me?

No I can’t.

I can’t let you roll around in a trash heap.

Your affection for the staff is incredible.

Even if we meet coincidently…

…you can just pass by me like a stranger.

Why did you choose to be a maid?

I can look into Ciel most closely in this position.