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ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, PLACES, CASES, AND INCIDENTS

IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

You left the men's room.

Was there anything noteworthy?

No. I went in by mistake.

Oh, no.

My goodness.

You have a habit of kissing whenever we meet.

Darn it.

You should've told me you work with Unicon.

I don't date industry people...

It was smudged.

How old are you?

I'm not a minor.

-Why are you talking casually? -We already agreed to it.

I guess you don't remember.

You've become a hot potato at work.

Is everything okay?

I'm sorry.

I'll pay for your dry cleaning.

What's wrong? Did she not like the music?

No, she's going to pay me.

Excuse me.

This and this.

-So yesterday, -Which one?

-A cappuccino and orange. -Orange juice.

-Orange juice. -We take orders at the counter.

Hello.

Would you like an iced-Americano?

Yes, with lots of ice. Lots and lots of ice.

Is there something wrong?

Why did I ask him how old he is?

Why would I even ask? The younger the better.

I don't know what happened,

but I'm glad it's not something I expected it to be.

What?

I'm just glad to see you again after the mess you caused

at the hearing.

Unicon is such a nice company.

Thanks for bringing me back to reality.

Are you done with the meeting regarding the game?

Oh, yes.

Wait for me in my office.

I'll be there soon.

"A web portal must be the most progressive and creative.

Nothing can violate the web portal users' right to know

and their freedom of expression.

A web portal must think of this as its most important value

and actively do its best to protect it."

Okay.

Use this as reference.

What's this?

Happy birthday.

You never forget.

I won't forget next year either, so don't worry.

See if you like it.

My goodness.

Is it a cigarette holder?

It's pretty.

Smoke like a chimney and die

so I can finally get promoted.

You really know how to say nice things.

Isn't that why you like me?

I'll skip the reprimand and just check the facts.

I need to prepare for what's to come.

Do you even understand me?

Why is that important right now?

The fact that you did what you did at the hearing

means you were confident the ID belonged to Assemblyman Ju.

The ID was mentioned at an interview 11 years ago

and it could've been a typo.

-So what made you so confident? -Don't worry.

I never looked through his personal data.

Are you sure?

Do you remember when I asked you for his phone number?

Don't ask me why, but can you tell me Joo Seung-tae's phone number?

Okay.

FUN TIMES

CAN YOU PROVE THAT YOU'RE UNDERAGE?

FIND PASSWORD

PROCEED

MS. SONG: JOO SEUNG-TAE, 010-859-3959

CONFIRM WITH PHONE NUMBER

Look at this punk.

The probability was high enough.

That might prove his attempt to solicit a minor,

but there is no proof that he actually did it.

Do I need to go and find evidence too?

I already pay a lot of taxes.

This isn't personal, you know.

The entire company is on the line. If we're sued--

Child prostitution was attempted,

but he'll sue me instead because it never really happened?

That's not a choice a politician can make.

Do you think this makes you a hero?

You put the company in danger

and offended the hearing.

You're the one who offended the hearing.

If I wanted to be a hero,

I would've confessed that you fabricated the search word ranking for KU Group

and revealed that the hearing was a conspiracy.

I didn't though.

Why? I didn't want to hurt myself.

The company might see me as a shield that takes all the assaults,

but I value myself.

I'm the only one who can protect myself,

and I took action for that very reason.

A messed up company and a goddamn congressional hearing.

I didn't want to take anyone's side.

Only those in power can do what they want to do.

It's not as if you have the power that I don't have.

A disciplinary hearing will be held soon.

Be prepared.

Why am I up for a disciplinary hearing?

Do you really not know?

Check to see what your actions caused.

The Internet proved its ability once again.

JIN

Why aren't you answering?

HEIHACHI

Here's my number. I didn't press "call."

Why not?

Because that's your choice.

What name will you save my number under?

I know your name.

It's Heihachi.

HEIHACHI CHARACTER FROM A GAME

What exactly do you remember then?

If you don't remember exchanging numbers,

then you'll have no clue that we agreed to speak casually.

I'll pay for the dry-cleaning right now.

-I'm sorry about what happened-- -We didn't have sex.

Why are you lying about that?

Yes, we did.

So you remember.

I thought you wanted to forget.

Why?

Do you think that I'd kill myself for sleeping with you?

We'll end it with this.

Wait, are you paying me for sex?

It's for your dry-cleaning.

Maybe next time.

Take it. There won't be a next time.

That night was a drunken mistake for us both--

Who says it was a mistake?

It wasn't for me.

I'm not that kind of man.

Well, it was for me.

So let's just say it never happened.

Are you one of those woman?

What?

Do you often sleep with random men

when you feel like it?

That's not it.

I'm never like this

which is why I feel horrible.

Why?

You never do one-night stands, but you were that attracted to me.

So why is that horrible?

What are you?

Don't you know?

I'm just a guy you kissed.

Wait. We're in the jungle right now.

I need back up!

Just let me clear this wave.

-There you are. -Good morning.

Didn't I tell you

to ventilate the office every two hours?

I was about to. Two hours just passed.

How did the meeting go?

What did Unicon say?

Are they against the romantic background music?

Did they tell us to start over?

They told us to act like it never happened.

What do you mean by that?

Is this another failure then?

No, they said we should move forward.

They said that

we had a point.

Yes!

Yes!

I knew it'd work.

I knew it! Gosh, look at that firm chest of yours.

Move. You're blocking my view.

What's this?

Do these things often happen at meetings?

Maybe I should attend the next one.

It only happens to people like me.

Men with firm chests.

No way.

Gosh, don't tell me I'm late.

Hold on.

You never attend debates.

I'd rather not stay at the company,

but I should get some work done too, right? Let's go.

Do you know what the debate is about?

Do you really expect that from a clueless man?

Someone will have to tell me.

It's about regulations regarding illegal online communities.

The entire thing was triggered by Bae Ta-mi.

Anyway, I hear that she'll be there too.

My goal today is to rattle her cage a bit.

Why?

To tell her what the real problem of Unicon's operation is.

She may have evaded the questions at the hearing,

but she'll have to answer the questions at this debate.

Maybe I should go back.

We ask all web portals to organize teams

that specialize in the monitoring of illegal online communities such as

online prostitution and gambling communities.

Due to the added attention,

the public has been demanding regulations regarding web portals.

If you're unable to monitor them yourselves,

then we'll be forced

to discuss legal regulations.

That sounds fair in this kind of situation.

Are you agreeing to

hand over the internet to the government?

From fabricating search word rankings to online prostitution communities.

Why shouldn't there be legal boundaries?

Singapore already has such rules.

However, other countries haven't implemented them.

Internet's most important value is its freedom

and most countries agree on that.

Unicon must be afraid of such regulations.

Those who have nothing to hide, have nothing to fear.

That's what some people say.

Ms. Cha Hyeon, that saying came from the Nazis.

Freedom without any obligation is the same as violence, Ms. Bae.

Let's say that someone wrote

"Cha Hyeon is a lunatic."

on the wall of my house.

Let's say that the writing somehow hurt you emotionally.

Should I be punished by law

just because I built the wall?

Web portals only provided the space.

We can't be responsible for the users' actions.

Of course not.

However, what did the home owner do

after spotting that writing?

Did you erase it?

or did anything to prevent any further scribbles?

Must the government interfere

and manage my wall because I failed to do so?

Besides, why are you here if you think this is only our fault?

Barro doesn't carry as many illegal communities as Unicon.

That's because you don't have as many users.

Let's be honest here.

Tens of thousands of people joined these illegal communities.

Thousands of people visit them every day

and the page view counts are over 10,000.

It's not that we can't manage them. We're choosing not to.

The market share rate of Unicon and Barro is delivered to me every morning,

so how can I give up on a page view count of 10,000?

Don't you agree?

PV (PAGE VIEW): SHOWS HOW MANY VIEWED A PAGE

What we need

isn't regulation but fair play.

That's quite funny

coming from someone who was at a hearing for fabricating

search word rankings.

Why don't you resolve your inferiority complex by being fruitful, Ms. Cha.?

Do you think

this is inferiority?

I'm embarrassed as someone working in the same field as you.

Then become the number one search engine

and restore the stature of all the web portals.

Why are you all high and mighty when you won first place by cheating?

I'm not proud of it,

but I don't want to be in second place.

I sacrificed my youth so that

people would even search Unicon's corruption on the Unicon site.

Well, Gosh, I'm sorry about that.

We should discuss,

not insult each other.

We're here for a discussion, after all.

Which room?

DARN ANGRY ROOM

Die, die, die, die!

-You mean... -Yes.

I'm asking if you'd consider working at Barro.

You're perplexed, aren't you?

Since we're at it,

I can pay you more than what you're getting paid now.

If you have a team, you can bring them with you too.

What a tempting offer.

First of all, thank you for your offer.

But I'd like to know why me.

We're planning to reform our services.

We need a different opinion. A new opinion.

Barro has a style that we stuck to for 10 years,

and I want to hire an experienced outsider

who can say this is wrong and that is bad.

And I also think

you might actually need a new work environment.

Isn't it uncomfortable being at Unicon since the disaster at the hearing?

It is uncomfortable, and I will be disciplined soon.

But I spent my 20s and 30s at Unicon.

It was my youth.

When we topped 10 million subscribers for the 1st time.

When we reached first place...

When we started earning profits,

and when we built and moved into a new building...

I was there.

I loved and hated the place vehemently for 13 years.

I can't explain everything,

but even through this crisis,

I want to work at Unicon.

That's where my life is.

I see. I get what you mean.

Work should be work. Am I too sentimental?

No. I like it.

UNICON'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY

UNICON'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY

BAE TA-MI

YEAR 2006

BAE TA-MI

You could join any other company with a resume like yours.

-Did you apply anywhere else? -No.

If I may say so, this is my third try to join Unicon.

I didn't even apply to Barro.

INTERVIEWER

-Should I not have said that? -It's fine.

I'd like to know why it must be Unicon.

The main page's design is pretty.

-Is that it? -Yes.

I think the Internet is about intuition.

What's pretty at first glance.

What's new at first glance.

What was convenient at first try.

Internet users don't think too much.

They just need one thing to captivate them.

The rest boils up from inside.

I think all of Unicon's designs are for that one experience.

Eventually, because of that one simple thing,

Unicon will beat Barro.

Thank you for acknowledging that.

Unicon and I think alike.

I really want to work where my thoughts are the company's.

We'll begin the disciplinary hearing.

Ms. Bae Ta-mi

neglected to monitor the online communities,

and let them offer illegal services,

thereby causing social unrest.

Do you admit to that and to ruining the company's reputation?

Is that how you're twisting it?

Do you admit to it?

I thought I'd be disciplined for the show I put on at the hearing.

Now I get it.

You have no cause to discipline me for that.

Then why should you discipline me?

For whom is this show for?

I'll presume any unrelated comments to mean your admittance.

Ms. Bae Ta-mi.

According to Unicon Regulations Number 12, dereliction of duty,

and Number 15, neglect of obligations,

you are dismissed.

Did you just say "dismissed"?

You're firing me for not managing online communities?

Wouldn't that be best for your future?

I think we're being considerate.

Considerate?

I gave my youth for a company that thinks firing is considerate.

Why did you all become like this?

Ga-gyeong.

Is this right?

Everything you said was right.

Then you started saying only the wrong things.

I once adored you and wanted to be like you.

Then you should've become like me.

Not get fired.

No, not anymore.

Why would I adore you now?

I brought something just in case.

I didn't think I'd use it.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

As of this moment,

I'll leave the rotten company that sides with power

to change the press, and puts the blame on employees

to take unjust profit.

Return to your seat.

Don't give orders. I'm no longer your employee.

And you.

Take the resignation letter, Ms. Song.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

You get fitter every day, Ms. Jang.

When we were hiking earlier,

I could barely keep up.

I quit my 50-year smoking and drinking habit

just to try to beat you at your game.

I'm now a widow who can't smoke or drink.

Meeting you is my only joy in life now.

If I'd known you were this easy-going,

we'd have asked you to join us sooner.

I thought she was more like the others than us.

You all work for the government.

Who cares about factions?

Anyway,

Assemblyman Ju's having a hard time, isn't he?

The President must also be concerned since the ruling party has a problem.

I should cheer you up a little.

Don't do this.

Come on now, it's nothing, really.

It's just red ginseng.

If you two fall ill,

I'd have to hike alone and that would be boring.

That can't happen. We must hike together.

What about Bae Ta-mi. Did you sort her out?

We fired her.

Isn't there anything worse than firing her?

Because of that psycho,

I have to go hiking with some air-headed fools.

We took a risk by firing her.

No one's been fired for not monitoring a service--

Ga-gyeong.

Why do you have a self?

Unicon's a huge issue these days.

Are you okay?

If I'm okay, why would I be here?

I guess you're right.

Gosh, you must be very distressed.

I should bring you something you can feast your eyes on.

We haven't had a better guy than Min-kyu ever since he left.

Do you keep in touch with him?

Who's Min-kyu?

Han Min-kyu. The guy who worked for me.

He even recently appeared in a drama.

He's really popular these days.

Why would I keep in touch with him?

Yes, you're right. I don't think he keeps in touch with anyone

in this business after he left.

He never answers my calls.

That's him. The newbie.

Hello.

He looks nice, doesn't he?

Come and sit down.

Okay.

My goodness, you're really pretty.

I thought you were in your 20s.

Do you think I'm here to have you judge me?

Hey.

She's not in a good mood, so stop fooling around.

Pour her a glass.

-Yes, sir. -Don't add ice in that.

Oh, okay.

Again.

Okay. I'm sorry.

Again.

Okay.

Again.

Again.

Again.

You should have some, too.

Okay.

Drink what you threw away.

The whole thing?

What's with you today?

Today is his first day.

If you do this, he'll just quit.

It's hard to hire people these days.

If you can't drink it, shower yourself with it.

That way, you'll be able to learn that you should never

judge any of your clients' appearances.

8 A.M.

Wait. I'm jobless now.

This darn habit.

I always wondered what kind of people spent time outside at this hour.

I guess they were all just jobless.

The Search Department finished the related search words algorithm update.

And Jenny wants to see you at 2 p.m to discuss

the online community main page.

Tell her to come see me at 2:30 p.m.

I have a meeting with the Video Team at 3 p.m.

Okay.

And here's today's market share ranking.

Darn it! I'm sick of being second.

Brian.

You can't just push me like that. I was on the 100th floor.

I thought I was really going to fall.

It really did fall.

Our market share.

I saw it already.

I'm the CEO.

Unicon's brand image is a complete mess right now.

But how are they still number one? Can you accept that?

No, of course not.

Me neither.

Brian, this is a rare opportunity for us to turn the tables around.

I agree with you.

So I'm thinking about forming a Task Force. What do you think?

TASK FORCE: A TEMPORARY TEAM MADE TO ACCOMPLISH A CERTAIN TASK

A Tast Force?

Scarlett.

What do you think about scouting an outsider?

This country is such a mess.

If I keep living like this, I'll be found dead.

I can't let that happen...

I have a headache.

Gosh, this place is amazing.

It's like a house in a foreign country.

This is what my place looked like when I was in Germany.

This is how I like it.

You must've been startled to hear from me out of the blue.

I was startled because you said

you want to learn the piano instead of asking me to eat meat.

I was actually worried because the person I ate meat with

suddenly appeared on TV attending a hearing.

Are you okay?

I'm trying to be.

I became jobless because of that.

But after a few weeks of being jobless,

I figured I should have a hobby if I didn't want to go mad.

That's why I called. I've been wanting to learn the piano anyway.

By the way, if you're good at playing the piano,

can you also play stuff on a tablet

using the piano app?

That requires another set of skills.

But you'll still have to know how to play the piano first.

You're right.

There's a song I really want to learn how to play.

Can you play the song for me first?

Are you okay?

Darn this piano version.

I realized...

that I've been missing out a lot because I was so focused on work.

Do you think

the guy I rooted for got eliminated because I didn't vote for him?

Of course, National Producer.

There's nothing I can do for him now.

The music for the Garden of Dreams

should be arranged to a more easy-listening kind of music.

It's important to match the tone of the overall music,

but I think it'll help the users feel less fatigued

if we use visual effects to show that they're on a different map.

I agree with you.

Then we'll meet once more after the final arrangement.

Sure thing.

Good job, everyone.

-Thank you. -Good job.

-Have a good day. -You too.

I'm sorry, but I didn't catch your name.

I'm Song Ga-gyeong.

I'll remember that.

-Good job today. -I'm sorry,

but isn't Ms. Bae going to attend these meetings anymore?

She offered some nice opinions last time.

PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENT

BAE TA-MI, DIRECTOR OF SERVICE STRATEGY, DISMISSED

When the job is too much,

you say that you'd rather die.

However, you rush to a doctor even when you barely get sick.

We're all liars.

All we want is to just be healthy.

So I just type in the word "Western Australia"

and look at the photos.

Long roads without any curves,

stars that fall almost too perfectly,

weird-looking stones,

the desert, and the ocean.

Things like that.

I went to high school in Australia.

Really?

But I came back

because I love Korea.

Is that so? Then,

you must be happy now.

I have a friend who can't get enough of backpacking trips.

I asked why she keeps on setting out,

and she said it was to spill her secrets.

On trips,

you only encounter people that you'll only meet once.

Neither of you know who the other person is,

so there's no reason to kiss up to anyone.

My secrets, my shame,

my mistakes,

my weaknesses,

and even my pain.

I can tell

the stranger anything.

You can be the most honest with someone you hardly know.

I now know what she meant by that.

It's like you and me, right?

On that note, I'll let you in on a secret.

I

wish Ga-gyeong

would stop.

I want

to be good friends with her again.

HEIHACHI

HEIHACHI

Hello?

Eat.

Eat up.

Fish, you have a job to do.

Meanwhile, I'm jobless.

Excuse me, are you the one I called?

Your friend is quite drunk.

We're not exactly friends.

I'm probably here as her guardian.

Ms. Bae. Ms. Bae?

What are you doing here?

Are you following me?

Why?

Was I that good in bed last time?

You're shameless, aren't you?

Snap out of it already.

Why are you stopping me from talking?

Are jobless people not allowed to talk?

Can I get the bill, please?

Don't let your legs give out.

I'm walking just fine.

There's no need to nag.

So where are we going? Another round of drinks?

As if.

-Where do you live? -My house?

Are you going to take me home?

Who are you to escort me back home?

Are we friends?

Stop acting like we are.

I'm just being a decent person.

Why did you drink so much?

Is this common for you?

Hey, Morgan.

I see you remember my name, Bae Ta-mi.

I thought I said we should never cross paths again.

As strangers who know nothing about one another.

Let's just keep it that way.

It's late.

Besides, we know too much about each other

to go back to being strangers.

There's no sun for those who met at night.

Just the moon.

See? It's nighttime again.

Seeking each other for drinks, spending the night together,

and wondering what we are after the sun has come up

is what you do in your 20s.

I'm no longer interested in such emotional exhaustion.

Those relationships make you even lonelier.

I'm not interested in that either.

Then what is it that you want?

I doubt that's an option right now.

How are you at leading people on?

I'm offering myself up.

You weren't so bad at feeding the fish earlier.

Toss some my way from time to time, and I'll hold out.

I'm actually quite relentless.

You're cute.

Then you should have me.

Now that I'm without a job, I wouldn't mind

a shoulder to lean on.

What happened?

Did you sleep well?

Why are you outside?

In case you snored.

You should've listened.

In case I liked it.

I asked for your address and you only gave the area.

Where should I go?

I know where we are.

I live nearby. I'll walk from here.

Will you be okay?

Did I call you?

I want to lie and say yes.

I called you and the bar owner answered.

Asking me to take you home.

Why did you call?

I was worried.

I should go.

Thanks for the ride home.

Why are you here?

I came because I thought you'd ignore my call.

I thought I should return this.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

I can't accept your resignation.

Do you want me to

return now?

No, of course you can't return.

You didn't resign. You were fired.

That's why I can't accept this.

We packed your things. Pick them up when you can.

And return the company credit card.

Why are you being so harsh to me?

I had hope.

You were nasty to my face,

but I hoped that behind the scenes,

you'd defend me and say it was wrong to fire me.

Our friendship's a mess now,

but we've done so much together.

You were a great mentor

and a great partner.

My memories of those times are clearer than of us now.

That's why, when I saw you outside my place,

I thought we could reconcile.

But instead, you do this to me.

Why are you going so far? Why?

This is even worse than how you fired me.

I won't criticize you.

So don't you criticize me.

Did you deal with Bae Ta-mi?

I forgot to give this to you.

JULIE'S PIANO CLASS

Did you see?

I happened to.

You see me at my worst.

I hate that.

What's so bad?

A woman who gets drunk and sleeps with a stranger

just whined at the superior who fired her.

The man who got drunk and slept with a stranger

whined at investors,

started a company, and went broke.

If you're talking about hardships,

you have nothing on me, so don't even start.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

Practice how to play the piano,

Bae Ta-mi.

BAE TA-MI

PHARMACY

Take this for your hangover.

I told you a secret.

I want you to tell me one now.

We know little of each other

and don't have to impress each other.

That way I'll feel less ashamed.

Park

Morgan.

That's my name.

I don't like it that

we're both anonymous.

That's

a new secret

I got today.

GO TO THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

You'll be asked how you found out

that Assemblyman Joo Seung-tae had

solicited sex from a minor.

It won't take long.

Okay.

Wait in Room 203.

I'll see you shortly.

How did it feel to become a star?

How dare a sex offender talk to me?

You ruined Unicon and the hearing.

You should be pleased that you got out unscathed.

I am.

The thought of putting trash like you behind the bars

makes life worth living.

I hate witches like you the most.

You're not good or evil.

You don't kneel or fight.

You're blinded by your greed and only want to survive.

You're like a dog.

What? Is that bad?

Can't I be a dog?

Why can't I be blinded by my greed?

What made you like this?

Do you expect me to want to

avenge my parents or

get back at my ex-husband?

My greed has no motivation.

I created it myself, though I bet you never imagined that.

But your lust

is illegal.

I hope you're never happy even for a day.

Mr. Min?

It's Bae Ta-mi.

I'll work at Barro.

PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENT

BAE TA-MI

DISMISSED

Hey, everyone.

-Ms. Bae. -My goodness.

-What are you doing here? -Ms. Bae.

Was there a personnel appointment already?

Unicon really is a flexible company.

I'll be working at Barro starting from tomorrow.

As long as I'm there,

I'm going to make sure Unicon ranks second in the business.

Hey, what are you--

So make sure you stay alert and do your best.

Use everything I taught you.

And think about how to use my weaknesses against me.

You're the ones who know me best.

So don't let me win without a fight.

Achieve more than I ever did. Do you understand?

I only recently got a job here, so I didn't learn much from you.

Is that my fault?

No.

So I'm planning to learn from now on at Barro.

Please take me with you.

Ms. Bae?

-Does it have to be you? -What?

Okay, but on one condition.

If you want to work with me, get that smile off your face.

Okay!

Okay.

Are we heading straight to Barro?

No, there's one more person I need to take with me.

Who's that?

Ms. Jo A-ra

Jo A-ra? Who's that?

The smartest employee in Unicon.

JO A-RA

-Do you love your current job? -Pardon?

Is it your dream to become a barista?

Or is it your goal to take over this cafe? Or is it both?

I don't think so.

Then quit your job here and come with me to Barro.

I heard Ta-mi's going to work at Barro.

Yes.

Is Choe Bong-gi the only person she took with her?

She also hired the part-timer who works at our cafe.

How typical of her.

How long have you and Ta-mi worked together?

This was our 13th year.

And how long has it been since you two fell apart?

I can't quite remember.

Hello?

Ms. Song, something got posted on our online bulletin board.

-And I thought you should read it. -What is it?

Ms. Bae uploaded the post.

ONLINE BULLETIN BOARD

Code of ethics for web portals. Article One.

A web portal must be the most progressive and creative.

Nothing can violate the web portal users' right to know

and their freedom of expression.

Code of ethics for web portals. Article Two.

A web portal should not manipulate or conceal information.

It must protect its users from all kinds of pressures,

violations, restrictions, and discriminations

that try to harm their rights.

Code of ethics for web portals. Article Three.

A web portal must not be swayed by one's private interest.

It should remain independent from internal

and external influences such as politics, economics, and society.

And it must not intervene in anything

that might harm its impartiality.

Code of ethics for web portals. Article Four.

A web portal must manage, supervise, and be responsible

for everything that happens on the site.

It should never stay quiet about them or try to avoid them.

Code of ethics for web portals. Article Five.

A web portal's power to influence comes from its users,

and it influences them at the same time.

It must never aim to gain any unjustifiable benefits,

and it must not wield any improper influence.

This code of ethics for web portals

was written by Ms. Song and I eight years go.

I empathized and agreed with everything that's written here.

And I still agree with it to this very day.

Goodbye, everyone.

Are you ready for your first day of work?

-Yes! -I'm perfectly ready!

Look at...

-Hi. -Hello.

Hello.

This company must spend its profits on decorating the place.

I wonder why they rank second in the business.

It's natural for companies like this to rank second.

They use their money to buy nice chairs.

There's a cafe here as well.

Should we have some coffee? It's on me.

Three Americanos, please.

Iced-Americanos.

If you work here, you can get a discount by paying monthly.

-Really? -This is incredible.

JOO SEUNG TAE SUSPECTED OF HAVING SOLICITED SEX FROM A MINOR

We'll get the discount next time. Have a good day.

-Let's go. Come on. -What?

-Let's go. -But...

But...

Bae Ta-mi?

-Hello. -What's this?

Why are you here?

You're the one who showed up. I was just standing here.

Go ahead and keep walking. We can greet each other next time.

I need to ride the elevator.

I'm asking

why you're here.

I'll tell you next time.

Bye.

Do you know her?

She's so scary.

Don't worry. I'm scarier than her.

It said "Scarlett, Director of the Social Department" on her ID.

But she's Korean.

People use English names here.

We'll also have to play along with that corny gig.

My gosh.

What is with him?

My goodness, then I guess...

In July...

Hey, Ta-mi. You got here early.

You weren't in your office, so I was looking for you.

Oh, really?

I'm rarely in my office.

It gets lonely in there.

I don't think I'll be lonely anymore though.

Hello, everyone.

We'll exchange proper greetings in my office.

Jenny, please come with us.

This way.

Why is she here?

What business does Bae Ta-mi have here?

Scarlett, keep your voice down.

There are eyes and ears from Unicon everywhere.

Besides, I hear that

Unicon fired Bae Ta-mi.

Where did you hear that from?

Here, from all the people with mouths.

Then why is she at Barro?

Darn it.

I think I know why she's here.

I knew it.

Scarlett, I'm glad you're here.

Brian,

what's going on?

Please sit.

Alex, you too.

Come on.

All right.

Finally, everyone has gathered.

Please don't tell me that

she'll be at our office tomorrow too.

Everyone at this table is now on one team.

What are you saying?

How are we a team?

That irony is what makes this special.

From now on for a year,

you are the elite members

of a special task force that was formed to reclaim

Barro's reputation as Korea's number one web portal.

The name of this team is the Service Reform Team,

and you'll work to make us the top portal site.

Your team leader is Ms. Bae Ta-mi.

Count me out.

Scarlett,

I wasn't asking for your opinion.

I'm announcing a new personnel appointment.

You appointed someone you hired today as a team leader.

Have I not proven myself enough?

You're hiring someone from Unicon in order to beat Unicon.

Do you think this makes any sense?

We need someone who is different.

We need new ideas and a different view on things.

Because of our motto and the way we work,

there are methods we never attempted.

We need someone who can take those risks.

That's why I think Ms. Bae is perfect for the job.

Does that answer your question?

I don't want to work on a team led by someone

like Bae Ta-mi.

If you need someone like her on this team, then so be it.

I'm out.

Scarlett,

this team needs you as well.

Then choose between us

because I can't accept this team.

Wait, what now?

It went better than I expected.

Right?

You're saying that this was nothing?

No one got hurt, so all is good.

I guess this is my first assignment as team leader.

Ms. Cha.

Why do you hate me?

Are you annoyed that I was hired as team leader

right after being fired by a rival company?

If not, this seems

like an inferiority complex of yours at best.

This is why I hate you.

Win or lose, superior or inferior.

That's how you're wired to think.

I know that you're smart.

You never apologized at the hearing,

but people believe you did the right thing.

You made them believe so.

Exposing an assemblyman as a sex offender? That's great.

However,

all I see

is a weasel who cleverly escaped prosecution.

Work with me.

-What? -I need that point of view

and someone to say it to my face.

I just said that I can't work with you--

When Unicon made me attend the congressional hearing,

I was given orders to say that

nothing was fabricated

and it was only an algorithm error.

I didn't want to say it though.

The hearing itself was deeply annoying,

but I didn't want to lie.

You said that I sounded like a weasel there,

but I was shouting in despair.

I couldn't admit to anything nor could I deny,

but I at least wanted to keep a clear conscience.

You told me not to be caught up in heroism.

A hero? Someone great?

I don't care about any of that.

All I care about right now

is making Barro Korea's number one web portal.

That's why I need you.

So work with me.

All you care about is winning.

That's why I'm here.

You don't like my methods. I'm cool with that.

Am I tactless? I admit to that too.

What I'll be doing at this company won't be cool either.

What gets you to the top normally isn't.

If you know a way to reach the top with dignity,

be the team leader.

If not, follow my lead.

I don't care if you hate it.

This is the job and the industry we're in.

As the team leader, I'll take full responsibility.

Are you sure about that?

What will you do if Barro doesn't become number one?

What should I do?

Six months, not twelve.

If you don't beat Unicon by then,

give up the team leader position and leave the company.

Sure.

I will win.

Ga-gyeong?

Let go.

I already feel the burn, so just slap me.

No, you haven't felt anything yet.

I'm glad that my post felt like an insult to you.

Shut it.

I felt guilty and uncomfortable after uploading that post,

but the slap washed it away.

It's now

your turn to get a little uncomfortable.

Unicon currently leads the market and Barro is the one in a hurry.

-"Barro is instant." -Are you suggesting that we lie?

Is it really a lie though?

I'm going to oppose to all your ideas.

Can we meet later?

I don't want my first date to be like this.

Why aren't you picking up?

I don't want this to happen again.

What kind of work ethic is this?

Did you slip any information to Unicon?

Do you think I gave information to Unicon?

Did Tammy do something to you?

Yes, she did.

What can I do then?

Work for Unicon from inside Barro.

Subtitle translation by Joanne Kim