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PLACES, CHARACTERS, BUSINESSES,

AND INCIDENTS IN THIS TELEVISION SERIES

ARE USED IN A FICTITIOUS MANNER.

I have time for 10 rolls.

Wet your hands.

Okay, so rice can't stick to them.

No!

I told you.

Grip it hard with your fist.

Grip it like you are delivering a child.

Do I look like I delivered one?

It's just one gimbap. No need to deliver a child.

Just one gimbap? Listen, girl.

I am a proper entrepreneur with a business license.

Making gimbap and delivering a child are the same.

You create something from nothing,

so both are very hard.

Man.

You are not making gimbap covered in gold.

Stop talking like a burst gimbap.

Do not talk mindlessly about a burst gimbap.

Think about it.

Have you once filled my wallet until it burst?

This earned your tuition.

This made our living.

EPISODE 12 - GIMBAP IS MY SCHOLARSHIP.

A man is threatening to commit suicide on a rooftop,

and the police are confronting him.

According to the police,

he is the restaurant owner, Mr. Kim,

with recent power-abusing allegations.

The police are persuading him to come down...

-Why would he kill himself? -What's going on?

Exclusive Power-abusing employer threatens part-timer

Fire officials are preparing an air mattress

Power-abusing employer threatens to commit suicide

on the first floor just in case he jumps.

Form a fist.

Harder.

Why?

I'm going to go up to the 15th floor.

And I'm going to do a really bad thing.

What do you mean?

So...

Form a fist like this

and stop me.

No, I'm just...

I'm...

It's over.

I can't do this anymore.

What did I say?

Reporters...

Follow, thrust, and persist.

Someone might die doing that.

Yeah, I know.

That's why your father said this.

Don't lose your determination

and write carefully.

So are you going to give up

when you've come all this way?

Kim Jong Won.

He was the owner of a small curry restaurant

around the corner.

Kim Jong Won, ex-owner of a small curry restaurant of 30 years

His curry was so good,

customers flooded into his restaurant.

Enjoy.

But one day, his corner of the street got crowded,

and he couldn't afford the increasing rent

only selling curry.

He had to open a member store

of a big company franchise.

Recession hurts small business owners

But in the world of the franchise restaurant business,

the strong prey upon the weak.

If you don't pay me until today,

I'll alert the authorities.

He was not able to care about anyone else

when he couldn't pay for his ingredients.

Seriously.

I'd better be dead.

Did he really want to kill the part-timer?

Chief.

They both suffered and did wrong.

But it's not just about these two people.

So if they have suffered and done wrong,

they should talk face to face.

Both of them should survive this day,

and see the sun rise tomorrow.

Honey!

I haven't tasted his 30-year curry yet.

One day, in a small restaurant in a corner,

I hope I get to taste his curry

that the part-timer serves.

It's all done. Thank you.

I will report it to my boss.

I will take full responsibility.

Don't worry.

I understand.

Okay, thank you.

How did you think of writing that?

You can tear the matte

if you are clumsy with a cue stick.

It's because of what you said.

A wrong story might kill someone.

You wanted to save him too.

Yeah, you are right.

But you saved him.

Not me.

There's a mole inside the company.

A whistle-blower.

Someone's trying to leak our secrets to Shilla Today

You plan to be a whistle-blower? Why?

You are right.

Something happened the night Soo Yeon died.

15th floor took all the security tapes.

But I can't find anything down here.

Even if we manage to find anything,

we can't prove it.

So you'll go up there alone where the CEO is

and expose everything?

Then what about us?

I told you.

Until it's finished,

tell no one.

So you mean I should keep secrets from them too?

Now you know the secret,

I need your help more than anything.

But...

How can I help you?

The secretary's office will put a magnet on me.

You mean a watchdog?

Yeah.

So if we run into each other,

look the other way.

Trust me and wait till the end.

You went crazy as heck.

How dare you...

Isn't the 15th floor supposed to solve problems?

If it wasn't for you,

we could have made the public take pity on the owner.

How? By killing him?

What?

What on earth did you say?

All the other newspapers copied us.

The story Kyeong Woo wrote.

Why did you target the owner?

If you left it be...

I didn't target the owner.

I defended the part-timer.

What's important for us is "No Gain, No Pain".

You told me to not leave them alone.

If we left the "No Gain, No Pain" page alone,

only hostile followers would have remained.

This issue could have been their fuel,

overflowing the page with related issues.

Their criticism toward us

would have become much stronger.

I thought you expected all of this

and planned everything.

It wasn't me.

It's CEO An who ordered this.

I told you we needed to show both sides.

Once you are up here,

you have to choose one of the two sides.

You made a good choice, so no one got hurt.

It's okay then.

You almost killed a guy,

and Lee Ji Soo saved him.

Lee Ji Soo? Who's that?

Hey, where are you going?

Are you going to let him go?

Did he say anything wrong?

A story saved a man's life.

It solved Daily Korea's problem.

You said there are questions behind every door.

When did you know...

No, how did you find out?

My story doesn't support anyone.

It shows the facts

and makes the readers think

about where the problem started.

My dad...

He also got hurt because of fake news.

You were right all along.

Chief ordering us two,

and choosing my story over yours.

He had another intention.

What are you saying?

Did you find out his intention?

No.

Thanks anyway.

For what?

Whatever his intention,

you and Reporter Han saved two lives.

Mr. Kim and me.

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Evidence suggests V News' CEO makes deals with the major press

V News had dealings with major press for moderated stories

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Stop making these. There's no need.

If I don't?

My juniorship...

My residency is over.

Then what?

I get to be paid a lot more.

So then what?

You don't know when you might quit,

just like your dad.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

I know everything about what you do.

Digital Daily Korea,

junior reporter Lee Ji Soo.

Why would you ignore your mom like that?

Do you think I'm an oldie

who doesn't know how to use the phone?

Since when have you known?

I read your story.

Why didn't you say anything?

You despise Daily Korea.

You need energy to despise something.

I don't have that anymore.

It's not the Middle Age.

Daily Korea is not our family enemy.

Mom.

What should I do?

Make you quit your hard-earned job?

It's not easy to get jobs nowadays.

It's hard to become a reporter.

Your story was super, like father like daughter.

Reporter Lee Ji Soo.

Do whatever you want to do.

Don't forget you are his daughter.

Our proud producer, Lee Yong Min.

I'll never forget I'm your daughter either.

Lovely Lady, Kang Sun Young.

Get up and go to work.

You slowed me down for 10 rolls.

What's up?

Didn't we finish this talk yesterday?

Since yesterday's incident,

I've been doubting why you called me to the 15th floor.

I feel like you are testing me.

If I was testing you with that,

yesterday's choice of yours calls for suspicion.

Did you really want me to ignore who dies or not?

If I did, would you have relieved your suspicion?

No, you want...

Yeah.

I knew you wouldn't stay put.

Whatever the situation,

you can't stand a story hurting someone.

There was a chance that you might not have moved.

I, too, knew you would do something then.

Then it was not a test after all.

Right.

You paid me back because I screwed you the other time.

You made me pick up the pieces

for CEO An's Nammoo Group story.

You know it all.

So our conversation is over, right?

No.

I solved your problem.

So you need to pay up.

Sorry, everything's my fault.

Chief and I gave you permission.

I know.

Leave it.

It's the Desk's fault.

Don't be upset about it.

No one got hurt, thankfully.

Was it really Jun Hyuk who did the billboard?

Yeah, Ji Soo asked him to do it.

Chief Editor's Office

How did you find this number?

I'm the City Desk Editor of Daily Korea.

Why'd you call?

Is it about that billboard yesterday?

What are you doing?

Weren't you going to save no one but yourself?

If you and Chief got this...

No, I guessed wrong.

You might be the only one who got it.

Chief might have sent it to you,

not the inspection team.

Chief?

Why would he?

Because he doesn't trust me.

He wanted to separate you and me at least.

I went up there to save no one but myself.

What happened yesterday...

I think CEO doesn't really care about that.

If he had to care about something,

it must be Daily Korea's fallen honor

due to "No Gain, No Pain".

You bring in trash like CEO An,

and talk about our honor?

You said the company needs profit for our livelihood.

What?

Do you think you brought profit to the company yesterday?

Don't be ridiculous.

I can be sure about you for this one thing.

You can't stand a story hurting someone.

Yeah, whatever the reason.

I couldn't stand a story hurting someone again.

But...

Don't be so sure.

It's all...

Billboard reporting of Daily Korea's reporter Lee Ji Soo

saved a precious life of a small business owner

who tried to end his life because of a false accusation.

Furthermore, it consoled small business owners

and set an example for part-timers.

Nammoo Food, HO Food's headquarters,

and its parent company Nammoo Group...

Our youngest baby hits the jackpot.

Lee Ji Soo.

Your juniorship ends next week.

Lee Ji Soo, congrats.

Wait!

A month's left.

To be exact, 29 days.

I want to make it end.

It's not official.

She's not a junior anymore

in Digital Daily Korea.

29 days?

I want to kick you 29 times.

Don't spend your time counting that.

Clean this up instead.

Nammoo group will try its best to prepare a countermeasure for the issue

You like it, right?

You used to receive sacks of bread from them.

Also, it's your specialty.

Not exactly.

Why?

Don't you want incentives for high traffic?

Incentives?

I will motorize my fingers for that.

Do your best.

Ju An.

Yes, sir?

Say goodbye to Editor Um.

I'll leave alright.

You guys are cold as ice.

I should get some skates.

After tomorrow, that poor man's story will be forgotten.

No one will remember.

Nothing but favorable stories for Nammoo Group will be left.

Isn't it a good excuse?

Everyone is suffering these days,

so we need a fundamental change.

So...

CEO An planned everything for Nammoo Group,

and she will remove "No Gain, No Pain" for us?

Why now?

Why are you telling me this now?

Because you can't really do anything about it.

No, you must not do anything about it.

You know.

"BAP" is mightier than "PEN".

What a true all-rounder.

You swing it from start to finish.

It's "sweep", ma'am.

In baseball, consecutive wins are called a sweep.

You swing with the bat.

You know, swing and miss.

Don't misbehave, just...

I'll go out.

Manager Han, you exceeded my expectations.

No, the Chief set the whole table.

I just placed the spoon.

What a show-off.

Wow, really?

He pretended otherwise in front of me.

No way.

He told me to write a stronger finale.

He pressured me so hard.

Hey.

You say that in front of him?

Why? It's a fact.

Let's finalize "No Gain, No Pain".

Yeah. Let's go.

So full of himself.

Does this really make sense?

Does it?

Let's start, Manager Han.

First, current online keywords.

Our billboard, Nammoo Group,

and small business owners.

"No Gain, No Pain" is losing its center of gravity,

so we bring it out to an offline square.

Do you want to encourage a protest or what?

No.

The press can't encourage a protest.

I mean to give a jab of injection on a sore spot.

You are saying the same thing.

Thanks to our Digital Daily Korea's billboard action,

we regained the readers' trust and our reputation.

Right.

Aren't we doing this to prevent an offline protest?

Didn't you suggest

online measures for online problems?

No.

I solved your problem.

So you need to pay up.

Support me in today's briefing.

Is it even possible in this situation?

You've really aged, haven't you?

Now you doubt situations, let alone people.

I don't doubt. I have concerns.

Also, it's you. Not situations.

I have concerns for you.

What about me?

You seem to have changed a lot.

So suddenly.

I haven't changed.

I've returned to my right self.

Chief?

Yes.

You are not wrong, sir.

But it's our chance to eradicate "No Gain, No Pain".

He's offering a countermeasure

to reinstate Daily Korea's honor.

Countermeasure?

Yes.

"No Gain, No Pain" has already lost its popularity.

It's been a long time.

Instead...

Pain for gain?

It is against the value of "No Gain, No Pain".

Just like Nammoo Group... No, I mean,

it's an online community

created by small business owners.

Actually, I planned it.

"No Gain, No Pain" lost its fire.

Even if we bring it out to the square,

not a lot of people would come.

After they realize the harsh truth,

they will perish on their own.

How can you be sure?

You can either express anger in front of a monitor

or expose your angry face in front of a camera.

Those are completely different.

Let's wrap it up.

Manager Han, let's have some tea.

Yes, sir.

Manager Han.

Don't lower your guard with him till the end.

Never let him overpower you.

But don't overwhelm him either.

Yes.

Here.

Thank you.

About my visit to MP Go Su Do.

I was indiscreet to mention your niece.

I really wanted to apologize to you.

I am sorry, sir.

No, I have to thank you for that.

I hear you got divorced too.

What?

Yes, I did.

Is the mother raising the child?

Yes.

I think you already know.

How my kid died in the States.

My only son was gone like that.

I think I've grown up after that.

That's the reason.

The reason why I took in my niece.

After all,

this company's been around for 65 years.

I can't be the end of it, right?

Of course.

I understand.

You do?

What?

Nothing.

You are a reporter.

Your boss wants a family succession.

And you understand?

Honestly, I don't understand.

Daily Korea is not an advertising agency

for big companies.

So write an editorial about yesterday's incident.

With your name on it, our City Desk Editor.

It would be better if you wrote it yourself.

But if you are busy,

make someone else do it.

What?

Small business owners should not keep quiet.

They should raise their voice.

You know the tone.

The tone?

The tone must not cause division.

It should reconcile what most people want

with government policy.

I'm telling you to do that now.

We have 5.5 million small business owners.

They compose the public.

I told you the major public, not the entire public.

So I'm asking you if it really is a story

for the majority of small business owners.

If it isn't?

Do you have a tone for the entire public?

Your alternative should be rational.

You are our City Desk Editor

with more than 20 years of experience.

I understand you because I have experience.

Experience in writing stories.

"Blood succession" reminds you of North Korea.

But "family-centered management" suggests sincerity.

Everyone condones it.

I can differentiate between understanding and misunderstanding.

Glad you didn't misunderstand me.

For me, Daily Korea is like a painting.

Eye candy for others.

Sometimes it pleases my eyes.

But not often.

You know the power of media,

but it doesn't appeal to you.

That's what I hear.

Indeed, it's not fun for me.

That's why I need countermeasures.

Yes.

You can't make a big fortune out of press.

It operates with the public's trust.

If the tone does not suit the reader's political taste,

you get called fake press and trash reporters.

There's no profit nor a cause.

That's why it's not fun for you.

You should look for countermeasures.

Nammoo Group supports outstanding member stores

They speak of mutual sacrifice,

but they are kicking out their member stores.

Do you call that a countermeasure

for the small business owners?

You can't cut your feet to fit the shoes.

If it's beneficial, I can bend my toes

and stuff them into the shoes.

"Rational" also means "beneficial".

So you want to promote Nammoo Group,

not to defend the small business owners,

but to do business and politics.

Your approach should be neutral.

I mean you shouldn't be biased.

This is the real biased political nonsense!

Hey.

Yang Yoon Kyeong.

Wake up and smell the coffee.

You are our City Desk Editor.

Considering your nature,

you can't be promoted further.

If you can't maintain your position,

your membership will be closed down too.

You will be kicked out.

Your baby daughter is smart.

She has to graduate from college.

Your ex-husband got married right away.

I'm guessing he didn't send you regular checks.

Once they turn away, men don't care about their family.

That's how guys are.

Editor Yang.

Was my speech male-biased?

I spoke from a neutral point of view.

This is the same.

This is not political.

This is for the common good.

Here.

I'll trust you.

Thank you, sir.

I will not screw this up.

No.

If you screw up,

I will be losing a painting.

But I guess our employees have a lot to lose.

Including you.

Yes.

I will bear that in mind.

Instead,

you will be rewarded if you pull it off.

No one will be rewarded but you.

Lee Ji Soo

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Daily Korea's Han Jun Hyuk, City Desk Reporter

Jun Hyuk told me.

Editor Yoon and MP Go are in on it together.

But I honestly didn't believe him.

Jun Hyuk told me.

He'd sell out his story to get up there.

But I didn't believe him.

He is my protégé.

There's no way he would do that.

But when I heard what Chief said today...

It was evident.

Slow down, Editor.

Don't call me that!

Leave it. Throw it out.

It's a worthless position.

I'll quit.

Let's do that.

Let's expose our dealings with Nammoo Group

and quit together.

Bro. You are with us, right?

What are you doing?

You aren't?

I would very much like to.

But...

It's tricky to get reissued.

What?

I am your senior after all.

How can I make you sacrifice yourselves?

I stepped out of line.

Sorry.

What are you saying?

It was just for a second, but it felt liberating.

I'm not really your senior.

My balls are yea big.

I'm sorry, Ki Ha.

Editor.

I'll write that story.

No, I'll write it.

You are our Captain.

As a Deputy Captain,

I can't let you write that garbage.

Stupid.

Hey, Kyeong Woo.

You are just my subordinate.

Not a Deputy Captain.

I mean I'm that committed.

Never mind.

You just got out of juniorship.

Chief might blacklist you.

I'm not his baby.

I'm your baby.

Your baby?

Is something romantic going on?

What a baby!

Don't lose that spirit.

No one should cut your stories.

Always make a fist.

Stick to rock.

That's right.

Rock, paper, scissors!

You can't win. You are a junior.

You meant we have to beat the Desk's scissoring with rocks?

What? You get it now?

Yes.

When doing rock, paper, scissors,

always stick to rock.

Then how do we beat paper?

-I'll tell you. -Quiet!

Wait, my daughter is calling.

I'll explain later.

Hi, sweetie.

Are you studying?

Yeah, I'm going home.

Okay.

I have to go.

I'll pay.

I'll take care of it.

Don't worry about us. Go already.

Thank you, bro.

Tomorrow...

Tomorrow, I'll be the ol' Captain I used to be.

Bye.

Bye, Captain.

Good night.

You are totally drunk.

"DLDD". Ring any bells?

Drunk life and dreamy death.

It...

It was my wish.

Only if my family was rich.

Is that sarcasm?

Or are you playing a rich family's son

who's sick of money?

You were always carefree.

Why are you so serious today?

My family's not that rich.

Just in the top 50.

Can I ask the name of your father's company?

It's a secret.

Something good for middle-aged men.

Right.

You told me your father was hurt by fake news.

Yes.

It was Daily Korea's story.

Really?

And yet...

No, was that why you applied here?

What you see is not everything.

Right.

Everyone has something hard and heavy in here.

Yeah.

You can't swallow or spit it out.

Hey, I have to visit some place.

Yeah, go on then.

I think I have to go back to the office.

Are you feeling sick?

Yeah.

I'm going to spit everything out

and make a fresh start tomorrow.

I want to be a better Kyeong Woo.

Bye.

Be careful. / Okay.

Well...

Reporter Ku.

You told me to quit if I can't stand it anymore.

Huh?

You said you can offer me a position at Shilla Today.

Of course.

So what have you found?

First,

I'm going to stay at Daily Korea.

And even if I did,

I would never solicit you for a position.

What?

How can you offer illegal recruitment

when you are covering Soo Yeon's death?

It's...

It's possible that you misunderstood.

I just...

Yeah.

Thank you for your story about my dad.

I'll never stop being thankful.

But...

I didn't apply here for a reward or revenge.

You jumped to conclusions.

Right.

But you are working there anyway.

If she didn't kill herself,

then it's your chance to reveal the truth.

Chance to reveal the truth?

Don't you mean a chance to write an exclusive?

Reporter Han Jun Hyuk is...

If you really want the truth, not an exclusive,

this is the only truth I can tell you.

Reporter Han didn't write my dad's misreport.

My dad didn't blame Reporter Han.

And what happened to Soo Yeon

is not click-bait for traffic.

We have to remember her.

It was a tragedy.

Please stop calling me.

You seem drunk.

Want to talk some other time?

No.

I'll spit everything out.

Let's finish it today.

Let's finish it today.

Are you still blaming me for yesterday?

Yesterday?

That was nothing.

Then what?

I want to stop.

MP Go's recruitment solicitation list has been found...

You already wrote the whole story.

Yes, but Captain...

No, I mean...

Editor Yang keeps hesitating.

She thinks it might be killed.

You are not killing it, right?

No way. It's an exclusive.

Don't worry.

Our correction report was released.

5 minutes before the trial.

Correction report? By who?

Right now, Chief is the only one who can upload it.

Chief, and no one else.

It's not a misreport.

Chief Editor's Office

You also said it was an exclusive.

It's a bit ambiguous, but it is an exclusive.

Not a misreport.

Then why the correction report?

Just in case. Consider it an insurance.

Hurry and go write it.

Okay. See you later.

Let's upload the switching seats issue first

as an exclusive digital newsflash.

Desk might kill it if we bring it to them.

Chief found it out too fast.

It must have been an inside job.

I want to stop.

Stop being your loyal dog.

What do you mean?

Did somebody say something?

Are you asking me if someone's found out?

I should quit my job if that happens.

Don't say that.

No one's safe around here.

I'm sucked dry these days.

That's why I couldn't quit this.

Tigers are scary, but everyone wants their hide.

We want to avoid danger,

but we can't give up what we want.

That's how we live.

You know, it wasn't all for the money.

You told me lots of good things.

So unlike my father.

I really wanted to be someone like you.

That's what I thought.

You are going to exceed me.

Spend it.

Stay put until this year's over.

Next year...

You need a replacement to quit.

How about Lee Ji Soo?

She seems smart enough.

Remember?

What you said when I first set my foot in here?

A well-fed dog won't bite.

You know that and still want to quit?

But Chief.

You forgot to tell me the rest.

A well-fed dog won't bite you,

but a biting dog terrorizes you.

If you push it further,

I might terrorize you every step of the way.

Are you okay?

Revitalize big business for a better country

City Desk Editor, Yang Yoon Kyeong

That's my Captain.

The destiny of Digital Daily Korea rests at your fingertips.

Let's do some hard work.

Don't forget.

Lighter head, faster fingers, heavier incentives.

Fight on!

Fight on...

Exclusive! "No Gain, No Pain" announces

a major offline protest!

Exclusive! "No Gain, No Pain" announces a major offline protest!

Digital Daily Korea, Lee Jae Eun

Let's unite! / Eliminate Daily Korea!

Online trolls at the square? / What a disgrace!

Exclusive! "No Gain, No Pain" announces a major offline protest!

Major offline protest.

I wonder how many will show up.

Let's remember the death of Intern Reporter Oh Soo Yeon

Six.

You've done a good job again.

You are my hope.

You flatter me.

Manager Han.

I heard what CEO Park wants.

He wants to leave Daily Korea to his nephew-in-law

after making in-laws with MP Hong, right?

He is indeed a romantic guy.

Such a sweetie.

Why?

Is there something else I don't know?

CEO Park has a hidden agenda.

He wants the press and politics to become one.

He wants to become a politician himself.

No way. You mean...

An MP?

Think about it.

We paid a fortune for MP Go's ticket.

It can't be for mere match-making.

Indeed, it's not fun for me.

That's why I need countermeasures.

What lies behind that door

was more than an intern recruitment solicitation.

CEO Park was putting together a puzzle

for his plan to swallow this country whole.

What do you mean, "we"?

Is that why you came to our company?

Yes.

I'm the executive producer

of Candidate Park's election campaign.

That's why I said

we need to clear the fog to see the flowers.

"No Gain, No Pain" casts a fog

in front of his political appearance.

It's much bigger than Daily Korea.

Daily, Korea is being filled with a sad testament

just like "No Gain, No Pain".

And I pledged to make that go away.

A country where Soo Yeon lived

her helpless and unfortunate life.

I pledged to turn this country upside down.

But a dark silence...

started to cast a shadow.

HUSH

The protest for "No Gain, No Pain".

Any volunteer to cover it?

I'll do it.

[Small businesses are also citizens!]

For the sake of the party nomination,

[Protect their survival rights]

[Fight to preserve our survival. Day 132]

today you are deserving of your title as Reporter Kim.

[No Gain, No Pain]

Nammoo Group?

[Nammoo Group is for small businesses and the self-employed.]

[Only when big enterprises survive can the country survive]

At the end of the day, it's still Mr An's work.

It's an organised attempt to erase the "No Gain, No Pain" movement.

[The unrealistic "No Gain, No Pain"]

[Goryeo News. "No Gain, No Pain" A Miserable Failure]

You should write something that benefits the election.

Oh Soo Yeon's brother is suing our company.

[Late Oh Soo Yeon's brother, Oh Sung Yeon, holds emergency press conference]