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Iseshima Hotel, one of Tokyo Chuo Bank's major customers,

incurred a loss of 12 billion yen

due to investment failure in stocks.

In accordance with the Chairman's order, Hanzawa

was entrusted with reviving the hotel.

If Iseshima Hotel should be classified as a troubled borrower

by the upcoming FSA inspection,

Financial Services Agency (FSA)

Tokyo Chuo Bank

Loan

Iseshima Hotel

Troubled Borrower

Classifies as Effectively Bankrupt Borrower

Reserve Fund

Notification to Set Aside Reserve Fund

the bank will have to come up with

Loan Loss Provision

an enormous loan loss provision

Loan Loss Provision

amounting to more than 100 billion yen.

However, Hanzawa found out that behind the investment failure

of Iseshima Hotel, there was actually a conspiracy to cover it up

in order to qualify for the loan.

It was imperative that Hanzawa resolve Iseshima Hotel's problem

at all cost in order to protect the bank, however,

who should appear before him but...

We will now conduct the FSA inspection.

Nice to meet you.

Long time no see.

At precisely the same time on the same day, FSA inspections

were being carried out at all the major branches of Tokyo Chuo Bank nationwide.

With the existence of Tokyo Chuo Bank at stake, this was unquestionably

FSA Inspection First Hearing Investigation

the beginning of a battle with the Financial Services Agency.

Do you believe in fate?

I do.

I got to meet you again like this.

I see you're back with the Financial Services Agency. Congratulations.

I see you've risen in the ranks as well.

Using that branch manager as a stepping stone.

Financial Services Agency Chief Inspector KUROSAKI SHUNICHI

Mind you, Iseshima Hotel is the most important issue this time around.

- Be forewarned. - Inspector Kurosaki,

Director Kishikawa Shingo

please take it easy on us.

Now then, without further ado, let's hear it.

I will be giving you the credit details of Iseshima Hotel.

- As you can see in the handout... - Start out with

the explanation for the 12 billion yen loss.

- Well, that is... - I can't hear you!

That was an unexpected loss due to investment failure in stocks.

We'll start out by giving you the details of its performance in its primary business of hotel management.

Onodera.

Operations Department 2 Manager NAITO HIROSHI

Operations Department 2 ONODERA JUNJI

Let me start over.

Iseshima Hotel has been performing poorly in the past several years, and

last term, it had a deficit for the first time in 20 years.

To counter that problem, the hotel is targeting clientele from abroad, particularly Asia...

Be more specific! What did it do with what?

Business partnerships with major travel agencies in Shanghai and Singapore have already been settled.

To go along with that, it's moving ahead with its plans to integrate an IT system to include

- a unique online reservation system. - As I recall,

the company it employed to develop the system

is Nalusen Engineering, isn't it?

Yes. Nalusen is one of the top 5 IT-related companies in the country.

Iseshima Hotel is investing heavily, giving high priority to developing its facility, and

it is one of the critical factors of this hotel restructuring plan.

Oh well, fine.

But the crucial thing is the huge loss of 12 billion.

How do you propose to make up the deficit?

It can manage to raise funds to keep going for a while by

selling the employee dormitory in the city, along with the stocks it holds in affiliated businesses.

That...

would amount to maybe 5 billion.

That's not even close!

If its real business of hotel management becomes profitable,

the rest can be made up in a few years...

I'm not interested in "what if" stories.

In the first place, you guys

gave Iseshima Hotel a loan of 20 billion based on

your speculation that it would end up in the black.

Nevertheless, a 12-billion yen investment failure came to light immediately after that.

What's more, it's my understanding that

Hakusui foresaw that and held up on their loan.

Yet, you guys couldn't foresee that.

I wonder why?

Isn't it because you're incompetent?

So even if you incompetent folks

tell me that Iseshima Hotel will move into the black in the future,

there's no way I can believe that.

If, by the next hearing investigation,

you can't show me a sound compensation plan for the 12 billion,

Iseshima Hotel will be classified immediately as a troubled borrower.

If that happens, estimating roughly,

a loan loss provision of 152 billion, zero, zero, 8.6 million yen

will have to be supplied by your bank.

Did you get that? I'll say it again.

That's 152 billion, zero, zero, 8.6 million yen.

It's impossible. I can't see how

Iseshima Hotel would currently have enough surplus assets

to compensate for the loss of 12 billion yen.

Even so, we have no choice but to find them.

Onodera, review Iseshima Hotel's assets one more time.

I'm counting on you...Hanzawa.

You got Kurosaki, of all people, huh? He must really like you.

Give me a break. My compatibility with him is nonexistent.

So he said Hakusui foresaw it, but we couldn't.

He sure knows how to hit where it hurts, that Kurosaki...

There's no way we can tell him we got a tipoff but our employees suppressed it.

The report that guy Kozato wrote, do you have it safely hidden?

It's at home with the other temporarily moved files.

- Wouldn't it be safer to destroy it? - No.

That's material evidence to prove that Kyobashi Branch and Iseshima Hotel covered up the truth.

Once the FSA inspection is done, I'm having them take full responsibility.

- I can't destroy it until then. - That's what I thought you'd say.

Make sure they don't find it. Just think what'll happen if that thing gets exposed.

It's not just Iseshima. Our bank will blow up as well.

- I know. - But still, why did Manager Kaise

suppress Iseshima's tipoff?

Kyobashi Branch Manager KAISE IKUO

- That's what I'm going now to find out. - Find out how?

How else? I'm gonna ask Kaise, of course.

At around the same time, Kondo's work behavior at Tamiya Electric where he was assigned

Hanzawa's Peer KONDO NAOSUKE

had transformed so much he was hardly recognizable.

- The draft was very well-written. - Thank you.

Nakajima. Thanks for your hard work negotiating.

I'm sure you're tired, but I'd appreciate it if you could submit your report by tomorrow.

- Will do. - Thanks.

- What happened? - I don't know.

I sure hope he doesn't get too pumped up and start causing trouble.

Tamiya Electric Accounting Section Chief NODA HIDEYUKI

A way to make up Iseshima Hotel's 12-billion yen loss?

Yes.

I don't know what to tell you.

You're the banker in charge of Iseshima Hotel now.

I have nothing to do with it anymore.

What do you mean you have nothing to do with it. If you had held up on the 20-billion yen loan,

the damage could've been minimized.

When we processed that loan,

who would've thought Iseshima would incur a loss of 12 billion?

That was an unfortunate mishap.

Was that really the case?

What are you trying to say?

You've seen this before, haven't you?

I'm safeguarding the original, along with other temporarily moved files.

This is...

This is your note and your seal.

Where did you...

Kozato!

Watch it, now. You'd better keep your voice down.

All hell would break loose if someone from FSA hears you.

You knew that Iseshima incurred a loss of 12 billion.

Nevertheless, you suppressed that tipoff

so that the 20-billion yen loan would get approved.

- That's wrong. I just... - Just what?

You just followed orders from the top.

Am I wrong?

That's it, isn't it?

Whose order was it?

Kaise-san. If this document was to be submitted to the board of directors,

you're finished.

But if you were ordered to do it, your disciplinary measure may get somewhat reduced.

Wouldn't it be to your benefit to tell us honestly?

Even if I were to disclose that person's name, there's no evidence.

- But if you testified, the evidence... - My testimony

can be easily overturned by that person.

You guys

don't have a chance either.

I suggest you stop digging into this matter if you know what's good for you.

That guy's at the center of the darkness. Look for evidence against him.

Executive Director Owada.

The person who ordered the whole thing

was Executive Director Owada, right?

That's right.

If I said that,

will you destroy that report?

No. I can't do that.

Even if you were ordered by the top,

you'll have to take a certain amount of responsibility too.

In that case, I have nothing more to say.

Are you sure? We're going to reveal this document to Headquarters.

Go ahead and do it if you can.

If you do that now, FSA will find out

and the bank will be in big trouble.

If you have the interest of the bank at heart, I advise you to keep still.

Are you trying to turn on us?

It's true we should keep this matter hidden until

the FSA inspection is finished.

But after that, I ain't showing no mercy.

You'd better prepare yourself.

If you can make it through

the FSA inspection unscathed, that is.

That bastard dared to use our weakness against us.

Hanzawa, supposing that it's Executive Director Owada that's in the background.

- Are you really planning to lock horns with him? - But of course.

I figured as much. But it's still not quite clear to me.

Why did Executive Director Owada go to that length to carry out the 20-billion yen loan?

What's in it for him to take the risk to force through a fraudulent loan?

Was he getting a huge kickback from Director Hane?

- Deputy Manager. - What is it?

We found them. Enough surplus assets to cover the 12-billion yen loss.

- You found them, huh? - Good job, Onodera.

They're there, that's for sure.

However, whether they can be sold or not...

What do you mean?

Apparently, these assets are regarded as Iseshima Hotel's sacred territory.

Sacred territory?

This won't do, Mr. Banker from Tokyo Chuo Bank.

Iseshima Hotel Main Office Lobby

I'm your point of contact, you know.

Iseshima Hotel Managing Director HANE NATSUKO

If you were coming here, you should have said so.

I apologize.

Or are you having a secret conversation you don't want me hear?

I told him he didn't have to tell you.

Sorry about that, Hane-san.

I have some personal matters to discuss with him today.

I see.

In that case, it's none of my business.

Hanzawa-san, we'll talk in my office.

So, what is it you wanted to talk about?

To tell you the truth, we're being told by FSA to

make up the entire amount of the 12-billion loss.

The entire amount?! But that was

Iseshima Hotel President YUASA TAKESHI

an unexpected loss due to investment failure in stocks.

To make all that up at once is impossible.

This inspector from FSA by the name of Kurosaki

isn't a man who'd listen to what we have to say.

Then, what do you suggest...

I heard there's a sacred territory at Iseshima Hotel.

It's the art collection owned by the Chairman, plus

the property he acquired to build an art museum.

If we can sell all that,

an extraordinary income of over 10 billion can be gained.

Is it true?

Yes, it's true.

But my father probably won't allow me to sell them.

Why not? The existence of the hotel itself is in jeopardy.

At this late stage, an art museum is the least of his worries.

The construction of Iseshima Art Museum

is my father, the Chairman's last dream...

no...it's always been his dream.

I, too, want him to fulfill that dream if at all possible.

I see. I can see why it's considered sacred territory.

I understand how you feel, but

at this rate, we won't be able to get through the FSA inspection.

President Yuasa. There are choices you can make

precisely at this time of financial crisis.

If you don't step into that sacred territory,

your predecessor's spell that torments this hotel

will never be broken, don't you think?

All right.

I'll do what I can to persuade my father.

Please. Other than that,

there's no way for us to survive.

Hello. This is Kaise.

Just as you said, Hanzawa came.

Oh, really. So?

Of course, I told him I knew nothing and feigned ignorance.

Kaise-kun, I'm not sure what you're talking about.

I don't know what you did, but

it's something you did on your own, right?

Isn't that right? Kaise-kun.

Yes.

I did it all on my own.

It had absolutely nothing to do with you.

All right.

I'm counting on your continued support, Manager Kaise.

I'm blessed with good subordinates.

In comparison, that Hanzawa-kun is nothing but trouble.

He's certainly somewhat of an eyesore.

I'm really sorry that our banker's causing you to worry.

Why don't you do your usual thing and have him removed from the bank?

Well, there's no need to rush it.

"The one who makes the first move loses,"

as they often say in, was it sports?

Let's sit back and look forward to

what kind of a fight he's got planned for us.

How long are you keeping these here?

I told you, until the FSA inspection's over.

One wrong move, and I might've died...

You're overreacting. The boxes just collapsed a little, that's all, right?

I might have this scar for the rest of my life.

What's more important, me or the FSA inspection?

Hana, listen to me seriously.

If these files are discovered by FSA inspectors, I'll be dismissed on disciplinary grounds.

If that happens, I won't be able to provide for you guys.

This is the safest place for them.

Bear with it for just a while.

What's safe about them!

Hana-chan...

As I recall...

Here it is.

Somebody suppressed the tipoff regarding Iseshima Hotel.

I, as their banker,

will do everything I can to protect Iseshima Hotel.

Even if I have to grovel in the ground, even if I have to get down on my knees,

I'll revive Iseshima.

In order to do that, no matter who my opponent is,

I'm prepared to fight with everything I have.

If you're the one who ordered the cover up,

please get down your on knees and apologize.

If you can do such a thing, that is.

Go ahead and give it a try.

Deputy Manager!

This is pretty lame for a deputy manager's chair.

- Is there something we can do for you? - Of course.

That's why we're here.

I believe the hearing investigation is tomorrow.

We're here on a different matter today.

Actually, we'd like to pay a visit to your residence.

- What is this about? - We received a tipoff that

you're keeping files relating to Iseshima Hotel

- at your residence. - A tipoff?

Of course, I never even imagined you'd have something like that

hidden away, but

now that we got the tipoff,

we have no choice but to verify the fact.

I hope you can understand.

I already have my people standing by in front for your residence.

We've also confirmed that your wife is there.

Can you call her immediately and

tell her to let us inspect the rooms.

You can use the video chat on this laptop and verify the video, so

there's nothing to worry about.

Please hurry up and call your wife.

Or...is there something you don't want us to see?

- You mean now as in right now? - Sorry. Try to fake it somehow.

But it's so sudden, I don't know what to do...

Hanzawa-san. Are you there? Hanzawa-san.

I'm Yamada with FSA. We'd like to take a look inside.

Excuse me.

Hey, what are you doing?

We have nothing to hide.

We'll be done shortly, so please don't let us bother you.

Of course I'm bothered.

Shimada, don't forget the storage space above the closet and under the floor too.

- Well? - There's nothing.

Hey, what is this?

What's this room?

The bedroom.

I'll check it. Excuse me.

Will you please stop it...

Jeez, what is this?

It's not here.

Haven't you looked enough already?

If it isn't here, it isn't here.

What is that there?

- This is just a walk-in closet. - Open it.

We're taking a look inside.

Excuse me.

It isn't here.

- Did you look all the way in the back too? - I did.

Never mind. Pull out of there!

Will do.

Hey, you guys.

Are you planning to leave without a word after messing up the place like this?

- Sorry to bother you. - Is that all?

There's a certain amount of etiquette you need to observe

if you're gonna come trampling into a private residence.

This is an inspection conducted by FSA with your husband's permission.

What do I care about that.

This may be my husband's house, but at the same time, it's mine as well.

My husband may not have any say in the matter because of his position as a banker, but

I'm an average citizen, so let me tell you.

You government officials' common practice

may be acceptable at Kasumigaseki*, but it's unacceptable in the real world.

* Location of most of Japan's cabinet ministry offices

It's government officials like you who lack common sense that muck up this country.

Say something.

We apologize for troubling you.

Don't you dare take a banker's wife lightly.

You have a very lovely wife.

Yes, she's my pride and joy.

Inspector Kurosaki.

I don't know who gave you the tipoff, but

please make sure you tell that person that there was nothing in my house.

Provided that...there really was a tipoff, that is.

This isn't the end yet.

How will the loss of 12 billion be covered.

You'll have to demonstrate that clearly tomorrow.

If you can't, Iseshima Hotel will be classified immediately as a troubled borrower.

But I'm amazed those files didn't get found.

This is one time I felt hopeless and I was bracing myself.

- How did you hide it? - Well...

Oh, those things. They kept getting in the way, so I sent them off to my parents' house.

They don't have to be kept in this small company housing, right?

As long as they don't get found, they can be kept anywhere.

You owe it big time to Hana-chan, huh?

- She already told me to buy her a dress. - Buy her 100 or 200.

This bank was saved by Hana-chan.

That's for sure.

But

at this rate, that's only until tomorrow.

No word yet?

Deputy Manager. President Yuasa's on Line 2.

- Here it is. - Thanks for waiting. This is Hanzawa.

- I'm sorry for the delay. - How did it go?

As I expected,

I was unable to persuade my father.

I see.

At any rate, I'll keep trying until the very last minute.

All right.

If it's not one thing, it's another.

Looks like it was impossible after all.

- To persuade the Chairman. - Hane-san.

What did you tell my father?

He absolutely refused to listen to me.

He told me he already heard the details from you.

I just told him that you were being deceived by the bank.

- That's all I told him. - Deceived?

Yes. I told him the bank was just trying to sell off his art objects

to gain immediate profit in order to get through the FSA inspection.

That's not true.

Deputy Manager Hanzawa is thinking in earnest about saving Iseshima Hotel.

I don't know about that.

If FSA classifies us as a troubled borrower,

future financing from Tokyo Chuo Bank will be stopped.

If that happens, we won't be able to survive.

Are you saying you're okay with that?

How can I be okay with that?

I've been devoting myself to this hotel

ever since before you were born.

The one who loves this hotel more than anyone else

isn't you or that banker called Hanzawa.

It's me.

Do you have any means to help us?

I will protect Iseshima Hotel.

According to a home delivery service, they got a call early this morning from the Hanzawa household,

- and went to pick up three cardboard boxes. - Is that right?

As I suspected, Hanzawa had the files on Iseshima after all.

- Where were they sent? - Looks like his wife Hana's parents' house.

Head there at once.

- How's it going, Shinnosuke? - Deputy Manager. I retrieved the boxes.

- I'm heading out now. - Thanks.

How did it go?

We were one step behind. It appears Hanzawa's subordinate took away the boxes.

I see. All right.

I'm sorry.

Well, whatever.

It was well worth the effort just learning that Hanzawa has the files

Finding them

is just a matter of time.

19 Hours to Go until the 2nd Hearing Investigation

Tomorrow at 1:00 pm,

the 2nd hearing investigation by FSA will be conducted.

If the bank can't demonstrate a compensation plan to

cover the 12-billion yen loss,

Iseshima Hotel will be classified as a troubled borrower,

and they would have to come up with a loan loss provision of 150 billion.

With 19 hours to go,

while holding out a faint hope for President Yuasa to persuade the Chairman,

Hanzawa and others were searching with a fine tooth comb

for any other surplus assets.

We can search all we want, but we're not going to find surplus assets worth 12 billion anywhere.

If the Chairman can't be persuaded, it's game over.

If you have time to talk, get to work.

We still have time. We'll just have to keep on searching.

- I'll help! - Me too!

Why do we have two same ledgers?

Moreover, the numbers are different.

If these numbers are correct,

in the 5 years we were supposedly in the black,

we were actually 40 million in the red.

Which ledger is correct, Noda-san?

- Where did you find that... - You know where I got it.

It was inside that cabinet.

But that cabinet's locked...

I'm not stupid. I know you keep a spare key in your desk.

Now, now, Kondo-san.

There must be some mistake.

Tamiya Electric President TAMIYA MOTOKI

I'll take a look at it so leave this matter to me.

- You knew about this too, didn't you? - Don't be ridiculous.

- I know nothing... - You signed off that you reviewed it.

This is unquestionably an illegal accounting practice.

From 5 years ago, Tamiya Electric hid its deficit,

window dressed its accounts, and acquired loans illegally, didn't it?

So what if we did?

Are you going to tell the bank?

That goes without saying.

Unless you're completely honest with them, there won't be a true resolution.

To the contrary, if we do that, won't the bank cut off ties with us?

What happens next is up to you, President Tamiya.

Instead of resorting to petty tricks like this,

are you prepared to seriously rebuild the company?

If you are,

I'll do everything I can to persuade the bank.

As this company's Accounting Department Manager.

- Can we sell this warehouse in Shin-Kiba? - It's being looked at right now.

16 Hours to Go until the 2nd Hearing Investigation

This golf course by the sea. Users are decreasing. This can probably go, right?

13 Hours to Go until the 2nd Hearing Investigation

We've scraped together about 5 billion with all the small assets.

We'll just have to push our way through with what we got.

Thank you.

I'll go explain the situation to the Chairman now.

If you get a call from President Yuasa,

give me a call no matter what time it is.

Will do.

11 Hours to Go until the 2nd Hearing Investigation

I'm starving.

Hey~ Are you still alive?

I bet you haven't had anything to eat.

Beef bowl for you.

12 billion by tomorrow, huh? That's a tough order to fill.

Sorry for making you help out.

If I find 12 billion yen worth of surplus assets, you'd better treat me to a beef bowl.

I'll treat you to a year's worth.

Iseshima's problem's one thing, but

I can't believe your company's been window dressing too.

Aren't there any decent companies around anymore?

What are you planning to do now, Kondo?

First of all, I'll disclose everything to the bank.

After that, all I can do is beg them to continue our loan.

- Has President Tamiya agreed to do that? - Even if he doesn't,

I don't think there's any other way to truly save that company.

I've been a thorn in their side to begin with anyway.

I have no intention of playing the good-natured accounting department chief at this stage of the game.

You might be able to talk HR into

reassigning you to a different company, don't you think?

Maybe.

But even if it's a company like that,

the place where I belong right now is Tamiya Electric.

I really want to make it a better company.

I can't just walk away from it.

Even if I have to fight it out with the president,

I'm going to change Tamiya Electric.

I decided to stop trying to curry favor with whoever I'm dealing with.

That's what it means to seriously face the challenge, isn't it?

- What's the matter? - He may still be there.

I'll going to see President Yuasa.

You're absolutely right, Kondo.

Thanks.

Hey, Hanzawa...

- Do you really mean it? - Yes.

That I should oust the Company Chairman, my father.

If he won't allow us to sell the paintings,

we have no choice but to take away the Chairman's power.

That's not something I can do on my own.

It has to be submitted to the Board and has to get the majority vote.

I can't imagine Hane-san's supporters agreeing to it.

Even so, you've got to do it.

Even if you have to threaten them with your power as their employer, you have to make them agree to it.

- You, as the president, should be able to do it. - Are you telling me to threaten

- my employees in order to oust my father? - Exactly.

If you want to get rid of the bad tradition left by your predecessor,

you should take away this Iseshima Hotel

from the Chairman with your own hands.

You're

- a horrible person. - President Yuasa.

Remember what you told me?

You wanted to wipe out the bad old tradition, and

establish a new Iseshima Hotel.

Your vision is not mistaken.

All that remains now is whether you have the strong conviction to carry that through.

If there's even a 1 percent chance to save Iseshima Hotel,

I can turn into an ogre or the devil.

FSA Inspection Second Hearing Investigation

Let's begin, shall we?

So what about the plan to cover the 12 billion yen loss?

Apparently, you were trying to sell

the Chairman's collection of paintings and the property for an art museum.

Were you able to persuade the Chairman?

No.

We were unable to persuade him.

I see. In that case, Iseshima Hotel

will be classified as a troubled borrower.

We couldn't persuade him, so

we decided to oust the Chairman,

seize all the paintings, and sell them.

- Ousted him?! - Shinnosuke.

Pass out the handouts.

This morning, I seized the proprietary rights to

7 Hours to Go until the 2nd Hearing Investigation

the paintings from my father.

Thank you so much, Yuasa-san.

I apologize for making you take on the painful role.

Actually, when I told him we were going to oust him,

my father started laughing all of a sudden and said do you as please.

Perhaps this is what he was hoping for.

I felt we were able to have a heart-to-heart talk for the first time.

Hanzawa-san, did you know this was going to happen?

Of course not.

Your determination made this happen.

As noted on your handout, 107 paintings, along with

the property for an art museum, has already been sold.

Purchase agreements are in process for the remaining 41 paintings as well.

- Estimating roughly ... - 11 billion 603 million 200 thousand.

In addition, if other assets

we mentioned earlier, such as employee dormitory, are included,

we believe we should have more than enough

to cover the loss of 12 billion. What do you think?

Inspector Kurosaki.

Surely not that spoiled rich boy.

He even ousted the Chairman to sell the artworks?!

Frankly, I didn't expect this.

At this rate, our plan will...

Even if Hanzawa succeeded somehow to come up with 12 billion,

it's to be expected.

Isn't it?

Yes, it was.

Just about now,

is when the time bomb will explode.

I suppose we should get moving too.

Fine.

I'll concede that you made up the 12 billion yen loss.

Nicely done.

He conceded rather easily, didn't he?

Now then, let's move on to the

careful examination of the restructuring plan that we've been putting off.

- First then, Iseshima Hotel... - Before you start,

what you folks were talking about the last time, the latest IT system?

If that doesn't get completed, what will happen?

You there. Answer me!

More than likely, it would be impossible to revive the business.

That's right. Very good.

- What are you trying to say? - The company that

Iseshima Hotel employed to develop that IT system,

- what was it called... - Nalusen Engineering.

That's right, Nalusen. You know, this Nalusen

is going bankrupt.

The IT-related company

which ranks 5th in the nation in sales, Nalusen Engineering

was sued by Foster Group, the biggest hotel chain the U.S.,

for patent infringement.

Should Nalusen lose this lawsuit,

it will have to pay an enormous amount for damages...

We're in trouble. Nalusen's IT system is

the key to the revival of Iseshima Hotel. If that's gone...

I'm going to Iseshima.

Hanzawa-san, what's wrong? You look shaken.

- Did you see the news on Nalusen? - Of course.

We were getting ready to have a talk with Yuasa regarding that matter.

Perfect timing, Hanzawa-kun. You should sit in too.

As the banker in charge of Iseshima Hotel.

Executive Director Owada. Pardon me for not keeping in touch.

That goes for me too. I'm sorry it's been so long.

I should have rushed over sooner

and tried to save your hotel from this crisis, but

when you're the executive director, it's hard to deal with inflexible schedules.

I'm sorry for causing you trouble with this current matter.

You know us better than that.

I'm here today in regards to that matter.

Meaning?

To be honest,

it's difficult with the way things are.

In light of what's happened to Nalusen,

we won't be able to get through the FSA inspection.

Do you have any breakthrough solution?

Do you have any?

I do.

Yuasa-san. Let me be frank with you.

We'd like you to change the managerial structure.

Actually, I've already approached FSA's Chief Inspector Kurosaki in regards to this.

If you can abandon the current family management

and explore new possibilities, he agreed to postpone his decision

on the classification for one year.

- Are you telling me to step down... - Please wait, Executive Director.

There's no need to be concerned, President.

The person who knows this hotel better than anyone else,

Managing Director Hane, will take over as your successor.

For me, who's been serving this hotel since the previous president,

to take over under these circumstances

is very painful.

However, I'm doing this to protect the reputation of Iseshima.

You'll agree to it, won't you?

I'm the banker in charge of Iseshima.

- I haven't been told of any of this. - Don't worry.

That's not a problem, Hanzawa-kun.

You've been removed from this assignment effective today.

Thank you for your hard work until now.

You can rest easy leaving it in my good hands.

I can't go along with that. I'm against President Yuasa stepping down.

Then, other than my proposal,

do you know of any other way you can save Iseshima Hotel?

If all you can do is talk, both Iseshima and our bank will go bankrupt.

Please give me a little more time. I will take responsibility

to find a way to revive Iseshima Hotel without fail.

President Yuasa has exerted more effort and energy than anyone else for the revival of Iseshima Hotel.

He is voluntarily striving to break away from the bad practices of family management.

As a banker, I firmly believe that President Yuasa

is precisely the person who's necessary to

Iseshima Hotel of the future.

Hanzawa-san.

All right.

Then...

you wanna try getting down on your knees?

You were saying before, remember?

Even if you have to grovel in the ground, even if you have to get down on your knees,

that you'll revive Iseshima Hotel.

Come on. Show me your resolve.

Can't do it?

Dad! Dad!

Dad! Dad! Dad!

Dad!

Hanzawa-san. Please stop it.

Please give me a little more time.

I beg you.