Into the Ring (2020): Season 1, Episode 4 - Episode #1.4 - full transcript
How come...
- What happened?
- What happened?
- What happened?
- What happened?
Who knows if you don't know?
I wouldn't know.
Why am I being sent to
the council secretariat?
I would know even less.
Garden Tiger Moth Se Ra's
now a district representative,
so I thought we at the
service center could relax.
Why do you have to end
up at the council secretariat?
What's wrong with
the council secretariat?
The people there must serve
the district representatives.
As if they're your masters.
Poor you. Shall I walk you over?
Shall I see you off?
I'm not a child.
No.
You've been lost for
quite a while already.
Let's go.
Let's go, you big boy. This way.
- But...
- Let's go.
Yeo Reum, it's time to eat.
Are you hungry? Are you?
Yeo Reum, look. Who is this?
Look. Aunt Se Ra is here...
and she's here too.
Look.
It's me.
I was suddenly appointed to
the council secretariat today.
Do you have something
to do with this?
I don't know what you mean.
I have no rights in your
personnel appointments.
Okay.
Min Jae.
Instead of preparing for
meetings in the morning,
there's something
you need to do now.
Man, who would have imagined?
From working part-time at
the service center shortly...
to being nominated as the
district representative? My gosh.
Of course I know Se
Ra is diligent and kind.
But if you think
of it that way...
If you think of it that way,
should I make my
wife run for office too?
As a candidate who's
raising several children.
Are you jealous?
I'm just saying.
I'm not jealous,
but Se Ra probably didn't
know she'd get nominated either.
Sir, I knew I would
get nominated.
Did you?
She heard you.
Se Ra,
I mean, Ms. Goo.
How much did you hear?
I was just
explaining in detail...
what a diligent and
kind person you are.
I think I picked up
hearing that part.
Nice, how nice of you.
What are you doing?
Here you go.
Do I have to sign an employment
contract or something?
You're not a mere employee.
You're a district
representative, Ms. Goo.
I think young kids use
this type of term nowadays.
"Goo-goo, Goo-goo".
Goo-goo.
Was it 80, or 81?
What time do I
have to get off work?
Well, it's not actually fixed.
They just go home
after their meetings.
Then...
when do I receive my paycheck?
It's...
It's the 20th of each month.
It's the same for all of us.
Why don't you show
her around the building?
Oh, someone...
Someone called earlier...
and said he'd come
to show you around.
Who?
Hello.
District Representative...
Goo Se Ra.
The council secretariat
is on the first floor,
and on the second floor
are the chairperson's office,
vice chairperson's
office, meeting room,
and district
representatives' offices.
And the Main Chamber
is on the third floor.
You've been there before, right?
Yes, as you know.
You know, this orientation
you're doing right now.
You didn't volunteer
to do this, did you?
Of course not.
Of course I knew
you wouldn't have.
Someone probably
ordered you to do it again.
What?
There are many people
watching and listening.
Please be careful, Ms. Goo.
There's no one.
I don't see anyone.
There's no one, no one, no one.
No matter how
much I think about it,
I can't understand how
you were nominated.
What can't you understand?
It was the wise choice of
the people of Mawon-gu.
And stop thinking
of me that way.
I don't like it at all.
Is it this way?
You can use that desk.
Since this was a by-election,
your predecessor
Mr. Yang will be appointed...
to the Welfare
Construction Committee.
I'll call the secretariat...
and tell them to clear
out Mr. Yang's things.
You should go and work.
Since you're so busy
every day and all.
And since this is a workplace,
let's treat each
other professionally.
"Hey."
Is not allowed in
our dictionary. Okay?
Darn it!
How could my ex-boyfriend...
show me around on
my first day at work?
What if we bump into
each other every day?
Darn it.
Is this similar to
starting work right away...
without receiving training
from my predecessor?
I guess so.
Since you were appointed
and all, we have no choice.
But we're baffled by this
sudden appointment as well.
For now, you can work
in the Secretariat Team.
You can learn while
helping out Yong Gyu.
Your rank will be
irrelevant to your work.
- Get to work.
- Okay, thank you.
I better go to prepare
for the meeting.
You have to go with me.
If no one is opposed,
this bill will be passed...
Wait.
Don't do it.
That jerk.
I wonder how surprised he was.
I guess he returned
to the service center.
Shall I ask him if he
can have lunch today?
Watch the threshold.
What is he doing here?
- You have to go around.
- Okay.
- Stop looking at me.
- Were you kicked out again?
Stop asking questions.
I wonder if our
rookie will be okay.
Why?
You know, since
it won't be easy...
to adapt to the
other representatives.
You should keep that in mind.
Okay.
- Sir, you look great today.
- Hi.
Thanks.
I'm here today.
- You made it today.
- Yes.
You've been absent too
many times. I'm watching you.
- Yes, sir.
- My gosh.
Mr. Cho Maeng Duk.
A real estate magnate and
third-term representative...
who grew up in the district.
He stepped down as the
chairperson, but he still holds power.
He has influence over the chief.
You know the rice soup
we had this afternoon?
- You know that restaurant?
- They serve good cartilage soup...
- and suyuk. It's really good.
- The pig stomach is good there.
- Carp and chicken soup and that.
- Seriously. I should've gone there.
- Come on.
- My gosh.
- Gosh.
- Nice to see you.
Shim-Jang-Si.
These three representatives
always move in a trio.
They survive here
by pleasing Mr. Cho.
My goodness. Hello.
- Hello, Mr. Go.
- My gosh.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- My gosh.
- It's been so long.
- Have you been well?
- Yes.
- Gosh.
- You look great now.
You guys look great too.
Vice Chairperson Go Dong Chan.
He took over the
district after his dad.
He was born with a silver spoon.
He doesn't work at all,
but he only uses social media
to do politics and gets paid.
Ms. Yoon. My gosh.
It's nice to see you.
Ms. Yoon. It's been a while.
Ms. Yoon Hee Su.
She's the prettiest lawyer...
and a mentor for the youth.
Her beauty is indescribable.
Gosh.
- Hello.
- Hi.
You're all here on time.
I see. I know Mr. Bong.
He was a former
journalist in the 80s.
He's an elite politician...
who served as a representative
and a minister in the 90s.
- Right?
- But...
he's a toothless tiger now.
Now, he's just an old fart.
Other representatives feel
uncomfortable around him.
He's almost an outcast.
Everyone is here? My gosh.
Well, how is Mr. Heo?
Gosh, how should I put it?
He's like a mole
the chief planted.
Thanks to that, he
still has his position.
But he has no presence.
- Right?
- I'm free, you know.
I can join you.
- My gosh.
- Really?
- Come on. You're doing that?
- Yes.
- Just a bit.
- That's right.
- Didn't you know?
- What are you talking about?
- Exactly.
- Right.
My gosh.
Oh, dear. We have
another outcast.
- Where?
- Where did you get it?
- You can easily find it.
- Where?
Come on.
Okay, fine.
- Sure.
- You can totally get one too.
How have you been?
Before we start our meeting,
I would like to introduce to
you a newly elected member...
for the Mawon-gu District Assembly.
Here's our new colleague, Goo Se Ra.
Where...
Introduce yourself.
Hello, I'm Goo Se Ra.
I'm looking forward
to working with you.
Mr. Go.
Start the meeting now.
Yes, sir.
Sit down!
All right. The 279th meeting...
of the Mawon-gu
District Assembly...
will commence now.
We will introduce today's
agendas based on our schedule.
Did you bring in...
Deputy Director Seo
to the District Assembly?
I didn't bring him in.
I just picked him up because
no one would take him.
I talked to Chief Won So Jung...
and asked her to send
more council secretariats.
My son ought to do
more than menial jobs.
You want me to wash the dishes?
Why would we do that?
Then, who else would do this?
We don't have a dishwasher.
But cleaning up after
the representatives...
is not a council
secretariat's duty.
No, that's pretty much it.
We are supposed to
help and support them...
to proceed with their tasks.
In other words, we do PMSW.
We print, make copies,
serve, and wash dishes.
I came up with that phrase.
All right.
Wash them three times,
wipe them, and put them here.
Some representatives
are sensitive about hygiene.
All right. Bye.
But compared to the service
center, we work late less.
Good luck!
Gosh.
Darn it.
I'm back.
Oh, dear. We have
another outcast.
Gosh, I can smell the
rubber gloves. Darn it.
Let's just focus on my work.
I didn't get hired
to make friends.
Gosh, forget it. I need
to worry about myself.
Per month or per year?
They only propose 0.9
ordinances over 1 year?
This is unbelievable.
I'll easily meet the
average number.
I do need allies.
Shall I make a
traditional approach?
Mr. Go.
What?
Will there be a
welcome party for me?
A party?
I see. A party. We
ought to do that.
We should have one.
Let me ask when
everyone is available.
And I'll send you
a text message.
I'll be waiting.
Hey!
If you're eating alone,
can you sit with her?
No, I'd rather eat alone.
It's a lunch rush.
I'll move to his table.
Can you? Thank you.
Young man,
do you not have
anyone to eat with?
Look who's talking.
Se Ra, no one shook
your hands today.
That's why I extended
my hand first again.
There's a welcoming
party for me tonight.
I bet you're the only one who
loves having get-togethers.
Are you all right?
I mean,
you have to keep
bumping into Chairman Cho.
He has no influence over me.
None at all.
Why...
What about me?
- What about me?
- What about you?
Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Enjoy your meal.
Don't I have some
influence over you?
Let's rekindle our friendship.
We joined at the same time.
Does one date
make us colleagues?
No one thinks so. Just you do.
We can both think so.
We can eat together.
- Yes. I'll...
- No, no.
That won't happen.
This will be the first...
and last time we eat together.
I don't think so.
I'll have meat for dinner,
so I should have a light lunch.
Just a little.
My gosh.
It can't be.
Grown men wouldn't
pull such a childish prank.
It can't be. It won't be.
Eight o'clock.
Thank you.
Thanks. I really enjoyed that.
Shall we go another round?
My gosh.
She's full of self-love,
but she's so slow.
She should know by
now that we won't be there.
She'll now know where
she stands now, right?
She won't cling to us, will she?
Such a meddlesome person...
should be put in their
place from the start.
Do you think someone
stupid went there?
- No way.
- We'll move onto the side plank.
Come on.
She wouldn't call
me if that were so.
All of us are on the same page.
I didn't even mention
it to Mr. Cho and Bong.
Let's turn to the other side.
My goodness.
It's 90 dollars per portion.
The total is 1,170 dollars.
- A single payment?
- 1,170 dollars?
Yes.
A three-month...
No, a six-month
installment, please.
Wait, wait. Sorry.
There's no added
interest, right?
Seriously?
Another failed
social interaction.
1,170 dollars?
It's burning.
Burning my soul.
I wish life came in
installments too. Don't you?
Just how monthly installments...
are payments
divided into months.
I wish all our emotions...
would come to
us a little at a time.
That way, I could be prepared.
What's the difference?
The total is still the same.
Did something
happen at the dinner?
Grade A++ Korean beef.
You spent that much even
before your first salary?
Life has no installments,
but this does.
Will you buy some?
What?
You'll buy some?
No, not that.
I think you should come too.
Where?
- Gosh.
- Welcome.
If you are visually impaired,
please insert your
earphones into the socket.
Follow the instructions
to make a transaction.
Darn it. Why should I
do something like this?
Hey, it's worth 1,170 dollars...
Be gentle.
Goodness, 1,170 dollars. I'm
about to memorize the price.
Select the service you...
How about a pack of beef at
a special price of 100 dollars?
Hang on.
1,170 dollars for
13 packs means...
a pack costs 90 dollars.
You're trying to make
10 dollars in this situation?
How much should I
give at the funeral...
of a predecessor I never met?
My goodness.
He'll be in a better place.
Go ahead. Show your respect.
She won the recent by-election.
Her name is Goo Se Ra.
She replaced your late husband.
I see.
Thank you for coming.
Oh, it's been a
while since we met.
You've been well, I hope?
What's going on?
What's this?
I thought you
missed dinner for this.
I was wrong.
How did you find out?
I was too preoccupied
to contact you.
Why come here when
you're not welcome?
As if his family would
be pleased to see you.
A young girl got lucky...
and happened to
win Mr. Yang's seat.
We don't like random
newcomers ourselves.
Although Mr. Yang's
reputation was tarnished...
toward the end because
of the bribery charges,
- even so...
- What?
"Bribery charges"?
My goodness. Don't do this.
- Oh, dear.
- Stop him.
Help!
- Stop it.
- Move!
My brother was a
police officer for 20 years.
- Stop it.
- Darn you!
Hey. Seo Gong Myung.
Hey!
- Seo Gong Myung!
- Get them apart!
I'm over here.
Hey.
My brother would obey any law,
and someone else framed him!
Darn you!
I just repeated a rumor.
I didn't say anything wrong.
Let go of me.
Hey!
Grab my hand.
Who are you to say that?
How dare you speak
ill of my brother?
My goodness.
Are they okay?
Oh, dear.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Are you okay?
Yes. I'm fine.
You don't know anything
about my brother!
I just repeated a rumor.
I'm allowed to
repeat what I heard.
How could you say such a thing?
Help me up.
That hurts.
Let him go.
Darn it.
Call the police.
Darn you.
Are you all right?
No.
Darn it. Darn it all.
I'm so frustrated.
It's so frustrating.
I gave you time to find a way,
and this is it?
This is the only way.
You're saying I must go
through the district assembly?
And grovel at that?
This is exactly what that young
jerk said was going to happen, right?
So, I'm wrong?
It's not that you were wrong.
Deputy Director Seo Gong
Myung accurately foresaw...
Are you teasing me right now?
Mawon-gu's Chief Won sent this,
saying it's an urgent matter.
To pay for the new
city development...
and the labor costs that
are currently in arrears,
we must issue municipal bonds...
to keep the project afloat.
The amount we need is...
30 million dollars.
30 million dollars
isn't a frivolous sum.
"30 million dollars"?
Mr. Bong.
Please ask for the floor
before you say anything.
Ever since Won So
Jung became chief,
Mawon-gu's finances
rapidly worsened.
Out of the 26
districts of Seoul,
Mawon-gu is the only one
to get a Level Five rating!
"Level Five"?
Temporary measures...
won't solve our
current problems.
Every budget for the
Administration Division...
was voted for and passed
by our district assembly.
Every project managed by
the Administration Division...
is audited by our
district assembly.
Mr. Bong, are you saying that...
in the past three years,
Mawon-gu's district assembly
did not do its job properly?
Mawon-gu's district assembly...
just writes down what the
Administration Division wants!
What did you do to
prevent our current situation,
where that's all we
can do, Mr. Bong?
Calm down, gentlemen.
We'll take a 30-minute break.
- My gosh.
- What a mess.
What'll happen this time?
Let's go already.
How will this go?
30 million dollars?
30 million dollars.
If it's down to a vote,
Aeguk Conservative Party...
will all say yes.
Yes.
- Of course.
- Of course we say yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
Issuing municipal
bonds isn't the solution.
Our Dagachi Progressive Party...
must vote against it.
- Of course.
- We'll vote no.
That's right.
For the vote to go our way,
we need seven to say yes.
It's down to the last vote.
One person.
The independent representative.
It's urgent?
We'll resume the session.
This is an important issue,
and I'm so glad that
everyone is present.
Whose seat is empty?
Whose seat is that?
It's...
It's Ms. Goo Se Ra's seat.
Goo Se...
This is crazy.
Find out where she went.
Ms. Goo Se Ra?
- Where did she go?
- She's crazy.
- She's...
- Find her.
Let's go.
We must find her.
Where did she go?
Where are you...
Oh, dear. Where is she?
Where did she go?
Where is she?
Will you find her already?
Did you send the photo
saying it's an urgent matter?
You're the Queen of Complaints.
You can solve this, then.
Yes.
I hoped to attend
all my meetings,
but I left during one
especially for this.
Where is it?
Behind you. It's
really dangerous.
My gosh.
I can do this!
- You can do this!
- You can do this!
What's this?
The representatives expect us...
to bring what they want
before they ask for it.
An urgent session was called.
We'll serve the Aeguk
Conservative Party people first,
then the Dagachi
Progressive Party.
We must do this too?
I also didn't know...
I'd be peeling fruit after
graduating university.
If I'd known, I'd have focused
on home economics and...
My goodness.
That was close.
Is Goo Se Ra
conservative or progressive?
She doesn't have
a political opinion.
She never joined
a political party...
or made donations to any.
Look at how messy her resume is.
Young people these
days never persevere.
The people who voted for
this silly girl are a problem too.
You know, we could've
been hoodwinked.
- What?
- From the start,
Dagachi Progressive Party
pretended to support Candidate 2,
then got Goo Se Ra elected.
So we'd let our guard down?
Exactly.
No wonder. What a plan.
Let's win her over with something
a woman her age would like.
I know what Ms. Goo's hobby is.
Making complaints
was fulfilling,
but solving them
is fulfilling too.
It's not bad.
I wasn't so useless today.
I earned my keep today.
Han Bi.
It's today.
The day we stuff
ourselves with meat.
Let's get ready.
I doubt she'll answer.
Your joke on Ms. Goo
was a bit too harsh.
- The person you have reached...
- How can no one go...
to her own welcome party?
Of course I couldn't go
due to a prior appointment.
How could you do
something so immature?
You should be ashamed.
You should sincerely
apologize first.
I'm sorry.
Ms. Goo is probably
upset with everyone...
regarding her welcoming party.
In a way,
you can consider that we're
all at the same starting point.
I know someone who can
help regarding Ms. Goo's issue.
I'll meet Ms. Goo
myself and persuade her.
Ms. Goo? Where are you?
It's Yoon Hee Su.
Yes, I know the place.
I'll head over right away.
I knew she'd receive
her friend's phone call.
But still, how could you
rummage through my contacts?
I didn't rummage.
I pressed contacts,
and she was on the top.
You even saved her
name as Goo Se Ra.
- Can you lend it to me once more?
- Wait.
This is my number.
I see.
I heard you left during
the meeting today...
and went to pick a pumpkin.
Did you hear the
agenda before you left?
About passing a bill
for the municipal bond.
Yes, roughly.
You're talking about the
30 million dollars, right?
The voting will take
place in two days.
You can agree,
disagree, or abstain.
Let me cut to the chase.
The Dagachi Progressive
Party hopes you can...
disagree or abstain
from the voting.
- Why?
- So the issuance...
of the municipal
bond will be rejected.
You represent...
the position of ordinary
residents, right?
A municipal bond
is eventually...
a debt that will be paid back
through the residents' taxes.
Well, I guess.
A debt? That sounds bad.
Then...
I guess you won't be agreeing
at least. That's good enough.
What was that all about?
I don't know. Who is
Representative Shim...
and Representative Jang?
The chief even
sent a flower basket.
Is it okay to accept
stuff like these?
I even got some dried corvinas.
Should I put it in the
kimchi refrigerator for now?
- The installation is complete.
- Thank you.
Hurry on home.
Cho Maeng Duk and that
old man were fighting earlier...
over 30 million
dollars or something.
And suddenly,
both sides are starting to
call me, treating me nice.
"This is Mr. Shim. How
about lunch tomorrow"?
You're like a leftover.
Both sides are tied right now.
- And...
- There's one person left!
And that's me.
Goo Se Ra.
Great.
Bravo.
Since you are the youngest
district representative...
being born in 1992,
you represent the
positions of the youth...
and you also have
various work experience.
With that being said...
I'll do it.
The reason we came to see you...
The reason we came
to see you, Ms. Goo...
You want me to agree?
Yes.
What will you do for me if I do?
Well...
Even when we help
someone briefly at work,
we exchange mobile
gifts with each other.
Isn't life all about
giving and taking?
Well, that's...
Well, I hope you think
about it carefully...
and make a quick decision.
- Thank you for the food.
- Wait.
- Wait, Ms. Goo.
- Ms. Goo.
Ms. Goo.
Why didn't you say anything?
- What on earth?
- What do we do?
I can eat, I can do it.
First of all,
I think there was a misunderstanding
regarding the welcoming party...
I'm sorry.
What? I can't hear you.
What? A squid?
I'd like to apologize
on his behalf.
Did you think about the motion
to issue municipal bonds?
Did you make up your mind?
I thought about it.
But if I disagree,
what can you promise me?
You can think
about it while I order.
She didn't give a definite
answer to both sides...
and is just using them
for her personal interest?
Release a short article about...
the possibility of
Mawon-gu's fiscal bankruptcy.
If the article is released,
the importance of Ms. Goo's role
may be even more emphasized...
That's why I want to release it.
This stone can only take
one step forward anyway.
The direction is
already decided.
Aeguk Conservative
Party suggests...
a position as a Yeouinaru
policy researcher,
a member of the National
Unification Advisory Council,
and a consultant of the Mawon
Senior Citizens Association.
Dagachi Progressive
Party promises...
to provide our full support
for your ordinances on...
helping children and
women to be passed.
Why is it so hard to digest...
all that expensive beef?
Chronic gastritis...
is mainly due to
your diet and stress.
Don't forget and take
them after your meals.
Thank you.
Hey.
- That jerk.
- Sorry?
It's nothing.
Ma'am, I'm suffering
from indigestion.
I had too much for dinner.
I think the food is piled
up all the way here.
It's indigestion
due to overeating.
Yes.
That will be a dollar.
Chronic gastritis?
You need to eat regularly for
your stomach to work properly.
Indigestion due to overeating?
Too much eating will
mess up your bowels.
Hey.
The district representatives
insisted on buying.
How could I refuse them?
You probably made
them buy for you.
I thought you had
a conscience...
when you sent back the red
ginseng Chairman Cho sent.
I guess that's all gone now.
I didn't make them do anything.
They're all better off than me.
You're right.
To be honest,
I want to try my best
to skin them dry...
and make them
anxious and mock them.
I knew it was a bribe,
but I took it to make them
feel flustered and anxious.
After the voting,
I'm going to reflect on myself.
I promise you, little boy.
Drink it up.
- Drink.
- Don't.
I cross the road here.
Bye.
Tell me about municipal bonds.
You weighed out your options...
not even knowing
what's on the scale?
I don't know now, but I should
before the light turns green.
Talk to me.
A municipal bond...
is issued by a local
public entity according...
to the Local Finance Act.
Dumb it down to my level.
Again.
Mawon-gu Office has no money.
Because they have no money,
they issue promissory
notes for a loan.
Mawon-gu Office has no money?
Not at all.
I thought they'd
last three months.
It's quicker than I thought.
Mawon-gu Office has no money?
Did you know that?
Yes.
That's why I got kicked out
of Planning and Budgeting.
I'll go home, then.
If this goes on,
in three months, you won't
be able to pay your staff.
They can't pay us?
Mawon-gu's bankrupt?
I guess you didn't
read the local news...
because you were
too busy eating.
What's this?
Is it raining?
No. You're crying.
I'm crying?
You jerk.
Hey.
Why are you telling me this now?
I tried to talk you out of it.
You told me to quit
without any explanation.
If I knew Mawon-gu's
finances were this bad,
would I have gone
through all that?
Darn you!
Darn it.
It's stupidly bright and shiny.
Why would they send
this to someone's house?
Hello.
She's always full of energy.
She's like a wild horse.
Don't go into your
room and sit down!
Come here.
Take good care of Se Ra for me.
I don't have to.
She has a lot riding
on her already.
Really? Is that true?
Deals mean nothing,
and promises even less.
People make promises so easily,
but are terrible
at keeping them.
You got a job as a
district representative.
You should buy your parents
something with your first pay.
My pay...
If you can't turn
back or go sideways,
you must go forward.
That is your role as a
district representative.
That's right. One
must go forward.
Go forward! Go, let's go!
Here. Let's drink!
This is great.
90 dollars.
At least I didn't pay
over 100 dollars.
Se Ra understood
what I said, right?
Did you make up your mind?
Hello.
I'm still thinking.
How much value do you think...
your single vote has?
I guess... About 4,000 dollars?
My salary?
No, you're wrong.
Is it a riddle?
30 million dollars
divided by 13 is...
About 2.3 million dollars.
No.
Your vote is the deciding vote,
so it's worth 30
million dollars.
30 million dollars?
I trust you'll pick...
the tough road that will benefit
the majority over a small profit.
Like how you did to voice...
your objection to
Sammart's distribution center.
Okay.
Bye, then.
30 million dollars?
How can I imagine 30 million
dollars when I don't even have 3,000?
This is driving me insane.
Why are you doing
this? It's scary.
You know, don't you?
I don't know.
Come on.
What? What's wrong?
- Go on.
- Shake hands.
Residents are nervous
because Mawon-gu...
could be the first of
Seoul's 26 districts...
to announce bankruptcy.
The opposing parties are debating
whether to issue municipal bonds,
and nonpartisan representative
Ms. Goo holds the casting vote.
Everyone's attention is on her.
We shall vote on the motion
to issue municipal bonds.
Please come up to vote
when your name is called.
Mr. Cho Maeng Duk.
Ms. Goo Se Ra.
Please pass me the results.
Sure.
I will announce the result.
The total number
of votes was 13.
6 voted yes, 6
voted no, and 1...
was void.
We do not have a majority vote,
so the motion to issue
municipal bonds...
was rejected.
What happened?
We had a sploit vote?
Her vote was void.
- How did that happen?
- Can't we get rid of her?
My goodness.
Void?
That concludes...
I request five minutes to speak.
Go ahead.
We will not issue
municipal bonds,
and Mawon-gu's finances
are still in a dire situation.
I believe I'm responsible,
and would like to make a suggestion
to the respective representatives.
All 13 of Mawon-gu's
district representatives...
should be a good example.
Until our finances
are back on track,
we shall take no pay...
to share the pain
with the voters.
No.
My pay.
What happens to my pay?
Let go.
You asked me why...
I want to go back to
Planning and Budgeting.
Because it's the
most political place.
- It's political?
- Yes. They decide...
where the taxpayers'
money is spent.
It's the most political place.
Money is politics.
And tomorrow it's your call.
Me?
That huge decision is mine?
What's this?
The feeling of responsibility?
Did you expect me to say that?
I had only one goal ever
since I decided to run for office.
Cash.
Money.
My pay!
How about making a joint motion?
A joint motion?
Did you read the ordinance bill?
It was awesome.
The ordinance bill you're
working on with Ms. Goo.
I'd like you to
revise it a little.
- Which part?
- The names?
Where's my name?
- This is common.
- It's common?
You're talking back at
the deputy chairman?
You made a huge mistake!
What huge mistake?
She locked it?
Goo Se Ra! Hey!
I didn't even make
a small mistake.
- What happened?
- What happened?
- What happened?
- What happened?
Who knows if you don't know?
I wouldn't know.
Why am I being sent to
the council secretariat?
I would know even less.
Garden Tiger Moth Se Ra's
now a district representative,
so I thought we at the
service center could relax.
Why do you have to end
up at the council secretariat?
What's wrong with
the council secretariat?
The people there must serve
the district representatives.
As if they're your masters.
Poor you. Shall I walk you over?
Shall I see you off?
I'm not a child.
No.
You've been lost for
quite a while already.
Let's go.
Let's go, you big boy. This way.
- But...
- Let's go.
Yeo Reum, it's time to eat.
Are you hungry? Are you?
Yeo Reum, look. Who is this?
Look. Aunt Se Ra is here...
and she's here too.
Look.
It's me.
I was suddenly appointed to
the council secretariat today.
Do you have something
to do with this?
I don't know what you mean.
I have no rights in your
personnel appointments.
Okay.
Min Jae.
Instead of preparing for
meetings in the morning,
there's something
you need to do now.
Man, who would have imagined?
From working part-time at
the service center shortly...
to being nominated as the
district representative? My gosh.
Of course I know Se
Ra is diligent and kind.
But if you think
of it that way...
If you think of it that way,
should I make my
wife run for office too?
As a candidate who's
raising several children.
Are you jealous?
I'm just saying.
I'm not jealous,
but Se Ra probably didn't
know she'd get nominated either.
Sir, I knew I would
get nominated.
Did you?
She heard you.
Se Ra,
I mean, Ms. Goo.
How much did you hear?
I was just
explaining in detail...
what a diligent and
kind person you are.
I think I picked up
hearing that part.
Nice, how nice of you.
What are you doing?
Here you go.
Do I have to sign an employment
contract or something?
You're not a mere employee.
You're a district
representative, Ms. Goo.
I think young kids use
this type of term nowadays.
"Goo-goo, Goo-goo".
Goo-goo.
Was it 80, or 81?
What time do I
have to get off work?
Well, it's not actually fixed.
They just go home
after their meetings.
Then...
when do I receive my paycheck?
It's...
It's the 20th of each month.
It's the same for all of us.
Why don't you show
her around the building?
Oh, someone...
Someone called earlier...
and said he'd come
to show you around.
Who?
Hello.
District Representative...
Goo Se Ra.
The council secretariat
is on the first floor,
and on the second floor
are the chairperson's office,
vice chairperson's
office, meeting room,
and district
representatives' offices.
And the Main Chamber
is on the third floor.
You've been there before, right?
Yes, as you know.
You know, this orientation
you're doing right now.
You didn't volunteer
to do this, did you?
Of course not.
Of course I knew
you wouldn't have.
Someone probably
ordered you to do it again.
What?
There are many people
watching and listening.
Please be careful, Ms. Goo.
There's no one.
I don't see anyone.
There's no one, no one, no one.
No matter how
much I think about it,
I can't understand how
you were nominated.
What can't you understand?
It was the wise choice of
the people of Mawon-gu.
And stop thinking
of me that way.
I don't like it at all.
Is it this way?
You can use that desk.
Since this was a by-election,
your predecessor
Mr. Yang will be appointed...
to the Welfare
Construction Committee.
I'll call the secretariat...
and tell them to clear
out Mr. Yang's things.
You should go and work.
Since you're so busy
every day and all.
And since this is a workplace,
let's treat each
other professionally.
"Hey."
Is not allowed in
our dictionary. Okay?
Darn it!
How could my ex-boyfriend...
show me around on
my first day at work?
What if we bump into
each other every day?
Darn it.
Is this similar to
starting work right away...
without receiving training
from my predecessor?
I guess so.
Since you were appointed
and all, we have no choice.
But we're baffled by this
sudden appointment as well.
For now, you can work
in the Secretariat Team.
You can learn while
helping out Yong Gyu.
Your rank will be
irrelevant to your work.
- Get to work.
- Okay, thank you.
I better go to prepare
for the meeting.
You have to go with me.
If no one is opposed,
this bill will be passed...
Wait.
Don't do it.
That jerk.
I wonder how surprised he was.
I guess he returned
to the service center.
Shall I ask him if he
can have lunch today?
Watch the threshold.
What is he doing here?
- You have to go around.
- Okay.
- Stop looking at me.
- Were you kicked out again?
Stop asking questions.
I wonder if our
rookie will be okay.
Why?
You know, since
it won't be easy...
to adapt to the
other representatives.
You should keep that in mind.
Okay.
- Sir, you look great today.
- Hi.
Thanks.
I'm here today.
- You made it today.
- Yes.
You've been absent too
many times. I'm watching you.
- Yes, sir.
- My gosh.
Mr. Cho Maeng Duk.
A real estate magnate and
third-term representative...
who grew up in the district.
He stepped down as the
chairperson, but he still holds power.
He has influence over the chief.
You know the rice soup
we had this afternoon?
- You know that restaurant?
- They serve good cartilage soup...
- and suyuk. It's really good.
- The pig stomach is good there.
- Carp and chicken soup and that.
- Seriously. I should've gone there.
- Come on.
- My gosh.
- Gosh.
- Nice to see you.
Shim-Jang-Si.
These three representatives
always move in a trio.
They survive here
by pleasing Mr. Cho.
My goodness. Hello.
- Hello, Mr. Go.
- My gosh.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- My gosh.
- It's been so long.
- Have you been well?
- Yes.
- Gosh.
- You look great now.
You guys look great too.
Vice Chairperson Go Dong Chan.
He took over the
district after his dad.
He was born with a silver spoon.
He doesn't work at all,
but he only uses social media
to do politics and gets paid.
Ms. Yoon. My gosh.
It's nice to see you.
Ms. Yoon. It's been a while.
Ms. Yoon Hee Su.
She's the prettiest lawyer...
and a mentor for the youth.
Her beauty is indescribable.
Gosh.
- Hello.
- Hi.
You're all here on time.
I see. I know Mr. Bong.
He was a former
journalist in the 80s.
He's an elite politician...
who served as a representative
and a minister in the 90s.
- Right?
- But...
he's a toothless tiger now.
Now, he's just an old fart.
Other representatives feel
uncomfortable around him.
He's almost an outcast.
Everyone is here? My gosh.
Well, how is Mr. Heo?
Gosh, how should I put it?
He's like a mole
the chief planted.
Thanks to that, he
still has his position.
But he has no presence.
- Right?
- I'm free, you know.
I can join you.
- My gosh.
- Really?
- Come on. You're doing that?
- Yes.
- Just a bit.
- That's right.
- Didn't you know?
- What are you talking about?
- Exactly.
- Right.
My gosh.
Oh, dear. We have
another outcast.
- Where?
- Where did you get it?
- You can easily find it.
- Where?
Come on.
Okay, fine.
- Sure.
- You can totally get one too.
How have you been?
Before we start our meeting,
I would like to introduce to
you a newly elected member...
for the Mawon-gu District Assembly.
Here's our new colleague, Goo Se Ra.
Where...
Introduce yourself.
Hello, I'm Goo Se Ra.
I'm looking forward
to working with you.
Mr. Go.
Start the meeting now.
Yes, sir.
Sit down!
All right. The 279th meeting...
of the Mawon-gu
District Assembly...
will commence now.
We will introduce today's
agendas based on our schedule.
Did you bring in...
Deputy Director Seo
to the District Assembly?
I didn't bring him in.
I just picked him up because
no one would take him.
I talked to Chief Won So Jung...
and asked her to send
more council secretariats.
My son ought to do
more than menial jobs.
You want me to wash the dishes?
Why would we do that?
Then, who else would do this?
We don't have a dishwasher.
But cleaning up after
the representatives...
is not a council
secretariat's duty.
No, that's pretty much it.
We are supposed to
help and support them...
to proceed with their tasks.
In other words, we do PMSW.
We print, make copies,
serve, and wash dishes.
I came up with that phrase.
All right.
Wash them three times,
wipe them, and put them here.
Some representatives
are sensitive about hygiene.
All right. Bye.
But compared to the service
center, we work late less.
Good luck!
Gosh.
Darn it.
I'm back.
Oh, dear. We have
another outcast.
Gosh, I can smell the
rubber gloves. Darn it.
Let's just focus on my work.
I didn't get hired
to make friends.
Gosh, forget it. I need
to worry about myself.
Per month or per year?
They only propose 0.9
ordinances over 1 year?
This is unbelievable.
I'll easily meet the
average number.
I do need allies.
Shall I make a
traditional approach?
Mr. Go.
What?
Will there be a
welcome party for me?
A party?
I see. A party. We
ought to do that.
We should have one.
Let me ask when
everyone is available.
And I'll send you
a text message.
I'll be waiting.
Hey!
If you're eating alone,
can you sit with her?
No, I'd rather eat alone.
It's a lunch rush.
I'll move to his table.
Can you? Thank you.
Young man,
do you not have
anyone to eat with?
Look who's talking.
Se Ra, no one shook
your hands today.
That's why I extended
my hand first again.
There's a welcoming
party for me tonight.
I bet you're the only one who
loves having get-togethers.
Are you all right?
I mean,
you have to keep
bumping into Chairman Cho.
He has no influence over me.
None at all.
Why...
What about me?
- What about me?
- What about you?
Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Enjoy your meal.
Don't I have some
influence over you?
Let's rekindle our friendship.
We joined at the same time.
Does one date
make us colleagues?
No one thinks so. Just you do.
We can both think so.
We can eat together.
- Yes. I'll...
- No, no.
That won't happen.
This will be the first...
and last time we eat together.
I don't think so.
I'll have meat for dinner,
so I should have a light lunch.
Just a little.
My gosh.
It can't be.
Grown men wouldn't
pull such a childish prank.
It can't be. It won't be.
Eight o'clock.
Thank you.
Thanks. I really enjoyed that.
Shall we go another round?
My gosh.
She's full of self-love,
but she's so slow.
She should know by
now that we won't be there.
She'll now know where
she stands now, right?
She won't cling to us, will she?
Such a meddlesome person...
should be put in their
place from the start.
Do you think someone
stupid went there?
- No way.
- We'll move onto the side plank.
Come on.
She wouldn't call
me if that were so.
All of us are on the same page.
I didn't even mention
it to Mr. Cho and Bong.
Let's turn to the other side.
My goodness.
It's 90 dollars per portion.
The total is 1,170 dollars.
- A single payment?
- 1,170 dollars?
Yes.
A three-month...
No, a six-month
installment, please.
Wait, wait. Sorry.
There's no added
interest, right?
Seriously?
Another failed
social interaction.
1,170 dollars?
It's burning.
Burning my soul.
I wish life came in
installments too. Don't you?
Just how monthly installments...
are payments
divided into months.
I wish all our emotions...
would come to
us a little at a time.
That way, I could be prepared.
What's the difference?
The total is still the same.
Did something
happen at the dinner?
Grade A++ Korean beef.
You spent that much even
before your first salary?
Life has no installments,
but this does.
Will you buy some?
What?
You'll buy some?
No, not that.
I think you should come too.
Where?
- Gosh.
- Welcome.
If you are visually impaired,
please insert your
earphones into the socket.
Follow the instructions
to make a transaction.
Darn it. Why should I
do something like this?
Hey, it's worth 1,170 dollars...
Be gentle.
Goodness, 1,170 dollars. I'm
about to memorize the price.
Select the service you...
How about a pack of beef at
a special price of 100 dollars?
Hang on.
1,170 dollars for
13 packs means...
a pack costs 90 dollars.
You're trying to make
10 dollars in this situation?
How much should I
give at the funeral...
of a predecessor I never met?
My goodness.
He'll be in a better place.
Go ahead. Show your respect.
She won the recent by-election.
Her name is Goo Se Ra.
She replaced your late husband.
I see.
Thank you for coming.
Oh, it's been a
while since we met.
You've been well, I hope?
What's going on?
What's this?
I thought you
missed dinner for this.
I was wrong.
How did you find out?
I was too preoccupied
to contact you.
Why come here when
you're not welcome?
As if his family would
be pleased to see you.
A young girl got lucky...
and happened to
win Mr. Yang's seat.
We don't like random
newcomers ourselves.
Although Mr. Yang's
reputation was tarnished...
toward the end because
of the bribery charges,
- even so...
- What?
"Bribery charges"?
My goodness. Don't do this.
- Oh, dear.
- Stop him.
Help!
- Stop it.
- Move!
My brother was a
police officer for 20 years.
- Stop it.
- Darn you!
Hey. Seo Gong Myung.
Hey!
- Seo Gong Myung!
- Get them apart!
I'm over here.
Hey.
My brother would obey any law,
and someone else framed him!
Darn you!
I just repeated a rumor.
I didn't say anything wrong.
Let go of me.
Hey!
Grab my hand.
Who are you to say that?
How dare you speak
ill of my brother?
My goodness.
Are they okay?
Oh, dear.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Are you okay?
Yes. I'm fine.
You don't know anything
about my brother!
I just repeated a rumor.
I'm allowed to
repeat what I heard.
How could you say such a thing?
Help me up.
That hurts.
Let him go.
Darn it.
Call the police.
Darn you.
Are you all right?
No.
Darn it. Darn it all.
I'm so frustrated.
It's so frustrating.
I gave you time to find a way,
and this is it?
This is the only way.
You're saying I must go
through the district assembly?
And grovel at that?
This is exactly what that young
jerk said was going to happen, right?
So, I'm wrong?
It's not that you were wrong.
Deputy Director Seo Gong
Myung accurately foresaw...
Are you teasing me right now?
Mawon-gu's Chief Won sent this,
saying it's an urgent matter.
To pay for the new
city development...
and the labor costs that
are currently in arrears,
we must issue municipal bonds...
to keep the project afloat.
The amount we need is...
30 million dollars.
30 million dollars
isn't a frivolous sum.
"30 million dollars"?
Mr. Bong.
Please ask for the floor
before you say anything.
Ever since Won So
Jung became chief,
Mawon-gu's finances
rapidly worsened.
Out of the 26
districts of Seoul,
Mawon-gu is the only one
to get a Level Five rating!
"Level Five"?
Temporary measures...
won't solve our
current problems.
Every budget for the
Administration Division...
was voted for and passed
by our district assembly.
Every project managed by
the Administration Division...
is audited by our
district assembly.
Mr. Bong, are you saying that...
in the past three years,
Mawon-gu's district assembly
did not do its job properly?
Mawon-gu's district assembly...
just writes down what the
Administration Division wants!
What did you do to
prevent our current situation,
where that's all we
can do, Mr. Bong?
Calm down, gentlemen.
We'll take a 30-minute break.
- My gosh.
- What a mess.
What'll happen this time?
Let's go already.
How will this go?
30 million dollars?
30 million dollars.
If it's down to a vote,
Aeguk Conservative Party...
will all say yes.
Yes.
- Of course.
- Of course we say yes.
- Yes.
- Yes.
Issuing municipal
bonds isn't the solution.
Our Dagachi Progressive Party...
must vote against it.
- Of course.
- We'll vote no.
That's right.
For the vote to go our way,
we need seven to say yes.
It's down to the last vote.
One person.
The independent representative.
It's urgent?
We'll resume the session.
This is an important issue,
and I'm so glad that
everyone is present.
Whose seat is empty?
Whose seat is that?
It's...
It's Ms. Goo Se Ra's seat.
Goo Se...
This is crazy.
Find out where she went.
Ms. Goo Se Ra?
- Where did she go?
- She's crazy.
- She's...
- Find her.
Let's go.
We must find her.
Where did she go?
Where are you...
Oh, dear. Where is she?
Where did she go?
Where is she?
Will you find her already?
Did you send the photo
saying it's an urgent matter?
You're the Queen of Complaints.
You can solve this, then.
Yes.
I hoped to attend
all my meetings,
but I left during one
especially for this.
Where is it?
Behind you. It's
really dangerous.
My gosh.
I can do this!
- You can do this!
- You can do this!
What's this?
The representatives expect us...
to bring what they want
before they ask for it.
An urgent session was called.
We'll serve the Aeguk
Conservative Party people first,
then the Dagachi
Progressive Party.
We must do this too?
I also didn't know...
I'd be peeling fruit after
graduating university.
If I'd known, I'd have focused
on home economics and...
My goodness.
That was close.
Is Goo Se Ra
conservative or progressive?
She doesn't have
a political opinion.
She never joined
a political party...
or made donations to any.
Look at how messy her resume is.
Young people these
days never persevere.
The people who voted for
this silly girl are a problem too.
You know, we could've
been hoodwinked.
- What?
- From the start,
Dagachi Progressive Party
pretended to support Candidate 2,
then got Goo Se Ra elected.
So we'd let our guard down?
Exactly.
No wonder. What a plan.
Let's win her over with something
a woman her age would like.
I know what Ms. Goo's hobby is.
Making complaints
was fulfilling,
but solving them
is fulfilling too.
It's not bad.
I wasn't so useless today.
I earned my keep today.
Han Bi.
It's today.
The day we stuff
ourselves with meat.
Let's get ready.
I doubt she'll answer.
Your joke on Ms. Goo
was a bit too harsh.
- The person you have reached...
- How can no one go...
to her own welcome party?
Of course I couldn't go
due to a prior appointment.
How could you do
something so immature?
You should be ashamed.
You should sincerely
apologize first.
I'm sorry.
Ms. Goo is probably
upset with everyone...
regarding her welcoming party.
In a way,
you can consider that we're
all at the same starting point.
I know someone who can
help regarding Ms. Goo's issue.
I'll meet Ms. Goo
myself and persuade her.
Ms. Goo? Where are you?
It's Yoon Hee Su.
Yes, I know the place.
I'll head over right away.
I knew she'd receive
her friend's phone call.
But still, how could you
rummage through my contacts?
I didn't rummage.
I pressed contacts,
and she was on the top.
You even saved her
name as Goo Se Ra.
- Can you lend it to me once more?
- Wait.
This is my number.
I see.
I heard you left during
the meeting today...
and went to pick a pumpkin.
Did you hear the
agenda before you left?
About passing a bill
for the municipal bond.
Yes, roughly.
You're talking about the
30 million dollars, right?
The voting will take
place in two days.
You can agree,
disagree, or abstain.
Let me cut to the chase.
The Dagachi Progressive
Party hopes you can...
disagree or abstain
from the voting.
- Why?
- So the issuance...
of the municipal
bond will be rejected.
You represent...
the position of ordinary
residents, right?
A municipal bond
is eventually...
a debt that will be paid back
through the residents' taxes.
Well, I guess.
A debt? That sounds bad.
Then...
I guess you won't be agreeing
at least. That's good enough.
What was that all about?
I don't know. Who is
Representative Shim...
and Representative Jang?
The chief even
sent a flower basket.
Is it okay to accept
stuff like these?
I even got some dried corvinas.
Should I put it in the
kimchi refrigerator for now?
- The installation is complete.
- Thank you.
Hurry on home.
Cho Maeng Duk and that
old man were fighting earlier...
over 30 million
dollars or something.
And suddenly,
both sides are starting to
call me, treating me nice.
"This is Mr. Shim. How
about lunch tomorrow"?
You're like a leftover.
Both sides are tied right now.
- And...
- There's one person left!
And that's me.
Goo Se Ra.
Great.
Bravo.
Since you are the youngest
district representative...
being born in 1992,
you represent the
positions of the youth...
and you also have
various work experience.
With that being said...
I'll do it.
The reason we came to see you...
The reason we came
to see you, Ms. Goo...
You want me to agree?
Yes.
What will you do for me if I do?
Well...
Even when we help
someone briefly at work,
we exchange mobile
gifts with each other.
Isn't life all about
giving and taking?
Well, that's...
Well, I hope you think
about it carefully...
and make a quick decision.
- Thank you for the food.
- Wait.
- Wait, Ms. Goo.
- Ms. Goo.
Ms. Goo.
Why didn't you say anything?
- What on earth?
- What do we do?
I can eat, I can do it.
First of all,
I think there was a misunderstanding
regarding the welcoming party...
I'm sorry.
What? I can't hear you.
What? A squid?
I'd like to apologize
on his behalf.
Did you think about the motion
to issue municipal bonds?
Did you make up your mind?
I thought about it.
But if I disagree,
what can you promise me?
You can think
about it while I order.
She didn't give a definite
answer to both sides...
and is just using them
for her personal interest?
Release a short article about...
the possibility of
Mawon-gu's fiscal bankruptcy.
If the article is released,
the importance of Ms. Goo's role
may be even more emphasized...
That's why I want to release it.
This stone can only take
one step forward anyway.
The direction is
already decided.
Aeguk Conservative
Party suggests...
a position as a Yeouinaru
policy researcher,
a member of the National
Unification Advisory Council,
and a consultant of the Mawon
Senior Citizens Association.
Dagachi Progressive
Party promises...
to provide our full support
for your ordinances on...
helping children and
women to be passed.
Why is it so hard to digest...
all that expensive beef?
Chronic gastritis...
is mainly due to
your diet and stress.
Don't forget and take
them after your meals.
Thank you.
Hey.
- That jerk.
- Sorry?
It's nothing.
Ma'am, I'm suffering
from indigestion.
I had too much for dinner.
I think the food is piled
up all the way here.
It's indigestion
due to overeating.
Yes.
That will be a dollar.
Chronic gastritis?
You need to eat regularly for
your stomach to work properly.
Indigestion due to overeating?
Too much eating will
mess up your bowels.
Hey.
The district representatives
insisted on buying.
How could I refuse them?
You probably made
them buy for you.
I thought you had
a conscience...
when you sent back the red
ginseng Chairman Cho sent.
I guess that's all gone now.
I didn't make them do anything.
They're all better off than me.
You're right.
To be honest,
I want to try my best
to skin them dry...
and make them
anxious and mock them.
I knew it was a bribe,
but I took it to make them
feel flustered and anxious.
After the voting,
I'm going to reflect on myself.
I promise you, little boy.
Drink it up.
- Drink.
- Don't.
I cross the road here.
Bye.
Tell me about municipal bonds.
You weighed out your options...
not even knowing
what's on the scale?
I don't know now, but I should
before the light turns green.
Talk to me.
A municipal bond...
is issued by a local
public entity according...
to the Local Finance Act.
Dumb it down to my level.
Again.
Mawon-gu Office has no money.
Because they have no money,
they issue promissory
notes for a loan.
Mawon-gu Office has no money?
Not at all.
I thought they'd
last three months.
It's quicker than I thought.
Mawon-gu Office has no money?
Did you know that?
Yes.
That's why I got kicked out
of Planning and Budgeting.
I'll go home, then.
If this goes on,
in three months, you won't
be able to pay your staff.
They can't pay us?
Mawon-gu's bankrupt?
I guess you didn't
read the local news...
because you were
too busy eating.
What's this?
Is it raining?
No. You're crying.
I'm crying?
You jerk.
Hey.
Why are you telling me this now?
I tried to talk you out of it.
You told me to quit
without any explanation.
If I knew Mawon-gu's
finances were this bad,
would I have gone
through all that?
Darn you!
Darn it.
It's stupidly bright and shiny.
Why would they send
this to someone's house?
Hello.
She's always full of energy.
She's like a wild horse.
Don't go into your
room and sit down!
Come here.
Take good care of Se Ra for me.
I don't have to.
She has a lot riding
on her already.
Really? Is that true?
Deals mean nothing,
and promises even less.
People make promises so easily,
but are terrible
at keeping them.
You got a job as a
district representative.
You should buy your parents
something with your first pay.
My pay...
If you can't turn
back or go sideways,
you must go forward.
That is your role as a
district representative.
That's right. One
must go forward.
Go forward! Go, let's go!
Here. Let's drink!
This is great.
90 dollars.
At least I didn't pay
over 100 dollars.
Se Ra understood
what I said, right?
Did you make up your mind?
Hello.
I'm still thinking.
How much value do you think...
your single vote has?
I guess... About 4,000 dollars?
My salary?
No, you're wrong.
Is it a riddle?
30 million dollars
divided by 13 is...
About 2.3 million dollars.
No.
Your vote is the deciding vote,
so it's worth 30
million dollars.
30 million dollars?
I trust you'll pick...
the tough road that will benefit
the majority over a small profit.
Like how you did to voice...
your objection to
Sammart's distribution center.
Okay.
Bye, then.
30 million dollars?
How can I imagine 30 million
dollars when I don't even have 3,000?
This is driving me insane.
Why are you doing
this? It's scary.
You know, don't you?
I don't know.
Come on.
What? What's wrong?
- Go on.
- Shake hands.
Residents are nervous
because Mawon-gu...
could be the first of
Seoul's 26 districts...
to announce bankruptcy.
The opposing parties are debating
whether to issue municipal bonds,
and nonpartisan representative
Ms. Goo holds the casting vote.
Everyone's attention is on her.
We shall vote on the motion
to issue municipal bonds.
Please come up to vote
when your name is called.
Mr. Cho Maeng Duk.
Ms. Goo Se Ra.
Please pass me the results.
Sure.
I will announce the result.
The total number
of votes was 13.
6 voted yes, 6
voted no, and 1...
was void.
We do not have a majority vote,
so the motion to issue
municipal bonds...
was rejected.
What happened?
We had a sploit vote?
Her vote was void.
- How did that happen?
- Can't we get rid of her?
My goodness.
Void?
That concludes...
I request five minutes to speak.
Go ahead.
We will not issue
municipal bonds,
and Mawon-gu's finances
are still in a dire situation.
I believe I'm responsible,
and would like to make a suggestion
to the respective representatives.
All 13 of Mawon-gu's
district representatives...
should be a good example.
Until our finances
are back on track,
we shall take no pay...
to share the pain
with the voters.
No.
My pay.
What happens to my pay?
Let go.
You asked me why...
I want to go back to
Planning and Budgeting.
Because it's the
most political place.
- It's political?
- Yes. They decide...
where the taxpayers'
money is spent.
It's the most political place.
Money is politics.
And tomorrow it's your call.
Me?
That huge decision is mine?
What's this?
The feeling of responsibility?
Did you expect me to say that?
I had only one goal ever
since I decided to run for office.
Cash.
Money.
My pay!
How about making a joint motion?
A joint motion?
Did you read the ordinance bill?
It was awesome.
The ordinance bill you're
working on with Ms. Goo.
I'd like you to
revise it a little.
- Which part?
- The names?
Where's my name?
- This is common.
- It's common?
You're talking back at
the deputy chairman?
You made a huge mistake!
What huge mistake?
She locked it?
Goo Se Ra! Hey!
I didn't even make
a small mistake.