Into the Ring (2020): Season 1, Episode 9 - Episode #1.9 - full transcript
My goodness.
Listen carefully.
Call the chief's office...
and ask her to postpone the
appointment of your secretary.
My secretary?
Yes.
Hello?
Chief secretary.
My secretary?
Mr. Cho Maeng Duk?
Listen carefully.
Call the chief's
office and say...
you know that a
chairman is allowed...
a secretary with Level
Seven manager status,
but as you're aware of
Mawon-gu's budget restrictions,
instead of hiring someone,
say you'll pick
one of the staff.
That's not important right now.
No. It is important.
I'll recommend someone ideal.
Who?
Seo Gong Myung.
Who?
Me.
Are you out of your mind?
Why am I out of my mind?
Do you know who forced me
into becoming the chairman?
- Mr. Cho Maeng Duk.
- Yes.
But you want to be the chairman.
And you? Do you
want to be a secretary?
Under one condition.
If you're the chairman,
we can do it.
Can we...
really do it?
Of course,
it will be hard.
We've been handed
a poisoned chalice.
So what, then?
What's wrong with that?
We'll take it. Let's take it.
Hey, you can't take it back.
You recommended yourself.
We don't have
time. Let's just go.
Let's go over this again.
I made the suggestion,
and you accepted it.
The decision had nothing to do
with our personal connections.
No ulterior motive. No
connections whatsoever.
I know that. I know you
have no ulterior motive.
You want...
Deputy Director Seo Gong Myung,
the council secretariat,
for your secretary?
Yes.
I know the budget
restrictions of Mawon-gu.
Instead of hiring someone new,
I want to fill the position
with one of the civil servants.
But Representative Cho...
recommended his own
secretary for the job.
I'm sure you know
Mr. Kim Min Jae.
Pardon?
I do. Of course.
I've known him for a long time.
Under Article 91, Clause 2
of the Local Government Act,
a secretary will
be recommended...
by the chairman of
the District Assembly...
and appointed by
the chief of the District.
In other words, I recommend
Deputy Director Seo Gong Myung.
And I want you to appoint
him as my secretary.
As the elected chairman's
opinion matters the most,
I will appoint Deputy
Director Seo Gong Myung...
as your secretary.
However,
as you just brought
it up yourself,
Mawon-gu is facing
budget restrictions.
You won't be able to...
get your own driver
or an assistant.
You will only have a secretary.
Yes. I will only
have my secretary.
Anyway, congratulations on
getting elected the chairman.
Thank you.
Is that what she
said to you in person?
She wants Deputy
Director Seo Gong Myung...
to be her secretary?
Could you postpone
the appointment?
Ms. Goo brought up the
Local Government Act...
and made a strong case for it.
I had no choice.
Rules...
are important, aren't they?
Goo Se Ra took Gong
Myung for her secretary.
What will you do now?
So Jung, how could you
side with Ms. Goo instead of...
siding with Representative Cho?
How could I?
Did you think...
I would be on the same
team with him forever?
Three years will be the limit.
I was planning to go separate
ways before the general election.
Goo Se Ra only expedited
what was bound to happen.
Electing her as the chairman...
was a clear error from
Representative Cho.
What about me?
Be nice to Representative Cho.
Keep doing what
you've been doing.
That will be your role.
Why Seo Gong Myung?
I had a plan.
I don't know anything
about the plan.
Is this what you expected when
you got me elected out of the blue?
"Thank you."
"Representative
Cho is my savior."
Is this what you wanted?
Until when will you let them look
down on you? You need a party.
I couldn't support your
decision to run for the office.
But I meant it when I told you
that I wish you would finish...
your remaining term
without any trouble.
You know me. I can
help you by your side.
- It's not too late to...
- Oh, my.
Help me? Now?
Besides, you or
Representative Cho...
isn't included in my plan.
Then who is?
Who is included in your plan?
Who?
I am.
Since I got elected...
No, since I won this election,
I'm going to do it myself.
You're ridiculous.
I guess this is a year
of transfer for you.
Is this considered
having itchy feet?
Did you give up on your goal?
Only five months ago,
you said you would go back
to Planning and Budgeting.
I don't believe in destiny.
I chose to be her secretary.
And I still have my goal.
A secretary has to be
on standby for 24 hours.
You like getting
off work on time.
I do like it.
I will continue...
to like what I like.
Then, why?
You're a deputy director.
Why would you work
as her secretary?
This is so frustrating for me.
Imagine how frustrated
his parents must be.
I bet they are
totally distressed.
Some people might think...
he's your adopted
son or something.
I don't know. I guess
I couldn't help it.
A secretary?
You wanted to be
a mere secretary?
"A mere secretary"?
You were going to
recommend Mr. Kim...
whom you consider as your son.
He and I got Goo
Se Ra elected...
for the sake of my plan.
You shouldn't have
gotten involved in this...
because you're
feeling rebellious.
Power.
Money.
You probably needed a
figurehead without any party.
Then, you should have
considered all of your variables.
Whatever my intention is,
you should have known...
that I could have
gotten involved...
and that Ms. Goo Se Ra...
might have turned
down your offer.
Both of you will
regret your decision.
Even if she's the chairman,
there's nothing she could do by
herself in the District Assembly.
I believe Ms. Goo has...
the potentials
and qualifications...
to do a great job
as the chairman.
And I will...
make it so no matter what.
My gosh. Look how
great this car looks.
Goodness.
Oh, my. Gosh. No way!
Mom. Is this your first
time seeing a black car?
- That's enough.
- It's so cool.
Gosh, I didn't
believe it, but it's true.
It's not just anyone.
When I heard that you out of all
people would be working with her,
I did not feel worried at all.
I see.
Can you take a
family photo for us?
Sure.
- Right here?
- All right. Come here. Get here.
- What?
- For a photo.
Hurry. Come here.
Are you all ready?
1, 2, 3.
1, 2, 3.
You two stand
in front of the car.
- Pardon?
- No way.
That's enough.
Won't you let them go to work?
Why must we even take
stupid photos on their first day?
Do you want to be
stupid on their first day?
No, we'll pose for a photo.
Let's do it and get to work.
Okay.
Ready?
Are you acting like strangers?
Stand next to each other.
Gong Myung, stand beside her.
There you go.
Now smile. 1, 2, 3.
Stop! That's enough.
Take good care of my Se Ra.
Gosh, hey.
I'm a bit pretty today.
What did my dad
whisper in your ear?
Can you sit in the back?
Why? Does the Constitution
say the boss must ride in the back?
People are watching.
Mr. Gong. Like my mom said,
are you acting like a stranger?
Let's sit side by
side, not diagonally.
We're acting like
strangers, but we are one.
Will you just go over
today's schedule?
Isn't the most important agenda
celebrating my promotion?
A promotion means...
you have heavier duties
and responsibilities.
So, 24 hours a day,
with the resolve to do
your job as the chairman...
I know. Do you think I don't
have that much resolve?
Your darn nagging.
Your enemies are everywhere.
With their eyes wide open,
they'll just wait for
you to falter and fall.
Your nagging will crush
me to death way before then.
From now on, when you
feel cornered or frustrated,
when you don't know
what face to make,
just smile.
Am I stupid to just smile?
As the chairman
of the latter half of...
the 8th Mawon-gu
District Assembly,
Goo Se Ra was voted in.
June 9, 2020, Mawon-gu
District Assembly.
From now on, when you
don't know what face to make,
just smile.
What...
No. That's not what I meant.
Next, we'll appoint
the vice chairman.
My goodness.
My money...
- Hee Su!
- Mr. Go.
Yes?
Resign as vice
chairman within the day.
I want to be vice chairman.
The gold bar. That
threat is still valid.
Understand as much as you want,
and misunderstand
as much as you want.
I, Goo Se Ra,
as the chairman of
Mawon-gu's district assembly,
will do what I must do.
I will do what only I can do.
Thank you.
Is there anything
worth as much as trust?
I, Yoon Hee Su, as the vice chairman
of Mawon-gu's district assembly,
will not compromise
with unprincipled people...
who break deals
and betray one's trust.
I will uphold
Mawon-gu's dignity...
until the end.
I'll keep all the details of the
handover document in mind.
I'll call if I have
any questions.
You shouldn't have
gotten involved.
I had a plan for Se Ra.
A plan that you and
Mr. Cho set up together.
It was for Se
Ra's best interest.
During the by-election,
I once got the wrong
idea about Ms. Goo...
who was then a candidate.
I thought she was trying to...
rig the election
to do you a favor.
Ms. Goo got very angry.
Not because I
got the wrong idea,
but because...
she believed you're not
the kind of scumbag...
to use his
girlfriend politically.
That's what it means to
have someone's best interests.
Also, I'd like you to
get your titles straight.
It's not "Se Ra". It's
Chairman Goo now.
My gosh...
Why am I so tired when all I did
was get an appointment certificate?
Where is Gong Myung anyway?
Shall I go through my diary?
You can't be dozing off on
your first day as the chairman.
You disappeared on
your first day as secretary.
Where did you go?
To get your list of tasks.
The draft of office regulations.
Office regulations?
Read them out for me.
"One. Goo Se Ra and
Seo Gong Myung..."
"are colleagues
without a hierarchy."
"They trust and
respect each other."
I trust you, you trust me. Okay.
"Two."
"Goo Se Ra observes Seo
Gong Myung's work hours."
"Work hours are from 8
a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays."
My gosh, poor Gong Myung.
You want to leave on time? Okay.
"Three."
"Seo Gong Myung tutors Goo Se
Ra one-on-one, hardcore Sparta style."
Sparta-style tutoring?
You're my tutor?
Yes. Until now,
I thought highly of how you
adapted and thought on your feet.
No, I really acted
after a lot of thought.
With a meticulous strategy.
If you call that a strategy,
that's bad. It could be worse.
I'll evaluate you with
a quiz every Friday.
A quiz?
I quit holding a pencil since I
graduated from elementary school.
Then start holding one again,
because we have a long way to go.
Okay.
So, he'll tutor you?
Se Ra. Do you have
a thing for secretaries?
You're serial-dating men
with a certain job description.
Hey!
I wish Se Ra and
Gong Myung well.
The completion of a romance
where a friend becomes a lover.
Like a romantic cartoon.
I want Se Ra to get
back with Min Jae.
If you think about it, he
didn't do anything very wrong.
That's what the
real world is like.
What?
Se Ra, why did you look to
your side when taking a photo?
She sneaked a glance
because she likes him.
Be honest.
You made Gong
Myung your secretary...
so you could stick
close to him, right?
- I did not.
- Is the after-work tutoring...
an excuse to spend
more time together?
What excuse?
They weren't my ideas.
The secretary
position and tutoring...
were all Gong Myung's ideas.
Wait.
Is it... Does he like me?
No. He rejected you.
- I saw it.
- What?
He rejected you
outside our building.
- That night.
- What?
Kim Ja Ryong. You must
sleep early to grow tall.
What should I do
with your mouth?
Yes. He rejected me twice.
Two times.
You stand no chance.
Grab Min Jae.
He still has feelings for you.
No, thanks. Even if they're
the only two men left on earth,
they're both out.
I'll break from
dating for a while.
Work only. I must work.
You know me too well.
Of course I'll go for
an office romance.
You should always
try three times.
If I studied this hard in my
last year of high school...
No, that will not happen.
I'll ask right away
anything I don't get,
so answer right away.
Not just during your work hours
that are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
but even after hours.
Of course.
Here, wherever, always.
I will make you a
decent chairman.
Sparta-style.
Hi, Yong Gyu.
The Mawon-gu district
assembly webpage.
Can you change the
chairman's greeting,
profile and photo?
No, no.
"The Conservatives' choice."
"Do they support Goo Se Ra?"
We're getting calls
from everywhere.
They got our party hostage.
We made her the chairman.
She should cooperate and...
use words like
"Queen of Complaints",
"Garden Tiger Moth", "female",
and print a simple article.
- What is this?
- She's so ungrateful.
No one even came to greet us.
We should've supported
Dong Chan instead.
But Ms. Goo won't have
written that press release.
Her secretary would have.
When she chased me
to the gambling den,
they were together.
It's suspicious. Shall I check?
The press release...
will be pushed aside by the article
the chief will release in a while.
What can Goo Se
Ra do on her own?
We'll make her
come groveling to us.
"Can Chairman Goo who
got voted in by fortune..."
"due to political conflict..."
"be able to overturn the
existing political table..."
"to gain a true victory?"
What do you think, Ms. Yoon?
It'll be unlikely.
Fortune rarely continues.
That's right.
Mr. Bong?
Yes?
I hope we can meet more often.
And get over what
misunderstandings there may be.
The Dagachi Progressive
Party must unite...
and complete our
terms successfully.
Don't you think we must also
work toward a new beginning?
You speak wisely.
I guess Chief Won...
wants to distance herself
from Mr. Cho Maeng Duk.
In order to change her position,
she needs your and my help.
I don't think it's a bad offer.
She's a member of our party.
You should plan for the
next regional election.
I should quit.
Before the next new beginning.
Chief Won's offer...
is not a bad one.
But you must also
wonder if it's good.
The role of a
district assembly...
is to keep the
administration in check.
I sent a gift to your office.
Not just to me, right?
Together, but also separately.
Raise it well.
Are you a friend or a foe?
Or are you just crazy?
- What?
- "What?"
The Aeguk Conservative
Party voted me in?
Are you trying to expose me?
- What are you doing?
- Wait.
It's better if we
expose ourselves first.
They voted you in.
That means they can
take you down too.
Take whom down?
Who says I'll go down?
Exactly.
If we get people to
know you're the chairman,
that's half of success.
Office regulation one.
We trust and respect
each other as colleagues.
Trust me.
Darn those office regulations.
You have a parcel.
Okay.
Thank you.
A cactus withstands
a desert's hot days...
as well as its cold nights.
Water it only once a month.
Congratulations on
becoming the chairman.
They sent two boxes.
To the ex-election camp and
current representative office.
"Mawon-gu District Assembly
latter-8th Chairman Goo Se Ra".
It's so unrealistic.
It's a reality.
She's too busy to even come by.
Ja Ryong is now
the class president.
For real?
I told our teacher that one kid
bought everyone hamburgers,
and asked my
classmates to vote for me.
Look at this.
What's that?
"Everything comes
true talisman"?
It's not for sale!
My goodness.
Everyone but me
is doing well in life.
Kim Ja Ryong, is being the
class president any different?
If you become number one...
- What are you talking about?
- He's right.
I hereby announce...
commencement of
Seoul Mawon-gu...
District Assembly's 282nd
extraordinary session...
- No way.
- What is this?
- I'm always right.
- That's nonsense.
- Of course.
- That day, I was...
Hello.
The kids make too much noise
whenever I announce something.
Is being number
one this annoying?
Let's begin!
Oh, dear.
Let's begin.
We should abolish the system
of recommending nominees.
- I agree.
- Yes!
- What are you talking about?
- No way.
That's nonsense.
What do you think about
this, Chairman Goo?
I agree.
- Good.
- You made a wise choice.
That's good to hear.
That's some great news.
I'm glad we brought this up.
Even if I don't know things,
I need to pretend to know...
since I'm the class president.
Thank you.
Thank you for coming.
Have a drink with us.
Shall I?
No.
The chairman is still
on the clock. I'm sorry.
Just one drink will be...
not okay.
I'm sorry.
I can't even do
things that I like.
It's so tiring.
I'm so tired.
You can't drink when
you're working from now on.
How could I refuse when
an elder offers me one?
You were cursing at
me with your eyes earlier.
- You were probably mistaken.
- I wasn't.
You were literally swearing
at me with your blazing eyes.
What are you doing?
What do you think I just said?
- "Good work today?"
- Wrong.
- "Let's do well tomorrow."
- Wrong.
"Thank you for being
with me every day."
- Wrong.
- Darn.
I said don't be late
tomorrow. 8 a.m.
Worry about yourself.
- How about a cup of tea...
- Office regulation number two.
I get off work at 10 p.m.
Do you have something
tasty at home or something?
What's the rush?
Hey, stay for some...
Good night.
"Thank you for being
with me every day."
All I said while looking
at those eyes was...
"Wrong?" Why did I say that?
That was truly the wrong answer.
What are you doing?
What do you think I just said?
"What do you think I just said?"
And all he said was "wrong?"
Darn it.
So, I think...
Did you decide who
you'll give the talisman to?
Yes!
Politics, public administration,
social welfare, and the
Local Government Act.
Five questions for each
sector. You have 30 minutes.
Teacher.
These questions
are too complicated.
I made them into multiple-choice
questions for your sake.
If it's for my sake,
you should teach me...
key tips that I can
actually use for work.
Everything depends
on you, Chairman Goo.
It all depends on me?
Of course.
Well, then...
These are "You can
do it" wish coupons.
I need to be rewarded
to increase efficiency.
1 coupon if I score over
80, 2 if I score over 90,
and if I score 100,
I'll receive a
whopping 10 coupons.
You want to reward yourself?
Anyhow, what will
you wish for then?
You can look forward to it.
If you studied instead
of making coupons...
10 p.m.
Gosh, it's already 10 p.m.
You haven't taught me enough.
How about an extra lesson?
Wait here.
Even if I failed to obtain
my first wish coupon,
if I receive an extra lesson,
we'll continue to be together.
This is all a part
of my strategy.
You're crazy.
Money.
1, 10, 100, 1,000...
2,000, 3,000...
3,300 dollars.
I heard the money for business
operations would be wired today.
Gosh, I feel so excited.
This is the first time the
District Assembly has paid me.
I knew the thing that
makes you excited is...
I knew eating well isn't enough
for today's modern people.
We have to have
a fat bank account.
Gosh, how should I use
this money for the first time?
Mr. Gong, is there
anything you want to eat?
I can buy anything...
Drink some ice
water and get a grip.
That money is for business.
It doesn't cost money
to imagine, does it?
Just keep eating.
What's the matter with you?
3,300 dollars.
Here. 3,300.
Goodness.
- It's so hot. Are you okay?
- I'm okay.
Mawon-gu Office
used to support us,
but after their budget cut,
we've been struggling
since this month.
It costs 1,000 dollars to
make kimchi alone this month.
- Is anyone home?
- 1,000 dollars?
Hello?
1, 2, 3.
Although we're a nonprofit
private organization,
until a few months
ago, Mawon-gu Office...
supported us with funds
for uniforms and equipment.
- But...
- I see. But?
Due to a budget cut,
they informed us that they
can't support us anymore.
How much do you need?
1, 2, 3.
Chairman Goo, you got business
operations funds yesterday.
And you spent 2,000
dollars in one day.
1,000 dollars to fund
the side dishes delivery,
and 1,000 to the Volunteer Patrol
Activities, a total of two grand.
Yes.
Yes, sir.
Do you run a charity?
I'm not running a charity,
but they said they're struggling
without the office's support.
If you help everyone,
you'll end up in the red.
I still have 1,300 dollars.
But why does Mawon-gu
Office have no money?
Where does all the tax money go?
Mr. Seo, you're at
the center of gossip.
The rumor did at least
three rounds already.
Yes, right?
What rumor?
That you volunteered...
to be the chairman's
secretary to mess with the chief.
Is that possible?
Come on.
Let's try to run the long race.
Do you know how scary
Chief Won So Jung is?
At one time, Chief
Won So Jung...
Keep talking. Don't mind me.
What?
Do I look bored? I'm
busy. I'm a very busy man.
I'm taking my Vice
Chairman Yoon...
to the Smart One City
groundbreaking ceremony.
What did you just say?
My Vice... My Yoon
Hee Su. So what?
No, after that.
The Smart One City
groundbreaking ceremony.
- Darn it.
- What's wrong?
Chairman Goo Se Ra's
not on the guest list?
Is Chief Won So Jung on it?
And Vice Chairman Yoon Hee Su?
What about Mr. Cho Maeng Duk?
Does it make sense that the
district assembly's chairman isn't?
Yes. Place one more chair.
This was on today's agenda?
No.
Why are we here?
You wanted to know why
Mawon-gu has no money.
Let's see the
cash-guzzling hippo.
We're against the
Smart One City...
that's kicking out
Sarang-dong residents!
- We protest!
- We protest!
We're against the
Smart One City...
that's kicking out
Sarang-dong residents!
- We protest!
- We protest!
We're against the
Smart One City...
that's kicking out
Sarang-dong residents!
- We protest!
- We protest!
Smart One City is a six-year,
1.6 billion dollar project.
That makes it Mawon-gu's...
largest ever new
city development.
- In the past 20 years,
- 1.6 billion dollars?
many previous chiefs pledged
to achieve this milestone,
but failed to
overcome the obstacle.
Since I, Won So
Jung, was elected...
the 7th chief of Mawon-gu,
after much hard
work, in just one year,
completed the administrative...
She makes it sound
like she did all the work.
Mr. Cho did half
of it, didn't he?
- Be quiet.
- What?
- Be quiet.
- Welcome to this great event.
1.6 billion?
Global Mawon.
- Toward...
- How are things?
- presitigious Mawon, - Pardon?
- Smart One City...
- So far,
I'm fine.
My previous
offer is still valid.
It'll be quickest to come to
me whenever you need help.
- Okay.
- Let me introduce them.
Vice Chairman Yoon Hee Su.
Representative Go Dong Chan.
Representative Heo Deok Gu.
Representative Cho Maeng Duk.
Dear residents of Mawon-gu.
Dear guests.
Thank you.
- Well done.
- Thank you.
You did a great thing.
Congratulations.
- You did well.
- Thanks.
What a feat.
It's dreadfully childish.
Did you not expect this?
You're not that
great a secretary.
Mind your own boss, not mine.
A slight humiliation is nothing.
It would be worse to be
slighted by your partner.
Mr. Seo. You know so
little about your father.
Mr. Kim. You know
very little about Ms. Goo.
I wonder.
I do know that...
if a secretary focuses on
attending local events...
and press releases, not
much will be accomplished.
Darn him.
My gosh.
Han Bi.
Hey.
I passed! I got in!
I'll fill you in later!
Ja Ryong's
talisman really works.
Why isn't he here yet?
Grab hold.
- Hold tight. Are you ready?
- Yes.
Louder. Are you ready?
- Yes!
- Yes!
Flip your opponent on three.
1, 2, 3, flip!
The one standing
will try to resist.
One resists while the
other tries to flip them.
Well done, Ja Ryong.
Again. Get up, Gyu
Min. Ja Ryong, try again.
Hold onto this part here.
Stick one leg inside
and try to flip him over.
Just pretend. 1, 2, 3.
Again. 1, 2, 3.
Gyu Min will fight
back. 1, 2, 3, harder.
That's it. Well done.
Pull.
Ja Ryong, try once more.
Hold on tight.
Why are you so upset?
It was just a
moment's humiliation.
I sat back down so naturally.
I'm worried about
your next schedule.
Are you prepared?
It's my specialty.
I get along well with
kids in that age group.
You are on that mental level.
You could get smacked.
Visitors must fill
in our guest log.
- Children...
- Dad.
Why are you here?
I'm here as an honorary teacher.
You?
Why?
Mawon-gu District Assembly's
Chairman Goo Se Ra...
will teach you today.
Be strong, today and tomorrow.
I'm your honorary
teacher Goo Se Ra.
Hello.
They all are clear,
but today, we'll identify which
is acid and which is base.
How do we do that?
Look.
There.
Tada. Isn't it fascinating?
Now for the blue strip.
Look!
Isn't it fascinating?
Why does it change color?
That's because...
You don't know?
They didn't know until they met.
This could've remained
a blue strip of paper,
and this could've
remained a clear liquid.
But the two met,
revealing their true colors.
That's it. Watch carefully.
It changed color. Love.
It's like love.
It's not love. It
reacted to acid.
Look what's on the blackboard.
"Acid and base."
Yes, acid and base. Correct.
From that gate to the classroom
was such a long distance.
That's why we always
ran across the playground.
After you moved away,
I stopped.
Even that run was
far without you.
Se Ra.
Your friend Gong Myung
is transferring schools.
- Don't lie.
- It's true.
I saw him leave.
Cho Gong Myung!
Gong Myung!
Cho Gong Myung!
Didn't you hear me?
Would I remember that?
We'll be late. Let's go.
Let's go.
Hey. Let go.
- Let's go.
- Come on.
Mr. Goo.
Let's go.
Is it that alley?
It's this one. I
was here before.
With whom?
Yes, Yoon Hee Su.
What...
I feel so hot!
We brought presents,
so don't spend any money.
I won't.
Twice was enough.
Thrice? No way!
What's that about?
Since Mawon-gu Office
stopped funding us,
we only open on weekends.
Chairman.
1, 2, 3.
Thank you.
Keep up the work.
I didn't bring you
here to donate.
We have 300 dollars
left. Are you counting?
You bet.
That's for food. I left
just enough for food.
Se Ra, why did you look to
your side when taking a photo?
She sneaked a glance
because she likes him.
Chairman Goo.
What...
She sneaked a glance
because she likes him.
I'll take a photo.
1, 2, 3.
The photo that
was on the wall...
She suddenly linked
arms and surprised me.
You linked arms?
- It was tight.
- You liked it?
No, it was... It
was more like...
The photo... The photo was...
I always try thrice,
so I'll ask you again...
for the very last time.
I hate that 10 p.m.
alarm more than anything!
It's not mine. It's yours.
What?
Wait here while I get this.
Don't take it.
Don't even ask.
My answer was the same
since the very beginning.
Then why does it matter
whether I take the call or not?
If you'll dump me
before I even ask...
I didn't dump you. I
wasn't sure of myself.
Looking for you for
hours with just one photo?
That's crazy by my standards.
I don't get people...
who wait in line for 30 minutes
just for some dumplings.
It's pathetic, trying to
win a sports festival,
and even more so
for running in the heat.
- Did I ask you to do all that?
- But...
I did it because it was you.
Your hideout, the
dumplings, the relay.
Because it was you.
I ran over to you and
volunteered to be your secretary...
because...
Because...
I'm saying...
it's about you, Se Ra.
It was you from the start.
It changed color.
Love.
It's like love.
It's not love. It
reacted to acid.
Look what's on the blackboard.
"Acid and base."
Look at this.
Just like how you drafted
the office regulations,
I drafted a few
dating regulations.
One. While at work,
do not express love...
- in writing, in words, or any way.
- Don't do it.
Two. The first one to show it...
takes their own life.
Three. When someone
suspects anything, deny.
When did you start dating?
- Who confessed first?
- Did you kiss?
Kimchi or doenjang
stew, which do you like?
I like you.
Don't say things like that.
Kimjang or doenchi...
We'll have one kimchi
and one doenjang, please.
- The basics are done.
- Now for the crash course.
Crash Smart One City.
There's no need
to waste millions...
just to alter a land deed.
A meeting with...
Chairman Goo and
Chief Won is scheduled.
It'll be about changing the
name of Sarang-dong region.
I will support Goo Se
Ra as much as I can.
Until it's checkmate.
Listen carefully.
Call the chief's office...
and ask her to postpone the
appointment of your secretary.
My secretary?
Yes.
Hello?
Chief secretary.
My secretary?
Mr. Cho Maeng Duk?
Listen carefully.
Call the chief's
office and say...
you know that a
chairman is allowed...
a secretary with Level
Seven manager status,
but as you're aware of
Mawon-gu's budget restrictions,
instead of hiring someone,
say you'll pick
one of the staff.
That's not important right now.
No. It is important.
I'll recommend someone ideal.
Who?
Seo Gong Myung.
Who?
Me.
Are you out of your mind?
Why am I out of my mind?
Do you know who forced me
into becoming the chairman?
- Mr. Cho Maeng Duk.
- Yes.
But you want to be the chairman.
And you? Do you
want to be a secretary?
Under one condition.
If you're the chairman,
we can do it.
Can we...
really do it?
Of course,
it will be hard.
We've been handed
a poisoned chalice.
So what, then?
What's wrong with that?
We'll take it. Let's take it.
Hey, you can't take it back.
You recommended yourself.
We don't have
time. Let's just go.
Let's go over this again.
I made the suggestion,
and you accepted it.
The decision had nothing to do
with our personal connections.
No ulterior motive. No
connections whatsoever.
I know that. I know you
have no ulterior motive.
You want...
Deputy Director Seo Gong Myung,
the council secretariat,
for your secretary?
Yes.
I know the budget
restrictions of Mawon-gu.
Instead of hiring someone new,
I want to fill the position
with one of the civil servants.
But Representative Cho...
recommended his own
secretary for the job.
I'm sure you know
Mr. Kim Min Jae.
Pardon?
I do. Of course.
I've known him for a long time.
Under Article 91, Clause 2
of the Local Government Act,
a secretary will
be recommended...
by the chairman of
the District Assembly...
and appointed by
the chief of the District.
In other words, I recommend
Deputy Director Seo Gong Myung.
And I want you to appoint
him as my secretary.
As the elected chairman's
opinion matters the most,
I will appoint Deputy
Director Seo Gong Myung...
as your secretary.
However,
as you just brought
it up yourself,
Mawon-gu is facing
budget restrictions.
You won't be able to...
get your own driver
or an assistant.
You will only have a secretary.
Yes. I will only
have my secretary.
Anyway, congratulations on
getting elected the chairman.
Thank you.
Is that what she
said to you in person?
She wants Deputy
Director Seo Gong Myung...
to be her secretary?
Could you postpone
the appointment?
Ms. Goo brought up the
Local Government Act...
and made a strong case for it.
I had no choice.
Rules...
are important, aren't they?
Goo Se Ra took Gong
Myung for her secretary.
What will you do now?
So Jung, how could you
side with Ms. Goo instead of...
siding with Representative Cho?
How could I?
Did you think...
I would be on the same
team with him forever?
Three years will be the limit.
I was planning to go separate
ways before the general election.
Goo Se Ra only expedited
what was bound to happen.
Electing her as the chairman...
was a clear error from
Representative Cho.
What about me?
Be nice to Representative Cho.
Keep doing what
you've been doing.
That will be your role.
Why Seo Gong Myung?
I had a plan.
I don't know anything
about the plan.
Is this what you expected when
you got me elected out of the blue?
"Thank you."
"Representative
Cho is my savior."
Is this what you wanted?
Until when will you let them look
down on you? You need a party.
I couldn't support your
decision to run for the office.
But I meant it when I told you
that I wish you would finish...
your remaining term
without any trouble.
You know me. I can
help you by your side.
- It's not too late to...
- Oh, my.
Help me? Now?
Besides, you or
Representative Cho...
isn't included in my plan.
Then who is?
Who is included in your plan?
Who?
I am.
Since I got elected...
No, since I won this election,
I'm going to do it myself.
You're ridiculous.
I guess this is a year
of transfer for you.
Is this considered
having itchy feet?
Did you give up on your goal?
Only five months ago,
you said you would go back
to Planning and Budgeting.
I don't believe in destiny.
I chose to be her secretary.
And I still have my goal.
A secretary has to be
on standby for 24 hours.
You like getting
off work on time.
I do like it.
I will continue...
to like what I like.
Then, why?
You're a deputy director.
Why would you work
as her secretary?
This is so frustrating for me.
Imagine how frustrated
his parents must be.
I bet they are
totally distressed.
Some people might think...
he's your adopted
son or something.
I don't know. I guess
I couldn't help it.
A secretary?
You wanted to be
a mere secretary?
"A mere secretary"?
You were going to
recommend Mr. Kim...
whom you consider as your son.
He and I got Goo
Se Ra elected...
for the sake of my plan.
You shouldn't have
gotten involved in this...
because you're
feeling rebellious.
Power.
Money.
You probably needed a
figurehead without any party.
Then, you should have
considered all of your variables.
Whatever my intention is,
you should have known...
that I could have
gotten involved...
and that Ms. Goo Se Ra...
might have turned
down your offer.
Both of you will
regret your decision.
Even if she's the chairman,
there's nothing she could do by
herself in the District Assembly.
I believe Ms. Goo has...
the potentials
and qualifications...
to do a great job
as the chairman.
And I will...
make it so no matter what.
My gosh. Look how
great this car looks.
Goodness.
Oh, my. Gosh. No way!
Mom. Is this your first
time seeing a black car?
- That's enough.
- It's so cool.
Gosh, I didn't
believe it, but it's true.
It's not just anyone.
When I heard that you out of all
people would be working with her,
I did not feel worried at all.
I see.
Can you take a
family photo for us?
Sure.
- Right here?
- All right. Come here. Get here.
- What?
- For a photo.
Hurry. Come here.
Are you all ready?
1, 2, 3.
1, 2, 3.
You two stand
in front of the car.
- Pardon?
- No way.
That's enough.
Won't you let them go to work?
Why must we even take
stupid photos on their first day?
Do you want to be
stupid on their first day?
No, we'll pose for a photo.
Let's do it and get to work.
Okay.
Ready?
Are you acting like strangers?
Stand next to each other.
Gong Myung, stand beside her.
There you go.
Now smile. 1, 2, 3.
Stop! That's enough.
Take good care of my Se Ra.
Gosh, hey.
I'm a bit pretty today.
What did my dad
whisper in your ear?
Can you sit in the back?
Why? Does the Constitution
say the boss must ride in the back?
People are watching.
Mr. Gong. Like my mom said,
are you acting like a stranger?
Let's sit side by
side, not diagonally.
We're acting like
strangers, but we are one.
Will you just go over
today's schedule?
Isn't the most important agenda
celebrating my promotion?
A promotion means...
you have heavier duties
and responsibilities.
So, 24 hours a day,
with the resolve to do
your job as the chairman...
I know. Do you think I don't
have that much resolve?
Your darn nagging.
Your enemies are everywhere.
With their eyes wide open,
they'll just wait for
you to falter and fall.
Your nagging will crush
me to death way before then.
From now on, when you
feel cornered or frustrated,
when you don't know
what face to make,
just smile.
Am I stupid to just smile?
As the chairman
of the latter half of...
the 8th Mawon-gu
District Assembly,
Goo Se Ra was voted in.
June 9, 2020, Mawon-gu
District Assembly.
From now on, when you
don't know what face to make,
just smile.
What...
No. That's not what I meant.
Next, we'll appoint
the vice chairman.
My goodness.
My money...
- Hee Su!
- Mr. Go.
Yes?
Resign as vice
chairman within the day.
I want to be vice chairman.
The gold bar. That
threat is still valid.
Understand as much as you want,
and misunderstand
as much as you want.
I, Goo Se Ra,
as the chairman of
Mawon-gu's district assembly,
will do what I must do.
I will do what only I can do.
Thank you.
Is there anything
worth as much as trust?
I, Yoon Hee Su, as the vice chairman
of Mawon-gu's district assembly,
will not compromise
with unprincipled people...
who break deals
and betray one's trust.
I will uphold
Mawon-gu's dignity...
until the end.
I'll keep all the details of the
handover document in mind.
I'll call if I have
any questions.
You shouldn't have
gotten involved.
I had a plan for Se Ra.
A plan that you and
Mr. Cho set up together.
It was for Se
Ra's best interest.
During the by-election,
I once got the wrong
idea about Ms. Goo...
who was then a candidate.
I thought she was trying to...
rig the election
to do you a favor.
Ms. Goo got very angry.
Not because I
got the wrong idea,
but because...
she believed you're not
the kind of scumbag...
to use his
girlfriend politically.
That's what it means to
have someone's best interests.
Also, I'd like you to
get your titles straight.
It's not "Se Ra". It's
Chairman Goo now.
My gosh...
Why am I so tired when all I did
was get an appointment certificate?
Where is Gong Myung anyway?
Shall I go through my diary?
You can't be dozing off on
your first day as the chairman.
You disappeared on
your first day as secretary.
Where did you go?
To get your list of tasks.
The draft of office regulations.
Office regulations?
Read them out for me.
"One. Goo Se Ra and
Seo Gong Myung..."
"are colleagues
without a hierarchy."
"They trust and
respect each other."
I trust you, you trust me. Okay.
"Two."
"Goo Se Ra observes Seo
Gong Myung's work hours."
"Work hours are from 8
a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays."
My gosh, poor Gong Myung.
You want to leave on time? Okay.
"Three."
"Seo Gong Myung tutors Goo Se
Ra one-on-one, hardcore Sparta style."
Sparta-style tutoring?
You're my tutor?
Yes. Until now,
I thought highly of how you
adapted and thought on your feet.
No, I really acted
after a lot of thought.
With a meticulous strategy.
If you call that a strategy,
that's bad. It could be worse.
I'll evaluate you with
a quiz every Friday.
A quiz?
I quit holding a pencil since I
graduated from elementary school.
Then start holding one again,
because we have a long way to go.
Okay.
So, he'll tutor you?
Se Ra. Do you have
a thing for secretaries?
You're serial-dating men
with a certain job description.
Hey!
I wish Se Ra and
Gong Myung well.
The completion of a romance
where a friend becomes a lover.
Like a romantic cartoon.
I want Se Ra to get
back with Min Jae.
If you think about it, he
didn't do anything very wrong.
That's what the
real world is like.
What?
Se Ra, why did you look to
your side when taking a photo?
She sneaked a glance
because she likes him.
Be honest.
You made Gong
Myung your secretary...
so you could stick
close to him, right?
- I did not.
- Is the after-work tutoring...
an excuse to spend
more time together?
What excuse?
They weren't my ideas.
The secretary
position and tutoring...
were all Gong Myung's ideas.
Wait.
Is it... Does he like me?
No. He rejected you.
- I saw it.
- What?
He rejected you
outside our building.
- That night.
- What?
Kim Ja Ryong. You must
sleep early to grow tall.
What should I do
with your mouth?
Yes. He rejected me twice.
Two times.
You stand no chance.
Grab Min Jae.
He still has feelings for you.
No, thanks. Even if they're
the only two men left on earth,
they're both out.
I'll break from
dating for a while.
Work only. I must work.
You know me too well.
Of course I'll go for
an office romance.
You should always
try three times.
If I studied this hard in my
last year of high school...
No, that will not happen.
I'll ask right away
anything I don't get,
so answer right away.
Not just during your work hours
that are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
but even after hours.
Of course.
Here, wherever, always.
I will make you a
decent chairman.
Sparta-style.
Hi, Yong Gyu.
The Mawon-gu district
assembly webpage.
Can you change the
chairman's greeting,
profile and photo?
No, no.
"The Conservatives' choice."
"Do they support Goo Se Ra?"
We're getting calls
from everywhere.
They got our party hostage.
We made her the chairman.
She should cooperate and...
use words like
"Queen of Complaints",
"Garden Tiger Moth", "female",
and print a simple article.
- What is this?
- She's so ungrateful.
No one even came to greet us.
We should've supported
Dong Chan instead.
But Ms. Goo won't have
written that press release.
Her secretary would have.
When she chased me
to the gambling den,
they were together.
It's suspicious. Shall I check?
The press release...
will be pushed aside by the article
the chief will release in a while.
What can Goo Se
Ra do on her own?
We'll make her
come groveling to us.
"Can Chairman Goo who
got voted in by fortune..."
"due to political conflict..."
"be able to overturn the
existing political table..."
"to gain a true victory?"
What do you think, Ms. Yoon?
It'll be unlikely.
Fortune rarely continues.
That's right.
Mr. Bong?
Yes?
I hope we can meet more often.
And get over what
misunderstandings there may be.
The Dagachi Progressive
Party must unite...
and complete our
terms successfully.
Don't you think we must also
work toward a new beginning?
You speak wisely.
I guess Chief Won...
wants to distance herself
from Mr. Cho Maeng Duk.
In order to change her position,
she needs your and my help.
I don't think it's a bad offer.
She's a member of our party.
You should plan for the
next regional election.
I should quit.
Before the next new beginning.
Chief Won's offer...
is not a bad one.
But you must also
wonder if it's good.
The role of a
district assembly...
is to keep the
administration in check.
I sent a gift to your office.
Not just to me, right?
Together, but also separately.
Raise it well.
Are you a friend or a foe?
Or are you just crazy?
- What?
- "What?"
The Aeguk Conservative
Party voted me in?
Are you trying to expose me?
- What are you doing?
- Wait.
It's better if we
expose ourselves first.
They voted you in.
That means they can
take you down too.
Take whom down?
Who says I'll go down?
Exactly.
If we get people to
know you're the chairman,
that's half of success.
Office regulation one.
We trust and respect
each other as colleagues.
Trust me.
Darn those office regulations.
You have a parcel.
Okay.
Thank you.
A cactus withstands
a desert's hot days...
as well as its cold nights.
Water it only once a month.
Congratulations on
becoming the chairman.
They sent two boxes.
To the ex-election camp and
current representative office.
"Mawon-gu District Assembly
latter-8th Chairman Goo Se Ra".
It's so unrealistic.
It's a reality.
She's too busy to even come by.
Ja Ryong is now
the class president.
For real?
I told our teacher that one kid
bought everyone hamburgers,
and asked my
classmates to vote for me.
Look at this.
What's that?
"Everything comes
true talisman"?
It's not for sale!
My goodness.
Everyone but me
is doing well in life.
Kim Ja Ryong, is being the
class president any different?
If you become number one...
- What are you talking about?
- He's right.
I hereby announce...
commencement of
Seoul Mawon-gu...
District Assembly's 282nd
extraordinary session...
- No way.
- What is this?
- I'm always right.
- That's nonsense.
- Of course.
- That day, I was...
Hello.
The kids make too much noise
whenever I announce something.
Is being number
one this annoying?
Let's begin!
Oh, dear.
Let's begin.
We should abolish the system
of recommending nominees.
- I agree.
- Yes!
- What are you talking about?
- No way.
That's nonsense.
What do you think about
this, Chairman Goo?
I agree.
- Good.
- You made a wise choice.
That's good to hear.
That's some great news.
I'm glad we brought this up.
Even if I don't know things,
I need to pretend to know...
since I'm the class president.
Thank you.
Thank you for coming.
Have a drink with us.
Shall I?
No.
The chairman is still
on the clock. I'm sorry.
Just one drink will be...
not okay.
I'm sorry.
I can't even do
things that I like.
It's so tiring.
I'm so tired.
You can't drink when
you're working from now on.
How could I refuse when
an elder offers me one?
You were cursing at
me with your eyes earlier.
- You were probably mistaken.
- I wasn't.
You were literally swearing
at me with your blazing eyes.
What are you doing?
What do you think I just said?
- "Good work today?"
- Wrong.
- "Let's do well tomorrow."
- Wrong.
"Thank you for being
with me every day."
- Wrong.
- Darn.
I said don't be late
tomorrow. 8 a.m.
Worry about yourself.
- How about a cup of tea...
- Office regulation number two.
I get off work at 10 p.m.
Do you have something
tasty at home or something?
What's the rush?
Hey, stay for some...
Good night.
"Thank you for being
with me every day."
All I said while looking
at those eyes was...
"Wrong?" Why did I say that?
That was truly the wrong answer.
What are you doing?
What do you think I just said?
"What do you think I just said?"
And all he said was "wrong?"
Darn it.
So, I think...
Did you decide who
you'll give the talisman to?
Yes!
Politics, public administration,
social welfare, and the
Local Government Act.
Five questions for each
sector. You have 30 minutes.
Teacher.
These questions
are too complicated.
I made them into multiple-choice
questions for your sake.
If it's for my sake,
you should teach me...
key tips that I can
actually use for work.
Everything depends
on you, Chairman Goo.
It all depends on me?
Of course.
Well, then...
These are "You can
do it" wish coupons.
I need to be rewarded
to increase efficiency.
1 coupon if I score over
80, 2 if I score over 90,
and if I score 100,
I'll receive a
whopping 10 coupons.
You want to reward yourself?
Anyhow, what will
you wish for then?
You can look forward to it.
If you studied instead
of making coupons...
10 p.m.
Gosh, it's already 10 p.m.
You haven't taught me enough.
How about an extra lesson?
Wait here.
Even if I failed to obtain
my first wish coupon,
if I receive an extra lesson,
we'll continue to be together.
This is all a part
of my strategy.
You're crazy.
Money.
1, 10, 100, 1,000...
2,000, 3,000...
3,300 dollars.
I heard the money for business
operations would be wired today.
Gosh, I feel so excited.
This is the first time the
District Assembly has paid me.
I knew the thing that
makes you excited is...
I knew eating well isn't enough
for today's modern people.
We have to have
a fat bank account.
Gosh, how should I use
this money for the first time?
Mr. Gong, is there
anything you want to eat?
I can buy anything...
Drink some ice
water and get a grip.
That money is for business.
It doesn't cost money
to imagine, does it?
Just keep eating.
What's the matter with you?
3,300 dollars.
Here. 3,300.
Goodness.
- It's so hot. Are you okay?
- I'm okay.
Mawon-gu Office
used to support us,
but after their budget cut,
we've been struggling
since this month.
It costs 1,000 dollars to
make kimchi alone this month.
- Is anyone home?
- 1,000 dollars?
Hello?
1, 2, 3.
Although we're a nonprofit
private organization,
until a few months
ago, Mawon-gu Office...
supported us with funds
for uniforms and equipment.
- But...
- I see. But?
Due to a budget cut,
they informed us that they
can't support us anymore.
How much do you need?
1, 2, 3.
Chairman Goo, you got business
operations funds yesterday.
And you spent 2,000
dollars in one day.
1,000 dollars to fund
the side dishes delivery,
and 1,000 to the Volunteer Patrol
Activities, a total of two grand.
Yes.
Yes, sir.
Do you run a charity?
I'm not running a charity,
but they said they're struggling
without the office's support.
If you help everyone,
you'll end up in the red.
I still have 1,300 dollars.
But why does Mawon-gu
Office have no money?
Where does all the tax money go?
Mr. Seo, you're at
the center of gossip.
The rumor did at least
three rounds already.
Yes, right?
What rumor?
That you volunteered...
to be the chairman's
secretary to mess with the chief.
Is that possible?
Come on.
Let's try to run the long race.
Do you know how scary
Chief Won So Jung is?
At one time, Chief
Won So Jung...
Keep talking. Don't mind me.
What?
Do I look bored? I'm
busy. I'm a very busy man.
I'm taking my Vice
Chairman Yoon...
to the Smart One City
groundbreaking ceremony.
What did you just say?
My Vice... My Yoon
Hee Su. So what?
No, after that.
The Smart One City
groundbreaking ceremony.
- Darn it.
- What's wrong?
Chairman Goo Se Ra's
not on the guest list?
Is Chief Won So Jung on it?
And Vice Chairman Yoon Hee Su?
What about Mr. Cho Maeng Duk?
Does it make sense that the
district assembly's chairman isn't?
Yes. Place one more chair.
This was on today's agenda?
No.
Why are we here?
You wanted to know why
Mawon-gu has no money.
Let's see the
cash-guzzling hippo.
We're against the
Smart One City...
that's kicking out
Sarang-dong residents!
- We protest!
- We protest!
We're against the
Smart One City...
that's kicking out
Sarang-dong residents!
- We protest!
- We protest!
We're against the
Smart One City...
that's kicking out
Sarang-dong residents!
- We protest!
- We protest!
Smart One City is a six-year,
1.6 billion dollar project.
That makes it Mawon-gu's...
largest ever new
city development.
- In the past 20 years,
- 1.6 billion dollars?
many previous chiefs pledged
to achieve this milestone,
but failed to
overcome the obstacle.
Since I, Won So
Jung, was elected...
the 7th chief of Mawon-gu,
after much hard
work, in just one year,
completed the administrative...
She makes it sound
like she did all the work.
Mr. Cho did half
of it, didn't he?
- Be quiet.
- What?
- Be quiet.
- Welcome to this great event.
1.6 billion?
Global Mawon.
- Toward...
- How are things?
- presitigious Mawon, - Pardon?
- Smart One City...
- So far,
I'm fine.
My previous
offer is still valid.
It'll be quickest to come to
me whenever you need help.
- Okay.
- Let me introduce them.
Vice Chairman Yoon Hee Su.
Representative Go Dong Chan.
Representative Heo Deok Gu.
Representative Cho Maeng Duk.
Dear residents of Mawon-gu.
Dear guests.
Thank you.
- Well done.
- Thank you.
You did a great thing.
Congratulations.
- You did well.
- Thanks.
What a feat.
It's dreadfully childish.
Did you not expect this?
You're not that
great a secretary.
Mind your own boss, not mine.
A slight humiliation is nothing.
It would be worse to be
slighted by your partner.
Mr. Seo. You know so
little about your father.
Mr. Kim. You know
very little about Ms. Goo.
I wonder.
I do know that...
if a secretary focuses on
attending local events...
and press releases, not
much will be accomplished.
Darn him.
My gosh.
Han Bi.
Hey.
I passed! I got in!
I'll fill you in later!
Ja Ryong's
talisman really works.
Why isn't he here yet?
Grab hold.
- Hold tight. Are you ready?
- Yes.
Louder. Are you ready?
- Yes!
- Yes!
Flip your opponent on three.
1, 2, 3, flip!
The one standing
will try to resist.
One resists while the
other tries to flip them.
Well done, Ja Ryong.
Again. Get up, Gyu
Min. Ja Ryong, try again.
Hold onto this part here.
Stick one leg inside
and try to flip him over.
Just pretend. 1, 2, 3.
Again. 1, 2, 3.
Gyu Min will fight
back. 1, 2, 3, harder.
That's it. Well done.
Pull.
Ja Ryong, try once more.
Hold on tight.
Why are you so upset?
It was just a
moment's humiliation.
I sat back down so naturally.
I'm worried about
your next schedule.
Are you prepared?
It's my specialty.
I get along well with
kids in that age group.
You are on that mental level.
You could get smacked.
Visitors must fill
in our guest log.
- Children...
- Dad.
Why are you here?
I'm here as an honorary teacher.
You?
Why?
Mawon-gu District Assembly's
Chairman Goo Se Ra...
will teach you today.
Be strong, today and tomorrow.
I'm your honorary
teacher Goo Se Ra.
Hello.
They all are clear,
but today, we'll identify which
is acid and which is base.
How do we do that?
Look.
There.
Tada. Isn't it fascinating?
Now for the blue strip.
Look!
Isn't it fascinating?
Why does it change color?
That's because...
You don't know?
They didn't know until they met.
This could've remained
a blue strip of paper,
and this could've
remained a clear liquid.
But the two met,
revealing their true colors.
That's it. Watch carefully.
It changed color. Love.
It's like love.
It's not love. It
reacted to acid.
Look what's on the blackboard.
"Acid and base."
Yes, acid and base. Correct.
From that gate to the classroom
was such a long distance.
That's why we always
ran across the playground.
After you moved away,
I stopped.
Even that run was
far without you.
Se Ra.
Your friend Gong Myung
is transferring schools.
- Don't lie.
- It's true.
I saw him leave.
Cho Gong Myung!
Gong Myung!
Cho Gong Myung!
Didn't you hear me?
Would I remember that?
We'll be late. Let's go.
Let's go.
Hey. Let go.
- Let's go.
- Come on.
Mr. Goo.
Let's go.
Is it that alley?
It's this one. I
was here before.
With whom?
Yes, Yoon Hee Su.
What...
I feel so hot!
We brought presents,
so don't spend any money.
I won't.
Twice was enough.
Thrice? No way!
What's that about?
Since Mawon-gu Office
stopped funding us,
we only open on weekends.
Chairman.
1, 2, 3.
Thank you.
Keep up the work.
I didn't bring you
here to donate.
We have 300 dollars
left. Are you counting?
You bet.
That's for food. I left
just enough for food.
Se Ra, why did you look to
your side when taking a photo?
She sneaked a glance
because she likes him.
Chairman Goo.
What...
She sneaked a glance
because she likes him.
I'll take a photo.
1, 2, 3.
The photo that
was on the wall...
She suddenly linked
arms and surprised me.
You linked arms?
- It was tight.
- You liked it?
No, it was... It
was more like...
The photo... The photo was...
I always try thrice,
so I'll ask you again...
for the very last time.
I hate that 10 p.m.
alarm more than anything!
It's not mine. It's yours.
What?
Wait here while I get this.
Don't take it.
Don't even ask.
My answer was the same
since the very beginning.
Then why does it matter
whether I take the call or not?
If you'll dump me
before I even ask...
I didn't dump you. I
wasn't sure of myself.
Looking for you for
hours with just one photo?
That's crazy by my standards.
I don't get people...
who wait in line for 30 minutes
just for some dumplings.
It's pathetic, trying to
win a sports festival,
and even more so
for running in the heat.
- Did I ask you to do all that?
- But...
I did it because it was you.
Your hideout, the
dumplings, the relay.
Because it was you.
I ran over to you and
volunteered to be your secretary...
because...
Because...
I'm saying...
it's about you, Se Ra.
It was you from the start.
It changed color.
Love.
It's like love.
It's not love. It
reacted to acid.
Look what's on the blackboard.
"Acid and base."
Look at this.
Just like how you drafted
the office regulations,
I drafted a few
dating regulations.
One. While at work,
do not express love...
- in writing, in words, or any way.
- Don't do it.
Two. The first one to show it...
takes their own life.
Three. When someone
suspects anything, deny.
When did you start dating?
- Who confessed first?
- Did you kiss?
Kimchi or doenjang
stew, which do you like?
I like you.
Don't say things like that.
Kimjang or doenchi...
We'll have one kimchi
and one doenjang, please.
- The basics are done.
- Now for the crash course.
Crash Smart One City.
There's no need
to waste millions...
just to alter a land deed.
A meeting with...
Chairman Goo and
Chief Won is scheduled.
It'll be about changing the
name of Sarang-dong region.
I will support Goo Se
Ra as much as I can.
Until it's checkmate.