DONGBU POLICE STATION
Sir… Listen, sir.
SEO A-RI'S LIVESTREAM DAY FOUR
This has become a drug case.
We've got to investigate it.
But what ground do you have? It's 'cause some ghost said so?
What's revealed in the livestream is highly detailed.
We need to look into it.
This woman died three months ago.
Are you some kind of shaman now?
But what if she's not dead?
What if she's alive?
Then bring her to me alive, okay?
I'm well aware of this case.
My wife knows this too.
That said, why do anything if we don't even know if it's a prank?
That person's already been pronounced legally dead, you fool.
Are you sure this isn't 'cause of Taegang?
-What? -I know you're well acquainted.
Taegang, the law firm. Jin Tae-jeon, the lawyer.
-Why, back then, you-- -Hyeon-su, shut the hell up!
Back then?
Back then, what?
What are you accusing me of, huh?
A DEAD CELEB RETURNS TO LIVESTREAMING
So how about you?
Are you surprised? Or…
…are you thinking something like,
"I knew these people were trouble"?
Sir, we're on it now.
We've got all hands on deck.
Blow up her whole feed. Make it look like she was hacked.
All right, over here, yeah?
Get him in. Hurry.
-Careful. -Go, go!
Careful, please.
Get in.
Come on, push, push!
-Please call once you're out. -Yeah. Yes, I understand.
A-ri, this way.
A-ri, please hurry!
So we're just gonna run away?
We need to call the cops. We can't leave him like this.
Bitch, didn't I say to put a fucking lid on it?
How dare you raise your hand to her?
A-ri, please. I don't have time for an excuse right now,
but I need you to believe me.
I'll make sure that he doesn't get hurt. I promise you.
Dammit, this way.
-Here! -A-ri, please.
Stop!
To tell the truth,
I was a little surprised.
Surprised by the situation?
No.
I was surprised by what would happen afterwards.
To be honest, from that day on,
I kept thinking to myself,
"Life's unfair."
"Sorry, not sorry."
#SORRYNOTSORRY #LIFE_IS_UNFAIR
Honey.
How'd it go? How's he doing?
Just temporary shock. Fortunately, he should recover.
Is that really true?
It'd be over for us if it wasn't. Did you forget?
It should be obvious.
Chae?
She's asleep in the study.
Her mother can't find out.
Just when do you think she's going to mature, huh?
No one told her she can't do drugs.
Why can't she be like everyone else?
How hard is it to take just the right amount of drugs?
Oh, and honey,
how well do you know A-ri?
What?
Didn't you see just how close she was to calling the police?
What exactly is her background?
Can she understand us at her level?
Report this? You don't get it, do you, you crazy bitch?
Even if you aren't using stuff, you were still in this room.
You think you'll be safe?
So crawl your way out of here, and don't look back!
-Seo A-ri! -Huh?
Just where have you been? Do you know how long I've waited?
-Uh, I was-- -Do you have any idea what happened?
They love you! Everyone's totally blowing it up!
What?
Two thousand comments? Just tonight?
Have you seen this?
"Totally out of this world!"
"Can I pre-order this outfit? I'd love to put myself down for one."
"When are you shipping them? The wait's killing me! A-ri, hurry!"
And that's not all.
Including the DMs, we're at 3,000 pre-orders.
-Three thou-- -Get out.
Oh! Now I'm getting dizzy.
You know, once this takes off, you have to get me a Birkin.
Jeong-sun, wait your turn. I'm first. Get me a computer.
Oh, enough!
What's with you guys and your tiny dreams? You have no ambition. None!
This is just the beginning for you, dear!
Seo A-ri.
Ari.&!
And now, all that's left is for you to become a brand of your own.
Coco Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci!
Oh!
Hey…
But her feed blew up overnight!
Come, honey. You shouldn't be focusing on that now.
And so? Should I go there and rip her hair out?
Please, just look.
Don't make a fuss.
Ugh, how do you run your own business?
-Come on. -Really. What would you do without me?
Baby, I'm just really worried about you, huh?
What if Seo A-ri does something that gets in your way, huh?
Seo A-ri? How?
What can a loser like her do?
Where's the fun in destroying her so soon?
Next time she shows her face,
that's when I'll crush her beneath my heel.
It seems you have something in mind? That right?
Honey, you know the owner of Aragon?
Yong-tae.
Can you find out what's up with this?
This was on Chae-hee's feed last night, but it was deleted.
Look, something's off.
What's with her eyes?
And that's Seo A-ri?
Weird, right?
Something's definitely going on.
I'll figure it out.
Ugh, these shitheads.
Right, see you there.
What do you mean? I'm just proposing we get lunch.
Yeah, fine.
Doctor Kim? Hear from him?
Yeah, but right now, sir…
Uh-huh. Can you get there now, then?
Sure. Meet you there.
Uh-huh.
It's a relief that it wasn't serious.
I was feeling conflicted about everything.
About whether I should call the police or not.
But, in the end, I couldn't.
I was afraid I wouldn't be able to avoid being entangled.
A-ri, I don't know what to say.
I'm so ashamed about this situation.
Don't worry. Chae-hee wasn't the only one involved.
If it had been me, I would've handled it the same way.
Oh, sorry I'm late.
Honey, why… why are you here?
You and Ms. Seo were meeting, so I thought I should too.
Jun-kyoung came too.
Things had been hectic, wouldn't you say?
Tae-jeon, just what are you doing?
Well, we never got to properly meet due to what was happening.
Besides, aren't you seeing each other now?
Hey man, you should've at least formally introduced her.
I'm sorry. There seems to be a misunderstanding.
Mr. Han and I aren't affiliated in any way.
Therefore, our relationship doesn't require such formalities.
I think I should go now.
Fine, enough of that.
Why don't we get to business, Ms. Seo?
Oh, it's nothing. But, please,
sign here. That's all we need.
-But, honey-- -We cannot have any loose ends.
What is this?
It's flawless from a legal perspective.
And you don't have to worry about any ill-will clauses.
You don't even need to read it.
This meeting is about what happened last night?
You want me to sign an NDA?
You catch on pretty quick.
Then I'm sure you can imagine what's in it for you.
You're starting something, no?
It's a business. At least that's what I was told.
Money must be a tight, right?
I'm sure this will help.
-And if you sign this document… -Tae-jeon.
-Enough. -I can't do that.
I won't sign that document.
An NDA? Compensation?
Why would I need anything like that?
What right do you have to ask that, and how dare you ask so rudely?
Aren't secrets
meant to only burden the sinners among us?
This has nothing to do with me. I did nothing wrong.
I thought we were meeting here so we could apologize to each other.
I didn't expect to be confronted with such revolting threats.
-A-ri, please. -Ms. Seo.
There seems to be a misunderstanding.
My wife and I aren't in a position to apologize,
and we certainly aren't threatening you.
It's more like we… allow.
That's just a warning.
-Honey, please stop! -Ms. Seo.
It's best you settle while this offer's still here.
I mean, if you're not dating Jun-kyoung, what's with the bravado?
Status, one's class, and place. You know them, right?
Not to mention what you should be doing.
Tae-jeon, it's enough.
This display has been a joke.
What?
Let's go.
Hey, Han Jun-kyoung!
Is this the reason why you told me to go see A-ri?
So you could start interrogating A-ri in front of Jun-kyoung?
I checked her background, and her level was too low, okay, huh?
What I did was try to be considerate and end things on a good note.
Oh, but what?
A revolving threat? From me?
Yes.
You did exactly that.
And Jun-kyung was right to call you out.
That was a total joke.
We can take my car. I'll drive you home.
-I'm good. -I know you are.
But this once, you need to listen to what I say.
Regardless of how crass his methods were, he was right.
Ms. Seo,
you're in no position to say no.
I know what kind of person you are.
But you'll get hurt if you keep trying to do everything your way.
I don't care if I do.
I'm not going to stop doing what I want.
And what I want right now
is to not spend another moment in this elevator with you.
What are you doing?
I'm trying something different since you won't listen to me.
Not wanting to spend another moment with me?
You would do better to lose that mindset, Ms. Seo.
'Cause I'm why you'll stay safe.
Can't you see?
I can do whatever I want without fear of what happens.
It isn't the same for you.
So you should listen to me.
I don't want you to have to go through what happened again.
Especially not when I'm there.
Watching.
Hey, dickhead, mop with little muscles, okay?
Hey, bro!
Bro.
-Mm-hmm? -Hey.
Why'd you come here yourself? You could've just sent a guy.
Your cut this month.
Thanks to those assholes you sent me, business has been really thriving.
Well, there's a lot of crazy bastards that lose it over supercars, huh?
And also…
…know what's up with this?
Huh?
This.
Jin Chae-hee.
This is the club, right? It's like she's on something.
That's bullshit, man.
Hey, come on, my wife told me that she had to be, though.
She said the eyes are a dead giveaway.
You have no idea what you're talking about.
She's drunk there.
Don't you know this bitch puts on a whole show when she's blacked out?
She's famous for it.
-Man… -Really?
That's really all it was, huh?
Yeah, so stop talking nonsense and leave me. I've got to open up now.
Drugs in my club?
You think I'm gonna get screwed alongside that bitch?
That's odd. My wife was positive that's what it was.
-I guess she must've had a lot. -That's it, okay?
Yeah, dammit. That bitch has been driving me crazy lately.
Mr. Han's here.
Hey, why are you here so late?
Why else, though? I'm here for a reason.
Reason?
You called me over the other day
because you thought it would mess with A-ri, didn't you?
Oh, that?
Man, she seems exhausting, right?
She sure has quite the temper.
I mean, I'm not worried since you said there was nothing going on, but…
You should date women more suitable for you, huh?
It's about time you did.
Maybe you should start worrying.
Kim Min-chan Plastic Surgery.
Jun-kyoung.
I hope that you
don't end up overstepping, okay?
And that, it's handled.
That's the thing. Fix it before I have to, okay?
What?
Chae-hee and Si-hyeon probably know nothing,
but how bad is it?
Coma? Brain-dead?
Han Jun-kyoung.
TAEGANG DIRECTOR JIN TAE-JEON
But drugs?
Maybe that's a big deal to ordinary people, but not us.
It should be easy to make it disappear.
So I wonder why you had to step in if it's so easy.
Maybe it wasn't so trivial after all.
And that's why you had to step in and get A-ri out of the picture.
Just what do you think you're trying to do here?
Shouldn't you handle it before I get more involved?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Come on now.
You're really putting me in a tough spot, Jun-kyoung.
Han Jun-kyoung,
this is Taegang.
And I'm Jin Tae-jeon.
Didn't you say someone in your position doesn't make threats?
You're right, we don't do such things,
since whatever we want, we can just do.
And it's the same now.
I'm not threatening you.
This is just a courtesy warning.
Best of luck with the cleanup.
But you better leave A-ri out of it.
Hi, ladies!
-Hello. -I brought you something.
Thank you so much.
-And Dr. Kim? He still operating? -Yeah.
Why is a plastic surgeon getting so many late-night patients?
We've had a lot of patients lately.
Yes, yes, I understand.
I'm working on it, but the patient's vitals are…
Hey, honey. I'm here.
I'm sorry, sir. I'm gonna have to call you back later.
Why are you here? What do you think you're doing?
What?
I mean, you left a few days ago for some emergency and never came home.
I brought you some clothes and food.
You can't just come down here whenever you want.
Why would you just let anyone walk in here?
Do your damn jobs!
I'm sorry, Dr. Kim.
You gonna just stand there?
Go home.
Tell me.
That's Ari.&, isn't it?
Yeah. Why do you care?
That's my daughter, you see.
I am Seo A-ri's mother.
-Hey, you're here. -Sorry.
-Cute! -Hey! You too?
-I got it from Ari.&! -Of course!
Wow, her fashion taste is so unbelievable.
I was only gonna buy a shirt, but I bought the entire outfit in the end.
-Ari.&. -A-ri? Ari.&?
ALWAYS-COMFY SWEATS SET
I've got a receipt for you.
-There. All set. -Let's do this.
How about this one?
-Mm-hmm. -And then this?
FOLLOWERS
FOLLOWERS 210K
A-ri, this drop's blowing up too. We've got 10,000 orders.
Wow, insane.
My dear.
You've got so many new followers, yeah?
Almost 300K.
I mean, you past Ji-na ages ago and Angela today.
At this rate, it's only a matter of time before Min-hye too.
Is that why you called me in?
You've gotten a lot of collaboration and mass purchase offers.
I've picked a few to look through.
What if, instead, I wanted Ari.& to become something more?
Turn it into its own brand.
By brand, you mean… start making your own clothes?
Yes.
From design to production, in addition to Dongdaemun purchases.
You really love doing things the hard way.
Ms. Seo.
You want to make easy money, work less, yeah?
You want making money to be fun.
I mean, do you really think this is going to be easy?
To get started, you'll need a factory--
I'm aware how hard it'll be.
But then again, "Are you just in it to make money?"
"'Cause there's a lot more out there than that."
I believe those were your words.
Guaranteed success.
A chance to get into the big leagues.
Is that why you want this?
I'm just done with all the bullshit.
So, you're right. And that's why I have to succeed.
And while I'm at it,
I'll make sure no one
ever disrespects me again.
So please…
Keep any mass purchase events to a minimum for the moment.
I'm gonna make it big, and you'll be rewarded as well.
Wow.
I do admire big dreamers.
But, Ms. Seo, please.
Do watch your step.
In this world,
if you get too big, you may grow a target.
Fuck!
This bitch seriously thinks she can do whatever she wants?
Seo A-ri.
She still hasn't responded to the comment I made on her post.
Is she out of her mind?
What the hell?
She even took time to kindly respond to some random nobody's comment.
How can she screw me like this in front of everyone?
How dare she?
Why do you need her to talk to you at all?
You think I want this? It's because of what happened at…
I should be keeping that bitch on a leash.
You know, in case she decides to snitch.
I know, right? Why'd you even bring her there?
Angela, were you trying to get close to A-ri?
Glean some followers, maybe?
For what? That worthless bitch?
It would've been me showing her how it's done.
What does she have that I don't?
And that "worthless bitch" happens to have more followers than either of us.
She's even close to surpassing Chae-hee's count.
She is?
So this is where you've been.
We haven't spoken in a while.
You aren't meeting on the regular without me, are you?
Let's go. Got a golf lesson.
Come on, what's the rush? Really. Have a seat.
Hey, let go.
COMMENTS
I see. She's gotten under your skin?
Want me to get rid of her?
-Really? -I knew that was it.
You all must be so angry right now.
Don't worry. I'll take care of A-ri very soon.
I am the reason, after all, that loser's even here.
It's only fair that I end her.
Don't you think?
Watch… A-ri!
Hey, A-ri! Come on!
The light's still red.
What's with you today?
-Uh, sorry, I'm just out of it. -Oh, what is it? Is something wrong?
Uh, nothing. It's nothing.
What shops did we get the preorders from again?
Three seventeen and at six ten, right?
Uh-huh.
God, you really scared me.
What do you mean you aren't able to fulfill our order?
Look, right here. It says I preordered 5,000 units from you.
Well, we can't now.
We can't get you that order, so try again later.
Wait! You can't say no and think you can just walk away.
We've already sold out the preorders that you guaranteed to provide us.
We have to start shipping them out.
But I said I can't.
My hands are tied, don't you see that?
Please, ma'am!
I already told you! We can't do it, so leave me alone!
Seriously? None of this makes any sense!
Make sense or not, a no is still a no!
Ugh, are you kidding me?
You know we ordered this dress first. You had no right to give our order away!
What was I supposed to do? They marked it as exclusive!
They picked that exact item, so we can't sell it to you!
You've got to be kidding. How's this possible--
Someone designated these items as exclusive?
Who did? Who was it?
Ma'am, please!
Besta Room. Besta Room made them exclusive.
Since you're in the business, you should be aware.
In Dongdaemun, Besta Room runs everything here.
I understand that this may cause a lot of trouble for you,
but what choice do I have?
Hwang Yu-ri.
If I get on that bitch's bad side, I would be in the same spot as you two.
Ugh!
A-ri, what do we do now? We already received all the payments.
Should we look at another store? They might carry the same products.
Don't you know what an exclusive purchase is?
It means no store
is allowed to sell us any of these products.
-Really, Besta Room? -Yeah.
This is that, you know.
She put an exclusive deal on a bunch of items,
and some up-and-comer had tried to reserve them first.
God, Hwang Yu-ri may be a bitch, but she's one savvy businesswoman.
So which store lost out then?
Who was it? Ari.&, was it?
Ari, what?
Well, something like that. Ari something, maybe.
Oh, I think I heard that A-ri was the name of the owner. Seo A-ri.
WASN'T IT CHILLY TODAY? KEEP WARM AND STAY HEALTHY
HWANG YU-RI'S PICK SOLD EXCLUSIVELY ON BESTA ROOM!!
Those exclusive items Hwang Yu-ri posted,
they were mine first.
She stole all of them.
It doesn't make any sense. Why would she do this?
"Watch your step, or you'll get hurt."
"Fly too high, and you'll regret it."
That's right.
That's how things were. And that was a rule of the land.
Whatever you witnessed, whatever they did to you,
you were just supposed to shut up and take it.
TYPING…
SHE BOSSES THEM AROUND TOO.
A-ri, I think you need to hurry home right now.
Yeah, sure.
Uh, but the thing is… No, the thing is…
I'm sorry, ma'am, but we'll get you refunded right away.
I told you already.
I will give you a refund as soon as we can.
Not at all. We tried our best, but we're--
Come on! What do you want us to do?
This is all 'cause some bitch stole our stuff.
You think we're happy we have to do this?
Oh, ma'am!
You can't treat them like that, or it could be bad for us!
And just how much worse could it get? Can't you see how badly this hit us?
We're getting cancellations from people who say they can't trust our products.
Exactly what are we going to do with all this goddamn clothing now?
And as usual, my temper got the best of me.
I couldn't just lie down and take it.
I was furious.
I had been wronged.
And the more I thought about it,
I couldn't come up with a single reason why I deserved all this bullshit.
Oh please, I hardly did anything.
No, don't worry.
She was starting to get on my nerves, so I was gonna do that anyways.
I know, she's the worst.
Only you could've done something like this.
Besta Room needs to show her who's in charge.
What was it? Seo A-ri?
I'll give her this, she knows her fashion.
Everything we posted instantly sold out.
It wasn't because of the products. It's your name that sells.
Oh, and you remember? Twenty percent.
Because I was the one who tipped you off. I trust you'll do the right thing.
Yes, my dear. You know I pay back what I owe, right?
Yeah, I'll be in touch.
Unbelievable.
It's as if they never pretended to be besties.
Again, this work has no true friends anyways.
-Yu-ri. -Okay, let's start.
I told you, you can't do this.
And I told you I need to see your boss.
-Ugh, but, ma'am-- -Once I see your boss, I'll be on my way.
-What's this? -Uh, well, I…
Uh, excuse me!
Excuse me!
You're Besta Room's CEO, aren't you?
I'm Seo A-ri.
-It's fine. You can go. -Ma'am.
Seo A-ri?
Seo A-ri…
-I don't recall. -You should know me well. Ari.&.
You made some items I reserved exclusive over at Dongdaemun.
Like some kind of snake.
Oh, sweetie. It seems you forgot your manners.
"Sweetie"?
I think you're the one who needs to be reminded of their manners.
-What? Hey, you-- -That's enough.
I have something to say to you, so shut up and listen.
You got me once, but it won't happen again.
I'm well aware of how much influence you think you have,
but I warn you, if you do this again, I won't sit back and no nothing.
Now that we've gotten to know each other, let me tell you what I think of you.
You abuse what little power you have
to step on, to lord over, and torture others.
It's all so immature, pitiful, and pathetic.
It's sad you can't see it for yourself.
Why, you little bitch. Just who do you think you are?
What?
"Immature?" "Pathetic?"
Are you done now?
Yeah.
I'm done.
Hey!
You.
I've been wondering why Min-hye asked me to humble you. Is this why?
'Cause you don't know your place?
Wow, get a load of this crazy bitch, everyone, huh?
I mean, "Lord over?" "Torture?"
Hey, I'm going to lord if I rule this castle. I won't grovel.
So listen, Ms. Seo A-ri,
my big sis.
You feel wronged?
If your feelings hurt, succeed.
Make it to the top so you can lord over others.
I fought tooth and nail to get exactly where I am today.
All so I can lord over others, you know.
I am not claiming to be a hotshot
because I am actually a hotshot!
How dare you try to lecture me on life? Lectured by pathetic garbage like you?
Hey, yeah, deal me in.
I think I'm gonna get lucky today,
seeing as that crazy bitch is the one with all the bad luck.
Bbb.
Do you have any more info on Hwang Yu-ri? I don't care how small. Anything will do.
TYPING…
-What are you doing? -You had a spot open.
The game would be more fun with more people, don't you think?
I even know the rules.
Hold'em, right?
What's wrong? Feeling uncomfortable?
Or are you feeling scared?
I'm sorry, but this game is supposed--
It's fine. Let her.
Do you have what it takes, though?
-We don't do under a thousand here. -Yeah?
Then…
would this be enough to spice things up?
Dealer, let's go. Start dealing.
Twenty.
Call.
Fold.
Raise.
Five hundred.
Call.
Fold.
One million.
Call.
Two million.
Are you insane?
Do you actually know the rules?
No limit. I can raise as much as I want.
Call.
-Five million. -Enough.
Do you think we're gambling here?
This is supposed to be a game!
I know, but this game is serious.
That's why I'm betting what you charge clients for your services.
-What? -VIPs.
Famous e-celebs, even beauty pageant winners.
I heard brokers for VIPs make lists of women that they can hand out
to people in positions of power.
That's how you made your money, Ms. Hwang.
Five hundred thousand, then a million, then two million,
all the way to five million.
You made your money whoring yourself out,
selling clothes, and making connections to gain power.
-Besta Room's secret. -What are you accusing me of?
This!
My bets are exactly what you charged.
You fought tooth and nail to get where you are?
I've had to do the same. I've always had to.
And I don't plan on backing down anytime soon.
Show them. You told me to fight to the top.
Do you think…
you can beat Seo A-ri?