JTBC‘s new weekend drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’ (directed by Ahn Pan-seok, written by Lee Seung-young) foreshadows the tangled relationships of characters set against the backdrop of the Sanin Group.

‘The Art of Negotiation’ is a work that depicts the activities of an M&A expert of a large corporation, known as a legendary negotiator, and his team. As close connections are formed between Yoon Joo-no (played by Lee Je-hoon) and the M&A team, as well as the core forces of the Sanin Group, the production team pointed out the power structure within the Sanin Group through a character relationship chart before the first broadcast on the 4th.

In the drama, the Sanin Group is one of the leading domestic conglomerates that has led the development of the Korean corporate world while growing rapidly since starting with Sanin Construction founded by Chairman Song Jae-sik (played by Sung Dong-il). However, unlike its past glory, it is now experiencing management difficulties due to a massive debt of 11 trillion won.

As M&A legend Yoon Joo-no joins Sanin Group to resolve this, a time of upheaval begins to come within the company. In particular, attention is focused on Yoon Joo-no’s actions as he immediately recruited legal attorney Oh Soon-young (Kim Dae-myung), finance manager Kwak Min-jung (Ahn Hyun-ho), and intern Choi Jin-soo (Cha Kang-yoon) to form his own team as soon as he joined Sanin Group.


The conflict between the two people with completely opposite personalities centered around Yoon Joo-no is also interesting. Sanin Group‘s number two and CFO Executive Director Ha Tae-soo (Jang Hyun-sung) and CCO Executive Director Lee Dong-joon (Oh Man-seok) show polar opposite reactions to Yoon Joo-no. Above all, since the two have already established their own positions within the Sanin Group and established themselves as the core axis of power, attention is focused on how Chairman Song Jae-sik will react to the two and the impact their presence will have on Yoon Joo-no and the M&A team.

The faces of the representatives of Sanin Group affiliates who follow Ha Tae-soo and Lee Dong-joon are also included, foreshadowing a tense power struggle that will unfold within the company. In addition, various people from various fields such as Yoon Joo-no’s family, an economics reporter, and a host are lined up, so attention is focused on how their stories will come together.

In this way, ‘The Art of Negotiation’ will present a variety of things to see, such as tension and catharsis, by depicting the understanding and conflict between each character against the backdrop of the Sanin Group being in crisis.

‘The Art of Negotiation’ will first air at 10:30 p.m. on the 8th.

Reporter Hong Se-young, Donga.com projecthong@donga.com

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