The first negotiation of the M&A team, Lee Je-hoon, Kim Dae-myung, Ahn Hyun-ho, and Cha Kang-yoon, begins.

In the second episode of JTBC‘s Saturday-Sunday drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’ (directed by Ahn Pan-seok, written by Lee Seung-young), the negotiation table of the M&A team opens in an attempt to successfully sell Sanin Construction, the cash cow of Sanin Group.

According to the production team, as soon as Yoon Joo-no (played by Lee Je-hoon) was appointed as the head of Sanin Group’s M&A team, he personally selected his team members and established his own territory within the company. Given the difficult mission of paying off 11 trillion won in debt to the Sanin Group and protecting its stock price, Yoon Joo-no decided that he had to sell Sanin Construction, the cash cow of the Sanin Group, in order to overcome the crisis.

However, Sanin Construction is the main subsidiary of Ha Tae-soo (Jang Hyun-sung), the company‘s number two man, and is generating enormous profits. In addition, there is strong internal opposition to the company as it was the first company established by Chairman Song Jae-sik (Sung Dong-il). In particular, Chairman Song Jae-sik wants a double-digit price, far exceeding the expected sale price of 7 trillion won, so even Yoon Joo-no, the legendary negotiator, is in for a rough ride.


In the meantime, the photos released by the production team show the struggle of Yoon Joo-no and M&A team members Oh Soon-young (played by Kim Dae-myung), Kwak Min-jung (played by Ahn Hyun-ho), and Choi Jin-soo (played by Cha Kang-yoon), who jumped into the war to sell Sanin Construction. The tension increases as the M&A team members put in great effort, from checking whether the construction law will be relaxed to selecting business partners who want Sanin Construction, to increasing the value of the company.

Above all, the negotiation scene between Yoon Joo-no and Ji Yeon-woo (played by Lee Chae-won), who wants to merge with Sanin Construction, was captured, making us even more curious about the outcome. Here, Yoon Joo-no plans to make a bold move that will appeal to both reason and emotion in order to get the price he wants. Attention is focused on the ending of the first negotiation, as to what will be Yoon Joo-no’s decisive move that will move the other party‘s heart.

The second episode of ‘Negotiation Skills’ will air at 10:30 PM on the 9th.

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

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