In the ongoing battle between the M&A team Yoon Joo-no (played by Lee Je-hoon), 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) to save the Sanin Group from crisis in the JTBC weekend drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’ (directed by Ahn Pan-seok, written by Lee Seung-young), the production team pointed out key points to watch in the second half on the 28th.

According to the production team, the first goal of the M&A team is the success of the 11 trillion won procurement project. Currently, in order to pay off the enormous debt of 11 trillion won and defend its stock price, the Sanin Group is attempting to transform by selling Sanin Construction and challenging the e-commerce market under the leadership of M&A team leader Yoon Joo-no. Here, it is predicted that the stock price of Wind, which was pointed out as the cause of the stock price plunge of Sanin, will recover ahead of the IPO.

However, the 11 trillion won procurement project is once again in crisis as it is revealed that Chairman Song Jae-sik (played by Sung Dong-il) received a large loan using stocks as collateral through the secretary‘s office without the knowledge of the company’s employees. Attention is being paid to how Yoon Joo-no and the M&A team, who face a new crisis just as they have overcome one crisis, will resolve it.

Next, curiosity grows about Yoon Joo-no‘s past that is shrouded in mystery. Yoon Joo-no, who has been the subject of numerous rumors due to his suspicious nickname of the White Snake of the Negotiation World and his intense visual with white hair, left the Sanin Group due to a certain incident in the past and then returned. CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Ha Tae-soo (played by Jang Hyun-sung), who was Yoon Joo-no’s direct supervisor, as well as Chairman Song Jae-sik and the people at Samoel Fund, all showed uncomfortable reactions toward Yoon Joo-no, raising suspicions.

In particular, as Song Jae-sik and Ha Tae-soo mentioned that Yoon Joo-no and his older brother were involved in the Jumbo Pharmaceutical stock manipulation incident, speculations about Yoon Joo-no‘s past are also growing. Even the incident resulted in the death of Yoon Joo-no’s older brother. As the clues to the past are slowly being unraveled, attention is focused on what kind of connection there is between Yoon Joo-no and Jumbo Pharmaceutical.

Lastly, attention is focused on the future of Sanin Group, where a fierce power struggle within the company is unfolding. Due to Song Jae-sik‘s statement that he will not pass the company on to his children, the succession structure at Sanin Group is unstable. While Executive Director Ha Tae-soo, who holds the company’s purse strings, is emerging as a strong candidate for chairman, the sudden appearance of Yoon Joo-no has caused a huge stir in the company.

More than anything, Yoon Joo-no is 100% carrying out Song Jae-sik‘s instructions, supporting the Sanin Group, and gaining his trust, so the power struggle between Yoon Joo-no and Ha Tae-soo is expected to intensify. Attention is focused on the future of the Sanin Group, which is in a state of limbo.

However, ‘The Art of Negotiation’ is only a drama. The real business environment and the corporate settings in the drama are very different. The content of ‘The Art of Negotiation’, which is full of settings that are close to fantasy, should not be equated with reality.

Meanwhile, ‘The Art of Negotiation’ Episode 7 will air on the 29th at 10:30 p.m.

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

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