Lee Je Hoon led the way to a contract that everyone agreed to.

In episode 8 of JTBC‘s Saturday-Sunday drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’ (directed by Ahn Pan Seok, written by Lee Seung Young), which aired on the 30th, Yoon Joo No (played by Lee Je Hoon) and the M&A team succeeded in concluding a contract to sell the resort by proposing a special contract that met all of the demands of Song Jae Sik (played by Sung Dong Il) as the chairman of Sanin Group and Song Ji Oh (played by Kwon Yu Ri) as the representative of Dado Resort. The viewership ratings for episode 8 broke its own record once again with 8.8% in the metropolitan area and 8.1% nationwide. The highest viewership rating per minute in the metropolitan area soared to 9.9%. (based on Nielsen Korea paid households)

On this day, Yoon Joo No and the M&A team secretly met with Dolphin Hotel, which wanted Dado Resort, while Song Ji Oh, who was opposed to the sale of the resort, went over the contract terms again. Dolphin Hotel had already tried to acquire Dado Resort, but was defeated once due to Song Ji-oh’s opposition. Dolphin Hotel demanded that Sanin Group sign a promotional MOU.

In order to persuade Dolphin Hotel, CEO Song Ji-oh‘s signature was absolutely necessary, and when Chairman Song Jae-sik heard that Yoon Joo-no and the M&A team had come to Dado Resort, a bigger crisis arose. This was because he had collapsed in anger at Yoon Joo-no for disobeying his orders not to touch the resort. Although he barely regained consciousness, Song Jae-sik ordered Yoon Joo-no to come up to him with his resignation letter immediately, heightening his anxiety.


It was none other than Song Ji-oh who stopped the M&A team from giving up on Dado Resort and returning to Seoul. Yoon Joo-no, who was curious about the resort’s situation, informed Song Ji-oh about the resort‘s financial situation, and then hinted at her health. The ambulance sound last night and the patch on Song Ji-oh’s arm made him guess that she had a secret.

As Yoon Joo-no had guessed, Song Ji-oh shocked everyone by revealing the unexpected truth that she had cancer. Even if she had surgery, there was no guarantee that she would survive, so Song Ji-oh‘s story of living happily at her favorite Dado Resort before she died caught everyone’s attention.

At the same time, Song Jae-sik also confessed his longing for his daughter to his friend Lee Dong-joon (played by Oh Man-seok), adding to the sadness. Song Ji-oh had always told Song Jae-sik to sell the Dado Resort after he died. The father‘s fatherly love for wanting to save his daughter even if it meant preventing the sale of the resort was touching.

Therefore, Yoon Joo-no and the M&A team changed their strategy and added a special clause to the MOU contract that satisfied everyone. While staying at Dado Resort, Kwak Min-jung (Ahn Hyun-ho), who had grown close to Song Ji-oh, returned to Seoul, leaving behind a contract and a letter of encouragement for her life in a calm but affectionate manner.

While reading Kwak Min-jung’s letter, Song Ji-oh regained her will to live after seeing the special clause in the contract and asked Song Jae-sik to sell the resort. She then showed her courage by saying that she would undergo a second surgery, which moved Song Jae-sik. Dolphin Hotel, which received the contract signed by Song Ji-oh, also agreed to the special clause, and the negotiations for the sale of Dado Resort ended on a warm note.

Song Jae-sik, who had achieved the second surgery that he had longed for, expressed his gratitude to Yoon Joo-no and the M&A team for giving Song Ji-oh a reason to live. He then surprised Yoon Joo-no by making an unconventional offer, saying, “Do you want to be an executive?” Attention is being paid to what decision Yoon Joo-no will make in the face of the sudden opportunity for promotion.

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

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