‘Golf Course Sale Negotiations Begin’ Lee Je-hoon, Put to the Test (Negotiation Skills)
Lee Je-hoon is on the test bench to become an executive of Sanin Group.
In episode 9 of JTBC‘s weekend drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’ (directed by Ahn Pan-seok, written by Lee Seung-young, BA Entertainment, SLL, Drama House Studio) that aired on the 5th, Yoon Joo-no (played by Lee Je-hoon) was shown carrying out the mission that Chairman Song Jae-sik (played by Sung Dong-il) must go through to become an executive of Sanin Group, creating exciting tension. As a result, the viewership ratings for episode 9 recorded 7.1% in the metropolitan area and 6.9% nationwide. (Based on Nielsen Korea’s paid households)
On that day, Yoon Joo-no surprised Song Jae-sik by readily accepting his offer to become an executive of Sanin Group, saying, “Please make me a registered executive.” When Yoon Joo-no, who usually seemed to have no great aspirations for power, gave an unexpected answer, Song Jae-sik gave him a mission to sell Greenview CC, a golf course in Chungcheongbuk-do.
In order to achieve his goal, he had to enter the board of directors, so Yoon Joo-no began negotiating with an anonymous buyer to sell Greenview CC. The buyer, who wanted to operate the golf course directly, set a condition for replacing the CEO and transferring employees, and Yoon Joo-no and the M&A team met with Greenview CC CEO Lee Hyung-taek (played by Son Jong-hak) to convey this fact. Because I thought that Lee Hyung-taek, who would step down from the CEO position if negotiations proceeded, would also need time to think.
In particular, since Greenview CC is a place where many local residents, including Oh Soon-young‘s (Kim Dae-myung) hometown friends, work, employee succession is also necessary. Yoon Joo-no and the M&A team accepted the buyer’s offer and arranged a meeting to agree on specific terms.
However, the anonymous buyer who proposed to buy Greenview CC was revealed to be none other than former Sanin Construction CEO Lee Hoon-min (Yoon Je-moon), which embarrassed the M&A team. When Sanin Construction was sold, Lee Hoon-min retired as the CEO and was scouted by an overseas fund company, and he pushed for the deal. Ha Tae-soo (Jang Hyun-sung) was also by Lee Hoon-min‘s side, suggesting that there was something hidden behind this deal.
Lee Hoon-min’s consistent rudeness toward Yoon Joo-no and the team angered the viewers. Yoon Joo-no and his team members, who were angry at Lee Hoon-min‘s attitude, forgot to leave work and went into the field combatively, successfully taking the initiative on the other side with perfect work execution without a single error.
However, a sense of crisis began to spread when Kwak Min-jeong (played by Ahn Hyun-ho) discovered a suspicious withdrawal record in the golf course’s financial statements. Two days ago, a whopping 100 million won was withdrawn in cash, but since there was no record of the use, they suspected that it was embezzlement.
Amid suspicions about Oh Soon-young‘s friend Jeong Bon-ju (played by Jang So-yeon), who is an employee with deposit and withdrawal authority along with CEO Lee Hyung-taek, Jeong Bon-ju’s appearance requesting a full withdrawal from her bank account further amplified the suspicion. Oh Soon-young even surprised everyone when she appeared in front of Jeong Bon-ju with a strange expression as she just came out of the bank. People are curious about who withdrew the 100 million won and why Oh Soon-young went to see Jeong Bon-ju.
JTBC‘s Saturday-Sunday drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’, where Lee Je-hoon’s promotion evaluation mission is in progress, will air its 10th episode at 10:30 p.m. on the 6th.
Photo provided by: JTBC‘s Saturday-Sunday drama
Jo Sung-woon, Donga.com reporter madduxly@donga.com
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