MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama 'Numbers: Watchers in the Building Forest' (hereinafter referred to as 'Numbers') took off its veil on the 23rd. The ratings for the first episode of "Numbers" recorded 4.4% for households nationwide and in the metropolitan area, and in the ending scene where Han Seung-jo (played by Choi Jin-hyuk) suggested Jang Ho-woo to join his team, the highest viewership rating rose to 5.5% at the moment, announcing a smooth start. . (based on Nielsen Korea)
The first broadcast on this day opened with a past story that showed why Jang Ho-woo had no choice but to choose the path of an accountant. Young Ho-woo, who was wandering alone, accidentally met Jang In-ho (played by Nam Myeong-ryeol), the president of Haevit Construction. Ho-woo has grown into a young man who dreams of becoming a police officer. However, when Haevit Construction was decided to liquidate, his life began to change. Hearing the news, Ho-woo rushed to the construction site and met Han Seung-jo (Choi Jin-hyeok), an accountant at Taeil Accounting Firm, for the first time there.
The first meeting between the two was not smooth from the start. In front of Ho-woo, who thought he had to protect Haevit Construction unconditionally, Seung-jo showed the company liquidation decision, saying that Haevit Construction was already over. To Ho-woo, who cries out, “What are you guys?”, Seung-jo responds, “The person holding the lifeline of the company. If he puts his mind to it, he can save or kill at least one company at any time.
This incident played a decisive role in changing Hou's life. When Jang In-ho, whom he considered like a father, eventually died, Ho-woo entered Taeil Accounting Firm to find out why this happened, and from that day on, he devoted himself to preparing for the accountant exam day and night. In the end, Ho-woo passed the CPA exam and finally succeeded in entering Taeil Accounting Firm with confidence.
Although he became a member of Taeil, the best accounting firm in Korea, Ho-woo's life as an accountant was a thorny road. This is because it was revealed at the new accountant training site that Hou was the first high school graduate accountant who joined the company through blind recruitment. Since then, Howoo has been neglected without being assigned an ASSIGN, which organizes a team to carry out the project and assigns detailed tasks to each accountant. However, it was different for Senior Associate Jin Yeon-ah (played by Yeon-woo), who is in charge of educating new associates. Ho-woo, who had just become an accountant, was unfamiliar with the terminology used at an accounting firm. Yuna treated Ho-woo without prejudice and answered his questions. heightened curiosity.
On the other hand, Taeil was filled with tension due to People's Entertainment's appreciation. Kang Hyun (Kim Young-jae), the senior manager of the audit department, had doubts that People's Entertainment had a lot of profits but no cash. However, as it was revealed that there was a huge Sanga group behind People's Enter, and that it was Han Je-gyun (Choi Min-soo), Taeil's Deal Part vice president, who was looking after them, his two black faces, the symbol of Noblesse Oblige, gave a shock. In particular, in order for the Sang-A Group, which was suffering from embezzlement and breach of trust, to escape the crisis, People's Enter had to receive an appropriate opinion from the audit, and Shim Hyung-woo (Lee Seong-yeol), Je-kyun's right-hand man and deal part director, took care of Kang Hyun, who holds the key. As the pressure began, the level of immersion reached its peak.
Among them, Ho-woo, who gritted his teeth and became an accountant and entered Taeil, but felt frustrated at the reality of not being able to do anything, finally met Seung-jo on the roof of the company. “Unfortunately, your anger has no power. Do you really believe that you are bullied because you are a high school graduate and that you do not work together?” He wanted to prove his ability as a team member by finding out what he could do on his own. However, Seung-jo was not happy with Ho-woo, who was called 'Jang Ho-goo' instead of being recognized for his ability. In response, Hou left a meaningful message that he wanted to become a nucleus of Taeil Accounting Firm.
Above all, a new phase was reached when it was revealed that it was Seung-jo who selected Ho-woo as Tae-il's new accountant. Je-gyun announced to his son, Seung-jo, that he would send out heavy rains sooner or later, and Seung-jo replied, “Then they get caught. He responded, saying, “Father’s real face,” and did not hide his hostility toward him. In particular, Seung-jo went to see Ho-woo right after meeting Je-gyun, and gave an unexpected proposal, saying, "Jang Ho-woo, come on to my team." It made me look forward to the future development of whether there will be a future development and how it will affect Taeil Accounting Firm.
The second episode of 'Numbers: Watchers of the Building Forest' will be broadcast on the 24th at 9:50 pm.
Kim Seo-yoon, staff reporter seogugu@tenasia.co.kr