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'Numbers' The trio of accountants, Hyun Bin, Yu Hae-jin and Yoona, feel like 'cooperation'
MBC's Friday-Saturday drama 'Numbers: Watchers in the Building Forest' (directed by Chilbong Kim / scriptwriters Jeong An, Oh Hye-seok / production Tiger Studios, A2G Entertainment / hereinafter 'Numbers') is in a state of shock and unprecedented reversal development that no one can easily predict. It provided a different sense of immersion. The brain game between Jang Ho-woo (Kim Myung-soo) and Han Seung-jo (Choi Jin-hyuk), who are trying to implement justice as accountants with those who have hidden their cards, intensifies. In particular, in the scene where Jin Yeon-ah (played by Yeon-woo) argued with Ho-woo Jang after learning that he did not tell Seung-jo Han about the situation that Cake Bean was pushing out franchisees, the highest viewership rating soared to 4.8%. (Based on Nielsen Korea's metropolitan area households) This dynamic development without time to breathe was enough to further raise expectations for the second half of 'Numbers'.
On this day, Ji-soo Jang, who failed to buy Somatech, asked Je-gyun Han (Min-soo Choi) to sell Cake Bean. Upon hearing the news, Han Seung-jo said that there would be nothing good about being involved with Han Je-gyun, and asked him to request an accounting firm other than Tae-il, but Ji-soo Jang did not accept it. In response, Han Seung-jo took the initiative as the project manager of the Cake Bean sale deal with the will to prevent Jang Ji-soo from getting hurt no matter what.
While due diligence for the sale of Cake Bean began in earnest, a pink atmosphere was detected between Jang Ho-woo and Jin Yeon-ah (played by Yeon-woo). Yuna Jin, who found the bag that Jang Ho-woo left behind after work, said she would bring it herself, and that's how the two of them had a surprise meeting after work. Here, it was clear that Jin Yuna's interest in Jang Ho-woo was more than a colleague's. In order to find out the LP (fund investor) of the HK private equity fund that Jang Ho-woo wanted to know earlier, he made a special request to his father, Jin Tae-soo (played by Kang Shin-il), the president of Jisan Bank, because it was clearly stated. Jin Yeon-ah, who was drinking together, told Jang Ho-woo that Chan-joo Lee (played by Hae-kyun Jeong) of Sang-a Group was one of the LPs of HK Private Equity Fund. It was a moment of anticipation for the development of romance between the two, whether or not they would be able to recognize the sincerity of Yuna Jin, who expressed her innermost heart, with Jang Ho-woo.
Jang Ho-woo, who learned important information through Jin Yuna, was sure that there would be a point of contact between Lee Chan-ju and the protagonist of the initials 'AN' that Jang Ji-soo found out. In the meantime, Jekyun Han used Sanga Group to sell Cake Bean. He persuaded Lee Chan-joo that if he bought Cake Bean, he could sell Ivory Village, which was a headache because of unsold commercial houses.
However, a crisis came when Jang Ho-woo and Jin Yun-ah found out that Cake Bean was pushing out franchisees and that HK private equity fund offered a sale deal even though they knew Cake Bean would go bankrupt. Han Seung-jo, who was already aware of the situation after looking at the financial statements, couldn't move easily because Jang Ji-soo was behind him. After learning that the sources of HK private equity funds were all Korean companies, Han Seung-jo went to Ji-soo Jang and tried to dissuade him, saying it was dangerous, but to no avail. In the end, if Chairman Lee Chan-ju couldn't change his mind, Cake Bean had no choice but to be sold to Sang-A Group, which was in the hands of Jang Ho-woo, Han Seung-jo, and Jin Yun-ah.
The next day, Jang Ho-woo and Jin Yuna headed to the airport to meet Lee Chan-joo, who was on an overseas business trip. However, it is not easy to meet Lee Chan-ju, who has already entered the departure hall. Fortunately, Han Seung-jo, who was waiting at the airport lounge, met Lee Chan-joo and succeeded in telling him not to buy cake beans, but there was a twist. Just one step ahead of him, Jang Ho-woo was the first to meet Lee Chan-joo. The joint operation of Jang Ho-woo, Han Seung-jo, and Jin Yuna, who moved in one accord, achieved a thrilling victory. In particular, the sight of the three people finding each other and smiling with satisfaction after successfully completing the operation gave both warmth and exhilaration.
Afterwards, the three of them found out another fact. As a result of research after getting a hint that patent technology was not included in the cake bean sale deal, it was found that HK private equity funds have many patents. Using those patents, you can get patent usage fees, which can be done without any problems in raising slush funds, and the exclusive license for patents already owned by HK private equity funds has been extended to conglomerates and members of the National Assembly. In the end, Jang Ho-woo and Han Seung-jo find out that what Ji-soo Jang wanted was not patented technology, but to gather people using it. Amidst the curiosity about what Ji-soo Jang's real goal would be, a change was predicted in the relationship between Jang Ho-woo and Jin Yun-ah. Yuna Jin, who found Jang Ho-woo secretly looking at the documents in the document storage room, said, “Shall we do it right this time? The scene where they say "cooperation" decorated the ending, making them look forward to the second act of 'Numbers', which will be more exciting.
Meanwhile, MBC's Friday-Saturday drama 'Numbers: Watchers of the Building Forest' is broadcast every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 pm.
Reporter Ryu Ye-ji and Ten Asia ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr
