[Summer Strike]
[This show's characters, regions, groups, and organization names are all fictional. Also, any animal-related scenes were directed and filmed in compliance with animal welfare guidelines.]
This place was a famous billiard in this town.
Isn't it very spacious?
But do you know how much the monthly rent of this place is?
It's only 50,000 won per month!
Isn't that incredible?
On top of that, I'm using this entire building on my own.
It's kind of like I'm the building owner.
I'm worried since I'm living alone, but also, I'm excited.
What will happen from now on?
I wanted to see how much money I had saved until now, so I calculated my transactions. [Security deposit 500 + Severance pay 480]
Besides 500,000 won, the rest is all the security deposit that my mom paid for me before. [+ Automatic savings 230 - Student loan 600 - Yearly rent 60 = 5,500,000 won]
I worked in a company for four years, but all I saved was 500,000 won.
Where did all the money go?
So I decided to cook at home most of the time.
Oh, it's hot.
Excuse me, do you have a lantern?
It's 10,000 won.
And I decided to buy absolutely essential things.
- I'll buy this one as well, so can you give me a discount? - A discount?
And quantity over quality.
- That's cornbread. - Can I just have one?
I decided to spend 10,000 won per day from now on.
That way, I can live a year without doing anything.
Do you think it'll be hard? No, it's actually the opposite.
I got my little hideout.
At first, I had an embarrassing incident.
But I can read books all day long here.
Or I can watch movies that I want to watch all night long.
If I want to listen, I listen.
And walk if I want to walk.
I even went jogging at the crack of dawn.
It's all possible because I'm rich in time.
Mom.
I live like this now.
I hope you are doing well over there as well.
I miss you so, so much.
[Summer Strike: Episode 3]
Oh, my! Look at her!
Hello.
Do you have a triple-A battery?
I guess Jung Hoon got into trouble again.
- What did you ask me before? - I wondered if you sell a triple-A battery.
Why don't you check where the batteries are? What kind are you looking for?
I'll go and look for myself.
What's the deal with the alcohol?
Alcohol is the source of the problem for everything.
Let's go home. Can you please stand up?
Get yourself together and stand up.
Get away from me!
Are you okay?
I'm fine. I'm fine.
Stand up, please.
Let's go home. Okay?
Why don't you stand up?
Sir, can you please stand up?
- Stand up. - I don't want to!
Sir, please!
Get yourself together, please.
Let's go home.
- Where do you live? - It's a bit far away from here.
- I'll help you. - Thank you so much.
Jung Hoon, please get yourself together and walk properly.
I'm sorry to make you help me. Let's put him over there.
Oh, my! It wouldn't have been easy for you.
Thank you for helping me.
Thanks to you, I could bring him home.
I'll go now.
Wait, one second!
Oh, you don't have to.
Thank you.
Please don't forget to put some ointment on your hand.
Yes, I will.
Hey, you!
- Goodbye. - It's mine!
Give it back to me, you bastard!
Oh, my. Jung Hoon!
This is our home! Please wake up.
Is alcohol really the problem?
That's not true.
Human is the problem.
Get out of here! Get out!
Get out of here, now!
Stop it! How did you guys come in here?
Who are you? This is our building!
This is my house. So you guys need to go out now!
- Do you live here? - Are you homeless?
How can a billiard be your home?
It is my home, so please go out now.
You are a homeless person!
Do you want to get scolded by this homeless person?
Don't come back here!
Guys, run!
Seriously, those boys!
What's going on here?
What should I do? What's wrong with this?!
[Angok Supermarket]
What brings you to give me a call?
The water pipe broke here.
Oh, the water pipe!
That's a big problem! That'll make a huge mess.
Right. So I was wondering--
You are not asking me to fix it, are you?
We decided already. We discussed that if anything happens, you'll fix it on your own.
But the windows don't close, and the door is also not good in that place.
There will be multiple places to fix it.
Then can I at least have the number for the repair place?
Oh, the repair shop.
Repairing. Right, I forgot that option.
- Ahjussi! - But, listen.
The repair price might be more than half of the yearly rent you paid.
Dad! We did it!
Hello? What did you say?
So... One second, please.
Guys, be quiet!
I'm saying it's better for you to move out. I'll tell my father to give you your money back.
No, I'll just fix it on my own.
Oh, this woman...
Kids! Don't you see I'm on my phone?
Why are you all being so noisy?
- Can you give us the money first? - Please give us the money!
Both you and your grandfather love money too much. Here you go.
- What? - Why are you only giving us this much?
You have to give us 10,000 won!
You guys didn't do it right!
What are you talking about it? You said you'll give us 10,000 won if we go to the billiard and play with the water, Dad!
We also had a hard time pretending to be excited when we were not!
Okay, I get it! Here you go.
Then give this back to me.
Dad, thank you!
Thank you! Bye!
Don't spend all that money and save it!
I can just use it by turning on the water a little bit.
I heard that woman comes here often these days.
Are you interested in her?
Oh, my goodness.
Listen carefully, Bom. I--!
I don't like a woman who's skinny and tanned like her. My type is--
She also won't like you, so don't even dream about it.
My goodness.
I heard that woman got drunk and slept in the library recently.
Seriously, this town doesn't have a secret!
She's acting like that because she thinks of these countryside people as pushovers.
That woman tricked my father and came to live in the billiard for paying 50,000 won per month!
Do you think that makes any sense?
So what's the point?
Why did you call me out here? Did you just want to talk shit about her?
- I'm going. - Wait, no.
Bom, do you want to do a part-time job?
What part-time job?
50,000 won.
50,000 won?
Tell me about it.
Let's not avoid him.
I have to keep seeing him from now on.
Do you fix the books on your own?
Yes.
Can I try it once?
Excuse me?
With the spatula, spread the glue out evenly.
And put the page in the place where it is supposed to be.
And then...
- Wow. - Then, it's done.
You are like a doctor.
You look like a doctor who fixes books by applying ointment.
I...
I like it.
No, I meant...
I like to fix and reuse old things.
Oh.
Let me help you.
Have you ever heard that you look like grandpa Santiago?
- Me? - Yes.
The grandpa in the Old Man and the Sea. You know who I'm talking about it, right?
Yes.
When I first met you, I thought of that grandpa in the book.
Wait, where is this page going?
What should I do?
Do you memorize all of the stories in the books?
No.
If you can remember the characters and region names, you can figure it out.
I can't memorize people's names even if I read the same book multiple times.
Then, can you do this part, Yeo Reum?
Yes, I will.
Wow, are you helping our work?
How are you?
Well... I'm not really a help.
- Why are there flies when it's not summer yet? - I know.
Why are you having such a late lunch?
Don't even think about sitting, and get out of here right now.
Oh, Sister.
Do you think I came here without an idea?
- Being territorial. - Aigo.
What's wrong with you?!
I'm saying you should be territorial!
What are you talking about it?
I mean, listen.
Do you know why city people happily come out to the countryside but go back crying?
- Why? What is it? - It's because the countryside is very territorial.
Do you want to look it up on Youtube? I saw people who are taking an antidepressant because of it.
- Why do they have to take medication for it? - That's what I'm saying!
So I looked into it in more detail.
But the Seoul people cry over nothing.
If those people encounter a person like her, they'll say, "Wow, this is the example of being territorial!"
They'll freak out and say, "Wow, the real one is here!"
What the heck are you saying? Are you picking a fight with me?
This is the orthodox way of being territorial. You are making me pee on my pants, too!
Why don't you go and show this to the woman at the billiard?
Then she'll pack and move out of this town immediately.
- Hey, you! - Hey, Seong Min. We need to eat.
I'm pressuring her in all ways.
But our Sister, the Angok-myeon's star, the star of being territorial.
Why don't you go and show it big time to her?
Star, my foot.
Hey, stop talking bullshit and go.
Also, you better bring the money next time!
I think you are the one who needs to prepare the money.
The money to buy the building.
I'll get going. This kimchi looks delicious.
- How can you eat it with your hands?! - I'm sorry.
You are making a total mess.
I'll go now.
Oh, no!
What should I do?
- Just give it to me. - I'm so sorry.
It's okay.
What's going on?
- I'm sorry. - You should've been careful!
It all got wet!
It's okay. I'll dry it out.
He says he'll do something, so let's see how it goes and talk about it again tomorrow.
If it doesn't work, I'll get a new book for the replacement.
Please drink water outside.
I'm so sorry.
You slept in the library without permission, and now you damaged a book.
What a mess.
- I'll wipe it. - I'll bring a dry cloth.
Where are you going now?
I'll take care of myself!
Aren't you going to say hello to your father?
What do you want?
Look at that brat!
This darn household.
Please don't drink that much!
How can he be like that every single day?
Grandma, I'm hungry.
Ha Neul will come home soon, but do you want to eat first?
Did you make dried pollack soup again? I'm sick of it.
I told you not to make those soups for him again and again.
He needs to be sick and have a near-death experience to stop drinking.
Bom, you shouldn't speak like that about your dad.
Wait, what happened to you here?
It happened earlier while taking your dad home.
I told you to leave him alone! Let him just die on the street!
How can you say it like that?
But a young lady helped me to bring your dad home.
Who was that?
She said she recently moved here.
Does she have long hair?
Yes, she had long hair, and she was pretty.
Grandma! I told you not to bring strangers inside the house!
All right.
It's out of stock.
65,000 won?!
Even if it's out of print, it's too expensive.
65,000 won is my living expenses for a week.
Who are you?
Where are you from? Why are you out here alone?
I'm going now. Okay?
Go back to your home safely, okay?
You shouldn't follow me.
You should stay here.
Please don't follow me!
No! Please don't follow me!
No! Please don't do it!
I'll go now.
[Angok Library]
[The Old Man and the Sea]
Hello. You are here again.
Hello.
You are hello.
- I'm sorry? - Oh, no.
Wait, Mr. Librarian. Well...
Can I ask you what happened to the book from yesterday?
Oh, about that.
It's frozen.
Why did you put the book in the freezer?
It's because the main material of paper is cellulose.
The characteristic of cellulose is that between molecules--
If you do that, you can restore the book.
Isn't that amazing?
Oh...
What a relief. Thank you so much.
Please be careful from now on.
Would you like some coffee? I would love to get it for you.
Really?
That's great. I wanted to have a break.
Let's go together. You are not talking about the vending machine coffee, right?
Of course, not.
Thank you for the coffee.
Please have this together.
It's raining.
Oh, that's right!
Oh, no, my laundry!
You don't have to.
What was that?
Please, take this.
Thank you so much!
I'll bring it back to you tomorrow!
What did you do?
Nothing.
Did you get rained on?
No, I didn't.
Puppo!
Where are you?
Did you go home?
Puppo!
That surprised me!
Wait, what is it?
Where are you?
Puppo!
Why are you there?
Come out here right now!
Jump over. There you go.
Wait, why did you get hurt here?
Let's go home first.
Just hang in there for a second.
[Angok Supermarket]
I guess she went out for a second.
Let's see what food you can eat here.
A bread?
Can you eat bread?
Oh, you were here!
I've been looking for you for a while.
Why were you looking for me?
The thing is-- Never mind.
Why don't we go together? Hurry up.
Did something happen?
It's about that.
I don't think you have to take it seriously. [Run away. Otherwise, I'll kill you.]
I called Mr. Bae, so he'll come here soon.
So why don't you go inside?
No, I'll be here.
He's very hot-tempered.
So it's better to avoid him for now.
Why don't you go inside and stay quiet? Don't even turn on any lights.
No, I'll just stay out here.
It's because you don't know his temper yet!
If he sees this, he'll get angry at you!
So why don't you go inside and talk to him later?
It's okay. So please go inside, okay?
[Run away. Otherwise, I'll kill you.]
Who the heck did this?
It's a total mess!
What kind of bastard did this to someone else's building?
Father, keep it quiet! Are you trying to let everyone know about this?
How am I supposed to be quiet?!
But the woman who lives here, did she go out somewhere?
I think she didn't come home yet. The lights are not on as well.
I'm only charging her 50,000 won per month in return for taking care of the building!
But I heard that she's only drinking all the time!
That's why people think her easy and do this!
This is why I told you that we shouldn't have a renter in the first place.
I mean, how can a woman alone move into a place like this to live unless she gave up on her life?
Both of you, please stop it.
Nothing happened the whole time when the building was empty.
But why does this bullshit suddenly happen when a person lives now?
Father, so why don't we give her money back and kick the woman out?
- And let's sell this building to Chang Soo Hyung. - Stop speaking that nonsense!
Okay, why don't you go home now?
And this son of a gun is my son!
Wipe this out before anybody sees it!
- I get it, so please go home now. - Let's go.
If the woman comes home, tell her not to say unnecessary things around.
Let's go now.
What a useless person moved in!
My goodness!
Were you in there the whole time?
- Give that to me. I'll clean it. - It's fine.
It's all done now.
You saw this, right?
So don't think about living here for a long time.
It's better for both of us for you to move out.
Also, don't talk about what happened today to anybody else.
I didn't live a wrong life.
What?
I didn't harm anyone after moving to this town.
And I didn't come here because I gave up on my life.
Oh...
I didn't say you lived wrong--
But how can you say this graffiti happened because of me?
No, I mean--!
This graffiti didn't happen because of you!
I'm just saying it's not right for you to live in this rough space.
Anyway, reconsider living here.
[Angok Library]
[Temporarily Closed]
You shouldn't use your strength, and yes! Hand it over!
Oh, Bom!
That's right. The library is closed today, isn't it?
The two went to Seoul for Ji Young to take the test.
I didn't ask you about that.
Seriously, you. I'm almost getting offended now.
I picked the right person for the job. How's the job that I asked you to do going?
I'm not going to do this anymore.
Why? Why are you quitting all of a sudden?
Bom, if you just pick on Yeo Reum a little bit, she'll be knocked out immediately!
Is that woman's name Yeo Reum?
Yes. But I don't remember if she's Lee Yeo Reum or Kim Yeo Reum.
Anyway, I did give you your money back.
Wait, Bom!
Uncle, stop picking on your toes and grow up!
When is he ever going to be mature?
Oh, my goodness...
How did it go?
I blew it.
I blew it big time.
How can I ruin a test this much?
It makes me speechless!
Look at those people laughing.
They must be laughing because they did it well.
I'm so jealous of them.
But you did your best.
That makes me more infuriated.
I'm doing my best, but why am I constantly failing?
By the way, what are you eating without me?
I'm starving.
Let's go eat food. I was too nervous that I couldn't eat anything since yesterday.
What do you want to eat?
I looked up a restaurant and heard that place is very good. Shall we go there?
Sure.
Miss!
Miss?
Oh, hello.
What are you doing right now?
Excuse me?
Where did you get this dog?
Well, it's...
You were the one who took him.
It was because he was shivering in the rain alone.
- Can you see the collar or not? - I'm sorry?
The dog's collar.
Can you see it or not?
Are you the owner?
Of course, I'm the owner! Why would I waste my time with you if I'm not?
How can you steal someone else's dog?
I didn't steal him. I just took him inside for one night.
Even if it's a night or two, if you took him, that's stealing!
Don't you think of the person who would've been looking for him?
I'm sorry to make you worry.
And look at the way she's dressed.
- Excuse me? - There's no need to even speak about it.
Come here!
Come here. You little punk! Come over here right now!
Are you really the owner?
Yes, I'm the owner! Why would I do this if I'm not?
I said come here!
Please stop it! It'll hurt him!
I'm taking my dog with me as I wish. Stay out of this!
- Come over here! - Please stop it!
You are hurting him! You shouldn't drag him like this!
It's none of your business!
- Come over here! Let's go home now! - Please don't grab him like that!
- Let go of the dog. - Please stop it, please.
What are you doing right now? Give the dog back to me.
Why don't you sell... sell the dog to me? I'll take him with me.
What? Sell the dog to you?
Oh, my goodness.
Is that so? How much will you pay for him?
How much do you want me to pay?
- Give me 300,000 won. - Excuse me?
Why? Are you saying you don't want to pay that much?
- Then give the dog back to me. - No, no.
I'll pay you that amount.
Please wait here for a second.
You have to leave the dog here.
How dare you try to take him with you?
I'll be back real soon.
Come over here, you dog! Where do you think you are going?
Please select the amount you want.
This place looks expensive. Is it okay?
Dae Beom, you know how much I like you, right?
Of course.
Let's go inside.
Hello, I'm Jo Ji Young, the one who got the call.
Yes, hello.
An Dae Beom, it's been such a long time!
Dae Beom, you look great!
Excuse me first, Professor.
Dae Beom.
Dae Beom. Hey!
Here's the 300,000 won.
Now I can take him with me, right?
You better think it was lucky that I'm ending it like this.
Compared to how much loss we had because of you moving into that building,
you should be thankful that we decided to get even with 300,000 won for this dog.
What are you talking about it?
I don't know what you've been doing before moving into this town.
But no one in this town thinks of you nicely.
So you better behave well! Don't spoil the town's culture.
Ajumma.
How can you be so mean to her?
When you hand over these dogs to the dog traders, you pay them 10,000 won with the dog.
But how can you ask for 300,000 won from her?
What do you know to intervene with this?
That's not important, so give her money back to her now.
Why do you care about this?
It's none of your business for me to get 300,000 or 400,000 won.
I know it's none of my business.
But I'm worried that she might think all of our villagers are total crooks because of you.
What? A crook?
Oh, my goodness!
You are indeed the daughter of the drunk!
How dare you speak like that to an adult?
What did you just say to me?
Do you want to have a fight with this drunk's daughter?!
Seriously, listen to what this girl's saying!
Take this money back with you!
But you sold the dog to me.
I'm not selling the dog to you!
Give me the dog. I'm not selling to you.
- Give me the dog! - You sold him to me already!
- Give it to me! - Please let me take him with me!
I'll take good care of him, please!
Is that so? Then, give me 150,000 won more.
What did you just say?
If I'm going to be called a crook, I need to get paid more money.
Excuse me, just don't buy the dog from her.
This kind of dog is all over the place in our town.
Then, please wait for me a little bit.
Wait, excuse me!
Ajumma, how can you do this?
450,000 won?
Bom, stay out of this if you don't know what's going on.
Stay out of what? Did you lose your mind over money?
I guess this lady really lost her mind!
Hey! Forget about school. You have to learn basic manners first!
Go home now!
If you don't go, I'll charge her more money.
Seriously! It's so annoying.
That brat!
Seriously, that rude brat.
Dae Beom, why don't you just get angry at me?
You are driving me crazy right now.
Professor Lee called me a few days ago and begged me to arrange this to see you.
And honestly, I don't understand why you are doing this either.
What's wrong with you? That's the position people can't get even if they want to.
But I like my life as it is now.
What's good about a part-time job in a library?
Also, you got a lot better lately.
Okay, I get it. I'm so sorry about today.
I promise I'll let you know first if this kind of meeting happens again. But instead,
don't just say no and consider it one more time.
It's just too bad that we miss the chance to dine in that Japanese restaurant.
I heard that place is absolutely amazing.
This is the paper that you wrote before.
The professor asked me to hand this to you.
I'll put it right here.
Hey! Don't get mad at me.
Please don't get mad at me.
I'm sorry.
In fact...
I hesitated a little bit when I was taking out the money.
I'm so sorry.
Hello?
Yeo Reum, how are you?
I'm good. What brings you to give me a call?
Hey, what's so surprising about calling and checking in with my baby sister?
Okay, give me one second.
Is your wife next to you?
Yes.
By the way, Yeo Reum...
You took all of our mom's money and her house!
That ring is the only thing I have from what's left of our mom.
Of course, I know. But you know, my son, Gyu Beom.
His friends go to study abroad or something every vacation.
But my Gyu Beom couldn't go, not even once.
Just tell her he's going to the Philippines this time!
I get it! I'm talking to her about it right now.
Is this idea coming from your wife?
Did she say we should sell our mom's ring to send your son to the Philippines?
It's not like that. Yeo Reum.
Don't you also think it's sad for your nephew
to be discouraged because he never went study abroad?
Oppa.
Do you know...
Do you even know how I'm doing right now?
Of course, I know! I know, but...
But it's because my family is tight on the budget right now.
Am I not your family?
What is the result here you are trying to say?
Physics is a clear field of study.
Just because it is called entropy doesn't mean it's the same physical quantity!
I did it right. I did it correctly!
I did it correctly!
[Summer Strike]
♫ Why do you show up in front of me? ♫
Ouch!
♫ Why do you keep showing up ♫
You are dropping cash! Hey, you!
It's not you, but the alcohol drank you last night.
- There's no money?! - Did she lose her entire savings?
Of course, somebody would've just taken it when there was a plastic bag full of cash.
Seriously!
Huh? Isn't that long hair person Dae Beom?
I should've escorted you all the way to your house.
Who's that?
I know it's someone else's situation for you, but how can you do this to me?
I'm sorry.
I don't think she can find that at all.
I don't want to do anything