851-875 851 Miso immersed herself and continues to act the next scenes 852 Miso's impressive performance motivates the cast and crew; clips and pictures of the filming went viral causing production schedule to move earlier 853 With advice from MC, CEO Han Yu-sik manages to negotiate favourable bonuses for <Yeonmu>; MC keeps an eye on Seoul's mayoral elections Refresher: Han Yu-sik is CEO of Mirinae, a production company and MC's ally 854 Opposition Park Deok-yrul defeats Park Sang-gon's candidate leading to his own demotion as party leader; Chairman Choi's financial cuts causes panic in the Jeongsilmo group 855 HK Group enters the entertainment industry as retaliation; Min Gyu-ri announces her recruitment into HK Enter but felt annoyed that MC and Yoo-jin's arrival at set of <Hwaranjeon> stole the reporters' attention 856 MC decides to be harsh to cure Min Gyu-ri's 'celebrity disease'; HK Enter's Director Hong A-yoon visits the filming set 857 Unspoken hostility from Hong A-yoon; MC warns Yoo-jin to prepare for Min Gyu-ri's retaliation during an action scene 858 Yoo-jin defends herself and steals the scene; later Hong A-yoon abuses Min Gyu-ri; MC keeps an eye on Kim Cheong-ki (two-timed Oh Ji-seon and Seong Hee-yeon) 859 MC tails Kim but his informant Kkoboongi was beaten and MC was forced into fighting; Hong A-yoon's arrival complicate matters 860 MC uses his past knowledge to force Hong A-yoon to back off and MC wraps up the matter neatly for Oh Ji-seon and Seong Hee-yeon 861 MC also reconciles the two women and sends them off to a vacation; 40% ratings for back-to-back <Hwaranjeon> episodes; complacent Director Yoon hints at taking Berry Six to HK Enter 862 Miso bragged that MC topped an ideal type poll among female celebs; MC encounters Jin Sol-ah who boldly flirts with him at <Woman> Magazine 863 Knowing her true nature, MC frankly rejects her by saying he has someone he likes; Jin Sol-ah was acting under orders from Hong A-yoon 864 Miso's unexpected answer when asked about her dream in an interview; Jin Sol-ah's captivating photoshoot fails to move MC but instead makes Miso competitive 865 Miso shows off her own skills and overwhelms Jin Sol-ah; celebrating with Yoo-jin and the writers with a chicken dinner 866 Miso hung out MC to dry by mentioning Jin Sol-ah's flirting and MC's reply; confident Hong A-yeon convinces the Jeongsilmo group to switch their tactics; Bok Seon-il in crisis 867 Director Yoon plots to hold Bok's daughter Bok Ah-young but MC asked Lee Ha-yun for a favour to personally interfere; MC reveals the plot to Bok. Refresher: Lee Ha-yun is a Daechon heiress who is striking out with her own entertainment agency; she and Jin Aram have showed some interest in the MC 868 Bok Ah-young already knows the truth but unaware her kind stepmother also knows; MC and CEO Kang helps the Bok Seon-il and Ah-young to reconcile 869 Just as MC was wrapping up loose ends to ensure no harm to Bok's family, Director Yoon drops hints of Bok's past to the media 870 MC has Bok Seon-il and CEO Kang separately trick Director Yoon to find Bok's estranged ex-wife 871 MC gets help from informant Kkoboongi and Chairman Choi's manpower to confront the ex-wife and loan shark Park So-jeong 872 Park's gangster husband Oh Dal-sik dragged into the dispute and forced her to obey MC's demands regarding the Boks 873 Director Yoon's plot unravels, Bok Seon-il injures his hand after punching him; Yoon frightened by MC into leaving Korea; the Bok family now truly reunited 874 MC wraps up the matter by having the Boks appear on Kang Hana's YouTube to explain the truth 875 The Kwanwoo faction protested but couldn't prevent MC taking over Yoon's singers; MC and his several stars arrive at Yeongjong Island for <Project IOA> to fulfill his promise to Chairman Jin (chapter 796)
876-900 876 HK Enter is making their own audition show on KNET but MC is not worried; Go Eun-seo and Minatsu Kudo interrupts Choi Yeon-mi's bullying of Oh Hae-nim 877 MC and Miso easily sees thru Choi Yeon-mi's fake crying; Go Eun-seo and Oh Hae-nim exonorated and the bullies punished with deductions 878 MC comforts Oh and discovers an unexpected connection, MC warns Go of possible sabotage from Choi 879 Her on-stage sabotage failed, Choi tries again by making a false story to a tabloid reporter 880 MC and Jin Aram convinced Go Eun-seo's parents to play along with MC's plan and successfully caught the reporter 881 The parents realized their past error and apologized to MC; MC plans to eliminate Choi Yeonmi by making Oh Hae-nim rise to the occasion 882 MC personally welcomes Oh Hae-nim's invitee Yoo Dong-yeon (orphanage buddy); Jin Aram rebukes and fires hotelier Kwak Bae-jong (crony of rival sister Jin Myung-hee) 883 As Oh Hae-nim performs with guest Bok Ah-young, MC nudges Yoo to consider Oh for dating in the future; a shaken Choi is eliminated but promises to earn forgiveness 884 A new ratings high for <Project IOA>, Jin Aram and Lee Ha-yoon's rivalry; MC cornered when Lee reminds his owed favour (chapter 867); an oblivious MC escorts Lee to the promised event 885 The chaebol heirs eye MC with interest; Hong A-yoon and Jo Jae-kyung try to provoke MC with jewelry gifts for the Chairman Kim Bu-ho; MC says he has the grandest gift Refresher: Jo Jae-kyung is a filmmaker from CK Group and had been taken down by MC in the past; Kim Bu-ho is Daechon Chairman and Lee Ha-yoon's grandfather 886 MC's gift and attitude pleases the Chairman greatly; Lee Ha-yoon disappointed that MC showed no interest in her but she is still privately determined 887 Chairman Kim encourages Lee Ha-yoon to pursue MC; MC allays Yoo-jin's worries; HK Enter hires experienced management and immediately splashes the cash 888 HK Enter tries to poach Haru but MC easily sees through the messy contract offer Refresher: Lee Haru is one of MC's early recruitment, MC had helped reunite him and his missing mother Natalia as well as her new husband 889 MC warns Haru's stepfather Dr. Kim Cheol-soo about HK Enter's plot to financially pressure him 890 HK Enter's rep enrages Dr. Kim but MC steps in to get him fired; MC calls infuriated Hong A-yoon before counter-attacking in the media 891 The news blitz and Haru's fans boycott causing HK's shares to plummet; MC and Haru overhears Fireworks agency president Park Han-I misleading writer Nami Jeong 892 Park strangely insists on using Yoo Sang-jin over Nami Jeong as director; MC makes an offer to recruit Nami Jeong directly 893 Yoo conspires with CK Enter for revenge; reassuring and giving Nami Jeong confidence in her <Happy & Happy> project 894 <She Was Pretty> filming schedule sped up to counter competition from CK Enter; Hong A-yoon and Jo Jae-kyung gather film directors hostile to MC to plot together 895 MC steadfast in rejecting Jinsung Chairman Jin Dae-woon's overly generous gift; the chairman impressed that his children Jin Seong-joon and Jin Aram found such a good friend in MC 896 CK Enter and the hostile directors coerced half of the <She Was Pretty> production crew; MC calls Director Choi Seong-moon for assistance Refresher: Choi Seong-moon dislikes Jo Jae-kyung and was the director for the blockbuster <Beyond the Boundary> starring Lee Tae-poong (another of MC's breakout stars) 897 Director Choi agrees after MC said he would help his own epic film production; CK Enter CEO Son Hyeong-tae annoyed at both MC's stubborness and his nephew's Jo Jae-kyung's feud 898 Choi and his team arrived via helicopter; MC notices stunt leader Chae Il-bok's illness and convinces him to let MC handle it 899 MC personally executed the car stunt; MC discovers Chae's heart stroke and manages to get help in time 900 Yoo-jin adds an adlib in her scene to scare MC as payback for worrying her; CEO Shin rewards MC with more support
901-925 901 MC's quick response to help Chae becomes trending news due to Director Choi; CK Enter splashed with negative articles and CEO Son was rebuked by his father 902 MC being blamed by Leader Yang Tae-min due to CK Enter's interference in his star's project, MC resolves actor Kim Si-jin's issue 903 Kim Si-jin jumps ship to MC's side; In a Hoop Enter management meeting MC provides detailed solutions to CK Enter's various plots 904 MC recommends Choi Ong-rip as director for Kim Si-jin's new movie <Diet King> to CEO Shin and sees him being bullied at the set of <The Head-butting Boy> 905 Director Jin is holding Choi's graduation to hostage and so MC makes some calls to resolve the issue; the uncontracted production crew also joins Choi in an exodus 906 MC sweeps the entire crew to join LT and suggested another method to CEO Shin to raise CK Enter's costs; CEO Son infuriated with the bad news 907 Miso was disheartened when about MC's stunt driving but matured when the family of Chae Il-bok showed their sincere gratitude; CK Enter interferes with Lee Tae-poong's soccer TV show appearance at TVM station 908 MC contacts KBC's Producer Seong-gyu Seong who was planning his own soccer show but found himself also drafted to play as goalkeeper for a match 909 MC proposes solutions for Producer Seong; soccer fan Lee Tae-poong annoyed by articles slandering his skills; another roadblock by Director Kwak at a KBC management meeting 910 Directors Kwak forced to back down and was provoked by CEO Son's rudeness to switch over to MC's side; Lee Tae-poong found a fellow soccer fan in Seong and wants to film an video rebuttal against the slander 911 Clips of MC's goalkeeping become a meme and Lee's video turned viral; Hong A-yoon confident of HK Enter's own audition show <Idol Once Again> 912 Hoop Enter discovers that Golden Road was joining <Idol Once Again>; MC goes to to meet Yoon Ji-hee of Golden Road Refresher: Golden Road was a top Hoop Enter idol group that bullied Cherry Blossom but fled to perform in Japan after a career-rocking scandal 913 MC easily settles off the Golden Road members and intentionally leaks news of their return to the news emphasizing that the scandal-ridden group are out of contract 914 Kang Hana's YT livestream for <Project IOA> dominates the news and viewership count 915 MC recognizes mercenary reporter Go Se-eun and counters her malicious questions against Lingling and Seo Hee-joo; enlisting reporter Jang Moon-ki to trick Go in revealing the mastermind Refresher: Reporter Jang Moon-ki is MC's media ally and often responsible for unsolicited articles praising MC, much to his chagrin 916 Hong A-yoon reels from the blowback; <Idol Once Again> forced to unveil the return of Yoo Se-na, a retired super popular girl group idol as a trump card 917 MC knows Yoo Se-na's condition and reassures Project IOA's team; an injury crisis for Song Mi-hee Refresher: Song Mi-hee is the tragic trainee MC rescued from her deadbeat father (chapter 750) 918 Song Mi-hee is determined to perform through the pain, neck and neck ratings war, an argument between Go Eun-seo and Yoon A-rin backstage 919 MC privately tasks Go to keep an eye on Yoon and she prevented the sabotage 920 Injured and eliminated Yoon is full of remorse and apologizes sincerely, Hong A-yoon leaks misleading news about Yoo Se-na to increase ratings 921 Song Mi-hee's is fired up to 'compete' against Yoo Se-na and convinces MC to let her perform 922 Perennial second place Song Mi-hee's performance tearfully wins top place for the episode; Yoo Se-na's recorded performance criticized; SBC CEO rewards MC's ratings win by accepting his request for the eliminated trainees 923 MC sought the help of CEO Ahn Young-hee to distract Yoo Se-na's controlling parents; Joo Young-in volunteers herself to make him owe her Refresher: Ahn is CEO and manager of Joo Yeong-in's one-man agency and is aware of her crush on the MC 924 MC and Yeong-in convinced Yoo Se-na to slip away for a medical checkup; when the disease is confirmed, MC suggests for Yoo Se-na to change agencies 925 MC advises Yoo Se-na to take charge of her own life; MC helps Yoo Se-na to deal with her parents and Hong A-yoon's legal threat
926-950 926 Hong A-yoon infuriated and forced to rescind Yoo Se-na's contract and penalty; explaining the truth of her medical condition to the shocked parents 927 CEO Ahn asks MC for help to deal with actor Ki Do-hyuk; MC remain wary of the Kwan-woo faction despite their surface friendliness; Ki Do-hyuk harasses Yeong-in on set 928 MC exposes Ki Do-hyuk and his agent Na Soo-hyuk's 'project' offering and embarrasses them 929 MC warns Yeong-in of payback from Ki Do-hyuk and she withstands and overturns his sabotage adlib 930 Ki and Na get 10 university sportsmen to beat up MC but MC calls Kang Eun-gi who brought 20 people and intimidates them 931 MC discovers incriminating pictures of actresses in Na's phone and calls the authorities; MC, Kang and university Teacher Choi Woo-sik rehab the sportsmen 932 Ki's mother bank President Seo Young-yoon arrives at the police station and reacts violently but became frightened when Kang Eun-gi calls Chairman Choi as father 933 Ki's father Ki Myung-hyun arrives and lashes out at his son before sincerely promising to make amends; meeting Inspector Park Dong-jun and Lee Soo-yeon again for the filming Refresher: Park Dong-jun is foster father of Lee Soo-yeon, the survivor of a crime the film is based on 934 Yeong-in's death scene moves the cast and crew and gives Lee Soo-yeon peaceful resolution to her trauma; Yeong-in tells Ahn she liked MC long before Yoo-jin arrived 935 Yeong-in reveals how MC in the past had prevented her from suicide; a warm day with Chairman Choi and Kang Eun-gi's family 936 MC decides to return to his hometown to find Han Dae-man, the estranged foster father-figure and coach blamed for match-fixing in MC's boxing past 937 His wife Madam Eun Ye-jin reveals the truth of the past to MC and the shattered state of the family; MC makes several calls to find Han Dae-man's location 938 MC KOs former boxing opponent NK's scion Noh Tae-soo and rescues Coach Han; when urged by the coach, MC forgives the past acquantainces that were forced to help Noh 939 MC reconciles with the coach and sends him to the hospital after being warned by the app 940 Han Dong-hae and Han Dong-mi the children of Coach Han arrive and the family reunite tearfully, MC and future in-law Prosecutor Park Jeong-jik confront Noh Tae-soo 941 MC exposes father Noh Sang-jin's secret family to Noh Tae-soo causing him to flip; Hong A-yoon's plot using Noh foiled again 942 The Han children held a tell-all press conference and clears up MC's boxing past; MC is offered an award by the government 943 Corrupt vice minister Choi Si-hoon wants MC to refute Han Dong-hae's accusations in exchange for the award; Rep. Go (Go Eun-seo's father) help out MC delay time for Minister Han Young-bok to arrive 944 MC smoothly appeals to Minister Han's righteous nature and destroys Vice Minister Choi and his cronies; Minister Han promises a gift for the MC 945 MC picks the 2021 Summer in Korea advertising campaign for Hoop Enter and receives the Minister's personal business card; MC agrees to help Rep. Go Jun-taek to fight Park Sang-on; MC goes to receive temperamental writer Nam Jong-ok of <You Live Twice> 946 Writer Nam angered when MC refuses to switch sides from her rival Writer Lee Ji-yeon; Nam puts Jang So-yeon through the wringer during the audition Refresher: Writers Lee Ji-yeon and Kim Sol-nip are MC's earliest allies and helped launched Yoo-jin's career 947 MC pulls Jang out from the audition and gives PD Pyo Eun-jong and Asst Writer Lee Ok-mi food for thought; MC visits Writer Lee Ji-yeon and help settles a fake news article 948 Writers Lee and Kim finally get MC to be their manager; receiving <The Land of Happiness> and Jang So-yeon auditions on the spot 949 Writer Lee impressed and moved by Jang and casts her; MC recruits Writer Nam's fired assistants and secures their unpaid wages 950 SBC wins the manic bidding to get Writer Lee first drama work; MC calls up Wang Rong and Sasuke to secure additional funding
951-975 951 Securing additional benefits from SBC and advertising deals for the drama; placating KBC and MBC with other generous advertising deals 952 Writer Lee's worried about casting Miso for the emotional role of Yoon Kkot; Writer Nam thinks she has the advantage and signs on with HK Enter 953 Flood of positive news causes Hoop Enter's stocks to rise but MC recognize signs of HK Group's manipulation; with assistance from Lee Doo-oh, MC and Kang Eun-gi track down HK Group's ghost hacker Refresher: Lee Doo-oh was the hacker behind a ticket scalping syndicate, reformed and recruited by MC 954 The captured foreign hacker Victoria reveals that she was being blackmailed; MC and Kang go to rescue the hostage 955 MC entrusts Victoria to Chairman Choi for protection from HK Group; the disaster causes rifts in HK Group's Noh family 956 Miso cries emotionally while studying for the role of Yoon Kkot; Room 3's Director Joo Ho-seong wants Yoo Jeong-ae considered for the role as well 957 Fearless Yoo-jin and Miso allow Yoo to try; the gap is clear but Yoo Jeong-ae's mother remain dissatisfied 958 Writer Lee sets another test and Yoo fled after being defeated again; Writer Lee reveals that the story of <The Land of Happiness> was a personal one 959 Writer Lee's past and the drama was a way to search for her missing sister given for adoption; MC found a clue via Lee Doo-oh's investigation 960 Conjuring a cover for Victoria who insists on following MC and Lee Doo-oh to Busan to investigate the location of Yoon Na-ra, Writer Lee's missing sister 961 Victoria and Lee pose as a rich couple to meet orphanage director Han Myeong-seong 962 Han intimidated and tricked by MC into showing the secret files Refresher: Jang Jong-goo is a gangster CEO that MC defeated before <Project IOA> (chapter 686) 963 MC pre-empts Han's attack and takes him down; turning his secretary Choi Yi-jin to be a witness; Miso's rehearsal at home startles Aunt Jeong In-ji Refresher: Aunt Jeong is the housekeeper for MC and Yoo-jin,. She is usually mentioned as a minor character who cooks up a feast whenever there are gatherings at home. 964 Aunt Jeong nearly fainted when told about Writer Lee's story and MC confirms her past identity as Yoon Na-ra 965 The two long-lost sisters tearfully reunite; Writer Lee sends MC a gift at Hoop Enter after MC suggests a medical checkup on Aunt Jeong's fainting spell that revealed a medical condition 966 Writer Lee gifted MC a Bentley Flying Spur luxury car and refuses to take it back; Team Leader Han Gwang-hyeon suggests taking Room 3 actors to join MC's side 967 MC tasks Han to take a day off with his family because he knows of his tragic future; Han suffering immense pressure from actor Kang Moo-sang and wavers from his promise 968 MC furious that Han prioritized work over family and drags him away from Kang; Han was frightened into remorse when told his son could have died in his absence 969 MC urges Han to research and reform his management style; two younger actors under Han's care move with him to MC while the veterans changed their minds to stay with Director Joo 970 Director Joo's information was confirmed out-of-date and the veteran actors are regretful as the rookie actors are rewarded with coveted roles 971 Miso's singing 'Youth Again' inspires Writer Lee to incorporate Kim Hyun-ji's trot song (chapter 792); warned by the app, MC accompanies Cherry Blossom and Seo Yeon-woo to a competition show Refresher: Seo Yeon-woo is a vocalist and also helps out in training Hoop Enter's singers 972 MC interrupts an argument between Cherry Blossom and HK Enter's boy group Janus, Janus leader Min Jeong-hyuk sets a backstage incident using singer Lee Jeong-nam 973 MC already have a recording that incriminates Lee Jeong-nam verbally abusing Seo; CEO Kang explodes in fury against Lee 974 MC exposes the parasites surrounding Min Jeong-hyuk and his secrets forcing him to promise to back off from future plots 975 Seo Yeon-woo motivated to an outstanding performance to win and a touching dedication to his grandmother suffering from dementia
976-1000 976 Minister Han arrives at Hoop Enter to seek Seo for a PSA campaign about dementia; Health & Welfare Vice Minister Oh Song-hyeon also arrive with the same idea 977 MC picks Minister Han because of the app's warning; MC goes to meet Park In-chang warn him about HK Planning; MC shocked by veteran trot singer Kim Hyeon-ja's condition 978 MC takes Kim Hyeon-ja who is suffering from dementia and her ill husband to the hospital; Kim Hyun-ji, Lee Mal-soon and CEO Kang arrive to hear the sad story 979 Kim Hyeon-ja agrees to sign on with Hoop Enter; MC exposes HK Planning's sloppiness and discovers Kim's leeching children working with Hanullim Music agency to defraud their own mother 980 MC goes to Hanullim Music to get Kim's owed royalties; Director Choi forced to give in due to MC's tactics 981 As promised, MC gives Director Choi a way out in return for selling out the errant children; as predicted, Choi still ends up getting beaten by Hanullim Music CEO Yook Sung-hwan 982 A happy gathering of MC's friends an allies for a sakura blossom viewing; tabloid articles of Daecheon's returnee Seong Jun-sang (son of Seong Hak-soo and imprisoned Kim Ae-ja) wanting to recruit Yoo-jin for DCH Burgers Refresher: Kim Ae-ja is Chairman Kim Bu-ho's eldest daughter. She is Kim Ae-ryun's older sister and was imprisoned after a scandal of trying to coerce Lee Tae-poong. 983 Uninvited Seong Jun-sang humiliated by MC and Kim Ae-ryun at the Dementia PSA event; Chairman Kim Bu-ho confronts MC about Kim Ae-ja's imprisonment after learning about it from Seong 984 Chairman Kim furious at the truth but stunned by MC's revelation; a deflated Chairman Kim hands Daecheon to Kim Ae-ryun; MC leaves when security reported Seong harrassing Yoo-jin 985 Chairman Kim urges Ae-ryun to retain the limitless MC as a friend to secure Daecheon's future; MC provokes Seong and Seong was expelled from Daecheon over the phone 986 Daecheon announces creation of Daecheon Media and alliance with Hoop Enter; Seong Hak-soo also expelled; a crisis from Lee Tae-poong's past 987 MC warns off Kim Eun-young, the woman who betrayed the oblivious Lee Tae-poong; tailing her to find the mastermind of her reappearance 988 MC meets CEO Hong Il-sung of Lee's former agency and thwarts his blackmail attempt 989 MC tails Hong to discover Seong Hak-soo was the mastermind; enraged at the failure, Seong Hak-soo has Hong beaten up; MC arrives with reinforcements from Kim Ae-ryun 990 MC turns Security Chief Yoon and Hong to be witnesses, going with Lee Tae-poong to confront Kim Eun-young and informed her about the murder attempt on her 991 Lee's heartache resolved; Kim Eun-young convinced and cooperates to save her life; Seong Hak-soo and his allies purged and arrested in a Daecheon meeting 992 Chairman Kim rewards MC with Daecheon shares; CK Enter CEO Son Hyeong-tae joins Jeongsilmo group and marshalls existing media companies to fight Daechen Media 993 Confronted by the media boycott for <You Live Twice>'s press conference, MC turns to use YouTubers and livestreams 994 MC turns away the boycotting reporters and calls out their hypocrisy; the press conference succeeds wildly 995 The four media conglomerate and CK Enter CEO Son give an ultimatum to MC and Kim Ae-ryun but MC already have threatening information prepared 996 The four elders forced into backing off; CEO Son incites YouTube's Utopia Network CEO Yoo Song-hak to hold <Yeonmu> press conference into hostage 997 MC cuts off CEO Yoo and turns to invest in smaller YouTubers and caused them to blow up; MC then makes an offer to the Utopia Network YouTubers who were angry with CEO Yoo 998 MC absorbs Utopia Network including a regretful CEO Yoo to join Lee Ha-yun's new agency (Kim Ae-ryun's daughter) 999 The veteran reporters instigated by Kim Hyun-soo forced to flee by the MC; the younger reporters led by Jang Moon-ki apologizes and reconciles with MC 1000 The incident wraps up positively for MC and his opponents suffered; MC heads to the set of <Hwaranjeon> after being warned by the app and discovers a sabotage on Deok-bae's stunt horse
1001-1025 1001 MC tracks the culprit to be horse trainer Park In-cheon who hides the real reason 1002 Laying a trap for the second attempt on Deok-bae and capturing So Hyeong-jun, the crony of actor Bae Young-il lusting over Yoo-jin 1003 Bae Young-il punched by Yoo-jin and scared off by MC; MC learns how Bae had delayed Yoo-jin's debut in the past 1004 Bae's father Actors Association President Bae Kyu-hyun tries to threaten MC but was caught redhanded by Minister Han, Lee Ha-yoon, Jin Aram and other luminaries 1005 Celebrating Yoo-jin's 1000 days at the agency; Kim Dong-soo and Colonel Baek join hands to plot; Go Eun-soo offers to quit <Project IOA> due to accusations of bias Refresher: Kim Dong-soo is MC's nemesis and now in charge of Ace Enter, Colonel Baek was a North Korean spymaster now hiding in South Korea 1006 MC declines and comforts Go to continue her participation before the finals broadcast; MC and CEO Kang suspect the source of gossip to be CP Jo Eun-chang 1007 MC isolates CP Jo's faction with a ruse and fires them; MC gives Go an instruction to counter a slander attempt 1008 Go's unexpected apology spoils the sabotage plot and exposes Park Eun-chae (trainee) and SBC Entertainment Director Park Han-jong 1009 Park Han-joing confessed his one-sided grievance about Rep. Go and was arrested; Go Eun-soo forgives Park Eun-chae 1010 Go Eun-seo shows a different aspect of herself during the broadcast and also learns a lesson 1011 Go Eun-seo steals the show with her determination and noticeable change of character 1012 MC encourages Park Eun-chae and motivates Go Eun-seo before their vs battle; Park accepts her defeat with humility, Eun-seo wants Park to be recruited by Hoop Enter 1013 Go reveals Park's family circumstances; huge ratings as the 8 members of IOA are confirmed; MC solves Park's debts and offer recruitment of the eliminated to the agencies of his allies 1014 CEO Lee Ha-yoon wins the bidding war for the four eliminated trainees and <Project IOA> ends; Miso's fellow child actor stars are malicious on the set of <Land of Happiness> 1015 Overbearing mothers Mira Enter CEOs Cheon Mi-ra and Yang Mi-ra arrive on set and saw Miso's acting overwhelm their children and they throw a fit 1016 Writer Lee Ji-yeon arrived to give PD Joo resolve, rebuked the parents and have Miso prove her innocence and then excising the bullying child actors from the scene 1017 MC replaces Mira Enter with the other child actors newly recruited into Hoop Enter; Mira Enter goes to KBC to join Writer Nam Jong-ok but were rejected after critical articles appear 1018 Ratings war between SBC/Writer Lee's <The Land of Happiness> and KBC/Writer Nam's <You Live Twice>; SBC pulls ahead due to the revelation that the drama was based on her true life story 1019 Writer Lee and her reunited siblings interviewed on prime time news; MC rewarded with donations to a charity for missing children and their deceased father's watch 1020 MC unknowingly avoided Writer Lee's matchmaking him with Yoo-jin; accompanying Yoo-jin for <She Was Pretty>'s filming and receiving a dangerous app warning 1021 Warned by MC, Yeong-in prevents Yoo-jin from being splashed with poison; MC subdues the attacker 1022 MC recognizes Choi Song-jeong, mistress of the desperate election opponent of Rep. Go; Yoo-jin's vocal condition discovered during the post-incident checkup; MC has a plan to recruit a vocalist 1023 Jeong-in explains the story of vocalist Cheon Song-hee but MC is prepared and goes to head off Hong A-yoon and Jo Jae-kyung's attempt to poach her 1024 Thwarting Hong's blackmail attempt and successfully signing Cheon to Hoop Enter; Cheon Song-hee quickly proves her ability and worth in the studio 1025 Yoo-jin and Cheon pulls off the vocal substitution plan flawlessly during filming; MC and Kang Eun-gi goes to settle the school bullies harrassing Cheon's younger brother; MC comes across a crying Jin Gyong-ju Refresher: Jin Gyong-ju is a child actress who competed against Miso in the past, her mother Jin So-mi was Kim Dong-soo's legal representative and had butted heads with the MC
1026-1050 1026 MC listens to ex-husband Jin Taek-su's story about Jin So-mi entrusting Gyong-ju to MC; meanwhile Jin So-mi was being interviewed by the imprisoned Kim Ae-ja to be her secretary 1027 MC lures Jin So-mi to a meeting and learns that she was forced by Kim Dong-soo to assist Kim Ae-ja; MC promises to solve her situation; Rep. Go election victory confirmed 1028 Miso wants to cheer up Gyong-ju and guides her to audition for a small role with Writer Lee 1029 Miso's detailed guidance helps Gyong-ju land the role; as planned by MC, Team Leader Han quits Hoop Enter to make an independent agency to protect Gyong-ju from Kim Dong-soo; MC and Kim Ae-ryun 'welcomes' Kim Ae-ja's release from prison 1030 They gifted Kim Ae-ja with tofu and Chairman Kim's public denouncement of her; Chairman Kim advises MC to strike boldly against his enemies to prevent future plots Note: Tofu is a common gift in in South Korea after a prison sentence, it signifies hopes for a new and clean life. 1031 MC prevents Project IOA from being filmed with problematic boy group Black Soul; Hong A-yoon and PD Yoo's continued stubborness 1032 SBC Director Lee sides with MC causing Black Soul, Hong and Yoo to leave; MC foils the drug scandal plot from Black Soul's Alex Jang who is IOA Wang Lina's distant cousin 1033 MC and Wang Rong coerces Alex's reporter Ahn Jong-kyung and lays an elaborate trap 1034 A massive operation with the authorities arresting Black Soul and the drug suppliers 1035 Secrets spills out as Black Soul members accuse each other trying to save themselves; rival HK Group scion Hong Jin-gyu revels in Hong A-yoon's troubles 1036 MC goes to meet the greedy Hong Jin-gyu and offers to be kingmaker; irritated Hong Jin-gyu demotes Gong Ki-seok who had advised caution 1037 HK Group rocked by Alex Jang's far reaching drug scandal; in contrast of Project IOA members comforting Wang Lina, the Hong family argues with each other; MC announces that Hoop Enter was filing a huge lawsuit against HK Enter 1038 Testimonials from neglected HK Enter managers implicate Hong A-yoon directly; Chairman Hong Moon-gyu 'advised' by Park Sang-gon to force Hong A-yoon to publicly apologize and banish her to Russia 1039 MC rejects eldest son Hong Myung-soo's overtures; MC makes an offer to the demoted Gong Ki-seok 1040 Gong accepts and becomes MC's agent to advise and help Hong Jin-gyu carve up HK Group; CEO Pi Sang-deuk of First Enter arrives at Hoop Enter to take advantage of past ties with CEO Kang 1041 CEO Kang would rather resign than accept the toxic CEO Pi and his celebrities and tells of his personal guilt for actress Moon Soo-jeong's car accident; MC goes to meet Moon 1042 MC exposes toxic 'friend' An Yu-ra's lies and her daughter Go Min-young's mistreatment of Moon's daughter Han Bo-bae; CEO Kang and Moon Soo-jeong reconcile tearfully 1043 MC leverages Hong Jin-gyu and destroys CEO Pi, actress An Yu-ra remains defiant 1044 MC makes use of CEO Shin Woo-jin's suspicious nature to end his sponsorship of An Yu-ra 1045 Her former CEO Yoo make amends to CEO Kang and Moon exposes An Yu-ra's misdeeds on YouTube; Yoo-jin wants to be Parents Council President for Miso's sake 1046 MC acquiesced to Yoo-jin's determination; Miso confronts class bully Han Hye-mi the daughter of current president Kwak Ji-hyun 1047 Yoo-jin treats the leftover kids to <Missing>'s premiere; frustrated by Yoo-jin's charm offensive, Kwak tries to incite Yeong-in 1048 Warned by MC, the incredulous Yeong-in records Kwak's words; Yoo-jin forgives the plot and remorseful Kwak withdraws from the election 1049 Choi Man-sik's loyal right hand Secretary Yang Ji-hoon had acquired indirect stake of Hoop Enter; MC foils his boardroom nominee candidate 1050 MC strings Yang along before refusing to a truce about Choi Man-sik; MC and Haru informed that An Yu-ra's daughter Go Min-young had joined the audition for <Happy & Happy>
1051-1075 1051 Haru's acting eliminates most of the candidates; Go's father Go Tae-moon accuses MC of bias for Han Bo-bae 1052 Go lost focus when stared by Haru; Han's excellent performance and chemistry with the dog animal actors; MC makes a phone call when Go Tae-moon throws a fuss 1053 Go Tae-mon rebuked by his superior; Han Bo-bae wins the role and also takes over Go's advertising deal; CK Enter CEO Son utilizes his connections to pressure LT CEO Shin over screening of <Missing> 1054 MC warns CEO Shin's Secretary Choi on a possible mole; MC uses his own connection as counter and leaving no room for CEO Son to negotiate 1055 As expected, CEO Son raised ticket prices but it backfires jeopardizing even his successor status; unexpected rumors of Jinsung Group cutting a deal with TK Enter 1056 Chairman Jin reveals that many organizations are under political pressure from Park Sang-gon; MC reassures Chairman Jin with a phone call to Chairman Choi 1057 Chairman Jin hands Jin Myeong-hee's portfolio to Jin A-ram and appoints Jin Seong-jun as heir apparent; a seething Jin Myeong-gyu allies with Park Sang-gon; Miso makes a NG at filming 1058 Miso has a mental block from reading malicious SNS comments; MC enlists the help of Lee Sa-yeon to help Miso vent Refresher: Wheelchair-bound Lee Sa-yeon is wife of Park Sang-gyu, Miso's co-star in <Yeonmu>. Lee had been in a coma for many years and now a model for Miso to learn the role of Yoon Kkot 1059 MC takes action on the malicious comments as Miso returns to filming better than before 1060 MC and Lee Doo-oh tracks down the SNS comments to marketers TalkEnjoy and forces the CEO to reveal the mastermind and to pay reparations 1061 The episode's cliffhanger combined with news reports of Miso's condition gain huge ratings; TK Enter CEO Kim Tae-kwon furious at TalkEnjoy's setback and receives more bombs 1062 News of TK Enter's money laundering causes advertisers cut ties; Yang Ji-hoon steps in personally to cover up the news 1063 MC gaslights the reporters to spin the SNS incident positively for Miso, another huge ratings for the next episode 1064 The reporters sincerely apologize to Miso and Yoo-jin before the interview; Yang Ji-hoon and Kim Dong-soo form an alliance, Kim declines Park Sang-ah's seduction; MC comforts the affected parts of Hoop Enter with a deal with N.FLIX 1065 Drunken Director Choi Seong-moon called MC to complain about rumors of Lee Tae-poong joining another movie production; MC stakes his entire wealth to guarantee Director Choi's production 1066 MC and Choi tail the suspiciously angry Production Manager Bang and discover the plot of CEO Shin Woo-jin 1067 MC declares war on Shin Woo-jin, Choi cut ties with Bang; MC gives information to CEO Shin to purge traitors and insiders and offers more help with LT's investment in Director Choi's epic production 1068 MC and Lee Tae-poong goes to meet fan Saudi Prince Khalid; MC reveals LT Hotel's slip-up and suggests moving to Jin Aram's Jinsung Hotel 1069 CEO Shin Woo-jin's bluster offended the prince; the prince repays MC by sponsoring Director Choi's epic film trilogy 1070 Prince Khalid agrees to MC's condition and listens to his insider information regarding his position and MC earns his respect and friendship 1071 MC points out CEO Son's faux pax to the Prince; actor Song Ji-hwan leads MC to find veteran and out-of-work Jeong Man-seong 1072 MC beats up the gangsters harrassing Jeong's family and settles his debt trap; MC calls Park Sang-gyu to use his theatre connections to find Jeong 1073 MC finds Jeong in time to prevent him and others from signing a black contract with Fireworks Entertainment 1074 Jeong Man-seong's career was tarnished due to sabotage; an unnecessary audition was held due to high demand for the historical role of Gang Gam-chan Note: Spelling to differentiate from Hoop Enter's CEO Kang Kam-chan 1075 Jeong dominates the audition, shames the faces from the past and his ability recognized by his peers; MC organized a celebratory feast
1076-1100 1076 Thanking the aspiring actors that helped searched for Jeong; preparing them as a pool of unaffiliated talent 1077 Helping out Writer Han's mental block for the last episode of <Hwaranjeon> 1078 Writer Han successfully concludes the script; Min Gyu-ri tries to disturb Yoo-jin's immersion; PD Oh Bok-hee tells the actors to go all out Refresher: PD Oh was specifically chosen by MC to helm the show, a tough but fair character who isn't afraid to speak her mind 1079 Yoo-jin easily counters Min Gyu-ri's physical adlibs and overwhelms her; MC calls out Min Gyu-ri's bluff when she and the TK Enter actresses threatens to sue; PD Oh rebukes Gyu-ri 1080 Min Gyu-ri, the crew and TK Enter CEO Kim frightened by PD Oh's fury; Min Gyu-ri 'volunteers' to have her hair cut for real for the next scene as penance 1081 MC astonished but refuses when CEO Kim privately seeks his help against Yang Ji-hoon; Min Gyu-ri adlibs again in the climatic scene 1082 Yoo-jin's countermove cause Min Gyu-ri to forget her lines; a defeated Min Gyu-ri fled after realizing MC's treatment and care to Hoop Enter's people compared to TK Enter 1083 Prince Khalid unexpectedly sent over congratulatory food trucks for the entire cast and crew; <Hwaranjeon> wraps up filming 1084 52.2% viewership ratings for the final episode; MC prepares a livestream followup 1085 Successful livestream and interview; MC rejects Bucheon International Film Festival's Yoo Sang-guk's proposal for Yoo-jin to be its ambassador 1086 Yoo Sang-guk loses his temper and leaves; MC and Joo Yeong-in meets new ambassador Park Ho-jeong and Evil Entertainment CEO Lee Tae-jeong 1087 CEO Lee moved by Park's tears and follows MC's advice to reject the ambassadorship and to deal with Yoo; Yoo prepared a press conference to address Park's ambassadorship 1088 CEO Lee and Park voice out their grievances; Minister Han arrives to crush Yoo 1089 Urged by CEO Lee, Evil Enter is absorbed into Hoop Enter 1090 Lee Tae-jong appointed to be Hoop Enter's head of talent scout department; CEO Kang motivates him with a trick; TK Enter and Ace Enter challenge Hoop Enter for the festival ambassadorships 1091 MC verbally defeats Eun Se-hee and Jo Jae-bin, managers of reluctant Min Gyu-ri and Han Baek-geon 1092 Lee already found and signed promising talent Choi Bo-ram; MC warned by the app that <She Was Pretty> would lose in all award categories to <A Week With A Top Star> 1093 MC exposes the blatant sabotage on livestream to foil the plot; extracting apologies from the culprits 1094 MC encounters future star Jo Ki-hong currently under a pseudonym; TVM's Directo Jo Eung-cheon reveal to MC about CK Enter manipulating the judges 1095 MC and his helpers convinced the judges to be fair after exposing the problems in CK Enter's offers 1096 Opening ceremony of the film festival; Yoo-jin catches attention when she walks the red carpet while in character from <She Was Pretty> 1097 CK Enter CEO Son Hyeong-tae lost his temper and implicates himself; costing CK Enter's future sponsorship for the festival 1098 Realizing Jo Jae-kyung's <A Week With A Top Star> had used rearranged songs from <She Was Pretty>; MC goes to confront composer Choi Tae-yong (ch 787) 1099 Composer Choi frightened to obey MC's demands causing the disqualification of <A Week With A Top Star> and financial penalties to CK Enter 1100 <She Was Pretty> opens to acclaim and wins multiple awards; CEO Son beaten and disinherited by his father as TVM's Cho exposes his crimes
1101-1125 1101 Honorary Chairman Son Dae-in of CK Group 'forgives' MC by 'inviting' him to join CK Enter demanding him to handover all his projects with LT Enter to CK Group 1102 Chaiman Son furious with MC's rejection and appoints 4th child Son Tae-un to carry the feud against MC 1103 MC 'summons' eldest son Son Myung-woo to a meeting with Chairman Choi; after confirming his principles, MC offers his assistance to help takeover CK Group 1104 Advised by the MC, Son Myung-woo takes action and publicly secures his takeover by exposing his father's slush fund 1105 MC declines Chairman Son Myung-woo's offer to takeover CK Enter; Kim Jong-hoon's SJ Entertainment agency targeted for hostile takeover by TK Enter Refresher: Kim Jong-hoon was a singer MC rescued from a suicide attempt and was instrumental for Kang Hana's popularity 1106 MC's helps SJ Entertainment Chairman Lee Seo-jun delay the takeover headed by CEO Kang Gyu-jin; TK Enter sows dissession within SJ Enter's talents 1107 MC punishes juniors TOP-TEAM who were rude to Kim Jong-hoon; MC plans a comeback for Kim and his group Bullet 1108 Bullet records a new song from Bang Seon-woo, Bullet revealed to be fans of Project IOA; the song charts slowly 1109 A livestream of Project IOA and Bullet dancing causes interest in both groups to jump to the top; CEO Kang Gyu-jin retaliates in SJ Enter's boardroom 1110 MC forces CEO Kang Gyu-jin's resignation and ends TK Enter's acquisition attempt; actor Park Sang-gyu accosted at premiere of his movie <Doppelganger> 1111 Actor Min Oh-seong's unreasonable complaint towards Park and his extortion attempt 1112 Foiling Min's blackmail and the egging attempt 1113 MC discovers the hand of Go Dong-hyuk who was newly recruited into HK Enter's management and Hong Jin-gyu's betrayal Refresher: Go tried to scam Park Sang-gyu in the past. 1114 MC contacts Gong Ki-seok who was unaware of the betrayal and starts counterattacking; Park's devilish acting earns plaudits and buries the baseless slander 1115 MC forced Hong Jin-gyu to sell HK Enter to Kang Eun-gi for 1 won in return for shares in HK Department Store and information 1116 MC gives Hong Jin-gyu the weakspot of his brother Hong Myung-soo; MC's next move is to meet Hong Myung-soo and makes him an offer he can't refuse 1117 Hong Myung-soo realizes MC's fearsomeness and accepts the inevitable; Hong Jin-gyu's plot backfires spectacularly 1118 MC with his shares appoints Jinsung Group's Jin A-ram as CEO of HK Department Stores; a clean sweep of the Hong family leaves Hong Myung-soo in charge of remants of HK Group 1119 A death threat against Project IOA; boy group Sovereign harrassing Seong Na-ra at a filming, Ace Enter's Jo Jae-bin tells MC that Petitmo's fanclub is behind the threat 1120 Jo Jae-bin casts suspicion on TK Enter Manager Eun Se-hee; MC discreetly inquire with Petitmo Fanclub President Bae In-jeong to find the culprit framing superfan Oh Yu-ri 1121 Found the culprit after talking with Oh Yu-ri and her mother Han Yu-seon; MC Eun Se-hee with Petitmo confront culprit Yoo Hyeon-ji who confessed the plan of Yu An-seok, Sovereign's manager 1122 MC and Eun Se-hee work together to retaliating Jo Jae-bin to PD Baek and exposing Sovereign to their fans 1123 Furious fans quit supporting Sovereign and switched to IOA and Petitmo; Jo and Sovereign late for their turn on the show 1124 Sovereign shaken by the 'cheering' from the former fans and performed badly; IOA and Petitmo compete for top place 1125 Both groups tied for top spot but Manager Eun has Petitmo concede to IOA gracefully; MC makes a recruitment offer to Han Yu-seon
1126-1150 1126 Informed by Miso, MC hurries home to see Jin Aram and Lee Ha-yun competing; MC and Yoo-jin picks Jin Aram's proposal over Lee Ha-yun's 1127 Daecheon Executive Yoo Seo-young rudeness exasperated Lee Ha-yun; both women apologize for spoiling Miso and Yoo-jin's off day; MC promises to elevate Yoo-jin's ranking in Brand Power 1128 MC finds himself ranked 5th in Brand Power's Korean Young Enterpreneurs list; newly promoted and MC's long time friend Team Leader Lee Young-jin go to meet N.FLIX Korea but receives a cold treatment 1129 N.FLIX Korea's GM Han Kook-hyeon's jealousy of MC ruins the business partnership with Hoop Enter; MC decides to meet Seo Tae-pyeong for his work <Our Wish is Unification> that he knows GM Han would ignore 1130 Advised by MC, Seo manages to fool GM Han into rescinding his copyright contract; GM Han stunned when Yoo-jin unveils Seo's work as her next project and provoked into physicality 1131 GM Han caught in the act by N.FLIX VP Asia Joo Mi-young and was reprimanded severely; VP Joo agrees to help MC as a favour/compensation 1132 MC and VP Joo easily breaks the collusion alliance of MBS/SBC/KBC and forced them into a bidding war; CEO Bang Hyeok-bang of Brand Power asks MC a few questions and adjusts the rankings 1133 CEO Bang also raised MC's rank and wealth to 3rd place and gives MC a cryptic message; MC introduced to Secretary Choi Sun-ho and Minister Kwak Dae-woo and realized there are politicians interested in him and his actions 1134 MBS Director Kim Gyeok-sik privately reveals the political pressure from Culture Secretary Han Eun-jin for the earlier collusion; MC tests each station's resolve with an additional condition 1135 MC meets Secretary Han Eun-jin and refuses to bow to her ridiculous demands for actor fee slashes; MC consults with CEO Kang and Chairman Choi and receiving support from friends and allies; Secretary Han has articles claiming the Korean Wave was in crisis 1136 MC holds a press conference and announces a Hoop Enter investment and pre-production for <Our Wish Is Reunification>; Ministers Han Young-bok and Kwak Dae-woo arrive to refute the fabricated crisis; a stunned Secretary Han walks into the president's office to see MC shaking hands with the President 1137 President Nam Tae-seong has Secretary Han investigated and assigns her to Antartica; Secretary Choi Seon-ho secretly reports the results to an unknown person 1138 MC asks permission for an interview with a high level North Korean defector for Yoo-jin's role; Writer Seo Tae-pyeong warmly welcomed by MC's other writer friends 1139 When hearing the story from Haru, MC and Haru rushed to the school to save Hwang Cheol-young from a suicide attempt after being bullied by Kwak Yun-sang and his cronies 1140 Convincing Hwang's mother Park Won-hee who was hospitalized by stress caused by Kwak's harrassment; MC and Hwang confront the school that had turned a blind eye 1141 A fed-up MC called the authorities; Kwak laughs it off due to his family's connections; MC had Hwang expose the case to the media 1142 Kwak taken by the authorities despite interference from his mother Lawyer Noh; MC and Haru escalate the case, the police tries to arrest MC for breach of information 1143 Hoop Enter's legal eagle Kwak Moo-hyuk (no relation) prevents the arrest; Noh abandoned by her lawyer firm that switched sides to Hwang 1144 MC helps resolves Hwang's trauma and wraps up the case; MC's foster siblings visits his home 1145 MC and Yoo-jin start a fund to help bullied students; celebrities moved to help and families of Kwak's victims thank MC; Jo Jae-kyung not giving up on <A Week with a Top Star> 1146 MC correctly predicts Jo Jae-kyung's advertising copy would backfire; MC and his team suspicious of Min Gyu-ri's singing in the OST 1147 Cheon Song-hee (ch 1023) recognizes Min Gyu-ri's vocal double Oh Sae-rom, Oh's circumstances while working for TK Enter 1148 Meeting Oh Sae-rom who has facial recognition disorder and revealing the truth of the disbandment of her past group Mamma Mia that was due to Producer Park Tae-ha's betrayal 1149 Oh Sae-rom accept MC's proposes and barely managed to keep her feelings in check while tricking Park Tae-ha and Min Gyu-ri 1150 Utilizing Kang Hana's YouTube show to 'leak' the truth; furious TK Enter CEO Kim Tae-kwon forced into damage control
1151 Ex-Mamma Mia members buried at TK Enter also appear on Kang Hana's show and the group reconciled later, CEO Kim and Min Gyu-ri publicly apologized 1152 AMOSE's heir and Sasuke's elder brother Director Tetsuya Ito arrives with an outrageous proposal for Cherry Blossom; MC shoots it down 1153 Tetsuya gets called out by Sasuke and was rebuked by their father CEO Hiroshi Ito; Cherry Blossom to expand activities in Japan 1154 MC foils a sabotage attempt on Cherry Blossom at the airport; MC contacts Chairman Yamamoto to put pressure on CEO Hiroshi due to Tetsuya's interference Refresher: Yamamoto is an influential figure in the Japanese underworld and the entertainment industry. MC had insisted on a medical checkup and exposed a plot that saved his life. 1155 CEO Hiroshi stunned by Chairman Yamamoto and quickly appeases MC; MC has a plan for Sasuke and Cherry Blossom's Japanese activities 1156 Tetsuya had PD Takuya cancel Cherry Blossom's appearance on a popular show, MC contacts CEO Moeka Suzuki sets up a 'coincidental' meet with the host Takashi Saba Refresher: Moeka is CEO of Hoop Enter's Japanese subsidiary A1, foster daughter of Chairman Choi and ally of MC against Choi Man-sik 1157 MC convinces Takashi Saba via his young granddaughter Erica who is a fan of Cherry Blossom; Takashi has PD Takuya removed from the show 1158 Takashi Saba rewards MC with a special 1-hour broadcast of Cherry Blossom's episode; MC asks for Moeka's help to search for tough and honest reporter Fujita Endo 1159 MC helps Endo who was protecting orphan Goto Ayane; Endo's article causes CEO Hiroshi to demote Tetsuya 1160 CEO Hiroshi and VP Kenji Ishikawa work together to prod Tetsuya and Sasuke into stepping up to a succession struggle; MC and Moeka visits Chairman Yamamoto regarding Choi Man-sik 1161 Yamamoto shows MC a threatening letter from Choi Man-sik; MC advises Yamamoto on his health; MC and Moeka visits Choi Man-sik in prison and provoke him 1162 Choi Man-sik told he was to be extradited to South Korea; Yang Ji-hoon threatens Park Sang-gon to continue Jeongsilmo's activities; MC meets LA Premiere Productions' Olivia Kim aka Ok Seul-gi (past life: Kim Dong-soo's wife and manages in Hollywood) 1163 Joo Young-in's feud with estranged cousin Ok Seul-gi gives CEO Kang basis to reject Olivia's entry into Hoop Enter's management 1164 As MC celebrates a warm return home, Ok Seul-gi joins TK Enter as VP and starts a nuisance against MC and his stars at TV filming of <Let's Go Camping!> 1165 Ok proposes lucrative sponsorship and appearance of Hollywood's Rachel Ahn to PD Song; MC twists Ok's sponsorship of the TV show into a net positive for Hoop Enter 1166 PD Song gives MC food for thought; return of actress Rachel Ahn and new CEO Ok Seul-gi announces reformation of TK Enter into First Enter with the backing of LA Premiere buried the news of Choi Man-sik's extradition 1167 Hoop Enter's stars and employees tempted by First Enter's Hollywood connections; MC outlines plans of exporting Korean content via OTT (Over The Top media aka streaming via internet) such as N.Flix and LT Enter 1168 MC introduces director Hwang Min-hyun and his <Odiji Game> Project (analogue of Squid Game) and personally puts in substantial funding; the earlier actors who wanted to defect changed minds because they were fans of Hwang 1169 Hwang recommends Like Pictures' CEO Kim Joo-yeon to Hoop Enter as manager; Ok Seul-gi furious at the failure to headhunt Hoop Enter people; MC interrupts Yang Ji-hoon's debt collectors at CEO Kim's 1170 MC recognizes First Enter's tactics and convinces CEO Kim to join Hoop Enter; she in turn helps MC meet actor Lee Jeong-woo 1171 MC convinces Lee Jeong-woo to switch agencies from First Enter to Hoop Enter; Rachel Ahn arrives at Hoop Enter to meet MC 1172 MC agrees to help Rachel Ahn find her biological parents; MC starts making inquiries 1173 MC tracks down the missing parents and learning the circumstances 1174 Telling Cheongin Construction's CEO Ahn Hyun-woong and his wife the truth; the reason CEO Ahn had seemingly stopped searching was due to previous cases of scammers 1175 MC prepares the broadcast setting to expose the fraudsters pretending to be Rachel Ahn's parents 1176 The fraudsters exposed live on TV as the real parents show themselves; the family tearfully reunite 1177 A dramatic reveal of the fraudsters' abandoned autistic child leading to their arrest; making a plea on TV for a bone marrow donor for Rachel's mother 1178 Ok Seul-gi-s hamhandedness and MC's actions caused Rachel Ahn to join Hoop Enter 1179 MC encounters remorseful scammer Hwang Soo-yeon (the previous case CEO Ahn mentioned in ch1174); her bone marrow is a perfect match 1180 CEO Ahn insists on giving a house to MC as a gift; MC, Yoo-jin and Writer Seo meet the North Korean defectors for an interview but hit a snag 1181 MC recognized the string of tragedies that would befell the defectors and decides to help National Intelligence Service officer Choi Moo-sik; MC stunned when the defector Ambassador Kim said he had wanted to meet MC 1182 The ambassador's unexpected connection with the MC and his request to help his daughter's lover Hyun Cheol-woo to defect; taking advantage of a commercial filming to fly to China to visit Wang Min Refresher: Deputy Secretary Wang Min is Wang Rong's father and a political heavyweight in China, considers MC as a son 1183 MC sees demoted Choi Moo-sik in China; Wang Min gives MC's group a grand welcome 1184 Wang Min uses his influence to secure human trafficer Hwang Jin-seong enabling MC and Choi to find Hyun and his family 1185 MC hands the family to Choi Moo-sik to be transported; a fortuitous event while filming the commercial is followed by bad news 1186 Choi Moon-sik and the defectors blocked by ambitious Korean Consul Lee Hong-jin; enraged MC calls the President's Secretary So Byung-min for assistance to send the defectors to South Korea 1187 MC declines a private ambassadorship offer from the president's office; Secretary So's secret dealings; an offer from <Prince of Trot> causes rifts in Hoop Enter's Seo Yu-chun and Lee Tae-bin 1188 Seo accuses MC of bias against the Kwanwoo faction and quits Hoop Enter with his manager; MC and Lee encounter Seo again at the <Prince of Trot> filming 1189 MC puts some steel into Lee's resolve and he performs better than Seo in the audition 1190 MC warns Hoop Enter's stars from attending the shady inaugration of the new chairman of the influential Jo-Myeong Newspaper 1191 MC's heavyweight connections prevented the 'invitations'; MC goes to help Young-in who was forced to attend 1192 Meeting the lecherous Chairman Jo Soo-hwan; MC secretly sets off the fire alarm 1193 Chairman Jo's gaffe infuriated the high profile attendees and they leave in a huff; Honorary Chairman Jo Hyun-gu (one of the 4 media elders from Ch 995) angry at his son being tricked by MC 1194 MC's rumor-milling tactic isolates the newspaper; Jo retaliates against Hoop Enter in <Prince of Trot> by using PD Moon Kyo-won of TVC Network 1195 MC calls up Chairman Hyun Joo-taek (another elder) about his JNBC network's <Trot Star>; planning the show with PD Seo Ye-seon 1196 MC wishes to save and recruit future trot star Han Yong-jun; taking Bang Seon-woo and Yoo-jin to secretly evaluate the candidates for <Trot Star> 1197 Han forced to decline MC's offer after being pressured by 'friends' Park Soo-chang and Baek Hyeon-cheol; MC and Yoo-jin recruits Han's sister Han Lina away from an abusive relationship 1198 Helping Han's brother Han Min-guk to quit from a black company; Han Yong-jun finally freed to sign up with Hoop Enter 1199 MC turns Hanullim Director Oh Mi-jin's rage on to Park and Baek; MC demonstrates to Han on how to use the media 1200 Han impresses the Hoop Enter veteran trot singers; Chairman Jo and his father infuriated by MC's counterattacks