Lee Je-hoon Elevates 'The Art of Negotiation' with Powerful Performance
Mar 13, 2025
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Lee Je-hoon, who is playing the role of M&A team leader Yoon Jun-no in JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama 「The Art of Negotiation」 (written by Lee Seung-young and directed by Ahn Pan-seok), which has been on a steep rise in ratings since its first broadcast, is showing off various aspects of a hard-headed negotiator.
In the play, Yoon Jun-no was scouted back as the team leader of the M&A team to save the industrial group on the verge of bankruptcy because it failed to repay 11 trillion won in debt. On the first day of work, he left a strong impression on the executives with his unconventional remarks that he would sell Sanin Construction, the birthplace of the Sanin Group.
It then neatly addressed the reconstruction risk that is at stake in the construction of the mountainous building, received a price as much as 1.5 trillion won higher than the expected market price, and also took on an external image. Yoon Jun-no's special 'negotiation skills', which created a warm scene that is rare in the cutthroat M&A world, impressed the viewers.
Yoon Jun-no, who is opening a new horizon in the negotiating world with such thorough value judgment and outstanding empathy, has further increased his immersion with Lee Je-hoon's unique understated performance. It digested 100% of the unique gray hair styling, further doubling the mystery of a character named Yoon Jun-no.
In particular, Lee Je-hoon's excellent adjustment of the level of pay was by far brilliant in the fierce debate between companies on the negotiating table. He opened the other person's mind with a gentle but clear tone and accurately conveyed the information he wanted, adding credibility to the negotiation process. The scene of receiving the desired price regardless of the opponent's proposal to lower the price gave a thrilling catharsis with Lee Je-hoon's detailed performance.
In addition, Lee Je-hoon drew attention by creating a fantastic synergy with his counterpart during the negotiation process with the M&A team members who lead the negotiations together, as well as with Bium D&I CEO Ji Yeon-woo (Lee Chae-won). Lee Je-hoon formed a strong acting tension with Lee Chae-won (played by Ji Yeon-woo), adding tension to the psychological battle of checking the opponent's mind behind a subtle smile.
Above all, in the scene where Yoon Jun-no mentions the hostile M&A "Operation" at the end of the second inning, the charisma of the white soldier created by Lee Je-hoon impressed. He took off the glasses that gave him a soft atmosphere and caused countless speculations about the character with his suspicious eyes that he couldn't understand, making him even more curious about the next story. Therefore, it is expected that Lee Je-hoon, who is portraying the world of negotiations that have put the existence of a company on the line with his own 'acting skills'.
Thanks to Lee Je-hoon's enthusiastic performance, JTBC's Saturday-Sunday Drama 'Negotiation Technology', which has been at the top of the daily ranking of the OTT content search platform KinoLights since its first broadcast, will air 3rd episode at 10:30 p.m. on the 15th.
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